Phi-Fic Chapter 336 On the Eve of the Exam
Chapter 336 On the Eve of the Exam
Final exams! These are for future studies and a reflection on the past year, in addition to the learning fervor sparked by the principal over the past month.
This is a trial! A trial that tests everyone's performance and preparation!
For Miyuki Shirogane, this is an opportunity to surpass Ryo Uchiha! It is also an opportunity to surpass himself! From childhood to adulthood, Miyuki Shirogane has only ever had the desire to surpass three people.
The first place winner is Kaguya Shinomiya, who ranked first in the entrance exam, but this person has already surpassed her.
The second is Uchiha Ryo, who maintained his first place after the second exam and is his biggest rival so far.
The third person... came from outside the school. He was the top scorer in the first half of the year's mock exam, surpassing Shirogane Miyuki by twenty points. His name is Shijou Tei.
However, putting aside those from other schools for the time being, and regarding the mock exam that was voluntarily registered for, Shirogane Miyuki wasn't sure if there were any geniuses like Uchiha Ryo who were exceptionally good at studying but disdained this kind of exam.
Therefore, his primary goal is still to seize Uchiha Rin's throne of achievement!
For Kaguya Shinomiya, this exam also represents all her efforts over the past year! She considers herself a shrewd strategist, so during this year she not only pushed Miyuki Shirogane to become student council president, but also pushed Ai Hayasaka to Ryo Uchiha.
She refused to believe it! She'd heard that Shirogane Miyuki was doing an excellent job in the student council, and Uchiha Ryo often went out with Hayasaka Ai and the others. How could those two, who never had time to study, possibly outperform her!
There can only be one winner in the end! That is Kaguya Shinomiya, the daughter of the Shinomiya family. She can already feel the winds of victory blowing behind her!
Of course, everyone except the second and third in the grade is also working hard.
Yukino Yukinoshita had maintained her fifth-place ranking for a long time, and she wanted to seize this opportunity to surpass herself. She aimed to be like her older sister from back then and achieve first place in her grade!
However, Yukino Yukinoshita, who hasn't appeared in a long time, said that the pressure in her year was not that great at all... There were no scary outsiders, and no young ladies from the Shinomiya or Shijo families.
Chitanda Eru's performance was not as consistent as the previous few people; she was usually sixth, but occasionally she would drop a few places due to mistakes.
But she could feel the strong will to learn among those around her, a will that genuinely inspired Chitanda, who usually prioritized play. Those who aim for the summit won't be content with the scenery halfway up! She was determined to break into the top five of her grade!
Hayasaka Ai yawned. What study craze? It was irrelevant to her; as long as she maintained her score and stayed in the middle, that was fine. Meanwhile, Toyonosaki next door…
The band's academic performance after the break was truly disappointing; aside from the top student Kita, everyone else needed to review to varying degrees. Especially that pink-haired girl!
Why can't these two pink-haired girls from the two schools focus on their studies? What are they really thinking?
The professional attendant, the Thousand-Faced Maid Hayasaka Ai, says she has absolutely no idea what Goto Ichiri and Fujiwara Chika are thinking.
First, setting aside the superpower of true mind reading, what is known in the world as mind reading is simply guessing what the other person is thinking based on preconceived notions.
A person's thinking is like walking on a maze of roads, sometimes turning, sometimes stopping. The basic element of mind reading is to make predictions about a person's next move based on their facial expressions, actions, and understanding of their identity.
To give a simple example, you see someone in a school uniform holding a report card, looking dejected. They don't say anything, but you can guess they're upset because they didn't do well on the exam. That's foolproof mind reading!
But! Goto Ichiri and Fujiwara Chika's thinking is like walking on the street and then stepping on a banana peel; sometimes they don't even know where they've gone!
One second she's studying, the next she's thinking about whether to eat noodles for lunch tomorrow.
Hayasaka Ai, who is currently tutoring the lonely girl, is feeling extremely overwhelmed by this situation!
Meanwhile, at the Shinomiya residence, Kaguya Shinomiya, who was helping Fujiwara Chika with her studies, expressed her understanding completely! Teaching a pink-haired girl like that is really difficult...
For others, the results of this exam were more significant than for Ishigami Yu, as they were caught up in the principal's enthusiasm for learning.
This shows Shiranui's trust in him, and that Iino Miko also has expectations of him. Therefore, Ishigami Yu must respond accordingly!
He vowed to get into the top 50 in his grade in this final exam!
"What if we fail?" Uchiha Ryo, who had been invited to the Ishigami family to help with tutoring, suddenly asked.
"If I fail... that's normal, isn't it? Going from outside the top 100 to the top 50... I'm not a genius like you or Shirogane-senpai."
Uchiha Ryo glanced at Ishigami Yu beside him.
"Is that really what you think?"
"....."
Yu Ishigami let out a long sigh. "I think I'll be...very resentful, since everyone hopes to be the kind of cool person who, despite having poor grades, can still get good grades if they work hard."
"...Hurry up, A University! Get out of here!"
That's right, at this moment, Ishigami Yu is playing duo queue with Uchiha Ryo. The reason is simple: it's about balancing work and rest, so after studying for so long, of course, it's time to play some games.
"Is this really going to work?" Yu Ishigami was feeling a little down after winning the game's ACE.
Uchiha Ryo shrugged. "What do you think? Anyway, I agreed to your 'work-life balance' advice."
"I...."
Yu Ishigami smiled wryly. "I feel like I'm just a coward who's always attracted to the entertainment in front of me. I talk a good game and say I'll meet their expectations, but when it comes to actually doing it, I just can't do it."
Uchiha Ryo clapped his hands and, incidentally, snatched Ishigami Yu's ACE.
"It's already quite good that you can think this way. In fact, there are too many people in this world just like you, but they can't recognize their own cowardly side."
"But that's just how humans are. No wonder the hardest part is the teeth, because the mouth is also quite hard."
Moreover, the structure of the human brain undergoes various subtle changes due to innate or acquired factors.
Some people are naturally intelligent and quick-witted. Others, however, won't achieve much even if forced to study, because they are better at doing things other than studying.
"It's good that you understand your weaknesses, so let's work on those weaknesses from now on. Since you're strong in math, let's focus on the humanities!"
The game ended, and Uchiha Ryo got up and left the computer.
"The other team was really bad, the game's over! Let's study, today I'll make sure you memorize all the key points, even if it's just for show!"