Ichinose, you will regret it.

Ji Ye: [Hey, don't skip class tomorrow, you hear me?]

……

Uesugi Gen looked at his phone with a dark face. Was he kidding me? Was he really not worthy of their trust?

Humph, if you don’t want to curl up, then don’t curl up!

Uesugi Gen quickly withdrew his leave application to Hoshinomiya.

The next day, Uesugi Gen pulled at the quilt for a long time before reluctantly heading to the classroom.

"Hah~ Good morning!"

I arrived at the classroom, saw my seat, and greeted Ichinose and the others.

"Morning, Uesugi-kun."

Ichinose is as energetic as ever.

"Morning, Uesugi, here's your breakfast."

Shibata in the back seat handed over bread and milk.

Ever since Ichinose and the others discovered that Uesugi Gen didn't have the habit of eating breakfast after skipping class last time, they would bring him breakfast.

"You came at the right time. We were discussing your inference last time."

Kanzaki Ryuji was reviewing with his textbook. When he saw Uesugi Gen coming, he closed the textbook and said seriously.

"It's not mine. You made it up. I just said a few words."

Uesugi Gen came to his seat, took his breakfast, and said in a half-asleep state,

"I'm the one who's been kept in the dark, okay? They're only telling me now that my points might be tied to student discipline."

Himeno Xue, who was leaning against the window, half-closed her eyes and stared at Uesugi Gen, blaming him for not telling her about this earlier.

"I just realized that Xiaoxue didn't know about this. She wasn't there when we were discussing it."

"Besides, this is just a conjecture, with no real evidence, so I haven't told anyone about it. I can only ask the students to try not to break the rules."

Ichinose came out to smooth things over.

"It doesn't violate the rules—"

Ji Yexue was startled and turned to look at Shang Shanyuan.

"Is this guy okay?"

"I won't stay. I have the privilege of skipping classes granted by the student union. The school won't pursue this matter."

The student union has a lot of things to do, and inspections and field work are almost unavoidable, so a considerable number of student union members have this power, but none of them use it as diligently as Uesugi Gen.

Uesugi Gen comforted Himeno Yuki, saying that she was the only woman in the class who was immune to Ichinose's aura, and she must be treated well.

"If Uesugi-kun's reasoning is correct, the scores should change next month. This test may be the school's final summary of the students."

Ichinose, who was standing next to Uesugi Gen, said seriously.

"Ichinose is right. After all, the school can't let students slack off forever. Next month's point distribution is the best time. While the students are worried about losing points, giving them a fatal blow after a month of good living should have a very good effect."

Ryuji Kanzaki made the final summary.

This is quite an impressive judgment. It seems that even if I keep slacking off, the situation of Class B won’t be too bad.

Uesugi Gen quietly watched Ichinose and the others' heated discussion, and suddenly revealed a mischievous smile.

"Hey, Ichinose, judging by your friendships, you have quite a few friends in other classes, right? Besides ours, how many points do you think other classes will be giving out next month?"

That’s right, Uesugi Gen decided to take the big one.

Anyway, the answer will be announced in a few days, and the school has almost deducted all the points. Instead of waiting for Mr. Hoshinomiya to announce the answer next week, it is better to make use of it and let Ichinose and the others guess the answer directly.

"Well, let me think..."

He put his fingers on his chin, lowered his head and thought quietly, his expression gradually becoming solemn.

"I don't know much about the situation of Class A and Class C, but D——"

Magical Dragon II's pupils shrank, his brows furrowed, and he muttered to himself,

"Strange, why?"

"Why are the points arranged like this—"

"-tidy."

The two said in unison.

Looking at the slightly weird scene in front of them, Shibata Sa and Himeno Xue were a little confused for a moment.

Uesugi Gen looked at Ichinose and Kanzaki, then turned to look at Himeno Manabu and Shibata, shook his head with a little pity and sighed.

Veins popped up on Ji Yexue's forehead, and she glared at Uesugi Gen fiercely.

"What are you talking about? Is there anything strange about the points?"

Looking at the different expressions on everyone's faces, Uesugi Gen showed a happy smile on his face.

"Yes, why? Why on earth would the school do this?"

Humph, I asked you to backstab me, but you didn’t expect that it was actually me, Uesugi Gen, who backstabbed you!

Silence for a long time,

Ichinose was the first to come up with the answer.

"The school's class divisions were probably decided by the school from the beginning, which is why the scores are so neatly presented."

As expected, compared to Kanzaki, Ichinose, who has many friends in other classes, can get more information from them.

Hearing Ichinose's voice, Ryuji Kanzaki, who was lost in thought, was startled. He suddenly remembered the example that Uesugi Gen gave him on the second day of school.

What does ranking mean in a company or why does a company rank among its employees.

“Competition is competition, and in order to make employees more efficient, companies will rank performance among departments and compete with each other.”

