"... uh... this is..."

Three hours from the study party after a light breakfast.

Me and Stale each had to consolidate into the phenomenon in front of them. Your face is cramping with a smile, and your cheeks are sweating. When I only moved my eyes and looked at Stale, they stuck staring at the finished paper without expression.

Dios and Croy, who stare back at us, finally don't know how to react to onee-sama. I should have met them two days ago.

With that in mind, I move my mouth once again to ask the onee-sama in front of me.

"... by the way, why is there no intermediate formula in this calculation problem?

"Jill taught me an easy way to calculate. If you want to add more, you can do it at a glance."

... until yesterday, onee-sama solved the calculation problem one by one.

It is certainly a simple formula, and it is not strange to calculate without a formula that is so halfway through as to be suspicious of cheating. But can you calculate it so lightly? There is no doubt about the problem of even the sentences that I did not like until yesterday. I already fully understand the scope of what I did in class.

"Dios, Chloe.... there are no spelling mistakes or typos, but what kind of study method can you use to heal so quickly?"

I also asked Stale with a faint voice.

Your shoulders tremble slightly without expressions. It seems that there are no mistakes in writing that continued until yesterday. Until yesterday, Stale worked so hard to fix it.

When Dios and Chloe looked at Stale's words, they twisted their necks so that they didn't even know. From that appearance, it seems that they have not just repeatedly written the same characters. I want to know what kind of magic I really used because I said, "I was just copying Jill's sentences."

As soon as I was told, a slightly black trail of paper rolled up after Stale finished writing. Probably looking for a piece of paper that was the subject of a copy.

"S... Philip, I wonder if that's okay for now...? If there are no more mistakes in writing than that, let's take the lesson seriously."

"I've already covered all the lessons of the week.... all the answers written in writing are correct."

* giggle *, Stale, who blocked my words with great regret, put so much effort into grasping a bunch of paper.

It was Stale who asked Prime Minister Gilbert to do it, but he must have gone far beyond expectations. I'm actually pretty depressed, too.

Onee-sama also understood perfectly all the contents of the class for the past week. No matter how much the middle school and high school classes don't change that much, I can't believe you'll really remember in just two days. Besides, you were telling me about Farnham's sister and brother, with all the chores and hassles, right? I can't believe it anymore. When I look after them for study, I think that the study instruction from the day after I cut my grudge was completely meaningless, and I want to be extra depressed.

I'm sure Prime Minister Gilbert is the only one who can finish this without me and Stale studying during the break, right?

If I think so, I won't be able to recover with a sense of defeat following Stale.

"Why are Jeanne and the others so depressed? I can't help but remember...."

"I mean, isn't that where you praise me? I'll tell you what, we tried so hard."

"Jeanne and the others first checked the basics and what they didn't like, so I finished studying with Jill."

Dios, Chloe, onee-sama keeps saying things, and I want to cry.

Especially when it comes to onee-sama, she's completely following me. He smiles and laughs, but I'm losing. I didn't have to compete, but I already feel powerless. I was tempted to help the three of you, and thanks to Prime Minister Gilbert, I was able to do something about it.

No, of course, I know that the three were originally very good and above all willing and committed to study! It must be a pleasure for the three of them to study properly in time. Rather, it is extremely rude to be afraid that your studies are progressing.

I apologize... and lift my heavily hanging neck up. When I looked at each of the three of them, Dios had a slight swelling on his cheeks, Croy was wrinkled between his eyebrows, and Onee-sama's eyebrows were hanging like she was in trouble. We've all worked really hard for the last three days, so we need to praise this place properly!

"... the three of you are really amazing. Dios and Crowe really worked hard to get this far from mastering the letters."

Return with a heartfelt smile and praise with your hands together in front of your chest.

Really, yeah. I was not satisfied that Prime Minister Gilbert had taught me so much, and I voluntarily stayed at the table until last night. I'm glad you really studied hard. I apologized in my heart for my uselessness, but now I'm happy to work hard with the three of you.

Then, unlike onee-sama, who smiled happily, Dios and Chloe diverted their faces from us. Her cheeks are flushing as she ties her lips in the same way. Maybe you're not used to being praised besides onee-sama. I'm still illuminated, rather than angry, because you just whisper back "... yeah" and "well...".

Then Stale raised her face as if she had noticed. Slowly putting a bunch of paper down on the table with both hands, he agrees, "Sure, it's a triple effort." I was honestly glad to be praised by Stale, and Dios and Chloe's mouth was slightly loose. It's cute that you're trying to hide your happiness.

When Stale laughed a little, did he give up looking for the paper? When he pressed the black edge of the glasses with his fingertips, he turned back to the three of them to recover.

"Let's try the last merit test again. I thought if I could explain it all and get a full score, I'd have enough for the last review today."

Well, I nod to that opinion, too.

I was actually hoping to do it if I had time after I had finished all the classes, but thanks to Prime Minister Gilbert, it was much shorter. It will be difficult to get a full score on the boulder, but I'm sure I'll get a better score than before.

Since the aptitude test at that time was conducted to confirm the academic qualifications of each student rather than the exam, no explanation of the content of the exam was given in any class. It's only natural that the primary, secondary, and tertiary sections were combined to the extent that they were not yet scheduled to be taught in class.

We will take out the problem paper, set a time limit in the same way as on the day, and have each of the three people try to solve it quickly. I was going to start with the commentary, but I have time, and it would be good for the three of us now to realize our academic improvement. I don't know what form the special student exam will take, but you should be careful.

