Afterwards,
Misaki’s exam didn’t turn out okay since her schoolmates kept on asking for her
help like stomachache, fighting, and getting lost. During self-study in school,
Misaki is muttering why those things happen during that time and why she
couldn’t ignore them. Then, Sakura and Shizuko tells Misaki that they know they
shouldn’t ask this but about the central exam self-evaluation. Misaki snaps
that she starts shouting about this is the worst and after 10 years, she
perfectly resolved problems but what happened during the most important exam,
it is her lowest. Sakura says that it is inevitable for so many unexpected
disputes happened. Shizuku says that she can bounce back. Misaki thanks them
for their encouragement but she won’t go easy on herself again since she wont’
allow herself to lose again. So, she studies, and studies and studies some
more. In school, Misaki is scolding Kanou to do his job well. Usui confronts
her and says that she’s M[asochist]. She starts shouting at him what he is
saying at this time and sorry, she doesn’t have time with this nonsense
conversation. Then, she starts to recall that this seems to have happened
before. She felt a bit dizzy that Usui holds her up and covers her eyes. He tells
her that she is still like before – not worry free. She recalls shouting to him
before that she doesn’t need his help. Usui tells her to depend on him for she
is forcing herself to the point of having a fever. He says that it will be alright
for if it is her, she’ll definitely surpass it but she’ll be like ‘attending to the small things and neglecting
the essential’ if she lets her anxiousness destroy her body. He tells her to
rest a bit in the clinic. While he accompanies her, Misaki tells him about some
exam problems she is having difficulty with. He says that he’ll free his time
after school dismissal to help her out. Upon her request, he’ll also help out
the student council who cannot find the data materials and watch over her
father who wants to go back home. Misaki thinks that if it were the former her,
she would discard what he said and ask ‘what do you know’, but he has seen her
through which she herself knows. She easily failed during the first exam
because she doesn’t have self-confidence on her ability and she got scared upon
facing that huge wall. Misaki says that the current her is at her weakest that
she doesn’t want to get involved in troublesome things. At Miyabigaoka, Usui
asks Tora about those guys in black outside the exam area. Tora comments that
for him to specially come here, he thought it is something urgent. Usui says
that it is for princess-sama to be far from danger. Tora comments that it is
quite rare for him take the initiative to get involved in this side of the
world. Usui tells him to answer his question for he is the one who got him involved
by talking with her and acting like he has a good relationship with her. Tora
sarcastically apologizes but then, their relationship isn’t superficial.
This darkens Usui
that Tora says that it seems he wants to say something. Usui says that he
already knows. Tora says how about he says it on his behalf. Usui tells him to
try that out. Tora says that it is ‘I’m going to beat up all the bad guys’.
Just then, some guys in black enter inside. Usui says that even if it is a
joke, this is quite childish and clumsy line that he doesn’t want to say it.
The guys in black prepare to beat them up except for the face. Usui and Tora
easily defeat the guys in black. While watching the scene with the others, Kaon
calls Misaki to inform her about something interesting is happening. Misaki
wonders what’s going on, that Usui is attacked by some guys in back at
Miyabigaoka. While running off, she wonders if it is some British guys again
but she was told it is Japanese. She is infuriated that this is happening when
she doesn’t have excess strength but she decides to endure it because for the
current her, he is.. Back to Miyabigaoka, Usui blocks Tora’s kick and Tora
claims that he was mistaken. Tora approaches one of the beaten up guys and
wants to interrogate him as to who did that to Maki’s arm. Suddenly, Tora
blocks Usui’s kick and Usui claims that he was mistaken. Soon, the two are
fighting but it was a tie until Tora couldn’t block Usui’s upper cut which
stops midway. Usui darkly apologizes that he doesn’t think he’ll lose to him.
Just then, Misaki arrives and asks what they are doing. While Kaon and others
anticipate over some interesting development, Koganei arrives and shouts at the
guys in black for being useless and he hired them to beat up those guys, who
damaged his pride, as revenge and couldn’t they at least break an arm or two.
Misaki angrily walks towards Usui and gives him a slap. She shouts that didn’t
they agree to study in class after school dismissal yet he dare stood her up.
She asks if what he must do right now, is fighting and why was he called to
Miyabigaoka. Usui timidly apologizes and says that he went on his own. He
comments that she is so angry and feverish. Misaki shouts that having a fever
whatever doesn’t matter, stupid Usui. Then, Misaki goes ‘blank’. Tora sighs and
says that it’s boring, So, in the end, Misaki lost consciousness and slept for
a whole day which clears up her head. Suzuna explains that it seems that Misaki
hasn’t been sleeping well so it isn’t impossible for her to faint. During
self-study, Usui asks if she is still angry. Blushing a bit, Misaki says yes,
so quickly teach her, stupid Usui. On the other side, Maki comments that he
actually chose a self-destruct method and does he value his pride up to that
degree? While preparing to kick him, Tora asks Koganei if he knows the reason
why he is going to directly kill him without bodyguards. Koganei cries for help
and mercy.
Comment: It appears that the mangaka is going for something episodic for the
last three chapters though I’m not too excited over a chapter about exams. ^^; It
seems that Misaki tends to overexert herself as usual and only when she is
really exhausted before she asks for help. It does make me worry about her
since Usui will be leaving soon and she tends not to listen to the others who
are already telling her not to force herself. It does seem that this chapter is
a combination of Shakespeare’s ‘Midnight Summer Dream’ and ‘Much Ado about
Nothing’. The former is because everyone is not acting the ‘usual’ because of
exam blues. The latter is more on who those guys in black are. It would have
been interesting if it is something like Tora’s fiancée related but it turns
out to be just some vengeful coward guy. ^^; As Tora says, how boring but it
cannot be helped since the series is ending. Anyway, since it is mentioned
early on the chapter about Misaki’s ‘secret’ job and this chapter is set on
January, I think that in the next chapter will be about Valentines Day and
everyone knowing that she works as a maid. =P Scans by 红莲汉化组
Quote of the day:
The struggle you're
in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow. So don't give up. ~
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