The Azure Sea is not a warrior with ripped clothes.

"...Iori, why don't you take your stuff and go for a stroll in Akihabara?"

"understood."

Dragging the embarrassed Kohei up, Kitahara Iori calmly pulled the former's leg up the stairs to change clothes.

After all, Tokyo is not a small place like Izu; the public security is much better. It would be bad if Kohei were mistaken for a pervert and arrested by the police!

"Oh! You've already learned to adapt to changing circumstances, that's impressive, Yu."

"Practice truly is the only teacher!"

"If I could, I wouldn't want this kind of practice..."

Looking disdainfully at the blood-stained, thumping staircase, Miyazawa Yu turned to Azusa-senpai and called out, "I'll eat lunch out. Can you wait for me to come back for dinner? Around five o'clock is fine!"

"Hey hey~ I'll definitely make sure you get a hot meal, as long as Nanawa leaves the room."

Finally, instead of drinking, she changed into very formal clothes and, with a sheepish grin, patted her ample chest and made a weak promise.

If she were alone, she really couldn't manage to feed nine people by herself!

"Well... I hope the portions at Shuchi Academy are a bit bigger~"

Recalling how cautious Nanaka had been last night as she pulled the food through the crack in the door, a bead of cold sweat trickled down Miyazawa Yu's forehead.

It seems that her honesty had a significant impact on the former, but there's nothing that can be done about it. Hopefully, Nana-chan can recover quickly.

……

"Wow! This is amazing! Is this what a private high school looks like? It's terrifying!"

Half an hour later, they arrived at Shuchi Academy as agreed. Miyazawa Yu gazed at the magnificent building before him and fell into deep thought.

According to his simple architectural philosophy, the building in front of him is more like a huge castle than a middle school, after all, it has no shortage of spires and towers.

If a giant dragon were to appear on the tower, it wouldn't feel out of place to play a game of Dragon Quest, a popular game from the last century!

"Ah...sorry, I was a little delayed by some things. Here's your access pass!"

"It's alright, I just arrived too. You're Shirogane Miyuki, you'll be filling in for the French class, right?"

"That's right, please come this way."

While simulating the route to save Princess Nanaka in his mind, Miyazawa Yu was suddenly interrupted by a blond boy who ran up to him.

He took the access pass humbly handed over by the other party, tilted his head and began to observe the boy with a somewhat fierce look in his eyes, and finally came to a conclusion - this must be a poor student!

Like most schools, even elite academies have small groups of abandoned heirs, such as two girls or three boys, which are the so-called "underachiever groups".

The boy in front of me had sharp eyes, clearly a habit he developed from frequently glaring at people. In addition, hiring a private coach for only five days seemed like a last-minute effort.

In conclusion, Miyazawa Yu is 90% to 100% certain that this guy named Shirogane Miyuki's grades are either last or second to last, and there's no room for argument!

"I've looked at your requirements. You just need to be able to have simple conversations and respond to what others say, right?"

"Because there's a very important gathering, everyone has to communicate in French. I don't want Shinomiya to know I can't speak French, so..."

"Yeah, yeah! I get it, I get it! Trying to look cool in front of my girlfriend!"

They're definitely teenagers in early relationships. In that case, it's simple!

With a confident and proud expression, Miyazawa Yuichi raised an eyebrow and promised, "How about I teach you a tutorial on how to use French to answer all your questions, plus a few romantic lines?"

"Um, Shinomiya isn't actually my girlfriend..."

Feeling that the senior his father had invited wasn't very reliable, Shirogane Miyuki shyly scratched the back of his head and quickly clarified.

"Ah... she's not my girlfriend yet!"

Finding an empty cooking classroom at random, Miyazawa Yu sat in a swivel chair and crossed her legs: "So you like her, right? After all, if you don't like her, there's no need to work hard for her."

"..."

Speechless for a moment, Shirogane Miyuki hadn't expected that in just a few minutes of meeting, the boy in front of him, who wasn't much older than him, could see through him so clearly.

But if even strangers could understand one's thoughts, wouldn't that mean the Fourth Palace would be...?

Unable to escape the terrifying loop of "Kaguya Shinomiya is so cute~", his soul slowly floated out of his mouth.

The delinquent boy was surprisingly innocent!

Looking helplessly at the dying Shirogane Miyuki, Miyazawa Yu felt that he might have gone a bit too far, so he quickly patched the game.

"Alright, alright! Let's not talk about this anymore. Does Yuyuki-kun have any basic French?"

"Sorry, not at all. Is this too much trouble?"

"It would be very troublesome for a complete beginner, and it would require rote memorization. Is that acceptable?"

"Of course!"

Slamming his hand on the table, Shirogane Miyuki stood up and declared with unwavering resolve, "Memorization is my forte! So please don't hold back! Give me the most rigorous training!"

"Oh! You're full of energy! You'd be perfect for the Pab department!"

Having been completely numbed by Pab's influence, Miyazawa Yu's first thought upon seeing a spirited individual was that this person would be perfect to recruit into the club.

Although the idea that a bad student is good at memorizing sounds unreliable, he will do his best to train this kid to the point where he can confess his feelings!

"Yosh! Special training is about to begin! Right? (in French) When you hear this, the other person obviously needs approval. How should you respond?"

"Uh—yes, or are you right?"

“Vousavezraison (You're right)! Remember this phrase, and use it interchangeably with oui (yes)!”

"I see, teacher! I'll remember that!"

While taking notes frantically, Shirogane Miyuki discovered that although Miyazawa Yu was very eccentric, his spoken French was truly fluent.

What he teaches is also very easy to understand and relevant to life. There are still five days until the gala, and I might really be able to undergo a complete transformation!

Meanwhile on the other side...

