This coaching is not right.

However, when his hand touched those things, his expression suddenly turned strange. Those so-called mechanical creations turned into lumps of mud in his hands.

The whole class was stunned, including Hirata; none of them had expected this to happen.

Mr. Sakagami's expression shifted from serious to surprised, then quickly returned to calm. He realized that this was probably a trick the students were playing to avoid punishment.

"Do you think you can escape responsibility like this?" Sakagami-sensei's voice carried a hint of authority. "Whether it's a mechanical creation or mud, your actions constitute cheating."

Sudo, Yamauchi, Ike, and Sotomura exchanged bewildered glances. They never imagined their cheating devices would turn into mud. Their hearts were filled with doubt and fear, unsure of what punishment awaited them.

Ayanokouji watched this scene, his smile deepening. The opportunity has been created; Hirata, can you seize it?

Hirata quickly analyzed the current situation and realized that whatever the reason for the appearance of the mud, it provided them with an opportunity to defend themselves.

He immediately seized on this point and said to Mr. Sakagami, "Mr. Sakagami, this mud is obviously not ours, and it certainly cannot be a tool we used to cheat. It is wrong to litter mud, but you cannot conclude that we are cheating because of this."

Sakagami-sensei's expression turned extremely grim. He knew that while Hirata's words were not entirely accurate, he did not have any solid evidence to refute them.

On the one hand, he had no evidence to prove that the mud had turned into this state under his own hands;

On the other hand, he had no evidence that these students could manipulate mud to cheat. He was aware of the special abilities of most of the students in Class D, and apart from the children of wealthy families, the others genuinely didn't possess such abilities. If he reported it, he would be put on the defensive if the other party denied having such abilities.

After weighing the options, Mr. Sakagami could only say angrily, "I might have misjudged this time, but playing in the mud is still wrong. And Yamauchi's outburst in the exam room is also unacceptable, so Yamauchi's score is invalidated and he is to leave the exam room. Any objections?"

Sakagami-sensei's words echoed in the exam room. Although his voice carried obvious displeasure, the students present breathed a sigh of relief. At least, they hadn't been directly convicted of cheating, which meant they still had a chance to continue their studies at school, rather than being expelled for a single act of cheating.

As for Yamauchi, he will eventually have to pay the price for his impulsiveness.

Yamauchi turned pale when he heard that his results had been invalidated. He tried to continue shouting, but Hirata stopped him and pulled him out.

......

A班

Ito Sawa was focused on answering the questions, his brain working at lightning speed, translating the knowledge he had learned into answers on the test paper.

Suddenly, he sensed something unusual on the chessboard in his mind's eye; a colorless chess piece appeared silently on the board.

This greatly surprised him, because he had never seen colorless chess pieces before, and logically, the appearance of chess pieces meant that someone was attacking him, which shouldn't happen during an exam.

A series of questions welled up in Ito Sawa's mind. He looked up at Professor Majima.

Although he appears serious and upright, he is mostly portrayed as fair and reliable in the original work.

However, he did not forget that in the original work, Majima-sensei was also a seasoned player who was on par with Hoshinomiya-sensei.

Teacher Hoshinomiya would stop at nothing to achieve her goals, so if Teacher Majima really wanted to take action, the possibility of influencing students during exams cannot be ruled out.

However, Itosawa's reasoning was wrong from the start. This chess piece was actually a magic trick of Sakayanagi.

But you can't blame him.

He had almost no knowledge of magic and formations, so he knew nothing about Sakayanagi's methods.

However, none of this had much of an impact on Ito Sawa.

His chessboard ability can absorb and transform various mental attacks. No matter what methods the opponent uses, they will eventually become pieces on his chessboard.

So what does it matter if I don't know?

But Ito Sawa still decided to take action. He focused his mental energy and brought the colorless pieces on the board under his control.

The intention was to destroy the source of this chess piece because it had not brought him any increase in mental power.

Ito Sawa guessed that colorless probably meant that it had no energy tendency and no energy source, so it could not be absorbed by him and could not bring him any benefits. So he might as well try to see what it was like to destroy the chess piece.

He concentrated his mind, focusing his attention entirely on the chess piece, and his consciousness gradually merged with the pieces on the chessboard.

As Ito Sawa's focus intensified, the air on the chessboard seemed to tremble.

The colorless chess piece began to tremble slightly, as if sensing a threat from Ito Sawa.

Ito Sawa's mental power, like an invisible hammer, was raised high, ready to deliver a fatal blow to the chess piece. "Destroy!"

Ito Sawa silently chanted in his mind, and his mental energy slammed down. A slight tremor erupted on the chessboard, and the colorless chess piece began to crack under the impact of Ito Sawa's mental energy.

The cracks spread rapidly, covering the entire chess piece like a spider web.

Then, with a barely audible cracking sound, the chess piece shattered into countless colorless fragments, dissipating into the air above the chessboard.

Ito Sawa stared intently at the spot where the chess piece had disappeared, observing the changes around him.

He discovered that no abnormalities occurred on the chessboard after the pieces disappeared.

There were no new energy fluctuations, and no other pieces were affected. Everything seemed to have returned to calm, as if the colorless piece had never existed.

Sakayanagi, who was expecting a response to the spell she had previously set up, was stunned.

This technique is very special; it can immediately transmit the information back to the caster after analysis, and then instantly "destroy the body and erase all traces," making it impossible to find any clues even if someone notices something amiss afterward. This is precisely why others are helpless against this technique.

However, while she was waiting, Sakayanagi unexpectedly discovered that the spell had inexplicably dissipated before it could reach her and relay the message back.

This greatly surprised Sakayanagi, because she had great confidence in her magic, and this kind of dissipation had never occurred in her previous experience.

Sakayanagi immediately realized that this might mean someone was secretly interfering with her magic.

She began to think about possible opponents and their abilities, trying to figure out who was likely to do this.

This person must possess considerable mental strength and a profound understanding of magic to dispel her spell without attracting her attention.

But when did I offend this kind of person? And how did they manage to find their way to the school?

Sakayanagi was puzzled for a moment; she simply couldn't believe that Itō Sawa had done it.