Rumors Are a Good Thing; There's No Reason You Can Use Them and I Can't

Seeing Hasebe and Sakura playfully fighting, Shuichi Kanda looked at Yukimura.

"I'm leaving these two's studies in your hands."

"Forehead..."

To be honest, Yukimura was a little speechless, but perhaps, as Shuichi Kanda said, he was just bored.

He didn't make any friends after entering high school. After school or on weekends, he would stay in his dormitory reading. If he had something to do, he probably wouldn't overthink things.

"Hey! Can't you two be a little serious? You're really not giving the new guy any face at all!"

Looking at the two of them, who were acting so unseriously, especially Hasebe, Shuichi Kanda a little helpless.

"Then please take care of me, Yukimura."

"Please, please give me your guidance."

Please give me your guidance.

After exchanging greetings, Yukimura began to assess the two students' current abilities. After a brief inquiry, he discovered that Hasebe's grades were quite good, but for some reason, his grasp of the humanities subjects was somewhat strange.

He grasped the knowledge well before the second semester, but his grades were a complete mess after the start of the third semester. As for science subjects, he did so averagely, with an average score of around 70.

As for Sakura, her problems in humanities were almost identical to Hasebe's, while her problems in science were at the average student level, with an average score of around 50.

After one lesson, Yukimura finally understood the weaknesses of these two students.

"Yukimura, you're quite the lecturer." Hasebe. "Some of the things you say don't sound like something a student would say."

Hasebe's words made Yukimura pause for a moment, then he gave a wry smile.

"You figured it out."

After a moment's hesitation, Yukimura continued, "Actually, I have an older sister who is much older than me. Because her goal is to become a teacher, she has treated me as a student since elementary school, and she has been giving me ridiculously difficult problems all the time."

"Oh dear, what a reckless older sister!"

"You think so too, right? But maybe it's because I've gotten used to it, I've also gained something from her."

"So, you've also mastered some teaching skills?"

Hasebe Haruka's words made Yukimura nod.

"Would you choose to become a teacher in the future?"

These words startled Yukimura for a moment, then he hesitated and shook his head.

"I don't know. I don't dislike being a teacher, but I haven't figured out what I want to do in the future."

"Oh, I see."

Shuichi Kanda closed his textbook, glanced at Hasebe and Yukimura chatting, and checked the time.

"It's almost time, let's go get some food together. Akito will be bringing Senior Qiao Huan along later."

"Wow, San-san is actually bringing his girlfriend? I'm kind of looking forward to it. Yukimura come along too?"

"Is this... not appropriate?"

"Let's go together, you know Akito anyway," Shuichi Kanda said while packing up his textbooks. "By the way, you two slept in the next room during the training camp, right?"

"Uh, that's true."

"Then let's go. You're just thinking so much because you've been alone for too long. Look at the students in the class. There are many who haven't achieved anything significant, but aren't they still enjoying their days?"

Yukimura thought about it and it seemed to make sense, so he nodded.

Chapter 243 Rumors are a good thing; there's no reason why you can use them but I can't.

Coming to my senses, today's study session is over. The Final Exam is on February 25th, which is almost two weeks away, so there's no need to work extra hard now.

Furthermore, Hasebe and Sakura's grades weren't disastrously bad, so there's no need to worry extra if it's just a simple written exam like the Final Exam.

In the restaurant, the four people chatted about recent events while waiting for their food.

"Speaking of which, have you heard about that recent incident?"

As the most gossipy girl in the group, Hasebe appears to be an ice queen to outsiders.

But once you get to know her, you'll find that she's actually incredibly talkative. Although she's a beauty, she's a real chatterbox.

She was the most talkative person in the group, at least compared to Shuichi Kanda and Akito Miyake. As for Sakura Airi, she was even less talkative, barely managing to utter three sentences in a long time.

"So much has happened lately, how is anyone supposed to know which one you're referring to?" Shuichi Kanda retorted to Hasebe's ambiguous statement, "No wonder you're bad at humanities; the way you speak is the problem from the start."

"Aaaaah! That's a personal attack!"

"Oh!"

Shuichi Kanda scoffed, which only fueled Hasebe's frustration.

"Haruka is talking about Ichinose, isn't she?"

"See, Airi understood everything!"

Seeing Hasebe's unconvinced face, Shuichi Kanda offered no comment.

"I've heard about this too; it's a really outrageous rumor. And it seems to be getting worse lately."

In order to quickly integrate into the group, the newly joined Yukimura immediately took over the conversation.

You, Yukimura, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually have the makings of a simp?

"But I'm not actually that surprised. Although this rumor is a bit extreme, I've seen this kind of thing quite often. Is this just a fate that popular women are destined to bear?"

Hasebe Haruka's poignant words piqued Shuichi Kanda's interest.

"What makes you say that? Have you been treated like this before?"

"I..." Hasebe was so taken aback by Shuichi Kanda's words that he couldn't catch his breath, and then angrily picked up the drink on the table and drank it down.

"Hmph, that's quite common, isn't it?" Then, she put down her cup and said to the group, "What I'm about to talk about isn't my business, it's my friend's business, that's right, my friend's business."

Oh right, yes, it's your friend. But weren't you a lone wolf before? Where did you get this friend?

However, Shuichi Kanda wisely refrained from interrupting her. This was a golden opportunity to learn about Hasebe's dark past, and he wasn't about to let it slip by.

"When I was in middle school, I had a friend who was falsely accused of being a prostitute or something."

"Isn't this going too far?"

"Right?" Hasebe nodded in empathy. "It all started because a guy named A, who has a girlfriend, noticed my friend because she's really cute."

