Real teaching, but diary flow

“Tell me now, tell me what you are thinking, what you have done, how you should repent, and where you should go.”

"Reply!"

"—" The loud words made Horikita Suzune snap her popsicle in half with a snap. She instinctively tried to pull her head away, but Asakusa Tetsu's hand held her tightly. Forced to take the popsicle out, she pitifully said, "Ice, popsicle..."

"Chew it up, then swallow it. It's just a matter of a few bites." His face was utterly calm, and his tone was even.

Horikita Suzune found it hard to believe that he had just made such a loud noise.

Obediently swallowing the popsicle with a clatter, Horikita Suzune found herself with another wooden stick in her hand.

"I... I want to be a younger sister who won't disappoint my brother..."

She wanted to become someone worthy of the title of Horikita Manabu's younger sister, someone her brother could proudly introduce to others as "this is my younger sister."

"I've been studying very, very hard..."

I didn't waste time on unnecessary things or participate in any useless social activities; I threw myself into my books and studied diligently.

"I... I should have realized the trap in Chabashira-sensei's words. I should have stopped Yamauchi from leading everyone in this reckless behavior. I should have..."

For some reason, the blurry fog in my head gradually began to dissipate after my cheeks were cupped in someone else's large hands.

But... there's still no road ahead.

Even after the clouds cleared, she still had no concept of heading in that direction.

Therefore, Horikita Suzune's words stopped there.

"You should find a mirror, or a flat spot, take a piss, and look at yourself." With a sigh of melancholy and helplessness, Asakusa Toru said softly, "You should recognize your own abilities, understand your own nature, know your own position, and then measure and judge your own limits."

"Now, tell me your abilities, tell me your strengths, tell me where you believe you are better than others."

Show me your self-awareness.

"I... am good at studying?" Horikita Suzune hesitated for a moment before giving the only answer she firmly believed in.

"..." Asakusa Tetsu shook his head and asked another question: "How many hours do you study each day? And how are your grades now?"

"Ten, twelve or thirteen hours... and as for the results, I don't think I'll lose to anyone."

Chapter 61 That's called asking for a title.

Even though she was stuck in a quagmire like Class D, Horikita Suzune would straighten her back slightly whenever her grades were mentioned.

She was proud of her achievements.

"Compared to classmates?" Asakusa Toru raised an eyebrow.

Horikita Suzune didn't understand, but she nodded nonetheless.

If I don't compare myself with my classmates, who will I compare myself with?

“...That’s too funny.” Asakusa Tetsu sighed softly, then asserted without hesitation, “You have no ability to study.”

"No, if we're talking about whether you can or not, at least compared to people like Haruki Yamauchi, I think you definitely can."

"But that doesn't mean you're good at learning."

Those who are truly good at learning don't need to spend a long time struggling to catch up with their peers. If you're putting in the same amount of effort and still competing with your peers, you can't be considered a good learner.

"This means you are good at exploiting yourself, good at putting shackles on yourself, and then locking yourself in a prison."

"In short, you have an innate, assembly-line physique." Seeing that Horikita Suzune seemed to have no intention of looking away, Asakusa Tetsu released his grip and continued, "Studying for more than ten hours a day is your real strength."

"But it can also be considered a drawback."

"If you learn too much and too rigidly, your mind won't be able to process it. If your mind can't process it, the knowledge you've learned will be completely useless, and you'll just look like a complete idiot."

Asakusa Toru raised his hand, slightly hooked his fingertips on Horikita Suzune's forehead, gathered his strength, and then flicked his fingers.

"—" Horikita Suzune subconsciously closed her eyes, but in the end, only a very light force landed on her forehead.

He didn't use any force.

"What you need to do now is download... cough, broaden your horizons." Asakusa Tetsu shrugged: "Ultimately, does graduating from Class A really matter that much to you?"

"Did you come to this school for the graduation privileges of Class A, or are you just here to follow in your brother's footsteps and be an absolute tagalong, going wherever he goes?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Asakusa Tetsu slowly stood up and stretched his body, which had been sitting for a long time.

"Horikita Suzune has such poor self-awareness. Since she can't see anything in herself when she looks in the mirror, she should go find others, find several people, and write profiles of 'Horikita Suzune' in other people's eyes."

"Then..." After thinking for a moment, Asakusa Tetsu pulled out his personal terminal: "Let's add each other's contact information first. I suddenly have an idea."

Clutching the two wooden sticks, Horikita Suzune obediently took out her terminal and added Asakusa Tetsu to her friend list.

Although I don't seem to understand it very well right now, I also have a strange feeling that I do understand it.

Do I have self-awareness...?

"Oh right, don't be stupid and just grab people one by one and ask them what kind of person they think I am. That's not profiling, that's begging for a title." Asakusa Tetsu added, tapping his head.

Horikita Suzune: "..."

"No, you're not really planning to do that, are you?" Asakusa Tetsu exclaimed in surprise.

"No, is it not allowed?" Horikita Suzune's expression was a little unnatural. "Besides, what's this about requesting a title...?"

