381 Chapter four, 2017, petty revenge: 2 (1/2)
”I want you to end your relationship with Hamarugen. He's a bad influence on you.”
Noriko stared at Kareyoshi. ”Bad influence?”
”Yes. Your scores have fallen the last trimester.”
'My scores have fallen? You bastard! How much are you getting paid by the PTA?' ”My scores average above 90. I fail to see how that would be a problem.” She gave him a defiant look. 'But in the end I'll have to fold. The moment they bring my parents into this I'll have to fold.'
He had tiny eyes. Lying eyes. She hadn't seen that until now.
”While your scores aren't a problem per se, you still have dropped from the top three to around top ten. That reflects badly on this school, especially as those with higher grades haven't improved compared to earlier.”
'The bastard knows how hard Urufu's studying, but he'll still sacrifice him for those rapists. It's all because he's a foreigner without connections.' Noriko felt tears welling up, but forced them down. 'I won't let him get to me!'
”We're having a meeting next week where we'll decide if he'll be suspended or expelled.”
'He didn't have to tell me. That's just hurtful!' One week. That would be just after the exams. 'After the exams? Oh, Urufu, Urufu! You sly… You planned it all along.' Blushing, yet smiling, Noriko faced the principal. ”So, you'll put him through the midterms first and kick him out of school after that?” 'You idiot, you're in for it this time!' Noriko recalled Urufu's sardonic smile earlier that month.
'I don't need to focus on learning more kanji any longer. By now I can read the tests,' he had said. 'And as I told you, they're designed for parrots.' He had shown her that wolfish grin, and then he started skipping classes.
”I wouldn't put it that way, but someone with his reputation and his grades isn't exactly what this school needs.” Principal Kareyoshi's words brought Noriko back to the current reality.
'Urufu, I'll slap you silly around the entire school next time I see you. Then I'll hug you, and then I'll kiss you silly. For everyone to see!' ”May I assume that if his grades were to increase drastically, then that would influence your decision?” And then she recalled the booklets in Urufu's room. 'Ah, the info on Tokyo University wasn't just for me at after all.'
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”That would require near perfect scores, and,” Kareyoshi eyed her body over before he continued: ”even if you were actually to help him study instead of… Well, it's too late now anyway.”
Noriko suppressed a shiver as he continued to undress her with his eyes. Instead she focused on the implications of what she had just realized. Near perfect scores. Urufu wasn't skipping classes because he lacked the ability to follow them. He was skipping classes because they were an impediment. 'It's all a matter of information density,' he had said. 'Your education system is all about memory and no understanding. Given a month or so I could probably memorize everything for the second trimester, but I wouldn't understand a lot of it, because I would lack context.' 'Given a month or so… Skipping classes so you can study… Urufu, you little… I love you!'