They all have special skills

"Come to think of it, this semester is almost over."

Fujiwara Chika put away the lunch box, took out a handkerchief and wiped her mouth.

"You are really unlucky. You have to take the final exams not long after you started school."

“Ah…it really is…”

Ying Lili got a headache when she heard this.

This is the norm for most students, who all hate things like exams and tests!

Usually, everyone gathers together to study and there is no noticeable difference. It seems that everyone is the same, and you can blend in with them with peace of mind.

But as soon as the exam comes, the lack of effort will be exposed, and the gap between them can be seen at a glance!

It's fine if your grades are good, but it's embarrassing if your grades are bad...

The strange looks from my classmates, the nagging from my parents after I got home...

"Don't worry, Eriri. I don't know what your previous school was like, but at Shuchiin, everyone's grades are kept relatively confidential. Only you know them.

Furthermore, the publicly published results will only show the top 100 students in the grade."

Fujiwara Chika seemed to see what Eriri was worried about and quickly explained to reassure her.

"Eh! So that means..."

"That's right! Even if your test scores are bad, as long as you don't tell anyone, no one will know that we are stupid!"

"Great... No, no, we're not stupid!"

These two people are performing crosstalk sketches again.

Speaking of this, I have to mention it.

Although Fujiwara Chika comes from a prominent family, like Eriri, her academic ability is only average.

And the situation is completely opposite to Eriri's.

Chika Fujiwara inherited her mother's diplomatic talent perfectly, so she mastered five foreign languages ​​at the same time!

This fact made even the top student among the four, Utaha Kasumigaoka, admit defeat, considering that even she was only proficient in English.

In junior high school, I taught myself Spanish for a while out of curiosity, but it was only at the entry level.

Eriri was particularly envious of Fujiwara Chika's talent.

At the same time, she was also subjected to the sarcastic ridicule of Kasumigaoka, "She is also the daughter of a diplomat, but the difference is unexpectedly so bad."

Although Eriri was so angry that she gritted her teeth, she had no room to refute because it was indeed the truth.

However, although Fujiwara Chika is very talented in foreign languages, perhaps because she masters too many languages, she is surprisingly not very good at basic Chinese.

This is completely opposite to Eriri, because the only subject that Eriri excels in is Chinese.

Add to that these two, one is seriously ahead of his time in development, while the other has only been stuck in elementary school and junior high school, making no progress...

Qing Shuichuan felt that it was not unreasonable that these two people, who complemented each other in a certain sense, could become such good friends in such a short time.

"Although the final exams are a bit annoying, after that there will be a vacation lasting more than a month, which is still worth looking forward to..."

Later in the day, everyone talked about their plans after the final exams.

Chika Fujiwara seems to be traveling abroad for a while, which is considered a family activity for her family.

Although Kasumigaoka Utaha is asleep now, everyone else knows that she must be writing novels crazily during the summer vacation.

Eriri said she wanted to stay at home and practice her painting skills.

As for the Qingshui River——

"...I'll try to find a part-time job somewhere. After all, I told my family this when I came to Tokyo: living on my own, I want to try things I haven't experienced before."

"This is part of experiencing life. It's really youthful and nice."

Fujiwara Chika nodded in affirmation, and there was nothing wrong with her smile, but Shimizukawa instinctively felt that something was wrong.

But he couldn't tell what was wrong...

Eriri, who was standing by, was somewhat moved by Shimizu River's summer vacation plan.

"Hearing Chuan say that, I'm a little tempted to try and see what it's like to work part-time. I've never worked part-time since I was a child."

"What are you talking about, Eriri? Don't you often draw for others online and get paid for it? Isn't that considered a part-time job?"

"Huh? Eriri is so good that she can arrange to draw with others online?"

This is a new intelligence point that Fujiwara Chika doesn't know about!

Qingshuichuan nodded at her,

"Well, Eriri's painting skills are quite impressive."

"No, it's just luck. My paintings happened to be seen by people with similar interests. Luckily, they gained some popularity online, so someone asked me to paint for them... Let's talk about Chuan. What kind of job are you planning to do when the time comes?"

Eriri felt a little embarrassed and didn't want to continue talking about this topic. After all, as a manga artist...

Although she herself didn't care, it was no big deal if Qingshuichuan knew about it.

But if other people knew about this...especially if that Kasumigaoka Utaha knew about this...

You will definitely be laughed to death!

So it’s not that I don’t want to be honest with my new good friends, but I really have a secret that I can’t tell you.

"I think if I'm going to do something, I'll do it thoroughly. I'll probably work several jobs at the same time: a convenience store, handing out flyers, a restaurant... something like that."

