Tokyo: Starting with a fake boyfriend

"What was this guy's math level in junior high? Was he a genius or a monster?"

Shinonome Mizuki was speechless, utterly shocked.

Once can be considered a coincidence, twice can be considered an accident, but three times can only be considered inevitable.

Having achieved perfect scores on all his exams in the first, second, and third years of junior high school, Shiratori's performance could no longer be explained by luck or his current form; it was an inevitable result.

What baffled her even more was Shiratori Osamu's speed in answering the questions. He completed all three test papers at an extremely fast pace while maintaining a 100% accuracy rate.

What does this mean? 100 points is far from his limit; it's just the limit of the test paper.

Shinonome Mizuki originally wanted to use these three exam papers to test Shiratori Osamu's current level in order to further develop a detailed plan to enhance his academic abilities.

However, after three test papers, she not only failed to assess Shiratori Osamu's current level, but her understanding was completely overturned.

Given this, with his monstrous talent for numbers, Shiratori might actually be able to sprint at full speed within six months and get into the University of Tokyo's science program in one go.

"Impossible, impossible, absolutely impossible..."

As this thought surfaced in her mind, Shinonome Mizuki was startled and quickly shook her head to dismiss the wild fantasy.

The University of Tokyo is the highest institution of learning in Japan—countless people start attending extracurricular tutoring classes from elementary school, study from dawn till dusk in junior high, and devote themselves to studying diligently in high school, spending twelve years and still not being able to get in.

As a graduate of the University of Tokyo, she knew all too well how difficult it was to get into the University of Tokyo.

Even though Shiratori-kun's middle school math grades were excellent, even terrifyingly high, the university entrance exams only cover high school level knowledge.

If it were a year and a half, that would be very likely, but Shiratori-kun picked up his textbooks again too late.

With less than six months to go, even if he learns very quickly, it would be impossible for him to catch up on all the high school knowledge in such a short time.

"Teacher Dongyun, what are you doing?"

Just then, Shiratori Osamu noticed the commotion, opened his eyes, and saw her shaking her head frantically, which puzzled him.

"It's nothing..." Shinonome Mizuki instinctively denied it upon hearing this, but then remembered the important matter and clasped her hands together in encouragement, "Shiratori-kun, you're amazing! You got full marks on all three grades of middle school math tests!"

Actually, her original lines weren't like this. They were supposed to be comforting words like, "It's okay. You've just neglected your studies for too long. You've already done a great job getting this score." But Shiratori Osamu's behavior was too abnormal, so she had to improvise.

"Thank you very much for your recognition."

Although she spoke sweet words with a blank expression, which seemed insincere, Shiratori Osamu still gladly accepted and thanked her.

Because he could tell that Mr. Dongyun's praise was sincere.

Perhaps this teacher, who looks very much like General Raiden, always has a blank expression and looks very serious and scary, but once you get to know her better, it is not difficult to find that she is actually the type who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. She is just not very good at managing her expressions.

Chapter 54 Secret

The learning environment is very important for students.

Although the paid study room that Shinonome Mizuki chose was relatively expensive, it still attracted quite a few customers because there was a bookstore downstairs and it was equipped with a large number of reference books.

The guests who make a special trip to the study room on weekends are mostly ambitious students.

But there are always exceptions. Today, a guest whose age and identity did not match the norm has sneaked in. He is none other than the famous Detective Mouri.

Detective Mouri is a man in his thirties, tall and thin, dressed in a white shirt and trousers, a typical office worker's outfit.

After paying for the pass, he chose a seat that was neither too close nor too far from his investigation target.

"What on earth is this delinquent student doing?"

Pretending to read the "Animal Encyclopedia," but actually spying for over three hours, Detective Mori felt very frustrated.

He started following Shiratori Osamu from outside the Yamabuki family's luxury apartment building. At the Hachiko statue, he saw a delinquent meeting with a purple-haired woman in a business suit. He thought that this follow-up would allow him to gather some exciting information and take the photos his employer wanted.

However, after meeting the purple-haired beauty, the delinquent Shiratori Osamu did not go to karaoke bars, amusement parks, hotels, or movie theaters, but instead went straight to a paid study room and began an endless study session.

After such a long period of surveillance, he has roughly figured out the situation.

