"How about this, Kawasaki-kun, let's exchange contact information. I can introduce you to a very capable teacher."
Hearing this, Kawasaki Saki frowned and asked with some confusion.
"A very capable teacher?"
"That's right."
Tanaka Masao smiled.
"With his help, Kawasaki-kun can also achieve good grades."
Hearing "good grades," Kawasaki Saki was tempted, but she didn't let it go to her head. Instead, she asked,
"What are this teacher's teaching conditions, and what are the fees?"
"There are no special teaching conditions, as long as you are willing to learn. As for the fees…
One night… ahem, no, it's eight hundred yen per tutoring session."
"Eight hundred yen…"
When Kawasaki Saki heard the price, she thought it was a bit cheap, but since Tanaka Masao could make a comeback and become first in grade, he should have some skill.
She took out her phone, deciding to give it a try.
After successfully exchanging contact information with Kawasaki Saki, Tanaka Masao put his phone away.
"Then, Kawasaki-kun, if you want tutoring, contact me in advance, and we can arrange a suitable time."
Kawasaki Saki nodded, agreeing.
Tanaka Masao sat in his seat, looking at Kawasaki Saki in front of him, a smile on his lips.
There was no "very capable teacher"; the teacher Tanaka Masao spoke of was actually himself.
He planned to trick Kawasaki Saki into coming to his house for guidance and instruction.
He wasn't afraid of Kawasaki Saki getting angry after learning the truth, because he was quite confident in himself.
He guaranteed that Kawasaki Saki would get addicted after one try and never be able to leave.
Of course, the eight hundred yen was just a casual remark.
Tanaka Masao even thought to himself,
"If Kawasaki truly becomes obsessed with tutoring and can't extricate herself, then I'll slightly increase the tutoring fees.
Then, if she can't afford the tutoring fees, couldn't I have her pay with other things? Hehehe…"
…
In Tanaka Masao's fantasy, class time arrived. The exam had just ended, so the teacher naturally chose to go over the test paper, letting the students know exactly where they went wrong.
Tanaka Masao felt a bit bored. There was nothing he could do; this was the ease of getting everything right and achieving a perfect score.
With nothing to do, Tanaka Masao took out his phone, set it to silent mode, and started looking for someone to chat with.
He looked at Kawasaki Saki, who was sitting in front of him, and decided, "You're the one."
"Kawasaki-kun, how are you understanding it? You can ask me if there's anything you don't get."
After sending the message, Kawasaki Saki in front secretly took out her phone, glanced at it, and then looked back at Tanaka Masao.
"Let's talk after class. I need to listen now."
After replying, she put her phone away and continued to listen attentively to the lesson.
"She's a diligent, hard-working student, but your delinquent aura makes it really hard to imagine you as the type to study seriously."
Seeing that there was nothing interesting with Kawasaki Saki, Tanaka Masao started looking for other people.
"Xuezhixia Classmate, are you seriously attending class? You already got a perfect score anyway, why don't we skip class and go have some fun?"
After a while, she replied.
"Then be careful not to get caught by Hiratsuka-sensei.
Oh, right, remember to remind me before you skip class, so I can remind Hiratsuka-sensei."
"Xuezhixia Classmate, you're so mean, but…
Hehe, caught a Xuezhixia Classmate who isn't listening carefully in class."
"Boring."
After Yukinoshita Yukino said this, she stopped paying attention to Tanaka Masao.
Helpless, Tanaka Masao could only continue to look for other people.
"Fujiwara-senpai, the exam results are out. How did you do?"
"Oh, it's Junior Tanaka. Guess what place I got."
After sending the message, the other party replied instantly.
"Fujiwara-senpai isn't even listening in class, yet she's so at ease. She must have done very well."
"Junior Tanaka guessed correctly. I got first in grade!"
"What?!"
Tanaka Masao looked at the message on his phone and almost shouted out in surprise.
"No, Fujiwara-senpai, how did you do that?"
On the other side, at Shuchiin Academy, Fujiwara Chika looked at the message on her phone, very pleased.
"Hehe, Junior Tanaka must be very surprised. It's a pity I can't see his surprised expression with my own eyes."
"It's just first in grade. It's not that hard. I just studied a little and achieved it."
Fujiwara Chika knew how to humblebrag.
She had only made up her mind to study and stayed up late every night because Tanaka Masao had previously mentioned finding first in grade to tutor him, which made her feel very indignant.
Now that she succeeded, she made it sound so easy.
Tanaka Masao genuinely had a hard time accepting Fujiwara Chika getting first in grade.
Because that was Shuchiin, with the two great demon kings, Shirogane Miyuki and Shinomiya Kaguya, guarding the gate to first place. Even an unparalleled genius would find it difficult to break through.
"Fujiwara-senpai, you cheated, didn't you?"
"Honestly, Junior Tanaka, where has the most basic trust between people gone?"
"Although getting first place isn't difficult, it's Fujiwara-senpai we're talking about. It's hard to associate you with first place."
"Why can't you associate me with it? And what do you mean 'your first place isn't difficult'? If it's not difficult, you get one and show me."
"Hehe, I, humble as I am, achieved first in grade with a perfect score on this exam."
"What?!"
Now it was Fujiwara Chika's turn to be shocked.
"No, Junior Tanaka, how did you do that? You cheated, didn't you?"
"Hey, hey, hey, Fujiwara-senpai, where has the most basic trust between people gone?"
"But it's Junior Tanaka we're talking about. If I remember correctly, you used to be last in grade, right?
It's hard to associate you with getting a perfect score and first in grade."
"That's because I'm a rare genius. With just a little studying, a perfect score is effortless."
"That's what I should be saying!"
"But thinking about it, it's truly incredible that Fujiwara-senpai and I could both get first in grade at the same time.
Still, congratulations, Fujiwara-senpai."
"I think the incredible part is mainly on your side. After all, a last-in-grade student making a comeback to first in grade is something even novels wouldn't dare to write.
But I also congratulate Junior Tanaka."
"Oh, no, no, Fujiwara-senpai's side is even harder. After all, Shuchiin, as one of Japan's best schools, surely has even more intense competition.
Fujiwara-senpai, who could stand out among so many people, is truly admirable."
"Oh, no, no…"
After initially disbelieving each other's first in grade achievements, the two entered into a mutual flattery mode.
Meanwhile, the teacher at the podium could, of course, easily observe the students' every move below.
On Fujiwara Chika's side, the teacher saw her smiling so happily, and considering she had, for once, achieved first in grade.
Having made such great progress, the teacher decided to turn a blind eye and indulge her this one time.
And on Tanaka Masao's side…
"You, the boy in glasses playing with your phone, stand up!
How did you do on this exam, that you dare to play with your phone instead of listening in class?
Learn from Tanaka Masao! You're all in the same class. If he can go from last to first, why can't you?!"