People bring their own maids to the training camp

"I will not break my promise, you can rest assured about that."

“Very well, then in order to get them to rejoin the study group, I’ll have to ask you, Ayanokouji-san, to go and beg them while you’re crying and kowtowing.”

"Isn't it you and Sudo who had the argument? Why should I do it?"

"That's because they didn't study with all their might, not because I wanted to argue with them." Horikita Suzune corrected her somewhat. "If you don't want to do this, then come up with a solution that I can accept—you shouldn't refuse, right, Ayanokouji-san?"

"Without Kushida's strength, it would be impossible to gather Sudo and the others again. You know that, right?"

"Of course, I can accept this sacrifice." Horikita Suzune nodded.

"And what about Princess?" Ayanokouji deliberately only said half of what he wanted to say.

“When it comes to class competition, I don’t really want students from other classes to participate, even if she is the top student in the grade.”

"Do you think that someone of Sudo's level doesn't need this kind of 'high-end combat power'?" Ayanokouji asked.

"Pretty much, and it will only distract them."

"I didn't expect you to have noticed something like this?"

"I'm not stupid. I can figure out why they agreed to attend the study group after being invited by Kushida."

"Now that you've figured it out, the importance of Princess is self-evident."

"why?"

You should know by the time school ends today.

"So mysterious." Horikita Suzune thought for a moment, but instead of taking out her compass, she recalled her brother's evaluation of Chihaya.

From her personal perspective, Chihaya certainly deserves such praise.

Even Horikita Suzune herself wasn't confident that she could easily defeat Sudo. If she went all out, Sudo might get beaten to a pulp by Chihaya, that rich girl.

However, this person with exceptional combat skills was still ranked first in the grade and had also joined two clubs.

Horikita Suzune asked herself honestly that she couldn't do it, after all, her current success was achieved by giving up social and entertainment activities.

......

The time for the revelation will soon come.

Afternoon Tea Teacher Zhu came to the classroom and announced a notice.

"Now I'm here to deliver the school's latest notice: According to the student union's investigation, there are currently cases of selling past exam questions on campus using points. Due to the disruption of the school's normal order and fraudulent activities, it has been decided to change the format of the midterm exam."

"Huh?!" Shan Nei exclaimed involuntarily from below the platform, then quickly covered his mouth in surprise.

Teacher Chabashira glanced at Yamauchi one last time, but didn't say anything more.

"The assessment format has been changed to one exam paper submitted by each of the four classes (A, B, C, and D). 25% of the questions from each class will be selected," Teacher Chazhu said. "There are less than two weeks until the midterm exam. The deadline for submitting the papers is the day before the exam. I will be the one handling the submissions. Do you have any questions?"

"Teacher, is there any requirement regarding the difficulty level of the questions?" Hirata immediately raised his hand and asked.

"The questions must be based on the textbook knowledge points, and the difficulty should increase progressively. The school will review the questions after receiving the test papers, and will deal with questions that are beyond the syllabus or too difficult," Teacher Chazhu replied. "For example, if the first multiple-choice question on your test paper is as difficult as the last multiple-choice question, then the first question will be moved to a position that matches its difficulty level."

"This is way too thin!" Chi wailed.

"Then, teacher, I hope you can tell me how to select the so-called 25% probability," Horikita raised his hand and asked.

"It's very simple, similar to drawing lots. If you draw Class A, then the first question will be a question for Class A." Teacher Chazhu gave an example. "By the way, the number of questions on your test paper should be divisible by 4, for example, 12 multiple choice questions, 4 fill-in-the-blank questions, and 8 word problems."

"What about the composition section in Chinese class?" Yukimura raised his hand and asked, "Won't the class whose composition is selected have a big advantage?"

“Your concerns are very reasonable.” Teacher Chabashira nodded. “You don’t need to worry about this either. The essays will use the backup papers prepared by the school. If a class’s paper does not meet the standards or is not submitted on time, that part will be replaced with the backup paper.”

The promulgation of this new exam format undoubtedly confirms the authenticity of the previous archaeological questions.

