The Infinite Powerhouse Mixed in with Sakura Dormitory

"Oh dear, this is a bit of a problem," Jiang Jing said, feigning a headache.

"Aoyama-kun, you shouldn't have told me that. Now I can't sleep peacefully tonight," Jiang Jing complained to Aoyama Nanami.

"How do you think I, as an executive member of the student council, should answer that question?" Aoyama Nanami turned her face away and glared at Jiang Jing.

"Of course, it's because you saw how pitiful I was that you generously lent me your notebook. Isn't that what a mature, composed, and beautiful student council member should do?"

"for you……"

Suddenly, Jiang Jing uttered a flattering remark, catching Aoyama Nanami off guard. Her cheeks flushed red, and she hurriedly threw the notebook at him before covering her face and burying her face on the table, ignoring him.

"Heh...you little brat, you think a little girl can't handle you?" Jiang Jing shook his head and smiled.

But I never expected that I would have such a relaxed attitude towards joking with girls. Is it because I spend every day with Mashiro Misaki and the others?

Or is this just my personality? Actually, I'm just an ordinary, good person.

As Jiang Jing stroked his chin, pondering this question, the endless, abyss-like darkness within his soul subtly receded.

Shaking his head to dismiss the sudden thought, Jiang Jing picked up Aoyama Nanami's notes and began scanning them quickly.

As Jiang Jing flipped through the pages, he took two minutes to finish reading Qingshan's notes so as not to appear too special. Then he reached out and tapped her back with his finger.

Because of Aoyama Nanami's long ponytail, Eiko didn't notice her at first.

Huh, what's this...?

"You... Kanda..." Aoyama Nanami, who had been lying down in front, suddenly stood up, her face flushed, looking at Jiang Jing with shock and anger.

Because he hadn't noticed, his finger touched the clasp of Aoyama Nanami's fierce-looking outfit through her hair.

"Well, would you believe me if I said it was a misunderstanding?" Jiang Jing gave an awkward yet polite smile and held up his notebook. "I actually wanted to ask some questions."

Jiang Jing didn't say he was going to return the notes. If it weren't for this incident, Aoyama Nanami might have just thought he was joking when he arrogantly claimed that he had memorized the notes, and would have just glared at him and let it go.

If he were to say at this point that he had finished reading the notes and was preparing to return them to her, it would give Aoyama Nanami the impression that he had been deceived and that he lacked responsibility.

"You two, especially Kanda, it's one thing to sleep in class, but now you're disturbing other students. Do you think I won't get angry?"

On the platform, Xiaochun held a piece of chalk in her hand, pouting and tapping the table as she looked at Jiang Jing and the other person with dissatisfaction.

"Xiaochun, you're so beautiful, how could you be angry? Getting angry makes you age faster." Jiang Jing looked up and smiled at the beautiful teacher on the podium.

"And as for sleeping, there's nothing I can do about it. Xiaochun, your voice is just too beautiful. Listening to it makes me feel calm and makes me want to sleep."

"Don't call me Teacher Xiaochun." Xiaochun, who was naturally carefree, was very happy to be praised by Jiang Jing, but she didn't laugh out loud in order to maintain her dignity as a teacher.

Xiao Chun pointed at Jiang Jing and the other person, pretending to be serious, and said, "You two, if you have something to say, go outside and stand there to talk, so as not to disturb others."

"Yes, Xiaochun."

"You've really ruined this. This is the first time in my life I've ever been punished by being made to stand in class," Aoyama Nanami complained in the hallway.

However, instead of complaining, Aoyama Nanami felt a strange mix of excitement, unease, and other complex emotions welling up inside her, making her wonder if she was acting strangely.

"I can only apologize for this. It was actually an accident." Jiang Jing, leaning against the wall, shrugged. "How about this, since you have time that day, I'll treat you to a meal as an apology."

Aoyama Nanami's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and Mo Ming was a little flustered, but he didn't show it on the surface. Instead, he asked in a normal conversational tone.

"I suddenly realized, Kanda-kun, when did you become so good at talking? You made Haru so happy earlier, and now you suddenly want to treat me to dinner. Is this a date?" After saying that, Aoyama Nanami stared intently at Jiang Jing.

"Ahem... Why would you think that? It's not a date." Jiang Jing blinked, looking at the girl in front of him with an innocent expression. He really hadn't thought of that.

