Baka to Tesuto to Syokanju:Volume6 The Third Question

The Third Question

Answer the question below

Explain about The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

Himeji Mizuki's answer

It's the meeting sponsored by United Nations on 1992 at Rio de Janeiro. It's a discussion attended by each country's head which is also called as Earth Summit. Following this meeting, The Declaration of Forest Principle such as Rio Declaration on Environment and Development and Agenda 21 was agreed.

Teacher's Comment

You're right. It's one of the important meeting held where each country present enthusiastically discuss about making efforts for earth's environment. Other than two of the name that Himeji-san give in your answer, it's also called as the Rio Summit. It will be nice if you also remember it.

Tsuchiya Kouta's answer

It's hard to explain in a single word.

Teacher's Comment

I understand. I'll hear your answer throughly later in the staff room.

Yoshii Akihisa's answer

[
· Being concerned about the environment, no ink is used for the question's answer]

Teacher's Comment

Rather than the environment, shall we think about whether you could graduate or not.

"Uwaah... somehow it has become something big hasn't it?"

"You're right... Even the academy side need to invest quite a bit now that it has become like this...."

The following day, when peeking on class 3F in the new school building that has been turned into haunted house, I was genuinely surprised. Whether the dim atmosphere or the construction on the exterior, I didn't think they would make it elaborately like this.

"The third year students' side is also quite serious aren't they? Could it be because those guys also want to stop screwing around at least on the last day of the summer short course?"

As expected, even Yuuji raised his voice in amazement as if he didn't think the academy side's support and the third years would go this far building the construction.

"T-they didn't have to work this hard though...."

"T-that's right isn't it? It's too much right?"

Looking at the tournament that managed to build up the atmosphere perfectly, Himeji-san and Minami put a file in front of their faces. For people who dislike these kind of scary things, there's nothing worse than seeing this isn't it?

"Yuuji, we're supposed to meet in the old school building aren't we?"

"Aa. We're supposed to prepare separately, new school building class 3F for the third years and old school building class 3F for us. When it's time to start, the first group will start to enter the new school building in order, is the arrangement we agreed on earlier.

A fireproof shutter is pulled down to cover the corridor connecting the new and old school building, so although the atmosphere is conveyed to us, we can't check the situation over there. Surely, inside there, the Takanatsu pair and the other third years are licking their lips while preparing to scare us.

".....The preparation of the cameras is also already done."

Mutsullini shows us the big bag that he carries with him. It seems there are several cameras stuffed inside and we're supposed to bring those cameras with us when entering. It's for proof of us passing through the checkpoints and to prevent us from cheating, and also to prevent the people waiting from being bored and for several other reasons, it's also going be used as camera.... Come to think of it, I was pretty surprised that the third years didn't raise any objection. I somehow thought the third years were going to say "the camera will make everything known beforehand and we can't surprise you anymore so it's rejected!", but they've unexpectedly agreed to our request without any objection. Could it be because they are very confident that they'll succeed?

"Our preparation is making ready the cameras and monitors and then making the pairing up combination isn't it?"

"Ah, that's right. We haven't decided on the pairing up have we?"

According to the rules, basically there's going to be two people in one group. This seems to be an arrangement to make the test of courage to still be liven up even if there's a person or two that isn't scared of things like that even a little. Now that the situation has changed into a match against the third years, to win, in theory we should pair up people who aren't scared of things like this together, but....

Well, for the pair up, since this is a rare chance, let's make a boy-girl pair as much as possible. It should be more lively that way isn't it?"

"Eh? Is that okay?"

This is an unexpected proposal from someone who cares about winning like this guy.

"It's okay isn't it. I only wanted to escape from Ironman's extra lesson full course from hell. The third years are also the ones making the preparations for this test of courage. Just taking the preparation and clean up for athletic or two isn't that big of a problem isn't it?"

"But, didn't Yuuji and Akihisa already promise to Tokonatsu duo to personally have a match with them?"

"That was just to stir them up back then. Now that we have succeed in pushing the troublesome construction tasks on them, there's no problem at all even if we don't take that challenge."

I nodded as if agreeing with his words.

"Then, your real intentions are?"

"As a revenge for getting coerced by Shouko to pair up with her, I plan to drag everyone into this."

Un. It's generally just like what I thought.

Well, it doesn't matter. In the first place, making a boy-girl pair is the main principle in a test of courage, and in this kind of event, I will also be happier with a girl instead of a boy. Now all I need to do is finding someone to pair with, but.... it will be hard won't it?

