Practical teaching, all I want is your reward.

Result 4: If, before the exam ends, someone provides the school with the incorrect answer, the class of the student who answered incorrectly loses 50 class points, while the class of the student who received the preferential treatment gains 50 class points. The student who received the preferential treatment also receives 500,000 personal points, and the group exam ends. (If the respondent is a classmate of the student who received the preferential treatment, the answer is invalid, and the exam continues.)

Things get complicated once class points change.

Answering correctly earns 50 class points, while answering incorrectly deducts 50 class points. Just like the leader of the exam on the deserted island, one careless move can result in a heavy loss.

[Tea stalk Sae-e: indifference, disappointment, resentment, wariness...]

[It is recommended to stroke the target's head, chin, and chest, which can effectively ease their wariness.]

It seems it's not a bug, but rather that the skill itself is abnormally powerful.

But what would happen if I actually touched it?

"In that case, let me explain one last thing." Chabashira Sae turned her gaze away from Suzuki Toru. "To maintain anonymity, at the end of this exam, only the final exam results and the increase or decrease in class points will be announced. The names of the winners and the answerers will not be made public."

As she spoke, she added, "If needed, you can transfer points to a temporary ID card and then collect the points in multiple installments."

The implication is simple: this exam is likely a game of lies and betrayal. No matter which class it is, once a favored student is discovered, the situation will immediately reverse.

Mutual deception and backstabbing create a dark forest-like environment, easily leading to a chain of suspicion.

However, there is one issue that I am concerned about.

"Are the recipients of special treatment in each group randomly selected?" Suzuki Toru suddenly asked.

Chabashira Sae replied as if she had expected this, "Each privileged student undergoes a rigorous adjustment process by the school, so there won't be a problem of too many or too few privileged students in any particular class."

In other words, the number of students receiving preferential treatment is the same in all four classes, and there is a certain selection rule in place.

Suzuki Toru frowned slightly, his index finger unconsciously tapping the documents in front of him.

written request for leave

Although it was unexpected, the old man passed away, and there was nothing I could do but go back to my hometown for the funeral. I will not be able to update normally for the next two days. I apologize.

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Chapter 180 Deduction Game

"Starting tomorrow, you will need to go to the designated room to take the exam at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. on the day of the exam. The room will be marked with your group's logo."

"By the way, when we meet for the first time, remember to introduce yourselves in the room. Once you enter the room, you are basically not allowed to leave during the exam time."

"That concludes the explanation of this exam. If there are no further questions, you may now leave."

Chabashira Sae retrieved their data, still unable to discern any expression from the woman, as if she were merely conducting official business, and her earlier probing of Suzuki Toru was unintentional.

"So, besides introducing ourselves, what exactly do we need to do in the room?" Hashimoto Masayoshi asked.

"It depends on your mood. After you introduce yourselves, you can decide what to do with the rest of the time, as long as you stay in the room for at least an hour," Chabashira Sae replied.

"A completely free exam?" Hashimoto Masayoshi muttered to himself.

Immediately afterwards, Chabashira Sae asked them to leave the room and wait for the next group of students.

"The key to the exam is the preferential treatment, it seems like a real hassle," Hashimoto Masayoshi said. "Suzuki, have you noticed anything?"

Suzuki Toru looked around the corridor. They seemed to be the first students to leave the room, while in those closed rooms, Ichinose Honami and the others were probably listening attentively to the exam rules.

“Students were selected from each class and regrouped into an exam group. Then, based on preferential treatment and exam results, we were given choices that seemed to be cooperation, competition, betrayal, and maximizing personal interests.”

"In reality, there is only one outcome, which is something the school has been emphasizing all along." Suzuki Tetsuya paused. "The person who finds the answer the fastest can skip the exam process and directly pass the game. The so-called meritocracy is unreasonable."

"Did you find the recipient of the preferential treatment immediately?" Hashimoto Masayoshi asked.

Suzuki Toru glanced at Yamamura Miki, who was standing to the side with her head down, as if trying to make herself less noticeable.

"If the person receiving preferential treatment was a village student, what would you think?"

Startled by his sudden call of her name, Miki Yamamura shuddered.

"We'll try to help the mountain village conceal their identities, and then ask Her Highness what to do next," Hashimoto Masayoshi replied.

"If you don't just know about the identities of other beneficiaries besides Shancun, do you also know about the identities of others?"

Seeing that Hashimoto Masayoshi was deep in thought, Suzuki Tetsu continued, "The school's rules are clear at a glance. The answer to this exam is the preferential treatment. Many people may get caught up in the superficial mystery, namely, who the preferential treatment is and who we can trust in this werewolf game."

Although Chabashira Sae didn't explain much, judging from the rules, most people probably fell into a chain of suspicion: the privileged don't trust the group members, and the group members don't trust the privileged.

For example, if the privileged person reveals their identity to others in an attempt to achieve outcome one, someone might betray them, resulting in outcome three.

For example, even if the recipient reveals their identity, it still cannot guarantee that the other party will trust them completely.

Although the information provided earlier stated that forging text messages was prohibited, the school did not prohibit students from exchanging phones with each other. Students with special privileges could exchange phones with their classmates and then induce students from other classes to do so.

If someone answers incorrectly, their class score will decrease by 50 points.

“However, these are all traps set by the school,” Suzuki Tetsu said. “Since the school ensures that the number of privileged students will be absolutely fair and just, there must be a reasonable selection rule, otherwise Mr. Chabashira wouldn’t have said just now that ‘it has undergone rigorous adjustments.’”

