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

Back in his dorm, Tatsuya Kamio began organizing his notes about the upcoming exam.

This exam is not a one-on-one competition, but a free-for-all. Although Class D will obey orders, depending on the situation, there is a possibility that Class D and Class B could join forces.

Moreover, this method of commanding the entire class in battle meant that Tatsuya Kamio could only fight within the scope of the abilities available to his class.

Unfortunately, Class C's overall strength is not very strong. Although they have made up for it recently, they are still not as good as Class 1 and Class B.

No matter how capable the commander is, if the soldiers are not up to par, winning is a pipe dream.

Fortunately, this exam is not entirely about academic ability; students can choose to focus on their strengths, so Class C has a good chance of winning.

Moreover, since it's a free-for-all, the class that loses four games will be eliminated, so preparation is needed not only in terms of offense but also in terms of defense.

Therefore, it is important to understand the students in the class, such as who is good at what and who is not good at what.

Therefore, the first thing Kamio Tatsuya had to do was to figure out the abilities of the students in the class.

However, Tatsuya Kamio is not worried about this, because as the actual controller of the class, Ryuen must know what his subordinates are good at.

If you're the leader of a class and you don't know what your subordinates are good at, you might as well just step down and pass the throne to someone more capable.

In addition, it is also important to understand the projects prepared by Class A and Class B. Only by knowing what weapons the other side has can we carry out targeted defense.

According to the rules, we won't know what questions other classes have prepared until the following week, and the exam will be held the week after that.

Normally, there is only one week to prepare for defense.

However, if we know in advance, we can have more time to practice defense, even if we don't necessarily need it, just in case.

Moreover, depending on the situation, false information can be released to confuse the enemy.

Of course, we also need to guard against the other party spreading false information. Although Ichinose might not do that, Kanzaki and Sakayanagi are definitely capable of doing such a thing.

The second day's classes ended early, and after school, Kamio Tatsuya participated in Class C's discussion for the first time.

"How's the project preparation going?"

In order to understand the current situation, Tatsuya Kamio asked Ryuen for advice.

What do you think are the advantages of Class C?

Advantages...

Tatsuya Kamio stroked his chin: "Hmm, can he fight?"

Speaking of fighting skills, the boys' side includes Ryuen, Ishizaki, and Yamada, who are all very strong. In addition to them, there are also Komiya and Kondo, among others.

On the girls' side, Ibuki's fighting skills are also quite good; at least for a girl, she's very capable in combat.

Wow, I always feel like Class C is a den of delinquents.

Moreover, these people have only average learning abilities, and apart from fighting, they have basically no other special skills.

Therefore, if we want to make use of these people, we must set up several projects related to fighting.

"Hehe, you have a very accurate eye on the problem."

As he spoke, Long Yuan handed him a notebook.

Kamio Tatsuya smiled and took it. After opening it, the first page listed the items that Ryuen had prepared for this exam.

Judo, Karate, Taekwondo, Women's Free Fighting, Wrestling, Gauntlet Fighting.

How should I put it? It's very much like Dragon Garden's style. You're planning to fight from beginning to end, aren't you?

However, these events did not surprise Tatsuya Kamio. What surprised him more was the final competition format—a series of elimination matches.

Indeed, a gauntlet format is more suitable. Except for women's freestyle fighting, which requires one person, the other events require multiple people.

For example, there are three judo practitioners, four karate practitioners, two wrestlers, and five taekwondo practitioners.

That's true. If there are too many people, even Yamada might not be able to handle it in the end.

That's good, because it means we can have a lot more people available for defense.

"How about it?"

“I think it’s fine.” Kamio Tatsuya put down the paper. “It’s obvious what kind of questions Class A and Class B will give.”

"Hehe, it's just a written test. After all, compared to us, this is all the weapons they have left."

Long Yuan's tone was full of disdain.

Unfortunately, Tatsuya Kamio thought the same thing.

In Class B, they might choose some sports-related activities, but I haven't heard of any special skills among the students in Class B.

Then, Tatsuya Kamio continued to turn the page, looking at the things that Ryuen had handwritten about each student's strengths and weaknesses.

The entire class, excluding Tatsuya Kamio, was included, and the details were very comprehensive.

This guy really knows the abilities of his students inside and out.

Kamio Tatsuya nodded to himself. With this, he had a clear idea of ​​how to allocate the resources.

After determining the students' abilities and the basic principles of the exam, Tatsuya Kamio took Ryuen's notebook and went up to the podium.

"Next, let me tell you about the projects our class has prepared."

As he spoke, Kamio Tatsuya wrote down the names of the five projects. Looking at the handwriting, Kamio Tatsuya nodded to himself.

I didn't expect my chalk handwriting to be so pretty.

"For women's freestyle fighting, one person is required. Our opponents will only be Class 1 and Class B. Kamuro Masumi from Class B is the commander. As for the others, Ibuki, can you handle it?"

Upon hearing Tatsuya Kamio's name called, Ibuki paused for a moment, then immediately realized what he meant and looked at Tatsuya Kamio on the podium with a resentful expression.

"Who do you think you are?! As long as I play, I can win!"

"Okay, then it's you."

"Let me see. Next is wrestling, two people are needed. Let me see..." Tatsuya Kamio's gaze swept across the classroom, then landed on a boy with his hand raised. "Ishizaki, you can do it, right?"

"Of course! Even if it's one against two, I'm absolutely fine!"

Ishizaki was very excited after his name was called.