At the beginning, the three of them run the pen simultaneously after giving the signal of. Each person writes their own name on the answer sheet, and the three people who begin to solve the problems in the elementary section quickly run the thrash and pen. The first problem was that there was a lot of content that anyone could understand as long as they could write letters, and it was solved smoothly soon after I thought it was crisp.

"There's still time to solve the five sheets... Eric. Could you join me for lunch, please?

It's time for lunch. Dios and Chloe raised their faces more vigorously than Lieutenant Eric, who shook up the conversation.

Stale and Lieutenant Eric pierced their eyes with a cool look away from the problem paper.

I wonder if Chancellor Gilbert was hungry yesterday, even though he ate soup this morning. She said she was eaten more than usual and hungry. Maybe it's not appetite boosting.... no, a boy of his age might be more normal this way. Because both Dios and Croix are big eaters.

It was normal for a junior high school boy in my previous life to pick snacks and go home at a convenience store to buy snacks and have dinner refilled. Moreover, it is strange that they should not be hungry because they have been earning money through manual labor for a long time.

Then, as Lieutenant Eric perceived, he quickly aligned his words with Stale and looked out for them.

"I'm sorry to disturb you, but I'll take it from here until today. Do you guys want anything to eat?

Everything goes well, and both eyes shine in the words of Lieutenant Eric, who continues to say to Farnham's sister with pleasure.

As soon as that happened, Dios and Chloe raised their hands simultaneously, despite the time constraints. When Lieutenant Eric laughed at the honest reaction, they both wanted a "sandwich with lots of gear" in one voice.... except maybe Omelette Rice.

Well, it's not a portable dish, so it's probably the result of considering it. If I can make it too... no, I can't make it without Tiara. If I break the stomach of three people the day before the exam, I can't even see it.

Onee-sama wanted only soft bread because Prime Minister Gilbert also had soup. After all, she likes things that are friendly to her body. Above all, that soup was really delicious.

Lieutenant Eric has difficulty getting out of escort alone, but with Stale, one of the subjects of escort, there is no problem. "Be careful," said Stale, laughing funny.

"Jeanne, please stay home. Give me a signal as soon as you can. Well, I'd be relieved if I had a jack to beat the bear."

Saying what?, Stale basically slapped Arthur on the shoulder.

No, the bear... Arthur muttered a little, but eventually he said, "Leave it to me." Lieutenant Eric said to me, "Thank you," and I lowered my head and tended to hesitate to line up next to me step by step.

After the study group began, Arthur said, "I can't teach myself." He didn't try to leave long ago. I was told beforehand to check for spelling mistakes, but Dios and Croix were not wrong at all, so I immediately apologized.

As I escort Stale from home with Lieutenant Eric, I sit on the chair Arthur recommended. Until now, I was standing and teaching, so I just lowered my hips, fuu... and sighed.

After the door closes, Arthur closes the door and returns. Every time he runs, the hallway makes a slightly uneasy noise. After I thanked the doorman, I turned my eyes slowly towards the three of them, feeling like the examiner.

Of course, I don't have to worry about cheating, but the three of us keep running the pen on paper with a lot of concentration. Especially Dios and Chloe, because the reward is confirmed, I can see how the mood is in the eyes. I was already very motivated to put my strength into the hands holding the pen with my shoulders raised abnormally.

"... I think maybe all three of you can do better than me."

A little forward, Arthur whispered with his face close to my ear.

I don't know about Arthur's specific test results, but I laugh because I honestly don't think it's like Arthur. I imitate Arthur, who keeps his voice down so he doesn't lose focus on the three of us. Now I whispered back to Arthur, whose face was just behind him, who put his face close to his ear.

"Captain Arthur is the strongest and the best.

I won't call you Jack just now, I'll tell you now.

I don't care about studying, because Arthur is a man who can cheer the world up enough.

I laughed in a playful mood while thinking so. The next moment, Arthur's face suddenly rose. Because of the proximity of his face, Arthur's sudden rise in body temperature can be seen directly on his skin.

Surprised by his enthusiasm, he suddenly began to raise his voice and held his mouth with both hands. When I looked back at Arthur with only my eyes honestly on the plate, I pulled my face and upper body from my ear without saying anything. I lowered my foot back only half a step and slightly shifted the angle of my face while holding my mouth down with my arms, but only my eyes were firmly aligned with me.... but I don't think it's in focus.

Arthur murmuring with a blurry voice, "Sonny... Argh,... ~", worried that the more stuffed his face gets, the more the fire gets.... maybe what I just said is, "I don't know if that's the case. Did it sound like I was putting pressure on you? Instead, Arthur wanted to say that he was a fine knight.

Understanding why Arthur became nervous and red late, I desperately re-chose the words while dancing Awa Awa and my lips. In the meantime, Arthur tried desperately to defend me by saying, "No...!" She shook her right hand towards me and drowned. In any case, it looks like a new employee who has been subjected to power harassment by his boss.

"... Dios. Shut up and concentrate."

"... you didn't say anything."

"My thoughts are leaking."

Due to our annoying chat, we can hear the voices of Croix and the others.

"Private language is strictly prohibited!" I lifted myself up on the shelf and looked back at the two of them, and I turned straight to the front.

Then they squeeze their lips together as if they were angry with the teacher during class. It's pathetic that I can't even get the test tube right anymore.

Until Lieutenant Eric came back with Stale and a lot of luggage, neither I nor Arthur could really talk about anything.