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

On the other hand, he had consulted with Mr. Sakagami about the exam questions before the challenge officially began. Although Mr. Sakagami seemed somewhat dissatisfied, he eventually agreed. Why did he change his mind after his class lost the exam?

"You said back then that the answer was correct, so this special exam shouldn't be considered a violation of the rules!"

Shibata tried his best to refute Sakagami-sensei's ruling, but Sakagami-sensei had anticipated this.

Then, Sakagami-sensei slowly began to explain on Shibata's behalf.

"The reason I accepted your answer to this question is because the essence of your question is to test other students' logical thinking and adaptability. The specific number is not the core of the question, so I accepted your answer. However, after Shiina-kun stated the specific numerical difference, you said that you did not know the specific number. Sometimes, if you don't say something, everyone can assume that you know it. But when you say that you don't know, you have crossed the line of the rules."

"Shibata-kun, you are still too naive. If you had been more cautious, you wouldn't have ended up like this. When you can't explain why the other person's answer is wrong, victory has already abandoned you. Shibata-kun, do you still have any objections to my judgment?"

Sakagami-sensei's words made Shibata's body tremble.

He never expected that the seemingly harmless Shiina would set a trap for him during their conversation... But undeniably, he was careless at the end, which is why he was easily tricked into revealing information by Shiina. The thought of his classmates in Class D demanding an explanation for his disqualification from the competition made Shibata tremble with fear.

He knew that he had lost more than just class points; three classmates would be expelled because of his mistake. Could those who were expelled really forgive Shibata Hayate's mistake?

They are not kind people like Ichinose.

There is absolutely no way to leave yourself a chance to survive.

In other words... this failure will likely mean he has to leave the school while bearing the stigma.

Why did he have to be so talkative?

"I have no objection."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a loud cracking sound was heard.

Both Sakagami-sensei and Shiina showed surprise in their eyes.

"Shibata-kun, you..."

"Shibata, you don't need to do this at all. You'll only hurt yourself by doing this, and only you will feel the pain. No one will sympathize with losers. You should get used to this kind of thing as soon as possible and give up this self-harming behavior."

After finishing speaking, Ms. Sakagami took out a handkerchief to wipe the bloodstains from the corner of Shibata's mouth before turning and leaving.

He never looked back at Shibata again.

Shiina wanted to offer some words of comfort, but when she thought about how much of the reason Shibata was in this state was related to her, she realized that her attempt to comfort him would only make things worse.

So they could only follow behind Sakagami-sensei and leave first.

Perhaps... it would make him feel better if he were alone and quiet?

While Shibata suffered a major defeat, Kanzaki was also locked in a fierce battle at Ryuen.

Kanzaki never expected that Ryuen would personally stay here to meet his challenge.

Just seeing Ryuen's disdainful expression and Albert's intimidating presence made Kanzaki feel a little tempted to back out.

If he himself was in such a state, then the rest of the group was even worse off. Only Ji Ye's performance was somewhat better. With a lollipop in his mouth, Ji Ye looked expressionlessly at the two obstacles blocking his way and sighed slightly in his heart.

'Kansaki, you idiot, the best choice would have been to stay home and embarrass yourself if you weren't prepared, right?'

She didn't actually want to cooperate with Kanzaki, but the problem was that after Ichinose left, the morale of Class D, which had been so hard to build up, fell apart again. Looking at the whole class, only Kanzaki was left who was capable of being the class leader.

At most, we could also count Shibata.

Himeno really had no choice but to cooperate with them.

She even began to regret collaborating with Tianyin.

She had secretly leaked a lot of information to Amane, hoping that Amane could help her get rid of Ichinose, the culprit who was making the class increasingly boring.

As a result, Tianyin went even further and poached all its members.

Hime was actually quite happy to see Ichinose leave, since they would be freer after Ichinose left and would no longer need to be restrained or controlled by her.

What she didn't expect was that once Ichinose left, the entire Class D collapsed instantly. No one cared about her anymore, and no one could stand in front of her to protect her.

