I, Aki Tomoya, will not be a simp.

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Fumino Furuhashi's father is a professor at a famous university in Tokyo, which alone makes her family background the most impressive in Aomine Academy.

After realizing Fumino Furuhashi's talent in humanities and her opposite aptitude in mathematics, her father suggested that she go to a cram school to study humanities. Perhaps he could comfort himself by thinking that if her math scores improved, she could eventually get into a national university.

However, things changed after Fumino Furuhashi decided that she wanted to study astronomy.

"You have absolutely no talent in this area!"

These are the words that the father said to his daughter at school.

It may be harsh, but that's the reality. Even if you do your best and stick to your wishes, the best you can achieve is to get into a decent university.

But it's different when you take the humanities exam. Keio, Waseda, Sophia, ICU International Christian University—which of Japan's four private universities is bad?

Should I take the science exam?

What a joke!

Even if I could get in, it would be far from the level of those universities!

In her father's eyes, Fumino Furuhashi's behavior was more like willful and reckless.

Whether to choose humanities based on talent or science based on desire, Furuhashi Fumino's father vehemently opposed her choice.

During the tripartite meeting at Ichinose Academy, Fumino Furuhashi had a major conflict with her father.

The school is in a dilemma due to the parents' opinions: should they continue to have the tutor tutor her, or should they try to persuade her to stay home?

Continuing would mean ignoring the parents' opinions. As for advice, Fumino Furuhashi knew better than anyone else, but she still insisted on her own wishes.

Fumino Furuhashi eventually told the two tutors at the cram school about the tripartite meeting at the school.

After all, the tutoring arranged by the school was under pressure from her father, and there was no guarantee that her father wouldn't contact the academy in a fit of anger and tell them not to meddle in her affairs.

A father's words are more effective at a private school than at a school.

"This is going to be difficult..."

After Fumino Furuhashi left the office, Mr. Tsubota and Junko Harumi exchanged a helpless glance.

Both of them had a lot of worries in their eyes.

Fumino Furuhashi's family problems will indeed affect those around her, including the school.

From her account, both Mr. Tsubota and Junko Harumi could sense that Fumino Furuhashi's father opposed his daughter's aspirations.

After learning about this, I understood the trouble involved, but it was indeed something that shouldn't have been kept secret.

Although Fumino Furuhashi meant well, it doesn't mean her father wouldn't interfere with the academy again.

After all, he was Fumino Furuhashi's father, and the academy couldn't ignore the parents' opinions, especially since he was a university professor.

The two tutors at the cram school were discussing things in the office, while Fumino Furuhashi, after leaving the office, couldn't help but sigh as she returned to her seat.

"I thought that passing the mock exam would change my father's opinion of me, but I guess I was just overthinking it..."

Fumino Furuhashi put in a lot of effort for the mock exam two months ago.

I passed all the math and science exams and received good grades from the three universities I applied to.

But that's still not enough.

After all, those three universities she applied to were completely unacceptable in the eyes of Fumino Furuhashi's father.

If we're talking about saving face, then it's embarrassing for a university professor's daughter to go to a third-rate university.

But from a father's perspective, considering his children's future, there's actually no problem.

"Fumino's family is similar to mine. I only have my mother and younger sister supporting me. My father and younger brother both say that I won't get into Keio University."

Sayaka Kudo is aware of the criticism she has received, having experienced it herself.

Her classmates teased her, her teacher saw her as hopeless, her father distrusted her and paid more attention to her younger brother, refusing to pay for her school fees, and her brother also looked down on her.

On the contrary, her close friends were willing to support her, and even told her personally that she didn't need to take care of their feelings or accompany them, as getting into Keio University was the most important thing to her.

To cover the cost of her daughter's schooling, the mother worked odd jobs and even withdrew the money she had saved for her younger sister, who supported the decision.

That's why, after not performing well in the last mock exam, Kudo Sayaka really wanted to die.

Thinking of this, Sayaka Kudo's expression became somewhat downcast.

"There's still hope, don't be discouraged."

Aki Tomoya said softly that he was the most nonchalant about the criticism.

