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So that's why there was no sound!
Alarm bells rang in Ichika's mind. Already dressed, she pushed open the door without hesitation and rushed into the room: "It's too early for you to be doing this now!"
Without hesitation, she went to the center of the room and shouted towards the bed, wanting to immediately stop the inappropriate contact between the two of them.
However, she froze the next moment.
Hayakawa and Yotsuba didn't engage in the bondage play she expected. They even maintained a polite distance when speaking to each other. Each of them was holding a textbook and looking at it attentively, clearly studying.
As for not making a sound, learning naturally doesn't produce any sound.
Ichika's sudden question interrupted Hayakawa's meditation. He frowned in displeasure and looked up at Ichika: "Why are you shouting so loudly?"
“…Yes, I’m sorry.”
So, all these things happened between the two of them, but they were just studying?
So all those thoughts I had before were just random fantasies. The one who was really thinking about H wasn't Yotsuba and Hayakawa, but myself!
When Ichika learned the truth, she was extremely embarrassed, and her feet in her slippers seemed to want to dig a three-bedroom apartment out of the ground.
Suddenly interrupted, Hayakawa lost interest in continuing to read and asked Ichika, "What did you just say was too early? Is it too early to start studying?"
"..."
Ichika remained silent, not daring to utter a single word.
"Too early? How is it early? I think you're starting to study way too late, even past the deadline."
Seeing this, Hayakawa naturally started his lecturing mode: "Your foundation is really too poor. I'm afraid you haven't studied seriously before. It's really too late. If you don't study in elementary school, you still won't study in middle school. But it's okay, there's still some time left. If you start studying seriously now, you still have a chance to get into your desired university."
Yihua waved her hand dismissively and laughed, "University? How is that possible? With my grades, I can't even get into the vocational school I like."
Studying is out of the question; I can only do idol work, like acting in movies and commercials, just to barely make ends meet.
Don't underestimate yourself; there's still a chance if you work hard.
Hayakawa looked at Ichika seriously and said, "I will start teaching Yotsuba from now on. As long as she studies diligently with me and perseveres without slacking off, she might be able to get into Tokyo University if nothing unexpected happens."
Hayakawa spoke with absolute certainty, leaving Yotsuba, who was standing next to him, completely dumbfounded.
Yotsuba looked up blankly: "Huh? Me?"
Is a university like the University of Tokyo even a place a fool like me can apply to? If I actually got in, I'm afraid I'd just corrupt the learning atmosphere there.
"Wow, that's amazing."
Yi Hua's eyes lit up, but her tone clearly showed disbelief.
As one of the quintuplets, she knows best what kind of idiot her younger sister is. If Yotsuba can get into Tokyo University, Ichika will do anything.
Ichika's perfunctory attitude did not discourage Hayakawa, nor did it anger him. In his view, people who scored below 600 points did indeed have intellectual deficiencies. It was unrealistic to expect such demi-humans to understand his concepts, so he would not be angry because of one family. He never discriminated against people with intellectual disabilities.
"How about it? Want to learn together?"
Hayakawa thought for a moment and then extended an invitation. He knew that Yotsuba had always hoped that the five sisters could go to school together, so he decided to invite them in advance.
Upon hearing this, Yotsuba's eyes immediately lit up.
"Um…"
Ichika pretended to think for a moment, then laughed and said, "I'll pass, stupid brains don't work well."
She didn't want Hayakawa to teach her, only to be discovered to be slow-witted and ridiculed.
The light in Yotsuba's eyes dimmed.
Hayakawa was not discouraged and continued reading the textbook.
"I understand."
Yotsuba, who had just been looking at her textbook, suddenly realized something and leaned over to Hayakawa: "Hayakawa, do you think this can be understood like this..."
Hayakawa glanced at it and smiled, "That's fine, but you need to be careful because this method doesn't work for this kind of reminder. You need to be aware of the differences."
