In this crossover anime, Yoshikage Kira longs for a peaceful life.

"Ah."

"You can try to figure out its abilities, which can effectively protect your safety. At least next time you encounter an evil spirit, you won't be as helpless as you were last night."

Nakano Satsuki pursed her lips. Even though she knew it was just an object, the psychological trauma wasn't so easy to overcome.

After all, she almost died inside that mirror...

The vibration of her phone pulled Nakano Satsuki back to reality. Looking down, she saw a message from Kira Yoshikage:

"How is Nino doing?"

“We had a full check-up at the hospital in Odosan, and the doctor said there was nothing seriously wrong, just that we needed to rest for a few days. We had already asked the school for leave in advance.”

May pursed her lips, her feelings somewhat complicated.

Despite what happened last night, she's acting like nothing happened and coming to school today. Most importantly, she doesn't know how to face Kira Yoshikage. They've only known each other for a short time, yet she's constantly causing him trouble, and hasn't even had a chance to say thank you…

However, Nakano Satsuki knew that Kira Yoshikage would refuse if she were to thank him in front of others.

But thanking them on LINE would be rather insincere, since Kira-kun is their savior who saved them twice.

"The price?"

Nakano Satsuki hesitated as she recalled Yukino Yukinoshita's suggestion.

Although Yukino said they would pay the price sooner or later, what exactly would that price be?

Even if we have to pay a price later, does that mean we don't need to do anything now?

How about giving me some money?

The Nakano family is not short of money; they receive a million yen in allowance every month.

But wouldn't Kira-kun misunderstand if we just gave him money directly?

What if Kira-kun thinks they're trying to take advantage of his protection in this way?

Furthermore, wouldn't Kira-kun consider giving him money an insult...?

Nakano May was filled with mixed thoughts, her mind in turmoil.

This caused her to space out for the entire class, and she didn't hear a single word the teacher said.

"Hey~, Nakano-kun, can you hear me?"

A small, fair hand waved in front of Nakano Satsuki's eyes. Nakano Satsuki finally snapped out of her daze, her expression somewhat confused.

"Huh? What?"

Kitagawa Kaimu withdrew his hand, somewhat helplessly:

"What are you thinking about? You seem so engrossed."

Satsuki Nakano's eyes darted away:

"N-nothing..."

"Well."

Kitagawa Kaimu blinked, but didn't seem inclined to delve deeper. She simply asked again:

"Yumiko and I are planning to organize a study session. Would you like to join, Nakano-kun?"

"Study session?"

Nakano Satsuki was a little taken aback.

Kitagawa Kaimu nodded slightly and explained:

"Neither Yumiko nor I are good students. If we don't make the most of our time to study, it will be very serious if our exam results are not good!"

What exam?

Nakano Satsuki suddenly raised her head and her eyes widened.

Kitagawa Kaimu looked at her strangely and asked in confusion:

"Midterm exams? Don't every school have them?"

"She's never heard of such a thing before!"

Nakano Satsuki blushed and almost burst into tears.

Even though I've transferred schools, why can't I escape the fate of taking exams?

What's worse, she had just transferred to Shuchiin Academy two weeks ago.

However, because most of the time was spent on vacation, she has only been in class for less than a week so far.

Now I'm being told that midterms are coming up so soon!

But once the exam starts, won't everyone know that she's a bad student?

Nakano Satsuki grasped the key points, a faint hope emerging:

"Kitagawa-kun, are your grades also bad?"

If everyone's grades were equally bad, she might not have felt so ashamed.

Right?

Kitagawa Kaimu's expression turned awkward, and she muttered to herself:

"I wouldn't say it was bad, but my deviation score when I enrolled was indeed only 67."

"Only 67?"

Nakano Satsuki froze instantly.

In Japan, schools generally use deviation scores as a standard to measure students' learning levels and the quality of school education.

The deviation value is 67, which doesn't sound very high.

