It was truly surprising that Kasumigaoka Utaha would be reading the Keio University red book alone at the Tokyo Metropolitan Library before the Keio University internal exam next week.
However, this was also reasonable. After all, she suddenly changed from Waseda University to Keio University. Although she was confident, it was still good to look at past exam questions first to get a feel for it.
As a result, it was actually the same direction as the Waseda University Faculty of Literature focused on. If that was the case, Kasumigaoka Utaha felt certain about next week's exam.
However, what she didn't expect was to see Aki Tomoya here, talking and laughing with a girl from another school.
"Keio University girl... Was that Eriri hiding this from me that day?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at the red book in her hand, the words Keio University becoming particularly bright in her eyes.
She couldn't help but remember Eriri's strange expression last time at Machida Sonoko's place when she mentioned she was going to take the Keio University exam.
"That girl... actually thinks I would care about something like this. She underestimates me too much, what a humiliation!"
Kasumigaoka Utaha raised her head and looked at Kudo Sayaka.
Would she care because the girl who seemed to have an unusual relationship with Aki Tomoya was also a Keio University candidate?
Would she care that Aki Tomoya might take the Keio University exam with that girl?!
That was simply underestimating her!
"Keio University, I'll get in just by taking the exam casually!"
The exam format was similar to Waseda University. She didn't need to score too high, but just enough to guarantee successful admission.
On the other hand, applications were already closed, and she had already received her exam ticket, so it was impossible to try her luck at Waseda University with a casually taken first exam score.
"Kudo Sayaka, who attends the same Academy as me, my classmate Kato Megumi, and Kamigō Yoshihiko."
Aki Tomoya introduced Kudo Sayaka to Kamigō Yoshihiko and Kato Megumi.
"Kamigō Yoshihiko, pleased to meet you."
"Kato Megumi, pleased to meet you."
The two nodded in acknowledgment. After seeing Kudo Sayaka, they each began to ponder in their eyes, curious about her true relationship with Aki Tomoya.
"Kudo Sayaka, pleased to meet you."
"Which University are you planning to apply to, Kudo-san?"
Kamigō Yoshihiko asked curiously.
"Keio University and Seijo University."
"As expected of someone studying with Aki Tomoya?! Keio University and Seijo University are completely different levels!"
Kamigō Yoshihiko looked surprised.
Keio University and Seijo University are both prestigious private universities in Tokyo.
Especially Keio University, which is considered the pinnacle of private universities.
"The pinnacle of National Universities and the pinnacle of private universities, huh."
Kato Megumi also felt a bit emotional.
"It would be great if I could just get into a third-rate University. I started late, so there's no comparison."
Kamigō Yoshihiko said with an exaggerated expression, already treating Kudo Sayaka as a top student.
"My first choice is also just Fujikawa Faculty of Law."
Kato Megumi also looked at her with a slightly surprised gaze at this moment.
Those who could take the Keio University exam were essentially at the same level as Kasumigaoka Utaha from their school.
However, Kudo Sayaka smiled awkwardly and said, "No, no, no, I actually only started preparing last year. Back then, my average deviation score was only thirty, and now it's only sixty. It's still far behind Aki, and it's hard to say if I can get into Keio University next year!"
"Started last year? Only sixty..."
Kamigō Yoshihiko looked at Kudo Sayaka, somewhat dumbfounded.
Kato Megumi subconsciously replied, "An average deviation score of sixty should be enough to get into a good University in Tokyo, right?"
Although it wasn't at the level of Keio University, a deviation score of sixty was enough to get into a relatively good University in Tokyo.
At the very least, Kudo Sayaka was stronger than Kato Megumi and Kamigō Yoshihiko who were present.
"Kudo, my school's average deviation score is mediocre, and do you really think you're that bad?"
Aki Tomoya also said this while trying to suppress a laugh.
If she didn't look at others, like Kamigō Yoshihiko whose goal was average, or Kato Megumi who had slightly raised her goal, and only looked at him, Kudo Sayaka would probably never know that she had actually worked hard enough, and the results achieved from last year until now were quite considerable.
"Aki Tomoya really doesn't hold back at all. Speaking of which, among the third-year students at our school who can even consider a level like Keio University, there's only that Kasumigaoka-senpai, right?"
Kamigō Yoshihiko echoed at this moment.
What his friend said was true. Toyosaki Academy's deviation score was only average, but looking at individual cases, this year they had someone like Kasumigaoka Utaha at their school, as well as Aki Tomoya, who had risen unexpectedly last year.
In other aspects, they were also lucky, with Eriri from the art club achieving something in art.
As for Toyosaki Academy's sports clubs, taking baseball as an example, they were like weak babies in front of those powerful sports high schools.
"Listening to you guys say that, it seems like I've always been dragging my school down..."
"Where do you study, Kudo-san?"
"Meiran Girls' High School."
"Isn't that one of the prestigious Girls' Big Three schools where you can go straight from junior high to University?"
Meiran Girls' High School, although the direct promotion system might cause misunderstandings, had a very good average deviation score. Even if students could be recommended for direct promotion, the faculties they could enter would be different for good students and for students who "fell behind" midway like Kudo Sayaka.
For example, excellent students at Meiran Girls' High School could be recommended to universities with higher deviation scores or apply to prestigious private universities, but those with poor grades, who were simply sent in by their families with money to coast along, if they chose direct promotion, they would just be young ladies waiting to get married.
"Huh, is it that amazing? I just took the exam back then because I thought the uniform there was cute."
Overall, the price Kudo Sayaka paid for emerging from the shadow of being bullied in elementary school was happily playing with friends until the second year of high school.
If she didn't give it her all, she would never know how much potential she had.
"So, just like Tsubota-sensei said, you really have no common sense at all. You're the kind of woman who believes in Santa Claus!"
Aki Tomoya felt that having Kudo Sayaka participate in the study session that Sunday was truly the right decision.
At the Academy, she always thought she was terrible. In fact, everyone felt relieved by the effort she had put in from last year until now.
She had actually done well enough, but just telling her wasn't useful; she also needed to see it.
"Annoying... But still, with a deviation score below seventy, I can't get into Keio University. I need to study harder!"
Although she had gained confidence from this and realized that her efforts until now had actually been effective, Kudo Sayaka, who was starting to feel happy about this, felt a little embarrassed.
However, whether it was feeling smug about it, or knowing that she wasn't inferior to others, or being told she had no common sense, Kudo Sayaka was still very clear in her heart that a deviation score of sixty still offered no hope of getting into Keio University.
To close this gap, she could only work even harder in the remaining final year.
"But, the third-year Senior from Kasumigaoka you mentioned earlier, that should be the one from just now, right?"
Meanwhile, Kudo Sayaka was still somewhat concerned about Kasumigaoka Utaha, whom she and Aki Tomoya had just encountered.
As she thought about it, she looked to the side with a bit of gossip in mind.
However, Aki Tomoya didn't pay attention to her but slowly took things out of his backpack.
"The three of you are all taking the liberal arts exam, right? Coincidentally, I also need to review Japanese and English. Let's do it together, and ask each other if we don't understand something."
All three of them were applying to the Faculty of Liberal Arts. Aki Tomoya was preparing for the first exam next year, and if he could pass the first selection round, the second Tokyo University exam would also require Japanese and English.
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