People bring their own maids to the training camp

Hayasaka's intention was to teach these people a small lesson; after all, it was only 2000 points, which wouldn't affect their survival.

In addition, Hayasaka also sent text messages to a few people she thought she should test.

"I see. Actually, I was worried that Sudo and the others would refuse to participate in Horikita's study group under the pretext of studying archaeological questions."

"I see. Ayanokouji-san's concerns are not without merit—but they probably don't have enough points, right?"

"Maybe the three of us could chip in?"

"Don't worry, I'm confident I can persuade them." Kushida smiled confidently. "Ayanokouji-san, don't worry! I guarantee they'll all attend the study session."

"Okay, I'll talk to Horikita."

"Uh-huh."

----split line----

"A study session for Class D? Organized by Horikita Suzune?"

"Yes, it was Kikyo-chan who told me to tell you—Miss, aren't you quite fond of Horikita? This might be a good opportunity to get in touch with him."

Horikita Suzune has always been a loner, so it's very difficult to befriend her. She doesn't even bother with her classmates, and even if people from other classes take the initiative to be friendly, it's usually difficult to build a good relationship with them.

After all, in Horikita Suzune's world, she doesn't need to beg others for help.

Therefore, Chihaya verbally expressed her optimism about Horikita, but in reality, she took no action whatsoever.

On the one hand, they did not investigate whether Horikita Suzune and Horikita Manabu were in contact; on the other hand, Kushida was very well-behaved, and there was no need to reprimand him for the time being.

On the contrary, Chihaya felt that Hayasaka needed to be taught a lesson, but he really didn't know what to do with Hayasaka.

Currently, Hayasaka's strategy is to switch all tactics to lovemaking; there's nothing that can't be solved by expending a few copies of a certain 002.

"But that study session is just to tutor those three idiots in Class D, right?" Chihaya said with a look of disgust. "Although Horikita's decision to do this was unexpected, the thought of having to teach three idiots gives me a headache."

"No, Miss, you must maintain your elegance, or your image will be ruined."

"I said from the beginning, it's great to be a tomboy from a dojo, you don't care about anyone when you're wearing a hood."

"No, you have to love me."

"You really know how to seize an opportunity..."

"You flatter me."

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"So, Kushida-kun is joining too?" Horikita Suzune frowned. She didn't want to attend a study session with Kushida, especially since Kushida didn't need tutoring at all.

"Yes, and she also said she would bring foreign aid over."

"Huh? With me here, there's no need for outside..." Horikita started to say, then remembered that Kushida and the top student in the grade had a very good relationship.

If Chizuru were around, even Horikita Suzune's academic abilities wouldn't be enough.

"There's no need to bring in outside help." Horikita had to change his mind at the last minute. "Besides, it's even less likely that Sudo and the others would accept someone from another class teaching the students in Class D, right?"

“No, if Kushida invites the top student in the grade, Sudo and the others will definitely participate,” Ayanokoji said expressionlessly. “Horikita, you still don’t understand Sudo and the others at all.”

“…” Horikita fell silent. “If Kushida can invite Himegami-kun, then they can easily bypass me to hold the study session, right? Doesn’t she not want anyone to drop out?”

How could this person start giving up on themselves after only two sentences? Ayanokouji was exasperated.

"Doesn't this just show Kushida's determination to get along with you? And I bet Himegami-san probably won't come every day, right? I saw Class B having a study session in the library before."

"..."

"Oh, and also, it's very likely that Sudo and the others are pooling their money to buy exam papers, right?" Ayanokouji added. "I don't know if the rumor is true, but even if it is, there definitely won't be two identical exam papers for the final exam, will there?"

"The exact same test paper? How is that possible? I don't believe it." Horikita almost rolled her eyes. She didn't need to look up the past questions and was very confident that she could get a high score.

“The three of them didn’t have many points to begin with, and they’ve recently started eating mountain vegetable meals,” Ayanokouji continued. “If we let them borrow points from other classes, it will affect Class D’s reputation, right? This is very important if you want to move up to Class A, isn’t it? And we don’t even know yet if there will be any penalties for not paying back the money they borrowed.”

"...I understand. Then let Kushida join."

Kushida said he would guarantee that all three of them would participate.

"Then I'll wait and see." Horikita stuffed the books in his hand into his bag with a rather defiant manner.

Horikita probably understood that having Kushida's help would be better, but she was a little too embarrassed to ask him for it.

----split line----

After school, Kushida approached Sudo, who was about to leave—the latter usually went straight to basketball club activities without even packing his schoolbag.

"Excuse me, Sudo-kun?" As Kushida approached, Ike and Yamauchi stopped what they were doing and looked at Sudo with some envy, thinking to themselves, "Why didn't Kushida come to see me?"

"Oh, no problem, Kushida, is there anything I can help you with?" Although he wasn't as lecherous as Ike and Yamauchi, Sudo instinctively straightened his back as the little angel took the initiative to talk to him, feeling a little smug.

"Yes, that's right. I actually wanted to invite Sudo-kun to the study group, as well as Ike-kun and Yamauchi-kun!" Kushida had a bright smile on his face, as if a buff that increased the success rate of spellcasting had floated over his head.

"Uh, but I've already rejected Hirata..." Sudo and the others immediately felt awkward, after all, it was a bit disrespectful to the little angel.

"You've got it wrong! I wasn't talking about Hirata's study group, but Horikita's!" Kushida explained. "I'll be attending too. Horikita's academic ability is one of the best in the class, and I'm really looking forward to it!"

"Horikita..."

