Crossing over, and then being blocked by a rich JK.

Chapter 546 They Sing in Harmony
That's life. Whether you like it or not, things that are meant to be presented to you will be presented to you, and they will keep pressing you forward. You have no right to resist; you can only choose to accept them actively or passively.

So, amidst a chorus of complaints from the second-year high school students, the first "self-study session" arrived—or rather, it took place the following day after school.

The study sessions were scheduled for 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

In other words, including the time spent traveling to the study session, the free time after school is basically only enough to eat a meal and take a nap for about ten minutes.

This schedule really does resemble evening self-study.

Watanabe Yu remembered very clearly that when he was in high school before he transmigrated, evening self-study time was from 7:00 to 9:30, and school ended at 5:40 in the afternoon, with a time interval of one hour and twenty minutes.

It looks like a lot, but actually, after having a meal and then going back to school from where you eat, the time will be about the same.

"Now I understand why the senior students don't need to hold 'study meetings' anymore. Look at this schedule, they're not just not holding them, they're already doing it!"

Taking advantage of the break between classes to relax, Kiriyama and Ma took the initiative to start a conversation and began to complain.

He genuinely believes that.

Even if he was indeed studying diligently while he was studying on his own just now.

"It really is."

A bespectacled boy sitting next to Kiriyama Kazuma chimed in.

It would be a lie to say that I had no objection to this sudden 'study session'.

And this is a consensus among everyone, regardless of academic performance.

Yes, people do study on their own after going home, but there are two different things: actively learning and being forced to learn. The former motivates people, while the latter makes them instinctively resistant.

Although he could roughly guess what the school's intentions were, he still felt it was a bit too harsh.

In situations like these, wouldn't it be better to give students the right to make their own choices?

He believes that 95% of the students would agree.

Of course, he was one of the remaining 0.5%. He wanted to study at home and work hard quietly, eventually crushing everyone else.

Well, except for Watanabe and Amamiya.

He was truly helpless against these two academic geniuses; they had already surpassed the level that could be achieved through mere hard work.

"So this isn't a self-organized 'study session' at all, but rather a high school sophomore version of evening self-study?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sports committee member, who had been harboring resentment, also joined the discussion.

He was very dissatisfied with this forced tutoring, but he couldn't fight against his family. After they found out about it, they not only didn't follow his wishes, but even did the opposite and made a special call to Teacher Anyuan.

The gist is that he will definitely participate and complete his daily learning tasks with high quality and quantity.

He knelt beside the phone and watched helplessly as his mother said those words.

And he was like that incompetent husband in a movie, unable to do anything.

"That's pretty much what it means."

Watanabe Yuu, who was sitting in his seat, shrugged and made a joke.

"However, from another perspective, this can be considered a group activity. At least the top students in the class won't be cheating secretly anymore; they'll be cheating openly in front of us."

As far as he knew, many of the top students and average students in the class did not rest on their days off. They would secretly attend tutoring classes or have one-on-one tutoring, and then pretend to others that they were just slacking off on their days off.

These people are masters of saying one thing and meaning another.

Previously, when Risa criticized everyone for not doing well on the exam, the average score of Class C actually surpassed that of Class A.

However, that was the only time; after that, they were always behind Class A.

But the difference isn't significant.

Of course, if he put himself in her shoes, he could understand what Risa meant. She simply felt that pride comes before a fall, so she wanted to calm everyone down and be rational.

But he felt that with the competitive spirit of everyone in Class C, the chances of them becoming arrogant and losing were practically zero.

Because from beginning to end, the students in the class never considered people from other classes as rivals; they always considered their own classmates as rivals.

In a sense, this can be considered a different kind of solidarity.

"Could you put down what you're holding before you say that?"

Kiriyama and Ma glared at him, indicating that he could put down the book he was holding before talking.

This person claims to be a "top student" and secretly takes extra lessons, but in reality, he is the top student himself. He's crying wolf, isn't he?
This is ridiculous!

"These are extracurricular books."

