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

However, his remarks were immediately refuted by a female board member standing next to him.

"Director Satomi, have you lost your mind? That was broadcast live. Even if you cancel the special exam, you can't salvage the school's image. Instead of trying to cover it up, you should just finish the special exam openly before discussing anything else. Do you think that canceling it will make everyone pretend it never happened?"

The middle-aged woman's words were immediately echoed by a young woman beside her.

“I think Ms. Miyagi is right. Besides, you all saw that it was Totsuka who started touching Miyako inappropriately. Even if it makes the news, people's attention will probably not be on the beating, but on whether it involves indecent assault. Indecent assault against a minor, humph, isn't just kicking him too lenient?”

The young female director's words made everyone else hesitant to speak. No one dared to easily express their opinion on topics involving this kind of issue. Even the director who spoke first, Satomi, began to sweat on his bald head.

He completely forgot about this incident. If someone were to label him, he wouldn't be able to withstand the pressure from public opinion.

"What is Chairman Fujiwara's opinion on this matter?"

Seeing that the topic had reached a dead end after only a few words, everyone could only turn their attention to Chairman Fujimori, who was deep in thought.

"How am I supposed to watch it? I'll just lie down and watch it."

"At this point, please stop joking. If you can't come up with a solution within fifteen minutes, the special exam will have to continue."

A male director urged Chairman Fujimori to make a decision, sound somewhat anxious.

"Then just continue, right? I don't understand what the fact that Miyako hit someone has to do with whether or not the special exam is canceled. Does she mean that she can't participate in the special exam just because she might make a mistake? Haven't you noticed that this year's admissions process is much simpler than in previous years?"

Chairman Fujii's words left all the board members somewhat bewildered. How could they have been talking so well one minute and then suddenly switch to the topic of student recruitment the next?

What does the special exam have to do with admissions? If she keeps going on like this, the special exam will have to continue.

"I don't quite understand... what does this have to do with admissions? I think what we need to deal with right now is..."

"Idiots!! The number of applicants to our school this year is 60 times that of last year! Do you know what 60 times means? Many people got the idea to apply after seeing the leaked videos of the sports festival online. In other words, you can put aside all the previous hype about college admission rates and employment rates. We may have found a new label that can become our school's motto, just like 'Supreme Merit.'"

Although the topic had strayed somewhat from the main point, almost all the board members were speechless with shock when they heard that the number of applicants for the Higher Education Institution this year was sixty times that of previous years.

What does sixty times mean?

This means that Gao Yu can freely select the people he wants from among them. In the past, those gathered here were one in ten thousand talents, but in the future, he will freely select those who can serve as the cogs of society from among six hundred thousand people.

Gao Yu will no longer be bothered by the large number of slackers among the graduates each year.

"Is this true? That's great! This will definitely lead to more funding from the higher-ups, and the school can finally make some more renovations! However, Ms. Fujiwara, the labels you mentioned... I don't think there are any labels that are more tempting to ordinary children than those for further education and employment."

"Don't underestimate human beings. While practical needs are certainly their pursuit, what is the fundamental purpose of pursuing those needs? Isn't it 'freedom'? Here, we can give them everything they want, as long as they can prove themselves to be useful members of society."

Chairman Fujimori's speech brought the meeting room to a complete silence.

Looking at those foolish fellows with shocked expressions, Chairman Fujiwara shook his head. "You can't talk about ice with a summer insect."

They could never understand why freedom would be more appealing to a group of rebellious teenagers than further education or employment.

Chairwoman Fujimori glanced at her watch. The waiting time for the special exam was about to end, and now she had to make the most important decision at this emergency meeting.

"Pass the word: the match will continue."

……

Aside from a few individuals who were still resentful about Totsuka's departure, everyone else regarded it as a minor incident. After the school announced that the special exams would proceed as scheduled, everyone had no choice but to put the matter aside for the time being and focus their attention on the competition between Class B and Class D of the first year.

Many students in Class A felt that Tianyin's actions had embarrassed Class A, and given Class A's failure in the special exam, they worried that if Class B won, their title might be taken away. Therefore, many students in Class A began to cheer for Class D.

Strangely enough, if Class D were to win, Class C should be the first to be threatened. But perhaps it was Ryuen's twisted sense of humor, Ryuen actually made the people of Class C start cheering for Class D.

In an instant, a deafening roar of cheers for Class D echoed throughout the entire competition venue.

Seeing so many people cheering her on, Ji Ye looked at Tian Yin with some curiosity, seemingly wanting to see if Tian Yin would feel dissatisfied or jealous.

Unfortunately, the result left her very disappointed.

Even when faced with cheers from the crowd for her enemies, Tianyin sat there with her arms crossed and legs crossed, as if she hadn't heard the cheers at all.

But the cheers were so loud they were making Hime's ears ring, how could Amane not hear them?

No, it's not that Tianyin didn't hear it.

