COTE : Backed By Black Technology System

After Hirata finished his tasks, Kanda Shuichi invited him to sit by the river.

"It's about the outpost capture. I'm planning to use the sponsorship I got from Chabashira-sensei before."

Kanda Shuichi didn't hide anything and told Hirata his plan directly.

"I see." Hirata nodded. "The sponsorship from Chabashira-sensei, aside from the 400,000 used for the study session last time, includes another 1.6 million. I think it's fine to use all of it."

"No, not that much. I'll need you to stay behind after class. I want to talk about this with everyone once Chabashira-sensei does the roll call."

Hirata had no objections to Kanda Shuichi's plan. He was happy to help him out.

Soon, it was 8:00 PM. Even though Class D no longer had any initial points, Chabashira-sensei still did a roll call of the students in the class.

The purpose wasn't to deduct points, but to confirm that the students were at the camp and ensure their safety.

After a few minutes of roll call, Chabashira-sensei confirmed that all the students from Class D were at the camp and left.

As a teacher, she had to join the outdoor life with the students, but her supplies were provided for free by the school, so she didn't need to spend any points.

And, of course, her single tent was much bigger than the ones the students bought. It was spacious enough for two people.

After quickly pushing those unwanted thoughts out of his head, Kanda Shuichi calmed down.

"Everyone, I have something to share with you about this exam. Could you please wait for a moment?"

Hirata followed the plan and kept the Class D students, who were about to disperse, gathered.

"Eh? Didn't we already have a plan set for this exam? Are you now saying we won't be able to earn any points in the end?"

Someone's words caused some confusion in the class.

"No, please don't worry. I'm not saying that. Our plan is solid, so we will definitely earn class points in the end."

After clearing up everyone's doubts, Hirata immediately stated the reason for gathering everyone: "Actually, I plan to give rewards to the students who seriously participated in this exam."

"Rewards?"

After a brief moment of confusion, the students quickly thought back to something that had happened earlier.

"Does this mean we're getting private points?"

"That's right. In fact, we received a sponsorship of 2,000,000 private points from Chabashira-sensei when the semester started."

Yes, Kanda Shuichi was planning to make this public. For the students of Class D, having a homeroom teacher who works with them towards promotion is crucial.

Just like a child working hard to get recognition from their parents, Class D students also wanted the approval of their homeroom teacher for their efforts to move up.

"Really?"

"Is it really Sae-chan-sensei?"

"And there are 2,000,000 points?"

"Last time, the study session gave out 400,000, so there's still 1,600,000 left. That means each person could get 40,000 points!"

For the Class D students who had been lacking points for so long, this was like a timely rain after a long drought.

However, even though their thoughts were good, Kanda Shuichi didn't plan to divide the points equally among them.

If he split them evenly, what would that mean for those who had really worked hard on the exam? If the points were shared equally, it would be unfair to those who made a big contribution to the class.

After the students had been arguing for a while, Hirata continued, "Since Kanda-kun had a big part in securing this sponsorship, I plan to let Kanda-kun handle the distribution."

"Eh? If it's distributed evenly, it should be the same for everyone, right?"

Ike asked somewhat naively, causing some confusion among the other students as well. But several others had already realized that the points wouldn't be distributed equally.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I don't plan to distribute these points equally."

Kanda Shuichi took over, stepping out from behind Hirata, and looked at the students of Class D.

"Huh? These points were sponsored to us by Sae-chan-sensei, right? Why wouldn't they be shared equally? Are you trying to keep them all for yourself?"

Looking at the rude Yamauchi Haruki, Kanda Shuichi smiled and said, "Good, Yamauchi-kun, your points are gone."

"What did you say?"

Ignoring him, Kanda Shuichi continued, "These points weren't given to you by Chabashira-sensei. They were sponsored to Hirata and me, and to be blunt, if it weren't for me, Hirata wouldn't have gotten these points."

"Eh? What do you mean?"

"I don't know." 

"Does this mean Kanda-kun played a big role?"

...

"That's right. If it weren't for Kanda-kun, I wouldn't have been able to get the sponsorship from Chabashira-sensei."

