People bring their own maids to the training camp

Because the two of them already had average grades, they were much easier to teach than those who only scored in the teens or twenties. Having a foundation and not having one are two completely different things—this is also why Chihaya somewhat disliked Sudo Yamauchi and others; it's obvious that they might have to start teaching from elementary and middle school knowledge, which would be very troublesome.

However, Chihaya's current strategy is to interact more with the people in Class D and build good personal relationships as much as possible. At the same time, she wants to gather information about Ayanokoji Kiyotaka from various sources to analyze his personality and style of doing things.

Chihaya could have ignored Miyake and Hasebe, but with the Ayanokouji issue, he had to increase his contact with Class D, which might come in handy in the future.

In addition, Chihaya recalled what Hoshinomiya-sensei had said to Chabashira-sensei during a casual chat, which Honami had overheard on his way to the office one day.

What Hoshinomiya-sensei said at the time was: "Kozae, you wouldn't be trying to rebel against your superior, would you?"

Hoshinomiya-sensei and Chabashira-sensei have a very good relationship; they are both friends and competitors—or rather, it would be more accurate to say that all four homeroom teachers are in a competitive relationship. It is said that their salaries are also related to the order in which they teach their classes, but this has not been confirmed.

The only clear thing is that Hoshinomiya-sensei knows Chabashira-sensei very well. If the latter really has the idea of ​​advancing to the next class for defying superiors, then the D class she is instructing will need to have correspondingly outstanding talents.

Currently, the squad's strength on paper includes: the well-rounded Hirata, the approachable Kushida, and the academically gifted Horikita Yukimura. Aside from Sudo, a sports powerhouse, there aren't any other particularly outstanding individuals.

With only Hirata and Horikita as their mainstays, Class D is destined to have difficulty advancing. Class C, with Ryuen in charge, is enough to punish the arrogant Class D, not to mention Class B and Class A.

Who could give Chabashira-sensei confidence?

Although Hoshinomiya-sensei usually seems unreliable, she is exceptionally perceptive, and Chihaya is willing to trust her intuition this once.

After all, according to Kushida, Chabashira-sensei's actions seemed to be somewhat like giving up—but if we analyze it more deeply, could it be that she was deliberately showing weakness to the enemy?

These inferences are all based on the premise that Kiyotaka Ayanokouji is a blood relative of that Mr. Ayanokouji and came from that facility.

If so, then everything makes sense.

Whether it's Teacher Chabashira or the hope of the Mikado family.

"Ha, in the end, I can't escape the vortex of politics after all," Chihaya said with a self-deprecating laugh, then opened the door.

"Welcome back, young lady." Hayasaka bowed and greeted her.

"Hmm." Chihaya nodded. "What are we having for dinner?"

"Pork chop rice, huh?"

"...Huh?" Chihaya froze as she took off her school uniform jacket. "What? Is Ai planning to interrogate me?"

"No, I wouldn't dare." Hayasaka stepped forward to help Chihaya take off her coat and hung it on the hanger. "Tonkatsu is on sale at the convenience store today, it's definitely not because I saw Chihaya-sama having coffee with the girls from Class D, you know?"

"So you still want to interrogate me, don't you? And are you selectively ignoring Miyake?"

“Miyake also needs to be careful. After all, you are now a young lady. It would be bad if she, who made him one of the three great illusions in life with such gentle words, liked me.”

"Aren't you overthinking this?"

"Not many. You have to understand, you're currently the undisputed number one in looks in the first grade. How could a girl like that not have a crush on someone? Haven't you ever tidied up your shoe cabinet?"

The soul-searching question silenced Chihaya. He did indeed have to refuse someone every few days. Sometimes it was a classmate, sometimes a senior from a higher grade.

However, Chihaya would investigate beforehand. If it was a boy, she would refuse, but if it was a girl, she wouldn't go—she could explain it away as a boy having a crush, so she could just refuse outright. But if she rejected a girl, the rumors would be troublesome: once it got involved with topics like oranges, it could easily become a rumor that Chihaya liked girls.

That was an absolutely impossible situation, so Chihaya was extremely cautious.

"So you'd better not get along with boys too easily. Luckily it was a boy and a girl this time, otherwise that Miyake would have been in trouble, you know?"

"I'm just trying to get along with the people in Class D." Chihaya sighed, looking exhausted. "That place left such a strong impression on me that I unconsciously put myself in a vulnerable position."

