"Senpaku, I am Sakamoto. What brings you here?"

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Haruki Yamauchi didn't say anything, but seeing that he was finally not at the bottom, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Horikita Suzune looked at the three students' scores, feeling a mix of emotions.

Her strategy of persistent persuasion and leveraging Kushida's influence seemed to be working.

However, this effect seems more to be due to Kushida's personal charm than to the result of her own efforts.

A faint sense of powerlessness and a subtle jealousy lingered around her.

However, this relaxed atmosphere was created by the improvement in the quizzes.

Their hopes were quickly shattered by the news announced by their homeroom teacher, Chabashira Sae.

Chabashira Sae stood on the podium.

He still had that indifferent expression.

She wrote the four characters "Midterm Exam" heavily on the blackboard with chalk.

"The quiz is just an appetizer."

Her voice was cold and devoid of emotion.

"The upcoming midterm exams are the real focus. Remember what I said before—?"

She paused deliberately, her gaze sweeping over every face in the audience.

Especially those students whose grades hover at the bottom.

"Any student who fails any subject in the midterm exams, regardless of their class or individual grades, will be expelled."

"Wow——!"

The classroom erupted in chaos.

"Withdraw from school?!"

"Failing one subject means dropping out of school?"

"These rules are too harsh!"

The smiles on the faces of Yamauchi, Ike, and Sudo instantly froze.

Instead, there was a pallor and terror.

They were just feeling fortunate to have barely passed, and now they are facing such a terrible punishment.

drop out.

The intimidation this word brought far exceeded the previous situation of the class points being reduced to zero.

Although their homeroom teacher mentioned it at the beginning of this month,

But I didn't expect it to come so quickly.

Horikita's gaze unconsciously drifted to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka beside her.

But the other person remained expressionless, as if they had expected this.

The next second, a thought flashed through Horikita Suzune's mind like lightning—

Exam paper.

The exam paper, sold by a second-year student, claimed to be from Sakamoto, cost her 10,000 personal points, and whose content appeared to be from last year's midterm exam.

She had initially set it aside due to her suspicions about Sakamoto's motives and a sense of humiliation.

There was even some resistance to that exam paper.

Under the immense pressure of "dropping out" at this moment,

Its value and significance have undergone a dramatic change.

in case……

If that exam paper is real...

It is no longer a "charity" or a "conspiracy," but may be a lifeline.

Chabashira Sae ignored the commotion and panic below and coldly added:

So, study hard. Stop relying on luck.

In Class D's classroom,

The students with poor grades started complaining again.

Horikita Suzune's hands unconsciously clenched tighter.

anyway,

She needs to prevent students from dropping out of Class D and strive for better grades.

First Year Midterm Exam: Chapter 063: Sakamoto Preparing for the Exam

With only one week left until the midterm exams, the air seemed to be on edge.

Even the most undisciplined students in Class D showed a hint of urgency on their faces.

The "idiot trio" of Yamauchi, Ike, and Sudo were like ants on a hot plate.

Struggling in vain between textbooks and workbooks.

After his afternoon club activities ended, Takeru Sudo, covered in sweat, hurried to the library.

Today's study session is being held there.

His mind was still filled with the defensive strategies he hadn't been able to break through on the basketball court, and his pace quickened involuntarily.

At a corner in the corridor, he met a student from Class B who was also hurrying along—

山胁

Hit a full chest.

Hey! Can't you watch where you're going?!

Sudo was already in a bad mood.

He roared furiously after being hit.

"You were the one who suddenly rushed out!"

Yamawaki was not one to mince words either, and immediately retorted.

A simple argument quickly escalated.

The two started pushing and shoving each other, and the air crackled with tension.

However, the conflict quickly became unequal.

Hearing the commotion, the other two figures quickly approached—

It was Ryuen Sho and his loyal underling, Ishizaki Daichi.

Long Yuan strolled over slowly, hands in his pockets.

A mocking smile played on his face.

He sized up the red-haired, short-haired student in front of him, who looked defiant.

"Hey, isn't this from Class D?"

Long Yuan's voice was filled with undisguised contempt.

"What, your grades are at the bottom, but you have quite the temper? You dare to challenge the people in Class B?"

In his eyes, Class D didn't even qualify as an opponent.

It's a garbage dump that's a complete waste of resources.

How dare people from this class provoke us?

As the de facto leader of Class B, he naturally had to stand up and "protect" his own people.

By the way, let's give this ignorant and reckless young man a profound "warning".

Ishizaki and Tatamawaki immediately stepped forward.

They supported Sutō on the left and right.

This restricted his movements.

Ryuen moved closer, staring at Sudo's face, which was flushed red with anger.

He whispered in a cold tone:

"I'm really looking forward to seeing how many students in your Class D will... drop out during the upcoming midterm exams?"

This statement hit Sudo squarely where it hurt.

Sudo struggled even harder, but couldn't break free.

"Let him go!"

A clear and firm female voice came from the side.

Horikita Suzune happened to be going to the library and witnessed this scene.

Although she deeply despised Sudo's impulsive and thoughtless behavior,

But seeing her classmates being surrounded and threatened by people from other classes, she couldn't just stand by and do nothing.

Longyuan looked in the direction of the sound.

He saw a girl with long, black hair and a cold expression standing not far away, staring at him with sharp eyes.

"Oh? Class D wants to meddle in other people's business?"

Long Yuan raised an eyebrow.

"He was the one who pushed and shoved people from our class first."

Horikita Suzune remained completely calm; she composedly took out her phone.

The camera focused on Ishizaki and the other man who were supporting Sudo:

“I’ve already recorded it. If you don’t release him immediately, I don’t mind submitting this ‘suspected bullying’ video to the school. I wonder if your class’s grades can withstand such a deduction?”

She didn't know which class the other person was in.

But the keyword "class points" is undoubtedly the most sensitive nerve for all students.

Long Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

He hadn't expected that Class D would have such a quick-witted character who knew how to use the rules to fight back.

He stared at Horikita for a few seconds, then finally waved.

Ishizaki and Yamawaki reluctantly released Sudo.

"Hmph! They started this trouble first!"

As soon as Sudo was freed, he loudly defended himself.

"Shut up, you piece of trash."

Ryuen coldly interrupted Sudo.

But his gaze never left Horikita.

His mind raced with thoughts.