Chapter 17: The Storm
May 1st, school bell ringing as a sign of the first lesson is going to take place.
All of Class 1B students already in their seat to prepare their first lesson from the homeroom teacher.
Chie-sensei is standing in front of the class with a paper roll in her desk, some students have a curious face as their monthly allowance are not as much as when they got it.
Chie: "Morning... *ugh class..."
Ryou: 'I can't get enough looking at this hungover teacher'
Chie: "My head still hurts. Ah, before we start our homeroom class, do you have any question?"
Ryou raise his hand and say "Sensei, i think you need to go to the infimary first."
His words attract all of his friends attention.
"What are talking about Ryou, we're in the middle of homeroom class." Ringo whispering to her neghboor.
Ryou: "Eh, but i feel bad looking at our homeroom teacher like that."
Chie: "Uhumm, thank you for your concern Hiroki-kun, i'm okay now. So? Any question?"
Yui Ninomiya, raise her hand and ask to her "Sensei, our monthly allowance is not as much as our first time. Is there any problem?"
Chie: "No, there are no problem. Everything is according to the school system."
Sho: "Sensei, then why is our monthly points decreased?"
Chie: "Dear my lovely student~ it is not your monthly allowance decreased, its because the result of your class performance."
Then she open the roll paper and stick it in board in front of the class.
The result of the class points are:
Class A: 940 points
Class B: 950 points
Class C: 490 points
Class D: 0 points
Chie: "Only 5 incidences of 2 talking and 3 using phone in the class. As your homeroom teacher i'm pretty proud to you. Did you know? This points are the reflection of your behaviour during classes."
Right now they receive 95.000 yen as their monthly allowance, so they can guess that every point are worth 100 yen!
After Chie-sensei post the result of each classes, everyone eyes are glancing to Ryou and Honami, because their warning, they can avoid the most horrible result of their points reduction.
Chie: "This school is created by the Japanese government to train excellent people, you are free to do everything, but remember that every action has a consequence. And one of them is related to your point. School haven't restricted you how you use your point, so as your homeroom teacher and because you all behaved pretty good, i will remind you, do not use your point carelessly~"
Next Chie explained about our test, turn out our class average is pretty good holding in 78 points with a few of them reaching average of 85 to 90.
Ryou suddenly got tense 'Sh*t!'
His bad feeling screaming at him, Chie walk to him, smiling ear to ear.
Chie: "And here we have the top student from all of classes in first year, congratulation Ryou Hiroku-kun~ for your average score of 97 points." *clap clap clap* Her claping hand resounding around the class, all of his classmates looking at him like he is a sage.
'Damn, i thought their average score will be around 90 to 95 since this is class 1B. They never reveal the average score of class 1B in the story, so i make my own assumption.' Ryou thought.
Chie: "Sensei is really proud of you! Now for those whose score is below 70, you guys can ask to him for guidance maybe?" As she stick another paper of class 1B test result on the board.
"And be careful, those with score below 32 in mid or final exam will be listed in drop out list ~ although your average score right now is far from that, you should study and keep your performance, even make it higher. Maybe if you work hard enough your score will past Hiroki-kun~"
Ryuji: "What a monster." Looking at Ryou like he is a beast.
Ringo: "Thats Ryou-kun for you~"
and they can hear Honami said "Amazing" in low voice.
Chie: "This school, which is under the control of the country, boasts a high percentage of alumni going to higher education and a high employment rate. That's a fact. Most likely, many people in this class will go on to college or find work at a company. Thats why the students in this school is required to achieve higher achivement and
compete with each other. Your target until third grade is reaching class A, because those below class A will not guaranteed to get that special treatment."
Chie walk to the door with her smiling face still there.
Chie: "This is the truth of your beloved school, keep reaching higher and never satisfied from what you achive now, i will be waiting for your next performance my cute student. Oh for Hiroki-kun and Ichinose-chan, i wish to meet you in staff room okay, see you later~"
After Chie left the room, the class went into an uproar.
"Woaaah Hiroki-kun, what the hell with that 97 average score?"
"I'm relieved Hiroki-kun and Ichinose-san remind us about our points!"
"Drop out list for a student below 32 points? Thats dangerous!"
Almost half of students in the class surround Ryou and ask him a lot of questions.
(Ryou POV)
This is troublesome, i made a blunder assuming class B average score by myself.
Even i know how the story goes, i never know their score in the test.
"Okay calm down guys, lets make an emergency class meeting. Lets go Honami-chan."
The class finaly settled down, as he and Honami make their way in front of the class.
Honami: "Now, all of us understand how this school system work, at least as far as we know our merit and achievement are recorded and counted as a factor that will affect our point and class point."
"At least we're lucky Honami-chan suggest us to work as a team, not as individual. Since no matter how smart or strong we are, if the class failed then it is the same as an entire class failure." I tried to recall about what Honami said before.
"Since when Hiroki-kun and Ichinose-san become so close to each other?" I can hear students whisper to each other.
"Hello... we have more important matter here, lets back to the topic." I said tried to avoid any unnecessary thing, i can see Honami start to fiddle with her skirt after hearing what they said.
"First, we can gauge our capabilities in academic result from the test. I'm sure some of our friends not take the last test seriously, but after what sensei said, i hope we can give our best." If they are underestimating the test, it will bad for us.
Honami: "From the test result, we can asses ourself which is our strongest and weakest side. Any question or suggestion?"
Ryota Beppu: "I suggest we make a group studies, this way we can fix our grade."
Norihito Watanabe: "I agree, but we have to devide the member of our group studies since i'm sure almost all of us want to be in Hiroki-kun group!"
Honami: "Good idea. The top 5 of each subject will tutor 5 students. How about that Ryou-kun?"
"I have no objection, lets make a draw then!" Thats way, the result of our group studies member will be random.
(Third POV)
After the draw, Ryou and Honami back to their seat.
Ringo: "Hello 'Mister Genius Vice Class Rep', finally you have to take the responsibility huh?"
She laughing at her friend misfortune?
Ryuji: "But i never thought i will encounter a living monster."
Ryou: "What do you mean with that? I'm a hundred percent normal human being."
Honami: "I'm surprised i can see someone with that much score in our class."
Ringo: "He reap what he sow, since kids he always draw a lot of attention just to make another person to take the responsibility. You remember what you did to Yuuya when our school won the national? You said to our friends Yuuya is the one who trained you, even you said that the last goal of yours was planned by him."
Ryou: "Hahaha... did i?"
Ringo: "But now, you can't run from your fate."
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A/N: Into the class war! Ready for bumpy road ahead fellas!!!!
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