Baka to Tesuto to Syokanju:Volume9 The First Question
“…Yuuji.”
“What is it?”
“…We were living together last night, but it doesn’t feel like we’re living together.”
“Of course that’s the case. Think about it, it’s not once or twice that I was bound up and gagged and kidnapped to your house. There’s no refreshing feeling here.”
“…So from tonight onwards, I’ll go over to stay at Yuuji’s house.”
“Got it. I’ll go over to your house then.”
“…Yuuji, will you wear my clothes when you’re at my house?”
“Hold on. Let me bring a clean set of clothing.”
“???...My house has a lot of socks.”
“WHY MUST IT ONLY BE SOCKS!? THERE WOULD AT LEAST BE PANTS AND BOXERS INVOLVED, RIGHT?”
“…I won’t mind wearing Yuuji’s panties and bras.”
“I’LL MIND ABOUT THAT! DON’T SAY IT LIKE I HAVE A BRA!”
“…Don’t you wear underwear, Yuuji?”
“I DON’T WEAR IT ON TOP! BUT I DEFINITELY MUST WEAR THE PART AT THE BOTTOM!”
“…Where?”
“THIS ISN’T THE TIME TO ASK ME WHERE! DON’T UNDRESS ME LIKE IT’S NATURAL!”
“…As a childhood friend, I have a duty to check your growth status, Yuuji.”
“THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS CHECKING GROWTH STATUS, IS THERE! IF YOU DON’T STRIP ME REGULARLY AND RECORD, IT WILL BE POINT—”
“…”
“Oi, hold on a sec. Why aren’t you talking?”
“…Will F class continue with the summoning war?”
“Why did you change the topic out of a sudden.”
“…Can you beat C class?”
“Ku…! Pretending not to hear things that are disadvantageous to you…”
“…Even amongst husband and wife, there are some things we can’t talk about.”
“WE’RE NOT HUSBAND AND WIFE I’m too tired to even snark back…”
“…So, how about it?”
“Hm? The summoning war?”
“…Un.”
“It’s not whether we can win or not, it’s that we have to win. We can’t fail here.”
“…Do you best. If it’s you people, Yuuji, you will definitely win.”
“Oh, thanks—speaking of which, even if you’re honestly cheering for us, you know what’s our final goal, don’t you?”
“…You’re aiming for A class this time, right? Yuuji?”
“Of course, we’ll definitely win this time.”
“…Is that so?”
“Wait patiently. We won’t hold back.”
“…That’s fine, but—”
“But what?”
“—Yuuji, you know what will happen the next time you lose, right?”
“…….Haha, my feet are starting to tremble…is this the so-called samurai waver [1]?”
“…When you lose twice, you better get ready.”
“Gu…! I, I won’t lose!”
“…So you must work hard when fighting against C class.”
“My heart just feels complicated now…well, I’ll do my best. It’s our wish to win in the summoning war.”
“…I’ll support your battle with C class.”
“Oh, thanks.”
“—Speaking of which, Shouko, about that checking of growth.”
“…I have to do duty today.”
“OOOIIIII!! DID YOU REALLY CHECK REGULARLY!!??”
The First Question
Please read the following passage and answer the question:
Andy“I’m sorry about being late.”
Mary“Was there anything?”
Andy“I guided the man.”
Mary“Was there a stray child.”
Andy“No. There was an old man who had come to this town for the first time.”
Mary“I see.” [2]
Please explain why Andy was late.
Himeji Mizuki’s answer:
“Because he went to guide a lost old old man.”
Teacher’s comment:
Correct answer. Andy did say that he was late because he helped an old man who came to this city for the first time. Everyone must remember to help out those in need.
Tsuchiya Kouta’s answer:
“Because he helped a pregnant lady who was about to give birth.”
Teacher’s comment:
Unfortunately, there’s no mention of the term pregnant lady.
Yoshii Akihisa’s answer:
“Because he helped an old man who was about to give birth.”
'Teacher’s comment:
Sensei’s really bothered that you forced out terms that didn’t exist at all.
“Morning Yuuji.”
After splitting up from Shouko at the new school building, I was working down the corridor of the old school building when a familiar voice rang.
“Oh, Hideyoshi, morning.”
I turned around, and saw that it was one of my classmates—Kinoshita Hideyoshi.
“The weather’s great today.”
Hideyoshi narrowed his eyes and looked outside. To be honest, that face looks like a girl no matter what, but he’s a real man. But even if I say so, I’ve been wondering recently whether Hideyoshi was a real guy or not.
“…I suddenly had a feeling that my last wall of defense collapsed for a moment there…”
“You must be mistaken. You’re probably tired, right?”
“Muu…is that so?”
Being so sharp at such a small thing; that’s definitely a trait a girl will have.
