Even with chuunibyou, let's learn together!

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Tuesday was the second day of school.

Hayakawa stood on the tram platform, waiting for the tram while silently reciting words.

His memory isn't particularly outstanding, only above average. It's nowhere near the level of a genius like Fumino Furuhashi, who can memorize words instantly after seeing them only once. So, he usually needs more time to memorize words.

The most important thing about English is vocabulary. It's also the only subject in high school where, as long as you're smart and work hard enough, you're very likely to get a perfect score. It doesn't really depend on talent.

This is also the only subject in which Hayakawa won't fall behind Ogata Furuhashi, so naturally he won't give it up.

Here, we must mention a question that Hayakawa has always had: the mysterious memory of Fumino Furuhashi and Rizu Ogata. They seem to have exceptional memory only in their hobbies, while outside their comfort zone, they instantly become intellectually deficient.

For example, Fumino Furuhashi can memorize literary classics steadily and quickly. She can read them a few times and then memorize most of them. If it is a book she likes, she can recite it backwards. The same goes for English words. She can memorize them very quickly. According to her, she has never gotten a score other than perfect since she started learning English.

However, when it came to memorizing things, Gu Qiao's mind became less sharp when it came to math formulas. Even after reading them once, she would stumble and stumble while reading them, let alone memorize them. Even if the formulas she was memorizing were short and consisted entirely of letters like English words, she would still memorize them very slowly.

Similarly, Rizu Ogata was quick and easy at memorizing various mathematical theories and science knowledge, understanding them clearly at a glance, but she would be completely lost when it came to memorizing literature texts.

This situation baffled Hayakawa, who even thought that the two of them actually had psychological problems, such as Furuhashi having a post-traumatic stress disorder related to mathematics.

Perhaps there really are conceptual geniuses in this world.

It's so unfair.

Hayakawa felt a surge of emotion and became even more focused on memorizing vocabulary.

Some things in life are predetermined and cannot be changed, but an indomitable will will not waver because of them.

The stronger and more unassailable the enemy, the more fiercely Hayakawa's inner fire burns, never to be extinguished.

"Hayakawa! Hayakawa!"

A small figure slowly climbed up the platform stairs not far away. After seeing Hayakawa clearly, she immediately ran over with joy. It was Ogata Riju.

"Ogata."

Hayakawa saw Ogata Rizu and said, "Good morning."

"Phew..." Ogata Riju ran to Hayakawa's side, took a deep breath, and then looked up at Hayakawa, greeting her earnestly and attentively: "Good morning to you too."

Hayakawa nodded to indicate that he had heard her: "You got up quite early today."

He usually doesn't wait for Ogata Rizu because their wake-up times are quite different. Ogata Rizu usually eats a bowl of udon noodles for breakfast, while Hayakawa usually just grabs a quick bite of bread or doesn't eat at all. So, when Hayakawa arrives at the train station, Ogata Rizu is still a long way off. Hayakawa doesn't want to waste this time, nor does he want Ogata to go straight to school because of his change in schedule. So, although they live very close, they only occasionally take the train to school together, and only when Hayakawa wakes up late.

Hayakawa didn't oversleep today; it was Ogata Rizu who got up early.

"I didn't get up early,"

Ogata Rizu pursed her lips and looked at Hayakawa: "I just didn't eat breakfast."

"Hmm..." Hayakawa's previously idle gaze sharpened slightly as she looked down at the science-loving girl and asked, "Why?"

Riju Ogata blushed silently, and she slowly lowered her head: "Because... I want to go to school with you."

"..."

Hayakawa didn't speak, but Ogata Rizu hurriedly began to explain, somewhat flustered, "You see, we're not... in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. I recently read some romance manga online, and in them, couples who are dating always go to and from school together, so..."

Before she could finish speaking, she lowered her head, her voice becoming even softer.

"..."

Hayakawa scratched his head silently, unsure of what to say, feeling strange.

I didn't want to disrupt Ogata Rizu's routine, which was true in the past, but it's not okay now. My relationship with Ogata Rizu has changed, so I need to change my attitude towards her too, otherwise I'll only hurt her.

She's practically a girl in love now. She wants to be close to me, go to and from school with me, have lunch in the cafeteria together, study in the library together, and even stay in cheap hotels at night. All of this is perfectly understandable. The problem is my inability to be flexible.

Hayakawa thought for a moment and then said, "Ogata, you can't skip breakfast."

