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Rizu Ogata smiled and said, "I feel more energetic than usual today, and I can concentrate on studying even better."
"Ah, yes, that's right..."
Fumino Furuhashi managed a weak smile; she was in such a bad mood that she couldn't even manage a smile in front of her best friend, Ogata.
"Oh, right, if the exam results are good,"
Suddenly remembering something, Rizu Ogata smiled and said, "Our promise can be kept now, right?"
"Hmm? Oh, it's that one,"
Fumino Furuhashi paused for a moment, then nodded in sudden realization: "It's about playing together during the holidays."
Furuhashi smiled slightly. After a while, she and Riko gradually became good friends while studying together. Then one day, after both of them were frustrated in their studies, she made a promise to Riko to encourage her: "If you make great progress in your grades, we'll take a vacation together."
Previously, reaching this agreement seemed like a distant dream, since two people with single-digit grades would hardly feel comfortable going on vacation together. But now it's different; both of them are confident that they can fulfill this promise.
"Yes, it's time we went out to relax together."
Fumino Furuhashi smiled and nodded, unable to resist dreaming about it.
Where to go... Since we rarely get to go out, we should go somewhere far away.
Okinawa, Hokkaido, Kyoto...
"We'll discuss it then, and we can go together during the holidays, just the two of us,"
Rizu Ogata looked on with anticipation: "And Hayakawa-san too."
Fumino Furuhashi: "..."
Why is he suddenly here?!
If I let this opportunistic scumbag come on this trip with me and Ri-chan, I bet he'll just sneak into the girls' rooms every night!
Absolutely not!
"Wait a minute, Ri-chan,"
Fumino Furuhashi suddenly stood up, looking flustered, and said, "Why are you suddenly bringing Hayakawa along? Didn't you promise that it would just be the two of us on the trip?"
"Of course we'll bring him along,"
Ogata Rizu gave Furuhashi a strange look and said, "After all, the premise for us to fulfill our promise is that our grades will improve, and all of this is thanks to Hayakawa-kun. So when it's time to enjoy the results, shouldn't we include him?"
Damn, that makes so much sense…
Fumino Furuhashi suddenly felt weak and stammered, "But, Hayakawa-kun is a boy after all, it's a bit inconvenient for him to go out with us... that's what I think."
Ogata Rizu's gaze towards Furuhashi became even stranger: "I didn't expect you, Fumino, to be so disloyal. We've made so much progress in our studies, don't you have any intention of repaying us?"
"No! That's not what I meant,"
Fumino Furuhashi collapsed instantly, saying in a defiant tone, "Fine, I got it. Can I take Hayakawa-san with me?"
"This is the right thing to do."
A smile appeared on Riju Ogata's delicate face, and she returned to her expectant expression.
Something's definitely wrong...
Fumino Furuhashi felt a slight tremor in her heart as she looked at Riju Ogata's expression, and alarm bells went off.
There's definitely something wrong with Riko's attitude towards Hayakawa...
Let's take this opportunity to go out with Hayakawa and see what's really going on between Risu and Hayakawa.
Fumino Furuhashi's expression was resolute as she thought to herself.
however…
"travel?"
Hayakawa was taken aback for a moment, then said without hesitation, "I'm not going."
“Eh hey hey?”
Rizu Ogata was horrified: "Why?!"
"I'd also like to ask you why?"
Hayakawa sneered: "I'm not staying home to study during the holidays, but going out to play?"
Ogata Rizu's expression immediately fell, and she whispered, "Hayakawa-san's grades are already very good... there's no need to..."
"You don't need to tell me!"
Hayakawa's face immediately darkened. These words from Ogata were practically a mockery of him. In his shame and anger, Hayakawa shouted, "None of you are allowed to go either."
"Eh?"
Upon hearing this, Ogata Rizu immediately stood up from her seat and angrily questioned Hayakawa: "Why should we? We have our own free time and don't want to be controlled by you!"
"Haha, I'm very curious."
Ogata's fierce resistance made Hayakawa laugh. He rested his chin on one hand, leisurely sizing up Ogata Rizu, then glanced at Furuhashi next to him, and with just one sentence, he brought the science-loving loli who was fighting against the great demon king Hayakawa back to her original form.
"When did you become so adept at handling things?"
"..."
Ogata Rizu instantly lost all her imposing aura, and her entire body gradually shrank.
Ah... I forgot.
Fumino Furuhashi stared blankly at Hayakawa, whose face was completely indifferent: She had forgotten that this person would never go out to play.
Why would we forget this most important premise...?
"But...but,"
After hesitating for a long time, Rizu Ogata stammered, "It's a rare holiday, we finally have some free time, we shouldn't..."
"Of course I need to study hard!"
Hayakawa gave Ogata a friendly smile: "Right?"
