Chapter 56: Have you been studying?
“I can’t go on… anymore. Impossible. I can’t do it…”
“I didn’t think you’d make it this far…”
Otsuki-san was propped up on her desk, completely burnt out with her soul leaving. Meanwhile, Shinji muttered the famous line of a certain FBI agent while looking up at the ceiling. [TL: No idea who.] [ED: Also no idea.]
The time was now past 5:30 pm. We took a break every now and then, and sometimes we had to stop to chat, but I think we made good progress in our studies. The lasagna I served for lunch was well received by everyone, including Kaede, and earned three approvals. Kaede’s comment, ‘It’s really delicious’, was the most delightful feedback.
“Good work, both of you. It’s nice to get together and study like this. Shall we do it again tomorrow?”
It would be a shame to lose my alone time with Kaede, but I had to be patient in order to get a good score on the exam. At first, I wasn’t in the mood for a study session, but when I saw someone else around me concentrating, I naturally felt more focused, so it wasn’t a bad environment.
Shinji, however, shook his head helplessly.
“We’re already groggy from Yuya and Hitotsuba-san’s occasional newlywed display. That’s the ‘meotoppuru’ for you. If we have to see this every day, we’ll probably die young. Is it diabetes that will kill us?”
What the h**l was he talking about? I couldn’t tell, but Otsuki-san, who looked up at me unsteadily, nodded her head.
“Yoshi washed the dishes as if it was a matter of course, and Kaede-chan carefully arranged the washed dishes in the dryer. I even wondered if you two really were our classmates. You would occasionally look at each other and start communicating about your relationship in silence, which was so sweet I almost threw up…”
Is that so? There were many times when I looked up and my eyes met Kaede’s, but we didn’t talk about love, did we? Well, I admit that I was staring at her with the feeling of ‘I love you, Kaede’.
“I don’t think Yoshi noticed because he was concentrating so hard. But Kaede-chan was staring at Yoshi the whole time while you were solving the problem. She had a very mesmerized look on her face. I could hear the voice in her mind saying, ‘Oh, Yuya-kun, you look so cool when you’re concentrating’.”
Seriously? I didn’t notice that at all. Kaede, were you watching me the whole time?
“Aaaahhhhhhhkiho-chan!? It’s not like I was gazing at Yuya-kun with such intentions, you know!? I mean, what’s with that voice in my mind!?”
“So what was Kaede-chan thinking when she stared at Yoshi? And she didn’t seem like keeping up with your studies?”
Kaede was playing the role of a teacher today, so it was not surprising that she didn’t make much progress in her own studies. By the way, Kaede had a foundation of daily preparation and review, so she shouldn’t face as much trouble as we do. But, I don’t care about that. What was important was the reason why Kaede was watching me.
“—I thought you were cute.”
“What did you say? I couldn’t hear the first part very well, so I want you to say it again. You didn’t hear her either, did you, Yoshi?”
“Ah, yeah. I couldn’t hear you well at the beginning because you were too quiet. Kaede, can you repeat it for me, please?”
“U~uh… because you were so cool! I was mesmerized by the serious expression on Yuya-kun’s face because he looked so cool! Is it not okay!?”
Kaede’s face turned red as she slammed the table and yelled at us. Otsuki-san, who had been stirring up the crowd, was surprised by her fierce reaction, Shinji laughed bitterly, and I felt embarrassed and turned around to face the opposite direction.
“The person you love has an expression on their face that he doesn’t usually show, you know!? It’s inevitable that I can’t help but be awestruck! So it’s no wonder that I stared at him, and the moment our eyes met, I muttered in my heart, ‘I love you, Yuya-kun’!”
Kaede was going into a rampage mode. This was a dangerous fellow who needed to be stopped. Otsuki-san, do something quickly! This was a silent plea of mine. Since you were the one who put us in this situation in the first place, shouldn’t you take responsibility?
“To begin with! Weren’t there times when Akiho-chan was staring at Higure-kun and stopped moving her hands? Did you think I wouldn’t notice? She was staring at Higure-kun with a very cute and devoted face. I don’t want to be bothered by that kind of Akiho-chan!”
“Ka-ka-ka-Kaede-chan!? I, I wasn’t staring at Shin-kun or anything—”
Kaede and Otsuki-san were excitedly arguing with each other. It wasn’t easy for the two men to intervene in this situation. Now, what to do?
“Hahaha. I think it’s best to leave it alone. I think it’s best to just let it go. If you interfere, it will only cause a fire. If you still want to stop it, there aren’t many ways to do so, okay?”
“… I know that when you try to look cool, it’s usually when you’re thinking about something stupid, but let’s hear it if it’s worth it.”
So, Shinji proposed a forceful power move that couldn’t be called a strategy. It was very embarrassing to do it at the same time as Shinji, but it was the only way to calm them down, said ‘strategist’ Shinji. I took a deep breath and prepared myself. I moved quietly and made eye contact with him. Okay, let’s go!
Operation Intervention is a go!
