Only the princess of the school notices me, who almost does not exist - EP10. Princess accepts the challenge
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- EP10. Princess accepts the challenge
It had been two weeks since that foolish promise.
As promised, I, Ebato Ren, blessed Shirakawa Sayo with my “only on the day I cook” food.
I was kind, wasn’t I?
“Hey, you!”
Today was a “coincidental” cooking day, so I visited Sayo to hand her the food.
“Thank you very much for today too. I am really thankful for the food that you’ve been giving me.”
Oi, come on… don’t say that…
“Not every day, just “sometimes”.”
“For two weeks, you’ve been giving food every single day.”
“…”
I’ll ask to “cut” here and forget that this ever happened, please.
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I, Ebato Ren, came to Shirakawa Sayo’s apartment to bless her with the food.
While I was giving her the tupperware with food, Sayo was bowing her head and thanking me. Hmm, that felt good.
“Speaking of which, a week after next will be the end of the term exams. Ebato-san, have you been studying?”
It was the middle of November, which meant that the end-term exams would be starting soon.
“Well, I didn’t realize until now that it will start so soon, but like always, I look at the reference book when I have free time.”
“So you are not studying?”
I just said that “I didn’t realize until now,” what do you want?!
“What about you? Even when you are in the first place, I wonder if you are studying.”
I mean, our school was a preparatory school, so it was better to have good grades. (tl: preparatory school – usually a private school preparing students primarily for university)
Those who barely studied and got failing marks were laughed at.
“I started about a week ago after we finished the previous tests, and now I am reviewing and learning from them.”
“Well, that’s basically what’s expected of everyone.”
Well, I was also generally preparing like that too. However, I didn’t write. I just read the reference books and teaching material.
“That reminds me, that time when the cockroach appeared, you were too flustered for me to say something to you.”
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“… I remember that well, even though it was a month and a half ago…”
… You won’t even deny that you were flustered?
“So, I’m confident in my ability to study. That’s why, I’ll definitely pass you in the next test, so be prepared!”
“Is that so? Then, I accept your challenge.”
Sayo looked at me with one corner of her mouth raised and her eyebrows lifted.
When I thought about it, recently, she had been showing many more emotions.
In the beginning, she was just smiling.
Thinking about that, I simply said my farewells and returned to my apartment.
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Three weeks after that, it was the beginning of December. The end-of-term exams were over and the results were announced. I intended to study several times more than usual, and repeatedly review the material till the last moment.
I only went to see the results board during the lunch break, still in solitude.
… I think this was the first time that I went to see the results.
Now then, the ranking and the score were…
[1st place: Ebato Ren – 894 Points]
O-, I did it.
… Hm?
With a bad feeling, I looked lower.
[1st place: Shirakawa Sayo – 894 Points]
……..
“Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!??”
As you expect, everyone noticed me when I let out such a loud sound.
It was very embarrassing and I immediately regretted yelling.