The library of Prefectural Tsugao is hidden in the corner of the annex building, but the area is not small. It is about the size of two or three classrooms spliced together. There are many bookshelves inside and there are many books.
It's just that most of the time, there aren't many visitors here, and it's the same today.
Naruse found an empty desk nearby and sat down. Haixing sat opposite with his bag and looked around curiously. It seemed that he didn't come here often.
After she finished looking at it, Naruse said: "First, let me take a look at the test paper that I just took the make-up exam."
Haixing took out two failed test papers from his schoolbag and gave them to him.
Naruse lowered his head to read the information. She looked at him for a while, then looked away.
"..."
The desk here is facing the entrance of the library, and is also within the field of vision of the front desk. Morimi, who is sitting inside, is looking at them at this time, and seems to be just looking straight ahead.
Before they could even look at each other, the starfish hurriedly looked away.
It was a rare occasion for her to come to the library to study. It was still a bit fresh just now, but at this moment she suddenly realized that she was under the close supervision of two "strict teachers".
"Let's start with English."
Naruse didn't notice her discovery, and stared at the test paper in his hand for a while, then said: "Remember the meaning of these phrases, understand several grammars within the scope of this exam, and it shouldn't be a problem just to pass."<
/p>
"Well..."
Memorizing words can only be done by Haixing himself. All he can do now is to explain to her some grammatical problems that have been exposed on the test paper.
Opening the English book, he searched for it, excerpted the next sentence in his notebook, and then used a red pen to underline several words and short sentences.
"Let's start with this sentence."
Looking up, he saw Haixing on the other side of the desk looking at him with his head tilted. Naruse had no choice but to pat his right hand on the table.
"Sit over here."
"..."
Haixing looked at him, hesitated, and then stood up and sat next to him.
She moved her chair, carefully controlling the distance between them so that they would neither touch nor be too far away to see clearly.
"Do you understand the meaning of the underlined words?"
"I don't fully understand..."
The two of them taught and learned together and started tutoring.
At the front desk, Morimi stared at them for a while, then lowered his head and read his book.
In peace, time flows slowly.
Occasionally, someone will come over to borrow or return books. As a library committee member, her job is to record or organize the returned books, and then return them to the corresponding bookshelf.
"That..."
Morimi raised his head and saw a girl standing outside the counter, "I'm here to return the book."
"Scan the barcode and just put it here." She pointed to the shelf next to where the returned books are placed.
"Okay."
Drop——
She scanned the code, but the books on the shelf were already full. She couldn't stuff them in, so she placed them sideways on top.
Morimi also noticed this, got up and went outside the counter, organizing the books according to their codes.
It was almost done, and it was estimated that no one would come to the front desk for a while. She walked towards the bookshelf with the book in her arms.
After carrying it back and forth several times, the pile of books gradually bottomed out.
The last two books need to be placed on the bookshelf behind Naruse and Haixing.
Morimi walked over with the book and glanced at the two of them.
Starfish lowered his head, frowned, and the pen in his hand hovered unconfidently on the paper, unable to put it down;
Naruse held his chin, originally staring at Haixing, but caught a glimpse of her movements from the corner of his eye and looked at her again.
"Do you need help?"
"No need."
Morimi stuffed the books into the bookshelf, "I'm done."
She glanced at the notebook in front of Haixing. There were several fill-in-the-blank questions on it. Judging from the content, they were testing the grammar she had just learned.
The content was very basic, and she could figure out the answer at a glance, but Haixing couldn't, and the side of her face was already sweating.
But she didn't know that the pressure she put on Haixing by standing behind her like a teacher was much greater than the question itself.
"Let's take a rest." Naruse said suddenly.
Haixing breathed a sigh of relief, and his tense body relaxed.
Morimi said nothing and returned to the front desk to sit down.
Naruse turned around in front of the bookshelf.
When he was about to go around to the other side, he said to Haixing: "Make those questions or just flip through the book."
"...Oh."
There are all kinds of books in the school library, and Naruse often comes here to borrow books. After browsing for a while, he found a novel that suited his taste, and he took it to the front desk to check it out.
