As the saying went, when it rained, when a mother remarried, or when underachievers compared themselves to one another, there was probably nothing to do but let them be...
It just so happened that one of the underachievers doing the comparing was a troubled girl who had not fully recovered and needed to build up her confidence, while the other was a genius painter who did not care about academic grades in the slightest. After thinking it over, Sogo Doma felt that this sort of comparison seemed beneficial to both of them:
For Ako Tamaki, she could build up enough confidence by comparing herself to Mashiro Shiina, the greatest underachiever in history. After all, no matter how terribly she did, she was probably still a little better than Mashiro's, "Huh? An exam? What exam? Did we even have an exam?" At the very least, Ako could finish the multiple-choice questions, right?
As for Mashiro Shiina, if this comparison could make her realize once again that the world required more than just painting and that she needed to learn other things as well, then that would count as growth too!
With that in mind, Sogo Doma could not be bothered to crush the bit of pride Ako Tamaki had developed. Otherwise, he would definitely have kindly reminded her, "Are you sure you want to compare exam scores with someone who cannot even dress herself? It is perfectly normal for Mashiro to score zero. Even if she got zeros in every academic subject, countless universities would still extend invitations to her. After all, she is a world-famous artist!"
That said...
Looking at the relaxed expression that had returned to Ako Tamaki's face, Sogo Doma had to marvel—underachievers truly had extraordinary mindsets. As long as they knew they were not in last place...