Chapter 132

"Then I will announce the event for the fifth race."

When the teacher in the classroom who acts as the supervisor says this, the events are displayed on the monitor.

"Mathematics Test''

Required number of people: 9 people Time: 50 minutes

Rule...Solve a set of problems within the mathematics learning range for the first year and compete for the total score.

Control Tower...You can answer one question instead.

Is it an A class event this time? There are two options: enter a student with high academic ability in this event and try to win, or throw away a small fry in preparation for the next time, but Ayanokoji would choose the latter.

Mathematics involves a lot of people.

"The commander selected nine students: Ike, Ijuin, Inokashira, Onizuka, Sakura, Sato, Shinohara, Miyamoto, and Mori.

The selected students should head to the first conference room."

When the teacher acting as the supervisor says this, the nine designated students leave, but there is little cheering.

Well, it's obvious that it's a throwaway piece.

While thinking about this, I looked at the monitor and saw that some students from class A were also entering the conference room, but there were no students with particularly good grades like Matoba, Shijo, or Yamamura, so Arisu seemed to have won.

If only students with good grades such as Yukimura and Horikita were introduced to this event, they would have won, but this can't be helped.

The test starts, but I'm not interested in it, so I'm just absentmindedly thinking about it.

The hallway is noisy, so I look around and see a lot of students walking around.

"Oh, it looks like the BC showdown is over."

While hearing such voices, I spots Hiyori walking. The person on the other side noticed me and waved at me with a smile, so I waved back.

Hiyori leaves with a smile on her face.

If it's true, I'd like to invite them into my classroom, but no matter how much they've finished, it wouldn't be right to invite them into our classroom, which hasn't finished yet.

"Excuse me. What was the result of the battle between Class B and Class C?"

Horikita asks the teacher acting as the supervisor. Judging from Hiyori's appearance, I think she won...

"6 wins and 1 loss, a win for Class B."

Those words caused a commotion in the classroom.

Most of the D class thought that the C class would win overwhelmingly, so it was probably unexpected.

And the class points changed a lot.

Only 30 points per event are transferred from class to class. In other words, Class B lost 6 wins and 1 loss to Class C, so 30 x 6 - 30 x 1 = 150 points moved from Class C to Class B.

In addition, the winning class will receive 100 class points from the school.

In other words, class B gained 30 x 5 + 100 = 250 points, and class C lost 30 x 5 = 150 points.

Class points at the beginning of March are...

Class A with Arisu 919

Class B with Ryuen 550

Class C with Ichinose 528

Class D with me 451

It looks like this. Taking into account the battle results between B class and C class...

Class A with Arisu 919

Class B with Ryuen 550+250=800

Class C with Ichinose 528-150=378

Class D with me 451

So, depending on the results between us and A class, Ichinose and the others will fall into D class. Ichinose and the others probably don't care.

As I was thinking about it, I felt a tap on my shoulder, so when I turned around, Karuizawa was talking to me.

"Hey. Did you have anything to do with the B class's victory?"

"No. Ryuen came back on a whim, so I had no involvement."

Those words caused an uproar in the classroom, and Karuizawa herself, who was involved in Ryuen's resignation as leader, narrowed her eyes for a moment.

"Hmm. But you know how he fought, right?"

"Well, the event he would choose was a martial arts tournament, and it seems like he was trying to win the C-class event by making the students with good grades study to the death, and judging by the results, it seems like they were successful."

Well, actually, I did give Hiyori the information I got from the spy in Class C, but there's no need to say that.

"Anyway, even though they were originally a B class, they're likely to drop to D class. But, I can't predict what the future will hold."

"No, you, Sakayanagi-san, and Ryuen are beating them up."

I won't deny it. Arisu and I are having a rough time in our daily lives, and Ryuen is having a hard time with exams.

"This is a world where the weak are weeded out."

I have no intention of returning to the position of the underdog. I will always improve myself and maintain my position as a strong person.