Ogata Rizu's face immediately turned ashen. She felt that Hayakawa was subtly rejecting her, so she forced herself to cheer up and whispered, "Okay..."

“I remember the breakfast stall near the school gate,” Hayakawa said calmly, dropping the words, “It’s rather simple, but if you mind, we can grab a bite there first… What do you think?”

As soon as she finished speaking, Ogata Riju's eyes suddenly lit up. Hayakawa felt as if two flashlights had been switched on in front of him, so bright that he couldn't open his eyes.

"Cough cough, I think it's great." Ogata Rizu nodded hurriedly: "It's true that skipping breakfast in the morning is no good."

"really."

Hayakawa, who almost never eats breakfast properly, nodded expressionlessly, then suddenly remembered something and said to Ogata Rizu, "By the way, you've been reading romance comics lately. Have you been studying hard?"

“Of course.” Ogata Rizu looked up confidently. “I just use my break time to look at it. It doesn’t waste my study time.”

"Oh, that's great." Hayakawa asked casually as the train approached, "What's inside? I've never read a manga like this before."

"It's about holding hands to go to school together, and then staying together after school, or going shopping for clothes together or something like that," Rizu Ogata began to ramble on.

She's quite innocent-looking, but that's about the level of beauty Ogata can usually look at.

Hayakawa thought.

“Then that night, the male and female protagonists went to a hotel together,” Ogata Rizu said calmly. “They even took off their clothes. That’s when I saw it.”

"..."

Are you sure you're reading a romance comic?

Chapter 394 Four-Leaf Clover's Actions (Nine)

Hayakawa stared blankly at Ogata Riju in front of him, her face vacant, her mind repeating her words from just now.

Are you reading a serious romance comic? Definitely not.

“No, Ogata,” Hayakawa couldn’t help but make a strange expression, and asked, “Where did you find this manga?”

“I found it online.” Ogata Rizu looked at Hayakawa with some confusion, not understanding why he reacted this way, but still replied seriously, “I searched for a manga online, and then found a forum where someone shared the manga with me.”

"Hiss..." Hayakawa said with a hint of helplessness, "Don't just accept files from the internet."

It will be contaminated.

Hayakawa couldn't help but think of Ogata Riju's profile picture. Whether on LINE or online, she used a strange shape as her profile picture. It was a regular heptadecagon that she had drawn herself. Perhaps it was because of this profile picture that she was mistaken for a science nerd and that she was misunderstood for sharing that kind of comic.

"If you want to learn about romance comics, you shouldn't look for them online, but rather go to Fumino Furuhashi," Hayakawa suggested after thinking for a moment. "After all, she loves this kind of thing the most, and she'll definitely give it to you if you ask her."

“As for Fumino… let’s forget about it.” Ogata Rizu’s face flushed slightly as she reluctantly shook her head. “I don’t want to ask her for it.”

Hayakawa asked, puzzled, "Why?"

“Because, if it were Fumino, she would definitely be able to tell why I read this kind of manga.” Ogata Rizu lowered her head, her voice growing softer and softer: “And even if she gave it to me, she would definitely not want to, and I don’t want to make things difficult for her.”

"..."

Ah, that's true.

Ogata sought out romance manga in order to understand love and get closer to Hayakawa. If Ogata Rizu asked Furuhashi Fumino for romance manga, her intentions would be immediately obvious. Given Furuhashi's personality, she would undoubtedly suppress her sadness and tears while smiling and nonchalantly sharing her favorite manga with Ogata, then watch her best friend date the boy she likes while secretly crying and licking her wounds in a corner.

Ah, I feel like I can already see the scene.

"..."

Hayakawa remained silent.

How pitiful…

So, awkward people really are.

"Then let's not ask her for it."

Hayakawa shook his head, forgetting the pitiful state of the old bridge, and then said to Ogata Rizu, "I'll help you find it."

"You? Can Hayakawa handle it?"

Rizu Ogata was taken aback, looking at the person in front of her with a hint of suspicion.

Hayakawa was furious when he saw that look: "What do you mean? I'm way better at using computers than you are!"

"Really?"

Upon hearing this, Rizu Ogata pushed up her glasses, a sharp glint in her eyes: "How about we have a competition?"

"Ahem, anyway, I can help you find it. I know people who can help me."

Hayakawa quickly coughed lightly to change the subject. He dared not give Ogata Riju a written test on computers, since electronic information was also a science subject.

Charging into a battle that is destined to fail is not a sign of willpower but of foolishness; I cannot afford to make that mistake.