Rather, she simply disdained such an approach...

Hime took a deep breath in an attempt to calm her nerves, but several breaths were to no avail. In the end, she could only let the feeling of tension permeate her entire body.

The match continued.

First, the school drew the first competition item. Various competition items scrolled quickly on the big screen, and finally stopped slowly on "English Test" in front of hundreds of people.

A burst of enthusiastic cheers erupted from Class D, and even many people from other classes felt that Class D was bound to win this round.

"Koenji-kun, how should we arrange the contestants for the first special exam?"

Hirata picked up the headset and asked Koenji a question.

At this point, the negative effects of Koenji being the lone wolf of Class B began to show.

Although Koenji participated in every discussion after becoming the commander, he basically never listened attentively even once. In addition, he did not interact with his classmates, which resulted in him having almost no impression of the people in his class.

This left him completely clueless when it came to arranging his troops.

"Hmm, I'm not particularly interested in the people in my class, so I'm not sure who would be a better fit for the English test competition. Hirata boy, do you have any recommendations?"

Now that things have come to this, it's no longer possible to save face and act arrogantly, so Koenji readily asked Hirata for help.

"So, Koenji-kun, you need a student with excellent English test scores?"

Hirata asked hesitantly.

"Of course, you'll have to decide on the specific personnel yourself, Hirata boy. All I want is victory."

After finishing speaking, Koenji cut off the conversation through the earpiece.

Hirata sighed softly and began selecting the contestants to participate in the competition.

Each competition only offers one opportunity to speak with the command tower before the event, but Koenji hung up so hastily, making Hirata realize that this special exam might not go as smoothly as he had imagined.

Since Koenji required students who could win the competition and had excellent grades, Hirata could only field a lineup from Class B that was currently considered to be academically strong.

There are five spots for the English exam, so Class B also needs to send five contestants. After careful selection, Hirata chose Yukimura Teruhiko, Wang Meiyu, Katsuragi Kohei, Ishikura Kayoko, and Nishimura Ryuko.

The reason Hirata didn't include himself, Horikita, and Ichinose, who were all academically excellent, was because Hirata instinctively felt that Class D might use some tricks, and putting all their eggs in one basket could easily lead to trouble.

On the other hand, whether it's him, Horikita, or Ichinose, they all have commendable physical abilities. Apart from academic exams, the three of them can also handle physical competitions, so there's no need to waste their talents on such purely academic competitions.

then……

Five completely unfamiliar guys from Class B were selected for Class D. When Tianyin saw that there wasn't a single familiar name among them, she knew she was in trouble.

As expected, Class B won with a total score of 488 points, defeating Class D with 262 points.

With a perfect score of 500 but only 262, it's easy to guess that these five people are pure scapegoats.

This means Class B has lost five students with excellent academic abilities right from the start, and if they're unlucky with the upcoming exams, they probably won't have an easy time.

The second competition item quickly appeared on the big screen. It was Class B's signature item, "Mental Arithmetic." Seeing that his class had drawn their specialty, Koenji was overjoyed.

"I thought Class D might give me some surprises, what a pity. Maybe this time I could have gotten seven consecutive wins and made those guys in the class look at me with new eyes."

This time, Koenji did not delegate the power of selecting participants to Hirata, but instead personally selected the participants.

This was because during the previous mental arithmetic competition among the whole class, there were a few people who left a deep impression on him, so he simply brought them out to show the other side how powerful Class B was.

At this moment, Koenji was unaware that Ninomiya Yui, the commander of Class D who had not communicated with the contestants, had a cryptic smile on her face after seeing the contestants Koenji had chosen.

Chapter 218: I Will Save Tianyin

"This round is B-class's event! Looks like B-class is going to secure their second consecutive victory. I doubt the next events will be too difficult for them, right? How infuriating!"

Ibuki, who was watching from below the stage, felt a surge of displeasure as she watched Class B about to win both matches.

Everyone knows that Class B in the first grade is very strong. If it were a head-to-head competition, it wouldn't be a big problem for one class to fight against the other three classes at the same time. If the school hadn't deliberately made the competition a one-on-one format, the other classes might have been humiliated by being swept by Class B.

Of course, this is assuming that the hidden powerhouses in each class don't make a move. If every class went all out to compete with Class B, even Class B would suffer a defeat.

However, getting monsters who hate fighting or just want to live the life of an 'ordinary person' to give their all is a rather difficult task.

Because everyone knows that the gap in strength between Class B and Class D is huge, even if they are cheering for Class D, what they really want is for Class D to make things difficult for Class B on behalf of the other classes.

There are quite a few people who think this way, and Ibuki is one of them. It seems that many people in Class C have a relationship with Amane or have been defeated by Amane, thus maintaining a relatively harmonious relationship with Class B.

Since the sports festival, Class C has never openly attacked Class B. Even when Ryuen wanted to cause trouble, he only used pawns like Kushida to try to create internal chaos within Class B.

