"Shikime, aren't you overestimating me? What if we lose?"
Kamuro Masumi looked at Shikime Natsu with a slightly reproachful gaze. It was simply too reckless.
Although his trust in her made her happy, she knew her own capabilities best. Especially when it came to written exams, she was currently only at a 'good' level.
She was far from reaching Sakayanagi Arisu's level of excellence.
To have her compete against the second-best student in the class on exam grades was simply too rash. If Shikime Natsu were the challenger, Kamuro Masumi wouldn't need to worry at all. After all, with Shikime Natsu's strength, defeating Sakayanagi Arisu would be a walk in the park.
But if Shikime Natsu ended up becoming Sakayanagi Arisu's male servant because of her...
Kamuro Masumi felt she could never forgive herself. Especially given Sakayanagi Arisu's nasty personality, she would definitely do something excessive to Shikime Natsu.
"So, Masumi, for my sake, defeat Sakayanagi!"
Shikime Natsu gave a light chuckle, showing no sense of tension whatsoever. He seemed to have full confidence in Kamuro Masumi.
Really, being entrusted with such expectations put a lot of pressure on Kamuro Masumi.
"Where do you plan to study? The library, or my dorm?" Shikime Natsu asked, looking at the girl beside him.
Mn, that's right. Shikime Natsu could now invite girls to his room quite casually. Especially since these girls had all been to his room before, so even being invited into Shikime Natsu's dormitory didn't make them blush too much.
"Go to your dorm."
Kamuro Masumi answered quickly. It was currently just after school in the afternoon. If they went to the library, they would likely run into Class C's Shiina Hiyori, or a few girls from Class D.
However, if they went to Shikime Natsu's dorm, there was no need to worry about such influences.
Sakayanagi Arisu had just met with them, so she wouldn't go to Shikime Natsu's dorm for a while. As for Horikita Suzune, she was aware of the bet between Shikime Natsu and Horikita Suzune, but that was for the evening.
In other words, if they went to Shikime Natsu's room now, it would be time for the two of them to be alone.
Kamuro Masumi's analysis was quite on point. After a month of observation, Kamuro Masumi had gained a general understanding of the cute girls around Shikime Natsu.
For example, if one went to Keyaki Mall, it was easy to encounter Kushida Kikyou and Wang Mei-Yu. Near the vending machines, one would likely meet Yamamura Miki. Behind the school building, one would often run into Morishita Ai. And going to the fitness center meant encountering Amikura Mako.
Mn, this was Kamuro Masumi's intelligence network. Kamuro Masumi was not someone who could be underestimated easily.
"Then I'll listen to you. Let's go. Just as well, after we finish studying, I'll prepare dinner."
Shikime Natsu nodded, and the two walked towards the dormitory area.
It had to be said, there really were strange occurrences in this dormitory area. Whether it was girls coming to his room, him going to a girl's room, or walking back to the dorms with a girl, he basically never encountered anyone else on the way.
It felt like everyone was deliberately avoiding them, almost like some kind of rule. Shikime Natsu mused that he hadn't obtained any 'Power of Rules' CG.
Until they returned to the room, the two didn't meet anyone.
"Sakayanagi said she would choose three subjects. Which three do you plan to pick?"
Shikime Natsu's gaze swept over Kamuro Masumi as she took off her shoes. The black stockings outlined her beautiful feet, and even though it was unintentional, he still noticed a few toes.
Of course, Shikime Natsu wasn't a foot fetishist, so his gaze simply swept past. However, the black stockings tightly tracing the girl's calves made them appear firm and fleshy, giving one the urge to play with them.
"Let's focus on my three strongest subjects," Kamuro Masumi said.
With only two weeks left, naturally, one had to play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses. Starting with weak subjects would likely waste a lot of time.
"Mn, that works too."
Shikime Natsu nodded, taking out his phone to check the grades of Sakayanagi Arisu and Kamuro Masumi. Kamuro Masumi's three strongest subjects happened to be Sakayanagi Arisu's three weaker subjects.
His eyes fell on the hairpin Kamuro Masumi was wearing. Ever since Shikime Natsu gave the girl this hairpin, she basically wore it all the time. It seemed she liked it quite a bit.
Was it because of the Lucky Hairpin effect?