Morimi glanced at it and said, "I also have this book in my store."
"Really?"
"Do you still want to borrow it?"
"Can you read the books in your store for free?"
"No."
"Borrow."
Drop——
She took the book and scanned the code, then typed [First-year Class C Naruse Harumi] on the keyboard, and handed the book to Naruse.
He took the book, but his eyes still stayed on her face.
Mori lowered his gaze after completing the borrowing procedures. He wanted to turn a blind eye, but he stared too wildly.
"What are you doing?"
She couldn't even remember how many times she had glared at him today.
"I was thinking..."
His eyes swept over her frowning eyebrows, and Naruse pondered for a few seconds, "Isn't Morimi putting too much pressure on herself?"
"..."
Morimi pursed his lower lip and said, "No."
"Really?" Naruse lowered his head and flipped through the book in his hand, "I just feel like you have been a little anxious today..."
"——No!"
"..."
Not far away, Starfish, who was flipping through a book, shook his shoulders and looked over quietly.
Naruse was very calm, didn't say anything, and returned to his seat with the book.
"Has it been done?"
Haixing looked at him, nodded again, and pushed the note over.
Naruse glanced at it and knew she had done everything right.
"Although I haven't completely memorized it, at least I can use it. Let's go back and practice a few more times... Well, just memorize these sentences."
"Oh."
Haixing responded, then subconsciously looked at the front desk, only to find that Morimi had lay down at some point.
Naruse also noticed.
Starfish turned his back and heard him take a deep breath.
"Is this the case every time she fails in an exam?"
Haixing looked back at him.
"...She never failed the exam."
Even this time, in Haixing’s mind, it was not a failure at all.
If you are in the top ten of your grade at Prefectural Tsugao, can that be considered a failure?
So what does it mean that she failed in three subjects?
"It's just a small defeat."
Naruse leaned back and looked up at the white fluorescent tube, "Even if the goal is Kyoto University, she has put too much pressure on herself. When is it now..."
Haixing looked at Morijian again but said nothing.
Yesterday at the aquarium, he heard her complain about the gap in talent between them. He thought she had given up on the results of this exam, but he saw her face full of anxiety early this morning.
Or are there other reasons?
Naruse sat up straight again and thought carefully.
Starting from the point of failure in the exam...
The less people fail, the more they want to do something to prove themselves after failure because they cannot accept failure, especially in front of people they care about.
Morimi, who has been ranked number one in his grade since entering middle school, is undoubtedly the kind of person who rarely fails.
And what she wants to prove is nothing more than her own learning ability.
As for the people she cares about...
He glanced at the starfish next to him, and an idea suddenly came to his mind.
"..."
Isn’t that true?
Just based on the possibility he just thought of, many things can be explained.
Naruse took out his cell phone and suddenly said after a while: "Starfish."
"...What to do."
"Shangzi has something urgent to do with me. I have to go there now."
He stood up and raised his chin towards the front desk, "Mori is quite free now, let her tutor you."
"Ah?"
Starfish stared at him with his mouth open, a little confused and a little panicked.
"Forget it, let me do the talking."
When he came to the front desk, Morimi was still lying on his stomach.
"Morimi."
She moved her head slightly and ignored it.
"Crying?"
"..."
She finally raised her head and glared at him, using the dry corners of her eyes under the lenses to prove that she was not that fragile.
Although the eyes are a little red.
"There's something urgent at Shangzi's side. I have to go over there. Haixing, can you please help me? I've passed the make-up exam in math, and I still have English and biology left. Isn't it a big problem?"
Surprise flashed across his face, and Mori Jian looked at him in silence for a while.
"If you don't object, I'll treat it as if you agreed."
After a few seconds of silence, she nodded.
After saying hello to Haixing again, Naruse left the library first.
Watching his figure disappear at the door, Morimi shifted his gaze and looked at Haixing.
"..."
What have you been angry about all day?
It's really...inexplicable...
Morimi took a deep breath, stood up and walked out of the front desk, coming to Haixing's side.
"Let me sit outside, I have to take care of the front desk."