Volume 45Chapter 1 Part1 (1/2)
Youkoso Jitsuryoku shi+jou Shugi no Kyoushi+tsu e Vol 45
Prologue
Even so the Summer Vacation heads towards its end
Sazae-san syndrome I wonder if you've heard of that word before If I had to explain si after watching the Sazae-san that starts in the evening of Sunday In the same vein, as the end of the summer vacation approaches, a lot of students also face a sis like 'if only the vacation had been longer' or 'if only I had gotten to play a bit et to play to your heart's content is restricted mostly to your student life
assue when one enters society, the years that one is required to ould coer tio froraduation Once that has passed, one would then be bound by society and lose one's freedom And in some cases, one continues to be bound by their work even after having passed their retiree Of course, there are naturally people who are born free from these restrictions
Some are born to wealthy parents and sometimes some succeed as entrepreneurs Shortcuts to life such as those also exist, but the chances of those happening are like the chances of winning a lottery and one needs to understand that As a result, for over half their lives, most people have to sacrifice the at it fro a student itself is like enjoying a summer vacation for them However, there arethat fact
And once they reach ages of 30 or 40 years, they look back at those tis like 'I had so much fun back then'
This story is the story of students aver back and forth between childhood and adulthood A small, small story
Chapter 1: Ibuki Mio is surprisingly a person with common sense
Special exa that ould nor exa the lines of that However, at the school I attend, the Advanced Nurturing High School, special exas like that A special exaainst each other in a survival test on an uninhabited island, or an intellectually deainst liars on a cruise shi+p Such tests that surpass logic continued one after another over the course of the summer vacation
For a 1st year liketoday, numbered only 7 Once that time is up, the second semester will resume And by the way, the manner in which I spent those days of rest was quite si anyone or speaking to anyone In other words, it was very lonely
”I don't mind either way”
I' my freedom, I don't wish for any extra happiness It's not like I wanted friends oflike that
The e with people, theout with But that in itself is problematic If a friend of mine were to ask me out, there's a possibility that I may be overjoyed by that But even in solitude, there are things I can still do As amy phone to access my point balance I saw on the screen that I currently had 106,219 points Of them, I transferred 100,000 points to one ofafter, the person who received the transfer, Sudou, called me
”Yo, Ayanokouji What are you doing just now?” he asks
”Nothing in particular I was just wondering what to have for dinner”
”I see I ate soet tired of, but for that, I can change it up a bit I can bake it or boil itbut what the hell that's not important What I wanted to ask was about the fortune-teller” Sudou said
Fortune teller? Now that's a word I didn't expect Sudou to say
Normally Sudou, who thinks in ters that are simple like the Sasami he just ate I never expected that Sudou to talk about things as abstract as fortune-telling
”The thing is, it seems a really accurate fortune-teller is here at Keyaki Mall just for the su the upperclass about that fortune-teller Since I got so there That's why let's go together Of course I'll treat you” Sudou told me
It was an invitation to hang out withof Keyaki Mall, it seems to be that facility that students often use Since students are obligated to live on school grounds, it is necessary to prepare the required facilities for students But it's not as diverse and unlimited as the outside world For instance, there are no idol concerts, no amusement parks and no zoos Since the area is limited, facilities are naturally also limited To put it simply, it's a s new happens, it always ends up trending a the students, but I never expected it to be fortune-telling of all things It was unexpected But even so, I reply back in a positive tone
Since no one had ever invitedout with thes and quickly asked him back
”When are you going?”
”To at 10 but if you don't go there early it seems you'll be stuck in a queue, we should be there by 9:30” Sudou tells me
It seems Sudou already has the schedule planned out in his head, that means it'll save us time
”I'm fine on my end, but what about your club?” I asked him
”Yeah The tournao ended just now so it's fine We've been training every day until we collapse, you know If they don't let us rest once a while our bodies won't hold up” Sudou replies
Sudou was in a basketball tourna quietly on his own every day, I was concerned about the results of the tourna as well
”Did you have any 'trouble'?” I asked him I made sure to e of it quickly
”Yeah It was fairly hard, with directors and coaches all there The level of supervision there can't even be compared to the middle school days We weren't even allowed to chat it up with students fro the coo as far as our toilet breaks It thought it was impossible” Sudou tells me
Even though club activities were technically outside the school, it seems as expected the school still keeps a severe check on it
”But anyways, I uts” he said
”I see That's a relief How about Yamauchi?” I asked
”I made sure to delete the data so don't worry about it I understand that much at least”
Even Sudou's school life rides on this, so he won't do anything rash But just in case, I should meet Yamauchi directly to confirm that the data has been deleted, just to be on the safe side
”By the way, did you e to play in the important match?”
”Yeah And aot to play I even received special praise for it But I lost the match so it's not much to be proud of” Sudou said
I don't know a And fro of frustration anyways Rather, it should be seen as hi results in the basketball club He was probably practicing hard for this tournament Especially since the 1st years were away from school on the special exa harder than any other student
”So what're you gonna do? Fortune-telling You going or not?” Sudou asked me
”There's nothing I have planned so I guess I'll go”
Once I had agreed to go, Sudou changed the conversation and told me ”Make sure to invite Suzune too Absolutely invite her Understand?” Sudou said
”I see”
It seeo see the fortune-teller but rather wanted to go with Horikita But he must have felt even if he invited her, the chances of her accepting were low hence relied on me
”Just so you knowI don't think she's interested in fortune-telling” I told him
”Even so, ood at right?” Sudou asks me
What speciality? I want hi me as a Horikita invitation machine
”I'll try asking her But don't expect too much” I told him
”Try isn't good enough” Sudou replied
”Not good enough?”
I felt that Sudou's words which slightly contained his anger had a weight to the out tomorrow on the assumption that Horikita would definitely be there
”You need to absolutely do it If you don't invite Horikita, there's noto this” he said
”Even if you say that, I don't know her plans for tomorrow either And it's still uncertain if she's interested in fortune-telling or not Isn't it easier to invite her out for shopping or watching a movie instead?” I asked
”No worries Every wo” Sudou said
I think that's just absolutism