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

Sakayanagi's words made Nanase's face fall immediately. If Baoquan hadn't done anything stupid, she could have left here for any reason. After all, neither this job fair at the gymnasium nor what was going to be discussed next was something the school required her to participate in; it was an activity that was voluntary.

Since participation is voluntary, there is no situation where one cannot leave. However, Nanase's situation is quite awkward. The leader of Class D in the first year is Takarazumi, and she is assisting Takarazumi from the side, although Takarazumi doesn't listen to her at all most of the time.

However, regardless of the circumstances, both of them are currently in charge of Class D. If they both leave at the same time, Class D of the first year will definitely not be able to stay here to participate in any auction. If anything happens, no one will be able to make decisions. It is precisely because of this situation that Sakayanagi, who wants to hold the auction perfectly, will definitely not let Nanase and Hosen leave.

However, it would only make things more awkward for Nanase and Takarazumi to stay here. From Nanase's perspective, Takarazumi's dramatic stunt just now only managed to calm Amane's anger by having him kneel down and apologize. Although the older students wouldn't pursue the matter any further, the students in the same grade wouldn't be so easy to talk to.

With Amane and Sakayanagi here, probably no one would dare to openly provoke them, but ridicule is inevitable. Both Hosen and Nanase are students with some pride and can hardly tolerate others' mockery. Unfortunately, having just failed, they have no right to refute or fight back. In other words, they can only endure the humiliation of others, which is undoubtedly torture for them.

"What do you think, Baoquan?"

Nanase was undecided and could only look at Takarazumi. Takarazumi didn't care about the mocking voices. He first asked Sakayanagi about the upcoming announcement.

"I wonder what Vice President Sakayanagi plans to announce next?"

Compared to the initial tense atmosphere, Baoquan's attitude during the questioning was undoubtedly much more humble this time.

"Next, I plan to announce a special talent auction."

"A talent auction? So that means it's related to the special exam?"

"That's right. In order to help first-year and second-year students form better partnerships, I plan to act as a bridge between the two grades and help everyone find suitable partners as soon as possible."

As Sakayanagi spoke, he carefully examined Hosen. Hosen reacted quickly, something that couldn't be done by someone whose brain was all muscle. In other words, Hosen's previous actions were not based on instinct.

In his mind, Sakayanagi raised the danger level of Takarazumi to a level even higher than that of Ryuen.

A cunning, powerful, intelligent, shameless, immoral, and flexible person... such a person would definitely be considered the most dangerous person anywhere. In Sakayanagi's impression, only Amane fits these criteria. However, Amane's individual strength is too outstanding and she has not had the opportunity to show it in many places. But as Amane's lover and best friend, Sakayanagi knows very well that the real Amane is a completely immoral person.

If such a person is left unchecked, she could become a terrorist.

It was precisely because she was worried that Amane would become the worst possible outcome she could imagine that Sakayanagi invited Amane to study at the same school as her. With her watching over her, Amane shouldn't do anything too outrageous.

Suddenly, memories of the deserted island exam, the preferential treatment exam, and the sports festival flashed through Sakayanagi's mind...

Tianyin has already done countless outrageous things.

"If it's related to the special exam, I think it's okay for me to stay. My injuries aren't that serious..."

Baoquan glanced at Nanase as he spoke.

Nanase immediately understood what Baoquan meant. Sakayanagi was planning to help the second-year students find partners. What would happen if they chose to leave at this time?

The other three first-grade classes took all the top students from the second grade, leaving them with a dozen or so vacant spots besides the mediocre ones. If this is really done, their Class D will have no chance to turn things around for at least half a year.

Moreover, if a dozen or twenty students fail to earn individual points within three months, even if it's due to their own lack of ability, how could they not complain? If other classes are willing to spend points to win them over, Class D of the first year will quickly be infiltrated and riddled with holes.

Therefore, Baoquan must hold out until the auction ends, no matter what.

"Then I'll have to trouble Baoquan to hold on a little longer. Tianyin, come here."