Schools that purchased the archaeology questions couldn't help but sigh with regret, because they almost managed to "speed through" the midterm exams without any problems. Among them, Sudo and others who were preparing to purchase the questions were the most disappointed.

I was originally planning to take a gamble, but now it's all over. The old questions are gone, and the new questions aren't even set by the school. This means that the questions from previous years are no longer relevant. After all, there are four different question-setting approaches for four classes. Looking at the old questions is just a way to review the knowledge points, and there's no real difference between them and the practice books.

“If there are no other problems, you can start preparing for the exam,” said Ms. Chabashira. “By the way, if no one fails this exam or the final exam in July, I will take you all on vacation during the summer vacation.”

"I will let you live a dreamlike life on an island surrounded by the blue sea."

Although these two sentences filled the students with hope, no one cheered, because it was not an easy task for all students in Class D to pass after the exam format was changed.

"That's all for now. You can discuss how to prepare the exam papers." After saying that, Ms. Chabashira left the classroom.

"Looks like you'll be busy," Ayanokouji said to Horikita. "You'll definitely be setting the questions, and then you'll have to hold study sessions."

“That’s not a problem at all,” Horikita Suzune said confidently. “The point is that Sudo and the others will have to participate in the study session now.”

----split line----

In Class B, after Ms. Hoshinomiya announced the new midterm exam rules, Chihaya noticed that Honami, who sat in front of her, seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

For Honami, using archaeology questions as a strategy to pass the midterm exam was somewhat of a last resort. After all, failing meant expulsion, and Honami didn't want to accept that outcome. Nagumo probably used this as an excuse to give Honami the archaeology questions in order to do him a favor, and even promised him a position after the student council elections.

To those unfamiliar with Nagumo's true nature, this is absolutely the epitome of treating scholars with respect.

Chihaya obtained a lot of information through Hayasaka's superior intelligence-gathering abilities, information that even second-year students might not know.

Nagumo Masashi is undeniably a pervert, and also an extremely ambitious and controlling individual, essentially keeping the entire second year under his wing. Although the second year has only just begun, classes B, C, and D are basically in a state of complete surrender, not believing they can defeat Nagumo at all—even the third year doesn't exhibit this level of surrender. It's understood that while Horikita Manabu's Class 3-A holds a significant advantage, Class 3-B is also fighting hard to catch up and hasn't given up hope.

This level of control over the grade level was something Horikita Manabu never possessed, or to be more specific, it was that Horikita Manabu didn't do it, not that he couldn't. Essentially, it stemmed from their differing philosophies.

Although it was Horikita Manabu who promoted Nagumo Masaru, the latter does not currently fully agree with the former. Therefore, Nagumo, as the vice president, has not taken the lead in some tasks, which are instead handled by Horikita Manabu and his protégé, Tachibana Akane.

"Remember to submit your exams within the deadline, or you'll miss out!" Ms. Hoshinomiya reminded everyone at the end. "It's very important! If you do well on both the midterm and final exams, I'll take you all on a luxury cruise! And you won't need to spend a single point!"

"Such a good thing? Teacher, I'm not very well-educated, so don't try to fool me!"

"You haven't read many books? Then I'll prepare two sets of test papers especially for you. Remember to hand them in to me tomorrow after you finish them."

"I'm sorry, teacher, I was wrong!"

"Hehehe, don't doubt me, I always keep my word, okay?"

"Teacher, are you sure you're not talking nonsense while drunk?" Shibata asked. "You need to write it down!"

"In that case, if the teacher keeps the promise, is it okay if Shibata stays at school alone?" Teacher Hoshinomiya, being the experienced teacher she is, shut Shibata down with a single sentence.

"Hehehe, I was just testing you, teacher. You definitely haven't been drinking!" Shibata chuckled twice, then fell silent.

"Alright, that's all for now. Whether you're preparing for the exam or reviewing your lessons, everyone should do their best!" Hoshinomiya-sensei waved her hand and prepared to leave. "The rest of the class meeting is yours, please go ahead, Ichinose-san?"

Before leaving, Ms. Hoshinomiya winked at Honami in an attempt to look younger, but unfortunately no one dared to criticize a 30-year-old woman for trying to look cute.

Fanbo stood up and walked onto the podium.

