Classroom of Elite 2nd Year Volume 5 ( Completed)

Chapter-2 Intro

(even if you have already read the chapter-2 published earlier I suggest you read this.)
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Chapter - 2

Two teachers and a special exam of destiny

Intro

The next morning I was appointed as the manager of a maid cafe.

Seeing the stiff expression on the face of chabashira sensei as she entered the classroom, many of the students immediately noticed something strange.

However, this time, unlike usual, the word "special exam" probably didn't come to mind first. I think the main reason for this was that I thought the next exam was the sports festival. And after that, there will be a cultural festival.
“Before the sports festival in October, you will have to take a new special exam.”
The students seemed a little upset. Last year at this time, they were already working on the sports festival and there were no other special exams, but this year was different.
"Just when we've gotten through the tough desert island exam, the next special exam is already here…” This is also becoming a regular occurrence, but I can hear Ike's frustration coming out as he opened his mouth before anyone else.
For Ike, who overcame the test on a deserted island and became lovers with Shinohara, it must have been a difficult time ahead.
No matter how much you get to know each other and grow closer, depending on the special exam, sudden expulsion could happen.
There is no doubt that students with low overall performance by OAA are especially at risk.
"Heck, that's what I want. Let's get through the special exam safely before we go all out at the Sports festival."
Sudo, who has absolute confidence in his athleticism, fists said excitedly.
"We shouldn't be getting carried away."
"... Oh."
Instantly, Horikita's advice made Sudo shut up.
What a good master-servant relationship is developing, or rather, a friendship.
"If I admit it honestly, there are few cases of special exams being held at this time of year. In fact, there are no special exams for freshmen or seniors."
"Does that mean we second-year students are the only ones who have to take a special exam before the sports festival?"
Sato, who was leaning her back against the chair, asks as she leans forward.
Chabashira sensei nodded without any denial.
"It's because you second-year students are so good that the school is giving you the recognition you deserve."
"What? Isn't... a special exam because they're evaluating us? Isn't that crazy?"
"Indeed, special exams come with risks that you should be wary of. Some students may lose class points, private points, or even be expelled.However, on the other hand, I can say that it has given me many opportunities to have a more fulfilling school life. The more special exams you take, the more chances you have to get promoted to Class A, which I consider the most important."
It is true that if you want to earn large class points, it is extremely difficult to earn them in your normal daily life. If anything, it's more about how to keep your class points during periods when special exams are not being held. Whether it is a desert island exam or something else, only when a special exam is held will you have a chance to move up to a higher class.
"Happiness and unhappiness are two sides of the same coin. The risk is the benefit, isn't it?"
Horikita calmly takes the position, close to Chabashira sensei.
"That's what I'm talking about."
"There's nothing to be afraid of. We're definitely closing in on Class A now. We have a chance to break out of the three-way tie for B class and below, and we're already there."
The more opportunities you have once, the better. That is the common understanding of all of us as we work our way up.
"That's true, And complaining isn't going to get rid of the special exams."
Horikita's words made Sato and the rest of her classmates look convinced.
Even though it is still a work in progress, Horikita's growth to become a pillar of support seems to be having a definite positive effect on her classmates. Inwardly, I think Chabashira sensei is also happy, but she doesn't show it on her face. She's never been one to show her sweet side, but this time I feel like she is showing it more than ever.
"You'll be taking what we call the 'unanimous special exam'."
The monitor lights up and the explanation begins with the video that is becoming a tradition.
"This special exam is very simple, hence I will be taking questions from you if you are curious about anything at any time. The special exam will be held tomorrow, and as you can probably guess from the name, it will consist of a series of multiple-choice polls that you will have to repeat in class until you reach a unanimous decision."
"Tomorrow?... That's very sudden."
There was no time to prepare. Of course, there is no advantage or disadvantage because it is an equal competition, but the class, which had almost settled down, started to buzz again.
"As I said before, this special exam is simple, there's no need to spend a lot of time discussing it beforehand, and the school doesn't see any problem in holding it tomorrow."
Repeat the vote in class until it is unanimous.
Listening to that alone, I certainly don't see the complexity of the content.
"So you're not fighting another class this time, are you?"
Most importantly, Yosuke demanded an immediate answer on that point.
