Episode 8 – overlapping figures

I Was Reincarnated as a Mob Character in a Galge, and It Seems That I Had Conquered the Heroines Before I Noticed~the Hero Make the Heroines Unhappy, so I’m Going to Make Them Happy Instead~

Looking out the window, the sun was slowly setting and the sky was gradually beginning to darken.

Under such circumstances, more than a dozen students were studying hard in the classroom.

Incidentally, the number of students participating would be much larger if it were just before a test.

Half of the students participating now are from other classes.

Shinomiya-san’s study group has a very good reputation, so many students from other classes participate in this way.

……really a very popular person.

When I was thinking about this, my eyes met Shinomiya-san’s.

Since the study session started, I’ve made eye contact with Shinomiya-san several times.

I’m the student with the lowest grades in my class, so Shinomiya-san must be worried about me

“Chitose-kun, your hand seems to have stopped. ……”

Shinomiya-san comes up to me.

“Just to be clear, I’m not slacking off.”

“Of course. If you skip out on my study group, …… I won’t be able to give you anything more than a sermon, will I?’

Shinomiya san smiles.　

Her smile is so charming that it captivates my eyes, but… it’s scary.

Just thinking about what she will do to me is terrifying. ……

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

“That’s a good mindset.”

Shinomiya-san looked down at the problem book in my hand.

“This problem……..”

Shinomiya-san then shows me how to solve the problem.

It was a very polite, easy-to-understand teaching method from the other person’s point of view.

“I see. ……. Then, for this problem, I should apply the method of solving the current problem and solve it like this………. Thank you, Shinomiya-san.”

“…… You’re welcome.”

　
Even though I understood it properly, for some reason Shinomiya-san just stared at me with a quizzical expression on her face.

“…Chitose-kun, you’re actually quite good at studying, right?”

“Eh,……, why did you think so?”

“That problem is a difficult problem that even the highest-ranking students have trouble solving. But now, Chitose-kun has solved it without any difficulty. It’s hard to believe that you’re the one at the bottom of the class.”

It is only natural that this is different from my previous ability because I am a different person inside, but there is no way I can honestly say that.

“It’s thanks to Shinomiya-san. I was able to solve it because Shinomiya-san taught me carefully from the basics.”

This is by no means a lie.

The way Shinomiya-san taught me was so surprisingly easy to get into my head that I couldn’t believe it was the first time I had been taught.

Shinomiya-san still looked a little doubtful, but after a little while, she let out a soft smile.

“Yes. I’m glad if that’s the case. Since you went to the trouble of participating, I hope you got something out of it.”

Words filled with gratitude towards the students who participated and a desire to help them.

Words that showed Shinomiya-san’s sincerity and kindness.

Hearing those words, I couldn’t help but mutter.

“…… wow.”

“What is this all of a sudden? Are you making fun of me?”

“No, I meant what I said.”

“Eh? ……”

Shinomiya-san does not ask for anything in return from the students who participate in this study group.

In other words, from Shinomiya’s point of view, there is no merit to it.

But she opens study groups like this, and despite the fact that they are voluntary, many students participate.

It’s not something anyone can do.

At least not for me.

“I think it’s really great. I admire you.”

“Y-yeah. Thank you.”

Shortly afterwards, another student came to her for help, asking her to teach, so Shinomiya-san went to that student.

“……”

“Koga-san, what’s wrong?”

Koga-san is looking at the problem book with some kind of difficult expression.

“Actually, I just can’t solve this problem …….”

“You can solve this problem by using this formula in this way …… and …… in this way.”

“I-I see. Chitose-kun, thank you very much for teaching me. It was very easy to understand.”

“You’re welcome. If there are any more problems you don’t understand, you can ask me anytime”

A student with the lowest grades teaching study …… would normally be a funny situation.

But if I can help Koga san rather than worrying about what people think, that’s the best way.

“So, then, taking your word for it, …… can you teach me this problem too?”

“Sure. This problem is …….”

Then I teach Koga-san to study, while I also proceed with my own studies.

And I was so concentrated that I didn’t realise it.

Shinomiya-san was looking at me with a surprised expression behind me as I was teaching her my studies.

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[ Shinomiya Fuyune’s point of view ]

“Thank you, Shinomiya.”

“You’re welcome.”

After I finished teaching, I recalled my earlier exchange with Chitose-kun.

……I’m talking to Chitose-kun for the first time today,……, aren’t I?

When I spoke to Chitose-kun earlier, I felt comfortable and had a strange feeling as if I had spoken to him many times before.

That feeling, as if …………

　
“Shinomiya-san. Can you tell me this problem?”

“Okay.”

I interrupted my thoughts and did my part.

After that, my hands were free, so I decided to look around to see how everyone was doing.

On the way there, …… I stop once to pass behind Chitose-kun and Koga-san.

“This problem is ……”

“…… I see.”

Apparently, Chitose-kun is teaching Koga-san

The student with the lowest grade in class is teaching her a lesson…normally this would be a surprising situation, but I’m not particularly surprised as I’m sure Chitose-kun’s true ability is quite high.
　　

“………… eh”

It was supposed to …..

But in fact, I was not.

I was surprised.

I was astonished.

Because I had seen the way it was taught.

Because I knew that way of teaching.

Because the image of Chitose-kun teaching Koga-san to study overlapped with the image of him when he was teaching Mikage-san

“Sato ……-kun?”

-Maiasa