There're three girls in our class, Himeji-san, Minami, and Hideyoshi.

It's quite a high hurdle, but maybe I should invite Himeji-san? Uuunnn.... Himeji-san is a kind person so she might accept when I invite her, but I wonder if that's okay? Even from my point of view, but unlike Yuuji, whether it's the strength to protect others, or giving giving some sense of security, I'm overwhelmingly lacking in those points. Frankly speaking, I'm unreliable. For Himeji-san who hate ghosts and already frightened even now, to pair up with me is too pitiable.

Then, how about asking Minami? She's quite frightened just like Himeji-san, but if it's Minami, I somehow get the feeling that she would be fine even if I'm this unreliable. Furthermore, if it's Minami, it should be more comfortable to be with. That's including the problem of accidental body contact. But, the problem is -

[Kill.... I'm gonna kill any pig who pair up with onee-sama...]

Shimizu-san who keep uttering those curses in small voice from a place that I can only see. If I carelessly said that, my life would probably be exposed to danger in an instant wouldn't it? I'm not that much of an eccentric who would invite a real thrill for the sake of enjoying a man-made one.

That means, it's Hideyoshi after all isn't it?

"What is it Akihisa? Is there something on my face or something?"

It might be because there are lots of ghosts in the stories for drama plays, but right now it shows no trace of fear at all. Let's ask Hideyoshi here -

[Sugawa-kaichou, we found a heretic proposing to pair up with Kinoshita.]

[Bring him away.]

[Ha. In what way should he be cooked?]

[Fingernail full course.]

[Thank you for the order.]

It's no good. It will be hard to open pull-tab if my nails are gone completely.

If that's so.....Oh well, there's no other way isn't it?

"Oi, Mutsullini."

".......?"

"For the test of courage, will you attend together with me?"

"........!?(*shake shake shake*)"

When I called out to Mutsullini like that, he vigorously jumped back. Mu. What's with that reaction?

"A-Akihisa-kun!? Why are you choosing Tsuchiya-kun among everyone in here!?"

"That's right Aki! Leaving aside Kinoshita, you have an interest toward Tsuchiya too!?"

"Eh? But, if I invite Yuuji, I will feel bad toward Kirishima-san won't I?"

"Among these bunch here, you don't have other choice beside me and Mutsullini!?"

"....Akihisa.... even just the feeling is already bothersome..."

"Your line of thought is unreadable just like always..."

It seems they were meant not to hurt my feeling in various ways, but those were some cruel words alright.

"Onee-sama! If it's for your pair during the test of courage, Miharu volunteered herself!"

Perhaps because she was relieved from me inviting Mutsullini, after she hid away the various stationery that she was holding, Shimizu-san jumped toward Minami. If I invited Minami, those various stationeries which emanate silver glow would surely be directed towards me wouldn't they? That was close....

"M-Miharu!? Wait a minute!? Sakamoto also said it just now didn't he, that it will be boy-girl pair!? I can't pair up with you you know!"

"No problem! As long as onee-sama has this chest that could be thought as the water surface of a dried-up lake, things such as gender difference, it doesn't exist even if there is one."

That remark, if it was me, the instant that remark leaves my mouth, around 3 or 4 of my ribs are going to be gone aren't they?

"Geez! Let me go, Miharu! I don't have any intention to pair up with you - "

A dangerous smile surfaced on Minami's face, who tried to run away from Shimizu-san, when she look at my face. This is bad! I've got a premonition of getting caught up, which means getting my whole body pierced by those stationeries that emit silvery glows!

"Please, Mutsullini! Pair up with mugeeehhh!?"

"Sorry about that, Miharu. Actually, I already paired up with Aki. That's why, invite me again next time?"

My cervical vertebrae is grasped by Minami. The choice I got right now is, being killed by Minami right now for rejecting her or getting killed later by Shimizu-san for accepting it.

"But, onee-sama! If you're going with that pig - "

"Miharu. You know that I really hate breaking a promise right? Even so, are you still going to say those words?"

When Minami says that, Shimizu-san vexedly bit her lower lip while murmuring.

"....I understand, onee-sama. If it's like that then I'm going to withdraw from this place."

"Un. Thank you for your understanding, Miharu."

