Tokyo Love Story

Especially after reaching the summit, his ideas became clearer.

Of course, he will not give up on novels and will continue to publish them, but relatively speaking, his focus is not here.

Have you decided yet? "

After hearing a certain key word, Yukisa Morishima's eyes lit up.

Um. "

Kitagawa Che almost subconsciously asked "What decision?", but after seeing Morishima Yukisa's expression, he naturally swallowed the words.

At a time like this, such words are just nonsense.

Hearing this, Morishima Yukisa did not say anything else. She just silently clenched her fists, then quietly loosened them, and her eyes gradually became firm.

For her, this answer from her partner was enough.

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See you tomorrow.

Chapter 281 Before the exam

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the day before the final exam.

According to the established practice of Shirakawa High School, there will be no classes on this day, and all the time will be left for students to review on their own, but there is one process that must be completed.

Ugh.

Standing on the podium, Tsugumi Seina sighed in her heart and rubbed her temples with a headache.

Every time she felt this way, she would feel a little regretful. Why did she want to be a teacher in the first place? It was obviously full of troubles.

Shaking her head, she raised her eyebrows, picked up the chalk on the desk, turned around, and wrote four big words "Speech before the Exam" on the blackboard.

"As you can see." Turning around, Tsugumi Seina coughed softly and met the eyes of the people below the podium. "Next, we will do a simple pre-exam mobilization."

Hearing this, the students in the audience looked at each other for a moment, then sat up straight in their seats and listened attentively.

"To be honest, I personally don't really want to go through this process." Tsugumi Seirina shrugged and casually threw the chalk into the chalk box, "But the school insists that every class complete it, so there's nothing we can do about it.

“So, I hope you can understand.”

After he finished speaking, the students led by Kiriyama Taku responded by saying, "I understand."

"Then let's officially begin."

As she said this, Tsugumi Seina slightly adjusted her posture, propped her hands on both sides of the desk, and after scanning the audience, she formally began to talk about the specific content according to the school's regulations, "First, let's talk about the scope of this exam. I believe that the teachers of each subject have mentioned it before, which is the content of this entire semester.

“But there are some ‘surprises’ too.

“As for how big this surprise is, that depends on the solidity of your knowledge.

"However, I believe that considering the level of most students in our class, this will definitely not be a big problem.

"On this point, the school has given me a strict order, hoping that our Class A can still hold its ground and firmly maintain its position as the top student in the grade.

"But I never like this. I was a student myself. When teachers told me to do well in the exam, I was always complaining that exams are not like cramming at the last minute. I can do well if I want to.

"Your daily study status can reflect your exam status.

“So in terms of grades, I don’t have any requirements for you to get a certain score, to a certain level, or to reach a certain level.

“I just hope that everyone can live up to themselves.

“As for whether you did well or badly on the test, that will happen after you take the test.

"If you do well in the exam, you do well. If you do poorly, you can try again next time.

“After all, the purpose of an exam is never just to get a score, it’s to test your level of knowledge mastery over a period of time.

"Okay, that's all I have to say."

“I hope everyone can achieve satisfactory results in this exam.

"The rest of the time, you guys can arrange it yourselves."

After saying the last sentence, Tsugumi Seirina stood up straight and slowly exhaled a breath.

The end of the routine work meant that her work for the day had come to an end.

After the students finish their final exams, she will be able to enjoy the long-awaited vacation.

"I'll leave it to you~"

Tsugumi Seina looked at the squad leader who was sitting by the window, raised her eyebrows and gave her a look that said "please watch it for a moment", and the latter nodded in understanding.

Then, Tsugumi Serina did not stay any longer, turned around and left the classroom in a leisurely manner.

For her, if she is asked to teach, she would be quite happy to do so. Or we can say that she decided to become a teacher because she liked the feeling of standing on the podium and teaching everyone knowledge. But if she could only stay in the classroom and stand on the podium like a door god, she would definitely be very uncomfortable.

To quote the old teacher who always teases his juniors in the office, instead of staring blankly in the classroom and playing the game of finding out who is fooling around, it is better to go back to the office and take a nap. At least the latter does not have to worry about being seen by students looking bored, thus affecting his image in the eyes of students.

Of course, the old man did not say the more important point.

The office during the study session is quite lively. Even if you just lie down for a nap, you can still hear some gossip you want to hear from time to time, such as which student is in love again, which student is not in good study state recently, and so on.

At the beginning, Tsugumi Seina felt that these things were meaningless, but the more time went on, the more she enjoyed it.

For a while, she liked listening to her colleagues talk about which student had confessed his love and was rejected. Every time that happened, she would feel an indescribable sense of comfort in her heart, full of guilt.

Why does she always fail in blind dates, while these students who should study hard can always succeed in the love field!

This is simply unfair!

Now thinking back to my thoughts at that time...

Ah.

Stepping onto the overpass connecting the teaching building and the office building, Tsugumi Seina smiled and shook her head unconsciously. She was still too naive at that time.

When it comes down to it, feelings are something that can't be forced.

In other words, when confessing your love to someone you like, success is a low-probability event, and failure is perfectly normal.

