I have a life simulator.

For Tokyo Advanced Educational High School, this was indeed a big event, but for most first-year students, it was just a rather meaningless and boring time. Having just finished a day of intense exercise, the students quickly became drowsy after the initial excitement and eagerly hoped that the ceremony would end soon.

"Now, let's start with the final remarks from Horikita Student Council President."

After the host's remarks, Horikita Manabu walked past Nagumo Masaru and slowly approached the microphone prepared on the podium, calmly beginning to speak:

"I am proud to have led the student council for about two years, and I am also very grateful. Thank you everyone."

After uttering this brief closing remark as he stepped down as student council president, Horikita Manabu quietly took two steps back, nodded to the host, and indicated that he had finished speaking.

However, the students in the audience still gave a very enthusiastic applause. After all, for them who were already sleepy and exhausted, the best student council president was one who could say less at this time.

Seemingly aware of Horikita Manabu's personality, the host on stage smoothly took over the topic:

"President Horikita, thank you for your hard work so far. Now, please welcome the newly appointed student council president, Minami Masashi from Class 2-A, to the stage to speak."

Nan Yunya, the newly appointed student council president, still looked a little stiff, but in front of the entire school, her strong mental fortitude allowed her to temporarily calm the turbulent emotions churning within her, and she walked steadily towards the microphone step by step.

"Dear teachers and classmates, good afternoon. I am Nan Yun from Class 2-A. First of all, I would like to thank Horikita for his strict yet kind guidance. I am also very honored to have been able to accompany you, the best student council president in history, for so long. I would also like to express my respect to you."

In stark contrast to Horikita Manabu's style, Nagumo Masaru began with a long string of polite and refined phrases, bowing deeply towards Horikita Manabu as he spoke before turning back to face the entire group of teachers and students:

"Now, please allow me to introduce myself again. My name is Nan Yunya, and I will be officially assuming the position of student council president of Gaotong Yucheng High School starting today. I look forward to your guidance in the future."

Although he still maintained his usual gentle and polite demeanor, with the sports festival just ended, Nagumo Masaru's reputation had clearly plummeted to its lowest point in his life. Only the students of Class 2-A and some second-year students gave him a token applause to welcome him.

But perhaps it was the statement, "I will officially assume the position of student council president of Advanced Nurturing High School starting today," that rekindled the long-buried aspirations in Nan Yunya's heart. His tone became firm once again, and after taking a deep breath, he opened his arms wide to deliver his acceptance speech:

"Let me get straight to the point. Please allow me to make the following declaration to the students, teachers, and student council officers gathered here, led by the former student council president—"

"As for the future school system... my first intention is to destroy all the proper appearance of the school that has been upheld by successive student councils."

Nangumo Masaru declared this with considerable force, sounding as if he were denying all the achievements of the former student council president, Horikita Manabu, who was standing behind him.

Ignoring the uproar that erupted from the audience after his speech, Nan Yunya continued to address everyone:

"First of all, in my plan, starting next month, I will be implementing an application called Over All Ability, or OAA for short, across the entire school. All students will need to register on it. In other words, it will be an identity marker that is just as important as a student card. On this program, each student's strength and growth will be presented to everyone in a data-driven way."

As she spoke, Nan Yunya gestured to the school staff to display a detailed demonstration image on the large electronic screen behind her.

[Class 2-A: Nagumo Miyabi]

First academic year grades:

Academic A+ (96)

Physical ability A (89)

Flexible thinking ability A (90)

Social contribution A+ (95)

Comprehensive Ability A (92)

As the character data, which resembled a game, was revealed, the students who had been daydreaming in the audience snapped back to reality, clearly showing interest in the new program presented by Nan Yunya.

"As you can see, OAA will systematically and data-drivenly present each student's strengths, and the specific scoring criteria will be calculated based on each student's performance after enrollment."

"Academic ability is mainly calculated from the scores of written tests held throughout the year; physical ability is calculated from the evaluation of physical education classes, activity in clubs, special exams, etc.; flexible thinking ability is calculated from the number of friends, interpersonal status and communication skills, as well as the ability to use wit; social contribution is calculated from various factors such as class attitude, tardiness and absence, problem behavior, affiliation with the student council and contributions to the school."

"The final comprehensive ability is the student's ability derived from the above four values. However, please note that the impact of social contribution on comprehensive ability will be halved before being incorporated into the calculation process."

"With the help of this application, I believe everyone's strengths will become clear at a glance. Anyone can freely check other students' OAA, and the OAA will be recalculated and updated over time based on each special exam and club activity. I hope this will also provide a clear and efficient positive feedback channel for everyone to tirelessly improve their personal abilities in this college."

