Since he did not complete his work of enhancing his Core of Knowledge, his clumsy participation would only cause them harm.

They gave their proposal based on his previous achievements, but Shirone wasn�t sure if he could match their level once all the work and activity started.

�Um� I�m sorry. There�s a field I�m studying right now, and I haven�t been able to make much progress on it yet. I�m planning on focusing on that for the time being.�

�Oh, I see. That�s a bummer.�

�Sorry to turn you down even though you personally made the offer.�

She gave a light laugh.

�No, you don�t have to be sorry for anything. Let me know if you change your mind.�

The girl went back to her group after leaving behind kind words. In fact, there were not many students in Class 5 who acted upon their emotions. Though there were eccentrics and exceptions like Yiruki.

�I�m jealous. It looks fun.�

A corner of Shirone�s heart ached. He had friends like Rian and Amy, but Rian was studying a different field, and Amy was in the Advanced class, so she was busy.

They say that life is a lonely battlefield, but he felt that he couldn�t get any lonelier considering he had no comrades in Class 5.

�Eh? Shirone, you leaving now? Wait for me.�

Nade ran towards him and put his arm around Shirone�s shoulder. This was a regular occurrence already.

The two walked to their dormitory while talking about random things. Most of their talks were about topics Shirone liked.

�The library is fine, but there are quite a few specialized books exclusive to research groups. Come to think of it, why did you refuse earlier? They�re a pretty decent research group.�

�I just feel like I don�t have enough time.�

�Well, I get you. You should busy yourself with raising your theory grades first. I�m still envious. I don�t even have that kind of desire.�

�You have so many friends. I think it would be okay for you to join any research group.�

�What are you talking about? I already have something like a research group. I�m even the president.�

�What? Really? I didn�t know that.�

[Translator � Anwen]

Shirone assumed that Nade would hate belonging to a certain group, so he didn�t even ask. But for him to be the president?

�What kind of research group is it?�

�Haha! I�m actually embarrassed to brag about it. There are only two people. Myself included.�

�Huh? Isn�t that below the minimum? Your subsidy should have been long cut off.�

The academy required at least three or more members in a research group. It was because two was company, while three was a crowd.�

�Our upperclassmen graduated last semester. That�s why I became the president. But yeah, I�ve been really worried about that.�

�Oh, so that�s what happened.�

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There were numerous research groups in the academy, but having one with Advanced-class members was rare. Moreover, the fact that they graduated meant that they were cream of the crop upperclassmen. JrNovels.com