Chapter 402: Sense of Crisis?
The boys on the other side looked over at this moment and quietly said to Uchimaki Subaru, "Hey, Uchimaki, you're really lucky!"
"Huh? Lucky?"
Uchimaki was stunned for a moment, and then he saw Imari Maria walking over, understanding what his classmate meant.
"Uh... can this even be considered lucky?"
Sighing, Uchimaki Subaru put a hand to his forehead, sighing helplessly.
His relationship with Usami hadn't been exposed in class; only a few friends knew. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't have been told this, which could easily cause misunderstandings.
Although the current Uchimaki Subaru was essentially still a deep otaku, he had changed a bit after starting to date Usami.
Imari Maria, walking over, was startled by Uchimaki Subaru's action, then smiled at him and came to sit down behind him.
Facing Imari's smile, Uchimaki Subaru turned around in confusion and glanced at her.
Then, Imari whispered, "I thought you had awakened, [Black Dragon Eye]."
After saying that, she even imitated Uchimaki Subaru's earlier gesture, raising her hand to cover her right eye.
Uchimaki Subaru was stunned for a moment, and then a conclusion formed in his mind.
This transfer student was a kindred spirit.
This scene was naturally seen by Kaede, Eriri, and Usami.
Then Kaede and Eriri directly turned to look at Usami. Sure enough, that girl's expression began to show obvious changes.
Goodness, is there going to be trouble already?
Rubbing his chin, Kaede felt that it shouldn't be that serious. Given Uchimaki Subaru's personality, he really wouldn't just hook up with that transfer student.
Let's see what happens next.
After the morning homeroom meeting, the homeroom teacher said before leaving, "Um, Kitamura, please arrange for someone to show Imari-san around the school at noon. Although she has reported twice before, she hasn't really explored it."
Kitamura Yusaku nodded: "Okay, I understand."
Next was the first math class of the morning, so everyone's curiosity about the transfer student had to be postponed.
Math class was not difficult for Kaede, so during class, he was secretly writing things in his notebook, which were some detailed settings for his new book.
But Eriri next to him wasn't so lucky. Her math skills were average, so she had to listen carefully in class. Otherwise, if she failed the final exam, her mother, Sayuri, would definitely arrange a cram school for Eriri. Saying she had work wouldn't work, and Kaede coming wouldn't work either.
So, with Eriri looking on enviously, Kaede began to busy himself, even when the teacher asked him to come up and solve a problem midway. Kaede calmly stood up and successfully went up to solve the problem.
Looking at Kaede, who returned and smugly glanced at her, Eriri puffed out her cheeks and whispered, "What's so great about that? I'll review properly later, and I can do it too!"
But whether she would review... only Eriri herself knew.
When the break arrived, just like on the first day Kawashima Ami transferred, Imari Maria was immediately surrounded by her classmates, both boys and girls, as everyone was very curious about this transfer student.
And Imari Maria, just like Kawashima Ami before she revealed her true nature, communicated with everyone very kindly.
Watching this scene, Kaede said to Kawashima Ami, "Any thoughts? You were like this before, but you don't have that kind of popularity now."
As the days went by, Kawashima Ami's true nature was pretty much understood by everyone; she wasn't the naive and sweet girl she initially appeared to be, but rather a scheming little devil.
The girls didn't mind too much; after all, Class A had people of all personalities.
However, among the boys, Kawashima Ami's popularity was still very high; a little devil girl with excellent looks and figure had no reason to be unpopular, and the contrast she showed after revealing herself was even more eye-catching.
Regarding Kaede's question, Kawashima Ami said indifferently, "Honestly, when I came to school, I just wanted to live a more peaceful life. Being surrounded all the time is annoying. At work, I'm already surrounded by a bunch of cameras and camcorders; I don't want it to be like that at school too."
Kawashima Ami had now resumed work, spending most weekends busy with filming. Occasionally, she even had to take time off during school hours, but the frequency wasn't high. Everyone also started seeing her appearing in various fashion magazines again, and her style had changed quite a bit from before. Overall, these were all good things.
As for Eriri, she was currently leaning next to Usami, chatting with her good friend.
"Mizuki, are you in a bad mood?"
"I'm fine."
That's what she said, but Usami's expression wasn't "fine"; it should be said she was very unhappy. Because in her observation, although Uchimaki Subaru was sitting in his seat, his attention wasn't on her at all. Instead, he occasionally tilted his ear to listen to the conversation behind him.
Looking at Usami's expression, Eriri smiled and leaned close to Usami's ear, whispering, "Mizuki, are you feeling a sense of crisis? A beautiful transfer student has sat behind Uchimaki."
Usami, whose thoughts had been exposed, blushed and retorted in a low voice, "No way, what do I have to be nervous about? She's just a transfer student!"
"Hmm~~~ Is that so?"
Eriri didn't think so; Usami's current expression completely revealed her turbulent mood.
However, Eriri, like Kaede, was quite confident in Uchimaki Subaru, but she didn't know the girl named Imari, so she couldn't easily make a judgment.
"Actually, Mizuki, you have a very simple way to avoid all trouble."
After getting Usami's attention, Eriri said with a smile, "Wouldn't it be fine to just expose your relationship with Uchimaki? Everyone knows you two are dating, and anyone with a bit of sense wouldn't deliberately cause trouble. Although I haven't chatted with that transfer student, she seems like a good kid."
"Um... let's wait a bit."
Usami shook her head, blushing, rejecting Eriri's suggestion.
Although it was indeed a solution, for Usami, who was experiencing her first love and was naturally shy, she still needed to wait a bit longer before she could calmly display it in front of others.
And while they were chatting, Imari, who was surrounded, also took a moment to glance at Kaede and Eriri, a hint of curiosity in her eyes.