Kodo High School.
First year, class D.
Once in the classroom, two silly eagerly pounced on Ayanokōji.
"Ayanokōji!"
"You bastard!"
Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki both shouted and rushed at Ayanokōji with faces like evil spirits as he walked into the classroom.
Facing this exaggerated pounce, Ayanokoji's expression remained unchanged.
"Good morning."
Ayanokōji greeted while subtly turning to the side. He skillfully avoided Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki's pounce at a perfect angle, and continued walking forward.
"Bang!"
A strong impact came from behind.
"Goo...!?"
"Puff...!?"
The groans of Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki also rang out. Ayanokōji, however, didn't even turn back to confirm, and walked straight to his seat, sitting down.
Ayanokoji's light and graceful figure, as well as his smooth and natural movements, left the students in the class dumbfounded.
"What's wrong with these two again?"
Ayanokōji looked at Horikita Suzune who was sitting and reading.
"You should also be more aware of your own actions."
Horikita Suzune sighed.
"After bringing a girl into your room at night, do you really think no one will react to that?"
"Yesterday's incident seems like it only happened yesterday, but the tension has almost disappeared. Are the people in this class all so carefree?"
"If they can still pass the midterm exam in three weeks in their current state, then I have to doubt the level of this school."
After making such a statement, Horikita Suzune continued to read her book by herself. Ayanokoji looked around.
Discovering that it wasn't just Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki, even the other boys in the class were casting him somewhat thorny glances. And as the source of the situation, Kushida Kikyou kept avoiding Ayanokōji's gaze, and when their eyes occasionally met, her face turned red.
This phenomenon made the boys in the class even more disgusted and resentful.
"Ayanokōji, what did that guy do last night?"
"Just, just, Kushida-kun has become so shy, he must have done something!"
Ayanokōji paid no attention to their whispering.
"Just let me see what it will be like after the mid-term exam."
Three weeks have passed in the blink of an eye.
During these three weeks, the D class held numerous study sessions. Despite encountering many problems during this period, which almost caused the study sessions to collapse, in the end, with the intervention of Yosuke Hirata and Kushida Kikyou, all these unexpected events were narrowly averted.
In the midst of the lively book club in the class, Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and Sudō Ken continued to stick to their own ways, leaving the other students in the class helpless.
Yosuke Hirata and Kushida Kikyou did try to advise these three people out of goodwill.
Unfortunately, Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki only participated in the book club a few times due to Kushida Kikyou's intervention, while Sudō Ken never showed up again after attending once. As a result, it naturally dragged on until the end, leaving only these three people with no progress at all.
Even to the extent that, in order to ask for help from Ayanokōji, Kushida Kikyou has sought Ayanokōji's help multiple times, even though her face turns red each time, her heart flutters, and her private areas itch.
Ayanokōji has expressed that he is unwilling to do thankless tasks and leaves it at that.
During that time, Keihoku Suzune also hesitated and wanted to go help, but after Ayanokoji's words, she decided not to get involved.
"Your actions have consequences, and you have to take responsibility for them."
Three weeks passed in this way.
Midterm exams arrived as scheduled.
On this day, the entire D class displayed a tension that had never been seen before.
Every student is striving to score one more point, and before the exam starts, they are still struggling with their textbooks.
And Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and Sudō Ken also crammed last night, staying up all night to study.
What appeared now was a drowsy and sleepy look.
Just then, in this situation, the classroom door was pushed open.
At the same time, the hearts of the students in the classroom were also lifted. Chabashira Sae walked in on their own.
"So, let's begin with the first challenge after you all arrived at this school."
Chabashira Sae looked around the entire classroom, pausing in the direction of Horikita Suzune and Ayanokōji.
"Before the exam begins, do any of you have any questions?"
The voice of Chabashira Sae fell, but there was not a single sound from the entire class.
"Since there are no issues, let's begin the exam."
After finishing the conversation, Chabashira Sae pulled out the exam paper from under their arm and handed it out.
This time, it wasn't like the last quiz, where students passed it from the front row to the back row themselves. Instead, it was passed down from the Chabashira Sae one by one along the way from the podium.
"I...I'm fine..."
"I...I will definitely make it through...I can make it through..."
"Such a trivial exam..."
Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and Sudō Ken all began to show signs of unease.
But now it's too late to regret not studying hard. Before long, everyone received their exam papers and immediately immersed themselves in them.
Ayanokōji also picked up the exam paper and quickly glanced through it.
Looking ahead, Sudō Ken, Yamauchi Haruki, and Ike Kanji were all silly.
Watching the three people holding their exam papers, cold sweat dripped down their foreheads, and their faces stiffened in that scene. Ayanokōji turned his pen in his hand.
Throughout this process, Ayanokōji could always feel that someone was watching him.
That person is Chabashira Sae.
After meeting the gaze of the invigilator Chabashira Sae, Ayanokōji averted his eyes.
Immediately, just like Horikita Suzune who was fully focused on the exam, I calmly began answering the questions.
The mid-term exam, like the previous quiz, covers the same five main subjects.
One subject takes one hour to be tested.
Including the break time, it's exactly equivalent to a day's worth of classes.
Therefore, when it was time for the usual after-school hours, the exam was announced to be over.
"Your results will be announced tomorrow."
The exam papers were all collected, and a final ultimatum was issued.
"Whether you have confidence in passing the exam or not, just enjoy a leisurely evening tonight."
Chabashira Sae After leaving behind such unsettling words, I left the classroom. It wasn't until the classroom door was closed that the class became noisy.
"How is it?"
"Do you have confidence in passing the exam?"
"I... I don't know either..."
"I have a feeling that I will have trouble sleeping tonight..."
The students all looked uneasy and were communicating with each other. Of course, those who were confident in their academic performance were as usual.
Like Koenji Rokusuke, as soon as the school bell rang, he picked up his backpack, ran his fingers through his hair, and left the classroom without looking back, completely confident that he would not fail the exam.
As for Yosuke Hirata and Kushida Kikyou, they gathered around Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and Sudō Ken.
"How are you guys?"
"Are you okay?"
Yosuke Hirata and Kushida Kikyou seem quite uneasy.
If it were a normal situation, Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and Sudō Ken would probably still act indifferent and try to bluff their way through, right?
But this time, it seems that the three of them don't even have the composure to sit there with a straight face.
Looking at the performance of the three, I'm sure everyone knows what the situation is like.
"Haha, it's okay, you don't need to worry. I've encountered this kind of thing countless times since junior high school, and I've always been able to get through it in the past. This time will definitely be no different!" Ike Kanji could only force a smile as he said these words, not knowing if they were meant to comfort others or himself.
"I... I am a highly educated individual recognized even by the United Nations. If the purpose of this school is to cultivate outstanding talents, then I definitely have no problem. Yes, definitely no problem!"
Yamauchi Haruki also expressed this with great excitement, though his tone was somewhat surreal.
"..."
Sudō Ken couldn't even say a word, just sitting in his seat with a gloomy expression.
Anyone can see how bad the situation is for these three people.
"Has it really come to this?"
Ayanokōji could only watch from a distance as the scene unfolded. Then, he quickly averted his gaze and continued packing up his things.
Keihoku Suzune What do you want to say?
"Don't be too talkative, let them understand it themselves."
It seems like Ayanokoji has seen what Keihoku Suzune wants to say, and walks over to her to remind her.
Your big mouth, if you say something inappropriate, I'll have to clean up the mess.
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