Yamauchi Haruki currently had no idea that he was already on Shikime Natsu's hit list. He was still grinning foolishly, happily chatting away with his two good partners.
Shikime Natsu did not pay too much attention to Yamauchi Haruki. Instead, he concerned himself with the class, thinking the school might have hidden the content of the challenge within the teacher's lectures. Unfortunately, that was not the case. The content of the teacher's lessons was basically the same as usual, and the progress was about the same; there was no difference from ordinary days.
Shikime Natsu also saw Hoshinomiya Chie. This fellow was still putting on an energetic front in Class D. If he hadn't learned from Sakayanagi Arisu yesterday that Hoshinomiya Chie had already been exposed, he probably would have been kept in the dark too.
He had originally intended to call out to Hoshinomiya Chie, but she ran off as soon as class ended, seemingly unwilling to stay here even a moment longer.
The content of the challenge could only temporarily return to his original hypothesis. However, it didn't matter. At least Shikime Natsu could consistently obtain Personal Points in Class D. After all, the target of the challenge had already been selected.
That was Yamauchi Haruki. This guy didn't listen seriously in class either; he was basically playing on the game console he borrowed from Ike Kanji. And regarding physical ability, Yamauchi Haruki was also a waste.
If there was any aspect in which Yamauchi Haruki could surpass Shikime Natsu, it was only in the aspect of being a 'phony.' After all, no matter how much Shikime Natsu pretended to be a phony, he was not as strong as the genuine article.
After school, just as Shikime Natsu stood up, the gal trio surrounded him.
"Is Shikime-kun participating in any clubs?"
Satou Maya asked. Although she had added Shikime Natsu's contact information last time, she hadn't contacted him yet.
It was mainly due to a girl's reserve. She had thought that after exchanging contacts, Shikime Natsu would take the initiative to contact her. Unfortunately, Shikime Natsu hadn't made a move at all.
This made the young girl a little depressed. It seemed her charm wasn't enough. Fortunately, her two good best friends hadn't been contacted by Shikime Natsu either.
In order to further understand Shikime Natsu, the girl had secretly gathered information about him with her two best friends.
First was the aspect of appearance. Among the first-year girls, there was basically a ranking list of handsome guys in this school. This list included all the handsome boys in the second and third years. Someone like Yamauchi Haruki couldn't squeeze in at all.
And Shikime Natsu occupied the top spot, even surpassing that Student Council President, Horikita Manabu.
Next were Shikime Natsu's deeds. He possessed extremely formidable tennis skills, defeating opponents 6-0 in all reward matches to achieve victory. He even received an invitation from the Tennis Club captain, with Takahashi Shuichi bluntly stating he was no match for Shikime Natsu.
Then there was the matter from yesterday afternoon: clearing a claw machine with a single coin. One had to know, how many people had been defeated by the claw machine? Yet, in Shikime Natsu's hands, the claw machine was manipulated as easily as a toy.
These two events could be said to have made Shikime Natsu quite famous throughout the entire Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School. Even if they hadn't seen Shikime Natsu, his reputation was quite resounding.
One had to realize that it had only been a week since school started, yet this name had already spread throughout the entire school. There was no need to say how terrifying his influence was.
Now, they had discovered a new merit of Shikime Natsu: cooking. And the cuisine he made was quite delicious. Even Matsushita Chiaki, a young lady born into a relatively wealthy family who had dined at high-end restaurants, had never eaten anything more delicious than Shikime Natsu's cooking.
It was just that... excellent boys are often not lacking cute girls around them.
People like Kushida Kikyou and Wang Mei-Yu were quite cute. Especially Kushida Kikyou's personality; generally speaking, it was very easy to gain a boy's favor.
There were also the two best friends by her side. Satou Maya felt full of competitive pressure.
Matsushita Chiaki hadn't stated her position. As for Karuizawa Kei, she had received help from Shikime Natsu no matter how you looked at it, so she would definitely have a favorable impression of him. So... for the sake of fair competition, Satou Maya didn't mention the matter of her wanting to pursue Shikime Natsu.
Of course, wanting to catch Shikime Natsu—the difficulty could be said to be quite high.
Satou Maya judged the gap between the two sides. Woo, it really makes one despair. Especially since the girls around Shikime Natsu were all very cute.
Satou Maya must work hard! She must stand out to be able to get an excellent boyfriend!
However... before that, she had to understand what kind of girls Shikime Natsu liked.
"If I have to say, I should belong to the Go-Home Club," Shikime Natsu said with a light chuckle. Participating in club activities or whatever—how could that be as comfortable as staying with girls?
"Then we are in the same club," Satou Maya said with a smile, her eyes lighting up.
But that made sense. If Shikime Natsu hadn't joined the Tennis Club, he probably wouldn't join other clubs either.