If it were just the loss of protection, Himeno wouldn't regret it so much. What she regrets most is that Ichinose's class level dropped sharply after he left.

Shibata took a question that even elementary school students could answer and insisted that he could beat Kaneda, Shiina, and so on. Kanzaki was even more confident. If she hadn't insisted on bringing a few people with her, Kanzaki would have planned to take on Class C one-on-one in order to save points.

That's right, Kanzaki plans to challenge Class C alone.

In his view, if even the strongest active member of Class D couldn't overcome the challenge from Class C, then no one else would have a chance of succeeding.

In short, many factors led Kanzaki to conclude that fighting alone was the optimal choice.

When Hime heard this, she almost wanted to write a withdrawal application.

Following this class is just too torturous.

Just as Himeno was lost in thought, something even more infuriating happened: Kanzaki entered Class C's challenge room without saying a word.

Upon seeing this, Ji Ye couldn't help but cover his forehead.

"Ruined."

Hime couldn't imagine what means Kanzaki would use to defeat Ryuen. If it was a matter of exam scores, then Kanzaki's scores were indeed better than Ryuen's, but the problem was that knowledge and practical application were two completely different things.

No matter how well Kanzaki studied, compared to Ryuen, who grew up wildly and eventually managed to rule an entire class through violence, he was just like a little kid in open-crotch pants.

Vulnerable.

"Hime-chan, aren't you being a little too pessimistic?"

Hime heard someone talking to her, but she wasn't in the mood for this kind of social game, so she didn't even bother to look at the other person.

"It's not that I'm pessimistic, it's just the way it is. Kanzaki was the first to go in, so he's already lost half the battle. The other half depends on whether our people here have any luck... Ando, ​​you don't actually think Kanzaki can win, do you?"

Upon hearing this, Ando hesitated for a moment before nodding his lips.

"But Kanzaki-san is very strong too... It's just that she might not be as good as those monsters from other classes, but there's no doubt that Kanzaki-san is quite excellent."

Ando, ​​his face slightly flushed, defended Kanzaki.

Hime then turned to look at Ando.

"I heard you confessed to Kanzaki and got rejected?"

"Huh? How do you know about this, Himeno-san? Sigh, maybe I'm not good enough..."

"It's also possible that the guy is blind."

"Himeno-san! You can't secretly talk bad about Kanzaki-san!"

While Ando was still talking to Himeno about how outstanding Kanzaki was, Kanzaki, who was being talked about, was staring at the arithmetic problems on the paper, sweating profusely.

It wasn't because the questions were too difficult that Kanzaki became like this; it was entirely because the questions were too easy, so easy that Kanzaki was convinced there must be a trick involved.

"What's wrong? Kanzaki, you don't even know the answer to such a simple question? Hahahaha!"

Ryuen moved closer to Kanzaki and loudly mocked him.

The more this happened, the less Kanzaki dared to answer. It was because the question was far too easy, completely beyond his expectations. Would someone like Ryuen really set such a question to play a trick on him?

Kanzaki couldn't believe that Ryuen would treat this special exam so lightly.

So what about the question in front of us?

Looking at the paper in front of me, I saw the problem "1+1=".

Kanzaki racked his brains but couldn't figure out what kind of conspiracy was hidden behind this question.

The time allotted for answering the question is running out. If they can't figure out the trap that Longyuan has set behind this question before time runs out, then Class D can be said to have already lost.

"Hey, Kanzaki, you don't really not know the answer to this question, do you? Think back carefully, you should have learned it in kindergarten."

Every word Ryuen said deeply pierced Kanzaki's heart.

But he was more inclined to believe that Longyuan was using reverse psychology to get him to write down the simplest answer, and then gloatingly mocking his stupidity...

Kanzaki scratched his head in anguish, hoping for a fleeting inspiration, but apart from a few broken hairs, his mind remained blank.

I have absolutely no idea what to do.

"Thirty seconds left."

