I'm in a real religion, why are all the people who confess to me girls?

Now that Sato has gained the support of most of the girls in Class B, she is preparing to showcase her strengths in class affairs and thereby solidify her position as the leader of the girls in Class B.

After discovering that his special move had no effect on Sato, Kushida, enraged, seemed to be planning something else, seemingly no longer considering the class relationship. At this moment, Kushida looked more like the villain who had to be defeated than Sato.

"I'm afraid there are restrictions on dropping out of school, right?"

A male voice interrupted the discussion, truly a case of the husband following the wife's lead; Ayanokouji's words piqued everyone's curiosity.

Seeing this, Sato seemed to be deliberately passing the baton to Ayanokouji in the conversation.

"What restrictions could there be on expulsion? In short, the last-place student will definitely be expelled, right?"

Ayanokouji gave Sato an approving look.

"But if the grades are ranked according to the average score of the group... the last person dropping out would involve far too many things. If the last person in both the male and female groups had to drop out, that would mean seventy or eighty people dropping out at once, and it would probably immediately become a hot topic in society."

Ayanokouji's words made some people's eyes light up. It was indeed true. Even if their group came in last place, could the school really expel dozens of people at once? That was too exaggerated.

Hirata realized what was happening and quickly looked at Chabashira-sensei, as no one cared more about whether everyone would drop out of school than he did.

"Tea Pillar Teacher, is it really true, as Ayanokouji-san said, that there will be a limit on the number of students who can drop out?"

"That's right, just as Ayanokouji guessed. Don't be ridiculous about getting seventy or eighty students to drop out of school at once. If the school really dares to do that, I admire their determination. Whether or not students drop out of school for this special exam depends on the average score of the entire group. And even if someone in the group scores below the average, the whole group won't be expelled. You can rest assured."

Hearing Chabashira-sensei say that, Hirata's face visibly relaxed a lot. Even if a few people failed and faced the risk of expulsion, it wouldn't affect others. This was probably the best outcome. But Chabashira-sensei's next words made his heart jump into his throat again.

"A leader will be jointly nominated by all members of the group. If anyone in the group scores below the average, the group leader will be forced to drop out of school. Of course, there are also benefits to becoming the leader. The corresponding class members in the group who become the leader will receive double the rewards, and they can also designate a group member to drop out with them if they are implicated and drop out of school."

The amount of information in Chabashira-sensei's words was so great that even people like Horikita and Hirata couldn't process such astonishing information immediately.

First of all, it's not a big deal to elect a leader within the group. The key point is that the leader can double the rewards for the group members!

Let's suppose that if a perfect group is formed, with a limit of fourteen people (11 boys or girls from Class B plus three students from other classes), and the group is led by students from Class B, and they happen to win first place with good luck, how much reward would they receive?

11（人）X3（第一名基本奖励为三点班级点数。）X3（组内由四个班级成员构成，可以获得三倍加成。）X1.4（最大组内人数加成。）X2（小组负责人加成。）＝277.2。

If rounded up, the first place winner will receive 277 class points and a total of 277 million personal points.

The person who calculated this result immediately began to breathe heavily.

What if both the boy and girl get first place?

Even though everyone knows that such fantasies should end here, what if the dream actually comes true?

They would then gain 554 class points and 554 million personal points, making it easy for them to surpass Class A. Even if Class A gets two second-place finishes, they will undoubtedly be surpassed by them.

For the first time, Horikita Suzune felt so close to Class A, and most importantly!! Horikita Gaku hadn't graduated yet.

In other words, this special exam is very likely her only chance to prove her excellence to Horikita.

She'll probably regret this failure forever if she misses this opportunity, and if she wants to achieve this goal...

Horikita glanced at Amane, who was happily munching on a sandwich.

She needs the power of the Heavenly Sound to do so.

"Lingyin, do you want some?"

When Amane saw Horikita looking at her, she mistakenly thought that Horikita also wanted to eat the sandwich, so she happily handed the sandwich to her. However, Horikita put her hands on Amane's shoulders instead.

"Eh? This isn't a good idea, is it? We're still in the car, but if you insist, Suzune..."

"Please, Tianyin!!!"

"Ok?"

"Let me sell you then."

"Huh??!"

The scream from Amane attracted everyone's attention. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Horikita stood up, and all eyes were immediately focused on her. Even Sato, who had just been in the limelight, was overwhelmed by the strong aura emanating from Horikita.

Horikita didn't speak immediately, but calmly met everyone's gaze, and gradually all the noise in the car quieted down.

Horikita then slowly spoke.

"This special exam is our opportunity. If we seize it, we can enter Class A before the start of the second academic year."

Horikita first gave everyone a large pancake.

Since Horikita led the class back to Class B, everyone has completely lost their respect for Class A. They can come back after falling, and Class A is only one step away from them.

The two classes are less than 300 class points apart. You have to understand that eight months ago, they were more than 1,000 class points behind Class A. To get to this point in just eight months is something they would never have dared to dream of before.