The classroom became silent, perhaps because there was a strong sense of persistence in my words.

But in the meantime, testing continues. Well, this time it's a throwaway game.

After a while, the test finally came to an end. The tablet displayed on the monitor finishes accepting responses.

After about three minutes, the teacher who was in the classroom and acted as the supervisor opened his mouth.

"As a result of the tally, Class A won with 620 points and Class D with 504 points."

In those words, disappointed voices rose from the class. The score for Class A was 620 points for 9 students.

The average score is just under 70 points. I can't help but think it's a shame because I think they would have won if they had used D-class students with excellent grades.

In any case, with 2 wins and 3 losses, Class D is on the back foot. The next event is the crucial moment.

While I was thinking about this, the event was announced.

"Chemistry test''

Required number of people: 7 people

Time: 50 minutes rule...Solve a set of problems within the chemistry learning scope for the year and compete for the total score.

Control Tower...You can answer one question instead.

Is it also an A class event? Moreover, in this event, it is clear that the A class will also have excellent students.

"The command tower has selected seven people: Hirata, Yukimura, Horikita, Ishikura, Higashi, Nishimura, and Takamiya. Please head to the lecture room immediately."

It is a collection of students with good grades among Class D. All of them are in the top 20% of the regular exams every time, and since me, Matsushita, and Koenji can't appear, they're essentially D-class's greatest strength.

The seven students leave the classroom while being cheered, and when everyone leaves, the students in the classroom look at the monitor with a sense of nervousness.

Students from class A are also shown, but perhaps because they understand that this is the place to compete, there are students with high academic ability.

The test begins in a quiet atmosphere. Until just now, some students were looking at their phones or reading, but now everyone (except me and Koenji) was looking intently.

There was silence from then on, but even though the time limit was long, things did come to an end.

"That's it. Everyone, take your hands off your tablets."

Finally, the time has come and the teacher acting as the supervisor announces.

Everyone looked at the monitor as if praying. Honestly, I don't know who will win this time.

and...

"As a result of the tally, A class won with 653 points and D class with 641 points. At this point, A class has won 4 times, so the special test will be declared a victory for A class.''

Class D was defeated by a narrow margin.

30 minutes later…

"...With this, the special exam ends. You can now disband for today."

The supervising teacher concludes and leaves the classroom. The atmosphere in Class D is not good.

Well, we lost at the end of the year.

However, it is not as dark as I expected, but this is probably because we have moved up to C class.

Although we lost 4 in the 6th race and was defeated in the special exam, we won the last event, swimming, and finished with a total of 3 wins and 4 losses.

In other words, the A class got 130 points, including 30 points and the victory bonus of 100 points, and our class got -30 points.

And if we add the results of this special exam to the class points of all classes at the beginning of March...

Class A with Arisu 919+130=1049

Class B with Ryuen 550+250=800

Class C with Ichinose 528-150=378

Class D with me 451-30=421

Therefore, our class will be promoted to C class.

Also, if you look at the growth from May, it's not a bad result.

Class points as of May 1st are...

Class A with Arisu 940

Class B with Ichinose 650

Class C with Ryuen 490

Class D with me 0

Looking at this, Arisu's class increased by 109 points in one year, Ryuen's class increased by 310 points, our class increased by 421 points, and Ichinose's class decreased by 272 points.

Moreover, Arisu had given up on the competition during the summer vacation exam due to Katsuragi's exclusion.

If Katsuragi had not risen to prominence, A-class would have grown even more.

Considering that, I don't think there is much difference in the growth of the three classes other than Ichinose's class.

While thinking about this, I leave the classroom and quickly head towards Arisu's place.

I want to thank Arisu for her hard work, and although she won, I have to apologize for ignoring Ayanokoji's instructions.

I quickly walked towards the special building and saw Arisu and Ayanokoji coming out of the special building.

I approach quickly, but...

