NOVEL WEB Chapter 170: Meeting
Around 7 PM.
Kaoru Mitoma and Masayoshi Hashimoto arrived together at the second-floor corridor, where a few students were already wandering around.
As soon as they knocked on the door, a cool voice came from inside.
"Come in."
Pushing the door open, they saw a woman with a cold expression sitting on a chair.
She was wearing a black blazer over a simple white shirt.
Her well-endowed chest stretched the fabric to its limits, making it seem like it was about to burst out.
This classic office lady outfit perfectly showcased her body curves—full where it should be full and slim with no excess anywhere.
It was a pity that she was sitting at the desk, so the view below was obscured.
However, it was likely a tight pencil skirt.
Kaoru Mitoma could already see the black stockings and her delicate feet in high heels under the desk.
[Sensei, you smell so good!]
[To rise to Class A, you must learn to seize the future.]
[Sorry Chabashira-sensei, I'm about to defile you.]
[I want to lick Chabashira Sae's delicate feet.]
[I want to grope Sensei breast!]
[I want to personally put a collar on Sensei.]
...
Although they had met before, even a female teacher could evoke such desires.
No wonder the wish-granting opportunity had thrown him here.
Kaoru Mitoma was about to close the door when he suddenly heard a clang and his hand trembled slightly.
"Ouch, it hurts..."
Miki Yamamura covered her forehead with both hands, tears welling up in her eyes as she looked at Kaoru Mitoma, as if asking why he had closed the door.
"Sorry, I didn't notice you there." Kaoru Mitoma was puzzled.
Where had this girl come from?
"It's... it's okay. I'm used to it." Miki Yamamura carefully slipped past him and then sat down in her seat like a well-behaved hamster.
Kaoru Mitoma looked outside again.
It seemed no one else was coming.
After closing the door, he also sat down in front of Chabashira Sae, with Miki Yamamura and Masayoshi Hashimoto beside him.
"Everyone is here. Let's begin the exam explanation." Chabashira Sae scanned the Class A students with a slightly stern gaze but saw no reaction.
They were all indifferent.
Compared to Class D students, Class A students were indeed calm under pressure.
"This special exam divides all first-year students into 12 groups based on the Chinese zodiac. The exam will be conducted within each group, aiming to test your Thinking ability."
"In society, a normal adult should possess three abilities: action, thinking and teamwork. In the previous uninhabited island exam, the school prioritized teamwork. Correspondingly, this exam will test another ability of yours, which is thinking."
After delivering this lengthy opening explanation, Chabashira Sae took out a document.
"Let me reiterate, this exam is conducted in groups. Everyone present here is a member of the same group and at the same time, students in other rooms receiving the explanation are also members of your group."
Hashimoto Masayoshi showed a hint of surprise and couldn't help but interject.
"So, we have to cooperate with other classes?"
"That's correct, but please let me finish" Chabashira Sae said calmly.
"Your assigned group is 'Snake.' Here is the list of group members. You cannot take it with you, return it to me before you leave. Other than that, feel free to use it."
The Snake of the Chinese zodiac?
Kaoru Mitoma suppressed his confusion and took the document from her. Hashimoto Masayoshi and Yamamura Miki beside him also leaned in to look.
Class A: Yamamura Miki, Kaoru Mitoma, Hashimoto Masayoshi
Class B: Honami Ichinose, Yuki Himeno, Nakanishi Izumi
Class C: Hiyori Shiina, Komiya Kongo, Yamada Albert
Class D: Akito Miyake, Soshi Miyamoto, Mei Yu Wang, Hasebe Haruka
Four classes, a total of thirteen people.
Kaoru Mitoma noticed a snake emblem in the upper right corner, indicating that the twelve groups were also arranged according to the Chinese zodiac.
"From now on, you are not acting as students of Class A but as members of the Snake group. The exam results will determine pass or fail based on the group's performance."
Click—
Kaoru Mitoma and Hashimoto Masayoshi simultaneously took photos, then glanced at each other, the latter giving a knowing look.
"You can take photos now, but the next document is strictly prohibited from being photographed or taken away," Chabashira Sae warned in advance, her face stern.
With that, she handed over another paper document, visibly crumpled at the edges, likely from previous students flipping through it.
Kaoru Mitoma took it and saw that it was filled with detailed exam content.
On the morning of the exam day at 8 AM, all students will receive a text message and some students will receive information indicating they are the 'VIP'.
The exam period is from tomorrow until 9 PM the day after tomorrow, Group members will gather twice a day at specified times and locations for a one-hour discussion.
The content of the discussion is entirely up to the group members; From 9:30 PM to 10 PM after the exam ends, answers to the exam will be accepted via text message and each person has only one chance to answer.