Chapter 56: Have you been studying?
“I can’t go on… anymore. Impossible. I can’t do it…”
“I didn’t think you’d make it this far…”
Otsuki-san was propped up on her desk, completely burnt out with her soul leaving. Meanwhile, Shinji muttered the famous line of a certain FBI agent while looking up at the ceiling. [TL: No idea who.] [ED: Also no idea.]
The time was now past 5:30 pm. We took a break every now and then, and sometimes we had to stop to chat, but I think we made good progress in our studies. The lasagna I served for lunch was well received by everyone, including Kaede, and earned three approvals. Kaede’s comment, ‘It’s really delicious’, was the most delightful feedback.
“Good work, both of you. It’s nice to get together and study like this. Shall we do it again tomorrow?”
It would be a shame to lose my alone time with Kaede, but I had to be patient in order to get a good score on the exam. At first, I wasn’t in the mood for a study session, but when I saw someone else around me concentrating, I naturally felt more focused, so it wasn’t a bad environment.
Shinji, however, shook his head helplessly.
“We’re already groggy from Yuya and Hitotsuba-san’s occasional newlywed display. That’s the ‘meotoppuru’ for you. If we have to see this every day, we’ll probably die young. Is it diabetes that will kill us?”
What the h**l was he talking about? I couldn’t tell, but Otsuki-san, who looked up at me unsteadily, nodded her head.
“Yoshi washed the dishes as if it was a matter of course, and Kaede-chan carefully arranged the washed dishes in the dryer. I even wondered if you two really were our classmates. You would occasionally look at each other and start communicating about your relationship in silence, which was so sweet I almost threw up…”
Is that so? There were many times when I looked up and my eyes met Kaede’s, but we didn’t talk about love, did we? Well, I admit that I was staring at her with the feeling of ‘I love you, Kaede’.
“I don’t think Yoshi noticed because he was concentrating so hard. But Kaede-chan was staring at Yoshi the whole time while you were solving the problem. She had a very mesmerized look on her face. I could hear the voice in her mind saying, ‘Oh, Yuya-kun, you look so cool when you’re concentrating’.”
Seriously? I didn’t notice that at all. Kaede, were you watching me the whole time?
“Aaaahhhhhhhkiho-chan!? It’s not like I was gazing at Yuya-kun with such intentions, you know!? I mean, what’s with that voice in my mind!?”
“So what was Kaede-chan thinking when she stared at Yoshi? And she didn’t seem like keeping up with your studies?”
Kaede was playing the role of a teacher today, so it was not surprising that she didn’t make much progress in her own studies. By the way, Kaede had a foundation of daily preparation and review, so she shouldn’t face as much trouble as we do. But, I don’t care about that. What was important was the reason why Kaede was watching me.
“—I thought you were cute.”
“What did you say? I couldn’t hear the first part very well, so I want you to say it again. You didn’t hear her either, did you, Yoshi?”
“Ah, yeah. I couldn’t hear you well at the beginning because you were too quiet. Kaede, can you repeat it for me, please?”
“U~uh… because you were so cool! I was mesmerized by the serious expression on Yuya-kun’s face because he looked so cool! Is it not okay!?”
Kaede’s face turned red as she slammed the table and yelled at us. Otsuki-san, who had been stirring up the crowd, was surprised by her fierce reaction, Shinji laughed bitterly, and I felt embarrassed and turned around to face the opposite direction.
“The person you love has an expression on their face that he doesn’t usually show, you know!? It’s inevitable that I can’t help but be awestruck! So it’s no wonder that I stared at him, and the moment our eyes met, I muttered in my heart, ‘I love you, Yuya-kun’!”
Kaede was going into a rampage mode. This was a dangerous fellow who needed to be stopped. Otsuki-san, do something quickly! This was a silent plea of mine. Since you were the one who put us in this situation in the first place, shouldn’t you take responsibility?
“To begin with! Weren’t there times when Akiho-chan was staring at Higure-kun and stopped moving her hands? Did you think I wouldn’t notice? She was staring at Higure-kun with a very cute and devoted face. I don’t want to be bothered by that kind of Akiho-chan!”
“Ka-ka-ka-Kaede-chan!? I, I wasn’t staring at Shin-kun or anything—”
Kaede and Otsuki-san were excitedly arguing with each other. It wasn’t easy for the two men to intervene in this situation. Now, what to do?
“Hahaha. I think it’s best to leave it alone. I think it’s best to just let it go. If you interfere, it will only cause a fire. If you still want to stop it, there aren’t many ways to do so, okay?”
“… I know that when you try to look cool, it’s usually when you’re thinking about something stupid, but let’s hear it if it’s worth it.”
So, Shinji proposed a forceful power move that couldn’t be called a strategy. It was very embarrassing to do it at the same time as Shinji, but it was the only way to calm them down, said ‘strategist’ Shinji. I took a deep breath and prepared myself. I moved quietly and made eye contact with him. Okay, let’s go!
Operation Intervention is a go!
