“We, Class D, declare war on Class F now!”
As the self-study session of the following day ends, the guys from Class D came to our class and declared war.
“Eh? What's wrong?”
Hideyoshi, who was standing near me, muttered in surprise. After what happened yesterday, it's understandable for him to be surprised.
“What? Didn't I hear you guys say that the plan to provoke Shimizu failed?”
Yuuji was also puzzled. I supposed that it’s different from what Hideyoshi told him on the phone, so they couldn’t comprehend what was happening in front of them. By the way, Yuuji called me too, but it seemed that he couldn't get me. I thought I'd need to pay for the phone service soon...
“Muttsurini, do you know what are the circumstances now?”
“……I’ve no idea what happened yesterday, but Shimizu has been very agitated since this morning.”
“Shimizu? If so, did our provocation succeed?”
“No, it isn’t possible for this to happen…...Akihisa, when Shimada ran away yesterday, did you say anything to Shimizu?”
“No, nothing at all. I didn’t say anything special. In contrast, the Summoner Test War is more important! Although our opponent isn’t Class B, Class D is not an easy target based on our current condition, so we should prepare quickly!”
I dodged Hideyoshi’s questioning stare. Under this condition, Hideyoshi’s acting talent is hard to handle.
“……That's right. Let’s put aside the truth for the time being, since the most important issue now is the imminent Summoner Test War. We’ve put in our effort for so long, so if we lose to Class D now, all our efforts will be in vain.”
Regardless of the process, we managed to get Class D declare war upon us. But things aren't over yet. We have to fight Class D head-on with our meagre marks after this. Yuuji will say that the truth doesn’t matter now, and I think he’s got his priorities right inside his mind.
“Yuuji's right, the number of Class F students that's able to fight is too low, to gain victory with this weak force is not easy, it’s obvious that we don’t have the extra time to clear things up.”
“……Let’s focus on defense.”
Hideyoshi and Muttsurini were clear on the current priorities, and they started planning that instant, getting into the stage of preparation.
Okay, I must work hard on the Summoner Test Exams!
“By the way, Yuuji, have you thought of any strategies yet?”
“Of course I do, but before that, I need to confirm the strength of my team. Other than Himeji and Shimada, I need to find out how many people we have that are able to fight.”
Once he finished speaking, Yuuji stood up and went up the podium.
“Comrades, pay attention! Just like those guys said, our Class F’s Summoner Test War against Class D will commence soon! First things first, I need to know how strong we are! Please write down your own marks on a piece of paper and pass it to me!”
The whole class, which was agitated by Class D’s declaration of war, suddenly calmed down, and they – proceeded to write down their current marks.
The recent peeping incident depleted much of our marks, but none were left with zero marks. Students would be chosen for remedial tests based on the amount of their marks.
“By the way, I notice that I didn’t lose any mark at all.”
“Eh? Is that so?”
“Yeah.”
