What a twist! The loser heroine!

"Xingcai, you wouldn't happen to be—" The mother was about to say something when she saw her daughter gently holding the Shilu High School brochure in her hands.

Looking at the photos in the Ishiro High School brochure, a subtle, almost imperceptible ripple suddenly stirred within Banami—a feeling she had never experienced when looking at brochures for other schools.

She understood immediately.

Shilu is the school she wants to go to, or rather, the school she should go to most.

With a smile, Banami pointed to the school emblem of Ishiro High School and said to her mother, "I understand, I'll put Ishiro as my first choice!"

"They made the decision so quickly..."

The mother looked deeply at her daughter, then sighed.

“Xingcai, listen to me. I’ve watched you grow up since you were little, and I know you have this talent. I almost sent you to the hospital because of this.”

Banami pursed her lips, not interrupting her mother.

"While your intuition is indeed very accurate, you can't rely on it to decide everything, can you?"

The mother said earnestly, "In that case, wouldn't you be completely devoid of your own thoughts? It would feel... it would feel like being a puppet controlled by your intuition."

Upon hearing this, Banami paused for a moment, then slowly put down the workbook in her hand.

She possesses this kind of precognitive ability, so she naturally knows what her mother means.

"Hmm... I understand." Banami pouted and said softly.

She neither refuted her mother's words nor agreed to her mother's suggestion.

After living with this amazing talent for 15 years, Anna Hachimi, who has always actively used her intuition, has long been accustomed to and dependent on its existence.

It's incredibly difficult to change a young person's mind with just one simple conversation.

So, after dinner, Banami took out her phone and sent a message.

Which school are you planning to go to?

After a long while, the other party still did not reply.

She walked back to her room somewhat dejectedly, and just as she sat down at her desk, her phone screen lit up.

"I plan to go to Shilu."

Banami immediately smiled.

What? This intuition is obviously super accurate.

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What happened next can be described as going very smoothly.

Although Ishiro's deviation score was very high, Banami's grades remained among the top, and she easily passed the exam to enter the prefecture's famous high school for advanced students.

It's a bit of a shame that several of my close friends from junior high school didn't end up in the same high school as me because of their grades.

However, everyone still keeps in touch and goes out together on weekends, so Banami doesn't feel any sense of parting.

The orientation before the start of the school year was dull and boring; only the self-introduction after class assignments could pique her interest a little.

She stood in front of the class assignment list and carefully searched for her friends' names in the next row.

"Sigh... Kasumi, how come you were assigned to Class E..." She hugged her best friend from junior high school to comfort her.

"It's okay, we'll run into each other during lunch break anyway, right?" Kasumi said with a smile. "Hehe, do you want to take a look at your class? I think I saw something really interesting."

Honestly, Kasumi's cheerful personality hasn't changed even in high school.

"What's going on? Why are you being so mysterious?" Banami smiled helplessly.

She turned her gaze back to the notice board and began searching for her name on the list.

Ah, found it.

[Class 1-C, Anna Hanami]

So I was in Class C.

She pursed her lips and browsed through the names on the list one by one.

Toruko Nonomura... Salted Lemon...

Her hand suddenly paused for a moment.

Her intuition was sending her a positive premonition; having used the same method to scrutinize class assignment lists back in junior high, Banami naturally knew what it meant.

It seems like this student named Salted Lemon could be a good friend, but her name sounds familiar...?

She pondered for a moment, unable to find the corresponding information in her memory, but still wrote down the name of the roasted salt. Then, looking down, upon seeing the name of her childhood friend, Hanami immediately became overjoyed.

It turns out my choice of Shi Lu was the right one... If that's the case... if that's the case... maybe I'll finally get the opportunity I've been waiting for—

As she thought about this, her excited gaze suddenly focused on a name.

So she stood there, stunned.

For no reason, a strange emotion slowly rose in my heart and then disappeared instantly.

And so, Anna Hanami, a girl who had been dancing to her intuition for 15 years, suddenly experienced emotions she had never felt before.

How to describe it?

A mix of naivety, anticipation, and curiosity?

Banami was unaware of this.

She stood there blankly until Kasumi noticed something was wrong with her and gently tugged at her arm.

"Xingcai?"

"Ah... I, I'm fine."

She looked at that name again.

"Onmizu Kazuhiko"

The black-haired boy stood on the podium and gently wrote his name with chalk, his handwriting neat and tidy.

"My name is Kazuhiko Nukumizu, and my hobbies... are probably reading novels. Nice to meet you."

He finished his self-introduction in a normal manner, and then, as if avoiding everyone's gaze, he bowed slightly and left the podium as if fleeing.

As Banami saw Anzu sit up straight, she unconsciously tightened her grip on her pen, her gaze fixed on the boy named Numizu Kazuhiko. She didn't even notice that the petite homeroom teacher, Ganxia, ​​was calling on her to introduce herself.

