People at the practical education center only want to drop out.

Shiran and Kushida are two extremes.

Although Bai Lan's words are unpleasant, her actions these days have led many in the class to believe that she is very reliable.

Therefore, many people sent "requests to latch onto Bai Lan's coattails" to her.

Meanwhile, no one offered to "rescue" Bai Lan.

Perhaps, in their view, Bai Lan didn't need anyone to save her at all, or perhaps they thought that saying "save Bai Lan" might be misinterpreted by Bai Lan as looking down on him or something.

Because of his agreement with Hirata, Bai Lan maintained the "sharp-tongued but kind-hearted" persona that Hirata had created for him. Besides, he felt that he wouldn't be staying for long anyway, so he just randomly chose someone he found agreeable to accept the application.

Kushida, on the other hand, is the opposite.

No one made a request to "beg for a powerful backer".

After all, in the eyes of everyone in the class, Kushida was just a little angel who needed to be protected.

On the contrary, there are quite a few people who hope to become Kushida's "distress," most of whom are boys, and these boys are basically there to take the opportunity to hint at their feelings.

In the end, Kushida rejected all the boys but accepted the request of a best friend. This best friend was not Wang Meiyu, but a girl in her class named Onodera.

Onodera is very good at sports. It is said that she used to train in swimming and was the first in the class in the swimming test. She also performs well in other sports. She is the only girl in the class who can compete with Horikita in sports, and even surpass Horikita.

However, in reality, even accepting Onodera's application was just a formality for Kushida.

In Kushida's view, if something were to happen one day, she would definitely seek help from Shirai, the most reliable person in her mind.

She felt that she had done a good job for Bai Lan, and considering that she could provide Bai Lan with information and coordinate other classmates to do things for him, Bai Lan would definitely do his best to protect her!

After being rejected by Kushida, the boys were somewhat discouraged, but since they were already mentally prepared, they didn't care too much, and some even immediately shifted their focus to the "alternatives".

"Sakura-san, you seem like someone who's easily bullied. If you ever get into danger, you can ask me for help! I'll definitely get Sudo with me to come and rescue you!"

Yamauchi struck what he thought was a very cool pose and said this to the girl two tables behind him.

The person Yamauchi refers to as "Sakura-san" is a girl.

The girl had two thick pink braids and wore glasses with large lenses and thick frames, making her look very old. She was also hunched over and curled up, making her very inconspicuous.

The only striking feature was the two mounds of human hearts in front of him, which, even when concealed by his hunched posture, could not be completely buried.

142. A new month begins, and scores change.

Sakura opened her mouth at Yamauchi's invitation, looking terrified and unsure how to respond.

However, before Sakura could reply.

"What do you take me for? Your summoned beast?" Sudo said with dissatisfaction.

“Exactly, in that case, why don’t they just ask Sudo for help directly? Why do they need you as a middleman who makes a profit?” Ike, one of Yamauchi’s cronies, immediately refuted.

Yamauchi argued, "It's different! Sudo isn't very bright, and if he acts recklessly, he'll be framed. That's when he needs my help to use his brain."

"How much smarter are you than me? You were one of the people who failed the last quiz, weren't you?" Sudo yelled.

Ignoring Sudo, Yamauchi, with a "generous" expression, continued to ask Sakura, "So? Did you exchange contact information?"

“Well, that…”

At this moment, "Sakura-san," who had been repeatedly called out by Yamauchi, finally spoke up when she realized she couldn't avoid it.

She curled up into a ball, like a frightened little rabbit, and whispered, "No, no need. I'll ask Karuizawa-san instead. They're both girls, so it'll be more convenient."

"Huh? Is there something inconvenient about me?" Yamauchi asked, puzzled.

Sakura lowered her head and said cautiously, "Toilets, girls' dormitories... things like that."

Hearing this, Yamauchi's nostrils flared: "To save my classmate, well... it's not impossible."

"Me! I want one too!" Chi Ye exclaimed excitedly, his nostrils flaring.

Sudo felt that if he didn't join in, he would seem out of place, so he said, "I'll go too!"

Upon hearing this, Sakura, despite maintaining her socially awkward expression, unconsciously uttered the word: "Pervert!"

After saying that, Sakura realized what was happening and saw that Yamauchi and the others were looking at her strangely. She felt a little scared, and then she started to tremble all over. She buried her head in the desk, as if she wanted to bury her head in the sand like an ostrich.

However, the desk's surface was flat, and the drawer openings were not large enough to provide Sakura with a place to stay.

At this point, Karuizawa finished explaining the content of "Anti-Bullying Tips - Lesson 1" and stepped down from the stage.

Seeing this, Sakura quickly ran out and hid behind Karuizawa, using Karuizawa's body to block Yamauchi and the others' view.

