People in Zongman are masters of copying romance novels

After stopping herself, Kita Ikuyo bit her lower lip lightly, as if she had made up her mind after thinking, and raised her eyes again.

"I, I understand, Aoki-senpai. I will definitely not let you down with this song!"

Chapter 78 Towards the End of the Semester

Aoki Suke noticed that Kita Ikuyo showed a hesitant expression before saying "I understand, Aoki-senpai".

He opened his mouth, wanting to say, "It's okay to refuse if you have your own concerns," but before he could form his words, Kita Ikuyo accepted the request to be the lead singer before him.

He was about to speak when his intention to speak was interrupted, and he was silent for a moment.

After hesitating for a moment, Aokisuke didn't say anything else.

......

The dinner lasted until about one o'clock, during which time we discussed most of the details about "Fireworks".

After the dinner, Aoki Jieben planned to stay for a while, be alone with Yamada Ryo for some time, and then sincerely apologize to Miss Ryo.

Yamada Ryo also wanted to explain.

But unfortunately, their plan was shattered because Hong Xia forced Liang to go shopping.

After politely declining Hongxia's plan to take him with her, Aokisuke returned to the apartment alone.

There is really nothing interesting to do when I am alone, so I just read books and watched variety shows in the rental house in the afternoon.

In the evening, I went to a ramen restaurant outside and had a bowl of miso ramen. When I came back, I simply washed up and went to bed around ten o'clock.

We are still in the hottest period of summer.

It was mid-August, and there was less than a week left until the end of Aokisuke's second semester of high school.

Final exams and summer vacation are just around the corner...

The next day, I got up early, did a morning run, had breakfast, took the tram to school, and then started climbing along the surprisingly long slope towards the entrance of Xiuhua High School.

Summer always gives people the impression of being full of vitality - in addition to the non-stop chirping of cicadas, there are also some high school JK hotties who, for the sake of fashion, violate school rules and roll up their school uniform skirts several inches.

Of course, not everyone is so enthusiastic.

"Good morning... Aoki..."

Hikigaya Hachiman and Aokisuke have very similar school schedules, and they meet on this slope most days.

Sometimes it was Aokisuke who greeted Hikigaya, and sometimes it would be like now - Hikigaya Hachiman would drag out that lifeless ending tone and say good morning to Aokisuke in a desperate manner.

Although it’s not nice to think this way... but Aokisuke sometimes really has a sudden feeling: if I hadn’t heard Hikigaya’s "Good morning" that day, would my mood for the whole day be better?

The possibility should be quite high. After all, Hikigaya's "Good morning" was a bit too depressing, and the lethality was really serious...

Kidding.

While thinking about all sorts of things in his mind, Aokisuke yawned and said good morning to Hikigaya.

Hikigaya nodded but didn't respond.

The two walked in silence, carrying their bags on their backs, on the slope that could turn a high school girl into a woman with thick legs.

Then all the way to the school gate.

While Hikigaya was parking his bicycle, Aokisuke was waiting nearby and suddenly spoke up.

"Hikigaya, are you confident about this final exam?"

Hikigaya Hachiman paused in locking the car, raised his head slightly, glanced at Aokisuke with dead fish eyes, then turned back, and then answered,

"Maintaining the current results should be no problem, right? But going further is a bit difficult."

After the response fell, he asked Aokisuke again, "What about you? Are you confident this time?"

"Confidence..." Aoki Jie was silent for a moment.

Aokisuke certainly has the confidence to maintain his previous results, but if he wants to surpass Yukinoshita in this exam...

I have been very busy with the band in the past two months, so it may be a little difficult to surpass it. I can't say I am 100% confident.

"Maintaining the current level is no problem, but I can't guarantee that I'll surpass the former top student."

Hikigaya locked his bike and the two of them continued walking towards the school.

"Former top grader... Yukinoshita?"

Then, following the previous topic, Hikigaya continued, "Oh - I remember, you and her had a bet, the kind that only appears in romantic comedies..."

"But will she still be in school for the final exam? I heard she hasn't been to school for four days."

"..."

"Huh?" Aoki Jie was stunned for a moment, then slightly confused.

Aoki Jie had taken a leave of absence for the club activities on Thursday and Friday last week, so he had no idea about the current situation of the service club.

He usually doesn't care about the news in school, so when he learned that Yukinoshita Yukino hadn't come to school for four days, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

After a moment of silent contemplation,

Come to think of it...if Yukinoshita really doesn't take the final exam, then I should be considered the winner of the bet, right?

No, putting aside the bet, there is also the 800,000 yen scholarship.

But when I think about it this way, I always feel like I won unfairly...

After hearing the news, Aokisuke's mind was a little wild, but then he quickly stopped thinking.

I asked Hikigaya out of curiosity why Yukinoshita Yukino didn't come to school and didn't participate in the Service Club activities, but Hikigaya obviously didn't know the reason at the moment.

So although he was curious, Aokisuke didn't dwell on it anymore.

This may have some impact on him, but it is not particularly big.

What's more, it is not certain whether Yukinoshita Yukino will come to take the exam in the end - maybe she will return to school today?

After thinking this in their minds, they didn't say anything else. They walked into the school in silence, changed into indoor shoes, and arrived at the classroom.

The tuition fees at Xiuhua University are considered expensive, so the classroom environment is naturally better than that of ordinary schools.

The air conditioner is on and it is much cooler inside than outside.