Eriri blinked her eyes in surprise. Just listening to it made her feel very tired.

"Chuan, are you saying... you are short of money now?"

She had already thought it through. If that really happened, she would immediately take out her own small treasury and give it to him for free!

But Qingshuichuan shook his head.

"I'm not short of money. As I said just now, this is part of experiencing life, something I'm interested in and need to go through."

"That's it..."

If it's your own interest, then there's nothing you can do about it.

But Eriri has also thought about it. She can go to Shimizu River's work place from time to time to play together. This can probably be considered a date to some extent.

"I see, that's respectable!"

Fujiwara Chisato's tone was exaggerated, and she even raised her hand in a salute! But her words were sincere.

She reminded him the next moment,

"But since you've decided to work part-time, Shimizu-kun, you'd better report it to the school as soon as possible. Our school is quite strict about this kind of thing. After all, the school is afraid that something might happen if students work part-time privately. There are indeed precedents for this kind of thing."

"I understand."

Qingshuichuan didn't expect that he had to report his part-time job in advance. He could only say that it was indeed an aristocratic school, and there were more things to consider than ordinary schools.

Fujiwara Chika continued,

"When the time comes, Shimizukawa-kun will go directly to your homeroom teacher to explain the situation. Fill out the form with basic information and emergency contact information, have it reviewed by the student union, and then return it to the teacher. Finally, sign your name on a document regarding part-time work during the holidays."

Shimizukawa and Eriri looked at Fujiwara Chika with some surprise.

"Fujiwara-san, you really know a lot. Have you ever had a similar experience before?"

"No, no~"

Waving her hands upright like an old lady, Fujiwara Chika replied with a smile,

"I just happen to be more sensitive to things like rules."

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Wednesday, June 26th.

The final exams of Shuchiin Academy began as scheduled.

Tests in Chinese, social studies, mathematics, history and English were held that day.

As the five most important subjects, their total scores will be used as the basis for grade ranking.

Four days a week.

Examinations were also held in music, art, physical education, politics, biology, chemistry and geography.

These subjects will not be graded in detail, but students' scores will be given from high to low using ABCD.

Provide parents with reference and keep files.

If you have good grades in these subjects, it will be of great use when you go to college in the future.

Shuchiin Academy is somewhat different from other schools in terms of exams.

But from Qingshuichuan's personal perspective, it is still acceptable.

There are indeed many subjects to take the exam, but except for English, the other subjects are quite easy for him.

This is even more true for Utaha Kasumigaoka.

Almost every subject did not cause her much psychological pressure.

Every time the exam started, she would finish the test paper while yawning.

After finishing writing, she turned the test paper over, and since there was still a lot of time left, she fell asleep in the examination room.

The power of the academic master is so terrifying! It forms a sharp contrast with Eriri, who is scratching her head and sweating profusely at various exam questions!

The only subject that Kasumigaoka Utaha chose to skip was physical education. Besides the fact that her physical fitness was not very good, she really didn't care much about the results of this subject.

After two consecutive days of high-intensity exams, Ying Lili felt as wilted as an eggplant hit by frost.

Fujiwara Chika also looked extremely tired.

However, they were not given any time to breathe.

June 28th, Friday, lunch break.

The specific results of the exam were announced.

As soon as the lunch bell rang and get out of class was over, Qingshuichuan and his group did not rush over there to check the ranking of grades in each grade.

Instead, he waited until lunch was over and there were fewer students there before walking slowly towards that place.

They first stood in front of the first-grade results bulletin board.

Although I know it's unlikely, I still think about it.

Chika Fujiwara and Eriri started from the bottom of the ranking and worked their way up.

No miracle happened, and I kept waiting until I saw about fifty people.

Neither of them saw their names appear on the honor roll.

They sighed in frustration, knowing that there was no hope.

However, Qingshuichuan, who was traveling with them, performed well in the test this time.

Ranked sixteenth in the grade.

"You did really well on the test this time, Chuan!"

Eriri's eyes sparkled. Seeing the person she loved achieve such good results made her happier than if she had achieved good results herself!

"Indeed."

Kasumigaoka Utaha had a smile on her face.

"That's right, this test is very difficult!"

Fujiwara Chika was also sincerely happy for Shimizu River, and at the same time, she had a better understanding of him.

He is handsome and has good grades.

You should know that there are more than a thousand students in Shuchiin Academy.

If divided evenly among three grades, there are more than 300 students in each grade.

To be ranked in the top 20 out of more than 300 people is a sign of considerable strength!

But when Qingshuichuan saw the ranking and listened to their words, he just smiled and shook his head, obviously not very satisfied with the performance this time.