COTE: The Quiet One Can Be Dangerous

Vol. 6 Chp. 5: Returning

'...': Writing
'...': Sign language
"...": Text to speech

The next day, the time of the quizzes arrived.

I thought that we would begin immediately, but Chabashira-sensei addressed the class first.

"The quiz will start here in a moment, but I have something to report on before that happens. The class you nominated to attack for the final exams, Class C, was approved as it did not conflict with the choices from any other classes."

"Did Class A and Class B both nominate Class D? Regardless, it's great that we can attack the unstudious Class C without leaving luck and misfortune up to the heavens."

We've surpassed the first hurdle, and Horikita was relieved. Next would be finding out which class would be attacking Class D.

"Then, the class attacking Class D was also determined to be Class C. This was also because their nomination had no conflicts with other classes."

Put differently, this battle is in Class C versus Class D and Class B versus Class A.

"It's an ideal combination."

"Seems like it."

There were no conflicting name selections, which means that the upper classes had both chosen to attack their closest rivals to expand or shrink the differences between each other. It was such a case.

What can be seen from this is that Sakayanagi decided on Class A's nomination. Katsuragi would have nominated Class D, which would have given them the highest chance of winning.

Furthermore, it can also be predicted that the overall influence of Katsuragi is declining.

Class C was selected as our nomination, just as Horikita desired.

"Even though we're about to take a quiz, Ike and Yamauchi look fine. Before tests, you two usually have dark circles under your eyes. Do you have some form of secret strategy this time?"

"Hehehe. Please observe, sensei."

Ike was full of confidence, but it was as expected. After all, he hadn't done any studying.

What he should be afraid of would be getting a partial score on the quiz. The difficulty level of the content seemed to be incredibly low, but if you don't understand a single question, all you can do is write your name and hand it in as a blank sheet. If he were to take this unique quiz seriously, it would only increase his risks in the future.

There was no way Chabashira-sensei would be unable to see this.

"Don't regret your decision afterward. You should face this quiz seriously."

"I am serious. After all, it doesn't affect my grades, right?"

"Of course. There will be no reflection on your grades."

"Then I can be at peace with not having to get a high score."

"That's only if it goes how you expect it to."

Towards her ambiguous response, Ike and the others who hadn't chosen to study fell silent momentarily.

"Should we aim for good scores on this quiz...?"

Sudou unintentionally lost his peace of mind due to her words.

"Don't let her fool you. There is no mistake in our plan."

The collected words from Horikita managed to calm the worried students. Sudou regained his composure in an instant.

The classroom door opened, causing us to bring our attention to the door. A young man was staring there with dark circles around his eyes.