Chapter 57: Can We Look Forward To This Summer?

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On the day after taking a rest, I went to school.

"Did you take a day off yesterday? Are you sick?"

Unexpectedly, I was worried by Horikita. What's this? Does she want to say something like, "You skipped, you loser"?

"Well, yeah, not feeling well."

"Yeah, it's better not to push yourself too hard."

I couldn't believe my eyes when Horikita of all people offered words of comfort. 

"What's wrong? I feel like I'm being ridiculed."

"No way, Horikita-san is like a goddess to me."

"Huh?"

Intimidating, scary, isn't it? It makes you shrink back. It was just a little joke, but it didn't work on Horikita at all. After that, Kiyotaka also talked to me.

"Jin, were you feeling unwell?"

"Oh, sorry, I didn't think I could infect you."

"I see..."

I wonder why, I'm being extremely suspicious.

Is it because I slept with Amasawa afterwards? No, Kiyotaka must be a virgin. But they say virgins have intense fantasies...

Rather than that, I calmly thought about it. 

Kamuro, Matsushita, Ichinose, Shiina, Asahina, Kiryuin, and Amasawa. Yeah, the number of girls I've been with. Amazingly, I've completed the top-level girls from classes A to D in two years. I can't help but think my idea is utterly trashy, but I gained a certain confidence. That's because I've had the most sex in this school. It's not something to be proud of, but it's still satisfying.

While thinking about such stupid things, Chabashira-Sensei entered the class and started projecting images on the monitor.

"It's good that everyone is here. I'll explain about the early summer vacation cruise for you."

The displayed image was that of a luxurious cruise ship. Many students probably wanted to express their joy by looking at each other's faces. But this school wouldn't just let them enjoy the sweet honey.

While staring at the monitor, the schedule was also displayed.

"From August 4th to August 11th, for 7 nights and 8 days, you will be able to spend your summer vacation freely on this luxurious cruise ship."

It was clear that a week of vacation was promised. The tension of the students who had strong suspicions relaxed, but it soon turned into a blackout.

"However, in order to fully enjoy this cruise, you must successfully complete the special exam that follows."

The students were quickly brought back to reality. The act of giving hope and then dropping them into despair is mentally challenging, but the students began to transition to an attitude of accepting the challenge.

"When does the special exam start?"

Horikita asked the question.

"Normally, it would start today or tomorrow, but unfortunately, it will be a while. The next one will be held during the summer vacation."

A special exam during the summer vacation after the end of the first semester. All the students were thinking the same thing, even though there was still a month left...

"You will participate in the 'Deserted Island Survival' and compete against each other."

A similar thing was done last year, right? Yes. Chabashira-Sensei began to explain in detail, starting with the schedule. Few students took special notes since the information would be available on our devices later.

- July 19th: Gather on the ground, depart by bus, board the cruise ship from the harbor.

- July 20th: Special exam begins. Explanation of the exam, transfer of supplies, etc.

- August 3rd: Special exam ends. Rankings will be announced on the ship, and rewards will be provided accordingly. (Private points for August will be provided after applying the results of the deserted island test)

- August 4th: Free activities all day on the battlefield cruising.

- August 11th: Arrive at the harbor, return to school, and disband.

The end-of-term closing ceremony is on the 16th, so this test will last for about two weeks. Although summer vacation will be shortened, the cruising life will make up for it. In other words, it's encouragement to do your best.

"Now, let's get to the main topic. Although we did the deserted island survival test last year, the most different part can be said to be the 'scale.' In addition to the two-week test period, the deserted island to be used is larger in area than before."

Aerial photographs of the deserted island, taken from above, were projected from the floating island at the venue.

"And it will not only involve the same grade but will be a competition involving all grades."

In other words, it means that overall, it will surpass the previous ones.

"The number of opponents you have to fight will also be the largest ever, involving students from all three grades."

A surprising development, a survival test involving all grades. And the opponents to fight are from all three grades.

"I will explain some of the new rules for the survival test."

The students exchanged glances at the word "some."

"We won't reveal all the rules here today. To understand the Deserted Island Survival, you'll also need to grasp some information about groups."

It seemed like the introduction for this round was going to be extremely long, hinting at the severity that awaited them.

"For the next special exam, the survival test, we have adopted a rule where you can form a large group of up to six people, and cooperation is allowed. Large groups can be formed regardless of class, as long as they are from the same grade."

From today until July 16th, we have the right to form a maximum of three small groups under the large group. However, there are rules for forming groups. You can only choose from the same grade, and you can't form a group with 1st or 3rd-year students.

