Devil in Class 1-D

Chapter 21 - New problems are rising

The day of the short quiz arrived, and though I expected us to start immediately, Chabashira-sensei had something to discuss first.

Chabashira:We will begin shortly, but I'd like to say something. You nominated Class C as the class you wanted to attack for this test. Since there was no conflict with any other class, your nomination was approved"

Hirata:Did Classes A and B both nominate Class D, then?

It seemed we'dmanaged to overcome our first obstacle, and Horikita was relieved.

Chabashira:Class C will attack Class D. They also had no competing nominations that conflicted with that decision

So, the battle was going to be Class D versus Class C, and Class B versus Class A.

Horikita:That's an ideal match-up

Chabashira:At any rate, you look like you're doing quite well, Ike. Yamauchi, you usually have dark circles under your eyes right before you take a test. Did you happen to come up with some secret strategy

Ike:Heh heh heh. Watch and learn, sensei

Chabashira:Don't do something you'll regret later. It would be better if you took this quiz seriously

Sudo:Should we try to get good scores after all?

He muttered

Horikita:Don't get flustered. There are no problems with our plan

Her calm, collected response managed to settle the students. Sudo regained his composure instantly

Sudo:Yeah. All I have to do is believe in Suzune.

Chabashira-sensei produced the quiz papers

Chabashira:Well then, let's begin. I needn't remind you that no form of cheating is allowed. If someone gets caught cheating, then there will be no mercy

"Begin" Chabashira-sensei gave the signal, and the test started.

We knew the exam would be easy, but I didn't expect it to be this easy.

Sure, there were some tough questions interspersed with it. But it was a test that someone like the Ike I mentioned could easily get 60 as long as he didn't panic.

It was all a trap, they made it easy because they wanted to mix the partners, but thanks to our plan, everything would be balanced... if everyone followed the plan.

The short quiz ended without incident. The results were announced the very next day. Class D had previously sat all its exams while lacking any kind of cohesion, but we were so united this time that it felt almost too good to be true

Well, I will now announce the pairings for the final exam

The short quiz's results were as follows: Horikita Suzune and Sudou Ken, Hirata Yousuke and Yamauchi Haruki, Kushida Kikyou and Ike Kanji, Yukimura Teruhiko and Inogashira Kokoro.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and Sakura Airi, Kazuki Yamada and Satou Maya,Matsushita Chiaki and Hondo Ryotaro

Satou noticed that she was paired with me, and looked in my direction with a smile.I looked into her eyes and shook my head

Horikita:I'll hold study groups until the final exam to raise our class's average scores , if Hirata-kun and Kushida-san agree, I'd like to hold two study sessions per day. There will be a two-hour session beginning at 4 p.m., right after classes end, until 6 p.m. The other two-hour session will be held from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. We'll each lead a session in turn. I'll be counting on you, Hirata-kun

Hirata:Because of my club activities, I'll take the second study group. Let's all work together and do our best

Horikita and Hirata discussed the study sessions' format until they