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<!--Page 12-->==The Second Question==
   
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'''Write down an idiom which has the following meaning:'''
   
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(1) Fail to do something you are good at
Please write down the idioms which fit the following meanings:
 
   
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(2) Encounter consecutive unfortunate events
(1)Fail to do something you are good at
 
   
(2)Encounter consecutive unfortunate events
 
   
   
   
   
Mizuki Himeji's Answer
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'''Himeji Mizuki's Answer:'''
   
(1)“Even monkey will drop from the trees”
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(1) "Even a monkey can fall from a tree."
   
(2)“Have a leaking rooftop in a rainy day”
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(2) Having a leaking rooftop on a rainy day
   
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'''Teacher's Comment:'''
   
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Correct. There are other answers for the first part of the question, such as "Horses losing their front hooves" and "Even fish may drown". Other answers for the second part would be "Good things don't start coming, bad things never stop happening", "A year full of misfortune", etc.
Teacher's Comment:
 
   
Correct. There are other answers for the first part question, such as “Horses losing their front hooves”, “Even fishes may drown”; other answers for the second part question will be “Good things don't start coming, bad things never stop happening”, “A year full of misfortunate” etc.
 
   
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'''Tsuchiya Kouta's Answer:'''
   
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(1) "Even horses will drop from a tree."
   
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'''Teacher's Comment:'''
   
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That would be an incredible scene.
Kouta Tsuchiya's Answer
 
   
(1)“Even horse will drop from the tree”
 
   
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'''Yoshii Akihisa's Answer:'''
   
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(2) Have both a leaking rooftop and landslide occur
Teacher's Comment:
 
   
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'''Teacher's Comment:'''
That will be an incredible scene.
 
   
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Aren't you too unlucky?
   
   
   
Akihisa Yoshii's Answer
 
   
(2)“Have a leaking rooftop and landslide occurs”
 
   
   
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<!--Page 14-->"What the...? Isn't this room too large to be a classroom?"
Teacher's Comment:
 
   
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Stepping onto the third floor that I never had a chance to visit last year, I saw a classroom five times larger than usual right in front of me.
Aren't you too unlucky?
 
   
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Maybe this was the Class A that people had been talking about. Let's see what's in there.
   
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"Congratulations to everyone for making it to the second year. My name is Takahashi Youko, and I am the homeroom teacher for Class 2-A. Nice to meet you."
“What the... Isn't this room too large to be a classroom?”
 
   
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I stopped and looked into the classroom through the big window. There was an intelligent-looking woman with spectacles standing in the front of the classroom. She had her hair tied up on the back of her head and was dressed up neatly in a suit.
Stepping into the third floor that I never had a chance to get to last year, a class room which is five times larger than usual is located right in front of me.
 
   
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When she stopped her speech, her name showed up not on a blackboard, but on a plasma TV that was huge enough to cover the whole wall. How luxurious! How much money did they spend on that?
Maybe this is the Class A that people has been talking about? Let's see what is in there.
 
   
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"First of all, please check the things that you were given. Everyone should have a laptop, a personal air conditioner, a fridge, an adjustable chair, etc. Are they working properly?"
“Congratulations to everyone for making it to the second year. My name is Takahashi
 
Youko and I am the homeroom teacher for Class A. Nice to meet you.[1]”
 
   
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There was more than enough space, facilities, and equipment. It was easily enough for fifty students to use.
I stop and look into the classroom through the big window, there is an intelligent looking woman with spectacles standing in front of the classroom. She has her hair tied up together at the back of her head and dressed up neatly in suits.
 
   
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The fridges were filled with drinks and snacks. Every student had their own air conditioner which they could adjust to whatever temperature they wanted.
When she stops her speech, her name doesn't show on the blackboard. Instead, it shows up on a plasma TV which is huge enough to cover the whole wall. How luxurious! How much money did they spend on that?
 
   
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If you looked around the classroom, you would notice that the ceiling was made of glass. High-class paintings were hanging on the walls, and there were ornamental plants around the room. The interior design looked like the lobby of a five-star hotel.
“First of all, please check the things that are given to everyone. Everyone should have a laptop, personal air-conditioner, fridge, adjustable chairs etc. Are they working properly?”
 
   
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<!--Page 15-->"Besides the textbooks and reference books, the food and drinks in the fridge are provided by the school free of charge. If you need any other facilities or equipment, feel free to let us know."
There are more than enough space, facilities and equipment that are enough for 50 students to use.
 
   
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I could smell the fragrance of red tea; it seems that some students had made some.
The fridges are filled with drinks and snacks. Every student has their own air-conditioner which they can change the temperature that they want.
 
   
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"Now, let me introduce the class representative. Kirishima Shouko, please come forward."
If you look around in the classroom, you will notice that the ceiling is made of glass, high class drawings hanging on the walls with ornamental plants around the room, the interior design looks like the lobby of a five-star hotel.
 
   
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"...Yes."
“Beside the text books and the reference books, the food and drinks in the fridge are provided by the school, free of charge. If you need any other facilities or equipments, feel free to let us know.”
 
   
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The person who stood up and answered the call was a girl with long black hair. Her appearance resembled that of a Japanese doll.
I can smell the fragrance of the red tea, it seems some students have started using the facilities and make some red tea.
 
   
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She was a gentle-looking girl who had a beautiful face and a dignified aura that made her look like she was free from secular affairs.
“Now, let me introduce the class leader. Kirishima Shouko, please come forward.”
 
   
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Everyone in the classroom was looking at her.
“Yes.”
 
   
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Class representative- the person in this class who scored the highest on the placement test.
The person, who stands up and answers the call, is a girl with black long hair and her outlook resembles a Japanese doll.
 
   
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In other words, the smartest person in Class A was also the smartest person amongst the second-years; this explained why she was receiving so much attention.
She is a gentle looking girl who has a beautiful face, along with a dignified aura around her which makes her look like she is free of secular affairs.
 
   
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"...My name is Kirishima Shouko. Nice to meet you."
Everyone in the classroom is looking at her.
 
   
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Although everyone was looking at her, she still introduced herself as usual.
Class leader ---- the person who scored the highest in the class division examination in this class.
 
   
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It seemed that everyone was staring at her eyes, but when I looked carefully, all of them were actually female. It seemed that the rumors were true!
In other words, the smartest person in Class A is also the smartest person among the second years, that is why she is getting all the attention.
 
   
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<!--Page 16-->She was very famous as soon as she enrolled into this school. Everybody knew how beautiful she was, and a lot of guys had confessed to her. However, none of them ever succeeded. Since then, there were rumors saying that she liked girls... I see the tide doesn't start without wind.
“My name is Kirishima Shouko, nice to meet you.”
 
   
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"Everyone in Class A, please work together with Kirishima from now until the end of your second year and study hard together! The 'war' starts now, so please don't lose to anyone else."
Although everyone is looking at her, she still introduces herself as usual.
 
   
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The homeroom teacher concluded the speech, and Kirishima bowed before returning to her seat.
It seems everyone is staring at her eye, but when I look carefully, actually all of them are female. It seems the rumours are real!
 
   
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Oh, no, I should hurry to my classroom.
She was very famous as soon as she enrolled into this school. Everybody knew how beautiful she was, and a lot of guys confessed to her. However, no one ever succeed.
 
   
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I quickly walked down the corridors at a very fast pace.
Since then, there were rumours around saying she like girls-----I see, the tide doesn't start without wind.
 
   
“Everyone in Class A, please work together with Kirishima from now on till the end of second year and study hard together! The 'WAR' starts now, please don't lose to anyone else. ”
 
   
The homeroom teacher concludes the speech, Kirishima bows and returns to her seat.
 
   
Oh no, I should hurry to my classroom.
 
   
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I quickly walk along the corridors with the extremely fast pace.
 
   
   
   
I stand below the sign with 'Year 2 Class F' written on it, stop there with some hesitation.
 
   
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Standing below the sign with "Class 2-F" written on it, I hesitated.
Will being late to class give my classmate a bad impression?
 
   
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Would being late to class give my classmates a bad impression?
Is anyone in the classroom disgusting, scary or hard to deal with?
 
   
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Was anyone in the classroom disgusting, scary, or hard to deal with?
What kind of comrades am I going to have for the rest of the year? I begin to worry about this when I think about it.
 
