Following Horikita Suzune's speech yesterday, the entire learning state of Class D could be said to have improved significantly today. Only the trio including Yamauchi Haruki occasionally felt sleepy or involuntarily engaged in behavior unsuited for the classroom.
Even if they knew, it was hard to change. No, rather, until the moment the points were in hand, they held onto a fluke mentality. After all... if this matter were true, then the personal points they would receive next month wouldn't be much, right?
Therefore, they chose to escape reality, feeling that this was just Horikita Suzune overthinking things, and that Class D should have Class D's style or something along those lines.
Today was Wednesday. Shikime Natsu rejected the invitations of a group of beautiful girls and chose to go to the library alone. He was a person who followed rules quite strictly; since he said he would read books with Shiina Hiyori on Wednesday, then he would read books with her.
At that spot in the library, Shiina Hiyori lowered her head, reading a book. However, the girl would raise her head from time to time, seemingly waiting for someone.
When the girl's gaze caught a glimpse of Shikime Natsu, the delight in her eyes was difficult to conceal.
Shikime Natsu waved to Shiina Hiyori, signaling for her to enter the discussion room with him. If they were outside, Shikime Natsu wouldn't be able to hear the girl's voice.
"Did no one else come with Shikime-san today?"
Shiina Hiyori asked with some confusion. Yesterday, there were many cute girls with Shikime Natsu.
"Didn't I make an agreement with you? To read books with you on Wednesday."
Shikime Natsu smiled, then took out the book Shiina Hiyori had recommended to him last time. He didn't know how many times he had read this book; he had even obtained quite a bit of money from it.
"Is that so..."
The girl's tone was somewhat cheerful. Shikime Natsu had kept the agreement between the two. Although... the agreement didn't specify that only the two of them would read books together.
However, it was rare to be alone with Shikime Natsu, and the girl was very happy. Yesterday, although Shiina Hiyori sat next to Shikime Natsu, he was basically moving back and forth between Karuizawa Kei, Satou Maya, and Matsushita Chiaki, and barely spoke a few words to her.
"Then... tell me your impressions, Shikime-san."
Shiina Hiyori quickly focused the topic on the books, chatting and laughing with Shikime Natsu. The girl greatly admired Shikime Natsu for being able to remember every detail in the book; she only remembered those small details after reading it repeatedly.
"Next, I recommend this one, this one, and this one."
Shiina Hiyori placed three books one by one in front of Shikime Natsu, looking at him with expecting eyes. It was truly wonderful to meet someone in this school who shared her hobbies.
"Okay, then thank you very much for the recommendation, Shiina-san."
Shikime Natsu nodded and smiled.
"You're welcome. If possible, I would also like to read books recommended to me by Shikime-san."
Shiina Hiyori spoke slowly. She felt she was getting a little carried away. If she kept recommending books to Shikime Natsu, would he find it troublesome?
However, the girl still thought that if Shikime Natsu could read the same books as her and share insights, she would be very happy. The girl felt her thoughts were a bit selfish, but... she still looked forward to it in her heart.
"Mn... As for the books I've read, they are definitely not as numerous as Shiina-san's. Perhaps Shiina-san has already read them all."
Shikime Natsu spoke slowly. The number of novels he had read was truly not high; basically, he had only read a few relatively famous ones. Of course, this so-called fame was merely names of novels that had appeared in Shikime Natsu's ears.
"It doesn't matter. If there are any, I want to read them too. Maybe I really haven't read them."
Shiina Hiyori spoke without minding at all. The girl wanted to further understand Shikime Natsu's reading tastes.
"Alright then, I'll look for them when the time comes."
Shikime Natsu nodded.
Soon, the place returned to silence. Shikime Natsu and Shiina Hiyori put their attention into the books. It was just reading, but there was a sense of coziness in their hearts; it was very comfortable.
It wasn't until it was getting late that Shikime Natsu and Shiina Hiyori put down the books in their hands. It had to be said, spending this little bit of time every week reading books, and with a beautiful girl at that, without thinking about other things, really made one feel quite happy.
Moreover, there was money after finishing reading. Although not much, only 1,000 yen, having one's mood satisfied was already very good.
"Does Shikime-san not plan to go to the cafeteria?"
