This midterm test didn't have many exciting things like the last term's. The idiot trio and other students who didn't do well in the last time changed themselves and made wonderful progress. Therefore, when Chabashira-Sensei walked into the room with the result. No one was panicking.

The teacher looked around with surprise with that reaction.

"I can feel no fear from you. " She said. "You grow up. Ah. I remember that day. When you were just a little stupid brat."

"I also can remember the day that you were drunk and cried in the class. Sensei. " Ike teased her.

Chabashira-Sensei frowned. "Something should be only the past, right?" She said, causing everyone to laugh.

"However. Don't forget that if you don't pass the test, you will be expelled. " The teacher announced. She turned around and put the result's paper on the blackboard.

No one fell.

Although some people like Doc lost the scores from the result of the sports festival. They could still pass.

The most shocking thing was Sudo wasn't the last plane anymore.

With his change and support from Horikita. Now, he held 12th place from the bottom. While his friend, Ike got the 5th from the bottom and Yamauchi got the bottom.

I didn't have much time to read a book. So I just went into the classroom, writing down the random thing, and still, get 70. I didn't want to get the full score right now. It could lead me to be more outstanding.

"Yatta!" Yamauchi yelled. "Now, it's time to party your guys! The midterm is ended! Nothing to worry about anymore!"

"Don't too fast, Yamauchi," said Chabshira-Sensei. "You have another quiz to do next week. "

"What!?" Ike cried out. "Quiz!? Why don't we know about this?"

Actually, everyone knew about this. The teachers told us many times. In fact, Machima-Sensei grabbed Ike's shirt twice and said to him that; "We will have a quiz 1 week after a midterm test. Remember it!"

"You know now. But don't worry. It's just like the quiz you did in the first term. It won't affect your grade."

After hearing this, almost everyone in the class sighed with relief.

However, it looked like Chabashira-Sensei had another thing to say.

"But this quiz's result will cause the important effect to the final exam."

"What?"

Chabashira-Sensei grinned.

"The final exam will be another special exam. The students have to pair for this test. The result will be considered from each pair's scores."

"Pair?" Hirata mumbled.

"Yes. Pair. The exam has 8 subjects. Each subject has 50 questions with 100 scores. In total, this test will have 400 questions and 800 scores. To pass each subject, your pair must have a total score of 60 at least. For example, Hirata pairs up with Ike. Although Ike got no score on his test. If Hirata gets 60 scores, their pair will still pass the test."

"Wow!"

The student lacking academic skills seemed to be excited about the test. If you paired up with the academic student, you had nothing to worry about.

"But don't be happy too early. " Chabashira-Sensei stopped their dream. "If your pair's total score from every subject is less than the minimum score that the school sets, your pair will fall the test and be expelled."

"Can you tell us about the minimum score, teacher?" Hirata raised his hand and asked.

"The school didn't set yet. But the minimum score is usually around 700."

Chabashira looked around the room. Her students were talking to each other about this test. They thought that it wasn't too hard to confront. 700 scores with 16 subjects. This meant they needed to do got 43.75 for the average score.

Suddenly, Horikita raised her hand.

"It's not all about this test, right?" She asked. The classmates raised their eyebrows.

Chabashira laughed in her throat.

"Good Job.Horikita. This is what I expect from you. Yes. There is another challenge that school gives to you all."

The teacher grinned. "There is a reason why we call this test paper shuffle."

...

"In conclusion, we need to make 400 questions for this test and one of the other three classes will do it. It's like we attack them and that class will protect themselves. At the same time, we have to protect another class's attack too. After finishing the exam, they will compare the class total scores, the class that gets more scores will win and get 50 class points. On the other hand, the losing class will lose 50 class points. Therefore, in case our attacker and our target are the same, the point that we are fighting for will become 100 points instead."

Ryuen Kakeru nodded after hearing Kaneda's conclusion. He was closing his eyes and seemed not interested in this topic at all. But Ishizaki, Ibuki, Yamada, and Kaneda knew that Ryuen was processing his thought.

"About the test. You take responsibility, Kaneda. Kuku. " The leader of class C said calmly.

