The next morning.
The exam time was finally announced.
Starting at 9:30 AM until 10:30 AM, exactly one hour duration.
At the same time, the exam content was broadcast through loudspeakers to all the students' ears.
After listening to the exam content, Ryunosuke immediately made a rough assessment.
This exam's content was different from the original version; this time it used the Eight Constellation system like in the anime version, not the 12-group system from the novel. There were also some slight rule changes, but the final outcome wasn't too different from the original version.
Fortunately, this time there was no interference from the "handsome man" Koenji, so there was no incident of someone stealing answers or answering too early.
In the original version, Koenji was the first person to successfully answer quickly, which caused the loss of possibility to achieve Outcome 1.
Ryunosuke had already anticipated this, which is why he met Koenji earlier to settle that difficult problem. Although he had to give up 10 million points, overall it wasn't a huge loss.
He took out his terminal phone and sent messages to the other classes. To achieve Outcome 1 this time — where everyone gets 500,000 personal points — he had to ensure not a single person became a traitor.
The rules of this exam mixed four classes (about 160 people) into randomized groups. The purpose was so that people from different classes would gather together, preventing one class from cooperating to cheat the school's points.
If there was even one traitor among them, Outcome 1 would never be achieved.
As a precaution, Ryunosuke proposed signing contracts earlier to the four classes. The contract's content was simple but blunt: Anyone who dared to answer without permission or give wrong answers would be directly expelled from school after the exam.
Even if you wanted to betray your comrades to get 2 million personal points, you had to have a way to spend it, right? If you were already expelled from school, how would you use those points? The logic was that simple.
Before long, Class A led by Honami was the first to send a message to Ryunosuke. [All 40 people here have finished signing the contract.]
After reading Honami's message, Ryunosuke looked toward Class D led by Hiyori, who also sent a message that the signing was complete. Even Class B led by Arisu also sent a similar message.
This made Ryunosuke slightly surprised.
Since when had Arisu become so proactive?
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On another front, upon hearing the exam content, Arisu immediately predicted what Ryunosuke wanted to do. Without much talk, she immediately completed the contract business and sent it.
She gently pressed her phone to her lips, showing a charming smile.
"Akasaka-kun~ did you already know there would be an exam like this? That's why you prepared so far in advance..."
"As expected, you didn't disappoint me~"
Arisu swung her small legs, appearing to be in a very good mood.
The fact that Ryunosuke had prepared even before knowing the exam content made Arisu increasingly impressed. At the same time, deep within her heart, her small feelings for this man grew stronger, slowly beginning to develop toward romance.
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On Class A's side. After sending the brief message, Honami clutched her phone to her chest, appearing somewhat nervous. After all, the amount of points that could be obtained this time was too large. Even the "Angel" felt a little nervous.
Ryuji patted Honami's shoulder, signaling her not to be nervous, when his own legs were already trembling... He didn't expect the profit would be this large!
That meant the portion they had to give to Ryunosuke could reach 10 million?
Thinking about this, Ryuji felt a bit terrified. He realized that to achieve the perfect Outcome 1, cooperation with all four classes was absolute. Meaning, Ryunosuke had at least signed contracts with three or four classes. His total earnings might be no less than 30 million...
Thinking about this made the hair on Ryuji's neck stand on end.
(My God. I really underestimated this person. Just how many points has he actually accumulated!)
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Meanwhile in Class D, the atmosphere became chaotic after learning the exam content and the magnitude of points that could be obtained from Outcome 1.
Because they had signed the contract before knowing the exam content, many of them regretted it.
Hiyori herself didn't care — she didn't place much importance on points. She just sat quietly to one side, reading a book given by Ryunosuke without saying a single word.
Although her classmates wanted to ask their leader many things, it was already too late. The contract was already signed — what else could be done? They were forced to cooperate.
"Haaah..." all Class D members sighed.
Seeing their leader who refused to get involved in conflicts and was instead absorbed in reading a book, they couldn't do anything.
In fact, they weren't losing anything at all — they were even profiting.
Don't forget, if they hadn't signed the contract, they wouldn't have gotten a single point because Ryunosuke wouldn't have involved them. However, their thinking didn't reach that far because they were blinded by the fact that their profit was reduced by half. Very few people could remain clear-headed.
Except for Hiyori and Fumino. Since the negotiations were conducted in front of her, Fumino definitely knew everything. However, she didn't dare speak up; if she spoke, she could become the target of mass anger.
The only one that didn't go smoothly was Class C — the class of Hirata and Ryunosuke.
Initially everyone agreed to sign the contract smoothly, except for one person: Yamauchi Haruki.
At this moment, Yamauchi sat with his feet on the desk while leaning back, appearing very relaxed. He felt lucky not to have signed the contract. This way, while others could only get 250,000 (after deducting Ryunosuke's share), he himself could get the full 500,000.
Ryunosuke, receiving news from Hirata, immediately came to check the situation.
Hirata sent a message that there was someone who refused to sign without mentioning who, so Ryunosuke came to ensure this plan wouldn't be disrupted.
Upon arrival, Hirata explained the situation in detail. After hearing it, Ryunosuke didn't pay much attention to this clown Yamauchi.
A fool who thought himself clever; he wasn't aware that his actions had put him on Ryunosuke's blacklist of people who must be expelled from class immediately.
From the beginning, Ryunosuke indeed didn't want to keep someone like this. Already stupid, his face was also annoying. Where did he get the confidence to say he was more handsome than Ryunosuke?
That's right — from the first day of school when Yamauchi mocked him, Ryunosuke still remembered that grudge until now...
He, Akasaka Ryunosuke, didn't like holding grudges because he usually retaliated on the spot.
For Yamauchi's case, it wasn't that he wasn't retaliating — it was just that the time hadn't arrived yet. Let this person be arrogant a little longer; bitter days were already waiting for him.
Ryunosuke stated he didn't mind. He would collect all phones to prevent any traitors. With the binding contract in place, one Yamauchi Haruki wouldn't be able to create major chaos.
But Yamauchi didn't think so. He felt he had "won" against Ryunosuke, then laughed arrogantly.
"Hahaha! As expected, I'm the smartest! You're all idiots! Actually signing that contract, haha! I already knew Akasaka wasn't a good person, but you still signed? How stupid!"
Hearing Yamauchi's words, some people in class actually began to waver. Having to give up half their personal points indeed made their hearts uneasy. Due to Yamauchi's actions, Class C members began to regret their decision.
However, thanks to Hirata's firmness, the crowd's emotions could be suppressed for the time being and they were forced to cooperate. The contract was already signed; if they didn't comply, they'd be expelled. They had no other choice.
At this moment, many had already begun to envy Yamauchi because he wasn't bound by contract and could get the full 500,000 points.
This made Yamauchi even more arrogant — he raised his eyebrows at Ryunosuke as if to say: [See? This is my capability.]
Ryunosuke almost wanted to vomit.
(Ugh! How narcissistic is this person!)
At this moment, Ryunosuke's total personal points were: One account: 51,800,000 & Other account: 24,250,000 Total: 76,050,000
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