Seeing Rizu Ogata step into the classroom, almost everyone's gaze turned to Hayato Hayama.
No one doubted that Rizu Ogata's confession target would be Hayato Hayama.
Tobe Kakeru, Ooka, Yamato, and the other followers of Hayato Hayama all showed smiles on their faces, already preparing to join in the commotion.
With these popular kids taking the lead, undoubtedly, the other students in the class would have to cheer along with them.
As if anticipating what was about to happen, Hayato Hayama couldn't help but show his trademark elegant smile to Rizu Ogata.
Having experienced many similar situations, Hayato Hayama was already accustomed to handling such scenes.
He was preparing to stand up.
However, the next moment, his movement froze.
At the same time, his followers, as well as the popular girls like Yumiko Miura beside them, all had their expressions stiffen.
All the many students in the class who were waiting to watch the excitement and make noise had rigid expressions.
They saw that after Rizu Ogata walked into the classroom, she didn't look in Hayato Hayama's direction at all.
Instead, she went straight toward the corner of the classroom.
After a few steps, that slender, petite, cute figure stopped in front of someone that no one had expected.
"Haru, this is the promised bento!"
Rizu Ogata's cheeks were slightly red as she lowered her head embarrassedly.
Her small hands handed the bento box to Haru.
Yesterday, when Haru agreed to tutor her, she had already thought about being responsible for Haru's bento every day.
So early in the morning, she got up and carefully made her specialty homemade udon noodles for Haru.
Originally, she just considered this as a return gift, but when she came to the entrance of Class F's classroom, she realized that her actions seemed to be somewhat misunderstood, and she immediately became shy.
"Thank you, my appetite has increased quite a bit recently."
Looking at the substantial bento box, Haru's eyes couldn't help but brighten.
After his physique was enhanced, his appetite had also grown much larger.
Rizu Ogata preparing such a large portion of udon noodles was really perfect timing.
He reached out to take the udon noodles.
The bandages on his hand were immediately seen by Rizu Ogata, and her expression changed slightly.
"Haru, what happened to your hand?"
Rizu Ogata's pretty face immediately showed a worried expression, and her small hands immediately grasped Haru's hand, wanting to see clearly what was wrong with Haru.
He clearly wasn't injured yesterday.
"I got a small injury while exercising yesterday, it's not a big deal." Haru chuckled and casually explained.
Only then did Rizu Ogata breathe a sigh of relief. At this time, she realized her action of grasping Haru's hand, and quickly withdrew her hands, embarrassedly turning her head away, her face full of shy expressions.
And in the classroom, the students who were originally shocked by Rizu Ogata going straight to Haru, seeing Rizu Ogata "intimately" grasping Haru's hand and showing such concern, all felt like they were being fed dog food.
Shock, disbelief, and envy, jealousy, and hatred.
"Actually, Haru is dating that Rizu Ogata!"
"Unbelievable, when did this happen?"
"Damn it, Haru has only been back at school for a few days, and he's already caught such a cute girl."
Some boys were so envious and jealous they were falling apart.
The girls also let out gossipy screams, all pricking up their ears, wanting to hear the gossip.
However, things were a bit awkward for Hayato Hayama's side.
Hayato Hayama's smile was somewhat stiff.
His face was burning.
After all, just now he also thought Rizu Ogata was coming to confess to him, and had prepared to stand up and respond to Rizu Ogata.
Unexpectedly, he was being presumptuous.
Rizu Ogata wasn't coming to find him at all, she didn't even glance at him.
His several followers also looked unwell at the moment.
Especially Yamato.
His face looked even worse, not daring to look at others.
Just now, he had been sarcastically saying that Haru was pitiful with no one caring about him.
As a result, now Rizu Ogata, such a scholarly beautiful girl, was holding his hand and showing such concern.
It completely slapped him in the face.
Yumiko Miura also felt the embarrassment of being slapped in the face, her face burning.
After all, she had also indirectly hinted to Yui Yuigahama that no one would approach Haru with his bad reputation.
As a result, immediately afterward, such an excellent girl as Rizu Ogata appeared.
Although Yumiko Miura was popular and extremely popular in the class, compared to Rizu Ogata, she was still far behind.
Rizu Ogata was a science genius that even the school board extremely valued. As a popular girl, compared to her, she was far inferior in weight.
However, Yui Yuigahama didn't feel like saying anything to Yumiko Miura at the moment.
Seeing that Haru had a girl like Rizu Ogata caring about him, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
But she also looked at Rizu Ogata with some envy.
Envying her courage, unlike herself, who until now didn't dare to talk to Haru.
The reactions of these students who weren't familiar with Haru were mostly gossip.
In the classroom, there were also two people whose thoughts were different.
Rikka Takanashi, sitting in the front row, was now looking straight at Haru and Rizu Ogata with her gem-like eyes.
Her small mouth was pouting, her pretty face full of unhappiness.
Because of yesterday's incident, she was too shy to talk to Haru.
But unexpectedly, in just one day, there was already another intimate girl beside Haru.
