With the help of Ibuki Tamao's special ability, the teacher who was standing on the podium during the morning meeting did not notice Kiritani Tetsuya and the two of them, and was tirelessly repeating the matters related to the final review last week.

Even Ryota Takehara, who usually didn't listen very carefully to the morning meeting, didn't notice that Tetsuya Kiritani had returned to the seat behind him and was engrossed in chatting about love with Rei Amano on his cell phone in the drawer.

Seeing this scene, Kiritani Tetsuya was completely relieved and returned to his normal study life.

As the time for the final exam is getting closer and closer, most of the school's courses have come to an end. The teachers in almost every class will remind them to review well before class in order to prepare for the final exam that will come soon.

In this increasingly tense and solemn learning atmosphere, most students have begun to immerse themselves in reviewing the courses for this semester. As a result, members of some more popular clubs often ask for leave for tutoring.

For example, the art club where Kiritani Tetsuya works is a typical example.

Looking at the empty mobile classrooms around him, Kiritani Tetsuya couldn't adapt to it for a while. He stared blankly at the empty easels around him for a while.

After being in a daze for a while, Kiritani Tetsuya, who felt a little bored, reached out and moved the chair under his buttocks, leaning towards Ibuki Tamao not far away.

"Does Ibuki-san come here every afternoon?"

Taking advantage of having nothing to do now, Kiritani Tetsuya started talking to Ibuki Tamao who was practicing painting some simple materials.

"Um."

Ibuki Tamao did not stop drawing lines in his hand and responded simply.

"It seems Ibuki-san really likes drawing."

Seeing Ibuki Tamao's face focused on the easel, Kiritani Tetsuya let out a heartfelt sigh.

"Because I think painting is an activity that allows people to devote themselves wholeheartedly. It can help me perfectly express what I yearn for, thereby making up for the regret that it cannot be completed in reality. It can also use this method to express what is in my heart.

Sharing a series of thoughts or difficult-to-express feelings with the important people around you can be said to be one of the few things that I have become deeply obsessed with since coming here."

Ibuki Tamao slowly spoke.

"Art creation does have such magic."

Kiritani Tetsuya said with deep agreement.

"But Ibuki-san, don't you need to review your homework? If you spend a lot of time practicing drawing throughout the day, you probably won't have too much time to study.

"Kiritani-san, are you worried about my homework?"

"I'm also worried about it, because I think as a high school student, you should still put your study first. It's more reasonable to try other things on the basis of ensuring stable academic performance."

Kiritani Tetsuya said earnestly.

"Of course, considering that Ibuki-san is a god, you may not need to allocate your time according to this criterion."

"No, I think what you said makes sense. I will think carefully about what Kiritani-san said."

Ibuki Tamao shook his head and said in a serious tone.

"That's okay too. Oh, by the way."

While talking, Tetsuya Kiritani suddenly remembered something important, then he lifted the schoolbag on the ground to his lap and took out a bunch of metal keys from it.

"I want to ask you a favor."

After taking out the key, Kiritani Tetsuya said with a sincere expression.

"What's wrong?"

"You see, I can only live in Utsunomiya-san's house these days, so I would like to ask you to help me take care of my pet dog when you are free."

Kiritani Tetsuya said with some embarrassment.

Originally, he planned to let Ryota Takehara or Aunt Asaka do this kind of thing, but because only Ibuki Tamao knew about him and Utsunomiya Miu living together, after much deliberation, he had no choice but to let Ibuki Tamao do it.

Do the most appropriate thing.

But when he thought that the other party stayed late in the mobile classroom every day and took a lot of time to rush to his home to feed his pets, Kiritani Tetsuya felt a little guilty.

"OK."

What surprised him was that after hearing the other party's request, Ibuki Tamao agreed without any hesitation and reached out to take the key handed over by the other party.

"I will treat Kiritani-san's pets as my own family members, so don't worry, Kiritani-san."

Ibuki Tamao carefully put away the key he received and said it with confidence.

"Haha, you don't have to go to this step, as long as you don't starve to death."

Kiritani-san scratched the back of his head and said.

"And if Ibuki-san doesn't mind, you can stay at my house directly at night. My room is quite big. This may save you a lot of time."

"Well, I will think about it carefully."

Ibuki Tamao tapped his forehead.

After explaining these things, Kiritani Tetsuya looked up at the clock and found that it was already late, so he briefly said goodbye to Ibuki Tamao, then packed up his things and left the activity classroom of the Art Department.

Since he and Takehara Ryota had made an appointment to go to the subway station together after school, Kiritani Tetsuya walked straight to the playground, intending to wait for the other party to finish training in the nearby aisle.

Walking along the aisle leading to the playground, Tetsuya Kiritani couldn't help but notice the performance rankings hanging on the wall.

The ranking list records in detail the names of the top 100 students in the previous midterm exam, from the first year of high school to the third year of high school.

Out of curiosity, Kiritani Tetsuya deliberately stayed there for a while, and soon found the ranking list of the first-year high school midterm exam results, and took out his water bottle, and while drinking water, he reviewed the rankings of the last exam.

In this ranking list, Kiritani Tetsuya can now find many names that he is familiar with, including his own name, which is ranked fifteenth.

After reviewing his ranking, Kiritani Tetsuya habitually moved his eyes upwards, and the rankings he saw continued to improve until his eyes reached the top three positions.

Third place, Kobayashi Lingzi

Second place, Yuki Yumi

First place, Tamao Ibuki

"puff."

Sensing the appearance of the name Ibuki Tamao, Kiritani Tetsuya immediately choked on his saliva several times, leaned over slightly and coughed violently.

After his throat completely subsided, Kiritani Tetsuya raised his head again, looking at the top name on the scoreboard with a strange expression on his face.

Thinking of the persuasive words he said to Ibuki Tamao half an hour ago, Kiritani Tetsuya felt a burning pain on both sides of his cheeks, and he suddenly felt like he had been slapped in the face.

"But why did I never know that Ibuki Tamao's grades were so good before? Logically speaking, when I saw the score list for the first time, the most important thing I should pay attention to is who is number one, right?"

While feeling embarrassed, Kiritani Tetsuya also had a new question.

However, after contacting the special ability possessed by Ibuki Tamao, Kiritani Tetsuya instantly understood the answer to the question.

"This guy, even when he was looking at the results list, he had to look away from me."

Kiritani Tetsuya tugged at the corner of his mouth and complained, his view of Ibuki Tamao further changing.
Chapter completed!