Tokyo: Starting with a fake boyfriend

"What's going on? You're not going on a date with a girl, are you?" Yuki Seto noticed that he was going to be alone again today and looked at him suspiciously.

Shiratori Osamu is the most handsome guy in their little circle, and she hasn't even been able to have him yet, so she can't let some outsider steal him away.

"Teacher Dongyun asked me to stay."

Shiratori Osamu shook his head, not hiding it from her because it was an open and aboveboard matter.

Even if he wanted to hide it, he couldn't. After all, he was going to see Mr. Dongyun after school, and there were many people and eyes in the school, so someone was bound to see him.

"Didn't she take you to the student guidance office this morning? Why did she make you stay after school?"

Upon learning that it was Shinonome-sensei who had taken the girl away, Seto Yuki felt somewhat resentful.

Just then, the school bell rang.

"Class is starting, go back to your seats." Shiratori Osamu said, realizing that class was about to begin.

"Yeah." Yuki Seto nodded, then jumped off the table and ran back to her seat.

The two seats were about seven or eight meters apart, which was quite far.

As she left, Shiratori glanced down at the table... perhaps because of the summer heat, a peach-shaped heat mark remained on it.

In fact, Yuki Seto's way of getting along is quite intimate.

For example, she might be concerned if you're busy and don't spend time with her, or if you're going on a date with another girl, which could be a sign of jealousy.

Another example is when a girl sits on a boy's desk; such seemingly uninhibited behavior can easily make a boy's heart race.

However, in Shiratori Osamu's view, this behavior is more like a dog urinating, marking its territory, asserting its sovereignty, and warning others through specific actions.

After returning to the classroom, he could have immediately sent Yuki Seto away, but since they were friends, it would be embarrassing for a girl to do so, so he decided to wait until the appropriate time during class to say something.

"She has quite a big butt..."

Shiratori glanced at the peach mark, but didn't wipe it away, figuring it would disappear in a bit anyway. He then looked up at the blackboard.

On the blackboard, the student on duty will write down the daily class schedule. The first class is Modern Chinese B.

After looking at today's schedule, Shiratori Osamu's gaze inadvertently swept over Yamabuki Minami in the first row, noticing her high ponytail, before he looked away and lowered his head to open his bag to find his textbooks.

As soon as the school bell rang, everyone opened their schoolbags and took out their textbooks.

Minami Yamabuki took out her textbook early on, and after flipping to the previous lesson's page using the bookmark, she couldn't help but steal a glance at Yuki Seto, who was standing near the classroom door.

Unlike her, Seto is very fashionable, knows how to dress, has a super well-developed figure, is very sexy with a curvy figure, and is very feminine. She is the most beautiful hot girl in Class 1, and has a lot of dating experience.

"What exactly is the relationship between Seto-san and Shiratori-san? Could she be his girlfriend?"

Thinking about how Seto Yuki had just sat on Shiratori-san's desk, and how Shiratori-san hadn't paid any attention to her but had chatted and laughed with her as if it were nothing out of the ordinary, creating a very pleasant atmosphere, Yamabuki Minami felt uneasy.

It wasn't that she was jealous about that, but rather that she remembered Shiratori-san accompanying her home to meet her parents yesterday and even spending the night in her room.

Although nothing happened between them, the few physical contacts they had were just linking arms and Shiratori-san whispering in her ear and touching her lips with his fingers when they were in the bathroom, deliberately making her blush.

Perhaps this is nothing, they didn't even hold hands... but in order to pretend to be a couple in front of their father, they had quite a few little interactions.

"If Seto-san is Shiratori-san's girlfriend, wouldn't she be angry if she found out about last night?"

Minami Yamabuki felt her heart race as she thought about how she had persuaded Shiratori-san to sleep in the same bed with her last night. It was as if she had done something wrong and was afraid of being caught.

Chapter 28 Transformation

The bell rang, and the Mandarin teacher quickly arrived at the classroom. She instructed the students to turn to the corresponding page in their books and began today's lesson.

Modern Chinese is the main course in the senior year of high school, but it is equivalent to Chinese language class.

Unlike English, math, and physics, Chinese is a subject that even students with poor grades can understand.

As soon as the teacher began the lesson, Shiratori Osamu immediately entered a state of complete concentration and flow.