(Oh, no. She's getting really grumpy.)

Ayanokoji had his usual expressionless face, but Arisu had a look of extreme dissatisfaction on her face.

What should I do? I wanted to turn around.

However, Arisu also notices me and starts heading towards me, looking  angry, I timidly approach the two of them.

"Thank you for your hard work, Hachiman-kun. Your match against Hashimoto-kun in the first half was excellent."

Arisu praises me while saying that, and she has a displeased expression on her face.

This is the first time I've seen Arisu in such a bad mood.

"Ah, thank you. Also, I have something to apologize to you guys..."

"You ignored the instructions in chess and acted on your own, right? If that's the case, I'm not particularly angry."

I was about to tell them the truth, but they made the first move. When I looked back at them, Ayanokoji opened his mouth.

"Originally, I instructed you to make the move you made. However, Tsukishiro tricked it so that he would beat me and instructed you to make a different move."

"I'm grateful that Hachiman-kun did what he was supposed to do. If you had followed the machine's instructions at that time, I would have had the worst possible victory."

Was the acting director involved?

Well, considering that the control tower's involvement is a big test, and Matsushita won in the A-class event, it's natural.

but...

"I think the Acting director revealed this after the exam, but maybe the Chinese and typing events are also involved?"

"Yes. The difficulty level of those two events is one rank higher in D class. The person who is in charge of the exam supervisor is also a subordinate of the Acting director."

"Seriously?"

It is true that this exam requires a lot of supervision.

Teachers from other grades have to supervise special exams for other grades, so it wouldn't be strange to hire someone from outside to supervise them, but I never expected them to be that involved.

"It's true. After he revealed it just now, I discussed the issue of Chinese language and typing with Ayanokoji-kun, and there was a difference. As I am the control tower, I avoid bringing in unnecessary items. However, in case something like this happened, I should have had a voice recorder ready..."

Arisu nods in frustration. In fact, if you prepare a voice recorder, it is not impossible to sue.

However, it cannot be denied that if the command tower had a voice recorder, eavesdropping device, communication device, etc., she could get into a lot of trouble.

"Considering what he disclosed, is it impossible to secure evidence?"

"I don't think it's possible. When Sakayanagi and I left the room, he said, "The government wants to know the test results as soon as possible,'' and then put the workers in the room and locked it."

That's a good move. Since it is a government-run school, there is nothing I can say if that excuse is used.

In addition, the use of a tablet in the exam was probably to destroy evidence.

If paper is used for answers, it is difficult to destroy evidence due to handwriting.

It's obvious that it would be suspicious if the answer sheets were torn apart, so they probably had them on a tablet from the beginning.

"So no matter how hard we tried, our class would have lost anyway."

If the D class students heard this, they would explode and the teacher would give a lecture.

I mean, the White Room is really a troublesome place to go to this extent for just one person, Ayanokoji.

"Not at all. I'll get rid of this humiliation eventually."

Arisu is extremely angry. If I had hit as instructed and Arisu had won, she would have been even more displeased.

Arisu is the type of person who cares about winning with her own strength.

"Well, it's dangerous to leave Tsukishiro like this, so I'm going to take action on my own. That's why I have a favor to ask of Sakayanagi, but if you know the contact information of your father...Chairman Sakayanagi, please let me know. "

"You want someone to back you up. Of course it doesn't matter."

Ayanokoji makes such a request, and Arisu readily accepts and operates her cell phone.

Even though he is currently on hiatus, as the chairman of the board, Chairman Sakayanagi has a certain amount of connections and power.

Although it is impossible to win against the acting chairman, his value as a supporter is high.

Without his backing, Ayanokoji would be at an overwhelming disadvantage, and above all, Chairman Sakayanagi also has the advantage of being able to return if he is ousted as acting director.

"It's probably going to be a trick for the special exam in the first half of the second year, so we need to prepare for it."

"Of course, but is Hikigaya planning on making a move too?"

