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The Midterms (Part 2)

"N-no way! I c-can't appeal to him! The room drops in temperature when he speaks! I can't, I can't, I can't!" Esumi screamed, curling up.

"Don't worry, we'll be okay. I don't think a King would be that cruel to his subjects." Daita said. "Regardless, if we show no hostility, smile and be open-minded, we'll have a better chance. Freaking out won't help you."

"Daita-san's right... we gotta come up with a strategy. We can't lament over it now. At the very least, I want to overturn Esumi-san's, Kamuro-san's and Daita-san's disqualifications. You guys did your exams at least and are in the lower classes. Me scoring 0 on a single test shouldn't affect me that much, since I'm in A Class." Mitsumori said.

Ah, the martyr type... Wait, what about me?! Don't you wanna overturn my disqualification too?!

"I think you scoring 0 on a test would affect you greater than anyone else, Mitsumori. After all, you're A Class, so you should have "high standards", no?" Kamuro said.

"Heh. I used to think that too, but a guy named Shimada Kuroshi-san in my class has even worse attitude than Kouji-san's. He scores even worse than E Class and bunks lesson all the time. Yet he's in A Class? I dunno how this school works anymore..."

"Huh?! If he really is that bad, why am I stuck in E Class?!"

"Because you can't shut your mouth for a second, you lecherous pervert. Stop staring at that secretary already, you're so obvious." Kamuro hissed.

Yikes, woman... chill, chill! That secretary, Xuelan, laughed slightly.

"I did such a stupid thing..." Esumi cried. "Why did I say anything... why couldn't I have just waited... now those two hours of work have just been wasted..."

It was hard to see a girl cry, even if you didn't find her attractive.

"Terasaka and Kouji both had balls to speak to the King like that..." Kamuro muttered. "What was that E Class reject thinking? Failing all tests? I didn't think your class was that stupid, Mitsuba."

"Hey, hey, don't blame me, no one in E Class even likes Kouji-san. He's one of the big 3 loners! No one's friends with him!"

"The school should really expel him. There's no space for dead weight, especially if they're willing to show their uselessness this early on." Daita said.

I'm surprised Kouji even got in in the first place.

"Anyways, time's of the essence. Anyone got any ideas?" Mitsumori asked.

"Move blame to our teachers for not explaining the consequences of talking clear enough." Daita said.

"I'd say that the pressure was too much and we forgot about the rules. I mean, that paper was... something else." Kamuro said.

"True. I can't believe that's the midterms... wonder how bad the finals will be."

Oh jeez... the way they're speaking scares me. I only did a last minute cram revision session to prepare, but that probably won't be enough!

Maybe this disqualification is a blessing in disguise.

"I think I have a good shot at overturning disqualification. I was trying to tell Mitsuba-san to be quiet, after all."

"And my excuse will be I didn't know you could ask the invigilators for a pen!"

"Your one is flimsy, Mitsuba. You should've been well equipped for the exam."

I pointed at my red tie.

"I'll use my stupidity as a weapon. My excuse for not bringing one is that I'm a crippled E Class idiot!"