If it were really necessary to let Ryuen fight Tenon head-on, Ryuen would definitely be the first to refuse. He had suffered too many losses at Tenon's hands and would never easily start a war with Class B.

But this also means that if Ryuen makes a move against Class B, it means he believes he has a good chance of winning.

Ibuki's dislike for Class B wasn't due to inter-class rivalry, but rather her jealousy of Class B. Initially, she didn't see anything about Class B that was enviable or enviable. In her view, only those who graduated from Class A could enjoy the school's promised guaranteed admission and employment services, and even then, they could choose whichever they wanted.

In other words, apart from Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class D are all the same; the only difference is the number of personal points distributed each month.

But now anyone can see that if Class B beats Class D, they can jump from Class B to become a true Class A. Just thinking about how they will have Amane, Horikita, Ichinose, Katsuragi, Hirata, and Ayanokouji as their generals after becoming Class A makes the other first-year classes feel a chill down their spines. Even Sakayanagi would have a hard time overtaking such a strong class, let alone Class C.

Class C is still living off the savings that Longyuan has accumulated. If Longyuan hadn't been constantly squeezing money from other classes to feed Class C, the gap between Class C and Class A would probably be even wider now.

A year ago, Ibuki could never have imagined that Class D, which was considered a defective product, would one day rise to the top of Class A, and do so with its own merits.

It was even more unimaginable that the treacherous and cunning of Longyuan, which she once loathed so much, would one day become Class C's last trump card.

"I really can't understand why such a bunch of trash cards would turn into something so different in Miyako's hands?"

When Ibuki thought about how these usually useless guys were about to become members of Class A with Amane's help, she couldn't help but start complaining.

"It was originally very simple; the powerful one wasn't Class B, but Miyako Amane."

A voice she knew all too well came from behind Ibuki. Ibuki's face, already filled with dissatisfaction, now showed even more disgust, as if she had seen something repulsive.

"Longyuan, are you afraid?"

Ibuki's tone changed, and she spoke sarcastically.

"Yes, I'm scared."

"...Hey! Hey hey!! Ryuen, what did you just say?"

Ibuki turned around in shock to look at Ryuen, who was standing next to her with an unusually serious expression.

This is absolutely absurd!!

Dragon Garden is known as a tyrant. Is it possible for a king to admit that he is afraid of another king?

Right now, Class C is entirely supported by Ryuen alone. If even Ryuen chooses to back down out of fear, then what future does Class C have?

"Ibuki, you heard me right, I'm scared. What? Shouldn't you laugh at my cowardice and take revenge on me for all the anger I vented on you before?"

Ryuen revealed a mocking smile, seemingly mocking Ibuki as well as mocking herself, but no one could see through what Ryuen was really thinking at that moment.

"Don't joke like that! The Ryuen I know isn't a coward!!! Where are all those dirty tricks of yours? Go ahead and use them on Class B! I don't believe you don't have a way to deal with Miyako!"

Ibuki grabbed Ryuen's collar and forced Ryuen to look at her.

At this moment, she suddenly realized something. Her relationship with Tianyin was not actually that bad. On the contrary, compared to ordinary people, she was already considered to have a better relationship with Tianyin. This was the way out she had left for herself when she wanted to escape from Longyuan.

Since she had a negative view of Class C for a long time, why is she so angry now when she hears Ryuen saying discouraging things?

Could it be... that she actually still cares about this class? No way! There's nothing here that she should care about!!

"Do you know? Ibuki, your gaze is very weak right now."

"Do you have the right to talk to me like that? Even if I'm weak, I'm still stronger than you. I'm not going to surrender like you."

Ibuki angrily loosened Ryuen's collar and turned to leave.

She desperately wanted to find a quiet place to calm herself down.

"Hey, I don't recall ever saying I was going to surrender to anyone."

Ryuen's voice came from behind again. At this moment, Ibuki had no interest in talking to Ryuen, but when she heard Ryuen's 'shameless' remarks, she still angrily retorted.

"Hmph, I wonder who was scared just now."

"Does being afraid mean surrendering? I mean... Ibuki, aren't you underestimating my Ryuen? Or have you become arrogant because I haven't taught you a lesson in a few days?"

Ryuen's words made Ibuki suddenly stop in her tracks.

"Then what you called fear..."

"Huh? Aren't you afraid of going to fight that monster?"

Ibuki glanced subconsciously in the direction of Amane.

Since the other party did not request a one-on-one duel, Amane was enjoying her leisure time and was chatting with Karuizawa in the audience.

However, even while chatting, she did not neglect to be vigilant about her surroundings. She knew that after she taught Totsuka a lesson, there would inevitably be people who wanted to retaliate against her.

Although the probability of this is very low, it cannot be guaranteed that there are no crazy people with such ideas. Therefore, Tianyin appears to be very relaxed on the surface, but in reality, she is much more vigilant than usual.