Volume 1 Chapter 6 Part2 (1/2)
Welcome to a merit-based world
TheSoon after, Chiyabashi+ra-sensei walked in, holding a poster rolled into a tube Her face is always grim and serious Are you in menopause? If Iat my face
”Sensei~, are you in menopause?”
Ike really asked that out loud However, I'
”Alright,Are there any questions before we start? If there's so on your mind, feel free to speak up”
Chiyabashi+ra-sensei conored Ike and continued to talk She talked as if she was co to ask Immediately, several people raised their hands
”U, and no points were deposited Weren't they supposed to be provided on the first day of the month, every month? I was impatient because I couldn't buy the juice I wanted”
”Hondou, I explained it before, didn't I? Points are wired to student's accounts on the first day of the month, every month They ired without any problems this month as well”
”Uh, but… I didn't get any points”
Hondou and Yaed looks Ike was too surprised to notice their looks Certainly, I went to check ed from yesterday
So I thought they would've been deposited later
”… Are you guys really that stupid?”
Is she angry? Delighted? Chiyabashi+ra-sensei had an o about her
”Stupid? What?”
Chiyabashi+ra-sensei had a sharp glint in her eyes as Hondou repeated her words like an idiot
”Sit, Hondou I'll explain it again”
”S-sae-chan sensei?”
Surprised by her strict tone, Hondou slumped down into his seat
”Points were deposited Without fail The likelihood that this class was left out is very low Do you understand?”
”No, even if I say I do understand, we haven't received our points…
Hondou had a dissatisfied expression on his face
However, if we say that Chiyabashi+ra-sensei is telling the truth…
Isn't there some kind of contradiction? Does that mean zero points have been deposited?
I had a faint doubt, but my suspicions were raised
”Hahaha, I see, it was like that, teacher I've understood this riddle now”
Koenji said in a loud voice while laughing Putting his feet on the table, he pointed at Hondou with his self-important attitude
”We didn't receive any points because we're in class D”
”Hah? What's that supposed to et 100,000 points every month…”
”I don't reht?”
Ser to Chiyabashi+ra-sensei
”Your attitude has soht track Not many people seem to have noticed my hint How sad”
The classroom erupted in uproar and confusion
”… Sensei, can I ask a question? I still don't understand
Hirata raised his hand Rather than being concerned about his own points, it looks like he's asking to help the worried students in the roo the initiative again
”Please tell et any points If that's not possible, we can never understand
After all, ere never given the reason for ere never given points
”98 total absences and tardies 391 incidences of talking or using cell phones in class I counted every infraction In this school, your class performance is reflected in the amount points received As a result your behavior, the 100,000 points you could've gotten went down the drain That's all that happened
I explained this all on the day of the entrance ceremony That this school measures the abilities of its students This ti more than that”
Chiyabashi+ra-sensei talked mechanically, without any expression My initial doubts after co to my school were finally answered The worst way possible, but answered nonetheless
In other words, even though ere given a great advantage of 100,000 points at the beginning, our class D lost all of it in a single month
I heard the sound of a pencil on paper Horikita was calrasp of the situation as she noted the nu class
”Chiyabashi+ra-sensei, I don't re that explanation before…”
”What? Are you people incapable of understanding without any explanations?”
”Naturally There was nothe nu of each month If it was explained before, I'm sure that ould've tried not to be late and not to talk during class”
”An interesting argu the rules about the points received at the beginning of each uys learned not to talk in class and get to class on time since elementary school?”
”That is…”
”I'uys have learned In the 9 years of cos are frowned upon Talking in class and being late to class is bad Also, did you say that you couldn't understand because I didn't explain it? That excuse doesn't fly If you behaved as a student should, your points wouldn't have dropped to 0 It's your own self-responsibility”
Without any roouood and bad behavior, after all
”After becoh schoolers, did you really think that you would get 100,000 points every month without any restrictions? In this school created by the japanese government to train excellent people? That's impossible, just use your common sense Why leave doubts as doubts?”
