Osamu Dazai

"Kushida-san."

"Ok?"

Kushida stood up with a smile on her face, picked up her schoolbag, and looked at Horikita.

"I have something to confirm with you."

"Is there anything you want to confirm with me?"

"If you will help me for the class in the future, this matter has to be confirmed."

Horikita stared straight at Kushida who was smiling brightly, and said, "You hate me, don't you?"

"...Ahaha, I really lost to you."

She slowly lowered the hand holding the schoolbag, and then faced Horikita with an unchanged smile.

"Yeah, I hate you the most."

Kushida then said bluntly.She didn't hide anything at all, and she didn't beat around the bush.

"Would it be better to tell you the reason?"

"...No, it's not necessary. I just need to understand this fact. It seems that I can get along with you without restraint."

Horikita answered Kushida like this even though she was said to be disgusting to her face.

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Chapter 15 Exam Ended

In the morning, Mr. Chabashira walked into the classroom with a fearless smile on his face.

"Nobody was absent. Looks like the whole class is here."

Sae Chabashira picked up a piece of paper and pasted it on the blackboard.

"Let me first explain the pre-examination rules. Since Osamu Dazai is strictly a student of Class E, but because there is only one student in Class E, his average score is calculated together with our Class D..."

The rules are explained.

The teacher tidied up the test papers on the table and handed them out.The first section is about social studies.Society can be said to be one of the easier subjects.

If you get frustrated here, to be honest, the rest of the subjects will be even more difficult.

"If no one fails this exam and the final exam in July, I will take everyone on vacation during the summer vacation." Teacher Chazhu added.

"Are you on vacation...?"

"Yes. By the way... I will let you live a dreamlike life on the island surrounded by the blue sea."

Before long everyone got their exam papers.Then, everyone followed the teacher's instructions and opened the test papers at the same time.

The questions on the examination paper are exactly the same as the archaeological questions, which always makes people feel a little scary.At least not at first glance.

As long as you memorize all of them, you can obviously get almost full marks in the test.

The second and third sections that follow are Chinese and Chemistry.anyway.While solving the problem, Osamu Dazai admired another thing.Looking at the exam questions again like this, you will find that Horikita's scope has a very high hit rate.From this point of view, it is known that she has accurately grasped the course content and predicted the exam questions.The girl next to Dazai Osamu who kept answering silently was even better than he imagined.

Then, the fourth section is about mathematics.In terms of difficulty, the questions listed on the test paper are much more difficult than the quiz.However, these contents are exactly the same as the archaeological questions.Maybe Sudou and the others couldn't even understand part of the question, but even so, as long as they memorized the answer, they could write it.

Then came the break time.

Ike, Yamauchi, and Kushida, members of the book club, gathered around Horikita.

"Sudou. Yushuang YS reminds you: Please collect it after reading it, and then look at it for convenience. From the look of you, it seems that you don't have much energy."

Osamu Dazai put his hand on Sudou Takeru's shoulder.

"I'm worried that I might be expelled from school. I read everything except English. I accidentally fell asleep yesterday." Sudou said anxiously.

To put it simply, this is the first time he has read English archaeological questions.

That is to say, Sudou has less than 10 minutes of rest time left to memorize.

"Sudou-san, you should memorize the questions with high scores and short answers first."

Horikita immediately left the table and came to Sudou's side.

"Oh, good."

Therefore, Sudou discarded the questions with low scores and began to memorize the high-score and easy-to-understand parts.

The 10-minute break is gone in the blink of an eye.The bell rang relentlessly.

Then, the English test began.While other students were steadily answering, Sudou was in distress.From time to time, he stopped the pen in his hand and pounded his head on the table.However, no one can help him now.Sudou can only rely on himself to survive the crisis of failing.  …

After the last exam, the book club members gathered around Sudou again.

Sudou felt anxious about himself and shook his feet, when Horikita appeared in front of Sudou.

"Sudou-san, it's your fault that you didn't read the archeology questions. However, during the study period before the exam, you did everything you could in your own way. I also know that you are not lazy. If you have tried your best If you do your best, then I think you can be proud of yourself."

Sudou said irritably: "What does this mean? Are you going to comfort me?"

"Consolation? I'm just telling the truth. Because as long as you look at your performance so far, you can know how hard studying is for you."

Horikita was frankly praising Sudou.Everyone couldn't believe the situation, so they looked at each other.

"And... one more thing. I have to correct something to you."

"correct?"

Sudou was a little puzzled.Because he doesn't know what's going on.

Horikita cleared his throat and said, "Last time I told you that only stupid people would aim for professional basketball. After that, I went to investigate things about basketball and how to become a professional player in that world. What happened. Then, I realized that this is indeed a dangerous road of thorns."

"Are you asking me to give up basketball? Just because it's a foolhardy dream?" Sudou stood up angrily.

"It's not like that. You are passionate about betting on basketball. It's impossible for you to be unaware of the difficulty of becoming a professional player, and it's impossible for you not to know how hard life will be in the future."

Although Horikita's attitude is the same as usual.But that's really what her clumsy apology is all about.

"Even in this country, there are many people who are fighting in the professional basketball world. And there are even some people who want to enter the world. You plan to aim for this kind of world, right?"

"Yes. No matter how much others look down on me, I will move towards professional basketball. Even if I will live a life that is poorer than part-time jobs, I will definitely do it." Sudou replied excitedly.

