People at the practical education center only want to drop out.

Yes, I have high hopes for you!

I hope that as a disciplinary committee member, you will find ways to plug the loopholes, eliminate darkness from this school, and bring a brighter future.

"Don't worry, I'm an expert at finding loopholes!" Bai Lan patted her chest.

"Then I'm relieved. Wait... I still feel there's something wrong with what you said."

"Really? Maybe it's a cultural difference. My Japanese isn't very good, so please forgive me if I said anything inappropriate, President. Just try to make it sound good." Bai Lan patted Horikita Manabu on the shoulder and explained.

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While saying this, what Bai Lan was really thinking was: before Horikita Manabu handed over the "secret manual for passing the level", he couldn't let the other party doubt him, and he had to gain the other party's trust.

"Is that so? Please." Horikita Manabu followed suit and patted Shiraran on the shoulder in return.

......

Seeing that Bai Lan and Horikita Manabu were getting along very well, and that they had become so close in such a short time that they were patting each other on the shoulder.

Upon seeing this, Horikita Suzune felt as if she had swallowed a huge lemon.

So sour, so sour.

"I was here first, whether I knew my brother or Bai Lan... Pah! Knowing Bai Lan is nothing to mention."

My brother has never been this friendly to me before. Could it be because he approves of Bai Lan? Is my brother only friendly to those he approves of? And since I haven't gained his approval, is that why he's treating me like this...?

That bastard Bai Lan, I've never seen him so friendly to anyone. He's always so sharp-tongued and physically aggressive, all he does is bully me. And it's not just him bullying me; he even taught his apprentice to take turns bullying me with him. Yet, I heard him use the honorific "you" from his mouth? Could it be that Bai Lan has also accepted my brother?

Could this be the mutual respect and appreciation between the strong?

Does that mean that if my performance is approved by Bai Lan, it's practically the same as being approved by my brother?

I get so nervous in front of my brother that I can't show my best, but I don't get nervous in front of Bai Lan...

After saying everything he wanted to say, Horikita Manabu had no intention of continuing the conversation. He said he needed to go back and review his lessons, and then asked to leave.

Bai Lan didn't try to stop him. To avoid arousing suspicion about his motives, she was tired of pretending to be a good student, so ending the conversation quickly was the best option.

After Horikita Manabu announced his departure, Bai Lan immediately waved goodbye to him.

"If you want to get into Class A, then work hard. Maybe you'll see a miracle... Bai Lan, please keep an eye on Lingyin for me." Before leaving, Horikita Manabu left him with these words.

After Horikita walked away, Bai Lan turned and walked toward his initial target—the vending machine.

Bai Lan spent 100 points to buy a bottle of orange juice from the vending machine.

He pulled the tab, looked up, and started chugging the bottle.

After drinking half a bottle of orange juice, I wanted to catch my breath, so I put down the orange juice and lowered my gaze.

However, when he lowered his gaze, he found that there were people in front of him.

"Is something the matter?" Bai Lan asked.

After asking the question, Bai Lan took a breath, and then, without waiting for a reply, looked up again and continued chugging orange juice.

"What do you think of me?" Horikita Suzune asked Shirai in a very serious tone.

"Pfft~"

Hearing Horikita's words, Bai Lan couldn't help but forcefully spray the juice she had just finished drinking into the sky.

The golden liquid turned into fine water vapor in the air, and then transformed into a rainbow under the streetlights.

Horikita Suzune reacted quickly, and the moment Shirai sprayed water, she quickly dodged to the side before the water droplets began to fall freely.

However, Bai Lan uses area-of-effect attacks, which have a rather wide range of impact.

Even though Horikita dodged it immediately, she still felt a cool sensation on her face, followed by a sweet orange scent.

"What are you doing?" Horikita asked in a cold voice as she took out a handkerchief and wiped herself.

"Cough cough... You have no good intentions, cough cough cough... Wait a minute."

Bai Lan instinctively wanted to complain about Horikita, but the juice she hadn't completely sprayed out of her mouth got into his trachea while she was talking, making him choke.

After catching her breath, Bai Lan spoke again.

He said irritably, "Please, look at what question you're asking first, okay?"

