I, Aki Tomoya, will not be a simp.

"Didn't pass the exam again, sigh..."

I don't know which high-achieving student was repeating a year, but he left a very profound sentence and turned to leave.

Although he had repeated a year to try to get into the University of Tokyo, unfortunately, that's all he got to.

The list only has the names of the 96 students who are eligible to enter the University of Tokyo each year through the third science exam.

Aki Tomoya saw the list and his clenched fingers loosened.

……

"Is Furuhashi really planning to repeat a year of high school?"

On March 21, a day off, a group of people gathered at Qingfeng Academy, looked back at the past, and then looked to the future.

Many people achieved their first-choice goal, such as Kudo Sayaka, who successfully entered Keio University's Faculty of Letters, her first choice. She received blessings from those around her, and her family was very excited. Her mother cried tears of joy.

Similarly, there's Fumino Furuhashi, who plans to retake the college entrance exam.

She actually got into her second and third choice universities, but she plans to repeat a year of high school.

"I really want to go to my father's university, and my father has told me that he will help me. Please give me your guidance this year, both of you teachers!"

Fumino Furuhashi didn't seem to regret it; instead, she explained in a cheerful tone.

She actually got into her first choice university, but what surprised her more was that her father later found her and asked her if she wanted to retake the exam, instead of advising her to take her first exam results to Waseda University.

Reiji Furuhashi told her daughter that if she planned to repeat a year, he would tutor her this year and continue to let her study at the cram school.

The reason why Fumino Furuhashi decided to repeat her senior year was not because the university she got into was worse than Waseda University and her father’s university, Yuzuruhata, but because her father, Reiji Furuhashi, was willing to support her.

Moreover, if she were to repeat a year, the pressure wouldn't be that great. In fact, if repeating a year would give her a better chance of getting into the university where her father works, then from that perspective, repeating a year would be the best option.

Please continue to guide me this year!

Mr. Tsubota and Junko Harumi replied, flattered.

"Go for it, Fumino! Make your dad look at you in a new light!"

Sayaka Kudo hugged Fumino Furuhashi, and at the same time, she knew that Fumino Furuhashi had actually gained something more valuable.

The graduating class is missing one person, and everyone is waiting for him.

Sayaka Kudo even went outside to wait for him.

"It's rare for Anki to be late!"

Mr. Tsubota laughed and said that Aki Tomoya was already late today.

Just as they were thinking about what to say when Aki Tomoya arrived, Kudo Sayaka's voice suddenly rang out from the doorway.

"An Yi, you're too late! Where have you been?!"

"Don't pull me, you're pulling too hard! I finally escaped from my mom and relatives!"

Aki Tomoya's voice came from outside.

Everyone looked closely and saw that Kudo Sayaka was dragging Aki Tomoya in.

"Everyone, a student from the prestigious Dongda University isn't one to be late!"

Sayaka Kudo pulled him in front of everyone and shouted exaggeratedly.

The latter smiled sheepishly and said, "Sorry I'm late!"

Congratulations on passing the entrance exam for the University of Tokyo!

The next second, a chorus of congratulations erupted, filling Aki Tomoya's chest.

I passed the second test with some difficulty, and to my shame, I was still fifth from the bottom.

Looking at the results afterward, I had done my best in math and science and didn't fall behind. I only managed to improve in English and Chinese, especially English, which really gave me a boost.

Exams really do require strategy. Aki Tomoya could only be thankful afterwards that he hadn't neglected his English and Japanese. Mr. Tsubota and Harumi Junko hadn't lied to him. Instead of trying to win among a group of people confident in their math skills, he should have thought about how to widen the gap in Japanese and English while maintaining the same level as everyone else.

"Thank you all! Congratulations on passing the entrance exam. But it's not over yet. I still have an interview to do, and I need to spend time preparing the materials carefully."

Aki Tomoya thanked everyone for their congratulations.

Although there was still a final interview, everyone present knew that once the university entrance exam was over, the interview was just a formality, unless some dramatic twist occurred or there was a professor who liked to make things difficult for people.

However, that doesn't exist. We don't even know him, so who would target him?

