Just Want to Be a Slacker

For a moment, she forgot not only to resist but even to dodge, simply letting that restless hand roam back and forth over her springy thigh.

Soon enough, though, Kamio Tatsuya withdrew his hand.

No choice—he didn't dare keep touching. This body's reactions were just too intense.

By then, Kamuro had also calmed down, and the more she thought about it, the more humiliated and furious she felt. She drove an elbow straight into Kamio Tatsuya's side.

The moment it connected, Kamio Tatsuya doubled over, upper body collapsing onto the desk, both hands clutching the spot where she'd struck, his face twisted in pain.

Chapter 46: Horikita, I Told You You Couldn't Do It

Pain. Too much pain!

The body that had been stirring moments ago instantly cooled from the searing agony.

But the sharp pain came fast and left just as slowly.

"You trying to kill me, buddy?"

Kamio Tatsuya turned his head to the side, his expression still carrying some pain.

"Who's your buddy?! You pervert! You degenerate!"

Kamuro Masumi's face was bright red, and she looked at Kamio Tatsuya through gritted teeth.

In truth, Kamuro was a little worried too—she'd hit him without any restraint, and that spot... she hadn't damaged his kidney, had she?

As for Kamio Tatsuya touching her leg, she found it strange herself—she didn't seem all that angry about it inside.

As for Kamio Tatsuya, he was still slumped over the desk. It didn't hurt as much as before, but he didn't dare get up yet. What if he caught another one?

He'd learned his lesson this time. Stuff like this needed the right timing—never force it, or he might really end up dead.

Still, there was good news: Kamuro didn't seem mad.

Good. A solid start.

A few minutes passed, and Kamio Tatsuya noticed Kamuro's expression had returned to normal. So he decided to stop pretending and slowly pushed himself up from the desk.

"Ahem, so why'd you come to the library?"

Kamio Tatsuya didn't plan to apologize. Apologizing now wouldn't be the right move.

"What else would I do at a library? Study, obviously."

Kamuro shot back irritably.

Hearing that, Kamio Tatsuya breathed a sigh of relief. She really wasn't angry.

He craned his neck to look at the practice problems in front of Kamuro. Well... how to put it? They were a bit abstract.

"You're not good at studying, are you?"

"What are you talking about? As a Class A student, I don't want to hear that from someone in Class D!" Kamuro retorted, defiant.

"Is that so?" Kamio Tatsuya didn't argue directly. He just pointed at the workbook in front of her. "Half of those are wrong."

That workbook was the standard version. Kamio Tatsuya had just finished that page yesterday, so he knew it well.

"What are you so smug about?"

"I'm not smug. I'm just saying I'm pretty good at science."

Yeah—he'd learned it once before. Even though he hadn't used it in years, picking it back up was twice the result with half the effort. He felt his science level was already around eighty points.

Well, the revolution wasn't over yet. Still had to keep working.

Kamuro Masumi looked at Kamio Tatsuya with suspicion, then pushed her workbook over.

"How do you solve this one?"

It was a function problem. Kamio Tatsuya glanced at it and immediately recalled the solution approach.

"This? First, draw an auxiliary line..."

"Wait, shouldn't you look at what the question is asking for first?" Kamuro was surprised—Kamio Tatsuya's starting point seemed different from what the math teacher taught.

"Oh, that. That'll get calculated along the way."

Kamio Tatsuya said it casually.

When it came to problem-solving methods, if Chinese people claimed second, no one dared claim first.

What had more weight than "I don't know how to solve this, but I can still get it right"?

A few minutes later, Kamuro felt a sudden clarity.

Kamuro Masumi wasn't good at studying—she really didn't have a knack for it.

Every time she listened carefully in class, she ended up with a headache.

But Kamio Tatsuya's way of explaining didn't give her that feeling.

While Kamuro was thinking on her own, Kamio Tatsuya noticed Horikita Suzune entering the library with Ayanokoji.

When Kamio Tatsuya looked over, Horikita Suzune also spotted him—and Kamuro Masumi beside him.

Seeing the two of them, Horikita Suzune furrowed her brow.

She vaguely remembered that Kamuro was a student in Class A, and immediately felt a bit displeased, as if she had been abandoned.

Was it that she thought her teaching wasn't as good as Class A's students, so she went to find a Class A student to tutor her instead?

In reality, it was the complete opposite—Kamuro was the one being tutored.

Although both sides saw each other, neither had any intention of greeting the other.

"Someone you know?"

"Yeah, a classmate. I've had her help me with tutoring these past few days."

Kamuro glanced at Kamio Tatsuya, her expression full of doubt.

"You? Needing tutoring? Your grades should be enough to pass easily, right?"

"Better safe than sorry. I don't want to get expelled over something as stupid as failing a written exam—that'd be ridiculous." Kamio Tatsuya rolled his eyes.

