Noon.
Class 1-A.
Even after the lunch break bell rang, the students of Class 1-A remained in their seats.
Earlier, Ichinose Honami had told them she hoped they would stay in the classroom for a while during lunch, as she had sothing to discuss.
Honami walked to the classroom podium. "Thank you all for being willing to stay."
She looked at the students below the stage and began talking about the day's topic, "Since the situation is quite urgent, I'll get straight to the point. Seven students in Class D failed the midterm exam, and they urgently need private points to buy scores."
As soon as she said this, the forrly quiet Class 1-A beca lively.
"Seven people failed? That's too much, isn't it?"
"I heard the passing score for each subject in their class was only around 20 points. Even so, that many people failed?"
Hearing what Ichinose Honami said, the students of Class 1-A found it hard to believe. The difficulty of the exam wasn't too high. If they studied diligently, scoring around 50 points would be no problem at all.
How could anyone fail to even reach 20 points?
Seeing that everyone in the class was shocked by the poor performance of the Class D students, Kanzaki Ryūji, who defined himself as the class vice-leader, stood up.
"Everyone, please be quiet. Ichinose-san has more to say."
Kanzaki Ryūji usually gave the impression of being cold, serious, and strict.
Hearing his words, the students who had been discussing imdiately closed their mouths.
"Thank you, Kanzaki-san."
After thanking him, Honami continued explaining Class D's situation.
"According to Kushida-san from Class D, they still need 290,000 private points to save all their classmates, but the school requires the points to be gathered before school ends today."
"Considering that classes will resu, the only real ti left for Class D to gather the points is likely this afternoon."
"Which is right now."
"Ichinose, are you perhaps hoping to lend the class funds to the Class D students?" Kanzaki Ryūji looked thoughtful, then stated, hearing what Honami said.
Ichinose Honami, standing at the podium, nodded slightly, "That is exactly what I was thinking. Class 1-A has plenty of class funds, enough to help Class D overco this difficulty. When the next special exam cos, we can use this goodwill to establish a partnership with Class D. I believe this will benefit Class 1-A as well."
Hearing her idea, Kanzaki Ryūji's expression turned solemn, and he muttered softly, "So that's how it is?"
It was obvious from the previous conversation that Class D didn't have much ti left.
Borrowing points individually would be too inefficient. By the ti they managed to gather the points, the failing students would have already been expelled from the school.
That's why Kushida Kikyo from Class D approached Ichinose Honami from Class 1-A to explain the situation.
Class 1-A was the wealthiest class among the first years.
Ichinose Honami, as the leader of Class 1-A, was labeled by others as kind and gentle. In such an urgent situation, choosing to seek help from her was the safest bet.
The final result was also excellent. Ichinose Honami was willing to help Class D and had even prepared argunts to persuade her classmates.
"Kanzaki-san, do you think this approach is acceptable?"
Kanzaki Ryūji shook his head. "No, I think your idea is very good. Since we are currently Class 1-A, we are bound to be coveted by the other three classes."
"If we can bring one class over as an ally, the upcoming special exams will be much easier."
After hearing this, the classmates felt that using a small amount of points to help Class D was a good choice.
However, there was one girl in the classroom staring at Kanzaki Ryūji with dissatisfaction.
A very good idea?
Good my foot!
Hino Yuki furrowed her brows, feeling quite unpleasant inside.
To prepare for the upcoming special exams and ensure private points weren't wasted, Class 1-A had entrusted most of their private points to Ichinose Honami for safekeeping.
Except for Takada Hikaru, everyone in Class 1-A kept only 30,000 private points for themselves, handing the rest over to Ichinose Honami as class funds.
As a result, these class funds were going to be used by Class D students before they were even used for themselves?
That's ridiculous!
Hino Yuki often encountered Class D students in the library and generally had no favorable impression of them.
The library was supposed to be a quiet place for studying, but the Class D students were always chattering, and so were even shouting loudly.
She was supposed to use her private points to save these people?
That's just too annoying!
Moreover, would cooperation really be useful?
These people had reduced their own class points to zero during the aptitude assessnt, and now seven of them had failed the midterm exam. Cooperating with these people would surely drag Class 1-A down significantly.
Hino Yuki only dared to harbor resentnt internally and was hesitant to refute them face-to-face.
If she voiced her opinion, she would be branded as soone who didn't care about the fate of her classmates.
Although the students of Class 1-A were kind and probably wouldn't say much,
future interactions would definitely beco awkward.
Just as Hino Yuki was feeling distressed, Ichinose Honami on the podium picked up her phone. "To solicit everyone's opinions, I will now post an anonymous poll in the class group chat. If the number of opposing votes exceeds the number of supporting votes, Class 1-A will not use the class funds to help the Class D students. I respect everyone's choice."
Hearing Ichinose Honami's words,
Hino Yuki slightly relaxed.
Thankfully, Honami was still democratic. Although the class was practically her one-woman show, she still gave her classmates a chance to choose.
However... it was highly likely that the class funds would still be used to rescue the Class D students.
Thinking this, Hino Yuki turned her head to look at the boy by the window.
Takada clearly expected her to use her relatively rational viewpoint to offer suggestions to Honami. But at the crucial mont, she lost her courage and dared not stand up to refute.
I'm really sorry, Takada-san. My performance has disappointed you.
As if sensing her gaze, Takada Hikaru turned his head and nodded in her direction.
Then, while Ichinose Honami on the stage was still busy creating the anonymous poll, he clapped his hands, drawing the attention of everyone in the class to himself.
"Before we vote, I'd like to share my personal opinion with everyone."
Takada Hikaru wore a faint smile, appearing amiable and friendly as usual. However, the words he subsequently uttered were completely different from the impression he usually gave. Calling them ruthless wouldn't be an exaggeration.
"I think the affairs of other classes have nothing to do with any of you. You only need to take care of yourselves. Don't concern yourselves with whether other classes live or die."
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