After announcing the details of the OAA, Nagumo Masako, who was completely absorbed in the moment and had almost forgotten her current awkward situation, became visibly excited, raising her arms high once again like a protagonist announcing the arrival of a new world:

"Students with ability should climb higher, while those without ability should fall cleanly to the bottom."

"In my hands, Nan Yunya, this school will become a true meritocratic school!"

However, before Nan Yunya could get into a good mood, Yuecheng Changcheng, who was standing next to her, raised his microphone and kindly interrupted her:

"Okay, thank you for your wonderful speech, Nagumo. We also look forward to the changes that Nagumo will bring to Tokyo Advanced Educational High School as the new student council president."

As soon as Yuecheng Changcheng spoke, Nan Yunya, who had just been fantasizing about being the protagonist of a new world, was brought back to reality in a disgrace. She could only put away the many more grand pronouncements she had prepared and begin to obediently read out what Yuecheng Changcheng had told her:

"Of course, I would like to remind all students that although the sports festival, which lasted for more than a month from the preparation stage to now, has successfully come to an end, the challenges ahead still await us."

"Next month, around the middle of the month, will be the annual cultural festival of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School. This is a rare and grand event for our school, which is open to the outside world and a valuable opportunity to showcase the outstanding qualities of our students. The relevant materials and documents will be distributed to the homeroom teachers of each class in the next two days. Please prepare carefully."

It's a cultural festival.

Upon hearing Nan Yunya utter those words, Kitagawa Ryo sighed with mixed feelings.

He could pretend not to get involved in the competition between Ichinose Honami and Karuizawa Kei during the sports festival, but he couldn't do that during the cultural festival, since he had really promised Yuki, who had been eagerly waiting outside for more than half a year, a long time ago.

However, when it comes to taking people to the cultural festivals of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School, he is indeed the most skilled one, after all, he has taken Sakayanagi Arisu and Horikita Suzune to see the cultural festivals a total of four times, both in simulation and in reality.

Aside from the preparations for the cultural festival and his promise to Yuki, Kitagawa Ryo now has another challenge: a second selection game with Ayanokoji Kiyotaka. The two of them need to identify allies among the new students entering Tokyo Advanced Educational High School in six months, recognize the other side's reinforcements, and choose their preferred candidates to build their respective forces in their future first year.

Thinking of this, Kitagawa Ryo subconsciously glanced at his own dazzling, outrageous talent of 'ultimate younger man control', which Hotaru had recently manifested through automatic simulation. After just a moment of letting his mind wander, he seemed to be able to imagine a rather ominous scene.

Could it be that I'm actually the heartthrob among female students?

Chapter 317: Cultural Festival and OAA

On the first day of school after the sports festival, when Kitagawa Ryo walked into the classroom, the sign at the door had changed to "Class 1-A".

It took only half a year to bring Class D, which had once had zero points, to Class A. This was unprecedented in the entire history of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School. As a result, Kitagawa Ryo’s reputation within the grade and even the whole school quickly caught up with that of Nagumo Masaru, who had spent most of the school year promoting his class from Class B to Class A.

Although Kitagawa Ryo didn't really feel that he made any outstanding contributions to the overall strategy of this sports festival, even though he achieved the amazing result of first place in all events and the title of the highest scorer in the entire grade, Class 1-B's ability to win first place in the competition among the four classes in the grade was essentially inseparable from the serious preparation of most students. The final total score was also the result of the joint efforts of all 34 students in the class.

To Kitagawa Ryo's relief, their homeroom teacher, Majima Tomoya, adopted the same approach in his debriefing class meeting. Having also watched every game live, he meticulously recorded many details that Kitagawa Ryo hadn't had time to notice, highlighting the excellent performances and progress of the other students in Class B. He generously praised each student in person and also expressed his gratitude to several students who had fought hard and gotten injured on the field. His words were gentle and kind, attributing Class A's success in this sports festival to every student who actively participated.

With the end of this class meeting, the topic of the sports festival was officially put to rest in Class 1-A, and Majima Tomoya quickly moved on to discussing the cultural festival with the students:

"Just like the sports festival that just ended, the school has given us more than a month to prepare for the cultural festival in mid-November. However, please note that the midterm exams for this semester will also be held around that time, so please do not neglect your coursework while you are preparing for the cultural festival."

"As a large-scale annual semi-open festival of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School, the cultural festival will welcome many guests from the outside world. This year is different from previous years, with a significant increase in the number and scope of guests. However, most of them are related to the school, such as sponsors and their families. A few political and business figures will be personally received by senior school officials. Therefore, there is no need to be too nervous. Just be calm and composed."

As he spoke, Majima Tomoya used the mouse to control the whiteboard display behind him, which showed a series of rule tables.

