Rewards and Punishments Exist
"What are you thinking?"
For some reason, Nino suddenly felt a bad omen.
"Of course, there are rewards and punishments." Ichika answered her question.
Yotsuba asked in surprise, "Are there punishments?"
"There are rewards, and of course, there are punishments. Besides, this is considered fair. Do we really have to owe everything to Kamikawa-san?"
Ichika looked at each of them one by one and stated this naturally.
None of them objected to her words; besides, there was nothing to dispute.
"Don't worry, the punishment won't be severe. Don't worry about that."
To reassure them, Ichika added specifically.
"What reward will Ren give us?" Miku was still very concerned about this question.
"Let Kamikawa-kun answer this question."
After saying that, Ichika looked towards Ren and asked gently, "Can you provide a reward? For example, a reward of your own choosing."
"I can."
Facing their request, Ren agreed.
"!"
Miku's eyes sparkled; she wanted this reward.
Itsuki quietly calculated whether she could surpass Fumino and Rizu in the final exam.
"Eh?"
Fumino controlled her expression as much as possible and didn't let herself smile.
Besides Ren, she got the best results among those present, and Rizu was also on par with her.
In other words, it could be said that she had a high chance of receiving this reward.
As for suppressing Ichika and the others during the recent competition... Well, she would properly apologize to them after receiving her reward.
"I want a board game." Rizu revealed her thoughts.
Her only opponent was Fumino, and she had a high chance of winning.
"That's very difficult."
Yotsuba had a headache, and the result was clearly not on par with the others.
Seeing her so cooperative, Ichika looked very pleased.
"Then the reward is decided. It is a reward chosen by Kamikawa-san himself."
After saying this, she couldn't help but gaze at Nino: "Nino, do you want to participate?"
She remembered Nino just saying that this competition wasn't interesting.
"I won't participate; I'll be the referee." Nino refused without hesitation.
She didn't want the reward Ren gave her, and she was too lazy to fight for it on behalf of her sisters.
"Nino, you should join; otherwise, you'll regret it." Ichika suggested.
"Yes, don't make hasty decisions."
Yotsuba began to persuade her as well.
Ren is Naoki. If Nino doesn't participate, then when she finds out the truth, she will surely settle the matter with them.
"What do I regret? Is this Kamikawa-san's gift?" Nino asked, "Since no one gave me a gift, there's no need to compete with you."
She originally wanted her tone to be stronger to be more convincing, but considering that Ren didn't offend her feelings, she restrained herself a lot and chose gentle words.
"…Alright."
Seeing this, Ichika gave up on persuading her.
There was no other choice; before Nino found out that Ren was Naoki, don't think about letting the two of them have contact.
She knew that Nino had been avoiding suspicion of other men except Naoki.
"Is there anyone else who doesn't want to participate?" Ichika asked the others.
Asumi raised her hand: "I won't participate either. Let's be referees together with Nino-san."
She was one level above them, so she couldn't participate, let alone compare her scores.
"OK."
Ichika wasn't surprised by her withdrawal.
In fact, in her imagination, Asumi should withdraw.
"Everyone except Nino and Kominami Senpai will participate?" Ichika made a final confirmation.
No one said anything; it was clearly an agreement.
"Since there are six of us participating, the top four scorers in the exam can get rewards of their choice from Kamikawa-san, while the two lowest scorers in the exam have to buy a gift for Kamikawa-san as a punishment."
After confirming the number of people, Ichika revealed the rewards and punishments she had thought of.
"Top four scorers? I thought rewards were only given to those with the top scores." Fumino asked, expressing her doubt.
"Furuhashi-san, you have to think about us. Your score and Ogata-san's are very good. If it's given to only one person, it's definitely one of you two." Ichika helplessly said.
"Sorry."
Fumino felt a little embarrassed.
"How about it? Can this punishment be accepted?"
Needless to say, the punishment was also very lenient.
"It's acceptable."
Miku had no objections at all.
If she entered the top four in the exam, she could receive a reward from Ren; even if she didn't pass the exam, it was only a gift for her.
And there was still an honest reason to give a gift.
"It's still unfair to Kamikawa-san. Kamikawa-san gives four rewards but only receives two." Rizu expressed her opinion.
Pretending to think for a moment, Ichika continued, "How about the third and fourth places, while receiving rewards from Kamikawa-san, also prepare a gift for Kamikawa-san?"
"That makes sense."
Rizu couldn't find any objections.
Fair to give four rewards and receive four.
"Do you have any other opinions? If not, it's settled." Ichika squinted her eyes and continued to ask.
After carefully considering the arrangement, Fumino suddenly realized that something was wrong.
There was no problem with the top two and the bottom two. The key was the third and fourth places. Wasn't this treatment too good?
Could they receive and give gifts?
Maybe, in other circumstances, giving a gift would be a punishment, but for them, giving a gift to Ren was clearly not a punishment.
Her and Rizu's results had to be in the top two, and there was a small chance they would be in the third or fourth position.
The third place was Itsuki, which could be seen from her ordinary appearance.
And the fourth place...
Thinking about this, Fumino looked at Ichika who was smiling.
If there was no one else, it must be her.
Fumino vividly remembered that Ichika had just said that she had been studying hard.
"If you don't mind, then it's decided."
After clapping her hands to attract everyone's attention, Ichika stated the final rule:
"After the final exam is over, the top two among us six will receive rewards from Kamikawa-san. The third and fourth places will receive rewards and will also give a gift back to Kamikawa-san. The two lowest scorers want to give a gift to Kamikawa-san."