Because of the comprehensive improvement in his memory, observation, imagination, reaction speed, perception, control, thinking speed, and comprehension, Shiratori Osamu listened to the teacher's lectures and read the essays in the book with unparalleled concentration.

The learning efficiency in this state is terrifying. The teacher's explanations and the content in the textbook, along with his listening and reading, converge into a stream of information that enters his mind.

Even if he only turns a page of the textbook, he only needs to think carefully to recall all the contents of the previous page.

In the classroom, apart from taking attendance, only the teacher's voice could be heard.

As a college entrance exam-oriented school, Takeno High School's rules can be considered both lenient and strict.

For example, they are very lenient about students' daily life. Whether it's students putting on makeup and dressing up, or even shortening their skirts by a few centimeters, or even running in the corridor, they are not cared about. At most, if they do something too outrageous, they will be given a few simple words of advice.

However, when it comes to academic matters, they are incredibly strict. Disruptive behavior such as disrupting class, disrespecting teachers, or skipping classes can result in demerits and even expulsion.

That's why even bad students have to behave themselves in class and dare not misbehave.

"Has Shiratori changed his ways?"

A class at Takeno High School lasts 50 minutes. Mr. Yamamoto, who teaches Japanese, lectured for half an hour as usual. My surprise eventually turned into doubt.

He noticed that Shiratori Osamu, who was sitting in the far corner of the classroom, wasn't sleeping today. Instead of playing on his phone quietly with his head down, he was listening attentively to the lesson!

That's right, it's about listening attentively in class.

Shiratori Osamu's dark eyes were fixed intently on the blackboard, on his teacher, with unwavering focus.

If he didn't know about Shiratori Osamu's bad past, he would definitely think he was a good student just by looking at his attentiveness in class.

A good person can change people's perception of them by doing just one bad thing, and the same goes for a bad person; a bad person can be perceived differently by doing just one good thing.

"Is he a prodigal son returning home? Or is it just an intermittent burst of energy? Try calling on him in the next class. I hope he can stick with it and appreciate the charm of Chinese literature."

Although Yamamoto didn't know the reason behind it, he was pleased to see Shiratori Osamu listening attentively during the class.

The first class ended quickly because Shiratori Osamu, the most difficult student to manage, suddenly became studious. He was in an exceptionally good mood, walking with his hands behind his back, swaying his head slightly, and he was in a wonderful mood.

Only a veteran teacher with thirty years of teaching experience like him could captivate even the most rusty person with his lectures.

As get out of class ended, Shiratori Osamu broke out of his flow state.

"get out of class is over already?"

Leaning back in his chair, Shiratori Osamu thought about the lesson he had just finished and felt that it was still too short.

The essays, novels, personal reflections, and social issues included in the "Modern Chinese Language" textbook are all of extremely high quality and thought-provoking content. If you take the time to read them, they are quite interesting.

He learned a lot from this lesson. He clearly remembered all the key points and interpretations the teacher made, the ideas in the article, the reading comprehension, and the excerpts from the textbook. He could recite them fluently.

He learned very quickly, but the mental strain was less than he had expected. His mind was incredibly clear, though his eyes were a little dry.

If all courses are this demanding, and considering the ten-minute break between each class, with a good balance of work and rest, he could even be fully focused in every class.

"Xiu, were you listening to the lecture just now?"

Just then, Nakamura Tomoki came to his side, looked at the open Chinese language book on the table, and was extremely surprised.

"Yes."

Shiratori Osamu nodded, acknowledging his statement.

"Really? Don't you only study when you have to retake an exam?"

When he realized that he had actually been listening to the lecture, Nakamura Tomoki felt it was unbelievable.

They've been classmates since the first year of high school and have known each other for two and a half years, so he knows Shiratori Osamu quite well.

This guy hates studying. When he has a test, he usually just randomly ticks the multiple-choice questions and lets himself fail.

Only when the exam results come out, and because failing the exam means having to retake it or face the desperate situation of repeating a grade, will one be forced to study.

"Is that not allowed?"

Seeing his exaggeratedly shocked face, Shiratori Osamu was amused and asked in return.

"Of course, it's your choice whether or not to attend class." Japanese people value boundaries, and Nakamura Tomoaki had no reason to interfere with his friend's choice; he could only support him, but was mostly curious. "But what's wrong with you? Why do you suddenly want to start studying?"

He, who had always hated studying and was a perennial underachiever, suddenly started paying attention in class. If you asked him why, he definitely wouldn't believe it.

