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However, at that moment, Ms. Ingram said, "The rest of you can take a look at your test papers. I need to go out with Mike for a bit."

Then, Ms. Ingram stepped down from the podium and greeted Mike, saying, "Mike, someone is waiting for you. I'll explain to you slowly on the way."

It didn't seem like a bad thing. Mike got up and followed the other person, and the two left the classroom together.

"You know the school's math Olympiad team, right?" Ingram asked on the way.

Yesterday, Mike heard about the school's math Olympiad team from Katie. So he nodded in agreement.

“Very good. Next, I’m going to tell you that this math test was specially prepared by Ms. Sharon to select math Olympiad team members from the eleventh grade.” Ms. Ingram continued to explain, “By the way, Ms. Sharon is the twelfth grade math teacher and also the leader of the school’s math Olympiad team.”

Ingram had high hopes for Sheldon to secure a spot on the math Olympiad team this time, but the test results showed that Sheldon lacked some mathematical foundation.

Fortunately, Mike got a perfect score in the class, so it's not a disgrace to the eleventh grade.

Soon, the two of them walked down the corridor to the twelfth-grade math office.

Mike saw Ms. Sharon there; she was a woman in her thirties, wearing a vintage white velvet shirt.

Judging from her serious expression, this teacher, Sharon, must be a meticulous person.

People with this kind of personality can be difficult to approach in some ways.

Beside Ms. Sharon stood two twelfth-grade students. Mike recognized a familiar face among them—it was Katie.

Katie saw Mike walk in.

She was initially surprised, but then she gave Mike a bright smile and nodded slightly as a greeting.

The other remaining twelfth-grade student was a small, thin boy.

At that moment, his gaze lingered on Mike, his expression one of surprise.

His identity is Kevin, the captain of the school's math Olympiad team.

On the other side, Ms. Sharon first greeted Ms. Ingram and saw her off. Only then did she turn to Mike and ask in surprise, "You're Mike?"

Clearly, someone as good-looking as Mike doesn't seem like a bookworm who loves studying.

Generally speaking, the more attractive a student is in school, the less time they have to study.

Those who know, know; those who don't, don't need to delve into it.

"Yes, it's me." Mike nodded slightly when he heard the question.

I know you~

Before Ms. Sharon could make a further move, Kevin, the captain of the math team standing nearby, said familiarly, "Mike is a big star on the school's football team. I didn't expect him to be so good at academics as well."

As he spoke, the cheerful math team captain approached Mike with a somewhat envious expression and tried to put his arm around Mike's shoulder.

However, Kevin, who is less than 1.7 meters tall, eventually discovered that he couldn't put his arm around the other person's shoulder at all.

So, in the end, he could only awkwardly pat Mike's arm.

"Alright, Kevin, be quiet for a bit." Ms. Sharon was clearly also a little exasperated with her student, who had such a quirky personality.

Then, the 12th-grade math teacher began to explain to Mike the benefits of joining the math Olympiad team.

Chapter 77 The Troubles of Being Popular

The benefits of joining the math Olympiad team can be summarized in one sentence: it can give you extra points when you enter university.

Of course, there is a prerequisite: that the school's math Olympiad team can achieve a good ranking in the math Olympiad competition at the end of the year.

"How about it? Think about it. This is a great opportunity for you," Ms. Sharon said after explaining the benefits of joining the math Olympiad team.

This is indeed a good opportunity for Mike.

It was because this year's math Olympiad changed its rules, allowing eleventh-grade students to participate, that Ms. Sharon approached Mike.

Moreover, this math Olympiad requires each team to have at least one female member, which is why Ms. Sharon approached Katie.

In some ways, both Mike and Katie's acceptance of the math olympiad team's invitation was partly due to luck.

While Mike was contemplating the pros and cons of joining the math olympiad team, Ms. Sharon continued, "I know you're currently playing in the summer football league, but I can assure you that the math olympiad team won't interfere with your football game. You can join the math olympiad team after you finish the summer league."

The math team's study time happens to be in the afternoon, which coincides with the rugby team's training time.

Ms. Sharon's promise was a significant concession to Mike's football game.

The top ten teams in this season's rugby league have been determined, and there are a maximum of four more games to go before the champion team is decided.

Four matches, and only a month has passed.

It's early September now, which means Mike's football games will be over by October at the latest.

The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is held at the end of December, after Christmas.

If Mike chooses to join the math olympiad team, he will have at least two more months to prepare for the math olympiad competition.

Of course, the math Olympiad team isn't completely incapable of functioning without Mike. Ms. Sharon's strong invitation to him was partly due to her appreciation for his talent.

Despite her somewhat aloof expression, Ms. Sharon is surprisingly kind-hearted.

Now that Mike has acquired the "Moonlight" talent, he has lost most of his interest in rugby. He's thinking that perhaps participating in the Math Olympiad would be a good way to pass the time.

So Mike said, "OK, I choose to join you."

“Very good.” A slight smile appeared on Ms. Sharon’s usually stern face as she received confirmation. Then, she looked at Katie: “And Katie, what about you?”

The answer was obvious. Katie glanced at Mike furtively and then said, "I'll join too."

After receiving Katie's affirmative answer, Ms. Sharon looked somewhat surprised.

She had privately tried to persuade Katie several times before, but the response she received was always that she needed to think about it.

This time, Katie's willingness to agree so readily was quite a surprise to Sharon.

However, after Ms. Sharon's gaze swept back and forth between Mike and Katie a few times, she seemed to understand something.

Katie couldn't hide the happy expression on her face.

Ms. Sharon didn't expose the girl's little thoughts. She smiled and said, "Very good, Katie, you're welcome to join us too."