Oh dear, you're quite narcissistic, saying you're cute, even though it's true.

"As a result, because it happened so many times, A's girlfriend B spread these rumors at school. As a result, many students who didn't know the truth believed them, and my friend was ostracized at school."

"That's so unfair! It's clearly A who's wrong, isn't it? He already has a girlfriend, yet he still does those things." Airi nodded, empathizing with him.

"No, that's not the point. The reason my friend was the subject of rumors is because she's quite popular with the boys, which aroused the collective jealousy of the girls. Otherwise, even if the rumors spread, probably no one would believe them, right? If someone doesn't believe it, it won't reach the ears of the next person."

So after all that rambling, you were just trying to prove the point you just made.

Etc?

So, does that mean the story you just told might also be made up?

I knew it! The idea of Hasebe Haruka... it's kind of funny...

"Hey, Shuichi, what are you thinking about that's so rude?"

"Huh? You can read minds? That's amazing!"

Shuichi Kanda feigned surprise.

"Shuichi, you idiot! Can't you just give in to me?"

"Sorry, that won't work."

"Damn it!" Haruka squeezed the plastic cup in her hand and crushed it.

Sakura, watching the two interacting so enthusiastically, looked on with envy. If she could, she would also like to say Shuichi Kanda.

At this moment, the waiter brought the dishes over.

I ate ramen today, and the aroma alone smelled amazing.

"Hey, why isn't San-san here yet? Our ramen is all ready." Hasebe Haruka, picking up her chopsticks to eat, not forgetting to complain about Miyake, who was nowhere to be seen.

"Who knows? Anyway, he definitely didn't get lost at school." Shuichi Kanda also picked up his chopsticks, clearly not wanting to wait for Miyake. "Besides, he has a girlfriend. If you want to understand him, you should at least have a boyfriend first."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shuichi Kanda a moment. Wait a minute, aren't you and Sakura a yuri couple? And based on what I know about you two, you're most likely the one who can show your masculinity.

So, do you really not understand Akito right now, facing the thought of his lover leaving him and not being able to see her for two years?

"Hmph, men are all vulgar creatures, I don't want a boyfriend!"

Hasebe Haruka's words made Yukimura, who was standing to the side, feel a little awkward. To be honest, he sometimes did notice pretty girls.

This is all perfectly normal; feeling awkward is what constitutes a loss.

"So what if it's vulgar? If it weren't vulgar, humanity would have gone extinct long ago. You really don't understand."

Just as Hasebe was about to angrily retort, Shuichi Kanda's phone on the table rang, immediately interrupting Hasebe Haruka's words.

The caller ID showed Akito Miyake.

"This guy, he actually reported back after standing someone up."

As he spoke, he picked up his phone, answered the call, and immediately put it on speakerphone.

"Hey? Akito, how much longer until you arrive?"

What was supposed to be a casual greeting took Shuichi Kanda when Miyake said something that surprised him.

[It seems like Class A and Class B have gotten into a dispute; the atmosphere is tense, and it looks like they might even fight.]

Wow, is it really that exciting?

Where are they?

[It was near the Gymnasium; Kaoru and I spotted it shortly after leaving the Archery Club.]

"Okay, I'll be there after I finish my ramen."

After hanging up the phone, Shuichi Kanda put his phone in his pocket, then picked up his chopsticks and began to eat his noodles quickly.

"Just leave that kind of thing alone, right? It has nothing to do with our class anyway."

Compared to Shuichi Kanda, Hasebe and Sakura felt it was best to stay out of it, lest they get themselves into trouble.

"There's no other way. As the vice president of the Student Council, I absolutely cannot tolerate fighting without a reason."

At that moment, Hasebe and the others suddenly remembered that the man in front of them was the vice president of the Student Council.

But don't you feel any remorse when you say that? At least in all the time I've known you, I don't think I've ever seen you go to the Student Council.

"By the way, are you sure it's okay to leave Miyake there alone?"

Yukimura, who had just joined, was clearly worried about Miyake. According to Miyake, the atmosphere on the scene must be very tense, and if a fight really broke out, he might get caught up in it.

"It's okay. Akito was a delinquent in middle school, and he was quite good at fighting."

"Oh, I see. You really can't judge a book by its cover."

Yukimura wiped imaginary beads of sweat from his brow and said awkwardly.

After quickly finishing his ramen in a few minutes, Shuichi Kanda picked up his bag, said, "I'm going to check it out first. If you guys are coming over later, contact me first," and then left the ramen shop.

A few minutes later, Shuichi Kanda arrived at the location Miyake had mentioned, which was next to the Gymnasium, some distance from the school building.

The students Miyake mentioned who caused the unpleasant atmosphere in Class A and Class B were Hashimoto from Class A and Kanzaki from Class B, respectively.

The two were facing each other, while Miyake stood by as if watching them.

After arriving, Shuichi Kanda did not leave immediately, but instead found a place to hide.

Because if he goes out, those two definitely won't fight, and what's the point if they don't fight?

For Class B, where Ichinose is, perhaps something like this is needed to create some ripples in their otherwise calm and still class atmosphere. Therefore, Shuichi Kanda is looking forward to Kanzaki and Hashimoto having a direct fight.

"You guys really don't want to fight, do you?"

Akito Miyake, acting as the mediator, cautiously observed Masayoshi Hashimoto from Class A.

"Hey Miyake, please get your facts straight before you start lecturing me. It's not that I'm picking a fight with Kanzaki, it's just that Kanzaki is stopping me from leaving."

Miyake Hashimoto, the primary target of Miyake's surveillance, shrugged to indicate his innocence.