As exams approached, Shuchiin students were grinding, Toyogasaki students were grinding, and even elementary school students began to grind their semester achievements.
The study group started as usual on the second day of the weekend. With Uchiha Ryo's help, Gotou Hitori's learning progress was like riding a rocket.
And so, the high school division began the last semester exam before the summer vacation. Although the results of this exam seemed to be watched by many people, Uchiha Ryo was still the first to hand in his paper.
Because he had two important things to do today. First, pick up his younger sister from school. That's right, since he had already recognized Shirosaki Hana as his younger sister, isn't it normal to pick her up from school?
Besides picking up little Hana, Gotou Futari said that today was the time for their class to summarize their observation diaries, and asked Uchiha Ryo to bring her sister over to accompany her.
In order to mobilize the children's enthusiasm and let parents understand their children's efforts this semester, the school allowed parents to enter the classroom to observe today.
But Gotou Futari's observation diary was written under her mother's guidance, so she planned to call her sister, the only one who didn't know the content.
But little Futari knew that her sister would definitely not come to accompany her, so she had to ask Ryo-oniichan.
Uchiha Ryo naturally wouldn't refuse the cute Futari. After finishing the last exam of the day, he went directly to Toyogasaki High School and took away Gotou Hitori, who had also just finished her exam.
Bocchi: "Ryo.... Ryo-kun, the exams are over. Do you have anything else to do with me?"
Uchiha Ryo: "To be precise, it's not me looking for you, it's your sister."
"Futari?"
Why would Futari look for me? She shouldn't be out of school at this time, right?
"Futari wants you to go to their classroom to observe and listen to the observation diary she wrote."
Gotou Hitori froze on the spot.... "Uh, wouldn't it be better to let Mom or Dad go for that kind of thing...."
Uchiha Ryo also stopped, turned around and looked at Bocchi.
"Are you sure? You have to know that your sister is sitting in the classroom right now, full of expectation hoping that her sister can come to accompany her. You know you are her sister, her family."
"Futari didn't call uncle and auntie over. If you don't go today... imagine the feeling of other children in the classroom being accompanied by parents, but Futari is the only one without."
Gotou Hitori lowered her head. Both psychologically and physiologically, she refused to go to places with many strangers.
Her sister's elementary school, with her classmates and other parents, Bocchi was terrified just thinking about it. But just like Uchiha Ryo said!
If she didn't go, and her parents didn't have time to go, would Futari be isolated by her classmates because her parents didn't come?
Absolutely not! Becoming a marginalized person in class, she must not let her sister experience this feeling! At least her sister must not become someone like her!
Uchiha Ryo: "I will accompany you to the elementary school too."
Gotou Hitori: "Alright then.... I'll go observe."
Bocchi made a decision! So she followed Uchiha Ryo to the entrance of the elementary school, and walked into Gotou Futari's classroom accompanied by the sound of reading aloud.
"Big sister!"
At this time, Gotou Futari also waved her hand and indicated that there was a small stool next to her.
Bocchi turned her head and glanced at Uchiha Ryo. That smile seemed to bring her great courage.
"Okay! Isn't it just observing a class? I'll listen!"
Gotou Hitori raised her head, walked forward and sat next to Futari.
Outside the door, Uchiha Ryo smiled, turned around and left. Gotou Hitori stared wide-eyed at Uchiha Ryo's retreating back.
Wait! Weren't you going to accompany me? Come back! Don't leave me here alone!
Unfortunately, when the bell rang, a young female teacher walked in and stood in front of the podium.
"Mhm, the students who voluntarily signed up for the observation diary speech today have already invited your parents, right?"
Students who voluntarily signed up for speeches? Gotou Hitori quickly scanned the classroom and saw that besides herself, there were four adult women.
Only five parents came? Didn't Uchiha Ryo say.... Then can I go? How could a personality like my sister's become marginalized?
Voluntarily speaking about the observation diary, how much courage does this take!
Teacher on the stage: "Then let's ask Yuu-chan to come up and speak in order."
The girl called Yuu-chan stood up. "Okay!"
And the woman sitting next to Yuu-chan also smiled and applauded. Her child was going up to show herself, so as a mother, she naturally had to give corresponding encouragement.
Yuu-chan: [April 5th. Starting today, I will observe the growth diary of the home-grown morning glory. In order to make the morning glory bloom earlier, I will water it on time.....]
[.....]
[June 25th. Today's morning glory is also growing vigorously and blooming with bright flowers.]
After finishing, the teacher took the lead in applauding, and the students and parents sitting in the classroom followed suit.
Gotou Hitori regretted it. She finally finished the exam. She should be staying at home in a daze, or going to Starry to practice band songs, instead of listening to boring observation diaries of elementary school students here.
Teacher: "Next, please ask Futari-chan to come up and speak."
Gotou Futari stood up and picked up the notebook on the table. "Okay! Big sister must listen carefully."
Watching her sunny, lively and cute sister walk onto the podium, Gotou Hitori couldn't help but show a little smile.
Although I am terrible, my sister is excellent! By the way, what did Futari raise at home? If she observed and wrote a diary every day, I should know about it.
Teacher: "What did Futari-chan observe? Everyone is looking forward to it too."
Gotou Futari stood in the center of the podium and slowly opened her notebook.
[April 5th. This semester, the teacher asked us to find something to observe and record the changes this semester. I asked the teacher, and she said that either home-raised small animals or plants would do.]
[So, I thought of the Bocchi-chan who has always appeared in my life.]
Gotou Hitori: "???"
Teacher: "....Uh, Futari-chan, may I ask what Bocchi-chan is?"
[April 6th. I decided to start writing Bocchi-chan's observation diary.]
Teacher: "Um, won't Futari-chan explain what exactly is the Bocchi-chan you recorded?"
[Bocchi-chan usually stays in her own room at home, holding a guitar and practicing on her own.]
Not only the teacher, but the other students and the four parents also looked at Bocchi.
Is this Gotou Futari's sister? Her nickname is Bocchi-chan. So this child is observing her own sister.
Teacher: "Futari is observing her own sister, right? Although the teacher said you can observe anything, writing about family is a bit..."
[Sometimes I go upstairs and ask Bocchi-chan what she is doing and why she doesn't go out to play with friends, but she acts very depressed. She told me: "Big sister still has to practice guitar, you go out."]
[I understand. Bocchi-chan can't live without a guitar because she has no friends except for the guitar. But she plays guitar every day, just like a flower drinking water by itself. When will it be? When will Bocchi-chan bloom?]
Teacher: "Futari-chan can stop now. How can a sister bloom, right?"
Gotou Hitori lay on Futari's desk, her body stiff, so nervous that she couldn't speak at all.....