Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

“How could that be?” Goto Iwakatsu waved his hand. “I was very restrained. I only asked her about her hobbies and such. I didn’t even plan to ask about her measurements.”

"Oh, right, she also asked if you're going to the archery club today."

Uesugi Kai asked, "Did you answer?"

"No, I told her I was still considering it, but she seemed a little reluctant to go, saying there were too many rules."

Goto Iwakatsu crossed his arms.

"Well, I can understand that. After all, young girls like to take pictures, put on makeup, and follow celebrities. How would they have time to learn those kinds of things?"

"Just tell her I'm not going."

Uesugi Kai didn't want to cause so much trouble, otherwise he would have to clean up the mess later and ruin his reputation, which was too much trouble.

“No problem,” Goto Iwakatsu readily agreed, “but are you really not going?”

"..."

Uesugi Kai was silent for a moment. He had also been thinking about this question. He was currently at level 5 in Kendo but only level 3 in Precision. Logically speaking, joining the Kendo Club would indeed be better.

But Senior Qingyou is a really nice person. Yesterday, before he left, he asked him if he had any difficulties. He said that if he thought the archery club had too many rules, he could learn it as a hobby.

"It's not that I don't want to go. I'll go again this afternoon to see how it goes. Even if I want to leave the club, I should at least tell Senior Qingyou. He's a really nice guy."

"I think the archery club would suit you well, since you seem cold and aloof, just like those rules."

Uesugi Kai knew he was teasing her, but since yesterday, she didn't care anymore.

"That's a kind of temperament, can you learn it?"

Goto Iwakatsu readily admitted, "I can't learn it."

"Hey, you two, good morning." Tsubokawa Takahiro, carrying his shoulder bag, sat down behind Uesugi Kai.

Upon seeing Tsubokawa enter the classroom, Goto Iwakatsu couldn't suppress his curiosity and asked:

"Tsubokawa, did your club require you to wear female high school uniforms yesterday?"

"I'd like to, but I don't have any." Takahiro Tsubokawa took out a piece of bread from his backpack and took two bites.

"?"

Goto Iwakatsu was surprised by this answer and showed a look of astonishment.

"You actually still want to?! You're probably not really going to degenerate into one of those otaku who just stays at home with galgames, the most perverted kind at that."

Takahiro Tsubokawa rolled his eyes at Iwakatsu Goto:

"I just said it offhand, and you actually believed me. Also, galgames are not the same as eroge (adult games), that must be stated."

"So what were your club members doing yesterday?"

Takahiro Tsubokawa casually shrugged:

"After the minister welcomed us, he told us to do whatever we wanted. We could eat snacks if we wanted, and play games if we wanted."

"Wow! You're blatantly using public funds for entertainment? Your club is way too much fun."

"It's good, but there are no female classmates."

After Takahiro Tsubokawa said that, Iwakatsu Goto completely lost interest:

"Then forget it. What kind of club is it if there aren't any female students or upperclassmen?"

Uesugi Kai, sandwiched between the two, calmly read her book.

You have a new message.

[Reading Lv6 (0/20)]

Uesugi Kai ignored the messages in his mind and continued to immerse himself in the world of the book. He still had 43 attribute points left to use, so there was no rush.

In Japanese schools, the first thing to do in the morning is not to start class, but to hold a morning assembly.

The morning meeting is basically a meeting where the teacher talks about the day's arrangements, such as cleaning duties, sweeping, and other tasks.

Teacher Haneda Nozomi is a 25-year-old single, unmarried woman with long legs. She is mainly responsible for class meetings, home visits, and tripartite talks.

That is, the homeroom teacher.

She also teaches Mandarin to them, and her class was the first one this morning.

Kai Uesugi admired her quite a bit. She was a woman who graduated from the Faculty of Education at the University of Tokyo. She was a true high achiever, and it is said that she entered the university with a score of 74.

She can be described as a young woman who possesses both knowledge and beauty.

About 25% of the Chinese language textbook "Comprehensive Chinese Language" covers classical Chinese texts and poems, such as "Shu Shi Zhen Liu", "Guan Bao Zhi Jiao", "Deng Yueyang Lou", and "Wang Lushan Waterfall".

As the only student in Class 2-4 who can speak Chinese, Uesugi Kai naturally receives extra attention from the Japanese language teacher.

