Baka to Tesuto to Syokanju:Volume6 The First Question

"...Yuuji"

"What is it, Shouko?

"Until when will the special supplementary lesson continue?"

"I think end of this week to the utmost. Really, even though the first semester finally ended too, to still have to go to school everyday, does that hag doesn't understand the meaning of summer holiday?"

"....But, it can't be helped for Yuuji and everyone in the F class. Since you usually skip classes a lot."

"Well, you have a point there.... Rather than that, why are you going to school everyday? A class doesn't have supplementary lessons right?"

"...There's no supplementary lessons, but we have a summer short course[Reference added later]"

"Summer short course? If I'm not wrong, that's for the college entrance exam preparation right?"

"...Un"

"Yare yare. To go to school even during holiday, you're really enthusiastic aren't you. As expected of A class-sama."

"....It has nothing to do with A class. Yuuji is there, so I go to school."

"You're still spouting that...."

"....If Yuuji's not going to school, then I'm also not going. Whether there's a summer short course or not."

"Aaah. Got it, got it."

"...If Yuuji's not going to the wedding place, then I will bring you there. Whether there's any intention to marry or not."

"It sounds like a cool line, but remember that it's a splendid human rights violation! Or rather, if it become like that, I will make sure to resist with all my power!"

"....Resistance is futile. Because I will do my best."

"Why are you doing your best on something like that! Don't waste your effort!"

"...Before"

"Aan?"

"....Before, Yoshii said this."

"What? What did that idiot say?"

"....[I can do my best for the people that I like]"

"That's not it, okay!? The implication of what he said wasn't that at all okay!?"

"...Lately, I also think like that."

"What do you mean by also! Even if you look for it, you're the only one in the world who would think like that!"

"....With Yuuji, I will fight without any petty trick straightly with my arm strength for a marriage."

"What's marriage has to do with arm strengyaaaa! My skull! My skull let out a creaking voice!"

"...Will you, marry me?"

"I won't! Or rather, I can't! It's too soon you know!"

"...Ah...is that so..."

"Ze...ze... Do you understand now...."

"...Un. I was too hasty...."

"That's right. I'm still 17 years old you know? Even if I wanted to marry - "

"...At this hour, the wedding place and the civil office haven't opened yet."

"That's not the problem you know!?"

"...Un. I know. Just joking..."

".......How do I say this, you, you're steadily getting stupid aren't you...."

"...So mean."

"It's the truth."

"....So mean."

"Keh."

"....But, Yuuji"

"Haa?"

"...That remark earlier, does that mean you will marry me when you turn 18?"

"Geho geho! What are you spouting about!"

"...I'm looking forward to it."

"You know.... Until when do you plan to keep spouting those words.... It's time for you to return to reality."

"...It's alright."

"Alright? What's alright?"

"....Because no matter what, I will always like Yuuji."

"Geho geho!"

First question

Please change the following words into English

"スペイン語"

Himeji Mizuki's answer

"Spanish"

Teacher's comment

One of the basic English words, isn't it. Sometimes there are people who forget to write the first letter, S, as a capital letter. Please remain vigilant against those kinds of careless mistakes.

Tsuchiya Kouta's answer

"Speines-"

Teacher's comment

I wonder if you wanted to write "Speinese", just like the form in "Japanese". Too bad, but it's wrong.

Yoshii Akihisa's answer

"Spaget-"

Teacher's comment

No matter how I tried to interpret this otherwise, I can't see this as anything other than, you were going to write "Spaghetti" as the answer.

The finals are over, it's a period where we're covered by an indescribable sense of freedom. The number of days left until July ends become just a few more. The loud voice of the cicada and the cumolonimbus[1] that cover the surrounding skies, the signs that signal that true summer has come are being painted all around us.

The season where the burning ray of sun rains on us - something that a girl who's mindful about getting sunburned might hate.

Not only sunburn. The season called summer is hot, noisy, and even insects come out.

But, even so, for me, this season is the one I like the most in going through the whole year.

Passing through the cold winter, the season where life start to bud, spring.

The color of the mountain change from green into red, the season where preparation against the visiting cold wave start, autumn.