Now that Horikita has made his promise, everyone's emotions have been stirred up.

"So, Horikita-kun, what are your plans?"

Hirata saw Horikita's confident demeanor and realized that he already had a plan. If he could really get everyone promoted to Class A and graduate as Class A students, it would be the perfect ending for Hirata, and it would definitely be a moment he would never forget.

Therefore, he was particularly concerned about how to help everyone get into Class A.

"It's very simple. The boys and girls will each form a group of eleven to participate in this special exam. Then, each group will recruit one person from each of the three classes, A, C, and D, to form the best group. Although the final ranking is determined by the group's performance, if the group is not in the best possible condition, even if they get first place, they will lose the advantage of maximizing their benefits."

Hirata frowned immediately upon hearing this, and was about to speak when Horikita spoke first.

“I know what you’re worried about, Hirata-kun, but think about it. If we hand over those students with poor grades to other classes, can you really feel at ease? Rather than letting them become potential pawns, it’s better to gather them into our own team. Even if they can’t play a big role, at least they can obey orders, which is enough.”

Horikita had obviously considered that Hirata might misunderstand her as wanting to abandon the underachieving students and instead focus on the elite members of the class to participate in this special exam. Admittedly, if the most elite members of Class B were brought out, there would probably be no rivals in the entire first year. Even Sakayanagi probably couldn't find anyone who could be as well-rounded as Amane, Horikita, Ayanokouji, Hirata, and Koenji.

Not to mention, there are also people like Yukimura and Wang Meiyu who have unique talents that are on par with the top students in Class A.

Therefore, instead of grouping underperforming students, it's better to bring together the elite students so that the group can achieve better results.

However, such a proposal would undoubtedly be opposed by Hirata. Five students dropped out in the first year, which kept Hirata's sensitive nerves constantly on edge. He would never accept another dropout, so he would definitely refute Horikita's pursuit of victory without regard for the opinions of others. If Sato also supports Hirata, then Horikita's position would be at a disadvantage.

So Horikita simply did the opposite, gathering the underachieving students under their command. This way, they could provide guidance and tutoring whenever needed, and since everyone was a classmate, the cohesion would definitely be stronger. As long as they listened, their chances of winning would definitely be much better than those teams with a mixed background.

"Sorry, I thought you were planning to... But if we form a team like this, there will definitely be people left over. If I remember correctly, there are 16 boys and 19 girls. Even if we form teams of 11 each, there will still be five boys and eight girls who can't form teams. And it would be difficult to get people from other classes to join a group like ours that is full of people from Class B, right?"

After Hirata apologized frankly, he immediately began to think along Horikita's lines of thought, but the result was not ideal.

Because of the large number of dropouts, it is difficult for the remaining students, whether boys or girls, to form their own groups; they still have to look at the situation in other classes.

Furthermore, it's incredibly difficult to get people to voluntarily join a group that's clearly aiming for first place. Leaving aside Class D, would Class A and Class C really be so kind as to lend a hand to Class B? They'd be lucky if they didn't slip in a traitor.

"It's very simple, as long as the people we keep are competitive enough."

What does "competitive enough" mean?

Hirata vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

"For example, what if we keep Yukimura, Ayanokouji, Koenji, and two other boys with lower grades? They are all excellent in terms of both grades and physical ability... except for Yukimura. If we keep them there, they will definitely attract other classes to recruit them. Then we can offer them a deal: if they want them, they must recruit one of our boys. Wouldn't that be a perfect solution?"

Horikita's words left everyone, including several of the parties involved, speechless.

Isn't this a school? Why is Horikita resorting to bundled sales?

"But what if...we get absorbed by some groups that don't perform well?"

As one of the people named by Horikita, Yukimura immediately raised his hand and asked his question.

It wouldn't be worth it if the other party deliberately set a trap by having a student drop out of school and take him away.

"You can rest assured about this, Yukimura-kun. First of all, the first-year students are busy earning points and don't have time to play such tricks. Secondly, don't forget that we also have their hostages. As soon as you notice anything amiss, just contact Hirata and me, and one of our groups will hand in a blank paper and take one of their students away. Amane will be responsible for using points to bring the person back. I don't believe that any first-year student would dare to play tricks on us like this."

"Huh? How come I didn't know... I listened to the ringtone voluntarily."

Under Horikita's watchful gaze, Amane could only silently munch on her sandwich. There was nothing she could do; she was beholden to those who offered food and drink, and had even fulfilled her dream of touching a deer. Now that it was time to pay the price, she had no choice but to agree.

"In that case... I can accept it."

With Amane's assurance, Yukimura finally felt completely at ease. As long as he wouldn't be sent away as well, it was perfectly reasonable for him to contribute his own strength to the class.

"Although I know it's not good to disturb your mood at this time, I still have to emphasize that if you use 20 million personal points for rescue, you must pay 300 class points. Moreover, even if the person is rescued, the penalty will not be lifted. The last-place group will still be penalized as if it were the sixth-place group. That means you need to prepare at least 400 class points. You should be mentally prepared."