"Yes. This is a special exam that is completed only within this class, so you will not be competing with rival classes. On the day of the exam, the school will give you five 'tasks' to complete. The content of the tasks is the same for all classes, so there is no differentiation."
If the content of the task is different, the difficulty level will change for each class, so it is natural.
"I'm going to give you an example to help you understand."
Example: You lose 5 class points, but all your classmates gain 10,000 private points.
You can choose to oppose it or accept this.
The task was displayed on the monitor. The content was simple and easy to understand as shown.
"Hmm? What is this? Let's see. You lose 5 class points, but you get 10,000 private points instead. This is a challenge? Is this a gain? Is it a loss?"
Shinohara said aloud, folding her fingers and trying to calculate the loss in her head.
It was no wonder that many unexpected questions came to mind.
Even though it was an example, I was expecting it to be more of a choice that I had to worry about.
You get 100 private points for each class point.
So the value of 5 class points is 500 private points.
If you think about it in an instant, the latter private point is by far the more.
However, the class points themselves will continue to have value.
In a month, five class points is only 500 private points, but over the course of a year, even just five class points can be worth 6,000 private points.
Considering the remaining time until graduation, there are only 18 opportunities left to receive private points, from October of sophomore year to March of junior year. In other words, the value of a class point can be thought of as 9000 private points.
You can either get 10,000 Private Points immediately or you can carve your way to graduation and get a total of 9,000 Private Points. The former is slightly more profitable in terms of private points alone.
But it's not that simple.
If I had lost five class points here and lost A class by that margin, I would have made the worst possible choice, and I would look back on the past that way.
Of course, the odds of five points being the difference between winning and losing would not be that high. If this is the case, it may well be better to get 10,000 private points.
Whichever point of view you take, there are ultimately advantages and disadvantages.
"In response to this challenge, thirty-nine people, completely anonymous, will choose from the options presented to them and vote. So let's give it a try. I'm sure there are many students who have questions, but I'd like them to try it out without any discussion time first. Vote yes or no on your tablets."
When Chabashira sensei started operating the tablet, the screens of the students in the class, including me, switched.
The tablet showed the content of the assignment, and we could push for or against it. It was the most unusual special exam ever. I'll give it some serious thought first.
Private points that have no direct effect on class points. It is simply an advantage that if you vote yes, all your classmates will get 10,000 points. However, if you vote yes, you lose only 5 class points, but still 5 points.
In this case, we need to think about how we think in terms of human nature.
It's not a question of whether it's better to gain 10,000 private points or not lose 5 class points, but the other way around. It's about which choice will save you from regret.
I decided to press "yes" to see what the result would be.
I decided that it was not a good idea to be unanimous the first time.
Soon after, the voting was complete, and Chabashira sensei looked up from the tablet in her hand.
"Okay, now that everyone has voted, I'd like to display the results as soon as possible."
With that said, the results are displayed on the monitor.
● Results of the first round of voting: 3 in favor, 36 opposed.
I knew that there would be more opposition, but by a larger margin than I imagined.
"Oh, you know what? You'll get more with 10,000 private points than you would with 5 class points, right? Did I do the math wrong? Why is it so much the other way around?"
Ike, who seems to have voted yes, asks curiously, looking around at his classmates.
"Surely speaking only of the size of private points, it is better to get 10,000 points.However, class points are essential to achieve A class.If the difference is only a thousand points, then why bother reducing those precious class points?"
Here is a theoretical explanation of why Horikita, who seems to have voted against it, voted for it.
"In the unlikely event that a difference of five class points separates the winner from the loser, I won't be able to stop regretting it."
As I thought, many students are naturally worried about the "just in case" risk.
It would also be important to remember that another three classes would be taking on the same challenge. If the three classes choose class points and make them unanimous in their opposition, then only this class will be one step backward.
Of course, it would be a different story if I could make use of the 10,000 private points I gained.
"I know you all have your own opinions, but let's hear them out. The vote was overwhelmingly against, with 36 votes, but it was not unanimous, so this would have to be redone. There will be a fixed ten-minute interval before the next vote. During this time, we are allowed to talk freely, sometimes leaving our seats and exchanging opinions as we do now, but for now we will skip this. Let the voting begin again."
The purpose of this test is to make it unanimous.