“I understand your thinking, but I have a feeling it’s not that simple,” Hayasaka said. “Ayanokouji Kiyotaka hasn’t made any moves since joining Class D, and he hasn’t replied to the anonymous emails I sent him. Further investigation would probably expose his identity or require spending personal points.”

"Should we investigate the other person's grades through the homeroom teacher or the student council?" Chihaya frowned, pondering this question.

If possible, he didn't want his side to be exposed, because whether he contacted the homeroom teacher or the student council, the meaning of his actions would undoubtedly be questioned.

“What if we ask someone else? What do you think of Kiryuin?” Hayasaka suggested.

"Kiryuin?" Chihaya pondered, weighing the options in her mind.

He didn't know whether the "part-time worker" Hayasaka had recruited was reliable, so he didn't dare to use him rashly.

According to Hayasaka's investigation, Kiryuin is the type of person who possesses outstanding abilities but is unwilling to use them to help the class. It was precisely because this powerful individual was reluctant to put in the effort, and sometimes even didn't participate at all, that Nagumo from Class B was able to pull Class A off its number one position.

Kiryuin himself quite frankly told Hayasaka: Only when he is short of money can he choose some activities that allow him to earn points through his own strength and give it his all.

"Let's not do it for now." Chihaya finally shook her head. "There's a chance we'll be targeted by Nagumo, it's not worth it."

"What should I do?"

"Let's talk to the homeroom teacher," Chihaya said. "Let's talk to Mr. Chabashira, the homeroom teacher of Class D."

"Shall we go dress up?" Hayasaka asked.

“I’ll give it a try,” Chihaya said. “I’ll pretend to be asking about Japanese history and subtly hint at it to her.”

"Will this really work?"

“Not now,” Chihaya replied. “We’ll act after we’ve figured out Ayanokouji’s background.”

"I understand." Hayasaka seemed to have thought of something. "This is indeed a good time to take advantage of my identity."

75. Study Session (2-in-1 4K)

Because Miyake and Hasebe were so enthusiastic, they asked some questions that both of them had (single subject), so Chihaya spent 40 minutes helping them answer their questions.

After that, he had a "second session" – a study session in Horikita-Kishida.

The reason Chihaya had time to tutor Miyake and Hasebe was because their study session couldn't start until Sudo's basketball club activity was over. Besides, Class D's study session was also in the library, and Chihaya actually preferred this kind of study session where they could drink milk tea or coffee.

"Hime-kun, you're going to meet up with Kushida-kun and Horikita-kun later, right? You're so hardworking," Miyake said.

"It's alright. Recently, because the older students also need to take exams, the training intensity of club activities has been so-so. I'm a little unaccustomed to having so much free time."

"Is this the wealth of the strong? I'm so envious!" Hasebe expressed her envy openly, as she was already overwhelmed just dealing with the exams.

"Hasebe-kun should relax a little. Although you're bad at certain subjects, it's not to the point of failing, is it?"

"Thanks for your kind words." Hasebe laughed, "But the next students might give you a headache, 'boss'?"

"Am I the 'boss'?" Chihaya asked helplessly.

"Aren't you the 'boss' of our 'Princess Group'?" Hasebe winked playfully. "San-san, you want to be the boss, right?"

"I can't, I can't..." Miyake waved his hands repeatedly. He now doubted that even in a fight, he would be no match for Chihaya: during their casual conversation, he had heard Chihaya briefly recount her own resume.

Chihaya has studied fencing, archery, aikido, shooting... Although she may not be an expert in all of them, she can perform them quite well.

It's no exaggeration to say that in Miyake's mind now, Chihaya is no longer the elegant and beautiful young lady of Europe, but a dashing weapon master.

"Look, the boss position is definitely yours, leader!"

"At least let's stick to the same way of addressing each other, right?"

"Okay, boss, no problem, boss." Hasebe grinned and confirmed Chihaya's "boss" status. "From now on, boss, when you go out, you can call San San and have him put on sunglasses and a suit to be your bodyguard... Oh, no, you don't need protection, so San San can be your driver to maintain order!"

"Don't make decisions for others without their permission! And what is your own position?"

"Hmm..." Hasebe hesitated for a few seconds, "Secretary? No, I'm a bit slow. How about a personal assistant? I should be able to manage that."

