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

"Sakura-chan said it's okay! But she asked if we could book for Sunday, as she has something to do on Saturday. How about we have dinner on Sunday?"

“Sure, we’ll have more time if we’re making dinner. We’re free every weekend once we arrive in Sang, so let’s do it on Sunday.”

"Okay, then I'll go and give Sakura-chan a reply!"

With the cooking arrangements settled, Shiraishi Sawa put down his phone and picked up the encyclopedia again. He had already read more than a third of the content. Although he hadn't memorized it all, he had looked at each page several times to make sure he was familiar with it.

Noticing Shiraishi Sawa's behavior, Takanashi Yuuko quickened her pace as well.

"I had so much fun today that I forgot about this and didn't study at all. I need to memorize more tonight to make up for it."

"How many kinds of freshwater fish are there?" Shiraishi Sawa asked abruptly.

"Approximately 1010 species."

Shiraishi Sawa looked numbly at the page number.

The encyclopedia section on fish was already two-thirds of the way through the book; Shiraishizawa Hide casually flipped through it and asked the question.

Thinking back to this morning when I asked about birds, I was still focused on the section about birds. I checked the page numbers and realized I was missing over a hundred pages.

"As expected, it's all a lie that Study Princess says she doesn't study."

Chapter 72: A tentative gathering of five people.

"President, what's this?" Shiraishi Zexiu asked, looking at the lunchbox in front of him with a puzzled expression.

"I brought some fruit and desserts from home. Studying is tiring, and it takes up lunchtime when people are sleepy. Shiraishi, you can eat more."

"Okay, thank you, Chairman."

It was Tuesday noon when Shiraishi Sawa and Soga Kirei arrived at an empty classroom.

Because the two people had different free time, they had previously agreed to come to this classroom every noon to prepare for the all-around knowledge competition.

Shiraishi Sawa originally wanted Soga Kirei to directly compile a rough outline, and then Shiraishi Sawa would spend a noon resolving his doubts after reading it, because this would reduce the time taken up by Soga Kirei, since tutoring him would not benefit her at all.

However, Soga Kirei refused. After hearing Shiraishi Sawa's reason, she said that she could bring her homework to do and study while Shiraishi Sawa was reciting, so it wouldn't interfere.

Upon opening the lunchbox, it was filled with various fruits. Even though he'd never eaten pork before, Shiraishizawa Hideki immediately recognized the Shizuoka cantaloupe inside; the stripes and size were so obvious.

The other fruits were also quite different from those that Shiraishi Sawa had seen in the supermarket; they were larger, more appealing, and more refined, so they were probably not ordinary fruits.

In Japan, an island nation, Hideaki Shiraishizawa wondered if the fruit in that lunchbox was worth more than 130,000 yen.

Why are all the people I know around me so rich and powerful? No, thankfully I still have Takanashi to rely on.

Without any pretentious refusal, Shiraishi Zexiu simply forked a piece with a skewer and ate it, knowing that Soga Kirei's personality wouldn't care about such things at all.

But why is there only one stick?

"Where are you looking, Shiraishi-kun?"

Upon hearing Soga Kirei's question, Shiraishi Sawah stopped worrying about the skewer and began reporting on his own progress.

"You'll soon see the encyclopedia section on judo. This part is especially important because you've already covered it in class. Competitions will test more on details that aren't in the textbook but mentioned in the encyclopedia, so pay close attention."

"I understand, I'll pay attention. By the way, President, what's the format of this competition? Is it a written test?" Shiraishi Zexiu put another strawberry in his mouth.

Expensive fruits are indeed sweet!

"No, that's exactly what I was about to say,"

Soga no Utsuren shook her head.

"The competition also involves a certain element of luck. The preliminary round is a test in a computer lab. Each round consists of three questions with a time limit. Only after everyone has finished answering the questions will they move on to the next round. If you get five questions wrong, you will be eliminated. So you can find out your ranking and scores after the competition on the same day."

So I also want to remind you that sometimes it will present three math problems, and then it will include one simple but exceptionally complex one. However, you'll usually only have three or five minutes. When you encounter this type of problem, you can prioritize solving the other two problems; don't get bogged down in the details.

"Don't worry about that. Math is my forte. What you consider complicated is nothing to me." I've studied it for two lifetimes, so I still have this much skill.

“Okay, just pay attention,” Suwo Wulian added. “Secondly, it also provides an opportunity to skip a question and change to another question. I remember it’s in the lower left corner of the computer. Don’t forget to use it if you encounter a question you don’t know how to answer.”

Soga Kirei, who rarely speaks, seemed a little thirsty after talking so much, so she picked up a grape with a skewer.

"Understood, Chairman. I've already used the blunt end of the skewer. If you mind, please use the blunt end."

Soga Kirei paused for a second, holding the skewer, then nodded, put the grape in her mouth, and said...

"I'll use the blunt end later; this one's already forked."

But President, you could have just used your teeth to bite the grape off instead of using your lips.

Shiraishi Sawa Hide himself didn't mind. It seems the president is just as easygoing as he is, with a broad perspective.

Then Soga Kirei rummaged through the bag she had brought and finally took out a few pieces of paper.

