The Strongest Loner Redo His Youth With Unmatched Prowess!! ~In the Second Round of School Life, He Made Beautiful Girl Friends!~ - Chapter 14: Different Cultures

The study group had started a while ago. 

He’s currently being taught math by Hakari. 

The humanities subjects are handled by Kirika, while the sciences are Hakari’s responsibility. 

“Ah, Yuito-san. You’re mistaken here. You need to use this formula for this part――” 

Hakari points to Yuito’s notebook. 

The distance is close. 

It’s a position where they’re almost touching. 

Tug, tug. 

Their clothes are being pulled. 

When he turned around, Kirika had a dissatisfied look on her face.

“Hey, aren’t you a bit too close?” 

“Is that so? I don’t think it’s particularly strange.” 

“I don’t know, but Hakari-chan, your sense of personal space is a bit rough…” 

“Is that so… What do you think, Yuito-san?” 

Hakari asked. 

However, Yuito was not in a position to respond. 

“I-I’m sorry. Can I take a break?”

After not studying for a long time, his head feels like it’s going to explode.

He inadvertently suggested a break. 

“Oh, sorry. I didn’t notice. How about we have a snack?” 

“I feel like I was skillfully sidetracked…” 

Kirika seemed dissatisfied. 

However, she suddenly seemed to have an idea. 

“That’s it. Hakari-chan, let’s have a contest!” 

“A contest?” 

What does she have in mind? 

Yuito and Hakari tilted their heads in confusion.

“It’s a rapid-fire quiz. Yuito-kun will ask the questions, and the first one to answer five correctly wins.” 

“Oh, it feels like a study group game…!” 

Yuito’s eyes sparkle with excitement. 

It seems fun, like studying with friends. 

“And the winner gets to have Yuito-kun feed them a snack. The loser has to feed Yuito-kun a snack.” 

“Wait, am I the prize?”

For some reason, Yuito was treated like a prize. 

If possible, Yuito wanted to participate in the game too. 

“Alright then. I can’t win against Kirika-san in practical skills, but I’ll win in theory.” 

“Hehehe, I don’t plan on losing in theory either.” 

For some reason, the two of them were fired up, and a rapid-fire quiz battle began. 

“Yay!! I won!”

“Ugh! I can’t believe I lost by a difference in speed…!” 

The two put on an intense match. 

In the end, the match was decided by Kirika’s quick response. 

“Alright, Yuito-kun! Feed me the cake!” 

“Uh, yes.” 

Yuito prepared the cake. Kirika chose Mont Blanc. 

He scooped it up and brought it to Kirika’s mouth, but.

“Um, could you open your mouth?”

With a sulky expression, Kirika kept her mouth shut. 

At this rate, he wouldn’t be able to feed her. 

“Yuito-kun, if you keep that up, I can’t open my mouth either.” 

“Huh…? But you said you wanted me to feed you…?” 

“Come on, there’s a word you need to say, right?” 

Hearing that, Yuito thought for a moment. 

What came to mind was a scene from an anime. 

The word he had to say…

“A-ahh?”

“Well done! Ahh!” 

For some reason, he was made to do something embarrassing. 

Isn’t this a punishment game for Yuito? 

“Y-Yuito-san!” 

Called by name, he turned around. 

Hakari had already offered the cake. 

Her face was bright red. 

“A-ahh!” 

“Well, even if you don’t imitate me, I’ll open my mouth, no?”

“J-Just eat it quickly, okay?”

He was urged, so he quietly ate the cake. 

It felt sweeter than the cake he had eaten before. 

“Then, I’ll feed Hakari-chan!” 

For some reason, Kirika was feeding Hakari. 

Does this mean something? 

“It’s a bit late to ask, but can’t we just eat normally?”

“Eh, that’s boring. Everyone does it!” 

“E-everyone does it…?! (Do extroverts do things like this?!)”

There’s no way that’s true. 

Kirika just gave a vague response. 

However, for introverts, extroverted culture is more distant than a foreign land.

An American says, “It’s a common practice in America”. He can’t help but believe it. 

In that sense, Kirika is the only way for Yuito to learn about the different cultures. 

“Come on, eat the next one?”

“Y-yes.”

Yuito had no choice but to obediently comply.

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“Hey, Hakari, are you watching a dungeon stream?” 

“Yeah, I thought I’d study a bit.” 

During a study break, Hakari was intently peering at her smartphone, and it seemed she was watching a dungeon stream. 

“Wow! You’re so serious. I’ve never watched one with the intention of studying…”

“I want to become a successful explorer and earn money, so I want to do my best.” 

Hakari seems to want to succeed as an explorer. 

(I wonder if I could help with dungeon exploration as a thanks for teaching me studies…) 

Yuito has been struggling with his studies since entering high school.

However, he was originally an S-rank explorer. 

Although he rose to prominence with just a sword, he also possesses the abilities of an explorer. 

There are many things he can teach Hakari. 

“Well then, let’s actually go to the dungeon. We got permission to explore as a reward for beating Amai-san the other day, right?” 

(Now that I think about it, there was that story too…)

First-year students have not yet been granted permission to enter the dungeon. 

However, Kirika and Hakari are exceptions. 

The mock battle with A-rank explorers was held during the entrance ceremony. 

Students who won that battle were granted permission to explore the dungeon. 

This is one of the “rewards” that Amai had mentioned briefly. 

“Is that so? Do you think Yuito-san can go too?” 

“Hmm. If we ask, it might work out, right?” 

(This is my first dungeon exploration with my friends… I’m getting excited just thinking about it.)