"But, in the slim chance that this pig becomes unable to attend, onee-sama with Miharu - "

"Sorry Miharu. At that time, I have a plan to have a stomachache."

"Onee-sama is so colddd!"

Being told like that by Minami, Shimizu-san ran away while overflowing with tears.

Plan to have a stomachache...., what an original way of refusing something.

"T-that's the situation, so Aki, please take care of me?"

Even if you said please take care of me, it's not like I have any other choice with my vital spot being grabbed....

"But, Minami, is it okay for your partner to be me?"

"Y-you don't have to be so reserved about it. Aki is enough for me you know. You might be a little unreliable, but I'm not afraid of that kind of made-up things at all. Furthermore, it's not like you have any hope of getting any other par - "

"Are you sure it's okay Minami? I'm human you know?"

"....That misunderstanding, I'm absolutely going to clear it today."

[Yoshii Akihisa.....! I'm going to kill you. I'm going to kill you. I'm going to kill you. I'm going to kill kill kill kill kill kill.....!!]

Suddenly out of nowhere, a message from hell can be heard.

Probably when the sun set today, my life going to come to an end won't it.

[Wait a minute Shimizu-san. Let's first observe the situation.]

[ - You are....A class's Kubou Toshimitsu-kun right? Do you have any business with Miharu?]

[Let's cooperate Shimizu-san. Our interests probably coincide.]

[....It seems to be not a bad proposition even for Miharu.]

What is that? That strange chill on my back. I get the feeling as if some grave situation is developing in some unknown place.

"M-Minami-chan's not fair! Even I want with Akihisa-kun"

"Uuh....Sorry, Mizuki.... But, if you go together with Aki, you have to expose your summon beast to Aki at the check point you know?"

"Hau...! T-that's.....!"

Himeji-san made a really troubled face. Is that so. If I went with Himeji-san, that kind of embarrassing experience is going to be coerced in my mind won't it? That was close.

"Well, the pairing up problem is more or less decided already so we can just leave the details for later right? What's important is to make the other participants enjoy this."

Pan pan! Yuuji said that while clapping his hand.

"? What's the matter Yuuji? Prioritizing other people is very unlike you."

"It's because we're the ones planning this test of courage. Our enjoyment is low priority. To entertain everyone first is the natural thing isn't it?"

"Your real intention is?"

"Since I have to pair up with Shouko, I want to send the others to clear this so that I won't have to participate too."

Un. A plain and simple reason that even I can understand.

"Now then, since we have to decide the order of breaking in, quit chattering and let's hurry to the assembly place."

"Ah, un. The headquarters is our class F right?"

"Aa. I also prepared class E for stand-by room though. Just as expected, these number of people won't fit in just class F alone."

The participants are the students of class F who are obligated to attend supplementary class numbering 50 peoples, and the volunteers who attended summer short course numbering 100 peoples. It's more or less half of the students in our school year.

"Mutsullini. How's the monitor preparation going?"

"....No problem. The LCD display from A class has been brought here."

"Yosh. Well then, let's enjoy this reminder of summer event comfortably."

"You're right. There's no severe punishment this time too, so let's enjoy this."

"Umu. If it's only on the level of cleaning up after athletic festival, it's nothing compared to everything that we've experience up until now."

"I'm actually, not enjoying this very much...."

"A-as for me, well, since I get to make Aki as my shield, I guess I can enjoy it a little bit."

".....I'm looking forward to various good snapshot."

Inside the school building that suddenly become lively once again, we walk into the unexpected festivities holding each of our own thought.

<Ne, ne.... that nook over there, isn't it suspicious.....?>

<Y-you're right.... It feels like something gonna come out from there isn't it?.....>

From the monitor that Mutsullini installed, the voice and image of the B class boy-girl pair that go out first as the vanguard is flowing out. The first place we head out to is the checkpoint of B class that's in charge with making things. The class is turned into the street of old Edo era motif. Looking at that dim picture that's purposely have its light intensity constricted for this event, there's enough thrill in it even for the people that only look through the camera.

[W-well then, I'll be going first...]

[Un....]

On the camera, a surrounding centering on a corner that bend suspiciously is projected. The two people holding the camera carefully proceed to that place while taking a vigilant attitude.

"M-Minami-chan.... on that shade, isn't there something over there?"

"I-i-i-it's just your imagination Mizuki. There's nothing projected at all."

