Chapter 180: Ichinose's Assurance, Everyone's Expectations.

Upon hearing her words, the realization that a dropout must be selected dawned on them. Ichinose suddenly felt lost, her pretty face filled with anxiety. "Well, Hoshinomiya-sensei, isn't there another way?"

"There's only one way I can think of," Hoshinomiya replied, growing more panicked and grabbing Ichinose's hand. She spoke anxiously, "As long as you can accumulate 20 million personal points, the penalty of dropping out of school can be cancelled. Also, there are exam instructions. You can check if there are any other methods." Hoshinomiya seemed like a desperate child seeking refuge from a hero in a dire situation.

Are you a crazy? 

Hikigaya also received a copy of the exam instructions. Additional exam - Class poll. Examination Content: Each person is given three votes for praise and three votes for criticism, and a class vote is conducted to determine the results of the exam.

Rule 1: Praise votes and criticism votes will affect each other. The result equals praise votes minus criticism votes.

Rule 2: Whether it is a vote of praise or a vote of criticism, you cannot vote for yourself.

Rule 3: It is strictly prohibited to fill in the same name multiple times, as well as not filling in the form, abstaining, etc.

Rule 4: The exam will be held repeatedly until the first and last place are determined. The last one will drop out.

Rule 5: Each student will also have a vote of praise specifically for students in other classes. This is mandatory.

Hikigaya frowned. If we go by what Hoshinomiya Chie said just now, there may be a hidden rule, but we can't explain it now. There are only so many rules that can be learned. It's very simple. But apart from preparing 20 million private points to cancel the penalty of dropping out of school, there is nothing that can be done. After just one look, Hikigaya quickly gave up.

"Twenty million..." Ichinose looked at the instruction manual in her hand, pursed her lips and had no choice but to give up. After all, the rules were so clear. It was as if they were just to make someone disappear. There was no way to give up. "Honami..."

Shibata said nervously: "How many private points does our class still have?" Since the beginning of school, in addition to the necessary monthly expenses for each person, everyone's personal points have been handed over to Ichinose for storage. Class B should have saved a lot already.

"There's only so much...." Ichinose took out her phone without hesitation and showed the screen to everyone, and Hikigaya couldn't help but reach up to his neck to see clearly. A long list of numbers was displayed on the screen, almost 12.8 million, which was still far from 20 million. "What should we do..." Hoshinomiya stood among the students, looking anxious.

The difference was so far that everyone pursed their lips and couldn't help but think of something, and Ichinose couldn't help but look over. "Hikki, how many more do you have over there?" Obviously, they didn't expect Hikigaya to be able to scrape together the remaining money. After all, it's only been a year.

Saving eight million personal points is impossible. But no matter how many or how few, I hope Hikigaya can contribute these personal points. "I don't have much either," Hikigaya reluctantly admitted, taking out his mobile phone and showing the screen to everyone. It displayed a little over 1.1 million.

Even adding all his personal points together, it's not enough. "This..." Shibata looked at his phone in confusion and asked, "Why do you have so many?" "Uh... I occasionally make some extra money," Hikigaya explained, feeling guilty.

Even if it's more than one million, it's already a considerable amount in the eyes of Shibata and others. After all, Class B's class points have been hovering around 600 points. Most of the money was the half-million awarded in the preferential candidate examination, the hundred thousand from Horikita Manabu, and the bits and pieces from Ryuuen. The rest is what Hikigaya saved this year.

Ichinose hesitated and asked, "Can these personal points be used for this special exam?" 

Although she felt like Hikigaya would agree, it was better to ask. "I have no objections," Hikigaya nodded. Although he felt a little reluctant to give up, there was nothing he could do about it. 

After all, who is the person this class needs the least? 

That is undoubtedly Hikigaya Hachiman. Giving personal points to Ichinose can be seen as his best effort to save himself. This exam is undoubtedly a test of daily communication skills and personal connections. Even if he speaks from his heart, at most, he could only recognize Hikki, Kobashi Yume, Himeno Yuki, and Amikura Mako. He couldn't even name most of the others.

Not to mention, Kobashi Yume and others have female friends who are better students, so it's uncertain whether they will vote for him. Even if it's a normal exam, 

Hikigaya also felt that he must be the last one. 

