Chapter 334 Beach Camp
“The report cards have been distributed to all students. I am quite satisfied with the semester exam results for most of you. Thank you for all your hard work this past year…”
In the classroom of Class 1-B at Shikoku High School, a middle-aged man with a stern expression stood before the podium, holding a report card-like paper and rambling on about something.
Kazumi, of course, had no interest in listening to Homeroom Teacher Ishiryu Daito’s boring, canned speech. Resting one hand on her cheek, her gaze slowly returned to the semester exam report card in her hand.
“Tch, only fifth place?”
Seeing the name “Kazumi Shimizu” written in fifth place, Kazumi sneered and shook her head, placing the report card back on the corner of the desk.
Kazumi had some reservations about her exam results this time. Logically speaking, after transmigrating into Kazumi Shimizu’s body, due to the “undead” state caused by the awakening of her abilities, her thinking speed and depth were far beyond what the original academic prodigy Kazumi Shimizu could compare to.
Kazumi had expected that with her review, her theoretical scores in both subjects would definitely place her in the top three of the class.
However, because she usually spent more time on missions for the [Dark] Organization and on improving her strength, even with more study time and efficiency after her abilities awakened, her overall progress speed did not meet her expectations of being in the top three.
As for the meaning of doing this? It was probably the influence of the original body’s academic soul. Just like her feelings for Sato Shinichi, even though there were no benefits, she couldn’t help but want to get closer.
However, compared to her resistance towards feelings, Kazumi was not as resistant to being a top student. After all, being a top student was a dream she had in her previous life that she couldn’t achieve but wanted to. It felt quite good.
“That’s right!”
While Ishiryu Daito’s long speech continued on the podium, Kazumi suddenly found something interesting and looked back at the report card, scanning line by line for a certain name.
“Hoh, only eighteenth place in theoretical subjects~”
Seeing the name of the boy who ranked outside the top fifteen, Kazumi couldn’t help but show a hint of joy on her face. Finally, there was an area where she could step on that simp.
But as soon as she thought of the boy’s near-perfect practical exam scores and the time he usually spent on training, the expression on her face fell again, and she couldn’t help but hold her pen and idly doodle circles around the name “Sato Shinichi.”
The overall scorecard would probably be released tomorrow. Even though the practical exam scores were generally higher this time due to the enemy attack, if she calculated carefully, her overall score would probably still hover between ten and twenty.
So, her biased performance in subjects was really serious. She couldn’t even compare to Sato Shinichi…
Although the girl didn’t know why she was competing with Sato Shinichi in such a boring way (perhaps to decide their ranking?), for this guy whom she considered a pet, she always wanted to surpass him in every aspect. Otherwise, how could she be worthy of the title of master?
“Regarding physical fitness…”
It wasn’t just about surpassing the boy in school tests. In previous battles, Kazumi had also discovered her relatively weak physical fitness as a fatal flaw.
In battles between experts, small flaws could be fatal. Kazumi might not have realized this before, but she realized it during the battles with those neighborhood heroes guarding the TV Tower.
Even if her physical fitness and combat skills were just a little bit higher, and she had a little more ability to resist and maneuver in close combat with the enemy, she wouldn’t have ended up being forced to break her body and flee.
Especially now, in order to urgently recover her physical abilities (referring to recovering her looks and going on a date with her boyfriend), the [Maggot Mother] had been sacrificed by her all at once, and there was no space for the production of healing liquid.
Before new treatment methods appeared, if she suffered particularly serious injuries, treatment would be a very troublesome matter.
As for the current recovery status of Kazumi’s abilities, the speed was really very slow.
Even with the compensation given by Masashi Sakuraba through Kurokawa Iori, her abilities had only recovered to over half in the past three weeks. She could temporarily enter her territory, but the unstable territory boundaries did not even allow for the construction of buildings, let alone recovering her strength by relying on resources.
Incidentally, Masashi Sakuraba, after obtaining the desired Demon Snake energy, completely entered a secluded state for recovery. Even the promised rewards and compensation were left with Kurokawa Iori to forward to her in advance.
After learning that Kazumi was injured and her abilities were damaged, Kurokawa Iori did not make things difficult for her any further. He just instructed Kazumi to recuperate properly and that there would be a mission for her after she recovered.
The girl was now truly enjoying a period of peaceful student life. Besides studying and part-time jobs, she endured Sato Shinichi’s not-too-annoying simp behavior around her every day.
Perhaps due to her state of mind, Kazumi didn’t particularly dislike this kind of life. If it weren’t for the faint scar on her neck reminding her of the importance of strength, perhaps living a school life like this would have been quite nice.
“Clap clap clap—”
Crisp clapping sounds came from the podium. As if knowing that the students didn’t like listening to his routine semester summary, Ishiryu Daito used actions to pull back the wandering students.
“Alright, I’ve finished saying what you don’t want to hear. Now let’s talk about something everyone likes to hear.”
A kind smile appeared on his stern face. Ishiryu Daito picked up a booklet from the podium and turned around.
“The option that received the most votes in the class meeting before, Takeda has already recorded it for me. Based on the class funds and the final decision is…”
“The beach camp at the seaside in Beihai City!”
(ps: I spent ten minutes debating whether it should be a camp, a gathering, or a trip. I’m exhausted.)
