Real teaching, hypocritical gray life

"Wow, everyone looks good, and they seem surprisingly relaxed. Has everyone gotten over the nervousness caused by the exam?"

"It's impossible no matter how you think about it. If you fail the exams, you will be expelled."

The students in the front row immediately responded to the teacher's expectations.

"Hmm......"

"Won't the results of this [Small Test] have no impact, just like the small test in the first semester... This is what you mentioned before, Mr. Hoshinomiya."

"Even so, you are much calmer now than in the first quiz."

"I will still be nervous when the real exam comes, but there is no punishment this time."

"Really? Where are those students who were whining about not wanting to take the exam?"

No matter how you look at it, it is something that teachers should be proud of if students can treat exams with a normal attitude.

However, when it came to Teacher Hoshinomiya, her behavior was slightly different. Perhaps she was still hiding her true emotions. In any case, from the surface, her pouting mouth was venting her dissatisfaction.

Mr. Hoshinomiya did not agree with our argument.

Or does Mr. Hoshinomiya actually prefer his students to be a little immature...?

Whether this statement is true or a lie, only she knows.

"Aren't you worried at all? This exam might be very difficult~"

"Uh-huh."

The student closest to the desk was perfunctorily answering Teacher Hoshinomiya's question.

"Hum, even so you guys didn't react..........."

Teacher Hoshinomiya put her index finger on her lips, her discontent grew even stronger. But with a strange turn of her eyes, she came up with a guess.

"I say.....you guys didn't prepare any secret plan in private, did you?"

"Please pay close attention to this, teacher."

When Mr. Xingzhimiya saw his student speaking confidently, he couldn't help showing a hint of surprise on his face, which soon turned into "relief".

"So you've been prepared for this, but the teacher still wants to remind you, don't cheat. Even if the result of this [small test] will not be affected, the consequences of cheating are still very serious."

"Teacher Hoshinomiya, you think too little of us, don't you?"

"Ahaha, I was just kidding. As for students, their performance so far can be said to be the best class I have ever taught."

"In that case, have some confidence in us."

"I just want you to not regret it after taking the test. It would be better to take the [small test] seriously."

Teacher Hoshinomiya stretched out his finger mischievously and made a playful expression.

"Everyone just follow the plan."

"Ah, indeed, Fanbo-chan has made some interesting arrangements."

At the end of the joke, Nozawa couldn't help but speak up to end Mr. Hoshinomiya's farce.

There is no doubt that if Mr. Hoshinomiya continues to tease them, the students' determination to stick to their pre-war strategy will be shaken.

Although it will not affect the overall situation, the unity among students will be slightly shifted in a certain direction.

After the atmosphere in the class calmed down, the bell for the formal exam rang at the same time, and Mr. Hoshinomiya distributed the test papers in his hand.

"Well, the [Quiz] will begin now. You must not cheat. Even if it has nothing to do with your grades, the punishment for cheating will be merciless."

"Teacher, you have already said it once."

"What's the matter? The teacher is worried."

Even though the exam had begun, Teacher Hoshinomiya, who was sitting at the desk, did not put away her joking expression.

I ignored her mischievous behavior and instead focused on the questions in this [small test].

"what--"

The students in the class all made noises at the same time. Maybe they all noticed it. I was not the only one who was surprised by this test paper.

Although we had expected that the difficulty of this [small test] would be low, we did not expect it to be even lower than the midterm exam.

No, the level of applied knowledge is fundamentally incomparable.

Most of the questions are easy to answer even for upper elementary school students. Of course, there are some difficult questions, but they can be answered correctly as long as you are a little careful.

If Ichinose hadn't made the arrangements before the battle, allowing the students to take the exam freely, the people in the class who would have scored a perfect score would definitely be above 20, and the scores of the others would not be less than 80 at least.

Although I was eager to try, unfortunately my hands and feet were tied.

As a well-known figure who ranked at the bottom of the class, I was asked to be paired with a student who was at the top of the class.

I picked up the pen and wrote my name on the test paper, then fell asleep accompanied by the rustling sound of the test paper around me.

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【A cup of coffee, a leisurely afternoon. 】

[In the coming time, I would like to slow down...]

"......"

"......"

"Although it may be a little offensive, could you please put away that 'disgusting' look?"

The other party closed his eyes and took a deep breath, as if he was venting his inner boredom.

However, such words are really hurtful.

"Um... I'm not sure if my eyes would cause misunderstandings based on my appearance, but I can assure you that I'm just looking at you normally."

"............Sorry, I didn't mean to insult you by saying 'disgusting' just now. I just can't explain it......Anyway, please at least stop staring at me. It will affect my performance."

"I'm sorry, I didn't think it through... I'll try to shift my attention out the window."

