During a time when everyone else was busy preparing for the exams, the slacker girl Ise Yu Yuzhijin somehow mysteriously gained a support group.
This fortunately went unnoticed by the Calligraphy Club people, because if the little loli found out about this, she would certainly grind her teeth in frustration for a while.
Why didn’t you choose me! I was the first one here, you know!
The fanbase of that black-hearted woman really isn’t anything good either, hmph!
Shirakawa Sawahei clearly didn’t have the foresight to predict this crisis. Ever since he took Asano Nazuki as his Study Girl, he found his level in high school education skyrocketing. In just a few days, he’d achieved what would normally take a whole month of grinding.
If things went as expected, he might get this skill up to lv8 before the midterm exams.
With this skill level, it’d be certain that even in a national college entrance exam, Shirakawa Sawahei could easily achieve a good rank.
Previously, he hadn’t been willing to grind this skill to the max, mostly because experience points grew too slowly, and lv7 high school education was already sufficient for him.
However, now that he realized how fast his experience points were increasing, he couldn’t help but plan on maxing out his high school education skill.
Different skills have different level caps. Shirakawa Sawahei’s high school education cap is lv9, while his music skill cap is only lv6.
According to common sense, maxing out a skill usually comes with extra rewards or special effects.
Shirakawa Sawahei was very eager to see what benefits his first maxed-out skill would bring him.
"Shirakawa-kun~ How do I solve this problem?" Ise Yu weakly pushed her workbook towards him.
He glanced at the problem, then took another look at Ise Yu Yuzhijin’s strategy pre-selection panel, thinking to himself how this little girl had been hanging around him for so long but her study level was still at lv2.
Could the power of slacking be this formidable? Is lv3 slacking skill enough to nullify the tutoring boost from someone like me, a super brainiac?
After giving the elementary weakling a quick explanation, Shirakawa Sawahei suddenly sighed with some melancholy.
What a pity. This guy isn’t my Study Girl; otherwise, I could consider giving her Hayakawa Kashi’s "Main Wife’s Composure" title to boost her abilities.
Recalling that strange title, Shirakawa Sawahei felt a moment of enlightenment, as if something had dawned on him.
I seem to have never tried this strange title before. It’s unclear how much it boosts skill acquisition speed, or how it enhances attributes.
Shirakawa Sawahei decided to take some time to experiment with the title acquired from Hayakawa Kashi.
As for the subject...
Shirakawa Sawahei hesitated for a moment, thinking it’s a bit unreliable to use Miss Tachibana Tomoku as a test subject. This kid is too timid, and should anything unusual happen, the little loli clearly has a higher tolerance than Tachibana Tomoku.
With a name like "Main Wife’s Composure", it can’t possibly create an unwarranted crush on me as soon as it’s worn, right?
After all, it’s your sister’s title, wearing it as a younger sister isn’t a loss.
With that thought in mind, Shirakawa Sawahei fiddled with the panel on Asano Nazuki’s side.
Then, he began his experiment.
First, was the goodwill test.
Seizing the moment while the little loli was seriously reviewing and doing problems, Shirakawa Sawahei took the opportunity to reach over and gently tapped her small face.
The little loli was stunned, her small mouth slightly agape, and with a plop, the pen in her hand fell onto the desk.
The smile gradually disappeared, and her expression grew increasingly grim...
Seeing Asano Nazuki’s response, Shirakawa Sawahei nodded secretly in his heart.
Test complete; there was no unreasonable increase in goodwill.
Ise Yu Yuzhijin, witnessing Shirakawa Sawahei’s inexplicable action, shockingly scooted a little farther away...
Oh no, could it be that Shirakawa is cracking under the pressure of revision and starting to lay hands on adorable girls?
The loli’s expressive face hadn’t fully manifested before she pouted, her eyes seeming a bit moist, as she leaned aggrievedly towards Tsukimi sakurazawa’s embrace.
Tsukimi sakurazawa was furious, "Shirakawa, you actually bullied Nazuki-chan."
"There was a mosquito on her face," Shirakawa Sawahei replied calmly.
Shirakawa Sawahei didn’t dwell on whether they believed him or not and just casually apologized, then went silent.
However, seeing Tachibana Tomoku immediately buying his explanation with such a trusting demeanor made Shirakawa Sawahei feel a slight pang of guilt.
Exploiting the trust of such a sweet girl , as Ise Yu would put it, is bound to land you in hell someday.
Tsukimi sakurazawa comforted the little loli for a while, and the Calligraphy Club activity room soon regained its earlier atmosphere. Only this time, Asano Nazuki was particularly vigilant, keeping a close watch on Shirakawa Sawahei to prevent him from landing another smack on her soft little face.
That pretty boy must be out of his mind to dare lay hands on a girl like me.
Asano Nazuki observed for a while, and upon seeing that Shirakawa Sawahei showed no intention of acting again, she reluctantly returned her focus to studying.
Once she started studying, it only took a few minutes before the little loli couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise.
What’s going on? Why does it feel like my study state suddenly improved today? My thoughts are so much clearer now.
Hmm? My memory seems to have improved quite a bit too.
No more backache, no leg pain, can take the stairs in... ahem...
The little loli felt somewhat smug. If she could maintain this condition, catching up to that black-hearted woman Hayakawa Kashi would probably be just a matter of time!
Indeed, I am the child of destiny! The main character template! The only stock goddess... eh? Why has my Heavenly God descent buff suddenly disappeared!
Darn it, I didn’t even get to brag a bit longer!
Having completed the experiment, Shirakawa Sawahei silently retrieved the title. Based on estimates, he gauged the boost speed of this title to be around 50%.
In other words, giving this title to the little loli would make her transform into almost one and a half of himself. The remaining 10% stat boost mainly contributes to physical attributes.
The title of Miss Kashi proves to be unsurprisingly powerful. In online games, percentage stat bonuses are highly coveted.
If this title was given to Hayakawa Kashi, who knows what hidden effects might emerge.
His mind wandered for a moment before he suddenly thought that there should be a title to acquire from Tachibana Tomoku as well. But why had there been no movement so far?
Could it be that the key to the Little Invisible Study Girl title reward lies with the second confession target—Yuri Hime and Azusa Ishihara?
As the saying goes, ’to do a good job, one must first sharpen one’s tools,’ Shirakawa Sawahei carefully examined the strategy progress panels for Tachibana Tomoku and Asano Nazuki, hoping to extract some useful resources from these two Study Girls.
Coincidentally, even though Shirakawa Sawahei usually didn’t pay much attention to the Study Girl strategy panels, he actually discovered some interesting things there.