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Inside the Wool Departnt, the tutoring session had temporarily co to a halt after nlai and Juke arrived.
Okakura Asako and Kobashi Yu kept chatting nonstop, with Hinoyuki occasionally joining the conversation.
Seriously, if they’re going to chat so much, can’t they just go sowhere else?
But then again, it’s kind of fun and relaxing.
Hikigaya put on his headphones, plugged them into his phone, and played so music. He planned to study alone. After all, he was more efficient that way. And if his math scores kept dropping, he’d be in serious trouble.
"Hikigaya-kun."
Kobashi Yu waved her hand in front of his face, making him take off his headphones.
"Listening to music helps concentrate. When I stop paying attention to the music, it ans I’m super focused." Hikigaya explained helplessly.
It’s not like they needed tutoring in liberal arts anyway.
"Is that so?" nlai tilted her head in confusion. "But I feel like that’s more distracting."
"But..." Okakura Asako chid in. "I rember Hanbo also liked listening to music while studying alone. Maybe smart people have that habit?"
Oh! I see.
Hikigaya suddenly felt that his love for headphones wasn’t just to block out noise but rather because he was a genius.
Looking at the slight smirk on Hikigaya’s face, Hinoyuki knew he was feeling smug thanks to Okakura Asako’s comnt.
"But Hikigaya-kun’s grades aren’t exactly amazing, right?" Juke said innocently, tilting her head.
Ouch. Hikigaya was certain that Hinoyuki, the woman with the bad personality, was deliberately mocking him.
"Yeah... true." nlai nodded thoughtfully. His grades were only average, not exactly genius-level.
"Well, academics aren’t the only asure of intelligence, right?" Okakura Asako observed Hikigaya with a gentle smile. "He’s contributed a lot during the special exams. He must be smart."
Yes, exactly!
Hikigaya nodded in agreent. Despite not getting along well with Okakura Asako, he respected her for recognizing his strengths.
Juke glanced at the two of them, feeling a little suspicious. Why did Okakura Asako keep defending Hikigaya? Were they even that close?
The thought made Juke feel uncomfortable, but her naturally gentle and quiet personality held her back from asking directly.
Even so, the unsettling feeling continued to grow. She needed to know.
"Um... maybe Okakura-san likes Hikigaya-kun?" Juke said shyly, her voice barely above a whisper.
It wasn’t like her to be so forward, but her frustration pushed her to ask.
"Of course not," Okakura Asako laughed and waved her hand dismissively. "I just think Hikigaya is mature, like an adult. I’m just stating the truth, nothing more."
Hikigaya almost choked. Couldn’t she stop joking in front of him? He appreciated her kindness, but the way she phrased it translated to: "How could I possibly like this old man?"
"That’s right~" Hinoyuki agreed with a smirk. "No one else would like soone with a twisted personality like Hikigaya."
nlai looked deep in thought. She had noticed sothing off about Juke earlier at the library. So, this was the reason? Interesting...
Seeing the conversation getting derailed again, Hikigaya put his headphones back on. But Kobashi Yu waved her hand in front of him again.
"Hikigaya-kun, it’s okay to listen to music when you’re alone, but during study sessions, it’s better not to wear headphones."
"Why?" Hikigaya asked. So far, this wasn’t a study session. It was just endless chatting.
"Because you can ask questions anyti you don’t understand sothing, and soone can help answer. It’s more efficient that way, right?"
"I’m fine studying alone..." Hikigaya replied out of habit.
"Then, Hikigaya-kun, are you saying you have no issues with science?" Kobashi Yu pressed.
"Uh... That’s a good point..." Hikigaya went silent. As expected from Ichinose’s best friend, her argunt was flawless.
"Well, shall we start?" Hikigaya tried.
"Yes! Let’s begin!" nlai said cheerfully, resting her chin on her hand.
"By the way, Hikigaya-kun, you always rank second in Mandarin and even beat Honami-chan for first place occasionally. Your English and History scores are usually in the top five. Do you have so special learning thod?"
"Uh... rote morization?" Hikigaya said hesitantly.
When it ca to liberal arts, you just had to morize things. At least, that’s how he did it.
"Eh?" Okakura Asako sighed. "I work hard every day, but my grades just stay the sa. And morizing everything is such a waste of ti."
"Yeah..." nlai added. "Isn’t there a more efficient way? So kind of trick?"
Hikigaya felt a bit embarrassed. "Well, since you’re close with Ichinose, she must have told you her thods, right?"
Juke sighed. "She did. She told us to increase our reading for Mandarin, morize English by heart, practice dictation regularly, and communicate more in English. For history, she suggested morizing based on cause and effect. But it’s hard to understand what that even ans."
"Maybe it’s just a talent gap," Hikigaya admitted, shrugging.
"So, what does ’morizing based on cause and effect’ even an?" Okakura Asako asked, looking genuinely curious.
"It’s hard to explain," Hikigaya admitted. "But maybe an example would help."
"Like a long ti ago, there was Xiao Su and Xiao i. Xiao Su was a calm, beautiful scher, and Xiao i was a cheerful, cute scher."
"Scher?"
The girls looked disgusted, and Juke kicked Hikigaya’s leg under the table.
"Uh... It’s just an example." Hikigaya scratched his head awkwardly.
"The point is, they were in the sa class, constantly competing to be the most popular. Their rivalry was like a Cold War, where both sides couldn’t openly attack each other because of the mutual destruction it would cause."
"So... you’re saying their secret weapons were like nuclear bombs?" nlai asked, her eyes wide with curiosity.
"Exactly! If one of them used their secret, the other would retaliate, causing both to lose everything. That’s how you should rember history—by understanding the causes and effects, like two countries constantly in conflict but afraid to launch an all-out attack."
After a mont of thought, nlai’s eyes lit up. "Oh! Now I get it! Thanks, Hikigaya-kun!"
"Yeah... that actually makes sense," Okakura Asako admitted, nodding.
"Hmm... Hikigaya-kun, you really are reliable," nlai said, giving him a sincere smile.
Hikigaya blushed slightly, feeling both embarrassed and proud.
But at the sa ti, he couldn’t help but think: Studying with these girls is way too difficult.
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