The Exam Is Over; Back to School! (Continued)

"That's great, your Rabbit Group can still continue with the exam, while my group was immediately eliminated, and we didn't even get a single penny after the exam."

"But Karuizawa, are you really going to give me half of the points? Wouldn't that be a bit much?"

It seems that Karuizawa gave Sato a discount, and then even acted like a good friend sharing.

However, Nakano Yuu felt that things were not so simple.

"Aren't we friends? And you've been saving money; if you can accumulate more, it will definitely be better for the future."

Karuizawa said.

"I only need enough for what I need at school."

"Thank you, Hui!"

Sato said somewhat excitedly.

While the two of them were discussing, Nakano Yuu also entered the room.

Nakano Yuu remembers that in the original work, Sato liked the male protagonist who ran very fast, but was rejected when she asked him to date her, after all, she was just an ordinary girl.

This ordinary girl had no intention of continuing her studies in a conventional manner; she hoped to become a fashion designer, and to achieve that, she needed to attend a specialized school.

Similar to the crossdressing game "Ogura Asahi," there's a special school for girls who want to learn how to make clothes.

Thinking of this, Nakano Yuu recalled Luna, the female protagonist of the game, who was a white-haired loli with a strong personality but a very weak body.

It makes one think of Classmate Sakayanagi, who has similar traits.

However, now is not the time to be distracted. He didn't believe that Sato had come by chance, nor that Karuizawa had simply talked to her about these things casually.

These things are perhaps best left unsaid in private, but bringing them up now at this time feels more like inviting Sato into the conversation.

So why would Karuizawa want Sato to be here?

The reason is simple.

The voices of the girls from Class C could be heard coming from near the doorway.

"I'm too full."

"After all, it's not often I get to eat such delicious steak, and I have to go back to school soon, so I'll have to pay for all my living expenses myself. I just couldn't resist."

"Anyway, we can just deal with the discussion later casually. We have our phones."

"Speaking of cell phones, the students in Class D really don't have any. That's terrible. But does Karuizawa know about that?"

Although Nakano Yuu the three girls in Class C, didn't do it intentionally, she still memorized their names on the night the exam results were announced. One of them was Manabe Shiho, another was Yabu Nanami, and the third was Yamashita Saki.

In the original story, they had a conflict with Karuizawa at school before the exam, and then it escalated during the VIP Exam.

Or rather, it was impossible for them not to explode, because they were taking the exam in the same group, and Karuizawa's teammates, who were the other girls, were all alone, so Karuizawa was bullied by them.

"Of course we know! She's in our group now. We don't talk much, but all the boys are looking at her. Especially the boys in Class B, they probably think she's cute."

"Manabe said."

"Shouldn't the boys be focusing their attention on Ichinose?"

The other girl should be Yamashita Saki.

"Ichinose is beautiful, has a gentle personality, and is the class representative. Now that her class has been promoted, what ordinary boy would dare to look at her?"

"I would feel unworthy."

That's a pretty good assessment. As a single person, Nakano hopes that high-quality women will also remain single, and that other men will voluntarily leave.

"So Karuizawa is the type who seems easy to approach and chat up."

"Oh, isn't that terrible? If all the boys' eyes are on Karuizawa, then nobody will pay attention to us."

"I think Machida is pretty good. He gets good grades too. I've always wanted a boy who's good at studying."

"Speaking of which, Nakano-kun Class D is pretty good too; his grades are excellent."

"Let's forget about him. Ryuuen said he's forbidden from contacting me. So I think Machida is fine."

"But Machida seems to be more interested in Karuizawa. When he left last night, he kept looking in Karuizawa's direction, as if he wanted to strike up a conversation with her."

"Speaking of Karuizawa, isn't she the girl Rika mentioned who bullied her while she was queuing? She said she was queuing at a coffee shop and a girl from Class D cut in line."

"It seems to be her. Rika said she's a girl with blonde hair in a single ponytail. Whether it's true or not, she's from Class D. She bullied Rika and then used her looks to attract boys. She's shameless."

"They deserve a beating!" X3.

Um.

Nakano Yuu was pretty sure that the "gyaru" (a type of attractive girl) in his class wasn't really a "gyaru" at all.

Listen to this: even when there are still people to interact with, these hot girls make no attempt to hide their meanness. They even seem to have made plans to bully someone.

And what does it mean to attract boys? Was it something she did willingly?

If the boy they like has a crush on Karuizawa, their first thought is to attack Karuizawa, rather than considering why they weren't chosen, or trying to change themselves or give up.

Nakano Yuu also understood why Karuizawa had kept Sato.

She probably already sensed that the hot girls in Class C had ill intentions towards her. And these ill intentions were likely genuine.

However, since something has happened and he has witnessed it, if she cannot handle it, then he will step in.

Although Nakano Yuu couldn't get many points in this exam, it was his fault. Karuizawa wasn't entirely useless either, since she was chosen as VIP.

So he successfully obtained the name of the third VIP in Class D from Chabashira-sensei.

Then, in coordination with Horikita's actions of tricking classmates into submitting their phones, he still had an assistant, and this assistant wasn't just for this exam and would be discarded afterward.