"This is a compilation of particularly obscure questions from previous years. These are all very likely to be tested. The preliminary round will mostly select questions directly from this list, so you should memorize them all."

"President, you've worked so hard! I don't know how to thank you enough!"

Shiraishi Zexiu expressed his sincere gratitude, explaining that he and Soga Kirei had only agreed to meet every noon yesterday afternoon after confirming their mentorship relationship. He added that it must have been very difficult for Soga Kirei to compile all this information for him in just half a day.

"It's okay, Shiraishi-kun, just do your best."

Soga Kiriren picked up a slice of watermelon with her fork, using the pointed end, but Shiraishi Sawa Hide didn't bother to emphasize it again.

"I've got it, President! Are you coming over for dinner this weekend? I'll cook for you!"

"Eh~" Shiraishi Sawa saw an inexplicable light in Soga Kirei's eyes, "Shiraishi-kun, are you going to cook for me?"

"Yes, this is to express my gratitude to you."

"Ok."

"When are you free, President?"

"I'm free anytime."

"That's great! I had already arranged to meet them on Sunday night." Shiraishi Zexiu clapped his hands. It would have been difficult if there was a time conflict.

"Them?" Soga Muren asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Oh, I forgot to mention, the people having dinner this weekend are also Ichiro, Takanashi and one of Takanashi's friends."

"...So there are so many people," Suwo Wulian said, nodding after a few seconds of stunned silence.

"It's more lively with more people, and we can eat more food. It's okay if we don't know each other. You and Ichiri-san are quite familiar with each other, so it won't be awkward. If you really don't like it, then forget it. I'll find another opportunity to thank you. How about giving you a gift?"

"No need, just treat me to dinner this Sunday too." Although she was a little disappointed that it wouldn't just be the two of them eating, it was still much better than just receiving a gift.

"Okay, President, I'll let them know first."

Shiraishi Zexiu picked up her phone and sent a message; both sides told her there was no problem.

"President, look over there."

Shiraishi Zexiu suddenly spotted a treasure out of the corner of his eye.

Following Shiraishi Sawa's gaze, Soga Kirei saw the large longhorn beetle next to the window, which was half a size larger than a normal longhorn beetle.

"President, are you afraid of this kind of thing?"

Suwo Wulian shook her head.

"I'm not afraid, it's quite fun. I rarely feel this big. I'm going to take a picture. Wait for me a moment, then I'll study."

Shiraishi Sawah, who can never suppress his desire to have fun.

He walked quietly toward the window, afraid of scaring the longhorn beetle away.

There was no intention to catch it. Shiraishi Sawa Hide had no intention of keeping it as a pet. When Takanashi Yuko was in the apartment, she would always hide away when he watched insect science programs. If he actually kept one, she would probably have a breakdown.

After walking a couple of steps away, Shiraishi Sawa took several photos of it. The longhorn beetle was startled by the sound of the camera and flew away.

Having taken the satisfactory photos, Shiraishi Sawa returned to Soga Kirei, muttering to himself:

"Show it to my friends."

Sending pictures of longhorn beetles to Tokyo is so boring.

Soga Kirei thought of something and looked up.

"Shiraishi-kun, I'm going to the restroom."

"Okay, President, go ahead."

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"Bored Guy! This Big Sky Bull isn't awesome! But the Big Sky Bull isn't as awesome as me, I'm awesome."

"Shiraishi-kun, could you please stop with the tongue twisters? It's quite big, where did you catch it?" Unlike before, the reply wasn't long; Tokyo is so boring. This time, the reply was quick.

"They didn't catch them near the school window..."

......

"Shiraishi-kun, I'm going to take a nap now, I'll stop talking to you later."

"Is that so? Okay, I didn't know you had the habit of taking a nap. This is the first time I've known this in all these years."

"There will be many more things you'll learn for the first time in the future."

Shiraishi Sawah put away his phone and continued to focus on the encyclopedia, carefully dividing it into levels according to the key points given by Soga Kirei.

Soga Kirei soon returned from the restroom and, seeing that Shiraishi Sawa had already started focusing on his book, took out his homework and started studying as well.

Chapter 73 Helpful to others and helpful to cats

"Takanashi, do you have plans today? If not, let's go home together."

On Friday after school, Shiraishi Sawah poked Takanashi Yuuko's back and asked.

"No, Shiraishi-kun, we can go back together." Takanashi Yuuko, who was packing her schoolbag, turned around and answered.

Grandma Ueno had told him before that he didn't need to come in on Fridays anymore, and his salary would still be paid. Shiraishi Sawa Hideya went from initially wanting to make up for the lost time on weekends to now accepting it without a care in the world. You can't generalize about how thick-skinned people are.

The fact that Shiraishi Sawa and Takanashi Yuko walked out of the classroom together did not cause much of a stir, because rumors had spread that Takanashi Yuko and Shiraishi Sawa were related after the last drinking incident.

Some people asked if Takanashi Yuko really had an uncle who was also Shiraishi Sawa Hide's uncle. After receiving an affirmative answer, everyone accepted the rumor as true.

People are more curious about whether they can steal some of their family's genes and incorporate them into their own bodies.

What causes lightning?