If the vote is not unanimous, it will be invalidated and a 10-minute interval will be enforced.
Even if the opinions are quickly agreed upon, that's a lot of time lost.
It is safe to assume that due to the way this special exam is structured, there will probably be a time limit set.
If the disagreement continues, there is a possibility that the time is up...
So, the second vote, the action to be taken is to vote no, not to think too hard.
If we pitch it the other way, we can bring it to unanimity.
That's why I decided to vote for "yes" even in the second vote.
I thought this would give my classmates a better understanding of this special exam.
Results of the second round of voting: 2 in favor, 37 opposed.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa."
"Sorry, that's me, Sudo-kun. I tried to avoid being unanimous. It seems that there were others who had the same idea as me, but..."
He didn't look at me, but I think he might have been referring to me.
"Here are the results of the second round of voting. We're almost deadlocked on opposition, but there are still two more votes in favor. In this case, there will be another interval and voting will resume in 10 minutes. The test is to get a unanimous vote of 39 in favor or 39 against. Of course, whatever is selected in this choice will actually be passed. In this case, if the vote is 39 in favor, you will all receive 10,000 private points, but you will lose 5 class points. On the other hand, if there are 39 votes against, the issue will be null and will have no effect whatsoever."
This means that the challenge will end without anyone gaining or losing any points.
"It's not unanimous, but to save time we'll move on to the next example."
Example - (Text Shown on Screen) ● Give 1,000,000 private points to one person in the class.
● (If the vote is unanimous in favor, identify and vote on the student who will receive the point.) ● For and Against "I know you're probably thinking of the example, but in the exam, private conversations before the first vote are forbidden. That means we need to genuinely face the assignment first and then vote."
So it is before the second vote that we can read the assignment and discuss what we thought about it.
Results of the first round of voting: 39 in favor, 0 opposed.
Even if only one out of 39 people gets private points, there is almost no reason to choose the latter. Even if you are disappointed that you don't get it, it will be difficult to achieve unanimity in opposition.
"The first step is to get a unanimous vote of approval and disapproval, as in the first example.If the vote is against, the issue is closed, but if the vote is unanimous in favor, the issue is not closed but moved one step further.After an interval, You can discuss who you would like to recommend. The tablet will display the names of all the classmates except you."
The tablet's screen was forcibly switched, and sure enough, names other than my own were lined up.However, the order is not even in alphabetical order, but rather in an irregular sequence that includes both boys and girls.
"To ensure anonymity, the student's name will be switched each time they vote, as are the choices for and against, which are also randomly switched. This is to prevent people from snooping on the students next to them and guessing which one they voted for based on the position of their fingers."
Chabashira sensei continues to explain the rules further, telling us that we will never be able to see what others are voting.
"Once the discussion is underway, each of you can vote at your leisure, simply by tapping on the student you wish to nominate. During the interval, you can repeatedly change the student you want to nominate. At the end of the 10 minutes, the student with the majority of votes in this class will be recognized as the specific student. Let's say Ike was chosen by a large number of nominations."
"Oh, me? Yeah."
"Ike will temporarily lose his right to vote, and the other 38 will cast their votes."
A student with a majority is naturally close to unanimous. I guess that's how recommendations work.
A new vote on the issue is taken one step further, and we vote.
Example: Give 1 million private points to Kanji Ike.
● For and Against Results of the second round of voting: 0 in favor, 38 opposed.
"What? Why didn't anyone vote for me?"
"No, I'm not gonna give you a million private points."
Sudo spoke for everyone in the class when he said what they were probably thinking.
"If the vote is unanimous in favor of not giving the points to ike, it is passed that 'no points will be awarded to ike,' but that only removes ike from the list of challenges, leaving the whereabouts of the one million points up in the air. However, this only means that Ike is removed from the list and the whereabouts of the one million points are up in the air. So, the remaining 38 students are selected again and the assignment is continued. However, if no one could be unanimously selected by the time the time isup, the test would fail. In addition, the one million points will not be given to anyone, so be careful."
"What! Does this mean that my chances of getting one are now zero?"
"That's what I'm talking about, although I wouldn't have been crossed off the list if there had been even one yes vote left. You can also ask for candidates. If you can get votes during the interval, you will be accepted as a specific student on a first-come, first-served basis. However, only one candidate per assignment will be accepted."