Of course, even if these were Sakayanagi Arisu's weak subjects, her base score was still very high, much higher than Kamuro Masumi's.
Kamuro Masumi took her school bag, placed it on the table, and took out the exercise books for those three subjects. She then sat on the chair Shikime Natsu usually occupied.
There were only two chairs here, so it couldn't be helped. And since they were studying, Kamuro Masumi didn't choose to sit on the bed.
The girl felt she was becoming a bit perverted. Some strange, weird emotion in her heart was driving her to do things that were simply embarrassing—wanting to be closer to Shikime Natsu, wanting to feel Shikime Natsu's scent.
The girl blushed, suppressing the restlessness in her heart. She couldn't let her imagination run wild anymore. The urgent task was to defeat Sakayanagi Arisu. She absolutely could not let Shikime Natsu become Sakayanagi Arisu's male servant. Mn, if he were to be a servant, he should be hers!
The girl's possessiveness was extremely strong.
During class today, the subject teachers had basically outlined the exam scope. For Shikime Natsu, guessing the exam questions wasn't a particularly difficult task.
Although they wouldn't be exactly the same, the general question types could be guessed. As for the content that relied on memorization... it could be said that anyone with hands could do it.
Shikime Natsu's 'Teaching Mastery' allowed for 100% absorption of theoretical knowledge, and naturally, memorized content was the same.
It just required Shikime Natsu to spend a bit more time, using questioning or explanation methods to help Kamuro Masumi understand.
Through such teaching, it effectively gave Kamuro Masumi a weakened version of a photographic memory.
The girl was quite serious while studying, not even letting her thoughts wander. She just listened earnestly to the knowledge Shikime Natsu explained to her.
If it were a teacher constantly talking in her ear, Kamuro Masumi might have wanted to sleep, especially if it lasted more than an hour.
But Shikime Natsu was different. Even if he spoke in her ear all day, discussing boring curriculum topics, Kamuro Masumi wouldn't feel any annoyance.
Instead, she hoped Shikime Natsu would speak a little more.
After persisting for an hour and a half, Shikime Natsu stopped.
He took two bottles of juice from the refrigerator, handing one to Kamuro Masumi and keeping one for himself.
After talking for so long, he was incredibly thirsty. Shikime Natsu felt he was still too weak, still not perfect enough.
To think speaking would actually make him thirsty.
"Thank you."
Kamuro Masumi took the juice Shikime Natsu handed over and thanked him. Shikime Natsu had really worked hard, so... for Shikime Natsu's sake, she absolutely would not lose!
She definitely had to ruthlessly defeat that hateful fellow, Sakayanagi Arisu.
[Ding~]
[CG 36: Tutoring (Kamuro Masumi)]
[Absolutely won't lose to Sakayanagi!]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining Skill Card: Infinite Printing (The host can use their mind to reproduce things from their brain onto paper, becoming a fully automatic printer. From now on, you are the library.)]
Looking at the system that suddenly appeared, Shikime Natsu couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. It hadn't appeared for over half a month; he thought the system had died.
This new ability was quite good. Forging photos and the like would be a piece of cake.
Moreover... Shikime Natsu's gaze fell on Kamuro Masumi. With this ability, helping Kamuro Masumi conduct 'Question Sea' training would be no problem at all.
Having transmigrated for so many years, Shikime Natsu still trusted the 'Question Sea' tactic considerably. If the grades weren't high enough, it was because not enough question types had been ground through, and no summary of wrong questions had been made.
Although the 'Question Sea' tactic couldn't guarantee achieving the desired score, it could definitely secure the lower limit.
Doing it more often would definitely make it stick firmly in memory. Of course, with his 'Teaching Mastery', Kamuro Masumi wouldn't need to be too exhausted; it would just take a bit more effort.
"What does Masumi want to eat tonight?"
"Anything works."
Kamuro Masumi responded softly, a hint of pink involuntarily appearing on her cheeks. This feeling was so strange, almost like they were husband and wife.
How did this guy ask so naturally, and how did she manage to reply so naturally too?
"Mn, alright. Then before that, you review a bit more. If there's anything you don't understand, ask me later."
Shikime Natsu nodded. This response akin to "whatever" didn't bring any trouble to Shikime Natsu. Since it was "whatever," naturally he would follow his own preferences. Besides, he was a master chef; whatever he made would be delicious.
