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

That matter was not honorable for Horikita, because it wouldn't have been difficult for her to achieve her goal with her abilities, and if Airi agreed to her request, she might face the consequence of losing something very important.

That was the most crucial part of this physical fitness test: the question-and-answer game.

The winners have almost secured their tickets to the special exam, while the losers will need to work hard in the next two weeks to earn their chance.

Although Horikita Suzune's physical abilities and academic abilities are not the best, she excels in both areas. Even without discussing this with Airi, her chances of defeating Airi are quite high. Even if she loses this physical fitness test, she can still get the opportunity to participate in the special exam through excellent performance in other tests.

Given this, it's reasonable and logical for Horikita Suzune to voluntarily give this chance of victory to Airi, who is inferior to Horikita in every aspect, especially in terms of physical fitness, where Airi's performance can only be described as appalling. Under these circumstances, it's more appropriate for her to pass this physical fitness test.

But that's not actually the case. The reason Horikita was so determined to win this time was that she had discovered a secret that no one else had noticed.

That is, Amane's attendance record has been kept by someone. Horikita has also communicated with Chahashi-sensei about this matter. Since the attendance records of each class are all handled by the class teacher, no one should know better than Chahashi Sae about why Amane, who is clearly in the hospital, has an attendance record on the sign-in board without missing a single time.

However, after Horikita asked Chabashira Sae, Chabashira Sae gave Horikita an ambiguous answer, telling her not to meddle and to focus on preparing for the special test.

At first glance, Chabashira Sae seems to be impatiently brushing off Horikita Suzune, who is a student, but upon closer examination, one can discover that Chabashira Sae's words have a deeper meaning.

First of all, it was to tell Horikita not to meddle, which clearly meant that Chahashisa Sae didn't want Amane to interfere with the fact that Amane was not at school but had a attendance record. In other words, Chahashisa Sae knew that someone was attendance recording for Amane and had even given her approval.

The reason Horikita wasn't allowed to get involved was probably to prevent her from getting involved as well. At first glance, the school's actions seemed a bit puzzling, but Horikita Suzune saw hope in them.

Horikita originally thought that Amane would definitely not be able to participate in the special exam. Even if her hand injury was not serious, just as Amane said, she would still have to be hospitalized for at least a month for observation. This would mean that Amane would miss all the attendance checks, exams, and the final review at the end of the special test.

Even if Tianyin returns before the final review, she won't be able to obtain enough points to participate in the special exam.

For example, if a passing score of 80 out of 100 is required to take a special exam, then the final score would account for approximately 40% of the total score, which is a considerable proportion.

However, even with a perfect score in the final review, it was only 40 points, which was a full 40 points short of qualifying for the special exam.

Each written exam and physical fitness test is worth 5 points. The school's special tests are conducted over four weeks, with one written exam and one physical fitness test per week, totaling eight tests and 40 points.

This means that if an ordinary student wants to successfully participate in a special exam, such as getting a perfect score in the final review, they also need to get passing scores in all the written tests and physical fitness tests over four weeks.

Just thinking about it is outrageous, because there are many types of physical fitness tests and there is no way to cheat. If you happen to encounter a physical fitness test that you are not familiar with or are completely bad at, such as rock climbing or swimming, no one can guarantee that they will be able to get a passing score.

Especially for written exams, the passing score for each exam is calculated based on the average score of the entire class and the average score of the entire grade, and then screened separately.

In other words, if your written test score is above the grade average, but your score is below the class average, you will be considered to have failed.

Because of this common problem, each class tacitly agrees to lower the grade average score as much as possible during exams so that more students can pass.

Such a rigorous selection mechanism is bound to eliminate a considerable number of students from the outset. It seems that the school also realized that this was somewhat excessive, so it made appropriate modifications to the rules.

For example, whether it's a written test or a physical fitness test, as long as you participate, you will receive 3 encouragement points even if you fail. However, if you receive encouragement points three times in a row, you will be required to get full marks in the final review. If your performance is poor, you will still be eliminated even if your total score is sufficient.