However, seeing the girl's eyes suddenly darken, Jiang Jing lowered his head slightly, brought his mouth close to her ear, and whispered, "I'll tell you a secret, actually it's..."

Aoyama Nanami, who was already in a daze, didn't hear a word that followed.

As Jiang Jing approached her, an overwhelming aura of masculine strength washed over her. Looking at Jiang Jing's face so close to hers, Aoyama Nanami's face gradually flushed, and her whole body felt hot.

"Volume 5? Finished in ten days?"

On the rooftop of Toyonosaki High School, Kasumigaoka Utaha, tall and slender with long hair and wearing black stockings, held a phone in one hand, frowning and speaking with dissatisfaction.

“My editor Machida, didn’t I say that I had only written a general outline for volume 5 and that many details were still not perfected? Why do you suddenly want me to finish it in ten days?”

"This is your chance. Our Shinazugawa Bunko has only been established for a few years. Although it is developing well, it has reached a bottleneck, which also limits your potential."

Machida Sonoko's calm voice came from the other end of the phone: "This collaboration with Dengeki Bunko, leveraging their extensive network throughout the entire state and even the country of Xia, might just give your popularity and sales a significant boost and allow you to make a breakthrough."

“But a fifth volume rushed out like this will definitely not be perfect in terms of quality, and I am currently…” Kasumigaoka Utaha was somewhat tempted, but her beautiful and quiet face revealed complicated emotions.

Boom! !

"Sagiri, Sagiri..." After returning home, Izumi Masamune ran up to the second floor of the wooden detached house and excitedly pounded on the door.

Second update complete! Please vote, brothers! Although there are only two chapters today, they add up to more than 5,000 words, almost three chapters.

Chapter 38: Became the person I hated most.

After school in the afternoon, Jiang Jing, who hadn't participated in any club activities, took Shiina Mashiro to the library.

"Sorata, what are you doing here?"

"I came to find some materials. There's a test tomorrow, and I haven't attended any classes, so I'm here to brush up on my skills." Jiang Jing wasn't embarrassed at all about not having attended any classes.

"Is that so?" Shiina Mashiro blinked. It seemed that there were no exams in their art class, and Mashiro, who never paid attention in class, didn't think there was anything wrong with what Jiang Jing said.

As he spoke, Jiang Jing began searching for relevant teaching books based on the information recorded in Aoyama Nanami's notes.

A short while later, Jiang Jing returned with more than a dozen books on high school physics, mathematics, literature, and other subjects, and sat down at an empty table.

With a whoosh, Jiang Jing picked up a book and started flipping through it. In less than a minute, he had scanned all the contents of the book and then continued doing the same thing.

"Sorata, what are you doing?" Shiina Mashiro, who had already taken out her drawing tablet from her backpack and was about to draw, was stunned.

"Study, I have an exam tomorrow, I'll memorize all the content first."

"You read so fast."

Shiina Mashiro, who is also a memory genius, only felt that Jiang Jing was reading very quickly, but the many high school students studying in the distance thought that Jiang Jing was looking for something and did not think that he was reading a book.

"I know that person, his name is Kanda or something. I heard he joined the Mysterious Research Club."

"Is that the research department with two stunning beauties and one adorable little girl? I'm so envious." The high school students in the distance looked at Jiang Jing with eyes full of envy and jealousy.

Especially with Shiina Mashiro, a famous transfer student and beauty at Mizukaku High School, sitting next to him, the whispering high school students around them were even more envious.

After all, people who are popular with their partners are always annoying.

"I heard he lives in Sakura-sou, and so does that woman. We shouldn't get too close, in case we get infected with the Sakura-sou virus."

"Yes, I've heard that the people who live in Sakura-sou are all very strange."

The subtle sounds of people eating lemons around them kept entering their ears, but Jiang Jing, busy with his work, automatically blocked them out and paid them no attention.

Jiang Jing, who was just an ordinary person before entering the Nightmare Space, was also one of them.

When ordinary people face geniuses, or even geniuses who are monstrous, they can only look up to them with envy and jealousy. Then, the pressure from these geniuses leads them to band together and isolate them in order to gain psychological balance and comfort.

Few people think about trying to catch up with geniuses, although most of those who do end up despairingly discovering that even if they try their best, they can't catch up with geniuses.

However, many people will succeed in surpassing geniuses and shine even brighter than those geniuses.

