Educator

　　"You didn't go home after club activities, what did you do?"

As soon as Yotsuba got into the car, one of the four girls who looked like her made a disgruntled voice.

"Someone at night wandering outside is very worrying!"

　　"Ahaha, sorry, I can't spare those who need help~"

Yotsuba scratched the back of her head, her smile still as happy, "Yotsuba is back on the team! Let everyone worry, I am very sorry."

　　"Don't do this again next time. You see, Itsuki's stomach is growling with hunger, just to wait for you to come back for dinner." Nino crossed her arms over her chest and glanced at Itsuki.

　　Itsuki covered her stomach, her face flushed: "H-How am I my stomach is growling! Even though I'm quite hungry, but it's not bubbling—"

　　Goo~

　　Itsuki's face froze, she bowed her head in front of her chest and didn't dare to speak, which made Nino chuckle.

　　Miku averted her eyes from looking out the window, doubt crossed her face, "What a surprise Itsuki, you..."

　　"Enough, don't make fun of me anymore!"

　　Ichika smiled gently at the side: "Even though Itsuki only ate two meat buns just now, getting hungry quickly means she's healthy. This is Itsuki's advantage!"

　　"Even Ichika bullies me, I'm just hungry, what can I do…" Itsuki said with tears in her eyes.

　　"Why don't I buy a steamed bun for Itsuki after I pass by the convenience store, as an apology!" Yotsuba raised her hand to make a proposal, and Itsuki's eyes immediately lit up.

　　"May I?!"

　　"Of course not!" Nino immediately vetoed coldly, "What do you think made us hungry until now? Isn't it meaningless if we eat dinner together?"

　　"Wuuuu, sorry..." Yotsuba and Itsuki lowered their heads with sad faces.

　　Ichika looked at Miku beside her, the corners of her mouth suddenly curved up, and she whispered in her ear.

　　"By the way, Miku, I saw a very interesting scene at school today."

　　Miku looked at her quietly and tilted her head slightly: "What scene?"

　　The joy on Ichika's face grew even more intense, and she could barely contain herself.

　　"That's the scene where you have a date with a boy in the labyrinth garden during the day."

　　"?!"

　　The calm was broken in an instant, Miku's whole body stiffened, turned her face under Ichika's teasing gaze, and pretended to answer calmly.

　　"That's your hallucination."

　　"The reason is so lame!" Ichika laughed, but the more Miku didn't want to say it, the more curious she became, "Oh, don't be so vigilant, I won't tell the other sisters. Come to my room after dinner, tell me what happened, maybe I can help you out a bit?"

　　Pointing to her lips with her index finger, she winked at Miku and smiled meaningfully: "Isn't it natural for younger sisters to look for older sisters to discuss romance?"

　　"Nothing of the sort, I have nothing to discuss."

　　"Don't be shy~"

　　"Hah? Ichika, Miku, what are you talking about?"

　　"That's something Nino doesn't know."

　　"Hah-? Miku, how many secrets are you hiding from me! No, you must tell me today!"

　　"You two stop fighting in the car!"

　　"Ahahahaha, I'm also here to join the battle! Look at me!"

　　"Yotsuba, don't suddenly attack me~"

　　The five sisters were playing happily in the car.

　　....

　　"Is this what Asada-san was making all night..."

　　Sitting in front of a desk, wearing pajamas, tying her long hair into a side ponytail with a blue hair tie and hanging over her chest, Furuhashi muttered to the rough cardboard in her hand.

　　She flipped through the cards, and instead of tearing off the non-glued sticker on the back, she used masking tape to reinforce them, cut them a few times, and finally made the cards a little prettier.

　　"The point isn't appearances at all, but the topic..." Sighing helplessly, Furuhashi took out a pen and paper and started writing math problems on cards.

　　"Parabola... I remember the formula... It's written here on page 98 of the textbook... Then, apply the optimal solution... A similar problem is on page 13 of the practice set? It was so detailed..."

　　Following the word card guide, she counted and found the answer from the book. Almost every time she stopped, the word card would come up with the fastest solution for her, and instead of saying the answer, it came up with a calculated solution.

　　When she returned to her senses, the table was already covered with exam papers, textbooks, and practice books. On the paper where the pen is placed, there are additional answers at the end of the exam.

