"Then let's start the meeting."
In the student guidance room where all the misunderstandings had been resolved and, Mafuyu tapped on the blackboard.
Just like that, an hour later.
At the end of the meeting, Mafuyu spoke in a cold voice.
"Take the material back and study it carefully. Tomorrow there will be questions. Let's disband."
"Yes..."
Amidst the three girls' responses, she continued to talk to Itsuki.
"Itsuki-san, do you have any plans next?"
Itsuki was originally about to get up and leave with Ichika and Yotsuba, stopped and answered.
"Yeah, I don't have a reservation next time..."
Mafuyu issued an order.
"Follow me to the office in a moment. Your position on the team is logistics. There's a lot I want to explain to you... This week will be a little more difficult. I hope you are mentally prepared."
"Oh..."
Itsuki nodded. In this one hour alone, there was a lot to remember, and she wanted to go back and eat something to relax.
But now, she had to receive after-school tutoring under the guidance of this cold-faced teacher… She always felt that the pressure was even higher than at Forest School.
After all, she was the one who submitted the request to join, and she had made the necessary preparations long before that.
"I understand, Sensei."
Mafuyu led Itsuki towards the teaching building, while Shinichi said goodbye to Ichika and Yotsuba, then headed to the study room.
"Small breasts are a scarce resource, and all men come from the stars."
At the door, he entered a new code that someone had decided in anger during a dispute. Despite the shocked expressions of the students passing behind him, Shinichi pushed the door open and entered.
"Sorry, I am late."
The two people studying at the table raised their heads.
"Welcome back."
"It's okay, I have to trouble you today."
Shinichi sat opposite the two of them.
Even though he experienced events like Rizu's confession during summer vacation, their relationship didn't change much, and they got along as well as usual.
This also proves that the bonds formed through learning are not so fragile, and the love between a boy and a girl alone cannot affect the friendship between them.
He put down his schoolbag, looked at the notebook on the table, and said.
"Let's start. How far did you study?"
The two stood together, holding a pencil case and sitting next to Shinichi.
Shinichi: "Huh???"
He looked at the two girls pinning him down in an unresponsive manner.
However, they had no intention of explaining to him. Instead, enter a learning state, lean closer to the shoulder and speak at the same time.
"I still don't understand last semester's formula..."
"Is there a second explanation for the translation of this sentence..."
Shinichi was silent. To avoid more disputes, he decided not to care about their behavior. Just when he was about to choose someone to start talking about the topic, he found that they were all staring at him.
"There is no problem with Ricchan. Please help me answer it first."
"Fumino can do it herself, tell me first."
"…"
"Asada-san, will you choose my side?"
"No, what is clear is that my side is more important. Shinichi-san will learn to make clear choices."
They stared at the silent young man in the middle, urging him to make a decision quickly.
"...Snort."
Faced with this unexpected situation, Shinichi did not panic at all.
He folded his arms across his chest, and looked at them indifferently.
"What tricks are you playing?"
Just go straight to Shuraba without any reason? Haha, this event is so fake, he will feel embarrassed even for a moment.
"As expected of Shinichi-san..."
Rizu was about to speak, Fumino coughed and looked at the side of Shinichi's face.
"Asada-san, now is Shuraba time, please be more serious!"
Then she winked at Rizu and said, "Ricchan, you think so too, right?"
"Mhm..."
Rizu manages to receive Fumino's poisonous radio waves.
Her face stiffened, and her eyes looked at him from the other side.
"Fumino is right, Shinichi-san, please be more serious!"
The dilemma enveloped Shinichi again.
He looked at them back and forth, suddenly he turned around and spoke to Rizu.
"Rizu, do you know the composition of Shuraba between men and women?"
Rizu tilted her head in confusion, and Shinichi revealed the answer to the mystery before she could reply.
"A scene where two women have romantic feelings for the same man at the same time and creates a fight for her right to be his couple."
At this moment, Fumino completely understood what Shinichi wanted to say next, and her face turned red.
"Wait a moment--!"
She was about to rush forward and cover her mouth, but Shinichi put a hand on her head, and held her still.
At the same time, Shinichi continued to speak seriously to Rizu with a scholarly expression.
"In other words, if Fumino feels this is Shuraba, that means she is actually the same as you, she—"
"I love learning! This is Shuraba for learning. Ricchan, don't listen to narcissistic Asada-san's nonsense!"
Full of panic, Fumino shouted loudly, covering his voice completely.
"Think again! We just agreed that we were just teasing Asada-san and seeing how she would act when faced with a choice between liberal arts and science, nothing to do with romantic feelings or anything like that!"
"Is that so?" Rizu looked at Fumino curiously.
"Yes!"
Afraid that she would misunderstand, Fumino nodded vigorously at Shinichi's hand.
"...Haha."
Hearing Fumino's explanation, Shinichi looked at her mockingly.
(Are you panicking now?)
(When you wanted to play with me just now, didn't you look very neat?)
(Even though my skin is very thin, I have hundreds of ways to make you admit defeat. Don't think that I will just show my cowardice)
Fumino pouted and stared back angrily.
(If I haven't found the opportunity to tell Ricchan how I feel, and it feels strange if I don't tell him directly, I will tell you how terrible Shuraba is right now!)
She raised her notebook, and looked like she didn't bother to pay attention to it.
Shinichi wouldn't pay attention to the girl getting angry at her, and looked at Rizu who was in a daze.
"Don't you understand the translation of this question? Or are you like that girl, you have no questions to ask and you just want to tease me?"
Rizu shook her head gently at Shinichi.
"I really don't know how to solve this problem. Besides, Fumino doesn't want to tease you. She just wants to make the first class of the new semester easier and less overwhelming for you."
"I'd rather you study hard, this will only stress me out more."
Shinichi groaned, causing Fumino to write louder, but didn't say anything.
"Okay, don't worry about what you have and what you don't have, start studying seriously, and use the strengths you have developed in tutoring!"
Shinichi tapped the table to return the slightly strange atmosphere to normal, then stood up and went to the water dispenser.
When he returned with the warm water, he sat opposite the two of them and began to guide Rizu in her studies.
Fumino raised her head, and whispered seductively.
"Are you still shy? You pretend…"
Shinichi took out ten test papers from his schoolbag and pushed them over.
Fumino turned pale. Without looking at the test paper, she pretended to be busy.
The first day of school was spent peacefully.
After school, the three of them dispersed at the school gate.