Shin looked at Akako Koizumi and said with a faint smile, "Don't worry. As long as you don't do too badly, I'll definitely be fine."
Sure enough, they really did have a placement test. But Shin wasn't afraid; he had ways to cheat, after all.
"Whew, this is really boring." After finishing his paper, Shin slumped onto his desk.
"Shin, are you free this weekend? We're planning to go hiking. Come with us," Sonoko Suzuki said softly as she turned around.
At that moment, the teacher invigilating the exam noticed that Shin and Sonoko were whispering to each other. However, the teacher did not intervene and simply turned a blind eye.
There was no helping it. Teitan High School could be considered a semi-aristocratic school, and many of its students had powerful backgrounds that the teachers could not afford to offend.
Take Sonoko, for instance. She was the second daughter of the Suzuki Foundation. Even in all of Japan, there were few whose status could compare to hers.
Shin was difficult to handle as well. The principal had personally given instructions regarding him, telling them not to meddle.
So the teacher simply looked the other way. As long as they did not disrupt the other students' exams, anything was fine.
"Hiking at this time of year? In weather this hot, are we looking for punishment?" Shin asked Sonoko.
"Oh, maybe it won't be hot that day. Come with us, okay?" Sonoko blinked at Shin.
"Why do you insist on having me come along?" Shin asked with a shrug.
"Anyway, Ran and Kazuha are both going. If you don't want to go, then forget it," Sonoko said, puffing out her cheeks.
"Since so many beautiful girls are going, of course I'll go too. Now do your questions. Don't tell me you've