I've gotten off topic. Come to think of it, we're currently holding the "Needy Sisters Conference."
For now, we need to think of a way for Hijiri to avoid failing the exam.
"Does this mean that there will be no student council work from now until the exams?"
"Yeah. Looks like everyone's studying."
"...It's time for you to study too, Onee-chan."
It's like it's someone else's problem. I guess Kiyoshi never studied it in the first place. It seemed like he didn't really feel like he was involved.
"That's right! I need to study too... Ugh, I don't want to."
"Fighting! Eat this and cheer yourself up!"
"Yes, thanks... I can't do it without sweets."
As he said this, Kiyoshi munched on the sweets together with Hisamori. Hime must have been full by now, or she had decided to give the rest to the two of them. She hadn't touched them at all.
Hmm. Maybe I should bring more tomorrow?
Hime is a reserved person, so if there is a limit to the number of people, she will back off. I was thinking about taking that into consideration.
"Well then, from now on we'll have study sessions every day after school."
"Eh? But can I stay after school from tomorrow? It's exam period, so club activities will be cancelled. I think I heard that they won't give permission to use the facilities or something."
...That's true.
Even club activities will be suspended, so it will be difficult for students to remain at school.
"The student council will also be on holiday, so I guess they're not allowed to stay after school in the first place."
"...No, but I don't think there was any rule like that. The student council was just taking a voluntary break, and if there was still work that needed to be done, I think they could have continued their activities."
As expected from Student Council Vice President, Hijiri.
It may be better to think of this as the school's intention rather than a matter of regulations.
Well, I can understand the argument that you should focus on your tests since you're a student.
I'm not saying anything wrong at all.
"A place to study, huh? Our house... but it would take a lot of time for Yohei to get there."
"I don't really mind though."
"No, I'm the one who's worried. I feel bad for putting such a burden on her, especially since she's taking care of my sister."
I think this is Hime's way of doing things.
It's true that if I were to go to the Hoshimiya residence, I would have to consider the round trip of an hour. On top of that, teaching Hijiri would take up my study time... so it would be best to avoid cutting into my own study time as much as possible.
If my grades drop because I taught Hijiri, I'll end up making Hime feel guilty. I want to avoid that, so I need to work hard too.
So, ideally, it would be great if we could reduce travel time as much as possible.
"So, would a family restaurant or fast food restaurant be better?"
"Restaurants... might be a little noisy. Also, I don't think I can stop Onee-chan's appetite."
I'm sure he'll focus more on food than studying.
I might not agree with restaurants either.
"My house... is it small to begin with?"
It's close to the school and in a good location.
However, Hime still isn't keen on it.
"I don't think the size is the problem. I would like to go, but...it seems like I'm putting a burden on them, so I feel bad about that."
"I'm sorry for making you worry."
Both of them are good people.
Because she really thought about me, she drew a line so that I wouldn't become a burden.
However, as a practical matter, what should we do?
As the three of us were worrying about this... unexpectedly, that girl suggested a solution.
"If it's not against the rules, why not just get permission from the teacher? The teachers are very humble towards Hoshimiya-senpai, so I think it'll be no problem!"
...Maybe the three of us were a little too good.
Hisamori's slightly cunning idea is something we would never have been able to come up with on our own.