Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

"Sho Shimada".

A sudden sound interrupted his actions.

Hoshino Yuuki returned at some point and stood beside his desk with an unhappy expression.

Her gaze swept between Shimada Sho and Kamishiro Yukine, finally landing on the rice ball with a bite taken out of it, her brows furrowing almost imperceptibly.

"What's wrong?" Shimada Sho looked up at her.

“Make-up class.” Hoshino Yuuki’s tone was concise and direct. “Turn around. You haven’t finished memorizing the key points from the last history class.”

What kind of tutoring should I take?

Shimada Sho was somewhat puzzled.

He couldn't recall having any classes that needed to be made up.

I hadn't mentioned it before.

But Hoshino Yuuki's icy gaze made him swallow his question.

Thinking back to the warning look in her eyes that morning, Shimada Sho roughly understood what she meant.

He was also somewhat exhausted from dealing with the young lady's advances.

Taking the opportunity, he replied, "Okay."

After saying that, she stopped looking at Yukine Kamishiro, turned around, picked up a chair, and sat down next to Yuuki Hoshino's desk.

Because I was sitting in the aisle, I happened to be facing the young lady from the side.

He could see Yukine Kamishiro out of the corner of his eye.

With a casual glance, Shimada Sho's eyelids twitched violently.

He noticed that the young lady had stopped eating at some point.

At this moment, she sat upright behind her desk, arms crossed, her clear eyes gazing calmly at Hoshino Yuuki's back.

Although no emotion could be discerned from those eyes.

But Shimada Sho still felt immense pressure.

This was the first time he had ever seen the young lady with such an expression.

It's like a proud lion surveying its territory.

Her eyes, which narrowed slightly as if by accident, seemed to have locked onto any opponent who dared to snatch their prey from her grasp.

Shimada Sho instinctively sensed something was wrong and began to explain, "Um... Kamishiro-kun, let me introduce you. This is my younger sister, Hoshino Yuuki, who is also a classmate of ours."

"Stepsister!"

As soon as Shimada Sho finished speaking, Hoshino Yuzuki's emphasizing voice followed.

Upon hearing this, Yukine Kamishiro's eyes narrowed even more.

Shimada Sho suddenly felt he was in a difficult situation.

Fortunately, Yukine Kamishiro did not investigate further.

After hearing the introduction, she spoke calmly, "So you're Hoshino-san. Nice to meet you."

"There's nothing to take care of." Hoshino Yuuki didn't give her any face at all.

She replied coldly, then continued, "If there's nothing else, please don't bother me, Kamishiro-kun. I need to tutor my brother."

Shimada Sho: "..."

This girl previously refused to admit that she was his brother.

Why did you change your attitude so quickly?

After Hoshino Yuzuki finished speaking, she opened her notebook and pointed to the densely written words on it.

"The Heian period, the year and the corresponding event, this is a must-know question, you got half of them wrong in the last quiz."

"Oh."

"No, listen carefully."

She seemed to be in a bad mood; her tone was harsh.

Shimada Sho gave a wry smile and had no choice but to focus his attention on his notebook.

To be fair, Yuzuki did help her out of that predicament.

Aside from her slightly rude manner of speaking, she can be considered her brother's sweet little angel, right?

The lunch break passed quickly while I was studying.

During this time, Yukine Kamishiro left the classroom alone.

She returned to the classroom with light steps just before the first class in the afternoon.

Just then, the school bell rang, and Shimada Shoya finished his tutoring session, which his younger sister wouldn't let go of.

He felt a sense of relief as he put away his notebook.

Although Yuzuki was verbally trying to find a reason for him to get rid of the young lady.

But once the tutoring started, he became completely absorbed in it.

They forced him to memorize his own country's history, which he was extremely bad at.

The process was truly agonizing.

Fortunately, I'm finally free now.

Lying on his desk, Shimada Sho thought he could take a break.

Just as she lay down, the homeroom teacher, Natsumi Yonekura, walked into the classroom carrying a stack of materials.

"Starting today, we will form study groups."

After placing the materials on the lectern, she looked down and announced, "According to the Education Division's plan, group collaboration is the core element for improving overall performance."

A chorus of wails erupted from below.

"No way, we're being divided into groups again..."

"Last time, I was paired with Yamada, and he did nothing but make me do everything!"

