AFTER homeroom began at 6 PM, Chabashira-sensei left the classroom. Hirata, glancing sideways at the perplexed students, stood and went up to the podium. No more time for games. We were about to have a serious discussion.
"During homeroom today, I'd like to discuss our strategy for the short quiz tomorrow. I've received Chabashira-sensei's permission. First, Horikita-san, would you please come up?"
Horikita stood and went to Hirata.
"First, there's something I'd like to say. Please allow me to apologize."
The class was confused.
"My performance during the sports festival was disappointing. Though I act tough in front of you all, in the end, I didn't do anything for Class D. For that, I apologize."
Horikita bowed her head deeply. Naturally, this display shook many students. Onodera, who had become a little distant with Horikita after the three-legged race, spoke up in response.
"B-but it's not like it's only your fault we lost, Horikita-san. Please, don't bow to us. You don't have to." she said.
"That's right, Suzune. I mean, Haruki and the Professor weren't really much help, either." Sudou's words were sad but true. Yamauchi and Sotomura shot vexed glares at him.
"Regardless of whether you win or lose, a humble attitude makes it easier to move on. But that's not what I'm talking about here. I contributed almost nothing to any area of the festival." said Horikita.
She looked over at Sudou for an instant. By giving him that look, she implied that the one thing she'd gained was becoming Sudou's ally. Sudou couldn't have missed that message. While he scratched his cheek in embarrassment, he smiled quietly.
"But now, I'm finished apologizing. Next, I'd like to use my energy to take on the upcoming short quiz. Unless we all come together as a class, we won't get through this challenge."
"I can understand that, but do you have a plan? Like, we don't even know how they choose the pairs yet."
"Actually, the partner selection process has already been made clear. If we handle things right, each student could feasibly end up with their ideal partner. Hirata-kun, if you would."
Hirata, now playing the role of Horikita's support, wrote out the rules on the blackboard.
Deciding How Pairs Are Formed:
After the school looks at the class as a whole, it will pair the highest scoring and lowest-scoring students.
This process will continue with the 2nd highest and 2nd lowest scoring students pairing up, and then the 3rd highest and 3rd lowest, and so on.
For example, the student with 100 points will pair with the student with 0 points. The student with 99 points will pair with the student with 1 point.
"Simple, right?" Horikita said.
"Wh-whoa! You cracked the code, Horikita! Awesome!"
"It's fairly obvious. However, remember this: though students who earn lower grades will almost automatically partner with students with higher grades, there are always exceptions. I'm going to explain a strategy that we can use to end up with reliable, appropriate pairs." said Horikita.
She walked to Hirata and faced the classroom. Horikita was shy about public speaking; it had to be taking all she had to keep facing forward.
"I'd like to have the students who worry about their grades partner up with high scorers. However, looking at our grades so far, the truth of the matter is that we can't cover everyone," said Horikita.
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