"Thank you, thank you..."
Although the meaning of the gift became more complicated after this explanation, Sakura Airi still happily accepted it.
The two walked along the path for a while, and just when they passed a corner, Sakura Airi suddenly let out a soft "hmm" and pointed her finger tentatively forward.
"what happened?"
"Student Wu Yi, look at that one in front, isn't it..."
"Ok?"
Looking in the direction the girl pointed, Wu Yi didn't understand at first, but after seeing clearly he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
In the sunshine of an early spring morning on a weekend, a dazzling bald head was walking slowly on the campus. It seemed that he had just finished a morning run. The sweat beads oozing from the pores on his head were like a layer of oil on his scalp, shining brightly under the sun.
It turned out to be Kōhei Katsuragi, whose best friend was expelled from school in the previous class voting exam and became a widower.
The two sides were more than ten meters apart.
It's quite ironic. Who could have imagined that Gao Guangtou, who was once able to compete with Sakayanagi in Class A, has now become a lonely man.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, that's miserable."
Giving the girl beside him a look that said "let's go meet him", Wu Yi raised his voice a little.
"Hey! Katsuragi!"
"..."
It would be a lie to say that you can't hear it at this distance.
After hearing the call from behind, Katsuragi, who was walking in front, stopped for a moment, hesitated for a second before turning around. The whole process showed reluctance.
"Wu Yi..."
"Hey, why are you so gloomy? Wouldn't it be nice to be in a better mood on this rare weekend?"
Wu Yi jokingly walked up with Sakura Airi, supporting the corners of his mouth slightly with his two index fingers.
"Come on, Bismarck."
"...Oh, then I really don't have such a good taste as you."
Glancing at the red-haired girl with twin ponytails beside him, Katsuragi Kōhei smiled self-deprecatingly.
"So what exactly did you call me for? It can't be just to laugh at my joke, right?"
"Are you seeing a joke?"
Wu Yi thought for a while before realizing what the joke he was talking about meant.
"Ah, that's not the case. This is purely a misunderstanding on your part. You haven't offended me, and I'm not so rude as to torture someone who has nothing to do with me."
"I don't think Sakayanagi would think so." Katsuragi said calmly.
"Just because she doesn't think so doesn't mean I can't think so."
"Is it?"
"Of course, after all, she and I are rivals now."
Wu Yi shrugged.
"By the way, I think Arisu should have given you a task for this year's final special exam. She is a very confident and meritocratic person, so... can you reveal it to me?"
"You are... spying on intelligence?"
Katsuragi Kohei hesitated for a moment and swallowed the word "也" in the middle.
It is very common for classes to be rivals of each other and to spy on each other.
But this was the first time he had seen someone directly ask, "What are your class's plans for this?"
"What's the matter? Besides, your class C has sent people to hang around our door quite often in the past week."
Wu Yi tilted his head and spread his hands.
"Let's just consider it an information exchange and let's just say it's even. Besides, your follower was expelled from school by Arisu, so you must be very upset now and want her to lose the protection points."
"So what if it is? Besides, why should I tell you?"
Katsuragi felt a little helpless because of this guy's straightforwardness.
"Even if I tell you now, it will increase Sakayanagi's chances of failure. But, not to mention that you and I are not in the same class, even if I really tell you, and you tell Sakayanagi about this, wouldn't that be equivalent to labeling me a class traitor?"
"No, if you tell me here, I won't tell her."
Wu Yi said seriously.
"The reason is - if Yuusu really wants you to drop out, do you think you can still stay in the previous class voting test? Besides, this is a duel between her and I that we agreed to go all out. If I don't even bother to get information, it will seem obvious that I'm letting you down."
“And it’s a win-win-win situation.”
Wu Yi continued.
"I will win, Arisu will be satisfied, and you can help me knock off Arisu's protection points."
"…Why should I believe you?"
After a short silence, Katsuragi Kohei spoke.
"No reason."
Wu Yi said every word.
“I may say something casually when I am not serious, but when I am serious, every word I say is set in stone. It just depends on whether you believe it or not.”
"What about her?"
Katsuragi Kōhei glanced at Sakura Airi on the other side.
Noticing that the focus was on herself, Sakura Airi timidly grabbed Wu Yi's arm and hid behind her.
"That's impossible. She doesn't know Arisu..."
Wu Yi felt that this was a completely unnecessary concern.
But for some reason, Katsuragi forced a smile and shook his head.
"That's not necessarily true, but I'll tell you anyway."
……
"Quick mental arithmetic?"
"Yes."
Five seconds later, Katsuragi Kohei, who gave the final result, nodded calmly.