Although his employer sent him a message specifically telling him that the target of his investigation, Shiratori Osamu, had left the Yamabuki family and was likely going to see another woman, he should hurry up and follow him and take photos of his affair.

And that was indeed the case. After leaving the Yamabuki family, Shiratori Osamu walked for more than ten minutes just to see a woman, and a very beautiful one at that.

But this woman was not his mistress at all; she was a professional teacher who appeared to be very professional.

These two people didn't do anything wrong; they were just paying attention in class, maintaining a fairly obvious distance between them, sitting across the table from each other.

The closest the two ever came was when the beautiful teacher had to leave temporarily and they were walking down the corridor.

Moreover, this beautiful teacher was incredibly scary; on her way there and back, she went to the bookstore downstairs and bought several more sets of test papers.

The result was that the target of the investigation was doing test papers, doing test papers, and more test papers. Just watching him was exhausting.

"Buzz!"

Just then, Detective Mori's phone vibrated a few times.

Noticing this, he took out his phone and saw that it was a message from his assistant.

Peach: "The information on the target has been collected."

Peach: "The 'Shiratori Osamu Investigation Report' document."

"Peach's investigation speed is as fast as ever. She got the personal information in less than 24 hours."

Seeing this, Detective Mouri, who had been frowning because his work had been slow to progress, suddenly beamed with joy.

Detective Mori: "Received."

After replying to the message, he immediately downloaded the file using Wi-Fi and started viewing it.

However, as he looked at the contents of the document, the smile on his face gradually faded, replaced by a furrowed brow.

Because the investigation report contained content completely contrary to his expectations.

Before he could finish reading the documents, his assistant sent him another message.

Momoko: "The target of our investigation is quite different from the image described by the employer... Mr. Mouri, should we continue the investigation?"

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"Shiratori-kun, why did you make a mistake on such a common-sense question? Is it because you've done too many tests and are tired of it?"

Shinonome Mizuki looked at the history exam papers from the first to the third year of junior high school, adjusted her glasses, and felt very incredulous.

Mingming Bird Xiu performed exceptionally well in all other subjects. Even though he didn't get a perfect score as easily as in math, the exams were at a junior high level, with relatively simple questions. He scored close to full marks in almost every subject, and his answering speed was as fast as ever.

However, in the history subject, Shiratori made a very basic mistake, losing points where he shouldn't have.

"History is not my strong suit, and it is not a required subject in the university entrance examination, so I have no interest in it."

Faced with her shock and disappointment, Shiratori Osamu mumbled an explanation.

Seeing his attitude, Shinonome Mizuki didn't say much, but carefully examined the wrong questions on the three test papers.

Although she teaches English, history is also one of her strengths as a liberal arts student at the University of Tokyo.

After comparison, it was found that the wrong questions on all three test papers were related to the Dragon Kingdom, and the answers showed a very obvious bias.

Upon closer reflection, Shiratori-kun did not actually answer incorrectly in a sense; he simply failed to write down the correct answer required by the question.

Noticing the common thread in the wrong answers, Shinonome Mizuki glanced at him, put down her test paper, adjusted her glasses, and said seriously:

“You’re right… Although to get into the University of Tokyo, you need to achieve a combined score of over 90% in multiple subjects on the university entrance exam to qualify for the second round of exams, history isn’t a required subject, so it’s okay if you don’t want to study it.”

Although she had identified the problem, she decided not to comment on it after some thought.

Everyone is free to have their own hobbies. It's not wrong for Shiratori-kun to like Dragon Kingdom, but it's not appropriate to flaunt it.

Moreover, she felt this was a good thing, meaning that Shiratori-kun had a broad reading horizon and that he not only studied the textbooks provided by the school, but also carefully read textbooks from other countries and learned about real history.

"Thank you very much for your understanding."

Shiratori Osamu didn't know if she had noticed anything, but seeing that she understood his decision, he decisively expressed his stance.

"Alright, that concludes today's level test."

Seeing his gratitude, Shinonome Mizuki raised her right hand, glanced at her watch, and began tidying up the exam papers.

"Teacher Dongyun, are you angry?"

Because she started packing her things with a blank expression, preparing to leave, Shiratori Osamu, who couldn't read minds, couldn't guess what she was thinking and tentatively asked.

"Shiratori-kun, I'm so happy that you did so well, how could I possibly be angry? Don't misunderstand, the reason I stopped here is because this tutoring session has already lasted for five hours, it's 19:29 PM, and we should both go home."

