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

The sound of mouse clicks immediately filled the classroom, as everyone scrambled to click, afraid of missing even a fraction of a second.

"No matter how fast you do it, you still have to wait for others to finish. I don't know what the rush is for."

Shiraishi Sawah slowly clicked on the interface.

The World University Games are held every ( ) years?

Please provide the name of a capital city, which must be named after a person.

What is the world's largest landlocked country?

After glancing at the three questions, Shiraishi Sawa reached for the keyboard and began typing:

2. Paris, Mongolia.

One minute has been given, and there are still more than fifty seconds left.

I didn't check it and just clicked submit.

Congratulations, you answered correctly. You have 0 questions wrong so far.

It would be better to let those who finish answering the questions first move on to the next one; this is really a waste of time.

Shiraishi Sawa glanced at Takanashi Yuuko in the first row, who seemed to have finished answering the questions and was sitting quietly. He then scanned the surroundings and saw that some people were quite calm and relaxed, while others looked anxious.

Got it. The extra time is for appreciating other people's lives. Maybe we should start a Human Observation Department.

Shiraishi Sawa, who already attracted attention due to his height and good looks, attracted a proctor to walk behind him because of his ostentatious and uninhibited way of looking around.

Seeing that Shiraishi Sawa had already clicked submit, he leaned down and whispered in Shiraishi Sawa's ear:

"After you finish answering the question, please try not to look around. Stay quietly in your seat and wait for the next question."

Shiraishi Zexiu awkwardly touched his nose and nodded.

One minute later, the question on the screen was updated, and coincidentally, it was about birds in Tokyo.

The earliest thing Shiraishi Sawah remembered was something he reviewed several times later, leaving a deep impression on him, and he easily answered the three questions.

Congratulations, you answered correctly. You have 0 questions wrong so far.

After being stared at, Shiraishi Sawah propped his chin up with one hand and silently tapped the keyboard with the other.

When the third round ended, someone unexpectedly left the exam room. There were only nine questions in total, and the exam offered the opportunity to skip a question or change the question once. Shiraishi Sawa had not expected that he would get five questions wrong.

I don't know how other schools arrange things, but this feels like they're just here to coast along. If everyone is this good, the day could have ended much earlier.

The number in the bottom right corner of the screen changed from 100% to 99.4%, meaning that 0.6% of people were eliminated at the end of this round.

Shiraishi Sawa glanced at the two still-lit 'Replace' and 'Skip' buttons in the lower left corner. He decided to try getting to the top 0.5% without using those two buttons today.

The questions continued to refresh, and with each round, the number of people leaving the classroom began to increase. The percentage in the lower right corner gradually decreased, and at the end of the tenth round, it showed 48.5%.

Aside from the math problems, Shiraishi Sawah never took more than 20 seconds to answer. After each answer, he would subconsciously glance at Takanashi Yuuko, who was clearly doing the same, finishing her answer only a few seconds later than Shiraishi Sawah.

Congratulations, you answered correctly. You have 0 questions wrong so far.

Chapter 88 It takes a long time to get to know each other

The land in the world farthest from the ocean is located near ( )?

The easternmost state of the United States?

The westernmost state in the United States?

"Alashankou, Alaska, Alaska."

Congratulations, you answered correctly. You have 0 questions wrong so far.

Starting from the eleventh round, Shiraishi Sawa could feel that the difficulty of the questions had increased. These questions were rarely mentioned in the encyclopedia, and the time allotted was reduced by ten seconds, to only 50 seconds.

It seems we need to speed up the game.

Fewer and fewer contestants remained in the classroom, and most began to show signs of anxiety and frustration. Occasionally, one could even hear Shiraishi Sawa clicking his tongue and sighing.

Yuko Takanashi, as always, answered the questions quickly and then sat quietly.

After this round, the percentage had become 37.4%, meaning one in ten people were eliminated in this round.

Congratulations! You answered questions 1 and 2 correctly, but question 3 was answered incorrectly. You have now answered question 1 incorrectly.

In the twenty-third round, Shiraishi Sawa finally got one question wrong. At this point, there were only 4 people left in the classroom, representing only 3.7% of the class.

Advancing is a done deal; now the goal is to earn the coveted 130,000 yen.

3.5%, 3.4%, 3.2%, 2.7%...

It seems that the remaining contestants are all very capable, and the frequency of the last few numbers decreasing seems to be particularly slow. Fortunately, Shiraishi Sawa Hide did not continue to make mistakes.

The thirty-first round consisted of three math competition problems, with an exaggerated time limit of only one and a half minutes.

However, this was exactly what Shiraishi Sawa was good at. He applied the problem-solving techniques he had memorized and answered the three questions in exactly one and a half minutes.

Congratulations, you answered correctly. You have 2 questions wrong so far.

The gradually decreasing percentage experienced a sharp drop in this round, falling directly to 0.6%.

Mathematics really is a real devil.