Hirata's support caused the noisy class to quiet down a bit.

"Looks like you've all figured it out. As for the remaining 1,600,000 points, I have complete control over how they are used."

Some people were getting jealous of Kanda Shuichi's points, but he just thought to himself, *These fools are really something.*

After silently complaining, Kanda Shuichi continued, "Of course, I won't use this 1,600,000 points as my private points. I'll use it to reward students who performed excellently in the special exam."

"For example, this time, for Kouenji-kun, I plan to take out 200,000 private points as his reward for this exam."

Upon hearing Kanda Shuichi's words, Kouenji burst into laughter, "Hahaha, I never expected to get some extra rewards. Weak boy, you're really beautiful! Almost as beautiful as me!"

"Go to hell with your 'weak boy.' Can't you say something nice for once?"

"If anyone is unhappy, feel free to step forward. If anyone can take control of the six points near Class A's cave and capture them three times a day, I'll give them the same number of points."

"Of course, you can form a team if you're confident. Step forward and show me your determination and perseverance!"

When making the leader cards, Kanda Shuichi had asked Chabashira-sensei to make cards for all D-Class members to prevent a situation like this from happening.

But one second passed!

Two seconds passed!

Three seconds passed!

...

Ten seconds passed!

Still, no one stepped forward. No one even dared to speak up, afraid of embarrassing themselves.

"Looks like no one has any objections, so Koenji-kun, those points near Class A's camp are yours. Once we return to the boat, I'll immediately transfer 200,000 private points to you."

"No problem! Let me show you how hard I can work, weak boy!"

That "weak" part was unnecessary! Hey!

"Ha!"

"Hahaha!"

Someone suddenly laughed, and immediately the atmosphere in D-Class's camp became lively.

Wait for it, I'll use the time-viewing device to figure out who started this, and then I'll show you what happens next!

After laughing for about a minute, it seemed like everyone was getting tired of it, and the atmosphere slowly returned to calm.

"Next, for the students going to capture other points: Horikita Suzune, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, Miyake Akito, Sudou Ken, Hirata Yosuke, and Kushida Kikyo. I plan to give each of you 50,000 private points."

No one objected, because based on the time from the last point capture, the next capture would be between 2 and 3 a.m.

50,000 points for staying up late for six days—it could be called hard-earned money.

"Of course, if anyone is willing to take their place and capture the points, feel free to speak up."

After a while, Ike Kanji stepped forward.

"I... I want those 50,000 points."

With Ike Kanji stepping forward, it meant someone else had to give up.

Horikita was on Class B's turf, so she needed to stay with the other group for communication, so she couldn't switch. Ike wouldn't necessarily want to team up with Horikita, so Ayanokouji Kiyotaka couldn't either.

As for Miyake and Sudou down south, Miyake had been sent by Kanda Shuichi to monitor C-Class, and while he did that, Sudou, who was physically strong, would take care of the point captures, so they couldn't switch either.

That left only Hirata Yosuke and Kushida Kikyo near the local area.

As Kanda Shuichi was thinking about how to convince someone to give up, Kushida Kikyo raised her hand first.

"I give up. Let Ike take my place."

"That's 50,000 private points," Kanda Shuichi confirmed with her.

"Yeah, I want to sleep well. Otherwise, my skin will get worse."

Nice, a good reason. Is she subtly insulting Horikita's skin?

"Alright, Ike will replace Kushida and take over the points around the D-Class river camp. It's a tough job, so I hope Ike can hold on."

"Leave it to me! I'll prove I can be useful!"

Ike, full of confidence, was determined to get those 50,000 private points.

"Useful? You just want those 50,000 private points," said Ike's friend, Yamauchi, who immediately came up and grabbed Ike by the neck, playfully punching him on the temple.

"Dammit, now I'm jealous of those 50,000 points!"

"Yamauchi, do you want to swap with me?" 

Hirata stepped forward, gently looking at Yamauchi.

Since Kanda Shuichi had said earlier that he wouldn't give Yamauchi any points, Hirata didn't say much more. Taking over the outposts around Class D was actually a good job because it wasn't too far, so he wanted Yamauchi to earn a few points. 

