"But it's still hard to say who'll win in the end," Ichika said.
She still looked very confident.
But Amaza was thinking.
After today's classes ended, she should go check out the library.
Since this was Forest School, there was naturally a library here as well.
And some relevant books were open to the students.
Even if she couldn't take them out of the library, she could still read them there. Tonight, she should look for books related to bonsai and flower arrangement.
Yuki learned things extremely quickly, and she wasn't slow either. But compared to her, Yuki had greater focus.
That was a fact she had observed today.
Ichika had never cared much about winning or losing before. After all, she often falsified her grades to ensure that she, as the control group, received preferential treatment.
But now...
Her senior had brought it up.
Didn't that mean she absolutely couldn't lose?
And so...
Group Leader Hachiman Hikigaya had no idea that his group members had started competing among themselves without his knowledge.
Because the schedule was packed, Hachiman quickly entered his midday nap after returning to the dormitory.
During a busy day, even fifteen minutes of rest between noon and 1 p.m. could provide vital energy for the afternoon.
And the contrast was obvious.
Out of the twenty-person group, four people hadn't taken a nap, and they began wilting during the afternoon classes.
Meanwhile, the members who had caught up on sleep were full of energy.
There were nine afternoon classes in total, but each student could normally only attend five.
So they needed to eliminate some classes.
The class Hachiman and the others chose was calligraphy.
The calligraphy teacher was a man close to fifty. He looked stern and unsmiling, wore glasses, and was quite strict.
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