Episode 3 – Returnee’s plan
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Lunch break.
I was having a study session with Reisa to prepare for a quiz.
The place was a corner of the cafeteria space, convenient for both studying and chatting.
Of course, it’s enough to study if you don’t mind the noise.
It is also an advantage that it is easy to teach each other.
However, it was hard to say that it was comfortable.
After all, there were many piercing stares.
I was alone with a returnee who was one of the most popular students at school.
The silent pressure from the students around us, especially the male students, who said, [Who the hell is that guy?]
“Gee, I can learn the formulas, but I can’t apply them.”
Reisa growls with a pen between her lips.
On the table, in addition to the textbook and notebook, there is a sandwich that is about to be eaten.
I also brought my lunch today.
I made it myself, so it looks a little awkward.
“You should have gone to eat with your friends first. I could have waited that long.”
I said, and Reisa’s eyes twinkled.
“Eh? I am eating with my friend.”
“Y-yeah. I guess you could say that.”
I was surprised and happy at the same time to be recognized as a friend.
It might be the first time since I entered high school.
It’s a shame to say this, but I’ve really only focused on studying.
I finished eating my lunch and borrowed a notebook from Reisa.
“Hmm, you’re wrong on this one.”
“Yes, even if I apply the formula exactly, the answer is wrong.”
“I guess that’s because you’re using the wrong formula. You have to transform the formula into this one first. And after that, you do it like this……”
“Wow, that’s amazing. You did it in one second. Insane”
When I unraveled it in front of her, Reisa was so surprised that she dropped the sandwich she was holding.
Since I haven’t done anything particularly amazing, I just shrug my shoulders.
By the way, it was not a sarcastic modesty.
If this comes up on the test, it will be question 2.
In short, very beginner level.
Well, I knew what she was bad at, so I wrote down the equation on the loose-leaf paper I brought with me.
I laid out the equation for about two minutes and handed it to Reisa, who stared at me silently.
“What is this?”
“I made a problem similar to the one you just solved.”
“Isn’t that amazing !? In just a few minutes !?”
“I’m used to it, I do it every day with my childhood friend.”
When I said that, Reisa yelled, [That’s not normal ! It’s a special skill !] and her mouth dropped open.
But I don’t understand it.
Kako, who I had been teaching in middle and high school, never told me anything like that.
She watched me make questions as if it was normal, and every time she said it was boring and tore it up halfway through.
….Well, now that I think back on it, she’s terrible.
Loose-leaf paper isn’t even free.
She started making them for me, and since she didn’t have any money, I had to make them all by hand.
Well, thanks to that, now I can make problems like this immediately.
“Oh, first of all, you made me practice problems for the variant formulas.”
“If you get that down, well, you can solve this kind of problem. You can get about 20% of the points.”
“Are you taking the test with the score in mind?”
“Of course.”
I opened my textbook and pointed to her weakest problem and said.
“Basically, the higher you go on the test, the harder it is to get a perfect score. There are problems that you can’t solve instantly and problems whose solutions you don’t agree with. What you can do in such a situation is not to drop the problems that you can get for sure, but to throw away the difficult ones, to throw away the 2% chance of getting 100 points and go for the 80% chance of getting 90 points.”
“I seriously don’t understand half of what you are saying. Are you even speaking Japanese? Or is my Japanese a bit questionable?”
“In short, all you have to do is to get the target score, and I’m talking about making sure that you can solve the easy questions first.”
I felt good when I talked to her.
As is often the case, when you develop your own theory using numbers and your own subjective data, you feel good and talk too much.
Don’t leave the other person behind.
This is communication.
I don’t know if my words got through to her or not, but Reisa laughed.
She has cheese sauce on the corner of her mouth and folds her arms behind her head.
“Naw, I knew you were a smart person. You’re thinking at a different level. I just modified this formula and drew a picture with it. Ehehe.”
“No, on the contrary, it’s amazing ! What are you doing !?”
If you look closely, you can see that the formula has transformed into a picture of a cool robot.
Oh man, I want to learn from this flexible mind……
When I was admiring it, Reisa was laughing.
She asked.
“Edano kun, why are you studying?”
“……Actually, I want to become a doctor.”
“That’s a cool dream.”
“I don’t know about that.”
