In fact, I can add unlimited points

The students in Class A were speechless. From twenty to ten and then to seven, it was truly a series of different approaches.

Is this selection test designed to assess the intelligence gathering and counter-surveillance awareness of the students in each class?

"Do we have to complete all seven events?"

Honami Ichinose raised her hand and asked, "Normally, as long as you win four matches, the outcome should be decided, right?"

However, Hoshinomiya Chie's answer was no—

"Even if the winner is decided halfway through the seven events, the competition will still continue until the last event, because the number of games each class wins will affect the class's evaluation score. In short, even if a class has won four, five, or even six games in a row, the competition will continue until the very last moment."

"Also, the 14th of this month is the final day for deciding on the ten projects. Since the approval of the projects depends on the school's confirmation, everyone should hurry up. If the ten projects cannot be finalized by the deadline, our class will have to use the projects prepared by the school as alternatives."

It's easy to see that this kind of alternative project is definitely not an area where Class A excels.

If you don't want the school to deliberately cause trouble for your class, then you need to make the most of the time and finalize all the projects as soon as possible.

"By the way, students in the same class cannot log in to two identical projects. Please don't just change the format of your area of ​​expertise and submit it as a different project."

For example, in football, winning by scoring two points first can be considered a sport. However, even if the rules are changed to determine the winner through a head-to-head battle, it still cannot be approved because the content is redundant.

Next, Hoshinomiya Chie emphasized that once a project is decided, it cannot be canceled, and asked everyone to be careful when submitting it, because there is no chance to back out.

Many regulations are difficult to fully clarify through verbal explanations alone, so the school prepared a document detailing the specific requirements.

"You can read the rest of the project rules yourselves. If you don't understand anything, come and ask the teacher."

After passing on the relevant information, the class teacher of Class A seemed to want to take a shortcut, simply glossing over the clauses in the document and then moving on to the last key point.

"As mentioned before, this assessment can also be called the 'Commander Tower Exam.' Therefore, in order to coordinate the large number of students, each class must prepare a 'Commander Tower.' Please remember that the Commander Tower cannot directly participate in the competition events."

The command center can only coordinate and act as a commander, but cannot directly participate in the project, which sounds like a rather special position.

The key question is, to what extent can the command tower exert its authority in each project?

If it's a written test or a chess game that requires intelligence and academic ability, can the commander simply announce the answers from outside the arena?

Hoshinomiya Chie's response to this was—

"Sure. This is an important responsibility that requires on-the-spot response; you can think of it as the lifeline for intervening in and assisting all projects."

"Such as replacing students or solving unsolvable problems, not limited to sports, even in Go and Shogi, the command tower is given room to intervene..."

In short, the methods of intervention by the command tower and the extent to which it can intervene are also determined by the class submitting the project.

As long as the scope of intervention is fair to both parties, the school will not deliberately oppose it.

For example, if the assessment item is rock-paper-scissors, it can be set to either "the commander can participate at any time and make only one rock-paper-scissors game" or "students can be substituted for each other in the rock-paper-scissors game".

Having figured this out, all the students in Class A subconsciously looked at Shun Aragaki.

Given the class monitor's style, he would definitely take on the responsibility and lead the charge during special exams, so the choice of the commander of Class A is practically a no-brainer.

"Then our strategy is to extend the command tower's interference range to the maximum possible!"

Shun Aragaki smiled and said without any pressure, "I have enough confidence in my abilities. No matter what project we face, as long as I am allowed to intervene sufficiently, victory is inevitable!"

This sounded arrogant, as if it regarded everyone in other classes as worthless, but none of the students in Class A doubted it.

After all, this was the prestige that came from the boy's repeated victories, something that the bunch of scoundrels in Class B could never match.

Moreover, not only her classmates, Hoshinomiya Chie also didn't think that her invincible students would encounter any problems.

"By the way, in this special exam, the member of the command tower of the losing side will be expelled... However, if it's Aragaki, then this rule can be ignored."

It's another case of forcing the loser to drop out of school.

According to Yuecheng Changcheng's idea, the number of protection points that the first place winner could choose in the last class vote should actually be used here.

Unfortunately, none of the top students in the four first-grade classes chose this thing.

As a result, barring any unforeseen circumstances, two more members from the failing classes will be forced to leave Advanced Education in this selection process.

Class A was unaffected by this, so the pressure shifted to the three lower-ranked classes.

.........

"In this special exam, the Commander Tower is indispensable. If you cannot select a Commander Tower within the specified time, the school will randomly appoint a student from the class to fill the position. I suggest that things should not develop to that point."