   
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What kind of comrades will I have for the rest of the year? The more I thought about it, the more nervous I became.
“Well, maybe I just worry too much.”
 
   
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"Well, maybe I'm just worrying too much."
It is just being late; there is nothing to worry about.
 
   
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<!--Page 17-->It was just being late; there was nothing to worry about.
Come to think of it, we are classmates; there is nothing to be afraid of! Maybe they will start to worry about me that I am late because I am not feeling well (actually it's because I overslept).
 
   
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Come to think of it, we were classmates; there was nothing to be afraid of! Maybe they would start worrying about me if I was late because I wasn't feeling well! (Actually, it's because I overslept.)
Calm down, there is nothing to worry about. I need to trust the comrades that I will have to work together with from now on.
 
   
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Calm down, there was nothing to worry about. I need to trust the comrades whom I will have to work together with from now on.
After I make up my mind, I push the door open and greet to the classmate in the room with my most sincere voice.
 
   
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After I made up my mind, I pushed the door open and greeted my classmates in the room with my most sincere voice.
“Sorry, I am a bit late.”
 
   
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"Sorry I'm late♪"
“Hurry up and sit down you Itsuki.”
 
   
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"Hurry up and sit down, you idiot!"
My perfect image is ruined!
 
   
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My perfect image was ruined!
“Didn't you hear what I have just said?”
 
   
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"Didn't you hear what I just said?"
Come to think of it, this person speaks really rudely. Being a teacher doesn't grant you the right to speak in this impolite way.
 
   
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Come to think of it, this person was being rude. Being a teacher doesn't give you the right to speak like this.
I glare fiercely at the guy who is standing on the podium.
 
   
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I glared fiercely at the guy who was standing behind the lectern.
He is unexpectedly tall, probably close to 180 cm! His body is slim but not thin, which make him looks like a ruthless boxer. Slowly looking up, I saw a pair of eyes filled with will power, wild looking handsome face, and the short hair on his head looks like '''mane'''.
 
   
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He was unexpectedly tall, probably close to 180 cm. His body was slim but not thin, which made him look like a ruthless boxer. Slowly looking up, I saw a pair of eyes filled with willpower; a wild-looking, handsome face; and short hair on his head that looked like a '''mane'''.
“Yuuji, what the hell are you doing?”
 
   
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"...Yuuji, what the hell are you doing?"
This guy is not a teacher; he is my bad friend, Sakamoto Yuuji.
 
   
“I am taking the place of the teacher on the podium because the teacher is late.
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This guy was not a teacher; he was my so-called friend, Sakamoto Yuuji.
   
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<!--Page 18-->"Because the teacher's late, I'm taking his place."
“You take the place of the teacher? You? Why?”
 
   
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"You are replacing the teacher? You? Why?"
“Somehow, my score is the highest among all of us in Class F.”
 
   
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"Somehow, my score is the highest in Class F."
“So that make you class leader?”
 
   
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"So that makes you the class rep?"
“Yes, that's right.”
 
   
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"Ah, it seems so."
Yuuji cunningly smiles. After listening to what he has just said, I smile as well. In other words, if I can take care of Yuuji, no one can stop me doing anything in this class.
 
   
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Yuuji cunningly smiled. After listening to what he had said, I smiled as well. In other words, if I could take care of Yuuji, no one could stop me from doing anything in this class.
“Therefore, everyone in this class is my subordinate.”
 
   
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"Therefore, everyone in this class is my subordinate."
Yuuji proudly overlooks the classmates who are sitting on the ground.
 
   
----Yes, everyone is sitting on the ground.
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Yuuji proudly overlooked the classmates who were sitting on the ground.
   
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...Yes, everyone was sitting on the ground.
Why? The answer is very simple, because there are no chairs.
 
   
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Why? The answer was simple: there were no chairs.
“On the other hand ... This classroom really befits the name of Class F.”
 
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"On the other hand... this classroom really befits the name 'Class F'."
   
 
I should find a place and sit down first.
 
I should find a place and sit down first.
   
“Sorry, please let me through.”
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"Sorry, can you please let me through?"
   
Suddenly, a weak voice comes from my back.
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Suddenly, a weak voice came from behind me.
   
A stupid looking old man, with untidy hair, dressing in wrinkle shirt is standing there.
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A stupid-looking old man with untidy hair and dressed in a wrinkled shirt was standing there.
   
“It is homeroom meeting now; can I put a chair there?
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"Can I put a chair there? It is homeroom now."
   
Since he doesn't wear the uniform, and look far from being a teenager, I think he should be the homeroom teacher for this class.
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<!--Page 19-->Since he didn't wear a uniform and looked far from being a teenager, I thought he might be our homeroom teacher.
   
“Roger that.
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"Roger that."
   
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"Okay."
“OK.”
 
   
Yuuji and I answer him separately and return to our seats (?).
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Yuuji and I answered him separately and returned to our seats.
   
The teacher waits till we are seated, then stands on the podium and speaks slowly:
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The teacher waited until we were seated, stood behind the lectern, and spoke slowly.
   
“Good morning everyone, my name is Fujihara Shin; I will be the homeroom teacher for Year 2 Class F. Nice to meet you.
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"Good morning, everyone. My name is Fukuhara Shin. I will be the homeroom teacher for Class 2-F. Nice to meet you."
   
Fujihara sensei originally plans to write his name on the dirty board, but he fails to do so. Oh my god! The school doesn't provide chalk?
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Mr. Fukuhara originally planned to write his name on the dirty board, but he wasn't able to. Oh, my spirit! The school didn't provide chalk?
   
“Does everyone have a washiki table[2] and cushion? Please raise your hand if you don't have any of them.
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"Does everyone have a chabudai<ref>A short-legged Japanese table.</ref> and a cushion? Please raise your hand if you don't have one."
   
There are around fifty students squeezing in this small little classroom, without writing tables. There are only tatami[3], washiki tables and cushion. What a brand new and luxury set of facilities! Although I have been informed from first year, but seeing the real thing still shock me.
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There were around fifty students squeezed into this small little classroom without writing tables. There were only tatami, chabudai, and cushions. What new and luxurious facilities! I've known about this since my first year, but seeing it firsthand still shocked me.
   
“Sensei-----My cushion doesn't have any cotton in it.
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"Sensei... my cushion doesn't have any cotton in it."
   
There are numbers of students’ reports to the teacher with regards to the faulty equipments.
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There were a number of students who complained about the faulty equipment.
   
“I see. Bear with it”
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"I see. Bear with it."
   
“Sensei, the leg of my washiki table breaks into half.
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"Sensei, the leg of my table is broken."
   
“Did they give you the glue? Stick it back yourself later.
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“Sensei, the wind is blowing in from the broken window, it is very cold here.
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"Sensei, cold air is blowing in from the broken window..."
   
“I see. I will report to the school and request for plastic bags and cellophane tape to repair it.
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"I see. I'll report it to the school and request for plastic bags and tape to repair it."
   
In the corner of the room, spiders are webbing around freely, and you can't find somewhere on the wall that is clean and free from drawing or writing. This is terrible, is this an abandoned house?
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In the corner of the room were spiders freely making webs, and there wasn't a single spot on the wall that was clean or without graffiti. This is terrible; is this an abandoned house?
   
“If you need anything else, try your best getting it yourselves.
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"If you need anything else, try to take care of it yourself..."
   
The smell of mildew coming from somewhere is filling up the classroom; it must be caused by the mildew below these old tatami.
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There was a smell of mildew filling up the classroom; it must be coming from below these old tatami.
   
“Let's start the self-introductions! We will start from the person sitting beside the corridor.
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"Let's begin the self-introductions! We will start from the person sitting beside the corridor."
   
When Fujihara sensei finishes his speech, among the students who are sitting in a circle, one of them stands up and starts the self-introduction by telling his name.
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When Mr. Fukuhara finished his speech, one of the students in the circle stood up and started to introduce himself.
   
“My name is Kinoshita Hideyoshi, a member of the drama club.”[4]
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"My name is Kinoshita Hideyoshi, a member of the drama club."
   
I was wondering who is speaking, so it's Hideyoshi.
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It was Hideyoshi speaking.
   