Himeji-san and Minami are looking at the monitor from afar with their hand clasped together. If you're that scared, it would be better to just not watch it though, is what I thought, but when thinking that we might also go there, there's no way they're not watching this aren't they?

[I'm going...!!]

[Un...!]

The camera is projecting the other side of the corner. Is there something there...?

When looking at it while holding fear from anticipation, the camera only projected a road continuing ahead.

"G-Geez. There's nothing at all isn't it...?"

"Thank God..... We can safely proceed there can't we?"

On the instant Minami and Himeji-san heave a sigh of relief -

[ [Gyaaaa....!!] ]

""Kyaaa....!!""

From the other side of the camera, a loud screams reverberates. Hearing that, Himeji-san and Minami also raise a scream simultaneously. Even though there's nothing caught in the camera, to get surprised just from a scream, they're really don't like scary things at all don't they?

".....Fail."

Mutsullini muttered while point at the equipment. The digital meter with the word "camera 1" written under it jump up at once and indicate that the voice level has far exceed the fail red line mark.

".....???"

By the way, although a girl just like Himeji-san and Minami, Kirishima-san repeatedly alternate her gaze toward the monitor and Himeji-san and the other while tilting her head as if she doesn't understand what they're scared about.

"Uuunn... for the advance squad to get eliminated in the very first corner... the other side are really serious aren't they?"

"Aren't they? Just expected of the third years."

Preparing 5 set of cameras, we have several group enter together with a delay between their entrance, but even before the second group manage to enter, the first group has suddenly already lost consciousness. This is beyond our expectation.

"If it's like this we won't find out what's going on that first corner right?"

"If it's only this much information, the other guy will needlessly become too alert instead and foster their fear even more won't they?"

The only girl in the F class who has resistance toward ghost story, Hideyoshi, nod her head in agreement.

"....The second group has already started."

Mutsulini point his finger at the monitor with number "2" written below it. In those, the figure of class A's boy-girl pair advancing is being projected.

"It will be nice if this time what the other side is doing can be clearly projected isn't it?"

"You're right.."

This is a contest after all, also for the frightened Himeji-san and Minami, some information will really help. I won't hope for them to clear all the way until B class, but at least some information about what will come out will really help.

"No, that will be hard won't it?"

"Eh? Yuuji, what do you mean by - "

When I tried to confirm what he meant since his manner of speaking indicate that he knows something,

<<Hyaaa-!?>>

""Kyaaa-!!""

Just after commencing, a scream can be heard again from the other side of the camera.

".....Fail"

This time a little bit different from earlier, it's at the place where the corner start to enter your field of vision. To come at us by changing the place, the other side is quite good.

<A-a blood-stained head suddenly appear through the wall...>

<To have the Kuchisake-onna appear suddenly behind....>

That kind of murmur can be heard. So the reason it doesn't appear on the camera is because it suddenly in the blind spot isn't it. This time, the summoned beast's size is large, unlike how it is usually. The bloody head and Kuchisake-onna is also in their real size, so it must have been quite scary.

"Nee, Yuuji. What do you meant when you said that it will be hard earlier?"

Beside me, Hideyoshi is inquiring Yuuji. That's also something I'm curious about.

"...I don't think we're the only one using camera."

Kirishima-san answered before Yuuji managed to do. That means....

"The third years are also looking at this footage?"

"Of course it is. If it's not like that, it would be too advantageous letting us using a camera. Since they're not protesting, that means the other side also get a merit from this."

"Is that so? I thought it was because they were too confident in their abilities or something."

And also, for the frightening side to enjoy in the interval when they wait for us to come.

"Well, that's also part of it too..... But if they look at the footage from the camera, they could found out around where can our side focus our attention on. For the frightening side, it will be easier to find the timing, and it will be easy for them to attack us from our blind side too."

"Ah, is that so."

If it's just to confirm our location, there's a lot of other ways, but if it's to find out where our attention is directed at, then looking at the camera is definitely the way to go.

"Furthermore, the other people's summoned beast beside yours can't touch object so they can slip through obstacle to do a sudden attack. If they also know the opponent's position and view direction, then it will be possible to do something like placing a monster at their back too."

"I see. So even without any fixed camera, we actually reveal information to them ourselves. That certainly make it easier for the other side isn't it?"

"...If it's just a test of courage using summoned beast that is."

On the monitor, the third group challenging the test of courage is projected, but this time they also failed without managing to reach the check point. Looking at this condition from the first group of class B people, I'm concerned about where this battle is heading.

