Cote V16 Chapter 4: Honami Ichinose's Decision
Before this special exam began, there was one class that was considered a sure thing to clear by every teacher. On the other hand, if they clear the exam without any struggles.
On the other hand, it was also foreseen that if the class cleared the exam without a struggle, they would lose the battle for the class A in the future. This was the class B in which Ichinose was enrolled.
Assignments : gain 100 class points in exchange for the expulsion of one classmate.
(If the vote is unanimous, we will vote on the student who will be expelled.)
Ichinose and her classmates, who reached the final task in an early time, finished the first vote and waited for the result.
There was no sign of anxiety or agitation. Except for one person.
Kanzaki prayed as he looked at the people who had already voted, except for himself
I strongly hope that the result of the vote will be a development in which the votes are broken even a little.
"... Then I will announce the result."
While showing a somewhat disappointed emotion, Hayanomiya operated the tablet.
The result displayed while everyone is watching is ...
1st vote result: support (1 vote) and oppose (39 votes)
After recognizing the worst result he had imagined, Kanzaki closed his eyes once.
Of course, the overwhelming majority of students in the class B are not surprised.
This is because he believed that the opposition would lead to a unanimous conclusion.
This is exemplified by the fact that there is no abnormality in the support vote.
"Who is the one support it? It must made a mistake."
Without a sense of crisis, it was Shibata sitting in front of him who said that and looked back.
Yes, we do not consider the possibility that this one vote is in support with a clear intention.
Not only Shibata but everyone in the class has the same recognition.
Because I understand that, the feelings of anger that I can't control come up in Kanzaki.
Until now, Kanzaki has quietly supported his classmates, taking into account their intentions.
But no matter what the situation is, we cannot continue to fight to protect our comrades blindly.
Kanzaki, who is in a position of top student, felt this concern more strongly than anyone else
"I won't discuss it for the time being, and it's appropriate until the next vote."
No sense of crisis. The idea of deciding that there can be no student who prioritizes class points over classmates
Kanzaki couldn't keep sit quietly because he was shown it.
"Wait a minute ... Is it always possible for us to achieve unanimity by opposition?
I don't know. But keep choosing the choices that really protect our classmates, and you can be sure that's the right thing to do ?"
Kanzaki stands up, blocking Shibata's words and hitting the desk calmly but powerfully.
"If you don't think it's abnormal that the number of people who voted to oppose the task without hesitation or doubt is so large.
Then I can only assume that everyone is suffering from normalcy bias.
I can only think that there is. "
Normalcy bias refers to the characteristic of not paying attention to inconvenient events or information and not recognizing the crisis.
"If our class is going to win, we're going to have to make some new decisions.
We're already on the edge, and you're just pretending that we're not going to fall off that edge forever. If you don't pursue class
If we don't pursue the class points more greedily, moving up to Class A will be a dream come true ?
I want you to understand that ”
Kanzaki was making an argument, which was not his forte, but the eyes of his classmates watching him were unusually cold.
"What is it, Kanzaki? So you're saying that you cast the vote in support of this ?"
Shibata looks unconvinced by his support vote, which was not a mistake, and turns around and says.
No, it's not just Shibata. Hamaguchi, Ando, Kobashi, Amikura, and Shiranami are all looking at such things during the class.
"That's right. It's certainly important to protect your classmates, but our class has been slowly dropping scores since we entered.
If the lower class prioritizes class points over classmates, in this special exam we will be class D "
Only Hoshinomiya, the homeroom teacher, would have listened to Kanzaki's plea.
However, from the standpoint of her teacher she cannot make statements that go along with it.
"That's right ... but no one can drop out of this class."
Shiranami instantly argues against Kanzaki, saying that there is no room for debate.
".... I know. I know that."
" You say you're going to fall into class D, but I don't think anyone will drop out for just 100 class points.
I don't know if one of them was Ryuen, but this exam requires unanimous consent of the entire class.
But I don't think other classes will choose to drop out. "
If you anticipate that all classes will be unanimous in opposition, the difference will not widen.
" It's true that it won't be easy for any class to choose the option of cutting off their friends.
That's about it. It's natural for some students to think that classes should be prioritized over friends to some extent, if not half Isn't it? "
"Do you want to have a discussion? Is it decided to unanimously oppose ?"
"... It's not decided. It's a discussion with a view to unanimous consent."
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