In practice, I originally just wanted to be a slacker.

However, Tatsuya Kamio was not surprised by this, because he had previously suspected that the school might make a fuss about academics.

As a result, today Mr. Chabashira gave us the information that we would have to drop out of school if we failed.

So I wasn't that surprised.

But why is 32 points the passing grade?

For a 100-point test, the passing score should be 60, right?

Is there something different about the passing score at this school?

Next, Chazhu took out a red marker and drew a line across the name of the seventh person from the bottom on the report card.

These seven people are all close friends of Ike and Yamauchi, including Ike, Yamauchi, and Sudo.

"Excuse me, teacher, how is the passing grade determined?"

Since the matter was of great importance, Tatsuya Kamio could no longer pretend to be an ostrich and raised his hand to ask, because he felt that his score of 51 was completely unreliable.

"It's very simple. Divide the average score by two, and the result is the passing grade."

Upon hearing this, Tatsuya Kamio breathed a sigh of relief.

"Finally, here's another piece of information for you: this school boasts a 100% college entrance rate and employment rate, and this is not fabricated, but a recognized fact."

But such good fortune doesn't fall into everyone's lap, especially not into the hands of trash like you.

Tsk tsk tsk, their words are getting more and more outrageous.

"Does that mean only those promoted to Class C or above can enjoy this kind of treatment... is that right?"

“Of course…” Chabashira-sensei began, then a mischievous grin spread across his face, “No, only students graduating from Class A can obtain this privilege, am I clear enough?”

After experiencing numerous setbacks, the students in Class D were basically in a state of being completely ruined.

"It seems the joyful atmosphere has been completely swept away. If you understand how miserable your situation is, then my counseling session may have been meaningful."

There are still three weeks until the midterms, so think carefully and try to avoid dropping out. I believe there are ways to avoid failing and get through the exams.

By the way, although it's a bit late, I still want to say to you all, welcome to the classroom of meritocracy.

Teacher Chabashira closed the door with a little force, signaling her departure.

Meanwhile, Tatsuya Kamio began to think about how to avoid failing the exam. He had already accumulated so many points, and he didn't want to be expelled because of failing the exam.

Although he scored 51 points on this quiz, and although the passing score is no higher than 50, he doesn't feel safe.

Because this is a comprehensive test, the scores for several subjects are added together for calculation.

And during the midterm exams, presumably each subject will be tested separately.

At that point, he really couldn't guarantee that he would pass all his subjects.

There are still three weeks, or twenty days, before the midterm exams.

During this period, you must improve your grades to a level where you can confidently pass the exam.

That's right, it's about passing the exam smoothly, not just barely passing with a low score, but passing it smoothly!

If exams are the enemy and academic ability is the weapon, then Tatsuya Kamio feels that a fear of insufficient firepower, stemming from his very soul, accompanied him throughout his journey.

Chapter Thirty: Horikita Suzune's Future, So Clear You Could See the End of It All

While Class D was holding its meeting, other classes naturally did similar things.

Although the homeroom teacher conveyed the same message, the atmosphere in the class was completely different.

For example, after learning the truth about the school and the overwhelming score of 994 points, the students in Class A subconsciously straightened their chests, and a sense of self-confidence arose in their hearts.

Their mental outlook was completely different from that of Class D.

The students of Class A held Sakayanagi Arisu and Katsuragi Kohei, who brought about this result, in even greater respect.

If there was some dissatisfaction when their personal points were collected back then, that dissatisfaction immediately vanished after seeing the gap now.

Private points?

What does that matter? Ensuring the right to further education and employment is the most important thing.

Even Class B can't do this. 650 points is 344 points less than their 994 points, which is almost the same as Class C.

After all, Class C only has 490 points, making it difficult for them to be a match for them.

As for Class D.

Friend, please don't be ridiculous.

Do classes that lose a thousand points in the first month even deserve to be their rivals?

"Congratulations on maintaining a score of 994 at the end of the first month. This score is the highest even since the school was founded. You have demonstrated the demeanor that students in Class A should have."

Even on the serious face of Class A's homeroom teacher, Tomoya Majima, a hint of a smile could be seen.

Teaching students well is easy.

Then he thought of another unprecedented event—the scores of this year's Class D were also the lowest.

It's midnight, and I don't know what's going on with Chazhu's headache.

Although he didn't mean to gloat, Majima Tomoya couldn't help but laugh when he thought about it.

If someone had said something like this in the past, he would have taken it as a joke.

Some say that there are no limits to human potential, and it seems that this applies not only to going upwards but also downwards.

Compared to Class A, the students in Class B were clearly less proud, and even felt somewhat guilty, because according to the class assignments, their abilities should have been second only to Class A.

However, they only received 650 class points.

The gap between them and Class A is 344 points, which is more than half of what they have.

Many students who had violated school rules even felt extremely guilty.

In any case, they are a hundred times better than those guys in Class D who recklessly violate school rules and show no remorse.

Moreover, they lived up to their reputation as students second only to Class A. After a brief period of imbalance, they quickly adjusted their mindset and began to face life positively.