The air is clear, the season where you can feel the shine of the stars closer than usual, winter.

Even each of the other seasons have their own mountains of good things.

But, in spite of all that, I feel that compared to the the other season, the season called summer always have something special.

The boiling heat, the bug's self-assertion that breaks your eardrums, even the clamor of the baseball club that you can hear from the campus, all of them are the spices to enjoy this special season.

Going outside, I want to feel the heat that can only be felt on this period. Frowning a little toward the bustling clamor, I want to bask in the burning sun rays. Wiping the unstoppable sweat, I want to move my body as much as I can. That's the right way to enjoy the season called summer, the period of time called broad daylight isn't it.

That's right. Now is the special season called summer which can make your heart dance. That's why -

(Yuuji, let's run. From this hell's jail of the soul.)

(Nicely said Akihisa. I'm already fed up with this iron-fist-supplementary-lesson full course.)

-That's why, we decided to run away from Tetsujin's supplementary lesson.

(In the first place, to still have lessons even on summer holiday is a mistake isn't it. Moreover, most of the people in this class is male. Let alone study, it's hard enough to breath inside here isn't it.)

My bad company, Sakamoto Yuuji, who sit right beside me frowned his full-of-roughness face.

(And additionally, the one doing the supplementary lesson is iron man too.... He's so sultry even in the winter, in this circumstances, looking at iron man is just like a torture.)

At the platform, the well muscled hot-blooded teacher, Nishimura-sensei a.k.a iron man is continuing the supplementary lesson without even showing a drop of sweat. The reason he doesn't even slightly show any form of being worn-out is because his trained physical strength through his hobby of triathlon.

(For Himeji to still be able to take a note seriously in this situation.... Is she a monster?)

(Just as expected of someone who has the capability of A-class's valedictorian - is what I want to say, but Himeji-san's body is weak isn't she. I wonder if she will be okay.... Lately it seems she's in a good condition, but I'm still worried.)

For the time being, at least she got the window-seat position where the ventilation is good, but the best position under the shadow of the pillar is already given to someone else. As long as she doesn't forget to keep hydrated, I don't think anything bad can happen suddenly....

(Iron man is pretty considerate about that think so it should be alright isn't it. Even if he looks like that, in proportion to who the other party is, he's pretty considerate to them)

(Un..... he indeed look well at who the other party is isn't he....)

That's why we're placed at the furthest ridge from the window where the heat from the sun is strongest and the ventilation is the worse. This is extreme discrimination.

(So, Yuuji, how do you plan to slip out? The opponent is that iron man so if we're caught it will be hell.)

(Akihisa, you invite others to run away but didn't think about any plan at all?)

(If I already have a plan I would have executed it alone at once.)

(Well, you're right about that. Now, what should we do....)

While discussing with Yuuji in small voices, we're looking for iron man's weakness. Of course, we don't have the luxury of being suspected of talking with each other. We suppress our voices to the lowest volume and move our mouth like a ventriloquist when we talk. An indispensable technique for the boys in this class that iron man set his eyes on.

[-Assume the height of the object before is h, when all of the potential energy in the object is converted into kinetic energy, the formula of the speed of the object in this state, v, is heavily reliant on the gravitational acceleration g and the height h which- ]

Iron man was facing us while reading the text book out loud.

To move now is not a good idea. If we made even a slightly stupid move, we will caught immediately wouldn't we. I wonder what should we do.....

(Oi, Yoshii, Sakamoto. Are you two going to run away?)

(If you're going to run, we're coming too. We can't stand staying in this hell any longer.)

(Me too. If I stay like this, I will certainly die from dehydration.)

While being troubled thinking about the way to escape, our classmate that sit nearby start to talk to us. Of course, their face keep facing the blackboard, and their mouth only move very slightly that you wouldn't think they were currently talking. The only person that iron man hasn't set his eyes on is only Himeji-san and Minami. The other classmates already learned this special skill.

(Then Yuuji, how does the plan where we simultaneously run away with this many number of men sound?)

