Baka to Tesuto to Syokanju:Volume9 The Fourth Question

The Fourth Question

Question: Please read the following passage from the tale of Genji and answer the following question.

Using the underlined part, please state what kind of relationship between Lady Fujitsubo and Genji.

“At this moment, Lady Fujitsubo unfortunately fell ill and temporarily went back to rest in her mother’s house. The emperor was worried about this and sighed all day long. Prince Genji saw it, and felt uneasy. However, he couldn’t endure it, wanting to take a chance to meet Lady Fujitsubo ever-familiar profile secretly. He was completely dazed, never went to where his lovers lived, never went to the staff office in the palace, and was always depressed. At night, he was still thinking about that royal concubine.”

Kinoshita Hideyoshi’s answer:

“Stepmother and Stepson.”

Teacher’s comment:

Well answered. Absolutely correct. I’ve always thought that Kinoshita-kun’s not very good at classics, but this is much better than expected when you did study hard. Sensei heard that the drama club is going to present the tale of Genji, so sensei’s is happy that you can use this chance to have an interest in classics. Sensei hopes that you can work hard on both your studies and club activities.

Yoshi Akihisa’s answer.

“An urgent situation where they were almost together.”

Teacher’s comment:

To put it directly, that’s what happened after.

Tsuchiya Kouta’s answer:

“It’s like the relationship between Fukanoshi-sensei and Fuse-sensei.”

Teacher’s comment:

Wait a second. What in the world happened between the two of them!?