Shiina Hiyori followed closely beside Shikime Natsu with small steps after coming out of the library, a little doubt in her eyes. Speaking from her own selfishness, the girl hoped to stay with Shikime Natsu for a while longer. If they went to the cafeteria, she could stay with Shikime Natsu more.
Even if they didn't talk about books, the girl could chat very happily with Shikime Natsu.
"Shiina-san, do you want to try my cooking?"
Shikime Natsu's gaze landed on Shiina Hiyori beside him. The cafeteria food cost money and wasn't as delicious as what he made himself. Shikime Natsu had already given up on it; whoever liked to eat it could eat it.
"Shikime-san's cooking?"
Shiina Hiyori revealed a thoughtful look between her brows upon hearing this. Was she considering whether the food he made would be delicious?
"I look forward to it."
This thought didn't stay on the girl's face for too long. Soon, the girl revealed a quite gentle smile and followed beside Shikime Natsu.
Coming to a boy's dormitory for the first time, the girl was still very nervous. Her heart beat very fast, and she couldn't help but place her small hand over her chest, as if this could calm her down a little.
Soon, the two arrived in front of Shikime Natsu's dorm door. Shiina Hiyori stood at the doorway and whispered, "Excuse me," then took off her shoes and stepped onto the clean floor.
Because beautiful girls came to Shikime Natsu's dorm every day, Shikime Natsu still spent some effort on the tidiness of the room.
[Ding~]
[CG 35: Visit (Shiina Hiyori)]
[Is this a boy's room? It's very clean.]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining Skill Card: One-Click Cleaning (Lazy person exclusive skill. After use, no need to manually clean the room or wash clothes. Even clothes worn on the body can be automatically cleaned)]
Wow, truly a must-have skill for lazy people. Shikime Natsu was quite satisfied with this skill of his.
"Just sit anywhere. There are ingredients in the fridge. By the way, I haven't asked about your tastes yet, Shiina-san. What flavor of food do you prefer?"
Inviting a girl to eat at home, Shikime Natsu naturally had to decide his cooking based on the girl's appetite.
As for himself, as long as it was food he made, Shikime Natsu could accept it; he didn't have a particularly preferred type.
"I prefer sweet things."
Shiina Hiyori spoke, revealing a shallow smile. The feeling of her opinion being valued was really nice.
When getting along with Shikime Natsu, she was always very happy. She really hoped to stay with Shikime Natsu for more time, but that wouldn't do.
Fortunately, Shikime Natsu didn't have a girlfriend yet. Otherwise... the girl could only choose to stay away temporarily. If other girls saw their boyfriend staying with her, they would definitely feel uncomfortable.
After all, being a girl herself, even without romantic experience, Shiina Hiyori could understand this feeling.
"Sweet, is it? No problem."
Shikime Natsu nodded and opened the refrigerator. With his body blocking the view, the food Shikime Natsu wanted quickly appeared in the refrigerator. It really was convenient.
With 10kg of food every day, he no longer had to worry about starving to death.
"Is there anything I can help Shikime-san with?"
Shiina Hiyori stood up, looking at Shikime Natsu's busy back in the kitchen, thinking of helping a little.
"No need, it'll be ready soon. Shiina-san, just look forward to it properly."
"Mn."
Shiina Hiyori sat back down in her seat. Her eyes began to size up Shikime Natsu's room. It was clean and tidy; even the quilt on the bed was folded neatly.
To be honest, it was a bit different from the boy's room in Shiina Hiyori's imagination.
Under Shikime Natsu's bed... would there be erotic books?
When Shiina Hiyori's gaze accidentally went down along the bed, some strange little thoughts popped up in the girl's mind.
Mn, these thoughts absolutely couldn't be known by Shikime Natsu, otherwise... it would be terrible.
The girl quickly retracted her gaze.
"Sorry for the wait."
Shikime Natsu placed the prepared cuisine on the table.
"Shikime-san's cooking looks very delicious."
The girl's eyes couldn't help but light up. The aroma belonging to the cuisine filling the air drilled into the girl's petite nose.
It smelled quite delicious.
"Delicious! The food Shikime-san made is the most delicious food I've eaten in my life."
Shiina Hiyori gave an extremely high evaluation, her eyes full of shock.
"Thanks for the compliment."
Shikime Natsu smiled. Heh heh heh, the beautiful girls all succumbed to his cooking.
