Tokyo: Starting with a fake boyfriend

Shiratori Osamu also knew that learning should be a gradual process, so he nodded and opened his schoolbag to take out a pen.

"The total score is 100 points, and the exam time is 25 minutes. Begin."

By the time he was ready, Shinonome Mizuki had already taken out her phone and set the timer to shout the slogan.

As soon as she finished speaking, Shiratori Shu immediately entered a state of complete concentration, entering a flow state.

Although it was a first-year junior high school exam, the exam time was a bit short, so he had to give it his all.

Chapter 52 Is he really a genius?

As Shiratori Osamu began to write on the exam paper, Shinonome Mizuki waited.

She had to remain quiet during the exam; she couldn't talk or use her phone, and could only look at Shiratori Osamu across from her.

His eyebrows were thick and neat, his eyes had deep contours, and his bright black eyes were piercing. His full head of blond hair had black hair visible at the roots, which was his natural hair color.

Perhaps because he removed his earrings and studs, Shiratori Osamu no longer looks carefree and roguish like before. He appears much more mature, with a more resolute demeanor, and looks very handsome.

"Although no one else believes you, your teacher will!"

As she rested her chin on her hand, waiting for Shiratori to answer the question, Shinonome Mizuki murmured to herself, feeling deeply moved.

Before this, she was very discouraged and in a bad mood.

Because she had been the subject of sarcastic and open ridicule in the teachers' office for the past few days, people thought she was too idealistic, that she actually wanted Shiratori Osamu, who was always a bottom student, to get into university, and even made a special plan to enhance his academic ability.

Even the head of the teaching department came to advise her that instead of wasting time on these poor students, she should help students with average grades who have a better chance of getting into university.

Under pressure from her colleagues and superiors, she only dared to say that Shiratori-kun was serious about wanting to go to university, but she didn't dare to say that Shiratori-kun wanted to go to the University of Tokyo.

Seeing Shiratori Osamu's focused state now gave her some renewed confidence.

Shiratori-kun is serious!

His determination to get into Tokyo University for the woman he loved was unparalleled.

With only six months to prepare, it's impossible for him to get into Tokyo University.

But he might have a chance in a year and a half.

"All right."

Just then, Shiratori Osamu stopped writing furiously.

"Are you done? Are you done?"

Upon hearing this, Shinonome Mizuki was taken aback. She picked up her phone from the table and glanced at it, only to find that there were 12 minutes left.

"I've finished. Please review it."

Shiratori Osamu nodded and turned the exam paper over, handing it to him.

Perhaps it was because he had excellent grades in elementary and middle school, which laid a solid foundation, or perhaps it was because the math problems in Japanese middle school were too easy, and he could answer all the questions after just a glance.

Shinonome Mizuki glanced at the exam paper, which was filled to the brim, adjusted her glasses in disbelief, and then picked up a pen to begin grading.

Circles!

"Perfect score? Shiratori-kun, you actually got a perfect score."

After circling the last question, Shinonome Mizuki picked up the exam paper with both hands, a look of shock on her face.

Although the math test in the first year of junior high school was very simple, it wasn't a question she copied by hand; it was a final exam paper.

Last night, she worked through all the questions on a blank sheet of paper while looking at the test paper, which took her 16 minutes.

Considering that Shiratori-kun is a delinquent who has neglected his studies for a long time and is likely to have forgotten what he learned before, she took various factors into account before setting a time limit of 25 minutes.

With so many questions and such a tight time limit, Shiratori-kun finished in less than 13 minutes with a 100% accuracy rate. That's amazing!

"It's just a first-year junior high math test, it would be strange if you didn't get a perfect score, right?"

Even though the flow state can eliminate useless emotions, Shiratori Osamu was still a little speechless when he saw her reaction.

Perhaps he wasted two and a half years of his studies, but before his delinquent debut, he was extremely attentive to the knowledge of all subjects during his middle school years in order to get into a good high school as a stepping stone to Tokyo University. He memorized everything perfectly.

The core mathematical content for first-year junior high school students includes positive and negative numbers, algebraic expressions and equations, plane figures, geometric figures, solid figures, and linear functions.

Difficult questions on the exam can be easily dealt with and solved by simply mastering the use of linear equations in one variable.

