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Classroom Of The Elite - Chapter 24
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“Here, come in . Well then, what do you have to say to me? Horikita . ”
It looks like Horikita was the one who was called into the guidance room .
“I will ask you frankly . Why was I put into class D?”
“Are you really asking frankly?”
“Today, sensei said that the classes were divided by superiority . And that class D was the lowest collection of leftovers . ”
“I did indeed say that . It looks like you consider yourself as a ‘superior’ person . ”
I wonder how Horikita will reply to that . I’m betting that she’ll confidently object to her words .
“I believe that I solved nearly all the problems on the entrance exam, and had no big mistakes during the interview . At the very least, I don’t think I should be in class D . ”
Look, I got it dead-on . Horikita’s the type to think of herself as the best . She isn’t self-conscious either, and really thinks that she’s superior to everyone else . On the results of the test, Horikita was also tied for first place .
“Solved nearly all the problems on the entrance exam, is it . Usually, we can’t show the results of the entrance exam, but I’ll give you a special exception . I have your answer sheet here by chance . ”
“You are thoroughly prepared, I see . …Looks like you also knew I would come here to protest my placement . ”
“I’m a teacher . I understand the students to some degree at the very least . Horikita Suzune . As you thought, on the entrance examination, you were 3rd place among the incoming first-years . Your scores were behind first and second by only a small margin . You did very well . There were no particular problems that we observed during the interview either . Rather, you were highly rated . ”
“Thank you very much . Then—why?”
“Before that, why are you dissatisfied with class D?”
“There is no one that would be happy when they are not correctly evaluated . Also, the differences between classes also greatly affect future prospects . It’s only natural that I’m unhappy . ”
“Correctly evaluated? Hey hey, your evaluation of yourself is too high . ’
Chiyabashira-sensei snickered, or rather, openly laughed, at Horikita .
“I recognize that your academic ability is high . You are definitely smart . However, who decided that smart people were the ones who got into the superior classes? We never said that . ”
“That’s—that’s just common sense . ”
“Common sense? Didn’t that ‘common sense’ create the broken Japan we live in now? Indeed, we used to separate the inferior from the superior using the test scores . As a result, incompetent people tried to make up the difference in desperation to defeat the truly superior people . In the end, it led to a heredity system . ”
The heredity system means that social status, honor, and job are all passed on and inherited .
Hearing those words, I unintentionally let out a low groan . My chest hurts .
“Certainly, you have the ability to study . I won’t deny that . However, this school’s goal is to produce excellent people . It is a big mistake to think that you can be assigned to a superior class by only studying . That was the very first thing we explained, at the entrance ceremony . Besides, think about it calmly . Do you think someone like Sudou would make it if we determined acceptance only by intelligence?
“Tsu…”
Even though this is one of the best schools in Japan, they accept students that are interested in areas other than studying .
“Also, it’s rash to say that there is no one that would be happy when they are incorrectly evaluated . Class A, for example, receives a lot of pressure from the school and a lot of envy from the lower classes . Competing under heavy pressure is harder than you think . There are students that are fine with being evaluated lower than they actually are . ”
“That’s a joke, right? I can’t understand those kind of people . ”
“Really? I think there are a few in class D . Oddball students that would stay in a low-level class with pleasure .
It seemed as though she was talking to me through the wall .
“You still haven’t explained clearly . Is my placement in class D the truth, and was there no mistake in my evaluation? Please double check . ”
“It’s too bad, but your placement in class D was not a mistake . You’re definitely in class D . You are a student only at that level .
“… Is that so . I will hear from the school at another time . ”
It looks like she decided that her homeroom teacher was not the right person to ask, and didn’t give up .
“You’ll get the same result if you try to talk to anyone in a higher position . There’s no need to be that disappointed . As I said this morning, classes can overtake and surpass one another . Remember that there is the possibility of rising up to class A before graduation . ”
“It does not seem like a very easy path . How will the immature class D ever get more points than class A? No matter how I look at it, it is impossible . ”
That was Horikita’s honest opinion . There is an enormous point difference this time .
“I wouldn’t know . It’s your own choice whether or not to head down that reckless path . By any chance, do you have a special reason as to why you need to be in class A?”
“That is… I will excuse myself for today . However, please remember that I still do not understand . ”
“All right, I’ll remember that . ”
I heard the sound of a chair being pulled . Looks like the discussion ended .
“Oh, right . I called another person to the guidance room . It’s a person that’s also relevant to you . ”
“Relevant to me…? No way… Niisa—”
“Come out, Ayanokouji . ”
Don’t call me with such bad timing . All right, I won’t come out .