After spring, Aki Tomoya officially became a freshman at the University of Tokyo.

"Good luck to Furuhashi this year too! I'll be cheering you on from the bottom of my heart at university!"

Aki Tomoya also learned that Furuhashi Fumino had decided to repeat a year of high school.

If Fumino Furuhashi were to repeat a grade, her family wouldn't have much financial burden, and they would have the means to strive for better opportunities, so this choice would definitely be the right one.

Afterwards, I heard that she had discussed her decision to repeat a year with her family, and that the relationship between her father and daughter had improved a lot. When Aki Tomo learned about this, she was genuinely happy for her. It was so good to have her father's formal support!

"Aki, if you can't speak properly, then don't speak!"

Sayaka Kudo slapped Tomoya Aki on the back.

Aki Tomoya staggered a couple of steps, then turned back to her with a pained expression: "It hurts!"

"That's what you're going to feel, remember that, hehehe!"

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Chapter 181 Outside the Pavilion by the Ancient Road (1/?)

Aki Tomoya managed to get into the University of Tokyo by applying for the third science major.

For the interview, just prepare the written materials and go when the time comes; there shouldn't be any major problems.

Junko Harumi, who had failed her college entrance exams, felt a pang of emotion upon seeing Tomoya Aki, who was about to enter the University of Tokyo in the spring.

"Maybe I never really wanted to go to the University of Tokyo, but I'm really happy to see that you got in."

When Junko Harumi failed the exam, she was indeed unwilling to accept it.

After being further hurt by his mother, he became even more despondent.

At this moment, Harumi Junko finally realized that she had only been stubbornly preparing for the exam according to her mother's expectations, and whether she really wanted to get into that kind of place.

Taking exams for the sake of taking exams, and ultimately failing them.

No wonder my former life goals collapsed so easily.

"Thank you, Harumi-sensei. And you look really cool now."

"Is that so? Trying to curry favor with me now won't get you any reward!"

Occasionally, she would show her handsome side, which impressed her students. Two years later, more than ten years later, Junko Harumi finally tasted what success really meant.

Compared to her regret about failing the entrance exam, she was happier that her student, Aki Tomoya, was able to get into the University of Tokyo than she had previously fantasized about what it would have been like if she had gotten in back then.

"Thank you so much, Aki-kun! And Kudo-kun too!"

With one university in Tokyo and another in Keio, she turned her life around along with Aomine Academy.

The academy, which was originally poorly managed and faced bankruptcy several times, has become famous in Tokyo this year because Aki Tomoya was admitted to the University of Tokyo with a science degree and Kudo Sayaka was admitted to the Keio University Faculty of Letters.

Harumi Junko felt her luck had really turned around when a boy from the University of Tokyo's Department of Science and a girl from Keio University's Department of Letters emerged from such a primary school. It all started during Golden Week two years ago.

They were fortunate to have a kind-hearted company president, a group of students, and an excellent teacher like Mr. Tsubota.

It was as if God had finally begun to favor her.

"Not only me, but the academy will also prosper. My failed life and failed career can finally be said goodbye!"

It seems there's a tendency for its true colors to be revealed again?

At this moment, Junko Harumi seemed a little arrogant.

But she certainly has the means to be a little cocky now. However, she soon couldn't help but complain: "I'm over thirty now, I need to take care of my bones!"

"And luck in love."

"Ah, Aki-kun, you don't need to discourage me at times like this!"

You could say it hit a nerve. I have life goals now and my career is thriving, but that doesn't change the fact that I've never been in a real relationship.

Now that I'm over thirty, not only are my bones failing me, but my love life hasn't improved either.

"Would anyone like someone like me?"

With that same self-pitying tone again, Harumi Junko, who had been at full strength, was suddenly hit with a debuff.

"Harumi-sensei is quite oblivious..."

Aki Tomoya also thought of Harumi Junko's cousin, Yakumo Masashi. Although he had only met him once, he had noticed some clues.

Unfortunately, Harumi Junko herself is rather slow-witted.

Therefore, it would be a huge mistake to say that nobody likes it.

Unfortunately, Junko Harumi never saw Masashi Yakumo as a member of the opposite sex.