COTE: Bag And Love System

Hashima touched her chin and analyzed, "After all, we have received rewards from the school. It's best not to share information with other classes until next month."

　　 "Yes, I think so too."

　　 The long pink-haired girl nodded and said, "So, what information did you Hashima-san get from Kushida-san yesterday?"

　　 Seeing Ichinose's eyes suddenly become sharp, Hashima Hikaru found it a little funny, but still calmly replied.

　　 "Oh, it's about the study session."

　　 "Kushida said that her class is planning to hold a study session soon. After all, there are exams every month and there will be important midterm exams later on. If everyone can improve their academic performance, it will definitely be beneficial in the class competition later on."

　　 "I see," Ichinose Honami's beautiful eyes flashed with a glint of understanding, and she quickly said, "I think Kushida-san's idea is very correct. No matter how the class competition goes, this is a school, so the students' grades must be very important."

　　 "Let's have a study session too, Hashima-san."

　　 Hashima Hikaru had anticipated her idea and replied kindly, "Sure, I think it's a good thing. We can review in small groups to find out what we've missed and improve everyone's grades together."

　　 "Yes!" The girl suddenly became excited, as if such group plans always made her very happy.

　　 "Then let Ichinose-san take charge of this plan and organize everyone's group study sessions." —Hashima Hikaru spread her hands and said lazily, "After all, I want to be lazy now and I don't plan on working hard."

　　 "Okay, Hashima-san, get some rest. I'll take care of it!"

　　 Ichinose nodded seriously. Naturally, she understood that what Hashima Hikaru meant was to fulfill the agreement she was going to make, so she immediately felt very motivated.

　　 "I'm looking forward to Ichinose-san's performance. Let me know when the groups are divided."

　　 "Yes, yes."

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　　After school, just as Ichinose began to actively communicate with her classmates about dividing them into groups for the study session, a group of people also gathered in Class D's classroom.

　　The leader was naturally the extremely popular Kikyo Kushida, and beside her were three boys, namely Yamauchi Haruki and Ike Kanji with expectant looks on their faces, and the other was Ayanokouji Kiyotaka with a blank expression.

　　 What Yamauchi and Ike are looking forward to is certainly not studying, but getting to know their class idol, Kushida-chan, up close, while the expressionless Ayanokouji Kiyotaka is a little bewildered.

　　 "Um, why do I have to attend the study session? Actually, my grades are..."

　　"Ayanokouji-san, I remember that you couldn't answer the teacher's questions in class before, so why don't you come to the study session with us?" Kushida Kikyo said with a kind smile, "Horikita-san and I will support you."

　　 Ayanokouji looked at the black-haired girl carrying a backpack

　　Would she really be willing to do something like that?

　　 "Okay, then I'll join in."

　　 "As for Yamauchi-san and Ike-san, if you have any questions, you can ask me and Horikita-san. Let's work hard together!"

　　 "Oh, we'll try!"

The two boys looked at the energetic smile on Kushida's face and thought it was great that she invited them to the study session.

　　After school, a group of five people headed to the study room. It was a very spacious classroom with many long wooden tables for the students to study at.

　　"Let's choose this place. Today we must study hard and overcome the questions we can't do." Kushida invited everyone to take a seat. Since she was a girl, she naturally sat to the side with Horikita Suzune, while the three boys sat in front of them.

　　"Then, let's begin. In order for you to better understand your true level, I brought a set of test papers."

　　 Horikita Suzune expressionlessly took out a few identical test papers from her backpack and handed them to the people in front of her, with a hint of instruction in her tone: "This set of test papers is more comprehensive and can test everyone's weak subjects. You can do it first and then I'll grade it."

　　 "Hey, Horikita, do you treat everyone like children?"

　　 Seeing this guy acting so superior, Yamauchi immediately counterattacked: "Can't we just learn on our own?"

　　 "Yeah, why should we take the test you propose? You're not the teacher," Ike added.

　　 Ayanokouji, with a calm expression, reached out and took a test paper without saying anything.

　　 Seeing everyone like this, Kushida Kikyo immediately tried to smooth things over and gently advised, "Well, Yamauchi-san, Ike-san, please don't be like that. Since Horikita-san is so enthusiastic, how about everyone take the test first? Her grades are so good, she'll definitely be able to help everyone."