Chazhu's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over everyone's heads; paying four hundred class points... such a price was simply too much...

"What should we do if a class doesn't have enough points?"

Horikita suddenly thought of something.

"Don't worry about that. Even if you don't have enough points, it won't be considered an ineffective rescue. Instead, the missing points will be recorded as a deficit. If you gain class points in the future, they will be deducted first to make up for the deficit."

This means that if students run up their class points, it will only make things worse for the class, thus making everyone more cautious about using their class points.

But Horikita's expression suddenly changed.

"Was this the rule at school before?"

Which part are you referring to?

"Is it the part where points are deducted to create a deficit? Did the school have this rule before?"

Faced with Horikita Suzune's strange focus, Chabashira-sensei was a little confused for a moment, but still answered her question.

"That's right, the school has always had this rule, but it was kept secret from the students. Of course... there has never been a case before where a class's points were deducted to a negative number."

There had never been one before them, so what about them?

"Hori Kita-kun, have you discovered some problem?"

Hirata asked with some concern.

"Oh no, what about Class D? We cooperated with them before because they had zero points, so it wasn't a big deal even if points were deducted. But now, Teacher Chabashira is saying that the class's points will be reduced to a deficit. In that case..."

Horikita's eyes were full of worry.

"Not only will we be unable to continue cooperating with Class D in the future, but Class D might also think that we knew about this rule all along and deliberately framed them. The relationship between the two classes will probably become more hostile than ever before, right?"

Ayanokouji finished Horikita's sentence.

Although there was no one in Class D who could threaten them, things would get worse if Class D felt they had been deceived. Ichinose is not one to suffer a loss.

"Then what should we do? Go and explain to Ichinose?"

Karuizawa shook her head as soon as she opened her mouth; she herself felt that the suggestion was unreliable.

"Forget it, let's take one step at a time."

Horikita vaguely sensed that things might get a little tricky, but she didn't have the energy to think about anything else because of the current mixed training camp. Besides, even if Class D really wanted to take revenge on Class B, they would have to think twice.

The discussion about the mixed training camp had basically ended, and Horikita sat down to rest and prepare for what might happen next.

"By the way, Lingyin, what did you mean by saying you were going to sell me? You're not planning to trade me for a girl from another class, are you? I don't agree! I eat very little, Lingyin, please keep me~"

Eating very little...

Horikita was speechless. The culprit behind their high expenses was that Amane's appetite was almost as big as that of an animal.

"But...don't you want to share a room and shower with the cute girls from other classes? I heard that the girls in other classes are quite welcoming to you. A and D classes are full of cute girls, aren't they?"

The long-absent tuft of hair on Tianyin's head began to sway automatically without any wind.

"For the sake of the class, I have no choice but to do it!! Tell me, Lingyin, which class are you planning to let me sleep in... cough cough, which class?"

Horikita revealed a sly smile.

then……

"Don't miss out! Huge discounts! Simply send any girl from your class to participate in the lucky draw. Our prize is the adorable and talented Miyako Amane, who loves to eat! Not only is the winning rate as high as 30%, but don't be discouraged if you don't win, you can also receive two cute girls from Class B for free. It's a lucky draw that's guaranteed to make you win! Come check it out!!"

Sure enough, when Horikita shouted through a megaphone he'd borrowed from somewhere at the meeting point, it immediately attracted a large crowd.

Tianyin, who was eating a hot dog at the moment, looked at the crowd that suddenly appeared and began to watch her from three layers deep with a confused expression.

Could it be that the girls' group has all come? Ugh, how embarrassing!!! I knew I shouldn't have agreed to Rin's idea.

Seeing Tianyin's face gradually turn red, many of the girls watching began to look at her with starry eyes. However, they did not dare to rashly agree on behalf of their class leader, so they all ran back to find the girls in charge of each group in the first grade.

So it turned into Amane being watched by Sakayanagi, Shiina, and Ichinose.

This is even more embarrassing!!! Tianyin couldn't help but cover her face.

"I'll bet you with my own money, Masumi-kun. You always brag to me about how lucky you are, so go and get Amane back for me."

Sakayanagi gave Kamuro the order with a serious expression, while Kamuro quietly swallowed. It seemed Sakayanagi was serious? What if she didn't get it?

"Sakayanagi-san, why don't you try it yourself? I'm worried... what will happen if I don't get it?"

Kamuro timidly asked about his own fate.

Sakayanagi suddenly revealed a very gentle smile.

"If I don't get selected, I'll replace you with Motoi-kun, and you can join Horikita's group."

"That's going too far!!"

Kamuro complained sullenly, but her body still obediently came to Horikita to participate in the lottery. At the same time, she hoped that the other two families would not like Amane and choose not to participate in this transaction, so that she could get Miyako Amane one hundred percent.