Although Hirata looked frustrated by her sound argument, he recovered and immediately looked at her in the eye
”Well then, can you at least tell us the details about how points are increased or decreased? We will always try to do our best from now on”
”That's not possible We are not allowed to divulge the details of hoe assess merit to the students It's the same as the real world When all of you enter society, and find work in some kind of business, they probably won't tell you how you're assessed—that's up to the co to be cold, nor do I hate you guys This is such a pitiful sight that I'll tell everyone here one thing”
For the first time today, I saw a faint smile on Chiyabashi+ra-sensei's face
”For argu late and stopped talking in class… your deduction would be zero, but that doesn't et more points
In other words, next month's allowance is also 0 points
Not being late or not talking to class won't help you get back up from the bottom
Keep that in mind—it'll help you”
”Tsu…”
Hirata's face got even darker A part of the class still failed to understand; her explanation had the opposite effect The students anted to change their bad behavior had their mood dampened That is Chiyabashi+ra-sensei's; no, the school's aim
The bell rang, signaling the end of homeroom
”Looks like we had too much idle chit-chat Hopefully you understood Anyway, let's move onto the main issue at hand”
She spread out the white poster that was rolled into a tube Taking a net, she stuck it onto the board The students looked at the paper, still confused
”Is this… the results of each class?”
Horikita tried to explain the paper even though she was only half sure Perhaps it's true
Classes A to D were listed on the paper, with nuht next to them
Our class D with 0 Class C with 490 Class B with 650 And class A had the highest nuuess 1000 points would mean 100,000 yen? All the classes lost points in some way
”Hey, don't you think this is strange?”
”Yea… the numbers are too clean”
Horikita and I noticed that there was soe about the points
”For the firstas you please Now, the school's not saying that this is prohibited Your actions, such as talking during class and being late to class, just affects the nuet It's the same with how you use points You have the freedom to use points how you want We haven't restricted how you use your points”
”This isn't fair! We can't lead a normal school life like that!”
Ike, who had stayed quiet until now, shouted out
Yauy already used up all his points…
”Look carefully, you stupid kids Every other class except class D got souys have should still be plenty enough to last for a month”
”H-how do the other classes have any points left? That's strange…”
”I'll tell you, but it's not like this is some kind of fraud For this past ed by the same rules Nevertheless, they didn't lose as uys did That's a fact”
”Ho is there so much difference in points between the classes?”
Hirata also noticed so odd about the numbers The differences in points were too clean
”Did you guys finally understand? Why you were put in class D”
”The reason ere put in class D? Isn't that because ere appropriate for this school?”
”Eh? That's how ordinary classes work, you know?”
Everyone exchanged glances
”In this school, all the students are divided into classes by merit The best students are put in class A The worst in class D Well, it's a system that's found in major cram schools In other words, class D is the collection of leftovers That also means that you are the worst students, the defective products of this school This is really an outcome worthy of defective students”
Horikita's face stiffened Looks like the reason behind the class division really shocked her
Certainly, it's better to put smart people with other smart people, and incapable people with other incapable people If you put rotten ood mandarins will rot faster It's inevitable that the superior Horikita is in shock at this sort of division
However, it's probably good that I was put here There's only one way to go and that's up
However, this class D is the first one to lose all their points in the firstso lavishly until no praiseworthy”
Chiyabashi+ra-sensei's unnatural applause reverberated in the classroom
”After hitting zero points, does that mean ill always stay at zero points forever?”
”Yea Your points will stay at 0 until graduation However, be at ease, since you can still use your dorms, and there are free meals in the cafeteria You won't die”
Although a student life with only the bare minimum is possible, a lot of the students probably won't like it After all, the students lived their lives this le possible luxury Suddenly, having to live a life a self-control looks really hard for a lot of the students
”… Will we be made fun of by the other classes now?”
