Chapter 86: Is This the Power of Love?!
"Airi, what kind of girl pushes her own boyfriend to become someone else's boyfriend? Aren't you worried Kei will steal me away and I won't want you anymore?" Yuto said, trying to scare her.
"I'm not worried." Sakura Airi showed a sweet smile.
If Yuto truly did not want her, he would not have done those shocking things for her years ago and ended up feared and rejected by everyone.
Because of that, Airi knew very well how much weight she held in Yuto's heart.
No matter how many girls appeared around him, as long as Airi continued loving him as always, he would never abandon her.
The parasite named Sakura Airi believed that with all her heart.
So for Yuto's sake, forget Karuizawa Kei. Even if he had several more girlfriends, Airi absolutely would not mind. She absolutely would not get jealous.
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In the blink of an eye, it was already the end of April. Almost a month had passed since school began, and after one more day, May 1st would arrive.
More than ten days had also passed since Kei's confession. She had become even more proactive, to the point where she dared to cling closely to Yuto's arm in the classroom.
She held his arm with open affection, pressing close in a way that made her attachment obvious to everyone.
Because Airi had seriously persuaded him, Yuto did not reject Kei's intimacy. As for the benefits, he had truly felt them.
First was Kei's softness...
Cough, cough. That part could be skipped.
The biggest benefit was that Yuto was no longer bothered by the girls.
In the past, even with Kei and Kikyo beside him, girls would still chat with him on Line and try to get closer to him.
Ever since Kei openly hugged Yuto's arm, those girls gradually stopped messaging him. After all, this handsome school prince was already taken.
The way Kei and Yuto acted so close made the students of Class D subconsciously think the two were officially dating.
Kei's friends in class had all asked her curiously whether she and Yuto had really confirmed their relationship.
With a shy expression, Kei answered that she was currently pursuing Yuto and was only one step away from becoming his girlfriend.
Well, who told Yuto to refuse becoming her boyfriend, or even pretending to be her boyfriend? Kei could only explain it that way to her friends.
Still, everyone had already subconsciously started treating Kei as Yuto's girlfriend. After all, the two of them were that close.
Kei also clearly felt the change in everyone's attitude toward her. Everyone became much friendlier and kinder to her. They did not even dare say anything harsh.
And all of that came from Yuto's influence.
The only thing Kei regretted was Kushida Kikyo.
Even though everyone already thought Kei and Yuto were a couple, that girl still shamelessly stayed by Yuto's side like always.
Too shameless!
She was even more shameless than Kei. Truly a worthy rival!
The class bell rang. Full of energy, Kikyo said goodbye to Yuto and returned to her seat.
Yuto turned his head and looked at Kei, who was still holding his arm tightly.
"Kei, class is starting. You should go back to your seat too."
"Let me hold you a little longer. It's not like the teachers care about us," Kei said, acting spoiled.
She had always longed for the peace and warmth she felt when holding Yuto. How could she possibly want to leave him?
"I really hate bad students who don't follow discipline," Yuto said casually.
"Mean! I'll attend class properly and follow discipline, okay?"
Kei puffed up her cheeks in dissatisfaction. In the end, she hugged Yuto's arm tightly one last time before obediently sitting back in her seat.
After sitting down, Kei forced herself to resist the urge to turn around and talk to Yuto.
She had once read a line in a book. Whether boy or girl, once someone had a person they liked, they would gradually begin to change.
Before meeting Yuto, Kei had thought that line was not believable at all.
But now, she felt it was surprisingly accurate.
Before confessing and revealing her past to Yuto, Kei often used Line during class to chat with her friends and kill time.
But now, Kei no longer picked up her phone during class.
Her friends found it unbelievable and sighed that the power of love was truly amazing.
Kei herself also found it unbelievable. Like most of Class D, she clearly disliked studying and did not want to obediently follow class discipline.
Yet now, because of one sentence from Yuto, she was attending class properly.
It was truly incredible.
'I like good girls, and I'll work hard to become the kind of good girl he likes,' Kei thought quietly while holding her ballpoint pen.
Although Yuto had used a girl's feelings to turn Kei into a good student, Class D was already beyond saving.
During class, students were either whispering, playing on their phones, or reading light novels and manga. At this point, even the poor students sleeping on their desks could barely be called good students.
After all, sleeping students did not disturb others.
As long as they did not snore.
'Tomorrow is the start of the month. Time really passes quickly. I wonder what kind of expressions everyone will make once they learn the true nature of this school.'
A faint, amused smile appeared on Yuto's face as he secretly looked forward to it.
Although Yuto had promised Chabashira Sae that he would lead Class D up to Class A, he was not anxious about Class D's current state at all.
His attitude was completely that of someone waiting to enjoy the show.
Time reached fourth period.
Chabashira Sae, dressed in a professional business suit, strode into the classroom. Her long, elegant legs, clad in black tights, moved with a sharp, commanding grace.
The students of Class D had been indulging themselves for nearly a month. So now, even during homeroom teacher Chabashira's class, they were no longer afraid.
The classroom remained noisy.
Chabashira stood at the podium and coldly looked down at the students. Then she glanced at Yuto, who was resting his cheek on one hand and smiling at her.
"All of you, quiet down. I need you to take this class a little seriously today!"
"What's going on, Sae-chan-sensei?"
Some students in Class D had already started calling Chabashira by that affectionate nickname.
That was because Hoshinomiya Chie had visited Class D once before, and she had called Chabashira "Sae-chan."
Chabashira's expression remained cold. She did not seem to care at all that the students were calling her Sae-chan-sensei.
Or rather, she ignored it.
