Demon Slayer: I was taken home by Shinobu Kocho at the beginning.

Has this guy damaged his brain from practicing martial arts?

"The team formation rules are simple: based on the scores of the next quiz, the first-place student will team up with the last-place student, the second-place student with the second-to-last-place student, and so on."

In the end, it was Longyuan who spoke up and explained the situation.

"Yeah, I think so too."

Kaneda nodded as well.

Finally, the two turned their gaze to Tatsuya Kamio.

"In addition, the teacher on the board also said that several groups of students drop out of school every year, which means that older students must have also gone through this exam."

After that, all we need to do is have the students ask them.

Upon hearing this, both Longyuan and Jintian nodded.

Ibuki was dumbfounded. Was it really that simple?

Many students in Class C also participated in clubs. For example, Komiya and Kondo were in the basketball club, and Shiina was in the tea ceremony club.

Therefore, neither Ryuen nor Tatsuya Kamio took the group assignments to heart.

"So the next step is to set up the questions and organize the study group, right?"

Jin Tian spoke, clarifying the direction for Class C.

However, after thinking about it, Tatsuya Kamio shook his head.

"There's no need for you to set questions, Kinda. You just need to organize the study session. As for setting questions, I have other ideas."

Any other ideas?

Kaneda was a little confused. Did he not trust me?

Jintian, who was fairly confident in his academic abilities, couldn't help but frown.

"Don't get me wrong, I don't intend to create these questions myself."

"That is……"

"Alright, Kinda, you and Hiyori go and prepare for the study group. The reminder on the board is quite obvious. If you want to be promoted, you'll have to make up for your lack of academic ability sooner or later."

Also, please take stock of the students' academic performance and prepare for the next quiz to avoid any embarrassing situations.

Ryuen interrupted Kaneda and dismissed the people around him.

"Alright, now that everyone's gone, can you tell me your thoughts?"

Kamio Tatsuya smiled.

"Longyuan, do you still have enough points?"

"Why do you ask?"

"A month from now, it's not even the end of the semester yet, and the courses probably won't be over by then." Kamio Tatsuya smiled. "Even if Kaneda and the others preview the later material, how do you think the quality of the questions they create will be without a thorough understanding?"

"It's probably not very good."

"So I'm planning to find upperclassmen to help us with the work." Tatsuya Kamio's smile didn't fade. "The second-year upperclassmen, apart from their classes, are all short of living expenses."

However, whether it's Class B, Class C, or Class D, there are also students with exceptionally high academic abilities who would likely be very willing to earn this extra money.

Ryuen glanced at Tatsuya Kamio, then nodded.

He hadn't expected that there was a way to ask for outside help.

As for whether the foreign aid will leak the questions, there's no need to worry. There's nothing that a contract can't solve.

While Class C confirmed their basic strategy, Horikita Suzune from Class D also took action.

Although she was basically doomed from this exam, she didn't intend to do nothing; at the very least, she wanted to use this exam to do something.

That's right, she plans to find the informant that Tatsuya Kamio left in Class D, and then persuade the informant to stop providing information to Tatsuya Kamio.

The students in Class D did not intend to discuss the matter in class; instead, they wanted to move the discussion to the school's coffee shop.

"Ayanokouji, during the Sports Festival, we devised a plan that revealed Kamio had informants in Class D, right?"

As Horikita Suzune and Ayanokouji walked toward the coffee shop, they brought up the old story again.

“That’s right, you also said you had some clues about the informants he left behind.”

Ayanokouji nodded.

"You might not believe it, but I think the informant left by Kamio is Kushida."

After listening to Horikita's words, Ayanokouji fell silent for a moment.

"Um, what's your basis?"

"I guess so." Horikita sighed. "Kushida and I were actually students at the same middle school, but I didn't recognize her at first. But now it seems she probably recognized me from the start."

Ayanokouji recalled Horikita's appearance when she first enrolled and nodded. Back then, Horikita didn't pay any attention to anyone else.

"The first time I remembered Kushida was at the book club before the midterm exams last semester. Her gentle manner towards everyone reminded me that there seemed to be someone like her in middle school."

She was just as gentle to everyone in middle school as she is now, and she had a group of friends around her. Although she didn't seem to be in the student council, they were very united.

"Does this have anything to do with your belief that Kushida is Tatsuya Kamio's informant?"

Horikita nodded gravely.

"The reason I believe Kushida is Kamio's informant is related to what I heard about this matter."

However, I cannot guarantee that this is true; it is merely a rumor I have heard. Only Kushida himself likely knows the specifics of what happened.

After a pause, Horikita Suzune continued to explain what she knew.

"That happened sometime in late February when I was in my third year of middle school, near graduation. There was a mass absence incident in one of my classes."

"It can't be that everyone is sick, can it?"

"Ayanokouji, has anyone ever told you that you have no sense of humor?"

"No, and I was just stating a reasonable conjecture."

"Shut your mouth and listen to me properly."

Ayanokouji, who had been slapped hard in the abdomen with a chop to the neck, promptly shut his mouth.

"This was no small matter, so it immediately caused a huge uproar. People said that a class had collapsed because of a girl, and that class was never back to normal until graduation."

"Do you think that person is Kushida?"

"That's what I think. If that person is Kushida, then it makes sense why Kushida was assigned to Class D."

