While walking downstairs, Karin says that in the next exam,
she won’t lose. Isuzu tells her that she cannot defeat his feeling [for the
exams] because he has a secret weapon. He takes out a small cluster of crystal.
Karin says that it’s so beautiful. Isuzu tells her that if he has this rock crystal,
his sixth sense would become good. Karin calls him a meanie for she also wants
one. Isuzu says that if she really wants it, then go to his house today.. Karin
interrupts by screaming that it is already this time. Running downstairs while
bidding Isuzu goodbye, Karin says that soccer club’s training is almost over
and she won’t be able to see senpai’s coolness. Isuzu mutters if she wants to
also watch today and what’s so cool about kicking a ball back and forth..ah,
but today, it seems like.. Sitting on her chair and looking through her binoculars,
Karin is all alone in the empty soccer field. She wonders if she is wrong about
the place of practice today. The coach calls out to her that because it is
exams this week so starting today, all club activities are suspended. Karin
falls down on her knees over what to do for until exams ended, she won’t be
able to see Nao-senpai’s soccer form. Then, Karin happily thinks that if
there’s no club activity then the time for them to be alone together at home
would be longer, isn’t it. The coach mutters that she quickly go and study
already. At home, Karin happily waits for Nao. She has unconsciously cooked a
lot of food. She imagines Nao kissing her and says that it’s really delicious and
she is such a good wife, he really likes her. Around 18:36, Karin happily
giggles and says not really, senpai, quickly come home~~♡♡ Soon, Nao
arrives home. After opening the door, he thinks that it is quite dark. He is
startled to see Karin on the floor. She darkly calls out to her and tells him
that there is obviously no club activity yet he came home late. She shows her
cellphone and it is already 22:17 and should she believe him that he didn’t had
an extramarital affair. Nao goes huh. He opens the light and says that he has
always been staying at the self-study room to review for the exams. Perking up,
Karin says is that so, and since it is like that, it is also okay for him to
contact her, and by the way.. She starts shouting why he is reviewing for the
exam and is it that important. Nao asks why she is so shock, of course it is
because the exams are coming.
Karin shouts that their school has an automatic acceleration
[to the next grade] from kindergarten up to college so it isn’t necessary to
painstakingly study. Nao says that he was able to study in this school is
thanks to her father and even if he told him that there’s no need to worry
about the tuition fees but their school has a system wherein if one has
outstanding grade performance, the tuition fee is waived. So, if he can do
that, he wants to finish it [/schooling] using his own strength and studying
isn’t simply just because one wants to go to the next grade level because they
would have to learn all sorts of things starting now before stepping out of
society. He definitely wants to do well in her father’s work. He slightly bows
to her and asks her to please give him a quiet studying environment before the
exams. Flustered Karin says okay. As Nao goes inside his room, Karin is amazed
that Nao has thought of the future and no wonder, he is her husband, so cool.
As his wife.. She looks at her cellphone and reads about the 100,000 yen rock
crystal that can power up one’s sixth sense. She closes the cellphone and looks
determined. Later on, Nao comes out to drink some cold water. He is surprised
to see Karin reading a textbook. He muses that it is miraculous to see her
studying. Then, Karin asks him if Mathematics is actually English. Nao chokes
on the water. Karin angrily exclaims how come there are English in Mathematics
that she couldn’t understand it. Looking at her textbook, Nao tells her that it
is just factorization and it isn’t that hard as she thinks for she should have
a foundation on prime factorization from junior high. Karin asks, prime
factorization? Nao says like 15 = 3 x 5. Karin hesitates and says is that so.
Nao nervously asks her if she could memorize the multiplication table by heart.
Karin looks sideways. He asks 7x6. Her answer is 48. Correct answer is 42. He
asks her to write ‘Friday’ in English. She writes it as Goldday. [<- She
translate the Japanese word 金曜
for Friday literally as ‘gold-weekday’.] He asks what that island below Japan
is called. She exclaims that she knows that, it is Hawaii. Correct answer is
Okinawa Prefecture. Nao angrily asks her what she learned all those nine years
of compulsory education. Karin tearfully says that it is because even if she
doesn’t review and only depends on her ‘feeling’, she can still barely pass.
Tossing the textbook on the table, Nao apologizes to her for in this kind of
situation, he doesn’t have extra time to teach her but since it is like this,
she ought to still not know the things she doesn’t know. This made Karin clench
her fist tightly.
Just when Nao is telling her to depend on her ‘feeling’
again this time around.., Karin stands up and says that even if it is like
that, she also wants to seriously strive hard and do her best. She exclaims
that after hearing what he said earlier, she felt quite ashamed. Taking her
books with her, she tells him that even so, she doesn’t want to disturb his
studying so she’ll do her best on her own. Nao tells her 10, in short, give him
10 textbooks that would be the scope of the exam. The things she doesn’t know,
she can search the internet or dictionary, and solve everything on her own. And
if after doing all that, there are still things that she cannot do, then, he’ll
teach her but if she cannot do those things, then he won’t teach her, okay?
Surprised Karin exclaims, yes..!! Soon, she stares and memories her textbooks. Reading
a book, she is slightly dizzy as she goes to school with Nao. In class, while playing
with his game console, Isuzu is quite surprised that Karin is intently staring
at her world history textbook. Later on, there’s a knock in Nao’s room. When he
opens it, Karin falls on him. Trembling, she tells him that she did it, she has
gone through 10 textbooks so like this, would he now teach her. Nao says yes,
he will..then starting with factorization.. And, Karin faints on his lap and
becomes sound asleep. Nao thinks that she had obviously just started studying
and right now, she gave it all her effort. Smiling, he touches her head and
says that once Karin had decided to do strive hard, her brain would do its best
as if her life depended on it. “Still such a straightforward girl..” Then,
while Karin is sleeping, Nao continues to study. Nao scowls when he hears some
sounds from the other apartment of ‘ah ah it feels good ah ah ah’. Nao thinks
that it starts again today and don’t they even know that the walls are thin. He
grabs his earphones and starts to wear them. Just then, Karin wakes up and asks
him, “Sen..pai..? *Nao looks surprised* That sound.. Could it be that the
neighbors are currently--..” Nao blushes a bit and looks tense.
Comment: Since
this is Karin, would she actually know what the neighbors are doing or not? =P
And, would this lead to something? Given Nao’s personality, it seems unlikely
because they are going to have exams soon and he knows that the walls are thin.
It does seem that these two are quite compatible. Because of Nao, she strives
to improve herself for him. In Karin’s case, it is more about becoming more
capable in the real world. And, because of her, Nao has become nicer and maybe
learning to open his heart and love someone. Apparently, rich kids are
portrayed as eccentric here. It is amazing that they can still barely pass
without studying at all and just guessing the answers. Are the questions always
multiple choices? ^^; Karin managed to be in high school without knowing
multiplication tables..it is a miracle. Isuzu is somewhat an interesting
character who kind of reminds me of the rich kids in Ouran High Host Club or Tonari
no Kaibutsu-kun. The latter is because he mentioned how they can get into
college with bad grades. I guess with that kind of attitude, Isuzu might be in
trouble later on in the future unless of course, he’s super lucky. Also, I
wonder if Isuzu inviting Karin to his house meant something else or just hanging
out..like missing his friend who isn’t spending much time with him. The talk
about studying here, it seems like a subtle lecture on why one must study hard
in school. ^^; Scans by all★wink汉化组
Quote of the day:
The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.