1. The middle school division
of Shuchiin AcademyCopy !req
2. is five minutes away
from the high school division.Copy !req
3. Because of short distance,Copy !req
4. quite a few younger students visit
their elders in the high school division.Copy !req
5. In fact, that day, one girl...Copy !req
6. Yes?Copy !req
7. Excuse me.Copy !req
8. Oh, a cute visitor.Copy !req
9. What am I thinking?Copy !req
10. It's probably rude to call someone cute
the first time you meet.Copy !req
11. But for some reason, I can't take
my eyes off of her. Why's that?Copy !req
12. I'm Kei Shirogane, the treasurer
of the middle school student council.Copy !req
13. Kei Shirogane... Kei Shirogane...Copy !req
14. Shirogane...Copy !req
15. This girl...Copy !req
16. She's the president's little sister!Copy !req
17. I see it! She has the same scary eyes!Copy !req
18. Well, please come in.Copy !req
19. Okay, thank you.Copy !req
20. If you're looking for the president,
he's at a club budget meeting.Copy !req
21. I think he won't be back for a while.Copy !req
22. A club budget meeting?
I heard a long time ago...Copy !req
23. that a student council president
who transferred to the schoolCopy !req
24. made an insulting remark
during one meetingCopy !req
25. and found it difficult
to live in Japan afterwards.Copy !req
26. That rumor has been embellished
quite a bit.Copy !req
27. Then, it's not true?Copy !req
28. Of course not.Copy !req
29. The student's father was just relocated
to a remote country.Copy !req
30. He was deliberately sent away?Copy !req
31. I wonder if he's gotten used
to the thin air there.Copy !req
32. Will he be okay?Copy !req
33. His little sister is worried about him.Copy !req
34. It'll be fine.Copy !req
35. I swear by the name of ShinomiyaCopy !req
36. that if anything happens,
I'll protect the president.Copy !req
37. Shinomiya-senpai...Copy !req
38. It'll be all right.Copy !req
39. Leave it to me.Copy !req
40. To shoot the leader, shoot his horse first.Copy !req
41. To force a man to surrender, one should
first ensnare the people around him.Copy !req
42. Making friends with his relatives
leads to a relationship with the family.Copy !req
43. A situation encouraging
interactions with him...Copy !req
44. Kaguya, you're like a big sister!Copy !req
45. Yes! Yes, that's it!Copy !req
46. I'll have this girl call me her big sister!Copy !req
47. HEH HEHCopy !req
48. So, what can I do for you today?Copy !req
49. Um,Copy !req
50. I was going to ask my brother to check
these student council documents.Copy !req
51. In that case, I can give you a hand.Copy !req
52. Despite my looks, I'm pretty competent.Copy !req
53. The competent woman appeal!Copy !req
54. Um, here they are.Copy !req
55. Giving the impression of someone
who is capable to inspire feelings of respect.Copy !req
56. Let's see.Copy !req
57. The calculations are correct,
but you've got commas in the wrong places.Copy !req
58. And the layout isn't very reader-friendly.Copy !req
59. He was here?Copy !req
60. I see.Copy !req
61. Then, I should stretch this out
to fill in the blank space?Copy !req
62. And while you're at it,
I'd set up a macro for here and here.Copy !req
63. That makes sense.Copy !req
64. Group these. It would be clear
where you're supposed to look,Copy !req
65. W-Well, it'd be difficult to get closer
to her as a competent woman.Copy !req
66. so I wouldn't display any of this.Copy !req
67. That would only increase
the sense of distance between us.Copy !req
68. I want all of this part looked at, so...Copy !req
69. We should be equals!Copy !req
70. The goal should be a relationship
in which we hang out as friends!Copy !req
71. And then...Copy !req
72. Big Sister Kaguya!Copy !req
73. You should come over
to my house for dinner!Copy !req
74. Oh, would that be okay?Copy !req
75. You two are so close.Copy !req
76. It's like you're real sisters.Copy !req