"What do you think of me?" Horikita repeated her question with a puzzled look, and then asked, "Is there something wrong with my question?"

Bai Lan: "This is a big problem. 'What do you think of me?' Anyone who doesn't know better would think you want to date me."

"No way, you didn't take your brother's last words, 'Please keep an eye on Lingyin for me,' as some kind of 'request,' did you?"

Horikita: "Why did I think about dating? I just wanted to understand myself from your perspective."

Bai Lan: "Suddenly asking someone of the opposite sex 'how they feel about you' is very easy to cause misunderstandings, okay?"

"Isn't it a bit unnecessary to go to such lengths?"

"The main reason is that the person speaking is Horikita Suzune."

"What about me?"

"Actually, I don't misunderstand that you're planning to date me or anything. Others might take what you just said as a test to find a partner, but I won't. I know you don't have any intention of dating."

My surprise was for other reasons.

Horikita Suzune, who never cared about what others thought of her, actually asked me what I thought of her?

This is too strange.

Ah, no, I misspoke. You are not completely indifferent to other people's opinions.

Judging from your attitude towards your brother, you actually care a lot about what your brother thinks of you.

So here's the question: why do you care about my opinion?

Bai Lan asked.

Horikita hesitated for a moment, seemingly struggling with something, but finally spoke the truth: "I want my brother's approval, and I want to know how he will approve of me."

"Then go ask your brother!"

"I cannot calmly face my brother."

"Huh? Then what's the point of you looking for me?"

"Because you have successfully gained your brother's approval."

Bai Lan: "???"

Horikita: "You must have noticed it too, the way my brother treated me just now."

“Yes, silly little sister.” Bai Lan nodded. “Very fitting.”

Horikita gritted her teeth, but felt no desire to argue, and since she needed his help, she ignored Bai Lan's rude words and continued:

"My elder brother has always been my role model. He is my pride. I have been striving to reach his level. I study so hard so that one day I can catch up with him and walk alongside him."

In order to catch up with my brother, I gave up almost all entertainment and unnecessary rest.

Apart from necessary exercise and rest, I devoted almost all my time and energy to studying, because only in this way could I see any hope of catching up with him.

The day I found out I was going to the same school as my brother, I thought it meant we were getting closer.

In reality, I was assigned to the worst class, D.

But his older brother is in Class A and is the student council president, standing at the top of all the students in the school.

Today, my brother asked me to come out for a talk.

The moment we met, I saw disappointment in my brother's eyes.

Immediately afterwards, he began to persuade me to drop out of school.

He said that our class's promotion to Class B was just a coincidence and wouldn't last long; we would eventually return to where we belonged, Class D.

He said that as his sister, I was assigned to Class D, which made him, who was in Class A and was also the student council president, feel ashamed.

While I was still in Class B and he wasn't too embarrassed, he told me to drop out of school immediately.

I don't want to drop out of school; I've finally been able to see my brother again.

However, in order to force me to drop out of school, he even planned to use violence against me...

Just before I left, I asked you to keep an eye on me for him.

He must be worried that I'll do something that will embarrass him again.

It's easy to imagine how much of an eyesore I was to him.

"Oh, so you're planning to listen to your brother and drop out of school?"

"No! My brother made me drop out of school because he thinks our class will soon fall back to its 'original position'!"

However, when my brother left just now, he asked 'us', or just specifically 'you', to work hard to get into Class A.

This shows that he no longer believes our class has no chance of winning.

Because he felt that with you in our class, there was a chance we could create a 'miracle'!

94. The deal with Horikita Suzune! A shield, got it!

"...With you in our class, there's a chance we can create a 'miracle'!"

Horikita Suzune spoke these words to Shirai with a serious expression.

Bai Lan immediately felt goosebumps all over her body.

Things like "As long as you're here" and "miracles" are common.

Bai Lan was described as some kind of savior or protagonist.

That's so cringeworthy.

However, Horikita Suzune was unaware of all this; she was very serious.

"Although a 'miracle' only means a 'very small possibility'."

But even if the possibility is small, it still exists!

My brother thinks that because you're in our class, we have a chance to be promoted to Class A!

In other words, my brother thinks our class still has a chance to get into Class A, rather than definitely falling back to Class D.