Classroom Of The Elite 2nd Year - Full Volume
Chapter 1
"Now for the second result. In the identity of ‘target’ group (rabbit) who guessed wrongly and the school must notify this. Only ‘target’ will receive 500,000 points while the rest will go without points." Mashima-sensei explained further to us.
It is strange that the test is arranged in this way, as they say, there is not much difference between the result of 1 and the result of 2. In any case, ‘target’ will still receive a large number of points. There was no reason why anyone would intentionally damage their group and aim for a second result, unless they wanted to deny points to another class and confirm points for their own class.
"The position of ‘target’ is of course something good.I would say that even though it is unfair to the other members. No matter with the result, they would still have points. On the first result and they get a million points!" Looks like Karuizawa wants to be selected as ‘target’ to get more points.
Of course I don't blame him. Naturally if you want to be ‘target’ considering its special status. But it is still too early to say, there are still 2 other possible outcomes that have yet to be revealed and there are definitely some tricks hidden in those results for such points to be awarded on ‘target’
"Sensei, what's the 3rd and 4th result? You haven't explained it to us"
"Do you understand the first two results? If yes, I can proceed to explain the remaining results"
"Yes. I understand. Please tell us the remaining results"
"The remaining results are printed on the back of the paper, but be sure to wait before turning the paper over" My hand froze for a moment before we flipped the paper over to the other side. Mashima-sensei only looked at us with a sharp gaze as we began to understand the rules of this exam. It seemed like from the moment we read the instructions, the exam had already begun.
“T-wait a moment, I don't understand" Although Mashima-sensei did make the rules clear to us, it seems like Karuizawa still can't understand the instructions. His academic ability was not as bad as Sudou and Ike but since Karuizawa did not put in much effort, it seemed like his ability to process information was very poor.
"All right, I'll explain a little more. Have you ever played the game of Jinrou before?"
"Jinrou's game was once popular, so I've played it before. It's very interesting" I was a little confused when I first mentioned his name to us.
"J-don't tell me, Ayanokouji-kun, you've never heard of Jinrou's game before? It's amazing" Even if you think like that, how else, at first, the concept of 'game' is not something I'm familiar with, and it's also the concept of 'playing with other people' But, uh, it's just that, Karuizawa also seemed to be aware of this and instead just looked at me dejectedly,
"I don't know how to respond, but there's no horrible friend, right?" Karuizawa. Instead, Karuizawa volunteered to explain Jinrou's play to me.
"Friends gather together and are divided into two categories: villagers and wolves, and the last group of survivors is the one who wins the game. Do you understand?" Nah! I don't understand it at all, I think in myself. I was sure I would become a god or a Buddha if I could understand it from that brief explanation. Mashima-sensei then began to explain in more detail. It goes like this:
“Americans were the first to discover this game called Jinrou game. There is no limit to the number of players in the game although there is a limit to the minimum number of players required for the game itself. The game has players divided into two roles: villagers and wolves and each player must play one of these roles. There may be additional roles added but the core of the game is the last group of survivors to win.whether it is the villagers or the wolves. The wolf mingled with the villagers and pretended to be one of them. The game itself took about two hours and at that time, the villagers had to identify which of them were wolves in disguise and execute the suspect. On the other hand, on the "night" of the day, an undercover wolf can 'eat' the villagers. By doing this, each side can reduce the number of players on the other side. If the last survivor is the only one left, victory and defeat will be decided.”
But I wonder why this exam can be compared to such a game. With the current regulations in place, wolves and villagers are forced to cooperate with each other, not to achieve the most desirable first result. Simply put, there are still tricks
hidden in this test that neither the wolves nor the villagers knew about
"Of course, you already know there is only one ‘target’ in the group. Once the identity of ‘target’ is revealed, the third and fourth results become possible for the group"
"And that ... what's written on the other side of this paper... is it permissible to reverse it now?"
Mashima-sensei only nodded as Karuizawa asked and together, we flipped the paper to the other side. Two possible outcomes are written there. For both of these remaining results, the answer will be received by the administration section at any time during the exam period within 24 hours. We will also continue to receive answers for these remaining results 30 minutes after the exam ends. But if there is still an error in answering during that period the penalty will apply.
- Result 3: If someone other than the "target" answers the question before waiting for the time provided and answers correctly, the class included in the answer team gets 50 points each and the answer itself gets 500,000 points for itself. On the other hand, a class that ‘targetnya’ has identified will receive a penalty of -50 points for all their classes. Once this is achieved, the exam will end for the group. However, if the member included in the class were the correct 'target' answer, the previous results would be invalid and the exam for the group would continue.
- Result 4: If someone other than ‘target’ answers the question before waiting for the time provided and the answer is wrong, the class answered by the respondent will receive a penalty of - 50 points each. however ‘target’ will still receive 50,000 personal points. If the answer is wrong, the group exam will end. However, if a member belonging to the ‘target’ class is the one who answered incorrectly, the answer will be considered invalid and will not be accepted.