77. We are real sisters, right?Copy !req
78. That's because you're
like my own daughter, Kaguya.Copy !req
79. Why don't you move in here?Copy !req
80. Wonderful!Copy !req
81. Kaguya was starving for familial love.Copy !req
82. Then...Copy !req
83. Say, Shirogane...Copy !req
84. We're all Shirogane here.Copy !req
85. You've got to use first names.Copy !req
86. Then,Copy !req
87. Miyuki.Copy !req
88. Kaguya.Copy !req
89. Amazing! How far could this go?Copy !req
90. You should probably choose your range
and then use a table.Copy !req
91. That's it! The feeling of friendship!Copy !req
92. A strong friendship would be best!Copy !req
93. The formatted table form from Home...Copy !req
94. Miss Shirogane,
would you like something to drink?Copy !req
95. Sure.Copy !req
96. Hello.Copy !req
97. Kei!Copy !req
98. Hello, way of the sword!Copy !req
99. Hello, way of the sword back!Copy !req
100. What's up?
Are you just here to hang out?Copy !req
101. Yep, yep. I'm just here for work today.Copy !req
102. Huh?Copy !req
103. You two know each other?Copy !req
104. That's right!Copy !req
105. Kei and Moeha are the same year!Copy !req
106. I'm Moeha, the third daughter!Copy !req
107. Sometimes Kei sleeps over at our house,Copy !req
108. and even though we're three years apart,Copy !req
109. we're such good friends
that you wouldn't know it!Copy !req
110. - Right?
- Right?Copy !req
111. The other day, we played
a video game together, right?Copy !req
112. Right!Copy !req
113. Remember that dance you made up?
Wanna do it here?Copy !req
114. I'm too embarrassed!Copy !req
115. So, you've been carrying on like this
behind my back, huh?Copy !req
116. Let's do it! You did it for me
when we went to karaoke, right?Copy !req
117. Is that right? Understood. I get it.Copy !req
118. Which karaoke place was that again?Copy !req
119. I think I still have the video.Copy !req
120. But Miss Fujiwara's position is that of a friend!
Nothing more and nothing less!Copy !req
121. Cut it out! Don't look for that!Copy !req
122. It won't take me long to pull it up!Copy !req
123. I'll take the status of "big sister"!Copy !req
124. Hey, Sis...Copy !req
125. Sis?Copy !req
126. Moeha and I are going shopping
for clothes in Harajuku soon.Copy !req
127. Why don't you come with us, Sis?Copy !req
128. Sure, I'd love to go!Copy !req
129. Sis?Copy !req
130. I love window shopping in Harajuku!Copy !req
131. This is how Miss Fujiwara
steals everything I want.Copy !req
132. Greed.Copy !req
133. Okay, as soon as summer vacation starts,Copy !req
134. It's people like this that ruin the planet.Copy !req
135. we'll do the full course,
from morning until night!Copy !req
136. A cancer on Earth. How repulsive.Copy !req
137. Yay!Copy !req
138. Why don't you go with us, too,
Miss Kaguya?Copy !req
139. Sure!Copy !req
140. Jeez.Copy !req
141. Miss Fujiwara is a good girl!
This is what I love about her!Copy !req
142. We'll always be friends!Copy !req
143. How was your meeting today?Copy !req
144. Well, I got through it.Copy !req
145. By the way, Kei, I heard
you stopped by our student council.Copy !req
146. How was it?Copy !req
147. How was what?Copy !req
148. Well, as your big brother,
I'm naturally curious about what you do.Copy !req
149. You're as nosy as a stalker.Copy !req
150. But Chika was the same as always.Copy !req
151. Your treasurer was pretty gloomy,
but nice to me.Copy !req
152. And as for the vice president, Shinomiya,Copy !req
153. I was so nervous around her
that I couldn't carry on a conversation.Copy !req
154. - What?
- Shut up! Drop dead!Copy !req
155. Results of today's match...Copy !req
156. Kei Shirogane loses.Copy !req
157. Finals are coming soon.Copy !req
158. MIYUKI SHIROGANE CAN'T LOSECopy !req
159. Have you all been studying?Copy !req
160. Miss Fujiwara, that's not whistling.Copy !req
161. - There's no need to study for exams.