Because for those geniuses, who have a smooth and successful life from childhood to adulthood, they are prone to becoming discouraged and giving up once they encounter setbacks in society.

However, for those who are hardworking, they have experienced failure countless times, and getting up again after each failure has forged their unwavering will.

Learning and progress have become instinctive for these people, who then catch up with and surpass the geniuses they once looked up to, standing at the pinnacle of humanity.

Jiang Jing belonged to the latter category. After entering the Nightmare Space, his cautious and resolute character allowed him to survive the two major purges and the final catastrophe.

Even now that he has gained his freedom and awakened in this world, his first instinct is to start restoring his strength and to deduce and study how to make himself invincible and without weaknesses.

On the surface, he seems lazy and has no life goals, only wanting to enjoy life freely, but learning, progress, and moving forward have been engraved in his soul.

At this moment, in the eyes of others, Jiang Jing, who had only moved to Sakura Dormitory because of his cat and had the good fortune to join the Mysterious Research Club, had become the person he used to hate the most.

Genius, super genius.

Ten minutes later, Jiang Jing had scanned and imprinted all the knowledge required for high school into his mind. Not satisfied, he went to the bookshelf and began looking for books on high school and even university content.

Then today, a strange scene unfolded in the library: a girl was sitting quietly drawing, while a high school student opposite her had a mountain of books in front of him. He flipped through one book after another in a few dozen seconds, seemingly looking for something or just playing around.

"Ha... all done." As the sun was about to set, Jiang Jing stood up and stretched. The knowledge he had in his mind was enough to help him pass all the exams to come.

Then, under the watchful gaze of the pretty senior librarian, Jiang Jing precisely put all the books back in their original places, leaving the senior, who thought she was unlucky and would be organizing very old books, stunned.

With their backpacks in hand, Jiang Jing and Shiina Mashiro walked side by side on the school playground.

"Sorata, Ayano said she'll treat us to dinner after school." Just as we were about to step out of the school gate, Shiina Mashiro suddenly spoke up.

When did this happen?

"During class this afternoon, I chatted with her on my phone. She asked me about my illustration progress and whether I should continue participating in the newcomer competition," Shiina Mashiro said succinctly.

"Then you told her that after finishing the illustrations you wanted to create a manga of Toradora!, so that's why she came here, right?" Jiang Jing, who understood her very well, had already guessed what she was about to say.

Shiina Mashiro paused for a moment, then nodded: "Yes."

"Why didn't you say so earlier? She should have been waiting outside for an hour or two by now."

"I forgot while I was drawing in the library."

Jiang Jing couldn't help but silently mourn for Ayano Iida outside for three seconds.

"Sorry, Mashiro forgot to tell you to wait for us outside."

At the foot of the small slope outside the school, Jiang Jing showed a faint apology on his face, expressing his regret to Ayano Iida, who had been waiting for him for a long time.

"Mr. Kanda, you're too kind. It was I who was being presumptuous and disturbing you. Please get in the car first." Ayano Iida, leaning against the car door, was very polite and indicated that she didn't mind.

As for Shiina Mashiro, she has absolutely no concept of such social common sense.

On the bus, Jiang Jing chatted casually with Ayano Iida, maintaining a faint smile on his face, giving the impression that he was just a slightly mature high school student, perfectly blending into the identity of an ordinary person.

No one could have imagined that this boy was actually a superhuman with terrifying power.

Ayano Iida took the two to a high-end dessert shop. After each of them ordered a drink and a pastry, Mashiro Shiina ate her food attentively.

Meanwhile, Jiang Jing chatted with Ayano Iida about the Toradora manga.

According to Ayano Iida, if it's confirmed that Mashiro Shiina really intends to adapt Toradora into a manga, she will go to Yuriko Uemura to discuss signing a contract, since she is Mashiro Shiina's manga editor.

Jiang Jing originally planned to talk to Yuriko Uemura about this, but now that Ayano Iida has taken it over, he's naturally happy to be able to relax.

Just then, Ayano Iida said, seemingly casually, "Speaking of novels, our paperback publishing department just announced that we'll be holding a 'World's Greatest Short Stories Martial Arts Tournament' in three days."

"It is said that many emerging writers have already signed up for this competition. The top three winners will receive a publishing opportunity, and the winning works will be released on May 1st, the same day as Kanda's work."