Real teaching, hypocritical gray life

[Rules for deciding pairing partners]

The partner selection is based on the positive and negative rankings of the [Small Test] results.

That is - the one with the higher score will form a partner with the one with the lower score.

A corresponding example is that the first student with full marks forms a pair with the last student with zero marks.

"I see, so this is the meaning of the quiz and the rules for assigning partners... It looks simple, but the actual deduction seems to be completely incomprehensible."

The rules had been published, and the class began to think.

"If you are interested in how this rule came about, I can tell you about it later, but right now our goal is to arrange your partner selection."

Ichinose clapped his hands to regain everyone's attention.

"From the above rules, it can be seen that those with the lowest scores should almost automatically team up with those with the highest scores. If we just participate in the [Small Test] without knowing anything, I guess we will end up like this."

"But accidents can always happen. In order to accurately assign the right partners, I will start explaining the strategy now."

As soon as the words were spoken, different reactions occurred in the class.

"Properly partnered...what does that mean?"

"Hmm, I just want to use the results of the regular period to ensure that the students with lower grades are paired with the students with higher grades. I know that everyone is confused about this arrangement. I'm not being arrogant. Even if we don't pay attention to the rules of pairing, we can randomly pair them based on the results of the [Small Test], and no combination will fail."

"But I am worried about the possibility of accidents. If the students with the lowest scores are assigned together because the test paper is easy, and they perform poorly at the same time in the final exam, that would be terrible."

"Do you understand what I mean? Although I also want everyone to pair up with the people they want to team up with, I want to make sure that every student in the class can stay with us all the time."

Ichinose looked directly at his classmates.

We could sense her concerns and hopes for her classmates, and it was our responses that maintained the superficial relationships among the students.

"This method is the safest. I dare not imagine it, but what Captain Ichinose said must be right."

It is indeed an unpredictable development.

There were quite a few students in the class who got full marks in the midterm exam, most of them scored above 70 points, and there were only five or six students who scored around 60 points. There was a penalty of deducting points for the last place in the individual competition of the sports festival or the bottom ten in the total competition points.

There are many people with high scores, so we can pursue stability in any way.

"Do you need us to do anything?"

After the students in the class asked the key question that was the core, Ichinose turned around and wrote the names of several students in the class on the blackboard.

The number is relatively small, but there are as many as ten of them, and my name is among them.

So far, even if I try my best, other people are not particularly impressed by my scores. In other words, my grades are insignificant in the eyes of everyone in the class.

"If this behavior offends you, I apologize. I just want to clarify that students whose names are written on the blackboard, please just write your names on the test paper. It will not affect the test results in any way, so it is okay to get a zero."

"In addition, the other students only need to get a high score. If there is no problem, set it at 40 points. In this way, students with lower scores can be combined with students with higher scores to ensure balance."

"If you have any opinions about this plan, you can raise them now. I may not have considered some unexpected situations clearly. What I just said can only guarantee the most basic countermeasures."

The system of [compulsory partnership].

Because my grades were poor, I was lucky enough to be assigned to a group of students with high scores. Although I could be quite lazy to meet the minimum requirements, I had to give my all to win against Class B.

"Although I can face the exam without any countermeasures, this is the best solution, right?"

Everyone agreed to this operation and formed a unified pace.

"It would be great if everyone could cooperate. Oh, there's one more thing I forgot to mention."

Ichinose glanced at me sitting in the corner, then suddenly remembered something and pointed his finger at the underlined name on the blackboard again.

"At the moment, I don't think that there will be any students dropping out of Class A due to failing. But if we want to surpass Class B, I think it would be better for everyone to study together towards the final exam and aim to improve the average score. So I would like to make some targeted changes in the study meeting. If you don't have your own study plan, I hope you can actively participate."

"Among them, Luo Jun has already decided to participate. What do others think?"

"I agree! I'm a little uneasy... Can I join in?"

"Of course!"

Participants raised their hands one after another in response to this question.

Although I don't know exactly when I expressed my feelings, if Ichinose likes it, then let her be.

"......"

In the end, I still couldn't escape tutoring.

Sure enough, what I did at the beginning of the school year was wrong.

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[Small test] The day before the preparatory campaign began, we thought we would be able to face the exam calmly, but the twists and turns that occurred during the period were a little unexpected.

The first one concerns the results of our class's designated target of attack in this special exam.

"Hello, good afternoon everyone. The results of your nominated [attack] targets in this [Paper Shuffle] special exam have been announced~"

Teacher Hoshinomiya waved the note in his hand.

"Class A nominated [to attack] Class B - there is no duplication with other classes, no need to draw lots, it has been approved."

Mr. Hoshinomiya announced the notice to us during the first class in the afternoon.

It seems that we have achieved the first step of the "decisive battle" operation. The next focus should be whether Class B will [attack] Class A as we imagined.

"Has it been successful? ..... Can Mr. Hoshinomiya tell us about the situation of other classes?"

"Yeah, of course."

Teacher Hoshinomiya nodded, and then read the contents from the note again.

"Class B nominated [to attack] Class A - there is no duplication with other classes, no need to draw lots, it has been approved."

"Class C nominated [to attack] Class D - there is no duplication with other classes, no need to draw lots, it has been approved."

