After the group of fourteen was formed in Group A, there were still 17 people left in Class A, 7 in Class B, 8 in Class C, and 5 in Class D.
There are a total of thirty-seven people remaining. On average, each group will have 12-13 people.
If Class A is to lose its competitiveness, then their 17 people must be evenly distributed among the three groups to prevent them from gathering and causing trouble.
Among the remaining students in the next three classes, except for Kanzaki and Kamio Tatsuya, everyone else is the leftovers, meaning those who are not favored.
Class D is the exception, because students with high academic ability like Yukimura were also left behind. This is the result of Hirata wanting to protect his companions.
As for Class C, Ryuen did not choose Ishizaki and Yamada, but left them for Kamio Tatsuya, presumably thinking that the two of them could help Kamio Tatsuya.
"Kanzaki, is everything alright for you not to join Shibata's group?"
"Yeah, I can't just leave the other classmates. Didn't you also not join Ryuen's group?" Kanzaki smiled.
While Kamio Tatsuya and Kanzaki were chatting, something seemed to have happened in Class D.
"Koenji, can I ask you to be the leader of another group?"
"I refuse. Besides me, aren't there still several other students in Class D? How about giving it to Class A?" Koenji crossed his arms. "Of course, you can force it on me, but even if I become the group leader, I won't fulfill my responsibilities as a leader.
I might even boycott the exam. If the score doesn't meet the average because of it, I'll pull people down with me without hesitation."
Koenji's remarks were also heard by students from other classes, so the students of Class A showed signs of rejection, as if they really didn't want to form a group with Koenji.
"Kanzaki, let's just split the remaining students evenly among the three groups."
After Kanzaki considered Kamio Tatsuya's statement, he immediately nodded, because this was equivalent to directly sacrificing the scores of the last three groups.
Give the first three groups as much as possible to compete for rankings. If the latter groups are divided equally, the deducted points will not be too much, no matter what.
At least it's much better than the increased points.
"What do the students of Class D think?"
"Of course!"
Yukimura of Class D readily agreed because Class D currently only has five people. If they are divided into three groups, Koenji can be separated. Why not!
As for Class A, Class A has no choice.
"Ishizaki, Yamada, you two stay with me in one group. As for the remaining five of you, divide yourselves into combinations of two and three according to your preferences."
Kamio Tatsuya directed them, and Kanzaki from Class B also divided his team into groups of three, two, and two.
As for Class D, Koenji was undeniably isolated.
Then, Class D selected first, as usual. Although Hirata had asked Ayanokouji, it was Yukimura who stepped forward at this time. He directly selected two students from Class B and Class C respectively.
Next is Kamio Tatsuya. He looked at the remaining two groups in Class D, one is Koenji, and the other is the combination of Miyake Akito and Sotomura Hideo.
Kamio Tatsuya had no opinion about Miyake, but that Sotomura had a strange tone of voice. Kamio Tatsuya did not want to be in a group with him.
Then Kamio Tatsuya looked at Kanzaki. To avoid causing trouble, he chose Koenji, and then selected two students from Class B.
As a result, Yukimura's group currently has 6 people, Kamio Tatsuya's group also has 6 people, and Kanzaki's group has 7 people.
Seeing Kamio Tatsuya choose Koenji, Kanzaki also breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this guy also had some difficulty dealing with the problem child Koenji.
Then Class A students were easily divided, and the groups for the first-year students were soon finalized.
Kamio Tatsuya's group consisted of three from Class C, two from Class B, one from Class D, and the remaining six were all from Class A.
In Kanzaki's and Yukimura's groups, the number of students from Class A was also larger.
Therefore, if their later groups get first or second place, Class A will definitely benefit more. Thus, these three groups tacitly agreed to settle for a moderate result.
But this cannot lead to a failing score, otherwise, someone will really be expelled.
Even if Class B and Class A have the strength to exempt classmates from expulsion, it's still 400 class points and 20 million private points. Even with money, it's not a way to waste it.