"Even if I said that, although there's no pressure for us to win this, a match is still a match. I just can't take it if we're one-sidedly losing."

Fun, Yuuji snort. Un un. For this guy who hate losing, this is a very Yuuji-like way of thinking.

"I was thinking of checking at the situation first, but this already past the limit isn't it. If there's too many people with high score getting failed here, it will be hard at the check-point."

"That's right isn't it. The other side also put people with good score at the check point aren't they?"

The number of people doing summoned beast battle from the opponent side is divided by 4 groups consisting of 8 people. If it's just this number of people, they will fill the roster with name from A class for sure. If we don't also send people with high test score to face them, there's a possibility that we will get wiped out at the check point.

"Well then, I guess we'll have to start to make a move too. Everyone! Change of order! Sugawa and Fukumura pair from F class and Asakura and Udou pair from the same class will go in first!"

When Yuuji raise his voice to give direction while still seated in his chair, after a little while, the face of the familiar F class member is projected in each of camera 4 and 5.

""We're going in!"" ""I'll hold the camera.""

In order to delay the time of breaking in, the Asakura and Udou pair is asked to be on stand-by while Sugawa and Fukumura pair advanced first while bringing a camera. I don't know whether it's because they got guts or because they're not thinking at all, both of them are closing in to the aforementioned corner without even a slight of hesitation.

"Ah, if it's taken with the attitude of as if nothing will happen like this, it's less scary than before and it helps a lot."

"You're right. It's much better like this isn't it?"

Just like what Himeji-san and Minami said, compared to the camera work of people who are on their guard, the camera work of people who steadily advance without any tension at all is less scary. Also, if they move rapidly like this, even the frightening side will find it harder to find the right timing.

(Ooh, wasn't it there? The place that something seemed to come out?) (You're right)

The corner where the three groups before failed in succession is projected by the camera. Both of them turn on the corner while holding the camera and unintentionally shoot toward the wall at the side, and then,

""Kyaaaa""

A blood-stained severed neck appeared there. And then, just like that, the camera move toward their backside.

And there, a gross woman whose mouth is torn up to her ears appeared.

""Kyaaaaaa!!! Kyaaaa!!!""

Himeji-san and Minami raised a scream on the level that make people wonder from where do they able to produce that loud of a scream. No, it's not just Himeji-san and Minami. Other people who watch the monitor at other places also screamed. Indeed, for people who are not used to things like this, it might be scary for them.

But, (Ooh, this person, her mouth is a little wide, but isn't she quite a beauty?) (No no. This person here should be more beautiful isn't she? We won't know whether her body is sexy or not since there's nothing below her neck, but if the blood is washed she should be very pretty.)

Sugawa-kun and Fukumura-kun are coolly valuating their opponent.

"H-how can those two be that calm about it!? Aki and the others too!? Aren't you afraid!? It's such a real looking ghost you know!?"

Minami shouts with a pale face. Well, even if you put it like that...

"Because it's not like our life is in danger I guess." "It's because such an grotesque things like that is something F class see every day." "...That much, is nothing compared to Akihisa when he almost get killed by everyone." "You're right. Compared ane-ue's punishment, this much is child play."

It's not like us to be scared of only some bloody things.

(Even so, it's dark here isn't it.... We'll trip into something if it stays like this..) (Ah, lucky for us then. Let's borrow the light over there.)

A lantern that's put as a decoration is projected in the camera. Sugawa-kun and Fujimura-kun approach the lantern in order to arbitrarily borrow it.

-Bon!

""Kyaaaa!""

Suddenly, a ogre-like face appears on the lantern and weird sized limbs come out from its body. Is that the lantern ghost? I see. They integrate their summoned beasts with the surrounding background huh? It's a very good performance.

(Ooh? I can't grab this.) (Our summoned beast should be able to grab this right? Summon!)

Disregarding the other party's thoughtful performance, the zombie summoned by Fukumura-kun grabbed the lantern ghost and start to advance even further. ....I feel sorry for that lantern ghost who noisily flails its limb.

"S-somehow..it such a surreal scene isn't it...."

"T-that's right isn't it.... It somehow as if watching a television show or something."

"....Yuuji. I'm scared so hold my hand."

"Shut up Shouko. You weren't frightened even the slightest bit were you?"

"...I was too frightened that my voice wouldn't come out."

"Liar. You just missed the chance to scream didn't you?"

