God Invasion: It's awesome to save the world with five problematic girls!-Chapter 510: The three of us

"Alrighty sister."

"Anyway, the investigation on who I like ends here, the conclusion is: None."

"Hmph, I don’t believe it. One day I’ll find out the truth... There must be one!"

"There’s your big head."

"Ouch!"

Jiang Nuannuan, carrying stir-fried noodles, watched as Yuanlina, who just received a ’head flick’ from Yan Huan, ran back to her side and hugged her, and she couldn’t help but snicker.

Her laughter finally caught Yan Huan’s attention.

He turned his head and saw her wearing a Xiuzhi Academy uniform, which made him thoughtful.

Xiuzhi Academy, a top elite high school on par with Lin Gate and Yuanyue Academy, is not much different from Yuanyue’s situation.

"...Right, Jiang Nuannuan, I didn’t get a chance to ask earlier. Today is Monday, isn’t it? Why aren’t you at school? Instead, you’ve been at our school all day..."

Hearing Yan Huan’s sudden question, Jiang Nuannuan was slightly taken aback and looked towards Yuanlina who was hugging her.

She also looked confused, as if she had just realized something and asked,

"That’s right, Nuannuan, why didn’t you go to class on Monday and instead came to hang out with me?"

Yahashiki silently covered his face, too lazy to bother with this idiot,

"So you mean to tell me that both of you played for a whole day and neither of you thought to ask until now?"

"Hehe, I totally forgot about it."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuannuan pursed her lips and after a silent second, she barely smiled and said,

"Well... actually, I’m having a hard time fitting in at Xiuzhi Academy, so... I just applied for a leave of absence today, thinking I’d come and see Yuanlina."

"Taking a break from school?! Nu... Nuannuan, what’s happened to you?"

Yuanlina was shocked, quickly grabbing Jiang Nuannuan’s shoulders and starting to shake her violently, making Jiang Nuannuan dizzy.

Thankfully, Yan Huan stopped her with a karate chop before she could shake her best friend to death,

"Stop it, let’s listen to what she has to say."

"Wu..."

Yuanlina looked at Jiang Nuannuan worriedly, and Jiang Nuannuan had no choice but to start explaining helplessly,

"Well... it’s just that high school isn’t quite what I imagined it to be..."

She pinched the stir-fried noodles and lowered her head a bit, speaking up,

"Everyone is so competitive and excellent, it’s just... I’m not sure how to fit in...

"The topics Inner Court students talk about are beyond me; things like golf or the latest breed of horse their families bought...

"I guess I’m part of the problem too, being more introverted and not good with words. I can’t just flatter people like the other Outer students, even pretending to understand when I don’t..."

While saying this, Jiang Nuannuan looked enviously at Yuanlina and added,

"Also, our President is very strict, unlike President Yan. The atmosphere in the Student Council and even the school has become very stringent.

"They chase after grades and discipline, they favor excellent people. Someone as mediocre as me, I don’t really catch her eye..."

Yahashiki curled his lips, apparently used to this sort of thing, and had already taken out his phone to play games,

"Well, look on the bright side, getting into Xiuzhi Academy is impressive. Even if you don’t want to suck up to those Inner Court students, it’s only three years, just suck it up."

Ashley glared at Yahashiki, she hated his laid-back, defeatist attitude,

"Can’t you say something more positive?"

"..."

Yahashiki bit his lip and stayed silent, looking at Ashley without speaking.

But maybe Ashley also knew that what Yahashiki said was true.

Constantly talking about Inner and Outer students seems to blur the huge gap between social classes.

Just take Yuanyue Academy for a simple example; understanding that Track and Field Club President Owen’s monthly allowance equals Yahashiki’s parents’ annual salary is enough to understand the difference between Inner and Outer students.

A broad Bo Ya-style assessment standard, to some extent, might more comprehensively evaluate a young person’s talents, but it might also magnify the objective conditions nurturing those talents.

Which is why in recent years the Linmen Education Bureau has been increasing the weight of objective assessments.

However, when Ashley brought up the President of Xiuzhi Academy’s Student Council, it suddenly reminded her of something, she asked Yan Huan,

"The President of Xiuzhi Academy’s Student Council is also a first-year student from Hawk Country, right? During the national exams for middle school, you and she both scored perfect scores, President. Do you know her?"

Yan Huan glanced at Ashley, thought for a second, then shook his head,

"I don’t know her. But, she’s from Jinghe District, how would she know someone from South District like me?"

"Ah, that’s true..."

Seeing everyone from the Yuanyue Student Council getting into a heated debate over herself, Jiang Nuannuan quickly gestured them to stop, modestly saying,

"Well... everyone, you don’t need to worry about me. I just need... a little adjustment, I’m still enrolled, and at worst, I’ll just graduate a year late."

Listening to all of this, Yuanlina’s face was still full of concern, but her single-threaded brain forced her to catch the new piece of information popping into her mind,

"Eh... so Nuannuan, doesn’t that mean you’ll have to call me senior in the future? Call me once now! I’m in the first year and always had to call others ’senior’, I’ve always wanted to..."

On hearing this, Jiang Nuannuan was briefly taken aback, while the rest of the Student Council all turned dark.

Yan Huan once again raised his fist of justice, ready to give this little dimwit a reminder,

"Can’t you read the room?! Idiot!"

"Ouch!!"

Yuanlina was knocked down.

"Pfft~"

Seeing her best friend being chased around by Yan Huan, Jiang Nuannuan couldn’t help but laugh again.

While watching Yuanlina, she couldn’t help but say,