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

This means that if a class has sixteen partner groups occupying the top 10% of the spots, then they can earn a total of 180 class points.

The rest of the rewards are the same as those for second grade.

While Utsunomiya and his classmates were focused on how to squeeze a lot of money out of the second-year students, Class A had already set their sights on the competition for total points.

If we can exchange with a second-year student who has an A grade, we can get an extra spot in the top 10%. Once we have class points, individual points are just something we can easily get.

Upon reflection, Utsunomiya immediately realized how perilous Class C's current situation was. However, before he could announce the exchange with the second-year students, the first-year Class B, standing beside him, preemptively requested to exchange with second-year students whose academic level was A.

This immediately put Class C in a position where they were completely out of the running for the class points prize.

"How despicable! I never expected them to be plotting something like this..."

Utsunomiya vented his frustration, because just because he was a step too slow, Class C was inexplicably going to be at the bottom.

It turns out that his teammates didn't surrender at the beginning of the game; rather, everyone else had found a game guide, but he was the only one who was kept in the dark.

"This is probably the second-year students' strategy. After this auction, the first-year students have lost the right to join forces with the second-year students. If there are any more exams like this in the future, we will probably be at their mercy."

Chun sighed helplessly.

The infighting at this school far exceeded her imagination. Did Vice President Sakayanagi and the others go through the same thing when they were first-year students?

Tsubaki's gaze fell once again on Sakayanagi Arisu, who was chatting amicably with the person in charge of Class 1-B.

So the fierce competition, where everyone gives their all, actually begins the moment you step through the school gates?

That's... quite interesting, just like Tianze said.

It's a pity.

"I hate fighting."

……

"How did the auction go today, Arisu? Did we make a fortune?"

On the way back to the dormitory, Amane helped Sakayanagi up while excitedly asking him about the results of the auction.

"Overall, it's not bad. All the second-year A-level students have been seconded to form pairs with first-year A-level students. At the auction, the B-level students were basically swapped. I plan to pair the first-year B-level students with second-year E to D-level students. Only in this way can we maximize the role of the first-year students. As for the C-level students, we can only trust them."

After recalling the auction, Sakayanagi calmly reported his findings to Amane.

"Wow! As expected of Arisu!! So, it seems all the second-year students already have partners, right?"

Amane happily picked up Sakayanagi and spun him around on the spot.

"Ahhh!! Tianyin, what are you doing?! Put me down! I, I'm a little dizzy..."

Amidst Sakayanagi's gasp, Amane put Sakayanagi down. The moment his feet touched the ground, Sakayanagi, unable to keep up, collapsed directly into Amane's arms.

"hey-hey……"

Amane scratched her cheek sheepishly. She had just been so happy that she wanted to grab someone to celebrate with, and for a moment she had forgotten that Sakayanagi's health was too poor to withstand such an ordeal.

"I really can't do anything with you, but don't be too happy. Since the number of students we have on site is limited, both sides have only left student IDs. Starting tomorrow, each class will have to urge their students to add the IDs of the first-year students that I have distributed as soon as possible. Moreover... the final decision on whether to agree is also in the hands of the other party. Even if the class leader agrees to our request, a specific person may not be able to accept teaming up with someone whose academic ability is much lower than their own."

"So we've only made a good start. There will be a lot of troubles to come. If there are lone wolf students like us in the first year, it will be very difficult to get them to team up with us."

Sakayanagi was clearly not as optimistic as Amane. The smoother things went, the more trouble was waiting for them. This auction was very abrupt, and Sakayanagi believed that many first-year students were not mentally prepared to team up with anyone.

It's clear from the fact that most people chose to leave when Sakayanagi announced the auction that the first-year students weren't very enthusiastic about this special exam; only a few class leaders seemed to want to compete.

Although the disunity within the first grade was cleverly exploited to encourage all four first-grade classes to willingly form partnerships with second-grade students, this was not the students' own idea. As a result, it can be predicted that the next few weeks will still require a lot of effort to form partnerships.

"It seems things aren't as simple as I thought. Honestly, if only I could get all the students to form pairs that wouldn't get them expelled right away."

After hearing from Sakayanagi's words that she would still face a lot of trouble, Amane couldn't help but pout. For her, part of the reason she took the lead in organizing the auction was to save the trouble of running around to find partners for her classmates.

However, Tianyin forgot that even in the current Class A, it took her almost a year to get everyone in the class to obey her commands, let alone the freshmen who had only been in school for a few days. Even if they dared not object on the spot because of the class leader's authority, if they refused to cooperate with Tianyin and the others in private, Tianyin didn't really have any good ways to deal with it.

