Chapter 7: The Algorithm Test

Chapter 7: Chapter 7: The Algorithm Test

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It was finally 10:00 AM, class had just started. There were no instructors coming in, the student sat on their respective sets with no one making unnecessary noise, I watched as the silence increases. But then the wide monitor screen turned white. Displaying a loading screen for a second before showing series of students names listed.

On number 99 on the list I spotted my name ’Oota’.

My class mates Junpai on 366, Inosuki on 2 and Aki on 50. The number of students on my class (class 2-B) were 500+ in total. The instructors didn’t normally make an appearance on the first day of the semester, on the monitor we were given questions shuffled in random across 50 subjects. 6 question per subject which was a total of 300 questions.

The core academic subjects are well used to test our natural aptitudes, disciplines, intensive logic, advanced mathematics, practical laboratory hours, and extreme psychological stamina consistency. Well all this were nurtured into us from elementary.

The Karafuguru Elementary acceptance rates frequently hovering around 3.9%, which was reasonable since of course it’s structure was completely different from normal Elemetary schools. Then there is the Karafuguru High in which I’m currently enrolled in which admits approximately 3.6% to 3.7% of applicants to its undergraduate programs. For the majors, well within those majors, students can choose from over 4,000 to 5,000 individual subjects/classes each semester. Honestly I don’t think it even have a number of it or how many, I’m too uninterested to remember.

I know I shouldn’t be thinking of this now but I wondered how the weekend cruise will go, and speaking of the topic of dating. I wonder maybe I will get to experience it, I mean I’m a growing boy after all, and man are curious creatures.

A beep notification came up on everyone’s phone in class, the message was from the schools app ’Karafuguru’, a list of the subjects we were assigned for this morning were uploaded on the school app page.

Communication during this period was considered a significant of incompetence and some specialists were to come in and detain the person in question of said incompetency leading to automatic exposure from school. I’ve see people from other schools transfered in and fail at the first day, they cried, complaining of how unfair it was but for those who were from the same origin, the Karafuguru elementary understood this perfectly as a normal day to day active.

I scrolled the screen, the subject’s listed were from our Elemetary school to Midschool, It was a test of memory.

My eyes shifted to scan the room a little, Junpai was already solving the questions listed, the desks of all student were empty, the calculations where done mentally so we where to write down the answers on our phone, trying to minimise the app to search for the answer will lead to an automatic fail as the app will shut it self off on it’s own accords.

The monitor on had started a 3 hours count down. On the extreme edge of the top corner of the class, a live security camera was placed seemly blending into the color and structure of the room unnoticeable. Constantly reading us.

I turned to my phone to started solving.

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1 hour later, some students looked paled and tired from stress. Some of the students left the class reducing our number as they were done. The subjects questions wasn’t that difficult on it’s own but the fact that we had to solve with just our brains was sort of draining. Inosuki and five other girls left like 30 minutes into the exam duration, followed by aki who had just left last a minute before an hour was complete.

With just remaining both me and Junpai.

At this rate I was already done with 294 of the questions. ℯℯ𝑙.

I scrolled a little reaching the bottom immediately.

For the subject it was Philosophy, Law, Architecture, Quantum Physics, Medicine & Neurosurgery and lastly Aerospace / Aeronautical Engineering. Honestly I was happy the last 6 where the easiest among the rest.

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I left the class with other students, leaving Junpai and the rest. From what I saw the student were up to 25 remaining.

I’m sure Junpai would be joining us soon, his SOAAD metrics wasn’t that bad last semester.

The hallway was empty, two black men on black suit where stationed on each sides of the door, glasses to mask their appearance, with walkie talkies on each waist line, on their right ears a white earphone, I’m guessing for communication as well.

I walked down the hallway where I saw Aki and Inosuki waiting at the hall exit.

"Took you long enough" Aki said placing him hand around my shoulders. "Come on let’s head to the eating area" I added.

"You mean ’cafeteria’" I corrected.

"refectory" Aki protested.

"cafeteria, it more normal to call it that" I corrected again.

"lunchroom, dining hall, canteen" Aki added again this time it was obvious this guys was making fun of me or just feeling fly right now.

As soon as I was about to reply, I was interrupted by Inosuki sudden comment.

"Will Junpai be done soon, I would like for us to head out there together"

Both I and Aki paused to listen, he sounded genuinely concerned, Inosuki was always quite so I barely hear his voice. Not to mention that he ranks 2nd our class currently.

