Located in the corridor on the first floor, walking on the way to class with the girls beside him. Kato Yusuke couldn't help but wonder if he was being watched by his homeroom teacher.
The reason is simple. He who has always been a transparent person since the beginning of school is now not only called by that person to run errands, but is often dragged into chatting with him after class.
Basically only in the last 2 or 3 minutes of the 10-minute recess time, the other party would let him go with a look of unsatisfied expression.
Therefore, whenever there is a modern society class, it gives him a headache.
"Isn't this considered a kind of harassment?" - With this thought in mind, Kato Yusuke glanced sideways at the test paper in his hand.
Shouldn't things like moving test papers be left to the squad leader or class representative? How about letting an inconspicuous student like myself do it?
Thoughts are floating in my mind, but they don't show any emotion on the surface.
"Hey, Kato-kun, is this really okay?"
The girl with short bob hair on the side looked at the test paper in his hand and said, "I let you take it all by yourself. I always feel very embarrassed."
His tone was calm as usual, and the expression on his face was also very subtle, but not emotionless.
As the girl walked around, she had a faint woody fragrance on her body, making her feel reassuring and comfortable.
After hearing what Megumi Kato said, Yusuke Kato just shook his head slowly and said without looking away: "It's okay, this thing is nothing."
Thinking of what happened in the baseball club last time, he paused and then said: "What happened at the stadium before, are you okay?"
"Yeah, no problem." The girl nodded, smiled and said, "Thank you for protecting me, Kato-kun."
"You're welcome, after all, it was originally caused by me." The young man said calmly, his handsome profile looking vivid and three-dimensional under the sunlight.
The sweet chirping of birds came from the window. Walking on the corridor filled with clear light, a girl named Kato Megumi seemed to have remembered something and asked an unrelated question.
"Speaking of which, did Kato-san finally join the baseball club?"
"No." Kato Yusuke shook his head, "I chose the art club."
"Eh? Why?"
After Kato Megumi asked this question, Kato Yusuke immediately responded.
"Because of money."
"Eh……"
As expected, a little confusion appeared on the girl's face, but she still nodded in understanding and said softly: "...That's it."
"Um."
During a brief conversation, the two of them walked to their respective classes unknowingly.
Pushing the door open and walking into Class E, he put the pile of test papers in his hand on the podium. The long-legged teacher Katsu Nakamura, who was light and unhurried, also walked into the classroom at this time:
"It's almost time for class. Everyone, hurry back to your seats." Nakamura Masaru announced, and looked at Kato Yusuke and Kato Megumi, "Thank you for your hard work, Kato and Kato."
Hearing his words, a boy below him reflexively raised his head and glanced at Nakamura Masaru, then silently lowered his head after realizing that he was not talking about him.
Kato Yusuke's reaction was more direct. He just gave Nakamura Masaru a look that meant - "If you know, just do it yourself."
However, he was confused by Nakamura Masaru with a smile on his face.
Seeing the students returning to their seats, Masaru Nakamura, who was standing on the podium, turned over the papers in his hand and said loudly: "Then we will start handing out the papers from the last exam. Those students whose names are read will come up and take them."
Immediately there was a burst of sighs and sighs.
"It sounds like the time has indeed come..."
"Oops, I don't have much confidence in my results this time."
"..."
Nakamura Masaru glanced at the people who were talking and found that most of them were boys who usually liked to play, so he said in a warning tone: "Instead of waiting until now to regret it, it is better to study hard earlier."
After finishing speaking, he began to hand out test papers.
"Fujii."
"yes."
"Tanaka."
"yes."
"Take Well."
"yes."
"Yamaguchi."
…
The students whose names were called came forward one by one to receive the test papers, and soon it was the last person's turn in the class of 40 people.
"Kato Yusuke."
Mr. Nakamura gave the full name.
"Yes." Kato Yusuke stood up from his seat in response and walked to the front of the podium.
I took it from Nakamura Masaru's hand...huh? It turned out that it didn't move.
He couldn't help but raise his head and looked at the class teacher in front of him with doubtful eyes.
But Nakamura Katsu blinked at him and said with a meaningful expression: "I hope the teacher can see your true strength next time."
Then he let go of his hand, allowing Kato Yusuke to get the test paper smoothly.
Real strength?
With three points of confusion and seven points of confusion, Kato Yusuke returned to his seat, opened the test paper and checked the results.
69 points
No more points, no less points, exactly the same as his scores in other subjects.
"That teacher must have misunderstood" - along with this thought came to mind the familiar but indifferent electronic female voice.
"You have received a new email, please check it carefully."
"Completed mission: [Mr. Nakamura's Hope (1/1)]."
"Instructions: Please achieve the top 20 results in the class in this semester's midterm test (currently ranked 19th)."
"Rewards have been issued: 1000 points, memory potion*1."
Before Kato Yusuke could react, another notification came next.
"Ding, you have started a new task, please check it carefully."
"[Nakamura-sensei's hope·Part 3 (0/1)]."
"Instructions: Please achieve a score within the top three in the class in the final test of this semester."
"Task reward: 5,000 points."
…
With no time to pay attention to the rewards, Kato Yusuke's mind was completely focused on the new mission.
After a while, he raised his head again and looked at Masaru Nakamura on the podium, with a subtle look in his eyes. It was more like looking at something wonderful than looking at a person.
.
The black eyes stared at Nakamura Masaru for a long time, until the other party shuddered subconsciously and looked over. Kato Yusuke, who lowered his head a second before, did not see what he was looking for on Nakamura Masaru's head.
That yellow exclamation mark.
"It seems that there is no more." He murmured with a bit of regret, and then erased this unrealistic idea from his mind.
Focus on the task - top three in the class.
Nakamura Masaru thought he was hiding his strength, but in fact Kato Yusuke knew that he was not doing this.
Whether it was due to coincidence or luck, he achieved consistent scores in all subjects in two consecutive exams, but this was almost the limit.
Yusuke Kato can still maintain his ranking in the middle of the class without taking up a lot of time, but if he wants to enter the top three, he will need to use some external help.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but remember the numerical panel that he hadn't opened for a long time, as well as a certain function in the store.
The look in his eyes is indescribable.
…
Too much chapter, a little wet (scratching my head).