Shinonome Mizuki knew that her expressionless face could easily lead to unnecessary misunderstandings, and since she had even argued with him before, she decided to make things clear.

"I see..." Seeing that she had said that, Shiratori Osamu nodded, and then wanted to express his gratitude, "Teacher Shinonome, you taught me a lot today. Can I treat you to dinner before I go home?"

Today's tutoring session truly benefited him greatly.

The teacher's perspective was comprehensive; he chose the paid study room upstairs in the bookstore, and students could simply go downstairs to buy whatever they needed... Although this situation exhausted him, completing an afternoon of practice tests allowed him to fully confirm his current level.

"There's no need to have dinner together. My sister might still be hungry. I need to go home and check on her."

Shinonome Mizuki is very efficient; she quickly and decisively stood up after organizing the exam papers and putting them into her briefcase.

"Teacher Dongyun, please wait a moment."

He spotted her quickly and stood up.

"Shiratori-kun, come here for a second, I have a secret to tell you."

Seeing that he still didn't want her to leave and seemed worried that she was angry, Shinonome Mizuki thought for a moment and then waved to him.

Faced with this request, Shiratori Osamu decisively entered a state of full concentration, reaching into his pocket as he walked over and brought his ear close to his face.

As they closed the distance, he folded three 10,000-yuan bills in his pocket and, finding the perfect angle, slipped them into her suit jacket pocket.

Teacher Dongyun's free tutoring was already a huge help, and she even went downstairs to buy him all the junior high school exam papers. He couldn't let her spend money.

After finishing this task, Shiratori Osamu turned his attention to Shinonome Mizuki, a little curious about what her secret was.

Because she was about to reveal a secret, Shinonome Mizuki nervously glanced around a few times to make sure no one could hear her before leaning closer and whispering with her cherry lips slightly parted:

"Actually, I also like China."

A soft, gentle voice, accompanied by warm breath, brushed against my ear, its fragrance like orchids.

"?"

Smelling the perfume on her body, Shiratori realized what her secret was, and his mind went blank with a buzz.

"This is a secret between us, don't tell anyone, or people will hate us."

After revealing a secret she had kept hidden in her heart for many years, Higashion Mizuki found his shocked gaze somewhat amusing. She gave him some instructions, picked up her briefcase, and turned to leave.

"What did she just say? Does she also like China?"

Watching her tall figure walk away into the distance, Shiratori Xiu came back to his senses, his heart filled with unease.

Although he learned during his tutoring session today that Ms. Dongyun was a top student from Tokyo University, very intelligent and highly educated, he never expected her to be so perceptive, seeing through his true nature based on just a few wrong answers on his history exam.

Just then, Shinonome Mizuki, who had walked away, suddenly turned back, adjusted her glasses, and gave him another few words of advice:

"Shiratori-kun, don't stay out too late. Your goals are ambitious, and you must continue to work hard. Also, after I get home, I will make a detailed study improvement plan based on your performance today. I will send you a Line message before midnight to arrange the tutoring time for tomorrow. Bye-bye."

Chapter 55 I'm going to have a brother-in-law?

Doing tests can be enjoyable, but doing them for a long time can be exhausting.

Watching Shinonome Mizuki's figure disappear around the corner, Shiratori Osamu didn't leave with her, but returned to his seat to rest.

He first deactivated his full attention before deactivating his desperate counterattack.

The next moment, as if the anesthetic had expired, discomfort and unease suddenly surged from all over his body.

Excessive mental exertion leads to fatigue, dizziness from a feverish brain, a throbbing pain from an overloaded brain, hand pain from prolonged writing, and lower back pain from sitting upright for too long.

"I'm so tired..."

After finishing 18 test papers in one go, Shiratori collapsed onto the sofa, feeling like he was about to collapse.

That being said, today's fatigue level is still within acceptable limits, nothing compared to last night.

Last night, when he turned off the "Desperate Counterattack" feature, he almost fell asleep and fainted.

After resting with his eyes closed for a while, as his hazy consciousness regained some clarity, a scene appeared in his mind.

"I also like China."

When Dongyun-sensei covered his mouth with his hand and whispered this in his ear, he was very cautious and kept glancing around carefully, just like an undercover agent exchanging secret signals.