Hayakawa tried to console himself, but a sense of humiliation still lingered in his heart.

"Then...thank you."

Ogata Rizu was unaware that Hayakawa was already holding a grudge against her. Her face was still flushed as she thanked Hayakawa. She took out her brown pocket wallet and said earnestly, "I'll treat you to dinner later."

"it is good."

Hayakawa didn't pay much attention and simply nodded in agreement.

The two of them boarded the tram together and swayed towards the school. Before long, they arrived near the school and found a breakfast shop nearby.

The shop isn't very big, but it's very clean. An auntie wearing an apron and a white headscarf is standing in front of a frying pan, frying things. The whole shop is filled with a light and non-greasy aroma.

"That's it."

Ogata Rizu looked around and felt that the environment of this shop was very similar to her family's udon noodle shop, so she chose it.

Hayakawa had no objection: "Okay."

Since there's a school nearby, there are plenty of restaurants around. I was lucky to find a breakfast place I liked so quickly, which saved me time.

There were quite a few students in the store, and there weren't many seats left. So Hayakawa and Ogata could only sit near the door. Luckily, there was no one they knew in the store. Otherwise, it would have been a waste of time to greet each other politely, and there would have been rumors, which would have been too troublesome.

Japanese breakfasts are not very varied and can be basically divided into two categories. One is the traditional miso soup, omelet, bonito flakes with vegetable salad, light udon noodles, and sometimes rice. The other is to follow Western culture and eat bread with jam, sandwiches, and Eggs Bendini. For example, in one episode of Chibi Maruko-chan, Maruko complains about eating miso soup every day, so she imitates the girl and carries bread to school.

The two ordered similar set meals: miso soup, fried rice burger, and Hayakawa also ordered a grilled salmon. It was a rare occasion for Hayakawa to eat properly, and he wanted to eat more.

The food was served quickly. Neither of them were talkative, so they ate in silence, exchanging a few words now and then. They finished eating in no time.

"Tell me, what does Guqiao eat for breakfast every day?"

Ogata suddenly asked.

"Uh…"

Hayakawa thought for a moment: "He should know how to make miso soup himself."

Ogata Rizu replied, "I think she's the type who would eat a Western-style breakfast, because she seems to have a very elegant demeanor."

"is it?"

Hayakawa looked puzzled, and the two exchanged a glance before laughing in unison.

Fumino Furuhashi is someone they know very well. Outsiders would definitely agree that she is elegant and classy, ​​but to her friends, it's quite funny.

Before long, the two finished their breakfast. Ogata Riju obediently paid the bill, and then they went to school together.

In a corner of the bushes next to the teaching building, a girl with headphones around her neck saw everything.

……

"Ding dong..."

After the first class ended, the bell rang. Nakano Yotsuba declined her classmates' invitation to go to the cafeteria convenience store to buy breakfast and walked alone towards the restroom at the end of the corridor.

She didn't go inside; she just stood at the sink by the door, turned on the tap, and then washed her face with her hands.

"crash"

Nakano Yotsuba stopped swimming, then looked up at the girl in the mirror whose face was covered in water droplets, whose hair was stuck to her forehead and cheeks, making her look somewhat disheveled, and gave a silent and bitter smile.

She spent the entire holiday thinking about Hayakawa.

She wasn't a good conversationalist, and neither was Hayakawa. The two of them rarely chatted on LINE, at most occasionally sharing interesting things that happened that day. So Yotsuba was always looking forward to the end of the holiday and reuniting with Hayakawa.

So, after nearly a week of anticipation, school finally started.

Chapter 395 Four-Leaf Clover Fantasy

Thinking about it day and night, Yotsuba went to bed early on the night before school started, hoping to go to school early the next day to see Hayakawa. Even after getting up early the next day, she didn't wake Ichika and Nino up. Instead, she secretly slipped away with a feeling of shame and only sent a message on her phone.

There's no way around it; the five sisters have always been slow to get to school. If they had gone to school together at the same time as before, they probably would have already started class.

Because she didn't call the five sisters, she didn't notice that Ichika's room was empty, and she never imagined that someone would get up earlier than her.

Yotsuba Nakano wiped the water off her face; her face looked a little tired because she hadn't slept enough after waking up too early.

How can I describe the feeling of seeing Ichika at school... If I had to describe it, it would be astonishment, especially seeing her chatting and laughing with Hayakawa, which added to the sense of disorientation.