"By the way, Shiina-san. Apart from Ryuuen going to Class A and Kaneda going to Class D, who from your class is going to Class B?"
"It's me~"
Shiina Hiyori responded lightly.
"So it's Shiina-san."
Shikime Natsu thought for a moment after hearing this, then understood.
"Mn, because my academic grades in Class C should be the best, so... I went to Class B."
Shiina Hiyori didn't finish her sentence completely, but she expressed it very clearly. Class C was determined to win the 10,000 personal points from Class B.
As for Kaneda Satoru in Class D, he should also be a guy with good learning ability. After all, that guy was relatively serious during class, and... he wore glasses, so his grades shouldn't be too bad.
Mn, although equating wearing glasses with strong learning ability was a bit too stereotypical, Shikime Natsu believed Ryuuen Kakeru wouldn't waste an opportunity to obtain 10,000 personal points in vain.
"Shikime-san gets along very happily with the people from Class D."
Shiina Hiyori turned the topic to Shikime Natsu. It was indeed roughly so; after all, in Shiina Hiyori's view, Shikime Natsu being able to hold a study group with the girls of Class D on the second day of entering Class D was quite amazing.
"It's alright. How is Shiina doing in Class B?"
To be honest, Shikime Natsu felt that with Shiina Hiyori's personality, going to Class B was also quite good. After all, Shiina Hiyori couldn't find partners with common hobbies in Class C; maybe she could find them in Class B?
Plus, the leader of Class B was Ichinose Honami, who could better let Shiina Hiyori integrate into the class.
Of course, in Shikime Natsu's opinion, it would be best if all the beautiful girls were in the same class as him. In that case, although he would work a little harder, he could live very happily every day.
"Mn, everyone in Class B is very nice."
Shiina Hiyori nodded and smiled gently.
It felt very good in Class B, but... sure enough, she would be happier by Shikime Natsu's side.
"The challenge segment will start this weekend. I wonder what challenge the school will issue."
"If it's Shikime-san, no matter what the challenge is, you should be able to handle it, right?"
The girl could be said to have considerable confidence in Shikime Natsu.
"I'm not as amazing as Shiina-san imagines."
This was a lie. Shikime Natsu indeed felt that no matter what the challenge was, it wouldn't be much of a challenge for him, especially since the opponent he planned to challenge was Yamauchi Haruki.
"How can that be? Shikime-san is too humble."
Shiina Hiyori said with a gentle smile.
"We both have to do our best!"
The girl raised her pink, tender little fist to cheer him on. Was this cheering for herself? It really was quite cute.
"Mn, let's do our best together."
Shikime Natsu nodded. The two finished lunch quite happily.
"Your cooking was very delicious. Thank you for the meal."
"Then I'll go back first, Shikime-san. Bye-bye."
Shiina Hiyori waved goodbye to Shikime Natsu.
"Mn, bye-bye."
When Shiina Hiyori turned around, she suddenly saw a beautiful girl with wine-red eyes walking towards her.
If... she remembered correctly, this should be the boys' dormitory. And the beautiful girl opposite her didn't reveal any strange expression after seeing her.
The girl turned sideways slightly and saw that black-haired straight beautiful girl go directly into Shikime Natsu's room. Mn, quite naturally. Shikime Natsu even smiled at Shiina Hiyori, who hadn't completely left yet, without any guilty conscience on his face.
Shikime Natsu really was quite popular. The girl couldn't help but issue such a sigh in her heart at this moment.
As for more thoughts, the girl didn't have any. After all, Shikime Natsu was so open and candid; how could he do anything excessive?
Presumably, this girl was also invited over by Shikime Natsu for a meal like herself.
Shikime Natsu really had many friends.
However... a trace of strange emotion still appeared in the girl's heart. Carrying such an emotion, Shiina Hiyori returned to her dormitory.
In days like this, time passed very quickly, quite quickly.
During the weekend, in the special challenge for exchange students, Shikime Natsu naturally defeated Yamauchi Haruki.
He discovered that the content of the challenge was not limited to various exam subjects, but also included running, long jump, and the like, which was similar to what he had guessed.
Future exams might also be similar to this one. He considered that he had gained a rough understanding of this school.
Time quickly arrived at May 1st, the day points were distributed.
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