If you can save it, save it. If you can't save it, drop out of school. 

"This brings us to almost 14 million, with a shortfall of six million," 

Ichinose said, pursing her lips. This was undoubtedly a far cry from twenty million. She looked up at Hikigaya and said, 

"Hikki, I'd better leave these personal points with you first and give them to me when needed." 

"Understood..."

Hikigaya had no objection. It seemed that at least in the past few days, it was better not to use personal points anymore. The more you can save, the better. It's just that this didn't seem to make much sense.

"Honami-chan, what should we do now?" 

Amikura Mako and others held Ichinose's arm, their eyes a little red, 

"This is so unreasonable. I don't want to be separated from you."

"Me too..." Shiranami Chihiro also held Ichinose's other arm, her voice choked with sobs, 

"It's not easy to meet such gentle people and such a great class. I don't want to see anyone disappear from the class."

"Yes, Honami-chan, is there any other way?" Kobashi Yume and others also surrounded Ichinose. It was obvious that Ichinose was the backbone of Class B. The boys stood outside the girls, their expressions not very good.

"Really..." Feeling everyone's attention, the troubled expression on Ichinose's face suddenly stiffened. 

Yes, no matter what, she is the leader of the class and the pillar of support for everyone including Shiranami Chihiro. If even she becomes depressed, what should Class B do?

"Really..." 

A reassuring smile suddenly appeared on Ichinose's face, and she lovingly touched Shiranami Chihiro's little head and said with a smile, 

"Have you forgotten, I am still a member of the student union, and I have many good friends in school. It is easy to borrow this amount of money."

"Really? Ichinose!" Hearing this, some girls' eyes lit up, and Shibata and others were also a little happy. Yes, Ichinose is the most popular person in the school. Even Hoshinomiya Chie next to her showed an expression of relief.

"Yes." Ichinose held Amikura Mako and Shiranami Chihiro in her arms, showing a helpless smile. "However, after passing this exam, we will probably live in a very embarrassing time. Don't blame me then. Even if it raises 20 million, Class B will probably not receive personal points for a long period of time.

Six million. At least everyone in Class B must pay back and endure the mountain vegetable meal for three consecutive months. 

Boys are fine. No matter how poor Hikigaya is, there is still a Sheep Shearing Club that can harvest wool.

Even girls like Horikita Suzune can't tolerate cheap menstrual products, and it's likely even more challenging for Ichinose and others to accept them. He would have to endure at least four months of discomfort. It's quite difficult.

"No way," Amikura Mako, Kobashi Yume, and others suddenly burst into laughter and threw themselves into Ichinose's arms. 

"Compared to losing our companions, this minor issue is nothing. We can definitely get through it. Honami-chan, you're underestimating us."

"That's right," Shibata also nodded and looked at the boys around him. 

"I heard that if you help clean up the school, you can also earn some personal points in certain courses. So, we boys will also have to work harder!"

"No problem," 

some boys promised, thumping their chests. "It just so happens that I didn't learn how to swim last time. I will definitely learn how to swim this time!"

"Yeah, would you like to consider joining a club?" someone suggested. "I heard that if you can achieve results, you can also earn some personal point rewards. Forget it, leave this kind of thing to Shibata!"

"Hahaha"

Class B suddenly burst into cheerful smiles, and the sense of urgency caused by the exam suddenly dissipated. This might be the power of unity. Supporting each other and proving each other. As long as they work together, they can handle any difficulty!

Ichinose is truly amazing; she can actually make the class achieve such unprecedented cohesion. But Hikigaya, standing on the periphery, stared at the beautiful scene in front of him. Judging from the attitudes of Karuizawa and others, they don't have much trust in Ichinose. At most, he is better than ordinary people, and at most, he is better than classmates who have never spoken to him in class.

Six million. Borrowing thousands or tens of thousands of personal points probably wouldn't be an issue. But six million! 

There are likely only a few people in the school who have such a large number of personal points. If they borrowed them separately, they would have to borrow from everyone in the school.

No matter how you think about it, it's a bit outrageous. But Hikigaya doesn't really know much about Ichinose's social circle. How many friends does she have? 

Since Ichinose said she could do it, that should be no problem, right?

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