He has a unique way of speaking, with a slim body and loosely tying his shoulder-length hair at the back of the head, even I who already know him have a glimpse at ----- No, even when I look at him carefully, his cuteness can easily make me think that he is a girl. That's right, that is Kinoshita Hideyoshi, my classmate last year.
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He had a unique way of talking. With a slim body and loosely-tied shoulder-length hair, at a glance- no, even when I looked at him carefully, his cuteness could easily make me, someone who knew him, think that he was a girl. That's right, that was Kinoshita Hideyoshi, my classmate from last year.
   
On the other hand, if he dressed up in a female uniform, and changed his way of speaking, he would definitely be treated as a girl. This could happen easily in a class full of smelly guys like this.
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On the other hand, if he dressed up in a female uniform and changed his way of speaking, he would definitely be treated like a girl. This could happen easily in a class filled with smelly guys like this.
   
“Therefore, nice to see you.
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"So then, nice to meet you."
   
Hideyoshi has a subtle smile, and ends his self-introduction. So... so CUTE! Wait a second Yoshii Akihisa, don't fall for the trick! He is a guy!
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Hideyoshi smiled subtly, and ended his self-introduction. So... so CUTE! Wait a second, Yoshii Akihisa, don't fall for it! He's a guy!
   
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"Tsuchiya Kouta..."
“Tsuchiya Kouta…”
 
   
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The next student had already started his self-introduction while I was still mumbling the warning I had to give myself numerous times last year.
I keep mumbling the same warning I have been telling myself numerous time from last year, and the next student already started his self-introduction.
 
   
Who is it? Ah, I know this guy as well.
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Who was it? Ah, I knew this guy as well.
   
He is still as reticent as usual. He doesn't have huge body, but you can see that he is good in sports from the muscles he has. I don't know why he is so shy, is it because he doesn't want to stand out too much and get into troubles? Well, there are all sorts of people in the world.
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He was still as reticent as usual. He didn't have a huge body, but you could see that he was good at sports from the muscles he had. I didn't know why he was so shy. Was it because he didn't want to stand out too much and get into trouble? Well, there were all sorts of people in the world.
   
However, I can only see guys in the class room. Is it the same in the world that there are hardly any girls in the last class?
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However, I could only see guys in the classroom; there were no girls in the last class. Was it the same everywhere else in the world?
   
...is my name. I grew up overseas. Although I can speak Japanese, reading is still a bit hard for me.
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"...is my name. I grew up overseas. Although I can speak Japanese, reading it is still a bit hard for me."
   
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While I was thinking, another introduction had begun.
When I am thinking about other things, someone already started the self-introduction.
 
   
“My English is very poor because I grew up in Germany. My hobby is ---”
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"My English is very poor because I grew up in Germany. My hobby is..."
   
OH! It is a girl this time; it is a precious treasure to the whole class. Finally, at least there is one girl in the class.
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OH! It was a girl this time; it was a precious treasure to the whole class. Finally, at least there was one girl in the class.
   
“My hobby is beating Yoshii Akihisa.
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"My hobby is beating up Yoshii Akihisa."
   
Who is it? Who has this extreme, special and dangerous hobby?
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Who was it? Who had this special, extreme, and dangerous hobby?
   
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"Hello..."
“Hello---”
 
   
The person smiling and waving at me is---
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The person who was smiling and waving at me was...
   
“Ah, Shi---Shimada, it is you!
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"Ah, Shi... Shimada, it is you!"
   
“Yoshii, nice to see you again this year”
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"Yoshii, nice to see you again this year."
   
Another person that I know, and my natural enemy from last year---Shimada Minami.
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Another person I knew, and my natural enemy from last year- Shimada Minami.
   
Why? Why so many people that I know are in the same class? Isn't it strange? Is it what we call birds of feathers flock together? I can't believe I actually have the same level as these people!
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Why? Why were so many people I knew in the same class as me? Wasn't it strange? Was this an example of "Birds of a feather flock together"? I couldn't believe I was actually on the same level as these people!
   
“Nice to see you.
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"Nice to meet you."
   
OK, it seems the person in front of me has just finished his self-introduction, it is my turn now.
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Okay, it seemed that the person in front of me had just finished, and now it was my turn.
   
I take a breath and stand up from the ground.
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I took a breath, and rose up from the ground.
   
Let's start my self-introduction! The first impression is very important, in order to make a lot of good friends, I must stress that I am a positive and optimistic person.
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Let's start my self-introduction! The first impression was very important. In order to make a lot of good friends, I have to make sure to stress that I was a positive and optimistic person.
   
Suddenly an idea just runs through my mind, so I decide to use a relaxing joke to start my speech. I try my best to speak in a funny way, and start my self-introduction.
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Suddenly, an idea ran through my mind. I decided to use a relaxing joke to start my speech. I tried my best to speak in a funny way, and started my self-introduction.
   
“Er, my name is Yoshii Akihisa; feel free to call me 'Darling'.
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"Er, my name is Yoshii Akihisa. Feel free to call me 'Darling'."
   
'''“DAR--LING!'''
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<big>'''"DAR--LING!"'''</big>
   
It sounds like a huge chorus formed by rough voices, it is more disgusting than I can ever imagine.
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The chorus of rough voices was more disgusting than I could have ever imagined.
   
“Sorry, I take back what I have just said! Nice to see you.
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"Sorry, I take back what I said! Nice to meet you."
   
Although I have a fake smile on my face and return to my seat, I still feel like I am going to vomit. I never imagine that they will really use that to call me, Class F is really horrible.
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Although I had a fake smile on my face and returned to my seat, I still felt like I was going to vomit. I never imagined that they would really call me that. Class F was really horrible.
   
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Because of my feelings, the self-introductions never seemed to end.
The self-introduction doesn't seem to stop because of my feeling.
 
   
Just when I nearly fall asleep because the self-introduction seems to continue endlessly with just stating the names, someone opens the door. A girl stands at the entrance, putting her hand on her chest and trying to catch her breath.
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Just when I nearly fell asleep from the monotonous introductions and names, someone opened the door. A girl stood at the entrance, putting her hand on her chest and trying to catch her breath.
   
“I, I am sorry...I am la..late.
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"S-sorry I'm... l-late."
   
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"What?"
“What?”
 
   
Everyone shouts out in shock, this is normal. Normally when this kind of things happens, everyone will be shocked.
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Everyone shouted, but this was expected. When something like this happens, anyone would be shocked.
   
“Actually you are coming at the right time, we are having self-introduction now. Please introduce yourself to the class, Himeji.
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"Actually, you came at just the right time. We are introducing ourselves now. Please introduce yourself to the class, Himeji."
   
“O..OK! My name is Himeji Mizuki, nice to meet you....”
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"O-Okay! My name is Himeji Mizuki. Nice to meet you..."
   
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Himeji used a smaller voice than her small body and said that.
 
   
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Himeji used a voice even smaller than her petite body.
Her skin is as white as the new snow, the long and soft hair at the back shows the gentle nature of the owner. With the cuteness of her appearance, she really stands out in the class full of guys.
 
   
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Her skin was as white as new snow. The long and soft hair down to her back showed the gentle nature of its owner. With her cute appearance, she truly stood out in a class filled with guys.
However, her beautiful outlook is not the reason that causes everyone to be shocked.
 
   
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However, her beautiful outlook was not why everyone was shocked.
“I have a question!”
 
   
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"I have a question!"
One of the guys who have finished his self-introduction raises his right hand.
 
   
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One of the guys who had already introduced himself raised his right hand.
“Ah, ye...yes, what is your question?”
 
   
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"Ah, y-yes, what is your question?"
Being questioned immediately after stepping into the class room, Himeji can't hide that she is in shock of what is happening, but her action is similar to a cute little animal, it is so cute.
 
   
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Being questioned immediately after stepping into the classroom, Himeji couldn't hide her surprise and nervousness, but her actions were reminiscent of a cute little animal's. It was so cute.
“Why are you here?”
 
   
  +
"Why are you here?"
The first question is very impolite.
 
   
  +
What an impolite first question.
But this is the same question everyone in the class wants to ask.
 
   
  +
But this was the same question everyone in the class wanted to ask.
Her cute outlook does attract other's attention, more importantly her result is very good. Her result of the enrolment examination is the 2nd highest, and her result is always among the top ten.
 
   
  +
Her cute outlook did attract attention, but more importantly, her marks were very high. She had the second-highest score on the enrollment exam, and she was always amongst the top ten.
A good student like her shouldn't be in the lousy class like Class F. No matter whom you ask, the answer will be she belongs to Class A.
 