In the classroom of Class C, Grade 1, Kazuma Sakagami is explaining the detailed rules of the selection exam.

"Then there are changes to the class evaluation scores. Each win or loss will add or subtract 30 points. If there are seven consecutive wins, it's 210 points; if there are five wins and two losses, it's 90 points, which are taken by the winner from the loser. At the same time, the school will also deduct 100 evaluation points from the losing class for each loss."

"In addition, as a reward, the winning team's command tower will receive 50 personal points as a reward from the school at the end of each project."

In other words, the winning class can receive a maximum of 210 evaluation points and 350 million personal points, while the losing class will be penalized with 310 class evaluation points.

The rules regarding individual points were specifically added by Shun Aragaki as the student council president.

As expected, Chairman Yuecheng directly passed the test—first-year students would spend another 24 months in advanced training, and the 100 class evaluation scores were still more valuable than 350 million individual points. This special exam barely achieved the school's goal of reducing the total score for first-year students.

After explaining these rules, Kazuma Sakagami looked at the many students below the stage, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

"If possible, I still hope you can try your best. Even if you can't beat Class A, you should at least be able to surpass Class B in this special exam, right?"

As the class teacher of Class C said this, her face seemed to be glowing, as if she had already imagined the wonderful scene of her class being promoted to Class B next month, and herself being promoted and given a raise.

This isn't just him daydreaming!

It's important to know that the current evaluation score for Class B is 1646, while that for Class C is 1368, a difference of only 278 points.

If the draw goes smoothly, as long as Class B loses to Class A and Class C defeats Class D, he will immediately become the homeroom teacher of Class B next month.

This is his biggest goal in this year's competition.

He definitely won't have a chance to get promoted to A, but if he can hold onto his position as the homeroom teacher of Class B for the next two years, then after this year's students graduate, he can start directly from Class B in the first year of high school.

Based on the patterns of the past two years, the original Class B is actually more effective at integrating the entire grade than the original Class A.

I hope that one day I'll also find a bargain.

I don't need a weirdo like Shun Aragaki, but someone like Masahiro Nagumo would be nice too.

343. Katsuragi volunteers as commander; seeking justice for Totsuka Yahiko.

The students in Class C of the first year were unaware that their homeroom teacher was already fantasizing about starting directly from Class B in the next year, and then, like Hoshino, advancing again by taking advantage of loopholes.

They are currently facing a top-tier problem and simply don't have the time to pay attention to Kazuma Sakagami's thoughts.

This selection process requires someone to act as the commander-in-chief to coordinate the overall situation. However, if the class loses in the competition, the student who became the commander-in-chief will face expulsion from the school.

So here's the question: in this situation, who should be in charge of Class C? Would anyone be willing to step forward and take the risk of dropping out?

Thinking of this, the men and women in the classroom looked at each other, all staring blankly at each other, but after several minutes, no one took the initiative to take over the position of commander.

Ultimately, after Ibuki Mio transferred to Class C, Manabe Shiho and Kaneda Satoru exchanged a glance and chose to delay the matter.

"I'll ask Aragaki-kun after school. Before that, you can tell me if you have any ideas, but please don't make any decisions on your own or do anything messy."

Faced with Shiho Manabe's warning, the delinquents and gyaru of Class C discussed it and, unsurprisingly, all agreed to obey.

Since Hiyori Shiina transferred to Class A and Sho Ryuen ran away to Class B, most of the students in this class have been like headless flies, unable to find their way when faced with special exams. As a result, they have become accustomed to obeying the orders of the spokesperson appointed by Shun Aragaki in the class.

At least, as long as students diligently follow the student council president's instructions during the exams, even if some dropouts still occur after the results are released, the leader of Class A will provide appropriate compensation so that those who drop out will receive further education and not end up with nothing.

If it was Shun Aragaki's order, then some of the lower-ranking students in Class C would still be willing to take on the role of commander and risk dropping out of school.

Their only concern was that, given the nature of this special one-on-one exam, Class A seemed to have no need for students from Class C. So, would Aragaki Shun still be willing to take on the 20 million yen compensation after the Commander Tower dropped out?

Let's wait for news...

.........

Class D of the first grade.

"The selection exams will end on the 22nd, and all classes will be suspended on the 23rd. After the graduation ceremony on the 24th and the closing ceremony on the 25th, you will be able to rightfully enter spring break."