Hashimoto Masayoshi tentatively asked, "Can we deduce the complete selection rules based on the known preferential treatment recipients?"

"It's not just the recipients of preferential treatment themselves; we are also clues. Think about why the school summoned us separately. Wouldn't it have been more convenient to explain the situation in one group first and then announce the group members?"

That seems to make sense. Hashimoto Masayoshi looked at Yamamura Miki with a thoughtful expression.

"Another point is that the school requires us to participate in group discussions, but at the same time says that we can decide the content of the discussion and leave on our own when the time is up. It feels very strange."

Miki Yamamura cautiously moved a little further away, instinctively hiding behind Toru Suzuki, because Masayoshi Hashimoto's gaze was a bit intimidating.

"So the discussion itself isn't important; what's important are the members who are present?"

"The only requirement we are given is to introduce ourselves. Isn't that a strange rule?"

"It suddenly feels like a mystery game," Hashimoto Masayoshi suddenly said with a wry smile. "I'm really not good at this kind of thing!"

Suzuki Tetsu pursed his lips. If you're not good at it, why can you keep up with his train of thought?

"However, there's no use thinking about it now; we'll only know the answer tomorrow."

"Haha, if I were the one receiving preferential treatment, I would tell you and Her Highness the Princess."

"Maybe I'll get bored and tell other people to finish the exam early."

"..."

As they chatted, they reached the elevator.

While waiting for the elevator, Masayoshi Hashimoto took out his phone, seemingly reporting something to someone.

"I apologize, I have already reported the list and what you just said to Her Highness."

"I also wanted you to tell her."

"Tsk, speaking of which, there's something strange about your relationship." Hashimoto Masayoshi said as if he were asking for gossip. "You won the last agreement, right? Did you do anything too outrageous to Her Highness the Princess in the end?"

More outrageous than you can imagine, Suzuki Tetsu didn't reveal his true thoughts, but instead asked, "Why do you call Sakayanagi-san a princess?"

"Because she's cute?" Hashimoto Masayoshi looked at him strangely.

"Lolicon." Suzuki Toru never expected that he would have the opportunity to say this line.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't just label people as perverts!" Hashimoto Masayoshi snapped.

"I see, it's just because the person you like happens to be a little girl, right?" Suzuki Tetsu said as he stepped into the elevator, then looked around. "Strange, where's Yamamura-kun?"

“I’m here.” Miki Yamamura weakly raised her hand behind him.

Suzuki Toru fell silent. What was the deal with this guy's presence?

Before, because Masumi Kamuro was by her side, she didn't find anything strange, but now that she was alone, it was as if she were air, and it was hard to detect her presence.

Even bizarre wishes rarely appear on her; only some trivial wishes pop up from time to time. Compared to Sakayanagi Arisu and Kamuro Masumi, she's practically a passerby.

[Hehehe, so weak in presence just to be invisible, let's stir this up!] [Cover her mouth, we could play with her all day] [Want to experience the feel of Yamamura-kun's hands] [Lick Yamamura Miki's jade feet raw] [Suck her fingers] [All you do is play on your phone, why don't you play with a man?]...

Chapter 181 The Answers to the Exam

Shortly after returning to his room, Toru Suzuki texted Kikyo Kushida and Masumi Kamuro, asking them to share the group list with him.

After thinking for a while, he asked Katsuragi Kohei again, asking him to send him the complete list of Class A.

Immediately afterwards, Masumi Kamuro replied to the message.

Her group is represented by the character 酉, which can also be associated with the rooster in the Chinese zodiac.

Besides Masumi Kamuro, the members of the 伡ψ璐娜耸咦椴畈欢啵珹班 also include Ai Morishita, Taiga Tsukagi, and Emiya Tamiya.

A group that simultaneously brings together the Sakayanagi faction, the Katsuragi faction, and the neutral faction is not as harmonious as the Orochi faction, which will probably make the exams these next few days quite troublesome.

Suzuki Tetsu looked at the list of Chicken Group. Each rule actually had its own internal logic. If the school selected the favored students from each class and then assigned them to each group, then the selection range would be too large.

In order for students to determine who the privileged students are, they have to go back to their own class and think about the school's selection rules, which do not conform to the school's arrangement of regrouping students together.

Therefore, the most convenient way is to select the best students from within the group. This not only ensures that students compete and think with each other within the group, but also aligns with the school's logic in planning this exam.

Since the preferential treatment is selected from within the group, the group itself must have some clues.

To find this clue, Toru Suzuki needs to put himself in the school's shoes and answer a few questions.

First, why convene the students separately?

Because separate meetings are more advantageous than centralized explanations, they allow students to focus their attention on their own groups and also to notice their teammates immediately.

Secondly, why divide it into twelve groups instead of eight or sixteen?

Is it because the cruise ship doesn't have enough cabins?

No, the key question is why the twelve groups need to be emphasized twice?

The twelve groups are arranged according to the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and the twelve zodiac animals are also used. They could have simply been called the first, second, third, etc.

In order of arrangement?

Suzuki Tetsuya suddenly thought of something. He typed the Snake Group's list on his phone's notepad and then rearranged it several times.

Student ID? Birthday? Japanese syllabary (hiragana and katakana)? Height?

It seems that he doesn't know any of the Japanese syllabary (hiragana and katakana) except for the 50 basic sounds. He can't very well go to each person's door and ask them for their student ID number, can he?

No, the school can think of the same things he can think of.