Chihaya kept smiling and didn't interrupt, inwardly thinking that Hayasaka had taken all three positions that the two of them held, and with an overwhelming advantage at that.

However, Hayasaka was trained by a large family, unlike Miyake Hasebe who had not received professional training.

“Alright, let’s not keep Himegami-san any longer. She should be meeting up with Kushida and the others soon.” Miyake glanced at the time and said, “Let’s both absorb some more.”

"That makes sense. Take care, boss. We'll study hard and not let the 'Imperial Concubine Group' down!"

"Then I would like to take my leave now."

"Bye-bye~" Hasebe raised his hand and waved.

----split line----

Chihaya will be a little late because of her schedule.

Therefore, Horikita started teaching after the D class had all arrived—anyway, Chizuru was just an extra in Horikita's eyes, not someone who came to listen to her tutoring, and she herself expressed that she didn't need to wait.

"It doesn't matter what the passing standard is, because I want everyone here to aim for 50 points."

Horikita stated his goals from the very beginning.

"Huh? Reaching that level must be incredibly difficult, right?" Chi immediately said. "Isn't the passing score only 32 points?"

“Aiming for a low-flying pass is dangerous. If you can’t easily surpass the passing mark, and something unexpected happens, you’ll be the ones in trouble,” Horikita said very seriously. “If you only aim for 32 points, what if you accidentally get 30? On the contrary, if you aim for 50 points, even if you only get 45, you can pass the exam with ease.”

"I've tried to organize the exam scope here to some extent. I plan to teach you all thoroughly in the next two weeks or so before the exam. If you have any questions, just ask me." Horikita then took out the review materials he had compiled and distributed them to all the participants.

Since Chihaya didn't arrive, she was temporarily kept by Kushida.

"...Hey, I don't understand the first question." Sudo stared, as if Horikita was deliberately targeting him by giving him questions he couldn't answer right away.

A problem involving a system of simultaneous equations, as the first problem, is not considered particularly difficult.

"Even though you only got a score in the teens, Sudo-kun, you shouldn't be unable to do something like this, right?" Horikita said, dissatisfied. "Try to use your brain a little. If you give up thinking from the beginning, you won't be able to make any progress."

"Huh? I just don't know, what am I supposed to do?" Sudo was even more dissatisfied. He hadn't really wanted to participate in the book club in the first place, but he encountered a question he couldn't answer right away, and he was already having second thoughts.

In particular, the fact that Qian was late made him feel that agreeing to participate in this study group was probably a bit impulsive.

"Hmm, I can't do it either..." Chi also scratched his head in great distress.

"It's a wonder you all managed to get into this school." Horikita sighed deeply. As a fellow D-class student, she began to doubt the class assignment rules again—no matter what problems she had, she shouldn't be in the same class as these idiots, right? They should add an E-class and throw all these idiots like Sudo Ikeyama into it.

"How about you, Yamauchi? Can you solve it?" Kushida then turned the conversation to Yamauchi, who hadn't spoken.

"Ahem, of course, no problem. I was one of those students who got into XX High School early, but I had to give it up because it was too far away and I couldn't stay at the school." The high school that Yamauchi was talking about was a nationally renowned high school for its high school entrance exams.

"Is that so? Then please explain your thought process, Yamauchi-kun." Horikita wasn't going to let Yamauchi brag, and immediately "invited" him to explain.

How much better is the third-to-last student than the last and second-to-last students? The answer is obvious, but the student refuses to admit defeat.

"To be honest, even first-year and second-year middle school students can solve this kind of problem using different methods. If you fail here, you can't move forward." Horikita sighed, realizing how naive she had been to think these three idiots could still be saved.

As a result, not only were they not very bright, but their attitude was also terrible; they couldn't do the questions but still tried to act all high and mighty.

Even if you solve such a simple problem, you won't get a "favorability +1" notification above Kushida's head!

"Are you saying we're not even as good as elementary school students?"

"Alright, let me explain." Horikita picked up the scratch paper and began to explain, "Listen carefully, this problem can be easily solved by using a system of simultaneous equations."

It took three or four minutes to explain the first question, but it turned out that only Kushida could understand it. It was obvious from the eyes of the three idiots that they didn't understand it at all.

"Speaking of which, what exactly is a system of simultaneous equations?" Sudo suddenly asked.

The air seemed to freeze at that moment.