"No." Asakusa Tetsu felt he was starting to understand Horikita Suzune a little better. After his immediate denial, he raised an eyebrow: "Go find me a friend."

"Don't tell me things like you don't need friends or that friends are meaningless."

"That kind is actually the dumbest."

Asakusa Tetsu raised his hand and poked Horikita Suzune's forehead again, saying, "Where else can you find such a useful person besides a friend who will do anything for you for free as long as you say 'Let's be friends'?"

"In the end, if you have to study for more than ten hours a day to be among the top students of your age, you'll probably only reach this point in your life."

"Compared to spending ten or more hours buried in your books and writing, wouldn't it be more cost-effective for you to set aside some time for a minimal level of social interaction?"

Adding an extra hour or two wouldn't make Horikita Suzune a genius, and subtracting an hour or two wouldn't make her academic ability fall behind others.

She really didn't need to give herself so much time.

Unless she's addicted to studying, or addicted to going to jail.

The former, Asakusa Toru, is not visible, so no matter how you look at it, it can only be the latter.

He felt that Horikita Suzune had some masochistic tendencies.

"I've talked too much." Shaking his head, Asakusa Tetsu cleared his mind of the thoughts that had just popped into his head, and then casually said, "There's no need to force yourself to focus on making friends with classmates. It's better not to make friends with low-quality ones, but if you insist on making friends in your class, but can't think of a starting point..."

"Let me start."

Gently placing his hand on his chest, Asakusa Toru whispered:

"I am Asakusa Toru, and I offer short-term loan services. Limited amounts available, first come, first served."

"Class D hasn't been getting a single point lately, they must be really worried, right?"

"Anyway, that's it. Think it over carefully yourself. I'm leaving now." With a casual wave of his hand, Asakusa Toru slowly walked away.

Horikita Suzune sat on the bench, her ears filled with the words Asakusa Tetsu had just spoken.

"......friend."

Words that are so distant to her.

In the past, she would never have had the slightest thought of spending time on socializing.

But... what Asakusa Tetsu said doesn't seem to be wrong either; she has her limits, and the current result proves it all.

"..."

Lowering her head, Horikita Suzune looked at the two wooden sticks in her hands.

One stick is engraved with "Thank you for your patronage," and the other stick is engraved with "One more stick."

After hesitating for a moment, she put the stick, which was now empty of ice, into her mouth again.

"...It's still sweet," she said.

......

in the afternoon.

Color palette.

"Ah, here, here—" Upon seeing Asakusa Tetsu, the girl with golden hair raised her hand high and called out to him.

Enthusiastic, lively, and cheerful.

Great demeanor.

Ichinose Honoki.

Sitting next to her was Chihiro Shiranami, and to her right was an empty chair that had been deliberately left out. Further ahead were Ryuji Kanzaki and Hayate Shibata.

In short, this was the small meeting of Class B.

"That's why I said there was absolutely no need to wait for me..." Asakusa Tetsu pulled out a chair and sat down.

"Oh, since you didn't say what you wanted, I ordered you a matcha parfait?"

Cream, matcha, and an extra-large glass.

"...Why is it a matcha parfait?"

Chapter 62 What a coincidence!

"Since Asakusa-kun mentioned it before, I ordered it without permission. Don't you like it?" Ichinose Honami asked softly.

Asakusa Toru reached out and touched the matcha parfait glass, then shook his head.

No, that's not true.

He generally doesn't have any dietary restrictions.

It's a bit cold, though. Will I be able to eat dinner if I eat this in the afternoon?

Thinking this, he raised his head.

Then Asakusa Tetsu saw Shiranami Chihiro happily eating a strawberry parfait.

Well, since they think it's good, then it's fine.

only......

"Why are you also parfaits?" He looked at Ryuji Kanzaki and Hayate Shibata.

Shibata popped a piece of parfait into his mouth and said with a grin, "It's nice to have something sweet once in a while, isn't it?"

"Besides, isn't today the 1st?"

Unlike Class D, who received a score of 0, they received the points they deserved.

"...Yes, it's too sweet," Ryuji Kanzaki said softly.

Raising the spoon high in her hand, Chihiro Shiraha spoke:

"It tastes better when it's sweet!"

"Alright, let's put the sweets aside for now." Honami Ichinose clasped her hands together. "Let's get back to the main topic."

"What should I do about the midterm exams?"

Just like Class D, Hoshinomiya Chie, the homeroom teacher of Class B, also arrived at the class at the same time and announced the same result.

Class D has zero points, while Class B... no, it should be Class A now, and Class A has 890 points.

The original Class A has been relegated to Class B, with a class score of 840 points.

Class C maintained its ranking and achieved a score of 750 points under the high-pressure rule of Longyuan.

To put it bluntly, the difference between the three classes is not that big.

Logically speaking, even if they knew about the special exam in advance, it would be difficult for them to surpass the original Class A.

However, Princess Sakayanagi is a god of war in the civil war, and Ryuen has obtained the information from Asakusa Tetsu in advance.

Under Sakayanagi Arisu's deliberate indulgence and Ryuen's meticulously planned attacks, this was the natural outcome.

The reason why the three classes did not develop a significant gap is quite simple.