I had a good cause.
But half of the time, it’s about money, after all, it’s about the family’s situation.
I usually don’t talk about my family life, but the innocent look on Reisa’s face as she waits for me to continue made my mouth move in a way that surprised even me.
“I lost my father to an incurable disease when I was eight years old. And I’ve been a mother and child ever since. I want to become a doctor because I want to help patients like my father, but to tell the truth, I can’t afford it. I have no money. Even if I took a scholarship, it would be too hard. Then I found a special scholarship to medical school.”
“There was one. A special scholarship for medical students. I heard that they even pay for your living expenses to some extent.”
“That’s right. It’s something only a few of the very elite can get.”
“So that’s why you’re studying.”
I don’t like studying.
But I don’t have the connections or the flexible wallet to get in.
The only way to pry open my dream is to remodel my brain.
Reisa looked down as I spoke.
Was it a little too heavy?
“Now, I’m taking your precious time.”
“Oh, no, but I don’t mind—“
“I’ll have to do my best then ! I’ll make Edano kun think it wasn’t a waste of time !”
“……Haha.”
I regretted trying to stop her.
She was many times brighter and better than I thought she would be.
Maybe she could sense my mood.
I was impressed anyway.
“I haven’t seen Amane san around lately.”
“……Well, don’t worry about her.”
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.”
I don’t want to talk about it with other people.
I have no intention of telling that story to anyone else.
Dragging it around isn’t manly, and it would make me sound like I’m complaining.
I’d better erase that guy from my memory.
It would probably make me feel better.
As I was thinking that, Reisa said something strange.
“I see. I thought you were dating.”
“Haa !?”
“What’s up with your voice ! What happened?”
“N-no. Nothing……”
I turned my head away from Reisa who looked doubtful.
Me, going out with her?
At this point, I would rather die.
To begin with, she’s dating a genius from another class…and it seems like she’s doing what she likes.
It’s none of my business.
“Hm.”
Reisa looked at me with a grin and then said slowly.
“So you’re mine now.”
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[Reisa’s point of view.]
After the study session, I open my mouth in a secluded bathroom.
“Mika.”
“Yes, Reisa sama.”
“……Wow, where did you come in?”
My cheeks twitch as the girl answers my call from a stall in the back.
I figured she’d be hiding somewhere nearby, but I never imagined she’d already be waiting in another stall in the same bathroom.
This girl with the plain pigtails is Mika, my maid.
We entered this school together for a reason, and my relationship with her is top secret.
There is a reason why I called her up.
“I think I may have finally done it.”
“At last?”
“Yes, at last. I have brought in the geniuses in the class, and the plan is close to completion.
My face in the mirror was smiling.
“I heard that Edano kun and Amane san are not dating.”
“I told you so. I checked.”
“……That story, too?”
“Yes. On the day in question, someone at home saw them together at a fast-food restaurant.”
“Hmm.”
I know.
I know that Amane Kako did something terrible to Edano kun.
Of course I don’t know the details, but I heard from Mika and the other maids that Amane san loudly threw out Edano-kun, saying, [I don’t need you anymore !]
But from today’s conversation, I knew that he didn’t want to tell anyone about it.
He doesn’t complain, but only thinks about his studies.
To be honest, if what the maids said was true it would be a pretty unpleasant memory, so it’s kind of creepy.
But……
I took out the study guide I had received earlier and looked at it.
I suddenly looked in the mirror and saw that my expression was completely different from before, with a sloppy look on my face.
“Hey, Mika.”
“Yes, Reisa sama.”
“I got the chance to talk to Edano kun as planned. Next time, I’m planning to carry out that plan !”
“About the plan…..”
She said this in surprise and I looked at her.
This girl is still as unenthusiastic as ever.
In situations like this, it’s important to have some momentum.
“I’m sorry, I just wanted to say something. I don’t have any particular plan anymore.”
“My lady, only in the mansion you can say such random things. I’ll stick ginger in your ass again like in the old days.”
“What do you mean again !? I don’t remember !?”
Joking aside, I made up my mind.
I’m going to win tomorrow’s quiz, and get Edano kun away from that girl.
He may not remember me, but to me, Edano kun has always been a hero.
Remember that, Amane Kako.
He’s mine now.
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