My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected / My Youth Love Story Is Wrong, As I Expected

"Whoa, amazing! Even if you sound kind of dumb when you explain it, you're thinking of some really good universities!"

"Huh? I'm not even going to college, so what does being smart have to do with it? Looking pretty and cute is more important, right?"

"O-oh... Komachi may have underestimated Iroha-senpai a little... Taking it this far somehow makes her seem really cool..."

Iroha's confident declaration made Komachi shudder. Uh, I was a little startled too. Iroha really did say everything based purely on impressions...

Still, well, that starting point wasn't exactly wrong. Every time I went to FamilyMart, I found myself thinking about attending Teikyo Heisei University, and whenever I thought about getting a driver's license, I wanted to sign up for the WAO‼ license camp... That commercial really left a huge impression... It had already gone beyond being drilled into my brain and reached the level of subliminal stimulation—basically brainwashing.

And someone beside us had fallen under a different kind of brainwashing.

"Name recognition, famous universities, looking pretty..."

"Yuihama-san, don't let yourself be thrown off. Choose steadily and realistically. Stop. Don't search for terms like interschool clubs or interdisciplinary clubs. You're making me very uneasy."

As Yukino spoke, she took the laptop from Yuihama's hands and passed it to me. Good, nice work, Yukino. I was also extremely worried about what sort of path Yuihama might take in the future, so I immediately closed the page she had open!

I glared at Iroha, telling her to cut the nonsense. Iroha cleared her throat and brushed it off, then turned the topic toward Komachi.

"What about you, Mimi? Have you thought about which university you want to attend?"

"Komachi will decide after Big Brother fails his entrance exams!"

"Huh... You're assuming I'll fail..."

Komachi wore the ultimate smile and