   
  +
A good student like her shouldn't be in Class F. No matter who you ask, the answer would be that she belongs in Class A.
“About this...”
 
   
  +
"About this..."
With a nervous look on her face, Himeji’s body stiffs up and she says:
 
   
  +
With a nervous look on her face, her body stiffened up, and she said:
“I had a fever during a class division examination...”
 
   
  +
"I had a fever during the placement test..."
After hearing that, everyone in the class nods and says “So that's why.”
 
   
  +
After hearing that, the entire class nodded as if to say, "So that's why."
Leaving in the middle of the examination will result in zero. In other words, she didn't finish the class division examination last year, so she was allocated to class F.
 
   
  +
Leaving in the middle of an exam results in a zero grade. In other words, she didn't finish the placement test last year, so she was allocated to Class F.
Listened to Himeji's answer, many people in the class start to say their own excuses.
 
   
  +
Listening to Himeji's answer, many people in the class started saying their own excuses.
“Now that I think of it, I am allocated to Class F because of '''fever''' as well.”
 
   
  +
"Now that I think about it, I was allocated to Class F because of '''fever''' as well."
“Yeah, it was chemistry right? That was hard.”
 
   
  +
"Yeah, it was chemistry, right? That was hard."
“I didn't do well because I heard that my brother was involved in an accident.”
 
   
  +
"I didn't do well because I heard that my brother was involved in an accident."
“Shut up you singleton.”
 
   
  +
"Shut up, you singleton<!--"Simpleton"? Or is "singleton" intentional? Tact: Probably intentional, to point out that the previous guy is an only child.-->."
“My girlfriend didn't let me sleep the night before examination.”
 
   
  +
"My girlfriend didn't let me sleep the night before the test."
“Yeah right, that's the biggest lie I ever heard of this year.”
 
   
  +
"Yeah, right. That's the biggest lie I've ever heard."
These guys are more idiot than I can imagine.
 
   
  +
These guys were more idiotic than I could imagine.
“Nice..nice to see you.”
 
   
  +
"Nice... nice to meet you."
Among the noisy discussion, she runs to the space beside me and Yuuji. I never thought that I can stay in the same classroom and sit so close to her. To tell the truth, my heart beats wildly. She is very cute; it makes me think that welcoming her in a lousy classroom like this is a serious crime.
 
   
  +
During the noisy discussion, she ran to the space between Yuuji and me. I never thought that I would be in the same class as her, never mind sit next to her. To be honest, my heart was beating wildly. She was really very cute, and it made me think that welcoming her in a lousy classroom like this should be a serious crime.
“I am so scared...”
 
   
  +
"I am so scared..."
Himeji instantly sighs and lies on the table when she gets to the seat.
 
   
  +
Himeji sighed and lied on the table when she got to her seat.
Great! Since we are sitting so close together, this is a great chance to talk to her! Our love will start from this incident, and eventually we will become the destined lover. That's right; this first sentence will be the key to the door of our happiness and future.
 
   
  +
Great! Since we were sitting so close together, this was a great chance to talk! Our love would start from this incident, and eventually, we would become destined lovers. That's right; this first sentence would be the key to the door of our happiness and future together.
“Hime... ...”
 
   
  +
"Hime-"
“Himeji.”
 
   
  +
"Himeji."
Yuuji, who is sitting beside me speaks up and covers my voice. Damn you Yuuji! My future plan “From classmate heading towards the red carpet of marriage---The spring that we met---Six hundred and fifty four episodes” ended without playing more than two minutes! What do you want me to show the audiences for the rest of the six hundred fifty three hours and fifty eight minutes!
 
   
  +
Yuuji, who was sitting beside me, spoke and raised his voice over mine. Damn you, Yuuji! My future plan "From Classmates to the Red Carpet of Marriage: Our Springtime Meeting- 654 episodes" ended before it could play for more than 2 minutes! What am I supposed to show to the audience for the next 653 hours and 58 minutes!?
“Y...Yes. Is anything wrong?”
 
   
  +
"Y-Yes? Is anything wrong?"
Himeji looks toward Yuuji in panic and carefully makes her skirt to be straight. Is it because sitting on cushion can easily make the skirt wrinkle?
 
   
  +
Himeji looked at Yuuji, panicked, and carefully straightened out her skirt. Was it because sitting on a cushion could easily wrinkle it?
“My name is Sakamoto, Sakamoto Yuuji, nice to meet you.”
 
   
“Ah, my name is Himeji, nice to meet you.
+
"My name is Sakamoto, Sakamoto Yuuji. Nice to meet you."
   
  +
"Ah, my name is Himeji. Nice to meet you."
She bows her head deeply and gives a salute greeting. From how she gives the greeting, her family education must be very good.
 
   
  +
She bowed her head deeply and gave a salute greeting. Her family education must have been very good.
“Well, are you still feeling sick?”
 
   
  +
"Well, are you still feeling sick?"
“I would like to know as well.”
 
   
  +
"I would like to know, too."
I unwittingly cut into the conversation. I was sitting beside her during the class division examination, she doesn't look too well at the time, I wonder if she feels better now.
 
   
  +
I unwittingly cut into the conversation. I was sitting beside her during the placement test, and she didn't look too well at the time. I wondered if she felt better now.
“Yo..Yoshii?”
 
   
  +
"Yo-Yoshii?"
Himeji is shocked when she sees my face. Do you have to be shock like that? Am I that ugly? No way, this is impo----
 
   
  +
Himeji was shocked when she saw my face. Did you have to be that shocked? Was I that ugly? No way, this was impo-
“Himeji, sorry that Akihisa's ugly face scares you.”
 
   
  +
"Himeji, sorry that Akihisa's ugly face scares you."
What? What is going on here? Maybe Yuuji is trying to cover up for me, but I am not happy at all.
 
   
  +
What? What was going on here? Maybe Yuuji was trying to cover for me, but he was only making it worse.
“That..That's not true! You see my eyes are filling with energy, my face is slim and beautiful, I am not ugly at all! Actually I...”
 
   
  +
"That... That's not true! You see, my eyes are filled with energy, and my face is slim and beautiful; I am not ugly at all! Actually, I-"
“Now that you mention it, your face doesn't look bad at all! I know someone who is interested in you!”
 
   
  +
"Now that you mention it, your face doesn't look bad at all! Actually, I know someone who's interested in you!"
What? I never imagine that Yuuji will have such good information. I better confirm this with him.
 
   
  +
What? I never imagined that Yuuji would have such good information. I needed to confirm this.
“Eh? Who is ...”
 
   
“Who...Who is it?”
+
"Eh? Who is..."
   
  +
"Who... Who is it?"
Himeji's voice cover my voice. Well it doesn't really matter since we are asking the same question. It seems like girls in this age are interested in topics like this.
 
   
  +
Himeji's voice covered my voice. Well, it didn't really matter since we were asking the same question. It seemed like girls this age were interested in topics like this.
“I remember the name is Kubo---”
 
   
  +
"I remember. Kubo..."
Kubo? Who is the girl with the surname Kubo?
 
   
  +
Kubo? Who was the girl with the surname Kubo?
“Toshimitu I think!”
 
   
  +
"Toshimitsu, I think!"
Kubo Toshimitu --> (Sex/MALE)
 
   
  +
Kubo Toshimitsu --> ♂ (Sex: MALE)
“......”
 
   
  +
"..."
“Akihisa, are you crying secretly?”
 
   
  +
"Akihisa, are you crying secretly?"
I am stained now; I can't be a bridegroom anymore.
 
   
  +
I was stained now; I couldn't be a bridegroom anymore.
“Don't worry, half of that is a joke.”
 
   
  +
"Don't worry; half of that was a joke."
“What? How about the other half?”
 
   
  +
"What? What about the other half?"
“Oh right, Himeji are you feeling well?”
 
   
  +
"Oh, right. Himeji, are you feeling well?"
“I am fine now.”
 
   
  +
"I am fine now."
“Yuuji, how about the other half?”
 
   
  +
"Yuuji, what about the other half?"
Since Yuuji is ignoring me, I raise my voice to catch his attention.
 
   
  +
Since Yuuji was ignoring me, I raised my voice to catch his attention.
“You over there, silent.”
 
   
  +
"You over there, be quiet."
The teacher knocks the table a few times, the knocking sound serves as a warning.
 