While preparing dinner, Shikime Natsu's peripheral vision swept over Kamuro Masumi. This guy was working quite hard. Thinking about her working hard to fight against the Great Demon King Sakayanagi Arisu for his sake was quite touching.
Shikime Natsu quickly shifted his attention back to his cooking.
After finishing dinner and helping Kamuro Masumi solve the problems she didn't understand just now, night soon shrouded the entire sky.
Checking the time, it was eight in the evening. Normally, that smug brat would have arrived by now, but not today. Hmph hmph, it seemed Sakayanagi Arisu had become quite a bit freer after stopping her maid duties.
Just then, the phone rang. It was Horikita Suzune arriving. Mn, his maid for this month had arrived.
Kamuro Masumi sighed slightly. The rare time alone with Shikime Natsu was suddenly cut short. Of course, she didn't plan to leave; she wanted to see how much of a threat Shikime Natsu's new maid would be.
Although Horikita Suzune usually gave off a 'strangers stay away' vibe, who could guarantee she wouldn't directly raise her danger level after transforming into a maid?
Especially with Shikime Natsu's preferences—Kamuro Masumi really couldn't figure them out.
Was it that as long as it was a cute girl, anyone would do?
Shikime Natsu opened the door and noticed Horikita Suzune standing outside, looking at him with a rather cold expression.
"How was it? Did you lose?"
Shikime Natsu chuckled lightly. Just this one sentence caused the girl's brows to furrow.
This guy definitely did it on purpose. Since he could see Class A's Class Points, this guy could definitely see her Class D's Class Points too.
Seeing that big fat zero, this guy definitely wanted to laugh, didn't he?
"I lost. If you want to laugh, just laugh."
Horikita Suzune snorted coldly, then walked in carrying a bag. The points she obtained from the last exchange student program were used by her to buy the maid outfit.
It was truly a massive loss.
"Are you thinking, 'If the competition was based on quiz grades, there would have been no problem'?"
Shikime Natsu closed the door and chuckled softly.
Horikita Suzune didn't respond, but the expression on her face clearly conveyed that meaning. Regarding the results of this quiz, Horikita Suzune believed her exam grades were still quite good, firmly ranking first even in Class D.
"I'll show you this."
Saying that, Shikime Natsu took a stack of papers from his school bag and handed them to Horikita Suzune.
When she saw the stack of papers, the girl's face was full of disbelief.
How is this possible? All full marks?
"So... letting you, Horikita, be my maid, perhaps it's destiny."
Destiny my ass.
Horikita Suzune noticed Kamuro Masumi inside the room and nodded slightly towards her, considering it a greeting.
Although Kamuro Masumi and Shikime Natsu were very close, Horikita Suzune didn't harbor any dislike for Kamuro Masumi. Furthermore... according to the friendship plan Shikime Natsu devised for Horikita Suzune, she could now take the initiative to greet people she knew.
This growth made Shikime Natsu feel quite moved. Was this the 'nurturing' genre?
Horikita Suzune changed into the maid outfit very efficiently. It was the same style as Sakayanagi Arisu's. After putting on the maid outfit, Horikita Suzune didn't feel excessive shyness and went straight to Shikime Natsu.
"What do I need to do next?"
This tone didn't sound like a maid at all.
"You came a bit late; the dishes were just washed. You can massage my shoulders and pound my back."
Saying that, Shikime Natsu sat naturally on the chair, awaiting the girl's service.
Shikime Natsu had told Horikita Suzune about this point long ago, but when the girl placed her hands on Shikime Natsu's body, she couldn't help but tremble. This guy's shoulders were very broad; her small hands couldn't completely cover them.
Horikita Suzune recalled Sakayanagi Arisu's movements that day, and then began to knead Shikime Natsu's shoulders.
The girl's strength was quite a bit greater than Sakayanagi Arisu's. The intensity of the massage was quite good; one could say she was suited for this line of work.
Shikime Natsu revealed a quite satisfied expression.
Horikita Suzune kept a cold face, simply repeating the action. A loss was a loss, so Horikita Suzune didn't complain much.
Of course, if Shikime Natsu planned to do anything excessive to her, the girl would definitely resist.
"What does your class plan to do? About the next midterm exam?"
After about five minutes, Horikita Suzune suddenly spoke up.
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