"Hana-kun?" Ms. Ganxia asked again, seemingly a little impatient.

"Ah! Sorry..."

She quickly stood up and walked towards the podium.

"Um... I'm Anna Hachimi. I usually like... eating. Please take care of me."

Unlike her usual self, Hanami Anna showed signs of nervousness. She first glanced at her childhood friend who was giving her an encouraging smile, and then turned her gaze to the boy in the back row of the classroom.

He displayed a calm expression, as if he were quietly observing himself.

However, it was precisely this ordinary feeling that gave Banami a sense of peace for no reason.

And so, Anna Hanami, a girl who had been dancing to her intuition for 15 years, suddenly experienced emotions she had never felt before.

Peace of mind, relaxation, and trust.

Ah, I see.

So she followed her instincts and continued dancing.

~Eighty-second defeat~ A few things about the infirmary

In the corridor, several members of the literary society were waiting anxiously.

"I never expected that apricots would develop such frightening symptoms."

Himegami Karen leaned against the wall and spoke softly, tapping the ground with the tip of her shoe with some unease.

"Yes, yes, I've never seen her before, it's so strange..." Xiao Ju said softly, her words revealing concern.

For a moment, Wen Shui didn't know how to respond. He knew that what Banami had just done was an intuitive reaction, but he couldn't say it directly under the current circumstances.

This is a bit of a dilemma.

Now that things have come to this, we can only go with our original plan...

He took out his phone and sent a message to Banami via Line:

"Are you alright now?"

After waiting a short while, Banami, who used a rice ball as her profile picture, replied with a message.

"I've recovered. Teacher Xiaoba just gave me a check-up."

Wen Shui looked up and glanced at the sign on the door of the infirmary.

That made things easier. He quickly pressed the button on his phone again:

"When you're done, remember to conceal the fact that you have superpowers."

"Don't worry, I know what to do. Besides, it's not a superpower."

"Mmm, it's not a superpower."

Seeing this, Wen Shui breathed a sigh of relief and put her phone back in her pocket.

He took this time to think things through carefully.

Banami had previously said that she needed a place she considered safe to trigger her intuition. Could the Literature Club be some kind of place that made her feel at ease? She had never been there before.

It seems I'll have to talk to her about this later.

That said, he originally thought that Banami had broken free from the influence of her intuitive abilities, but he didn't expect her to deliver such a powerful tail strike.

Judging from the surprised expression on her face when she was helped awake on the way, she probably never expected this to happen.

Since a situation has arisen that even Banami herself has never encountered before, then perhaps some unexpected event will occur.

However, since she still had the energy to joke with me, perhaps she really is alright.

He pursed his lips, temporarily relieved.

Thinking of this, he turned to look at Himegami and asked softly, "Speaking of which, why did you suddenly invite Hanami-kun over today?"

"I was originally planning to bring Chihaya here to study today," Himegami explained, "but Anna seemed to want to come too, so I—"

At this point, she lowered her head and said with a guilty expression, "Should I not have brought the apricots with me?"

“Nobody knew this would happen back then.” Asagumo Chihaya, who hadn’t spoken until now, gently took Himegami’s hand and comforted her, “Don’t blame yourself too much.”

Yes, even I don't know.

Hearing Chaoyun's words, Wenshui nodded in agreement.

After a few more minutes.

"It's ready. Please come in, everyone."

Through the door of the infirmary, Teacher Xiaoba's slightly mature and languid voice came from inside. Hearing this, the group of people who had been waiting at the door for a long time immediately pushed the door open and went in.

Beside a table displaying various medical instruments, Ms. Koba, dressed in a white nursing uniform, was writing something in her notebook with her head down, while Anna, who had just fainted in the clubroom, was sitting quietly in a chair.

"Teacher Xiaoba, how is Anzai doing now?"

Himegami Karen walked over to Hanami first, her face showing concern, and put her arm around Hanami's shoulder.

"It's a little difficult to determine the cause of the illness."

Ms. Koba frowned her beautiful eyebrows and said softly, "Last week, the board game club sent over two people with similar symptoms because they lost at cards. But judging from this Hanami's condition, she's actually doing much better than them..."

Is this situation even more serious than what happened to Hanami just now? What kind of cards are they playing?

Wen Shuihe silently muttered a complaint.

The health teacher, who possessed a legendary, voluptuous figure, lifted her legs, which were encased in black stockings, and shifted her sitting posture.

She twirled the pen twice and then said, "Anyway, Banami is out of danger now, and her heart and lungs are fine, so there's nothing to worry about."

Hearing the teacher's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Himegami happily hugged her friend.

"I'm sorry to have worried everyone," Hanami said somewhat apologetically. "Wait, Himegami, you're hugging me too tightly!"