Picking on Shiina Together / An Unexpected Turn of Events

[Makoto Kyogoku's Karate: In the Dragon Ball World, you can say I'm weak and I won't argue with you, but what about in the everyday world?]

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you... happy birthday to you!

With a leap, Aoyama happily hummed a birthday song, feeling so exhilarated he could hardly breathe.

He had been looking forward to the Super Saiyan Mode for so long, and today it finally came into his hands. He felt he had to drink a lot of wine, but unfortunately, he was too old to drink.

Next one, next one.

After calming down from his excitement, Aoyama didn't forget that the last one also shone with golden light.

[Shinichi Kudo's reasoning ability: You can easily spot unusual things in everyday life, and your thinking speed is greatly accelerated.]

Great stuff, all good stuff.

Aoyama felt he had gained a lot today. His combat skills were greatly enhanced, and his thinking ability was improved. He was now much stronger than he was yesterday.

[General helicopter piloting skills.]

[Yacht driving skills.]

[...]

[Professional writing skills.]

Besides the Golden Legend, Aoyama also acquired a bunch of useful, or perhaps useful, skills, as well as a large number of useless items.

In particular, the clandestine armory was enough to arm an entire platoon.

"Snap."

As Aoyama was immersed in the joy of mastering the skill, Sakura, having finished her shower and changed into cool loungewear, also emerged from the bathroom.

Seeing the broad, strong figure sitting with his back to her, she felt a surge of security, along with an even stronger sense of shy joy.

Just over half an hour ago, she had blended into the Aoyama completely naked.

Are you hungry, Airi?

Smelling the faint scent of shower gel behind him, Aoyama turned around to look at Sakura had just finished showering.

She wore short shorts and a white tank top that revealed a large expanse of her chest. A few drops of water clung to her fair, snow-white skin, making her already delicate face appear even more radiant.

Aoyama, who was immediately itching to act, decided to follow his heart and stand up, once again taking full advantage of Sakura.

"The Shiki are more colorful than I imagined, you big bad guy."

After a long while, Sakura, her face flushed, gently punched Aoyama's chest and leaned her body against the boy's broad chest.

"It's all because Airi is too cute."

Holding Sakura's little hand, Aoyama led her to sit down in front of the cake, patiently accompanied her through the birthday ceremony, sang a birthday song, and helped her make a wish.

After Sakura blew out the candles after making a wish, he turned the room lights back on.

Holding Airi's hand, Aoyama cut the cake with her. "What did you wish for, Airi?"

"Doesn't it mean that saying it out loud will make it stop working?"

"But how can I realize my Airi if I don't speak it out?"

He cut a piece of cake and placed it on a paper plate. Aoyama picked up a piece with a fork and brought it to Sakura.

"Ah--"

Sakura's mouth opened slightly, then she closed it shyly, "I can do it myself."

"But there's nothing wrong with me coming, is there?"

With a gentle smile, Aoyama began feeding them, taking turns to eat. Because of the excessive exercise and not having eaten dinner, the birthday cake, enough for three or four people, was quickly devoured by the two of them.

"What is your wish, my lovely Airi?"

After gently drying Sakura's hair in the bathroom, Aoyama carried her to the bed and whispered in her ear.

He planned to grant Sakura's wish immediately, provided it wasn't too difficult to achieve, even if Sakura didn't draw anything good.

"If you want my wish to be fulfilled, then my wish is already being fulfilled." Sakura shyly, hugging Aoyama's back and burying her head on his shoulder.

Her wish was simple: she just wanted Aoyama to stay by her side.

She wouldn't ask for anything else.

"Airi is such a naughty child. If you were so easily satisfied, wouldn't I like you even more?"

Easily deducing what Sakura's wish was, Aoyama lovingly stroked Sakura's long, soft hair and hugged her even tighter.

"Hehe, if Shiki likes me even more, then my wish has already been fulfilled beyond expectations." Aoyama became even more intoxicated by the strong masculine scent emanating from Sakura.

At this moment, she is undoubtedly happy.

Chapter 259 Let's bully Shiina together

The next day, which was Saturday morning.

Unable to resist the allure of Sakura's incredibly attractive body, Aoyama engaged in morning exercise after Sakura woke up.

As they practiced, neither of them noticed the passage of time. By the time they realized it and got ready to go to the study room, an hour had already passed.

"Is it Airi's turn this time, Shiki?"

As soon as he entered, Hasebe jokingly started teasing him, and when he saw Sakura's face turn red instantly, his smile deepened.

Having been specifically asked not to go to her room in the morning, Hasebe was more certain than anyone else that Aoyama had stayed overnight at Sakura's dormitory last night, and it was easy to guess what had happened.

"You laughed because you did well on the Midterm Exams?"

Covering Sakura, who was half-hidden behind him, Aoyama entered the room and delivered a karate chop to Hasebe.

Then he looked at Karuizawa and changed the subject, asking her whether her grades were higher than Hasebe's.

"Except for math, I'm better at everything else," Karuizawa replied happily.

Although the process was tough, her grades did improve a lot after receiving dedicated tutoring from Horikita Suzune, and she was only one point behind Hasebe in math.

In terms of academic ability, she has reached the middle level of the class and is no longer the poor student who dragged the class down.

"Very good, very good, this deserves a reward." Walking behind Karuizawa, Aoyama ruffled her hair. "As a reward, we'll go shopping together at the Keyaki Mall tomorrow, and I'll pay for everything."

Karuizawa's beautiful eyes lit up immediately, "Really?"

She was not only happy to enjoy shopping, but even happier that Aoyama could accompany her.

"Of course it's true, and so are Miki and Masumi. They also improved their rankings in the class in the Midterm Exam." Aoyama looked at Yamamura.

