What a twist! The loser heroine!

~Third defeat~ Class 2, Grade 3, Taoyuan Junior High School

Thursday, June 2021, 2.

Today is the day the results of the entrance exams are released.

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, Wen Shuiheyan and his family headed to Taoyuan Junior High School, where he attended.

At the intersection near the school gate, you can vaguely see Jia Shu, wearing the Taoyuan Junior High School uniform, carrying a schoolbag, following behind Wen Shui.

She turned to look at Wen Shui and said, "Brother looks very nervous."

"Well... there will be a little bit..." Wen Shui scratched her cheek a little embarrassedly: "After all, I applied to Shilu High School, so I'm a little unsure."

Hearing this, the father, who had already started waiting at the traffic light, turned around and said, "Have confidence in yourself, Kazuhiko! Show the courage you had during the job interview!"

“Oh, oh…” Even though his father said that, he still broke out in a cold sweat with a hint of unease as he faced the 15-year-old boy, who was supposed to be at the “first turning point in Japanese life.”

It's normal to feel uneasy, after all, it's Shilu High School, Wen Shui thought to herself.

Ishibuki High School, formerly the domain school of the Yoshida Domain during the Edo period, is the top high school in Toyohashi City for students preparing for higher education.

The deviation value written on the first page of the school's brochure for college admissions was higher than the age of an elementary school student compared to his results in the national mock exam. As for the exact amount, Wen Shui was unwilling to mention it.

To be honest, based solely on Wen Shui's grades when she first entered the third year of junior high school a year ago, it's a bit difficult. Simply continuing to work hard will at best only allow her to maintain the status quo.

So, during a brief family meeting, Wen Shui brought up the matter.

"Ah, Kazuhiko wants to take the Ishiba exam..."

“Yes, Dad.” Wen Shui placed the carefully preserved volunteer application form on the table.

"I saw your mock exam results too. You were only in the upper-middle range. With a score like that, I'm afraid it's a bit difficult."

After a moment's thought, Wen Shui's father, with a serious expression, slowly said, "How about we consider other schools? Schools like Li Qiu should be easy to get into, right?"

Wen Shui glanced at her younger sister sitting beside her, and after a moment's thought, said, "For some reasons, I still want to give it a try..."

"In that case, Kazuhiko, you'll have to step up your game."

Dad frowned and said, "On the one hand, your grades need to improve; on the other hand, you need to prepare for the interview. I'll talk to the vice principal of Shilu High School... well, let's leave it at that."

“If you want to improve your grades to the point where you can get into Shilu High School, I’m afraid just attending classes at school won’t be enough,” Wen Shui’s mother continued.

"Honey, I met a tutor at a yoga class. How about I ask her about it tomorrow? Maybe I can save some money if she introduces me to her."

“Going to tutoring classes...that is indeed a good option, but what do you think about Kazuhiko spending all his after-school time in tutoring?”

"I'm fine with it," Wen Shui said somewhat awkwardly. "Anyway, not many people come looking for me after school, but..."

He turned his head and looked at Yoshiki beside him once again.

Jia Shu, who is about to enter the second year of junior high school, immediately understood her brother's feelings. She smiled and replied, "Don't worry about Jia Shu. Jia Shu will cook meals every day and wait for your brother to come back from tutoring!"

Ah~ Yoshiki is so kind... Looking at her younger sister who is only in the first year of junior high school but has such a mature and steady personality, Wenshui was so moved that she almost shed tears.

"In that case, it's decided. We'll apply to Shilu High School." Wen Shui's father delivered the conclusion of the meeting: "Heyan, now that you have a higher goal, keep striving towards it."

"Yes, Dad!"

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As Wen Shui crossed the wide gate of the junior high school, she saw that the school entrance was decorated with a lot of colorful ribbons and wreaths. With graduation season approaching, the atmosphere of parting was becoming increasingly strong.

Among the bustling crowd, you can see many familiar figures, students from the same grade gathered in groups of three or five, with different expressions, some crying and some laughing.

That's great... I don't even have a chance to part ways with my friends...

It's definitely not because I'm bad at socializing. If I were more outgoing, I would definitely have a lot of friends in junior high school, right? Wen Shui thought to herself as she saw so many friendships that had gone their separate ways.

Then he received a response.

"Oh! Good morning! Wen Shui, are you here to check your grades too?"

"Ugh?"

Wen Shui looked up and saw a tall boy wearing glasses smiling at her. Wen Shui immediately remembered who this person was.

Mitsuki Ayano, who attends the same cram school as me, is humorous, cheerful, and has outstanding writing skills. Although he sometimes misunderstands things, he is a good person. He consistently achieves excellent grades in the cram school and occasionally strikes up conversations with me in a friendly manner, making it hard not to remember his name.

Why did he strike up a conversation with me? Are we that close? But it wouldn't be good not to respond.

"Good morning, Ayano-san," Wen Shui replied. He noticed Ayano was facing in the opposite direction, so he asked, "Has Ayano-san already seen her grades?"

"Yes." Ayano Mitsuki said with a smile, "It's similar to the previous estimated score; we've successfully entered Ishiro."

"Oh dear, congratulations!" said Wen Shui's mother.

Ayano pushed up her glasses and said with a hint of joy, "Haha, the previous mock exams all met the requirements, so there were no surprises."

Not bad, those with excellent grades don't have to be as terrified as I am, Wen Shui thought to herself.

Ayano Mitsuki spoke up, "I remember that Wenshui also applied to Ishizuki High School before, right?"

"Ah, um, it's Shilu High School."

Wait a minute, what if he's already seen the rankings...?

As Ayano Mitsuki walked past Nukumi, she patted him on the shoulder.

