Indeed, if Furuhashi Fumino chose the Faculty of Literature at a prestigious University as her second major, those Academies she consulted would definitely accept her without hesitation.
It seemed like a fallback option, but compared to her science and math abilities, that was actually her first choice.
They were playing a good game, hinting to Furuhashi Fumino that this was a fallback option so that they could help her study science without any reservations.
But who really believed Furuhashi Fumino could get into her first choice?
In the end, they were just hoping Furuhashi Fumino would shine in the liberal arts exam and advertise their Academy.
Using phrases like 'reaping the benefits' or 'getting something for nothing' wouldn't be an exaggeration.
It's not that there weren't people who genuinely wanted to help Furuhashi Fumino, like Mr. Tsubota at Aomine Cram School. His guiding principle was not to give up on any student.
That's why when Furuhashi Fumino's summer tutoring ended, he couldn't bear it and told Furuhashi Fumino that if she really hit walls at other Academies, there would definitely be a place for her at Aomine Cram School.
The reason he only had Furuhashi Fumino attend tutoring until the end of the summer was that Mr. Tsubota hoped Furuhashi Fumino could find a better teacher.
But if no one was truly willing to help Furuhashi Fumino, he would definitely step forward immediately.
There was a reason why Furuhashi Fumino came to Aomine Cram School at this time to find a little psychological comfort.
At least here, she had struggled for a while with Aki Tomoya and the other exam candidates, and had worked hard under the guidance of a Teacher who genuinely wanted to help her, instead of hitting walls on the road of Academy consultations after stating her wish countless times while others still hinted at advising her.
Furuhashi Fumino could turn others' lack of understanding and doubts into motivation, but none of that was as important as a word of encouragement and support from others.
During the summer break at Aomine Cram School, Mr. Tsubota and Harumi Junko didn't mention anything about her liberal arts major again, but were trying to help her.
Towards the end of the Academy tutoring, meeting a boy her age who understood her, a simple "Good luck" was also something that made Furuhashi Fumino feel relieved.
After working hard, the results weren't impressive, but they weren't non-existent!
The most important thing was the environment, the atmosphere!
Furuhashi Fumino really liked the environment and atmosphere of Aomine Cram School.
She also understood from it why, in such a small, inconspicuous Academy, there were still people setting their goals on places like Tokyo University and Keio University.
At least here was a place where she could focus on working hard, without having to worry about whether others doubted her or had unnecessary expectations for her talent.
Liberal arts was truly not where Furuhashi Fumino's aspirations lay. For her, studying science and math to get into the Astronomy Department was not a difficult thing, but a goal. Going against her dream was the difficult thing.
She just chose what she wanted, not what was best.
It's not that she didn't know her own situation, and she was prepared to bear the consequences. Isn't that okay?
Perhaps it was willful, but Furuhashi Fumino had the courage to face it, and would fight for even a sliver of a chance.
"Aren't you going up? Tsubota-sensei and Harumi Sensei are still there."
Aki Tomoya looked up. Because they still had work, Mr. Tsubota and Harumi Junko were still busy.
After all, these two Teachers were responsible for all the students in the entire Academy.
During the back-to-school season, it wasn't just school Teachers and students who were busy; most Academy tutors also had a lot of work to do.
Furuhashi Fumino followed Aki Tomoya's gaze and looked up, then smiled awkwardly, saying, "Well, I'd be troubling them..."
It was great to have people who genuinely wanted to help her, but was her situation adding a burden to others?
Remembering the wry smiles of Mr. Tsubota and Harumi Junko during the summer break, Furuhashi Fumino couldn't help but laugh while also feeling a little hesitant.
Aki Tomoya chuckled when he heard this, "If they really thought you were trouble, that Harumi Sensei wouldn't have said that you might have a chance to meet us again!"
One Teacher was full of drive to help students, upholding the principle of not abandoning anyone.
The other, although occasionally still a bit weak, was also an adult who had come through failure and understood the preciousness of dreams and goals even more.
Aki Tomoya thought that their group of "problem children" meeting at Aomine Cram School was perhaps fate not completely closing all doors for them.
They were actually all people who didn't want to compromise deep down.
Just like Furuhashi Fumino, who had worked hard and tried during the summer break, appeared here now. She hadn't thought of compromising. When others asked if she had a second or third major before, Furuhashi Fumino still replied that she wanted to choose a private University with an Astronomy Department based on her current and future science and math abilities.
Therefore, not wanting to compromise and not yet reaching the point of giving up, she came here to find a little psychological comfort.
"Hehe, Aki-kun, you guys are really different from the people I met before. They were really afraid of ruining my wonderful future."
Furuhashi Fumino suddenly laughed out loud, saying it in a joking tone, and her laughter sounded like she was very happy.
Aki Tomoya wasn't prepared for her to suddenly say something so alarming.
As she said, the people who advised Furuhashi Fumino certainly had good intentions, because her talent truly had the opportunity to achieve something great. That was the ideal and best future people envisioned for her.
Making her switch to science, which she wasn't good at or even had an absolute weakness and found difficult, could indeed be seen as ruining her wonderful future from that perspective.
But Furuhashi Fumino herself was firm in her aspirations and had the drive not to give up until she hit a wall.
"When you say that, it reminds me again that you're a liberal arts genius, but I wasn't just moved by your writing, I was also moved by that drive in your heart. Doing things others think are impossible, from that perspective, when you were still at the Academy, you, me, and Kudo, the three of us were the same kind."
Aki Tomoya said in a helpless tone. He didn't want to think in the way Furuhashi Fumino mentioned, because if he thought that way, he would be an "accomplice."
Similarly, being touched and expressing his inner feelings, Aki Tomoya couldn't say whether it was right or wrong at this moment.
His encouragement might serve as a small push for Furuhashi Fumino to successfully get into the Astronomy Department in the future.
But thinking that if she didn't get in, Aki Tomoya would feel a little sad. Even without seeing the result yet, he would still feel ashamed.
"I'll be leaving now. Goodbye, Furuhashi Fumino."
It was getting late. Aki Tomoya waved his hand, preparing to ride his bicycle home.
"Goodbye, please take care, Aki-kun."
Furuhashi Fumino also waved goodbye.
As for whether she would go upstairs, Aki Tomoya didn't know and didn't want to guess the outcome.
How to decide was Furuhashi Fumino's matter.
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