The frightened Himeji-san and Minami, also Kirishima-san and Yuuji who do the same routine as usual. Unaffected by these situation here, the two zombies advanced forward using the lantern to illuminate the way while scattering their rotten flesh. This is just some random thought, but if this goes well, this could easily be turned into some kind of simple movie isn't this?

And just like this, we watch over Sugawa-kun and Fukumura-kun's pleasant advance(?) for a while.

When the time comes, Asakura and Udou starts to break in while bringing camera no. 5.

"Nmu? By the way Yuuji, didn't you say that the pair for this test of courage has to be boy-girl one?"

Hideyoshi, who take a peek toward the monitor, inquired Yuuji. Just like Hideyoshi said, the one in the monitor, Sugawa and Fukumura pair, and the one enter after that, Asakura and Udou pair, are all boys.

"I wanted to make it more or less like that, but since us F class mostly consist of males, the number doesn't match."

The number of boys and girls on a whole class year is more or less the same, but the distribution in F class is 47 : 2 : 1. The number of boys and girls who voluntarily attend the summer additional lesson is more or less the same, that's why for the test of courage this time, only us F class have a lot of male participants. It can't be helped that not all of them can be formed into boy-girl pair.

(Aah..! Damn it! Why is someone like me is paired with a person like Sugawa...!) (This is your fault for being not popular isn't it!)

A conversation like that between Sugawa-kun and Fukumura-kun can be heard from camera 4. It looks both party is not satisfied with being partnered with each other. Even someone like me will also be unsatisfied for having to suffer the plight of being paired with the boys from F class when I'm supposed to enjoy this test of courage with a girl.

The two of them, whose displeasure can be felt even in the darkness of the image, continued their quarrel.

(Whaat.....? Sugawa, haven't you been trying to talk to around 20 girls since morning and get destroyed every time?) (Y-you're wrong! T-they didn't reject me! It's because their personal situation! There's no way I'm unpopular!) (Then I'm the same too! There's no way I'm unpopular! I only have bad timing up until now!)

Ah. That voice level of that shout just now seems to pass the red mark on the voice strength meter....

".....Fail"

"What are those two doing..."

The two group that didn't get surprised by the attraction at all failed because of stupid argument. Uuunnn.... As expected of class F...

"But, thanks to Sugawa-kun and Fukumura-kun, we found out about the enemy tricks don't we?"

"Right. There's also the Asakura pair so reaching the check point is only a matter of time."

Asakura-kun's camera, who enter quite a while after Sugawa-kun's group, already advance quite far. There's a lot of attraction such as a long necked monster who suddenly appear from a well, a one-eyed kozou, and even the more orthodox ones. Some of the group who enter after them still get scared even though what will be coming to greet them, but most of the second year group manage to break through.

And then, finally Asakura group's camera take a shot of an open field. In the center of that field, two of the third year students whose face I vaguely remembered and the science teacher, Fuse-sensei, already wait.

(Ooh. Is this the checkpoint? It's quite a breeze isn't it?) (It's only walking through the class B's long runway though.)

Asakura-kun's group, who breaks(more like passed through though) the coming enemy's summoned beast one by one, spirit is quite lifted. If it's like this, we might be able to clear the class D area too.

((((Summon!!))))

While we watched over them through the monitor, the 4 of them start to call their summoned beast under Fuse-sensei's permission, and their score start to appear. First, the third year's score are being shown clearly.

A class Kondou Yoshifumi & A class Ootake Kimiko Science 326 points & 263 points

"Just as expected, it's class A people isn't it?"

"Since a lot of the third year attend prep school too, they prepare someone with most superior test score available huh."

Although there are people with better science score, but just like us, the other side also don't have full member. That's why, we already thought that people with over 400 hundred scores won't appear this early...., but it seems people with score over 300 does.

By the way, even for someone placed on A class, on average at least their score will surpass 200. Because we see Himeji-san and Mutsullini's score quite a lot, our standard become quite weird, but usually even a score over 200 is a great score you can puff your chest about. In other words, the third years who are shown in the camera are people who are around in the top 10 in science subject in their years.

And then, the one that fight them, the score of the people on our side

F class Asakura Masahiro & A class Udou Sumiyoshi Science 59 points & -------

((Gyaaaa!!!))

Aaah!! They got done in before the score is finished being displayed!?

"Well, just as expected isn't it"

"You're right. The checkpoints are straight out test score battle after all."

