Episode 24
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Thanks to Takamine san’s Spartan (?) guidance, I was able to manage math and English.
However, I still have a strong enemy.
……Literature. Conjugation of auxiliary verbs? Historical kana usage? I don’t understand it at all.
I thought about asking Takamine san, but she was currently teaching math to other classmates.
I feel bad for interrupting her…….
I had no choice but to start struggling with the literature reference book on my own.
But within 5 minutes of starting, my consciousness started to fade away……
Shoot, I’m getting sleepy……
Suddenly, I looked at the seat next to me.
There, Shirakawa san was still sleeping…..but before I knew it, she was awake.
The reference book that was opened was…..literature.
Eh? Shirakawa san, are you good at literature?
I only have the image of her always sleeping……
The display above her head reads [Unmeasurable].
It’s still full of mysteries.
While I was staring at my reference book of literature, Shirakawa san stared at me.
Then, she suddenly pointed at my reference book.
“…..That’s not it.”
“Eh?”
She whispered a few words to me.
It seems that she pointed out that the answer to the problem I was solving was wrong.
“Eh, ah, you’re right….. How did I get it wrong….”
With sleepy eyes, Shirakawa san pointed to the equation written in my notebook.
“…..The conjugation here is not in the imperfective form, but in the conjugative form.”
“Ah……!”
She’s right ! I had inadvertently made a mistake !
“Thank you, Shirakawa san ! You’ve been a great help !”
When I thanked her, she gave a small nod.
And then she returned her gaze to her reference book again.
……Surprising.
Shirakawa san is smart.
Moreover, it seems like she’s good at literature?
Perhaps there is an option to have Shirakawa san teach me…..?
No, but she always goes sleepy right away…..
As I was wondering about this, Shirakawa san pointed at my reference book again.
“……Next, and here, too, wrong.”
“Eh !?”
I was wrong again……
Shirakawa san nonchalantly pointed out the mistake and taught me the correct conjugated form.
Her explanations are not as detailed as Takamine san’s, but they are precise and easy to understand.
It was as if she was anticipating my thoughts, and she hit me right on the point where I was likely to stumble.
“Amazing, Shirakawa san……. How do you know so much?”
When I asked in admiration, Shirakawa san’s gaze wandered for a bit,
“…Kazuto-kun, you’ve always made mistakes here.”
“Eh?”
……Always?
I’ve always made a mistake in conjugating?
Oh, I see.
We’ve known each other since childhood.
Maybe we studied together in elementary school or something.
I don’t remember.
My heart ached with pain as I was confronted with this fact once again.
She had been looking out for me for so long, and I……
“….I’m sorry, Shirakawa san, I really forgot about the old days….”
When I apologized, Shirakawa san slowly shook her head.
“……It’s fine. ……..You can always remember again.”
“Eh?”
“…..I’ll teach you.”
Saying this, Shirakawa san pulled my reference book towards her.
And then, rubbing her sleepy eyes, she began to carefully explain one by one.
The [Unmeasurable] indicator above her head looked a little shaky again.
There are no notes.
But behind those quiet eyes, I felt a certain will.
Studying next to Shirakawa san was a strange time.
Occasionally, she would start getting sleepy.
Whenever she did, I would say, “Shirakawa san?” she would wake up and resume her commentary.
And so it goes.
It was as if she was studying while dozing off.
But the way she teaches is precise, and little by little, I’m able to understand literature, which I am not very good at.
Shirakawa san’s [Unmeasurable] is still a mystery to me.
But there was no doubt now that she had special feelings for me.
And I myself may be becoming more and more attracted to this mysterious childhood friend.
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