Sakura's Makeover and the Midterm Exams

Friday finally arrived, and with it, the time for the midterm exams. The students of Class C (Ju Ji) had been preparing for this day for a long time, so the classroom was already packed early in the morning.

"Good morning, Shinomiya."

"Thanks to the past exam papers you provided, I'm feeling very confident about this test."

"Save that big talk for after the exam is over."

Just one week ago, Teacher Chabashira had announced that the scope of the exam had been changed. The content of the exam was almost identical to the test papers that Ju Ji had made the students of Class C memorize. Because of this, unlike in the past, the students of Class C (Ju Ji) all began to take the initiative to greet Ju Ji. This was an experience he had absolutely never been able to obtain before.

The reason for this was that the favorability of all the students in Class C (Ju Ji) toward Ju Ji had reached over 50. This was a relationship somewhere between friend and acquaintance, but it also meant that he could no longer "fleece" the students of Class C (Ju Ji) for points.

However, this wasn't a big deal, because his Friendship Points had already reached a massive total of ten thousand, and there was currently nowhere to use them. So, he had no intention of continuing to fleece them.

"Good morning, Ju Ji-kun!"

"Who is this cute girl? She looks a bit familiar."

"She seems to be very close with Shinomiya."

"Little Airi, the midterm exam is about to start. You know you're almost late, right? But, have you finally made up your mind to change?"

Just then, a youthful, vibrant, and beautiful girl walked into the classroom, drawing the attention of most of the students. Her wine-red long hair cascaded down to her waist with her uniform, and she had used ribbons to tie small sections of hair on both sides into little ponytails, adding a touch of cuteness.

This was none other than Shizuku, the gravure idol that Ju Ji and the others had seen on the internet, now perfectly brought to reality by Sakura. In fact, after the incident a week ago, Sakura and Shinomiya hadn't spoken to each other at all. He hadn't expected that she had actually been thinking about changing her image.

At the time, Ju Ji had even been depressed for a while, thinking that the friend he had finally made had run off. But since the favorability hadn't changed, he had even thought the Make Friends System had malfunctioned. Now it seemed he had just been overthinking it.

"Sorry, Kikyo-nee, doing my makeup took a little extra time. Ju Ji-kun should be able to understand that, right?"

For some reason, the topic shifted to Ju Ji, and Sakura's well-developed body pressed tightly against Ju Ji's right arm. A teasing smile played on her face, as if she were waiting to see what kind of reaction Ju Ji would have.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the classroom exploded.

"You've got to be kidding me, is that the plain girl from before?"

"Damn it, I should have confessed to her back then."

"Even if you had confessed, you wouldn't have succeeded anyway."

"Isn't this Shizuku, the gravure idol from the internet? She's actually the same person as Sakura."

After changing her image, Sakura's charm was truly powerful. It even caused someone who had previously shouted that Horikita was the best in the world to have a change of heart.

"Sakura, the exam is about to start. Please go back to your seat and stop clinging to Ju Ji, okay?"

A vein seemed to pop on Kikyo's forehead, and the corner of her mouth began to twitch involuntarily.

"Sorry, Kikyo-nee, I was joking. Please don't be angry. I'm going back now."

During the time she had been hanging out with them, for some reason, Sakura had suddenly become very obedient to Kikyo. Knowing that Kikyo was already angry, Sakura naturally wouldn't dare to touch the hornet's nest, which made Ju Ji breathe a sigh of relief. He felt a bit unaccustomed to Sakura's sudden change.

Suzune, Kikyo, Sakura, Ike, Sudo—without realizing it, his friends had already exceeded five. Could it be that he was now living a dream-like life? This was something he couldn't have imagined before, yet now it had all come true. This was all thanks to the Make Friends System. Life ahead would surely be even more wonderful.

"Hey, Horikita, your pencil snapped. Will you really be okay for the upcoming exam?"

"You don't need to worry about me, Ayanokoji. I have a spare."

At some point, the pencil in Suzune's hand had been snapped by her. She hadn't even noticed it herself. Only after being reminded by Ayanokoji did she suddenly realize it and hurriedly prepared her spare pencil.

Then, the bell for class rang, and Teacher Chabashira walked into the classroom with a fearless smile.

"For you underachievers, this is the first hurdle. Do you have any questions you want to ask?"

"We have been studying very diligently since the start of the school term. I don't think there will be any students in this class who will fail!"

"Hirata, you really are confident."

"No, this is all thanks to Shinomiya."

The expressions of the other students also looked full of confidence. Seeing this, Teacher Chabashira showed a rare, satisfied smile. Then, the teacher thumped the exam papers on the desk to straighten them and handed them out.

The first subject was Social Studies. Social Studies could be considered one of the easier subjects in the exam because it only required memorization.

"If no one fails this exam or the midterm exam that implements the contract, I will take everyone on vacation during summer break."

"A vacation?"

"Yes... That's right, I'll let you live a dream-like life on an island surrounded by the blue sea."

Summer at the beach... what easily comes to mind is girls and swimsuits. Perhaps the things boys think about are all the same; the expressions of the boys in Class C (Ju Ji) became visibly excited.

However, if Ju Ji remembered correctly, this so-called trip was the special survival exam. This was clearly an activity organized by the school, yet Teacher Chabashira was able to take all the credit for herself; one had to say her skin was truly thick.

"What, what is this abnormal pressure?"

Teacher Chabashira took a step back due to the aura emitted by the students (mainly the boys). One could only say that the power of lecherous men is infinite.

"Everyone... let's give it our all!"

"Oooooooooh!" *n

Although he didn't want to engage in this kind of behavior, in order to fit in, he still shouted along with his classmates. At this moment, he saw Ayanokoji, who also looked helpless. It seemed that Ayanokoji was also the type to notice such things. However, his reason was probably that he didn't want to be too conspicuous.

"That idiot..."

For some reason, Suzune suddenly used her right hand to support her forehead. Her expression looked quite pained. Could it be that because of the midterm exams, she hadn't rested well last night and had started to get a headache? That wouldn't do; one needs to rest before an exam, Suzune.

Shortly after, everyone received their exam papers. Ju Ji didn't start answering immediately, choosing instead to flip through them. Most of the questions were similar to the past papers he had found. A small portion of the questions had changed, but they were still within their scope of study, so there shouldn't be anything to worry about.

As long as they memorized them diligently, they would be able to score close to full marks. Next were Japanese, Chemistry, Mathematics, English...

And so, the midterm exam concluded smoothly under the confident conditions of the students of Class C (Ju Ji). It was truly a cause for celebration; if nothing went wrong, they should receive a considerable amount of points. Their personal points might even exceed the amount they had at the start of the school year...