Kanda Shuichi's thanks left Sudou Ken a bit at a loss. Seeing this, Kanda Shuichi found it amusing but couldn't continue watching, as the other might get angry.
"Anyway, Sudou, you carried me to the hospital, so please let me repay you. If you have any requests, just say them. As long as I can do it, I won't refuse."
Kanda Shuichi said this for a reason. Sudou's reaction made him realize that this guy was just a kid lacking love.
Lacking recognition, lacking love, and using a bad temper to protect himself. How pitiful.
From his reaction, he wasn't hopeless.
If it were Ike or Yamauchi, they would probably start bragging about how great they were and that Kanda should remember their kindness.
But Sudou didn't take credit and even felt uneasy. This showed that if Sudou was properly guided, he might turn out to be a good person.
So Kanda Shuichi said this. Of course, if Sudou's request was too much, Kanda Shuichi would admit he was wrong.
Sudou hesitated after hearing Kanda Shuichi's words, as if deciding whether to speak.
Really? So soon?
"Kanda, you're good at studying, right? I saw you scored 80 on the last test."
Sudou's words surprised him, but he nodded in agreement.
"Then please teach me! I asked the seniors in the basketball club, and they said if you fail the exams here, you really get expelled. Their class already lost several students. I want to keep playing basketball, so I can't leave now."
Sudou's voice was firm, and he even stood up and bowed slightly to Kanda Shuichi, asking for help.
Sudou's words made the class quiet for a moment, and almost all the students looked at him in surprise.
Is this Sudou? Am I seeing things?
Soon, the class started whispering.
"Is he joking?"
"He won't last two days before giving up."
"Yes, I think so too."
The voices in the class made Sudou clench his fists, but he was waiting, waiting for Kanda Shuichi's response. If Kanda Shuichi gave the same answer as them, he would punch Kanda Shuichi even if it meant risking a two-week suspension!
In fact, Kanda Shuichi didn't expect Sudou to make such a request. It was really unexpected, and he didn't think that day's events would have such a big impact on Sudou.
"Please lift your head, Sudou." Kanda Shuichi said to Sudou in a gentle and confident tone, "I received your request. Trust me, as long as you study hard these days, I won't let you fail the midterm exam."
Since you are willing to work hard, I'll help you.
After all, it's not a difficult thing for me, right?
"In that case, I'll teach him." Horikita appeared behind Kanda Shuichi at some point and spoke up right after Kanda Shuichi agreed to Sudou's request.
The good atmosphere immediately turned bad.
"Huh? Who asked you to teach? Did you forget what you said a few days ago?"
Damn, Horikita, you ruined the good atmosphere I created!
"That's right, even I thought your words were too much. You judged Sudou without seeing him play basketball. Do you think that was right?"
"This has nothing to do with you. Please shut up."
Horikita's words made Kanda Shuichi laugh in anger. You...
But Horikita didn't give Kanda Shuichi a chance to speak and directly looked at Sudou.
"Sudou, I really dislike you."
"Huh? Same here, I really dislike you too!"
"But now, even if we dislike each other, it's just a small matter. The fact that you could say that to Kanda shows you understand the importance of studying. So I'm teaching you for myself, and you are studying for yourself."
Looking at Horikita, Sudou's expression was complicated: "You want to go to Class A that badly? Even inviting someone you dislike."
"Yes, that's right. If not, who would want to be involved with you?"
"But I'd rather have Kanda teach me than you. Kanda's grades aren't much worse than yours." Even so, Sudou was still reluctant to be involved with Horikita.
"Indeed, his academic ability is not below mine, and in some subjects, he's even better. But don't forget, teaching is tiring, especially for a student with a weak foundation like you. And Kanda just had a concussion two days ago."
Kanda Shuichi, who was about to say it's a piece of cake, realized, oh right, I had a concussion.
Sudou also seemed to realize this and glanced at Kanda.
Kanda, who was willing to believe in him and teach him, didn't want Kanda to get worse because of this. Moreover, someone was willing to take on this task.
But Sudou didn't agree right away, otherwise, it would be too easy.
Then Horikita used her persuasive skills to finally convince Sudou, Ike, and Yamauchi to give it a try. In return, Horikita came up with a very detailed plan.
First, they had to make good use of class time to find out what they didn't understand.
Then, after the one-hour class, everyone would gather and report what they didn't understand.
At this time, Horikita would explain during the ten-minute break.
Then continue with the next class, and so on.
Of course, this is not easy.
Sudou and the others couldn't keep up with the lessons and couldn't guarantee to read the books well in a short time.
"Wait, wait. I feel a bit confused. Can we really do this?"
Ike and the others soon realized this was a tough task.
"Yeah, we only have ten minutes between classes. It's impossible to explain everything we don't understand in that time, right?"
"Don't worry, I will make all the answers in class easy to understand. Then, Kanda, Kushida, and I will each do one-on-one teaching. Kanda, you should be able to handle just answering questions, right?"
"Yes, if it's just answering questions, it will be much easier."
Kanda Shuichi also understood Horikita's method. If it's like this, it might be possible to use the ten minutes perfectly to grasp the knowledge and handle the exam well.
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