As for Class C, they were quite fortunate—no, extremely fortunate.

Many people even looked at the man in the last row of the classroom.

She had medium-length red hair and eyes as sharp as a venomous snake.

Long Yuanxiang is the name of this man. Not long after he enrolled, he took violent measures to unify Class C, making everyone in Class C feel insecure.

However, it was precisely his violent methods that prevented the students in Class C from being too unruly during class.

So while most people were afraid of his methods, they realized that without him, Class C's fate would probably not have been much better than Class D's.

There are at least 490 class points left, while Class D has 0 points.

Moreover, compared to the gap between Class B and Class A, the gap between Class C and Class B is only 160 points, which is less than half of the 344 points.

The students in Class C even felt that they would soon be able to replace Class B.

After Mr. Chabashira left, Class D was quiet for a short while before becoming noisy again.

It wasn't just the students like Ike and Yamauchi who failed; even a boy with good grades couldn't accept reality.

Yukimura Teruhiko, despite his excellent academic performance, seems unable to accept the reality of being assigned to Class D.

"Are you kidding me? Why am I in Class D?!"

"I understand how confused everyone is, but let's calm down for now."

Faced with the chaos in Class D, Hirata Yosuke decided to calm everyone down first, since continuing to make noise like this would not lead to anything.

However, the students in the class were more shocked than expected, and they couldn't calm down for a while.

"How can you expect me to stay calm? Aren't you resentful of being called the worst student?!"

"Even if we're being talked about like this now, as long as we work together to get our revenge, isn't that enough?"

"To regain this reputation? To be honest, I couldn't accept it since the stage of class division!"

"I understand how you feel. But even if you pour out your grievances here now, nothing will get started, right?"

"What did you say?"

Yukimura closed the distance with an air of imminent imposition, as if he were about to grab Hirata's collar.

"You two, calm down, okay? We've only been in school for a month, right? Like Hirata said, let's all work together from now on, shall we?"

"N-no, this is... although what you said is indeed true..."

……

Thanks to the efforts of Hirata Yosuke and Kushida Kikyo, the class temporarily calmed down.

I've been following Yukimura Teruhiko and Kamio Tatsuya for a few days. He's the kind of student who studies very hard. Although his relationship with his classmates isn't as good as Hirata's, it's not bad either.

Sure enough, after Kushida's reassurance, she quickly calmed down.

Tatsuya Kamio wasn't really sure why the other person had been assigned to Class D.

However, compared to him, Hirata Yosuke, who is top-notch in academics, sports, and even social skills, seems to have bigger problems.

The students in Class D are defective products; Mr. Chabashira is not exaggerating.

Defective products refer to products whose quality does not meet the requirements of relevant standards or agreements, and which have defects, misclassification, inaccurate descriptions, or missing parts.

If someone as outstanding as Hirata Yosuke is considered a flawed product, then it proves that he is only showing his normal or even outstanding side.

But everything has two sides. He is so outstanding on one hand, but he was assigned to Class D. In other words, there is a big problem with the other side of this guy.

By the same token, that guy named Kikyo Kushida probably has quite a problem too.

As for everyone else…

Tatsuya Kamio looked at Suzune Horikita. This girl was a different story; her problem was too obvious.

If this continues, Tatsuya Kamio will even be able to predict her future.

They always try to do everything themselves, unaware that one person's strength is limited.

When one person takes on a challenge, many things seem impossible.

A group of people can challenge the impossible.

Even if she successfully graduates and gets a job where she wants, she probably won't be able to stick with it for long.

She will be isolated by her colleagues, then deliberately tripped up at work, then make mistakes, then be talked to by her boss, and finally be fired.

Chapter Thirty-One: Horikita, Would You Like to Be My Tutor?

As he analyzed Horikita Suzune's future, Kamio Tatsuya's gaze towards her gradually took on a hint of pity.

"What's that look in your eyes?"

"No, I just feel that your future is probably going to be very tragic."

"That's none of your business."

Kamio Tatsuya spoke the truth, while Horikita Suzune's face darkened.

Indeed, with so few points left, her life is quite miserable. She only has a few hundred points left in her personal account, and she'll probably be eating a mountain vegetable meal in a couple of days.

Ok?

No, maybe it's like the free meal deals. Perhaps there are free items in the ingredients section too. I'll go check it out after school.

Although the two were talking about different things, they surprisingly matched up.

"Kamio-kun, may I bother you for a moment? In order to increase our points, I'd like to discuss what to do next after school, and I would really appreciate it if you could join us. Is that alright?"

Yosuke Hirata's eyes were filled with anticipation.

After all, Kamio Tatsuya was the first to discover the clues, and he hoped to make use of Kamio Tatsuya's wisdom.

Looking into Hirata Yosuke's sincere eyes, Kamio Tatsuya almost couldn't resist agreeing immediately.

However, after thinking about it for a while, I immediately refused, and the way to increase the points still needs to be discussed?

Dude, are you obsessed?