My daily life in love is too contrary to my character.

"Takanashi, let's go to the apartment rented by Ichiryu-san for dinner. It's nearby, and the student council president will be there too. I specifically asked them to order takeout for us, KFC."

"Why don't we eat at the school gate?" Although it was a question, Takanashi Yuuko quickly packed her bag and followed Shiraishi Sawa Hide.

Shiraishi Zexiu had no schoolbag, only his ID and a pen.

"You'll find out soon enough. So, you haven't gotten any questions wrong yet, have you?"

"That's right, Shiraishi-kun, you definitely didn't get any questions wrong either."

"I knew I was right. It would be an injustice if you made a mistake after working so hard. But I didn't write anything wrong either; I just got lucky."

"You're too modest, Shiraishi. You clearly spent far less time than me, but you learned just as much. You're the truly intelligent one."

Shiraishi Sawa Hideki is truly unworthy of such praise.

"Why do you look so troubled? Are you worried about the exam?" Shiraishi Sawa asked, noticing that Takanashi Yuuko's expression was a little off.

"Because, Sakura-chan said she's coming here to find me tonight..."

"Hiss~" Shiraishi Sawah gasped, his expression gradually mirroring that of Takanashi Yuuko. "How come these two mortal enemies are at it again..."

Is it possible that something like what happened at the last dinner party is going to happen again?

"How about I go keep Sakura-chan company, and you, Shiraishi-kun, go keep Ichijin-senpai and President Su?"

"President, we've already taught them both. Fine, let them get along. I'll just step in and mediate if necessary!" Shiraishi Zexiu declared with great ambition.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you, Shiraishi-kun."

"no problem!"

Actually, Shiraishi Sawa had a little selfish motive. Now that he had the missions for Takanashi Yuuko and Soga Kirei, he figured if they spent more time together, maybe their missions could be triggered as well.

"Come with me to buy some things later, like 'Little Bird Swim,' and ask for my opinion while you're at it."

"what?"

You'll find out when you get here.

--

"See, that's why I don't eat at the school gate."

The shops that usually lined up near the school gate were now completely insufficient, with a huge crowd of people, including students and parents.

At this point, it was impossible to hail a taxi. Fortunately, the villa wasn't far away, so walking there wasn't too tiring.

"Ding dong ding dong."

Not long after the doorbell was rung, Chiyo Ichiyori's face appeared on the screen at the door, and she seemed a little melancholy.

"Baby dog, tell me the password."

"Huh?" Shiraishi Sawa was completely bewildered. Chiyo had never mentioned any password before.

"Incorrect password." The screen went black instantly, without any hesitation.

"..." Shiraishi Sawa walked to Takanashi Yuuko's side, put his arm around her shoulder and pushed her to the door. "If nothing unexpected happens, Takanashi, you are the password."

"Huh?" While Takanashi Yuuko was still in a daze, Shiraishi Sawa Hide rang the doorbell again.

"Welcome to Takanashi-san!"

Sure enough, the door opened immediately. Shiraishi Sawa Hide, who was passing by the monitor, gave the middle finger, but unfortunately the screen went out and Chiyo didn't see it.

As we walked along the path in the front yard and pushed open the door of the villa, Chiyo and Soga Kirei were already waiting at the door.

"Welcome! Takanashi-san, your lunch is ready. I wish you good luck with your grades this afternoon."

"Thank you very much, senior."

"And me? Could you at least say a few nice things? Once you're inside... fine, fine, don't close the door!"

This woman has been really grumpy lately, but considering she's probably on her period right now, I can understand.

"What did your mother say, President?" Shiraishi Sawa and Soga Kirei walked side by side, and Shiraishi Sawa asked about her situation.

"She should be on her way back to Tokyo now. I felt more at ease after I told her that Ichiru had a private plane that could take us back to Tokyo. She came here with me this morning and chatted with Ichiru for a while."

I live in the second room on the second floor. The two rooms next to mine are empty. You can stay there, Shiraishi.

"Okay, I'll definitely give it priority after I finish my exam tonight."

The group had already arrived at the villa's dining room. Chiyo seemed quite wicked today, but she shouldn't be so wicked as to poison the food. They had ordered a few regular KFC meals, which were now placed on the dining table.

It's the kind of large dining table that can seat more than a dozen people, but a few set meals can only be placed in a small area.

"It was just delivered a few minutes ago, so please eat it while it's hot."

Upon entering, Chiyo stepped forward and opened each package, placing them in front of each person's seat, displaying the demeanor of a hostess.

It would be better if the allocation were divided among four people instead of three, excluding myself.

Shiraishi Sawa can only rely on his long arms to do things himself and make a living.

When he reached for the cola in front of Chiyo, she slapped him with two fingers.

"Baby dog, you can take it yourself if you want, but why are you blatantly robbing us? Has becoming your ex-husband turned you into this? No wonder you left me alone in the house last night."

"Don't talk nonsense." Even though he had been hit, Shiraishi Sawa Hide didn't stop reaching out. He swapped Chiyo's Coke with his own. "Boys all know that you can't drink iced drinks during your period. How dare you take an iced Coke?"

Shiraishi Sawa looked at Ichiyori Chiyo with the same disdain he would give a piece of rotten wood that couldn't be carved, but then took out a small bag of brown sugar and a few heat packs from his pocket and placed them in front of Ichiyori Chiyo.

