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"Is Class A really that important?"

Sakayanagi Arisu, peering in from outside the door, sighed softly. She watched the increasingly hysterical atmosphere in the classroom just a wall away and nudged Kitagawa Ryo with her elbow.

"Hey, how will Liang choose?"

"This is not a decision that one person can make."

Kitagawa Ryo shook his head, his gaze settling on Tomoda, whose face was contorted with struggle.

“As American psychologist Philip said, there are many factors that turn ordinary people into bad people, one of which is anonymization and depersonalization, and of course, group pressure.”

“In this situation, the role of the leader will be reduced to a minimum.”

As expected, Tomoda, who seemed to lean more towards the opposition, finally stood up and said that everyone could choose to support it, because even though the opposition still seemed to have the upper hand, the supporters could no longer be persuaded.

This is not a game of the minority obeying the majority, but a game of those who can be persuaded obeying those who cannot be persuaded.

But the next question is the second one.

Who should be expelled?

The atmosphere in the classroom fell silent again. Everyone was cautiously spying on each other, on Yuda, afraid of hearing their names mentioned by him.

But, to everyone's surprise, Tomita, the leader of Class 3-B who had guided them all the way, suddenly smiled with relief and said his name:

"Everyone, please vote for me. I'll just drop out of school."

No one speaks.

At this moment, no one dared to speak up to comfort or apologize, as if speaking would immediately lead to being asked to replace Yuda.

Perhaps it was at this moment that they realized that they might indeed be very sad, but what they hoped for even more was to be promoted to Class A.

Because it involved his own interests.

All resources at Tokyo Advanced Educational High School are reserved for students in Class A, resulting in a 100% university entrance rate and employment rate...

"Don't feel sorry for me, this is the best choice for the class."

Yuda was still trying his best to liven up the atmosphere.

When the voting time arrived, everyone, while feeling apologetic, cast their votes for Tomoda without hesitation.

This is Yuda's wish, and all we can do now is fulfill it.

They comforted themselves with ugliness, masking their sophisticated egoism.

But the result was beyond everyone's expectations.

[For: 33 votes. Against: 1 vote.]

There are people who are against it.

As if they had suddenly found an outlet, the boys began to shout loudly:

"Who is it?"

"There's nothing we can do about it."

“Tomoda himself said he was willing.”

"Let's not waste everyone's time and Yuda's good intentions, okay?"

Ten minutes passed noisily but without any resolution.

Let's vote again.

[In favor: 33 votes. Against: 1 vote]

Like a nail piercing everyone's eyes, in this moment of righteous indignation, a girl whispered that she had seen Tomoda confess to Chabashira Sae yesterday.

All eyes turned to Chabashira Sae, who was sitting there with a pale face, including her best friend Hoshinomiya Chie.

Their eyes were filled with questioning and incomprehension:

"Hey, is this Chashu?"

"I know you're upset, but there's nothing we can do. We've already decided to expel him from school."

Various opinions came from all directions.

But Chabashira Sae, with her eyes closed and hands clenched, still chose to object.

"Tomoda! Why don't you try to talk to your girlfriend?"

One of the girls couldn't take it anymore and screamed at the top of her lungs.

But Yuda just shook his head. Considering that the other party had voluntarily agreed to drop out of school, no one else could force him.

"Throw the tea stalks out."

"Since she's so eager to keep her boyfriend, let's just let her replace Tomoda."

"That's fine with me."

After several unsuccessful attempts, the students in Class 3B began to change their approach.

"Hey, Chabashira, if you don't want Tomoda to drop out of school, how about you drop out yourself?"

Chabashira Sae glanced at Tomoda with pursed lips. She remembered the confession at dusk yesterday and nodded without fear.

She felt like a knight protecting a princess in a story, filled with self-pity and courage. Chabashira Sae thought this was love.

[For: 33 votes. Against: 1 vote.]

But Chabashira Sae was still not eliminated.

This time, it was Tomoda who voted against it.

Amidst the frustrated, indignant, and painful shouts of the students in Class 3-B, Chabashira Sae felt as if she were seeing Don Quixote charging at the windmill.

This association is nonsensical, just like the unanswerable question of why a crow resembles a writing desk.

Even when her best friend, Hoshinomiya Chie, rushed up and angrily grabbed her front, Chabashira Sae didn't sense anything unusual.

She could no longer hear any questions or pleas; she simply turned her gaze to Yuda and then devoutly pressed the "oppose" button again and again.

Oppose, oppose, oppose, oppose...

Class 3B faced the end of their time in despair.

All students took the exam together. Class B of Grade 3 failed and had 300 class points deducted.

"Totally incomprehensible."

After watching the whole thing, Sakayanagi Arisu looked confused.

"Is this what they mean by turning both people into idiots when you're in a relationship?"

Kitagawa Ryo, who also found the show utterly uninteresting, spoke up with a sense of boredom:

“Intense, passionate feelings are not proof of the existence of love; they only indicate how lonely and bored those men and women were before.”

