Dismissal Insurance and Excellence Exemption

When Ichinose Honami replaced the young man on the stage, the atmosphere in the class noticeably relaxed. Indeed, during the plan's presentation, Hashima had remained almost expressionless, even ending with a cold warning.

In contrast, Ichinose Honami, the class's beloved angel, wore a constant, gentle smile, bringing a sense of reassurance.

"After Hashima's explanation, it's my turn."

Ichinose mimicked Hashima by picking up a piece of chalk and writing on the blackboard.

"Since everyone has joined Hashima's 20-million-point collection plan, it means we need to establish a detailed usage system for Class B's private points."

"What kind of system, Ichinose?"

"Please be patient, I'll explain the details of point usage." Ichinose divided the system into two parts on the blackboard.

"The first part is the private point halving system. Since our goal is to collect 20 million points to avoid future dismissals, I'd like everyone to contribute half of their monthly private points."

"Everyone must participate, including Hashima and myself. We will absolutely not use these points for ourselves, and you're welcome to supervise us."

Ichinose's gaze swept across the class. This point collection plan was somewhat risky. Although everyone had enthusiastically joined Hashima's plan, the trust among classmates wasn't yet strong enough to completely ignore personal interests.

Even if they trusted Hashima and Ichinose, losing half of their money every month would inevitably lead to dissatisfaction.

This was an unavoidable issue.

That's why Hashima had hesitated to involve everyone from the start. Coordinating everyone's interests was a complex task.

However, since they had come this far, they had to fully commit.

This was also Ichinose's belief, which is why she had proposed announcing the plan herself.

On the stage, the pink-haired girl observed the students' initially enthusiastic expressions turn hesitant. She clenched her hands on the podium, her nails involuntarily digging into her palms.

"What do you think?"

Ichinose added a sentence, but the air in the class remained silent, the atmosphere somewhat tense.

Although they had all agreed to the plan, they hadn't expected to have to contribute half of their points every month. So, they were weighing the pros and cons.

At that moment, someone stood up and spoke: "I agree with this arrangement. As long as we follow Hashima and Ichinose's instructions and the class evaluation points aren't deducted, we'll receive a lot of points every month."

"Don't forget, Hashima just added 100 evaluation points to Class B. If we maintain this advantage, we could receive over 100,000 private points per month."

"Even if we give half, it's not a big deal, right?"

It was Shibata Hayato who spoke up. Thanks to his pleasant physique and cheerful personality as a sportsman, he was quite popular in Class B.

"I agree. After all, isn't this plan to our advantage?" said Ando Sayo.

She cast a reassuring glance at Ichinose on the stage and addressed her classmates, while avoiding Hashima's gaze: "After all, in the class competition, no one can be 100% sure they won't be eliminated, right?"

"Now, everyone contributes, and if someone is at risk of dismissal, they can use these points to ensure their safety, no matter who it is."

"It's like insurance, isn't it?"

Kanzaki Ryuji also seized the opportunity to speak. He turned to the others and said, "Everyone pays a share, but everyone has the chance to use the dismissal insurance."

After several influential students in the class spoke up, the students in Class B began to assess the plan's feasibility. After a few minutes, they eventually agreed.

After all, everyone was contributing, and if someone was at risk of dismissal, they could use the points. It was fair. No one could predict the future, and having a guarantee was reassuring.

"I agree. Anyway, I trust Hashima."

"Let's do it this way. Starting next month, half of the private points received will be directly handed over to Ichinose. I think she can help us manage them."

Seeing the class atmosphere relax again, Ichinose Honami let out a sigh of relief and loosened her fists.

Hashima stood beside her, silent. Since he had entrusted the point collection plan to Ichinose, he didn't want to interfere with her thoughts.

The path ahead might be fraught with obstacles, and if she couldn't handle this pressure, the young girl didn't need to be a class leader.

"Alright, now that the first part is done, let me explain the other part of the plan."

A gentle smile appeared on Ichinose's face, once again drawing everyone's attention.

"The second part is about rewards. Since we all have to contribute a portion of our points every month, it wouldn't be fair if there were no alternatives."

"So..." Ichinose paused, then wrote "Special Exams" on the blackboard. "The second part is the special exam reward operation."

Upon hearing the word "rewards," the students instantly perked up. They all remembered that Hashima had just received a 500,000 private point reward from the school that morning.

"The rules are simple. According to Hoshinomiya-sensei, we'll frequently participate in special exams organized by the school, and each exam will have rewards based on ranking."

"Although we currently only know that class evaluation points will be included in the rewards, there might be other items, like private points."

"And the reward mechanism is..."

Ichinose suddenly turned around and pointed at Hashima. Everyone followed her gesture and focused their attention on the young man.

"Me?"

Hashima was perplexed. They were talking about rules, why did it concern him?

Ichinose winked at him and said lightly,

"For example, this time, Hashima revealed the school's rules, which allowed Class B to gain 100 evaluation points and Hashima to receive 500,000 private points."

"The reward mechanism for the point collection plan is this: if a student helps the class in a future special exam and achieves excellent results..."

"Then that student won't need to contribute half of their private points that month and can keep them entirely," Ichinose explained to the class. "After all, since they've contributed to the benefit of the entire class, it's only fair they receive dismissal protection."

"I see. So, if we perform well in special exams, we can benefit from dismissal insurance and don't need to contribute our private points?"

"Yes," Ichinose nodded. "As for how to determine if students have contributed to special exams, the details will be discussed and decided together, for fairness."

Once Ichinose explained the reward system, everyone in Class B immediately understood.

This rule had been conceived by Hashima that morning, and it was simple to implement.

If one wanted to rest on their laurels, they would obediently contribute half of their private points each month. But if one worked hard and helped the class earn evaluation points in special exams, they wouldn't need to pay private points and could even receive other rewards.

After all, the 20 million points were collected by everyone, and a certain price had to be paid to benefit from dismissal exemption.

"Exactly," said Ichinose with a radiant smile. "What do you think of this plan?"