Classroom Of The Elite: I Am No Genius. (Year 1)

Vol 4 Ch 5: Form The Groups

I thought we’d be sounding each other out for a while longer but Class B
blatantly started forming a massive group. A most conspicuous action
considering the stalemate we’re locked in. Inevitably, they drew attention
from their surroundings. Eventually, Class B formed a single group consisting of 14 people. And then they made this declaration to Class A and
the rest, that is to say, us.

“As you can see, we Class B intend on forming a group with these members.
And as you can see, right now we number 14. If one more person were to join us, we’d meet the prerequisite number. Now then, we’re looking for people willing to join us.”

The one who said that was a student from Class B named Matoba. Katsuragi
was also among the 14 that had gathered but the one leading them was the boy named Matoba. So does this mean Katsuragi isn’t the group’s leader?

Does it mean that the 14 students in that group are from the Sakayanagi faction or the neutral faction?

But I thought that Katsuragi would have gained alot of power since the Sakayanagi faction lost the previous exam. I wonder what happened?

Either way, from the start, Class B played the hand of forming a group made up of their own as much as possible.

“Oi, oi. Why the hell are you guys getting ahead of yourselves? It’s unfair if you’re the only ones in it.”

Sudou, from class D, angrily glares at Matoba.

“Is it really that selfish of us? If we go with our proposal, each group will be
composed of, at most, students from two classes. Even if we’re 1st place, the
bonus we’ll get won’t be that significant either. I don’t feel like this is a greedy proposal that favors only Class B.”

“N-No but I mean, it’s unfair that there’s 14 of you.”

“That’s not true. On the contrary, it’s fair. The remaining three classes can
create three groups consisting of 15. In other words, wouldn’t it be fine if you
form groups just like ours?”

“Is that so?”

Sudou, who didn’t quite understand what Matoba is saying, turned around
and looked at his classmate, Hirata.

“That would be the case, yes.”

“If you understand then this makes things go quicker. By the way, the
remaining 6 from Class B are willing to join your groups in whatever form
you see fit.”

How does that sound? Matoba smiled as he looked at us aswell as everyone else.

“Sorry but I can’t give an immediate reply.” The first to speak was Kanzaki.

“Of course—. I don’t believe the remaining six from Class B will go as far as to pull the legs of the other groups on purpose though. But I guess we’d be
cautious after all.”

Class B tried to decide on the groups right away. However, Kanzaki did not
make an immediate decision but rather, tried to put their proposal on hold.
However, in response to that, Matoba fiercely cut in.

“In that case I’ll give you 5 minutes. Please make your decision by then.”

“A time limit, huh? The group partitioning’s only just begun. This is only Class B’s personal opinion, it’s no good if you onesidedly decide on this.
Don’t you think it’s outrageous that you’d only postpone it by 5 minutes?”
This time, it was my turn to speak up. I was quite curious about what he would say.

“I suppose so. It may not be good for us to decide that on our own. However,
please don’t misunderstand, we’re not saying we won’t negotiate after 5
minutes have passed. At most, we’re only saying that these 5 minutes will
offer special treatment.”