"Oh, I forgot to tell you. We changed the test. This is a new topic that will be on the midterm test. " Said Chabashira-Sensei. She handed us a paper.

Most of the topic was the topic that we studied before Hirata and Horikita started the study group. The part that the trio idiot didn't pay attention to at all.

"Thank you. Horikita. I just think that I forgot something."

"Hey, Sae-Chan Sensei, Isn't it too late?" Ike yelled.

"It's a week before the test. " Sensei said with no mercy. " If you're hard-working, you'll pass very easy."

"But---"

"Let's go. There is nothing to do here." Horikita said and walked out of the teacher's room. Followed by me and the idiot trio. We met Kushida and Inogashira on the corridor.

"I asked my friend from the other class. All of them knew about the test changing since last Friday." Kushida told me.

"Yes, I'm sure the teacher intends to forget. We are the only class that didn't know about it." Horikita said.

"Maybe, Sensei really forget---"

"No, Kushida-San. If she really forgot, she would start crying and insult herself for being a suck single teacher." Horikita sighed. "Please told everyone about the new topic."

She said and gave Kushida the paper with the test topic.

"How should we do?" Yamauchi asked worriedly.

"Study harder. I know it's hard. But it's the only way now."

I could feel the worry from Horikita, If they're a normal student, this won't become a big problem. But they were the idiot trio. Read everything in a week was almost impossible for them. More than that, their passion. It was weak from the start. Now, it was probably destroyed and become a cloud of dust.

"Horikita. Please help us." Sudo said and bowed to Horikita.

"W---What? Sudo-Kun."

"I will skip a club for a week if it will help. I want to pass this test!" He said with commitment.

"Oi, Ken. Are you serious?" Ike said.

"Yes! I'm very edgy now! They treat us like trash. Class C in my club called me an idiot, Sensei treat us unfairly. I didn't eat a sip of miso soup! I will show them if I intend. I can do it!"

It seemed the negative power became the fuel for Sudo. But Ike and Yamauchi still didn't say anything.

Maybe, they are just scared.

"If Sudo-Kun said so, I will help you all." Horikita nodded.

"I'm not sure, Horikita-Chan." Ike scratched his head.

I decided to whisper with Horikita.

"I know how to improve their encouragement."

Horikita frowned. "How?"

"Say Minna Ganbatte ne with the little cute voice."

Horikita looked at me as l was insane.

"Do you want to die?"

"No, please. But I'm sure this will work."

Horikita sighed.

"Find."

She called everyone. "Everyone, I have something to say."

Kushida, Inogashira, and the trio idiot turned their face to her.

"What, Horikita-Chan?"

Horikita took a breath.

Then, she said with a little voice.

""

That corridor became silenced for a while.

And then the idiot trio started screaming.

"I will do my best, Horikta-Chan!"

"I have no regret to get you from the Gasha!"

"Awawawawawaawawaawawawaaw!!!!!!!"

Horikita shook her head. "You three look like the monkeys."

"I told you it'll work. " I said. It would be a lie if I said I didn't feel anything with her line at all. "Also, May you say 'Suzune Ikuyo' and sing 'La la la la la Kira' for me, please?"

Suddenly, the compass touched my neck skin.

"If you said another word--- No need to tell you what is a consequence, right?"

"Yes, ma'am."

Sometimes I felt scared Horikita---Actually, all the time.

If she was quiet because there was bamboo in her mouth, she will be prettier than this.

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That week, I felt like I was on the battlefield.

Everyone read and read. We always have a book in front of us. The idiot trio was never this serious before.

I studied too, although I would pass no matter I did it or not.

But this time, my score wouldn't be 100 again.

Horikita asked me. "How many scores do you think you will get this time?"

"5 subjects. I think I tried to get about 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 for each subject." I replied.

"Not 100 again?"

"I told you, it's just a coincidence. I didn't good at study."

Horikita seemed to not believe me.

Although everyone tried to do their best. But sometimes, the miracle didn't exist.

Sudo still didn't understand some topics. He tried to read them again and again. But it didn't work. If it's old Sudo. He would throw them away.

"I won't give up this time. " Sudo told me. "In basketball, the time you literally lose is when you think you lose."

Although he might get expelled, I was sure he would be successful with that mindset.

But I didn't want anyone to be expelled anyway.

Because I was afraid that expelling possibly became the minus point for the class.

I was thinking about it when Kushida called me from behind on the way back to the dorm.

"Ayanokouji-Kun!"

"Oh, how are you, Kushida?"

"Find. " Then, Kushida asked worrying. "I called you many times. But you didn't hear me. Are you find?"

"I am thinking about something. Sorry for making you worried."

"It's fine." Kushida smiled. "Oh, it's a while that we didn't talk like this."

She was right.

I hadn't talk with Kushida for a week. Because of the thing I heard on the rooftop. You could say--- I felt uncomfortable talking with her.

