Go-Toubun no Hanayome √AE

Chapter 11:Second Chance ③

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Itsuki:"No way..."

Ichika:"Even with him training for the race..."

Nino:"Even though he still had his part-time job..."

Yotsuba:"Even with all of his duties as class representative..."

Miku's Scores:

Japanese:71

Math:77

Science:68

Social Studies:84

English:65

Total:365

Fuutarou's Scores:

Japanese:100

Math:100

Science:100

Social Studies:100

English:100

Total:500

Miku:"...Damn it."

Nino:"I knew Fuu-kun would win, but for him to get perfect scores..."

Itsuki:"Even his national test scores weren't perfect."

Ichika:"...That's what our tutor is capable of."

Yotsuba:"Miku, it's alright. You still did great, just because you didn't beat Uesugi-san, it doesn't make your efforts any less amazing."

Miku:"...Thank you...But the gap between us is too big."

As Miku was sulking, she didn't have time to prepare when Fuutarou then put his hand on her head.

Fuutarou:"You shouldn't think like that, you still have the year to go."

Miku:"..."

Fuutarou:"Honestly, I didn't know if I could do it. With everything I've been doing, I really thought I would fall asleep mid-test again...But..."

Miku lifts her head up. Fuutarou retracts his hand and moves it towards his bangs.

Fuutarou:"Knowing I was up against you, and that you really were trying to surpass me...I knew I really didn't want to lose. I had to give it my all, even if it meant pushing myself even more. But hey! Look at your scores!"

Fuutarou grabbed Miku's scores.

Fuutarou:"Improvements across the board! And look! Your first score above 80! There's no doubt that all of your studying paid off. Even on a basic view, your score is over 100 points more than the last one. At this pace, you could seriously get some high scores when final exams come."

Miku:"Finals...I wonder about..."

As she said this, Miku began to collapse.

Itsuki:"W-What's wrong?"

Miku:"It's...fine, I just feel a big wave of relief washing over me. I know I still have the race, but my legs don't want to move."

Yotsuba:"It's fine, it's still a couple days away, you should take the time to rest."

Fuutarou:"I agree, you need to know when to res-"

Fuutarou's legs buckle and he faceplants.

Fuutarou:"Ow..."

Nino:"Speaking of..."

Miku:"He's been pushing himself even more than I have."

Ichika:"Fuutarou-kun, maybe you should rest too..."