In addition, there are sign-in points. You can get 0.5 points for signing in every day. If you have perfect attendance in a month, you will get a reward of 15 points.

So what would be the result if all the regulations were put together?

An average student, if they can get a perfect score in the final review, have perfect attendance, and take all the exams but fail them, can get a total score of 40 + 15 + 24 = 79 points.

They were just one crucial point away from passing.

The school must have carefully adjusted the score requirements, otherwise it wouldn't have been possible for the score to be exactly at this number.

Besides knowing that someone was clocking in for Amane, Horikita also knew that Amane had taken all the exams.

Because in every exam, the blank space after Tianyin's name in the column for candidates who should be present is always filled with a circle.

This means that Tianyin always participated in the exams, or that someone took the exams on her behalf.

The school did this in the hope of sending Amane into the special exam in a more subtle way, and Horikita was also confident that Amane would appear in the final review exam.

Otherwise, the school wouldn't be able to cover for Tianyin. As long as Tianyin participates in the final review, it shouldn't be a problem for her to get a perfect score, given her level.

So there's only one problem preventing Tianyin from entering the special exam.

The total score is insufficient.

Because each exam sends everyone's scores to their individual OAA, even the grade-wide average and class average are sent to each individual's OAA via email.

What should have been a convenient and quick process has now become a stumbling block for Horikita.

Because the scores were sent privately to individual phones, Horikita had no idea how many points the person who took the exam for Amane got. Furthermore, scores were not made public to students, which made it impossible for Horikita to guess the actual exam results of the person who took the exam for Amane based on score fluctuations.

At the same time, Horikita had an even bigger worry: if the school was afraid of being exposed for giving Amane a special pass and didn't arrange for Amane to take the written and physical tests on her behalf, but instead just assumed that Amane would participate in the exams and have her score calculated based on the minimum score, then there would be a big problem. This would mean that Amane's score would be one point short after Amane completed the final review, and this was not happening at school.

Who knows if they can still use their personal points to buy that crucial last point? If they do nothing and fail to buy that last point, wouldn't they be at a huge loss? Therefore, Horikita absolutely cannot sit idly by and wait for death. She must take action to help Amane. However, without any specific information, Horikita's methods of helping are also quite limited.

That's gambling.

First of all, the physical fitness test is conducted separately for each class, so it is clear who is present and who is absent. The school has no room for manipulation, which means that it would be quite difficult to manipulate the score. Therefore, it is highly likely that Amane will only get 3 points in the physical fitness test. Since it is impossible to make up for that point in the physical fitness test, Horikita's focus can only be on the written test.

She was betting that someone would take the written exam in Tianyin's place and get a relatively low score, but not the lowest, such as around 40 points, which would be acceptable but not enough to pass.

Of course, this was the worst-case scenario, but without intelligence support, she had to formulate a plan based on the most extreme circumstances.

If Horikita wants to earn a point for Amane, he must rally the whole class to lower the class average score as much as possible during the exam, because the grade average score has already been tacitly suppressed to around 32 points, and it is basically difficult to lower it any further. Therefore, Horikita plans to manipulate the current class average score of 65 points.

If this class average score were achieved in the final exam, Horikita would be laughing in his sleep. But the reason the average score remained high this time was that the questions were too easy. They were mostly multiple choice and true/false questions, and they were all safety common sense questions, such as what clothes to wear when swimming or whether to stand under a tree to take shelter from the rain.

Even Karuizawa could score over 90 on this kind of question, which shows how much of it is rigged.

Assuming the substitute test-taker at Tianyin can only achieve a low score, but not the lowest, then the only way they can help this substitute test-taker is...

The whole group received a score of zero.

So the average score is the substitute test-taker's score divided by the number of students in the class. The substitute test-taker will pass no matter what. As for the grade average, the substitute test-taker shouldn't be unable to pass. The other students in the class will only lose the extra two points they would have earned for passing the written test.

