Hearing this.
Horikita Suzune's face turned deathly pale.
She was well aware that while she, Hirata, Ayanokouji, and others were saving Private Points, they were only a minority.
Twenty million.
It was still a number that drove Class D to despair.
As early as one month after school started.
Class D already clearly understood the importance of Private Points.
However!
Karuizawa, despite receiving a 500,000 Private Point reward in the VIP test, still spent it all in less than a month.
After the Expulsion Vote Exam.
Class D once again strictly understood the importance of Private Points.
However!
Ike Kanji, who had gotten a girlfriend.
Still lamented that his Private Points weren't enough every month; most of Class D were moonlighters like this.
It wasn't that they didn't understand the importance of Private Points.
Rather.
As Yukimura said.
What they cared about was actually only whether they themselves could be saved.
Nothing more.
"Just this once, you have already broken the rules."
Chabashira Sae sighed and said: "If there are no other questions, continue with the exam."
Horikita Suzune and the others were speechless.
Every class faced the same problem, so naturally, there was no talk of unfairness.
Even after going through the expulsion vote and the Unanimous Vote Exam.
Why.
Did they not work toward saving twenty million Private Points?
They should have had enough time to prepare.
Why didn't they do it?
Because.
Horikita Suzune knew very well it was impossible.
Handing one's own money over to someone else for safekeeping was an inconceivable thing in itself.
Aside from Ichinose.
Katsuragi couldn't do it, Ryuuen couldn't do it, Horikita Suzune couldn't do it, and Ayanokouji naturally couldn't do it either.
This was irrational in itself.
It was the "good kids" in Ichinose's class who were more abnormal.
However.
Class A was disciplined enough to save money spontaneously.
Whether for themselves or to maintain Class A's position.
Having sufficient Private Points, Katsuragi also knew to collect Private Points and let the school manage them.
Although Ryuuen couldn't do it either.
He still knew to keep the Private Points he earned on himself and then rule the class by paying rewards.
To win.
They each had their own way of gathering Private Points.
However.
Class D did not.
They had never even thought in this direction, only lamenting that Ichinose was amazing or that Ryuuen was despicable.
As a result.
They were repeating the same mistakes.
Once, twice, a third time repeating the same mistakes.
"Everyone," you say? That "everyone" of yours is the same group that excludes someone the moment they get hurt...
Hikigaya's words could not help but echo in her mind.
Why didn't they do it? Why didn't they try?
Horikita Suzune asked herself, her heart inevitably wavering.
She hadn't even tried.
Why?
The expulsion vote, the Unanimous Vote Exam.
Clearly knowing such exams existed, why did they still repeat the same mistakes again and again?
However, thinking about these things was no longer meaningful.
The exam still had to continue.
Hesitating for a moment.
Action according to the plan shouldn't be needed here; she would prove her determination.
Horikita Suzune chose A: Expel one person to gain 300 Class Points.
She chose to minimize the loss.
Since the school had already presented this kind of exam, there was no helping it; they could only choose the minimum number of people to be expelled.
Soon.
The 12th exam results were displayed on the screen.
Choice A: 35 votes; Choice B: 0 votes; Choice C: 2 votes; one abstention.
Clearly, everyone was considering the same thing.
They all only leaned toward expelling one person.
Abstention?
Horikita Suzune and the others were momentarily stunned.
Before they could think for themselves.
Everyone's eyes turned in unison toward Ike Kanji.
The reason needed no explanation.
If one expellee had to be selected, it would surely be Ike Kanji; naturally, he would abstain.
"There is one abstention. Three abstentions mean the exam fails."
However.
Precisely because abstentions were not allowed.
This exam regarding human nature was exceptionally difficult.
Seeing Ike Kanji lowering his head, his body trembling slightly, Horikita Suzune decided not to ask him for the moment but to handle the other two votes instead.
"Can I ask the other two for their reason for choosing C?"
"I don't know who the other one is, but I voted for Choice C."
Yukimura's eyes were bright, but his expression was somewhat cold.
"The reason is simple: 900 Class Points. That way, we could rise to Class A in one breath, right?"
"Yukimura..."
His former friends.
Miyake Akito and Hasebe Haruka couldn't help but glance at him.
They felt as if Yukimura had become a different person.
In the past, although Yukimura also spoke every day about rising to A and working toward Class A.
But.
How should they put it... he wasn't as rational as he is now?
Now Yukimura has become more rational.
An opportunity to rise directly to Class A is right in front of us; why not choose it?
This...
On the other side.
Horikita Suzune clenched her fists,
Her lips parted slightly, feeling her breathing become a bit hurried.
With the personalities of Hikigaya and Ichinose, at most they would only choose to expel one person.
As long as they chose to expel three people.
No matter how the other classes chose, they could immediately become Class A.
If it was for the sake of rising to A, this was the best opportunity.
Why.
Since it was for the sake of rising to A.
Even if they couldn't do , they should still work in this direction.
Something must be wrong.
Horikita Suzune inhaled sharply, feeling her breathing become somewhat difficult.
That's right.
This was an exam completely targeted at Horikita Suzune alone.
As for Hirata, he looked back at Ayanokouji, and seeing the other party made no move, he lowered his head in silence.
They were going to have to select an expellee once again.
"Then... who is the other person?"
Horikita Suzune took a deep breath; she couldn't stop her footsteps over such a small matter. She turned to look at Kouenji.
Although Kouenji had promised not to intentionally cause trouble.
He also had his own assertions.
"It's me, you know..."
Kouenji brushed his hair nonchalantly:
"Just as Yukimura said, this is exactly the opportunity to rise to Class A, isn't it?"
"I don't think this is an opportunity. Kouenji, could I trouble you to choose A?"
"After all, we agreed that my vote would follow yours this time. Since you think so, I have no problem with it."
Kouenji said indifferently.
Although she didn't know what this guy was thinking, luckily, she had already given Kouenji a "preventative shot" before the exam.
In short, Kouenji wouldn't be the problem.
Horikita Suzune turned to look at Yukimura, her gaze somewhat complex.
If it was for the sake of rising to A, Yukimura's choice could be understood, but something was surely wrong...