Just as the first-year students had finished deciding on their groups, the senior students arrived as if on cue.
Yes, I'm talking about you, Nagumo senpai.
"It seems like there was some situation here just now. I thought you would take a lot of time, but you resolved it so quickly."
Nagumo's opening caused almost all the first-year students' attention to shift to him.
Moreover, his words also indicated that the second and third-year students had also completed their grouping.
"Since the entire grade level has been divided into groups, let's form large groups now."
Nagumo's proposal clearly made the first-year students feel somewhat surprised and nervous.
"Nagumo senpai, isn't that something that's supposed to be decided tonight?"
"That's indeed the case. The school intends for us to start at 8 PM tonight, but that's because the school didn't expect us to form groups so quickly, so they've given us some buffer time.
However, since our groups for all three grades are now formed, I think it would be more efficient to form large groups directly."
Kamio Tatsuya glanced at Nagumo. Perhaps he did have this intention, but the afternoon time prepared by the school was definitely not because they didn't expect students to form groups at this time.
Instead, it was to specifically give students time and encourage them to interact with the seniors.
This can be seen from the rushed actions of the teachers in the venue right now.
"Horikita Manabu-senpai, what do you think?"
"I also think it's better this way."
Horikita Manabu had no opinion on this. Seeing this, Nagumo directly looked at Kamio Tatsuya in the crowd of first-year students.
"Kamio , what do you think?"
"I don't have any objections either. Gathering tonight is indeed a waste of time."
Kamio Tatsuya really had no objections, because when it came to understanding the seniors, no first-year male student could compare to Kamio Tatsuya and Ryuen Kakeru.
Kamio Tatsuya had naturally investigated the information about the seniors using his student council authority, while Ryuen had sent his subordinates to scout.
The most powerful among the seniors is undoubtedly the former student council president Horikita Manabu, followed by the current student council president Nagumo Miyabi.
However, besides these two, there is also a group belonging to the leader of Class 3-B, Ishikura, which should not be underestimated.
"In that case, let the first-year students designate groups from the second and third years, and then complete the large groups. As for the order of designation..." Nagumo paused deliberately here, "Let your group leaders play rock-paper-scissors to decide."
Rock-paper-scissors...
What an unexpected idea.
On the first-year side, Hirata looked at Kanzaki and Ryuen, and felt that it might not be a bad idea.
"As for us, we have no objection," Kanzaki agreed to Nagumo's proposal and then looked at Kamio Tatsuya. "Kamio-kun, Ryuen, what do you think?"
"I don't have any objections either."
Kamio Tatsuya smiled indifferently, and Ryuen did not object.
"In that case, let's play rock-paper-scissors."
Then, six people came out from the first-year students, namely Kanzaki and Shibata from Class B, Kaneda and Kamio Tatsuya from Class C, and Hirata and Yukimura from Class D.
Ryuen's absence was expected. It would have been interesting if he had played rock-paper-scissors with them.
The results of the rock-paper-scissors came out quickly. Kaneda's group got the first pick, Hirata got the second, and Kamio Tatsuya was third.
As for the two from Class B, they were truly miserable, one got fifth, the other sixth.
Heh, Shibata and Kanzaki don't seem to be very good at rock-paper-scissors.
Kaneda unhesitatingly chose the group that included the former student council president, Horikita Manabu.
Next was Hirata. However, to everyone's surprise, he did not choose Nagumo's group but another group.
This group included many students from Class 3-B, it seems he also knew quite a bit about the seniors.
Then it was Kamio Tatsuya's turn, but he didn't choose directly. Instead, he looked at Kaneda and said, "Kaneda, I'll give you my picking opportunity."
Kamio Tatsuya's words surprised the first-year students.
"This..."
"Hey, Kamio-kun, this isn't very appropriate, is it? You're sacrificing your own group to help another group." Kanzaki showed a wry smile.