"That's it. That's it."
Yotsuba nodded as if she understood, while Ichika, seeing the harmonious atmosphere between the two, raised an eyebrow in surprise.
It actually sounds quite convincing...
I hope they didn't actually teach Yotsuba how to study.
Chapter 467, Chapter 90: Ichika's Heart for Learning
"Could they have actually taught Yotsuba how to study?"
Ichika glanced in the direction of the two of them, unwilling to believe it.
She knew better than anyone how stupid her younger sister, Yotsuba, was; their IQs were practically identical.
How can someone who doesn't even remember any of their junior high school knowledge possibly understand high school questions?
"Um…"
That's what Ichika was thinking, but seeing Yotsuba's serious expression as she studied, she hesitated for a moment before moving closer and sneaking a peek.
Before Yotsuba lay textbooks and notes filled with incomprehensible, archaic text. Yotsuba stared intently at the problems, occasionally jotting down formulas and numbers.
Huh! Are they actually doing practice problems? You must be kidding.
Upon seeing this, Ichika was filled with disbelief and couldn't help but ask Yotsuba, "Yotsuba, can you really understand this? Or are you just writing nonsense?!"
“…That’s so rude, Ichika.”
Yotsuba was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then looked offended and raised her head to look at Ichika expressionlessly: "I... I didn't look at it, how could I possibly do the problem? And what do you mean by writing nonsense?"
"Cough cough..."
Ichika coughed lightly, feeling a little embarrassed, and couldn't help but admire Hayakawa next to her, "You actually managed to teach Yotsuba to the point where she can do the problems, Hayakawa-kun. I never knew you were such a good teacher."
"Actually, it's not bad."
Hayakawa was not smug because of Ichika's praise. Instead, he said seriously, "I said before that you are not beyond help. If you study hard now, you still have a good chance of going to university. Believe me."
"..."
Seeing Hayakawa's incredibly serious expression, Ichika fell silent. At that moment, her heart raced slightly, and a fantasy she had never had before flashed through her mind.
Could it be that... I also have a chance to go to school?
Yi Hua's heart trembled slightly. As a student, how could she not have longed for university life? It's just that many times she felt powerless to do so, so she could only pretend not to care.
Ichika is the same. Her dream is to become a professional idol in the future, and she is working hard towards this goal. However, her grades are not good. If her idol career goes well in the future, she will have many fans. Then, the fact that she is a poor student will become a negative factor in public opinion. After all, it is too absurd to get single digits in every subject. If it is posted online, some people may say that she has an intellectual disability.
Mr. Manager had also subtly mentioned this to her, suggesting that she drop out of school as soon as possible. Otherwise, it would be too outrageous for her to have a total score of less than 50 after a year of high school. Even if Ichika had seriously decided to become an idol, her future fans would say that she dropped out of school to do something else because her grades were too bad.
But if she were to leave high school now… Ichika was filled with hesitation and couldn’t make up her mind.
Her sisters are still studying at Ichinose High School, but she suddenly dropped out... She feels like she has betrayed them, which has been bothering her for some time.
Moreover, Ichika also harbors a few unrealistic fantasies.
Although I'm not smart and my grades are bad right now, what if one day I suddenly have a breakthrough and become a genius with my grades skyrocketing, and then I can pass?
Perhaps that day will come?
Okay, it's just wishful thinking; even Ichika herself doesn't believe it.
But now, it seems there's a chance this could come true.
Hayakawa told her very seriously that as long as she studied hard with him, passing the exam would be easy, and she might even be able to go on to higher education. This was completely beyond Ichika's expectations. You should know that even in her fantasies, she only dared to say that she could pass the exam, while Hayakawa said that she could go to university.
"..."
Going to university and being an idol at the same time...?
Perhaps I could study in a media studies department.
As Ichika thought to herself, she unconsciously moved closer to Hayakawa.
"Um... Hayakawa-kun."
