Chapter 60 Taro Snowflake Cake - I need to take my supplementary exam!
The two of them were naturally even more motivated, but because they still had to go to school, Akina Amami went back home after watching the second day's match.
The twins were a little reluctant to part, and Gong You was still muttering to himself, wondering why this year's date had to be set at this particular time.
Akina Amako kept her promise and patted their heads with a smile.
"Oh, isn't it just right that you can't go back now? The school is going to have a test, which will be around the time of your competition."
In other words, the members of the volleyball team do not need to take this exam. Of course, since this is just a small test, they also do not need to take a make-up exam.
Gong Zhi patted his chest, as if he had breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, then let's not make us go back to school."
He really didn't want to take the exam, partly because Amako Akina had tutored them before, which had given him a psychological trauma.
"Hmm, I'm looking forward to you guys winning the championship," Amamiya announced, hands on her hips.
"So, we won the championship, shouldn't we get a reward too?" Gong You's expression suddenly turned serious.
Of course, this so-called reward was something he suddenly came up with.
Well, if it weren't for Amaho Akina, he certainly wouldn't have taken it for granted to ask others for rewards. After all, in his view, winning the championship was the only thing he should do. Asking this question now was just a way of hoping to close the gap a little further.
After all, even though their occasional interactions are ambiguous, neither of them dares to speak up. They don't want Amamiya to be put in a difficult position and have to make a choice, nor do they want either of them to win first.
Therefore, we can only maintain the status quo.
Even if we maintain the status quo, there are still aspects that can be changed, which can still bring our hearts closer together.
Upon hearing this, Akina Amane propped her head up and thought for a moment: "Give you a reward? That would probably be an oil painting of you holding up a trophy, right?"
She believed that giving them an oil painting represented her sincerity, and that it was a work filled with genuine feelings and conveyed her wishes.
Miyaji was naturally disappointed when he heard this, but he also understood that Amaho Akina's words meant that she really valued this matter.
After all, painting an oil painting takes a considerable amount of time and effort.
However, getting an oil painting was already quite good. Although it didn't completely meet his expectations, he had no other complaints and therefore remained silent.
"Ah... but I don't want you to send us an oil painting. The one from before is fine." Gong You pouted and said what he thought directly.
His request for a reward was certainly not as simple as wanting an oil painting, but he stammered and couldn't quite articulate what he was asking for.
Gong Zhi glanced at him speechlessly. He knew what Gong You was going to ask when he said it, and thankfully he didn't say it yet.
"So what do you want?" When Akina Amako's clear blue eyes gazed at him, Miyako Yu found himself even more speechless.
Finally, he said evasively, "If you want anything, we can talk about it after we win the championship. Anyway, I won't make things difficult for you, Mina."
As he spoke, he coughed lightly twice.
Amane Akina tilted her head slightly to look at him, and finally nodded: "Alright, I'll head back now. I look forward to you winning the championship."
She waved goodbye to the two men and boarded the car back to Hyogo.
After Amaho Akina left, Miyaji punched Miyayu without saying a word.
Gong You yelled and chased after Gong Zhi, wanting to hit him too, shouting, "What's wrong? Hasn't A-Zhi thought about anything, like if he wins the championship, he'll make her accept his confession or something!"
That's why he was too embarrassed to say it out loud just now.
Gong Zhi turned around and glared at him: "Then we'll both have to confess to her at the same time. Won't she be the one who feels awkward then? After all, this is a reward. If she has to accept both of us at the same time, she'll definitely be troubled."
Moreover, in a sense, this so-called reward is more like forcing her to make a decision: it's better not to accept it, since it was Gong You who proposed it, not her.
Gong You curled his lip and scoffed, "But she's leaving at the end of this semester. If we don't say anything now, it'll be too late later."
Gong Zhi fell silent upon hearing this.
He was aware of this, and had unconsciously felt nervous about it, but... there was no other solution to the problem.
"Then we need to work even harder in this competition." He took a deep breath and silently made a decision in his mind.
If they win this competition, they will be able to say certain things logically.
Gong You chuckled twice; he knew that A-Zhi shared the same thoughts as him.
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Unfortunately, despite their best efforts, they ultimately failed to win the championship in this competition, losing in the final battle.
Gong You gritted his teeth: "Damn it."
Now, some things are harder to say, since the initial promise was that there would be a reward only if they won the championship.
Moreover, it's still very upsetting that they didn't win the championship—even though they're only in their first year of high school and have two more years to work hard.
"Never mind," Gong You pouted. There was no need to recall yesterday. So, let's treat this failure as a valuable experience.
As for confessing... let's keep that a secret for now.
“We still have a chance next year.” Miyaji patted him on the shoulder. Although he didn’t say it explicitly, everyone knew what he meant.
Of course there is resentment and pain, but it is impossible to remain depressed forever.
"As for confessing... let's talk about it on Valentine's Day." Miyaji shrugged.
The unique nature of this date itself can evoke more associations in people.
Gong You clapped his hands: "That's not bad either."
His spirits lifted again, though they still couldn't return to their usual level.
Of course, once he got back to school, his mood plummeted. He couldn't even be sad about the game he had lost before, because he was now listening to this unexpected news with a look of utter astonishment on his face.
It was Amaho Akina who told him.
"What?! Why is the test scheduled for next week?!" Gong You wailed.
Wasn't it agreed that the test would take place during the competition, so they wouldn't have to take the test again when they came back?