"What you all have to do is actually no different from the cultural festival you experienced in junior high school. You still need to prepare and exhibit all kinds of programs or open entertainment facilities such as haunted houses and cafes. The only difference is that you need to compete with all the classes in the grade for the total revenue. Theoretically, there is no limit to the number of performance programs you can apply for or the number of facilities you can open, but the budget is limited. Please take a look at the big screen for details."

As Majima Satoshi spoke slowly and deliberately, all the students followed him and turned their attention to the instructions on the whiteboard.

Overview of the 13th Tokyo Advanced Educational High School Cultural Festival

Each second-year student will be given 5,000 personal points, which can only be used for preparations for their class's cultural festival, and can be used freely within this limit.

Note: First-year students will receive 5,500 points (including a 500-point subsidy), and third-year students will receive 4,500 points as initial funding.

Additional funding will be provided based on students' activity and contributions in the student union and other clubs.

Note: Details will be officially announced to each class once finalized.

Initial expenses and additional funding will not be reflected in the final turnover; therefore, any unused funds will be forfeited.

This cultural festival is a special exam that all twelve classes in the grade compete for. The specific rewards are as follows:

First place in total sales: Received 300 class points.

Second place: Received 250 class points.

Third place: Received 200 class points.

Fourth place: 150 class points.

Fifth to eighth place: Receive 100 class points.

Ninth to twelfth place: Receive 50 class points.

In contrast to the sports festival, which is almost stingy with only punishments and no rewards, the school was quite generous in this cultural festival. The fact that the last-place team still received 50 class points as a consolation prize shows that everyone gets something, and anyone who participates can get a consolation prize.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Considering the overall atmosphere of a festival like the cultural festival and its unique openness to the public, if the school really sets very harsh punishments, it might make the classes with lower sales figures anxious, and they might do something unseemly on the day of the cultural festival.

Regarding the rewards, the 300 personal points awarded to the first-place winner were quite generous. However, given that it was a large-scale competition involving twelve classes across three grades, and the second and third grades already had experience in organizing similar events, the first-year students were naturally less competitive. Nevertheless, the school also provided an additional 500 personal points per first-year student as a subsidy, which was an effort to maintain balance.

"These are the general rules. I have also sent the more specific details to your respective email addresses. Please check them carefully. Now we will have 30 minutes for open discussion. You can ask me any other questions at any time."

After explaining the general rules of the cultural festival, Majima Tomoya nodded and stepped down from the podium, leaving the rest of the class time to the students.

"It feels like a traditional cultural ritual."

"Won't they add some weird guessing games halfway through again?"

"It seems like our class is going to suffer again because we have fewer people..."

As soon as Majima Tomoya stepped down from the podium, the students of Class 1-A began to enthusiastically share their thoughts. Although most of them were just empty sentiments and unfounded speculations, at least it showed that they were willing to actively participate in this kind of class activity.

"By the way, securing a specific location within the school grounds will also be a crucial factor. For example, if you want to set up a stall near the main entrance where guests will definitely pass through, you'll have to pay the school a venue fee."

As if remembering something he'd forgotten to mention, Majima Tomoya hurriedly added this sentence:

"You can freely refer to the 'List of Places Where Stalls Can Be Set Up on Campus' that I sent you."

Following Majima Tomoya's instructions, Kitagawa Ryo clicked on the attachment in the email. Inside was a map of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School, with the locations for setting up stalls deliberately colored in light blue and labeled with names that combined the location with numbers.

The area near the main entrance, which Majima Tomoya just mentioned, was divided into several small areas by lines, labeled "[Main Entrance 1]", "[Main Entrance 2]", and "[Main Entrance 3]", with small print such as "10,000 points (for exclusive use)" next to them.

Although 10,000 points is a small amount that every student in Class A with a current class count of 500-plus points can easily contribute, considering that all the points allowed to be used in the preparations for this cultural festival are special points distributed by the school, 10,000 points is not a small number.

After all, with the additional points not yet fully revealed, the total funds for the 34 students in Class A for the year amounted to only 187,000. Considering that venue fees were only one of the expenses, they couldn't help but feel a sense of financial strain.

However, it is undoubtedly a top-notch location that can attract many guests.

Thinking of this, some students in the class raised their hands and asked their homeroom teacher, Masashima Tomoya, a question:

"Ms. Mashima, if we and other classes all want the same spot, how will the school handle it? Will it be based on first come, first served?"

"It is quite possible that the location for setting up a stall may overlap with that of other classes or grades, but only one class can use a location. If there is a overlap, the school will not determine the right to use the location according to the order of arrival, but will hold an auction, and the class that is willing to pay a higher amount to rent the location from the school will win the final right to use it."