   
  +
The teacher knocked the table a few times, the knocking sounds serving as a warning.
“I am sorry---”
 
   
  +
"Sorry-"
   
(Crashing sound)
 
   
  +
<nowiki>*Crashing sound*</nowiki>
   
Suddenly, the teacher's wooden table turns into wood chips. The table can't even withstand a few knocks, how bad are the things we have here?
 
   
  +
Suddenly, the teacher's wooden table collapsed into wood chips. The table couldn't even take a few knocks; how bad did we have it here?
“....I will go and get a new table to replace it. Please be patient.”
 
   
  +
"...I'll get a new table to replace it. Please be patient."
The teacher feels embarrassed and quickly steps out of the classroom.
 
   
  +
The teacher felt embarrassed, and quickly stepped out of the classroom.
Once again I realise how lousy the equipment we have in this class.
 
   
  +
Once again, I realized how lousy our equipment was.
“Ah ha ha...”
 
   
  +
"Ah ha ha..."
Himeji has a forced smile on her face.
 
   
  +
Himeji had a forced smile on her face.
Looking at her like this reminds me that, people like Yuuji and I deserve to study in a classroom like this, but it must be hard for her to study in a classroom like this.
 
   
  +
Looking at her like this reminded me that people like Yuuji and I deserved to study in a classroom like this, but it must be hard for a student like her.
Well, it is our own fault for not performing well in the examination. Being able to take care of our own health is a kind of strength as well. However, just because leaving the examination due to illness, and end up being allocated to Class F is just ridiculous, they should at least give her another chance right?
 
   
  +
Well, it was our own fault for not performing well in the test. Being able to take care of our own health was a kind of strength as well. But being allocated to Class F just because of leaving the exam due to a fever was ridiculous. They should have at least given her another chance.
The anger towards the unfairness of the class division examination swirls up inside of my heart. If that's the case, we should try our best in getting some better equipment for her.
 
   
  +
Anger towards the unfairness of the placement test swirled up inside me. If that's the case, we should try our best to get some better equipment for her.
I talk to the class leader who is yawning at the moment: “Yuuji, come here.”
 
   
  +
I talked to the class rep, who was yawning at the moment. "Yuuji, come here."
“What do you want?”
 
   
  +
"What do you want?"
“We can't talk here, let's go to the corridor.”
 
   
  +
"We can't talk here; let's go to the corridor."
“Fine by me.”
 
   
  +
"Fine by me."
I stand up and walk towards the corridor. At that time, Himeji and I accidentally look at each other.
 
   
  +
I stood up and walked towards the corridor. At that time, Himeji and I somehow made eye contact.
“Well, what's up?”
 
   
  +
"Well, what's up?"
It is homeroom meeting now and no one is on the corridor, so we can speak freely.
 
   
  +
It was homeroom now and no one was in the corridor, so we could speak freely.
“About this classroom...”
 
   
Of course it mean Class F classroom.
+
"About this classroom..."
   
  +
Of course I meant this one.
“Class F classroom? It is worse than what I can imagine.”
 
   
  +
"The Class F classroom? It's worse than I imagined."
“You also think so right?”
 
   
  +
"You also think so, right?" <!-- <kumichael> Who's saying this? same person as the line above? if it is, condense the sentences. Tact: Yoshii's saying this line, of course. The dialogue shifts between the two without a problem.-->
“Of course.”
 
   
  +
"Of course."
“Have you looked at Class A equipments?”
 
   
  +
"Have you looked at Class A's equipment?"
“Yeah, it is so different from ours. I have never seen a classroom as good as that before.”
 
   
  +
"Yeah, it's so different from ours. I've never seen a classroom like that before."
On one side is a classroom that doesn't even have a chalk, with a blackboard full of cracks, on the other side is a classroom with an expensive plasma TV; nobody can accept the treatment difference like this right?
 
   
  +
On one side was a classroom with a blackboard full of cracks and without even any chalk to write on it with, and on the other was a classroom with an expensive plasma TV. Nobody can accept a difference in treatment like this, right?
“I have an idea. Since we are second year now, let's have a 'Test Summon War'!”
 
   
  +
"I have an idea. Since we are second-years now, let's have a Summoner Test War!"
“A war?”
 
   
  +
"A War?"
“Yes, and the opponent is Class A.”
 
   
  +
"Yes, and the enemy is Class A."
“What is your purpose?”
 
   
  +
"Why?"
Suddenly, Yuuji looks at me with wariness.
 
   
  +
Suddenly, Yuuji looked at me with wariness.
“Nothing special, it is just that our classroom is really lousy.”
 
   
  +
"Nothing special; it is just that our classroom is really lousy."
“Don't lie to me. A person who is not interested in studying like you, now wants to have war over the equipment for studying? The possibility is lower than winning lottery.”
 
   
  +
"Don't lie to me. A person like you, who has no interest in studying, now wants to have a War over the equipment? We'd be more likely to win the lottery."
Damn! His sixth sense is still as good as ever.
 
   
  +
Damn! His sixth sense was still as good as ever.
“No..No, that's not right! If I don't want to study, I won't choose this school---”
 
   
  +
"No... No, that's not right! If I didn't want to study, I wouldn't have chosen this school-"
“You chose this school because it has a high chance of getting to university, and the school fee is cheap right?”
 
   
  +
"You chose this school because it's cheap and has a good reputation in universities, right?"
Oh no! I talked to him about my reason of coming to studying in this school before.
 
   
  +
No! I explained my reason to him before.
“Ah---That's----It's because....”
 
   
  +
"Ah, that's... It's because..."
What should I do? I can't think of a better reason.
 
   
  +
What should I do? I couldn't think of anything better.
“It is because of Himeji right?”
 
  +
  +
"It's because of Himeji, right?"
   
 
Shock!
 
Shock!
   
My real intention is being seen through, I unwittingly straighten my back.
+
Since my real intention was actually seen through by him, I unwittingly straightened my back.
   
“How..How do you know that?
+
"How... How do you know that?"
   
“You are really simple! I just tested you a bit, and you just gave yourself out.
+
"You're so simple! I just tested you a bit, and you gave it away yourself."
   
The wary looking eyes disappear, replace by Yuuji's smile. I am cheated!
+
The wary-looking eyes disappeared, replaced by Yuuji's smile. I was cheated!
   
“That's not the only reason---”
+
"That's not the only reason-"
   
“Yeah yeah, you don't have to explain anymore, I totally understand the situation.
+
"Yeah, yeah, you don't have to explain anymore, I totally understand."
   
“Just as I say before, it is not what you think!
+
"I just told you, it's not what you think!"
   
Damn! I can't communicate with this guy.
+
Damn! I couldn't even communicate with this guy.
   
“Don't worry; even if you didn't suggest it, I already planned to declare war against Class A.
+
"Don't worry; even if you hadn't suggested it, I had already planned to declare war against Class A."
   
“Huh? Why? Yuuji you are not studying at all right?
+
"Huh? Why? Yuuji, you're not studying either, are you?"
   
That's why he is not interested in the equipments of the class like me.
+
That's why he didn't care about the class equipment.
   
“I just want to prove that, result doesn't mean everything in this world.
+
"I just want to prove that grades don't mean everything."
   
  +
"?"
“ ? ”
 
   
“Also, I have just thought a plan that we can use to defeat Class A----Oh, the teacher is back! Let's get into the class room.
+
"I even came up with a plan to defeat Class A- Oh, the teacher's back! Let's get into the classroom."
   
I walk into the classroom when Yuuji urges me to get in.
+
Yuuji urged me to get in the classroom.
   
“Let's continue with the self-introduction.
+
"Let's continue with the self-introductions."
   
After changing the table (which is still a lousy one), the homeroom meeting continues.
+
After bringing in the new table (this one was lousy, too), homeroom continued.
   
“My name is Sugawa Ryou. My hobby is---”
+
"My name is Sugawa Ryou. My hobby is..."
   
The plain self-introduction continues as usual.
+
The monotonous introductions continued as usual.
   
“Sakamoto, you are the last.
+
"Sakamoto, you're last."
   
  +
"Roger."
“Roger.”
 
   
Yuuji answers the teacher's call and stands up from the seat.
+
Yuuji answered the teacher's call and rose up from his seat.
   
