Chapter 42 The Worst-Case Scenario

The mid-term exam, like the previous quiz, only covers five main subjects.

If each subject is tested for an hour, then the students can easily finish the exams in one day.

Including break time, it's equivalent to a day's worth of classes.

Therefore, when it was time for the usual after-school activities, the exam was announced to be over.

"Your grades will be announced tomorrow."

Chabashira Sae, coldly issued this ultimatum while collecting all the test papers.

"Whether you're confident or not, enjoy your leisurely evening today."

After leaving these uneasy words behind, Chabashira Sae exited the classroom.

Once the classroom door was shut, the students became noisy.

"How did it go?"

"Do you have confidence in passing?"

"I...I don't know..."

"I have a feeling I won't be able to sleep tonight..."

Each student wore an anxious expression as they communicated with each other.

Of course, those who were confident in their academic performance were still as nonchalant as usual, like Kouenji Rokusuke, who picked up his backpack and left the classroom without looking back as soon as the bell rang.

Meanwhile, Hirata Yousuke and Kushida Kikyou joined Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and Sudou Ken at their desks.

"How did it go?"

"Are you okay?"

Hirata Yousuke and Kushida Kikyou seemed very uneasy.

Usually, Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and Sudou Ken would have acted as if they didn't care and just muddled through, but this time, the three of them seemed to have lost even that composure and were sitting there with ashen faces.

Seeing their behavior, it was clear to anyone what their situation was like.

"Haha... don't worry, it's okay. I've experienced this kind of thing countless times since middle school. I've always managed to pass before, so there's no problem this time either!"

Ike Kanji could only laugh dryly and say these words, whether to comfort others or to comfort himself.

"I... I'm a high-achieving intellectual recognized by the United Nations. If the purpose of this school is to cultivate excellent talents, then I'm definitely fine. Yes, definitely fine!"

Yamauchi Haruki also expressed himself in a lively manner, but his tone was unclear.

"......"

Sudou Ken couldn't even say a word and just sat in his seat with a gloomy expression.

It was likely that anyone could tell how bad the situation was for these three.

"Has it really come to this?"

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka could only watch from afar.

Fang Li just glanced at them before quickly retracting his gaze and continuing to pack his things.

At this moment, it was Horikita Suzune who spoke up.

"Now you realize how much time you've wasted before, don't you?"

Horikita Suzune, like an objective third party, coldly dropped these words.

"Just like last month's recklessness, this time you also need to bear all the consequences for not realizing the severity of the situation, so go ahead and laugh at your own foolishness."

Is this Horikita Suzune's most honest thought?

She was not saying this to mock Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and Sudou Ken, but simply expressing her thoughts objectively.

However, no matter how you think about it, saying such words in this situation has no effect other than being jarring.

This smoothly ignited Sudou Ken's temper.

"Bam!"

Sudou Ken suddenly kicked the desk in front of him.

"Wow!"

Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki, who were sitting in front of Sudou Ken, were immediately affected. They were knocked down by the desk that had been kicked from behind.

At this point, Sudou Ken was already standing up.

"Do you think I won't hit you just because you're a girl!?"

The veins on Sudou Ken's temple bulged high, and he walked towards Horikita Suzune in a rage.

"Calm down, Sudou-san!"

Hirata Yousuke was immediately alarmed and tried to stop him.

But now, Hirata Yousuke couldn't stop Sudou Ken at all.

"Get out of my way!"

Sudou Ken just swung his arm, and with a "pop" sound, Hirata Yousuke was thrown out and hit the nearby desks and chairs.

"Yousuke!"

"Hirata-san!"

Led by Karuizawa Kei, a group of girls exclaimed and hurriedly went to help Hirata Yousuke.

Karuizawa Kei even glared angrily at Sudou Ken while supporting Hirata Yousuke.

However, at the same time, a hint of fear also appeared in Karuizawa Kei's eyes.

There should be no girl who isn't scared of Sudou Ken when he loses control, right?

The only one who could come forward and say something was Kushida Kikyou.

"Please calm down, Sudou-san." Kushida Kikyou pleaded: "Although Horikita-san's words were a bit excessive, resorting to violence may seriously violate the rules of the S-system. Let alone the class points, Sudou-san may be punished by the school."

Kushida Kikyou's advice was not only based on emotions, but also on reason.

If it were a usual day, even if Sudou Ken was violent, he should have chosen to swallow his anger, right?

But now, Sudou Ken had disregarded all that.

"Anyway, I'm going to be expelled, who cares about those things!?"

Sudou Ken had completely lost his sanity, his eyes even bloodshot.

"I just want to teach that woman a lesson, so you better get out of my way, Kushida!"

It seemed that Sudou Ken had really lost control.

The anxiety of the unsatisfactory mid-term exams, coupled with the possibility of being expelled, made Sudou Ken unable to calm down anymore.

However, Horikita Suzune had not backed down because of this.

"Are you going to ignore your own incompetence and transfer all your responsibility into anger and vent it on others?" Horikita Suzune said fearlessly. "It's really ugly, no wonder you're in Class D."

"Bastard...!" Sudou Ken finally couldn't hold back his anger, and pushed Kushida Kikyou hard, rushing towards Horikita Suzune.

"Ah!" Kushida Kikyou was pushed hard and lost her balance, only able to scream.

"Ah!" The girls in the class also screamed, as if they couldn't bear to see what would happen to Horikita Suzune next.

At this moment, two people stood up.

One was Fang Li.

However, Fang Li did not intervene in Sudou Ken's rampage, but appeared behind Kushida Kikyou at some point, calmly holding onto the girl who had lost her balance.

The other was Ayanokouji Kiyotaka.

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka did intervene in Sudou Ken's rampage.

However, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka did not rush forward, but threw something towards Sudou Ken.

Seeing that something, Sudou Ken, who had lost control, froze and almost instinctively stopped, reaching out and catching that item.