Significant Increase in Strength, Invincible!

"Just wait until you become my maid."

Shiina tilted her small face upward, smiling brightly.

In truth, part of the reason she agreed to this bet with Xia Mu was to motivate him to improve his studies.

She didn't want Xia Mu to be expelled; it had been so difficult to find a friend who suited her tastes so well.

"By the way, Shiina-san, what kind of scores do you usually get on exams?" On the way back, Xia Mu walked side by side with Shiina.

"Ah, over ninety, I suppose?" Shiina said modestly.

"I see, that's a bit of a headache then." Xia Mu rested his index finger on his chin.

It seemed it would be difficult to avoid drawing attention to himself.

But thinking about it, it made sense; since Shiina dared to agree to his bet with such confidence, her grades certainly wouldn't be weak.

Now that she had firmly told Xia Mu she could score over ninety, she would likely score at least ninety-five when the actual exam came around.

Therefore, Xia Mu would have to score at least ninety-five in every subject, which would place him in the top five of Class D at the very least.

"Hmph, scared now? Then just obediently ask me for tutoring."

Shiina hummed proudly, "I'll just pretend you were joking about that bet earlier."

"No, the bet has already been made, and there's no backing out now."

Xia Mu smiled, "After all, I'm also looking forward to seeing how cute you look when you're shy, Shiina-san."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Mu quickened his pace into the Class D classroom, leaving a stunned Shiina behind with burning cheeks. Could Xia Mu actually win against me?

She had asked some students in Class D, and Xia Mu didn't seem to study very seriously in class!

Forget it, there's no use overthinking it; she should just start studying hard from now on!

She couldn't afford to lose and have to fulfill the bet; she would truly want to find a hole to crawl into if that happened.

Back in the classroom, Xia Mu rested his chin on his hand with an expressionless face, lifting his head to look at the cherry blossoms gradually blooming outside the window.

It's already May, how boring.

"How about I learn a skill?"

A sudden thought occurred to him.

Currently, his boxing was slightly accomplished, his network technology was decent, his magic attacks were passable, and his daily skills were okay.

What was he missing...

He racked his brain, wondering what would be good to learn.

Having too many Skill Points was also a kind of trouble.

Sigh.

After the Correction progress for Sakura Airi increased, he had gained quite a few Skill Points.

Plus, after he broke Kushida's composure last time, the long-stagnant Correction progress value had actually risen, granting him about ten more Skill Points.

Currently, he had a total of around one hundred and fifty.

Converted, that was roughly equivalent to a full one hundred and fifty years of time.

However, Xia Mu had discovered a small mechanism regarding the use of Skill Points.

For instance, if he learned Boxing after having already learned Wing Chun, the number of Skill Points required would be significantly reduced.

It was as if his skill acquisition was based on his current state.

If he kept accumulating like this, sooner or later, he would become a super all-rounder.

And the kind that was top-tier in every single field.

"Hmm..."

His combat power on land was sufficient; he might as well add something for underwater.

Swimming, you're the one!

After watching about an hour of instructional videos, Xia Mu spent twenty Skill Points to fully max out his Swimming skill.

[Swimming skill maxed out]
[You can switch between swimming styles at will: Backstroke, Breaststroke, Doggy Paddle]
[Spent ten Skill Points, Swimming skill magic-modified.]
[You have obtained the Mermaid title]
[You have obtained the Diving skill and the Underwater Breathing skill]
[Due to the skills you have learned, your Stamina has significantly increased]

As the light screens flashed by, Xia Mu's body received an unprecedented enhancement.

He became more sensitive to the surrounding air, even capable of filtering out the impure air caused by students secretly passing gas nearby.

With every breath in and out, a perfect cycle was formed.

If he were running a marathon, Xia Mu felt he could keep going like a perpetual motion machine, provided his body could hold up.

The comfortable sensation made him let out an involuntary, "Mmm~" groan.

That lecherous appearance caused Suzune Horikita on his left to knit her willow brows in disgust, her bottom shifting instinctively to move further away from him.

Xia Mu ignored the look Suzune was giving him, which was the kind one might reserve for a pervert.

To be honest, he was no different from a pervert right now.

Of course, not the common sense kind of pervert; it was his body that had received some strange and peculiar enhancements.

"I never expected that after the Swimming skill was modified, I would receive such a massive boost!"

Xia Mu's eyes brightened slightly; this was something he hadn't anticipated.

If I were to invest more points into martial arts, like Tai Chi and the Inch Punch, what would happen then?

"Gulp..."

He swallowed hard, feeling quite tempted.

Should he spend another fifty Skill Points to learn these two martial arts and max them out?

Actually, Xia Mu had wanted to learn Tai Chi before, but the number of Skill Points required for this martial art was simply too high.

If he were to learn it from scratch, it would cost a full fifty Skill Points.

Now that he had learned Wing Chun and Boxing, the required Skill Points had dropped to thirty.

Tai Chi emphasizes overcoming the hard with the soft and the strong with the weak, allowing one to use special techniques to contend with an opponent when one's strength or other attributes are lacking.

It could be said to be the pinnacle of martial arts.

As for the Inch Punch, it was a skill with extremely high explosive power; a single punch, if delivered with full force, could snap a person's ribs.

Suzune watched Xia Mu's eyes suddenly glowing with a red light, as if he were watching some kind of movie.

Curious, she couldn't help but glance at Xia Mu's phone.

She had assumed he was watching something inappropriate for children, but to her surprise, he was actually watching boxing?

If watching a movie was understandable, getting this excited over boxing...

He really was a pervert.

She suddenly felt uncomfortable all over and couldn't help but reach out to rub her arms.

No wonder he was assigned to Class D; clearly, there wasn't a single normal person in Class D.

"Learn!"

Xia Mu had no idea that his impression in Suzune Horikita's mind had already devolved into that of a pervert.

After hesitating for only a second, he decided to learn both Tai Chi and the Inch Punch.

After all, Skill Points could be earned again, but the time to get stronger was right now!

[You have spent thirty Skill Points; Tai Chi has evolved into a modified version.]

[You have gained the ability: Four Ounces Deflects a Thousand Pounds. You can withstand an opponent's attack with ten times less strength than them.]

[You have spent twenty Skill Points; the Inch Punch has evolved into a modified version.]

[You have gained the skill: Super Burst. Your punches can unleash ten times your own strength.]

[Because you have learned a large number of martial arts, quantitative change has led to qualitative change.]

[You have obtained the Gold-tier skill (Unique) - True Fist.]

[True Fist: There is no longer any creature on Earth that can take a punch from you head-on!]

"Awesome!!!"

The sudden surge of violent power made Xia Mu shout out involuntarily, his palm merely tapping the desk lightly.

"Bang! Crack!!"

Instantly, the desk shattered and scattered across the floor.

The sound immediately drew the gaze of every student.

Looking back, they saw Xia Mu's desk had turned into powder, drifting in the center of the classroom.

Everyone was dumbfounded, shocked beyond measure.

Even Ayanokoji displayed an expression of utter, incredulous shock.

His heart, which had been calm for so long, finally began to beat wildly, "thump-thump-thump," unable to be calmed down no matter how he tried.

Suzune, who had witnessed the entire process, saw her hand holding the book tremble, her small face filled with fear.

What is he doing?