CotE: Year 2 Volume 5 Translation

Chapter 2- Part 1

"In addition, this special test will temporarily disable the effectiveness of Protection Points. —

A/N: 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.

 This 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.

Part 1

When the lunch break came, Yosuke quickly got out of his seat and headed for the podium.

 "Before lunch. I think I'd like to hear what everyone has to say. What do you think?"

 When he asked this question to all classmates, Kushida raised her hand to answer.

 "You know, this special exam means that there will be conflicts over the different options, right?" 

"Of course. There's no need to go through the trouble of a special exam if we can come to an agreement without any trouble."

 "Well, then, wouldn't it be better to have a clear leader in place in case we can't come to a consensus on our options? I'm sure that if we follow the choices that the leader eventually makes, we'll pass the special exam without any problems."

 "That's right. I agree with your opinion, Kushida-san, but the responsibility of the leader becomes more important."

 The more options there are, the more criticism there will be from students who support the option that was not chosen. It will take a leader who can organize well.

"If you don't mind, ・・・・・・, could it be Horikita-san?"

"Me?"

"Yes. You have been a leader many times in the past, and I thought that you could organize everyone well so that there would be no unfairness. Of course, as Hirata-Kun said, it's a big responsibility, and if Horikita-san says it's okay, it will be good ・・・・・・."

 "...... I agree. It's possible that other classes will prepare similar strategies, and it's a measure that will be necessary when there is a difference of opinion. If you're not comfortable following my instructions when the time comes, you can tell me now." 

Not many students would run for a leader or say anything negative when they heard that they would be responsible. Kushida's proposal was easily approved, and it was agreed that Horikita would be the leader of the group in case of an emergency.

 For a while after that, we exchanged a lot of opinions but did not decide on any particular major elements. It was getting somewhat late and it was time for lunch. 

"Let's go to lunch. Yukimu and Miyachi are coming, right?" 

The two agreed and stood up as Haruka turned around to confirm. Members of the Ayanokoji group. A small group of five, including me.

 Just as the five of us began to gather, a student came running up to us. As soon as I looked at her, the student shouted. 

"Kiyotaka. Let's go have lunch."

 Without a pause, but with a nervous look in her eyes, she called out to me.

 No one was paying attention to the fact that Kei was coming towards me, nor was anyone intending to listen to the conversation. However, all thirty-six of them, except Koenji, looked at us at once.

"Sorry guys, I think I'll eat with Kei today."

 Before anyone else could figure out what was going on, I pulled my chair and stood up. 

"... I want to go to a cafe. Okay?" 

"Wait... What...? Wait, wait, wait. Why are you interrupting us all of a sudden? Karuizawa-san."

 "It's not really a rule to not interrupt, is it? Did you hear Kiyotaka's refusal?" 

"I heard you. What do you mean? But, you were coming with us? What, 'Kei'?"

 A little later, Haruka begins to understand that we call each other by our first names.No, she still might not have understood most of it.

 "I'm sorry, but I'm his girlfriend and I'm his priority. You know?" 

"What?"

 "She ..........? ....?"

 Haruka and Airi muttered at the same time, though their reactions were completely different.

 "That's why I may not be able to attend our group meetings as often as I'd like."

 "Come on, let's go,"

 Kei said, tugging on my arm as we left the classroom. The fact that her face was starting to turn bright red showed that she was feeling quite embarrassed. I didn't expect her to confide like this either...Haruka, Airi, and the rest of the students were too stunned to follow us.