She felt empty in her heart, with a feeling that something had been taken away.
"No, I can't go on like this." A determined look flashed in Rikka Takanashi's beautiful eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.
Another person with different thoughts was Megumi Kato.
She was now looking at Haru with full curiosity:
"First Yukinoshita-san, now Ogata-san, actually having such excellent girls intimately related to Haru..."
"Haru, what kind of person are you exactly?"
At this moment, Megumi Kato became even more interested in Haru.
After all, excellent people often gather with excellent people. For Haru to have two very excellent beautiful girls approach him, there must be something special about him.
Megumi Kato now really wanted to understand what was special about Haru.
Haru naturally noticed the strange atmosphere in the class and was aware that Rizu Ogata bringing him a bento would probably cause quite a stir.
After all, Rizu Ogata was too famous. Having a relationship with such a person couldn't possibly go unnoticed.
However, he was too lazy to care about these things.
Haru's current thoughts only had one focus: quickly complete the remaining two suggestions and upgrade the system.
With the system upgrade, he could get even greater benefits.
However, while Haru didn't care, Rizu Ogata couldn't help but pay attention.
The discussions among the surrounding students were getting louder and more outrageous.
Rizu Ogata was also a pure girl. How could she have experienced such a situation? Immediately, her face turned completely red, and she hurriedly escaped from Class F, not daring to stay any longer.
However, once rumors started, they could never be stopped.
Throughout the morning, rumors about Haru and Rizu Ogata's intimate relationship spread like wildfire throughout the entire first year.
Haru acted like nothing had happened, and as usual, went directly to the classroom where the study group was located.
However, as soon as he arrived at the classroom, he discovered that the atmosphere was a bit heavy.
Both Fumino Furuhashi and Rizu Ogata were hanging their heads with somewhat unpleasant expressions.
Mafuyu Kirisu, sitting on the podium, had no expression whatsoever on her exquisitely beautiful face.
Her sapphire-like magnificent pupils were filled with coldness, watching Fumino Furuhashi and Rizu Ogata below.
Her arms were crossed, hugging her shoulders, and under her smooth black stockings, her high heels wrapping those alluring jade feet were now lightly tapping the ground.
This indicated that Mafuyu Kirisu was currently feeling somewhat impatient.
What was going on?
Haru muttered to himself, feeling like he might have come at a bad time.
Chapter 21: Mafuyu Kirisu's Request, Despair of Furuhashi and Ogata
Just when Haru felt strange, Mafuyu Kirisu noticed Haru outside.
Seeing Haru, the coldness in her eyes immediately dissipated quite a bit, and her stern face also became somewhat gentler:
"Come in, Haru."
"Kirisu-sensei."
Haru gave a dry laugh and walked in, sitting beside Fumino Furuhashi and Rizu Ogata.
Only then did he understand why the atmosphere was so tense.
He saw that on the test papers in front of Fumino Furuhashi and Rizu Ogata, there were still pitifully low single-digit scores.
It had been more than a week of tutoring, and in the two subjects that Mafuyu Kirisu was tutoring, Haru's grades had progressed from just over sixty points to one subject with a perfect score and another close to perfect.
However, Fumino Furuhashi and Rizu Ogata had basically made no progress.
Any teacher would be angry about this.
Not to mention there was Haru's example of rapid progress right here.
Combined with Mafuyu Kirisu's own circumstances, Haru had already guessed the real situation with about eighty to ninety percent accuracy.
Mafuyu Kirisu looked at Haru with increasingly satisfied eyes, but then, glancing at the other two hanging their heads, Fumino Furuhashi and Rizu Ogata, a look of frustration flashed through her beautiful eyes.
But she didn't say much more, coldly saying: "Let's begin."
During the tutoring session, Mafuyu Kirisu had earnestly explained all the wrong answers.
After finishing the explanation, she announced:
"Next tutoring session, we'll test World History and Physics. Haru, please stay behind for a moment."
"Goodbye, Kirisu-sensei."
Fumino Furuhashi and Rizu Ogata stood up as if relieved of a burden, seeming to want to escape the tutoring room as quickly as possible.
However, hearing that Haru was being kept behind, both looked at Haru with some concern.
"Haru, you've made great progress recently. I can see that you've been working very hard lately."
When only the two of them remained in the classroom, Mafuyu Kirisu's cold gaze became much gentler, her beautiful eyes full of appreciation as she looked at the young man before her.
In just over a week, his grades had improved so rapidly. Such progress undoubtedly made Mafuyu Kirisu very satisfied.
Moreover, since she was responsible for tutoring Haru, this also brought her considerable sense of achievement as a teacher.
"Thanks to Kirisu-sensei's guidance."
Haru smiled slightly and answered modestly.
He knew clearly in his heart that his grade changes were mainly due to cheating, and didn't have that much to do with Mafuyu Kirisu.
But he wouldn't say such things.
After all, Mafuyu Kirisu was giving him free tutoring, and Haru was still grateful to her.