"About tomorrow's test. Do you think there will be someone who got expelled?" Kushida asked.

"I'm pretty sure there will be." Besides Sudo, others are being bad at study.

Kushida looked sad. "I don't want anyone to be expelled. I felt frightened to think that friends we met every day will disappear from this school."

"It can't help. At least, it's friends we met only a few months though."

"It's cruel. Ayanokouji-Kun. Do you have a way to help them?"

"No. I want to help them too, but it doesn't like the salvation will fly from the sky---"

I didn't finish my words yet when the wind extremely blew. It blew anything that lighter than an empty box. The leaves were flying like a swarm of fish. The dust attacked our eyes.

Kushida closed her eyes.

"Are you okay, Kushida?"

"Y--yes."

"Where is ----"

Suddenly the sheet of paper flew to my face. The wind stopped. So I could take it off my face easily.

"What is this?" I mumbled when saw it.

It was the test that I felt so familiar with. It was the evaluated exam that we tested last month!

But at the top of the paper, it said;

"It's the last year's evaluated exam. Why is it the same with ours?" Kushida said.

"Oh, there is something written next to it."

"What clue?" Kushida mumbled.

"Look. It was written too!"

*The clue for the midterm exam.*

What a plot convenience!

"But, how does this clue mean!?" Kushida asked.

It was written below the paper.

"OK, I didn't want to die yet so just think. " I said. "This year's evaluated exam was the same with the last years----. Maybe, this year's midterm test was the same as the last year's too."

Kushida opened her mouth and clapped with impressive. "You're so smart. Ayanokouji-Kun."

"I don't think so. Everyone who read this note will know, I guess."

"If we can find the last year's test. We can use it for this test!" Kushida said happily.

"Don't be happy too early. We still don't know how to find it. It doesn't like the midterm test will fly to us---"

The wind started blowing extremely again.

Another stack of paper flew to my face---again.

The wind stopped. I took it out of my face and look at the first page.

"Yes. It flies to us." I nodded and handed it to Kushida. "Here, please copy it and sent it to our classmates."

"Ok." Kushida took it. "But why you don't give it to them by yourself."

"The school was out and I don't know many people. If it's Kushida. It will be easier." I answered her.

"If you said so. " Kushida said. "I will send it right now. Thank you Ayanokouji-Kun."

Kushida ran away.

I looked at her, then I had an idea.

"It doesn't like the panties will fly to me. " I shouted.

The wind blew again. And something flew in my direction.

It stuck on my face------ What a precious smell.

When the wind stopped. I took it out of my face.

It's boxer shorts.

The male's boxer shorts.

....

I could accept this one though.

I put it in my pocket. Then, tried something.

"It doesn't like the cute girl will fly to me."

Then, I waited.

Nothing happens.

I sighed. Like I was always told. The lustful desire isn't worth for my luck-----

The wind started blowing.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh." I heard Kushida scream.

The wind blew her little figure to me. I caught her and hugged her with my arms since the wind was extremely powerful.

"Kushida! Grabbed the test!" I shouted.

"Okay!!" She replied with a shout too.

After a while. The wind stopped.

But I could hug Kushida for 2 minutes.

"Ayanolucky---"

"What?"

"Nothing. Kushida. Are you okay?"

"F---Fine." I loosened my arm. Kushida stood up and bowed to me.

"Thank you for saving me. Ayanokouji-Kun."

I couldn't tell her that I was a reason for her blowing from the beginning.

Kushida gave me a bright smile, the brightest smile I ever get. The sight of her kicking the handrail and cursing Horikita flashed in my mind. I felt like that sight was just my delusion or it was from another universe. It's impossible for someone who had this smile could curse anybody.

Then, she turned around.

So I asked her.

I didn't know why I asked her at that moment. Although it was a stupid desicion.

Maybe I wondered if that smile were real. Because it was very lovely until I want it to become real.

Maybe I wanted to know who is the real her.

Maybe I didn't trust her until I knew the truth.

Maybe I just wanted to hope.

Sometimes, we need to make a wrong decision. At least, for the plot convenience.

So I asked her.

"Kushida. Do you hate Horikita?"

Kushida stopped walking.

"What makes you think so?" Her tone still was bright like normally. But I could felt something.

"I heard you cursed Horikita after the first day of the study group"

Kushida turned around. No more smile on her face.

Her voice was as low as evil.

"You heard it?"

"Yes, I did."

At this moment. She wasn't Kushida I used to know. She was that Kushida. Kushida on the rooftop.

"You stupid. " Kushida said. "You shouldn't tell the murderer that you saw he killed people. If you want to blackmail him, the thing you get will be death. You should learn it from Conan."

She walked toward me.

"Don't tell someone what you saw that day, or---" She grabbed my hand. "I will tell everyone you raped me."

Did Kushida and Horikita learn How to blackmail 101 from the same class?

"There is no evidence."

"There is, Ayanokouji-Kun. There is."

