Women Are Truly Troublesome

"If you want to go, then..."

"Of course I want to go, but would you agree to it?"

"I agree."

"Tell the truth." Yagami Shizuka said, not believing her.

"I agree."

"Tell the truth."

Sakayanagi Arisu glared at Yagami Shizuka, and finally could only say, "I don't agree."

"That's more like it. As long as you don't want me to go, I won't go." Turning back to face Horikita Manabu, Yagami Shizuka immediately found his confidence. "I'm very sorry, my Arisu won't agree to it, so I cannot join the Student Council."

Horikita Manabu glanced at the stony-faced Sakayanagi Arisu. "If you reconsider, you can come to the Student Council to find me again."

After saying this, Horikita Manabu turned and walked away, and Tachibana Akane hurried to keep up. "President, why would Sakayanagi Arisu disagree?"

Horikita Manabu said nothing. Anyone with eyes could see that the one who truly didn't want to go was Yagami Shizuka, and it had nothing to do with Sakayanagi Arisu.

Yagami Shizuka returned to the classroom, and a large group of people immediately surrounded him.

"Why didn't you agree? The Student Council President invited you personally, and it was even for the position of Vice President."

"Exactly, exactly. If it were me, I would have begged for it."

"Katsuragi wants to join but can't even get in."

Yagami Shizuka also said helplessly, "I couldn't help it. My Arisu didn't want me to, and she would be unhappy if I went."

This single sentence shut everyone's mouths, and they had no way to ask Sakayanagi Arisu for the reason.

As for asking her why she disagreed, how would she know? She only knew that it was clearly Yagami Shizuka who didn't want to go, yet he had dumped the responsibility onto her.

However, that line—"As long as she doesn't agree, even the position of Student Council President doesn't matter"—made her heart feel warm.

Many people were already guessing in their hearts that Yagami Shizuka was definitely not as simple as he appeared on the surface; otherwise, he wouldn't have been personally invited by the Student Council, nor would he have been offered the position of Vice President.

Yagami Shizuka didn't care about any of this.

He didn't join the Cooking Club either, simply claiming that the Student Council was obstructing him and wouldn't let him join.

That was also because he had seen the prompt and known about Horikita Manabu's prediction in advance.

Since he didn't join either side, he became quite free.

In a class where everyone was motivated and no one dared to violate classroom discipline, only one person was sleeping.

That's right, that person was Yagami Shizuka, but no one could catch him in the act.

He rested his forehead on one hand in a contemplative sleep, while his other hand played with a spinning pen, appearing as if he were deep in thought.

You might think he was sleeping, but in reality, he was in a half-dreaming, half-waking state. If you called on him to answer a question, he could still draw inferences from one instance to others.

Without evidence, there was no way to prove he was violating discipline, and not a single point could be deducted.

In order to catch him violating discipline, teachers would even suddenly change topics, picking out difficult problems that even high school students couldn't answer.

But, sorry, Yagami Shizuka had already written the answers in his textbook in advance.

When the teacher walked down, they could only see that he had finished his previewing ahead of time, and they even had to praise him for it.

[The next class is mathematics, and the teacher will ask you to go to the blackboard to solve a problem. You have received the following prompts:]

[1. Provide a perfect solution and offer a second method. Choosing this option will grant you the solution process and subsequent prompts. Remember to ask the teacher if she knows the second method first; she won't, and Teacher Takasugi is not omnipotent. As a diligent student, you decide to show mercy and seriously teach this teacher.]

[2. Do not provide an answer and confess your ignorance. The teacher will deduct two class points on the grounds that you were not paying attention in class. Because points are deducted invisibly, you will have no chance to argue.]

[3. You have become the target of many teachers who are vying to attack you. They only want to deduct two points from you, claiming that as long as they deduct those two points, they will stop. You can compromise, but the greed in their hearts is endless; as long as you give them a chance, those two deducted points will just be their outlet for venting. So, let them continue to feel fear.]

What is going on? Are these teachers being too childish?

Why are they picking on a student like me?

It's just sleeping, it's not like it's a big deal.

Helpless, Yagami Shizuka could only follow the prompt again, writing down the answer in advance and waiting for the teacher to ask.

"Shizuka, Shizuka-kun." A blue-haired girl with two braided pigtails walked over holding a textbook. "Hello, my name is Nishikawa Ryoko. It's nice to meet you. Um... that problem the teacher just explained, could I trouble you to explain it to me again?"

Because he was too outstanding, it was inevitable that he would be targeted by a cute girl.

However, several of the girls in Class A are not to be trifled with, and this is something that especially needs to be kept in mind.

"No problem." Yagami Shizuka patted his chest and said.

Nishikawa Ryoko was very beautiful, and quite a few boys had already begun to feel jealous of Yagami Shizuka.

Before Yagami Shizuka could even begin to speak, Nishikawa Ryoko changed the subject, "Have you noticed that the teachers seem to be targeting you?"

"Do you think so?"

"Yes, they call on you to answer questions in every single class, and sometimes the content has nothing to do with the lesson. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to answer them."

"Hmm, now that you mention it, it does seem that way." Yagami Shizuka nodded after a moment of contemplation, "Maybe the teachers think I'm sleeping. Heaven is my witness, I've been listening attentively the whole time and haven't missed a single class."

"Yeah, I think so too." Nishikawa Ryoko changed the subject again, "How about we go to the film studio this afternoon? It's so boring to just study all day."

[Are you waiting for me to give you a hint? You are becoming too reliant on my guidance and will lose your judgment of the outside world. If you insist on receiving a hint, you may obtain the following.]

[1. Young man, you are in love. Seize this opportunity and you can gain a cute little girlfriend.

As if!

Wake up, young man; your sweet dreams will only come true in your sleep.

Nishikawa Ryoko will give you countless opportunities for dates, but she won't be willing to spend a single cent; what she wants is for you to be her ATM.

When you confess, she will not only reject you flatly, but she will also mock you and spread rumors everywhere that you like her and have been chasing her.

Sakayanagi Arisu, believing it to be true, will no longer cast her gaze upon you.]

[2. Refuse, and ask Sakayanagi Arisu for help. She will clear away this trash for you and provide you with protection.]

It seems I have no choice but to choose 2.

That was close; women are truly troublesome. It would be better to let her go find someone else.

"Sorry, I actually already have plans this afternoon, so I can't accompany you." Yagami Shizuka refused directly.

Sakayanagi Arisu, who was listening patiently from the side, thought to herself, You're a sensible kid, I'll give you that.

"Then what about tomorrow? Tomorrow is the weekend, you know!"

"I have plans tomorrow, too."

"The day after."

"The day after is even worse; I have plans then as well." Yagami Shizuka refused again.

"Can you tell me who you have plans with?" Nishikawa Ryoko asked, not believing him. She could already tell that Yagami Shizuka clearly did not want to go on a date with her.

"Well, about that..." Yagami Shizuka looked at Sakayanagi Arisu, who was standing behind Nishikawa Ryoko.

Sakayanagi Arisu was taken aback, but she quickly realized that Yagami Shizuka wanted to ask her for help.

"If you didn't want to accompany me, you could have just said so, Shizuka-kun. There's no way Arisu-san would agree to go on a date with you." Nishikawa Ryoko teased, a fake smile on her lips.

"Whether I have plans or not, why don't you just ask her?"

"Arisu-san, is it true?" Nishikawa Ryoko actually asked. She didn't believe that Sakayanagi Arisu would truly be willing to go on a date with a man she hadn't known for very long.

"Yes, it's true." Sakayanagi Arisu nodded, "I have already booked his time. You can leave now."