On the podium, Chabashira Sae explained the rules of this special exam to all the students in the classroom, and also announced the spring break.

Perhaps in her view, for these hopeless Class D students, a holiday is more important than a special exam.

While this is indeed the case, the motivation for taking a holiday will certainly differ depending on whether the outcome is a victory or a defeat.

After all, this exam carries the risk of expulsion. Furthermore, if they lose, their class evaluation score will drop, and even if they remain in advanced education, their living expenses will be significantly reduced... This is terrible news for the D-class students who just want to lie down and do nothing.

So they all subconsciously turned their gaze to Kikyo Kushida and Yosuke Hirata.

With Karuizawa Megumi having transferred to another class, these two are undoubtedly the absolute core of Class D.

"Everyone, please wait patiently for a while. Hirata-san and I will go to see Aragaki-san later, and then we can discuss the selection of the commander."

Clearly, even Kushida, on whom everyone in the class had placed their hopes, didn't intend to step forward and take over the command tower position.

She's not crazy!

Class D in the first grade only has 30 students. No matter which class they are drawn into, they don't have much of a chance. At this point, what difference does it make whether they become the commander or voluntarily drop out of school?

Even considering her character's image, Kikyo Kushida still didn't feel she needed to sacrifice herself to that extent.

So naturally, she directly used Aragaki Shun as an excuse, saying that as an appendage of Class A, Class D could not arbitrarily decide on special exam strategies.

Another representative from Class D, Hirata Yosuke, expressed the same sentiment.

For him now, the class is indeed important, but unfortunately, he has even greater goals to achieve. Therefore, even though he is being watched with anticipation by the whole class, Hirata can only feel apologetic in his heart rather than choose to stand up and sacrifice himself.

As a result, the other members of Class D could only accept reality and wait anxiously for the two to seek instructions from the leader of Class A.

.........

Grade 1, Class B.

After Majima Tomoya finished explaining the general rules, the entire classroom fell silent.

Sensing the strange atmosphere, Katsuragi Kohei sighed with a hint of melancholy. He subconsciously wanted to instruct Totsuka Yahiko beside him, but when he looked over, he realized that his best friend had been expelled from school the day before yesterday.

The moderate leader of Class B fell silent until a densely packed document was passed to him from the desk in front of him. Only then did he regain his composure and look down at the paper in front of him.

As can be seen from the main heading in the first column, the following sections contain supplementary rules for determining the exam items.

• Projects that are too niche, too complex, or have restrictive rules:

— [Detailed domain classifications may not be approved.]

—[If written tests are treated as projects, the school will create the questions to maintain fairness.]

—【The project prohibits any behavior that deviates from or alters the fundamental rules.】

Regarding available facilities:

—[On the day of the special exam, the Command Tower will conduct the exam in the multi-purpose classroom. In addition, most school facilities, such as the gymnasium, playground, music room, and science classrooms, are generally available, although there are some exceptions.]

Regarding project limitations and time constraints:

—[Items deemed identical in content may only be used by one class. Additionally, items that require excessive time to digest or have no time limit may also be excluded.]

Regarding the number of participants:

—【The required number of test takers, excluding substitutes, must be different for each of the ten applied programs.】

— [The minimum number of participants is one, and the maximum number is twenty (including substitutes, the total number must not exceed twenty).]

— [Including substitutes, a class can register for a maximum of two events with more than ten participants.]

• Regarding participation requirements:

—[Each student may participate in one event, but may not participate in more than one event.]

—【However, students may participate in more than one activity only if all students have participated in all required activities.】

• Regarding the duties of the command tower:

—【The Command Tower has the authority to intervene in seven projects. How to intervene will be decided by the class that decides on the project. Intervention will only be carried out after approval from the school administration.】

It can be roughly divided into six categories.

Each project has one to twenty participants, including substitutes, and the number of participants in each application project cannot be the same.

In principle, a person cannot participate in two projects at the same time. However, there are only 35 students in Class 1B. If all members finish one round in two projects, depending on the situation, there may be students who need to participate in a second or third round.

But this would make it a purely team competition. For example, if one project requires 20 people and another project requires 15 people, can Class B's team strength surpass that of Class A under the same scale?

It is obvious that the probability is slim – Class B has 35 students because Class B only has 35 students in total, but Class A can definitely select the top 35 students from its 52 students to compete against Class B.

From this perspective, it is really difficult to win in team competitions. Perhaps the projects submitted by Class B should focus more on individual strength?

"..."

Big Baldy suddenly realized that Class B would lose even more miserably in the individual events.