At this point in Horikita's speech, Ayanokouji hesitated for a moment before speaking as well.

"Actually, after the celebration party for the midterm exams last semester, I saw something..."

Then, Ayanokouji told Horikita that he had seen Kushida kick the railing hard to vent his emotions, and that this incident had been recorded by Kamio Tatsuya.

Why didn't you tell me about something so important sooner?

Horikita glared fiercely at Ayanokouji.

"Uh, so it's because you didn't ask?"

After glaring at Ayanokouji again, Horikita frowned.

"At first I thought Kushida betrayed Class D because she hated me, but if what you just said is true, maybe she was just coerced by Kamio."

Horikita Suzune immediately felt a headache coming on.

If Kushida was coerced into assisting Kamio Tatsuya, then she really had no choice.

From Kushida's perspective, he certainly wouldn't want Kamio Tatsuya to reveal the evidence he possessed.

From Horikita Suzune's perspective, she certainly couldn't ask Kushida not to provide information to Kamio Tatsuya, because doing so would expose another side of Kushida.

For Class D now, if they want to turn the tide, Kushida's ability to stabilize the morale of the class is indispensable.

While announcing Kushida's future might help her escape from Tatsuya Kamio, it would essentially be like throwing away one of her trump cards.

This is an absolutely unacceptable choice.

"You've really made a mess of things for me, Chabashira-sensei."

Now that things have come to this, Horikita is also full of resentment towards the tea stalk.

If she hadn't been so clever, how could Tatsuya Kamio have left Class D?

Even if he doesn't actively contribute to the class, Horikita Suzune feels that he might help if she asks him for a favor.

In any case, it's much better than him leaving Class D and becoming an enemy.

Furthermore, although Tatsuya Kamio didn't contribute much when he was on the team, he showed absolutely no mercy to Class D after they became enemies.

"It seems the only option is to talk to Kamio and hope he can give up on Kushida's weakness."

"Are you sure?"

"Are you kidding me?"

Horikita glared at Ayanokouji again; clearly, she was very angry.

Originally, Class D was no weaker than the other classes, but Tatsuya Kamio's departure almost caused Class D to explode. The fact that she could refrain from going to find the Chabashira and giving her a good scolding was already a testament to her good manners.

After finishing his discussion with Ryuen and the others, Kamio Tatsuya approached Ichinose.

He didn't need to worry about organizing study sessions for Class C; Kaneda and his group of academically gifted guys would handle it. They usually took care of these things anyway, so they were experts in their fields.

Longyuan also took care of negotiating with second- and even third-grade students to create exam questions.

If it were in Class D, he would have to do this himself.

However, Tatsuya Kamio wasn't without work; all he needed to do was determine the target of this attack.

Class C has formulated a battle plan with the class as the hypothetical enemy. Wouldn't it be very embarrassing if they failed to formulate the plan?

Chapter 207 Pick the Softest Persimmon

Of the four classes in the first grade, Class 1 has the highest academic ability in the entire grade, which is beyond doubt.

Normally, other classes should avoid taking this exam, but don't forget that Class A has 1080 points, while Class B has 812 points.

If Class B can beat Class 2 this time, they can immediately close the gap between the two classes. If they can take advantage of this momentum and keep going, they might be able to move up to Class 2 next time.

Therefore, it is entirely possible that Class B, where Ichinose is located, could choose Class B as their opponent for a challenge.

What Kamio Tatsu also needs to do is to make Ichinose give up on Ban as his opponent.

Ichinose owes Kamio Tatsuya a lot of favors, so he probably won't refuse. Besides, targeting Class D in a game that's almost a sure win would also benefit Class B.

Next up is Class D. Class D was at the biggest disadvantage in this exam, as Class C, whose average academic level was similar, had three more students than them.

Class A and Class B not only had higher academic abilities than them, but also had two more students.

No matter how you look at the data on paper, it's a losing proposition.

However, this doesn't mean that Class D can't benefit from this exam; on the contrary, it's a great opportunity for them. Whether they can even think of it is another matter entirely.

But in any case, preventing Class D from becoming a troublemaker is something that Tatsuya Kamio needs to do.

However, dealing with Class D is relatively easy, since he holds the remote control that can detonate the bomb in Class D.

Although this remote control requires 200 million private points to activate, that doesn't change the fact that it's a deadly weapon.

In short, let's first persuade Ichinose not to go to the designated class as our opponent.

Just as Tatsuya Kamio made up his mind, he ran into Ichinose on his way back to the dormitory.

"Hey, Ichinose, it seems you're recovering pretty well."

Ichinose's face no longer showed any signs of being a patient; she looked completely different from when I saw her in her room before.

"Hehe, it's probably because I ate the dinner that Kamio-kun brought me."

In short, Ichinose looked very energetic at that moment.

Moreover, neither of them mentioned what happened that day. Kamio Tatsuya felt it wasn't the right time yet, while Ichinose felt a little shy.

"By the way, Ichinose, has your class decided which class to target for this exam?"

Kamio Tatsu wasn't the type to dawdle. Since he had something to say, he decided to get it over with directly, so he spoke up quite frankly.

"What's wrong? Kamio-kun, are you worried that we'll be assigned to Class C?" Ichinose said half-jokingly. "Class C has one more person than us, so they wouldn't do that."