Chapter 11: Mock Exam
Just like that, time kept on moving. Nothing special happened between them except Izumi's tattoo was revealed in the Swimming Class which further made him away from the class and rumors started to circulate about him. This separated Horikita, Ayanokouji, Izumi, and now a new member Sakura. Yes, Horikita had been taking bits of advice from Ayanokouji and Izumi from time to time, and the 4 students sat in the same line at the last row and become friends with each. Sakura had been very nervous and shy at first but then after 1 week. She got used to them. She would still get shy around others but still gained some confidence.
The other thing that happened was that the relationship between Kushida and Izumi had gone from bad to worse.
They had a little fight in which Izumi told her coldly about moving into another's personal space and berated her. Of course, it was part of his plan to make the class hate him a little so he could create drama on 1st May. Well, even though he only wanted to act a little cold, seeing her two-faced act made him disgusted and he yelled at her to leave the place. A lot of drama was created but Izumi was smiling when he thought of her face and how she reacted when he went close to her and said the words she fears most.
Anyways, let's talk about rest later. Now Izumi was sitting in the class and using his laptop. He had a talk with Sae Sensei and asked permission for using the Laptop in class. In return, he wouldn't tell anyone about how the system works until the end of the month.
For the third period, they had history class with Chiyabashira-sensei.
When the bell rang, Chiyabashira-sensei walked into the noisy classroom. Her entrance didn't alter the students' behavior.
"Quiet down a little, please. Today's lesson will be a bit serious."
"What do you mean, Sae-chan-sensei?"
They already had a pet name for the teacher which will bite them in the future. Well, Izumi also called her Sae Sensei but it was because she allowed him to.
"It's the end of the month, so we're going to have a short test. Please pass these to the back."
She handed out the papers to the students in the front row. Eventually, the single-sheet test reached my desk. It contained questions about the five main subjects. With only a few questions per subject, it really was short.
"Huh? I wasn't listening, though. This is so unfair!" a student cried.
"Don't say that. This test is just for future reference. It won't be reflected in your report cards. There is no risk involved, so don't worry. Of course, cheating is prohibited."
Her phrasing was odd but most of them didn't sense it. Normally, only general grades were reflected in your report card.
"Ayanokouji, Score full marks on the test," Izumi said to Ayanokouji. He wanted to deny but then Izumi said, "I will buy you a laptop if you will score full marks and a month of free lunch at the cafe."
As soon as Ayanokouji heard it, he nodded. Even though he had a lot of points, it doesn't hurt to get more and it is free. Horikita was looking at the conversation with suspicious eyes. But as she was about to speak, Izumi spoke first, "You won't get anything as You are obviously gonna score full."
As soon as the pop quiz began, Izumi scanned the questions. There were four questions per subject, for a total of twenty. Each question was worth five points, for a total of one hundred points. Most of the questions were extraordinarily easy, to the point where it was almost a letdown. In fact, the questions seemed to be about two levels less difficult than the ones on the entrance examination. It appeared far too easy.
However, just as he knew, he reached the end of the test. The final three questions were an order of magnitude higher in terms of difficulty. The final math problem couldn't be solved without complex formulae.
"No way. These questions are seriously way too hard…"
These questions couldn't be geared toward a first-year high school student. The final three questions were clearly of a different quality than the others, so they might have been put on the test by mistake.
Chiyabashira-sensei monitored us. As she slowly patrolled the classroom, she kept a watchful eye to dissuade us from cheating.
As soon as the bell rang, Sae Sensei took the test and left the room.
Both Ayanokouji and Horikita came to Izumi's eat and asked, "What was that about?"
"You both know that this month is about to end. Now I will tell you about our plans."
As they were talking, Sakura looked to the side. She wanted to join the talk but was hesitating.
"Sakura San, You can join our talks. You are the only person who is our friend in the class. But just don't tell anyone about this."
A smile appeared on her face and the four of them left for the cafe. They had made this place as the meetup and Izumi had planned on buying this place. Maybe be 1 or 2 months later. His points had already reached millions.
"So you all know about the System By the end of the month, I am 100% sure that our class will receive 0 points."
They kept their silence but 'why' was written on their face.
"Don't as much as you will know later, I will have to explain a lot about this. At that time I am gonna laugh and berate the whole class. I have also been using the laptop and not paying attention to class but it was all planned by me and Sae sensei. So my work doesn't count. After all the explanations will be done, I want Horikita to take charge of the class and become its leader and Ayanokouji will support her. As for me, hehe, I will help you all but in shadow and I don't my name to be there in any way. I have my reasons and I want to ask if you three will help me?"
They remained silent for a few minutes.
Ayanokouji was the first one to nod as he understood why Izumi will be in the shadow and he will be in the light.
Horikita looked at Izumi before she asked her question, "Why Do I need to be the leader? Isn't Hirat there?"
"Hirata is a natural leader but he won't be able to make tough decisions. That's why I want you to become the leader and make Ayanokouji and Hirat support. I am sure Hirata would be happy knowing this."
She also nodded and Sakura asked, "What about me?"
"Sakura-san, First you will have to solve your problems. I know it's tough for you to talk but I want you to become confident and become friends with everyone. Your dream is of becoming Idol, Right? I want you to work on them and start gaining recognition from our class first and then other classes. Your task will be most difficult for you as you will have to talk to a lot of people. You can say no if you want and no one will force."
Hearing this, Sakura hung her head down and Horikita patted her back while glaring at Izumi. But Ayanokouji was with Izumi on this as he knew that Izumi was right in this case and if she can't overcome it, she will have to leave the school, sooner or later.
For a few minutes, Sakura kept her head down and then she removed her glasses and a determined expression appeared on her face. Everyone smiled seeing this as they already knew the glasses were fake but they didn't say anything.
"I will try hard, for everyone's sake."
Haering her Horkita berated her and said, "No, you don't have to do anything for anyone's sake. We want you to do it for your own sake. Work for yourself, not for others."
Both Ayanokouji and Izumi nodded at her as they knew when a person starts working for others' sake, he starts to fulfill others' expectations and forgets about himself, his life goals, and his expectations. In the end, all that remains was a mixture of others' expectations and a hollow personality. With this, they decided to end the chat and went to eat ice cream. Then came the judgment day, It was May 1st.
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