"I don't need you to remind me!!!"

Kanzaki glared angrily at Ryuen, but the next second Ryuen gently pinched his throat.

"I kindly reminded you of the time, and you're putting on airs with me? You can't even answer a question that a child knows. How can there be such a useless person like you in Class D? What? You're not willing to be laughed at by me? Then write your answer down here and let me see what you, Ryuji Kanzaki, are capable of."

Ryuen released his grip, gesturing for Kanzaki to respond.

Kanzaki lowered his head in humiliation, staring at the note. The question was ridiculously simple, but why didn't he dare to fill in the answer?

Since we're going to lose anyway, we might as well take a gamble.

Just as Kanzaki was about to take a gamble and write down the answer '2', he heard Ryuen's voice, which he found repulsive, ring out again.

"Time's up, you've lost, Kanzaki."

A single, casual remark sealed Kanzaki's fate.

Kanzaki turned back to look at Hoshinomiya-sensei in disbelief, and Hoshinomiya-sensei nodded expressionlessly.

The time was indeed up, and he lost.

"How could I... lose to a question like this...? Can you tell me the answer? I'm not reconciled if I don't even know the answer."

Kanzaki's final request was that Ryuen tell him the answer to the question, because he firmly believed that the answer could not possibly be as simple as it seemed.

"Want to know the answer? Then come find me after the exam. It's exam time now. If you try to tell the answer to your classmates, I'll be at a huge disadvantage. You should understand this, Kanzaki."

Hearing what Ryuen said, Kanzaki could only nod weakly and leave through the back door.

When the anxious D-class students waiting outside saw Kanzaki walk out with his head down, everyone's hearts sank.

Just as Himeno had predicted, Kanzaki, as the class leader, was defeated right away. So what if the remaining members were somewhat strong? Their courage was gone, and they probably didn't even have the courage to challenge Ryuen anymore.

Ji Ye let out a long sigh.

"Sometimes it can be really tiring to live in this class."

After saying that, Hime walked towards Class C's challenge room.

Ryuen, who thought the battle was over, immediately put on a mocking expression when he heard the door open.

"I can't believe someone actually dared to challenge me. Didn't you see how stupid Kanzaki looked after he failed? You wouldn't want to end up like him, would you? But I'm in a good mood right now, so I'll give you a chance to back out. You don't even have to pay the challenge fee. How about that? Pretty good deal, right?"

Once they've stepped through that door, they're unlikely to retreat easily.

Ryuen provoked the other party because he wanted to see what kind of guy this was who had failed to challenge Kanzaki and still dared to come up and offer himself up for death.

"Sorry, I don't like being given charity."

Ji Ye finished speaking listlessly and sat down in the chair.

For a moment, Ryuen was unsure of Hime's background, but still handed Hime a slip of paper with the questions written on it, following the rules of the special exam.

"Huh? Is it really that simple?"

Himeko looked at Ryuen with slight surprise upon seeing the title on the note.

"That's right, it's that simple. You just need to write down that number to easily win this special exam. Hurry up and write it down, hehehehehehehe."

Ryuen let out a chilling laugh, but to his disappointment, Himeko's listless eyes merely glanced at him before she wrote the answer directly on it.

The answer is 2.

"Are you sure?"

"Let's just assume it's correct, because I'm a bit of averse to trouble. There might be some hidden traps or tricks behind this question, but I'm too lazy to think about it. Anyway, even if I write '2' and still lose, no one will say anything, right? Haha~~"

As Ji Ye spoke, she yawned widely, rubbed her eyes, and got up to leave.

What's your name?

"First year, Class D, Yuki Himeno."

"I've remembered you."

"That's really a disgusting thing."

Hime shook her head with a look of disgust, as if she was disgusted that Ryuen had her eye on her.

"Correct answer"

"Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

As if he had already anticipated that his answer was correct, Ji Ye's expression remained completely calm as he listlessly walked out the back door toward the dormitory building.

He muttered to himself as he walked.