It was finally the last day of their exams, but the students of 2-B were specially terrified. It was their English exam, and the unconventional way of testing them had everyone on the edge. The topic of debate would be released in some time, after which they will have an hour to make their points, and the two sides would then begin their debate.

The sides were already decided. The 'Supporters' and the 'Opposition' were both prepared to hold their grounds and fight by pure logic and reasoning. The rules and the basic etiquette for conducting a debate were something they had already practiced during their English classes, so they knew that they will be awarded points for that.

Speaking of the two sides, among many other students in 2-B, this was how the characters that we know of, were divided.

The Supporters - Ren, Osamu, and Hina.

The Opposition - Atsumu, Suna, Ginjima, and Akira.

Ren was over the moon to be on the same side as Osamu and Hina, as they were both extraordinary with their language prowess, but she felt the loss of Rin's presence on her team a lot. And what was one's loss, was another's gain. Atsumu was glad to be with Rin and Gin-kun, who was great with observation and was often a good listener too. He was especially glad that he also took the time and practiced debate techniques by himself. He had a trump card that no one would expect; not his brother, not even his teammates.

He'd show them!

It also won't be an exaggeration when one would try to understand how clever the examination pattern was. Ren, most of all, understood that.

Written English was far easier than spoken English, as the communicator and the reader would have multiple opportunities to read through and review what was being communicated. Spoken English however was a whole new ballgame. One would get only one chance to communicate, and even if they made a mistake, overcoming that and rectifying it would be another issue that had to be handled delicately.

All in all, the speaker would have to be incredibly confident to speak up and and state their points. If the opponent picked up on even a single mistake before they themselves did, it would be hard to counter later on, leading to loss of points.

The debate, hence, rested on the people and their ability to state facts correctly, and allowing as little room for error as possible.

There was still a couple of minutes before the topic would be released for them to discuss, after which the debate would officially begin.

And just in time, the teacher walked in, to see that the students were already divided into two groups and were seated opposite of each other in the class, just like they were previously instructed.

"Good to see that you've settled down in your seats. I hope you're ready to hear your topic and get started," said the teacher.

"Hai sensei!"

"HAI sensei!"

"HAIIII senseiiiiii!"

"Alright. The topic. I'm going to write it on the board, after which you will get an hour to prepare your points. Every one must speak at least once to be judged on their abilities of comprehension of the topic and thinking on their feet should they arrive at a dead end," she said, and started writing on the black board.

Should media be controlled?

"Students to my left will support the controlling of media and the ones to my right will be against the controlling of media. You have one hour to discuss your points as well as preempt what the other side would be saying, so that you can refute or argue on those points."

Atsumu, Suna, Gin and Akira -

No. Media should not be controlled.

Ren, Osamu, and Hina -

Yes. Media should be controlled.

You're on, Atsumu & Co. Our combined language skills are far superior than yours!

You've no idea who you'll be up against, Ren-chan. The topic just made my plan a lot easier.