“If this person…” Horikita Manabu responded to his gaze without hesitation.

"Yamachi Haruki," Asakusa Tetsu replied naturally.

“Well, if this Yamauchi-kun is willing to be in charge,” Horikita Manabu said, “I think that in the third year, at least in our third-year A class, there will be students other than me who would be willing to be in the same group as Yamauchi-kun.”

He could see Yamauchi Haruki's basic qualities.

I could sense it, and I knew perfectly well what level the so-called Class D was.

If Haruki Yamauchi were in charge, he would certainly feel most at ease.

Because without a doubt, he would get the lowest ranking and take over the position of the dropout.

Although Haruki Yamauchi may be somewhat innocent, since he is a student in Class D, let Suzune feel the gap in quality between Class D and the higher-ranking classes more deeply through this expulsion.

...Actually, judging from the rules of this exam alone, although there is a withdrawal mechanism, it seems that as long as all the subgroups in the final exam do not fall below the average score threshold given by the school, there will be no withdrawals.

But this is an absolute fallacy.

Having spent more than two years at this school, Horikita Gaku is well aware that the school will not give students such an easy opportunity.

This special exam will inevitably produce either dropouts or losers who spend 20 million to save their companions.

If possible, he would naturally hope that Yamauchi would choose to take on this... well, responsibility.

I'm very sorry, but please go and die.

As he spoke, he added a sentence to the students around him.

"Even if we don't get into the top three, the personal points that will be deducted from the bottom three in a group with Yamauchi can be reimbursed by me for third-year students. I will cover this part of the loss."

Of course, this only applies to individual points; he can't make up for class points.

Haruki Yamauchi: "..."

despair.

Haruki Yamauchi felt a sense of despair.

Why are you, the student council president, interrupting? He's just a first-year student. Why are you listening to them?

"Second, second grade..."

He trembled as he tried to grasp at the last vestige of hope.

“It doesn’t matter to us.” The man named Kiriyama Ikuba said in a deep voice, “We need to form a large group with other people anyway, so it doesn’t matter to us which group of first-year students we choose to be with.”

That's obviously a lie. If you're aiming for the top three in your group, there are obviously differences between different people.

But that's exactly what he wanted to say.

Because it was clear that the person with the highest quality, or rather, the person who could decide the group assignments for the first-year students, intended to kill Yamauchi.

Of course, he would say something casually, as a way of repaying the favor done to the other party for defeating Nan Yunya and causing Nan Yunya to drop out of school, so that he could become the student council president.

However, unlike Horikita Manabu, he did not promise to cover any losses.

"..."

Haruki Yamauchi was speechless.

"Alright, fine... then let me show you the power of Lord Yamauchi."

His speech was somewhat incoherent and slurred, his mind seemingly frozen as he responded instinctively.

It's a complete dead end.

The offer was so generous; if he refused, he would truly lose face.

On the contrary, he said he could pick anyone he wanted.

I guess, maybe, probably... they won't really make me the worst, right?

Haruki Yamauchi felt that he still had hope.

"Hey, you there, Shibata, come here." So he put his hands on his hips and started picking out the person he wanted.

He originally wanted to call out to Ryuji Kanzaki, but then he thought that seeing the other's sour face, he might just be asking for trouble.

Calling Shibata over is just right.

The candidates for Class A have been selected.

Then there are Class B and Class C.

Katsuragi...

Forget it, the bald guy looks too intimidating.

Haruki Yamauchi feared he wouldn't be able to control Katsuragi.

“That one, yeah, that show-off.” So, Haruki Yamauchi pointed to Masayoshi Hashimoto, who was standing casually to the side.

Masayoshi Hashimoto blinked, raised his index finger and pointed to himself:

"I?"

“Yes, you.” Haruki Yamauchi straightened his back more and more, and he had fully begun to take on the role of the group leader.

Hmph, it's practically like choosing a concubine.

Although they all chose men.

A feeling of comfort instantly washed over me from head to toe.

Haruki Yamauchi had never felt so wonderful.

Power is in hand.

Hu Hu Hu.

Hashimoto Masayoshi turned his head and glanced at Asakusa Tetsu, looking into his eyes and at his smiling expression. It seemed like they were communicating with each other through their eyes before he shrugged and sighed.

"Okay, okay, I'll take it."

To be honest, if one were to act according to the principle of "a wise man does not stand under a crumbling wall," then Hashimoto Masayoshi, who is a fence-sitter who sides with whoever wins, should not have chosen to join Yamauchi's group.