"Quiet." Natsumi Yonekura tapped the podium. "I will assign the groups based on grades. Each group will have four students, with high-achieving students mentoring lower-achieving students to help each other. The group members are listed below..."

She began reading the list.

Shimada Sho's name was called quickly.

He was assigned to a group with Hoshino Yuuki, Haruko, and the boy named Kobayashi to his right.

It is quite satisfactory.

"So, each group..."

"teacher."

A cool, clear voice interrupted Natsumi Yonekura's words.

All eyes turned to the source of the sound.

Yukine Kamishiro raised her hand, her amber eyes calmly looking at Natsumi Yonekura.

"Kamishiro-kun, is there a problem?"

"Can I be in a group with Shimada-kun?"

Her tone was casual, as if she were talking about something perfectly normal. "I just transferred schools and I'm not quite used to the pace of learning here yet. Shimada is the top student in the grade, and I think being in a group with him will help me catch up faster."

Yonekura Natsumi hesitated for a moment.

However, this hesitation was quickly dispelled by the board's instructions to "make sure to take good care of the young lady from the Kamishiro family."

Thinking it wasn't an unreasonable request, he nodded in agreement: "Then, Kamishiro-kun, you can switch to Shimada-kun's group, and Hoshino-kun, you can go to the group next door."

Hoshino Yuuki jumped to her feet. "Teacher, my grades..."

“Hoshino-kun.” Natsumi Yonekura glanced at her. “Your grades are enough to motivate the members of the next group. Let’s arrange it this way.”

Hoshino Yuuki's lips moved, but in the end, she couldn't say anything.

She was a good student and always listened to her teachers.

As she packed her things and got up, she glanced in the direction of Yukine Kamishiro, her expression furious.

Shimada Sho watched her retreating figure and sighed inwardly.

"Then each group should put the tables together and study in groups."

The sound of desks and chairs being moved could be heard in the classroom.

A moment later, the table was put back together, and the four people sat facing each other.

Chapter 135 The Young Lady Wants to Find a 1% Possibility

The group consists of two people on each side.

The assigned seating was Haruko sitting opposite Shimada Sho, and Kobayashi sitting next to Haruko.

Yukine Kamishiro naturally sat down to the right of Sho Shimada.

A faint scent of gardenias wafted over, so close I could hear her breathing.

"Um, Kamishiro-kun," Haruko spoke first, "did you participate in any study groups at your previous school?"

"No," Yukine Kamishiro replied briefly.

"So how do you usually study?"

"Read a book."

"Just...just reading?"

"Ah."

Yukine Kamishiro gave a casual reply, took a Chinese textbook out of her bag, and placed it on the table.

Haruko was clearly at a loss for words.

Shimada Sho watched from the side and felt that this young lady's way of dealing with people seemed to depend entirely on her mood.

When I don't want to answer, I don't care how perfunctory the answer is.

Fortunately, judging from Haruko's expression, she didn't seem to think anything was wrong; on the contrary, she became even more attentive to Yukine.

Shimada Sho was too lazy to worry about these things and was about to rest his head on the table when he heard Kamishiro Yukine's voice.

"Shimada-kun."

"what happened?"

“This question.” Yukine Kamishiro pushed the Chinese book in front of him and pointed to a question on it. “How did the honorific system evolve at the end of the Muromachi period? Please briefly explain and give examples.”

Shimada Sho stared at the question, his mind completely blank.

What is the evolution of honorific language?

He only knows that honorifics are divided into respectful language, humble language, and solemn language, and he only memorized them after a last-minute cram session last week.

As for what changes occurred at the end of the Muromachi period, what were those things?

“Well…” Shimada Sho coughed lightly, “The answer should be in the book.”

"The book only has definitions, no analysis," Yukine Kamishiro said seriously. "Shimada-kun is the top student in the grade, so he should be very familiar with this content, right?"

Shimada Sho felt a large "danger" character floating above his head.

"Actually, I'm mainly good at math and English, but as for Chinese..."

"And what about this history question?" Yukine Kamishiro switched to another book, "The Sengoku period..."

Haruko and Kobayashi turned their gazes over, clearly watching to see how the top student in the grade would answer.

Shimada Sho stared at the book, experiencing for the first time what it meant to regret not having enough knowledge when you need it.

That quiz was something the young lady had done for him beforehand.

But the question in front of me isn't in that set of papers.