“Even so, that was a disaster yesterday, Yuuji.”
Hideyoshi gave a wry smile as he said that. Was he referring to that when he mentioned disaster? A ridiculous confession caused those guys in F class to go jealous and lose all sanity and even triggered a horrifying chase sequence.
“Well, a disaster’s a disaster, but I’m used to being chased all over the place.”
“That’s so…”
Even if I say so, it can’t be helped that I’m used to it.
“Instead of worrying about whether we will be chased, I’m more worried about the summoning battle later on today. Our fighting ability was grossly worn out.”
“That’s because our class started it.”
It’s because of this that the fighting ability we had so little of became even more lacking. The opponent’s C class, and we ended up losing a lot here. Obviously, everyone knows that this is disadvantageous to us.
“We have to endure today for the sake of winning today.”
“Endure? What do you mean?”
“My estimation is that we have to continue to endure during the first half, so we’ll be in a tough battle where we have to replenish our points and fight.”
“Continuing to replenish our points and fast…that really requires lots of willpower and concentration.”
To put it nicely, it’s replenishing, but in the end, they’re exams, so this would be draining to the body and mind. I can only think of a way to motivate everyone and make them bring their best.
“Oh yeah, Hideyoshi. Your classics literature grades are rather high.”
“Yeah, ah. The next drama I’d acting in is the tale of Genji[3]—”
We continued to talk as we walked up the stairs, and as we saw the classroom.
“Mu? Isn’t that Muttsurini?”
“Oh, yeah.”
We saw our classmate, Tsuchiya Kouta, a.k.a. Muttsurini, about to enter F class classroom.
He is a guy who has an insatiable desire for sexual stuff, and is a powerhouse in health education that no one can match. Even though his combine scores are relatively low, he’s a reliable ally who has the breakthrough ability with his focus on one subject.
“We’ll need him to fight hard today.”
“Nobody can match Muttsurini in health education anyway.”
“Yeah. He’s a precious rare fighting ability of ours.”
Hideyoshi said as he walked over to Muttsurini.”
“Morning, Muttsurini.”
And then, he tapped him on the shoulder.
“…”
But Muttsurini didn’t respond at all…un?
“What is it? Did something—”
Happen? Just when I was about to continue,
“……(FLUSSSHHH)!!!”
Muttsurini spurted out lots of nosebleed and fainted.
“THE IMPORTANT FIGHTING FORCE IS—!?”
WHAT? WHAT’S GOING ON!? DID HE GET POISONED!? IS IT A TRAP!?
“DAMN IT! WHO KILLED MUTTSURINI!?”
I stepped over Muttsurini’s corpse “…There’s no need…to step over me…” and entered the classroom.
“We, well, Minami-chan, you should.”
“(Pinch pinch pinch) They’re really big~. What did you eat to make them so big?”
“Just normal rice.”
I saw Shimada rubbing Himeji on her breasts.
“………You two, what are you doing so early in the morning……”
“Ah, morning, Sakamoto.”
“Good morning, Sakamoto-kun.”
Shimada and Himeji finally noticed us and greeted me. …Is this the reason why Muttsurini collapsed…
“What are we doing? Just interacting around a little, you know?”
“Your little interaction caused an ally of us to be on the brink of death…”
“And I’d say, it doesn’t seem right when you stepped over your friend like that after that.”
Really, it’s thoroughly forbidden to give Muttsurini such stimulation.
“Then, why do you need to have such a weird way of interaction?”
“Nn~…no particular reason.”
As she said that, Shimada turned to look at Himeji’s table.
“Mizuki’s been studying hard ever since she got to school, so I want to help her relax.”
“I’m happy that you’re concerned, but it’ll be great if you can use some other way to help…”
Looking over, I saw that Himeji’s table was filled with reference books and revision test questions. I see, so she’s been working hard with such will so early in the morning. I’m really encouraged as the class rep of the summoning way when I see this.
“Sorry, Himeji. It’s great that you are helping out like this.”
From the previous study group, I knew that Himeji was more of a prodigy who gained her talent through hard work rather than being an outright prodigy. This hard-working attitude will always bring about motivation with the people around her. And with that pretty face of hers, the other people (though most of them are bastards) will work hard without grumbling.
“I’ll work extremely hard today.”
And also, I don’t know if it’s thanks to Shimada’s worry or she didn’t think too much, but Himeji wasn’t forcing herself, but being full of enthusiasm. Being tense without forcing herself can be said to be the best condition to fight.
“Sorry, Himeji. —Look, you guys. If you have the time, get ready to take replenishing tests like Himeji. The points we have here aren’t enough to win.”
“““Understood—!!!”””
I can use Himeji to inspire everyone.
However, I never ever dreamt the day where I would actually end up saying something like ‘go study’ to my classmates…
