Kakegurui: Ten Consecutive Guaranteed Hits

Volume 1 Chapter 6: Cheating Openly

Atsuomi acted swiftly. The next day, he called Kiyohei to inform him that he would be taking the exam in one week, seemingly not wanting to leave any room for regrets.

When Kiyohei mentioned that he might not pass the exam, his father specifically said, "I've already made arrangements. Even if you slept through this exam, you'll definitely pass."

The school's standards were on par with Advanced Nurturing High School. Could he really secure admission without fail? Did his father have that much influence?

With doubts in his heart, Kiyohei dedicated himself to reviewing for a week.

The exam day arrived quickly. Kiyohei printed his exam admission ticket from the school's official website and arrived at the designated exam venue.

The exam was held in a university in Meguro District, not at Hyakkaou Private Academy.

Before entering the examination room after verifying his identity, he was surprised when an examiner with an invigilator badge stopped him.

"You're Kiyohei Ayanokoji, right? Can you come with me?"

Kiyohei followed him to a corner, looking around. Once he realized there was no one around, the examiner took out a pair of glasses from his pocket and handed them to Kiyohei.

"Remember to wear these glasses during the exam," he instructed, and hastily left as soon as he finished speaking, seeming afraid of being seen.

The glasses were just ordinary black-framed glasses with no prescription. Kiyohei was puzzled about their purpose.

But his confusion didn't last long.

As he entered the examination room and sat down, he noticed that along with the test papers, there was an additional sheet of answers included.

Answers? Could they have been sent by mistake?

He rubbed his eyes and took off the glasses, only to be surprised to find that the paper filled with answers had turned into blank white draft paper.

He put the glasses back on, took them off again, and tried a few more times to confirm that only when wearing these glasses could he see the hidden answers on the paper.

Who else besides himself was wearing these glasses?

Kiyohei instinctively thought of this question and looked around.

To his surprise, he found that he was the only one wearing these glasses in the entire exam room. He looked up, and the invigilator was winking at him.

What the hell? Is this openly allowing me to cheat? No wonder my old man said I would definitely get in... Kiyohei inwardly mocked, but he didn't hesitate to copy the answers.

The questions were difficult, far beyond the level of junior high school, reaching the realm of high school. The difficulty was comparable to the college entrance examination from his previous life.

Although he should be able to pass the exam even if he wrote the answers himself, since the answers were right there in front of him, it would be foolish not to copy and continue to pretend to be reserved.

Who knows what kind of connections his old man used to allow him to cheat like this.

Most of the exam questions were multiple-choice, while others were frantically solving problems on their draft paper, not even halfway through, Kiyohei's answer sheet was already full.

Instead of staying in the classroom until the end of the exam, he stood up and submitted his paper early.

He initially wanted to hand the glasses back to the examiner, but the person shook their head and refused, so he continued wearing them.

As he walked out of the examination room, he saw the examiner tearing his draft paper into pieces and then writing his name on a blank piece of paper that hadn't been used, while the other examiner paid no attention.

Kiyohei walked out of the exam room, picked up his bag that he had left outside, and coincidentally, another student was also walking out of the adjacent exam room.

Just like Kiyohei, the other student was wearing the same glasses.

They glanced at each other and both laughed.

The other person's smile was a polite greeting, while Kiyohei's smile carried a hint of mocking self-derision.

What... is this Hyakkaou Private Academy? It seems it's quite easy to play some tricks here.

Initially, he still held some awe for this school, but now, all that awe had vanished from his heart.

Indeed, social hierarchy would always exist.

...

After another week at home, an admission letter was delivered.

Along with the letter came four sets of high school uniforms—two summer uniforms and two autumn uniforms. They were all red with black accents, following a Western-style design.

The person delivering these items was a male student wearing the uniform of a private school called Hyakkaou Private Academy.

Kiyohei noticed a tag hanging from his chest that read "Doggy."

What on earth? How can someone wear something with such words on their chest? Doesn't he know it's an insult?

Suppressing the urge to comment, Kiyohei lowered his head and began reading the admission letter.

On the golden-lettered admission letter, apart from congratulating Kiyohei on his acceptance into the school, there were three emphasized rules on the second page.

To enter the school, one must abide by these three rules.

[1. You must not disclose the specific rules and regulations of the academy to the outside world.]

[2. You cannot choose to drop out voluntarily; once enrolled, you must complete the program.]

[3. The school has the authority to determine the location of "Internships," and refusal is not permitted.]

[Violation of any of the above rules will result in a fine of 10 million yen.]

Looking at these three rules, Kiyohei couldn't help but be amazed. Truly a noble school, where the penalty for breaking a contract is a casual 10 million yen. These upper-class individuals truly don't consider money as money...

Kiyohei could understand to some extent. The upper-class world also has its own rules. If the internal affairs of the school were exposed, it would undoubtedly create public opinion in society.

Currently, society appears to be fair on the surface and would not bring such matters to the public. It is an unspoken understanding among the privileged.

Just like the exam he took a few days ago.

On the surface, he passed the exam with a high score through normal channels, but in reality, his name had already been decided.

Kiyohei checked each rule one by one and then signed his name below, indicating the establishment of the agreement.

Even if he violated it, it would only cost him 10 million yen. His family wealth had long exceeded hundreds of millions, so he could bear this amount.

The admission letter could be separated. Following the instructions below the agreement, he removed the second page and handed it to the male student standing at the door. He would deliver this content to the school.

The person did not accept it immediately.

An expression of unease appeared in his eyes, and after a moment of hesitation, he said to Kiyohei, "Junior, are you really going to enroll? Aren't you reconsidering? It will be too late to regret it later!"

"What's wrong? Why would I regret it?" Kiyohei became curious.

He pondered his words, stuttering and unsure of what to say. "Junior... this school might not be as good as you imagine."