He keeps his usual kidding mode and walks slowly towards the podium; it looks like he is filled with the dignity of class leader.
+
He kept his usual kidding mode on as he walked slowly towards the lectern with the dignity of a class representative.
   
“Sakamoto is the class leader for Class F right?
+
"Sakamoto is the class representative for Class F, right?"
   
Facing Fukuhara sensei's question, Yuuji replies with a nod.
+
Facing Mr. Fukuhara's question, Yuuji replied with a nod.
   
It is just the class leader for the worst class. Instead of saying it's an honour, it might actually be a shame.
+
It was the perfect match: the worst class rep for the worst class. Instead of saying it's an honor, it might actually be a shame.
   
But Yuuji doesn't think like that, he stands on the podium with self confidence and overlooks us.
+
But Yuuji didn't think like that. He stood confidently behind the lectern and looked down at us.
   
“I am the class leader of Class F Sakamoto Yuuji, you can either call me Sakamoto or class leader.
+
"I am the class representative of Class F, Sakamoto Yuuji. You can either call me 'Sakamoto' or 'class rep'."
   
Most of the students in the class don't really care about who Yuuji is, because he is just the smartest among the idiots in Class F. For most people, it is just the same as the pot calls the kettle black.
+
Most of the students in the class didn't really care about who he was, since he was only the least idiotic of the idiots in Class F. Most thought that it was like the pot calling the kettle black.
   
“Now, I have a question for everyone.
+
"Now, I have a question for everyone."
   
He looks at everyone's eyes, and speaks slowly.
+
He looked into everyone's eyes, and spoke slowly.
   
Maybe it's because he got the timing right, everyone is looking at him now.
+
Maybe it was because he got the timing right, as everyone was looking at him now.
   
When he confirm that he have everyone's attention, he move his eye to every corner of the classroom.
+
When he confirmed that he had everyone's attention, he moved his eyes to every corner of the classroom.
   
   
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Washiki tables with dirt left by sweats
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Chabudai with dirt left from sweat.
 
 
 
We follow his sight, looking at these one by one.
 
   
“Class A not only has air-conditioner, it also has adjustable chairs.”
 
   
He has a deep breath, and calmly says:
 
   
  +
We followed his sight, looking at these one by one.
“Are you dissatisfied?”
 
   
  +
"Class A has not only air conditioners but also adjustable chairs."
'''“Of course!”'''
 
   
  +
He took a deep breath, and calmly said:
   
  +
"Are you dissatisfied?"
The cries from the souls of every member in class F ring through the corridor.
 
   
  +
<big>'''"Of course!"'''</big>
“Aren't you? Even I am dissatisfied with the current situation. As the class leader, I can see a big problem in here.”
 
   
“That's right!”
 
   
  +
The cries from the souls of every member in Class F rang through the corridor.
“No matter how cheap the school fee is, it is unthinkable to let us use such equipment! We must tell the school to improve it!”
 
   
  +
"Aren't you? Even I am dissatisfied with the current situation. As the class rep, I can see a big problem in here."
“We pay the same fee as Class A, but the treatment is too different!”
 
   
  +
"That's right!"
Complains coming from everywhere in the class.
 
   
  +
"No matter how cheap the school fee is, it is unthinkable to let us use such equipment! We must tell the school to improve it!"
“You are right. Therefore...”
 
   
  +
"We pay the same fees as Class A does, but the treatment is too different!"
Satisfied with the reaction of the classmates, Yuuji shows a fearless smile on his face.
 
   
  +
Complaints were coming from everywhere in the class.
“As a class leader, I have a suggestion.”
 
   
  +
"You are right. Therefore..."
Showing his tiger-tooth to his fellow comrades, he states:
 
   
  +
Satisfied with the reaction of the classmates, Yuuji showed a fearless smile on his face.
“I plan to declare a 'Test Summoning War' against Class A.”
 
   
  +
"As class rep, I have a suggestion."
Class F leader Sakamoto Yuuji, ignites the flame of the war.
 
   
  +
Showing his tiger-tooth to his fellow comrades, he stated:
   
  +
"I plan to declare a Summoner Test War against Class A."
   
  +
Class F representative, Sakamoto Yuuji, had ignited the flames of war.
   
[1] The original text is saying something similar to yorushiku(よろしく), but it seems strange to use direct translation saying “Please feel free to give me lots of advice” here, so it is changed to nice to meet you. It will be the same throughout this chapter.
 
   
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[2] A small table with short legs.
 
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===Notes===
  +
<references/>
   
[3] A traditional type of Japanese flooring
 
   
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[4] Please note that he speaks in old Japanese and it is hard to translate to old English so we will leave it as normal for now.
 
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The Second Question

Write down an idiom which has the following meaning:

(1) Fail to do something you are good at

(2) Encounter consecutive unfortunate events



Himeji Mizuki's Answer:

(1) "Even a monkey can fall from a tree."

(2) Having a leaking rooftop on a rainy day

Teacher's Comment:

Correct. There are other answers for the first part of the question, such as "Horses losing their front hooves" and "Even fish may drown". Other answers for the second part would be "Good things don't start coming, bad things never stop happening", "A year full of misfortune", etc.


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Tsuchiya Kouta's Answer:

(1) "Even horses will drop from a tree."

Teacher's Comment:

That would be an incredible scene.


Yoshii Akihisa's Answer:

(2) Have both a leaking rooftop and landslide occur

Teacher's Comment:

Aren't you too unlucky?




"What the...? Isn't this room too large to be a classroom?"

Stepping onto the third floor that I never had a chance to visit last year, I saw a classroom five times larger than usual right in front of me.

Maybe this was the Class A that people had been talking about. Let's see what's in there.

"Congratulations to everyone for making it to the second year. My name is Takahashi Youko, and I am the homeroom teacher for Class 2-A. Nice to meet you."

I stopped and looked into the classroom through the big window. There was an intelligent-looking woman with spectacles standing in the front of the classroom. She had her hair tied up on the back of her head and was dressed up neatly in a suit.

When she stopped her speech, her name showed up not on a blackboard, but on a plasma TV that was huge enough to cover the whole wall. How luxurious! How much money did they spend on that?

"First of all, please check the things that you were given. Everyone should have a laptop, a personal air conditioner, a fridge, an adjustable chair, etc. Are they working properly?"

There was more than enough space, facilities, and equipment. It was easily enough for fifty students to use.

The fridges were filled with drinks and snacks. Every student had their own air conditioner which they could adjust to whatever temperature they wanted.

If you looked around the classroom, you would notice that the ceiling was made of glass. High-class paintings were hanging on the walls, and there were ornamental plants around the room. The interior design looked like the lobby of a five-star hotel.

"Besides the textbooks and reference books, the food and drinks in the fridge are provided by the school free of charge. If you need any other facilities or equipment, feel free to let us know."

I could smell the fragrance of red tea; it seems that some students had made some.

"Now, let me introduce the class representative. Kirishima Shouko, please come forward."

"...Yes."

The person who stood up and answered the call was a girl with long black hair. Her appearance resembled that of a Japanese doll.

She was a gentle-looking girl who had a beautiful face and a dignified aura that made her look like she was free from secular affairs.

Everyone in the classroom was looking at her.

Class representative- the person in this class who scored the highest on the placement test.

In other words, the smartest person in Class A was also the smartest person amongst the second-years; this explained why she was receiving so much attention.

"...My name is Kirishima Shouko. Nice to meet you."

Although everyone was looking at her, she still introduced herself as usual.

It seemed that everyone was staring at her eyes, but when I looked carefully, all of them were actually female. It seemed that the rumors were true!

She was very famous as soon as she enrolled into this school. Everybody knew how beautiful she was, and a lot of guys had confessed to her. However, none of them ever succeeded. Since then, there were rumors saying that she liked girls... I see the tide doesn't start without wind.

"Everyone in Class A, please work together with Kirishima from now until the end of your second year and study hard together! The 'war' starts now, so please don't lose to anyone else."

The homeroom teacher concluded the speech, and Kirishima bowed before returning to her seat.

Oh, no, I should hurry to my classroom.

I quickly walked down the corridors at a very fast pace.





Standing below the sign with "Class 2-F" written on it, I hesitated.

Would being late to class give my classmates a bad impression?

Was anyone in the classroom disgusting, scary, or hard to deal with?

What kind of comrades will I have for the rest of the year? The more I thought about it, the more nervous I became.

