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

Chapter 564 Worries and More Important Things
Jingle Bell!
As the school bell rang, the second-year high school students finally ended their ordeal and left the classroom dejectedly.

"Wait, isn't he always one to brag? How come he's actually telling the truth this time??"

A student from Class D of Grade 11 grumbled in dissatisfaction.

The teachers in their class would say that the monthly exams would be difficult, but in reality, there were only two times when the exams were truly difficult: once in the first year of high school and the other time.

But then he boasted to his best friend that he would definitely perform exceptionally well in this exam.

As for his actual feelings after the exam, he was indeed going to perform 'beyond his usual level' this time, but how far he could perform was a big question mark.

"Oh no, the intelligence is true, right?"

One of his good friends patted him on the shoulder and teased him with a chuckle.

"Yeah, and this time it's really absurd." He rubbed his hair in frustration. "Let's bet that 80% of the people didn't perform well this time."

This was a conservative estimate; if we were to do a more thorough analysis, it's likely that everyone except the top 10 students would see a decline in their scores.

"Can you tell us something that nobody knows?" His best friend rolled his eyes, then hooked his arm around his neck. "Okay, okay, even people in the top 50 of your grade have said this, what else can I say? Also, let's go get ramen today."

It was a way to lighten everyone's mood.

"Row."

He nodded, but his brow remained furrowed.

The performance of these two students in Class D is a true reflection of the performance of most students after this monthly exam.

But no matter how frustrated and regretful they were, the first monthly exam of the semester finally came to an end.

Thanks to handing in their papers early, Watanabe Yu, Ayana, Yuki, and Ryoko, who left school early today, avoided the rush hour and started their journey home ahead of time.
—To be precise, they had already walked almost half the distance by the time the school bell rang.

"To be honest, this exam was really difficult."

After chatting about funny things in class for a while, Hayakawa Yuki finally couldn't help but bring up the exam.

"indeed."

Ayana Amamiya glanced at Yu Watanabe, signaling him not to speak at this moment, and then nodded gently in agreement.

Just as Kiriyama had jokingly said before, normal people can't compare to him, this 'pervert'.

Because the results of the comparison can be very hurtful.

“I always thought Risa was joking,” Hayakawa Yuki sighed. “After all, she has indeed made similar jokes before, and we have been fooled more than once or twice.”

If she could do it all over again, she would spend more time studying, but unfortunately, life doesn't offer "what ifs," and time cannot be turned back.

"Personally, I think that no matter how difficult the teachers make it sound, there is one thing we must be sure of: regardless of the difficulty of the test paper, we must take it seriously."

Ayana Amamiya continued speaking while observing Yuki's expression.

"Because only in this way can we make continuous progress."

She's really having a tough time. In the past, she would never have been so careful in comforting anyone.

But it doesn't really matter. This can be considered as accumulating experience. If the little one's grades aren't good in the future, she'll have a template to refer to and practical experience to draw upon.

But she had seen news reports about children born to two high-achieving students who had very abstract academic results.

It's true that when there's no help with homework, father and son are loving and filial; but when help with homework, it's chaos and disorder.

Hopefully, the little one won't do this again, otherwise she won't even have the face to attend parent-teacher conferences.

You should know that at China Private Academy, when they hold parent-teacher meetings, the teachers actually meet with the parents of students who are not doing well academically.

Regardless of the other party's background.

The main idea is equality for everyone.

But they still have limits.

Not the person but the matter.

"Yes, you're right, that's why I regret it." Hayakawa Yuki shook her head, a hint of regret appearing on her fair face. "So I really regret not being able to answer the last question."

She felt okay about the exam this time, and her wish to do it again was just to get a higher score.

This semester, Youlai guided her through her review, and her efficiency was much higher than before, and her understanding of the knowledge points was also much deeper.

It might really be as Maki said, because the person teaching her has changed, so her level of seriousness has also changed.

"It's alright," Ayana Amamiya continued to comfort her. "Most people couldn't solve the last question. Just try harder next time. Besides, the questions on this exam were indeed quite difficult, a bit like Chika's."

When she saw the fill-in-the-blank section, she felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, and then when she got to the word problem section, she was basically certain.

The question setters referenced the question-setting style of China Private Academy, which focuses on in-depth exploration of existing knowledge points.

This is a relatively new question format for students at Chengnan Private High School.

Adaptation always takes time.

However, she could understand the school's intentions. This monthly exam was probably not meant to curb everyone's laziness, but rather as a kind of 'opening act'. If nothing unexpected happened, every exam from now on until the end of senior year would be of similar difficulty.

After all, this level of difficulty is closer to the difficulty of independent admissions by top universities.

"You mean Ayana, you also had some trouble with this?"

Hayakawa Yuki's eyes lit up.

She wasn't gloating; she simply felt that if Ayana was in the same situation, she would find some solace in it.

There was a sense of 'brothers in misfortune' between them, although she knew that the Saintess's grades were much better than hers, and she was at the same level as Ryoko.

But that didn't stop her from comforting herself in this way.

"It's pretty much the same."

Ayana Amamiya hesitated for a moment without leaving a trace, then nodded against her conscience.

She actually felt no discomfort while writing, and even had a long-lost sense of familiarity.

But it's really not appropriate to say that at this time.

However, one thing is certain: her learning method was indeed correct. She asked the teachers at China Private Academy to record the lessons, and she would watch them one by one every weekend.

It's like taking classes at two different schools.

The sudden change in the style of the questions in this monthly exam did not have a major impact on her.

"So that proves I've made great progress?"

Upon hearing this, Hayakawa Yuki's expression immediately brightened, and her previous annoyance vanished instantly.

Ayana put in a lot of effort, and so did she. If we round it up, wouldn't that mean she's closer to Ayana?

