This coaching is not right.

On the screen outside the room, the changing score instantly drew everyone's attention.

First, a green "+5 points" light appeared. The students in Class A were not surprised, but then they became curious about how many points had been deducted.

Based on the previous assessment of Ito Sawa, her score should be around 10. As long as it's within that range, even if the score is poor, it at least proves that she hasn't lost her standard.

The members of the Sakayanagi faction were all looking forward to it.

But then the bright red "-15 points" slapped them hard in the face.

Yahiko smiled, and although he didn't say anything more, that smile still made the Sakayanagi faction members very unhappy.

However, immediately afterward, a "+1 point" appeared on the screen, followed by "+4 points." This series of changes brought Yahiko's excitement to an abrupt halt; his expression froze instantly, and a hint of confusion appeared in his eyes.

On the contrary, the members of the Sakayanagi faction became smug.

However, Mao Tanihara did not show any smugness. Instead, she frowned slightly and said softly, "The change in Sakayanagi's score this time is too abnormal." Her voice was tinged with doubt, and her eyes revealed a thoughtful expression.

Seeing Tanihara Mao's serious expression, Yahiko secretly felt smug. He smiled slightly, a hint of schadenfreude in his eyes.

He smiled slightly, a hint of cunning in his eyes, and said softly, "It seems that Sakayanagi's strategy also has flaws." His voice carried a touch of sarcasm, but he did not shout any louder.

After hearing Tanihara Mao's analysis, the members of the Sakayanagi faction gathered around.

Shigeru Toba frowned slightly and said softly, "Tanihara, what do you mean by that? Is there really a problem with Sakayanagi's score change?" His voice was tense, and his eyes revealed a hint of unease.

Shigeru Takemoto nodded slightly and said softly, "Yes, Tanihara. Do you know something we don't?" His voice was urgent, and his eyes showed curiosity.

The other members of the Katsuragi faction were somewhat displeased. "Hmph, they're usually so arrogant, but now that they're separated from Sakayanagi, they're all begging to beg from the Katsuragi faction?"

The members of the Sakayanagi faction had varying expressions, while Morishita Ran and others remained unmoved, ignoring the Katsuragi faction's provocation.

Takemoto Shigeru and the others were extremely annoyed and wanted to simply walk away.

Mao Tanihara finally spoke up to interrupt their argument: "Alright, Katsuragi-nii always tells us that Class A comes first. The Sakayanagi faction doesn't care, but don't you care either?"

The members of the Ge Cheng faction looked ashamed, slightly toned down their arrogance, and stood aside.

Then Tanihara Mao turned to Takemoto Shigeru and the others, and shared his thoughts: "Unlike the previous two changes, this time there are three changes."

“If the bonus points are only due to negative scores, and the one with the most changes is four points, then Sakayanagi’s situation is dangerous.” Her voice carried a hint of worry, and her eyes revealed a hint of vigilance. “This also means that there have been new changes in this round. And, it is unfavorable to Sakayanagi.”

Upon hearing this, Takemoto Shigeru and the others suddenly realized what was going on and began to discuss it amongst themselves.

"Yes." "What can we do then?" "Tanihara, do you have any ideas?"

Tanihara looked helpless: "Do you think I'm a god? I'm far away outside the room, what can I do? You'd be better off trusting Sakayanagi than me."

Takemoto Shigeru hesitated, about to speak, but Morishita Ai secretly stopped him, "Alright, Takemoto Shigeru, we're from the Sakayanagi faction. Are you going to join the Katsuragi faction so soon?"

Upon hearing this, Takemoto Shigeru and the others finally quieted down. Tanihara Mao, upon hearing this, finally looked up, gave Morishita Ai a deep look, and then looked away.

Morishita Ai sighed inwardly and walked back into the crowd.

On the other side, Sakayanagi and Ito Sawa walked out separately.

Sakayanagi secretly calculated his score gains and losses in this round: "According to my calculations, I will only lose four points from Kanzaki, one point from the solo group, and two points from groups of six or more, for a total of seven points. I may also lose one point from the four-person group. So my score in this round should be pretty good."

However, Sakayanagi was unaware that the four points allocated to setting the rules, being negative, would actually be advantageous to her. Therefore, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the actual score would be more favorable to her.

So, she looked smugly at the students in Class A standing to the side.

However, seeing the reactions of the students in Class A, she had a vague sense of unease.

"It seems the score this round isn't good."

Both of them thought the same thing.

However, Sakayanagi did not stop to observe them, but instead tried to speed up and walk to the room on the left.

Rather than seeing their expressions, she'd rather know her score sooner so she could analyze things more thoroughly.

After Sakayanagi returned to the room on the left, Chairman Sakayanagi's mental energy quickly entered her mental sea. His voice was deep and clear: "Sakayanagi, your score is -11 points."

Sakayanagi was slightly taken aback, and quickly calculated in his mind: if -6 points minus 11 points plus 5 points, the clear deduction should be at least -12 points, how could it be -11 points?

Moreover, assuming this score is true, how could Class A's expression be so bad?

Five points is a huge improvement compared to the previous deductions, so why would they look so upset?

She frowned slightly, a growing sense of unease creeping into her heart: "It seems my previous calculations were wildly inaccurate."

She reviewed the group assignments, results, and scores from the two rounds and quickly came to a guess.

She smiled bitterly to herself: "It seems that the scoring changes in the rules not only happen before the grouping, but also directly reverse the score at that time. For someone like me who hovers around zero points, this is actually a good thing. I've unknowingly benefited from the rules again."

"But I never expected that I would suffer a great loss because of this."

"Based on this assumption, my previous judgment was wrong. In fact, I deducted eight more points than I expected."

"In other words, Ito Sawa has at least one more minor rule that I often violate. That's why I've fallen into so many traps in this round and the previous round. Otherwise, relying solely on the major rules would never have caused such a big loss. No wonder my score in this round was much worse than expected."

Ignoring that Chairman Sakayanagi was still waiting for her answer, she continued her analysis in a low voice.

“The groupings in this round are quite different from the last round, which means the problem should lie in the sub-categories. Is it a particular teacher? If violations are to be committed frequently, then the rules concerning teachers are the easiest to be violated.”

"But if it's one teacher, then there should be two teachers. If that's the case, I should have lost even more points in the last round. Where did I overlook something?"

"Or is it that a particular student was actually chosen? In that case, there are many more things I need to consider."

Sakayanagi finally realized her oversight and problem, but the question is, how much will she have to pay for this round of absence?

What's truly fatal is that this lack of information makes it even less likely that she'll discover the details of the Itosawa mixed rules.