A week has passed in the blink of an eye since the Fireworks Display ended, and not many days are left in August this year.
And with the end of August, the summer vacation will naturally also come to an end, and the second semester in Japan is just around the corner.
Recently at Aomine Cram School, besides Furuhashi Fumino who joined midway and the Fireworks Display, there hasn't been anything special.
At the same time, everyone is getting energized because the new semester is about to begin.
Kudo Sayaka's suspension will also end after the summer vacation, and she has already dyed her hair back to black.
Because of her punishment game with Mr. Ping Tian, she can't wear false eyelashes or do her nails, and she has to dye her hair back after the summer vacation ends, so naturally, there are a couple of complaints.
"School again!"
During lunch break, Kudo Sayaka pressed her hands on the desk and shouted with a lot of complaints.
As soon as she thought about facing the annoying homeroom teacher in class when she returned to school, Kudo Sayaka's mood immediately soured.
Compared to that girls' high school, she still felt that Aomine Cram School was better.
Of course, her friends are still at school, so even if Kudo Sayaka hates the homeroom teacher, she won't take it out on others.
"Furuhashi Fumino, are you okay?"
Behind Kudo Sayaka, Harumi Junko gently patted Furuhashi Fumino, who was lie on the desk.
At this moment, Furuhashi Fumino was lie on the graded test papers, reflecting.
Doing the same exercises every day, but her scores are rising very slowly, and sometimes they even regress. The fact that Furuhashi Fumino has not given up yet is something that surprises everyone in the Academy.
"Ichinose Academy's literature genius..."
Kudo Sayaka sighed. She couldn't understand why Furuhashi Fumino, who could easily get into her first-choice University, insisted on setting her sights on the science Faculty.
Moreover, the other party's talent in science and math is truly terrifying, a complete contrast to her talent in literature.
If it weren't for the tutoring schedule being rearranged this week, she, whose tutoring time was staggered with Furuhashi Fumino's, probably wouldn't have known about Furuhashi Fumino until the summer vacation.
"Kudo, instead of worrying about others, you should think about yourself. She can easily get into your Keio University."
Aki Tomoya teased from the side.
"Shut up!"
Kudo Sayaka glared at Aki Tomoya, then her gaze lingered on Aki Tomoya and Furuhashi Fumino one after another.
The current personnel configuration of Aomine Cram School is really quite subtle, she couldn't help but think.
"Looking closely, Aki Tomoya is an otaku who started studying in his second year of high school to get into Tokyo University Faculty of Science III. I'm a gal who started studying in my second year of high school to get into Keio Faculty of Literature. Lastly, there's Furuhashi Fumino, who is a literature genius aiming for the science Faculty!"
Kudo Sayaka at this moment succinctly pointed out the current situation of Aomine Cram School.
After she finished speaking, Kudo Sayaka couldn't help but laugh.
It was simply too interesting, so she couldn't help it.
Aki Tomoya was also stunned when he heard this. Looking at it this way, it really is such a subtle situation.
"So tell me, among the three of us, who has the greatest possibility of getting into their desired University?"
Kudo Sayaka asked Aki Tomoya in a low voice.
If it were her saying it, she would first exclude herself, then consider Furuhashi Fumino's math and science talent and exclude her, leaving only Aki Tomoya.
So no matter how you look at it, the guy next door has the highest chance of success.
"Kudo Fumino, from Teacher's perspective, I hope everyone gets into their desired University!"
"Harumi Sensei, don't eavesdrop on others!"
Kudo Sayaka was so startled that she immediately lie on the desk, not knowing when Harumi Junko had walked up behind her.
And looking at Furuhashi Fumino's side, although she didn't notice the commotion here, she still looked dejected.
After all, the summer vacation is about to end, and the two weeks of tutoring time Furuhashi Fumino had secured are also coming to an end.
Three lessons a week, a total of six lessons. At the stage of nearing the end, although her math and science level has improved, the situation is really not optimistic.
"Harumi Sensei, you're really planning to send me to Keio University!"
Kudo Sayaka turned back and smiled at Harumi Junko, her gaze subtly glancing towards the office, where Mr. Ping Tian was rubbing his face, seemingly deep in thought about something.
