The Japanese language test was relatively relaxed.
Compared to the previously despair-inducing test atmosphere.
Due to Hirata's request, and the fact that Hirata claimed to have the answers to the remaining tests.
So, everyone didn't seem too nervous about this test.
Those with excellent grades even finished the test half an hour later, within the allotted time.
Because they didn't need to meticulously control their scores.
By simply leaving the later major questions unanswered, they could easily keep their scores around seventy points.
However, Amane didn't have such concerns.
She answered the questions as she normally would.
She had no intention of responding to Hirata's request.
In Amane's opinion, there was no need for it.
However, Horikita quickly completed her answer sheet.
It seemed she chose to trust Hirata.
Chabashira-sensei, who was patrolling and proctoring, naturally noticed the changes in the class.
Although her face still looked cold.
Inwardly, however, she approved of Hirata's approach.
But when she walked over to Amane's side.
She couldn't maintain her composure.
Seeing Amane's completely filled answer sheet, Chabashira-sensei felt her scalp tingle and couldn't help but pick up the paper to examine it.
Every answer was correct.
This meant that in the Japanese language subject, while everyone else kept their scores low, Amane intended to achieve a high score.
This girl!
Chabashira-sensei was somewhat displeased with Amane's actions.
However, as a teacher, she couldn't say much, so she could only put the test paper back.
The entire test ended in a slightly more relaxed atmosphere.
As soon as the test ended.
Hirata eagerly walked to the podium.
He took out the so-called senior students' test papers.
Due to limited time, Hirata directly took photos and sent them to the class group chat. Those who wanted to see could memorize the answers as much as possible based on the photos in the group chat.
Amane also clicked on the image.
She found that the history and Japanese language test papers on it were exactly the same as the senior students' papers.
Amane was also a bit surprised. She hadn't expected the school to design such a method that allowed everyone to perfectly pass the test.
In this way, perhaps everyone could pass the test.
After all, one only needed to memorize the answers for the subject to be tested next time.
This kind of short-term rapid memorization would play a huge role in the test. It was not hard to imagine that in the next few tests, everyone in Class D would achieve surprisingly high scores.
Or scores far exceeding their usual performance.
However... everyone seemed to have overlooked something.
Mathematics and English subjects were simply disastrous for those with poor foundational skills. Even if the answers were right in front of them, they would seem like gibberish.
Without anyone explaining, at most, they would only memorize the answers to the multiple-choice questions.
And these two test papers, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
The score for multiple-choice questions was only a subtle twenty points... Horikita came to Amane's side, looking at Amane intently staring at her phone screen, feeling somewhat relieved.
It seemed that even if Amane had good grades, she would still pay attention to the test information in the group chat. This way, everyone should be able to unite and get through the test...
Horikita curiously leaned over and glanced at Amane's screen.
A red-haired girl wearing revealing... Amane, sensing someone approaching, instantly showed Horikita what screen-switching in a second looked like.
Her speed was so fast that Horikita blushed.
Then, next... "Amane, what are you looking at?"
Horikita's hand gently pressed on Amane's shoulder.
"I'm looking at the test paper photos sent in the group," Amane said, showing her phone to Horikita as if presenting a treasure.
If Horikita hadn't seen Amane's phone screen just now.
I almost believed her nonsense.
However, Horikita was curious about one thing.
How exactly did Amane manage to lie without any flaws?
"Is that so? Amane, you weren't looking at anything else, were you? Like cute girls or something?"
Horikita deliberately hinted that she had seen what happened just now.
"Wh-what do you mean... Suzune, you're overthinking it."
Amane looked a little guilty and tried to put her phone away.
But Horikita, quick as a flash, snatched it.
"Amane, you're a bad girl! You're looking at pictures of cute girls during an exam!"
Horikita said, switching back to Amane's photo album.
The result, however, showed a photo of her reading in her dorm room.
"Eh? How can this be???"
Horikita swore she had just seen a photo of a red-haired girl, who looked somewhat familiar.
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How could it have turned into her own picture?
Horikita looked at Amane with an inquiring gaze.
"Sigh, I saw you, Suzune, were studying, so I didn't want to disturb you. But I missed you, so I could only secretly look at your photos to pass the time. I didn't expect you'd find out. Ah, how embarrassing!"
Amane covered her face, a slight blush spreading across it.
She looked shy.
Horikita's eyes widened, and for a moment, she didn't know how to react appropriately.
"Ahem, next time, don't think about such random things during an exam. You can look at whatever you want back in the dorm. During the exam, you need to focus on the test, understand?"
Horikita saw that the situation was not developing as she had expected.
She could only lecture Amane for a bit.
"Yes! I promise I won't secretly look at your cute photos again, Suzune."
Amane's serious expression made Horikita blush furiously.
After giving Amane a glare, she returned the phone to her.
She went back to her seat, mulling over the scene she had just witnessed.
"Good thing I have a private album."
Amane breathed a sigh of relief.
She was almost caught! Luckily, she had specifically set up a private album to prevent Horikita from checking her phone and had even spent points to expand its storage capacity.
This was truly foolproof.
Hmph hmph.
The remaining three exams were pretty much as Amane had guessed.
With the boost from the answers, most of the students who ranked in the middle to upper half of the class clearly showed a drastic change in their expressions.
Some even displayed confident smiles.
However, among the struggling students, even though they tried their best to answer, they were still overwhelmed by the chemistry, math, and English exams.
Their expressions were exceptionally gloomy.
After the exam ended.
Amane planned to go shopping with Horikita, intending to appease Horikita first, and then tentatively bring up the matter of going to the movies with someone else tomorrow.
When Horikita was in a good mood, the probability of her agreeing would be higher.
But just as Amane was humming a tune and about to leave the classroom.
She was unexpectedly approached by Ayanokoji.
"Miyako-san, do you think anyone will be expelled after this exam?"
Frankly, Ayanokoji's question was very sudden.
Leaving aside their relationship.
Discussing such matters with her was meaningless.
No matter how she looked at it, the outcome wouldn't change.
"It's hard to say about such things, but I do think you should have given the test papers to Hirata a little earlier."
"I don't understand what Miyako-san means."
Seeing that Ayanokoji still intended to deny it.
Amane didn't mind, after all, if such a thing spread, it wouldn't be good for Ayanokoji.
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. What I want to say is, although you exploited Hirata's lack of choice in an emergency to make him trust you, you overlooked a crucial thing. The biggest problem with this exam isn't you and Hirata, but those failing stragglers in the class. They are the key to the problem, yet you only considered how to make Hirata trust you, and didn't consider..."
"Rome wasn't built in a day. Those stragglers aren't the type who can pass the passing line just by looking at the answers, Ayanokoji-kun. You were careless."
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