Since that day, Shiraishi had never again said anything about casually treating Ayane to a meal.
Because that could mean his bankruptcy.
Her appetite, I, Chiba Shiraishi, declare her the strongest!
Time passed slowly, and days went by one after another.
Because of the ramen incident, the relationship between the three of them became much closer.
After all, they had a deep friendship from eating ramen together.
Shiraishi's performance in class remained unremarkable; compared to the two genius girls at his desk, his grades could only be described as mediocre.
Another month passed in a flash.
During this month, Shiraishi and Ayane's relationship grew much closer, but his relationship with Ruri grew even more rapidly.
Of course, it was a very pure friendship.
After all, Ruri was the only one who knew he was hiding his true strength; if he revealed his true abilities, he could definitely rank among the top three in the class.
The reason for his closer relationship with Ruri was that Ruri often sought out Shiraishi for physical skill sparring after school in the afternoons.
And in this kind of physical skill sparring, both Shiraishi and Ruri were extremely satisfied with each other's superb techniques.
Although Shiraishi didn't have much combat experience, he could learn from Ruri. Ruri had a private tutor in the Uchiha clan who taught her combat techniques, and she also passed these techniques on to Shiraishi, allowing Shiraishi to gradually approach her combat level, mutually verifying their growth.
Shiraishi's growth, however, was beyond Ruri's expectations.
As she deepened her interactions with Shiraishi, she found that she was gradually unable to suppress him. She estimated that it wouldn't be long before he would commit insubordination and completely overpower her.
Such a thing was intolerable for Uchiha Ruri, a genius.
She, who received combat technique instruction from elite jounin of her clan every week, was, within a mere one or two months, being overtaken by a boy she had always suppressed. This cast an indelible stain on her name as an Uchiha genius.
Therefore, she had to regain the initiative and push him back down.
To restore the prestige of the Uchiha clan.
"Why is your strength growing so fast?"
Ruri asked the doubt in her heart.
In her opinion, Shiraishi must be hiding some trick to get stronger quickly.
Otherwise, a commoner, without any instruction, couldn't maintain the same rate of strength growth as her.
Or else, the problem was with Shiraishi himself.
"Huh?" Shiraishi was slightly stunned and said, "I'm just cultivating step by step."
"Impossible. If that were the case, you couldn't grow this fast. You must be hiding something."
"I really didn't hide anything."
"Is that so?"
Ruri still looked at Shiraishi with suspicious eyes.
"Yes, I've always been training according to my own methods."
Shiraishi said earnestly.
He really wasn't hiding anything.
Ruri had taught him so many combat techniques, and he was very grateful. If it weren't for Ruri, his strength wouldn't have increased so quickly.
"Your method?"
Ruri found the blind spot.
"Yes, I have a set of scientific training plans tailored for myself, which can effectively improve my dynamic vision and neural reaction capabilities."
Shiraishi answered honestly.
"Then show me your so-called scientific plan."
Hearing Ruri's request, Shiraishi didn't refuse. If it were anyone else, he would need to consider it, but his rapid growth in strength was also inseparable from Ruri's assistance to him.
Treating people with sincerity, Shiraishi naturally couldn't be stingy.
He took out a small notebook from his ninja tool pouch and placed it in Ruri's hand.
His scientific body training plan was recorded in this notebook.
Ruri opened it and read it carefully, and the more she read, the stranger her expression became.
Because it was too ordinary.
Most of the training methods Shiraishi wrote were not secrets; many were known to Ruri, except for some relatively strange training methods that Ruri was not familiar with.
Could training according to this really make one stronger?
A big question mark appeared in Ruri's mind.
Shiraishi knew Ruri had doubts because the body training plan he tailored for himself, overall, was not difficult; only some parts were harder to do, but most were very easy to understand.
However, Shiraishi knew that this was the most scientifically sound training plan for the human body.
But compared to these scientific exercises, Shiraishi felt that the chakra of this world was truly incredible.
Why can chakra turn into fire, into lightning, into storms... these are all very interesting aspects.
Compared to the wondrous uses of chakra, Shiraishi felt that his scientific training plan was simply child's play.
This scientific training method was merely to enhance Shiraishi's dynamic vision and neural reflex capabilities, as well as maintain body flexibility and a certain level of resistance to strikes.
Compared to the miraculous energy of chakra, it was indeed unremarkable.
Shiraishi could understand Ruri's doubts.
"If I train according to the scientific training plan on this, will I also become stronger as quickly as you?"
This was what Ruri cared about.
"Well, that's a bit hard to say, because this is adjusted at any time according to my physical growth, and basically, a new plan is needed every month."
Shiraishi said this.
Ruri nodded, understanding.
What suited Shiraishi might not suit her.
So, Ruri took a serious look and said, "Make a training plan that suits me."
She wanted to see if Shiraishi's method was really effective.
"I can... it's just..."
Shiraishi awkwardly scratched his head, a little embarrassed to speak.
"What? You're unwilling?"
Ruri's clear black and white eyes immediately became dangerous, flashing with fierce light.
"Ah, that's not the reason. It's just that to formulate a scientific training plan suitable for other people, one must start from their body... *cough cough*, simply put, it means starting from reality, seeking truth from facts... Only by understanding the other person's physical condition can you tailor it for them..."
Shiraishi's gaze suddenly became unnatural, sweeping over Ruri's petite body intentionally or unintentionally, then quickly moving away as if afraid.
Really, he wasn't a lolicon, nor did he like young girls.
"..."
A blush suddenly appeared on Ruri's usually cold face.
She understood the hidden meaning in Shiraishi's words very well.
Ruri took a deep breath, looking at Shiraishi with icy eyes, as if looking at a dead man.
"Come and touch."
"Ah? Okay! Huh? No, no, what did you just say? Touch... touch what?"
Shiraishi was dumbfounded.
He thought Ruri would back down, but he didn't expect her to say that.
"Hurry up and come touch me! If you dare to touch anywhere else casually, you're dead!"
She threatened Shiraishi fiercely.
Shiraishi felt he would be killed if he went over... In the end, Shiraishi still formulated a scientific training plan for Ruri.
Before Ruri left, she said that if this training plan didn't work, she would definitely make him truly physiologically dead!