After all, the rules prohibit using coercion or violence to force someone to become your partner. So if someone firmly refuses to become your partner, the second-year students will probably have to wait until the special exam starts to randomly assign partners.

The total score of randomly assigned partners will be deducted by 5%. If both partners have good grades, it's not a big problem. But if two people with C-level or lower academic ability are randomly assigned together and have 5% of their scores deducted, that's the most serious problem.

"Pfft, Tianyin, you wish! I think you just want to slack off."

No sooner had Sakayanagi finished speaking than a heavenly voice rushed into her arms.

"So what if I'm being lazy? I was just planning to spend time with you, Arisu, having fun. What's the point of discussing the special exam with a first-year student..."

Should I go out with her?

Sakayanagi didn't believe this at all. If Amane had that kind of awareness, she wouldn't have gone a whole week without seeing her.

According to Sakayanagi, Amane probably wanted to slack off because she wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the cross-grade joint exam, which allowed her to openly communicate with the first-year students, to flirt with the cute first-year girls.

What a despicable guy!

Suddenly, Sakayanagi seemed to have thought of something very important.

"Oh right, I almost forgot to tell you, Tianyin, there was an unlucky second-year student who didn't get a ticket at this auction."

What does "failed to sell" mean?

"Well... it's when there's something at an auction that nobody's interested in, and no one bids on it until the auction ends. That's called a failed auction. We can only lower the price a bit or try again at the next auction."

Tenon pondered for a moment, then looked at Sakayanagi with a serious expression.

"So, does that mean there's someone in the second year who doesn't want a first-year student?"

"Yes, that's what I mean."

"Pfft, hahaha, is there really such an unlucky person? Who is it? Who is it? Arisu, tell me which unlucky guy is so unwanted that no one wants him among the first-year students. It's so pitiful, hahaha, but I really, really want to laugh, hahaha."

The thought that someone could fail to sell their item at an auction attended by over a hundred first-year students amused Tianyin, and she began to think of someone who fit that description.

No matter how I think about it, it should be students with an academic level of E- who are disliked. Only those with such low academic level who need a student with an A-level academic level as a partner to barely pass the exam would be disliked.

Otherwise, even if it were a D or C, someone would want it to some extent.

Just as Amane burst into laughter, Sakayanagi skillfully opened the OAA system and then clicked on a person's profile.

"Look, this is that idiot nobody wants."

"Oh! I want to see... Class 1-A... Miyako... Amane... Huh? Huh?!"

Tianyin was so surprised that she froze on the spot. It wasn't until she rubbed her eyes until they were almost red that she realized she was still presented with her own data card. This was the first time Tianyin had broken down.

"This isn't fair! Why doesn't anyone want me? Is it because I'm not good-looking? I think I'm quite cute, hehe~ And also!! My academic performance is S! Unique in the whole school! How could no one want me!"

"You're too expensive."

"But I'm cute."

"You're too expensive."

"My academic ability is S!"

"You're too expensive."

"I got full marks on all my exams!"

"You're too expensive."

"Waaaaah! Arisu, you're bullying me!!"

After being forced to accept reality, Amane hugged Sakayanagi and burst into tears.

Seeing Tenon's miserable face and tears welling up in her eyes, Sakayanagi sighed helplessly.

It's not that she didn't promote Tianyin; it's just that Tianyin is really too expensive. The price of Tianyin is equivalent to ten students with A-level academic ability.

This price is simply not something a class could afford. However, there is only one Tianyin, which means that no matter how valuable Tianyin is, it can only be paired with one person. Therefore, it is impossible for two classes to jointly buy Tianyin and only allow one party to use it. No first-year students would be so foolish as to be taken advantage of.

In addition, there are quite a few students with A+ academic ability in the second year. Although they may score a few points less than Tianyin usually, A+ academic ability is almost infinitely close to S. Moreover, an A+ academic ability student can be exchanged for one A-level academic ability student or two B-level academic ability students.

Compared to Tianyin, it is of high quality and low price, with extremely high cost performance.

Even if you look at me like that, Tianyin, you're still too expensive. How about we consider a discount?

"Discount?"

"For example, you could exchange it for an A-level academic qualification, right? If that's the case, you'd definitely sell it super easily!"

Sakayanagi confidently patted Amane's head.

"What? One person? Even with a discount, you can't offer a 90% discount, right? There need to be at least five or six people..."

"Sigh, then I can't help it. If those cute first-year girls hear that you, Tianyin, don't even have a single student willing to partner with you... I believe your image in their minds will definitely suffer a huge blow, right? I'm afraid that blow will be even worse than a tenth of the original value."

