Can I brag about my very devoted wife to you?

Studying in a room with my wife

–I was miraculously able to get together with the girl I had a crush on, so it was no wonder I got carried away all the time. I was punished for thinking like that.

“Okay, I’ll give you back the quiz. The topics that appeared on the test this time are also in the scope of the final, so make sure you review the parts you got wrong.”

The teacher’s words made me pale, and I let out a heavy sigh as I looked down at the graded quiz that had just been handed out.

It was a despairing score, and we were just one step away from the final exam. It was the first time for me to see such a bad score, as I had always maintained a slightly above average score.

But, this might have been the natural outcome. The day before the quiz, I was sitting in front of my desk and the only thing occupying my mind was Riko.

Or rather, it wasn’t just that day. Ever since I started going out with Riko, I’ve been thinking about her every night when I was alone in my room, and I haven’t been able to do any homework or study for tests. This wasn’t good at all, as I had a final exam coming up soon.

… Anyway, I have to start studying today with a lot of vigor…

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When I went home that day, dragging the results of the quiz with me, Riko instantly saw that I was depressed.

If I told her that I couldn’t study for the test because my mind was full of Riko, she would definitely blame herself for it. Of course it wasn’t Riko’s fault, and I didn’t want to make her feel that way, so I just told her that I hadn’t been able to study for the test.

“–That’s why I’m going to change my mind properly from today and study hard until the end of the test period. The quiz shouldn’t have that much of an impact on the internal application, but getting a bad score on the final exam at this time of year is indeed a bad thing.”

“I see… I hope there’s something I can help you with… though I wonder what the reason was that you didn’t get into studying for the test?”

“Oh, well, here’s the thing…when I sit at my desk, I get all spaced out, and before I know it, time has passed… I couldn’t really concentrate when being alone…”

“Ah! Well then, if you’d like, Minato-kun, would you like to study with me?”

“What? Studying with Riko!?”

Just the thought of us sitting side by side at my desk made my heart beat faster. The painful hours of studying would be no different from being in heaven if Riko was beside me. However, considering the fact that I couldn’t concentrate on my studies because I was thinking about Riko so much, I wasn’t sure if I should jump at this offer.

But I’ve never felt unfocused when Riko was in front of me… So, maybe I could concentrate better than studying alone. More than anything, I really wanted to experience the time of studying with Riko.

“Well, um, I’m so glad I can study with you, Riko.”

“Me too! Let’s both start working on it tonight right away!”

Riko was too cute as she made a proud pose by puffing out her chest. I nodded back, worried that I wasn’t being ecstatic enough compared to her.

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That evening. After dinner, we sat side by side at the low table in the living room and spread out our chemistry textbooks, notebooks, and school-recommended problem sets. We decided to work on the same page of the book at the same time, and if either of us didn’t understand something, we would not hesitate to ask. So, I decided to solve the problem book for an hour first, in front of the clock.

“Oh, sorry.”

As soon as we started, Riko and I lightly touched elbows. I guess I was sitting too close to her… As I hurriedly tried to reposition myself, Riko raised her voice sadly.

“Eh… you’re leaving…? I miss you…”

“…”

Why would you say something so cute…!?

“But every time we bump into each other, I fear it’ll break Riko’s concentration…”

Thinking of Riko’s sake, I explained it, and understanding it, she nodded, “Yes…” with a sullen expression.

No, no… If you look at me like that, I won’t care about the logical decision I have to make right now.

As I sat back down close to her, a big smile spread across Riko’s face. For a while after that, we occasionally touched each other’s bodies, and every time we did, we exchanged a few embarrassed “I’m sorry”, “No, it’s okay”, “Hahaha” and “Hehe”.

Each time, we both had to stop studying, but the happiness level was much higher than studying alone at home, and thanks to that, we never felt tired even after studying for two hours straight.

Maybe this will allow me to continue my studies with Riko without any problems…

With that in mind, I glanced at Riko next to me. Riko had stopped moving her pen and was staring at her problem book with a difficult look on her face. It’s pretty rare to see Riko with a stern look between her eyes.

It goes without saying that such expressions are also bottomlessly cute.

After admiring the rare look of Riko for a few seconds, I came back to myself that this was not the time to do so.

“Riko, is there anything you don’t understand?”

We were supposed to ask each other questions if we stumbled over a problem, but I guess Riko’s personality made her hesitate. When I asked her, she shook her head apologetically.

Riko is not only a good-looking girl, but she is also a good student, and her name is always at the top of the grade tests. The only subject she was not good at was chemistry, and she had just told me that she had to study three times as much as the other subjects in order to get a high score. In that case, we had decided to take Chemistry as my first subject.

“I couldn’t figure out how to solve this problem in the middle…”

“Let me see.”

I leaned forward a little and peered at Riko’s problem book next to her. Oh, I get it.

[TN: This was translated by someone who haven’t had chemistry for three years. I hope you don’t mind any possible flawed logic.]

“Let’s see, it’s a quadratic equation about c. Did you get that far?”

“Yeah.”

“Then I’ll first solve this equation to find c. And then next?”

“…Can [H⁺] can be derived…?”

“Yes! Now we just have to find the pH from there.”

“–It’s done!”

Riko squealed with delight and looked back at me. I had been leaning forward to look at the problem book, but when I looked up to Riko, her lips momentarily brushed my cheek.

“…”

“Ah…”

We both gasped as our eyes met up close.

“A-ah, I’m sorry…”

“N-no, it’s okay…”

“I didn’t mean to…!”

“O-of course, I know…!”

“…But I’m glad I got a reward for solving the problem…”

“…!?”

I couldn’t believe that an accidental kiss on my cheek would be a reward for Riko. I blinked again and again, unable to believe it.

“Oh right, I haven’t properly thanked you yet, have I? Thank you for telling me about the current problem.”

Still embarrassed, Riko smiled at me.

“I was really impressed with how easy it was to understand Minato-kun’s teaching. You were better than my school teacher.”

“No way…”

“Really! I’ve never had anyone teach me like this before!”

There was no way I could feel bad about being praised by Riko. I scratched the back of my head, embarrassed.

“Besides, Minato-kun, you’re so cool to be able to understand difficult problems so easily…”

“Err, uh, what?”

“Hehe. I love Minato-kun who’s embarrassed too.”

“…!”

“…Hey, Minato-kun…If there is a problem I don’t understand again after this, and I can solve it, I wonder I can give you a kiss to celebrate each time…”

Riko, her cheeks dyed pink, asked shyly.

There’s a possibility that Riko and I will kiss again after this…? There’s no way I’ll be able to study under such circumstances…!

Translator & Editor: Riciel