"So what happens if we don't get a majority of the votes for a particular student in ten minutes, or if there are no candidates? I'm sure you can think of a few cases like that."
"In that case, you will be randomly selected from within your class to cast your vote."
They don't wait for time or an assignment, they seem to be forced to start voting on someone.
"If we have to choose between individuals, we might as well waste our time."
That's right. It's like having more options for the number of people in your class.
However, I don't think it would be easy to decide on a randomly selected student.
"Let's keep our heads up, people. This special exam may turn out to be harder than we thought..."
It is not always the case that the problems will be solved if we discuss them. There is a good chance that you will be forced to make a choice that you will never be able to compromise on.
No, otherwise it wouldn't make sense as a special exam.
"I'll give you one more example at the end. This time, we'll have you work through it in a real-world setting."
Example: A decision has been made to build an additional facility in a Keyaki mall. Which of the following would you prefer?
● ( The facility with the most votes will be adopted based on the results of the four classes' voting) Restaurants Grocery stores Entertainment places Medical facilities Unlike the previous examples, the method will be changed to choose from four options instead of for and against. I thought it would just be a yes or no vote, but apparently that's not the case.
It seems that the choices made here will actually be carried out, but if this were not an example, would it really mean that the facility will be built?
"When an issue is approved, it is actually approved. However, there is a special way to do this for assignments that affect the whole. When an assignment is presented in this way, the unanimous choice is simply the one chosen by the class. If this class is unanimous in choosing a restaurant, but the other three classes are unanimous in choosing an entertainment facility, then the entertainment facility that received three votes is added to the list and the decision is made."
Perhaps they all understood what Chabashira sensei meant. There are two types of challenges:
those that are immediately actionable and those that are presented only as a class vote. Either way, it seems that careful discussion will be required to lead to unanimity.
Since private conversations are not allowed before the first vote, I choose my options intuitively.
● Results of the first round of voting ● Restaurants 20 votes ● Grocery stores 4 votes ● Entertainment facilities 15 votes ● Medical facilities 0 votes "Since the vote was not unanimous, we will have a ten-minute interval."
Here comes the first interval time.
A ten-minute countdown began on the monitor behind the podium. This would continue until the time ran out and the next voting time would come forcibly.
The students were free to leave their seats and formulate their opinions as they wished, whether they spoke loudly or whispered to someone in particular. I observed my surroundings and waited to see how things went. Ten minutes passed with no one giving any particular instructions, just chatting as they pleased.
"Just before the end of the interval, you will return to your seats and prepare to vote. The maximum time allowed for voting is 60 seconds. If everyone finishes voting promptly, we will move on to announcing the results without waiting for the time limit."
Unlike the mandatory 10-minute interval, it seems that voting time can be shortened with some ingenuity.
"Students who do not complete their votes within 60 seconds will be penalized for overtime.
Individuals will have 90 seconds throughout the exam, and any student who allows a total of 90 seconds to elapse before completing the five tasks will have their time reduced to zero and will be expelled."
This is the school's way of tying you up in order to make sure you vote. If there is a student who does not want to vote, he or she will be expelled from the school.
Even if you did the delay action every time you voted, no student would bother to do that because if you don't finish the vote in 58 or 59 seconds, you will lose precious time that you have.
Here comes the results of the second voting ● Second round of voting results:
● Restaurants 23 votes ● Grocery stores 2 votes ● Entertainment facilities 14 votes ● Medical facilities 0 votes.
Since there was no talk of a consensus of opinion, the result was the same as the first time.
Unless it's a blatant issue, it's not easy to bring it to unanimity on the first vote.
And after unifying the opinions, it is not so difficult to get 39 votes for a particular option. But that's only if they are all expected issues.
Depending on the content, there will be some things that will require considerable discussion.
"This is the end of the example, but you get the idea. In order to pass this special exam, you must unanimously complete five assignments in five hours. If you are unable to complete all of the tasks within the five hours, a very heavy penalty awaits you. The penalty is minus 300 class points."
"Well, three hundred!"
So it's a special test that's an absolute requirement to clear.
"But if you can finish it in time, you get 50 class points."
The rewards and penalties may seem unbalanced, but they are reasonable in terms of the difficulty of the exam.
