Practical teaching, all I want is your reward.

“It’s okay, it’s all the same.” Suzuki Tetsu interrupted her. “Our relationship is our own business, and the relationship between classes is their own business. No matter what Honami decides, I won’t care what happens between Class A and Class B.”

"I understand." Ichinose Honami smiled, but then a hint of sadness flashed in her eyes.

Just as Suzuki Tetsu was thinking about how to salvage the atmosphere, the girl left the soft bed and stood gracefully in front of him. A pair of clean legs stretched out from under her white skirt, and the afterglow of the sunset fell behind her, making her hair shine brightly.

"Although I know it's too early to say this, Che has too many girls around him, so I need to invite you sooner rather than later."

As she spoke, Honami Ichinose touched the ring on her hand. The setting sun outside the window pierced through the deep red clouds, reflecting on her pretty face, making it seem almost within reach.

"December 25th... Christmas Day, Tetsuya, want to go out and have fun with me?"

It wasn't a request, but rather a firm tone; Ichinose Honami had clearly made some kind of preparation.

She knew that if she hesitated any longer, nothing would change in the end, and she would only fall into pain and regret.

We cannot remain stagnant; we must bravely move forward.

Suzuki Toru looked at her expression, then smiled and nodded.

"I can't ask for it."

……

With two days left until the mini-exam, Class A is still hesitating about which class to name.

The debate actually oscillated between Class B and Class C. Sakayanagi Arisu advocated for Class B, while Katsuragi Kohei and Matoba Shinji and others wanted to choose Class C.

I thought this scene would appear after a while, but I didn't expect that just one month after the sports festival, the classes would immediately become divided.

Before Class A could raise their hands to vote, Majima Tomoya quickly told them some news.

Class C and Class B nominated Class A. Due to the duplicate nomination, the school decided to have Class C and Class B draw lots the day after tomorrow to determine the correct class.

"Huh? Really? Class C is giving us questions, shouldn't we be giving them questions?" Totsuka Yahiko was incredulous, and in fact, many students were just as confused as he was.

"This is the current situation. Only you and Class D are left who haven't applied to the school yet," Majima Tomoya said. "The deadline is the day before the quiz, which is the day after tomorrow."

"That's strange. Class C's academic ability should be weaker than ours. I can't quite understand their thinking." Shinji Matoba frowned. If it were him, he would never challenge Class A, which was too risky.

Only Katsuragi Kohei wore a serious expression. He quickly thought of a possibility: only the other side would give Class C enough confidence to nominate Class A.

“Hehehe, that’s perfect. Whether we draw Class C or Class B as the question setter, it perfectly matches our previous discussion.” Arisu Sakayanagi smiled slightly. “Now we just need to name Class B. There’s no better way to name them than this.”

Since it's unclear who will be chosen by the draw, there's a possibility that Class A might nominate Class C or Class B, resulting in a situation where one class nominates Class A, and Class A nominates the other, leading to a back-and-forth exchange of questions.

In the previous discussion, everyone planned to nominate Class C, and then accept nominations from Class B.

The sudden nomination by Class C interrupted their plans, and without knowing the specific outcome, nominating Class B became the best option.

Therefore, the situation could become that Class B nominates Class A, and Class A nominates Class B in return. Class A has a very high probability of taking 100 points from Class B, thereby suppressing Class B and any subsequent teams.

If Class C is specifically targeted, even if Class A manages to gain 100 points from Class C, Class A might not be able to pull ahead of Class B. Winning this special exam would be the same as not winning at all.

"Katsuragi-kun, what are your thoughts?" Matoba Shinji, unsure of what to do, wanted to ask Katsuragi Kohei about his plans.

Katsuragi Kohei's eyes were complicated. He suspected that Ryuen Sho had accepted Nanon Aya's help. After all, the school allowed students to ask others for help, and even if older students were involved, they had nothing to say.

From this perspective, following Sakayanagi Arisu's suggestion and specifically naming Class B might be a good thing.

“Let’s vote by raising our hands.” Katsuragi Kohei made the decision quickly. Suzuki Toru did not give him any signal, which meant that he could decide this matter on his own. “Those who support nominating the students from Class B, raise your hands now.”

Swah——

The entire Sakayanagi faction raised their hands, followed by some neutral students, while the Katsuragi faction students all looked at Katsuragi Kohei, awaiting his instructions.

