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The time was precisely 8:30 PM.

As the last firework faded, the night sky once again fell into a tranquil state.

Immediately after, the sound of a loudspeaker echoed again. "This year's summer festival has now concluded. Please leave the market in an orderly fashion. Do not cause injuries due to crowding."

"Kyoya, Let's go home," Tohka called out from the side, beckoning for me to leave, her mouth still stuffed with snacks.

"Coming." I picked up a bag of items and, with a few quick steps, caught up with the girls standing at the rooftop exit.

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On the way home, I smiled and gently stroked Tohka's small head. "Did you have fun at the festival tonight?"

"Mm, We have to come together again next time." Hearing his words, Tohka's face also bloomed with a brilliant smile.

"No problem. And summer vacation is coming up soon. I'll take you all to have a blast then!"

But at this moment, Kotori suddenly spoke up. "However, you all have exams coming up soon, right? If your grades are bad, you'll be pulled in by the school for remedial classes, and then you won't have time to go out and play."

As her voice fell, with a "snap," the cookie in Tohka's hand fell to the ground and shattered into pieces. "Eh?! How could this be..."

After a few seconds, Tohka finally reacted, her eyes widening in disbelief.

Clearly, Kotori's words just now had dealt a huge blow to Tohka.

You see, whether it was Kurumi or Sawa, their grades were always among the top.

Even Shiori's grades were in the excellent category.

If anyone was really going to be pulled in for remedial classes, it would undoubtedly be her.

After all, she got sleepy as soon as class started. Most of the time, she was either playing on her phone, sleeping, or secretly eating snacks.

"Th-Then what about Kaguya and Yuzuru..."

However, the next moment, Kaguya and Yuzuru directly interrupted Tohka's words, replying with smug smiles. "Hmph, As a child of the hurricane, it's absolutely impossible for me to fail!"

"Agreement. A little exam is no match for Yuzuru."

Seeing Kaguya and Yuzuru so confident, Tohka's small face immediately fell.

Noticing Mayuri beside her, a glimmer of hope was reignited in her heart. "Mayuri,"

"Sorry, Tohka. Actually, this kind of exam is quite simple for me, so..." Although she couldn't bear to deal a blow to Tohka, Mayuri didn't want to deceive her and could only say with a forced smile.

"Ah, How could this be?!" Tohka's face instantly froze upon hearing this.

On the contrary, Origami's expression became somewhat strange, even faintly showing a hint of pleasure and schadenfreude. "Glutton, just wait for Ms. Okamine to drag you to remedial classes during summer vacation!"

Origami's remark deeply stung the heart of this poor student, Tohka.

"Origami! Y-You..." Tohka was so angry her face flushed red. She pointed a finger at Origami but was so choked up she couldn't find a single word to refute.

After all, Origami had the reputation of a cool, top student. Her grades had always been at the top level.

Tohka couldn't find any words to refute.

"Me? What about me? I'm just telling the truth!"

"On the contrary, you little glutton, when you can't eat kinako bread and have to take remedial classes alone, you'll be crying and making a fuss. So pitiful,"

Seeing her sworn enemy's exasperated appearance, Origami couldn't help but smile.

Hearing this, Tohka proudly turned her head to the side and said righteously, "Hmph! Despicable Origami! I won't cry and make a fuss."

However, noticing me beside her, Tohka's eyes couldn't help but light up.

Because at this moment, the girl thought that I, like her, slept and played games in class.

Doesn't that mean she has a companion?!

Thinking of this, the girl, holding onto a sliver of hope, suddenly beamed with a smile. "Kyoya, Are you also..."

"I'm sorry!" I naturally knew the girl's thoughts and chuckled. "Little princess, Actually, I already know all these courses, so Ms. Okamine lets me be..."

"WHAT?!"

Hearing my words, Tohka's face instantly turned ashen.

She pointed a trembling finger at me.

The girl never expected that they had agreed to be poor students together, yet he had betrayed the revolution.

Seeing Tohka's appearance, everyone couldn't help but exchange a smile.

This scene, falling into Tohka's eyes, undoubtedly stimulated her to the point where she looked like she was about to cry.

The thought of being the only one dragged to remedial classes during summer vacation, unable to go out and play, made Tohka unable to help but let out a mournful cry. "I don't want to go to remedial classes!!!"

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The next morning.

"So sleepy..."

In the classroom of Class 2-4, Tohka lay listlessly on her desk.

Noticing Tohka's unusual spirit, the Female Trio approached her and couldn't help but ask with concern. "Tohka-chan, You look very tired."

"Mm, did you play too late at the festival last night?"

Just as the three girls were thinking this, Tohka tilted her head and replied with a bewildered expression. "It's all Kyoya's fault. He kept me up so late last night."

Swish!

For a moment, the originally bustling class instantly fell silent, as if time had stopped.

Even with my thick skin, hearing Tohka's words, the smile on my face froze at that moment.

"He clearly could have let me pass smoothly, but he still tormented me for so long, not letting me sleep,"

And Tohka continued to talk to herself, then turned her head to look at the Female Trio in front of her.

Hearing this, Yamabuki Ai of the Female Trio slowly extended her hand and actually gave the girl a thumbs-up.

And Mii Fujibakama muttered something under her breath. Judging by her mouth shape, it should be her signature phrase, "Majide kusatta."

Simultaneously, I, the protagonist of the incident, was now being subjected to the resentful gazes of all the boys in the class.

Listening closely, one could even hear the discussions of many groups of three or five boys not far away.

"Damn popular scumbag! It's our time to act! Grab him and give him the Aluba extreme punishment!"

"I'll go get the sack and rope."

"Seconded."

"Seconded +1."

"..."

For a moment, the entire class was in an uproar again, as noisy as a vegetable market.

Towards the clamor of the boys around him, I completely turned a deaf ear.

However—

Towards the scrutinizing gazes of the girls beside him, I couldn't turn a blind eye.

After hearing Tohka's incredibly misleading words, Mayuri, Shiori, Sawa, and the other girls' faces instantly turned bright red.

Kurumi, on the side, suddenly raised an eyebrow, looking at me with a half-smile. "Ara, Kyoya-chan, can you tell me what exactly you did to Tohka last night?"

I don't know if it was an illusion, but I seemed to see a terrifying black aura rising from behind the gentle Kurumi.

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