"Isn't that obvious? You are my student..."
Harumi Junko answered as a matter of course, but at this moment, she remembered Furuhashi Fumino behind her and her face was filled with worry again.
Having taken in Furuhashi Fumino before the summer vacation was about to end, they hadn't achieved any significant results.
This made Harumi Junko doubt her own abilities and also couldn't help but worry about Furuhashi Fumino herself.
The teaching of Furuhashi Fumino herself during these days has not yielded good results, and this literature genius from Ichinose Academy is also feeling somewhat dejected at this moment.
To be honest, she and Mr. Ping Tian both hoped to communicate with Furuhashi Fumino's parents, but Furuhashi Fumino was very resistant to this.
"If only she had one percent of her literature talent..."
Harumi Junko muttered softly.
If Furuhashi Fumino had even one percent of the learning ability she has in literature, it wouldn't be so difficult now.
"Furuhashi Fumino still has the last lesson the day after tomorrow, right?"
Aki Tomoya asked in a low voice.
If he remembered correctly, the day after tomorrow would be Furuhashi Fumino's last lesson.
Furuhashi Fumino's tutoring at Aomine Cram School was to last until the end of the summer vacation, which was what Mr. Ping Tian had said at the time.
Unless there are any surprises, Furuhashi Fumino probably won't be at Aomine Cram School after the summer vacation.
"Mm."
Harumi Junko nodded. It was precisely because of this that she and Mr. Ping Tian were having headaches.
They really couldn't feel at ease with Furuhashi Fumino's current state.
"Only until the end of summer vacation?"
Kudo Sayaka, who was slow to realize, looked surprised at this moment. She thought Furuhashi Fumino would continue to be at the Academy afterward.
She wasn't here on the fifteenth, so she didn't know that Furuhashi Fumino was only tutoring at the Academy for the remaining half month of the summer vacation.
Moreover, it was because the tutoring schedule was rearranged this week that she would be at the Academy on the same day as Furuhashi Fumino this week.
After receiving affirmative glances from Aki Tomoya and Harumi Junko, Kudo Sayaka looked at Furuhashi Fumino with a complicated expression.
She really wanted to say don't give up, but when she thought of the other party's title as a literature genius, she felt that she didn't have the right to encourage the other party.
But isn't it too pitiful that that girl of the same age is working so hard but getting no results?
The three people present sighed in unison, as if they all felt it was a great pity.
After the tutoring in the afternoon and evening ended, everyone packed up and prepared to go home, while Furuhashi Fumino was somewhat absent-minded, looking at the reference book in her hand.
"Only one more day left..."
Furuhashi Fumino thought about the remaining tutoring lesson the day after tomorrow, her eyes filled with helplessness. She slowly packed up her things and said goodbye to the Teachers, then stopped at the downstairs entrance and didn't leave immediately.
She leaned against the wall, looked up at Aomine Cram School above, and then at the starry sky.
"Furuhashi Fumino? It's so late, aren't you going back?"
Just as Furuhashi Fumino was about to immerse herself in the faint light of the stars, a confused voice came from beside her.
Furuhashi Fumino, who had come back to her senses, turned her head to look beside her and immediately recognized the guy she had met on her first day at the Academy, Aki Tomoya.
"Aki-kun is still the last one to leave. I'm going back soon too."
Furuhashi Fumino replied, her eyes full of worry.
After school starts after the summer vacation, should she ask the Teachers at Ichinose Academy for guidance, or find another Academy?
However, even if the school Teachers guide her, it doesn't seem to have much effect, does it?
But if she looked for other Academies, the situation would probably be the same as at the beginning of the summer break.
In the end, finding a place like Aomine Cram School might still be possible in all of Tokyo, but it would definitely be hard to find.
Aki Tomoya looked at Furuhashi Fumino with some admiration, because at this time, Furuhashi Fumino had not given up on herself, but was still continuing to think of ways.
But it was precisely because of this that people were even more confused as to why she was doing this?
"Furuhashi Fumino, have you decided on your desired University?"
Aki Tomoya walked to the other side of the stairwell entrance and leaned against the wall as he asked.
"No, right now even the most basic exercises are difficult problems, there's no way to choose a specific University at all."
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