"Quick mental arithmetic, this is the project Sakayanagi assigned to me."
"Ah, this..."
Wu Yi touched his chin and felt a little confused.
He had expected that Arisu would come up with academic projects to maximize Class C's strengths, such as multi-person tests in various subjects.
After all, if we only consider the average academic ability of students, Class C is still higher even up to now.
But isn’t it too radical to go straight to a project like mental arithmetic (that is, competing in oral arithmetic speed)?
It was indeed a full-hearted fight, with no one holding back at all.
"Of course, you may not be chosen." Katsuragi added.
"Ah~ I think I understand."
As if he had thought of something, Wu Yi opened his mouth slightly and said "oh".
"I guess Arisu has only chosen ten projects so far. As for which five she will choose in the end, no one in your class except herself probably knows yet. That's her style."
"exactly."
Katsuragi Kohei admitted calmly.
"Besides me, the other person who is scheduled to participate in the mental arithmetic event is Tamiya from our class. However, Tamiya's level is not that good, so he can be excluded from the danger zone. By the way, does your class have any players who are particularly good at mental arithmetic?"
Wu Yi hesitated for a moment, and said in a rather uncertain tone: "It should... maybe... there will be one, right?"
"?"
Another question mark, Katsuragi Kohei wondered what kind of answer this was.
Generally speaking, it is either there or not, and it is also should and may. As a class leader, are you so unclear about the abilities of people in your class?
"Don't look at me like that. First of all, we're not going to be professional players and participate in 'Super Brain' every day. Who would care about these things?"
As if seeing through the bald man's inner thoughts, Wu Yi explained helplessly.
"Besides, nowadays, we all have calculators, which are cheap and of good quality. How much slower can a few keys be than your mental arithmetic? Besides, accountants can use calculators all day long, and at most their hands will get sore. Can you do mental arithmetic for half a day? Will you get so tired that you foam at the mouth?"
"..."
After thinking about it, it is indeed true. Katsuragi Kohei is speechless.
"But it doesn't matter. According to what you said, your mental arithmetic should be a two-person event, but we have also arranged rules for our two-person event that are sure to win for our class."
Wu Yi is in a very good mood.
"In other words, as long as the system doesn't pick yours, it'll be fine."
"..."
Kōhei Katsuragi felt that he could no longer understand the thinking of the guy in front of him.
He has no basis at all and doesn't even follow the most basic logic, but he firmly believes that he will win in the end. In this respect, he is exactly the same as Sakayanagi Arisu.
Unable to type the question mark, he could only utter one sentence in the end.
"Then I look forward to you defeating Sakayanagi in the exam."
"The inevitable result."
Wu Yi said.
Volume 297: Chapter 3 Come to my room tonight (k chapter)
On Monday morning, the atmosphere in Class A of Grade 1 was quite serious.
Chabashira Sae stood on the podium with a paper report in front of him, looking at all the students below.
She did not project the contents on the form onto the screen through the projector, because all the contents on the form had been neatly written on the blackboard behind her with chalk.
"Just like the ten projects you selected, these are the ten projects selected by Class C."
Without any extra words, Chabashira Sae stepped aside after saying this, obviously wanting the students to see for themselves.
The advantage of doing this is that it doesn't require much talking and your train of thought is less likely to be interrupted.
After all, if you read it directly, it is inevitable that some people will forget the previous part after listening to the latter part, and then ask again and read it again.
If you project directly, you can't scale the entire table in, and if you scale it down too much, some people will say it's not clear.
In short, there will be a lot more things to do in various senses. In comparison, it is most convenient to write them on the blackboard for everyone to look at together. If you are afraid that you can't remember them, you can just take a photo and look at them.
Wu Yi browsed through them one by one, starting from the first item and ending with -
【Chinese chess】
Rules: One player is required. Each side must make 90 moves within 40 minutes, and then 15 moves every 10 minutes until the end of the game.
Commander: Instructions can be given at any time, but the timer starts from the first intervention, with a maximum limit of thirty minutes.
【Fast Mental Arithmetic】
Rules: Two people are required, and the time limit is 30 minutes. The answer must be obtained through mental arithmetic, and the accuracy and speed must be compared. The class that comes in first wins.
Commander: You have one chance to change the answer to any question.
【Go】
Rules: The required number of players is three, the playing time is one hour (the overtime player will be deemed the loser), one-on-one duel, divided into three groups, played simultaneously, based on standard Go rules.
Commander: Can provide guidance on a move at any time.
【Modern Chinese Test】
Rules: The required number of participants is four, the time limit is fifty minutes, questions are based on what has been learned in the past year, and the total scores of the two classes will compete.