"Class D nominated [to attack] Class C - there is no overlap with other classes, no need to draw lots, it has been approved."

"Everyone is fighting one-on-one, attacking and defending."

This time the battle is in the form of Class A vs. Class B, and Class D vs. Class C.

"Huh, just as expected."

"That's it."

Class B chose to attack Class A, which proves that the leader of Class B was Sakayanagi. If it was Katsuragi, he would have chosen Class D or Class C, which had a higher chance of winning, as the opponent.

As expected, Katsuragi-san's popularity in Class B has dropped dramatically.

In order to narrow the gap in class points with us, they chose to directly confront the strong enemy. Both sides were prepared for a decisive battle.

After the results were announced, Teacher Hoshinomiya put away her playful smile, placed the note on the table, and her expression became extremely serious.

For a moment, I didn't know whether the teacher in front of us was actually herself.

"Are you sure you want to designate Class B as the target of [attack]?"

"I'll warn you in advance that, judging from the average scores in the past, the academic ability of Class B is almost the same as ours, or even slightly better than ours. It will be quite difficult for you to win against them in an offensive and defensive battle."

"Today is the last day to change the designated target of [attack]. If you miss the deadline, there will be no way to change it once it is confirmed. Even if you use private points, you need to get the approval of the duplicate class to implement it."

"As your class teacher, I need to make a final confirmation of your nominations."

"Are you sure you want to designate Class B as the target of [attack]?"

The solemnity of the few speeches was conveyed to us through the serious tone of Mr. Hoshinomiya. Although it sounded a bit out of place with the current atmosphere, it was also because of this that the class showed a deeper steadiness and firm will for the first time.

"Yes, Mr. Hoshinomiya. I think we won't lose to Class B in terms of academic ability, and everyone is prepared."

After looking around the class, Mr. Hoshinomiya smiled as usual.

"Then I look forward to your results."

"You won't be disappointed."

Ichinose stood up and responded firmly, and everyone in the class nodded in agreement.

After confirming our determination, Mr. Hoshinomiya led us through this class safely as before.

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"Excuse me, is Ichinose-san here? I want to discuss something with her."

Shortly after the school bell rang, an uninvited guest appeared at the door of our Class A.

I had packed my messenger bag and was about to leave the classroom with Shiratori and the others, but from a distance I could hear the 'tap-tap-tap' sound of a cane hitting the ground, which caught my attention.

The leader of the first-year class B - Arisu Sakayanagi.

So far, she has come to our class more than once. Although she has not shown the same malicious fangs as Class C, we are no less vigilant against her than Ryuuen.

"I'm over here, Sakayanagi-san, is there anything I can help you with?"

Ichinose heard the noise and came over, standing in front of everyone in the class.

Even though all our eyes were focused on Sakayanagi, she showed no fear at all.

"Ichinose-san should have known that our two classes will be engaged in an offensive and defensive battle this time, right?"

"Yes, I just received a notice from Mr. Hoshinomiya not long ago. What's wrong with this?"

Ichinose looked at Sakayanagi with a slightly confused expression.

"Ichinose-san, you don't think you're going to change your mind about naming [the attack] class, right?"

"I think we in Class B must fight each other once."

"Aren't you guys in Class A worried that you might lose in the final battle?"

Sakayanagi looked around at everyone in our class with a faint smile on her face.

His eyes paused on me for a second or two.

"It's impossible to say that I'm not worried. It's true that we are a little nervous when fighting against a strong enemy like Class B, but we are not afraid."

"I see. It looks like Ichinose-san has also made the necessary preparations."

Sakayanagi nodded slightly.

"If that's the case, I hope Ichinose-san will accept our proposal."

"Um, is it about this special exam?"

"Yes. I hope that both of us can have a fair fight. What do you think, Ichinose-san?"

"Um, what do you mean by an honest fight......?"

"Give questions, answer them, and the winner is determined by the final result."

"That means you won't resort to other means, right? Of course that's fine, or maybe the school also wants us to do that when it comes to the rules."

Ichinose accepted Sakayanagi's kindness as a matter of course, and after receiving the reply, the other party seemed to have achieved some kind of goal.

"Then look forward to our showdown, Ichinose-san."

"Well, we will do our best to show our respect to Class B. Please give us your guidance."

Both sides declared war on each other.

But Sakayanagi's behavior is hard to explain.

Even if it wasn't proposed to us, the final result would have become [set questions, answer questions, and compare the winner based on the final results].

Sakayanagi shouldn't be unaware of this.

In this case, her actions must have other purposes.

However, I did not express this speculation, but Kanzaki stood beside Ichinose and reminded her to be careful.

The results also confirmed our concerns.

We thought that we could safely face the final exams amid this declaration of war, but we did not expect that we would encounter unexpected situations in the initial trial.

"How, how could this happen............"

Chapter 187 Differences in Decisions

The next day, the time for the preparatory battle [quiz] was approaching in a blink of an eye.

I originally thought that Mr. Hoshinomiya would start the exam immediately after he came to the classroom, but it seemed that we still had to wait for the official bell to ring. Before that, Mr. Hoshinomiya decided to chat with us to kill time.