"Mn." Shikime Natsu nodded with a smile, then packed up his schoolbag. This wasn't Class A; Shikime Natsu was still relatively worried about leaving things here. As for who he was worried about, naturally, there was no need to say.
"Then, do you want to go hang out together?"
Satou Maya took the opportunity to issue an invitation. It just so happened that Kushida Kikyou and the others had planned to leave after school this afternoon. Now was the best time to invite Shikime Natsu.
"Sure. Where does Satou-san plan to go?"
Shikime Natsu readily accepted, taking out his phone to send a message to a certain 'smug brat' and a certain 'pervert'.
As for Kamuro Masumi, this fellow was rarely not sending him messages. She hadn't sent one all day today.
Could it be that because they weren't desk mates for a week, his cute desk mate was ignoring him?
If he didn't seek her out, couldn't she seek him out?
Too heartbreaking.
"Then... let's go to Karaoke, shall we?"
Satou Maya's gaze fell upon Karuizawa Kei and Matsushita Chiaki, her eyes revealing an inquiring intent.
"Agreed!" Karuizawa Kei spoke up, her tone full of vitality. She looked like a girl with quite a lot of energy.
However, this was a gal, right? General gals should be full of energy; this was Shikime Natsu's inherent impression.
Trendy dress, cheerful personality, generously displaying their charm. Even wearing a school uniform, they wanted to show their difference.
Now, both Karuizawa Kei and Satou Maya had triggered CGs. Only this Matsushita Chiaki remained who hadn't.
The feeling this Matsushita Chiaki gave Shikime Natsu didn't match that of a gal; instead, she seemed like a somewhat reserved young lady.
"Then let's go to Karaoke together. I'll treat," Shikime Natsu took the initiative to offer to pay.
"How can we do that? We were the ones who invited you," Satou Maya quickly stood up to refuse.
"That's right, that's right. And we also ate Shikime-kun's cooking this afternoon. It was quite delicious!" Karuizawa Kei agreed.
After the girls ate his cooking, they basically shared the decent parts of their own cooking with Shikime Natsu. Although it couldn't compare to Shikime Natsu's own bento, the quantity was definitely sufficient.
"Mn, I think so too. Besides, this is Shikime-kun's first time coming to our class. It's reasonable for us to treat you," Matsushita Chiaki also chimed in from the side.
Since the three of them said so, Shikime Natsu didn't force it too much. Anyway, he could treat them back sooner or later. After all, Class D's Class Points for next month wouldn't be much either.
"Then many thanks to you all. I'll cover the cost of drinks and snacks," Shikime Natsu said softly. Compared to booking a Karaoke room, the money for this food was a small expense.
"Mn!" The few of them nodded in agreement, then arrived at the Karaoke place together.
Shikime Natsu was familiar with this place to the point he couldn't be more familiar. However... he basically hadn't sung Karaoke when coming here.
He really hadn't ever come to a Karaoke room with the purpose of singing Karaoke.
"What does Shikime-kun plan to sing?"
After entering the room, the eyes of the three girls all fell on Shikime Natsu. After all, Shikime Natsu was the only boy here, so he was somewhat special after all.
"It's my first time coming to Karaoke to sing. How about you guys go first?" Compared to singing himself, Shikime Natsu preferred listening to girls sing.
"Is that so? Kei, Chiaki, what do you plan to sing?" Hearing Shikime Natsu's words, Satou Maya turned to look at the other two.
She hadn't expected it to be Shikime Natsu's first time. The girl started to feel a little happy. Could this count as taking Shikime Natsu's first time?
Even though they were gals, when the three planned to sing, they seemed a bit shy. After struggling for a while, they chose a song for a trio chorus.
A trio chorus could be said to test coordination quite a bit. If the coordination wasn't good, it would just be noise.
Of course, this wasn't a concert, just Karaoke. Singing happily was enough.
The three of them each held a microphone, smiling slightly at Shikime Natsu. Shikime Natsu was the only audience member here. If it were anyone else, it wouldn't matter, but... it was Shikime Natsu, for whom they had a slightly favorable impression. The girls wanted to perform well.
Mn... at least don't mess up, otherwise it would be terrible.
"Ahem..."
Tactical throat clearing.
[Ding~]
[CG 31: Maiden's Chorus (Karuizawa Kei, Satou Maya, Matsushita Chiaki)]
[This is the bond between us!]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining Skill Card: God of Song (Master all singing techniques, voice becomes more charming; becoming a world superstar is merely a simple task)]
Cheat activated!
Now he didn't have to worry about losing face.
Of course, no matter what, Shikime Natsu wouldn't emit a singing voice like Gian; at the very least, he belonged to the level of an ordinary person.
This was the first three-person CG Shikime Natsu had obtained; it was quite rare.