"Keep this in case you need it. I don't know if you'll experience menstrual cramps, stomach aches, or back pain, but knowing your personality, you probably won't prepare anything. These are some items I asked Takanashi to buy for you that you might need..."

Shiraishi Sawa continued rambling on, explaining that these were all things he had just bought at the supermarket with Takanashi Yuko.

"...I just put it in the wrong place."

After saying those words without much fanfare, Chiyo became silent, but she started to actively distribute food to Shiraishi Sawa, and her whole demeanor changed.

"What's wrong, President?"

Shiraishi Sawa suddenly felt his clothes being tugged by Soga Kiri, and leaned down to put his ear close to hers.

“My period usually comes between the 20th and 24th of each month,” Suwo Wulian said earnestly.

"........"

Shiraishi Sawa was stunned for a few seconds, then quickly realized what was happening and nodded, saying, "Yes, Chairman, I will remember."

Seeing that Soga Kirei had once again shifted her focus to pouring the food onto the plate, Shiraishizawa Hide breathed a sigh of relief. His wandering gaze suddenly met that of Takanashi Yuuko, but she immediately looked away.

"How about you tell me about your period, Takanashi?" Shiraishi Sawa asked tentatively after hesitating for a few seconds.

"They come around the middle of each month..."

The girl's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

Chapter 138 Everyone Has a Bright Future

Thinking back to what Nao Ichinori said about being able to tell Chiyo Ichinori about her period, I realized that I didn't need any help with that at all.

The atmosphere of what should have been a pleasant lunch inexplicably turned a little strange, and everyone silently buried their heads in their fried chicken.

Fortunately, after dinner, Takanashi Yuko took out "The Complete Book of Chinese History" from her schoolbag and sat down to read it. Seeing this, Shiraishi Sawa Hide also used the excuse of reviewing to go upstairs to the balcony to "recite" his lessons.

As for why it wasn't on the first floor, it's because Shiraishi Sawashu didn't have any study materials at all; being an actor isn't easy.

The green coverage outside the villa is much higher than that of the Takarazuka Conservatory of Music. As far as the eye can see, there is vegetation everywhere, although some places are not in bloom right now, making it look a bit monotonous.

--

At 1:50, after being thoroughly checked by the proctor, Shiraishi Sawa returned to his seat. Takanashi Yuuko had not yet come in and was still outside, using the remaining time.

Once the time was up, the screen became operable again.

"The competition continues, and the question for the forty-fifth round is:"

What is the Guinness World Records certification process?

......."

Anything listed on the encyclopedia's main page, Shiraishi Sawah can instantly provide a perfect, word-for-word answer. Occasionally, there are a few questions outside the encyclopedia, mostly math or subject-related questions, which Shiraishi Sawah handles with ease.

However, the rate at which people left the examination room was relatively slow. Since there was no percentage, Shiraishi Sawa could only estimate the ranking based on the number of people remaining in his first examination room.

"Round 51 complete. Your current number of incorrect answers: 1."

"Five minutes to answer one math, chemistry, physics, biology, and English problem each at the Olympiad level—who can handle that?" Shiraishi Sawah shook his head and sighed, looking at the problem he had gotten wrong.

He had no ambitions; he just wanted to be in the top 1% with Takanashi Yuko. Shiraishi Sawa was always watching Takanashi Yuko's position. If she was eliminated, he would be eliminated in the next round as well.

The semi-final match was extremely intense. It was already close to five o'clock, and the number of people in this dance studio had been stuck at twelve for more than half an hour.

Everyone looked tense, and if you looked closely, you could see beads of sweat on their foreheads—in this air-conditioned room, it could only be cold sweat.

Shiraishi Sawa was also nervous because he estimated that the afternoon session would also end in two hours, so he told Ichiyo and Soga Kirei to come to the school gate at four o'clock to wait. If nothing unexpected happened, given their tendency to arrive early, they had already been waiting for more than an hour.

The president probably won't blame herself for anything, but the problem is that there's also Ichiyo, who sneaks in during her period.

Isn't this even more nerve-wracking than being eliminated in a competition?

"Round 67 is over. Your current number of incorrect answers: 3."

Even with my cheat code, I'll be eliminated if I get two more questions wrong. What kind of monsters are the remaining few people?!

Shiraishi Sawa looked around at the thickness of everyone's glasses and suddenly felt relieved.

They deserve it.

"Round 71 is over. You have 4 questions answered incorrectly so far."

"The competition has ended. Your ranking is in the top ten, representing the top 1% of the competition. Please listen to the invigilator for further details."

As this round ended, two more people in the classroom stood up in frustration. Because they were close by, Shiraishi Hideaki clearly heard a few words of condolence from the relatives of the question setter.

Yuko Takanashi didn't leave; she's still in her spot, so it seems they advanced together.

Congratulations everyone!

The leader of the twelve proctors then walked to the podium and addressed the remaining students.

"You have successfully made it into the top ten of the semi-finals of the Zhiqing All-Around Knowledge Competition!"

"Our final competition will be held in the Takarazuka Building Studio in Takarazuka. The competition will be conducted in a program-recorded format, and all rules will be announced on the spot. This will test your ability to adapt to changing circumstances. There will also be a large audience present."