"Sigh…"
When Sato let out a sigh while sitting at his desk, the student in front of him, Saiki Kusuo, turned his head around.
"Did something happen?"
"Nothing."
Sato waved his hand with a bitter smile. It was better not to talk about what happened this morning.
After all, saying that the world had almost been destroyed sounded a bit too shocking no matter how you looked at it.
"By the way, what are you drinking?"
Sato suddenly looked curiously at the thermos cup in Saiki Kusuo's hand. White steam was rising from it. As far as he remembered, Saiki Kusuo did not have the habit of drinking hot water.
"Oh, this?"
Saiki Kusuo brought the thermos over for Sato to see. Floating inside were small red objects.
This is…
Sato's gaze suddenly went blank. That thing looked very familiar.
"This is called goji berries. I heard it's a product from overseas. If you soak it in water and drink it, it's good for your health."
After saying that, Saiki Kusuo took another sip and said calmly,
"It actually seems pretty good. Want some? I still have quite a lot."
Sato: "…"
Bro, do you really need health supplements?!
"Morning!"
Kirito walked in late with heavy dark circles under his eyes. His entire body looked exhausted.
"You stayed up playing games again last night?"
After taking a sip of water, Saiki Kusuo asked him calmly. No matter how Sato looked at it, Saiki Kusuo gave off the aura of a retired veteran.
The game-addicted Kirito scratched his head awkwardly with a dry laugh.
He could not help it, that game was just too fun!
Actually, what he found even stranger was why Sato did not seem to play that game much. Did Sato prefer strategy games instead?
"What's inside that?"
He suddenly noticed Saiki Kusuo's thermos.
"Goji berries. Want some?"
"What?"
…
Today was the private high school's monthly exam. From morning until afternoon, there were tests scheduled for every subject, one after another. Walking through any hallway, you could feel the heavy and tense atmosphere.
When the teacher finally ended the final exam in the afternoon, countless students all let out a sigh of relief.
However, in Sato's opinion, they were relaxing too early.
After all, the real judgment usually came when the results were released.
Among those people were two members of the Light Music Club.
"Hahaha! The exams are finally over!"
Tainaka Ritsu leaned one arm on the back of her chair, holding a cup of tea in the other hand while crossing her legs and laughing proudly, looking as if she had finally escaped a sea of suffering.
"Yeah yeah!"
Hirasawa Yui kept stuffing the snacks that Kotobuki Tsumugi had brought into her mouth while nodding in agreement. The rich girl not only did not tell Yui to slow down, she actually looked pleased and encouraged her to eat more.
Sato had always suspected that the rich girl had a feeding fetish.
Among everyone present, the calmest person was Akiyama Mio. Sitting on a chair with her arms folded across her flat chest and one leg slightly raised, she looked at the two of them calmly.
"Go ahead and eat. Treat it like your last supper."
"Hey! Hey! Mio, don't say something so depressing!"
Ritsu complained.
"Yeah yeah!"
Yui echoed again, her cheeks puffed out so much that she could barely speak clearly, as if she had not eaten in ten years.
"I'm just stating a fact."
Mio's expression remained calm as she analyzed rationally,
"Based on my observation of your usual behavior, the chances of you two failing are very high."
"Hmph hmph!"
Ritsu suddenly stood up with her arms crossed and laughed proudly. Then she stepped onto the chair with one foot and looked down at Mio arrogantly.
"Do you really think so, Mio?"
"Oh?"
Mio narrowed her eyes.
"Hahaha! If that's what you think, then you're completely wrong!"
Ritsu's aura suddenly surged. She pointed at Mio dramatically.
"You might think I'm always playing around, but after I get home every day I review properly! I can't say I'll get a great score on this test, but passing is definitely not a problem!"
"Yeah yeah… hm? What?"
Yui suddenly stopped nodding and turned to stare blankly at Ritsu.
"Burp… ugh!"
After letting out a burp, she suddenly clutched her chest with a pained expression and stretched out her other hand toward everyone for help.
"Water… water…"
Did she choke?
Sato quickly stood up and handed her the black tea in front of her. She gulped it down rapidly, then let out a long breath with a relieved expression, as if she had just been saved.
"Arigato!"
She thanked Sato first, then looked at Ritsu with teary eyes.
"Ritsu!"
"Hm? What?"
Ritsu turned to her in confusion.
"Really… can you really pass?"
"Of course!"
Ritsu brushed back her hair and said proudly,
"Even though the questions were a bit difficult this time, many of them were types we practiced before. I'm confident about that."
"Huh?!"
Yui stumbled backward several steps. Her lips trembled as tears welled up in her eyes.
Clearly… clearly they had agreed to happily play together. Why were you secretly studying?!
Why was I the only one actually playing the whole time?!
Seeing Yui's expression, the smile on Ritsu's face slowly disappeared. She looked at Yui with a twitching mouth.
"Yui… you didn't actually study at all, did you?"
"Mhm mhm!"
Yui nodded vigorously twice.
Ritsu: "…"
Mio: "…"
Tsumugi: "…"
Sato: "…"
"I-it's okay. Maybe you passed anyway."
Tsumugi suddenly showed a warm smile and tried to encourage Yui.
A glimmer of hope appeared in Yui's eyes, but it vanished just as quickly. She hesitated before saying,
"But… but I left many questions completely blank…"
Everyone: "…"
It was over. She was completely doomed.
Sato seriously took out a textbook from his bag and looked at Yui.
"Alright, let's start reviewing from now."
"Huh?! Nooooo!!!"