Although they have guts, class F students are still class F students after all. There's no way they will win when it come to test score battle...

"But, with this we found out the way up till the checkpoint. Now the chance that students from other class to clear it if we send them in should increase. Everyone! This is the time we settle this! Let's send it a pair who can fight against the enemy pair just now!"

Yuuji calls out to the people who have been on standby up till now.

"""Leave it to us!!!"""

"Your score can't stand up against the enemy at all!!!"

Somehow the first one to confidently step up is the guys from class F.

-*-

(Yosh! class B conquest completed!)

(We did it, Shinichi-kun!)

Seven pairs break in after Asakura-kun get crushed by the enemy, and among them 5 pairs manage to reach the checkpoint after repeatedly almost let out a scream that would pass the fail level. There's no replenishment test allowed for the match this time, and there's also no substitution allowed. For us, as the offensive side, even if you can't win the match in one go, we can still clear the challenge by challenging them multiple time to drain their test score. In short, the key to this match is to send in as much students with high test score as possible without letting them fail on the way to the checkpoints.

"Haa... I'm glad... With this, we won't have to go to class B right?"

Himeji-san stroke her chest in relieve.

"Un. Since we already clear class B."

From the rule that we agreed on before the game, the offensive side can just skip the class they already break-through and start from the next class. From the position of the class and the shape of the maze, we have to clear class D after class B.

"I want to pass on this because it's scary....."

"Uuuun.. this is an official notice from the headmistress after all."

Since the class is canceled, this courage test become a replacement to the class. For students from other class who attend the summer short course out of their own volition, they can still use some kind of excuse to not participate, but for us class F students, we have an obligation to participate since we're the one that cause the supplementary class cancellation. We can't just withdraw from participating just because we're afraid.

"It will be nice if someone else can clear it all the way in this manner..."

Hanging on a sliver of hope, Himeji-san's turn is set to be the last one to try. It's so that if someone else managed to clear it all the way to class A, she won't have to do the courage test at all.

"We'll try hard so Himeji-san won't have to take the test. Right, Minami?"

"Y-you're right, Aki. Let's do our best."

Although her face shows a complex expression, Minami seems motivated to do this. It's an expression of fear mixed with a little enjoyment from the event. It seems she doesn't like this kind of things, but I'm happy that she seems to still be able to enjoy this.

Not only Minami and us, everyone else that participates seem to also enjoying the event in their own way, from raising a scream while looking through the monitor, writing the enemies position on a note. It may be hard for Himeji-san who hates scary things, but I hope she at least enjoy the festival-like atmosphere

(Well then, we'll continue on toward class D)

(Let's do our best, Shinichi-kun)

On the other side of the camera, the two person who just broke through class B went on toward class D. From this point forward, we still don't know the set up of the enemy. We'll have to be careful.

(Just tell me anytime if you ever get scared, Mami. I'll protect you)

(Un, thank you. I'll be in your care, Shinichi-kun)

"""Tch...!!"""

Toward the conversation of those two which was heard from the monitor, tongue-clicking could be heard all over the classroom. When I look around to see who's the one who did that, it was from the boys from class B and class C. Of course, that kind of bad-mannered action couldn't have come from class F students.

"Sakamoto, please let me go next. I'll let them know that their true enemy is among the second years."

"Wait, Kondou. This is surely my, Mutou Keita, who's also known as "sure and reliable ally-killer" turn to shine"

"No no, you should leave this to me, Harada Nobutaka, whose catch copy is "Gruesomely repaying kindness with resentment."

Class F's selling point is power of action. We're not soft enough to let this slide with just a tongue-click.

"Oi oi, you all..... Let's all come down first."

Yuuji shrug his shoulder as if he's amazed with this.

"- that kind of thing, should be done by everyone in the class."

The ever so magnificent class F. Although we'll let bad things run rampant, we'll never leave someone else's happiness alone. It's this kind of daily activity that build up our feeling of solidarity isn't it?

"But, now is a bad time for infighting isn't it. Since they managed to go ahead, we need them to do their best to win this game."

"Umu. Since we do this, aiming for a win is just natural."

We return our gaze toward the monitor in order to see through the enemy's plan. The stage now, class D, is a lot smaller than the previous stage, class B. The size is only about a third of class B. Probably they won't be able to do any trick in larger scale than the one they did in class D, so I think we should be able to clear this one more easily -