Even if he pauses slightly when he first sees the problem, he quickly recalls the formulas he has memorized before when he is in a state of absolute focus, and he becomes more and more proficient as he works.

He could solve this kind of problem with just a few glances; it was not difficult at all.

"Shiratori-kun, please do this test again."

Higashino Mizuki didn't reply, but instead took out a middle school math test paper from her briefcase and handed it to him.

"100 points maximum, 25 minutes time limit, begin."

Since it was a test of skill level, Shiratori Osamu didn't intend to go easy on him and continued writing as soon as he received the test paper.

This time, Shinonome Mizuki stopped daydreaming and instead watched him intently as he worked on the problem across the table.

Although their perspectives differed, she noticed one thing: Shiratori-kun wrote extremely quickly.

He would immediately move on to the next question as soon as he finished the previous one, as if these questions were no challenge at all. He would solve the next question before he had even finished the previous one.

"Mr. Shimada, who retired due to illness, once said that Shiratori-kun was actually one of the most promising students in Class 1, and it turns out that this is true!"

Shinonome Mizuki was shocked to discover that his mathematical foundation was so solid it was almost frightening.

She joined Takeno High School last year and was immediately recommended to be a teacher for Class 2(1). When she went to the previous teacher to formally hand over her duties, Mr. Shimada was lying on a hospital bed and gave her a lot of advice.

Mr. Shimada said that his biggest regret after retiring due to illness after many years of teaching was that he was unable to bring Shiratori Osamu back to the right path.

Because Shiratori Osamu had an excellent student record in elementary and middle school. He was consistently ranked first in elementary school and among the top three in his grade in middle school. He even entered high school with the fourth highest score among all students in his cohort.

However, for some unknown reason, after leaving his hometown and coming to Tokyo, he suddenly changed his personality and went astray.

To convince her, Shimada-sensei used the example of Shiratori Osamu, who, despite being a delinquent, never skipped class and had perfect attendance.

In addition, Ms. Shimada said that Osamu Shiratori was a good child and not a bad person at heart. She asked Shiratori not to be prejudiced against him, even though other teachers were prejudiced against him.

seeing is believing.

As a teacher, Shinonome Mizuki taught Shiratori Osamu for a year last year and found that many of Shimada-sensei's words were indeed proven true.

While Shiratori-kun does get into fights with delinquents from other schools and occasionally comes to school injured, the rumors about him bullying classmates and extorting money are all false and are just hearsay.

Sometimes, this guy is quite unlucky, and he's had a few undeserved misfortunes.

For example, when others saw him acting with a group of delinquent teenagers, he would turn around and run away in fear, tripping and injuring his chin and nose. When his parents found out, they would come to the school to hold him accountable.

However, she verified many things, but the fact that Shiratori-kun had great potential was something she could never verify.

This guy does attend school every day, but he hates studying. In class, he either sleeps or reads comics. After school, he goes out to play with hot girls and delinquents.

"All right."

In no time at all, Shiratori Osamu finished the test and handed it to her.

Shinonome Mizuki took out her phone and glanced at the countdown. It had taken 14 minutes, a little slower than before, but that was normal.

Because the math problems in the second year of junior high school are more difficult, the answering methods are more complicated, and writing the answers takes time.

"Please do this test again."

Before grading the exam papers, Shinonome Mizuki took out the junior high school exam papers again and set the stopwatch once more.

Circles and circles and circles.

"Still a perfect score..."

After grading the papers at lightning speed, Shinonome Mizuki's beautiful purple eyes gradually brightened.

She did both of those tests last night.

According to her prediction, Shiratori Osamu, who had wasted two and a half years of his life, could get a passing score on these two junior high school exam papers, even though they were unfamiliar to him, as long as he took them seriously and spent more time and effort on them.

As expected, Shiratori Osamu's performance far exceeded her expectations, doing it quickly and accurately... This meant that his junior high school knowledge was very solid, and his calculation ability was super strong.

"If Shiratori-kun really gets into university, and even the University of Tokyo, what would everyone think?"

As this thought crossed her mind, Shinonome Mizuki looked up at Shiratori Osamu, who was holding a junior high math exam paper and still answering questions quickly, and her heart began to race.

Not all heart-pounding is a feeling of excitement; there's also thrill and exhilaration.

At that moment, her perspective began to change.