Sakayanagi called Amane over and whispered something in her ear. Then, Hosen saw Amane happily run to the entrance of the gymnasium and lock the door.

Baoquan felt a chill run down his spine upon seeing this; it seemed that Banliu was not someone to be trifled with.

Once Tianyin locked the door, the remaining people had no choice but to participate, even if they didn't want to. Otherwise, with Tianyin standing there, she certainly wouldn't let them leave easily.

Seeing that Amane had locked the door, Sakayanagi went up to the podium, picked up the microphone, and spoke to the second-year students below.

"I apologize for interrupting everyone. We will be holding a talent auction in the gymnasium shortly. This auction is to help the two grades work together to prepare for the cross-grade joint exam. We hope that all first-grade classes will participate in the auction."

When the first-year students in the audience saw Baoquan being subdued, they either went to the club recruitment area to fill out interview application forms or went to the student council recruitment area to inquire about the details. The rest of them wandered around aimlessly before deciding to leave.

Anyway, they weren't very interested in clubs or the student council, and they didn't even care about the special exams. They'd rather go back and sleep than wander around here.

Just as the group was about to leave, Sakayanagi announced that an auction would be held next.

Upon hearing that it was related to the special exam, they all turned around and prepared to leave, unlike the positive attitude that Amane and the others had towards the special exam when they first enrolled.

The first-year students strongly disliked this kind of exam, so they all planned to leave.

But when they got to the entrance of the stadium, they saw Amane holding a baseball bat.

The baseball bat made a dull sound as it repeatedly touched Tianyin's palm, a sound that sent chills down everyone's spines. Coupled with Tianyin's expressionless face, it scared dozens of people so much that they couldn't help but back down.

"I advise you to listen to this before you leave, otherwise... hmph..."

Tianyin didn't say what the consequences would be if he insisted on leaving, but judging from her threatening tone, the outcome was almost self-evident.

In an instant, everyone thought of Bao Quan, who was beaten up and then forced to kneel and kowtow to apologize. Everyone looked at Tian Yin with fear in their eyes.

Left with no other choice, they all returned to their initial positions.

The class leaders hiding in the crowd exchanged glances and could only give up their idea of ​​standing out, deciding to listen to what the auction of Sakayanagi was like.

When Sakayanagi saw the first-year students who were planning to leave return, he knew that Amane had successfully scared them. In fact, Sakayanagi had told Amane that if they really wanted to leave, she should let them go.

However, it is clear that Sakayanagi underestimated how ruthless Amane's methods were towards Hosen, to the point that no one wanted to experience the feeling of kneeling on the ground and apologizing in public.

"Sakayanagi-senpai, I'd like to ask how the auction works? Do I need to pay points to team up with a second-year student?"

A girl raised her hand and asked Sakayanagi a question.

Upon hearing this question, many first-year students subconsciously frowned. They weren't interested in any special exams to begin with, and it would be too much to ask them to pay points to buy partners.

"Of course not. As I said, this auction is only to help everyone form teams. I'm auctioning off all 72 students with a second-year B-level academic ability or above."

The first-year students couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when they heard that 72 second-year students had achieved a B level or even higher academic performance.

There are generally around ten students with a B-level academic ability in each class, so the total number is roughly between 50 and 60, which is already a remarkable number.

In fact, there were only 55 students with a grade of B or above in the first year. Even if you include students with a grade of A, there would be a little over 60. It was truly surprising that the second year was able to maintain such a strong strength after twelve students dropped out.

It's worth noting that there were only 160 students in the four classes of the second grade. After deducting those who were expelled, there were only 148 students left. It's truly unbelievable that half of these 148 students were academically excellent.

"First, let me explain the rules of the auction. I will provide the names, academic levels, and personal IDs of the second-year students. Those who want to form a team need to provide a person with the same academic level to follow our arrangements, or they can provide two students with a lower academic level to form a team with the second-year students. We can guarantee that they will pass the special exam."

These are the rules that Sakayanagi and Amane came up with.

In a similar exchange, if someone wants to team up with a second-year student with a B-level academic ability, they must persuade a first-year student with a B-level academic ability to team up with a second-year student.

