Tokyo: Simulation Begins with the Big Sister Next Door

After all, he had wasted some time earlier, and although he had focused on the questions later, it was still less effective than...

For other calculators, it's still quite late.

When he arrived at the concert hall, the awards ceremony was already fully prepared, and the large screen on the stage displayed the first place winner of this group competition: Tokyo Metropolitan Aoyama High School.

Looking at the name on the big screen, Kuroda Shin clenched her hands excitedly:

"First place, even if it's just first place in the team competition, will definitely give you a lot of points when applying to schools later."

As he spoke, he looked at An Zeliang and Xing Gonglin: "Your files now have a number one ranking, all thanks to me. I hope you know how to be grateful."

Hoshimiya Rin glanced at Kuroda Shin and calmly held up two fingers: "200 points."

Kuroda Kokoro blushed slightly, remembering that if Ansawa Ryo hadn't answered the super-difficult question correctly in the team competition that morning, Aoyama High School wouldn't have been able to win first place.

He glanced awkwardly at An Zeliang, but said nothing.

Anze Liang completely ignored Kuroda Shin's attitude, instead looking at Hoshimiya Rin, only to find that she was simply staring calmly at the students in front of her, showing no intention of thanking him. It seemed she still didn't want to face him directly. This was understandable, considering he wasn't even sure if it was her from last night…

Of course, winning first place in this math competition didn't excite him as much as it did Kuroda. After all, he had experienced today's competition countless times in mock exams. The so-called rule reforms and the "surprise" super-difficult problems were just ordinary questions for him; he had done the individual competition problems countless times. Winning first place was expected.

Just then, the host of the awards ceremony walked onto the stage. An Zeliang looked up and, lo and behold, an old friend! The host of the awards ceremony was none other than the teacher from the individual competition that morning.

"The organizers certainly don't waste resources," An Zeliang thought to himself.

The host on stage briefly introduced the history of the competition and thanked the organizer, Dongda Affiliated High School, and other participating schools.

Next up is the highlight of the day: the awards ceremony for the team and individual competitions.

The host announced loudly, "Please welcome the winner of the first round of the team competition, Tokyo Metropolitan Aoyama High School!"

As the background music began, Ryo Anzawa, Rin Hoshimiya, and Kokoro Kuroda walked onto the stage.

"Congratulations to Tokyo Metropolitan Aoyama High School! This is the first time your school has won first place in the mathematics competition. What are your thoughts now?" The host said, handing over another microphone that had been prepared in advance.

Kuroda naturally took the microphone and began to speak eloquently, from the hard work of the competition organizing committee to the guidance of the school teachers, and then to his own efforts, he talked non-stop once he started.

Meanwhile, An Zeliang stood to the side, watching the audience below the stage with a bored expression.

The first row of seats was occupied by the teachers from the competition organizing committee, including the chief invigilator and proctors from the individual competition. They were responsible for setting the questions and grading the papers for this competition.

These teachers were all dressed in uniform: dark suits, white shirts, and matching ties, each with a lapel pin that read "University of Tokyo Affiliated High School." They all looked like highly respected individuals.

but

During the simulation, An Zeliang saw the real faces of many people.

For example, the man next to the chief proctor, one of the examiners for the individual competition, is a bald, middle-aged man who is actually a seasoned cross-dresser. After discovering his fetish, he offered An Zeliang everything in exchange for keeping the secret, but was, of course, firmly rejected.

For example, the teacher sitting at the very edge of the first row was a member of the question-setting team. However, just like his seat, he himself did not receive much attention at Dongda Affiliated High School, so he chose to sell the competition questions everywhere, which led to An Zeliang reporting him and sending him to prison.

At that moment, Kuroda Shin's voice changed to Hoshimiya Rin's voice. It must be that Kuroda Shin had finished her acceptance speech and it was Hoshimiya Rin's turn. However, this did not stop Yasuzawa Ryo's thoughts, and he focused his attention on the students in the audience.

Well, if that's the case, there are quite a few amazing people among the students in the audience...

For example, this gifted boy from the High School Affiliated to Dongda University—everyone thought he was a winner in life, with excellent grades and a loving girlfriend. But the innocent girlfriend in everyone's eyes had actually been taking on her father's chores since the second year of junior high…

Thinking of this, An Zeliang glanced at the genius boy and Tsukishima Saori not far away. They were both star players who had been highly regarded by many people before this competition.

Correspondingly, Aoyama High School has the lowest odds in the team competition, and Ryo Anzawa himself has the lowest odds in the individual competition.

An Zeliang suddenly felt a pang of regret. If he had placed bets before the match started, he would have definitely made a fortune. Why didn't he? Oh right, he still couldn't remember whose bloodstain it was…

As An Zeliang was trying hard to recall, the host's voice rang in his ears:

"Anze, you answered the really difficult question correctly in the team competition this morning, helping Qingshan High School win first place. What are your thoughts now?"