It's absolutely impossible for a student who's always at the bottom of the class and has the worst deviation score in the grade to get into Tokyo University within six months.

However, Shiratori Osamu has such a solid academic foundation and amazing talent. Even though he started studying late, as long as he is willing to study hard for a year and a half, his chances of getting into the University of Tokyo are very high!

Not just have a chance to pass the exam, but it's highly likely you will pass!

Chapter 53 Cold on the outside, warm on the inside

The difficulty of learning mathematics usually increases exponentially.

The exams for third-year junior high school students in Japan are starting to get more challenging, requiring the use of rules for operations such as square roots, real numbers, polynomial operations, quadratic equations, quadratic inequalities, and quadratic functions.

However, Shiratori Osamu continued writing furiously, his hand movements incredibly fluid.

"All right."

Completely focused, Shiratori wrote down the solution process and answer. Glancing back out of the corner of his eye, he realized it was the last question, so he decisively stopped writing and handed the test paper over to her.

"16 minutes and 42 seconds... that's still very fast."

Shinonome Mizuki glanced at her phone, noted the time, took the exam paper, straightened it, and began to review it.

"Mr. Dongyun, are there any other test papers?"

At the same time, Shiratori asked, somewhat eager to try.

The feeling of frantically answering questions while in a state of complete flow is incredibly exhilarating.

He started answering questions from first-year junior high school exams, and as the difficulty of the questions gradually increased, he felt his brain being gradually activated.

When he was working on the exam paper for the third year of junior high school, he looked at the numbers, letters, and symbols on the questions, and even began to construct complete spatial diagrams in his mind.

“That’s all…” Shinonome Mizuki, who was reviewing the test papers, shook her head and looked at him with some regret. “Because you wasted two and a half years in high school, I originally planned to have you build a solid foundation from junior high school.”

These three test papers were carefully selected by her at the bookstore yesterday. They were of moderate difficulty and covered a wide range of topics. As long as you applied the knowledge required for the corresponding grade level, you could answer them.

As she expected, Shiratori-kun, whose deviation score had consistently ranked last in the grade, would have his test scores decrease from high to low according to the assessment order of the first, second, and third years of junior high school, and there was even a possibility that he would fail all of them.

That's why she didn't even think about preparing for the first-year high school math exam.

After all, there is a big difference between junior high school math and high school math. If you make Shiratori-kun do a difficult test right away, it is very likely to dampen his enthusiasm for learning.

"Ok."

Although Shiratori Osamu wanted more, he didn't insist. He simply nodded, leaned back against the cushions of the row of seats, and shut down his focused state.

"Inhale...exhale..."

The familiar headache and dizziness surged up, prompting him to take a few deep breaths.

After several days of intensive use, he has begun to adapt to the aftereffects of "Full Concentration," which are nothing more than overheating of the brain and nerve twitching, which can be relieved by closing his eyes and resting for a while.

Although he was physically uncomfortable, he felt mentally refreshed and full of a sense of accomplishment.

For students, rote memorization is a boring and tedious process of cramming. Only by using the knowledge they have acquired to solve problems and take exams can they truly generate enthusiasm and enjoyment.

Although the three test papers that Mr. Dongyun presented were not very difficult, they made him realize his current level.

Perhaps it was because of the solid foundation he had built in the past, or perhaps it was because his state of flow, characterized by complete concentration, was more advantageous in practical application than in academic study—middle school math was no challenge for him at all.

These three exam papers completely eliminated his worries.

He wants to get into the University of Tokyo. He doesn't need to go back to catch up on his junior high school subjects; he just needs to catch up on the material he missed in high school.

Meanwhile, Shinonome Mizuki was carefully reviewing the exam papers.

Because she didn't do the junior high school exam paper last night and familiarize herself with the questions beforehand, she couldn't quickly mark and circle anything during this review. She had to check some difficult questions several times.

She is indeed a graduate of the University of Tokyo, but she is a liberal arts student, and her high school math knowledge is too far removed from her past.

However, she has a very good memory. She has worked through many problem sets before, and by looking at the question, the solution process, and the answer, she can still distinguish between right and wrong by doing the calculation.

As she slowly circled the pages of the exam paper, after circling the last question, Shinonome Mizuki picked up the exam paper and looked at it. She then looked incredulously at Shiratori Shu, who was rubbing his temples and resting with his eyes closed.