章 102: Chapter 102 Taking The Elite Route?

After that, as if the previous ups and downs had disappeared, a peaceful campus life began to emerge.

Due to Fang Li's disclosure, Sakura Airi suddenly became popular in the class and would occasionally be approached by various people.

But Sakura Airi still appeared very shy, just like before. Despite her efforts to respond, she never showed a tendency to form deep relationships with others, which left Fang Li somewhat regretful.

Even Kushida Kikyou, because of her connection with Fang Li, has started conversing with Sakura Airi more often. However, Sakura Airi still struggled to deal with the popularity of Kushida Kikyou and displayed a challenging attitude.

Clearly, it would take a considerable amount of time and effort to overcome Sakura Airi's communication barriers.

On more than one occasion, She felt frustrated by this but managed to gather the strength to move on.

"It's... it's alright... I still have Nanaya-san..."

Fang Li often heard Sakura Airi muttering these words with a blushing face in a low voice.

However, if Fang Li acknowledged that he heard it, Sakura Airi would likely turn even redder and feel embarrassed, so Fang Li pretended not to hear.

However, sometimes Sakura Airi would hesitate and show signs of wanting to talk to Fang Li.

Specifically, when Fang Li and Kushida Kikyou appeared to have a harmonious relationship during school, Sakura Airi would display such behavior while watching Fang Li enter the classroom from outside with her.

Fang Li did care about it and asked Sakura Airi, but every time, Sakura Airi would vehemently shake her head and brush it off.

Seeing this, Fang Li had no solution for now. He has no choice but to pay more attention and prevent any unexpected incidents from involving Sakura Airi.

"I feel like ever since I met Sakura Airi, I've become like a babysitter..."

After becoming aware of this, Fang Li found it both laughable and ridiculous.

Of course, Fang Li didn't think this change was a bad thing.

"It's not bad to be like this occasionally."

If it was still the same as when he was in that clan, where he barely interacted with others and even engaged in confrontations, it would be quite dull.

Fang Li came to this school precisely because he was tired of the monotonous patterns of action in that clan and wanted to seek new experiences, the so-called campus life.

Given this, Fang Li didn't feel uncomfortable with these changes; on the contrary, he enjoyed them.

Apart from Sakura Airi, Fang Li didn't have deep connections with anyone else.

Although he went to school with Kushida Kikyou almost every morning, it was Kushida Kikyou who initiated it, and their relationship didn't progress further. It appeared to others as if they were secretly dating, but only Fang Li and Kushida Kikyou understood that their feelings had not escalated, and they remained in a delicate stage.

As for Horikita Suzune, Fang Li's second desk mate, they had some occasional interactions, but both of them had troublesome personalities. Any conversation they had was more like a back-and-forth confrontation, worse than when Fang Li was with Kushida Kikyou. However, it was more genuine and didn't make Fang Li feel particularly uncomfortable.

In addition, within Class D, only Ayanokouji Kiyotaka occasionally engaged in conversations with Fang Li. However, most of the time, it happened when Ayanokouji Kiyotaka was alone and couldn't find anyone else to accompany him. Fang Li found it rather bothersome.

To summarize, Fang Li's social circle remained narrow, but gradually, people no longer perceived him as a loner.

In addition, Fang Li would occasionally encounter Ichinose Honami and discuss various things with her.

Unbeknownst to him, the students in his class noticed that although Fang Li's social circle was small, it comprised only of top-tier beautiful girls.

Horikita Suzune, despite her strong personality, had impeccable looks.

Not to mention Kushida Kikyou, a unique little angel who had reached the pinnacle of beauty and charm in the school. Countless boys secretly admired her.

Sakura Airi, once inconspicuous, had transformed and revealed her identity as a gravure idol. Her appearance and figure were recognized as top-notch within the school.

Similarly, Ichinose Honami was trusted by everyone. She was lively, cheerful, and always ready to help. Her looks and figure were no less appealing than Sakura Airi's, and she had admirers among both boys and girls.

"That guy, I thought he was so reclusive, and no one would pay attention to him except for kind-hearted people like Kushida-chan. I never expected him to be like this..."

"Unlike Hirata, who is popular among all the girls, he has taken the elite route. I underestimated him..."

Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki gradually regarded Fang Li as a formidable enemy. Their eyes were filled with deep bitterness every day, making Fang Li wonder if they were holding a grudge against him for slaughtering their friends or relatives in the past.

In conclusion, the environment around Fang Li was indeed undergoing changes.

Moreover, these changes were gradually taking place.

In such a situation, Class D, with the passage of time, was approaching the end of the first semester.

And since it was the end of the semester, naturally, the final exams awaited everyone.

Having learned from the painful lesson of the midterms, in the month leading up to the final exams, the entire Class D, led by Kushida Kikyou and Hirata Yousuke, once again embraced a fervor for studying and spontaneously organized study groups.

It is worth mentioning that this time, Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and Sudou Ken didn't dare to resort to last-minute cramming like before. They earnestly joined the study groups and started studying with a sense of urgency.

Unlike the last time, Fang Li didn't spend this period alone.

Because Sakura Airi's grades were also mediocre.

She was deeply concerned and sought help from Fang Li.

"The study group in the class is too crowded, and I can't join."

With teary eyes, Sakura Airi came to Fang Li for assistance.

As a result, when the study groups were held in class, Fang Li and Sakura Airi also started their own study sessions.

Sometimes it would be in Fang Li's room, and sometimes in Sakura Airi's room, alternating between the two.

Occasionally, Kushida Kikyou would also join, but due to her commitments to the class study group, her participation was limited.

Fang Li provided ample guidance to help Sakura Airi with her studies.

This seemed to surprise Sakura Airi.

"I didn't know Nanaya-san was so good at academics?"

During the midterms, Fang Li's grades were actually not significantly different from Sakura Airi's. Now that Fang Li could guide Sakura Airi so well, it was natural for her to be surprised.

Fang Li didn't make any particular statement, just smiled indifferently and continued assisting Sakura Airi with her studies.

And so, the first-year students of Class D approached the final exams.

And this time, everyone successfully passed.

The first semester of Class 1-D in Advanced Nurturing High School came to an end.

Then, the summer vacation arrived.