Ichika stammered, a faint blush creeping across her pretty face.
Hayakawa lifted his head from his textbook and calmly asked, "What is it?"
"Um…"
Ichika glanced to the side, but pointed to the textbook in Hayakawa's hand, saying as if she had noticed it casually, "I've done this problem before."
Hayakawa scoffed at this, "Nonsense, when have you ever done it?"
This is a question that Hayakawa would seriously study, so you can imagine how difficult it is. Not to mention the bottom students, even the top-ranked students in the grade wouldn't specifically do this kind of extended question. Moreover, this is Ichika, who doesn't usually do any questions. It's obvious that she's lying by suddenly saying this.
Yihua blushed and stubbornly said, "Although I haven't done it before, it looks very familiar to me, so it can be considered that I have done it before."
"..."
After a brief silence, Hayakawa sneered, "Is this considered something I've done before? Oh, I see, there are more English letters than numbers in this question. It seems that Ichika's English is much better than her math. She must have recognized these letters."
Hayakawa has always been very talented at mocking people. Furuhashi and Ogata have discussed this in private, saying that the damage he causes always takes a very long time to heal. Now Ichika feels the same way.
Ichika's face flushed instantly. She wanted to defend herself but couldn't utter a word. She could only point at Hayakawa in shame and indignation: "You…"
Hayakawa asked expressionlessly, "What is it?"
"Well…"
Yi Hua took a deep breath, forcing himself to swallow it back, and then said in a soft voice, "Explain this problem to me..."
Is this the way?
Hayakawa frowned and said without hesitation, "If you really want to learn, you definitely can't start with this. This is not a level of difficulty that you can handle."
"Then what do you suggest?" Ichika's expression softened slightly upon hearing this, and she whispered, "Which parts should I start learning from again?"
"..."
Hayakawa remained silent for a long time before tentatively asking, "Elementary school?"
Ichika was stunned for a moment, then puffed out her pink cheeks like an angry hamster, glaring at me with a mixture of grievance and indignation, and said, "Are you bullying me? I'm almost a senior in high school, and you want me to start from elementary school?"
As she spoke, a dangerous glint flashed in the girl's eyes, and her hand silently landed on Hayakawa's waist, shaped like a crab claw.
"I'm serious..."
Hayakawa sensed a huge danger to his lower back and subtly took a step back to explain, "I started teaching Yotsuba from elementary school math."
"Ah, really?"
Ichika stared in shock, counting on her fingers, her expression even more astonished: "This will probably require catching up on five or six years of knowledge."
Chapter 468 Bed or sofa, that is the question
"So many years of textbooks need to be updated,"
Ichika looked at Hayakawa and exclaimed from the bottom of her heart, "This is too much trouble."
Hayakawa said indifferently, "What else can I do? She's even forgotten the specific definition of parallel lines."
Yotsuba lowered her head somewhat embarrassed, feeling ashamed of her ignorance.
"Parallel lines?"
Upon hearing this, Ichika frowned and pondered, "I remember it was two perfectly bisected...straight lines?"
"..."
Okay, here comes another one. Just as I expected.
And what do you mean by "completely equal division"? Don't try to apply your five-sister formulas to mathematics!
"No, it refers to two straight lines that never intersect in the same plane and are called parallel lines."
Hayakawa said helplessly, "Its definition is not very important, and it is basically not used for solving problems, but an average student can remember the general idea, while you have completely forgotten it. It is clear that you have forgotten most of the knowledge you had before."
Ichika lowered her head: "I'm sorry..."
"It's nothing, I expected it." Hayakawa said as always, "It's not too late to learn now."
"Okay then."
Ichika dared not refute anything this time, and sincerely bowed to express her gratitude: "Thank you for your hard work, Hayakawa-kun."
"nothing."
Hayakawa thought to himself, "If you guys worked a little harder like I do, I'd definitely have it much easier."
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