　　 "Hmph, I'll do it for Kushida-chan's sake. Let's see how I, Master Yamauchi, conquer this test!"

　　 "I'll do my best to prove to Kushida-chan my strength!"

　　 When Ike Kanji took the test, he expressed his plan with great confidence.

　　 "I'm looking forward to your performance."

　　 After Horikita responded indifferently, she handed the remaining test paper to Kushida Kikyo, who was standing next to her.

　　 "Kushida-san, this is yours."

　　 "Should I do it too?"

　　 The short-haired girl couldn't help but grimace. She didn't think she really needed tutoring. She just wanted to use this method to find out about Horikita Suzune's situation.

　　 "What do you think?"

　　 "Okay... I'll answer the questions too."

　　 After cursing inwardly, Kushida Kikyo took the test paper with a smile on her face and then began to solve the questions with her head down.

　　 After seeing that everyone had received their test papers, Horikita Suzune quietly took out her own workbook from her bag

　　In the quiet study room, after receiving the test paper from Suzune Horikita, the students of Class D lowered their heads to answer the questions, while the girl was also doing the questions in her workbook. The atmosphere between the five people was very calm.

Unfortunately, this serious learning atmosphere only lasted less than five minutes, and someone immediately started complaining.

　　 "Hey, are these exams serious? Why can't I understand some of the questions?..." Yamauchi threw the pen from his hand, looked up, and glared at Horikita Suzune angrily. "You didn't deliberately choose some difficult questions for the seniors, did you?"

　　 "Yeah, why do I feel like you're deliberately making things difficult for me? The questions are obviously very difficult."

　　 After listening to Yamauchi's speech, Ike Kanji actively agreed, "Are you really going to help us improve our grades?"

　　 "I selected these questions based on the average level of high school students," Horikita raised her head and said calmly, "If you can't do them, just leave them blank. This will let me know your true level."

　　 "You!"

　　The feeling of humiliation instantly invaded Yamauchi's mind. This happened in front of Kushida and this woman actually dared to look down on him like that.

　　 "If you look down on us, then I think there's no need to continue this study session. I won't let someone who doesn't respect others teach me." Suddenly, Yamauchi crumpled the test paper in front of him and glared angrily at the black-haired girl in front of him.

　　 "Kushida-san, why don't you say something about Horikita? This guy clearly looks down on us. How can we study together?"

　　 Ike Kanji glared at his angry friend and began to press Kushida Kikyo next to him, hoping that she would condemn Horikita Suzune.

　　 "This…"

　　Kushida Kikyo just wants to curse in her heart now, you can't defeat Horikita Suzune, and now you want me to step forward?

　　 "I think everyone should calm down first. We're here to study today, not to fight," the short-haired girl said to the angry Yamauchi Kazuchi with a friendly smile on her face, "Horikita-san may not mean that. I guess she wants to help everyone better, but she might be a little impatient."

　　 After hearing what Kushida said, Horikita Suzune kept her own way of thinking and looked at the two boys in front of her and said, "I carefully compiled this test paper, which is perfect for our current learning progress. If you can't even understand the questions, I think you can't understand it."

　　 "What!"

　　 This sentence was undoubtedly more powerful, and coupled with the perplexed look on Horikita's face that didn't seem to be fake, the level of humiliation was even higher.

　　 After hearing this, Yamauchi and Ike stood up from their chairs, flames of anger in their eyes.

　　 "You moron! Do you know what you're talking about?"

　　 "Well, everyone, stop fighting, this is a study room." Kushida looked at the few people who suddenly started making noise and quickly tried to stop them.

　　 "Hmph, if this guy is going to attend the study session with us with this attitude, then I'm sorry, I won't accompany him."

　　 In the first place, Yamauchi Haruki didn't want to come. If it weren't for Kushida Kikyo, he wouldn't want to face Horikita Suzune, who always acted superior.

　　"Yes, unless Horikita apologizes, we can't continue studying." Ike decided to stand on the same side as Yamauchi.

　　"An apology is impossible. I'm helping you. If you don't cooperate, there's nothing I can do." Horikita Suzune coldly looked at the two boys in front of her, indicating that she would never give up.

　　"That's it, we're leaving first!"

　　Yamauchi Haruki tilted his head to look at Kushida beside him and said, "Thank you Kushida-san for inviting us to today's study session, but I won't study with someone who looks down on me. Let's study together next time if we get the chance."