Even if only the person in charge is expelled, you should know that if the person in charge is expelled in this exam, everyone else in the group will also be expelled.

But he still went.

The reason lies with Tetsu Asakusa.

He, Masayoshi Hashimoto, is a fence-sitter.

As the name suggests, he belongs to whichever side is stronger.

When their class was still in Class A, Sakayanagi Arisu displayed overwhelming strength.

Therefore, he was a loyalist of the Sakayanagi faction.

But this loyalty only lasted a very short time.

The fact that Class A fell into Class B was not enough to make him betray them; it only made him start to think about whether he should take advantage of Sakayanagi Arisu's orders to investigate Asakusa Tetsu more thoroughly.

What truly caused him to lose loyalty was the special exam on the deserted island.

Sakayanagi Arisu demonstrated her strength, but was then defeated by Asakusa Toru in an overwhelming and crushing defeat.

And then there's Sakayanagi Arisu, who seems to have become withdrawn after experiencing some minor setbacks.

If Sakayanagi Arisu hadn't been withdrawn, he wouldn't have acted so hastily.

But Sakayanagi Arisu gave up; she gave up on herself, on her class, and on the struggle.

My heart is too weak.

If you still want to graduate as a student in Class A.

He could only try to curry favor with Asakusa Tetsu, just like that guy Ryuen Sho.

I wish I were a woman.

If I were a woman, I could transfer to another class as easily as Ibuki from Class C and Sakura from Class D.

Unfortunately, I am not one of them.

Then, all we can do is offer our loyalty.

He casually sought refuge with them, and Asakusa Tetsu casually accepted.

Of course, the sports festival did not require him to play a role.

The Paper Shuffle has absolutely nothing to do with him.

But when Hashimoto Masayoshi saw that smile during this mixed training camp, he knew that this was the only risk he could take.

otherwise......

He would be judged as a worthless being.

Even if someone is an inside man in Class B, if they have no value, the other side wouldn't spend 20 million to transfer them to another class.

You must demonstrate your value.

In this special exam, slightly influence the results of the Yamauchi group, causing the group to fall to last place, without incurring any liability or expulsion.

That's right, anyone with eyes can see it.

The true meaning of the conversation between Asakusa Toru and Yamauchi Haruki just now.

'Haruki Yamauchi, you should drop out of school.'

That is almost the true meaning expressed in the words.

Only Yamauchi himself couldn't hear it.

If it weren't for that, why would the others present have been so cooperative?

It was because everyone knew that the sacrificial offering had been chosen that they smiled and agreed with Asakusa Tetsu's words with relief.

Otherwise, they can shut up; second and third graders aren't so easy to listen to.

In a sense, Haruki Yamauchi is quite remarkable.

Even those who haven't had much contact with him in his senior year can sense his inconvenience in such a short time.

Thus, such a tacit consensus was achieved.

I imagine there must be some people in Class D who can sense that the atmosphere is unusual.

But it doesn't matter, even in Class D, this man in front of me is bound to be a rather special flawed product.

No one will point this out on their own initiative.

There is only one thing I need to worry about.

How to avoid becoming a collateral victim of his hysterical choice when he ultimately expelled him from school.

Masayoshi Hashimoto felt that this matter was not difficult.

Two methods.

One approach is to place expectations on the school's judgment criteria and the other party's stupidity. As long as the exam is conducted step by step, even if he chooses some good teammates, given Yamauchi Haruki's qualities, he is destined to be at the bottom. Even if he tries to drag others down with him, the school will fairly deny any joint responsibility based on the standard that "only if the school recognizes that the student is one of the reasons for the student's grades being below the threshold."

Hmm, that sounds good. You can achieve your goal without doing anything.

But clearly there are huge traps involved.

Leaving aside whether the fairness of the school is a false proposition, the very act of 'doing nothing' is already quite dangerous.

What were his reasons and purpose in standing up?

Expressing one's stance, demonstrating loyalty, and becoming a fence-sitter, leaning towards one side.

What does doing nothing mean? It means that you have no willingness to put in any effort.

This goes against Masayoshi Hashimoto's original intention; if he really wanted to do this, there was no need for him to stand up in the first place.

It would be foolish to try to take credit for something just by standing up for it.

So although there are two options, only the latter is worth considering for Masayoshi Hashimoto.

The second method.

— All you need to do is create another person who will be resented by the other party for dropping out of school.

Everyone is openly or secretly lowering the ratings, so theoretically anyone could become a collateral damage to the mountain.

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