Demon Slayer: I was taken home by Shinobu Kocho at the beginning.

"Are you talking about that very pretty Haruka Hasebe?"

“That’s right. When I was studying in the library last semester, I often saw her alone.” Tatsuya Kamio nodded.

Speaking of which, Hasebe is indeed very good-looking, and could even be considered the most beautiful girl among the first-year students.

If she were a little more outgoing, she could probably achieve popularity comparable to Kushida.

"No, no, no, that won't do!" Sakura hurriedly waved her hands nervously. "How could Hasebe-san be friends with someone like me?"

What do you mean by "you're like this"? Sakura, you're not bad either, have some confidence!

"Anyway, I'm just making a suggestion. After all, I can't always be by your side, and having a friend is always an advantage."

Tatsuya Kamio shrugged.

Sakura nodded silently, looking somewhat dejected.

Yes, Kamio has many friends, so he can't always have time to spend with me.

What Tatsuya Kamio actually meant was, "I'll be transferring classes sooner or later, and then you'll be all alone in Class D again."

"Let me find out some information about Hasebe-kun for you."

"Eh?"

Before she could react, Kamio Tatsuya immediately took out his phone to ask Kushida for information.

Although Hasebe is mostly alone, she and Kushida seem to have a pretty good relationship.

Why are you suddenly asking me for information about Hasebe? Could it be that you've fallen for her huge breasts?

Tsk tsk tsk, why is this guy being so sarcastic and sarcastic in his words?

Sakura wants to be friends with her, and I'd like to ask you for a favor.

It took a long time before I received a reply from Kushida.

Hmph, I know!

I understand... which means you can handle it, right?

"I asked Kushida for help; she helped you get along better with Hasebe."

However, when Kushida was mentioned, Sakura showed a resistant expression, as if she did not want to have much interaction with Kushida.

Has this child... noticed Kushida's problem?

"Sakura, do you hate Kushida?"

"Eh? No, no, I just..." Sakura's face was full of hesitation, "I'm just a little afraid of being with Kushida-kun."

It's confirmed; Sakura did indeed notice Kushida's problem.

But how did she find out?

"Can you tell me why?"

"I...I don't know, I just feel..."

Feel……

This is something that's really hard to explain.

But if it really is just a feeling, then Sakura-kun, your intuition is really accurate.

"Yes, it's good to be wary of her, but you don't need to worry too much. Just don't completely believe what she says."

Kamio Tatsuya hopes that Sakura can learn more from Kushida, as their communication skills are worlds apart.

Even learning just the basics would be enough for Sakura.

As soon as Tatsuya Kamio said that, the resistance on Sakura's face immediately disappeared.

"If that's what Kamio said, I'll give it a try."

How much do you trust me? Aren't you afraid I'll sell you off one day?

Chapter 133 Tatsuya Kamio: We Absolutely Must Achieve the Result

I chatted with Sakura for a while longer and also learned that her exam was at 6:40 this afternoon, which was different from Tatsuya Kamio and Suzune Horikita's.

In the evening, around six o'clock, Kamio Tatsuya went to the second floor again. Besides room 204 in front of him, several other people entered other rooms.

After receiving a response to his knock, Tatsuya Kamio entered the room, but there were already two people inside.

One was Kiyotaka Ayanokouji, whom I already knew, and the other was also a boy from Class D, Teruhiko Yukimura, yes, the one who wasn't very bright but was a top student.

Upon seeing Tatsuya Kamio appear, Yukimura immediately perked up, and his tense expression relaxed instantly.

Um, what's wrong with him?

Although he wanted to ask that question, after glancing at Majima-sensei on the other side, Kamio Tatsuya wisely kept quiet and silently sat down in the seat next to Yukimura, leaving the last empty seat there.

Yukimura's reaction was actually due to what happened on the deserted island; after the exam results came out, he had asked Hirata about it.

Hirata, of course, did not hide anything from him and directly told him that Kamio Tatsuya had discovered the class leader on the very first day.

Furthermore, considering that Kamio Tatsuya had come up with the idea of ​​using a fake keycard to trick the class, and his various actions on the island, he felt that Kamio Tatsuya must be a very capable person.

That's why he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Tatsuya Kamio appear there.

"We're waiting for one more person to arrive, please wait a moment."

As he spoke, Majima Tomoya glanced at Kamio Tatsuya.

No, why are you looking at me?

Did I break the law again?

Time passed second by second, but the fourth person still hadn't appeared. Only at six o'clock sharp did Ms. Majima glance at the music box clock in the room.

At the same time, there was a knock on the door.

Just like when Tatsuya Kamio knocked on the door earlier, Ms. Majima said, "Come in."

Then, the door was slowly opened, and the person who came in was also a student from Class D—Yosuke Hirata's girlfriend, the victim of the stolen underwear incident, and the arrogant and domineering female leader, Megumi Karuizawa!

"Huh? What's going on here? Why are Yukimura and the others here?"

However, no one answered his question, because Tatsuya and the others were clearly also baffled by it.

The only one who knows the truth, Ms. Majima, obviously cannot explain this to her.

