“Really, Aki-kun…no, should I be calling you Alexander the Great?”
We had a huge argument yesterday, but once I got home, I had to endure my embarrassment and report the exam results today to nee-san. After nee-san heard that, she could only shake her head reluctantly.
“Uu…bu, but, I feel that I should be able to do well! I It’s because I didn’t write my name that I’ll still be deemed to have no points…”
Having said such big words yesterday, I ended up like this today, and I really feel embarrassed. I can’t say such big words like yesterday now and could only lower my neck and kneel in front of nee-san
“We’re talking about how you may get high marks if you wrote your name, right? If Alexander the Great made the same mistake as you in the exams, do you think you would be forgiven if you explain it to the invigilator?”
“Uu…”
I couldn’t argue back as nee-san viciously pointed that out.
That’s right. A real test doesn’t allow for any excuses. Fumitzuki Gakuen’s vision is to nurture students who will be able to adapt to society, and no excuse will be accepted if they can’t go all out in a formal test no matter what. So Himeji-san didn’t get any benefit even when she fell sick and had to leave halfway.
“Uuu…I really worked hard…”
“No matter how hard you worked, you still can’t change the outcome, right?”
“Sorry…”
“You don’t have to apologize to nee-san. Nee-san never had any expectations for Aki-kun.”
“Uuu…”
“Oh well, I knew that no one was expecting anything from me, and nobody prepared dinner for me on the day before the exam…”
“But I can considering adding some points seeing how you worked hard.”
“Eh? Re, really?”
“But if your hard work doesn’t translate to results, it’ll be a waste no matter what I say. Hard work is a mean to achieve a result. No matter how much you work, if you can’t get the outcome you should be having, it’s pointless even if you’re proud of the process.”
Nee-san said such words that were hard to understand again. Basically, it’s a good thing that I’m working hard for the outcome, but it’ll be a huge mistake if I have the idea that ‘I worked hard, so it doesn’t matter whether I got the outcome’, right?”
“If I really have to say it, it’s because you didn’t study hard normally that you ended up like this, Aki-kun. Nee-san wants you to work every day and not start cramming at the last minute before the exams…”
Nee-san’s meaningful lecture time began again.
Ugh…as compared to that violent and crude mom of mine, nee-san’s nagging causes me even more trouble.
“Aki-kun, are you listening to me? Really, child, you’re always—”
—BIBEEP
At this moment, the electronic sound of the clock rang, interrupting nee-san’s words that she wasn’t able to complete.
“Oh my, it’s 7pm. I forgot the time after lecturing so much. Time to eat dinner then.”
I, I’m saved…in that case, I can finally be saved from hell…
“Aki-kun, you still have tests tomorrow, so I’ll continue the rest tomorrow.”
Eh? You want to continue tomorrow?
