"That's the case, Yuuji. So let's have a happy study group later again!"
After school, I packed my bag at the fastest speed possible and hurriedly ran over to Yuuji's seat.
"...Akihisa. These words sound really disgusting when they aren't things you'll normally say."
"Whatever you say. I'm not bothered with thinking about what other people say."
The more my points get deducted, the more I have nothing to do other than to try to improve my grades.
"What the heck, you got deducted again?"
"Well...nee-san tested my English early in the morning..."
Testing me just when I woke up; there has to be a limit to how despicable one should be! But I guess it doesn't matter what the time was, since I just couldn't think of the answer...
"Really? Then how much were you deducted?"
"In all, 290. This is bad."
"290, huh. Looks like you have to get at least 1090 points for your end-of-term exams."
"Yeah. Even if I'm in good condition, my maximum will be about 1000. If I can't get more than 50 points more..."
If I can get 1100 points, it will be the average in E class. To be honest, I have no confidence in that.
"If it's just that, you should be able to do it."
"Eh? Really?"
"If you're willing to work like crazy memorizing things that you have to remember, you should be able to improve your grades. In your case, world history should be your big chance. I remember it was only about 50, 60 points?"
"Un. You really remembered that."
"I'm the class rep of F class after all."
Yuuji would check everyone's scores before starting a summoning war. As a commander, he definitely has to know his own class' grades.
"It seems that the one responsible for the end-of-term test is going to be different than the one for the streaming exam - it's going to be Tanaka-sensei. This should be a good thing for you, right?"
"Tanaka-sensei...if he's the one making the questions, it will be a lot easier to get points.
Tanaka-sensei, who's in charge of world history, is a kind middle-aged man. As the questions he sets are very simple, he's highly regarded amongst the students.
Normally, simpler questions wouldn't determine how good or bad the grades are, and a test that doesn't determine how good or bad the standard is would be meaningless.
But to me now, this is something I really need. Besides, the important thing isn't to compete with the other classmates, but to get points.
"It should be easier to get points from subjects that only need memorizing than subjects you're good at."
"You're right. Even if I start studying math now, I probably won't get any good grades."
To me, the key to getting points on these end-of-term tests will be world history.
Just when Yuuji and I were discussing how to deal with the tests and things like that, Hideyoshi, who was holding onto his bag, came to us.
"What are you discussing about? Are we having another study group at Akihisa's house?"
"My house? Well...nee-san's out to work, so she won't be around at night, so you can come along. But..."
"But?"
"It's better to go to Yuuji's house to study. It's better to change places once in a while to one other than mine. And my house doesn't have any reference books, so we can't study if there're things we don't have."
I immediately suggested that we study at Yuuji's place.
It's not a lie when I say that I don't have any reference books at all, but the reason why I chose Yuuji's place is actually because I want to drag him down. That Yuuji always has no interest in things he's not interested in, so if I don't do this, I will worry that he won't teach me. He said that he would help me for the sake of the next summoning battle, but I have to be prepared.
"Can we, Yuuji? You did come over to my house forcefully yesterday."
"Well, we did force our way to your house yesterday alright..."
Yuuji pondered for a while,
"Alright then, we'll go to my house then. My mom's going on a hot springs trip and isn't at home now. That's really lucky."
I don't know what's worth being happy about Yuuji's mother not being at home, but he agreed rather heartily. Now I can ask him to teach me today.
"In that case, can I join in too? It's really hard to be motivated studying alone."
"Of course it's okay. Or rather, the same few will be gathered here, right? In that case, might as well gather them to save time."
"You're right. Oi, Muttsurini, Himeji-san, Minami!"
I hollered out to the other three who were waiting in the classroom.
"Yes, what's the matter, Akihisa-kun?"
"What?"
"...Where're we going?"
Having packed their bags, the trio carried them and walked over.
"Un. We intend to study at Yuuji's house. If you guys are alright..."
Perhaps it was to prepare for the upcoming end-of-term exams as everyone agreed wholeheartedly.