"As you want, Ryuen-San. " Kaneda grinned. Kaneda Satoru was the most academic student in class D. This didn't mean this glasses short guy was the smartest one. He knew that there is at least 2 people in this class smarter than him. One of them was sitting on the desk in front of him, commanding him. And Kaneda had no problem about that.

"So which class will we attack, Ryuen-San?" Ishizaki asked.

"Class C, Kuku. " Ryuen replied immediately.

"Oh. I see! This idiot is the easiest to win, isn't it? And we might turn back to class C again."

Ryuen shook his head. "No. But we must destroy them before they grow stronger, Kuku."

The leader of class D was sure that with his lead, he could win every class in this special exam. Winning class C wasn't just a big chance to turn back to class C. The most important thing was to destroy someone in that class.

"Class C is the dark pool, Kaneda. Kuku. Sakayanagi, Katsuragi, or Ichinose is the deep pool. But I can still see the bottom, Kuku. But I can't know what is the limit of class C, Kuku."

"They have that much potential. As I remember, it's just a group of weird people. " Ibuki asked with curiosity. Her spy experience in the class still haunted her to this day. She saw a girl hitting her classmate with the coconut.

"No. Most of them are weirdo, Kuku. Hirata and Suzune is the worthy enemy. But I can read them, Kuku. However, we are talking about the mystery person that can figure out my plan, Kuku. I don't know what his ability is. Kuku."

"Mystery person?" Kaneda raised his eyebrows.

"You know that my plan toward Suzune in the sports festival fell, Kuku. It's stopped by a single person, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka. Kuku."

Ryuen decided to hide the truth that it was because Ayanokouji bumped his head. It was too ridiculous for this serious topic.

"Ayanokouji also interrupted my plan many times, Kuku. But he never acts like the class leader. Kuku."

"So this mystery person is Ayanokouji? That boring guy?" Ibuki asked.

"There is a chance. But I'm afraid that this isn't that easy, Kuku. If I was that mystery person, I would stay quiet and didn't suddenly show my skill at the sports festival. Kuku. Now, he is famous and too outstanding for being a mystery. Kuku."

Even in his class, there were at least three Ayanokouji fan clubs.

"I think it might be someone behind him. But I don't cut the opportunity that he will be X. Kuku."

"X?" Ishizaki tilted his head.

"Yes. X. Kuku. Last week, I go to visit Kinoshita in her room..."

Kinoshita had locked herself in her dorm for a week. Ryuen Kakeru didn't know why. He knew only a thing---Kinoshita might hold the most important mystery.

Why Ayanokouji was there?

Ryuen kept his plan secret because he didn't want anyone to interrupt his moment of life. The moment that will break Horikita Suzune down.

And then, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka just appeared and destroyed everything.

There were only 4 people beside him that knew about his appointment with Horikita. Horikita herself, Kushida, Amikura, and Kinoshita.

Kushida wouldn't tell anybody, as same as Horikita who didn't want to damage her brother's name. Amikura was there when Ryuen talked with Horikita. She might know that Horikita didn't want anyone to know about this. According to a little information from his ally, Amikura always respected others' desires. If Horikita didn't want Ayanokouji to know, Amikura might say nothing.

So there was only Kinoshita left.

Ryuen knew his classmate's personality. Kinoshita was the only child of the big company's president. His father was the cousin of the Koenji group's owner. Being spoiled since she was a child, she was used to spending 700,000 yen per month. 100,000 yen per month was too least for her. That was why she did everything to get more points. If she could let Ryuen break her leg for 500,000 points. Only God would know what she could do.

Ryuen knocked on Kinoshita's room. But there was no reaction. Considerate was never his property. He kicked the door open and stepped into the room.

"Kuku. Kinoshita. Confess to me now, maybe your punishment won't be too hard...What the Kuku?"

Kinoshita was sitting on her bed, hugging her knee, and crying. She completely lost her soul.

"How can she put it inside? I--It's not a human action! It's a wide creature. It's so scary!!! Someone help! I think all you want to have a kid is to kiss! There is something more than that!!"

"K--Kinoshita..."

"My dad lied to me! My teacher lied to me! I know it now! I always wonder about how dad created my sister. He kissed very loud!!"

Ryuen didn't know what Kinoshita saw, he didn't want to know.