"Hayasaka, have you seen where the student council president went? We haven't been able to find her since this afternoon, and it seems she hasn't even returned to the student council."

"President?"

With a snap, Hayasaka Ai slammed her phone shut, tilted her head, and stared mischievously at Kaguya Shinomiya, whose face was flushed with anxiety, for a long time.

"I remember seeing him rush to the school gate after class in the afternoon, and it seemed like he brought some strangers with him."

"Huh? An outsider? Does that mean I can't show my nails in front of the president?"

With a flick of her diamond-encrusted ring finger, Kaguya Shinomiya collapsed onto the table like a lifeless salted fish.

"Waaah... If we bring someone from another school, they'll probably be in a cooking class or something. Won't you take a look, Miss?"

"girl?"

"A boy, and he looks kind of familiar..."

"Then I won't go..."

Despite saying she wouldn't go, Kaguya Shinomiya was actually a little concerned about who the so-called familiar-looking boy was, and eventually she found her way to the area around the cooking classroom.

She soon discovered the only classroom with the door closed and the curtains drawn.

"The president is here..."

"I love you, you are like the pure and flawless full moon in the sky, I wish I could hold you in my palm!" (French)

"???"

Hearing the unfamiliar male voice professing his love in French, Kaguya Shinomiya stood motionless, her eyes losing all their luster.

But she quickly came to terms with it—it must have been other students confessing their feelings inside; it couldn't possibly be the student council president! Hahaha…

"moiaussi (I love you too)!"

"!!!"

It's the student council president's voice! How could the president accept someone else's confession? Especially not a man's!

Her wine-red pupils trembled, creating an afterimage. Kaguya Shinomiya swore she couldn't have misheard; even though the response was in French, it was definitely the president's voice!

"What are you doing?!"

With a flying kick, the power unleashed by the heartbroken girl was invincible; the classroom door couldn't withstand the furious blow and was instantly kicked open.

"Huh? Shinomiya-kun! What are you doing here!"

Unable to resist learning some sweet nothings from Miyazawa Yu, Shirogane Miyuki was startled by the sound behind him. He shrank back guiltily before realizing that the person who came was actually Shinomiya Kaguya!

"And you still dare to ask why! Why did you accept someone else's confession, President..."

With tears welling in her eyes and on the verge of collapse, Kaguya Shinomiya stared blankly at the two people in the room who were holding paper and pens and looking at her.

Confessing your feelings while studying – is this the kind of thing that external students like these days?

"Um... Shinomiya-kun, right? This isn't a confession, it's just a French lesson. Have you misunderstood something?"

"Oh! Did I misunderstand...?"

An eerie atmosphere began to spread. Miyazawa Yu was completely unaware that she had already started a battle of wits in love, and she was still nodding frantically to prove her innocence!

Chapter 110 The Genius's Battle of Wits in Love

President! He's just learning French! So he did tell himself he didn't know French, I completely misunderstood!

A mournful cry escaped her lips as Kaguya Shinomiya felt two pairs of eyes staring intently at her, her cheeks rapidly rising in temperature.

If they were just practicing their spoken English, then my rushing in so urgently and shouting so loudly must mean something else.

"Hey, Shinomiya, I can't accept someone confessing their feelings to me..."

His narrow eyes finally enlarged slightly, making him look less fierce.

Just as Miyazawa Yu thought this Shinomiya classmate was a bit silly and was about to explain a few more things, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck Shirogane Miyuki's mind.

A smile played on his lips as he twirled his pen, tapped it on the table, and asked, tilting his head, "Am I the only one who can confess to you?"

"Ugh?"

"Oh! No, that's not it..."

With her slender hands gripping the hem of her skirt tightly, Kaguya Shinomiya bit her lip and took a half-step back, her renowned genius brain starting to work at overclock.

That's right, the way I impatiently interrupted the president's confession did look a lot like I was asserting my dominance, but things will definitely take a turn for the better!

Confessing first? NO! And having the student council president snatched away by someone else? NO NO!

"Actually, it's just that school rules don't allow campus romances, that's why I'm so excited, aha, ahaha..."

"Is it just because of the school rules? Or does Shinomiya actually have other feelings for me?"

Insufficient evidence! School rules simply cannot explain why you can't accept someone's confession! You probably already know that, right, Shinomiya…

The smile on his lips widened even more. Shirogane Miyuki felt he had taken the lead and was not about to let go of the opportunity to press his advantage!

Come on, Shinomiya! Be a good girl and tell me that you can't accept someone confessing to you because you like me!

"???"

Miyazawa Yu's brain was overloaded; his CPU had already issued a warning. He thought the girl's words made a lot of sense, since openly dating was definitely a big no-no.

But why do these two people both seem so awkward, like they like each other but want the other to say it?

Are high school students' relationships really this complicated now? It's like a war zone!

Wait a minute, Shinomiya? Didn't Miyuki just say that he wanted to learn French so that Shinomiya wouldn't look down on him?

"Ah, Miyuki, didn't you learn French because of Shinomiya-san? You must like her, right?"

"what!!!"

He spat out a mouthful of blood, and Shirogane Miyuki suddenly turned his head. Looking at Miyazawa Yuuki's innocent expression, he seemed to see Fujiwara Chika's back.

Damn it! It's another airhead Stand user of the same type! The situation is about to turn around!

"Ala!"

Covering her mouth in surprise, Kaguya Shinomiya instantly realized that this was the perfect time to launch a counterattack. She immediately put on a surprised expression and asked, "So, the president learned French for me? I'm so happy!"

"No! That's not it!!!"

With his eyes wide open and bloodshot, Shirogane Miyuki suddenly lowered his head, startling Miyazawa Yu.

"That's because the student council has to be responsible for the reception duties, and it would be inhumane to leave the vice president, Shinomiya, to handle it all by himself, that's all!"