Because people are used to comparing 67 with 100, the number 67 seems quite ordinary.

However, the formula for calculating the deviation value for neon lights is:

Deviation value = (Individual score - Average score) ÷ Standard deviation × 10 + 50

In other words, the deviation value is unrelated to the difficulty of the test paper and the number of test takers.

Typically, 50 is used as the average value, 80 as the highest value, and 25 as the lowest value.

As for schools, there are more than 4400 high schools nationwide in Japan, which are divided into several levels, S, A to F, according to their teaching level.

Deviation values ​​above 70 are classified as Grade S, 65-69 as Grade A, 60-64 as Grade B, and so on.

For individual students, 50 is generally considered above average, 60+ is generally enough to get into a good university and major, and 70+ is considered a high score.

What exactly does a deviation value of 70 mean?

Taking universities as an example, there are only two universities with a neon deviation value of 70 or higher: the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University.

While Kitagawa Kaimu's deviation score of 67 might not be enough to get into those two universities, it would be enough to get into Waseda University, which only has a deviation score of 66.7!

Of course, this is on the premise that Kitagawa Kaimu can keep her deviation score above 67 throughout her three years of high school and until graduation.

Kitagawa Kaimu asked, somewhat puzzled:

"Is that high? Shuchiin Academy's deviation score is 77!"

Before this year, Shuchiin Academy's deviation score was always as high as 77, meaning that only those with a deviation score higher than 77 were qualified to enter this high school!

This also means that Kitagawa Kaimu, whose deviation value was only 67, would not have been able to get in originally.

However, since Shuchiin Academy has expanded its enrollment this year in accordance with national policy, it has naturally lowered the deviation value requirement accordingly—as long as the deviation value is above 60, there is a chance to apply for this most famous elite school in Japan.

Although a deviation of 60 is well above the average, many students still have a chance if they work hard.

However, this is just data on paper, for others to see.

It is said that a score of 60 or above is required to apply, but in reality, students with a deviation score below 65 have no chance of entering Shuchiin Academy.

Even with Kitagawa Kaimu's deviation score of 67, he was only just barely at the admission threshold.

Nakano Satsuki didn't dare answer Kitagawa Haimu's question, instead turning her gaze to the other two girls beside her with a hint of hope:

"And what about Miura-san and Yui-hama-san?"

Yumiko Miura answered frankly:

"As for the deviation value, it's only 70."

Yui Yuigahama said somewhat embarrassedly:

"Huh? Mine is a bit lower, only 65."

Nakano Satsuki was on the verge of tears. She had a profound understanding of the phrase "bringing shame upon oneself," having experienced it firsthand.

Kitagawa Kaimu noticed something amiss in Nakano Satsuki's expression. Instead of asking about her deviation score, she asked softly:

"So, will Nakano Satsuki join our study group?"

"Um, I... I need to go to the restroom first."

Faced with Kitagawa Kaimu's sincere invitation, Nakano Satsuki hesitated and ran away from Kitagawa Kaimu as if fleeing.

If her deviation score is 50, she will accept the other party's invitation without hesitation, so that she can ask the other party for advice to improve her score.

But she couldn't, because her deviation value was only 30... less.

If I attend a study session with them, I'll definitely be considered an idiot!

Hiding in the bathroom, Nakano Satsuki was on the verge of tears because she had discovered something even more terrifying than evil spirits—why does this world even have exams?!

Chapter 68 Goto and K-On

Lunchtime.

When the bell rang, Yoshikage Kira picked up his schoolbag and left the classroom, heading towards the cafeteria.

As he left his seat, the pink-haired cutie sitting at the table in front of him followed without saying a word.

Goto kept his head down, silently following not far behind Yoshikage Kira. Their aloof demeanor prevented anyone from assuming they were together. Leaving the school building, Yoshikage Kira stopped in a secluded corner and turned to face the pink-haired girl who had been following him.

Snapped!