Seeing what Koenji did, he felt even more that he was gaining more benefits from his companions.

Therefore.

Nakano Yuu took out his phone. However, he quickly remembered that Horikita- san didn't have a phone; her phone was still locked by Chabashira-sensei, so he had to put it away.

The three girls from Class C had already entered the room.

The three girls had originally intended to confront Karuizawa aggressively, but after seeing Sato, who also seemed like someone not to be Karuizawa with, they shut up.

So it seems that this conflict will not occur for the time being.

Then, an announcement came over the ship, asking the remaining groups to continue the exam.

Sato, not being a test taker in this room, temporarily left the Rabbit Group's room, while Nakano Yuu moved his chair to Karuizawa's side.

"..."

Karuizawa.

It's not surprising that Nakano Yuu chose to move his chair closer to her; he had done the same before, explaining that he didn't want her to be ostracized by students from other classes.

But she doesn't need him to come right now. Or does he have something to do with her?

Really.

She noticed that Nakano Yuu handed her a notepad with writing on it.

[I just overheard some girls from Class C talking about causing you trouble; they might gang up on you.]

Bully.

Karuizawa stared at those two words, his expression subtly changing.

Nakano Yuu noticed her expression and continued writing.

[After this exam, I'll have Horikita train you.]

Training... me?

If seeing the word "bullying" written by Nakano Yuu reminded her of that terrifying past, a past she had endured for the past three years of being bullied by a gyaru (a type of Japanese female bully) and nearly dying, then now... the tone of the conversation suddenly shifted.

It's definitely been transferred.

[The girls in Ryuuen Class are so brazen because, on one hand, they're hopeless scum, and on the other hand, I'm wondering why you're the one being attacked like this. For example, why didn't you bully Horikita? Partly because Horikita didn't provoke them, and partly because Horikita knows martial arts.]

Anyone who tries to bully her will get beaten up first.

Therefore, improving your own skills is the key. That's why I suggest you learn some martial arts.

Karuizawa couldn't refute this point.

But.

She hesitated slightly, then extended her hand. Nakano Yuu looked at her hand.

Her hands were neither too big nor too small, fair and delicate, truly the hands of a young girl.

Karuizawa hair swayed gently with her movements, and the hair drifted towards Nakano Yuu, brushing against his left palm, giving him a slippery, ticklish feeling.

You can smell a faint scent of shampoo, or perhaps it's her own natural body odor.

Give me the pen.

Karuizawa noticed he hadn't moved for a while and instead looked at her hand, saying...

Oh.

Oh, so she wanted to write.

"However, this is Sakura's pen, so we have to take good care of it. For example, I can't keep lending pens to Kushida, because she can sometimes break them."

"Nakano Yuu said."

"She broke my very expensive pen last time."

Karuizawa was a little curious as to why Nakano Yuu would say that. Was it because Kushida would be so violent? She couldn't imagine it at all.

And what kind of Matoba would make Kushida break the pen?!

But you really are close to Sakura, aren't you? You're even holding Sakura's pen in your hand.

"Actually."

Karuizawa also wrote quickly.

While writing, she was surprised to find that her handwriting didn't seem as good as Nakano's, and she blushed slightly. But she still wrote it.

"I resisted."

"But it was ineffective, and he even nearly died."

She wrote this.

In the original story, Karuizawa was bullied by a gyaru (a type of attractive female student) in his class after starting junior high school, simply because she was cute. Karuizawa naturally disagreed with this, but what could he do? The bullying group had several gyaru.

Being bullied is a situation that is difficult to resolve effectively, whether reported to parents or teachers.

Parents work very hard, yet they often don't take it seriously, thinking it's just children playing around. Teachers, on the other hand, avoid responsibility, offering only a few perfunctory remarks or saying things like, "Why are you being bullied when you're not bullying others? Look for the reasons within yourself," only to have the bullying intensify.

At this point, she could no longer bear it and finally fought back, picking up a shard of broken glass from the ground to retaliate. However, the counterattack resulted in a fatal injury, forcing her to drop out of school and stay home.

It wasn't until his junior high school principal told him about Ikusei High School, a school that his former classmates, those hot girls, could never get into.

To avoid being bullied further, she dressed up as the hot girl she hated most. However, unexpectedly, she found herself surrounded by other hot girls and had no choice but to become one herself.

Then she was targeted by the real hotties in Class C. She could sense their ill intentions.

It can be said that...

Nothing had changed. She came to this school, and nothing had changed.

"..."

Nakano Yuu.

Nakano Yuu saw the words she wrote, although he knew from watching the anime that Karuizawa in the original work had a scar left from her resistance.

But when he actually wrote those words down, he realized that it was indeed somewhat rash of him to so casually assign her a path to learn martial arts.

Let's change the subject.

Nakano Yuu continued writing, "[After we get our phone back, add each other as friends. If you sense any danger, you can message me.]"

I'll help you with this once I see it. The condition is that you cooperate with me at school to help with exams or resolve any problems I encounter. It's a mutually Symbiosis arrangement.

"You mean--"

Karuizawa looked at the ballpoint pen that he handed to Sakura.

Write new words in the sticky notepad.