Tutoring

By the second period, the expression on Chabashira's face had soured.

She posted a sheet of paper on the blackboard, which displayed the results of the recent quiz.

"The class average for the last quiz was around 65 points. If this had been a formal exam, seven of you would have been expelled. Although you achieved results in terms of Class Points that even I found unexpected, I still didn't anticipate your grades would be this poor... You should know that these questions only cover middle school material. What on earth have you been studying all this time?"

Upon hearing the word "expulsion," the students in the class panicked, especially The Three Idiots, as all of them were on the expulsion list.

"Teacher, you never said anything about expulsion! How is that possible! Stop joking around!"

As The Three Idiots shouted and clamored, Koenji Rokusuke, sitting in the back with his feet propped up on his desk, filed his nails.

"The Teacher speaks the truth. I advise these few fools to drop out sooner rather than later."

"What did you say? Are your grades even that good, Koenji?"

"Look up and open your eyes," the blonde boy said, acting as if no one else existed.

When Yamauchi looked over, he discovered that the name Koenji Rokusuke appeared in the top few spots for every subject, and he had even taken first place in one.

At the same time, he also saw the name Bai Ye, which was equally eye-catching as it occupied a position in the top three.

Yamauchi asked skeptically, "Teacher, did you make a mistake? How could Jingu score so high? He spends all day hanging out with girls; where would he find the time to study?"

"The grades are correct, and no one cheated," Chabashira said, casting an extra glance at Bai Ye.

She was also surprised. Why would a student with such average entrance exam scores perform so well? Could he be a hidden genius?

Meanwhile, the girls in the class retorted:

"Jingu-kun was able to join the Student Council, so of course his grades wouldn't be bad. He's nothing like a pervert like you."

"You're the pervert," Yamauchi shouted, though his voice grew quieter as many people in the class cast unfriendly glares his way.

Ever since the incident, he felt as though he had been ostracized by his classmates. He scratched his head, his expression irritable.

What he didn't know was that he was being targeted because the group of "gyaru" students led by Shinohara had intentionally taken the lead in isolating him.

The reason was that his constant spreading of rumors about Bai Ye had incited their strong dissatisfaction.

After school, Hirata prepared to organize a study session to tutor those who scored below the average, especially the students facing expulsion.

Bai Ye declined Hirata's invitation, preparing to head back with Horikita.

Just then, Sato popped up from behind:

"Jingu-kun, could you tutor me? I'm on the expulsion list too."

"This..." Seeing her pitiful expression, he felt slightly troubled.

"I will tutor you."

Horikita's voice suddenly rang out beside his ear. Sato panicked and stammered:

"Is that really okay? Horikita-san is so busy..."

How could she dare to let Horikita tutor her? Although Horikita might not know it, she still remembered slandering Horikita in the class group chat at the start of the term.

Like most people in the class, she didn't really like someone as haughty as Horikita, and now that the other girl was Jingu's girlfriend, she liked her even less.

Seeing that her plan had failed and preparing to retreat, Sato heard Bai Ye say:

"Then I'll tutor you along with Horikita. How does that sound for a deal?"

"That's not a good idea..."

These were two of the top-performing students in the class, and they were both going to tutor her. By all rights, she should have been thrilled.

But these two were a couple; if she actually went, she would be forced to swallow a mouthful of PDA.

Only a fool would go!

Bai Ye said, "Don't worry, we won't show off our relationship in front of you. Just treat us like normal friends. Besides, Suzune will be the one mainly teaching you; I'll just be watching from the side."

"Alright then," Sato nodded.

Horikita glanced at her and took the lead:

"Grab your textbook and let's go."

The three of them headed to the library for the study session.

When they arrived, there were already quite a few people studying there, and they even saw Hirata and the others, with Kushida among them.

Finding an empty spot in the corner, the three sat down one after another.

Horikita sat next to her, while Bai Ye sat across from her, picking up a book from the shelf to read.

As she tried to see the title of the book, Horikita said coldly:

"Stop looking around and get started."

"Oh."

Sato felt like crying.

Under normal circumstances, she would have already stood up to confront Horikita.

But her boyfriend was sitting right in front, and he was the last person she wanted to offend, yet Horikita's attitude was so hostile that she couldn't even voice her grievances.

She even suspected that Horikita was intentionally suppressing her as a warning not to harass Bai Ye.

However, this suspicion vanished into thin air half an hour later.

Although Horikita's voice remained cold, her attitude toward teaching was quite earnest, and she explained every point she didn't understand one by one.

Even if she didn't quite grasp some of it.

After a while, Horikita put down her pen and sighed, "You really are slow; it takes three times to teach you a single problem."

Sato immediately defended herself, "It's just that I'm not interested in studying, so I feel a bit sleepy listening, and your voice is so hypnotic..."

"Then how about letting Jingu teach you?"

"That wouldn't be impossible..."

Bai Ye put down his book:

"Let's not, I'm afraid you'll scold me later."

"Why would I scold you if you haven't done anything wrong?" Horikita looked at him expressionlessly.

Sato sighed and slumped onto the desk.

Is it finally starting?

Kei-chan, come save me~

Fortunately, the two didn't argue for long; they seemed to reach an agreement, swapped seats, and Bai Ye sat down beside her.

Feeling the distance, which was infinitely close to that of lovers, Sato realized her heart had suddenly started beating faster.

At the same time, a strange sense of excitement welled up in her heart.

She knew exactly what that restless feeling was.

Could this be the legendary N, T, R?

Should she...

She looked up at Horikita and, seeing that she wasn't looking their way, finally felt at ease.

"Don't just stare blankly, show me the problems you don't understand."

Bai Ye's voice suddenly came, and she temporarily suppressed the thoughts in her heart and nodded.

After that, she didn't find a good opportunity either.

However, as time went on, she found that her focus was gradually shifting toward her studies.

His way of explaining was completely different from Horikita's cold, textbook-like style.

He would ask about her own problem-solving process, understand her foundation, and then tailor a method that suited her, making it easy for her to understand at once.

Moreover, his gentle, low voice seemed to soothe the restlessness in her heart, making her mood gradually become peaceful and relaxed.

In the end, she realized she was completely immersed in her studies.

She suddenly thought that, as it turns out, studying could also be an interesting thing.

However, she also knew that if the person teaching her wasn't Bai Ye, she probably wouldn't like studying, nor would she be able to keep it up on her own in the future.

Amidst a faint sense of regret, her tutoring session finally came to an end.