Chapter 200 – The Road Ahead Is Smooth, the Weather Is Clear
“You have to be in 10th place.”
“I don’t think there’s much chance because of the math.”
“You can do it. Don’t give up already.”
Did you get the 14th rank during the midterm exam for no reason?
Miyuki’s expectations grew too high.
Miyuki, who tied Tetsuya and me together during break time and taught me to study, said to Tetsuya who was diligently taking notes in a notebook.
“Tetsuya-kun, let’s aim for the inside of the 10th place.”
“Me…? Okay. I will try hard.”
Tetsuya, who answered with a face lacking confidence, secretly turned to me.
You are conscious After the tournament, things that got on my nerves less often, but the look in my eyes as if I was treating my rival in that way got a little worse.
“Huh. Let’s stop chatting here… Everyone open their math books.”
No matter how much he struggled, he didn’t pose any threat, so I sneered inwardly and quietly opened the book as Miyuki said.
After that, I couldn’t go anywhere and studied in the classroom.
I, who was stuck in the classroom like Ji Park-ryeong, took a break for a while as I ate lunch and went to the cafeteria.
No matter how much I focus, I feel like all my hair is going to fall out because I’m studying that doesn’t suit my taste.
As I was walking down the street, bending my aching fingers from diligently rolling the sharpie, I noticed Lenka in front of me, walking somewhere with her long, dark blue ponytail.
I sneaked up behind her with a quick step and lowered my voice.
“Hey.”
“Yes?”
Lenka turned her body with respect.
Her face instantly turned red as she confirmed that it was me who had called her.
“Do you want to die?”
“Ah, it was the manager. Excuse me.”
“It’s not an expression I didn’t know at all. He changed his voice on purpose… Are you kidding me?”
“Sorry. Where were you going?”
“… Store.”
“I was on my way too, shall we go together?”
“No.”
Lenka, who flatly refused, took her steps again.
As I walked beside her, matching her stride, Lenka hated it and then she fell to the side.
“Don’t stick. Walk away.”
They said they didn’t want to go together earlier, so it looks like we can just walk apart.
“Like this?”
“More away.”
“If you fall further from here, you’re a stranger? Then you’re not very affectionate.”
“You don’t have to.”
“No. It’s good to have. Are the preparations for the final exam going well?”
Was I being nasty when I calmly changed the subject?
Lenka furrowed her eyebrows and answered reluctantly.
“I’m doing well no matter what. Chinami is also helping.”
“Did you take me as your master?”
“Well… How does that happen?”
“Then are you my classmates? Call it the death penalty from now on.”
“I won’t call you even if I die, so don’t expect it.”
“That’s too bad. But would you like to bet with me?”
“What bet?”
“Ranked bet. The person with the higher rank in this final exam…”
“I will not.”
Before even hearing her explanation, she shook her head with a single blow.
I guess I was anticipating what would come out.
“All right. Then I know you’re betting.”
“I said no. I know that.”
“You seem scared of losing to me.”
“What a ridiculous thing to say and go crazy…! Why am I afraid of you It’s useless, but I don’t want to waste my mind, so I’m doing it…!”
“Is he there?”
“…Of course.”
“There is a little bit of a gap in the answer… Actually, aren’t you lacking in confidence?”
“What are you saying… I was hesitant for a while because you were talking nonsense.”
“Then let’s do it. If you have that much confidence, you won’t lose anything to the manager.”
“Don’t try to weave it that way. Because I won’t.”
I feel the will not to do it even if I die soon.
Didn’t you study hard for the test? It’s worth knowing.
“What are you going to do on vacation?”
“I’m going to work part-time.”
“Then what? Did you get it?”
“Yet.”
“Because it’s the vacation season, if I don’t find one quickly, I’ll run out of good part-time jobs, right?”
“Even if you find it after the final exams, it’s not too late. Didn’t you eat it? Helping my uncle’s shop.”
“Wish? I remember.”
“I’m glad.”
“Have you finished talking?”
“I did it.”
“Then what did you say?”
“What did you do? Just say good.”
I just noticed that my uncles really liked it.
A picture of two big people with a terrifying impression, clapping seals and giggling… Something doesn’t suit them.
Arriving at the store, I stood in the back row with Lenka.
Afterwards, I asked while looking at the sold-out menu and the menu board that was on sale.
“What are you going to eat?”
“Peach jelly and melon milk.”
“Is the peach jelly your Master’s?”
“That’s right.”
“Can I eat something other than melon milk?”
“Why?”
“Just.”
“Stop talking nonsense and go now.”
“I haven’t bought one yet?”
“Stand in line elsewhere.”
“Don’t be childish. Is the manager a kid?”
“Don’t be childish of yourself.”