“If you don’t come out, you’ll be expelled . ”
C-cruel . You shouldn’t unfairly use expulsion as a weapon .
“How long will you make me wait?”
While letting out a sigh, I exited the office kitchen and into the guidance room . Naturally, Horikita was surprised .
“Were you… listening to us?”
“Listening? I know you guys were talking about something, but I didn’t hear anything . The walls are pretty thick . ”
“That’s not true . You can hear everything clearly from that kitchen . ”
For some reason, it looks like Chiyabashira-sensei wanted to drag me out into the room .
“… Sensei, why would you do that?”
Horikita immediately noticed that this was a setup . The anger was clear on her face .
“Because I decided it was necessary . Well then Ayanokouji, I’ll tell you the reason I called you . ”
Chiyabashira-sensei shot down Horikita’s question and turned her attention to me .
“Excuse me then…”
“Wait Horikita . It is better for you to listen to the end . This’ll be a hint for how you can get up to class A . ”
Horikita stopped in her tracks and sat back down in her chair .
“Please keep it short . ”
Looking down at her clipboard, Chiyabashira-sensei laughed .
“You’re an interesting student, Ayanokouji . ”
“I’m not interesting at all, not as interesting as someone like Chiyabashira who has a strange surname . ”
“Do you want to prostrate yourself in front of all the Chiyabashira-san’s in the country? Hmm?”
No, even if you looked all of the country for other Chiyabashira’s, there would probably be no one else other than you…
“After your entrance examination results, I was thinking about potential individual teaching methods, but after seeing your test results, my interest was piqued . I was surprised at first . ”
A familiar answer sheet from the entrance exam was on the clipboard .
“50 points in Japanese, 50 points in math, 50 points in english, 50 points in history, 50 points in science… and the result of the most recent test was also 50 points . Do you know what this means?”
In surprise, Horikita looked over my test form then shifted her gaze to me .
“What a frightening coincidence . ”
“Hou? You’re going to claim that your results are a coincidence to the very end? It’s clearly intentional . ”
“It’s a coincidence . You have no proof . Anyway, what benefit would I get from manipulating my own results? If I had a brain that could get high marks, I would aim for perfect scores in al all subjects . ”
Watching me feign innocence, she let out a sigh with a look of amazement .
“Honestly, you’re a really weird student . Are you sure? Math problem #5 was only solved by 3% of all students this year . Additionally, you included a complex formula and used it flawlessly . On the other hand, the correct answer rate of #10 was 76% . Did you make a mistake? Or is that ‘normal’?”
“I don’t know what’s normal in this world . It’s a coincidence, a coincidence . ”
“Good grief . I admire your attitude, but it’ll cause problems for you in the future . ”
“I’ll think about that when I have to . ”
Chiyabashira-sensei sent Horikita a look that said, “How was that?”
“Why do you… pretend that you don’t understand?”
“No, like I said, it’s a coincidence . It’s not like I’m hiding that I’m a genius or something .
“What do you think? He might be more intelligent than you are, Horikita . ”
Horikita visibly flinched . Sensei, please don’t say anything unnecessary .
“I don’t like studying, nor do I want to try my best . That’s why I get those kind of scores . ”
“It’s not about the students who choose this school . Like you and Koenji, there are others who are fine with either class A or class D . ”
It’s not just this school, but even the teachers aren’t normal . During their conversation earlier, Chiyabashira-sensei was able to upset Horikita with her words . It’s as if they hold the “secrets” of all the students .
“What is it? What other reasons are there?”
“Do you want to hear about it in detail?”
I noticed that Chiyabashira-sensei had a sharp glint in her eye . Somehow, it seems like she’s trying to provoke her .
“No, I’ll stop here . If I kept listening, I think I would go crazy and destroy all the furniture in here . ”
“If you do that, Ayanokouji will be demoted to class E . ”
“There’s such a class?”
“Certainly . Class E means expelled . In other words, dropping out of school . Well, the conversation ends here . Enjoy your student life from now on . ”
What a sarcastic remark .
“I will also leave . It’s time for the staff meeting to start . I’m going to close this room, so let’s leave the room . ”
She pushed the two of us out of the room . Why did Chiyabashira-sensei make the two of us meet? She doesn’t look like the type to do meaningless actions .
“Anyway… shall we go back?”
I started walking away without waiting for her to confirm . It’s probably better for us to walk back separately .
“Wait . ”
Horikita called out to me to stop, but I kept walking . If I get away from her until we’ve reached the dorms, my goal would be successful .