This is an experiment worth taking a gamble on.

Because of this experiment, Horikita Suzune cannot easily give up the points she can get from this physical fitness test.

Otherwise, even if she achieves perfect attendance and passes all tests except this one and the next, she will only get 51 points, which is 29 points short of the passing score. This means that she must get 29 points in the final test. With Horikita's ability, this should not be a difficult task, but Horikita is not confident enough to gamble on the probability of getting 29 points. Moreover, she did not get the points for perfect attendance. On the first day, because she gave up rock climbing, Horikita lost 0.5 points for signing in on the first day. This means that Horikita must get 29.5 points in the final review to barely reach the passing score. Horikita's evaluation of her ability in the final review is 30 points.

This is also why Horikita can't gamble; she has to win this physical fitness test and get two more points before she has the confidence to take a gamble in the final review.

If Airi, whose grades were already poor, loses the two extra points that the winner would receive, she might be eliminated in the next exam or the final review.

Horikita judged that if she told Airi about her discovery, Airi might readily agree to cooperate with her.

But this would make Horikita feel like she was still taking advantage of Airi's feelings for Amane.

Therefore, Horikita plans to conceal the matter concerning Amane for the time being, and only use the argument that she is more useful than Amane in the special exam to see if she can persuade Airi. If not, she plans to fight Airi fairly.

In short, this time she will absolutely not use Airi's feelings for Amane to achieve her goals again.

Chapter 151: How Many People's Sexual Experiences Do You Have?

"Thank you for the treat. Horikita-kun's sandwiches are much better than the ones I buy at the convenience store..."

Airi was speaking when she saw Horikita Suzune kneel down in front of her with a solemn expression.

"Sakura-san."

"Huh? Yes! I'm here."

Airi immediately changed from a lazy sitting posture to a proper sitting posture, and at the same time, she tried to make herself appear more reliable by straightening her back.

"There's something I need to tell you, mainly about..."

Horikita briefly explained her idea to Airi, and just as Horikita had expected, Airi immediately looked troubled after Horikita presented her idea.

Seeing Airi's troubled expression, Horikita felt relieved. Airi's lack of direct refusal meant there was still room for negotiation. Since she had drawn the slip of paper herself, she could only resolve the issue with Airi in this way. Otherwise, she would have had to spend the next two days constantly guarding against any self-selected questions Airi might ask.

Horikita still felt a bit of a headache when faced with the unavoidable self-selected question, because when the other party used this killer move, it was impossible not to ask some private questions. Once answered, it would mean that privacy was leaked, and if not answered, then the other party would immediately gain an absolute advantage.

It's almost impossible to turn the tide; at best, it'll be a draw.

Therefore, in order to achieve a real victory, Horikita must come up with a cooperative plan with Airi.

If it were just ordinary subject test questions, Horikita could handle them without any problem.

Airi hesitated for a long time before finally speaking cryptically.

"I understand what Horikita-san means. Indeed, compared to Horikita-san, even if I barely make it into the special exam, I'll most likely be a drag on the team. To be honest, I never thought I could beat Horikita-san from the moment I drew her name."

"So, Sakura-san, do you mean you agree?"

Horikita asked eagerly.

But to everyone's surprise, Airi slowly shook her head.

"It's not a question of whether I agree or not, but that the piece of paper in my hand can't work with you, Horikita-kun."

Airi carefully took out three pieces of paper from her pocket, seemingly intending to show them to Horikita, but after noticing the nearby surveillance cameras, she sheepishly put the papers back.

Actually, if the other party had shown it inside the tent, the school probably wouldn't have noticed that the other party had leaked the words on the paper. But according to normal logic, how could the school not have guessed a method that even students like them could think of?

Since the school used such a firm tone to prohibit the disclosure and exchange of the slips of paper and their contents, it means that the school must have some backup plans. Taking rash action would only cause trouble.