- Oh?Copy !req
162. They should be no problem
if you're studying right along.Copy !req
163. Last-minute cramming is absurd.Copy !req
164. You'll just wreck your health.Copy !req
165. He's lying.Copy !req
166. I strongly advise you all
to avoid last-minute cramming, as well.Copy !req
167. This young man has even taken
a leave of absence from his part-time jobCopy !req
168. so he could stay up studying
in the ten nights before the test.Copy !req
169. Final exams!Copy !req
170. At Shuchiin Academy, literature and science
exams are given five times a year.Copy !req
171. Shirogane has achieved the highest score
three times in a row,Copy !req
172. solidifying his position
as the school's academic leader.Copy !req
173. Shirogane began at the academy
from high school.Copy !req
174. His grades are his biggest lifeline.Copy !req
175. To maintain his number one status,Copy !req
176. he wouldn't hesitate to strategize or even lie!Copy !req
177. Good point.Copy !req
178. Tests are a reflection
of your own abilities.Copy !req
179. Even if you push yourself hard
and get a decent score,Copy !req
180. that doesn't predict the future.Copy !req
181. She is lying.Copy !req
182. The best thing to do
is take it in a relaxed manner.Copy !req
183. It's unusual for her,Copy !req
184. but this young lady is taking the finals
extremely seriously.Copy !req
185. Normally, being defeated
isn't necessarily humiliating to her.Copy !req
186. She knows that the occasional defeat
is part of the secret of success in life.Copy !req
187. But when it comes to studying,
that's a different story.Copy !req
188. Shinomiya is a genius,
but pulling out all the stops,Copy !req
189. she hasn't yet beaten Shirogane
in that field!Copy !req
190. Being a creature of pride, that kind
of defeat is an unforgivable disgrace to her!Copy !req
191. Ishigami...Copy !req
192. If you don't push yourself to the limit
this time, you'll be in trouble.Copy !req
193. If you fail again...Copy !req
194. It'll be fine.Copy !req
195. I'm studying hard for finals
this time around.Copy !req
196. Well, I'm going home to study.Copy !req
197. He's lying.Copy !req
198. This young man only wants to continue
playing the video game he bought recently.Copy !req
199. He has the nerve to buy a game
right before exams.Copy !req
200. He lives fast and recklessly
as if he's sensed his own time of death.Copy !req
201. And getting failing grades
is the norm for him.Copy !req
202. This is the way of Yu Ishigami.Copy !req
203. I'm hopeless at Japanese,
and I know slang from other languages.Copy !req
204. None of that's on the test,
so I don't do well.Copy !req
205. The way you study foreign languages
is kind of unique,Copy !req
206. so, maybe studying the normal way
wouldn't be efficient for you.Copy !req
207. And the amount you study won't
necessarily translate into higher scores.Copy !req
208. Not studying at all
is indeed a viable choice.Copy !req
209. She's lying.Copy !req
210. That's right.Copy !req
211. Instead of studying, in the days
before a test, I just sit cross-leggedCopy !req
212. and focus on the subject.Copy !req
213. He's lying!Copy !req
214. I see.Copy !req
215. Understood!Copy !req
216. I won't study!Copy !req
217. HEHCopy !req
218. She's serious.Copy !req
219. This young woman has gotten tangled up
in Shirogane and Kaguya's sabotage.Copy !req
220. As a result, her class rank
has steadily dropped.Copy !req
221. Although her grades are average,
she has a desire to learn.Copy !req
222. Despite her personality,
Fujiwara is a fine student.Copy !req
223. She has no reason to be suspicious
of the words of Shuchiin's top two students.Copy !req
224. She doesn't realize
that they're playing dirty.Copy !req
225. The exam is a battle that begins
before the pen is even picked up!Copy !req
226. DUN DUNCopy !req
227. Not only relying on brains,Copy !req
228. but using information, personal connections
and assets are all reasonable choices.Copy !req
229. A virtual war in which these talented students
use every bit of ingenuity they possess...Copy !req
230. That is what the final exams are!Copy !req
231. 197TH OUT OF 199 STUDENTSCopy !req
232. I'm nervous!Copy !req
233. If my grades drop again,
so will the amount of my allowance!Copy !req
234. Calm down. Panicking now
won't have any effect on your scores.Copy !req
235. You're not nervous, President?Copy !req
236. Of course not.Copy !req
237. I have faith in my own ability.Copy !req
238. I just have to regurgitate
what I've accumulated so far.Copy !req
239. He's lying.Copy !req
240. This young man is so nervous
that he feels like he may vomit.Copy !req
241. He's quivering so badly
that he can't even hold his pen steady!Copy !req
242. I will absolutely not lose.Copy !req
243. No one but he could know...Copy !req
