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Their lives presented a stark contrast, which is something Aki Tomoya most wants to lament.
Back then, Masashi Yakumo successfully entered the University of Tokyo and graduated with excellent grades. His future was bright, and he was an elite in the eyes of others.
As for Junko Harumi, even though she had no worries about food and drink, her career was not even that of a full-time employee in her previous school, so the word "miserable" could only be used to describe her situation.
Masashi Yakumo after being admitted to the University of Tokyo, and Junko Harumi after failing to get into the University of Tokyo.
"Sigh... life is really..."
"An Yi, what are you sighing about in such an old-fashioned way again?"
Harumi Junko seemed to sense someone's sympathy, and a helpless smile flashed in her eyes.
If she hadn't failed the exam and hadn't chosen the liberal arts major, Harumi Junko's life wouldn't have been so drastically changed.
With only sighs in his heart, Aki Tomoya thought that if he couldn't get into a national university, he would have to go to an expensive medical school, and a surge of motivation rose within him.
"It would be good if Harumi-sensei stayed like this for now."
Junko Harumi, who has now rediscovered her purpose in life and started planning her future anew, is doing much better than she did last year.
Masashi Yakumo, along with her parents and friends, witnessed this incident.
"I heard from your aunt that you were fired last year. I was worried about how you got through the past year. Shun, you've met a lot of good people."
Yakumo Masashi laughed.
When he returned to Japan this year, the first thing he did was visit Junko Harumi. He heard from her parents about the changes that had taken place in her year after she was expelled from the former Sanno Academy. Seeing Junko Harumi in person, Masashi Yakumo breathed a sigh of relief.
He took the entrance exam for Tokyo University just like Harumi Junko, and knew how much effort she had put into achieving that goal. He understood better than anyone how much the failure to pass the exam affected Harumi Junko.
She was devastated and became an unofficial instructor at a cram school. Everyone who knew Junko Harumi was worried about her future.
"Let's not talk about the past. It's really unfair to the former headmaster. Actually, everyone around me is a good person."
Harumi Junko found it extremely difficult to talk about what happened last year.
Feeling deeply ashamed, she realized how lucky she was after facing her bleak life.
The headmaster used to take good care of her, and even after she was expelled, she met a kind president who prevented her from being completely labeled a failure in her career.
Then, inspired by the teachers and students at Aomine Academy, Harumi Junko began to try to change. From last May's Golden Week to now, Harumi Junko has slowly begun to transform from that failed adult.
This celebration banquet was not only to congratulate the three students in the academy who achieved their first-choice goals, but also to express Junko Harumi's gratitude for the previous year.
Harumi Junko was moved by the fact that she was fortunate to have met everyone at Aomine Academy and that everyone there was struggling and unwilling to compromise.
After picking up Fumino Furuhashi, who had also finished her exams that day, Masashi Yakumo took them to an izakaya that Junko Harumi had booked.
The other students at the academy were surprised to see Yakumo Masashi next to Harumi Junko, much like Aki Tomoya's initial reaction upon seeing Yakumo Masashi.
However, after Harumi Junko finished introducing Yakumo Masashi, especially after emphasizing that this cousin was a graduate of the University of Tokyo, gasps of amazement rose and fell.
Their gazes, as if they were looking at some rare species, made Yakumo Masashi feel somewhat awkward.
"Aki, a true graduate of the University of Tokyo!"
Sayaka Kudo moved closer to Tomoya Aki and nudged his arm.
Aki Tomoya understood what she meant, so he rolled his eyes at her and said, "What does it matter to me whether other people are students at the University of Tokyo or not?"
"As expected of you, so calm and collected! But, that Mr. Yakumo, is he related to Ms. Harumi...?"
"So gossipy, aren't you worried about how you'll be judged in this mock exam?"
"Why bring up something that's not relevant to the topic?"
How could Sayaka Kudo not worry? When she took the mock exam, she was a little flustered when she found that others were answering questions faster than her.
After the first astronomy exam, Kudo Sayaka felt like she had lost half her life.
