I Only Want to Drop Out in Real Education

Kushida approached Horikita's desk. Naturally, she was looking for Horikita.

Kushida came to find Horikita, what else could she be doing?

Of course, she was here to confront Horikita!

Clearly, Kushida wasn't confident about confronting someone formally in front of everyone for the first time, so she specifically waited for Bai Lan to arrive, planning to complete her first attempt under his watchful eye.

This was going to be good!

Bai Lan chuckled inwardly.

At this moment, Horikita was reading a book.

Bai Lan looked at Horikita, ready to enjoy the show.

Kushida also looked at Horikita, ready to put on a performance.

Horikita was an animal with high alertness. She had long since noticed someone approaching her and standing by her desk for quite some time.

But Horikita ignored the other person, continuing to read.

Horikita ignored Kushida, but Kushida intended to engage Horikita.

Kushida put on a gentle, approachable smile, as if full of hopeful anticipation, and leaned slightly towards Horikita, saying, "Classmate Horikita, can I ask you to be good friends?"

51. Horikita Suzune is an idiot! Idiot, idiot! Big idiot!

Kushida: "Classmate Horikita, let's be friends?"

Horikita: "No."

Kushida: "Why?"

Horikita: "I don't need to."

Kushida fell silent, not speaking for several seconds.

Horikita thought she had successfully sunk the "Kushida" ship.

Horikita: Is that all?

With that thought, Horikita glanced sideways at Bai Lan, who was watching the show, with a provocative look, as if to say, See? I'm actually quite strong.

Huh? Wait, why is that person named Bai smiling?

Like he's mocking me?

This is bad!

Something feels wrong!

Where did it go wrong?

Soon, Horikita knew the answer.

The next moment.

"Horikita Suzune is a baka (idiot)! Baka, baka! Big baka!"

A loud voice exploded in Horikita's unsuspecting ears.

It turned out that while Horikita was focusing her attention on Bai Lan, Kushida took advantage of her distraction, brought her mouth close to Horikita's ear, and then shouted the aforementioned words loudly.

When Horikita snapped out of the loud "baka" and turned her head towards the direction of the sound, preparing to deliver a swift chop.

At this moment, she only saw Kushida's retreating figure.

Just then, the school bell rang.

The class bell rang.

This was history class.

Chazhu, with her high ponytail, walked into the classroom as the bell was still ringing.

This forced Horikita to suppress the urge to chase after Kushida and deliver a solid chop.

In fact, Kushida's tactic of "finding an excuse to confront someone and then running away" was actually taught to her by Bai Lan.

When Bai Lan told Kushida he would send her teaching materials, he wasn't just fooling her or saying it casually.

He actually sent Kushida the materials later.

This tactic was part of Bai Lan's teaching materials.

Although Kushida had learned how to confront people online, confronting people online and in real life followed two entirely different sets of rules.

Online, you just needed to win the argument.

In real life, you also had to consider the consequences of confronting someone and prevent them from resorting to physical violence if they couldn't win the argument.

Bai Lan knew very well that Horikita, while not good at arguing, could indeed resort to violence. He had even experienced it himself.

Furthermore, unlike the online world, real-life confrontations could utilize a much richer array of factors beyond just text and emojis.

After Bai Lan sent her the teaching materials, Kushida was ashamed of her past ignorance. She had thought she was already a top-tier "confronter."

After all, she had caused an entire class to collapse by complaining about others online in the past. How many people could do that?

After reading Bai Lan's teaching materials, Kushida realized that she was just starting out when it came to "talking back." He was like a grade-schooler in the world of comebacks; she still had a lot to learn!

The more she knew, the more she felt ignorant and weak. That's why Kushida didn't rashly confront Horikita.

This was her first time officially talking back in real life, so she decided to test the waters with a small jab to see how it would go, making sure to have an escape route ready to avoid getting hit.

In the end, Kushida perfectly executed her plan.

Kushida was very cautious. She only made her move after Bai Lan arrived, hoping he would block for her if she actually got hit.

Besides that, she had also calculated the exact moment the class bell would ring.

Bai Lan was her first layer of insurance.

The soon-to-ring class bell was her second.

With these two layers of insurance, Kushida dared to confidently retort at Horikita. After her jab, she didn't dare to engage in a prolonged fight. She just cursed and left, letting the class bell cover her retreat, ensuring she escaped unharmed.

And don't underestimate the impact of just one sentence.

Horikita was genuinely angered by Kushida.

Bai Lan watched Horikita's emotions and calculated the time, noticing it took Horikita over ten minutes to calm down enough to resume her studies.

As a result, she would have to spend her free time catching up on the missed study material. Horikita's already limited free time today instantly shrunk by more than ten minutes!

The effect was outstanding!

Actually, the main reason Horikita remained angry for so long wasn't primarily Kushida.

Horikita had actually noticed Bai Lan watching her for a while but pretended not to see him.

It wasn't due to aloofness, but because she felt she had "lost" in front of Bai Lan, her "rival."

Horikita thought: I wanted to put on a good show in front of him, prove my strength, and regain some face. This Kushida guy seemed so meek, easily silenced by a single sentence, looking like an easy target. But it was all a facade; she was just feigning defeat. With one slip-up, I got ambushed instead! Don't I have any pride?

Therefore, in her extreme anger, Horikita remained furious for over ten minutes.

It wasn't until she snapped back to reality that she realized she had unknowingly missed a significant portion of the class.

Due to her long-ingrained study habits, Horikita had an almost obsessive dedication to learning. Upon realizing she had fallen behind the lesson's pace, she immediately set aside her emotional state and focused intently on the lecture, resolving to make up for any knowledge missed due to her inattention during her free time.

In Horikita's opinion, the teachers at this school were highly skilled, and the efficiency of learning during class was higher than self-study after class.

Therefore, having missed ten minutes of the lecture, she planned to compensate by dedicating half an hour of self-study after school to ensure she kept up with the expected progress!

So, Bai Lan was wrong. The free time Kushida's single sentence cost Horikita wasn't just over ten minutes; it was a full half-hour!

The results were astonishing!

Soon, the morning classes concluded.

Lunch break.

Lunch break ended.

Afternoon classes began.

School ended.

The academic day concluded just like that.

Throughout the day's classes, Bai Lan was remarkably well-behaved, seemingly causing no trouble, a stark contrast to the previous two days.

The reasons for this were twofold:

Firstly, the classes today were all very ordinary, lacking any segments like "self-introductions" that could serve as a stage for him to "show off."

Secondly, Bai Lan had promised Hirata that he wouldn't do anything to disrupt class unity.

However, this did not mean Bai Lan had abandoned his goal of "lowering favorability and severing classmate bonds."

In reality, Bai Lan continued to diligently work towards decreasing everyone's favorability in the class today!

It's just that Bai Lan's methods for lowering favorability were much more subtle.

In fact, he spent the entire day doing things that would lower the entire class's favorability, yet no one could detect his actions!

What did Bai Lan do?

The answer was simple—

He did nothing!

Doing nothing was equivalent to doing everything!

In Bai Lan's view, most high school students at this age had a fleeting enthusiasm; their favorability came quickly and left just as fast.

If he simply did nothing, everyone would gradually forget his existence, forget the "contributions" he had made to the class, and eventually, their enthusiasm would cool.

After school, Bai Lan didn't leave immediately. Instead, he secretly kept an eye on a certain blonde "hot girl."

52. Surveillance and Investigation

To discover a method for obtaining Karuizawa's "loyalty," Bai Lan decided to investigate her.

To this end, he had Kushida gather as much information as possible about Karuizawa before the end of school.