"Huh? Is something wrong?" Karuizawa asked instinctively, having never met someone even more timid than herself before.

"I'm in danger, can I ask you for help?" Sakura asked cautiously.

In fact, Sakura's first choice for someone to call for help was not Karuizawa at first.

After all, Karuizawa seems quite scary.

Her initial choice to seek help was actually the same as most people's: Hirata.

After all, Hirata isn't that scary, and he's the choice of most people, so choosing him wouldn't make you stand out too much.

The main reason she suddenly changed her target was because of Yamauchi and his group.

Because Yamauchi and the others disliked Hirata, or more accurately, were jealous of him, if she said that Hirata was the one she wanted to ask for help from, it would be difficult for her to refuse them. Therefore, she subconsciously brought up Karuizawa as a shield, and then she was caught in an awkward situation.

When Karuizawa saw Sakura asking her to "cling to her coattails," she readily agreed, wanting to appear confident in front of others.

After agreeing, she suddenly realized: What a joke! I can't even guarantee my own safety, and now I have to protect a girl who's even more timid than me?

This girl looks even easier to bully than me!

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but glance in Bai Lan's direction—Save me!

Bai Lan gave a mocking smile, then made a gesture—add 20% to the practice every afternoon.

Karuizawa gritted his teeth, nodded slightly, and accepted the "ticket to hell" that Bai Lan had given him.

Sakura, who was standing to the side, was carefully observing Karuizawa when she suddenly sensed a sense of dejection emanating from him.

Sakura: ? ? ?

Sakura was confused, but...

"However... I don't know why, but suddenly Karuizawa-san doesn't seem so scary anymore."

Thinking about this, Sakura felt inexplicably relieved and suddenly realized that choosing Karuizawa might not have been a bad thing.

...........

Time flies, and the last few days of May have come to an end.

A new month has begun!

The arrival of June 1st was welcomed by almost all students in the school.

Even if this day is not a holiday.

Because something even more exciting than having a day off will happen on this day—we'll get our living expenses!

In addition, there is another important thing, which is the updating of class scores.

However, because living expenses are linked to class scores, students in each class already know their class scores in advance, even without the class teacher announcing the results.

Eight o'clock in the morning is the official start time for the school's faculty and staff.

Shortly after eight o'clock, almost all the students in the school received payment confirmation messages from the school's official channels at the same time.

This also includes Bai Lan.

"74,100 points received..."

Bai Lan looked at the text message she had just received and quickly calculated the current class score of the original Class D based on the numbers in the message.

(Because the protagonist is unaware of the original plot, he cannot explain the plot changes with his inner thoughts. The differences between the changes in the scores of each class and the original plot will be given at the end of the article in a logically consistent manner.)

"741 points?" Bai Lan thought to herself, "The original Class D's score was 620 points, and now it's 741 points. Considering that there may be some disciplinary deductions that I don't know about, but that may still exist, this midterm exam has increased the original Class D's score by at least 121 points."

In order to fairly distribute the rewards from these points, we must find out the specific source of these 121 points, check if anyone has deducted points, and then spend some points to buy a 'score sheet' from Teacher Chazhu.

However, this time, I can't pay for the points on the 'scoresheet' myself; it has to come from the class fund. The contract is already signed, and everything will be handled officially from now on.

Slightly drag the time bar.

Soon, Bai Lan arrived at the classroom just in time.

Bai Lan had barely sat down when the bell for the morning meeting rang, and Cha Zhu followed her into the classroom.

"I know what you're all expecting, so I'll skip the small talk and get straight to the class scores."

Amidst everyone's expectant gazes, the tea stalk arrived and got straight to the point:

"Currently, the scores for each class are:"

Class A scored 1075 points.

Class B scored 741 points.

Class C scored 727 points.

Class D scored 220 points.

Congratulations on successfully retaining your place in Class B.

During the congratulatory speech by the tea pillar, many people couldn't help but cheer.

"Great! Not only did no one drop out, but we also successfully retained our position in Class B!"

"Moreover, although the original Class B, which is now Class C, had more bonus points than us, it doesn't seem like they had much more. The midterm exam didn't cause us to fall behind by much."

......

"Don't be too happy too soon."

Faced with the cheers and laughter from below the stage, Chazhu couldn't help but pour cold water on them, saying, "Take a closer look, the original Class B is almost catching up with you. Now, you are only leading by 14 points."

Before this, they had 580 points, while you had 620 points, a difference of 40 points.

They narrowed the gap of 40 points by more than half through one exam!

You should know that there's still one final exam this semester. After that, it'll be pretty much the time when you'll be surpassed.

In addition, after this exam, the gap between you leading Class A students has widened again.

This is the difference between you and the 'real' AB class.