"Ring ring~ Ring ring~"

The school bell rang crisply, like the bugle call of liberation.

On the podium, the teacher was still giving final instructions, banging the blackboard forcefully:

"Quiet down! Sit still! Don't forget that the crucial mock exam is the day after tomorrow! Tomorrow is the weekend, so you all need to stay home and study properly, don't go out and have fun! This grade will count towards your final grade, so take it seriously!"

The audience immediately erupted in wails, their faces clouded with sorrow.

"No way—again?"

"My weekend gaming time..."

"Oh no, I still have three chapters of math to finish!"

Only Yuzuru slowly closed the textbook, which was practically unopened and so new it could be given as a gift, and casually stuffed it into his bag, his face full of nonchalance, completely out of place with the bleak atmosphere around him.

The confidence of top students is so simple, unpretentious, and even a bit boring.

After packing their bags, the four of them walked out of the classroom side by side.

Yuanzi was still sighing, her little face scrunched up, looking just like a wilted cabbage after a frost:

"Ugh! Another exam! Why does this inhumane thing called exams even exist in the world? The lives of those who are academically weak are lives too! When will the education bureau introduce policies to protect us, the disadvantaged?"

Although Yuzuru Hanyu provided "cheating tools" such as memory bread and translation konjac.

But for Sonoko, the fundamental problem wasn't whether she could remember them or not, but that seeing those questions made her instinctively sleepy, dizzy, and want to go to sleep—a physiological aversion that originated from the depths of her soul.

Aside from posture, knowledge doesn't enter the brain!

The brain's firewall simply bounces knowledge away.

Hongye gracefully tossed her long hair aside, a hint of her usual proud smile playing on her lips.

"Oh my, oh my~ It seems that even a few test papers are so difficult for the noble young lady of the Suzuki family? That's quite surprising~ Would you like me to recommend a few excellent tutors for you?"

As a true heiress from a traditional aristocratic family, Hongye received the most advanced and rigorous elite education from a young age. Academic performance was just a basic task for her, and she felt no pressure at all.

Sonoko was instantly enraged by her perfectly timed and controversial comment:

"Hey! Hongye, stop being so smug. What's so great about exams? I just don't want to study. I have plenty of intelligence! As long as I get serious, and use my dormant brain cells a little, I can get first place in the grade in no time! I'll show you what a real genius is!"

An inexplicable fighting spirit ignited within Sonoko.

She could almost see herself at the top of the list, with Hongye kneeling and begging for mercy.

Confidence is a good thing.

But overconfidence is often referred to as...delusion.

She suddenly grabbed Xiaolan's arm and declared with conviction:

"Xiaolan, tomorrow, tomorrow we're going to Nan's villa to study. Intensive study! A final push! I refuse to believe it! This mock exam, I'm going to make all those who looked down on me look at me with new eyes!"

"I'll show them what it means to never underestimate a young girl's potential!"

Xiao Lan looked at her best friend, who had suddenly become incredibly enthusiastic and seemed ready to work herself to the bone at any moment. She was both amused and exasperated, but still nodded gently, offering her unconditional support.

"Okay, Sonoko, let's study together."

Yuzuru watched Sonoko, who was full of fighting spirit, and smiled without saying a word.

Yes, you look very energetic.

It's just a matter of how long this enthusiasm will last.

I hope that when I arrive at the villa tomorrow, I'll be faced with mountains of review materials and sleep-inducing formulas.

Sonoko can still maintain this "ambition" instead of starting to watch variety shows with snacks three minutes later.

The four chatted and laughed, mainly as Sonoko and Momiji engaged in their usual "Tokyo rich girl vs. Kyoto rich girl" bickering session, with Ran mediating and Hanyu watching the show, as they walked towards the school gate.

The setting sun cast long shadows of them.

...

The following day, January 6th, Sunday.

With the winter break fast approaching, the air is filled with the restlessness and anticipation unique to the holidays.

Early in the morning, a clear but distinctly monotonous voice, tinged with suppressed embarrassment, rang out from the living room:

"I am Ai Haibara, the Sailor Moon Sailor Guardian of Love and Justice! In the name of the moon, I will destroy you!"

Our Ai-chan was once again forced to perform, transforming into her magical girl form.

But this time it wasn't the tutu princess dress from yesterday, but a classic blue and white sailor suit.

Short skirts, bow ties, and over-the-knee socks are all available.

He still held the sealing staff in his hand.

Opposite her, Yingying was lying on the ground with her limbs outstretched, her little head tilted, sticking out a tiny pink tongue, and her big, dark eyes trying to roll upwards, pretending to be defeated and on the verge of death.

"Bu-ee? Ah! Bu..." (I'm dead~)

"Cut! Absolutely perfect, full of emotion, the movements were spot on, one take!"

Yuzuru held up his phone, satisfied, and called "cut," his face beaming with the joy of a director seeing a perfect shot.

Upon hearing the word "Cut," Yingying, who had just been "on the verge of death," immediately sprang up and happily jumped onto Yuzuru Nan's shoulder, nuzzling his cheek affectionately with her little head, as they watched the "performance" together. Her big, dark eyes were full of anticipation, as if she wanted him to praise her.

Clearly, this little guy is quite the drama queen.

Only our little actress, Princess Ai, remained stiffly in that pose of raising her wand high and pointing one finger at the moon, her little face flushed red. Especially after hearing Yuzuru Nanami's "Cut," her sense of shame reached its peak.

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