Kohei Katsuragi knew he should reject Arisu Sakayanagi's decision; if he followed her arrangement now, he would be psychologically at a disadvantage.

"Katsuragi-kun!?"

Totsuka Yahiko stared in shock as his leader raised his hand.

“I agree to nominate Class B.” Katsuragi Kohei knew very well that with the involvement of upperclassmen, Class C’s academic ability had to be taken seriously at this point, and there was no need to waste Class A’s points here.

Shinji Matoba was unaware of the details, but he realized that there might be landmines in Class C, which made him hesitant, hence his question to Kohei Katsuragi.

To be honest, he was quite surprised to see Katsuragi Kohei raise his hand.

"I also agree to nominate Class B." Shinji Matoba quickly raised his hand as well. He fully understood what Kohei Katsuragi was thinking. Class A was currently in first place, so there was no need to take any risks.

The fact that Katsuragi Kohei was able to make this decision shows that he only cares about the interests of the class and has not gotten bogged down in factional struggles, which makes Toba Shinji feel very complicated.

"Damn it, since Katsuragi-kun agrees, I agree too!"

As Totsuka Yahiko raised his hand, the students of the Katsuragi faction followed suit, and in an instant, more than half of the students in Class A raised their right hands.

Seeing this, Majima Tomoya remained silent for a moment before saying, "It seems you've designated Class B as your target. Is there any objection to that?"

"Please have Mashima-sensei report it." Sakayanagi Arisu smiled slightly, but her gaze drifted towards someone behind her.

Suzuki Toru did not react. After the class meeting ended, he took out his phone, and the special exam for the second year officially began.

Not only that, Nan Yunya has discovered that there is a mole in the class and is conducting a full investigation to find the mole. She even intentionally leaks some information to lure the mole out.

However, Suzuki Tetsu had told Iijima long ago not to panic, not to send any messages, and to lie low quietly.

Therefore, even today, Nan Yunya still hasn't found out who the mole is.

After finishing his classes for the day, Toru Suzuki went to the student council to work with the student council members on some matters.

Nan Yunya did not appear at the student council meeting. According to Kiriyama Ikuha, he was preparing a reform plan, which meant he was going to use his PowerPoint presentation to persuade the school.

It's likely that Nan Yunya's three major initiatives won't be fully implemented until next semester at the earliest.

When the quiz came, the final selection results were announced.

Because there was a duplicate nomination between Class C and Class B, Class C was drawn first, and then Class C nominated Class A. Class B then had to nominate a new class.

Class A selected a student from Class B, and there were no duplicates; the selection was successful.

Class B and Class D nominated Class C, which was a duplicate nomination. Considering that there might be exceptions in the lottery results, the school took mandatory measures. In the end, Class C accepted Class D's nomination, while Class B nominated Class D.

In conclusion, the order of this special exam has been decided.

The most surprising thing was that Class C would specifically name Class A. Many people thought that Ryu Yuanxiang was making a sexual attack and doubted whether Class C had the ability to do so.

In response, Katsuragi Kohei received an answer from Nagumo Masaru: it was he who supported Ryuen Sho in attacking Class A, and the C class's exam papers would be helped by students from Class 2-A.

Nagumo Masaru suggested that since Sakayanagi Arisu was now threatening Katsuragi Kohei's position, it would be better to let Sakayanagi Arisu lead Class A to a loss, and Katsuragi Kohei could then reap the benefits.

Although this reason was utter nonsense, Katsuragi Kohei could only agree on the surface, and then, prompted by Suzuki Toru, he asked Nagumo Masaru for compensation.

Whether it's compensating Class A or compensating Katsuragi Kohei, Nagumo Masaru has only one meaning: if Suzuki Toru gets into trouble during the exam, he will immediately provide the corresponding compensation.

Now that things had come to this, Katsuragi Kohei understood Nagumo Masako's thoughts. The other party didn't intend to continue pretending with him and probably planned to support Ryuen Sho to replace Class A.

Therefore, under these circumstances, the mini-test that determined test partners quickly came to an end.

On the morning of the second day, Majima Tomoya brought the results of the quiz.

Toru Suzuki was ranked eighth, and his partner was the student who was eighth from the bottom.

Miki Yamamura.

Chapter 347 Low Presence

In Class A, a place teeming with top students, Miki Yamamura was an inconspicuous student.