244. 1ST: MIYUKI SHIROGANE
2ND: KAGUYA SHINOMIYACopy !req
245. that the pressure a king experiencesCopy !req
246. is infinitely greater
than that of challengers to his throne.Copy !req
247. Only he knows the heavy burden
of the eternal quest for perfection.Copy !req
248. He knows what it's like
to compete with a genius.Copy !req
249. And he knows how much
he needs to sacrifice.Copy !req
250. Studying is his one and only weapon.Copy !req
251. If he couldn't at least get better grades
than the girl who could do anything,Copy !req
252. she would then be far away,
someone he could only look up at.Copy !req
253. He had to win...Copy !req
254. Begin!Copy !req
255. I just can't lose!Copy !req
256. to be her equal!Copy !req
257. I can't lose to Shinomiya!Copy !req
258. 1ST: MIYUKI SHIROGANE
2ND: KAGUYA SHINOMIYACopy !req
259. Nice job, Shinomiya.Copy !req
260. This could just be a matter of chance.Copy !req
261. Next time, who knows?Copy !req
262. No, I'm aware of how hard
you worked, President.Copy !req
263. Luck had nothing to do with it.Copy !req
264. I still have a ways to go.Copy !req
265. But I accept these results.Copy !req
266. She's lying.Copy !req
267. This young woman...Copy !req
268. is so frustrated that it would be no surprise
if blood shot out of her eyes.Copy !req
269. If this weren't a public place,Copy !req
270. she would stomp her feet
and roll around,Copy !req
271. but instead, she bit her lip
to keep the scream locked up inside.Copy !req
272. You must be pleased, President.Copy !req
273. This makes four years in a row,
doesn't it?Copy !req
274. No, actually, there was
just too much pressure.Copy !req
275. To be honest, I only feel relief.Copy !req
276. I don't have it in me
to feel pleased anymore.Copy !req
277. Is that what it's like?Copy !req
278. He's lying.Copy !req
279. Oh yeah!Copy !req
280. This young man is so pleased that he's begun
shadowboxing for no reason.Copy !req
281. Did you see that, Shinomiya?Copy !req
282. And so, the final exams
of lies and deception come to an end.Copy !req
283. Okay, okay. It's okay.Copy !req
284. Results of today's match...Copy !req
285. Shirogane wins.Copy !req
286. Let's back up a bit.Copy !req
287. Ishigami, do you understand your situation?Copy !req
288. If you fail any major tests, you'll be
in danger of being held back next year.Copy !req
289. Yeah.Copy !req
290. You managed to get into high school.Copy !req
291. Are you willing
to let that chance go to waste?Copy !req
292. Anyway, just be sure
you don't fail the finals coming up.Copy !req
293. Got it?Copy !req
294. Yeah.Copy !req
295. Fail!Copy !req
296. At Shuchiin Academy, a grade of less
than half the average is considered failing.Copy !req
297. There are no remedial measures,
such as supplementary lessons.Copy !req
298. Two test failures in a subject
results in a failing grade.Copy !req
299. If a required course is failed,
the year is repeated.Copy !req
300. Ishigami has already received
three yellow cards.Copy !req
301. No, really, I haven't even been sleeping.Copy !req
302. If he fails another exam,
he'll be held back!Copy !req
303. This time around, I'm serious.Copy !req
304. Well,Copy !req
305. as usual, you've got me thinking
that maybe I should buy a video game.Copy !req
306. Even though he's in hot water,
it's as if he doesn't sense the danger.Copy !req
307. It's been a while.Copy !req
308. This is unbecoming of a member
of the student council.Copy !req
309. If you do get held back, you won't be
the only one who's inconvenienced.Copy !req
310. so I can play for five hours or so.Copy !req
311. Ishigami...Copy !req
312. Could you come with me for a minute?Copy !req
313. What is it?Copy !req
314. We can't talk here?Copy !req
315. No. It has to be a place with no one else.Copy !req
316. Just you and me.Copy !req
317. Forget it!Copy !req
318. No way! I'm scared!Copy !req
319. No!Copy !req
320. What's your problem?
Just come with me!Copy !req
321. Are you gonna do
something terrible to me?Copy !req
322. This is because you tried to get away.Copy !req
323. If you hadn't resisted, I wouldn't have been
forced to resort to such drastic measures.Copy !req
324. You're gonna do something terrible!Copy !req
325. Wh-What are you going to do?Copy !req
326. You know what kind of situation
you're in, don't you?Copy !req
327. Therefore...Copy !req
328. CRITICAL SITUATION!
LIFE-THREATENING!Copy !req
329. You're gonna torture and then kill me?Copy !req
330. Or, no, maybe she'll just do nasty things
to me until my mind snaps!Copy !req
331. For starters...Copy !req
332. Just don't touch my video games!Copy !req
333. I'm confiscating your phone
and blip-blopping device.Copy !req
334. I really did incur
her displeasure!Copy !req
335. She's going to take her time