Sudou kicked his desk with a bang After having learned that the classes are divided by roup of idiots It's not unreasonable to be despairing
”What, you're still holding onto your pride, Sudou? Then do your best and try to make the worst class the best class”
”Huh?”
”These class points aren't just linked to the aet each month It's also indicative of the class rank”
So, in other words… if, for example, class D had held onto 500 points, they would be pro class C This is really like a company assessment
”All right, I have one uys”
She put one more piece of paper onto the blackboard The names of all the classmates were listed Next to everyone's name was a number
”Fro at these numbers, I came to understand that there are a lot of idiots in this class”
She glanced at the students as her heels clacked against the floor
”These are the scores fro your wonderful perforuys study in middle school?”
Except for the top students in the class, al Sudou's wonderful score of 14 points, the next loas Ike's score of 24 The average score was about 65
”If this test was actually recorded, seven of you would already have to drop out of school Good thing it wasn't, right?”
”D-drop out? What do you mean?”
”Why, did I not explain? If you get a failing mark on either a midterm or a final exam in any subject, you have to drop out of school On this test, that would be everyone who got below a 32 Man, you guys are really foolish and stupid”
”W-whaaaaat!?”
The seven people who failed, or in other words, Ike and his group, let out a surprised voice
On the paper, there was a red line separating the rest of the class and the seven people, the highest of which was Kikuchi with a score of 31 points In other words, everyone after Kikuchi failed
”Don't fuck without of school!”
”I'm also at a loss for words It's the school's rules, so prepare for the worst”
”As the teacher said, there seem to be a lot of fools here”
While polishi+ng his nails with his feet on the desk, Koenji had a s smirk on his face
”What's that, Koenji!? Your marks are in the red too!”
”Fu Where are your eyes looking at, boy? Look carefully”
”H-huh? Hey, Koenji's name is… huh?”
Scanning froradually reached the top And then—he finally saw the name Koenji Rokusuke
To his disbelief, Koenji had tied for the top score in the class 90 points That means that he was able to solve one of the super hard problems
”I never thought that Sudou would be a stupid character like me…!”
Ike said out loud with a sarcasm in his tone
”Oh, and oneThis school, which is under the control of the country, boasts a high percentage of aluh employment rate That's a well-known fact Most likely, e or find work at a company”
That's obvious As she said, this school has the highest ee acceptance rate There are ruraduate froe or company will beco fro a recommendation to be admitted to Tokyo University
”But… things aren't that easy in the world People like you guys, who are of a really low level, will probably have trouble getting into college or getting a job”
Chiyabashi+ra-sensei's words echoed in the classroom
”In other words, in order to e a reality, surpassing class C is probably a minimum”
”That's also slightly incorrect, Hirata There's no way to achieve your dreauarantee anything for all the other students”
”T-that's… that's so I never heard about! This is absurd!”
Yukilasses, stood up She was the person who tied Koenji's score
”How sha a co”
As if he felt soh
”… Koenji, do you not feel any resent in class D?”
”Resentment? Why would I feel any resentment? I don't understand”
”Because we've been told that our class is the collection of leftovers, and that our chances of getting into higher education or getting a job are slim!”
”Fu That's nonsense I can't even respond to that sheer stupidity”
Koenji didn't stop polishi+ng his nails He didn't even face Yukimura as he talked
”This school just hasn't seen reatly, more than any other person Even if the school putsto me If, for example, I have to drop out of school, it's completely fine After all, it's the school that will co back for me”
Sounds like so Koenji would say Is it masculinity, or is it self-conceit? Certainly, if you don't care about the school's class rankings, it doesn't h intellect and physical ability, it is difficult to think that the students of class A are all better than Koenji Or perhaps he was assigned to class D because of his personality
”However, I'e or find a job soraduate It's been decided that I will lead the Koenji Conglomerate in the future It doesn't matter whether I'm in class A or class D”
For souaranteed, there certainly is no need to be concerned about the class
Without any words to retort, Yukimura sat back down
”Looks like your happy uys understood the harsh environment you were put in fro ho kicked out of school I' any red e your situation with a behavior appropriate for a capable person”
Closing the door for emphasis, Chiyabashi+ra-sensei walked out of the classroom
The red-mark students were crestfallen Even the nor his head down in shame
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”What a to do without any more points…?”
