Aki Tomoya didn't care about Christmas at all. Anyway, no Santa Claus would actually come to deliver presents.
Believing in Jesus is not as good as believing in Taishang Laojun.
It just so happened that Christmas this year was on a Sunday, so Aki Tomoya had a good day of rest.
After being busy with the school festival and the closing ceremony, he had been reviewing since April, so he occasionally had to give his body a day off.
And after Christmas, the winter break would probably be spent at the Academy again.
On the twenty-fifth, after Christmas, a sweet-looking high school girl with shoulder-length short hair walked into Aomine Cram School.
Everyone in the Academy looked at her in surprise.
Aki Tomoya unexpectedly watched her sit down in the seat to his right, holding books. As she used her fingers to tidy her bangs, he asked somewhat surprised, "Kudo, did Santa Claus come to your house yesterday?"
Kudo Sayaka, who had suddenly cut off her long hair and now had short hair, looked at him unhappily: "Santa Claus doesn't exist, right?"
By the way, when she first came to the Academy, Kudo Sayaka innocently believed that Santa Claus really existed in the world.
She suddenly changed to short hair now. Aki Tomoya remembered the past and couldn't help but tease her about it.
"Cutting your hair to show resolve? Well done! I can really feel your determination!"
In ancient times, Cao Mengde cut his hair as a substitute for his head. Today, students cut their hair to show their resolve!
Kudo Sayaka, unseen since Christmas, apparently didn't have a good time. Instead, she changed her long hair to short hair.
Seeing this change, everyone in the Academy couldn't help but feel a wave of emotion.
"Why don't you try it too? I wonder if a bald head would suit you!"
Not only did she cut her hair short, but Kudo Sayaka also wouldn't be spending Sundays with her friends anymore.
This wasn't Kudo Sayaka's request, but her friends' request.
People around Kudo Sayaka knew that she was going to take the Keio University entrance exam.
"My hair is properly trimmed, it's already short enough. A bald head definitely wouldn't suit me."
Cutting hair to show resolve is certainly a commendable thing, but Aki Tomoya no longer needed to do such a thing.
And by cutting off her cherished long hair, Kudo Sayaka has finally made up her mind now, hasn't she?
"Short hair also suits Sayaka very well, it looks great."
Furuhashi Fumino, who was behind her, praised her.
By expressing her determination in this way, everyone in the Academy looked at Kudo Sayaka with newfound respect.
"But I wonder if it will grow back by the time of the exam."
Having cut off her long hair, it felt as if many worries had disappeared, and Kudo Sayaka was much more relaxed now.
At this moment, a cold wind blew in from the open window, and everyone instinctively hugged themselves tighter.
"It's a bit cold this year..."
Harumi Junko casually closed the window and mumbled, as if complaining.
"Don't slack off in the last week of this year. If you go to a shrine to pray on New Year's Day, maybe you can get a good fortune slip."
New Year's Day in Japan is next week.
The winter break is probably this week, plus the week of New Year's Day, so it's a little over two weeks.
"Go back home and rest well during the New Year. Don't push yourselves, especially those who have exams not long after next year. Maintaining a good state for the exam will yield twice the result with half the effort."
Mr. Tsubota also came out at this moment to remind them.
New Year is coming soon. If they don't rest well during the New Year, there won't be much time to rest after the winter break.
Except for those at Aomine Cram School who will be taking entrance exams a few months after the new year, everyone else will be entering their third year next year.
The final year won't leave much time for relaxation.
That is the last and most precious year.
"Yes."
Responses echoed one after another in the Academy.
However, it's hard to say how many will still be buried in their studies until late at night during the New Year.
Especially those whose situations are not optimistic, they probably won't waste a single moment.
After Christmas, Aomine Cram School didn't have much of a festive atmosphere, except for a few mentions at the beginning.
Conversely, New Year's Day in Japan was mentioned during breaks, usually about what they would do or where they would go on that day.
And the most common answers were probably things like, "It's going to be busy that day!" "The exam is coming soon." "I hope I can get a good fortune slip when I go to the shrine."
Going to a shrine to pray for talismans is also a form of spiritual support.
"On New Year's Day, I'll just go to the shrine with my family, that's about it. What about you, Fumino?"
Kudo Sayaka said weakly, lie on the table. After the cram school classes were changed to six days a week, holidays felt so distant.
"Probably at home."
Saying this with an uncertain tone, a trace of a strange look flashed in Furuhashi Fumino's eyes.
There was only her Father and her at home. According to the arrangements in previous years, he probably wouldn't have time to accompany her either.
"Do you want to come to my place?"
"Is that okay?"
"Of course. Anyway, we'll probably be studying by ourselves that day, so it's better to be together. Aki, are you coming?"
Kudo Sayaka suddenly brought up Aki Tomoya, who was looking at reference books next to her.
He looked at her with a wry smile, then chuckled, "It's not good for me to go to a girls' gathering!"
"That's true, let's forget it. I don't want you in my room, hehehe!"
"You're really not being polite at all, Kudo. But I also happen to have plans that day."
A boy shouldn't just enter a girl's room, but even if she really invited him, Aki Tomoya would still politely refuse.
Because that day, Aki Tomoya had already been invited by someone in advance.
"What, a girlfriend?"
Kudo Sayaka immediately became excited, her eyes burning with the flame of gossip, while Furuhashi Fumino on the other side also looked over.
Seeing the two girls so interested in gossip, Aki Tomoya couldn't help but give a wry smile, then explained, "Just a male friend, he invited me to a high-class restaurant."
"You have friends too?" Kudo Sayaka looked at Aki Tomoya in surprise.
"That's rude! I have a few close friends, even a guy like me!"
Someone invited him over for New Year's Day, and it was a high-class restaurant. It would be a waste not to go. Anyway, Aki Tomoya planned to take a good rest that evening.
Hashima Iori had invited him on Christmas.
"You're really making me jealous, a high-class restaurant. Be careful not to get a stomach ache!"
"Thanks for your concern, I'll eat it all up, including your kind thoughts."
Being envied wasn't the first time, Aki Tomoya joked.
"Sayaka, let's go out and have fun on New Year's Day too. We can review at night! And I still have a lot of allowance."
"Eh, is that okay?"
"It's a rare New Year's Day. Teacher also reminded us to get some good rest. If we only review, we can only envy others."
"Okay, we can't lose to Aki!"
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