"Onii-chan, did you even hear me? The exams are coming up soon..." Seeing how unconcerned Sogo Doma looked, Umaru Doma sprang up and grabbed his collar with both hands.
"Stop..." Sogo really wanted to roll his eyes. This little sister of his was obviously a genius, yet she was getting far too worked up. "An exam is just an exam. What's the big deal? The ones who should be panicking are the poor students..."
"Onii-chan, this exam isn't as simple as you think!"
"What's different about it?" Sogo asked, puzzled.
"This time, prestigious schools throughout the Tokyo area will all be taking part..."
"Oh~!" Sogo was still puzzled. "So they're participating. What's the big deal?"
"Onii-chan~!" Looking at the still-confused Sogo, Umaru Doma gave him an expression that said he was beyond saving. "Students from prestigious schools across the entire Tokyo area will all be ranked in this exam. It's practically the same as a nationwide joint exam..."
"So what?" Wasn't it still just an exam?
"You idiot, Onii-chan! That means the difficulty of this exam will probably surpass nightmare level! At that level, even Umaru might not get full marks..." Umaru Doma clutched her head, her face full of despair. "If I can't get full marks in every subject during high school, doesn't that mean I'm dumber than Taihei? Umaru doesn't want that!"
Sogo Doma: "..."
Should he teach this little sister of his that comparing oneself to others was not a healthy habit?
Still, the little dumpling wasn't wrong. In this country, which still promoted happy education, most schools set their own test questions. Some schools, wanting to save face, made their tests exceptionally easy. As long as students understood what they learned in class, they could easily score high marks.
In some remote rural areas, certain schools