"Everyone, please be quiet." Fanbo stepped onto the stage and tapped the podium. "Regarding the exam rules that Hoshinomiya-sensei mentioned, is there anything you don't understand? If not, let's discuss some strategies for dealing with them."

After speaking, Fanbo waited for about 10 seconds, then nodded.

"First of all, the study sessions will definitely continue, and then there's the work of setting the questions," Fanbo said. "I hope that the top ten in total score and the top three in each subject will participate, so that everyone can contribute their ideas and efforts."

“I have a small question,” Kanzaki suddenly raised his hand.

"Kansaki-san, please go ahead."

“The top three students in several subjects are the same,” Kanzaki said, “including Himegami-san, Ichinose-san, and me.”

"Ah..." Honami belatedly realized, "I think that's how it is?"

"How about changing it to the top three in each subject besides the three of us?" Kanzaki offered his solution.

Does anyone have any objections to this?

"Of course not! Even if I were in charge of setting the questions, everyone would have to dare to answer them," Shibata joked.

"Indeed, if Shibata were to set the questions, even Class D might be able to answer them easily."

"Hey, hey, hey, isn't that going too far?"

"Then I'll announce the list later and we can all coordinate our time," Honami said. "Since the study session also needs someone to host, it will probably take up some of everyone's evening time. Can the girls come to my room and the boys go to Kanzaki-san's room?"

"I have no objection. In short, the review can be conducted the next day."

"Then that's the tentative plan." Fanbo nodded in satisfaction, quite pleased with the unity and solidarity of Class B.

"We're sure there's no problem with our own questions, but what about the questions for the other three classes?" someone asked.

"They won't let students from other classes know the questions from other classes, right?"

"Will the questions for Class A be particularly difficult?"

Fanbo thought for a moment, then tapped the table.

"Don't worry, everyone! The top student in the grade is in our Class B! Class A should be the ones worrying about the difficulty of the questions." After saying that, Fanbo winked at Chihaya in the audience.

Chihaya:? ? ?

"That's right, with Princess Consort being the top student in the grade, there's definitely no problem!"

"Although the ratio is one-quarter of each class, with Princess Hiyomi here, our questions will definitely be the most high-quality!"

Chihaya didn't say a word, but the atmosphere in Class B was already one of "full of vitality and competition" with "the advantage being in our hands".

If I were in charge of all the exam questions, I would only use them to make money through trading, and I would complain about it long ago.

She could easily exchange the B-class exam questions for the information he needed, and if Kushida was helpful, he could even get the D-class questions.

After all, assigning 25% of the questions to each class is a compromise in a sense: the original purpose was to test the ability to gather information, but Chihaya not only acted like a profiteer and monopolized the market, but also overturned the table and left everyone with nothing to sell.

This was probably because Chihaya's approach significantly increased the difficulty of the exam. After all, it was the first exam for first-year students, and the school would be in a difficult position if too many students dropped out. Therefore, they went along with it and offered a guaranteed 25% score.

The dropout score on the D class quiz is 32 points, with 25 points for students in their own class. If you can't even get 7 points on the other questions, then you deserve to be dropped out.

80.Provocation

Class A.

The announcement of the new rules didn't cause much of a stir in Class A. While losing the past exam questions was a pity, it would have been difficult to differentiate the average scores when everyone had them. Now that each class is creating its own questions, it's much more interesting, adding many variables and giving Class A an opportunity to further widen the gap with other classes.

In terms of academic ability alone, Class A is the strongest.

However, one problem with Class A right now is that there is no unified voice within the class.

The conflict between the Katsuragi and Sakayanagi factions remains unresolved: this is understandable, given that aside from the changes in class points caused by the first month's assessment, there haven't been many opportunities for the leaders of both sides to make their moves. Class A finally had a chance to collect past exam questions, and after painstakingly gathering several versions for research, they were suddenly notified of a change in the exam format just after producing a highly credible version.

This was quite unpleasant for both the Katsuragi and Sakayanagi factions.

The only exception might be Arisu Sakayanagi, the "tax evasion monster," who not only wasn't angry but also developed a strong interest in the person who did it.