”I used up the remainder of my points yesterday…”
After Chiyabashi+ra-sensei left the room, the whole classroom was in an uproar
”Even more than the points, this is a problem with the class… Why was I put in class D!?”
Yukimura vented in frustration There were beads of sweat on her forehead
”Wait, does that o to? Then why did I come to this school in this first place? I wonder if Sae-chan-sensei hates me…”
None of the students can hide their confusion
”I understand that everyone is panicking right now, but calm down”
Hirata took control of the class, trying to cal crisis
”How can we calm down in this situation? Are you not frustrated that we are the class of leftovers!?”
”Even if I say I aet out of this situation?”
”Get out of this situation? In the first place, I don't even agree with this hierarchy of classes!”
”I cosHowever, there's no use in sitting here and co about it”
”What!?”
Yukirabbed him by his collar
”Calm down, you two Ok? Surely, Sensei must have explained it to us sternly in order to cheer us up, right?”
Kushi+da spoke up She broke the two apart and gently took Yukimura's balled fist in her hand Yukimura, as one would expect, tried not to hurt Kushi+da and unintentionally took a step back
”Also, it's only been a month since school has started As Hirata-kun said, I think that it's better for all of us to persevere through this situation Do you think I'?”
”N-no, thats… Certainly, I don't think what Kushi+da said is wrong, but…”
Yukimura's wrath has already dissipated away Kushi+da sincerely looked at everyone in class D, wishi+ng for everyone's cooperation
”T-that's right We shouldn't be iht”
”… My bad I lost my composure for a bit there”
”It's fine I should've chosen my words more carefully as well”
With the help of Kushi+da Kikyou, the fight was resolved in an orderly way
I took outmy actions, Horikita looked at me with a curious expression
”What are you doing?”
”I haven't been able to figure out the specifics behind the points yet Haven't you also taken some notes?”
If I can figure out the exact nu in class, we can probably come up with some counter-measures
”Wouldn't it be hard to calculate the nued to figure so, I don't think it will help resolve this proble, everyone is always late and talks way tooclass”
As Horikita said, it's hard to come up with a conclusion with the aely i
”Are you also at this school to get into college?”
”… Why are you asking that?”
”It's just that when she talked about the difference between class A and class D, you looked really shocked”
”That was more or less everyone's reaction in the class, no? Even though ere given an explanation on the first day of school, I can't understand this new development”
Well, that's reasonable The people in classes B and C are probably gru in discontent just like us Every other class other than class A is treated as leftovers by the school Trying our hardest to increase our class rank seems to be the best course of action here
”I think that before thinking about class A or class D, we should probably work to guarantee some points”
”Points are only a byproduct of our efforts in class Not having any points won't hinder our school life After all, this school provides everything for free at some capacity”
Even if you think that, this is relief for those who lost all their points
”Won't hinder our school life, huh…”
It's not an issue for living on bare s that can only be obtained by points For exa any means of entertainment will probably only hurt us in the future…
”Last month, how many points did you use Ayanokouji-kun?”
”Hhly 20,000 points”
The students who used up all their points were in trouble Like Ya for some time now
Ike also spent all his points
”Even though I think it's unfortunate, they're paying for their own mistakes”
Certainly, using up all 100,000 points in a single month is a small problem
”We were baited by the lure of the points in the first month…”
100,000 points a ood to be true, everyone celebrated
”Everyone, once classes starts, I ask that everyone pays attention earnestly Especially you, Sudou-kun”
Hirata attracted the attention of the noisy classroo up at the podium
”Tch, what is it”
”This et any points This is a probleo on like this and graduate with 0 points, can we?”
