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

“Playing on your phone at night is bad for it, but the phone never complains. It’s fine. I hate wasting things, and there’s not much left. I can manage it.”

"Alright, thank you for your hard work, Shiraishi-kun."

"No problem. Oh, by the way, Mimi seems to have woken up just now. You can go check if she's hungry."

--

"Ah! Mimi went to the toilet. Luckily, I bought these cat-specific litter sheets, so she didn't get the cat bed dirty."

"Teach her to use the litter box as soon as possible, otherwise it will be bad if she poops on the floor one day."

Shiraishi Sawa glanced at the living room out of the corner of his eye. Takanashi Yuko was pouring cat litter onto the floor so it would be easier to clean up later.

But the more Shiraishi Sawa looked at it, the more something seemed off. The cat litter was yellow and granular, and when poured on it, it inexplicably resembled the tempura he was currently picking up with his chopsticks.

......

Shiraishi Sawah put down his chopsticks. Eating at night is bad for digestion, so he decided to throw it away.

"By the way, Shiraishi-kun, Sakura-chan said she wants your contact information. Can I give it to her?" Takanashi Yuuko said after returning from outside, having finished taking care of the trash.

"Kuramochi Sakura?" Although they had spent another night together, Shiraishi Sawa Hide and she were still complete strangers, except that he knew that she and Ichiri Chiyo were childhood friends and enemies.

What could she possibly want from me? She wouldn't like me just because I'm handsome, would she?

He sighed, never expecting the young lady to be so superficial.

"Why did she contact me? Could she actually have a crush on me?"

"No, I asked her when she told me just now, and she said she wanted to ask you some questions."

"Ahem." Shiraishi Sawa felt a little ashamed of his narcissism just now. "Then give it to her."

"A cold and aloof person requests to add you as a friend."

Looking at this emo girl avatar with its black main color scheme, Shiraishi Sawa Hide really couldn't connect it to Kuramochi Sakura.

"I am Kuramochi Sakura, am I Shiraishi-kun?"

"Yes, the little bird is trying to persuade you to ask a question. What is it?"

"Excuse me! How do I defeat Chiyo Ichiriki?!"

Chapter 85: In the Approaching Match (Bonus Chapter for those who donated to "Intertwined Weaving")

"What is this?" Shiraishi Zexiu looked at the message sent by the other party with a blank expression.

"How can I become as adept as you at dealing with the sharp tongue of that wicked woman, Chiyo Ichigo?"

"Practice makes perfect."

"But I've been battling her for ten years, and we've never had a lucky break! *tears*"

I did the math, and it turns out they already disliked each other when they were six or seven years old.

"...I probably can't help you with that; in some ways, it might be a matter of talent."

"No, I'm sure I can defeat that bad woman. If you ever find a way, please let me know."

"Okay okay."

That's the end of the chat.

Seeing Takanashi Yuuko's curious gaze, Shiraishi Sawa Hide handed her the phone directly, saying, "Go ahead and look if you want."

"Thank you!" After reading the short chat history, Takanashi Yuuko exclaimed, "Sakura Rei-chan and Ichirin-senpai are really mortal enemies."

"That's not the point right now. The knowledge competition is about to start, so I need to start reviewing as soon as possible. The 130,000 yen is really tempting."

"Yes, with 130,000 yen, we can buy Mimi lots of things!"

A girl whose maternal instincts have kicked in is beyond saving.

"How's your senior's teaching for Takanashi? Let me show you the outline and key points the president gave me. I don't think anyone can be more detailed than the president."

"Really?!" Takanashi exclaimed in surprise. "That upperclassman... does she teach, right? But I feel like she's not teaching very well. What she says is all pretty basic..."

Shiraishi Sawa shook his head. Takanashi Yuko's explanation wasn't particularly good; it was probably terrible. He took out his two books and the chairman's handwritten outline from his bag in the room and handed them to Takanashi Yuko.

"Wow, this is so detailed!" Takanashi Yuko exclaimed, looking at the outline written in different colored pens, with page numbers marked below each point. "President Su is so kind. I wish she had chosen me back then."

"It's not that I don't want to choose, it's because..."

Before Shiraishi Sawa could even utter the words, "With you around, the president is easily speechless," he realized something was wrong.

Wait a minute, the president also said a lot today, and there was also Kuramochi Sakura, whom she didn't recognize at all, present.

"Why?" Takanashi Yuuko looked at Shiraishi Sawa Hide with some nervousness, as if she was worried about hearing that Soga Kiri Ren disliked her.

"It's nothing. It's because I contacted the president first, and she said she didn't have enough energy. Anyway, I can teach you again."

Takanashi Yuuko breathed a sigh of relief.

Watching Yuuko Takanashi begin copying the outline, Hideaki Shiraishi decided not to continue studying. He was really tired after a long day, so he started his daily workout, boxing (men's boxing), then took a shower and went to bed.

[Number of arguments: 1, Task completed, Reward: 2000 points + (Permanently increase Intelligence by 1)]

Current remaining points: 6802

Intelligence has increased by +5 to +6.

I heard a system notification before going to sleep, and my intelligence improved a little, but I didn't feel that clear-headed feeling described in novels. Maybe it's because I'm already smart enough?