Anze Liang turned his head and saw Hoshimiya Rin calmly handing him the microphone.

He took the microphone and said with a polite smile, "Thank you, Aoyama High School, thank you to the teachers, and thank you to everyone who worked hard together."

He then bowed to the crowd, and after finishing his speech, handed the microphone to the host.

The host was taken aback, not expecting the student's speech to be so simple.

The teachers from the organizing committee sitting in the first row of the audience were also stunned. How could this student be so calm?

The chief proctor nodded repeatedly, thinking to himself, "No wonder he's a genius whose IQ far surpasses that of his peers; his mentality is indeed strong."

After receiving their awards, the three walked off the stage, where their three teachers were already waiting for them.

Mr. Ichigaya took two steps forward and said excitedly, "Everyone did a fantastic job this time! Come on, let's give each other a hug and celebrate today's victory!"

After he finished speaking, he opened his arms.

This kind of post-victory hug between teachers and students is considered a tradition in Japan, so no one thought it was wrong. Except for Yasuzawa Ryo, Hoshimiya Rin, and Hayano Hoshiko…

Rin Hoshimiya calmly raised her head and looked...

Looking at the ceiling diagonally above.

Hayano Hoshiko blushed slightly, seemingly lost in thought. Not knowing where to look, she looked up, following Hoshimiya Rin's gaze. She saw two large, bright, and dazzling chandeliers above the stage…

"Ahem!" An Zeliang coughed twice, embarrassed. "Ichigaya-sensei, this result is just the beginning. There's no rush to celebrate."

Mr. Ichigaya lowered his hands, which had been awkwardly placed on his head: "A genius who is superior to others certainly has a superior mindset."

However, An Zeliang's embarrassment didn't last long, as the ceremony was still ongoing and the individual competition awards ceremony was about to begin.

Unlike team competitions where only the first-place winner receives an award, individual competitions award prizes to the top three finishers.

Moreover, as mentioned this morning, in order to prevent people from not putting in their best effort in the team competition in order to conserve their energy, the scores from both the team competition and the individual competition will be included in the individual's total score.

The specific method is that the first place in the team competition is scored as 100 points, and the other rankings are converted into a percentage system according to the proportion of the first place score. For example, if the first place in the team competition is 590 points, the individual scores of the three members are scored as 100 points. If the second place in the team competition is 440 points, the individual scores of the three members are (100/590)*440=74.6 points, and so on.

The individual competition paper is also out of 100 points. If two people have the same score, the contestant who submits their paper earlier in the individual competition will be ranked higher. Therefore, An Zeliang's final score was an amazing full score of 200 points.

Saori Tsukishima scored 174.6 points, achieving a perfect score in the individual competition. However, due to her team performance of only 440 points, her overall score lagged far behind Ryo Yasuzawa.

Watching Anze Ryo walk onto the stage to receive the award once again, Kuroda Shin was very dissatisfied. He muttered to his math teacher, "I hadn't even finished the first question when he handed in his paper. Could it be that he got the questions in advance through some special means?! I've heard that Anze-kun has a lot of secrets!"

I've heard that Ansawa Ryo's secret was all fabricated by Kuroda Shin out of resentment. But he didn't realize that Ansawa Ryo had indeed received the questions in advance and answered the exam many times, so his guess was very close to the truth.

"Kuroda! Don't talk nonsense! Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't!" the math teacher said sternly. "If it weren't for him, how could we have won first place in the team competition! You also benefited from Anze's success! With such a talented student, both the school and the students should be happy!"

Upon hearing this, Kuroda felt even more aggrieved. Although he didn't dare to contradict the teacher, he still whispered, "If I hadn't taken the initiative and gotten 390 points at the beginning, even if Anze had answered the last super difficult question correctly, he wouldn't have been able to win first place!"

At this point, Kuroda Shin's tone became even more excited: "Anze handed in his paper so early, which completely disrupted my rhythm, causing me to not perform to my true level in the individual competition. Otherwise, my score would definitely have been higher!"

Mr. Yamashita looked at Kuroda Shin, after all, this was an excellent player he had trained for three years. He sighed and said:

"Kuroda-kun, belittling Anze-kun won't improve your grades. You need to work harder, strive to catch up, and try not to be overtaken by Anze-kun by too much."

He had initially encouraged Kuroda Shin to surpass Yasuzawa Ryo, but then he reconsidered, realizing that effort was futile in the face of such a vast difference in talent. It would be hypocritical to tell Kuroda Shin that hard work could bridge the gap between them, so he changed his approach, advising him not to let himself be surpassed too much.

After all, it's obvious to anyone with eyes that Kuroda relied on hard work, while Yasuzawa was purely talented.

Mathematics is something you just can't do, no matter how hard you try.