Still, Chabashira did react to that nickname.
Because Yuto had once called her Sae-chan-sensei back at the detached apartment, and at the time, she had angrily kicked him with one long, black-stockinged leg.
When other people called her that, Chabashira did not care at all. Yet when Yuto called her that, her reaction was so strong.
It was really hard to understand.
"It's the end of the month, so I'm going to hold a short quiz. Students in the front row of each group, come up and take the papers, then pass them back," Chabashira said coldly.
"Huh? We're having a test?"
"Why didn't you warn us in advance, Chabashira-sensei?!"
The students, who had enjoyed a month of free and easy living, became nervous and uneasy when they saw the test papers.
It seemed they had not listened properly in class for the past month.
Most of Class D had not only thrown Yuto's reminder from a month ago to the back of their minds, but had even forgotten that students needed to take tests.
Facing the students' complaints and nervousness, Chabashira parted her glossy lips.
"Relax."
"This quiz is only for future reference. It will not be recorded on your transcripts, so there is no risk. Just answer the questions calmly."
After hearing that the quiz results would not be recorded on their transcripts, everyone became less nervous.
"Although it will not be recorded, please do your best. The quiz results will serve as future reference. Also, cheating is strictly forbidden."
Horikita Suzune's expression became sharp.
She sensed something strange in Chabashira's words.
What did "future reference" mean?
Did it have some special meaning?
Ever since meeting her brother, Horikita Manabu, Suzune had become curious about this school and wanted to investigate it.
Because of that, she analyzed every sentence the teachers said and actively asked questions about the reason behind them.
So Suzune stood up and asked Chabashira, "Chabashira-sensei, what does 'future reference' mean?"
"Mm?"
Chabashira looked at Suzune, a trace of appreciation showing in her eyes.
Horikita Suzune had excellent grades, was skilled in both academics and physical ability, and was a truly outstanding student.
Unfortunately, her personality was troublesome. She was stubborn, aloof, and had no interest in socializing.
If she could change that troublesome personality, she would definitely become a powerful force for Class D's rise to Class A.
At the same time, Chabashira even saw a shadow of her former self in Suzune. Back then, she had also been proud and cold.
Chabashira ended her brief thoughts and memories, then said, "What it means will be explained tomorrow after the quiz results come out. For now, Horikita, you may sit down."
"...Understood."
After sitting down, Suzune glanced at her seatmate.
Shimizu had told her before that he would explain class points to her at the start of May.
Could this quiz be related to the so-called class points?
It was not related at all.
Suzune was simply overthinking it.
The quiz paper reached Yuto's hands.
The paper listed questions from the five main subjects. Each subject had a few questions, so it was indeed only a short quiz, not a formal exam.
Yuto quickly skimmed through the paper.
Each subject had four questions, for a total of twenty. Each question was worth five points, making the full score one hundred.
However, what surprised both Yuto and Suzune was that the questions for these subjects were all extremely simple.
But at the end of the paper, each subject had three extremely difficult questions.
Yuto felt that these were absolutely not questions a first-year high school student could answer.
He could say with certainty that the final three questions were all outside the scope of the first-year textbooks.
After all, Yuto had already finished reading every first-year textbook.
'What is this? This quiz actually has questions that don't belong to the first-year curriculum. And I've done this paper before...'
Feeling speechless, Yuto raised his head and glanced at Chabashira standing at the podium.
The cool homeroom teacher had her arms crossed as she scanned the entire classroom, looking as if she were watching for cheaters.
Chabashira noticed Yuto raising his head.
She lightly raised her refined brows and showed a meaningful smile.
That smile seemed to say, "If you have the ability, troublesome brat, then answer every question on this quiz."
Yuto rolled his eyes at Chabashira, then focused on filling in the paper.
Since Chabashira had reminded everyone in Class D to answer with all their strength, Yuto would do exactly that.
Since she had already given that reminder, answering seriously should not cause any problems.
Chabashira watched Yuto write answers continuously without hesitation or thought, then lightly nodded.
This troublesome brat might be awful in all kinds of ways, but academically, he was definitely different from the other students.
It was very possible that he could finish the whole paper and easily earn full marks.
Yuto did not disappoint Chabashira.
In just over ten minutes, he had already put down the ballpoint pen in his hand.
'So fast?! Did he give up, or did he already finish?'
Chabashira, who had been watching Yuto, frowned slightly.
Although she had confidence in him and believed he could finish this paper, putting down his pen after only ten minutes was still too exaggerated.
Even copying answers would not be that fast, right?
With doubt and confusion, Chabashira stepped down from the podium and walked over. As she passed Yuto, she glanced at his paper.
Every question on the test paper had been filled in.
And Chabashira also discovered that all the answers were correct.
'This troublesome brat really finished the whole paper in just over ten minutes!'
Although Chabashira found it unbelievable, she did not linger too long beside Yuto's seat.
After circling the classroom once, she returned to the podium.
Yuto looked thoughtfully at the test paper, now filled with answers, and murmured, "This paper is exactly the same as that one. Coincidence...? No, it probably isn't."
This paper was exactly the same as that one?
What did Yuto mean?
Before anyone realized it, the bell rang.
Chabashira crossed her arms and spoke.
"Stop writing. Students in the back row, pass the papers forward."
As soon as Chabashira finished speaking, all kinds of voices filled the Class D classroom. Everyone complained about why time had passed so quickly when they still had so many questions left unanswered.
Yuto handed his paper to Kei in the seat in front of him.
Looking at Yuto's paper, filled completely with answers, Kei's eyes immediately widened.
He had answered everything.
Her future boyfriend was amazing!
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