After Aokisuke and Hikigaya walked into the classroom, there was still some time before the first class in the morning.

He had intended to use this free time to consolidate his knowledge of Chinese studies, but just as he took out the textbook from his shoulder bag, a voice suddenly rang in his ears.

"Hello, Aoki." Accompanied by two "tapping" sounds on the table.

In the whole of Tokyo, the only person who would call herself that and knock on her desk like that is Shizuka Hiratsuka.

Without even looking up, he took out his textbook and turned to the page about the inner world. Aokisuke responded,

"What's wrong, Mr. Hiratsuka?"

"You little brat, show me some respect..." Hiratsuka Shizuka looked up at Aokisuke, and after noticing Aokisuke's attitude, her eyebrows twitched. She wanted to teach him a lesson, but after she opened her mouth, she hesitated and curled her lips. Then, she seemed relieved and spoke,

"Forget it... I just came to tell you something--"

"Yukinoshita Yukino won't be coming to school for a while due to family reasons, so you don't have to go to the Service Club on Friday, and Hikigaya as well."

"The Service Department was already empty to begin with, and now that the Director is gone, we might as well just change it to the Homecoming Department. I don't know when her affairs will be resolved... Anyway, that's it."

Aoki Jie looked up with obvious surprise in his eyes.

The final exams were over on Friday.

According to what Mr. Hiratsuka said, does that mean that Yukinoshita really won't come to take the exam?

Something happened at home...

Aoki Jie looked a little confused.

But although he was curious, he didn't ask too many questions.

This matter had nothing to do with him, so he obviously had no need to ask out of curiosity...

I spent a peaceful day at school. There are only two days left before the final exam.

There were no further incidents during this period, until Wednesday.

Wednesday, August 18th.

The final exams for Xiuhua Private High School have begun.

Chapter 79: The Sealed One!

It would not be entirely true to say that nothing happened before Wednesday.

In fact, after returning to the rental house on Monday night, Aokisuke received another message from Kita Ikuyo.

The message from Kita basically said: 'She wasn't very confident in her singing skills and wanted to learn, but couldn't find a suitable channel. So after considering it, she wanted to ask Aoki-san to find time to teach her.'

Although this matter is a bit troublesome to talk about, Aoki Jie obviously will not refuse.

But the time we finally agreed upon was a little strange.

After the summer vacation, one or two hours after six o'clock every afternoon...

But Aokisuke didn't think much about it. He just agreed and didn't chat with Kita Ikuyo anymore.

Then, time goes back to Wednesday.

On the first day of the final exam, unlike the previous few days when the school was on high alert and all the students were studying hard, today the students were obviously much more relaxed.

After all, this exam will be followed by a full month of summer vacation. I've already worked so hard before, and now that the exam is approaching, there's really no need to be nervous anymore...

The exam will last for two days, one on Wednesday and one on Thursday. After the results are announced on Friday, Xiuhua High School will start its summer vacation on Saturday.

On Wednesday, Chinese, mathematics and modern social studies were tested, while the remaining subjects were tested on Thursday.

Aoki Jie felt that his test results were good.

I have a memory of all the questions and can answer them. Among all the subjects, except for one question in history which I haven't seen for a long time and therefore don't have a deep memory of, I gave answers to all the other questions according to the answers in my mind.

As for the history question - [Where exactly did the Christian Ottoman Turks develop?], Aokisuke answered "Asia Minor". Although I didn't remember it clearly, it was the correct answer.

In short, the final exam was completed in two days.

And Friday's schedule...

In the morning, the school will finish its work, such as general cleaning, and in the afternoon, everyone will go to the school auditorium to announce the results.

It is worth mentioning that Yukinoshita Yukino did not participate in this final exam.

Aokisuke didn't know the reason. The only information he knew at the moment was what he heard from Hikigaya and Hiratsuka-sensei - Yukinoshita Yukino had something going on at home, so she hadn't come to school in recent days.

As for the bet... Aoki Suke didn't really care about it. He just said those slightly sharp words to show off his eloquence. In fact, apart from the competitive relationship, he had no opinions or special views on Yukinoshita Yukino.

But thinking that Yukinoshita Yukino, who always kept her word, wouldn't even inform me about the bet, I stopped coming to school...

Aokijie didn't think much about the question about Yukinoshita Yukino.

After all, I wasn't close to him, so I had no need or position to find out what had happened to him or why he hadn't taken the final exam...

Back to the point.

The top student in the second year of high school is undoubtedly Aoki Suke.

When the results were announced in the auditorium, I went on stage to receive verbal praise from the principal, as well as a substantial reward: a scholarship of 800,000 yen for being the top student in the grade.

However, this scholarship cannot be actually received at the moment.

It may be due to fund turnover, or it may be due to other reasons that Aokisuke has not thought about carefully - the scholarship will not be paid to the account provided by Aokisuke until the start of the third semester.

Aoki Jie had no objection to the payment being delayed by about a month.

In short, after finishing all the matters, having a brief chat with Shizuka Hiratsuka, and watching Hachiman's sister Hikigaya Komachi take Hachiman out of school, Aokisuke's last day at school before summer vacation ended peacefully.

then,

The weather was still extremely hot and humid, and the sunlight alone made people feel dizzy.

The first day of summer vacation, August 21st.

Shimokitazawa High School starts its holiday two days earlier than Shuka Private High School.

According to Aokisuke's idea, he wanted everyone who had disbanded the band to rest for a few days before discussing training.