"I didn't mean for you to fight two against one." Kamio Tatsuya smiled, then turned around again and wrote a few words on the blackboard.

A war of attrition.

"All of our C-class's projects will be conducted using a round-robin format. Even if there are problems with multiple opponents, you should be very confident in one-on-one situations, Ishizaki, right?"

Upon hearing this, the students in Class C suddenly realized, "Oh, I see."

No wonder Ishizaki's teammate is such a weakling who's bad at sports; so that's what he was thinking.

"But will the school really recognize the elimination rounds?"

"If it were a competition or a ball game, it probably wouldn't work, but for competitive sports like karate or judo, elimination tournaments are very common."

Even if one or two projects are rejected due to potential risks, I have backup plans. In short, you don't need to worry about the projects.

Most of the students in the class breathed a sigh of relief, but some expressed concern.

"But, but what if we run into Ayanokouji from Class C..."

Yeah, it would be terrible if we ran into Ayanokouji, because that guy really does have a record of taking on four opponents at once.

"That guy is the commander of Class D, so don't worry about him."

Most of the students in Class C breathed a sigh of relief.

That's good.

Actually, besides Ayanokouji, there are other people who need to be careful, such as Kito Hayato from Class B.

That guy's face looks like he's a real fighter; you absolutely can't let your guard down when facing him.

After Tatsuya Kamio's explanation, the students in Class C quieted down and waited for the next project to be revealed.

"Next up is Taekwondo. We need three people. Anyone want to sign up?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kondo, Komiya, and a group of others raised their hands. Kamio Tatsuya nodded and then wrote the names of Kondo, Komiya, and Yamawaki on the back of the taekwondo doll.

Next up is karate, which requires four people. The main force is Suzuki Hidetoshi and Ryuen Sho, and the remaining two are just two guys with no outstanding abilities.

In the final judo match, the ace player is naturally Yamada Albert. As for the other four, well, they're just there to be carried and nothing else matters.

In this way, fifteen people were immediately assigned projects.

As for the command tower rules for these five events, they are all very simple: the command tower can invalidate a match and restart it.

Such rules directly increase the project's fault tolerance.

Even if you accidentally get robbed, you still have a chance to start over.

"This arrangement will be followed for now, but we never know what might happen on the day of the exam. So please don't panic if things don't go as planned."

Tatsuya Kamio gave the students below a heads-up.

Then at that moment, someone raised their hand; it was Manabe Shiho from the girls' side.

"Um, Kamio, our projects are all decided, so what about the rest of us? Even if we're not good at fighting, we should still be able to come in handy, right?"

After glancing at Manabe, Tatsuya Kamio immediately understood the other's ulterior motives.

Haha, this guy is worried that he won't be of any use.

Is it because you feel that if you can't be of any use, and there's another exam like the class vote, you're doomed?

Then, Tatsuya Kamio glanced at the students below. Not only Manabe, but several other students also showed worried expressions.

Now, Class C is running faster and faster, and it's only a matter of time before it enters the realm of Class C. Everyone can see that, so no one wants to fall behind.

Everyone wants to do something for the class, otherwise, they might really be abandoned.

It's not impossible that there will be exams that require expulsion in the future, so everyone feels it's time to make plans early.

"The rest of you, this week you should review your first-year lessons. The projects for Class A and Class B will probably have some written test questions, so I'll leave the defense to you."

After Tatsuya Kamio finished speaking, the students in the class immediately showed bitter expressions.

I never expected that even after the final exams were over, I would still have to study.

This is really a headache.

However, no one complained; some were even excited because among the students that Kamio Tatsuya had chosen who were good at fighting, only Suzuki Hideaki had good grades.

Therefore, most of the high-achieving students in Class C were retained and were able to shine in their respective fields, which naturally made them happy.

Chapter 279 Sakayanagi's Invitation

Compared to Class C, the other classes are progressing at a slower pace. For example, in Class D, apart from Sudo who is very enthusiastic about signing up for basketball, the others are not very motivated.

"Hey Horikita, we're supposed to follow Tatsuya Kamio's orders during the exam, right? I don't think he'll let us win."

Hondou from Class D spoke up with a "what's the use" attitude, and he wasn't the only one who thought like him.

"Indeed, we are destined not to win this exam, and we are destined to lose four games, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try."

Although we can't directly confront Class C, we can still steal points from Class B and Class C. If all goes well, our class's points might increase.

Horikita has no intention of giving up now. Rather, if he were to give up now, his mindset would change in the future, and even if he had an opportunity later, he might not be able to seize it.

"But that's difficult, isn't it?"

"It's really difficult, maybe even more difficult than getting a promotion."

At this point, most of the students in Class D looked dejected.

"But is this class the end of your lives?" Horikita's tone became sharp. "We are in our first year of high school now, and we are at most sixteen years old."

The average lifespan of Japanese people is over eighty years old. If we calculate it this way, we've only lived one-fifth of our lives.

Are you really going to give up on your lives like this?

Horikita's words left many students in Class D looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Maybe we can't get promoted, but that doesn't mean we can't pursue the career we want."

"Sudo, if I told you right now that you absolutely cannot graduate from your class, would you give up your dream of becoming a professional player?"

"Needless to say? Even if I have to drop out of school right now, I will never give up my dream. I will definitely become a professional basketball player!"

Sudo's powerful voice left the students in Class D looking at each other in bewilderment.

"That's right, graduating from a class is just an unreliable shortcut. If you want to achieve your life goals, you still have to rely on yourself!"