(Human-wave tactic huh? It's a simple yet reliable tactics... Yosh. I'm in.)

Yuuji, with his farsightedness that I almost don't understand at all, slightly nodded.

The demon is only iron man himself. If we all scattering simultaneously on different directions to run away, even iron man wouldn't be able to catch us all would he.

(Everyone agree on it right? No resentment for whoever get caught. If there's no more problem, everyone who wants to do it please nod slightly.)

After saying that, everyone in the class beside Himeji-san, Minami, and Hideyoshi simultaneously nod. For 47 people out of 50 running away.... even though I'm the one who make the suggestion, but this class really is odd isn't it.

Although, the more people join means the probability of me getting caught is lower. How convenient.

All that's left is looking for the chance.

[ - That means, the speed of a falling object is independent to the weight of the object itself. But, unlike the ideal condition in this theory, in reality there's also the resistance of the air. The reason a feather and an iron ball doesn't fall with the same speed was largely because of this air resistance. When it's inserted into the equation - ]

Since the explanation finally reach its climax, iron man turn to face the blackboard and start to write something there.

There's no way we're going to miss this timing when he finally face away from us!

When we raised our hip to escape,

"Nobody move!"

"""----!!"""

In that instant, iron man get a start on us. Impossible! We were found out!?

"You punks.... you've got quite some guts to try to escape aren't you. Is my lesson that boring?"

Iron man slowly turned this way and glared at us. Ku...! Just as expected of inhuman creature. To be able to read our escape just from our presence...!

While we're being afraid about who'll become the first victim of the iron fist,

"...Is that so. I didn't realize you were that bored with my lesson. This is my fault for giving a boring lesson."

unexpectedly iron man said something like that. Huh? You're not going to hit us?

"As an apology, I will tell you an interesting story in return. ....Himeji, Shimada, Kinoshita, you three close your ears."

Interesting story? that's always welcomed, but I wonder why Himeji-san and the others have to close their ears. If it's something interesting, isn't it better to let everyone hear it?

"That's right. That was a summer more than 10 years ago - "

As if ignoring our questions, iron man starts to weave his words.

"-This is when I was wrestling with a exchange student from Brazil."

"""Gyaaa"""

Damn it! It seems the guys with low resistance are done in by iron man's sweltering words!

Iron man's wrestling lecture in this scorching condition is just like a death penalty....!

"The opponent is a giant with a height of 195 cm and weight of 120 kg named Gino Grachero. He was a man whose arm was as thick as a female's waist. Even so, I wasn't going to lose. With my 188 cm tall trained body with a 97 kg weight, we clashed from the front..."

"Stop it! Please stop it!"

"My brain! My brain hurts!"

"Mamaaa!"

The sound of the mental breaking seems to can be heard like a clattering sound.

This is bad! My head starts to feel strange too! Have to think of a counter-measure soon!

" - But, he mistake wrestling with judo. He do an Ude-hishigi move on me. But, there's no way he can win against this prided biceps of mine. Covered with sweat and with my blood vessel showing up, I continue to resist by not letting my arm get stretched. Then, the other party starts to go around my head without delay, and while pressing that bulky chest muscle of his to my face he start to do Kame-shiho-gatame - "

"Guaaaaa! No more! I don't want to close my eyes! The worst image cling to the back of my eyelid and it won't come off!"

"He's not waking up! Fukumura's not waking up! Oi, get a hold of yourself!"

"Air! I need cool and fresh air!"

In this Abikyoukan hell-like situation, to bear the mental attack, I continuously looking at our class' 3 girls.

First is the girl who doesn't understand what's going on and keep closing her ears while staring blankly at us, Himeji Mizuki-san. That gentle hair, that fluffy atmosphere, she's a girl that looks as if all her body is formed from healing aura. Brilliant mind, satisfactory physical growth, killer cooking, she's far above the normal level in all those categories. Just looking at her is enough to escape from this mental attack, and just remembering the taste of his cooking is enough to send you to the other world.

Next is the girl who's looking at us with a shocked expression while plugging her ears, Shimada Minami-san. A girl whose characteristic is her ponytail, pretty leg, and slender body.