Kanzaki suddenly woke up. He recalled Uesugi Gen's actions that day. His thoughts were connected as if they were electrocuted. He turned his head to Uesugi Gen and said through gritted teeth,

"Uesugi, you knew from the beginning that the classes would compete with each other. That's why you reminded me on the second day that the students' quality would be linked to their points so that the students in the class would pay attention to discipline."

Ichinose beside him also reacted and muttered to himself in a nostalgic manner,

"That's why you didn't let me share my specific reasoning, and only told me to enforce discipline in the class. Because if it gets out, it might get to other classes, and they might close the gap with us, which would be detrimental to our competition."

"What are you talking about? I don't understand. Shibata, Xiaoxue, right?"

Uesugi Gen changed his arrogant attitude and spoke in a puzzled tone.

"Shut up you guy."

"Don't call me Xiaoxue, you bastard!"

Shibata and Himeno Yuki also realized that the four of them were probably being fooled by the guy in front of them.

"Don't worry about the details."

Uesugi Gen looked at me as if you were making a big fuss.

Seeing Uesugi Gen's smug look, the four of them clenched their fists for a moment.

……

Ding~

As the bell rang, the four of them had to return to their seats.

"Well, Kanzaki, Ichinose, one last question. What do you think the school relies on to promote competition between classes?"

Uesugi Gen suddenly changed the subject and spoke to the two of them seriously.

With the judgment of these two people, Uesugi Gen believed that as long as they had a direction, they would find the answer soon.

But before that...

Accept my revenge, Uesugi Gen, for my lost sleep!

This was the last struggle of Uesugi Gen, who had become a hedgehog after being persecuted for nearly a month.

Chapter 22 Welcome to the Classroom of Strength Supremacy

At the beginning of the second month, Uesugi Gen rarely arrived in the classroom on time.

Kanzaki and the others also showed serious expressions, waiting for the points to be distributed.

hum~

Everyone's terminal rang at the same time. Here they come!

【Account credited points: 86300】

Uesugi's speculation was correct.

An expression of "as expected" appeared on everyone's face.

Ichinose had told the students in Class B about this speculation the night before, so the students in Class B who knew the situation in advance were not too surprised.

"There are actually more than 8 points credited to my account. I thought 7 was the limit."

Uesugi Gen looked at the phone in front of him and said in a strange tone.

Based on the scores of Class B over the years and the information he already knew, Uesugi Gen estimated that the points retained by Class B were probably between 650 and 750.

The biggest difference between Class B and Class A is that most people in Class A will give priority to implementing the solution that is best for them when encountering a problem.

Class B, on the other hand, will consider multiple factors such as friendship and the impact of the incident when solving problems.

Too many concerns led to the failure to achieve the optimal result, causing Class B to lose a lot of points invisibly.

"The fact that the points awarded by the school have changed proves that our previous inference was correct. As for the remaining questions, we can only wait for Mr. Xingzhigong to answer them."

Kanzaki had panda eyes today, which was unusual for him. It was obvious that he was still upset about the questions raised by Uesugi Gen a few days ago and had not slept much all night.

Uesugi Gen looked at Kanzaki Ryuji and laughed loudly.

"Haha, Kanzaki, this look suits you very well, gloomy handsome guy."

Snapped!

Ichinose knocked Uesugi Gen's head lightly with a book, and there was a hint of resentment in his tone.

"Uesugi-kun, could you please be quiet for a moment?"

Ichinose's condition was not as serious as Kanzaki's. She covered her dark circles with a little makeup, but she looked a little haggard and not as energetic as usual.

"Who is responsible for us becoming like this?"

Kanzaki turned to look at Uesugi Gen, murderous intent flickering in his eyes.

In the final analysis, it was all because of this guy. He first threw out a question to arouse my vigilance. After I finally solved it, he handed me a more difficult one, then said with a smile that this question was the key, and finally ran away, so I became like this.

This damn Riddler!

Sensing the anger of the two, Uesugi Gen defended himself,

"These things only make sense if you figure them out yourself."

"It's almost time for class."

Ji Yexue, who had been playing with her phone silently, reminded

After hearing this, Ichinose and the others stopped dwelling on the issue and dispersed back to their seats.

The classroom door was opened with a swipe.

Teacher Hoshinomiya, with a blush on her face, came into the classroom humming a cheerful tune.

Did you just drink some wine? And why are you so happy?

Uesugi Gen was a little confused. Based on his understanding of Teacher Hoshinomiya, she was truly happy from the bottom of her heart, and it was not the usual superficial smile of praise and giving out good guy cards.

Although Class B retained a lot of points, they still didn't get promoted to Class A, which was pretty much the same result she had expected. So why was she so happy?

"Hehe, students, you all have questions, right? It's okay, your favorite teacher is here, and I'm here to answer them all for you."

Teacher Hoshinomiya put a piece of paper on the blackboard like a poster, put his hands on his hips, a smug smile on his face, and looked very proud.