(That's it for Modern Japanese. Which just leaves math...)

(I should be able to solve this correctly as long as I follow this formula and don't make any calculation errors.)

...

(Was that just my imagination...?)

Where was I? Um...

...

(Oh no...)

(Lately, my concentration's been breaking over the smallest noises.)

(I struggled to focus even during finals the other day...)

...

(Mom must've been checking to see how I was doing... Because she's worried about me...)

(At least I think so, but...)

How are your studies going, Mafuyu?

Oh, um... Fine.
I should be able to get through everything that I need to do today.

Wonderful. That's my daughter.

However, it's getting late, so why don't you find a good spot to wrap things up? You need your rest.

You can always wake up early tomorrow morning to finish the rest. Also, here's some warm milk.

Thank you.
This is nice...

Hehe. I'm glad to hear that.

Speaking of which, you'll be getting your finals back tomorrow, right?

I'm looking forward to seeing good results since you studied so hard for them.

Yes, me too...

Hehe. Anyway, please try to go to bed soon. Good night.

Good night.

It's almost 25:00...

(The others are probably working right now...)

...

(I should sleep...
But I'm still nowhere near finished.)

I'll keep working on these for a little while longer...

I'll be returning your finals now.
Please come up when I call your name.

Okay.

Next, Asahina.

Coming...

Oh...

(I did worse than I thought...)

(What do I do...?)

Asahina? Is something wrong...?

N-No.
Nothing's wrong.

To be honest, Asahina, you made quite a few more mistakes than usual. Is everything okay...?

Oh...

Yes, everything's fine...

Really? Well, my door's always open...

Yes...
Thank you...

I'm back.

Welcome home, Mafuyu.
Do you get your finals back?

...

No, the teachers are apparently very busy and need a little more time to grade them.

Oh, I see...
I understand they have tough jobs, but I hope they finish grading them soon.

*Nod*

(I couldn't tell her about how I really did...)

(But I won't be able to hide that forever...
I should tell her sooner rather than later.)

(I should... But...)

(I'm afraid of what she's going to say when she sees that my grades are starting to slip.)

(Not just say... What she might do...)

(And I have another mock exam coming up.)

(Doing well on that might make up for how I did on my finals...)

If I can do that...