"Is that so?" Kamuro didn't seem convinced by his words. "Could it be you're into her? Her legs look pretty good too, you leg fetishist."

"What the hell are you talking about! How am I a leg fetishist..." Kamio shot back without hesitation. "Wait, you're not jealous, are you?"

"As if I'd be jealous. Like I even like you."

Kamuro's face twisted into that familiar expression of disgust, completely dismissing Kamio's words.

Tch, whatever.

"I brought them here~"

Just as Horikita and Ayanokoji had found an empty table, Kushida Kikyo arrived with a few people.

Besides the Three Fools, there was also a guy named Okitani, as far as Kamio knew—he'd heard the name but never spoken to him.

So it was Kushida. If it was Kushida, then she could definitely gather the Three Fools without trouble.

But how long would this situation last?

Having been tutored by Horikita Suzune, Kamio Tatsuya knew full well that she wasn't really cut out to be a teacher.

Kamio usually just treated her as a tool, so their interactions were still pleasant enough.

But Sudo and the others, with their written test scores stuck at ten or twenty points... tch.

Just as Kamio had predicted, trouble soon erupted on Horikita's side, and the first to blow up was, unsurprisingly, Sudo.

"You bitch, I've been putting up with you for a while now! This has nothing to do with you!"

The target of his anger was, of course, Horikita Suzune, who wore a sour expression.

"It really has nothing to do with me. No matter how much you suffer in the future, it won't affect me. I just find it pitiful—this is why your lives have been failures so far, isn't it? The moment you face a little hardship, all you know is to run away."

Damn, damn, Horikita really doesn't know how to be tactful. Isn't she just stirring up conflict?

"You sure talk a lot of crap. In the end, studying is completely useless for the future."

This one's even worse—the "studying is useless" argument. It's the 21st century already; how can anyone still think like that?

"Studying is useless for the future? That's laughable. You give up at the first sign of difficulty, and someone like you wants to become a professional basketball player? If a slacker like you could make it as a basketball player, I'd really have to mourn for Japanese basketball."

Hearing Horikita's words, Kamio knew something was about to go down.

Sure enough, the next second, Sudo grabbed Horikita by the collar, his face blazing with rage.

Chapter 47: An Angel!

Fight, fight!

Kamio Tatsuya looked like he couldn't wait to see the drama unfold. If Sudo actually threw a punch, it'd be spectacular.

Given Horikita's personality, she'd never forgive him. So Sudo would get suspended for at least a week.

For that whole week, he couldn't attend club activities or come to school.

Even if he tried to study on his own, he probably wouldn't get anywhere.

In the final week, he might have a sudden realization and cram like crazy.

But in just one week, going from a score of ten-something to passing? That's a pipe dream.

Ah, looks like it might be time to say goodbye to Sudo.

But unfortunately, just as Sudo was about to explode, Kushida stood up and grabbed his arm.

"Sudo-kun!"

Even while being threatened by Sudo, Horikita's expression didn't change at all. She just stared at him with cold eyes, even daring to keep taunting him.

Tch, Horikita's really bold. Normally, facing an enraged Sudo, anyone would choose to back off, right?

But Horikita didn't dodge or avoid, and even had the nerve to keep mocking him.

At this point, even if Sudo actually hit her, Kamio Tatsuya wouldn't be surprised at all.

"Hey, is it really that interesting?"

Seeing Kamio's attention fixed on that scene, Kamuro Masumi lightly kicked him with her foot.

"Gossip is human nature. You really don't know how to live."

"Are you going to stop them?"

"Things like that aren't suitable for a small fry like me from Class D." Kamio Tatsuya immediately refused. "Besides, rather than stopping them, I'd rather see them throw down."

"Huh?"

Kamuro was a bit confused. What kind of logic was that?

"That Horikita girl, even when she's in danger, she still dares to keep provoking him. If Sudo really does hit her, it might teach her a lesson."

"That's where you're wrong."

Kamuro Masumi's voice was firm, enough to make Kamio Tatsuya turn his head.

"How so?"

"That girl named Horikita, she's probably trained in something. You can tell from her stance. Even though that guy named Sudo has a significant physical advantage over her, if they actually fought, it wouldn't be decided quickly."

Kamio Tatsuya looked at Kamuro Masumi, who was analyzing seriously, and a strange expression crossed his face.

"Seriously? You're not joking, are you? I've seen Sudo's build, and I've seen Horikita Suzune in a swimsuit. Their physiques aren't just one tier apart—that's not a gap technique can make up for, right?"

"Swimsuit?"

Kamuro suddenly turned to look at him.

"From swimming class. What's the problem?"

"No, nothing. Anyway, even if Horikita can't beat Sudo, she definitely won't lose out in a short time."

Kamuro Masumi turned her head back and gave her conclusion.

At that moment, Sudo had already let go of Horikita, slung his bag over his shoulder, and left.

After Sudo left, Ike, Yamauchi, and Okitani also departed.