ALL NOVEL The Strongest Solo Gamer with Terrible Social Skills Reincarnates as a Hated NPC in a VRMMO Chapter 94
94: Class Competition Rules
“…now, let’s explain the class competition rules.”
Kageyama, who had finished taking attendance, began to speak in a calm tone while standing at the podium. I thought I was going to get scolded for slacking off, but Kageyama’s nonchalant attitude saved me.
“This class competition will be held among all first-year students. Upperclassmen will not participate. There will be students observing from the audience, but it’s not mandatory. It’s entirely voluntary, so please behave as you normally would and don’t get too nervous.”
The students nodded in agreement.
“The class competition will take place at the special arena adjacent to the school’s athletic field. There’s a locker room inside, so please wear your exploration gear and enter the main stadium.”
Exploration gear, huh? That means it’s going to be intense. In the original story, there weren’t any deaths during the class competition, but there was no description of the non-lethal processing… There’s a possibility of accidents, so I should be careful.
“Now, about the content of the class competition… This time, it’ll be a survival battle among all first-year students.”
The students suddenly became noisy at Kageyama’s words.
“Each classroom will form a party and use the magic crystal terminal (Portal) to transfer to the maze-like simulated ABYSS stadium. You’ll earn RP points by defeating students from other classrooms.”
The RP points awarded are as follows:
Defeating a student… +10RP
Defeating a party leader… +50RP
Defeating a class leader (or deputy)… +200RP
Assuming each classroom has 25 students, with 6 parties of 4 members (Formance) and 1 party of 5 members (Five-man cell), the total RP points a classroom can hold is 640. If the class leader is also the party leader, the +200RP rule applies.
“…so, if we can just take down the class leader, we can ignore the rest! It’s 200 points, 200! We can’t let them get away with it!”
Suzuki exclaimed excitedly.
In reality, that would be the best-case scenario, but…
“Don’t say it so simply. The enemy also understands the importance of the class leader. They will naturally become more vigilant.”
And then, Urabe continued.
“Being chosen as the class leader means you have the corresponding abilities, right? If you challenge with half-baked powers, you’ll just get hunted down instead.”
“Then what are we supposed to do!?”
“It’s…”
“Hey, you two! Now is the time to listen to the teacher’s explanation! Save your arguments for later!”
Utsugi Saki scolded them, and Suzuki and Urabe apologized to each other with a “suman” before quieting down.
“…I will explain the additional rules. The survival time limit is 2 hours. If you survive until then, you can earn an additional 10RP. In other words, you can contribute to your class without defeating the enemy. However, if the class leader is defeated, that’s a different story. If the class leader is lost, the entire class will be unable to move and it’s game over. The RP you’ve earned will remain, and you’ll have to wait outside the labyrinth until the battles of other classes are over. Of course, any RP you can earn during that time will be invalid.”
You might be able to earn 250RP if you focus on defense, but there’s a corresponding risk.
“Also, regarding the student defeat judgment… This is when the enemy operates the magic crystal terminal (portal) and presses the ‘Emergency Escape’ button. It counts as a defeat once you’re out of the labyrinth. Please be careful not to make any mistakes.”
Wait a minute…
“That’s not fair on the safety aspect, is it?”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, we’re using real swords and facing each other seriously, right? There’s a pattern where you might die by mistake…”
It’s hard for me to speak up in class, but I have to hear it out for my own sake.
Mainly, for my own self-protection.
“If you kill or injure a student, you’ll be penalized and have all your rewards taken away. Moreover, if the school deems it malicious, you might even be expelled.”
“…I see.”
“If there are no more questions, I’ll end the explanation…”
Kageyama looked around the classroom and said.
There were no students who raised their hands.
And with that, the explanation for the class competition came to an end.