While Aki Tomoya and Kudo Sayaka were chatting quietly, Yakumo Masashi, feeling embarrassed, sat down next to Tsubota-sensei at the urging of Mr. Tsubota, Harumi Junko, and other students.
"Absorbing Mr. Yakumo's luck in the past should help you get into the University of Tokyo, Aki."
Sayaka Kudo joked.
Then she ran over to Fumino Furuhashi and asked with concern, "How did Fumino do on her exam today?"
"I don't feel very good..."
Fumino Furuhashi replied somewhat dejectedly that she hadn't participated in the humanities mock exam the day before, but instead focused on preparing for today's science exam.
After the exam, Fumino Furuhashi couldn't remember how she answered the questions; her mind was completely blank.
She was even more panicked than Sayaka Kudo; if she failed this mock exam, she would be in big trouble.
Noticing the worry in Fumino Furuhashi's eyes, Sayaka Kudo comforted her, "It's okay. Harumi-sensei and Tsubota-sensei both said you'll pass. I'm sure you'll pass this mock exam!"
"Thank you!"
After this mock exam, Aki Tomoya must have been the most composed.
Before the exam, remain as calm as Mount Tai; after the exam, be as secure as a rock.
"Doesn't anyone care how I did on the exam?"
Aki Tomoya sat down and casually said something.
"You'll do poorly on the test?"
Kudo Sayaka looked over with disapproval, implying that she hadn't considered the possibility that Aki Tomoya hadn't done well on the exam either.
"I'm human too, of course I make mistakes."
Aki Tomoya replied, both amused and exasperated.
Moreover, his goal this time is not high; a C grade rating would be sufficient.
Kudo Sayaka said that, and he was somewhat hurt.
"Then let me ask you, how do you feel?"
"Okay."
"Aren't you quite confident?"
Sayaka Kudo truly regretted asking him that question.
The answer wasn't exactly what she expected.
"In your understanding, does 'okay' mean 'very good'?"
"Shut up! There's no way we can communicate!"
"as long as you are happy."
Seeing that Sayaka Kudo and Fumino Furuhashi had started to huddle together for warmth, Tomoya Aki sighed helplessly.
"Although it's Harumi-sensei's treat today, minors aren't allowed to drink alcohol, Miki, I'm talking to you!"
Mr. Tsubota suddenly called out to a student who had achieved his goal this year and was about to graduate and enter university.
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Chapter 145 Simulation Judgment (Progress 5)
After the mock exam on the 18th, the group from Aomine Academy, including three graduating seniors who had successfully achieved their goals, took the opportunity to relax under the organization of Junko Harumi.
However, you can only relax for one night. The results of the mock exam will be tallied on the 22nd and then distributed to everyone who took the exam.
Shortly after the mock exam results were released, Aki Tomoya's final semester of his second year of high school will come to an end.
"Did I fail my mock exam?!"
At school, Yoshihiko Kamigo called out anxiously.
Before the end of the final semester, he took his first mock exam, and then entered his senior year of high school in April. Carrying the heavy blow of the first mock exam, Yoshihiko Uego almost imagined the most tragic ending.
"Before the mock exam, didn't you already take the school's final exams? We gave you a preview, so why are you worried about failing?"
Aki Tomoya put down the test questions that Uesugi Yoshihiko had finished correcting, and said something as he did so.
"Your English is really terrible, Yoshihiko."
"...What's wrong with Japanese people's bad English!"
Although he understands how difficult it is for Yoshihiko Uesugi to understand English, Aki Tomoya still couldn't help but laugh at his self-deprecating humor.
The spoken English of Japanese people is, well, let's just say it's not great.
"It would be strange if Tomoya, you were good at English!"
"..."
Aki Tomo was unable to refute it.
He's not just proficient in the Japanese syllabary (hiragana and katakana).
However, the criticisms that needed to be made were still made, and the next second Aki Tomoya got back to the main topic: "Do more English reading and listening practice, English is actually quite easy to score in."
After the graduation and closing ceremonies next week, we'll have spring break, and then we'll be entering our third year. There's not much time left, so it's arguably the most intense and final year.
During the last week of his second year, Aki Tomoya shuttled between the cram school and the regular school, and he also made time to study with people he knew on Sundays.