The end-of-month exam time soon arrived.
The quintuplets didn't disappoint; they all managed to pass the passing threshold, which was around 40 points.
Ryunosuke could finally breathe a sigh of relief. His busyness all this time wasn't in vain. He had even considered using personal points to buy grades, but fortunately that wasn't necessary.
He looked at the quintuplets who were rejoicing; because this was the first time they got a score of 40, they looked very happy. Ryunosuke smiled resignedly while propping his chin, closing his eyes and sinking into his thoughts.
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On the other side, in the Chairman's room.
Tsukishiro received the news. The five problematic students he had just recruited turned out to have passed. Wrinkles appeared on his forehead.
"This can't be allowed. This isn't the result I wanted."
Tsukishiro deliberately recruited the quintuplets to set a trap for Ryunosuke. His purpose was revenge for the last incident where he was hung at the school gate.
That's right, he had held a personal grudge against Ryunosuke. He directed all problems to that young man, even ignoring the orders of his direct superior—Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's father.
Currently his mind was only filled with revenge.
Regarding the plan to get the Young Master expelled from school, he put that second to prioritize settling the problem with Ryunosuke.
One could imagine how obsessed Tsukishiro was with Ryunosuke to the point of daring to ignore his boss's orders. If he knew, Ryunosuke might say: (Thank you very much for appreciating me so much, but why don't you just target Ayanokouji?)
Tsukishiro threw the quintuplets' answer sheets aside, sat in his luxurious chair, and leaned back while thinking about the next plan.
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Until next month's exam time arrived...
Tsukishiro again changed the exam rules. This time, the passing threshold jumped from 40 to 60 points.
Anyone who got a score below 60, not only would have class points deducted, but would also be directly expelled from school. This was clearly an attack aimed at Class C... or more precisely, aimed at Ryunosuke.
Ryunosuke was of course very aware of this. However, because that rule was set by the Chairman, as a student, he had to obey it.
He glanced at the culprit of all this, Ayanokouji, as if saying: (Look at the mess you've caused me. If you don't help me solve it, I'll teach you a lesson!)
Ayanokouji put on an innocent face. He had actually already given advice to Ryunosuke to sink the Chairman into the sea with stone weights so he couldn't float again, while eliminating evidence. However, Ryunosuke wouldn't listen to him, so it wasn't his fault.
Ayanokouji even felt slightly disappointed; his method was the most efficient. If followed, this troublesome problem wouldn't have occurred.
Ryunosuke felt like dissecting that young man's brain to see how it worked.
(How can he speak in such a Versailles style? If I did what you said, I'd be the one ending up in prison singing laments behind iron bars!)
Although doing it might not necessarily be discovered, Ryunosuke didn't want to take that big a risk.
To face the exam, the quintuplets were again "tortured" by their five little teachers until they collapsed, powerless, lost their fighting spirit, and lay limply on the desk.
Yukino closed her book and nodded satisfied. "You are the worst batch I've ever taught, but also the most diligent in trying. You must pass this exam, don't embarrass me."
Fumino sitting beside her while closing her book couldn't help but comment to Yukino. "It seems this is the first (and only) batch you've taught, right? Besides, we've tried our hardest, so don't demand the impossible. If they indeed don't pass, well what can we do..."
Yukino fell silent. She knew the quintuplets' position was quite dangerous. Those encouraging words earlier were just a way to calm herself. She too doubted they could pass.
Hiyori looked at Ryunosuke anxiously. After all, this was her boyfriend's class, and their failure would impact him.
As if understanding the meaning of Hiyori's gaze, Ryunosuke nodded slightly, signaling she didn't need to worry because he already had a way to handle this.
Seeing that, Hiyori felt relieved and stroked her chest gently.
Everyone prepared to go home.
This time Ryunosuke didn't escort them because those six girls happened to want to go to the dormitory together since they were going the same way, so he didn't need to escort Meiyu. As for the quintuplets, the five of them went together so nothing would happen.
Ryunosuke went home to rest. Lately he was quite tired dealing with class problems. If this time the quintuplets failed the exam, he estimated he'd have to "bleed" points to save them. That made him restless. His savings that had painstakingly reached 80 million might be partially drained to help them, because he himself wasn't sure they could pass.
Ryunosuke arrived at his dormitory.
Megumi as usual had already prepared dinner. This was the only thing that calmed Ryunosuke's heart. As soon as he got home, he felt completely relaxed.
He put down his bag, went to the kitchen, and hugged Megumi's waist from behind as she was cooking. He rested his head in the crook of the girl's neck and said in a weak voice. "I'm so tired, Megumi."
Megumi stroked the young man's head affectionately and said in her gentle flat tone. "Good boy, the food will be ready soon. Sit nicely at the dining table."
"Okay~" Ryunosuke sat lazily in the chair, laying his head on the table.
Only when coming home could he truly relax. Because accompanied and pampered by Megumi, Ryunosuke really stopped thinking when at home. Like a small child, he accepted affection and being fed by her.
Ryunosuke leaned on the table, opened his mouth, and closed his eyes tightly like an emotionless eating machine. Megumi seemed already accustomed; skillfully she fed this "big baby" who never grew up, while taking a tissue to wipe the remaining oil at the corner of his lips.
Actually, Megumi deliberately made Ryunosuke become "spoiled and useless" like this. Her purpose was so Ryunosuke couldn't break away from her, so she could dominate the young man from a psychological level.
Megumi wasn't someone who was too generous. She wanted to possess everything from Ryunosuke, including all his love.
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