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The next day after school.
In order to acquire the docunts necessary for their presentation, Tatsuya arrived at the library.
In truth, he really wanted to focus on the analysis of the specin (Magatama-class relic), but neither could he mail it in for the Thesis Competition preparations (assistance).
Despite its na, the library had already been completely digitized, with actual tos of paper becoming the decisive minority. Furthermore, a significant portion of the materials could be accessed online, so there was no particular need to visit the library, except that the materials required by the thesis team belonged to the restricted archives that could not be removed from it. Searching for a spare seat in the depths of the reading area, Tatsuya accidentally ran into a familiar face.
"Ara, if it isn't Tatsuya-kun."
"Saegusa-senpai, are you in the middle of the 'Fall of Studying'?"
The last ti he ran into Mayumi was approximately a week ago, so he could hardly say "long ti no see".
At Tatsuya's imdiate reply, even though Mayumi had expected the question, she still pouted in vexation.
"I say, Tatsuya-kun...... I am a Year 3 student after all."
"This...... I know."
Tatsuya was bewildered by this perfectly obvious statent that was delivered gravely.
"The first thing that cos to mind for Year 3 students are college entrance exams, correct? How is it that you never considered I need to prepare for the exams...... Do I look that carefree to you?"
Mayumi's words only served to confuse Tatsuya even more.
"......Saegusa-senpai, didn't you receive the recomndation?"
Excellent grades, service as the Student Council President, renowned for her participation and many victories in magic competitions.
If she wasn't recomnded, then who else could qualify for a recomndation.
Still, Mayumi's answer surpassed Tatsuya's expectations.
"Ah? Doesn't Tatsuya-kun know? I declined the recomndation. It is an unwritten tradition for the mbers of the Student Council to decline the recomndation."
"......First I've heard of this."
"Every year, each school recomnds 10 students to the magic university, that's how it was decided~. Compared to other schools, our school has a higher percentage of students that take the entrance exams, so in order to more efficiently utilize the recomndation system, that's how we decided to go about it."
"In other words, we let the students on the borderline take first priority for recomndations, did I get that right?"
"That may be going a little too far......
But, that's pretty much it."
"That's......"
On so level this made perfect sense, but he still felt that there was sothing wrong with this system.
Despite these thoughts roaming through Tatsuya's head, he decided to drop the matter upon seeing Mayumi sitting there without any perplexity on her face.
Seeing Tatsuya hum and haw, Mayumi tilted her head to one side with a "Hm?" before her attention was caught elsewhere.
"Speaking of which, why is Tatsuya-kun here?"
Tatsuya was slightly put out by Mayumi's surprised tone
at the very least he frequented the library much more often than Mayumi did
however, there was no need to belabor that point.
"I am here to gather materials for the Thesis Competition."
"Ah, that's right, you were selected to help Rin-chan." (......Help, eh.)
That must be the case from another person's perspective, Tatsuya thought.
Although this was also a group activity, unlike Monolith Code with the option to put an individual's talents on full display, there was no way to identify individual contribution in the thesis itself.
It was hardly odd to believe that everyone besides the primary speaker were only assistants.
"......Oh, standing there and talking would bother every one else.
Co on in."
As she said this, Mayumi pointed at the reading booth she just ca out of.
"Aren't you using it?"
Despite the fact that retaking the booth after returning it was against the rules, it's not like he could just stand outside the door.
Tatsuya nodded without further hesitation.
The reading booth was originally designed for one user and while two people felt a little tight, three people would be completely out of the question. Even if Mayumi belonged on the petite side of her gender, Tatsuya's physical stature was undoubtedly above average among his Year 1 peers. Despite not being particularly swarthy, his wide shoulders still took up considerable seating space. Hence Tatsuya sat near the end of the seat shoulder to shoulder with Mayumi, who took a seat on the backup stool.
He was alone in a tiny room with a beautiful young lady.
However, even under these conditions, Tatsuya was neither overly excited nor filled with trepidation. Owing to past experiences, he had already learned how to handle Mayumi. (As for her pride as a "beautiful woman
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