After confirming Mike and Katie's participation, Ms. Sharon said to the math team captain, "Kevin, it's your turn now. Take them to familiarize themselves with the math team's study room."

“Okay, leave it to me.” Kevin patted his chest and took on the task of leading the way.

After leaving the office, Kevin once again approached Mike familiarly.

"Mike, you know what? I watched all your games. Especially Monday's game, you actually sent that big guy to the hospital, that was so cool..."

Soon, Kevin's focus shifted to Mike's appearance: "Mike, how did you get such a face? It's so enviable. If I looked like that, I wouldn't be single."

It's clear that Captain Kevin has a very outgoing personality and can easily get along with others.

Mike wasn't good at dealing with overly enthusiastic people. He just casually echoed the other person's words, but the other person only got more and more excited.

Seeing the helpless look on Mike's face, Katie, who was following behind the two, found it amusing and a faint smile appeared on her face again.

Fortunately, the three of them soon arrived at the math team's study room, and Kevin seemed to have returned to normal.

He first spoke to the two new members of the math Olympiad team about the team's past achievements, and then introduced them to the other members. Finally, he explained the team's study schedule to the two new members.

With that, Kevin's mission for this period of time is considered complete.

Just as Mike and Katie were about to leave, Kevin suddenly called out, "Mike, wait a minute!"

"Is there anything else?" Mike asked, turning around.

Captain Kevin talks a lot, but you can tell he's a good person.

Mike didn't dislike people like that.

"Um, it's a little personal matter..." Kevin took out a photo, came to Mike's side, and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Could I get your autograph?"

It turned out that what Kevin was holding was a photo of Mike wearing a number 21 football jersey.

“Sure~” Mike took the photo and looked at Kevin in surprise. It turned out that Kevin really was his fan.

It seems Jack's promotional efforts have been quite effective lately. He's even managed to sell his photo services to men.

Faced with Mike's strange look, Kevin hesitated for a moment before explaining, "Actually, I was planning to give this photo away as a gift."

"Girlfriend?" Mike asked casually. He wasn't really concerned about the outcome of the question.

Kevin is less than 1.7 meters tall and quite thin. Even though he has an outgoing personality, he's probably not the type of guy high school girls like.

It can only be said that his physical attributes limited his performance.

"No, not yet," Kevin said optimistically. "But with your autographed photo, maybe I can find a girlfriend."

"A genius!" Mike's first reaction was to give the other person a thumbs up.

Using someone else's photo to find a girlfriend, Kevin is quite something... very resourceful.

Mike quickly signed the photo, handed it to the recipient, and said encouragingly, "Good luck!"

"Haha, I'll try my best~" Kevin optimistically held up the photo and waved goodbye to Mike.

……

After they were left alone in the aisle, they walked a little further before Katie whispered, "Mike, I've decided to apologize to Janice this weekend. Whether she forgives me or not, she's still my friend."

Earlier on the phone, Katie had also told Mike about some things between herself and Janice.

Mike had met Janice, who was in twelfth grade. She was a very "cool" girl who didn't seem to have any bad intentions.

Mike chimed in, "That's good."

"Thank you~" Katie, having received approval, slowly stopped. Then, while taking a step back, she said with a smile, "It's still class time, I'll go back now."

Yes, Katie followed Mike all the way to the door of the eleventh-grade classroom just to say a few words to him.

Seeing the girl seem to have let go of her worries and her steps become lighter, Mike's mood inexplicably improved as well.

However, after returning to class, Mike received a challenge from Sheldon Jr.

"Mike, I promise I won't lose to you in the next exam," Sheldon said confidently.

It turned out that after Ms. Ingram finished explaining the exam paper, she also briefly mentioned the solutions to the last two calculus problems.

Having learned calculus, young Sheldon felt confident in his abilities.

"Good luck!" Mike calmly encouraged him.

As for the idea that Sheldon could surpass him in high school knowledge, that's impossible.

Although Mike's IQ is not yet comparable to Sheldon's, he is superior in the breadth of his knowledge.

Mike, who had received a college education, was confident that he could overpower his opponent.

Chapter 78: Conflict

During school lunchtime, Mike politely declined the lunch invitations from his classmates and went to the cafeteria with George.

Given Mike's current popularity, he was fully qualified to sit in the center, on the most prominent "throne".

However, adhering to his principle of keeping a low profile, he ultimately chose to dine with George Jr. at a corner table in the back row.

During lunch, George noticed that ever since Mike arrived, girls had been stealing glances at him. He couldn't help but say sourly, "Mike, you're so popular now. I feel like if you wanted to, no girl in school could resist your charm."

With the football team making it into the state's top ten, and Mike putting on an outstanding performance in Monday's competition.

His popularity at school has surged again, and he's showing signs of becoming the "Mr. Most Popular."

At the end of each school year, students at Millennium High School elect a boy and a girl who are the most popular at the school year.

They are also known as "King" and "Queen," and such people are usually selected from the twelfth grade.

However, given Mike's popularity this school year, he is already qualified to challenge for the "King's" throne.

Mike, as the person involved, didn't actually care that much about those empty titles. He just wanted to develop slowly, make the most of his opportunities, and smoothly get through his high school years.

Hearing George's compliment, Mike shook his head slightly and continued eating the thick sandwich in front of him.

However, Mike's indifference did not dampen little George's enthusiasm. He lowered his voice and gossiped, "Mike, tell me honestly, what's your relationship with Regina now?"

George Jr. noticed Regina's deliberate display of affection towards Mike at the end of Monday's football game.

In George's eyes, Regina was a goddess-like figure at school, and ordinary people had no chance to get close to her.

If Mike can really win Regina over.