"Personally, I don't care if you are expelled or not, but Arisu will try to protect you, so I will only act to protect Arisu.''

My top priority is resting with Arisu and Hiyori. If the three of them are going to take a risk, I'll cooperate as well.

"Well, at least I'll cooperate until Arisu has a rematch with you. Besides, we should talk about the details later."

There's a possibility that the D class students, Horikita, and the students who usually hang out with Ayanokoji will come.

At times like this, it seems like it would be troublesome to ask him about what he just said.

"That's right. Horikita told me to come over when it's finished, so I'm leaving now. See you later."

Ayanokoji says that and trots away, leaving me alone with Arisu.

"By the way, Hachiman-kun. It was a move that you made on your own, but even I couldn't recognize it. It would be extremely difficult for Hachiman-kun to find it now, so how did you find it?"

Arisu says so, but she's not particularly angry. In reality, my ability is lower than Arisu's, so it's natural for her to think that way.

"First of all, I went against the machine's instructions, I'll tell you why.

The day before, I played an online chess match and lost at Queen Sacrifice, so when I saw Arisu's queen, I felt something was wrong and thought you'd do Queen Sacrifice."

"It's true that the queen was floating a little, but did that alone make you think it was Queen Sacrifice? There were other tactics as well."

I don't deny that. In fact, there were other tactics on the board at that time.

However, as for why I thought about her using Queen Sacrifice...

"The reason is Arisu's personality. You  probably want to make it clear that you and Ayanokoji are black and white, so I thought you would take a decisive step.''

Since this is an opponent she has been interested in for many years, it can be expected that she will make a bold move rather than a plain attack.

"I see. Anyway, I understand why you saw through Acting director Tsukishiro's strategy. So, what was the reason you realized that it was the best move?"

Even if you say that...

"To be honest, it was just a hunch. When I was looking at pieces that could be moved, I came across Rook and moved it."

"Intuition...I guess you unconsciously thought it was the best, but the fact that you can think of it means there is a possibility that you will reach our realm in the future. I'm looking forward to that happening."

Arisu says that and smiles kindly, but I can't help but find her expectant expression endearing, so I hug her and kiss her.

"Hmm... Arisu. The expression on your face just now was really cute."

"I-I see...I'm happy. By the way, I have a request for you. I'm tired and stressed out today, so I'd like to spend some time alone with you."

Arisu is embarrassed but looks up and begs.

Well, today was her long-awaited showdown with Ayanokoji, and even though she won, she was interrupted in her favorite chess game.

"Okay. I'll convince Hiyori and Masumi. I'll do whatever you want today."

"Yes...please give me some love."

"I know.''

"Playing your favorite older brother, playing with lotion, and attacking your assho-"

"Please don't say it so openly...!''

"Ouch! Don't hit me with a cane, little girl! "

"Who's the little girl? I'm still growing up, and I'll grow up to Ichinose-san's level someday."

No, that's not it.

If it's Hiyori's level, there's still hope, but even Masumi's level isn't realistic, and Ichinose's level is definitely impossible.

"That was bad, I'm sorry."

I kissed her again while apologizing.

However, this time it's a deep kiss where I thrust my tongue inside Arisu's mouth.

She expresses her surprise at this, but  immediately turns her tongue around mine.

"Hmm... you're so mean, Hachi-kun... please don't bully me except on the bed."

"Is it okay if you're on the bed?"

"...(cough)"

Arisu turns bright red and nods cutely.

Seeing this made me love her even more, and I wanted to see her even more cute reaction, so I just hugged her and headed home.

Furthermore, on the way home, I picked her up in princess style, and told her the lewd things that I would do to her, she yelled at me, and each time Arisu's face turned bright red and hit me with her small punches, she was just cute.

So, I didn't put any resistance and took those punches head on.

Aren't I embarrassed?

Unfortunately, thanks to the borrowed race at the sports festival, that feeling of shame was blown away.