"Then hurry up and look in the announcement; you definitely won't be disappointed." He smiled meaningfully at Wen Shui.

What? Did I even get into Shilu? Give me a straight answer!

Guangxi's cryptic remarks left Wenshui completely bewildered. He wanted to turn around and demand an explanation from Ayano, but found that the guy had already waved and walked towards the two people at the school gate.

"oiiii!!! Mitsuki!" A healthy, tanned figure leaped to Ayano's side, grabbing her hand and shouting so loudly that even the warm water could hear it, "How did the exam go? Did you get into Ishiro?!"

The girl's identity was probably common knowledge in Taoyuan Junior High School, and she was even in the same class as Wen Shui, although I hadn't had much interaction with her.

Salted Lemon, the star of the track and field team, the ace of aces, an unstoppable force in all competitions of the same level in Toyohashi City, winning countless first places. Incidentally, he's also very popular with the opposite sex.

She seemed to be very close to Ayano, and they would often read a book together during breaks. She was the main target of the "popular explosion magic" at Wenshui Junior High School.

"Oh dear, Lemon, that's very rude of you. You should greet Ayano-san properly." The person speaking behind Lemon in a senior-like manner was a fair-skinned beauty with shoulder-length hair, a well-proportioned figure like a model, and regular, well-defined features.

Huh? This is... Shao Yan's older sister? She's so pretty.

"Sorry, Mom, I got so excited I forgot." Salted Lemon scratched his head a little embarrassedly at his mother.

It was actually her mother?! Wen Shui looked at Shao Yan Lemon's sun-darkened skin, then at Shao Yan's mother's beautiful face and complexion, and her jaw almost dropped to the ground in surprise.

Genes, you are so powerful...

"Brother." Just as Wen Shui and the passersby were marveling at the contrast between the mother and daughter who were roasting salt, Jia Shu, who had changed her address at some point, tugged at Wen Shui's sleeve.

"Jia Shu?"

The younger sister pointed to her parents, who had walked to the shade of a tree by the roadside and were talking to their middle school teacher. Then she turned around and smiled, saying, "Dad ran into an acquaintance and let us have free time. Do you want to look at the notice, big brother?"

"Okay, let's go together."

After saying that, Wen Shui ignored the inexplicable commotion behind her and went with Jia Shu to the campus square where the admission notices were posted.

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On the square where petals were scattered, a large bulletin board stood quietly. Although the words on the bulletin board could not speak, they constantly touched the hearts of students and parents.

"Onsui Kazuhiko...No. 126..."

[List of New Students Admitted to Shilu High School in 2021]

Middle school student Kazuhiko Onamizu extends a slightly trembling finger as a pointer, trying to find the one that belongs only to him among those names.

All my hard work over the past year, including giving up light novels for more than half a year, has been for the purpose of getting into this high school. I can't let my family and myself down.

"Please, please..."

Lord Tenma, Lord Michizane, please lend me, Kazuhiko Nukumizu, a hand.

"Ah! My elder brother!!"

Yoshiki's joyful voice rang out beside him.

It was like heavenly music.

Intermission - Top Secret Mission! Another College Application Plan

Thursday, June 2021, 2.

A car was parked quietly on the side of the road, and a pretty young girl was looking out of the car window.

"Taoyuan Junior High School..."

"Dad said he was just going to see a friend, but it took him so long."

Taking out her phone, the girl skillfully opened the Line interface and then skillfully opened the chat interface of her contacts.

【Onmizu Kazuhiko】

【XNUM X Year X NUM X Month X NUM X Day】

【Okay! I'll remember that!】 (Read)

With her lips slightly pursed, Himegami Karen turned off the screen.

And then, there was no response after that...

"Have confidence in yourself, Kazuhiko! Show some courage like you did during the interview!"

"Whoa whoa……"

The seemingly ordinary, everyday conversation that reached the girl's ears suddenly made her eyes widen in surprise.

She quickly lay down on the car seat, but for some unspeakable reason, her figure was not completely concealed.

"Ugh... why did I have to grow so big..." Himegami Karen complained helplessly about her physical development while staring intently at the familiar figures walking by on the road.

There's no mistaking it; that awkward expression, and the middle school girl beside her...

Kazuhiko Nukumizu, I've found you!

The girl was secretly delighted and sent a message to her father on her phone.

"Dad, I'm getting off the bus for a little while. I want to stroll around Taoyuan Junior High School. I'll be back when I leave."

After sending the message, without waiting for her father's reply, Princess Ji sat up straight, took out a small mirror, and solemnly tidied her clothes for the day.

Clothes and bottoms, no problem! Hair clips and hairstyle, no problem! Makeup and such...

She took out a lipstick from her bag and applied it simply.

no problem!

Himegami Karin, strike!

Wait a minute, his parents are here too. Is it some important occasion?

"Ah! Today seems to be the day Taoyuan Junior High School releases its results..."

Himegami Karen, who only realized what was happening at this moment, was in a dilemma.

"My parents aren't home right now. Would it seem a bit abrupt to go up and talk to them..." She looked at Wen Shui's somewhat thin back and quickly considered her plan of action: "No, no, I finally found out about Wen Shui-kun's location at Taoyuan Junior High School. I can't waste this opportunity!"

Warm Water Intelligence Gathering Operation, Plan B, activated!

So the girl spoke to the elderly man in the passenger seat who hadn't said a word from the beginning—

"Uncle Inosuke, I want to go and see Taoyuan Junior High School."

"Do you need me to accompany you, miss?"

"Accompanying is unnecessary; rather—"

"It's better if I handle the next operation alone."

After saying that, the girl pushed open the car door.

Ah! Look at that girl!

Wow...so beautiful...

[Great figure!]