　　"Yes, Kushida-san can call me next time, as long as you don't call her."

　　 Ike and Yamauchi said they would never study with Horikita Suzune, and Ayanokouji, who was looking at the test paper next to them, seemed to be an outsider.

　　 But the next moment, she felt Yamauchi put his hand on her shoulder and said loudly, "Ayanokouji probably doesn't like people who look down on others, do you want to come with us?"

　　 "Okay…"

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka looked at the current situation, thought for a moment, and decided it would be best to just go with the flow.

　　 He then stood up, greeted the two girls, and walked out with Yamauchi and the others.

　　 A good study session lasted less than ten minutes before it fell apart. Horikita Suzune glanced at Kushida beside her, then stood up to gather her things. She definitely wouldn't stay there any longer. If she hadn't promised Hashima Hikari, the girl would rather study alone in the dorm.

　　 "Horikita, will you come to the study session next time?" Kushida called out to her.

　　 "…If you keep doing this, I'll come back again."

　　 After saying this, Horikita Suzune walked straight out of the study room with her backpack.

　　From the beginning of the study session until now, I have only said a few words to her. What's the point?

　　 There was no way to get close to her and there was absolutely no chance to ask her about that matter.

　　 "Hateful..."

　　The short-haired girl took out her cell phone and started sending messages to Hikaru Hashima.

　　 Kushida Kikyo: Hashima-san... I just failed.

　　 At that moment, when Hikaru Hashima, who was sitting in the dormitory, saw the message sent by Kushida, his expression was a little amused and he quickly typed a reply.

　　 Hashima Hikaru: What's wrong? Could it be that Horikita-san didn't agree?

　　 Kushida Kikyo: Horikita agreed, but the study session went smoothly and after a few minutes she encountered some problems.

　　 "Problem?"

　　 Hashima Hikaru held her phone and thought for a moment, but immediately thought that the students of Class D might not be willing to study hard. After all, as the worst class, their average quality was predictable.

　　 Hashima Hikaru: Did Kushida-san get close to Horikita-san?

　　 Kushida Kikyo: Just a little bit, but I still feel distant from her. However, Horikita said she will come next time she has a study session.

　　 "Hiss, is this guy serious?" Hashima Hikaru couldn't help but think of the message he sent yesterday. He clearly intended to threaten Horikita, but he didn't expect her to go that far.

　　Hashima Hikaru: Isn't that good? In the future, Kushida-san can continue to work hard to conduct study sessions and will definitely impress Horikita-san.

　　 Kushida Kikyo: I thought so too, but I'm still a little worried.

　　 Hikaru Hashima: Don't worry, Kushida-san. I believe in your abilities.

　　 "Tsk."

After seeing the other party's repetitive words, Kushida Kikyo couldn't help but recall her thoughts from last night.

　　 Why would Hashima Hikaru help himself?

　　 After going over the situation in her mind, Kushida Kikyo took a deep breath. She decided to test Hashima Hikaru's attitude again and make sure she got a definite answer. Only in this way could she continue to use him with confidence.

　　 Anyway, now all her considerations are her own guesses. Rather than guessing his true attitude towards Hashima Hikaru, it's better to take the initiative.

　　 Kushida really hates this unknown and uncontrollable feeling, and right now there's still the bomb of Horikita Suzune that hasn't been defused. If she can succeed with an excellent assistant like Hashima Hikaru, maybe she can help him come up with ideas in the future.

　　Also, the opponent is the leader of Class B. So no matter how you look at it, it's definitely not a loss.

　　 Kushida Kikyo: Um, Hashima-san, will you be free later?

　　 "What?"

　　 The boy looked at the new message sent by Kushida Kikyo and was curious about what the other party wanted to do.

　　 Hashima Hikaru: I'm free. Is there anything I can do for you, Kushida-san?

　　 Kushida Kikyo: Can we meet later? I have something to tell you Hashima-san.

　　 Hashima Hikaru: Alright, where will we meet?

　　 Kushida Kikyo: It's on the stone path outside the artificial island, where you can enjoy the scenery.

　　Hashima Hikaru: Okay, I'll be right there.

　　 Kushida Kikyo: Yes, I hope to see you later.

　　 Hashima Hikaru held her cell phone in her hand, her eyes shining thoughtfully.