He looked around and saw Kinoshita's phone laying near her feet. He grabbed it and opened it. Kinoshita didn't even look at him. This girl never faces the real world until now. She didn't delete any chat conversations. She didn't even set the password for her phone.

Ryuen opened Kinoshita's chat application and looked at the latest conversation. It happened on the sports festival day.

Kinoshita: Where are my million points?

X: I will transfer to you as soon as Ryuen-San was here. I want to make sure that I buy the truth.

Kinoshita: Of course. Don't forget and don't tell anyone about this, Ryuen-Kun will kill me if he knows.

Then, it was the receipt for transferring points from X.

"X...?" Ryuen mumbled.

"So who is that X, Ryuen-San?" Ishizaki asked.

"I didn't know---but I have some choice in my mind, Kuku. " Ryuen said before looking to Yamada. "Albert."

"Hai. " He replied.

"Calling Hiyori. We need her, Kuku."

"Wakatta."

Ryuen grinned. No matter who is X.

He was sure that this might be an exciting fight.

...

After finishing the day, Ichinose Honami didn't gather her friends for planning immediately. She believed they should have a rest time for a day. So she took everyone to the restaurant. However, Amikura Mako denied it. She told her friend that she already had an appointment.

That appointment happened at the least recognized cafe in this school, Moonshine Cafe.

And another party was the leader of class B, Sakayanagi Arisu.

"I afraid you're wrong, Author-San. Fufu."

W---What? How can you talk to me?

"Because it's me. Fufu. I just want you to change my title. I'm not the leader of class B. Fufu."

But you are.

"No. I'm going to be a leader of class A, Fufu. Katsuragi-Kun was thrown away from his throne for his mistake. It's my time now, Fufu."

"Who do you talking with?" Amikura who sat at the same table asked.

"Nothing, Fufu. " Sakayanagi who was going to be the leader of class A said. "Oh, lovely. I will forget you for making me suffer every volume, Fufu."

"I still don't know who are you talking to. " Amikura mumbled. "So what's your business, Sakayanagi-San?"

"I want to stop meeting with you for a while. Fufu."

"But we still can't find the other pieces."

For these two weeks, Amikura and Sakayanagi made a secret appointment to find out the identity of Pieces. But they couldn't get any progress.

"It's needed. Fufu. In this paper shuffle test, I will attack class A. Fufu."

Amikura didn't say anything.

"You seemed to be not surprised at all, Fufu."

"It's not like we didn't expect this. Ichinose-Chan was almost sure that you will choose our class to be your target. So you can come back to be class A easier."

"As expected from Ichinose-San. Fufu."

"But I don't understand. Why do you tell me about this?"

"Because although you tell your classmates. Nothing is changed. I started my scheme and it can't be interrupted. I'm not Ryuen-Kun, Kuku."

Sakayangi didn't tell Amikura. But she was really sure that class A and B would fight each other for 100 scores. Class C's academic ability wasn't their weakness. They wouldn't choose a class filled with an academic student like class A or B.

For the current class A, fighting with class B was risky. If they lost, they would return to class B. But if they win, the distance between classes A and B will be more. Ichinose always chose the stable way. Since class A and C had an ally contract (information by Kamuro Masumi), she might choose class D instead.

But since class C wanted to choose class D. It would be decided by the lottery. Ayanokouji's luck would make them get it and force Ichinose to choose class A instead.

The point was how to make sure that Ryuen would fight with class C, so he wouldn't interrupt the battle between A and B.

It was easy, making him believe that there was a dangerous person in class C. Someone arrogant like Ryuen would jump into her trap easily.

Sakayanagi had to thank her luck this time. She prepared some bait for a while. Bait for the case to make class C fight with class D.

The bait's name was X.

Ryuen might believe that X was in class C.

And it would lead him to the fight with Ayanokouji.

This situation gave her another bait.

wouldn't let Ayanokouji fight with someone like Ryuen without help.

And it was her time to catch them.

"I'm sure that you don't want to meet me now just because you're afraid that my classmate will think I betray them, right?" Amikura spoke out.

"Fufu. As expected from Bishop. Yeah, I don't afraid about that. I am afraid of its consequences. You will lose your friend's trust. And for someone like you..." Sakayanagi thought about another student. Her information was still clearly on her mind.