The only impression people have of Miki Yamamura is that she is a member of Arisu Sakayanagi's group and occasionally goes out with Arisu Sakayanagi. However, she is not a core member of the Sakayanagi faction.

This was also Suzuki Toru's impression of her.

"You'd better not do anything strange to the mountain village," Kamuro Masumi warned Suzuki Tetsu without a hint of distrust in her eyes.

"What can I do?" Suzuki Tetsu looked at her calf. "To be honest, you two have a pretty good relationship. Why don't you tutor her yourself?"

I thought Masumi Kamuro would refuse, but to my surprise, she fell into deep thought, seemingly seriously considering the feasibility of the matter.

Actually, her grades were much worse than Miki Yamamura's, but after receiving tutoring from Toru Suzuki, her grades steadily improved, and she left the bottom of the class.

"Are you planning to study with her at the library?" Kamuro Masumi glanced furtively at Sakayanagi Arisu; she probably wasn't eavesdropping on their conversation.

“Either the library or a coffee shop, I can’t bring her to my room.” Suzuki Tetsu paused. “Besides, she might not even accept my tutoring.”

"Yes, Yamamura is timid, and she doesn't want to be a burden." Kamuro Masumi said dismissively, "Sakayanagi has been acting strangely lately, not letting me get close to you. I guess you should tutor Yamamura instead."

Suzuki Tetsu felt something was off, but he didn't think much of it. Right now, the matter of just a few girls was enough to give him a headache.

After class, Miki Yamamura approached Toru Suzuki.

"Um, nice to meet you, Suzuki-kun." The girl bowed slightly to him, her small hands nervously gripping the hem of her skirt, and looked up at him.

“It’s not like we’ve met for the first time, no need for this.” Suzuki Toru caught a glimpse of Sakayanagi Arisu’s gaze. “I’ve seen your grades. Yamamura-kun is very good at modern Chinese and English.”

Although the school does not publish everyone's grades, each class knows its own internal situation, since the class teacher will bring the class's report card to the classroom.

"Eh, Suzuki-kun is paying attention to me?" Yamamura Miki seemed startled and stammered a little.

"Are you surprised?" Suzuki Toru asked, somewhat puzzled. "Since you're my partner, it's only natural to pay a little attention."

"No, no, no..." Miki Yamamura realized she had said the wrong thing, her pretty face blushing slightly. "I just didn't expect... I didn't expect anyone to notice my situation."

Suzuki Tetsu looked at him strangely. "Isn't it because you're usually so invisible? And don't you think it's fine this way?"

“However, I’ll have to trouble you from now on, Suzuki-kun,” Miki Yamamura said softly. “With my current grades, it’s really difficult for me to help you on my own.”

"I'm already happy to be studying with a beautiful girl, you don't need to worry about it at all," Suzuki Tetsu said casually. Although the girl was trying her best to hide herself, it was impossible to completely hide her good looks from others.

The real world isn't a comic book; not everyone can transform from a superhero into an ordinary reporter just by wearing black-rimmed glasses. Similarly, Miki Yamamura doesn't wear glasses and have two braids like Airi Sakura. Her beauty stands out completely and is impossible to ignore.

She wore a slightly long side ponytail, with strands of hair occasionally slipping down her shoulder. Her slightly aloof eyes were unblinking, perhaps because she didn't know what expression to make, so her pretty face appeared somewhat cold.

[I can't stand it anymore, that aloof and nerdy Yamamura, I'll give her a good talking-to right in front of her], [I really want to touch Yamamura's little hands], [Can Yamamura call me a pervert?], [I want to raise a Yamamura], [Yamamura Miki? Lick lick lick], [While Yamamura Miki is following someone else, I'll secretly follow her], [I'll cover my room with her photos and then invite her to visit]...

"Don't give me that, Yamamura. This guy's a bit lewd. It's best not to give him any chance." Kamuro Masumi couldn't stand it anymore and warned the embarrassed Yamamura Miki from the side.

Miki Yamamura nodded somewhat awkwardly. She didn't know what to say. Was she a beautiful girl?

Probably not.

"Kamuro-san, who is your partner?" Suzuki Tetsu subtly reminded her.

"What's it to you?" Kamuro Masumi understood his thoughts perfectly and didn't want to leave even more.

Suzuki Toru simply ignored her and turned to Yamamura Miki, saying, "Yamamura-san, I'm not very clear about your studies. When would you be free to study together?"