--

"Takashi, how do you solve this problem?"

"And for this question, could you please take a look at it, Takanashi-chan?"

"Okay, put them here. I'll look at them one by one now."

A crowd had gathered again in front of Shiraishi Sawa. Ever since the last mock test, when Takanashi Yuuko far surpassed Hashimoto Nana and came very close to Shiraishi Sawa, becoming the top student in the class, her gentle and cute nature had attracted more and more people to ask her questions.

It has been more than a week since the last gathering. During this time, Shiraishi Sawa and Takanashi Yuko have been engrossed in the All-Around Knowledge Competition. When they are at home together, they usually do other things while testing each other.

Shiraishi Sawa studied under Soga Kirei's guidance at noon, and while working in the afternoon, he gave the books to Ichiryu Chiyo so she could test him whenever she had time. In the evening, he and Takanashi Yuuko would test each other.

Filtering out the noise from the table in front of him, Shiraishi Sawah lowered his head and continued reciting. The 'all-rounder' aspect of this competition meant that the scope of the assessment was too broad, and there was an extra lot of preparation required.

He gradually began to feel the benefits of the +1 intelligence. Shiraishi Sawa could feel that he could understand and connect knowledge points faster, but unfortunately, he could not improve his memory.

Although he now has enough points to redeem the [Super Memory], Shiraishi Sawah prefers to save them for later, as he still needs to collect 50,000 points for the Love Permission Card.

The break between classes was only ten minutes long. By the time the bell rang, Takanashi Yuuko still hadn't solved everyone's questions, so they had to agree to come back and help during the next break.

Seeing that Takanashi Yuuko hadn't turned a single page of the encyclopedia she opened as soon as get out of class ended, Shiraishi Sawah poked Takanashi Yuuko's back before the teacher arrived.

"Takanashi, why don't you ask Hashimoto Nana to help you solve these problems? Some of them are really simple. If you tell her you're going to participate in this competition, then no one will bother you anymore. You're like this every break between classes now, can you handle it?"

"I can't help it. Everyone trusts me, and I can't let them down. Besides, I can't shift my responsibility to make things difficult for Nana."

"This isn't about responsibility at all. Forget it, I won't try to persuade you anymore. But don't try to study at home like crazy just because you've already spent your daytime at school."

The night before last, I got up at 1 a.m. to go to the bathroom and saw light coming from under your door. You're working so hard; look at your dark circles now.

Compared to Shiraishi Zexiu, who starts doing whatever he wants before 10 pm every night, I feel like a lazy bum.

"Really?" Takanashi Yuuko touched her lower eyelid with a hint of panic, as expected of a young girl.

"That's not what I meant at all. Okay, stop touching it. I don't have dark circles. I was just saying. Why do I have dark circles when I only sleep at 3 a.m. and you've been staying up late every day and you don't?"

"It's because Teacher Yuan Nei chose me to participate in this competition, which is a sign of his trust in me. I don't want to let him down. There are only three days left, and I don't have time."

“Teacher Gennai wants us to earn some extra money, but I don’t think it’s worth it for you to work so hard.”

"There's still the semi-finals."

"You're really obsessed with money, though I am too."

Ichiro Gennai said the prize money for the semi-finals was "much higher than this," but he didn't know the exact amount.

There must be at least 140,000 yen!

"There's nothing I can do. I always want to buy Mimi something better, but I haven't needed living expenses for a long time, and I haven't been getting any ads on TikTok lately."

"Ahem, just wondering, have you ever taken on any ads for riding an S-card, transferring to Z, and getting W?"

"No! Are they that famous?"

"Sorry, I've been spending too much time on Douyin (TikTok) in China lately, and these ads have become ingrained in my DNA."

"The teacher is here, I have to stop talking now." As soon as she saw her English teacher enter the classroom, Takanashi Yuuko immediately turned around, took out her English textbook, and sat up straight.

Hideaki Shiraishi took out an English book and placed it on top, but continued to look at the encyclopedia under the table.

Time is like water in a sponge; if you don't want to squeeze out the sponge of entertainment, then squeeze out the sponge of learning.

Chapter 86 Can I Lock the Door?

"Please don't forget to bring your student ID and basic resident record tomorrow, Shiraishi."

Soga Kirei pushed the fruit box in front of Shiraishi Sawa and said.

"Don't worry, I remember everything. Besides, even if I forget, Takanashi will definitely remember. She'll remind me tomorrow."

Upon opening the lid, there was indeed only one skewer. Shiraishi Sawa, as was his habit, used the blunt end to eat the fruit.

Today is Friday, and the all-around knowledge competition starts tomorrow.

“This is the last time I’ll give you guidance today,” Soga Kirei added after a pause, “if you don’t advance.”

"Advance? I think with my skill level, there's definitely a problem; I absolutely won't make it."

"You can't say that to Shiraishi-kun. You'll definitely pass."

"No, President, it's not that I lack confidence, it's that I'm just praising myself. But in terms of actual ability, with my current accuracy rate, getting into the top 10% is no problem at all. I answered all the questions you gave me these past few days, didn't I?"

Where did beach volleyball originate?

California.

In which city was the first modern Olympic Games held?

Munich.