We Are Friends

　　Obsessive study time always flies by very quickly.

　　In the twinkling of an eye, the study room window was already golden, and there was the sound of a croaking crow in the distance.

　　After teaching Furuhashi the last math problem, Shinichi started packing his things and giving instructions.

　　"Kirisu Sensei has taught you all the possible types of questions. When you guys come back, remember to go over all the notes I made to lay a solid foundation. I'll be talking about some advanced stuff tomorrow, so be prepared."

　　During that time he investigated Mafuyu's habit of writing world history questions, borrowed practice sets from libraries, literature and mathematics textbooks. Shinichi was able to compile the possibility that Mafuyu would use it to test their problem summaries.

　　After all, the goal is to pass the test, not full marks in the midterms and finals, so Shinichi tries hard to guess the level of the questions to prevent accidents.

　　"Understood, thank you for your hard work, Asada-san." Furuhashi smiled at him, then glanced worriedly at Ogata on the other side.

　　Shinichi also turned to look at her.

　　"...Thank you for your hard work." Ogata stuffed the paper into her school bag, then stood up and ran straight to the gate.

　　She hit the heavy door panel with force, crouching down covering her forehead.

　　"Ricchan? Are you alright?" Furuhashi asked worriedly, but Ogata pressed the door open button beside the door without looking back, and ran out smoothly.

　　"Ricchan..." Furuhashi looked outside the door.

　　Shinichi sat on a chair, sorting through the materials, as if he had not seen Ogata's figure disappear.

　　During these three hours, Ogata didn't even finish the low difficulty test paper.

　　She didn't ask Shinichi any questions, she wrote the wrong answer several times, but even if she was wrong, she didn't insist on not asking.

　　There were still some blank questions on the back of the test paper, Shinichi could see clearly from the side, her mind was not at all focused on the test paper.

　　Therefore, Shinichi had no ideas to guide her.

　　Today's study meeting seemed to exclude Ogata, he didn't say a word to her after that, and focused all the teaching on Furuhashi.

　　Seeing Shinichi like this, Furuhashi asked: "Asada-san met Ricchan yesterday? What happened?"

　　Shinichi was silent for a while, then stood up holding his school bag, "Yes, but don't worry, I'll take care of it."

　　"Can you tell me?"

　　Shinichi didn't say anything, just walked towards the door.

　　He had no intention of paying attention to Furuhashi.

　　Furuhashi ran around the sofa, stood in front of Shinichi, and blocked his way with an outstretched hand.

　　Shinichi stopped and stared at her without saying a word.

　　Furuhashi spoke to Shinichi word for word.

　　"I have reason to know! I'm Asada-san's study assistant, you can't hide anything from me about tutoring, about us, or anything that will affect studying! This is what you have appointed me!"

　　Shinichi finally spoke.

　　"I remember you were the one who wanted to be my assistant in the beginning, right? And the assistant can manage too much..."

　　"Uh…" Furuhashi's face turned red, and she said confidently, "You asked your assistant to wake you up? Anyway, because of the upcoming tests, I have to know what happened between you and Ricchan, and why he looks confused!"

　　"Don't hide anything, just tell the truth, Asada-san!"

　　Shinichi was a little surprised: "So you are a stubborn person?"

　　"If you don't tell me, I won't let you through!"

　　She even slightly puffed out her chest which had nothing.

　　"I can go home later, no one cares about me, but Asada-san can't. Your mother has set the dinner table for you, right?"

　　"So tell me quickly, the reason why Ricchan is like this!"

　　"You..." Shinichi sighed helplessly, "I said don't worry, I will handle this matter myself, and it won't affect our study progress..."

　　"But I want to know. Even if it's not an assistant, even if there's no reason, I still want to know!"

　　Furuhashi's voice strengthened slightly, and Shinichi was stunned for a moment.

　　"We are friends, right? It might not make any difference to Asada-san… But to me, Asada-san and Ricchan are indispensable existences. Without either of you, such fun study times would not be possible again!"

　　Shinichi seemed to have heard the same words at noon today.

　　Furuhashi kept talking.

　　"When studying alone, it is painful and lonely. When the two of us were studying, we were confused and restless. Just like now, the three of us living together in this study room, listening to Asada-san's explanation of easy-to-understand knowledge, this kind of learning can give me motivation and bring me one step closer to my goal!"

　　Furuhashi lowered her hand to touch her chest.

　　"Asada-san… I won't say please or anything. I thought you were, like me, part of a three person study group, and we were friends! Even if I want to be called shameless, I have already made up my mind, No one can argue! You can become such important friends after knowing each other for a few days, don't you think—"

　　Furuhashi only showed a bright smile.

　　"Isn't this a very beautiful thing?"

　　"So, Asada-san, tell me what happened between you and Ricchan... Once I know, I can contribute this time, instead of just blaming you after everything happened."

　　"Don't always put your partner aside and work hard on yourself!'

　　She lightly hit Shinichi's chest, raised her head, and looked at him with a smile in her eyes.

　　Shinichi stared blankly at her.

　　"Even though it's not a big deal, it's quite embarrassing to say it… But I'll tell you, don't you scold me behind my back again."

　　Shinichi sighed, and he sat back down on the sofa.

Furuhashi also sat across from him, and waited to tell his story.

　　"Speaking of the day, it was a very beautiful morning..."

　　Furuhashi raised her hand seriously: "Please skip the prologue, just talk about the main point."

　　Shinichi: "😐"