"Well, maybe I'm just worrying too much."

It was just being late; there was nothing to worry about.

Come to think of it, we were classmates; there was nothing to be afraid of! Maybe they would start worrying about me if I was late because I wasn't feeling well! (Actually, it's because I overslept.)

Calm down, there was nothing to worry about. I need to trust the comrades whom I will have to work together with from now on.

After I made up my mind, I pushed the door open and greeted my classmates in the room with my most sincere voice.

"Sorry I'm late♪"

"Hurry up and sit down, you idiot!"

My perfect image was ruined!

"Didn't you hear what I just said?"

Come to think of it, this person was being rude. Being a teacher doesn't give you the right to speak like this.

I glared fiercely at the guy who was standing behind the lectern.

He was unexpectedly tall, probably close to 180 cm. His body was slim but not thin, which made him look like a ruthless boxer. Slowly looking up, I saw a pair of eyes filled with willpower; a wild-looking, handsome face; and short hair on his head that looked like a mane.

"...Yuuji, what the hell are you doing?"

This guy was not a teacher; he was my so-called friend, Sakamoto Yuuji.

"Because the teacher's late, I'm taking his place."

"You are replacing the teacher? You? Why?"

"Somehow, my score is the highest in Class F."

"So that makes you the class rep?"

"Ah, it seems so."

Yuuji cunningly smiled. After listening to what he had said, I smiled as well. In other words, if I could take care of Yuuji, no one could stop me from doing anything in this class.

"Therefore, everyone in this class is my subordinate."

Yuuji proudly overlooked the classmates who were sitting on the ground.

...Yes, everyone was sitting on the ground.

Why? The answer was simple: there were no chairs.

"On the other hand... this classroom really befits the name 'Class F'."

I should find a place and sit down first.

"Sorry, can you please let me through?"

Suddenly, a weak voice came from behind me.

A stupid-looking old man with untidy hair and dressed in a wrinkled shirt was standing there.

"Can I put a chair there? It is homeroom now."

Since he didn't wear a uniform and looked far from being a teenager, I thought he might be our homeroom teacher.

"Roger that."

"Okay."

Yuuji and I answered him separately and returned to our seats.

The teacher waited until we were seated, stood behind the lectern, and spoke slowly.

"Good morning, everyone. My name is Fukuhara Shin. I will be the homeroom teacher for Class 2-F. Nice to meet you."

Mr. Fukuhara originally planned to write his name on the dirty board, but he wasn't able to. Oh, my spirit! The school didn't provide chalk?

"Does everyone have a chabudai[1] and a cushion? Please raise your hand if you don't have one."

There were around fifty students squeezed into this small little classroom without writing tables. There were only tatami, chabudai, and cushions. What new and luxurious facilities! I've known about this since my first year, but seeing it firsthand still shocked me.

"Sensei... my cushion doesn't have any cotton in it."

There were a number of students who complained about the faulty equipment.

"I see. Bear with it."

"Sensei, the leg of my table is broken."

"Did they give you some glue? Glue it yourself later."

"Sensei, cold air is blowing in from the broken window..."

"I see. I'll report it to the school and request for plastic bags and tape to repair it."

In the corner of the room were spiders freely making webs, and there wasn't a single spot on the wall that was clean or without graffiti. This is terrible; is this an abandoned house?

"If you need anything else, try to take care of it yourself..."

There was a smell of mildew filling up the classroom; it must be coming from below these old tatami.

"Let's begin the self-introductions! We will start from the person sitting beside the corridor."

When Mr. Fukuhara finished his speech, one of the students in the circle stood up and started to introduce himself.

"My name is Kinoshita Hideyoshi, a member of the drama club."

It was Hideyoshi speaking.

He had a unique way of talking. With a slim body and loosely-tied shoulder-length hair, at a glance- no, even when I looked at him carefully, his cuteness could easily make me, someone who knew him, think that he was a girl. That's right, that was Kinoshita Hideyoshi, my classmate from last year.

On the other hand, if he dressed up in a female uniform and changed his way of speaking, he would definitely be treated like a girl. This could happen easily in a class filled with smelly guys like this.

"So then, nice to meet you."

Hideyoshi smiled subtly, and ended his self-introduction. So... so CUTE! Wait a second, Yoshii Akihisa, don't fall for it! He's a guy!

"Tsuchiya Kouta..."

The next student had already started his self-introduction while I was still mumbling the warning I had to give myself numerous times last year.

Who was it? Ah, I knew this guy as well.

He was still as reticent as usual. He didn't have a huge body, but you could see that he was good at sports from the muscles he had. I didn't know why he was so shy. Was it because he didn't want to stand out too much and get into trouble? Well, there were all sorts of people in the world.

However, I could only see guys in the classroom; there were no girls in the last class. Was it the same everywhere else in the world?

"...is my name. I grew up overseas. Although I can speak Japanese, reading it is still a bit hard for me."

While I was thinking, another introduction had begun.

"My English is very poor because I grew up in Germany. My hobby is..."

OH! It was a girl this time; it was a precious treasure to the whole class. Finally, at least there was one girl in the class.

"My hobby is beating up Yoshii Akihisa ☆."

Who was it? Who had this special, extreme, and dangerous hobby?

"Hello..."

The person who was smiling and waving at me was...

"Ah, Shi... Shimada, it is you!"

"Yoshii, nice to see you again this year."

Another person I knew, and my natural enemy from last year- Shimada Minami.

Why? Why were so many people I knew in the same class as me? Wasn't it strange? Was this an example of "Birds of a feather flock together"? I couldn't believe I was actually on the same level as these people!

"Nice to meet you."

Okay, it seemed that the person in front of me had just finished, and now it was my turn.

I took a breath, and rose up from the ground.

Let's start my self-introduction! The first impression was very important. In order to make a lot of good friends, I have to make sure to stress that I was a positive and optimistic person.

Suddenly, an idea ran through my mind. I decided to use a relaxing joke to start my speech. I tried my best to speak in a funny way, and started my self-introduction.

"Er, my name is Yoshii Akihisa. Feel free to call me 'Darling'."

"DAR--LING!"

The chorus of rough voices was more disgusting than I could have ever imagined.

"Sorry, I take back what I said! Nice to meet you."

Although I had a fake smile on my face and returned to my seat, I still felt like I was going to vomit. I never imagined that they would really call me that. Class F was really horrible.

Because of my feelings, the self-introductions never seemed to end.

Just when I nearly fell asleep from the monotonous introductions and names, someone opened the door. A girl stood at the entrance, putting her hand on her chest and trying to catch her breath.

"S-sorry I'm... l-late."

"What?"

Everyone shouted, but this was expected. When something like this happens, anyone would be shocked.

"Actually, you came at just the right time. We are introducing ourselves now. Please introduce yourself to the class, Himeji."

"O-Okay! My name is Himeji Mizuki. Nice to meet you..."

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Himeji used a voice even smaller than her petite body.

Her skin was as white as new snow. The long and soft hair down to her back showed the gentle nature of its owner. With her cute appearance, she truly stood out in a class filled with guys.

However, her beautiful outlook was not why everyone was shocked.

"I have a question!"

One of the guys who had already introduced himself raised his right hand.

"Ah, y-yes, what is your question?"

Being questioned immediately after stepping into the classroom, Himeji couldn't hide her surprise and nervousness, but her actions were reminiscent of a cute little animal's. It was so cute.

"Why are you here?"

What an impolite first question.

But this was the same question everyone in the class wanted to ask.

Her cute outlook did attract attention, but more importantly, her marks were very high. She had the second-highest score on the enrollment exam, and she was always amongst the top ten.

A good student like her shouldn't be in Class F. No matter who you ask, the answer would be that she belongs in Class A.

"About this..."

With a nervous look on her face, her body stiffened up, and she said:

"I had a fever during the placement test..."

After hearing that, the entire class nodded as if to say, "So that's why."

Leaving in the middle of an exam results in a zero grade. In other words, she didn't finish the placement test last year, so she was allocated to Class F.

Listening to Himeji's answer, many people in the class started saying their own excuses.

"Now that I think about it, I was allocated to Class F because of fever as well."

"Yeah, it was chemistry, right? That was hard."

"I didn't do well because I heard that my brother was involved in an accident."

"Shut up, you singleton."

"My girlfriend didn't let me sleep the night before the test."