Sakayanagi cupped Amane's cheeks in his arms and playfully stroked the tip of Amane's nose with his finger.

She knew all of Tianyin's little secret thoughts.

"Um... Arisu... actually, I don't think the first fold is so bad..."

Tianyin's face, which was originally full of disdain upon hearing that she could only sell her products at a 90% discount, immediately changed in the next second.

If Sakayanagi hadn't stood by Amane's side the whole time, she would have almost thought Amane was a completely different person.

"It's a deal then, 90% off!"

"I heard it! I heard it!!! Arisu is the worst!"

Tenon covered her ears and turned to leave angrily. However, after taking only two steps, she remembered that Sakayanagi had difficulty walking and it would take a lot of effort for him to get back to the dormitory by himself. So Tenon had no choice but to come back and reluctantly take Sakayanagi's arm to help him back to the dormitory.

Meanwhile, on another path leading to the dormitory building, a man and a woman were walking leisurely towards the building.

With his arm wrapped in bandages, Takarazumi walked ahead of Nanase, who looked gloomy.

Because Baoquan had really embarrassed himself this time, he felt too ashamed to give orders to Nanase as usual. So the two of them walked silently on the road, looking like strangers even though they were classmates.

Just as Baoquan reached the corner where he was only one turn away from the dormitory building, a tall boy suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Good evening, everyone. Excuse me for interrupting, but are you the trash who said that the older sister's smile is as disgusting as a cockroach?"

Chapter Sixteen: I Miss You

Baoquan and Chen were slightly taken aback, and immediately realized that the other party had ill intentions. Before the conflict broke out, Baoquan quickly retreated to a place that the surveillance camera could capture.

Baoquan appears reckless, with both his appearance and demeanor resembling that of a delinquent youth. However, if you treat him as an idiot, you will undoubtedly suffer a great loss.

"I didn't expect you to react so quickly. It seems that things are a bit different from the rumors."

Miyako Masahiko smiled and stepped into the area that the surveillance cameras could capture.

Seeing the other party's arrogance, Baoquan's anxiety subsided.

Although this school values ​​merit above all else, it is still just a school. No matter how much it indulges its students, it cannot stand idly by and allow school violence to occur.

Baoquan stared intently at Miyako Masahiko and realized that he had absolutely no recollection of the person in front of him. However, from his tone and the way he addressed Miyako Amane as "Big Sister," it wasn't hard to guess his identity.

"Baoquan, what's going on here... Isn't he someone you know?"

Nanase had been replying to messages from her classmates with her head down and hadn't had time to observe the situation in front of her. At first, she thought that Baoquan was talking to a friend, until she noticed that the other person's tone didn't seem very friendly. Only then did Nanase raise her head and look ahead with a puzzled expression.

"Does he look like someone I know? Check if there are any first-year students named Miyako or something like that."

Just as Baoquan gave Nanase the order to investigate Miyako Masahiko, Masahiko interrupted him.

"Baoquan, if you want to know my information, I can tell you."

"Come on, do you think you'd be that kind? Besides, I want more than just your name..."

"He's Miyako Masahiko from Class A of the first year, oh my god... his stats... all A+! Baoquan, you're going to be a little..."

Before Nanase could finish speaking, a loud 'bang' exploded in her ears as Baoquan, who was standing next to her, was slammed into the face by a swift punch and crashed heavily to the ground.

"Hmm? Not bad. It's been a long time since I've encountered an opponent like you. This is a good opportunity for me to vent my anger."

Jiang Yan let out a mocking sneer as he moved something.

"Idiot! You really think I didn't realize what was happening? Look up and see what's up there! You've been caught on camera committing bullying! Hahaha, you punched yourself and got expelled! Hahaha, with your skills, you think you can survive in this school? You're nowhere near as good as your sister, you little bastard!"

Baoquan got up from the ground, ignoring the blood still flowing from his nose and the dust-covered school uniform, and pointed at the surveillance camera outside the second-floor window of the dormitory building, letting out a wild laugh.

"You're calling me a bastard?"

Jiang Yan raised an eyebrow, his fingers unconsciously clenching into a fist. He had been called that since he was a child. At that time, Jiang Yan, who did not even have a proper identity, could do nothing but squat in a corner and wail.

If it weren't for Amane and Sakayanagi bringing him food and comfort when he cried, he probably would have chosen to end his life sooner or later when he couldn't bear the bullying anymore.

'If anyone calls you that again, punch them hard in the face, just like this! Hey!!!'

Tianyin was punished by having her meat withheld for a week because she broke a wooden sliding door with a single punch.

However, Jiang Yan could never forget the dashing figure of Tianyin when she threw a punch.