Out of concern for Horikita, Airi did not show Horikita the contents of her note, but this action was enough to prove that she was not trying to find a reason to refuse Horikita's proposal.

"Can't cooperate with me? What does that mean? Could it be that..."

Horikita seemed to sense something, and casually took out a pack of tissues from her pocket, pulled out three identical pure white tissues, and placed them in front of Airi.

Airi was taken aback for a moment, then immediately realized that Horikita was confirming information with her, and quickly nodded again.

broken!

When Horikita saw Airi nod, her heart immediately skipped a beat.

She used three tissues to test Airi's paper scraps, and Airi nodded directly, indicating that her paper scraps were also the same.

As we all know, according to the rules, only students with the 'question' paper have the right to ask questions, while the 'answer' paper cannot react at all when no one asks a question. After Airi hinted at her paper's defensive bias when Horikita presented her plan, Airi confidently told her that she could not cooperate.

Then the answer becomes obvious.

Airi won the grand prize just like herself.

Three slips of paper with the character "答" (answer) on them.

According to the rules, they need to answer ten questions each in a rapid-fire question-and-answer session.

All ten questions are posed by the opposing team. Answering questions does not consume 'Answer' slips, but avoiding a question requires consuming one 'Answer' slip. The first person to use up all their slips stops answering questions, and the other person can choose to continue answering questions or end the game and convert their slips into points at a rate of 1 point per slip.

The team with the higher score wins.

This means they will inevitably have to fight, and the school will review the questions they ask; questions that are too easy will definitely be rejected.

Add to that the entire Q&A session being broadcast live, just thinking about it is...

Horikita's expression turned grim. In that case, they had to find a solution as soon as possible instead of wasting time here, because this rapid-fire question and answer session was not something that could be passed by simply stalling for time.

"Sakura-san, what are your thoughts?"

"I'll follow Horikita's arrangements."

"Then let's apply for a quick Q&A session now. No matter what kind of question it is, Sakura, you should avoid it three times in a row. Is that okay?"

This plan means that Airi will voluntarily give up the victory, because the score of the side that runs out of paper will be locked instantly, and Horikita only needs to answer one question to win the game.

It can be said to be very simple.

"So, Horikita-kun, what kind of questions will you ask?"

Airi was a little embarrassed to ask.

Although she has barely caught up academically, there are still many things she has only learned so-so. If Horikita were to prepare intensive test questions for her, she would be surrounded by everyone and unable to answer any of them.

Just thinking about it makes me feel so embarrassed.

Moreover, he avoided three questions at once, which is just too much... Others will definitely think he's not studying properly.

Horikita pondered for a moment.

What kind of problem arises is indeed more important. Even though she and Airi have already discussed how to cooperate, the questions still need to be submitted to the school for review recently. Questions that are too easy will seem like they are being lenient, so it is unlikely that Horikita and the others will pass them easily. On the other hand, if Airi can reasonably avoid a difficult question, it will not only seem like she is deliberately making things difficult for Airi, but the school may also reject the question because they think it is too difficult.

If they were stuck on the question-setting aspect alone, it would be a troublesome matter, but Horikita quickly came up with a solution.

Since any question, regardless of its difficulty, can be rejected, the reason for rejection must be determined by the answer. So why not just create questions without a correct answer? That way, even schools wouldn't be able to determine whether a question is easy or difficult.

For example, asking someone, "Do you like seafood?"

You can think of this as a simple question, because it doesn't seem to hide anything that might cause misunderstanding. It's easy to understand and answer.

But what if the person asking is allergic to seafood?

Even though seafood allergies are a normal phenomenon, it still involves personal privacy, and some people will choose to avoid the issue in order to hide their preferences or allergens.

Therefore, a problem of this magnitude should be considered within a reasonable range.

Thinking of this, Horikita Suzune's lips curled into a smile.

"Please feel free to leave it to me."

"So what kind of questions should I ask?"