"After this incident, Chabashira Sae and Tomoda can no longer be together."

"So, what do you think is the proof of love?"

Sakayanagi Arisu leaned in and whispered in Kitagawa Ryo's ear.

"...How would I know?"

Kitagawa Ryo glanced at his right hand, which was being held by Sakayanagi Arisu, and repeated it in a low voice:

"How would I know."

Chapter 111: It's normal for white scenes to appear in a white room, isn't it?

"I've come up with a way to pass the last challenge."

Just as Kitagawa Ryo and Sakayanagi Arisu stepped out of the school building, he heard the girl next to him clap her hands, a look of realization crossing her eyes.

"what?"

With great interest, Kitagawa Ryo asked a question. It was also the first time he had encountered such a special exam with "unanimous agreement". From his point of view, if Class D in reality encountered such an exam, they would probably also be in a tough situation.

This is not a problem that an excellent leader can solve on his own. As the one who brought Class 3-B to this point, Yuda is definitely a student with outstanding overall qualities. Class 3-B did indeed seem united before this special exam, but in the end, they still ended up with such a tragic fate.

Anything that becomes anonymous is bound to produce bizarre and unbelievable phenomena. This special exam, which was unanimously agreed upon by everyone, was no exception. Selfishness and exclusivity allowed emotions that were usually buried in people's hearts to run rampant in the anonymous environment.

Even Kitagawa Ryo himself wouldn't dare say he truly understood the thoughts and feelings of every student in the class. Each person was a variable, and that was the real challenge of the special exam where everyone agreed.

"Ultimately, it's the art of compromise."

Sakayanagi Arisu naturally understood this as well, and while recalling the scene she had just witnessed, she slowly began to explain:

"Actually, the question we just discussed could only have three possible outcomes."

"First, if one student chooses to drop out and succeeds, they will pass the unified exam for the entire class and receive a total of 150 class points."

"Second, choose not to drop out of school, pass the unified exam for all students, and obtain fifty basic class points."

"Third, if one student chooses to withdraw from school and fails, or if all parties cannot reach a consensus, 300 class points will be deducted."

"Based solely on the benefits of class points, one is greater than two, which is greater than three."

"None of the students in Class 3B wanted to achieve outcome 3, so the only disagreement was whether to achieve outcome 1 or 2, which is where the initial controversy began."

"Yuda was initially an opponent aiming for result two, but he couldn't withstand the psychological pressure and ultimately chose to compromise, hoping to achieve the result one that the class expected by dropping out of school."

Sakayanagi Arisu paused here, turned around and glanced back, then shook her head and said:

"But he underestimated the fact that there was a girlfriend he had just started dating in the class. The two of them got into a mysterious decision about mutual protection, which ultimately led to result three."

"From Yuda's perspective, the opposition would eventually have to compromise with the pros, so he used his position as the class leader to steer the outcome in one direction early on."

But actually that's not the case.

"He overlooked another important factor in this game and compromise process."

"Do you know which one Liang is referring to?"

Sakayanagi Arisu turned around with her hands behind her back and asked with a smile.

"It's because nobody wants to achieve outcome three, and Yuda overlooked this factor."

Kitagawa Ryohei understood the crux of the problem after a slight reminder from Sakayanagi Arisu.

"Yes, that's it."

"Result two is less profitable than result one, so someone will definitely want to pursue result one."

"But actually, the benefits, or rather the costs, of outcome three are the most severe, and that is the bottom line for everyone."

Sakayanagi Arisu raised her small face confidently and said:

"If I were Tomoda, I would keep dragging this out and resolutely oppose voting for one person."

"As long as we drag the vote into the final round, everyone will only be able to choose result two, because Class 3B cannot accept result three. By then, even those students who were in favor of voting for one person will have to obediently vote against it. There will be no time for them to vote for the dropout."

"That is indeed one approach."

Kitagawa Ryo nodded in affirmation, but he quickly countered:

“But this is just 'Tomoda's' method. Arisu should have his own way of doing things.”

"Does Ryo think I'm the kind of leader who would sacrifice someone for the sake of class points?"

Sakayanagi Arisu answered the question with a question, staring into Kitagawa Ryo's dark pupils as if trying to find an answer within them.

"Arisu will probably do the same thing as me."

Kitagawa Ryo folded his hands together, his expression calm:

"Because ultimately, for us, dropping out and being in Class A are..."

"It's never been a big deal."

"Although it sounds cruel, just like our show over the past few months, it's all just creating a carnival atmosphere."

The special exam for third graders was over, and more and more third graders walked out of the classroom, hurriedly discussing the results of the exam with each other.

Incredibly, Class 3A actually gave up one student and chose 100 class points. Everyone gathered together to comfort the student who was chosen to drop out, and many girls shed sentimental tears.

"We are so sorry! Even after graduation, we will remember your kindness."

At the cultural festival, Izumiya, the leader of Class 3-A who was organizing a quiz competition and selling past exam papers, bowed to the person in the middle with a sincere tone.