”Definitely not!”
One girl shouted at Hirata's words Hirata gave a gentle nod
”Of course not So, we have no choice but to try and get some points next ether to fix our proble class Naturally, using cell phones during class is also prohibited”
”Ha? Why do we have to listen to what you say? If the points stay constant, there's no reason to stop”
”However, if we continue being late and talking during class, our points will not increase Although we can't go further down froative”
”I don't understand Even if ork hard during class it's not like our points will go up”
Feeling dissatisfied, Sudou snorted and crossed his ars, Kushi+da spoke up
”Didn't the school say that not being late and not talking during class should be an obvious mentality?”
”Un, I also think the sa to do”
”That's just an explanation for your own convenience If you understand that our points won't increase, it's pointless Talk after you figure out how to increase our points”
”I don't think there's anything wrong hat Sudou-kun's saying Sorry foryou feel uncomfortable”
Hirata bowed his head towards the disgruntled Sudou
”However Sudou-kun, it is a fact that if we don't cooperate, our points will never increase”
”… It doesn't matter what you do Don't involve me Do you understand?”
As if he felt unco in the classroom, Sudou left the room
Is he gone only until class starts, or will he never return?
”Sudou-kun really can't read the atmosphere He's the one that's late the et some points?”
”Yea… he's the worst Why is he in the same class as us…”
Well, everyone was having the ti There was no one co about Sudou then
Co down from the podium, Hirata walked to the front of the room
”Horikita-san and Ayanokouji-kun, do you have time later? After school, I want to talk about hoe can increase our points I want you guys to participate Can you?”
”Why us?”
”I want to hear everyone's thoughts However, even if I ask for everyone to speak up, I think more than half will not listen seriously”
So that's why he thought to ask the two of us in particular I don't think we can give any helpful ideas, but I guess it's fine to participate Even though I thought that—
”Sorry, but can you ask sos”
”You don't have to force yourself to say anything in particular It's good enough to just be there”
”I' for a pointless reason”
”I think that this is our first trial as a united class So—”
”I already refused I a”
Cal Hirata's standpoint, Horikita rejected hiain
”I-is that so Sorry… If you ever change your mind, please participate”
Horikita already stopped paying attention to Hirata, who had given up
”How about you, Ayanokouji-kun?”
Honestly, I thought it would be good to participate After all, most of the class would probably participate
However, if Horikita was the only one to not participate, she would probably get the same treatment as Sudou
”Ah… I'll pass Sorry”
”… No, I'e your h, feel free to join”
Hirata probably understood what I was thinking I didn't reject hily like Horikita did
Now that the discussion was over, Horikita started preparing for the next class
”Wow, Hirata is pretty reet everyone in action It's not unusual to feel depressed by the situation”
”That's one way to look at it If you're good at solving problems with discussions, there won't be any difficulties However, if a student that's not very smart tries to hold a discussion, it would probably fall into ht now”
”Bring yourself to accept the situation? What do you mean by that?”
Horikita, without answering my question, said no more
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It was after school Hirata was on the podiu the blackboard to prepare for the discussion
Due to Hirata's charisma, it seems like everyone showed up except for Horikita and Sudou Those two already left the room Before the discussion starts, I should leave the room too
”Ayanokouji~”
Fro dead
”The hell!? W-what's wrong?”
”Buy this for 20,000 points~ I can't buy anything because I have no points~”
Ya with the other day Don't push your troubles onto me…
”If you sell that thing to me, ould I play it with?”
”How should I know It's fine though, right? It's a good deal”
”I'll buy it if you lower the price to 1000 points”
”Ayanoukouji~! I don't have anyone else to rely on~”
”Why only ive what I don't have”