School of Cram

　　"Shinichi-kun, you don't seem to have much energy... Could it be that you couldn't sleep because of the thunderstorm last night?"

　　Waking up at 5 a.m., after working hard on making breakfast, two girls pinched his waist with all their might. After sending them back home, Shinichi has to go back to school with the other girls as if nothing happened and then he has to go to school with the other girls later for morning practice together...

　　Of course Shinichi wouldn't answer Ichika like that, he nodded his head in acknowledgement.

　　Luckily, his parents didn't come back in the morning, nor did they see the scene of the three of them having breakfast together at the dining table... Shinichi felt he didn't have to go to school today.

　　Casually addressing the topic of Miku going to live at Fumino's house, Ichika stuck out his arm.

　　"Or... Actually, the three of you stayed together yesterday, and spent the whole night talking all night, so that's why Shinichi-kun was so tired?"

Shinichi felt a shiver in his heart, then flicked Ichika's forehead.

　　"Just a high school student, don't think about all these things."

　　There isn't a girl in this world that can't be solved by flicking her forehead, if there is one, then do it again.

　　Shinichi really felt that he was getting more and more proficient in dealing with girls, and he was getting closer to scoundrels.

　　Also, why is Ichika's intuition so frightening?

　　"Isn't it normal to think about this in my teens~" Ichika protested and stepped aside pretending to cry, but the smile looked so happy.

　　Shinichi watches the masochistic Ichika who gets happier as he bullies her.

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　　As the final exams approach, the atmosphere at school starts to get tense. The specific symptoms were that the dark circles under Shirogane Miyuki's eyes were becoming deeper and more vicious, and Ishigami Yu was also expressing despair more and more frequently.

　　Every time Shinomiya Kaguya dragged Ishigami to that door, and every time she closed the door and looked back at her with a smile, Shinichi felt a chill run down his spine.

　　That look is like saying "you are next".

　　Luckily Shinichi still ranked second in the 2nd year. He did not need the caring guidance of Kaguya. He only needed to light a candle for Ishigami who had devoted himself to studying.

　　The more Shinichi knows Kaguya, the more he admires Shirogane.

　　Being able to fall in love with that terrifying woman who seemed to have executed many of her kind with her own hands, and even teased her for two years, trying relentlessly to make her lower her head to confess, was truly braver than Ishigami and could be called the strongest student among all the male students Shuchi'in Academy.

　　However, dedication to liking someone, racking one's brain for it, and thinking about her with all one's heart. Even if Shirogane burns himself, the belief that he must always stand in front of her makes Shinichi jealous.

　　It would be great if one day he could do that too.

　　Coming out of the student guidance room, Shinichi was holding a pile of materials given to him by Mafuyu.

　　There is a private school nearby that cooperates with Shuchi'in Academy, that is, a cram school. As long as Shuchi'in Academy students rank among the top 50 in the school, they can study there for free for the holidays.

　　Mafuyu told him about this back in April, and the information Shinichi got from him today was an application form for reporting and pre-submission for this holiday.

　　After school, Shinichi went to the self-study room. After he told this to Fumino and Rizu, they didn't feel irritated that their summer vacation time was being taken up by their studies. Instead, they look full of energy.

　　"Although I don't know if I can keep up with the cram school's progress, but I will work hard!"

　　"Don't worry, for us adults now, it's a trivial matter!"

　　The two clenched their fists to encourage each other, while Shinichi could only smile.

　　After handing over the materials to Fumino and Rizu, Shinichi was ready to start today's teaching.

Rizu asked suddenly at this point.

　　"Shinichi-san, would you like to go to cram school?"

　　"Yeah."

　　Rizu tilted her head doubtfully: "Why? Your grades are so good, can you learn anything from cram school?"

　　Fumino wore covering her mouth in surprise: "Could it be for us..."

　　"Not this one."

　　Without concealment, Shinichi is so easy to confess.

　　"Cram schools that can cooperate with Shuchi'in Academy naturally have their outstanding features… No, it must be said that the unique teaching methods and background knowledge of each cram school are not for a geek like me who just can study stupidly."

　　"Of course I understand everything they teach, but the way they teach, the textbooks they use, and the teaching plans for exams are subjects that I don't understand deeply. At best, I have only seen cram school teaching videos on the Internet, and I have never experienced the atmosphere myself."

　　"No matter whether I am an educator or an ordinary student, I participate in this cram school to learn more knowledge."

　　Shinichi sat on the sofa, looking at the two girls with bright eyes and a smile on his face.

　　"During the summer vacation, I will watch over you while studying my own things, so you don't have time to slack around… Are you mentally prepared?"

　　"Let's come here!"

　　The girls screamed together, and they wished they could rush off to cram school to study to their heart's content now.

　　Shinichi nodded in relief.

　　Fumino chuckled.

　　"But Asada-san, if you go to a cram school to improve your teaching skills, wouldn't that be for us too?"

　　Shinichi was very angry.

　　"No!"

　　"Since you have time to misinterpret, I will solve these ten questions in twenty minutes!"

　　"Eh—"

　　"Fumino, come on."

　　After Rizu gave her a little nudge, in order to prevent herself from being affected by Shinichi's anger, she sat obediently beside him and then started asking questions.

　　"Shinichi-san, why does Nonoko feel complicated when she sees Yuma and Tamami dating?"

　　"Because she wants her crush to be with her best friend, the love relationship here can actually be changed using the Fourier transform..."

　　Fumino complained: "Is it possible?!"

　　"Go and do your math!" Shinichi glared, Fumino lowered her head sadly, and continued to grapple with a difficult math problem.

　　In this extremely harmonious atmosphere, the final exams are approaching.