The moment the time expired for the 33rd round of questions, the screen locked and a pop-up window appeared:

"The competition has ended, and you have become one of the top 0.5% of the participants. The prize money will be directly deposited into the account provided by your school. Please collect it through your school. Further notice will be given regarding the semi-finals. Please leave your contact information."

The computer lab, which originally housed about a hundred people, now only has Shiraishi Sawahide, Takanashi Yuko, and three teachers left.

After filling in his phone number, Shiraishi Sawah stood up and stretched. "Finally over. All that studying wasn't for nothing. Takanashi, you're in the top 0.5% too, right?"

Yuko Takanashi also stood up and tidied up the draft papers on the table.

"Yes, Shiraishi-kun."

"How many questions did you get wrong?"

"3rd, and you, Shiraishi-kun."

"Two."

"You are so awesome."

"And I didn't have the chance to change or skip anything," Shiraishi Sawa said with a hint of pride. After saying that, he felt the admiring and adoring gaze of Takanashi Yuuko, nodded, and was very satisfied.

That damn vanity of a boy.

"Let's go, it's already 11:30. I didn't expect the exam to take an hour and a half. I really envy those who finish the exam in ten minutes or so."

"If you say that at the main gate, Shiraishi, you might get beaten up."

"It's not just a possibility, I think it's certain."

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With the exams over, the school gates were opened, and a large number of parents and friends of the test takers flooded into the school, making the gates extremely crowded.

Unable to leave for the time being, Shiraishi Sawa first checked his phone and told the president and others who were still waiting outside that they would meet at the coffee shop near the entrance later, and then checked the message from Ichiyo Ichiryu.

“Baby Fox, are you coming today?” This was a message sent by Shiraishi Zexiu at 8:30.

"Coming soon, wait for me." Chiyo replied at nine o'clock.

"Something came up, I'll be late." 9:30.

"I'm so angry, I can't come. I have to take care of some family matters first. I believe you can get through this, Shiraishi-kun. I won't be able to eat this meal. As an apology for breach of contract, I'll treat you to water next time, under 121 yen." 9:40.

There has been no further news since.

"Could you be a little more generous and treat me to anything under 151 yen next time? I want a Coke. Remember that you skipped this one time?"

With Yuuko in tow, it wasn't convenient to just squeeze out, so the two of them had to wait a while until most of the crowd had dispersed before they could go out.

"Yuko-chan! How is it?" Seeing the two people walking from the school gate, Kuramochi Sakura ran over from a distance and asked loudly.

"0.5%! I did it!"

"As expected of you!" Kuramochi Sakura ran over and hugged Takanashi Yuuko, then took her arm and walked towards Soga Kiri Ren and the other two who were walking slowly towards them.

Shiraishi Sawah silently prayed to himself, 'President, please don't follow suit this time.'

However, whether it was because there were too many people or because there was a complete stranger, Kawada Ruka, a classmate, beside her, Soga Kiriren slowly walked over.

Kawada Ruka was extremely reserved. The president beside her hadn't said a word during their time together and had remained expressionless the whole time. Although she had heard rumors before, she only knew how oppressive it was after experiencing it herself.

After the two sides met, Takanashi Yuuko bowed to Kawada Ruka, "Thank you for your guidance, Kawada-senpai!"

Shiraishi Sawa, suddenly seized by a playful impulse, imitated Takanashi Yuuko by bowing to Soga Kirei, saying, "Thank you for your guidance, Soga-senpai!"

Kawada Ruka was flattered. She felt that she hadn't taught anything, and last time she was only in the top 15%, and hadn't even advanced.

He stepped forward and helped Yuko Takanashi up, saying, "It's nothing, it's Yuko's own ability."

Since the two already had a good relationship, he casually took Takanashi Yuko's other free hand.

As we all know, Shiraishi Sawa Hide imitated it, so Soga Kirei also chose to imitate it.

"It's nothing, it's all thanks to Zexiu's own abilities."

This was the first thing Kawada Ruka heard Soga Kirei say. When she looked over in surprise, she saw an even more surprising scene: Soga Kirei had also taken Shiraishi Sawa's arm.

His expression was no longer blank; his eyes deliberately looked to the side, as if he felt a little guilty.

So Shiraishi Sawa Hide went too far.

Shiraishi Sawa gently patted Soga Kirei's hand that was holding his, "President, you don't need to learn this. There are so many people here, it's not a good influence. Look at Kawada-senpai's expression, she's scared."

"Oh." Soga Kirei nodded and withdrew her hand. "Is it okay when there are fewer people?"

"Even when there are few people, it depends on the situation..." Seeing Suga Kirei staring straight at him, Shiraishi Zexiu could only change his words, "Even when there are few people, it depends on the situation. That's not important now. Let's think about what to eat later."

"Under what circumstances is it permissible?"

President, you've really missed the point.

Kawada Ruka was completely stunned, while Kuramochi Sakura was only focused on talking to Takanashi Yuuko, who responded while her gaze shifted between Shiraishi Sawa Hide and Soga Kirei.

"We can only do it after we've known each other for a long time."

As if by some strange twist of fate, Shiraishi Sawa replied with those words.