'So far on the regular examinations, Maria is number one in every subject!
How awesome is that!
I can't help but admire you, Mary.

Ha-ha, you all overpay for it. It's just that this time it's a bit of a test for me.

　--I'm sure you're not the only one who's been in love with the idea.

　Because of the praise from everyone?
　Because you're number one in every subject so far?

　No, I'm not the kind of person who gets a kick out of that!


　The reason I'm feeling so good about this is because...

''But this means that Misha-san, who is second in all subjects so far, is studying abroad...''
The requirement to study abroad is that you must be in the top five overall. In addition, you have to get first place in one of the subjects...
'I'm inclined to want Maria-sama to achieve the Grand Slam, but I'd like Misha-san to study abroad as well, and...'

　This time the exam was dependent on his classmate Misha studying abroad.

That's okay. There is a lot of fear that I will come first in all subjects in the grand slam. Besides, the last subject left is math, which is Misha's specialty. I'm a humanities type, so I'm not going to be able to...

　Nah!
　Nah!

　Kukkuu.

　I've cut down on sleep every day, hired a famous tutor for every subject, and studied like hell for this exam...!

　Because of that, my skin has been in a state of disrepair for the past week or so.
　It's been really hard to hide my rough skin and under eye circles with makeup....

　But!
　That's why you're number one in all subjects so far, and you've solved all the Earned Maths perfectly!

　I mean, it can't be anything but a 100 in math.

　Misha.
　I don't know if you're a genius or not, but don't let your little fawning over me make you feel better about yourself.

　I'm going to crush your dream of studying abroad until there's nothing left to crush.... W!


　　~~ Later.


Congratulations on your study abroad experience, Misha!
You'll have to correspond with him when he gets there.
Me too, me too!

'Thank you guys!　I'd love to correspond with all of them!

　With a distant view of her classmates, who are excited about Misha's decision to study abroad.

d*mn it, how did this happen?

　I was so frustrated that I squeezed the math answer sheet that had just returned to me.

　The reason for this is because...

Zero....!

　I didn't expect to get a zero on my final math!

I didn't think the answer boxes were all off by one...!

　I studied for the exam every day until dawn.
　The painful mistake caused by lack of sleep...!

　What a blunder I made at the last minute!

　When I was shaking with humiliation and anger at myself, I came to

"Mary.
　Misha arrived.

"...What is it Misha, have you come to laugh at me, a loser?

　You were such a bad ass right up until the very end!

"?　I'm here to thank you for that, because I'm able to study abroad because of Maria. Thank you so much.

'I don't remember doing anything to thank you for it, though?　Or is it sarcasm?

　Just because we won doesn't make this woman...!
　You're getting carried away with your high-handedness!
　It's so frustrating to be on a roll...

'You're not really being honest anymore, Maria. You got a zero on purpose so that I could study abroad.　I will never forget this debt. I will do everything in my power to repay you in the future.

　Misha said something, but I was so irritated that I was on the edge of my mind & had my back teeth on edge, so I didn't want to hear anything at all.

"Yes, yes, yes, whatever you want to call it,

　I was at the limit of my ability to pretend to be a friend, so I threw a few words in response and left in a hurry.

　Stupid, stupid, stupid!　I'm an idiot!

　All I could think about was the voice in my head cursing my failure to make a painful mistake.

"As expected of you, Mary, you are a different vessel for a human being!
And when they thank you for it, you act like you don't know what you're doing...
I'm so lucky to be in the same class as Mary!

　People around me were saying something, but of course that didn't reach my ears.