Watanabe Yu turned the book over, and the cover had five large, bright words written on it: "The Count of Monte Cristo".

Before he transmigrated, he had only read half of the book. Now that he has found the time, he picked it up again and continued reading, which is quite interesting.

Although it depicts a long period of loneliness and endurance, from another perspective, it can actually be considered a "feel-good" story.

Therefore, he really enjoyed watching it.

"So you've secretly gotten so involved that you're doing this?!" Kiriyama Kazuma reacted quickly, immediately putting on a heartbroken look. "The textbook materials aren't enough for you anymore, you've started reading extracurricular books?!"

He knows all too well how to stir things up in situations like this.

The key is not what the truth is, but what the ambiguity is.

In short, it can be summarized in one sentence.

I don't care about this or that, I'll just stir things up first.jpg
Of course, the reason he could stir up trouble so recklessly was because of his relationship with Watanabe. If it were someone with a less close relationship, they probably wouldn't be able to back down in this situation.

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Watanabe Yu rolled his eyes. "This is clearly just reading to pass the time, okay?"

If he really wanted to read, he wouldn't be leisurely flipping through books here.

He will rely on his own sweat and hard work, plus Tongzi's little contribution, to review the knowledge from the first year of high school to the present, and then start doing practice problems.

To get high scores in science subjects, you need talent, but more importantly, you need to see a lot of things. The more you see, the better you'll know how to solve certain types of problems.

Here I have to criticize the teachers at Chengnan Private High School. When he experienced his senior year of high school before he transmigrated, he never finished all the science problems piled up on his desk. At first, he could do his best to finish them all, but later he had to focus on specific problems.

The teachers said the same thing, indicating that if you can't finish all the questions, you don't need to do them all; just focus on the questions you're weak on.

However, on the other hand, the fact that this "spontaneously organized" "study session" didn't require classes was quite unexpected.

It can only be said that the school leaders are quite sensible; they clearly know that the learning efficiency is not high at night, so they leave the time for the students to do on their own.

However, it must be said that even when the teacher is just sitting on the podium, everyone's learning efficiency is higher than when they are at home.

Perhaps this is a commonality across the world?

Do they all need someone to watch over them in order to unleash their full 'subjective initiative'?
Is this how you kill time?

Kiriyama and Ma chose to lie through their teeth.

Just like his thought just now, he could call a deer a horse if he wanted to.

Once the atmosphere gets heated, everyone will stop caring what you're actually watching and just join in the commotion.

"Don't make fun of Watanabe. He's just reading an extracurricular book. He's not trying to provoke us at all."

So the sports committee member who had just joined the conversation coughed lightly and spoke up for Watanabe Yu.

He knew that Kiriyama was joking with Watanabe, but he didn't get to talk to Watanabe often, so he definitely wanted to seize this opportunity.

After all, while Watanabe Yu is down-to-earth and can strike up a conversation with anyone, becoming his friend is incredibly difficult. And it's not just him who feels this way; others feel the same way. When interacting with Watanabe Yu, there's a very clear sense of distance; you know perfectly well whether he sees you as a classmate or a friend.

If it were someone else, such a 'difference' might cause dissatisfaction, but the problem is that this person is Watanabe.

But he's not hypocritical at all; he always says what he thinks, and his sincerity makes people feel ashamed of themselves. Over time, everyone has come to accept that his behavior is normal.

Now, everyone is proud to be friends with Watanabe.

Otherwise, how could so many people have gathered around Kiriyama? Part of it was because the latter was interested, but a larger part was because they wanted to strike up a conversation with Watanabe.

"Sigh, you've been fooled by him."

Seeing that someone had gotten involved, Kiriyama and Ma got even more excited and immediately put on an act as if 'you've all been deceived by him'.

He was just worried that no one would act with him.

He had asked Maki for help before class, but she refused, citing her poor acting skills.

He was just worried that if no one smoothed things over, the charade wouldn't be able to continue.