This is a very difficult task for first-year students who have just entered school, because they are not familiar with each other yet. Let alone understanding each other's academic abilities, even being able to remember each other's names is a problem.

Moreover, why would anyone help you if there's no benefit to it? So, to complete the transaction, it's necessary to elect a leader that everyone can trust.

Only when the class leader takes the lead can the task of forming partners be accomplished.

This is also a way to force first-year students to accelerate their struggle.

“Our first-year Class D is willing to exchange 11 students with B-level academic ability and two students with A-level academic ability for 15 second-year students with B-level academic ability. We are also willing to provide 12 students with C-level academic ability to accept the pairing arrangements in the second year.”

No sooner had Sakayanagi finished speaking than Baoquan immediately gave Sakayanagi face.

It's like the entire class was traded to Sakayanagi.

"Of course, no problem. I will give you the list of second-year students later. Please also prepare the corresponding student list and academic level in advance."

"It's no big deal. Nanase, get ready to hand over the work to Sakayanagi-san."

"Ok."

Baoquan made the decision almost unilaterally, without consulting the students in Class D at all.

It's clear that many students in Class D strongly dislike Baoquan's behavior.

However, due to the difference in strength, they had no choice but to obey Baoquan's arrangements. After all, just because Baoquan couldn't defeat Tianyin didn't mean he couldn't deal with them.

The leaders of the other first-grade classes were stunned when they saw Baoquan surrender as soon as the auction started.

It's important to understand that first-year students are not obligated to team up with second-year students. Sakayanagi's auction was merely a recommendation of talent; there was no mandatory requirement to exchange partners.

This means that this auction is essentially a negotiation. In addition to the normal exchange, the first-year students who have the upper hand in terms of the rules can ask for more, such as personal points or other things.

But now Baoquan chose to surrender to the second year at the very beginning of the game, which immediately put the first year's camp at a huge disadvantage.

"Hey! Baoquan! This auction involves the entire first year! Can't you ask for our opinions before making a decision? You're putting all of us first year at a disadvantage in negotiations!"

What are you?

"What kind of tone is that? I'm Riku Utsunomiya from Class C, first year. I think you..."

"Shut your mouth. Just based on those two sentences, I'm convinced you're not qualified to talk to me."

Baoquan glanced at Utsunomiya, whose face was flushed red, then turned and walked towards the door. With Nanase here to handle the handover, that was enough. Baoquan needed to find a place to check the injury on his arm first. When Amane restrained his arm, Baoquan used too much force to break free, and now he could feel excruciating pain even with the slightest movement. So he didn't want to argue with anyone in this place.

Seeing that Baoquan, who had been beaten to his knees and begged for mercy by Tianyin, was speaking so arrogantly in front of him, Utsunomiya could no longer contain his anger. Just as he was about to teach Baoquan a lesson, Tsubaki Sakura noticed that something was wrong with Utsunomiya and quickly pulled him back.

"Lu! Calm down, now is not the time to act impulsively."

The moment Tsubaki Sakura grabbed him, Utsunomiya snapped out of his rage. Causing trouble under Amane's nose was tantamount to courting death.

However, the thought of Baoquan's contemptuous gaze rekindled the anger in his chest.

"I'll make Baoquan suffer sooner or later!!"

"Hey hey~ But compared to that, we also need to ask the second year for more people."

Tsubaki Sakura glanced at the stage with great apprehension.

She initially thought those second-year students were all idiots who could be easily outmaneuvered by Tianyin, but after she actually interacted with them, she discovered that their strength was far more terrifying than she had imagined.

Sakayanagi used the simplest of tricks to shatter the already thin trust among the first-year students.

"Why? Although Baoquan has surrendered, I think there's still room for negotiation..."

Just as Utsunomiya was still wondering, a voice suddenly rang in his ears.

“Class A of Grade 1 is willing to cooperate with Grade 2. We can provide 14 students with B-level academic ability, on the condition that 7 students with A-level academic ability in Grade 2 are exchanged.”