"Yeah, right. That's the biggest lie I've ever heard."

These guys were more idiotic than I could imagine.

"Nice... nice to meet you."

During the noisy discussion, she ran to the space between Yuuji and me. I never thought that I would be in the same class as her, never mind sit next to her. To be honest, my heart was beating wildly. She was really very cute, and it made me think that welcoming her in a lousy classroom like this should be a serious crime.

"I am so scared..."

Himeji sighed and lied on the table when she got to her seat.

Great! Since we were sitting so close together, this was a great chance to talk! Our love would start from this incident, and eventually, we would become destined lovers. That's right; this first sentence would be the key to the door of our happiness and future together.

"Hime-"

"Himeji."

Yuuji, who was sitting beside me, spoke and raised his voice over mine. Damn you, Yuuji! My future plan "From Classmates to the Red Carpet of Marriage: Our Springtime Meeting- 654 episodes" ended before it could play for more than 2 minutes! What am I supposed to show to the audience for the next 653 hours and 58 minutes!?

"Y-Yes? Is anything wrong?"

Himeji looked at Yuuji, panicked, and carefully straightened out her skirt. Was it because sitting on a cushion could easily wrinkle it?

"My name is Sakamoto, Sakamoto Yuuji. Nice to meet you."

"Ah, my name is Himeji. Nice to meet you."

She bowed her head deeply and gave a salute greeting. Her family education must have been very good.

"Well, are you still feeling sick?"

"I would like to know, too."

I unwittingly cut into the conversation. I was sitting beside her during the placement test, and she didn't look too well at the time. I wondered if she felt better now.

"Yo-Yoshii?"

Himeji was shocked when she saw my face. Did you have to be that shocked? Was I that ugly? No way, this was impo-

"Himeji, sorry that Akihisa's ugly face scares you."

What? What was going on here? Maybe Yuuji was trying to cover for me, but he was only making it worse.

"That... That's not true! You see, my eyes are filled with energy, and my face is slim and beautiful; I am not ugly at all! Actually, I-"

"Now that you mention it, your face doesn't look bad at all! Actually, I know someone who's interested in you!"

What? I never imagined that Yuuji would have such good information. I needed to confirm this.

"Eh? Who is..."

"Who... Who is it?"

Himeji's voice covered my voice. Well, it didn't really matter since we were asking the same question. It seemed like girls this age were interested in topics like this.

"I remember. Kubo..."

Kubo? Who was the girl with the surname Kubo?

"Toshimitsu, I think!"

Kubo Toshimitsu --> ♂ (Sex: MALE)

"..."

"Akihisa, are you crying secretly?"

I was stained now; I couldn't be a bridegroom anymore.

"Don't worry; half of that was a joke."

"What? What about the other half?"

"Oh, right. Himeji, are you feeling well?"

"I am fine now."

"Yuuji, what about the other half?"

Since Yuuji was ignoring me, I raised my voice to catch his attention.

"You over there, be quiet."

The teacher knocked the table a few times, the knocking sounds serving as a warning.

"Sorry-"


*Crashing sound*


Suddenly, the teacher's wooden table collapsed into wood chips. The table couldn't even take a few knocks; how bad did we have it here?

"...I'll get a new table to replace it. Please be patient."

The teacher felt embarrassed, and quickly stepped out of the classroom.

Once again, I realized how lousy our equipment was.

"Ah ha ha..."

Himeji had a forced smile on her face.

Looking at her like this reminded me that people like Yuuji and I deserved to study in a classroom like this, but it must be hard for a student like her.

Well, it was our own fault for not performing well in the test. Being able to take care of our own health was a kind of strength as well. But being allocated to Class F just because of leaving the exam due to a fever was ridiculous. They should have at least given her another chance.

Anger towards the unfairness of the placement test swirled up inside me. If that's the case, we should try our best to get some better equipment for her.

I talked to the class rep, who was yawning at the moment. "Yuuji, come here."

"What do you want?"

"We can't talk here; let's go to the corridor."

"Fine by me."

I stood up and walked towards the corridor. At that time, Himeji and I somehow made eye contact.

"Well, what's up?"

It was homeroom now and no one was in the corridor, so we could speak freely.

"About this classroom..."

Of course I meant this one.

"The Class F classroom? It's worse than I imagined."

"You also think so, right?"

"Of course."

"Have you looked at Class A's equipment?"

"Yeah, it's so different from ours. I've never seen a classroom like that before."

On one side was a classroom with a blackboard full of cracks and without even any chalk to write on it with, and on the other was a classroom with an expensive plasma TV. Nobody can accept a difference in treatment like this, right?

"I have an idea. Since we are second-years now, let's have a Summoner Test War!"

"A War?"

"Yes, and the enemy is Class A."

"Why?"

Suddenly, Yuuji looked at me with wariness.

"Nothing special; it is just that our classroom is really lousy."

"Don't lie to me. A person like you, who has no interest in studying, now wants to have a War over the equipment? We'd be more likely to win the lottery."

Damn! His sixth sense was still as good as ever.

"No... No, that's not right! If I didn't want to study, I wouldn't have chosen this school-"

"You chose this school because it's cheap and has a good reputation in universities, right?"

No! I explained my reason to him before.

"Ah, that's... It's because..."

What should I do? I couldn't think of anything better.

"It's because of Himeji, right?"

Shock!

Since my real intention was actually seen through by him, I unwittingly straightened my back.

"How... How do you know that?"

"You're so simple! I just tested you a bit, and you gave it away yourself."

The wary-looking eyes disappeared, replaced by Yuuji's smile. I was cheated!

"That's not the only reason-"

"Yeah, yeah, you don't have to explain anymore, I totally understand."

"I just told you, it's not what you think!"

Damn! I couldn't even communicate with this guy.

"Don't worry; even if you hadn't suggested it, I had already planned to declare war against Class A."

"Huh? Why? Yuuji, you're not studying either, are you?"

That's why he didn't care about the class equipment.

"I just want to prove that grades don't mean everything."

"?"

"I even came up with a plan to defeat Class A- Oh, the teacher's back! Let's get into the classroom."

Yuuji urged me to get in the classroom.

"Let's continue with the self-introductions."

After bringing in the new table (this one was lousy, too), homeroom continued.

"My name is Sugawa Ryou. My hobby is..."

The monotonous introductions continued as usual.

"Sakamoto, you're last."

"Roger."

Yuuji answered the teacher's call and rose up from his seat.

He kept his usual kidding mode on as he walked slowly towards the lectern with the dignity of a class representative.

"Sakamoto is the class representative for Class F, right?"

Facing Mr. Fukuhara's question, Yuuji replied with a nod.

It was the perfect match: the worst class rep for the worst class. Instead of saying it's an honor, it might actually be a shame.

But Yuuji didn't think like that. He stood confidently behind the lectern and looked down at us.

"I am the class representative of Class F, Sakamoto Yuuji. You can either call me 'Sakamoto' or 'class rep'."

Most of the students in the class didn't really care about who he was, since he was only the least idiotic of the idiots in Class F. Most thought that it was like the pot calling the kettle black.

"Now, I have a question for everyone."

He looked into everyone's eyes, and spoke slowly.

Maybe it was because he got the timing right, as everyone was looking at him now.

When he confirmed that he had everyone's attention, he moved his eyes to every corner of the classroom.



A classroom with the smell of mildew.


Old and dirty cushions.


Chabudai with dirt left from sweat.


We followed his sight, looking at these one by one.

"Class A has not only air conditioners but also adjustable chairs."

He took a deep breath, and calmly said:

"Are you dissatisfied?"

"Of course!"


The cries from the souls of every member in Class F rang through the corridor.

"Aren't you? Even I am dissatisfied with the current situation. As the class rep, I can see a big problem in here."

"That's right!"

"No matter how cheap the school fee is, it is unthinkable to let us use such equipment! We must tell the school to improve it!"

"We pay the same fees as Class A does, but the treatment is too different!"

Complaints were coming from everywhere in the class.

"You are right. Therefore..."

Satisfied with the reaction of the classmates, Yuuji showed a fearless smile on his face.

"As class rep, I have a suggestion."

Showing his tiger-tooth to his fellow comrades, he stated:

"I plan to declare a Summoner Test War against Class A."

Class F representative, Sakamoto Yuuji, had ignited the flames of war.


Notes[edit]

  1. A short-legged Japanese table.