Perhaps because it was their first cooperation, the girls' singing was a bit stumbling. As they sang, the voices of the few girls gradually became quieter, and their exquisite faces carried varying degrees of blushing. Woo, first cooperation, messed it up.
"Ah, failed, failed," Satou Maya said, her face getting redder and redder, and those blue eyes becoming watery due to shyness.
"I didn't expect this song to be so hard to sing," Karuizawa Kei used her small hands to fan herself. Even though the air conditioning was on in the Karaoke room, she still felt very hot.
"Yeah," Matsushita Chiaki chimed in from the side. However, making such a mistake in front of a boy still made her feel very embarrassed.
"Yes, this kind of cooperative song is very hard to sing. It must be your first time singing this song together, right? It was already very good," Shikime Natsu voiced his comfort, his tone very gentle. It was unknown if it was an illusion, but the three of them felt that Shikime Natsu's voice seemed to sound even better.
It should be an illusion. After all, since Shikime Natsu was so good-looking, having a nice voice was also very normal.
"Mn, mn!"
Shikime Natsu gave them a way out, so naturally, they had to take it.
"Shikime-kun, it's your turn. What song do you want to sing?" Satou Maya walked to the song selection machine and asked Shikime Natsu.
"Let's go with 'Ai Uta' (Love Song)."
Originally, Shikime Natsu had planned to sing "Kanade," but singing that kind of song in such a cheerful place like Karaoke would break the atmosphere a bit.
"OK!"
After selecting the song, Satou Maya sat on the sofa looking at Shikime Natsu, revealing a quite expectant expression.
Karuizawa Kei and Matsushita Chiaki also pricked up their ears, intending to listen to Shikime Natsu's singing voice.
They just felt it would be very pleasant to hear...
Even before Shikime Natsu opened his mouth to sing, the three subconsciously had this thought.
There was no helping it. Shikime Natsu's performance at this time was truly omnipotent in the eyes of the three. He was simply too powerful. Wanting to compete with Shikime Natsu on the same stage or something was simply impossible!
However... the song Shikime Natsu was singing was a love song, and a proposal anthem at that!
If only this song were being sung to me.
"To you, whom I love the most..."
The so-called 'crisp opening' was exactly this. As Shikime Natsu's voice rang out along with the accompaniment, the three felt like their ears were about to get pregnant.
Following Shikime Natsu's singing voice, the three entered a world. Wearing a pure white wedding dress, lifting the long white skirt, listening to their beloved sing for them—the sweetness in their hearts surged up all at once.
Good to listen to!
A voice like sounds of nature!
Shikime Natsu's singing was indeed so pleasant to hear!
Comparing it to the three's performance just now, woo, they really lost a lot of face.
Song over, applause!
"The song Shikime-kun sang was really good!"
"Yeah, I've never heard anything so good!"
"Encore!"
The three girls gave Shikime Natsu plenty of cheers, making Shikime Natsu's mood quite good.
"Does anyone want to sing with me next?" Shikime Natsu looked at the three girls before him and issued an invitation.
"It's better if Shikime-kun sings alone. If we join in, it's easy to lead Shikime-kun off track," Karuizawa Kei spoke, evidently still brooding over the matter just now.
"Isn't the most important thing about coming to Karaoke to be happy? If I sing alone, it would be too boring. It's only interesting if we sing together."
Shikime Natsu revealed a smile towards the few of them, his eyes full of tenderness.
Being looked at with such eyes, there was really no way to refuse.
"Then... can I go first?" Satou Maya summoned up her courage to step forward.
"Of course." Shikime Natsu nodded.
"Then I'm next!"
Karuizawa Kei and Matsushita Chiaki followed closely behind. Although their singing wasn't great, singing with Shikime Natsu was still quite nice.
While singing, the girls hid those little thoughts of theirs.
...
"Bye-bye, Shikime-kun!"
Shikime Natsu bid farewell to the gal trio, then walked towards the academic area.
"Mashima-sensei, sorry to trouble you."
Shikime Natsu looked at Mashima Tomoya who appeared in front of him and revealed a grateful smile.
"It's nothing. But... a student wanting to meet the Chairman directly—in all these years, this is the first time I've seen it."
Mashima Tomoya looked at Shikime Natsu and spoke slowly. Last night, Shikime Natsu had asked him to contact Sakayanagi Narumori, saying he had something he wanted to ask in person.
Of course, under normal circumstances, it was quite difficult for a student to meet the Chairman. After all, the Chairman didn't just stay in the Chairman's office all day doing nothing.
The reason Shikime Natsu could meet with Sakayanagi Narumori was also because Sakayanagi Narumori wanted to meet this person whom both Mashima Tomoya and his own little princess had given extremely high evaluations.
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