"There's no particular reason, I just want to apply to the University of Tokyo."

Thinking about what he was going to do, Shiratori Osamu didn't hide it from him.

"That's a funny joke..." Hearing this reason, Nakamura Tomoaki didn't believe it at all, and even laughed out loud. He patted his shoulder and thought of a reasonable possibility, "Shinon-sensei talked to you this morning. Did she say that if you study hard, she would grant you a request and reward you or something?"

The current situation reminded him of a scene from a movie.

The unknown reason why the delinquent students in the class suddenly started to study hard and behave well was actually a private agreement they had with the beautiful female teacher.

"What are you thinking? Are you trying to ruin the teacher's teaching qualifications?"

Upon hearing his guess, Shiratori Shu couldn't hold back any longer and laughed and scolded him.

Is it because this is a neon-lit area with overly developed related industries? These people's thoughts are so filthy; they keep thinking about things that only happen in adult films.

"If it's not a reward from the teacher, could it be for the class monitor?"

Seeing his attitude, Nakamura Tomoaki realized that the truth was not so, and began to use his brain, which he rarely used.

Others might not know, but he did. Xiu had been skipping classes for the past few days, hiding in internet cafes to study programming and code, learning how to become a hacker. He didn't want to come to school at all, nor did he want to go out with him.

That's exactly how it is. After the class monitor asked him for information yesterday, Xiu suddenly came to school.

He certainly wouldn't believe that there's absolutely no connection between the two.

"What does this have to do with the class monitor?"

Shiratori Osamu found his wild guesses baffling and couldn't understand the connection between them.

He is very clear about his reasons for wanting to study hard.

Because he suddenly awakened the "Concentration" ability, a cheat code that is beneficial for studying, he now has the possibility of getting into the University of Tokyo by doing everything he can.

That's the University of Tokyo! It's a world-class university that rivals Tsinghua and Peking Universities in my previous life. If he could get in, how awesome would that be?

"Isn't that so?"

Seeing his expression, Nakamura Tomoki immediately dispelled his suspicions.

"Xiu, what are you guys talking about?"

Just then, a woman's voice suddenly rang out.

"Whoa!" Nakamura Tomoki was startled by the sound. He turned around and saw who it was. He immediately became a little angry. "Yuki, why do you walk so quietly? It's scary."

"You were all so engrossed in your conversation that you didn't notice me." Faced with his accusation, Yuki Seto spread her hands, looking completely innocent.

"Ok."

Nakamura Tomoki looked at her suspiciously, unsure if she had heard the conversation.

Although sexy girls are more open-minded, topics like fantasizing about female teachers are still not suitable for girls to hear.

"Zhihui-san, why did you bring up the class monitor just now? What happened to her?"

Yuki Seto glanced at Osamu Shiratori, then noticed his strange expression and asked with a smile.

The class monitor was someone who had absolutely no connection to their circle of underachieving students. Although they were classmates, their contact was limited to Minami Yamabuki occasionally helping the teacher distribute test papers and textbooks, as well as collecting homework.

Because of their awareness of boundaries, they rarely mention the class monitor, even when chatting.

That's clearly the case, so why did Zhihui-san's tone just now make it seem like he thought Xiu-kun and the class monitor were involved?

Chapter 29 Dual State

Schools are like a microcosm of society, where people are divided into different classes with clear distinctions of rank.

At the top of the food chain at Takeno High School, the school administration holds absolute power, with the teachers wielding absolute authority.

The first tier consists of top students and high-achieving students, who receive special attention from teachers.

The second tier consists of hot girls, delinquents, athletic students in sports clubs, and popular socialites with many friends.

The third tier consists of students whose grades are average, whose personalities are ordinary, but who have established groups.

The fourth tier consists of the lowest rungs of the school, the invisible students who can't even find someone to eat with.

These types of people usually have obvious weaknesses, such as being from a single-parent family, not being well-liked by their parents at home, having an overly low self-esteem and timid personality, and being frequently bullied.

"Just a guess, what does it have to do with you?"

Tomoki Nakamura was already annoyed by Yuki Seto's suspected eavesdropping, and now her attitude, which sounded like an interrogation, immediately angered him.

What kind of attitude is this guy? Does he think of him as one of those boys and girls who were bullied and bullied by her and who ran errands for her?