I understand, so the remaining results paint
a more detailed overview of the exam. If ‘target’ it reveals its identity
to everyone
in a group and nothing will happen to do but cooperate. However,
the dynamics of the test change in one hit. If it's "target"
revealing his identity to everyone in their group, they would definitely
showered by "traitors" quickly. Because now there is more
much more results than were available in the first, no one will
waited long.
Traitors will soon aim to secure points just for themselves and ‘target’ itself, in an effort to boost other classes' chances to earn points and increase their own class opportunities, will deliberately hide their identity and try to pass others as "targets". Of course, that meant everyone got fewer points for not 'working together' but instead, they would get a chance to get the other classes punished.
"Of course, the school will consider privacy issues and even at the end of the exam, we will only spread the results to each group and each student. The names" of the targets "and the person who revealed their identity will not be revealed, maybe you issued a temporary ID if you want it. However, there was no need to fear that one's identity was revealed after the exam.Of course, if you don't want to hide your name, you can also proudly show off the point acceptance"
I understand now, there is also the possibility that ‘target’ can only keep quiet regarding their identity without revealing it to others in the group and secure many such points, he said, or share their identity with other group members and aim for the best results. For example, even if Yukimura is ‘target’, I can in theory pass Sotomura or Karuizawa as ‘target’ for members of other classes and mislead them as such. That means the result will depend on the number of ‘good actions' between members. Quite a bit of investigation and misdirection will be needed.
It makes sense now to compare this to the game of Jinrou. But the advantage of the "wolf" cannot be said to be absolute. After all, the "villagers" also had the option of mercilessly killing their targets. In fact, there is a possibility of a dispute between the "villages" in this case. I checked the rules again in my head without a sound. The school has formed 12 groups based on the number of zodiacs, allocating all 1st grade students to their respective groups consisting of a number of people and each group contained a mixture of students from all classes who were forced to work together as 'friends'.
The number of members may vary slightly depending on the group but approximately 14 people are placed into each group, there is only one student marked as ‘target’ and saying "target" will be informed that they are the target and that is the answer. So, in other words, even if ‘target’ does not actively participate at all in the game, their advantage from this is also guaranteed. Therefore, if other members cannot correctly identify ‘target’, they are the ones who cannot answer correctly. In other words, that is the essence of the test we are undergoing.
The four options available to the group now are:
- Spread the identity of ‘target’ and complete the exam together.
- Wrong answer and group lost but ‘target’ still receive points.
- Traitor reveals identity ‘target’.
- Traitors ignore ratings from ‘target’.
The only difference in the choice is the number of points awarded to each member of the group. The best result is that the identity of ‘target’ will be spread to all and wait until the end of the test. Answer correctly to receive 500,000 points each with ‘target’ receiving 1 million points. But the difficulty of aiming for such an outcome was extremely high. There is a possibility of being betrayed from within. Since its members would naturally want to get rewarded for performing this test, they would betray before they were betrayed.
Then if others do not answer correctly only ‘target’ will win in the case then the other members will also prioritize to find ‘target’ in their group first. Most students will likely want to avoid risk-taking by working together and if they cannot be convinced to cooperate, it will most likely turn traitors in their group. In addition, it will be very difficult to achieve the first result if ‘target’ itself remains silent and avoids their identity being revealed.
In both cases, ‘target’ will receive 500,000 points with a guarantee so that it may also be considered a ticket to heaven. However, there are also disadvantages that this position provides. Once you've been selected as ‘target’, it's up to you to either stay silent on the matter or share this information with others. Depending on the situation, there may be anger or jealousy shown to you from another class or even your own class due to the preferential treatment given at ‘target’. There is also the danger of the traitor revealing the identity of ‘target’. In this case they no longer have to wait until the end of the exam to submit their answers to the school. That way,
the exam for the group was about to end and the traitors got 50 points for their own class while earning personal points for themselves as well. That means while ruining another class, one can act to contribute to themselves and their own class. Ideal for most students. Of course that's the most unfavorable position for the group as a whole. In this test, the ability to 'think' is certainly an important but understandable factor given the risks associated with this exam.
There are 12 groups in which 12 different outcomes will be decided. Depending on what happens during this test, a big difference in unbridgeable points can easily occur. In other words, maybe Class A falls to D and Class D climbs to A in one hit if everything goes well in this exam. I doubt this will happen here, but the idea that it is possible in this exam amazes me. This was also the reason why the rules for this exam were much stricter than the exams on the uninhabited island.
"Completeness and prohibited acts are also listed here. Watch them also carefully” Such prohibited actions, for example, stealing another student's phone and the use of intimidation to force informing such information as the identity of ‘target’. Sending answers to the administration using another student's mobile phone without permission would result in the biggest punishment for students known as "expulsion". These are all strict conditions that are not in the test on the island
depopulated.
Furthermore, in the case of some suspicious activity being uncovered, a thorough investigation into the matter will be provided by the school to ensure no regulatory violations occur. Of course, if you're lying about a forbidden act you've committed, the possibility of "exorcision" is always there. It seems like everything will be monitored by the school behind the scenes. Once the exam begins, communication between students from different groups will also be banned over a period of time. To violate these rules would risk "expulsion". The severity of these rules caused them to be embedded deep in my mind as I memorized them.
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