"For me, I think his doing great. I mean we are more or less used to the system of things. " I replied, trying to ease his worry.

"The dick head is probably thinking about his girlfriend instead of the actual questions?" Aki inserted his voice was loud, it almost sounded like he couldn’t care less.

The atmosphere was warm, oh right, I just remembered the weather report did mentioned that it will be sunny again today. Wait I think that’s twice today I’m thinking of about it. But man it sure was kinda hot for me.

Some students walked passed us, they were from other classes, some also started coming from our class, among them was Junpai who was surprisingly chill, his face completely glued to his phone.

"I wondered who his texting now?"

It’s obviously his girlfriend, but speaking of his girlfriend, what class is she from? and what’s her name? Jezz I think I had just missed the important part of the whole ’I’m in support thing’.

I’m sort of lost in his situation, I don’t understand his position. For one she is a upperclassman but not necessarily a year higher due to the difficulty of actually reaching to communicating with them. So a rank higher in class, meaning 1-B? The communication barrier isn’t that bad to break between us not to mention that we do have a few friends and connection to the others that is, if we are competing.

But junpai expression and micro psychological state says otherwise. The safer bet will be 3-A a tier higher but not necessarily completely unreachable. If so then his position is much clearer now.

But still why would someone as important like that date Junpai? I don’t want to sound so creepy but it’s just too a bit unreal sure to our settings unless it’s genuine.

"What did I tell you?" Aki muttered smirking as he had noticed Junpai approaching.

"Give me back my worries?" Inosuki said sounding depressed, most have felt stabbed seeing the person he was worried for all chill and nothing.

"Still at it huh?" Aki asked smirking his cheerful attitude was to impossible to reset or change.

I sort of which I had his carefree attitude.

"Yeah so let’s go grab something to eat" Aki added leading the way while we just followed pursuit.

"So uh...I was wondering, I know it’s a bit rude but what’s your girlfriend name again" I tried asking Junpai, but I’ve got to admit I was feeling ashamed at the time.

"Hmmm?" Junpai muttered, his eyes shifting off his phone to me.

"Oh yeah I didn’t tell you"

"His girlfriend’s name is Nanami, Nanami Mistogan from Class 3-A..her SOAAD overall is B+"Aki interrupted before Junpai could respond.

"Mind your own business, Goddammit!" Junpai shouted in annoyance, in which I just chuckled along. But still a upperclassman of that ranking and position dating Junpai seemed like a fairytale, for this school nurturing it seems unlikely.

I understand why she deliberately strikes a test run date with Junpai and why his in turn nervous. It is a test of his competence.

Good luck bro, now I can support you with the best of my abilities.

"You shouldn’t rule out the possibility that she doesn’t actually like you, virgin" Inosuki commented, his eyes fixated following where Aki was leading.

"Oh wait, you’re against too?" Junpai muttered, bro I’m not, nobody is. Just saying, Inosuki was the one who pointed that out as a possibility.

"I think Inosuki didn’t mean it like that, probably just worried about you" I replied.

"Let’s forget about that for now" Aki said, we had just arrived at the cafeteria or refectory as Aki had argued.

It was lively, many students from different classes of second years were present. The scenery was just too live on and I just paused to stared.

"We should go order something" Aki suggested while leading the way. From behind some female students approached, walking passed us. They were from my class, it would seem they had just finished the algorithm test.

"Ahhh..finally done with those questions. I was thinking it was going on forever" one said her voice was filled with relief and stress while the other was cheerful, she wasn’t even the least bit tired.

"The question this time were easy I guess. Though I just noticed that my mental speed might have reduced a bit from last semester"

"What do you mean reduce? You are bragging now just because we finished same time for once" the tired one protested.

"A fluke maybe?" The cheerful one added, I couldn’t remember their names since we haven’t really talked.

Just as I was about to shifted my eyes to Junpai and the group I noticed a third year staring balls out of me. If I were to describe her, she was like a ’female Mataguchi’ hot diligent and filled with immense leadership vibe. The only difference from her and Mataguchi were her golden peer eyes that glows bright anong the crowds. If i remember correctly she was the Student Council President before Mataguchi, who is now serving as a vice for him. I wonder what she wants but then she sudden looked away as if uninterested.

At this point I was confused and wondering if it was me she was actually looking at just now.

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"All that glitters is not gold."

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