Chapter 6: Study Session with the Ice Lady

Her ability to top consecutive tests wasn’t just for show, and Fuyuka’s intelligence was far beyond than expected.

Answers to the problems that Asahi was stuck with were given in a straightforward manner, and the teaching style was precise, polite, and easy to understand.

“Substitute the second equation here and solve the quadratic equation and you’ll be able to find the solution.”

“…I see.”

“The next problem is solved the same way. Don’t forget to use the formula to solve it.”

It was also much more efficient than endlessly racking my brain alone, and my studies progressed to the point where studying in the library in agony became ridiculous.

“Amazing, even right now you can establish yourself as a teacher.”

“…You’re overreacting. If you have time to joke around, please solve the problem quickly.”

Submitting to her words, he turned to his notebook, and heard a small sigh emerging from beside him. Asahi couldn’t help but chuckle at her sigh.

Her attitude and words were plain, but there was no coldness behind it that rejected others.

If Asahi asked a question, she would patiently accompany him until he understood, and if he got the right answer, she would occasionally praise him.

Even though all of this was done to make up for the debt, Fuyuka was still very human in a good way, as she didn’t feel like the “Ice Lady”.

Leaving aside her cold personality, she could hold a normal conversation and read emotions from facial expressions, words and actions.

Perhaps because of Chiaki’s influence, the current Fuyuka had a favorable atmosphere that made me think of how I normally see her.

“…Here, the computation is wrong.”

“I never thought I’d actually add them wrong.”

“Please do it seriously, If this was a real test, you wouldn’t be able to cry.”
If I make a mistake because I was thinking about something else, she would sigh softly again.

This little exchange was a scene that would have been unthinkable in the past, and it seemed bizarre to Asahi’s eyes.

By the time the study session had been going on for a little over an hour, most of the difficult questions that Asahi had been struggling with had been solved correctly.

The teacher’s teaching style was good and the student understands quickly. This was a natural result of good teaching methods and good concentration, but for the students themselves, the speed at which they feel they were improving was unusually fast.

“Are you really sure this is fine?…I don’t think it will match nursing me up.”

“What are you talking about? Anyone can take care of someone, but not everyone can tutor others. In fact, I’m getting more out of it than you are.”

Fuyuka was still unconvinced that the job was too easy, but Asahi wanted nothing more.

If he wanted to, he would have asked Fuyuka to teach him the rest of the week before the midterm test, but that would have been too much trouble for her.

More importantly, it was hard to ask the “Ice Lady” to teach him for a week.

Therefore, when Asahi successfully summarized the story and urged a compromise, Fuyuka finally nodded reluctantly after several times of insisting.

“Then let’s get the last few questions out of the way as soon as possible. At this rate, we should be done within thirty minutes.”

“Right. The next problem would be…Sorry, hold on a sec.”

Both of them were all fired up, and just as they were about to make their final push, an electronic tone rang at the exact time.

After excusing himself from a puzzled Fuyuka, Asahi hurried to the kitchen.

“…What was that sound?”

“The rice cooker. Apparently, it’s done cooking.”

“Right, you were doing something in the kitchen earlier, weren’t you?”

As soon as I shut off the noisy beeping sound and opened the rice cooker, the distinctive smell of rice and dense steam covered my face.

Although I only washed the rice for a short amount of time, the rice looked fluffy and delicious even though it had only been soaking in water for a hot minute.

Today since I was late getting home in the first place, and with the sudden start of the study session, I had no time at all to make dinner.

The plan was to eat the curry that had been left over from yesterday, but then Asahi heard a familiar sound.

―grooowwwll…

In conjunction with the cute sound, one girl’s face turns bright red.

“…Would you like some leftover curry if you don’t mind?”

Curry that has been left overnight becomes richer and more flavorful. However, if you are not careful about how you store it, there was a danger of what is called Weil’s diseases – and while I was thinking about this, Fuyuka’s gaze turned to me. [TL: Wait really?]

Her caramel eyes were covered with a transparent film, and her cheeks, which were originally supposed to be milky white, were flushed like apples.

“…I’ll have to decline.”

Shaking her head slightly, Fuyuka turned her head away from me out of embarrassment.

I don’t know if there was some hesitation in the fact that there was a slight pause, but I don’t know what she’s thinking.

However, the bug lurking in the stomach was so honest that it couldn’t get enough and kept buzzing two or three times.

Now this had happened, I was no longer in the mood to study.

Fuyuka was shivering as she struggled to endure the shame, and the sound of insects wouldn’t stop until her stomach was full.

“Just so you know, you won’t owe me anything for this. Don’t worry about it and just eat.”

“…But.”

“And like I said earlier, I feel like I’m getting a lot more out of this. Let me serve you at least one curry.”

We can’t resume the study session at this rate.

Driven by this thought and a slight feeling of worry that suddenly emerged in my mind, Asahi strongly suggested that they eat dinner.

It seems it didn’t occur to him the best idea, that Fuyuka should go home and eat her meal.

Similarly, Fuyuka did not offer the option of returning to her own home.

“…I understand.”

After plenty of time, Fuyuka shook her head, and her face was noticeably flushed up to her ears.