As soon as the bell rang, Haneda Nozomi looked at Uesugi Kai, who was sitting on the left side of the classroom.

"Uesugi, come with me to the teachers' office."

Haneda Nozomi's expression was calm, and his voice was cold. As for why he had called Uesugi Kai to the teachers' office, he didn't know.

After following the teacher through the corridor, Uesugi Kai entered her office.

There were stacks of neatly arranged documents on her desk.

In the middle is the office computer provided by the school. Although it hasn't been used much, there's no dust on it. She prefers using her own laptop.

In addition, there was a small pot of aloe vera on the table.

Based on my experience in cultivating plants, this variegated aloe vera, with its green, large, and thick leaves and sharp flower stalks, is very well maintained.

Haneda Nozomi put down the book in her hand and looked at Uesugi Kai:

"Uesugi, I've read your 'Independent Research,' it's well-written, but a bit strange. What are your plans for this semester?"

Haneda Nozomi was dressed neatly, without any accessories on her head or face, which made her look simple and refreshing.

His research is titled "The Relationship Between High School Girls' Leg Shape and Pantyhose Color Matching".

This is a topic that Goto and Tsubokawa came up with during the holidays: "What kind of stockings do high school girls like to wear?"

He was asked to conduct research in Shinjuku for this purpose.

To save time and effort, Uesugi Kai directly used their records to write reports, and it was definitely not because he had any special fetish.

Therefore, the research written by the three is somewhat similar, but the two of them wrote it in more depth.

“Increase the deviation value.” Uesugi Kai said succinctly.

"Ah."

Haneda Nozomi nodded, turned around, took out a document from the drawer, and glanced at it briefly.

###Chapter Twenty-Four: See You This Afternoon, Uesugi-kun from Class 2-4###

Long, slender fingers turned the pages of documents in their hands, making the unique sound of paper.

A moment later, Haneda Nozomi looked up at Uesugi Kai:

"Yes, your grades were stable last grade, and even gradually improved, but do you know why your deviation score dropped?"

There are many reasons, of course, but Uesugi Kai doesn't like to look for problems in others. A decrease in the deviation value means that the gap between his grades and those of his classmates has narrowed.

"English dragged down the average score."

"Yes and no,"

Haneda Nozomi tapped the white paper twice with her index finger, producing a crisp, short tapping sound.

"Compared to your other subjects, your English is indeed slightly behind, but it's not a big deal. The main issue is that many students attend tutoring classes and use their spare time to improve each other."

"As students' overall grades improve, your deviation score will naturally decrease, so you can't fall behind. My idea is to hold a study session after class to make up for each student's weaknesses during their free time."

"Of course, the number of people cannot be too large."

Haneda Nozomi paused here and looked at Uesugi Kai.

"Should I organize this?" Uesugi Kai asked uncertainly.

"That's right,"

Haneda Nozomi nodded in satisfaction.

"I don't remember you joining any clubs, right?"

"No."

Whether or not the archery club will be added is still undecided, so Kai Uesugi can only answer no.

Haneda Nozomi showed an expression of no surprise: "Then you'd better join one. You can't just sit alone in the classroom waiting for your classmates' club activities to end after school, can you?"

"..."

Kai Uesugi fell silent. This was indeed a problem. Although he could sit alone in the classroom and read books without any problem, he still couldn't help feeling a little lonely.

"can."

Seeing that Uesugi Kai had agreed, Haneda Nozomi, his homeroom teacher, was also pleased and smiled.

"That's good. I noticed you didn't make many friends in the last grade. If this continues, it could very well develop into autism."

Autism...

Is it that serious?

Uesugi Kai felt that Haneda Nozomi was exaggerating a bit. Although, apart from Goto, Tsubokawa and Hanabi, he hadn't really spoken to any other classmates at school.

Most of the time, the other person would take the initiative to strike up a conversation, but he was too lazy to reply and would just give a perfunctory response.

"Do not believe?"

Haneda Nozomi saw through Uesugi Kai's thoughts.

"Hmm... While that may be a bit arbitrary, based on my observation, you always sit alone after class and go home alone. You're an outsider who's on the fringes of the group."

"Besides, you and Hanabi live together, right? You're childhood friends and classmates, yet you've barely talked to each other at school? Did you two have a bad relationship since you were little?"

"..."

“No, that’s not true,” Uesugi Kai denied.