As luck would have it, someone immediately stepped in to act as the 'lubricant'!

The funny thing is that even the person involved was unaware of this.

"So you weren't looking at study materials when you were studying earlier?"

Watanabe Yu calmly added this sentence.

Others might not be able to see it clearly, but he can see it very clearly.

Kiriyama was quite serious when he studied, always reviewing diligently, and there was a kind of drive in his eyes that said he wouldn't give up until he achieved his goal.

It just goes to show that the old saying is always relevant: a man's change is often due to a woman.

Clearly, Kiriyama and Ma's change was due to that 'she'.

It seems that Takakura must have discussed something with Kiriyama again, otherwise the latter wouldn't be working so hard.

The last time he was this serious was when Takakura said he had made progress on his exams, so I went on a date with him near Tokyo.

"Yes." Kiriyama Kazuma, his previous 'heartbroken' demeanor replaced by a cheerful nod, then, as if remembering something, chuckled and uttered the phrase, "I'll crush you all!"

That's a bit of a lie, I suppose.

He really needs to work hard, but his goal isn't to outdo everyone in the class, but to get into the same university as Maki.

This is very important to him!
"Oh, traitor!"

The sports committee member snorted and uttered those words from the bottom of his heart.

Although he was studying diligently just now, he didn't care; Kiriyama was just trying to entice them.

“How can you call it a traitor! This is called making good use of time.” Kiriyama Kazuma gave him a look that said, “You’re making a fuss over nothing,” paused, and then continued, “Besides, the teacher is watching from the stage. You can’t just play on your phone, can you?”

He wasn't sure about other schools, but at least at the private high school in the south of the city, he had never seen anyone use their phone during class.

Even during self-study periods.

Firstly, everyone knew the answer to this question, and secondly, those who were able to get into this school were mostly very competitive. In other words, no one wanted to fall behind; instead, they wanted to surpass the people in their class.

With a solid foundation, everyone worked very hard when it was time to learn.

"That's true."

Upon hearing this, the sports committee member pondered for a moment, then nodded.

In fact, he was studying during the self-study period just now.

"So, that's it." Kiriyama Kazuma shrugged, then changed the subject, "Watanabe, what kind of reward do you think Yasuhara-sensei will give us if we do well on the next monthly exam?"

Although Risa Yasuhara didn't say it explicitly, he could tell that his good friend must have received some 'missions' from her.

In other words, as long as this 'task' is completed, there will be a reward, and this reward will likely be extended to them as well.

and so……

He needs to find a way to try and win it over.

"The key question is what kind of reward you want."

Watanabe Yu didn't try to hide anything and gave his answer quite frankly.

Risa had specifically instructed him on this point; it was a legitimate request within her capabilities, and she could help him fulfill it.

"How about... we go see a movie together?"

Kiriyama and Ma turned to look at everyone in the classroom and deliberately raised their voices.

"I think it's okay!"

Just like before, the boy closest to Kiriyama and Ma echoed the sentiment.

For him, this was probably the only chance he could have to watch a movie with the girl he had a crush on.

He had previously confessed his feelings indirectly, but she rejected him.

He could only suppress his feelings for the time being, and he would confess them again after the college entrance exams were over.

This time, success would be best, but if he fails, he won't dwell on it anymore.

"I think that's fine too!"

The sports committee member also chimed in.

He knew some of the inside story, so he would definitely help out without hesitation.

"I also agree!"

"+1"

"no problem!"

Can I choose the movie myself?

More and more people joined in.

"No problem, let's vote after we get the results showing improvement."

Watanabe Yu then started making empty promises.

In a sense, he achieved his goal with ease.

However, this matter still has a long way to go.

He raised his eyebrows and glanced at Kiriyama and Ma.

Coincidentally, the latter was also looking at him.

After noticing his gaze, Kiriyama and Kazuma winked at each other.

'Everything is under control. Remember to treat me to a meal later!'

Watanabe Yu nodded slightly, his expression unchanging.

'must!'

(End of this chapter)