Anime Collector: Starting With the Malevolent Shrine

The sudden lead in Japanese language scores left everyone puzzled.

Yotsuba stared with wide eyes, despite her own improvement being modest. Even her current progress was remarkable compared to before.

But who could resist such a quick path to better scores? Why take small steps when bigger leaps were possible?

The excited gleam in her eyes made others uneasy.

Nino's fingers whitened as she gripped the test paper, her eyes narrowing. How had Ichika managed to take the lead after just thirty minutes of tutoring?

And this was despite Haruno's interruption — without it, the improvement might have been even more dramatic.

Caught off guard, Nino could barely contain her fury. She regretted calling off her revenge plan earlier.

Haruno's lips curled into a slight smile as she watched the drama unfold.

Rizu peered out, adjusting her glasses curiously. The complex dynamics between Haruno and the others highlighted her own shortcomings. If they could accelerate this improvement rate further, that would be perfect.

Itsuki studied the test paper carefully, noting that Ichika's answers demonstrated significantly better comprehension than before.

Yukino glanced at it with exasperation. Had their regular classes at Sōbu High taught them nothing?

Even with the Hundred Teaching ability, they barely scraped by with a 673 passing score. Without Daiki, they'd likely all fail.

Using the Hundred Teaching ability this way seemed wasteful. She was already planning how to convince him to visit her room tonight to teach Jujutsu Techniques.

Avoiding her sister Haruno would be tricky — after all, sounds carried easily under one roof.

Besides, even if Daiki stayed over, he'd likely remain with the Nakano family.

"Ahaha... Maybe I'm just naturally gifted at studying," Ichika explained awkwardly, scratching her head.

Nino and Haruno nearly laughed with rage — her, gifted at studying?

The former was her sister and housemate — she knew better than anyone.

The latter might not be family, but as a fellow warrior who'd shared both a man and juice flavors with her — she knew just as well.

They said nothing, only laughing coldly to themselves while the others, oblivious to the truth, believed her.

"As expected of Ichika!" Yotsuba exclaimed with an admiring thumbs-up.

Ichika, who had taken her abilities for granted, suddenly felt ashamed. She knew her own capabilities better than anyone — how could she pretend otherwise?

When it came to studying, her supposed talent was laughable.

Rizu and Itsuki doubted these claims but couldn't come up with a better explanation.

"Daiki-kun, are there any other ways to improve scores faster?" Having found no help from her sister, Yotsuba turned to him hopefully.

Miku sighed and pinched Yotsuba's cheeks.

"It's not that simple! The fact that anyone can improve regardless of talent is already unbelievable. What next — asking Daiki-kun to cast a magic spell to make you a top student?"

Yotsuba's fair cheeks stretched under her sister's fingers.

"I know, I know, I was just asking! Miku's bullying me before Daiki-kun even answered!"

Yotsuba pulled away and rubbed her stinging cheeks.

"Daiki-kun, isn't there any other way?" She whispered, still not giving up.

Everyone nearby heard her clearly.

"Stop pressuring Daiki-kun! Yotsuba!" Nino suddenly jumped up and shouted.

She knew Daiki possessed exactly the ability Yotsuba mentioned — they just needed a quiet place to lie down, and "knowledge" would flow into them.

She couldn't let her other sisters become entangled in this complicated relationship.

"There is another method to enhance the effect, but it's rather inconvenient." Daiki said.

His calm words made Nino and Ichika's hearts flutter.

"What is it? I want to learn!" Yotsuba bounced excitedly in front of him.

"Are you certain? It might be embarrassing!" Despite his repeated warnings, she kept nodding, "Go lie on the sofa over there!"

Nino and the others' eyes widened at his words.

Yotsuba hesitated briefly, but her determination to improve her grades won out.

After all, he was Miku's boyfriend — surely he wouldn't trick her?

"Daiki-kun, don't do anything foolish!" Nino tensed, fearing he might act rashly.

Daiki simply picked up a wooden stick and delivered a sharp smack to Yotsuba's backside!

Smack!

"Ow..." She jumped up immediately, covering the spot where she'd been struck. A red mark must have formed beneath her clothes!

"Daiki-kun..." Miku called out disapprovingly, seeing her sister's flushed face.

"This enhances the effect. That's why I mentioned it wasn't very convenient." Daiki explained calmly.

Nino and the others let out sighs of relief, though their expressions remained uneasy.

Why did his abilities always have to be so inappropriate?

"So... does this... really enhance your ability?" Yotsuba asked, face crimson as she rubbed her sore bottom.

Her question sent Nino and Miku into a panic.

"Yotsuba, you can't seriously be considering this!"

"I won't allow it — Daiki-kun is my boyfriend!"

"Let's just forget this happened."

"This is too much, Yotsuba. We should stick to the original method."

All four Nakano sisters rushed to dissuade her.

"There's nothing inappropriate between Daiki-kun and me — it's just a wooden stick! We're getting hit either way, so why waste time? We only have seven days for tutoring before returning to Sōbu High for the mountain retreat. We need to make every moment count!"

Her unexpected reasoning left her sisters speechless.

"Don't worry! I'll test it first and clear the path for everyone!" She stood firm against their protests.

Though embarrassing, at least he wasn't using his hands directly.

Her sisters watched helplessly as she committed to her decision.

The tutoring session took a strange turn. While the others received strikes on their palms, Yotsuba lay face-down on the sofa.

Smack! Smack! Smack!

Each sharp sound intensified Miku's jealousy.

Yotsuba's face had turned apple-red, and she couldn't suppress her occasional whimpers.

"Oh! My Japanese scores are holding steady at 80 points! Daiki-kun was right — this method works!"

Her announcement met with silence.

Everyone could see how Miku's expression had darkened.

First Rizu's dominance, and now Yotsuba stirring up trouble! This situation couldn't continue!

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