"Is that so?" Kamio Tatsuya looked innocent. "You can do the same, you know? I don't have any objections at all."
Kamio Tatsuya's actions might indeed weaken his group's strength, but it also offered an opportunity for another team in Class C to become stronger.
"Besides, we don't have much information about the seniors. Even if we pick first, we might not necessarily choose a team with overall superior strength."
Kanzaki was very helpless with Kamio Tatsuya's sophistry.
"But when classmate Kaneda chose Horikita Manabu-senpai's group, he wasn't hesitant at all. And Nagumo senpai's group is also still here."
Kanzaki's meaning was clear: if Kaneda chose the groups of the former and current student council presidents, the advantage would be too great.
"If that's the case, then Kanzaki-shi, you don't need to worry, because I don't plan to choose Nagumo senpai's group."
Kaneda adjusted his glasses. "Although Nagumo senpai is very strong, his group consists mostly of students from Class C and Class D. Therefore, I will choose the group of Sugita senpai from Class 2."
Kaneda's words seemed rude, but the students from Class C and Class D in Nagumo's group did not get angry because of this.
Kanzaki also nodded, acknowledging Kamio Tatsuya's transfer of picking rights.
Next was Yukimura's group, which was grouped with Ayanokouji. Yukimura directly and unhesitatingly chose the group that included Nagumo.
The next four groups were all Class B groups, so Kanzaki unceremoniously chose the seemingly stronger group.
Thus, the grouping proceeded smoothly. The senior groups in Kamio Tatsuya's large group generally consisted of students from Class C and Class D.
However, Kamio Tatsuya didn't care. It's better if they are a bit useless, that way they are easier to control.
"We meet again, senpai. By the way, I haven't properly asked for your name yet."
Kamio Tatsuya even saw an acquaintance here, the person he had coaxed for information in the cafeteria at the beginning of the school year.
"My name is Yoshida Shinta. Please take care of me."
The other party also greeted him helplessly upon seeing Kamio Tatsuya, which made his classmates look at him with respect.
This guy actually knew a prominent figure among the first-years. It was truly admirable.
While Kamio Tatsuya was communicating with the seniors in his large group, Nagumo suddenly made a suggestion in public.
"Horikita Manabu-senpai, we happen to be in different large groups. How about we have a competition?"
"..."
Regarding Nagumo's proposal, Horikita Manabu did not answer, but merely shot him a sharp gaze.
A sigh of exasperation came from the third-year students, as if they were accustomed to such things. Fukumaki from Class 3 stepped forward and approached Nagumo.
This Fukumaki had presided over the sports festival. He was second only to Horikita Manabu in strength in Class 3 and was also a basketball player. Sudou had mentioned before when they were in Class D that his strength was considerable.
"Nagumo, how many times has this been? Stop it."
"What do you mean by how many times, Fukumaki senpai?"
"Of course, it refers to you challenging Horikita to a competition like this. I've never intervened in past events, but this is a large-scale special exam that includes the first-years. I hope you don't treat the exam as child's play."
Facing Fukumaki senpai who had approached him, Nagumo was not intimidated at all. He stared directly at him, not backing down.
"I don't see anything wrong with that. In this school, it doesn't matter if you're in the first or third year. It's not strange for anyone to declare war on anyone.
Besides, the rules of the special exam don't prohibit it. Or perhaps, Fukumaki senpai, you'd be willing to be my opponent?"
Facing the unreasonable Nagumo, Fukumaki was somewhat stunned. This guy was truly shameless.
"I'm talking about basic ethics. Even if it's not written in the rules, some things can be done, and some things cannot be done. This is only natural.
Even though you are the student council president now, not everything will go according to your wishes."
"Heh, that's not interesting."
After speaking, Nagumo suddenly looked at Kamio Tatsuya. "Kamio , who do you think has the right of it?"
...
Kamio Tatsuya, who just wanted to be a bystander, was suddenly put on the spot by Nagumo and felt speechless.
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