Because I had thought it through from the beginning.

Set your goals high and work towards them.

He knew very well that this matter was actually more for his own benefit, but the triumphant look on his mother's face after the success was still fresh in his memory.

A carefree person may live a good life, but that doesn't mean the people around them are truly unaffected, even if they don't say anything.

"Yeah, she used to be a total shut-in, and only started studying seriously last year like me, but now she's going to take the entrance exam for Tokyo University!"

Sayaka Kudo spoke in a subtle tone, and one could see a lot of envy in her eyes.

Comparing their achievements, Tomoya Aki is undoubtedly superior.

"Speaking of which, it was only after arriving here that I realized that everyone here is different from others. The academy I found last summer, and my classmates at school, didn't really support me."

Fumino Furuhashi spoke up at this moment.

If there's one thing that's completely unquestionable, it's probably the Aomine Academy, which she joined for the second time.

She studied here during the summer vacation. In fact, more or less, people didn't understand her after they learned that she was a humanities genius at Ichinose Academy.

When they joined a second time, they quickly became comrades-in-arms.

“When Aki told me to keep going, I felt a huge sense of relief.”

Fumino Furuhashi talked about the last things that happened last summer.

That was when I was almost finished with all my lessons at the academy for the first time.

Aki Tomoya still remembers what happened last year, and he is quite surprised when Furuhashi Fumino brings it up now.

Because at that time, his words of encouragement were the only ones he, as an observer, had the right to say.

However, to put it more coldly, what Furuhashi Fumino does is none of his business, and he has no right to interfere with her wishes.

How to choose, whether or not to tutor her, is a matter for the academy and the school, and it is Furuhashi Fumino's own business. He and Furuhashi Fumino have only just met and have no real relationship.

When Aki Tomoya learned that his words of encouragement had been very helpful to Furuhashi Fumino, he was genuinely surprised, and it also made him understand Furuhashi Fumino's situation better.

Chapter 153 What exactly are you guys trying to do?! (2/4)

Chapter 153

To be honest, in Aki Tomoya's opinion, the biggest difference between Furuhashi Fumino and them is her terrifying talent in the humanities.

Her talent is enough to allow her to be "willful" for once. In fact, she is not without options; on the contrary, she has quite a few options.

Aki Tomo didn't think too highly of Furuhashi Fumino, nor did he underestimate this genius.

Just like someone he knew better, who was also known as a literary prodigy at school, but few people knew that she was now doing very well in the light novel industry.

In terms of utilizing his talents, his senior is definitely more capable, while Fumino Furuhashi is someone who doesn't want to use them, or rather, it's not the right time for her to use them yet.

Then, her conflicts with her family were, well, both expected and unexpected.

If we simply look at this from the perspective of a father, it makes sense.

However, what Fumino Furuhashi didn't mention was that her conflict with her father wasn't just about this, nor was it solely because of this incident.

There is still a lot of conflict between this gifted girl and her father.

"Next month is the second mock exam, so everyone should focus on preparing for it and not think about anything else."

Right now, I also need to prepare for next month's mock exam.

At this time, everyone felt that there was still room for maneuver in the conflict between Fumino Furuhashi and her father.

However, on Sunday, when Aki Tomoya had made plans to study together at the Metropolitan Library, he encountered an unexpected guest.

"Hello, everyone..."

On Sundays, Aki Tomo would often study in the library with his friends from the cram school and his school friends.

However, Fumino Furuhashi had never appeared before today.

But today, she was with Sayaka Kudo.

Fumino Furuhashi greeted the others somewhat reservedly, and introduced herself as, "I am Fumino Furuhashi, a third-year student at Ichinose Academy. I am studying at the same cram school as Kudo and Aki."

"Kudo, would you like to say a few words?"

Aki Tomoya asked Kudo Sayaka in a low voice.

If it's just studying together, Aki Tomoya won't say anything; in fact, he'll welcome Furuhashi Fumino.

However, something about Fumino Furuhashi's expression seemed off.

Sayaka Kudo glanced over somewhat guiltily, and her reaction instantly gave her away.