The neat notes stood in sharp contrast to his distracted behavior in class.
(So that pretty handwriting in the notebook really was just a beautiful misunderstanding...)
"Shimizu..." Sakura Airi suddenly spoke in a soft, almost inaudible voice. "Aside from Japanese... you did really well in your other subjects. I don't think my notes helped much."
Ever since the incident with the borrowed notes, the two of them had at least been able to talk normally, although she still kept almost bowing whenever they spoke.
In fact, she was right—the carefully organized notes hadn't been much use.
His score of 29 had been dragged up entirely through Horikita Suzune's intensive tutoring.
Shimizu Akira thought for a moment, then said seriously, "Actually, my Japanese score improved too. But you seem to be having some trouble with math. Rather than memorizing the problems by rote, you should focus on understanding the formulas. After the teacher explains a problem, try spending some extra time sorting through the logic behind the solution. Before going to bed, go over the steps in your mind, then review them again the next morning. If you keep at it, your logical thinking will gradually improve, and you'll get faster at solving problems, too."
This was a study method he'd tested for himself. He'd gradually conquered the math problems that once seemed impossible by repeatedly thinking them through this way.
It had been the same when he was coding back then. Write it out a few more times, set a few more breakpoints, and once you understood the logic, everything would fall into place.
"...Okay! I understand!" Sakura Airi suddenly raised her head, her eyes resolute as she nodded firmly. "I'll definitely keep at it."
"Then let's both do our best." Shimizu Akira turned back around.
(*She agreed readily enough,