"There's no need to panic, we don't have to fight with anyone this time, we just have to be unified in our opinions. We can do the voting over and over again, with an interval, if time permits."
"You should now have a general idea of what this special test is about. This is a summary of the rules. Those of you who feel the need to save it can capture the screen yourself and leave it behind."
Outline of the Special Examination Rule Description ● All classmates vote on the choices provided in response to an assignment given by the school.
● (There are a total of 5 tasks and a maximum of 4 choices.) ● Unless one of the choices is unanimous, the same issue will be repeated.
● If the time runs out in the middle of an assignment, it will not be approved at all, regardless of the progress of the assignment.
● Unanimously cleared assignments are actually approved, regardless of the success or failure of the special exam.
● If you complete all the tasks, you will get 50 class points.
● If you fail to complete all tasks within 5 hours, you will lose 300 class points.
Special Exam Working -(1) You will be given an assignment and you will cast your first vote (within 60 seconds).
(2) If there is unanimous agreement, move on to the next task and go to (1). If not, go to (3).
(3) 10-minute interval (During this interval, students can move and discuss freely within the classroom only) (4) 60-second voting time (Cannot discuss, can only vote) (Students who do not complete their voting within 60 seconds will receive a cumulative penalty.) (If the accumulated penalty exceeds 90 seconds, the student will be expelled at that stage.) (5)If the results are unanimous, proceed to the next task and go to ①.
If unanimous agreement is not reached, return to (3).
Repeat the process, and the special exam will be cleared when you have completed the five questions. If you fail by any chance, you will be penalized. Losing 300 class points here could mean losing your ticket to Class A. I don't think this is an exaggeration.
If three classes were to clear, that would open up a 350-point gap to all classes.
We can talk about it as many times as we want, but I think the point is that it's a completely anonymous vote where you can't know who voted for whom.
You could vote yes, but claim to have voted no.
"We teachers don't even know what kind of assignments will be given. Some of you may be optimistic, but I advise you to stay alert.In addition, it is strictly forbidden to make any agreements with other students to bind them to vote for a particular option. In addition to that, exchanging money to bind someone's choice is also out of the question. This will have the same effect not only on your class but also on other classes."
Does that mean that forcing people to bind their choices is not acceptable?
Although it is permissible to unite to some extent and consolidate the votes, but the guarantee cannot be backed up.
If there is a contract that says you can only vote for option 1, there is a risk that the test will not be valid because there is only one person who has signed a contract to only vote for option 1.
That alone would allow for a vicious attack against other classes.
"The school will monitor the rules thoroughly. If it is found that a third party outside of the class was involved, and that they are able to continue to make one-sided choices, all parties involved may be expelled without mercy. Be prepared for this. I also promise that if anyone is approached about any wrongdoing, they should immediately report it to the school and we will do our best to resolve it."
If time runs out on the special exam, which is a prerequisite for clearing the exam, then the school will definitely conduct an investigation.
Even if you bring up a made up story, you will probably take a strong penalty, so even Ryuen and the others will not show any clear movement.
Until the start of the special exam, it would be best to refrain from getting involved with students from other classes.
"In addition, this special test will temporarily disable the effectiveness of Protection Points. — Continuation — "In addition, in this special exam, the protection points will be temporarily disabled. The reason for this is that it will be impossible to have a fair special exam if there is only one student who is protected. If a student with a Protection Point is expelled in any way, the Protection Point cannot be used to reverse the expulsion. However, the expulsion can be avoided only if the individual or the entire class pays 20 million Private Points."
This class does not have that many private points at the moment.
Which means that any student who is expelled will certainly be Expelled.
Does this mean that the protection points that can override expulsion once are sometimes restricted?
If it was a special test against another class, the temporary invalidation of the protection points could cause dissatisfaction. But in this case, it's only an in-class issue.
In that sense, it's not surprising that this special rule applies.
It was inevitable that there would be some grumbling, but Koenji didn't seem to mind.
"In addition, all communication devices such as cell phones will be collected during the special test. This is because in this exam you are not allowed to talk to anyone outside of class. In the unlikely event that you are found to be carrying a concealed device, we will no longer need to discuss the details."
This also means that expulsion is involved, just like any other rule to follow.

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