Ummm… Seeing them build up hateful feelings while bickering like this… It’s not bad.
Does Lenka think so too?
If you recall that he often mixes words with me these days, it seems like that.
**
“If you get caught cheating, you are leaving the room.”
Students tensed up in solemn voices.
The supervisor looked at the solemn atmosphere of the classroom with satisfaction and continued.
“Distribute the test papers.”
Then, the students who received the test papers in the front row began to pass them to the back.
I, who was sitting in the back seat, finally received a test paper, and the supervisor tapped the table and signaled to be quiet.
A ring was worn on the ring finger of his left hand, which was needlessly authoritarian.
Why are you suddenly curious about your wife’s face?
“Matsuda-kun, do your best.”
A little encouragement from Miyuki, who was about two squares away.
I smiled at her, and when I heard her announce that her test would begin, she unfolded the Korean test paper made of thin material.
The first issue is the use of the reading technique Miyuki taught.
The next question was also presented within the scope.
I thought that I felt good from the beginning, so I took the test with maximum concentration.
There was no blockage whatsoever.
It took a little bit of math after English, but I could figure it out by working my head a little more, so I copied the answer on the answer sheet while solving the problem smoothly.
Having finished the morning exam successfully with my head on fire, I squeezed my throbbing temples and looked alternately at Miyuki and Tetsuya, who were coming to check in.
“Can’t we do it later? My head hurts.”
“Let’s keep it simple. Math only.”
“I can’t even revise the answer sheet anyway, so what do I do with provisional marks? We just have to wait for the results.”
“I’m doing it to get psychological stability.”
“If I didn’t see you then, it would only increase my anxiety?”
“No. If that happens, you can burn up your fighting spirit to do better in the next test.”
When it comes to studying, it’s a passionate Miyuki-like answer.
No, there is a lot of passion in other areas as well.
“Ha… Ok.”
“The math scores you were aiming for were both 80, right?”
“That’s right.”
“Then start? First…”
Miyuki begins to tease her mouth like a rapid-fire gun.
You talk smoothly from questions to answers, but did you memorize all the test papers?
I can only think of it as great.
Before we knew it, there were students in twos and threes who were interested in studying.
It was to hear the answer Miyuki gave. Because the answer that comes out of her mouth is never wrong.
Now that it’s like this, if your score is high, you should go to the rooftop with Miyuki during lunchtime.
Having made that resolution, in the noisy classroom, I scored the points while listening to Miyuki’s clear voice.
The notes with the questions and answers were intentionally not shown.
It was because I wanted to surprise Miyuki by getting all the first five questions right, thinking I would get a good score.
“… The last answer is 13. That’s it.”
As soon as Miyuki’s words were finished, exclamations of relief and regret were heard from here and there.
Miyuki, who couldn’t focus on Tetsuya and me because of the students she had gathered, took care of them well and sent them back, then sat closer to me.
“How are you both? Tell me, Tetsuya-kun.”
At that, Tetsuya, who had left his dirty notebook on my desk, raised the corners of his mouth.
“Looks like 80 points…?”
“Really?”
“Huh. Really. There were one or two confusing answers, but even without that, it’s 80 points.”
“You did very well…? I believed in you…!”
Miyuki who likes her work as if it were her own.
Tetsuya, whose mouth was wide open at her praise, scratched the back of his head shyly.
I did work hard though. I’m a hateful bastard, but tell me I did a good job this time.
I slightly gave Tetsuya a thumbs up, and Miyuki, who had applauded and congratulated him several times, looked at me and managed her expression.
“What about Matsuda-kun?”
“I don’t know.”
Did you think that I received a score below expectations when I saw the day when my face color was earthy and even my voice had subsided?
Miyuki slipped a hand on my leg and tapped it as if to cheer me up.
“Look for yourself. I go to the bathroom.”
I handed out the notebook with the answers written on it to Miyuki with a bored expression on my face, then got up and went out to the classroom.
Then, I left a message for Miyuki to come up to the roof if my score was satisfactory.
I got a few easy questions wrong.
However, all of the questions with high scores were correct except for the most difficult one.
The result of the provisional scoring was 86 points.
To be honest, even though Miyuki was aiming for a score of 80, he probably didn’t really expect that score from me, who was weaker than Tetsuya in math.
But I passed 80 points as if showing off.
Miyuki must have been surprised to see my notebook with most of the questions answered by now.
At the thought of losing to me again, Tetsuya must have an inferiority complex.
I feel pretty good.
It couldn’t have been better. Since the Kendo competition until now, the green light has been on for my future path.
The road ahead is solid, the weather is clear.
With the main character’s buffs on my back, I ambled to the rooftop by myself.
