Vulnerable Efforts Toward Talent

"I accidentally sent all my clothes to the laundry."

After hesitating for a moment, Mafuyu answered honestly.

She didn't need to hide this issue, and it wouldn't affect her image.

People always make mistakes, and it's understandable if she made an unintentional mistake.

"So that's it."

Fumino smiled and nodded, not thinking much of the issue.

"Feel free to use it."

After leaving the kitchen, Ren placed a cup of tea in front of Mafuyu and sat down, intending to listen to their conversation.

"Thank you."

Mafuyu redirected her attention to Fumino: "Furuhashi-san, if you don't mind, can we talk about something else?"

Fumino had promised to keep it a secret for her, so this topic could be closed, and this time could be used to discuss other matters with her.

"Of course." Fumino straightened her posture and answered seriously.

"No need to be too serious. You can relax a bit and talk about some very simple topics."

Seeing her like this, Mafuyu comforted her.

"Okay."

Fumino still couldn't calm down.

The main reason was that Mafuyu was so strong now that she felt a little intimidated.

"Furuhashi-san, I remember you ranked 62nd in the last school exam." After taking a sip of water, Mafuyu corrected her.

"Yes." Fumino answered with a smile.

Getting this rank in the Shuchi'in Academy exam was already a very good result, especially when she was quite biased towards the previous subjects.

Mafuyu continued, "You scored full marks in liberal arts."

"Um."

Fumino felt a bit embarrassed.

Ren was still here, and it was embarrassing to talk about her achievements in front of him.

She glanced at him discreetly and found that Ren was listening very seriously, so she had to pretend to be calm and not show any abnormalities.

"So, Furuhashi-san, have you considered your future choice of school?" Mafuyu said calmly, "It's okay if you haven't considered it yet. After all, you're just a new high school student, and you still have plenty of time to think about it."

"Not yet." Fumino shook her head slightly and continued, "But I've decided on the major I want to study in the future."

"Really?" Mafuyu was interested in what she said, "If you're comfortable, you can tell me, and I might be able to give you some advice on your chosen school based on the major you've decided on, so you can use it as a reference."

As an excellent teacher, she had a relatively good understanding of university specializations, and it was more than enough to help as a reference.

"In that case, I'll trouble you, Sensei."

So Fumino asked with hope, "Sensei, can you tell me which universities are excellent in astronomy?"

"Astronomy?" Mafuyu was momentarily stunned, wondering if she misheard.

Shouldn't a liberal arts genius like Fumino care about liberal arts majors?

For example, languages, literature, cultural studies, sociology, and so on.

What was she doing with science majors?

"Yes." Fumino answered very confidently.

Seeing Fumino with such a determined attitude, Mafuyu frowned slightly, "Are you saying that astronomy is the major you want to study in the future?"

"That's correct."

Fumino realized there was something wrong with her tone, so she smiled and said, "Does that mean Sensei doesn't know which universities have better astronomy departments? It's okay; I don't mind..."

"No, I just disagree with your choice."

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted somewhat forcibly by Mafuyu.

"Sensei, why are you saying that?" The smile on Fumino's face froze.

"According to me, it would be more appropriate for you to choose a liberal arts major, rather than science, which you don't excel in."

Realizing her tone was a bit harsh earlier, Mafuyu's tone became very gentle.

"I admit I'm not good at science, but I will work hard." Fumino replied, "Moreover, in the last exam, my science score was decent. I think I should have the ability to choose science."

"I acknowledge that. Your science score is indeed decent, and not much different from others."

Mafuyu did not deny this, and then changed the topic, "But compared to your liberal arts score, your science score is not worth mentioning."

Sometimes, she could see some students with perfect scores in science subjects, but perfect scores in liberal arts subjects were very rare.

Fumino was an outstanding liberal arts genius.

"And the hard work you mentioned, I think you should continue working hard in liberal arts rather than wasting precious time on science subjects you don't master." Mafuyu continued, "Efforts are vulnerable to talent. As a liberal arts genius, you should understand this, right?"

"..."

Fumino bowed her head and did not answer.

Because she could clearly understand the difference between hard work and talent, let's take the simplest example.

Suppose there in writing an essay. Others may take a long time to write a good essay, but she only needs ten minutes to write casually and create a model essay.

This is the difference between talent and hard work.

"Indeed, hard work is not as good as talent, but as long as you work hard enough, you can still surpass ordinary people, right?" After thinking for a long time, Fumino raised her head and said loudly, "Isn't my exam score the best proof? I'm not good at science, but I still got a good score."

"What I said earlier is true. I can't deny it. Hard work is indeed enough to surpass ordinary people." Mafuyu looked at her, "But please allow me to maintain a skeptical attitude towards your results. I'm not suspicious that your results are fake, but Kamikawa-san has given you a lot of help."

"I won't say anything about asking others to teach you in your studies. After all, it's evidence that you study hard and are willing to learn. But if you attribute all the praise for someone else's guidance to your own efforts, then I won't accept your results as evidence of your hard work."

"...It's all thanks to Kamikawa-san. Without his guidance, my science score would still be in single digits." Fumino closed her eyes and said weakly. She couldn't say that all the results were the result of her own efforts.

She knew her level of science very well.

"So, I suggest you give up the idea of studying astronomy. Your talent lies in liberal arts." Mafuyu was not surprised by her answer.