"sorry to bother you."

"......"

At the end, the tone suddenly makes people feel polite again.

That’s why I said that the personality of this girl in front of me is really hard to understand.

The feeling I got from communicating with her was reflected in the atmosphere of being close yet distant. Although we knew each other, if we looked at our relationship with a judgmental eye, we would fall into a delicate and difficult situation.

I was currently sitting in the popular school cafe [Palette] receiving tutoring from this girl. We rushed here as soon as get out of class was over because we were afraid of missing the chance to sit down.

I understood that the other party didn't want us to cause trouble in this store, but she unexpectedly complied with my suggestion. After pressing her temples irritably, she took me to the corner of the cafe.

It’s called tutoring, but the purpose of today is actually just to confirm my abilities.

Ichinose seemed to have said a few more words in front of her, and although it was intentional, I felt that the impression of me in the girl's mind might have been irreversibly damaged.

[This is really troublesome. Can’t you just let me go and let me go back earlier?]

It's probably something like this...

I shifted my eyes to the glass window on the left, watching the people coming and going on the street and guessing what Ji Ye was thinking.

Speaking of which, isn't it impolite to speculate on other people's inner thoughts? Especially if the speculation is biased towards the extreme...

I am not sure.

"I said, are you thinking about something very rude?"

"............You were marking the test papers, right? How come you noticed my thoughts?"

I adjusted my gaze and focused back on the coffee table, repeatedly confirming that the girl was correcting my test paper with a red pen.

She didn't even look at me.

"You really think that."

Oh no, I fell into a trap.

Is this what they call [women's intuition is terrifyingly accurate]?

I have never understood or believed the difference in intuitive judgment between boys and girls before, but the facts happening now have shattered a little bit of my certainty.

If that was really the case, then in every aspect, my inner thoughts were seen through by the girl in front of me at this moment.

When I thought about being naked in front of girls, I was afraid of women from the bottom of my heart.

At least every girl should be regarded as an opponent.

With this awareness, I looked at the girl sitting opposite me and introduced myself again in my mind.

[First-year student Class A, Himeno Yuki]

Academic ability·······B-(63)

Physical ability····C (51)

Flexible thinking ability··C+ (58)

Social Contribution··C+（58）

Comprehensive ability····C+ (57)

My position in the class is the second column, third row from the front, against the left wall.

Although I can see her appearing in various activities held by the class from time to time, her appearance is still rare compared to other members in the class except me. On weekdays, she basically plays the role of a taciturn "loner"............

At least that's how it seems to me.

Although his personal academic data does not show that he is a T1-level student in the class, his abilities are among the best among many students, so he was arranged as a student who scored 40 points in the [Quiz] exam.

It's a world of difference from me, the last one in the group.

As for why I am with Himeno, it is because we will participate in this [Paper Shuffle] special exam as a duo, and he happened to be asked to tutor me.

"Let me ask you, you should have done these papers seriously."

Ji Ye raised the paper he was grading in his hand. I had just finished it more than ten minutes ago.

"............Why do you ask that? Since you can solve the problem, it means you must have put your heart into it, right?"

"Because Ichinose-san said that you always cut corners, so he asked me to remind you in this regard."

"[This exam is not something you can just sit and take.] She asked me to pass on the message."

"That's really too much............"

Sure enough, the opposite-sex friend I have spent the longest time with has completely seen through me.

"I will only teach you according to your strength. I can't control whether you hide your strength or not... After all, I can't imagine that you can go to such lengths to save trouble."

"It would be easy to do this after all."

"So you should be able to do better?"

"If I pay more attention and concentrate on my memory, I should be able to get better grades... maybe?"

After I said this, Ji Ye fell silent. No matter how you looked at her, she was in a very bad mood, and her impatience showed up again.

"Although I personally think that there is no difference between us in terms of academic performance, I don't think I can teach you anything...ah, so why did things develop to the point where I have to tutor you?"

"No, no, no, there is a qualitative leap between 60 points and 80 points on a normal day. Your academic ability data is a whole level higher than mine. Also, as my partner in this special exam, I had no choice in the end."

"No, I'm not saying that... I'm asking why things turned out the way they did."

Having said that, Ji Ye sighed.

"Ah, that thing? It's really a bit unexpected......"

Yes, the one who was supposed to teach me was not Himeno, but the study session held by Ichinose.

However, the results announced not long ago have disrupted all the plans we had made.

I was a little confused at first, but after thinking about it carefully, I almost understood what was going on.

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[Small test] ended smoothly, and the results were announced in the fourth class of the second day.

The moment the bell rang, Teacher Hoshinomiya walked into the classroom belonging to Class A on time, holding the file bag.

"Hello, everyone. The results of the [Small Test] have just come out, and your scores really surprised me."