"The school has already said that we must be punctual. You're late. Hurry up and take a seat."

"Yes--"

Karuizawa said with a hint of dissatisfaction.

Then he walked over to Tatsuya Kamio, and in full view of everyone, pulled his chair further to the side before sitting down.

This left Tatsuya Kamio speechless.

Damn it, do I have a virus or something?

Well, the scent of her perfume was also quite unsettling for Tatsuya Kamio.

And this guy seems to have been wearing makeup since the start of the semester. Is that really necessary?

Then, whether it was because the time was up or everyone had arrived, Ms. Majima picked up the materials in her hand.

"You are Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, Tatsuya Kamio, Megumi Karuizawa, and Teruhiko Yukimura from Class D, right? Now, I will explain the special test."

I said, "We've had some interaction before, you're our English teacher, and after half a semester you still have to double-check the students' names."

Moreover, the order in which the names are pronounced follows the Japanese syllabary (五十音).

After silently complaining to himself, Tatsuya Kamio continued listening to Mashima-sensei, but his hopes were immediately dashed by Karuizawa.

"Wait, wait a minute, I don't understand. What does 'exam instructions' mean? Wasn't the exam already over? And where are the others? This is so strange."

Before Majima-sensei could speak, Kamio Tatsuya turned his head and looked at Karuizawa.

"If you don't understand the situation, shut up. Talking more will only expose your ignorance."

Kamio is really hoping to get a lot of points in this exam, and he'll really lash out if anyone dares to oppose him.

"Huh, what did you say?"

Karuizawa retorted without hesitation, but when she noticed Tatsuya Kamio's cold gaze, she seemed startled and stopped abruptly.

"Humph."

After a cold snort, Karuizawa shut his mouth, and Majima-sensei began to explain the situation of the exam.

"For this special exam, the school has divided all first-year students into twelve groups, likened to the twelve Earthly Branches. We will hold exams within those groups to test their thinking abilities."

Thinking, or critical thinking skills?

"The basic abilities required of adults can be roughly divided into three categories: action, thinking, and temwork. Only those who possess these abilities are qualified to become outstanding adults. The previous deserted island exam focused on teamwork."

Ha, teamwork, huh?

However, it cannot be said that it is not the case. If the squad had been united enough, Katsuragi certainly would not have taken Totsuka alone to occupy the cave.

If there had been several people there, Katsuragi wouldn't have had to risk being discovered and standing outside with the key for a full two minutes.

Even if it was a C class that was pretending to repair the plank road while secretly advancing its own, and even if it was Ryuen, at the last moment they entrusted the responsibility of leadership to Ibuki.

Therefore, it's not entirely wrong to say it's teamwork.

"The focus this time is on Thinking. This will be an exam that requires thinking skills, which in other words means the ability to analyze the current situation and clarify the issues."

The ability to understand and prepare for problem-solving, as well as the ability to be creative and create new value—these will be essential for your future.

Hmm, I always feel...

You've said a lot of nonsense, can you get to the point?

"Therefore, this exam will be conducted in twelve groups... Do you have any questions about this?"

This is very problematic!

"Teacher, how were these twelve groups divided? As far as I know, students from other classes should have come to other rooms for explanations at this time. Are they from the same Earthly Branch as us?"

"That's right. Right now, the other rooms are also giving the same explanation to the group members who will be in your group."

This makes things even stranger.

"If that's the case, why not gather all the team members together to explain? That would probably save time and effort, right?"

Majima-sensei seemed to have been prepared for Tatsuya Kamio's question.

"Because the group is not made up of a single class, but rather consists of about three to five people from various classes. If this is not explained beforehand, it could easily lead to confusion later on."

But even if it causes confusion, it's still more efficient than explaining things separately.

"Wait a minute, did you mean we have to team up with other classes?" Yukimura was clearly incredulous. "We've been competing with other classes all this time. It's hard to understand why we're suddenly being asked to team up with other classes."

"You've been competing all this way? Your school life has only just begun. If you're already panicking at this stage, your future is truly worrying, Yukimura."

"Um... I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Tsk, you know what the students are called, don't you?

So what's the point of confirming the name in the first place?

Then, Majima-sensei took out four cards and pushed them in front of Kamio Tatsuya and the others.

“You have been assigned to group ‘Mao’. Here is the list of group members. Please return this paper when you leave the room, so if you feel it is necessary, please write it down here first.”

"Can I use my phone?"

"No."

Then, Tatsuya Kamio regretfully put away his phone and looked at the contents of the card.

Class: Shigeru Takemoto, Koji Machida, Takuro Morishige.

Class B: Honami Ichinose, Tetsuya Hamaguchi, Ryota Beppu.

Class C: Mio Ibuki, Shiho Manabe, Nami Yabuna, Saki Yamashita.

Class D: Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, Kamio Tatsuya, Karuizawa Megumi, and Yukimura Teruhiko.

There were fourteen people, and the names of the four people in Class D were arranged in the same order as those that Ms. Mashima had just read out.

In addition, Ichinose is indeed in this group as well as the students from other classes.