"I used to think that there was no need to understand things other than myself. So, when you first said that you want to aim for professional basketball, I made a very insulting statement to you. But I regret it now. I don't understand the difficulties and problems of basketball. Hard-working people have no right to look down on this dream. Sudou-san, don’t forget the hard work and persistence you cultivated in the study club. As long as you apply it to basketball, maybe you can become a professional player. At least I That's what I thought."

Horikita's expression was almost the same as usual.Yushuang YS reminds you: after reading it, ask for collection, and then look at it for convenience.Nothing changed, but she slowly bowed to Sudou.

"Hey... did you see it just now? That Horikita actually apologized! And very respectful!"

"I can't believe it...!"

It was only natural that Ike and Yamauchi would be surprised.Even people like Ayanokouji were a little surprised, and so was Kushida.

This should also prove that Horikita agrees with Sudou's efforts.

Sudou sat on the chair like this, staring blankly at the door Horikita walked out of.

After a while, he pressed his heart with his right hand in a hurry, and looked back anxiously at the reading club members.

"Oops, oops... I... I seem to like Horikita..."

"I'm really sorry, don't you know that Suzune is my girlfriend? Sudou-san." Osamu Dazai suddenly appeared behind Sudou Ken like a ninja, and strangled Sudou's neck.

"Isn't that just your unilateral remarks?!" Sudou had difficulty breathing.

"It will be a reality soon." Saying that, Osamu Dazai let go of his hand.

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Chapter No.16 You thought I was on the second floor (recommendation ticket for collection)

The moment Mr. Chabashira stepped into the classroom, he looked around the students in surprise.The students waited with bated breath for the announcement of the results of the mid-term exam, which filled the classroom with an extraordinary atmosphere.

The teacher puts a large piece of white paper on the blackboard with the names and grades of the students recorded.

"To be honest, I am very impressed. I really didn't expect you to get such high scores. Mathematics, Chinese, and social scores are tied for the top of the list, that is, people who get full marks in the test are as high as ten or more."

The number one hundred was lined up on the paper, and the students cheered.However, some students did not smile.Because only Sudo's English scores are the most important.

then--

The test result table posted on the blackboard...shows that Sudou scored around 39 in four of the five subjects, and his scores were quite high.The most important English score is [-] points

"Great!"

Sudou couldn't help standing up and shouting.Ike, Yamauchi and the others stood up happily at the same time.

There is also no red line marking the failure.Ayanokouji and Kushida looked at each other.In short, he was relieved.Horikita... her expression didn't show a smile or joy, but she seemed relieved.

"I admit that you really worked hard. But——"

Chabashira-sensei picked up the red pen.

"what……?"

Sudou let out this dumbfounded sound.

A red line was drawn across his name.

"Sudo. You failed."

"What? You're lying? Stop talking nonsense, why did I fail!"

Sudou was the first to refute Chabashira-sensei's announcement.

Sudou was considered a failure, and the atmosphere in the classroom turned from joy to commotion.

"Sudou, you failed the English test. In other words, you've stopped here."

"Don't be kidding me. If you fail, you get 31 points! I should be up to the mark!"

Sudou said in disbelief.

"You seem very unconvinced. In that case, let me tell you the school's criteria for failing."

Chabashira Sae said these words as if casually mentioning them.

"In this school, the failing grades of each class are set separately. Yushuang YS reminds you: after reading it, ask for collection, and then look at it for convenience. The algorithm is to divide the average score of each class by two, When there is a decimal point, it will be rounded up, and those who do not reach this score will be judged as failing, that is, they will be expelled from school."

In other words, the failing score of the last quiz was also the average score of the class divided by two, and finally the standard for those with less than 31 points to fail was obtained.

As for this time...

"Your average score has been calculated."

Sae Chabashira wrote a number on the blackboard.

——— "88.8".

This is the average score of the mid-term exam of Class D for one year.

In other words, the failing standard for this midterm exam is to divide this score by two.

88.8÷2=44.4.

"Anyone with a score of less than 44 in any subject will be expelled from school. In addition, those whose scores are lower than the previous quiz will also be divided by expulsion."

Sae Chabashira threw the red pen on the podium and hugged her arms.

"So, Sudou proves that you failed the exam by doing this. Above."  …

"Although this period of time is short, thank you for your hard work. After school, I will ask you to submit a withdrawal application form, and you will also need to be accompanied by a guardian. I will make contact later."

The teacher gave the report calmly and nonchalantly.It is only when the students see the teacher like this that they finally begin to realize that this is the truth.

"The rest of the students are doing well. Passed without a doubt. To avoid failing the next final exam, you have to work hard on yourself. So, the next thing-"

"Wait a minute, I think there is still a remedy, are you right? Chabashira-sensei"

Everyone looked behind and found Osamu Dazai standing up and talking.

"Oh? What can you do?"

Chabashira-sensei looked at Osamu Dazai with great interest.

"I believe that when you see my casual clothes, you already know something. But I think you are still pretending to be stupid, so I will just say how many points Sudou needs for 5 points."

"This is really a problem. Because I haven't sold points yet. Let's say, one point is 50 points, a total of [-]."

Chabashira-sensei folded her shoulders and pointed at her arms.

"What, what! 50!"

Sudou shouted in bewilderment while clutching his head.