Just like all the blind dates she had during that period, she just couldn't find anyone she liked. Even the ones her family thought were good, she was quite annoyed with them at one point.

Slowing down her pace, Tsugumi Seina lingered for a moment at the door of the office.

Only after she adjusted her mood did she start walking into the office again.

"To be honest, I have no idea about this final exam."

A young teacher sitting not far from her was complaining quietly to the subject teacher next to him.

The class she teaches is not particularly good, but it is not very bad either. It is at a middle level, neither too high nor too low.

If she was more contented, such a class would undoubtedly be the best choice, but she was a strong-willed person and she hoped that the students in her class would get better and better, at least with visible progress in every exam.

But because of this, every time a big exam was approaching, she would always toss and turn nervously and couldn't sleep well.

"You say that every time."

The subject teacher shook his head helplessly after hearing her complaints and joked to her, "Besides, this is not your exam, it's your students' exam. You should know their learning status."

"Even if I know the numbers, I will lose them."

Shaking her head, she sighed.

As a teacher, she was always reluctant to accept the facts at times like this.

"Relax."

The subject teacher shook his head and gently patted his female colleague's hand.

"And look at her." The subject teacher suddenly changed the subject, with a little more envy between her eyebrows, "Teacher Tsugumi Makoto is not nervous at all. It's better to say that before every exam, she is the most relaxed one."

"The problem is that Sister Rina teaches the best class in the grade."

The young teacher pursed her lips. She had a good relationship with Tsugumi Seina and they had been partners for a year in the previous school year.

"Uh..." Hearing them talking about herself, Tsugumi Seina, who was just about to sit down, could only laugh awkwardly, then looked away and changed the subject awkwardly, "Speaking of which, will this final exam be difficult?"

As soon as the words fell, the originally bustling office suddenly became quiet.

The people in charge of setting the questions this time are several well-known senior teachers in Bunkyo Ward.

——They were re-hired by the principal of Shirakawa High School at a high salary.

Generally speaking, they only appear at the end of each academic year, and on weekdays, they probably just hold a sinecure.

"Isn't this a done deal?"

The subject teacher, who had just been advising his colleague to relax, added this sentence without thinking.

This time, Tsugumi Seina didn't respond, but just frowned slightly and sat down in her seat.

She had a very deep impression of those old teachers.

On the one hand, it is their ruthlessness, and on the other hand, it is their contrast.

Normally, those old men and old ladies all looked amiable and spoke to everyone in a gentle manner, but the questions they asked seemed like they were different people, and most of them were vicious and tricky.

The difficulty of some questions is even comparable to that of the re-examination questions of the best universities in the country.

She remembered very clearly that during the final exams of the last semester of the previous school year, the students in the classes she was in charge were in a state of dismay.

After the exam, she also took a copy of the test paper home, looked at it carefully, and did some of the exercises herself.

The old teacher did not ask questions that were beyond the syllabus. The questions were within the scope of the exam. But therein lies the problem. Everyone knows the knowledge points, but many things need to be understood and applied flexibly.

It's like the classic 'You have completed the novice training for wilderness survival'. Now, please survive on a desert island for two years.

The main point here is that the difficulty is unequal.

But complaints aside, in fact, with such experience, the admission rate of Shirakawa High School is gradually increasing every year.

After all, competition among students doesn’t matter how difficult the questions are.

Everyone wails after the exam. In fact, when the results are released, there are always a few people who get high scores, which makes people hate them. But those people are the targets of the majority.

In the youthful and happy times, those who refuse to admit defeat will begin to strive to move forward.

Thus, a positive cycle began.

Having said that, the pain during exams is still unavoidable.

"I will be satisfied if our class can achieve a 70% pass rate this time."

A young male teacher scratched the back of his head and slumped over the table as if all his strength had been drained.

"If I remember correctly, the old teacher in charge of English was your English teacher in high school, Murata?"

The female teacher who sat next to the young male teacher in the office blinked and there was a hint of sarcasm in her tone.

Murata himself said this. On the first day his teacher was rehired back to Shirakawa High School, he specially invited his teacher to dinner.

Yes. "

Murata, who was lying on the table, groaned weakly.

When he was in high school, he was often scolded by his English teacher who looked kind but was actually quite strict.

But the English teacher at that time was only in her early forties, but now she is already an old lady.

All I can say is that time flies.

"If your class doesn't do well in the English test this time, then..."

The female teacher raised her lips slightly, and a hint of cunning flashed across her eyes.

"That's going to be tough." Murata didn't mind his colleagues' teasing, but just shook his head helplessly, looking like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water. "I can only say that I'm going to dream back to the past."

"When the time comes, let Mr. Songmu buy you a drink."

A female teacher in her early forties wearing glasses who was not far away joined in the fun and made a joke.

Well, it’s not impossible.”

The female teacher who had been teasing Murata just now nodded and agreed generously.

Then, there was another round of "eh" noise in the office.

Murata also cooperated by covering his mouth and pretending to be shy.

With this interruption, the serious atmosphere that seemed to be about to go through fire and water just now suddenly eased, and the teachers started chatting again.