destroying my spirit.Copy !req
336. Stop it!Copy !req
337. Please, anything but making me
eat small fish or forcing me to study!Copy !req
338. Okay, next...Copy !req
339. please eat all of these dried sardinesCopy !req
340. and then do all of these drills.Copy !req
341. Here, open wide.Copy !req
342. They're full of docosahexaenoic acid.Copy !req
343. Acid? She's gonna melt
my internal organs?Copy !req
344. What kind of torture is this?Copy !req
345. This is awful.Copy !req
346. But on all of the important points,
I can catch glimpses of intelligence.Copy !req
347. What did I do to deserve this?Copy !req
348. It seems you have promise.Copy !req
349. We're going to study tomorrow
at the same time.Copy !req
350. In the name of Shinomiya, I swear
I won't let you fail the finals, Ishigami.Copy !req
351. Be grateful.Copy !req
352. What's the point
of trying to make me smarter?Copy !req
353. And so, the days
of intensive training continued.Copy !req
354. Ishigami made
several more escape attempts,Copy !req
355. but Kaguya caught him every time,Copy !req
356. and eventually
he lost the willpower to resist her.Copy !req
357. This reference book should make it easier.Copy !req
358. Take your time
so you understand it thoroughly.Copy !req
359. Really, what's your game here?Copy !req
360. What are you talking about?Copy !req
361. I heard that if you fail another big test,Copy !req
362. there's a good chance
you'll have to repeat the year.Copy !req
363. I'm making sure
you're studying so that doesn't happen.Copy !req
364. That's all?Copy !req
365. That's all.Copy !req
366. No way.Copy !req
367. Shinomiya-senpai, you're that caring?Copy !req
368. I don't usually do this kind of thing.Copy !req
369. If you want the truth, I'd rather
be focusing on my own studying.Copy !req
370. Then why...Copy !req
371. That's Ishigami, isn't it?Copy !req
372. For real? Kaguya and Ishigami together?Copy !req
373. Why?Copy !req
374. Why do you think?Copy !req
375. Gross!Copy !req
376. That's enough.Copy !req
377. I don't really care if I get held back.Copy !req
378. Besides, I'm sure you've heard
about how I messed up in middle school,Copy !req
379. which is why you heard
everyone treats me like I'm a time bomb.Copy !req
380. I used to be a problem child
who refused to go to school.Copy !req
381. When other people see us studying together
and they start weird rumors,Copy !req
382. it'll be your name
that gets dragged through the mud.Copy !req
383. True, all the noise in here
makes it hard to study.Copy !req
384. You girls...Copy !req
385. The library is supposed to be a quiet place.Copy !req
386. Or is there something
you want to say to me?Copy !req
387. Well, you shouldn't really
get mixed up with Ishigami.Copy !req
388. We're just worried about you, Kaguya.Copy !req
389. Thank you for the warning.Copy !req
390. However,Copy !req
391. I don't judge someone
based on what other people say.Copy !req
392. I've already judged Ishigami
to be worthy of a relationship with me.Copy !req
393. Do you have doubts about my judgment?Copy !req
394. I appreciate you standing up for me,
but people are gonna get the wrong idea.Copy !req
395. That doesn't matter.Copy !req
396. Right now, the most important thing
is making sure you don't fail.Copy !req
397. No matter who gets the wrong idea or what
they imagine, it's not going to sway me.Copy !req
398. But...Copy !req
399. I told you.Copy !req
400. In the name of Shinomiya,
I vowed I won't let you fail the finals.Copy !req
401. So, I won't abandon you,
no matter what.Copy !req
402. Besides, without you,
the president would be troubled.Copy !req
403. So, if you understand, start writing.Copy !req
404. Okay.Copy !req
405. It looks like...Copy !req
406. there's nothing I can do here.Copy !req
407. Days later...Copy !req
408. We got through finals, everyone!Copy !req
409. Shinomiya-senpai, I managed not to fail.Copy !req
410. I guess I kind of had
the wrong idea about you.Copy !req
411. Ishigami...Copy !req
412. What is this score?Copy !req
413. You just barely passed.Copy !req
414. After all that time
I spent helping you study!Copy !req
415. I studied pretty hard.Copy !req
416. How dare you make me lose face like this?Copy !req
417. Oh no! She's terrifying after all!Copy !req
418. That's what Shinomiya is like.Copy !req
419. She doesn't lie to herself.Copy !req
420. If she makes a vow, count on it.Copy !req
421. She has a nobility about her.
She'll keep her word, come what may.Copy !req
422. At first, I thought
she was cold-hearted, too.Copy !req
423. But when I realized the truth...Copy !req
424. When you realized the truth, what?Copy !req
425. Nothing. Forget it.Copy !req
426. It's an old story.Copy !req
427. Results of today's match...Copy !req
428. Shirogane loses.Copy !req