After patiently explaining it to the students in the class, Majima Tomoya thoughtfully added a reminder:

"As the saying goes, you have to give up something to gain something. If you spend a lot of points on the venue, then the budget left for the performances or stalls will be reduced accordingly. What you need to do in the time before the cultural festival starts is to think about how to use the limited budget to achieve the most efficient strategic goals."

"If it were up to me, I would also like everyone to pay extra attention to information gathering. Just like the competition list at the end of the sports festival, the school will not disclose which class will put on what kind of performance or where they will set up their booth until the day of the cultural festival. Protecting your class's information from being leaked and obtaining as much information as possible about other classes will be an important aspect of this cultural festival."

Hearing this, Horikita Suzune, who was sitting next to Kitagawa Ryo, nodded in agreement. After all, during the cultural festival two years ago, Horikita Manabu, who was then a student in Class 1-A, had his performance information leaked. As a result, the stage props and performers needed for the performance were deliberately sabotaged and targeted by students from other classes on the day of the cultural festival. If she and Kitagawa Ryo hadn't anticipated this (meaning they had seen it once in a simulation) and rushed to the rescue, Horikita Manabu and Class 1-A might have been in big trouble that time.

"As for the items and props you need for your stalls or performances, if there are any items that cannot be obtained at Tokyo Advanced Educational High School, you can freely order them from outside by applying to the school and obtaining permission. As long as you comply with the regulations, you are free to use the budget however you like."

Although he had already explained the general rules of the cultural festival, Majima Tomoya was indeed the kind of person who couldn't let go of anything and always wanted to explain everything to the students in the class. Therefore, he added a lot of extra details, which unknowingly took up most of the time that was supposed to be used for free discussion.

"Ahem, I'm sorry, but I'll have to ask you all to leave the more detailed discussion for after school. We'll begin the explanation of the next important matter."

After glancing at the time on his phone, Majima Tomoya coughed twice, slightly embarrassed, before returning to the podium.

"The OAA application officially launched at 10:00 AM today. Please click on the pinned post on the campus forum to access the download page and complete your registration."

Since Nagumo Masayuki had introduced this newly added application to the daily lives of students at Tokyo Advanced Educational High School yesterday at the student council president inauguration ceremony, the students in Class A didn't find it too surprising and quickly followed Majima Tomoya's instructions to start downloading the OAA application.

After the download was complete, Kitagawa Ryo gently touched the app with its simple logo on the screen. When he opened it, the phone's camera automatically turned on.

"After the download is complete, please use the camera function to scan your student ID card, and the initial setup will be completed automatically."

Upon hearing this, Kitagawa Ryo took out his student ID from his bag. With a ding, the application read his facial photo and student ID, and then logged in.

Contrary to his initial expectations, the first thing he saw upon entering the OAA was not his personal information and data, but rather a roster-like system with many sub-columns categorized by grade and class, seemingly allowing him to easily view the basic personal information of each student at Tokyo Advanced Educational Junior High School.

"That's right, this program contains all the students' personal information after enrollment. For example, if you go to the first year A class, your names will be displayed in Japanese syllabary order. Give it a try."

Following Majima Tomoya's words, Kitagawa Ryo quickly found his class's location. Some students were still logging in, and although the photos of all thirty-four students were still blank, their names were already displayed there in alphabetical order.

"You can check any other student's evaluation later, but it's best to click on your own name first to see your own rating. I hope that everyone can continue to improve in the coming school years and further raise their scores."

With Majima Tomoya's heartfelt wishes, Kitagawa Ryo gently touched his own avatar with his right index finger, and data in the same format as Nagumo Masaru's personal data that he had met yesterday quickly appeared before his eyes:

[Class 1-A: Kitagawa Ryo]

[First-year grades (up to the end of the second-semester sports festival)]

Academic Ability: A+ (97)

Physical ability: A+ (98)

Flexible thinking ability: A (91)

Social contribution: A (93)

Overall ability: A+ (95)

...Mr. Mashima, is there no room for me to improve?

Chapter 318: Not Some Go-to Leading Lady (5k)

After reviewing his OAA data, Kitagawa Ryo returned to the previous class page and found a sorting button in the upper right corner. Upon clicking it, several options appeared on the screen, including 'By Japanese Hiragana and Katakana', 'By Academic Ability', 'By Physical Ability', 'By Flexible Thinking Ability', 'By Social Contribution', and 'By Comprehensive Ability'.

Because Kitagawa Ryo was also a little curious about other people's OAA ratings, he casually clicked on the last option, sorted by overall ability. After a short delay in loading, a new form appeared in front of him.