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

"Oh, just wondering if you've ever participated in the All-Around Knowledge Contest? I'm thinking of taking advantage of the weekend to buy some study guides. I'm determined to win the grand prize! To bring glory to the school and maybe even get 13 yen!"

Yes, I'll list them for you.

Shiraishi Zexiu waited quietly.

"The other party has retracted a message."

The message was suddenly retracted, and then this was posted:

No, I don't know.

"??? Bored-kun, didn't you just say you knew?" Shiraishi Zexiu looked completely bewildered.

"I remembered it wrong. I thought I knew, but when I tried to list them in detail just now, I realized I didn't. I can't help you this time."

"Alright, alright, I'm sorry to trouble you, Bored Guy. I'll think of another way."

"Shiraishi-kun, don't you have any friends participating in this competition?"

"Yes, but it's her first time participating, so how would she know what to buy?"

"No, what I mean is, don't you have any seniors who have participated in this competition? Why don't you ask her?"

“But I didn’t…” Shiraishi Sawa was about to deny not knowing the seniors who participated in the competition when he suddenly remembered Soga Kirei.

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"This reminder is so timely, Bored Guy! I knew you could definitely help. I do know someone who participated before and got a pretty good result. I'll contact her now!"

"Go."

Shiraishi Sawa found Soga Kirei in his contacts. The chat history was very short. He first sent an emoji to warm things up.

"President, are you there? Can I ask you a question?"

Suga Wulian replied instantly.

"Yes, go ahead and ask."

"You participated in the all-around knowledge competition, right? I'd like to ask what the main topics are, what study guides I can buy, and if you can give me some recommendations?"

"In addition to the basic content learned in class, you also need to master 'Encyclopedia - Middle School Students' and 'Daily Life Skills,' which are reading materials for junior high school students. Have you read them, Shiraishi?"

“I went to junior high school in my hometown, so I haven’t read these two books.”

"Then you'll need to buy it, but don't worry, it's designed for junior high school students, so it's not very long or difficult."

"President, do you still have these books at home? Can I borrow them?"

"No, I've already lent it to someone else."

"That's a pity, then I'll have to buy it myself."

The failure of the freeloader.

"Today? Shiraishi-kun, are you planning to buy it online or at the bookstore?"

"I plan to go to the bookstore to buy it today so I can start reading it tonight. If I buy it online, I might have to wait several days."

"Let me go to the bookstore with you today. After all, a year has passed and we don't know if there have been any updates. Besides, there are quite a few versions of these two books with the same title. I'll help you pick the right one."

A little while later, Soga Kirei sent another message:

"I was just planning to buy some books to read today."

"That's great! President, please set a time. I'll go then. Oh, by the way, I have a friend who's also participating. Should I bring her along?"

"Is that Takanashi-san?"

"Yes."

"Why don't you buy an extra one for her, Shiraishi? You're in the same class anyway."

"also."

"How about we go to Kinokuniya store in Shinjuku at 2 PM this afternoon? Is that alright, Shiraishi-kun?"

"No problem, thank you so much, Chairman!"

"You're welcome."

Seeing that her plan had been accomplished, Soga Kirei jumped out of bed and began to choose what to wear that day. As she passed the bookshelf, she seemed to find the side covers of the two books, "Encyclopedia for Middle School Students" and "Daily Life Skills," a bit of an eyesore.

After taking them out, they were put back in the opposite direction so that the covers were no longer visible.

If I can't see them, then I don't have these two books anymore. I'm not kidding!

--

"Takanashi, I'll go to the bookstore later and buy you a study guide for the All-Around Knowledge Competition, or should we buy one for both of us?"

At lunchtime, Shiraishi Sawa asked Kotori Yuuko a question.

"Hey, Shiraishi-kun, do you know what to buy?"

Takanashi is carefully picking the preserved mustard greens off the slices of braised pork with preserved mustard greens and placing them onto the table.

"Do you know President Su? She participated before, and she's taking me shopping today." Seeing that Takanashi Yuuko was still carefully picking at her chopsticks, she said...

"Don't waste it, give it to me." Shiraishi Zexiu picked up the slice of meat and put it on his rice, sliding it back and forth, scraping off the preserved mustard greens with the rice grains, and then put the meat slice back. "Isn't this preserved mustard greens quite delicious?"

"I don't really like the texture of dried plum vegetables..." Takanashi said weakly while taking small bites of meat. "Let's buy two sets of study guides. It'll be hard for two people to divide them up in the end if we only have one set."

"Okay, it's not expensive anyway."

Shiraishi Sawa then cleaned the preserved mustard greens off a piece of meat and placed it on the plate of cold dishes.

"After we finish that piece, let's eat this one."