"No need to be too modest, Haru. The biggest reason for your progress is that you work hard enough yourself. My teaching effectiveness isn't that good."
Mafuyu Kirisu smiled faintly. She knew clearly in her heart that even if her tutoring was effective, it wouldn't be possible for an ordinary student to make such great progress.
Obviously, the reason lay with Haru himself.
However, Haru's progress made her think of Fumino Furuhashi and Rizu Ogata, who had made no progress at all, making her mood even more unpleasant.
"Haru, I kept you behind because I want to ask you to help me with something."
She looked at Haru, her pretty face showing a hint of expectation.
"Does sensei want me to persuade Furuhashi-san and Ogata-san?"
Haru looked directly at Mafuyu Kirisu and smiled slightly, stating his guess.
After all, the atmosphere in the classroom earlier had already explained everything. Haru estimated that before he arrived at the classroom, Mafuyu Kirisu had probably already had some unpleasant conversation with Fumino Furuhashi and Rizu Ogata.
"You really are smart, Haru."
Mafuyu Kirisu was first surprised, then looked at Haru approvingly.
She hadn't expected this student to not only have rapidly rising grades but also be so good at reading people's hearts.
If she had such ability, she probably wouldn't have had such a strained relationship with Fumino Furuhashi and Rizu Ogata.
Thinking of this, a bitter smile appeared on her face: "That's right, I want Furuhashi and Ogata to give up their boring dreams."
"Their talent in subjects they're not good at is simply terrible."
Her gem-like magnificent eyes fell on Haru, her beautiful eyes full of expectation:
"If they were ordinary students, that would be fine, but they both have talents that surpass ordinary people. Giving up their own talents to do things with absolutely no hope is wasting their precious time!"
Mafuyu Kirisu took a deep breath, then stated the real reason she kept Haru behind:
"Haru, you have a good relationship with Furuhashi and Ogata. I think you clearly understand how talented they are, and you know how wrong it is for them to waste their gifts. So I hope you can persuade them to give up those unrealistic dreams."
If possible, Mafuyu Kirisu certainly wouldn't ask Haru to help her say such things.
But she had already tried to persuade the two before, and as a result, Furuhashi and Ogata had reacted strongly, completely unwilling to listen.
Mafuyu Kirisu thought it was because she was a teacher that made the students rebellious, so she placed her hopes on Haru.
Haru and the two were peers, so the words he said should be something Fumino Furuhashi and Rizu Ogata could listen to.
When Mafuyu Kirisu placed her hopes on Haru, she didn't notice that the door to the tutoring room wasn't completely closed.
Outside, two pairs of small ears were quietly eavesdropping on the conversation here.
"That's too much, Kirisu-sensei!"
Outside the tutoring room, both Fumino Furuhashi and Rizu Ogata's faces were full of anger and worry.
Before today's tutoring class, Mafuyu Kirisu had demanded that the two give up changing their college preferences, but they had persisted in their opinions and hadn't agreed.
Unexpectedly, Mafuyu Kirisu still wouldn't give up and actually wanted to have Haru persuade them.
"What should we do? Haru won't agree to Kirisu-sensei's request, will he?"
Fumino Furuhashi looked at Rizu Ogata with worry, speaking in a low voice.
"He... he probably won't."
Rizu Ogata said uncertainly, her mood becoming very heavy.
Both knew clearly that actually Mafuyu Kirisu didn't dislike them, but rather was someone who cared about them very much. That's why she was frustrated with them and hoped they wouldn't waste their talents.
So, if Haru, like other people who cared about them, might also agree to Mafuyu Kirisu's request to persuade them.
But this was exactly what they didn't want.
"Persisting in one's dreams isn't wrong."
Rizu Ogata took a deep breath, her beautiful eyes full of determination, "Even if Haru is convinced, I won't change my college preference."
"Me too." Fumino Furuhashi also nodded firmly, but then said worriedly, "But Haru agreed to help us with tutoring. If he agrees with Kirisu-sensei, will he change his mind..."
Rizu Ogata pressed her lips together, her small face also tightening.
This was also what she was worried about.
Although Haru had agreed to them before, with this happening, Haru might very well be convinced by Mafuyu Kirisu and change his mind.
However, both knew in their hearts that not everyone could be like them, persisting in their own opinions in front of the stern Kirisu-sensei.
Especially someone like Haru, such a "good student."
Yes, in the hearts of Fumino Furuhashi and Rizu Ogata, Haru was a very perfect good student.
Haru's academic progress was rapid, and his teacher-student relationship with Mafuyu Kirisu was much more harmonious than theirs.
How could such a good student refuse a request made by a beautiful teacher?
Moreover, this was for the "good" of his classmates, such a noble reason.
Fumino Furuhashi and Rizu Ogata's hearts were filled with despair, their small faces pale.
Both felt that the situation was already decided.
They were already prepared to face a future where they would be abandoned by the whole world, abandoned by Haru.
And at this time, Haru's voice came from inside the door crack.
Fumino Furuhashi and Rizu Ogata's hearts immediately seized up—
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