The three of them hesitated immediately.

No matter how you compare them, joining Horikita's program is clearly more suitable, especially since Kushida personally invited him. Facing a popular person is completely different from facing two beautiful girls.

"Oh, right, I messaged Chihaya-san, and she said she'd be happy to participate if she has time." Kushida dropped his trump card.

She emailed Hayasaka and received his consent, but Chihaya will only attend twice, and it will be to avoid clashing with Class B's study sessions.

Horikita Suzune+Kushida Kikyo+Hinomiya Chihaya

If any male participant in such an all-star study session expresses his unwillingness to attend, it's either because he has a problem with his sexual orientation or because he can't leave the ICU.

Calling it an All-Star roster might not be entirely accurate; it should be described as a Big Three roster that includes GOAT.

(P.S.: In the sports world, GOAT generally refers to the greatest player of all time, such as Michael Jordan in basketball.)

"I'm actually struggling with some questions I can't answer," Chi replied quickly. "With the top student in the grade here, there shouldn't be any problems, right? Hahaha."

“Indeed, although I can teach you, it’s more lively with more people, and you’ll be more motivated to learn, right?” Yamauchi then chimed in, not forgetting to boast.

"If the time doesn't conflict with basketball team training," Sudo didn't refuse.

"Okay, okay, I'll let everyone know once the time is confirmed, okay? I'll also check with Chihaya-san about the time." Kushida said, pretending to be very happy. "Yesterday she was telling me that there are old exam questions everywhere now, and you can just refer to them a little. Surely no one really thinks that questions bought for 2000 points can guarantee a pass on the midterm exam, right?"

"I think so too. Archaeology questions can be used as review materials, but it would be too cheap to treat them as a lifeline, right?" Kushida deliberately threw the topic to Sudo and the other two after saying that.

The three of them immediately became hesitant and stammering.

In the end, Chi reacted a fraction of a second faster.

“Okushida is right, how could anyone be so naive! If that were really the case, what would be the point of studying, right?” At the same time, he frantically winked at his two friends.

"Hahaha, yes, yes, I've been training every day lately, I had no idea such a thing existed!"

"That's what I mean, hahaha."

The three of them brushed it off.

"By the way, are there any other people participating in the study session?" Yamauchi asked again. "Is it just the few of us?"

At this moment, Yamauchi was thinking that three men and three women were really great, much better than participating in Hirata's group. The girls there would only fawn over Hirata, even though Hirata was already dating Karuizawa.

"Right now, there's also Ayanokouji-san."

It's normal for Ayanokouji to be Horikita's tagalong. Yamauchi understands this, but he's a little annoyed, though he can accept it overall.

72. Three-in-one chapter (6k)

After agreeing on a time for the study session, Kushida appeared in Chihaya's room that evening.

Afterwards, Chihaya casually asked, "Besides Horikita and those three idiots, who else participated?"

“And Ayanokouji, Horikita’s tagalong.” Kushida replied nonchalantly, knowing full well that Chihaya definitely didn’t know who Ayanokouji was.

Although he's on the list of handsome men, Chihaya definitely wouldn't pay attention to a man with such delicate features. Furthermore, Ayanokouji is usually quite low-key and doesn't display any particular distinguishing characteristics, so Chihaya would absolutely not recognize him.

"Wait! Who did you say?"

“Ayanokouji…Ayanokouji Kiyotaka.” Kushida paused for a moment, then gave Ayanokouji’s full name. “Do you know him?”

"I don't know him," Chihaya replied, then immediately got up to pick up her phone from the bedside table and dialed Hayasaka's number.

Just seconds later, Hayasaka answered the phone.

"Good evening, Miss. Kikyo is too weak to hold on any longer, so I'm the substitute, right? I'll be there soon."

"Love you......"

Hayasaka hung up the phone without giving Chihaya a chance to refute him.

"...Kikyo, you should go back to your room tonight." Chihaya turned to Kushida and said, "Oh, by the way, try to find a picture of Ayanokouji, even just one in the background, and send it to Ai."

"Yes, I understand." Kushida quickly got out of bed, picked up his clothes from the carpet, and put them on. "What about tomorrow's study session?"

“I’ll be there on time,” Chihaya said. “By the way, put me in a seat between you and Horikita Suzune. I don’t want to sit next to those idiots in your class.”

"clear."

Before Kushida could even get dressed, the sound of keys turning came from the doorway.

Hayasaka Ai makes a dashing entrance—wearing a short-sleeved, backless maid outfit with white pantyhose on her long legs. The hem of her skirt sits slightly above the midpoint between her thighs and knees, cleverly concealing the bottom of her underwear. Combined with the pantyhose, it creates a hazy, alluring effect, making it difficult to see the color underneath.

"Chihaya-sama, I'm here... Why is Kikyo getting dressed?"

"Huh? Can't I wear clothes?" Kushida was stunned.

"Shouldn't you be lying on the bed making a 'yeah' sign with both hands? How come you're standing here perfectly fine, one leg upright, putting on your underwear?"

“…” Kushida looked at Chihaya.

"You go back first."

"Okay." Kushida nodded, put on his clothes, and left.

"What do you mean? Didn't you ask me to run the second leg of the relay?" Hayasaka was very dissatisfied, plopped down in Chihaya's lap, and wrapped his arms around his neck.

"Do you think I'm such a lustful person in your eyes?" Chihaya asked helplessly.

"But how could they call me at 10:30 at night because they're running low on supplies in the drawer? I check and replenish every day. Unless the whole pack is spoiled, it's impossible that we're short of supplies!"