Kuroda Shin didn't refute, and leaned back weakly in her seat.

"Mr. Yamashita tutored me diligently for three years, so why does he think I can't surpass Anze? Why does he think that even if I try my best, I can only avoid falling too far behind? Is it because he can get the correct answer to the questions I can't answer just by looking at them? Is it because he got a perfect score in twenty minutes on a test that took me two hours to complete?"

As she thought this, Kuroda Shin clenched her hands so tightly they seemed to be drawing blood.

"Mr. Yamashita, I had never paid any attention to the name Yasuzawa Ryo before. After he got a high score on the exam, I looked it up and found out that we had been in the same high school all along."

“He used to be just an ordinary student, so his grades were all mediocre… How could this be…” Kuroda Shin’s eyes suddenly lit up: “He must have been secretly getting tutoring after school, otherwise his grades couldn’t have improved so dramatically! Yes, that must be it!”

"Do you think my teaching level is inferior to that of a teacher from a mere tutoring institution?" Mr. Yamashita retorted with dissatisfaction.

"Teacher, that's not what I meant. Please don't mind." Kuroda apologized hastily.

Mr. Yamashita continued, "We teachers were also very curious about Anze's changing grades, so I carefully reviewed his grades over the past few years. Do you know what I found?"

"What did you find?" Kuroda asked anxiously.

“In recent years, Anze’s highest ranking was 248th and his lowest ranking was 252nd, while our school only has 500 students. Do you know what that means?”

Kuroda Shin frowned: "Doesn't this just mean his grades have always been mediocre?"

Mr. Yamashita shook his head, saying with an all-knowing expression, "You're wrong, Kuroda. This means that Ansawa's ability far exceeds our imagination. It wouldn't be difficult for someone with that kind of ability to consistently rank in the top five, but not only can he control his own scores, he can also accurately judge the distribution of scores among all 500 students in the school, maintaining his own mediocre grades. Don't you understand what that means?"

"Huh!?" Kuroda Shin thought his teacher's guess was a bit too far-fetched. He asked with a face full of question marks, "Then what's his motive!"

"Perhaps... it's just to add some difficulty to the mundane study life. How can we understand the joy of academic geniuses?" Mr. Yamashita shrugged.

Seeing Kuroda's dejected appearance, Yamashita-sensei thought to himself, "Not only is Yasuzawa academically excellent, but I've also heard he's been with many girls..."

They have a very good relationship; even students like Hoshimiya, who don't have many friends, are willing to associate with him. What an enviable youth!

Just as Mr. Yamashita was educating Kokoro Kuroda, the individual competition awards ceremony on stage was also completed.

After receiving the award, Anze Ryo intended to leave the stage immediately, but Tsukishima Saori stood in front of him, blocking his way.

Saori Tsukishima, the proud genius girl, first calmly sized up Ryo Anzai before speaking with composure: "Ryo Anzai, a third-year student in Class A at Tokyo Metropolitan Aoyama High School? The Mathematical Olympiad is about to begin, and you'll definitely be participating, right? I won't let you steal my first place again."

After speaking, Saori Tsukishima's expression remained unchanged as she stared at Ryo Yasuzawa, waiting for his reply.

"You're number one? You're really confident." An Zeliang thought to himself, then replied dismissively, "Ah, okay, I can't wait."

Saori Tsukishima nodded, a barely perceptible glint of excitement flashing in her eyes, but she quickly regained her composure: "Then it's a deal, see you there."

"Next time, I won't lose to you again."

After saying that, she turned and left gracefully.

As Anze Liang watched Tsukishima Saori's retreating figure, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind: should he send her some virus, just like in the previous simulation? Although this competition was over, if she contracted the virus, it would definitely affect her participation in the upcoming Mathematical Olympiad.

But then he thought better of it and gave up; after all, doing it that way would be too naive. But then again, today's entire competition was simple and boring for him…

"The Mathematical Olympiad? How boring! I'd rather spend more time making videos and attracting more fans, since that's related to my future career." An Zeliang thought to himself as he looked at the certificate in his hand: "Such a small amount of prize money, they're really stingy."

He thought he would stop participating in these kinds of competitions and instead focus on making videos at home, guiding his fans, and planning the live streaming platform he would build in the future. Wouldn't that be better?

How much prize money do you get for participating in a competition? And it wastes a lot of your time.

The only reward from this math competition was a pool of blood...

Hmm, I guess there are still some points left? I wonder how many points there will be.

Chapter 111, Page 109: Lord of Mysteries Continues to Be a Sensation

After the awards ceremony, the math competition officially came to an end, and the participating teachers and students finally relaxed.

Looking at Anze Ryo coming down to receive the award, Mr. Ichigaya couldn't hide his smile and said happily, "Our school's excellent results this time are the result of everyone's joint efforts! Everyone worked hard! Especially Anze, you did a great job!"