With this, even Kanda Shuichi wouldn't be able to say much. 

"Eh? Is that okay?" Yamauchi froze for a moment, then became overjoyed. He had already used up all his points in the first month, so in the past few months, he'd been eating a lot of the cheap vegetable meals. 

"Yeah, it's fine," Hirata said kindly. "Tonight, I'll go with you and Ike to scout out the nearby outposts, and then I'll leave it to you and Ike." 

"Don't worry, I will handle it!" 

Having gotten his way, Yamauchi immediately puffed out his chest. 

Kanda Shuichi didn't care about this matter. If Yamauchi wanted to go out in the middle of the night to capture a camp and earn those 50,000 points, fine, but it wouldn't change his fate as a sacrifice. 

"As for the remaining points, I'll take 100,000. This plan was made by me, and I'm also the one who cooked. Do you have any objections?" 

Although Kanda Shuichi didn't really care about the 100,000 points, Hirata had told him that taking the points at this point would put him and the other Class D students on the same level, increasing empathy among them, so Kanda Shuichi decided to go along with it. 

Looks like they do recognize me after all, Kanda Shuichi thought, expecting some stubborn person to jump out, but instead... 

"I don't agree!" 

Huh? Really? A stubborn person? 

The person who stood up in the quiet room was Sudou. 

"How is 100,000 enough? If we didn't have Kanda, we'd still be struggling through this exam, right? It wouldn't be so easy. 

And the curry today was really delicious, right? Cooking isn't a simple job, is it?" 

Sudou's words caused the classmates to exchange glances, and even Kanda Shuichi was a little speechless. 

Is this guy being straightforward or just flattering me? 

But considering it was Sudou, it was probably the latter. 

"I agree with Sudou. Without Kanda, we wouldn't be in such a good position." 

Hey! Horikita, are you seriously admitting someone else's strengths so honestly? 

"Yeah, I think Kanda should get more points, and these points were originally brought in thanks to his efforts." 

Kushida Kikyo, you really are my little angel! 

Afterward, Hirata also stood up to agree with Sudou, and in the end, Kanda Shuichi could only accept the 200,000 private points with tears in his eyes. 

From a distance, Chabashira Sae silently sighed. It was only at that moment that she felt like Class D students were acting as a whole. 

Finally, Kanda Shuichi also gave points to everyone else in the class based on their contributions to the exam. Even the ones who didn't contribute much received 10,000 points to improve their lives. 

As a result, the 1.6 million points quickly dropped by half. 

Koenji Rokusuke received 200,000, Kanda Shuichi 200,000, Horikita Suzune, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, Miyake Akito, Sudou Ken, Ike Kanji, and Yamauchi Haruki each received 50,000. These eight students already accounted for 700,000 points. 

The remaining 32 students received anywhere from 10,000 to 30,000 points, leaving only 400,000 points out of the original 1.6 million. 

However, spending 1.2 million points to help the class come together was well worth it. Both Kanda Shuichi and Hirata Yosuke felt it was definitely worth it. 

"The remaining 400,000 points will also be used for the class, as temporary class funds."

The students in the class had no objections to the class funds; if it's needed, then it's needed. It seems that this school requires a lot of points, so having extra points isn't a bad thing.

Also, if the exam goes smoothly, Class D can earn more than 300 class points. At that point, each student would have 30,000 personal points per month, which would make the 10,000 points each person usually gets seem insignificant.

That's right, 300 class points.

Koenji is responsible for six bases near Class A, while Horikita and Ayanokouji are responsible for four bases near Class B.

Ryuen has fewer bases, only four, since two of them are being abandoned. He also wants to gain as many points as possible.

As for Class D near the river area, including the base at river Camp itself, there are only four bases.

In total, there are 18 bases. Starting from the previously occupied ones, by the end of the last day, Class D will have at least 320 temporary points.

Plus, there's a 50-point bonus for guessing Class A's leader's name correctly. As long as the leader's name isn't guessed, it will be an absolute victory!

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