Next, the patterns for groups were displayed:

- "1 boy"

- "2 boys"

- "3 boys"

- "1 girl"

- "2 girls"

- "3 girls"

- "1 boy, 2 girls"

These seven patterns, inversely, meant that the groups "2 boys, 1 girl" and "1 boy, 1 girl" were rejected.

"What happens if you can't form a group?"

While forming a group might be encouraging for many students, it seemed that even going alone was allowed.

"There are precautions even with the advantages of forming a group. Once the group is confirmed, for any reason, you cannot move to another group."

"You can't change the group, but you can form a group of up to six people during the special exam. However, there are conditions."

The condition is that in a large group of four or more, the female ratio must be over 50%.

Even though some students might think they can form a group after the special exam starts, it won't be that straightforward.

Considering dropouts, there are 40 students in each class for each grade, making it a total of 160 students. At least 81 groups will be formed in the main exam. Since there's no guarantee of forming a group of six during the actual exam, the number of groups might reach three digits.

"During the special exam, let's assume that Hirata encounters some kind of accident and becomes unable to continue. Naturally, if he was participating alone, he would be disqualified on the spot and face penalties. On the other hand, if he had formed a 3-person group, what would happen..."

Hirata would have to return to the ship, but the remaining two could continue the test without any issues. If that group secured the first place, Hirata would also be treated as first place.

However, there were only downsides to losing group members.

"Now, let's explain the rewards."

The monitor displayed the rewards, and for the first time, the impact on the class was revealed.

- Rewards:

 - 1st place group: 300 class points, 1 million private points, 1 protect point

 - 2nd place group: 200 class points, 500,000 private points

 - 3rd place group: 100 class points, 250,000 private points

 - Top 50% (including 1st to 3rd place): 50,000 private points

 - Top 70% (similarly): 10,000 private points

*Class points obtained by the top 3 groups will be redistributed from the lower 3 groups of each grade. Class points will be evenly distributed regardless of the number of students.*

The rewards this time were quite substantial. By the way, the total of 600 class points given to the top 3 groups would be evenly allocated among the lower 3 groups from each grade. The three groups that performed poorly would receive penalties, and a maximum of 30 students would drop out. If it were this class, it seemed that 9 people would survive, but they could pay 6 million private points as a relief measure.

Since private points couldn't be borrowed or lent during the exam, it was crucial to have enough relief points for oneself.

After a brief pause, Chabashira-Sensei moved on to the explanations.

"Basic card overview:

- Lead: Doubles the points that can be used at the start of the exam.

- Additional: Doubles the private points reward for the owner.

- Halving: Reduces the private points penalty paid during penalties by half (this card only reflects the owner's situation).

- Hitchhiking: At the start of the exam, add half of the private points reward of the specified group. (The effect disappears when the specified group and the user's group merge.)

- Insurance: If the owner is disqualified due to illness during the exam, the owner gets a one-day grace period for recovery. (Disqualification due to cheating is invalid.)

Special card overview:

- Reinforcement: The owner of this card can exist as the 7th member of the group. (This comes into effect after the main exam starts and is not affected by the male-female ratio.)

- Nullification: Sets the private points penalty paid during penalties to 0 (this only reflects the owner's situation).

- Trial: The owner gains the right to increase the class points reward for the special exam by 1.5 times. However, if the group does not enter the top 30%, the group receives a penalty. Also, the additional rewards are compensated by the school."

"What is this?"

"These are like items given to each individual."

There were a total of eight types of cards, ranging from those that would advance the special exam to those specialized in self-defense. However, the trickiest one was probably 'Trial.' If used wisely, it had more potential than any other reward, but breaking into the top 30% wasn't easy.

"Each student will randomly receive one card out of these eight. The distribution will take place tomorrow morning, and the received card can be transferred or traded only within the same grade until the start of the special exam. OAA can also view who owns which card. You can sell it to students who want to buy, or you can collect and own multiple cards by yourself. However, having the same card twice is pointless because the effects do not double."

- Card Overview and Rules:

- Basic and special cards can be traded within the same grade.

- Trading within the class is impossible, and once the owner changes, re-trading is not allowed.

- The effects of the same card do not double even if multiple are used.

In other words, a student can have a maximum of seven types of cards. However, since there are both negative and positive factors, it's impossible to fully utilize all the effects.

"Take your time to think about how to strategize with the groups. There's plenty of time."

Oh well, are they doing this kind of thing again this summer vacation? Maybe I should just abandon the exam; I can afford to pay 6 million.

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