Chapter Fifteen: Unsold Tianyin (a type of beverage), Online Discount

“Class A of Grade 1 is willing to cooperate with Grade 2. We can provide 14 students with B-level academic ability, on the condition that 7 students with A-level academic ability in Grade 2 are exchanged.”

These words immediately made Utsunomiya Riku, who had just been quite angry with Baoquan, feel dizzy.

If it were just Class D that was unwilling to cooperate and acted recklessly, Utsunomiya could barely convince himself to give up on winning over Hosen by saying, "As expected of the defective products assigned to Class D." But now that Class A has also directly chosen to cooperate with the second-year students, Utsunomiya simply cannot understand what's wrong with this year's students.

"You guys in Class A don't need to be in such a rush to find partners, do you?"

In response to Utsunomiya's question, the girl with wine-red twin tails looked at Utsunomiya with feigned surprise.

"Huh? Utsunomiya-san, are you talking to me?"

"Of course, otherwise who do you think I'm talking to? I remember you seem to be..."

Utsunomiya hesitated for a long time but couldn't call out the other person's name. He could only awkwardly take out his phone and enter the OAA system to try to check the other person's information.

"Utsunomiya-kun is really too much. He took the initiative to talk to me but couldn't even remember my name. It really hurts my feelings."

The girl's coquettish tone made Utsunomiya subconsciously take a few steps back. No matter how you looked at it, the girl's tone and expression were exactly like a little girl in love, acting coquettishly towards her lover. But Utsunomiya was very certain that he did not know her at all.

"That girl is Amaze Ichika from Class A of the first year. Don't let her appearance fool you, she has A-level academic and physical abilities and is quite a dangerous person."

Tsubaki Sakura took a big bite of the candy in her mouth, and her gaze toward Amasawa was filled with wariness.

"How annoying! Can't you let me tease Utsunomiya-san a little more? This school is so much fun, Tsubaki-san, you can relax sometimes. If you're listless all the time, even your skin will sag~"

Tianze playfully stuck out his tongue at Chun.

Without saying a word, Tsubaki distanced herself from Amasawa, retreating until she was behind Utsunomiya before speaking.

"I still suggest that you stop playing pranks, Tianze. Right now is the time for us to join forces to resist the infiltration of the second year. If your Class A all surrenders to the second year, then we first year students will have no right to negotiate with the second year students at all."

Tsubaki's behavior was a bit strange. She seemed to dislike talking to strangers or perhaps she was socially awkward. In any case, after Tsubaki hid next to Utsunomiya, she became noticeably more confident.

"But what you want to do has nothing to do with me? Tsubaki, have you forgotten that the competition rules for first graders are a little different from those for second graders?"

Tianyin revealed a mischievous grin, like a little devil.

Chun opened her mouth, and her whole body suddenly trembled violently as if she had been electrocuted.

"What's wrong, Tsubaki? Are you alright?"

Sensing that something was wrong with Tsubaki behind him, Utsunomiya lost all interest in talking to Amasawa and quickly turned around to check on Tsubaki.

"Oh no! We were so focused on getting more out of the second year that we forgot about the extra rewards the top-ranked classes get from the first year's rules. Now we have to team up with the second year too, otherwise..."

The rules are a little different from those for second grade.

The rewards for the second grade in this cross-grade joint exam are 50, 30, 10, and 0 class points respectively, based on the ranking of the class average score. This average score does not include the partner's score. In addition, there are individual rewards. If the total score of the second grade and their partner reaches the top 30%, they can get 10,000 individual points, while the top three can get 100,000 points.

The rewards for second graders clearly lean towards the class average score, since class points are obviously more valuable than a mere 10,000 individual points.

However, the competition rewards for first-year students are somewhat different. Firstly, each first-year student whose total score and that of their partner rank in the top 10% of all test takers can add 5 class points to their class score.

一年级生一共有160人，也就是说至少有16个人能获得5点班级点数的加成，假设这16个人都来自同一个班那就是80点班级点数。

Furthermore, the top three finishers will receive an additional 50, 30, and 20 class points respectively.