In this Midterm Exam, Yamamura's grades were only two places behind Katsuragi's, and his academic ability was almost catching up with the top tier of the class.

As for Kamuro, he also escaped the bottom ten of the class and shed the name of 'academic failure'.

"Airi still needs to work hard. If you do well on your final exams, I'll give you a reward too."

Not long after the tutoring sessions started, Sakura's Midterm Exam results didn't show any significant improvement; they were close to stagnant, if not completely unchanged.

"Yes, I will try my best, Shiki." Sakura clenched her small fist and held it in front of her to encourage herself.

"Very good, very energetic."

Kamuro curled his lip and looked at the refreshed-looking person, "So energetic my foot! Come here and teach me how to solve this problem."

"Yes, yes, esteemed Kamuro Chairman Kamuro."

Aoyama quickly responded and sat down next to the Kamuro.

"Classmate Sakayanagi is truly a genius, Aoyama."

During the afternoon break at the library, Shiina recounted Sakayanagi's academic progress from the Student Council the previous day, and then spoke with some emotion.

She only had to explain many things to Sakayanagi once, and she was able to learn and start doing them. She could also apply what she learned to other situations and notice the details without Sakayanagi teaching her.

"But not as cute Shiina," Aoyama replied decisively.

Shiina pouted slightly, "That's not what I was talking about. Besides, Classmate Sakayanagi is also very cute and has a very elegant demeanor."

"But her personality isn't as good Shiina's, and I prefer Shiina's gentle temperament."

"Aoyama, you're really something!" Shiina picked up a book to cover half her face. "Yamamura -kun, you should say something about him too."

"I also think Shiina is cuter than Classmate Sakayanagi."

Under Aoyama's large, stroking hand, Yamamura readily complied with Aoyama's wishes, and followed along with the teasing, becoming shy and incredibly Shiina.

One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black.

Having been by Aoyama's side for so long, she has learned a lot from Aoyama, both good and bad, and has become much more confident.

"You two are bullying me together." Her little mouth, hidden behind the book, pouted without restraint, and Shiina turned her head away from the two who were ganging up on her.

While feeling slightly embarrassed and angry, she also felt a surge of pleasure.

The slight frustration I felt yesterday from Sakayanagi's genius has completely disappeared.

"By the way, Aoyama, which class is your class planning to attack?"

As her shyness subsided, Shiina turned to look at Aoyama again, still holding the book in her hand, revealing only her adorable, beautiful eyes.

Class 1-C, already the top-performing class in terms of academic ability, and having produced the former top-performing student from Class D, is undoubtedly the strongest opponent that no other class wants to face in this Special Exam.

In other words, Class 1-C can fight whichever class they want. Except for Class 1-A, which has some risk, the other two classes are easy to defeat.

Both Class B and Class D are equally easy targets. If we beat Class B, Class C can reclaim its position as Class A in November.

"Which class does Shiina want me to play in?" Aoyama asked, keeping everyone in suspense.

"Our class?"

Based on Aoyama's past practices, Shiina guessed that Aoyama was targeting her class. After all, Class D, with its meager Class Points, had already been squeezed dry by Aoyama.

In Class 1-A, even if the exams become more difficult, there will basically be no groups at risk of dropping out.

Class A is very wealthy, but difficult to exploit. Class B, on the other hand, will accumulate nearly ten million in class funds by the time of the final exams, and many of its students are academically weak, making them easy targets.

Aoyama smiled. "I've had that idea, but as long as Ryuen promises me I won't attack Class D, I absolutely won't choose Class B as the attacking class."

Attacking Class B would indeed be the most profitable for him, but Class D would definitely choose to attack Class B as well, since only Class B's academic ability is about the same as theirs.

He didn't want to gamble, given the odds were one in two.

"Aoyama, you want to attack Class D?" Shiina, somewhat puzzled. She hadn't expected that the first possibility she ruled out was the correct answer.

"Yes, I want to completely destroy Class D."

Aoyama played with the side ponytail of the Yamamura, his tone full of certainty.

Having Katsuragi lead the top students in the class to create the questions was just a pretext; the real question setters were Kiryuin, a second-year student, and Horikita Manabu.

The two students, who ranked first in their grade respectively, had both taken the Paper Shuffle exam and had some understanding of what kind of questions would pass the teacher's assessment.

If the two of them were to create the exam together, the difficulty of the test would be unprecedented, enough to utterly crush the students in Class D.

Money makes the world go round, and while Aoyama didn't have much in the world, he had a lot of personal points.

"Those students in Class D are really pitiful, but Ryuen might not agree."

Shiina realized Aoyama's seriousness and guessed that the test Aoyama would set would be as difficult as possible, so that as many students in Class D as possible would fall behind.

"Just to increase the difficulty of the exam, I spent two million personal points." Aoyama laughed mockingly. "If Ryuen stubbornly refuses, I'll provide them to his opponents for free."

He couldn't control the outcome of the draw, but he could control what kind of exam papers Class B would take.

This is a free gift; the class that draws the prize to attack Class B won't refuse it.

Chapter 260 Unexpected Changes

Peaceful time passed slowly, and while the first graders were nervously preparing for their final exams, the quizzes soon arrived and ended.

Aoyama, who still got full marks in all subjects, was assigned to Morishita Ran, who got zero marks in all subjects, as his partner for the final exam.

Moreover, on the posted report cards, besides Morishita Ran, Sakayanagi Arisu also scored zero in all subjects.

"Aoyama said we can take the test anytime."

In the Class C classroom, facing the surprised looks of her classmates, Morishita Ran calmly explained.

Since there was no punishment for getting a zero, she indulged her desire to be lazy and happily handed in a blank paper.