The Ninja Academy's Incredible Legend (73) Even Though You Know It's Useless, You Still Have to Grasp at Straws

Some things simply could not be forced.

For example, studying. Many children weren't unwilling to work hard—they just couldn't retain what they learned.

When it came to knowledge beyond the classroom, such as kendo theory, Nagi Gekko could speak fluently and could combine theory with practice quite well.

Under the rotating supervision of Xiaomei, Futaba Tsumugi, and Makoto Ito, Nagi Gekko had barely managed to force the textbook material into her head, leaving her with no energy to care about anything else.

Seeing Nagi Gekko looking as though her soul had left her body, her face blank and her eyes dull, Xiaomei wanted to comfort her, but the strong-willed Futaba Tsumugi stopped her.

"Not now. Let her process it for a while. If you interrupt her now, she'll immediately forget everything she memorized, and all of this afternoon's effort will have been wasted."

"Sorry, Nagi. This is all we can do for you!"

Xiaomei spoke softly and unconsciously moved a little farther away, afraid of disrupting Nagi Gekko's thoughts.

Leaving Nagi Gekko alone in the room to reflect, the three little ones quietly withdrew.

"Tsumugi, is no one from your family home today?"

Makoto Ito politely accepted the tea Futaba Tsumugi had made.

"Yeah, my parents went shopping and won't be back for a while. My sister said she was taking the dog for a walk, but she definitely ran off somewhere to have fun again."

As she spoke, a golden-furred medium-sized pet dog squeezed in through the small flap at the bottom of the front door.

"See? She left Hosaka to come back by himself, then went off fooling around somewhere!"

"Isn't it a little bad to talk about your sister like that?"

Makoto Ito wanted to say a few words in defense of the kind-looking Futaba sister, but