Only text messages sent from one's own phone to the designated email address will be accepted.
The 'VIP does not have the right to send an answer via text message.
Sending an answer to a zodiac group other than one's own will be considered invalid.
At 11 PM on the final day, detailed exam results will be sent to all students via text message.
...
"In this special exam, each group can only have four possible outcomes, a fifth outcome is impossible" Chabashira Sae signaled for them to continue reading.
"Each group will have a VIP and the name of this VIP is the answer to the exam."
On the black-and-white document, Kaoru Mitoma saw two distinct outcomes.
Outcome One: If the answers of the VIP student as well as the other group members are all correct, they will all receive private points (including members other than the VIP student themselves)
Outcome Two: If there are incorrect answers or unanswered questions by people other than the VIP student, only the VIP student will receive 500,000 private points.
According to the explanation above, Outcome One requires the VIP student and their group to trust each others, ensuring everyone receives personal points.
Outcome Two, however, represents a solo victory for the VIP student. By making one person to answer incorrectly, they can secure 500,000 personal points for themselves.
At this moment, Chabashira Sae revealed an astonishing piece of information.
"If you manage to achieve Outcome One, the school will distribute 500,000 personal points to all members. Furthermore, the VIP student who leads the group to Outcome One will receive a doubled reward—1,000,000 personal points."
Even students from Class A, like Masayoshi Hashimoto and Miki Yamamura, were taken aback.
For them, 1,000,000 was no small amount.
Chabashira Sae noticed that only Kaoru Mitoma showed no reaction.
In fact, he had already flipped to the back of the document, reading the final two outcomes.
In an instant, she furrowed her brows.
Although she had been keeping an eye on this student, she wasn't worried.
After all, the cards she held weren't bad.
"Do you understand the explanation so far?"
"Completely. Please continue, teacher."
"Alright, but Mitoma, you've already finished reading haven't you?" Chabashira Sae asked casually.
"Is there anything you don't understand?"
Suddenly called upon, Kaoru Mitoma looked up at the beautiful teacher before him.
Her seemingly cold and businesslike gaze seemed to hide a peculiar glint.
[Use 'Emotion Perception'?]
[Note: This is a supernatural skill. Once activated, it will consume a certain amount of stamina!]
[Perception in progress…]
[Chabashira Sae: Resentment, annoyance, curiosity, wariness…]
[Recommendation: Gently touch the target's head, chin and chest to effectively reduce wariness.]
He originally only intent to test the skill on Chabashira Sae, the first part was fine, but what was with the latter suggestion?
Ignoring the skill's effects, Kaoru Mitoma replied indifferently.
"The exam rules are quite clear. There's nothing particularly difficult to understand."
The document also outlined two more outcomes, though these carried a bit more risk compared to the earlier ones.
Outcome Three: In the case that someone other than the VIP answers the question before waiting for the allocated time and answers correctly, the class the answerer belongs to will receive 50 class points each and the answerer themselves will receive 500,000 private points for themselves.
On the other hand, classes whose VIP have been identified will receive a penalty of -50 class points for their whole class. Once this has been achieved, the test will be over for the group.However, if a member that belongs to the class of the VIP answers correctly, the previous result will be made invalid and the examination for that group will continue.
Outcome Four : In the case that someone other than the VIP answers the question before waiting for the allocated time and answers incorrectly, the class the answerer belongs to will receive a penalty of -50 class points each but the VIP will still receive 500,000 private points. The class which the VIP belongs to obtains 50 class points.
If the answer is given incorrectly, the group's exam will end.However, if a member belonging to the class of the VIP is the one who answered incorrectly, the answer will be considered invalid and will not be accepted.
Once class points are involved, things become complicated.
A correct answer earns 50 class points, while an incorrect answer deducts 50 class points.
Just like the leader in the uninhabited island exam, a single misstep can lead to significant losses.
"In that case, I'll provide one final explanation," Chabashira Sae said, shifting her gaze away from Kaoru Mitoma.
"Considering anonymity, only the final exam results and the changes in class points will be announced at the end of this exam. The names of the VIP Student and the respondent will not be disclosed."
She added, "If necessary, points can be transferred to a temporary ID card and collected in multiple installments."
A straightforward hint—this exam is likely a game of lies and betrayal.
No matter which class discovers the VIP Student, the situation can immediately reverse.
"Is the VIP Student in each group chosen randomly?" Kaoru Mitoma suddenly asked.
Chabashira Sae replied as if she had anticipated the question.
"Each VIP Student is rigorously selected by the school. There won't be any imbalance in the number of VIP Students across classes."
In other words, the number of VIP Students is consistent across all four classes and there's a specific selection rule in place.
Kaoru Mitoma frowned slightly, his index finger unconsciously tapping on the documents in front of him.
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