Nino: "Oi——!? Why won't you sleep——!?!"
Gohan: "Eh…? I'm the type who sleeps early and wakes early. Besides, sleeping at someone else's house, especially a student's house, would be very impolite, right?"
Nino: "That's true… Wait!! That's not what I meant! The sleeping pills are all gone!? Why aren't you asleep yet——!?"
Gohan: "...…Eh??"
Itsuki: "Hey! What are you doing, Nino!?"
Gohan (thinking): Could it be, she poured me a drink so enthusiastically for that reason…
Gohan (thinking): And if you take too many sleeping pills, sometimes you could die… Maybe she doesn't know because she's not good at studying… This is dangerous! I have to warn Nino-san about the dangers of sleeping pills!
Gohan was simple and not very suspicious of others.
Gohan: "Nino-san! Taking too many sleeping pills could kill you! You must be careful!"
Yotsuba: "Ehh——!? Really——!? I don't think I'd ever use them, but I'll be careful!!"
Nino: "No, that much I do know."
Yotsuba: "So you knew——!?"
Gohan (thinking): Eh? She knew?
Nino: "That's not the point! Why don't you feel even a little bit sleepy!?"
Gohan (thinking): Wha-what should I do… Is it because of my Saiya-jin (Saiyan) blood? Or because of my training? Or because I can turn into a Super Saiya-jin (Super Saiyan)? I don't know the reason, but I completely didn't notice I was drugged…
Gohan: "…Ah, ah~ I guess I'm getting a little sleepy~…?" (pretends to be drowsy)
Nino: "That's way too suspicious——!?"
Gohan: "Ah, I'll send Uesugi-kun back."
Yotsuba: "Eh——!? Isn't it dangerous to do that while sleepy!! I'll go!!"
Gohan: "Ah, ah, that's true… Please do…"
Gohan (thinking): D-damn… Nino-san might figure out that I was one of the participants in the Cell Games…
Gohan (thinking): Normally people wouldn't think that, but if sleeping pills don't work → then I'm not normal → huh? My face looks familiar → wait, could I be that black-haired blond kid——!?
Gohan (thinking): ...There's no way to completely rule that out, so I'll just act like the sleeping pills worked and go home… Otherwise, with my poor lying skills, I'll just keep exposing myself…
Gohan: "Ah! I'll come again tomorrow, please gather everyone for me~…"
Bang—— (pretends to collapse asleep)
Nino: "…What's with that guy…? He doesn't even get angry after being drugged…?"
Ichika: "Haa… Eh? Both of them went home?"
Nino: "Yeah. They went home."
Ichika: "I see~…"
Nino (thinking): Seriously, that guy… He didn't even realize I drugged him just to kick him out…
To Gohan, though, this was no different from Goten's pranks.
...
Alright, today I brought something. A test. It's based on questions from the school's midterm exams.
For now, Itsuki-san and Yotsuba-san aside, my impression is that the other three extremely dislike studying.
But the goal is for all five to graduate. If they can get scores just enough to graduate, then there's no need to force people who hate studying to push themselves too hard.
Fuutarou: "Okay——! Thanks for gathering today!!"
Yotsuba: "Well, this is our house after all…"
Miku: "You still haven't given up…"
Nino: "I had plans with a friend, you know?"
Gohan (thinking): She says that, but she still came. Nino-san is actually a pretty good person?
Nino: "Speaking of which, didn't I say we don't need a tutor?"
Fuutarou: "Then prove it. Here's a test based on the school's midterm exam. If you score above the passing line, I promise never to come near you again!"
Gohan (thinking): To my surprise, except for the sleeping one (Ichika), the other four all looked shocked at that suggestion…
Fuutarou: "If you score above the line, then just go graduate on your own."
Nino: "Why do something so troublesome?"
Itsuki: "…That's fine."
Nino: "Hey, Itsuki!?"
Itsuki: "We just need to pass, right? That way we won't have to see your face anymore."
Ichika: "In that case, let's try it~…"
Yotsuba: "Let's all do our best together!"
Miku: "What's the passing score?"
Fuutarou: "60… No, 50 points is fine."
Gohan: "No, I think 40 points is enough."
Fuutarou: "Eh? Isn't that a bit too low?"
Gohan: "This test is based on the midterm exam. The failing line for the midterm was anything below 30 points… So leaving some margin, 40 should be fine."
Fuutarou: "…That's how it is."
Nino: "…I wasn't planning to participate, but don't underestimate us too much, okay?"
Gohan (thinking): Oh? So Nino-san is actually good at studying? She knew about the danger of sleeping pills too…
Though that probably has nothing to do with studying.
Gohan (thinking): Maybe Ichika-san and Miku-san are actually good at studying as well…
The test ended.
Fuutarou: "Amazing! 100 points!!"
Gohan (thinking): Yeah. Everyone really tried. They did hang in there until the end.
Fuutarou: "That's the combined total!!"
Gohan (thinking): …Well, they did try their best… right?
Fuutarou: "You guys, don't tell me…"
Nino: "Run!!"
At her shout, the five of them bolted at once.
Gohan: "Why are even Yotsuba-san and Itsuki-san running too——!?"
Yotsuba: "Ahaha… It reminds me of my old school…"
Ichika: "It was really strict there~"
Miku: "I don't even want to remember it."
Itsuki: "How strange… Even though Gohan-kun taught me… and I reviewed on my own…"
Nino: "Do they know? We five only transferred schools because we were about to be held back a year…"
Gohan (thinking): ...…
Gohan (thinking): So my students are all repeat-year candidates…
Nakano Ichika: 12 points, probably fell asleep midway…
Nakano Nino: 20 points, try a bit harder.
Nakano Miku: 32 points, too bad! Just short!
Nakano Yotsuba: 8 points, remember to write your name in kanji.
Nakano Itsuki: 28 points, too bad! Only 2 away from passing!
(End of Chapter)
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