Takanashi Yuuko blushed slightly and nodded.

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I haven't been to Shinjuku Shiraishizawa since I came to Tokyo, but I've definitely heard of it—Kabukicho, after all! And the brothels in Higashi-Shinjuku, right? I've long admired it and yearned to visit it for a long time.

After checking the route, Shiraishi Sawah decided to go by subway and then tram.

Shinjuku is located in the west-central part of Tokyo, quite far from Tahara, so Shiraishizawa Hide set off after dinner.

The station we passed through was named 'My Grandson', which Shiraishi Sawa found amusing. He took a picture and sent it to Tokyo. How boring.

As the tram started moving, Shiraishi Sawah felt the intense crowding once again. Fortunately, his stop was near the front, and he managed to get a seat; otherwise, the more than one-hour journey would have been torture.

"Shinjuku Station has arrived. Passengers alighting at this station, please note that Shinjuku Station has arrived..."

Upon hearing the announcement, Shiraishi Sawah apologized as he pushed through the crowd and entered Shinjuku Station.

.......

Shiraishi Sawa, who had been outside for ten minutes, remained silent. This was not a train station; it was a maze.

I had heard that Shinjuku Station had 178 exits and was a maze inside, but only after experiencing it firsthand did I realize how ridiculous it really was.

Since Soga Kirei was brought here by a driver, the agreed meeting place was outside.

Unable to find a way out, Shiraishizawa first asked if Tokyo was boring, but the other party didn't even respond to his previous post, and he didn't know where he was.

Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the exit of Nishi-Shinjuku 1-chome?

Shiraishi Sawah had no choice but to ask the flight attendant for help.

Chapter 64 The process of buying the book was actually quite quick.

Shiraishi Sawashu began to doubt that he had a terrible sense of direction.

Even with directions from the flight attendants, it still took Hideaki Shiraishizawa nearly ten minutes and he had to ask four flight attendants before he was able to successfully leave Shinjuku Station through the correct exit.

Sure enough, because this took too much time, Soga Kirei was already waiting at the exit.

"I'm sorry, President Su, this is my first time in Shinjuku and I got lost inside the station."

"It's okay, let's go."

Soga Kirei's voice was very soft, and Shiraishi Sawa had to listen very carefully to hear it.

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Kinokuniya's Shinjuku main store truly lives up to its reputation as Japan's largest chain bookstore, occupying an entire building with nine floors, and the front and back of the bookstore are located on two separate streets.

"Wait a moment, President. I'm going to rent some things. Please wait here for me."

Soga Kirei nodded and quietly watched Shiraishi Sawa run into a nearby shop.

When Shiraishi Sawa came out, he saw Soga Kirei being flirted with by two men.

Because of Kabukicho and its brothels, Shinjuku has a more open and unrestrained atmosphere. If a girl strolls around here at night, she might be approached by dozens of men. However, most of them will not do anything inappropriate after being rejected and will leave quietly.

But clearly, these two men were not among the majority. After seeing Soga Kiriren shake her head clearly, Shiraishi Sawa saw the two men still holding their phones, asking for contact information, and slowly walking forward, forcing Soga Kiriren to retreat step by step.

Seeing this, Shiraishi Sawa immediately ran over to help.

He walked behind the two men, put one arm around the neck of one of them,

"Gentlemen, my friend has already clearly refused, so please stop bothering him, okay?"

The two men looked up at Shiraishi Zexiu, and when they felt the hand on their necks slowly tightening, they quickly apologized, gave an awkward laugh, and fled.

"Are you alright, President? Being good-looking can sometimes bring a lot of trouble."

Soga Kirei shook her head. "What were you doing, Shiraishi-kun? What's that in your hand?"

“Oh, this,” Shiraishizawa Hideyoshi waved the two items in his hands. “These are folding stools. I’ve been to the Kinokuniya branch, and they don’t provide chairs. With these, we can read here for a while this afternoon.”

Kinokuniya has an entire building dedicated to manga, but that's not today's goal, at least not right now.

Shiraishi Sawa and Soga Kirei went to another building and found the science reading area.

The Kinokuniya was very quiet; even the floorboards were the kind that wouldn't make much noise when you stepped on them. In this environment, Soga Kiriren's voice was just right.

“I remember buying in this area last time.”

Shiraishi Sawa started searching for "Encyclopedia - Junior High School Students" and "Daily Life Skills" using the search function. The orderly arrangement made it easy to find them quickly, but even though they had the same name, there were many different kinds.

He picked up two books, leaned down close to Soga Kirei's ear, and whispered:

"Are these the two books? President, there are quite a few with the same title here. Which publisher do we need to buy? I only recognize Shogakukan and Shueisha. Is this one from Shogakukan?"