Looking ahead, even if I don't surpass others, I should at least be able to get into the top 10 of the class.

If you round it up, she's definitely in the top 25 of her grade. Just thinking about it makes her unable to contain her smile.

"Yes."

Ryoko Hamabe nodded and echoed her sentiment.

She understood what Ayana meant; the saintess was simply trying to comfort Yuki, otherwise she wouldn't have said such insincere words.

To be fair, she had been watching Yuki study this semester, and compared to last semester, Yuki's study habits had improved significantly.

It can only be said that different teachers produce different results.

In terms of data, Yuki could only get 75% to 80% of the marks in each subject last semester, but this semester she has made great progress, jumping to 85% to 90%.

It's no exaggeration to say that there have been earth-shattering changes.

Aunt Shangzi might have some objections.

After all, what kind of study session lasts all day long? Sometimes Yuki even stays overnight.

However, based on her trust in Yu, Aunt Shangzi only complained a little. She believed that once the exam results came out, Aunt Shangzi's complaints would be swallowed back down.

After all, what parent wouldn't want their child to have good grades?

Even if the family business is large enough that the child doesn't need to rely on their own efforts to succeed, they will still hope that the child is academically gifted.

Putting everything else aside, at least we have another path to take, and secondly, it's something to be proud of.

And sometimes, when you're discussing business with someone, it might just be through casual conversation like this that they decide to cooperate with you.
—The reason she ended up collaborating with them was told to her by her aunt, based on her uncle's personal experience.

"I can rest assured that!"

Seeing that Ryoko Hamabe had said so, Yuki Hayakawa breathed a sigh of relief and then patted her chest in a very cute way.

In that case, Mom probably won't be able to say anything.

After all, her grades are genuinely improving!
If this doesn't explain the problem, then she really doesn't know how to explain it.

"Your grades are definitely fine, and the exams are over, so there's no point in dwelling on them anymore. What we should do now is focus on other more important things."

Ayana Amamiya coughed lightly, changing the subject; she wasn't the type to actively discuss exams after they were over.

Of course, asking Mr. Troll is another matter.

After all, to her, he was the most special one, and the only exception.

"for example?"

Hayakawa Yuki picked up the conversation.

She was quite curious about what Ayana was referring to as the more important thing.

"The movie segment that follows."

Ayana Amamiya's answer was concise and to the point.

"This might not sound nice, but judging from everyone's performance this time, things are probably in serious trouble." Watanabe Yu poured cold water on the situation rationally. "And have you forgotten what Risa-nee originally said?"

“No.” Ayana Amamiya gave him a ‘how could that be?’ look. “Risa-nee’s exact words were that everyone needs to show significant improvement.”

“But our class’s average score has always been second in the grade, only dropping to third once. When Risa-nee said ‘significant improvement,’ she was clearly leaving room for improvement.”

Watanabe Yu then began to explain.

He wasn't trying to hurt her; he just wanted to give her a heads-up.

So that Risa won't be disappointed when she starts using her final right of interpretation.

“Given Risa’s personality, she wouldn’t break her promise.” Ayana Amamiya shook her head, her emotions calm. “Besides, this obvious improvement doesn’t necessarily mean an improvement in scores.”

"If our class has one or two more students in the top 10 of the grade, or if the average distance between us and Class A is closer, that counts. We can't just look at the specific scores and not the comparison with the previous year, can we?"

She knew very well that surpassing Class A to become number one in the grade was impossible.

Unless everyone performs exceptionally well in this exam, it's probably going to be tough.

After all, apart from Class A, the students in all the other classes had varying scores.

Just like in a gacha game, even the worst student in Class A is of SR quality.

“I think Ayana is right,” Hamabe Ryoko chimed in. “This exam was indeed very difficult, and many people will need time to adapt. If nothing unexpected happens, everyone’s scores will drop.”

"If we only look at the score difference at this point and ignore the month-on-month comparison, it would be a bit unreasonable."

Of course, this score drop does not include Yu and Ayana.

One is a 'superman' who studied at China Private Academy and achieved excellent grades, and the other is a young lady who firmly holds the top spot in her grade at China Private Academy.

They were, if not completely familiar with, the content and style of this exam.

“That’s true.” Watanabe Yu thought about it carefully and realized that he had indeed been overthinking things. He then smiled with relief. “Looking at it this way, it seems that I really am starting to become pessimistic.”

"To be precise, it's not pessimism, it's just an analysis from a less optimistic perspective."

Hayakawa Yuki coughed lightly and uttered this seemingly reasonable but ultimately meaningless statement.

"You're just sitting here."

Watanabe Yu made a sarcastic remark.

"And to be honest, your concerns are not without merit. After all... Risa's definition of academic improvement is more her mother's than her own."

Hayakawa Yuki shrugged, a hint of emotion creeping into her expression.

In a sense, she and Risa were "fellow sufferers".

The difference is that Risa fought for her own freedom, while Yu fought for the chance to be with Yu.

"So if we're really talking about academic improvement, it seems like we really need to surpass Class A's average score, right?"

After Yuki said that, Ryoko Hamabe suddenly understood the reason.

“So Yu is actually right.” Hayakawa Yuki added at the right time, but then she changed the subject, “However, as long as we can do what the saintess analyzed, given Risa’s personality, she will keep her promise.”

Ugh.

She was really in a difficult position, having to appease the young lady's emotions while also standing on You's side.

"Anyway, the final interpretation rests with Auntie, so there's no point in us worrying. Instead of worrying about things where the initiative is in someone else's hands, we should think about how to reply to Uncle Beichen."

Watanabe Yu clapped his hands, signaling everyone to stop worrying about these things and instead focus on the fact that he held the initiative.

"If this is the case..."

Ayana Amamiya gave Yu Watanabe an idea.

(End of this chapter)