Sorry? Impossible, give it to me!

"Compete in what?"

Xia Mu's gaze drifted toward Suzune's chest, "A contest to see whose chest is bigger?"

"Then you've already lost."

Xia Mu was telling the truth; he had pectoral muscles.

As for Suzune...

If one were to use a painting as a metaphor, it would be like two red flowers dotted onto a blank canvas—completely flat and unremarkable.

Upon hearing this, Suzune's eyes filled with a hint of fury; she felt like killing Xia Mu.

"Your mouth is truly vile."

"Much obliged, your tongue is quite venomous as well," Xia Mu retorted.

Furrowing her brows, Suzune picked up her pace and ran forward, not caring whether Xia Mu had agreed or not, "Start."

"If you don't think you can keep up, then don't follow me."

"Heh, the little lady is trying to use reverse psychology on me?"

Xia Mu looked at Suzune's retreating back and laughed, "Don't let me catch up to you, or you'll be in for it!"

"Clang!"

Inside the classroom, Suzune yanked her chair back and sat down indignantly, her expression incredibly gloomy.

Ayanokoji, who was nearby, saw this and asked curiously, "Were you bullied?"

"Bang!"

Suzune slammed her hand onto the desk. Thinking back to what had just happened, she was trembling all over with rage.

Talk about hitting a sore spot.

Now Ayanokoji could be certain: she had indeed been bullied.

In this class, was there actually someone capable of suppressing Suzune?

It wasn't until Xia Mu arrived in the classroom that he managed to guess a thing or two.

Because after Xia Mu arrived, Suzune kept frantically scribbling on a blank sheet of paper with a ballpoint pen, unconsciously carving the character "kill" into the page.

And her eyes were locked onto Xia Mu.

Ayanokoji's indifferent, unsettling pupils turned toward Xia Mu.

Perhaps this was also a tool worth utilizing.

Meanwhile, Xia Mu's gaze was fixed on Kikyo Kushida.

Having just bullied Suzune so thoroughly felt incredibly satisfying.

He was looking forward to the performance of his Hypnosis even more.

"Good morning, Xia Mu-kun."

As soon as Kikyo Kushida walked into the classroom, she waved at Xia Mu, her face beaming with a radiant smile.

It gave off the impression that Xia Mu was very important to her.

Yamauchi, standing nearby, had a flushed face, his mouth practically watering, "Ah, Kushida-san is just too cute!"

"Xia Mu, it's an honor that she's greeting you, and you're not even responding!?"

Xia Mu glanced at him sideways; how could he have forgotten about these guys?

He needed to find some time to properly educate them so they wouldn't buzz around him like flies.

"Kushida, come here for a second."

Xia Mu beckoned to Kushida.

"Eh?"

Kushida was a bit stunned, pointing at herself with her index finger, though she was ecstatic inside.

This nerd must have been captivated by her sweetness and cuteness.

He probably wouldn't even be able to sleep tonight, hiding under his covers!

She walked to Xia Mu's desk, hands behind her back, puffing out her chest, "Mm-hmm~ What does Xia Mu-kun need from me?"

She smiled sweetly, her adorable appearance leaving the surrounding male students completely infatuated.

Only Ayanokoji, Suzune, and Airi Sakura felt a faint sense of awkwardness in their hearts.

"Thud."

Xia Mu pulled out all the assignments from every class since the start of the term from under his desk and handed them to Kushida.

Her expression stiffened, "X-Xia Mu-kun, what is the meaning of this?"

Horikita Suzune, who was reading a book nearby, glanced over from the corner of her eye.

The others were also a bit stunned.

Confessing to Kushida or asking her out was understandable, but what was the meaning of handing her his homework?

"Well, the truth is, I haven't done any of my homework for the past few days."

Xia Mu scratched his head, looking slightly embarrassed. "I played too much after school started."

"And so?" Kushida's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"You should do it for me." Xia Mu flashed a set of pearly white teeth.

"No, no..."

"If you do that, Xia Mu, you won't be able to make any progress!"

"I can't be that kind of bad influence!!!"

Kushida waved her hands in a righteous refusal.

In her heart, however, she was cursing Xia Mu for being an idiot; did he really think he could use her as a laborer?

"Sigh, alright then..."

Xia Mu looked completely disappointed. "I thought we might have a chance to become good friends."

"I didn't expect you wouldn't even be able to overcome this small test. Forget it..."

As he spoke, he prepared to take his homework back.

"Wait!"

Seeing this, a flicker of imperceptible anger flashed in Kushida's eyes, and she stopped Xia Mu. "Give it to me, I'll do it for you. You must have just been having too much fun since school started and forgot!"

"It's okay, you have me!"

Kushida was smiling on the outside, but cursing him to high heaven on the inside.

"Great, thank you, Kushida! I knew you were the cutest girl in the world!"

Xia Mu was overjoyed, looking incredibly grateful. "Keep working hard, and at this rate, we'll definitely become good friends!"

The people around them couldn't help but twitch their lips at the sight of Xia Mu.

How could this guy be so shameless?

The Idiot Trio, in particular, looked as if their eyes were about to spit fire.

Suzune, however, couldn't help but slightly curl the corners of her lips, nearly laughing out loud.

So, it wasn't just her being bullied by Xia Mu.

No, that wasn't something to be happy about.

This was a humiliation; one day, she would make him pay it back a hundredfold!

Suzune gripped her textbook tightly.

"Doo-doo-doo~"

Xia Mu, who didn't have to do his homework, hummed a lighthearted tune while watching anime, gradually becoming completely immersed in it.

In the past, Suzune would have just thought he was hopeless, but now she felt that Xia Mu seemed to have some kind of confidence.

Could it be that, like her, he had already finished studying the first semester's curriculum in advance?

When the break arrived, Xia Mu twisted his sore neck and stretched.

"Ha~"

"Kushida, are you there?"

He looked toward Kushida's direction, asking a question he already knew the answer to.

The moment she heard his voice, Kushida knew he was up to no good again.

But to maintain her image, she couldn't pretend she didn't hear him.

"Xia... Mu..."

"What is it?"

She gripped her black pen tightly; having spent the entire morning doing his homework, she was feeling rather agitated.

"I'm so hungry..."

Xia Mu rubbed his stomach, his gaze sweeping over the lunch box under Kushida's desk. "If only someone could give me their bento to eat!"

The surrounding students' faces turned dark.

"Hey, Xia Mu, don't go too far!"

Among the girls, a girl with purple twin-tails stood up and shouted sharply.

Veins bulged on Ken Sudo's forehead as he swung his fist. "You guy, are you treating the cute Kushida like your personal plaything?"

As the words fell, Xia Mu looked at him with a hint of shock in his eyes.

Good grief, he guessed right on the money.

Free labor, why not take advantage of it?

"You're asking for it!"

Ken Sudo felt that Xia Mu was looking down on him, and he immediately grabbed a chair, ready to smash it toward him.

"Sudo-kun, don't be impulsive!"

Seeing this, Kushida hurriedly put on a hypocritical act to mediate, then lowered her head pitifully and took out her bento box. "If Xia Mu-kun wants to eat, just take it..."

"It doesn't matter if I go hungry; after all, isn't it normal for classmates to help each other?"

Once she said those words, a normal person would have been too embarrassed to ask for it.

But Xia Mu was not just any person.

He walked straight up to Kushida and slap—grabbed the bento box right out of her hands. "Sure, then thank you, Kushida-san. You really are just too adorable~"

Hand it over!

"?" Kushida was stunned.