She pulled my hand to grabbed her breast. That move was so sudden till I couldn't defy it. She pressed my hand to her breast.

"Now, I have evidence. I will get this shirt to the school. This shirt with your fingerprints."

I looked around.

"Ah, sorry. There is still no evidence."

"What?" Kushida frowned.

"There is 8 surveillance camera watching us now."

Kushida flinched and look around.

Luckily, we were on the way to the dorm. It was the main road. So it was normally for having many cameras.

Yes, it was unlucky for Kushida.

"This means----"

"I touch your breast for free, thank you for the meal."

Ayanolucky!!

Kushida released my hand immediately. She looked at me with anger.

"You son of a---"

"Sorry. This fic was for a child, we don't say it here, I guess."

"What do you want? Do you want to blackmail me!?" I understood Kushida's concern. Now the table was turned. I held her 2 secrets. I could even force her to be my girlfriend.

But I wouldn't do it because it will give me a sin.

"No, I am sick with blackmailing. I just want you to tell me the truth."

"What truth?"

"Are you the one who sent Horikita's clip to Chabashira-Sensei?"

Yes, that waffle addict observation video.

Her eyes opened wide. "How do you know?"

"I will accept it as the confession. Let me explain. On the first day of the study group, Mori asked you about Sato's phone number. You took your phone off. So I just saw that Horikita's clip on your screen by chance." I explained. "I couldn't see it clearly and I still couldn't believe you will do this to Horikita. But I was sure when I saw you at the rooftop."

Kushida grinned.

"Fine. I sent it to Chabashira-Sensei. More than that, I'm the one who took the video."

"Why?"

"I just want to make that bitch---"

"Language!"

"I just want to make that whore suffer. You're right. I hate Horikita."

Wasn't whore ruder than bitch?

I still have a question.

"If you hate Horikita that much. Why do you try to befriend her?"

"That's a reason. But more than that. I just to befriend everyone. Don't you think it's great that everyone gives you trust?"

"I'm afraid I can't carry all of the trust they give."

Kushida nodded. "It's right. Trust is like a cigarette. It's dangerous. But whoever smokes it for once, will never resist it forever. Maybe I just like Horikita. We're addicts. Hers is Waffle. And mine is trust."

"Although it stressed you that much?"

"It's my way of life. It's me. It's Kushida Kikyo."

I still didn't know which is her real personality.

But I knew who is Kushida Kikyo.

"Anyway. I speak this much. So it's no need to say it. I hate the gloomy guy like you very much. But I can't help closing with you. You're too popular. Just because you can swim fast. Hanging out with you was really gross."

Ah. I almost cried now.

"Don't worry. Ayanokouji-Kun. I will do my best to be close to you though. Like Vito Corleone said. Keep your friend close. But your enemy closer."

I didn't expect that she watched the Godfather.

"So don't be close to me. I don't want to be your enemy." I said, trying to compromise.

"Unfortunately. Ayanokouji-Kun." I didn't expect those two words to appear in the same line. "Who knows my secret, will be my enemy."

"I won't tell anyone---"

"I know. Although you're popular among the girls. But compared with me. You're just the normal guy. Nobody will trust you."

I nodded. "Maybe you're right. But I want to ask you one wish."

"What?"

"Do not mess with Horikita again."

Kushida laughed.

"Ooh, Are you in love with her?"

"No way." I rejected. "But I have a promise with her. I have to keep that promise. Because this's my charity."

I walked closer to her.

"And interrupt the charity---is a sin too."

Kushida didn't smile anymore. "If I didn't grant that wish, what will I get?"

"The sin. " I said. "I didn't try to blackmail you. I won't tell anyone about you. So you can ask me one wish exchange with you grant my wish."

"If you said so, can you give me the last year's final exam?" Kushida asked. She just teasing me. I knew she knew it was impossible.

Well, impossible for her.

"It's impossible. " I replied. "It doesn't like the final exam will fly to me from the sky."

The wind was blowing.

Then, it blew something to my hand.

I looked at it and read the headline. ""

I gave it to Kushida who looked at me with confusion.

"Oops. It does."

The wind still blew. It blew Kushida's hair covering her eyes.

Finally, the wind stopped.

She did her hair and looked at me.

Kushida Kikyo was smiling. The bright smile.

She became an angelic one.

"I will keep the promise. Ayanokouji-Kun." She said with a bright tone. "Come on, let give the last year's test to our class! If they read it this night, tomorrow, there is still hope!"

She grabbed my hand and force me to run with her to the dorm.

But I didn't feel lucky at all.

"Also, Ayanokouji-Kun. " Kushida said while running. "Let be closer since now."

Author's note: Thanks everyone for reading. It makes me very happy.

The first volume will end in 2-3 chapters. Then, I'm thinking about some short stories. What do you want to read?

Also, since tomorrow, I can't release a chapter per day anymore. Because I will continue my other novels. So I will write the 3 novels at the same time. Sorry for waiting.