Akina Amako sighed and glanced at Miyaji, whose brows were also furrowed.
“Yes, but the school made a last-minute decision to have everyone take the test, so the test date was postponed.” Akina Amami shrugged.
As she spoke, Akina Ama placed several notebooks on the table.
"This is what I've written down. These are the key points that will likely appear in this exam. I won't be giving you any extra help this time, since it's just a test. You can review the key points yourselves," said Akina Amami.
"Wait, what if we fail the test this time?" Gong Zhi asked.
When they failed the test last semester, they were made to take a make-up exam. Of course, they almost failed the make-up exam, and only barely passed with the help of other people in the volleyball team.
"I believe you can pass this time. After all, there's a lot of overlap between this exam and the final exam, and you all passed last semester," said Akina Amami, giving them a thumbs up, probably to encourage them.
Gong You closed his eyes tragically: "But I forgot all of that content after the exam."
How can we expect him to use the same brainpower he had at the end of last semester to cope with the tests at the beginning of this semester?
"It hasn't been long, and I've highlighted the important points. Instead of complaining here, you should review them now." Akina Amami pushed several notebooks toward them.
Gongzhi silently picked up a notebook and began to read.
He admitted that the content was indeed very familiar, and he felt that he had learned it before, but his mind was blank, and it was impossible to recall anything more.
Gong Ji also showed a somewhat pained expression: "It seems that I have no choice but to memorize all of this again."
Otherwise, I wouldn't remember anything at all.
"Good luck! I heard that the volleyball team's training has been suspended recently, so you should have plenty of time to prepare for the exam," Amaho Akina said with a smile, clapping her hands.
Miya Yu and Miyaji both sighed, and under Amaho Akina's gaze, they had no choice but to each start flipping through a notebook.
However, these are the notes of the top ten students in the grade, so they are certainly suitable for them to learn from, but how much they can learn depends on themselves.
Although I did memorize a lot after several days of intensive study, and I wasn't flustered during the exam, there were still a couple of subjects where I didn't do well.
Gong You scratched his head as he looked at his test scores, which meant he would have to retake his math and Chinese exams.
This time, Miyaji scored a few points higher than him, and he just barely passed all his subjects.
Gong You pursed his lips and started sending messages to Tian Sui Ming Nai.
[Miya Yu: Akina, I still failed two subjects... I have to retake them in a few days, could you please tutor me? Please QAQ]
He even awkwardly used emoticons, hoping to impress Akina and persuade her to help him with his makeup exam in a few days.
Akina Amane sighed as she looked at the message.
As expected, her grades were among the top in her grade, this time ranking in the top five.
Unexpectedly, Yu still failed the exam, even though Zhi barely passed.
But she couldn't just leave Gong You behind.
[Tian Sui: Okay, then I'll come to your house tonight to help you with your tutoring.]
Miyako felt she should be more grateful. Of course, they also saw Amako Akina's ranking this time, which was in the top five of the grade.
[Miya Yu: We'll prepare dinner at home. Mina can just come over; you don't need to prepare anything yourself.]
[Tian Sui: Okay.]
These messages were sent privately by them, and Gong You secretly kept them from Gong Zhi.
Of course, when Miyaji discovered that Amaho Akina had come to their house that night, he realized what Miyayu had done.
He secretly rolled his eyes at Gong You, but since he had passed all his exams this time, he couldn't very well sneak over to attend the tutoring session. He could only sit on the other side and do his homework—well, although there were many questions on the homework that he didn't understand.
Wait a minute, can't I take these questions to Akina too? Miyaji rolled his eyes and decided to take the opportunity to ask Akina Amaho while Miyayu was struggling with the questions.
Fortunately, this time there were only two subjects to retake. Akina Tensui took out two test papers and handed them to Yu Miyako, indicating that he should try to finish the test papers first.
Gong You started writing the questions, huffing and puffing.
At the same time, Miyaji moved a little closer to Akina Amagi, pushed his workbook in front of her, and said in a low voice, "Amagi, I don't know how to do this problem. Can you teach me?"
The voice was also deliberately lowered to a pitiful level.
Akina took a look at his workbook. It was actually a very simple problem, but it was normal for Miyaji not to be able to do it. However, the teacher would definitely check it, so he couldn't leave out any steps.
She took a piece of paper from the side, wrote down a few formulas, put it on the notebook, and returned it to Miyaji.
"Try substituting these formulas into the calculation, and then there's this problem. The auxiliary lines are in these positions. You should be able to write something out then." Akina Amasui also lowered her voice.
She didn't want to disturb Gong You while he was doing his homework.
Gong You glared at Gong Zhi secretly. Damn it, he was the one who fought for the opportunity to be alone with Mina, but Gong Zhi stole the chance while he was doing his test.
He decided to work harder and quickly finished the test paper in his hand, handing it to Amaho Akina as he said, "Amaho, I have some ideas for this question, but I don't know exactly how to calculate it. Is this the right way to do it?"
He pointed to a question on the test paper. Akina looked at it and saw that the process was indeed correct, but she got it wrong at a certain step and got stuck.
She subconsciously moved a little closer to Gong You, writing with her pen: "This question should be like this..."
Unbeknownst to Amako Akina, the two secretly began to compete, vying to see who could attract Amako Akina's attention more.
This has been going on for several days in a row.
Gong You successfully passed the make-up exam, though he was a little angry—because that guy Aji had been bothering him these past few days.
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