A Beautiful Gyaru Suddenly Confessed to Me!

"What the hell is this study group business? I never said I'd join."

After Kikyo Kushida left, Yang Cheng turned to Suzune beside him and spoke irritably.

An icy goddess, a busty two-faced girl, and three academic disasters-Yang Cheng didn't need a brain to know that this so-called study group would be a complete circus.

"You said it last night, didn't you? Everyone has flaws, but everyone also has value.

So I thought about it all night and realized you were right. For example, although Sudo's academic grades are the worst in class, he's quite athletic.

The Special Exams at Advanced Nurturing High School won't only test academic knowledge, will they?

In other words, Sudo might be able to help Class D in future exams.

As for Ike and Yamauchi, I can't see any other strengths in them at the moment. But teaching three people is hardly different from teaching one. Who knows? They might come in handy someday."

Listening to Suzune's earnest explanation, Yang Cheng sighed. He felt he must have fed her too much motivational nonsense last night.

"In that case, you could invite Ayanokoji. I think he'd be quite happy to help."

"Of course I'll invite Ayanokoji too, but as you know, I'm not very good at dealing with people.

Especially Kushida. I don't know why, but something about her always feels unnatural to me. That's why I need help from you, since you get along so well with her."

He got along well with Kikyo Kushida?

She'd clearly been trying to make everyone resent him just now!

"Anyway, I'm not joining this study group. I have other things to do.

Besides, I reckon your study group will end on bad terms anyway."

Suzune Horikita was proud and arrogant, with a sharp tongue to boot.

Kikyo Kushida was thoroughly two-faced, and she had ulterior motives for putting the study group together.

Ayanokoji kept far too low a profile. Since he had no desire to show off in front of others, he would probably pretend to be just another bystander again.

Sudo had an explosive temper. Faced with Suzune's cutting remarks, he was bound to blow up on the spot.

As for Ike and Yamauchi... they were two horny idiots with no sense of urgency. Yamauchi in particular had nothing going for him, yet loved thinking he was clever. In terms of overall ability, he was probably the worst in Class D.

In the original plot, the guy thought he had secured the backing of Arisu Sakayanagi from Class A and even tried to get Ayanokoji kicked out of Class D, only to end up as the scapegoat.

"Horikita, where's Yang Cheng? Wasn't he going to join our study group too?"

At the School Library, Kikyo Kushida couldn't hide her disappointment when she saw that only Suzune Horikita and Ayanokoji had accepted the invitation and come.

She had already devised a whole series of plans to drive a wedge between Yang Cheng and Suzune Horikita.

But if Yang Cheng wasn't coming, wouldn't all her plans go down the drain?

Unlike Kikyo Kushida, who was inwardly disappointed, Ike and Yamauchi were secretly overjoyed, even as they said things like "What a shame."

Without that handsome bastard Yang Cheng getting in the way, their chances would be much better.

And now it wasn't just Kikyo Kushida. Even Suzune Horikita had joined the study group.

Although Suzune Horikita usually had an icy, unapproachable air, they had to admit that, in terms of looks and elegance alone, she was an absolute beauty.

Naturally, Kushida, with her incredible figure and gentle personality, was their first choice.

But the icy goddess with long, straight black hair seemed pretty good too.

Those closest had the best chances, after all. What if Horikita was won over by their knowledge?

What? They still had two rivals, Sudo and Ayanokoji?

Sudo was a muscleheaded idiot with a hair-trigger temper. Why would any girl like such an emotionally unstable fool?

Ayanokoji... he was just a nobody in Class D. With practically no presence at all, how could he compete with them?

Meanwhile, Yang Cheng, who had stood up Kikyo Kushida, Suzune Horikita, and the others, was meeting another beautiful girl from his class, Kei Karuizawa, at the Pastry Shop on campus.

"Yang Cheng... um... would you go out with me?"

Faced with the blonde beauty dropping a bombshell right off the bat, Yang Cheng froze, even though he had already had some suspicions.

Since school had only just started, Kei Karuizawa apparently hadn't yet asked the ever-helpful Hirata to pretend to be her boyfriend. Did that mean he had become her first choice instead?

Kei Karuizawa was one of the leaders of the girls in Class D. Her long, honey-colored hair was tied in a high ponytail, and her usual bratty attitude made her look like a gyaru who was not to be messed with.

What most people didn't know, however, was that all of it was an act.

She dressed like a gyaru and acted tough simply to protect herself better.

Kei Karuizawa had been a victim of bullying in middle school, and it had left her with deep psychological scars.

Although her gyaru image was now firmly established among the students of Class D, and she had gained a certain standing among the girls,

Kei Karuizawa still worried that if her true nature was exposed one day, she would once again become everyone's target.

So Kei Karuizawa had decided to find a male classmate strong enough to protect her by pretending to be her boyfriend.

At first, Kei Karuizawa had intended to ask Yosuke Hirata from Class D.

After all, he was not only extremely popular in Class D, but also always willing to help others. He probably wouldn't turn down her plea for help.

But a few days earlier, after seeing Yang Cheng stand up to the entire class to defend Suzune Horikita, Kei Karuizawa had suddenly felt that he might be a better choice than Hirata for a pretend boyfriend.

Although Hirata was gentle and helpful, he treated everyone that way.

If one day Hirata found himself caught between two sides, would he still stand firmly by her and protect her?

Just as Yang Cheng had protected Horikita before?

To be honest, when she saw Yang Cheng stand up to everyone in class for Suzune Horikita, Kei Karuizawa had been deeply envious.

Only those who had experienced school bullying

could understand just how incredible someone who stepped forward at a crucial moment truly was.

"I know this is a lot to ask, but if you're willing to help me, I'll agree to any conditions you have.

As for Horikita, I'll explain things to her too. But I hope you'll both keep my situation a secret."

Since she wanted to ask Yang Cheng for help, Kei Karuizawa naturally told him about her past, stumbling over her words.

And even though they would only be pretending to date, she worried that Suzune Horikita might misunderstand, so she also offered to explain everything to Suzune.

After all, Yang Cheng's public defense of Suzune had already led everyone in Class D to believe there was something between them.