　　"I… Finished it alone?" Furuhashi was stunned for a few seconds, then hurriedly returned to the top of the formula, "No, check the calculation first, maybe it's wrong... En, I remember this place and the training set... Here is the exam paper... The formula is correct, if you change it the numbers…"

　　Little by little, she rewrote her answer on the paper, then took a deep breath, and tore off the sticker on the back.

　　"Whether it's right or wrong, let me reveal it… Oh, it's so tight, I can't tear it… Am I stupid, why glued..."

　　The silent expression on her face that was about to make her cry turned into an overwhelming shock after seeing the answer on the back of the word card.

　　"That's right! Nothing taught me to solve problems other than multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction! I'm so good~"

　　Holding the word card and circling excitedly in the room, Furuhashi lay down on the soft bed and the smile on her mouth suddenly softened.

　　"En, actually I'm not alone…"

Closing her eyes, the steps of solving problems and using calculations were reflected in her heart, which she would not forget for a long time.

　　The figures that were considered cold and mechanical, turn into scenes of depression, laugh, relax, and lose the plot, let her remember and tell her even she can get the answer.

　　Press the word card on the chest, feel the joy flowing in the heart, warming the whole body.

　　Furuhashi smiled lightly and said, "This way, I'll be one step closer to the Demon King, right? Villager A."

　　Tomorrow, she should properly thank Shinichi!

　　....

　　"...Bingo."

　　Ogata raised the word card in front of her, her eyes lit up, and her face was filled with a sense of accomplishment.

　　"Remember very clearly..."

　　Whether it is problem-solving skills such as "what is the question asked", "what is the article asking", "what is the desired answer", or difficult literary character phrases, they are clearly laid out in the mind like a formula and after a little thought an answer can emerge.

　　A small topic has an integral and compact structure like a chemical formula, once her mind went blank just by looking at complicated and complex words. However, now she can sort out the "literal chemical formula" through deductive and structural inductive methods, step by step to analyze the molecular formula and chemical reactions contained therein.

　　"Asada-san is truly amazing... This kind of teaching method is really unheard of..."

Once happy, Ogata certainly doesn't forget what she cares about the most, namely game leads.

"After clearing the first level, there will be a clue that leads to the hidden treasure..."

　　She tore off the clue sticker, looked at the part written on it, and widened her eyes slightly.

　　"Ogata, your strengths are logical thinking and critical thinking. So when faced with an article, the first thing you should do is not stare at a long list of fonts, but summarize it from the title of the article, and its sections. Make key points one by one, keep using 'why' to question the truth of these key points, and get the most correct answer. It doesn't matter if it takes a long time, the most important thing is not to give in to curiosity about the unknown."

　　"Believe in yourself, and believe in your own efforts. If nothing else puts you at ease, trust me and Furuhashi. You are not alone in this learning journey. When you are in doubt, someone will definitely contact you to help you!"

　　"First clue, Maze Garden. "

　　"..."

　　Pinching the word card, Ogata stared at the few words inside, with a joyful expression.

　　"Believe in your own efforts, not alone..."

　　How long had it been since she received this kind of encouragement from someone else?

　　No matter who says, don't do wasted work, only she will think that, her efforts are meaningless... No matter who it is, they question and deny their dreams and goals.

　　In the past, she only had Furuhashi as a partner, but they couldn't help each other. The two who were in the mud couldn't reach out to save each other, they could only lick each other's wounds.

　　But now it's different, there is one more person who stays up all night thinking about them, agreeing with them and believing in them.

　　Asada Shinichi, their educator.

　　The declaration under the setting sun that day, his expression, his smile, and his affirmation, seemed to be replayed before her eyes, at this moment, his image was in her mind.

　　"Mmm~..."

　　Ogata lowered her head, clenched her fists in front of her chest, her cheeks and ears were slightly rosy.

　　The heartbeat suddenly sped up a little.

　　"What is this feeling..."

　　Ogata raised her head, and after some serious thought, she gave a serious answer.

"Surely the thinking nerves have been exhausted from overthinking... Take a shower and rest!"

　　Tomorrow, she had to go and thank Shinichi.