Some days later, after school.
「Sorry, Kazuki. How do you solve this problem?」
「Hm? Ahh, for this one, you can use the math theorem we learned in class before to easily break down the equation…」
With midterm exams approaching at school, I invited Natsue to study together in the library.
(The library is always so comfortable because there are few people here─)
Actually, this school has a nice study room, and most students who want to study use that, making the library quite a hidden gem.
So we were comfortably and leisurely studying in the almost empty library.
「Ahh, I see! That explanation was really easy to understand! Thanks─!」
「I’m glad it helped. Then, I have a question too. How should I translate this English sentence?」
「Hmm─? Ahh, for this one, you need to pay attention to the idiom in this connection… then you can translate it into Japanese.」
「Ah, I see, that was an idiom! Thanks, that really helped!」
「No problem─. If you have any other questions, just ask me anytime.」
「Yeah. You too, Natsue, ask me anytime if you don’t understand something.」
After properly expressing our gratitude to each other, we went back to solving different problem sets.
「Iyaa─, but still, studying together really makes progress, doesn’t it? I feel like I can work much harder than when I study alone.」
「Yeah, that’s true─. Ah, but sorry… I won’t be able to study with Kazuki from next week.」
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「Eh? Why’s that?」
Then, Natsue suddenly said this with an apologetic look on his face.
Well, we’ve been studying for tests together since our first year, so I was a bit surprised when he suddenly said we wouldn’t be able to do it anymore.
「Yeah, that’s right. I’m sorry we won’t be able to study together anymore after doing it since the first year…」
「No, no, don’t worry about it at all. But it is a bit sudden, isn’t it? Did something special come up?」
「Eh!? Y-Yeah, well, umm… actually, I’m thinking of having a study session with Sakurai-san starting next week. She’s going to have a break from club activities, so we thought it would be nice to study together…」
Natsue said this with his face turning a bit red. In other words, a wonderful event of having a study session alone with his girlfriend is about to start.
「Haha, so that’s what it is─! That’s a great reason! Alright then, let’s each do our best studying on our own from next week!」
「Thanks! That really helps!」
「Yeah, no problem at all. So? Where are you planning to have the study session with Sakurai-san? Ah, are you going to do it at Natsue’s house?」
「Eh!? N-No way, it’s way too soon to invite her to my house when we’ve just started dating! W-Well, for now, we’re thinking of going to a nearby cafe and having the study session while drinking tea.」
「Fuun, I see. Haha, so it’s an after-school date! Yeah, yeah, then enjoy your study sessions with Sakurai-san from next week─」
「Yeah, thanks, Kazuki!」
I cheered Natsue on with a big smile on my face. They really are a lovely couple who seem to get along well.
(Haha, I hope Natsue and Sakurai-san continue to get along well for a long time.)
While fully supporting my best friend and Sakurai-san’s romance, I continued to work hard on my test studies for the rest of the day.