Ogata Rizu's delicate face was immediately filled with terror, and she lowered her head, saying pitifully, "Yes...yes."
"Honestly, I really don't know what you guys are thinking,"
Seeing that Ogata Rizu had given in, Hayakawa continued to berate Furuhashi and Ogata for a long time, still dissatisfied: "Have you forgotten that just half a month ago you were only getting single-digit scores? You've only made a tiny, insignificant improvement, and you're already thinking about going out of town to play. Is this what they call getting carried away? You even tried to drag me down with you! Even if you go, I definitely won't go..."
"..."
Fumino Furuhashi sat side by side with Ogata, expressionless, and was scolded by Hayakawa for a long time.
Not only was Hayakawa not able to be brought along, but even the two people who were originally going to go can't go now.
So... the travel plans were temporarily put on hold.
Why in Chapter Fifty-Four?
Two days passed quickly, and soon it was the day before the exam.
"Thank you, Kirisu-sensei."
Hayakawa led Ogata and Furuhashi out of Kirisu Mafuyu's office and gently closed the door.
During the field training camp, after checking Hayakawa's room, Kirisu Mafuyu returned to tell Hayakawa that if she had any problems during teaching, she could come to her office for answers.
Although Kirisu-sensei gave the three of them a nearly one-hour lecture after seeing Furuhashi Fumino and Ogata Riju in the room, Hayakawa still noticed and remembered this sentence, and even asked about it twice in the past few days.
Although Emperor Hayakawa was arrogant, he was also self-aware. He knew that as an outsider, his educational level was definitely inferior to that of a proper teacher, and this was indeed the case. When teaching Furuhashi and Ogata, he often fell into various kinds of confusion, which was the limitation imposed on him by his educational level.
I simply don't understand why they can't figure it out. I don't understand why anyone would be so dense. What I don't understand the most are their strange and bizarre questions, which are not the kind of questions that people with normal intelligence would ask.
These are the questions that often come to his mind during the teaching process.
So, he went to ask Kirisu-sensei for advice several times in the past two days. Kirisu Mafuyu answered seriously each time, and Hayakawa also felt that he benefited a lot.
This time, he brought Furuhashi and Ogata along, so they could listen in and see if they could glean anything from the teacher's explanation of the problem-solving process.
If they understand the logic behind their explanations, wouldn't it be easier for them to understand when they teach in the future?
"Kirisu-sensei is so scary..."
As soon as Fumino Furuhashi left the office, she complained to Ogata next to her with a bitter face.
"yes…"
Rizu Ogata nodded in deep agreement, still feeling lingering fear: "Let's go to the cafeteria for lunch."
"Mmm, I want to eat pineapple fried rice. What about you, Ri-chan?"
"Udon".
"Udon again? Let's try something different, Ri-chan."
"This time, we're having it with eel."
Hayakawa next to him: "..."
It seems I haven't grasped anything.
I knew I shouldn't have had any high expectations of those two guys.
"Let's go quickly..."
Hayakawa said something and then headed to the cafeteria.
"Ah, wait a minute."
Rizu Ogata suddenly took out her phone, glanced at it, and looked somewhat annoyed: "I'm not going, you guys go ahead."
"What's wrong, Ri-chan?"
Fumino Furuhashi asked worriedly, "Is something the matter?"
"It's nothing, my father just came unexpectedly,"
Rizu Ogata shook her head, frowning, and said, "He's probably here to bring me lunch. He always thinks the food at school is bad, so he insists on bringing me lunch. I've told him countless times that I don't need it, but he still insists. Honestly..."
As she spoke, Ogata puffed out her pink cheeks, a hint of disdain on her fair face.
"Ahaha, I see,"
Upon hearing this, Fumino Furuhashi chuckled twice and comforted her, "This is also Uncle Ogata's kind gesture, don't be angry, Ri-chan."
"Okay, I'll head over there then."
Rizu Ogata nodded: "See you at the library later."
After saying that, she turned around and hurried downstairs.
"Uncle Ogata is so good to Ri-chan."
Fumino Furuhashi murmured to herself as she watched Ogata's departing figure, a hint of envy in her voice.
My father would never treat me like that.
"move."
Hayakawa, who was standing to the side, turned her gaze away from Ogata and urged, "I'm hungry too."
"Ah."
Furuhashi nodded silently, keeping her head down and following closely behind Hayakawa. The next second, however, she suddenly looked up as if she had just remembered something.
Wait a minute, Ri-chan isn't here, and she won't see us again at the library until after lunch.
So... it means that I'm alone with Hayakawa-kun right now?
"Um…"
Fumino Furuhashi glanced at Hayakawa furtively, her mind racing with conflicting thoughts.
Wouldn't that be an opportunity to investigate what happened the night before last and find out exactly what happened between Hayakawa and Ri-chan on that rainy night?
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