"I'm sorry," Satou-san, the librarian, replied. "We don't have anything else that can help you with your search," the kind lady who was helping her broke the news to her. "If it's not in the books, on the internet, or in the archives, you won't be finding your information at somewhere like a library."
"Then where? Where can I find out?" she questioned Satou-san, trying not so sound desperate.
"A research facility would be your best chances, dear. They all require a Masters or PhD however. Another great place to search for information would be at a college. They're fairly well informed. What's even better is that since most professors have connections to such facilities if they aren't a part of one for their own separate research, it's like a two for one deal!"
"So, in other words…" Kagome stated hesitantly.
"Yes. You'd have to go to college," Satou-san answered her unvoiced question, crushing her denial and delusions with her words.
Something in Kagome broke a little at the sound of that. 'Not more math?!' she sobbed in the corner of her mind.
Eventually, Kagome was coherent enough to thank Satou-san and returned home to the shrine. She had to figure out what she needed in order to enter college.
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Okay. She had the funds (Thank you, shrine!). She had the knowledge (She studied harder than she had ever studied in her entire life, desperately clutching at this goal of hers), and she had the courage to take the exam (After the events of the Feudal Era, it was not a big deal, despite what her sweaty palms told her). Now, it was the moment of truth: She would soon find out if all her efforts were enough… that is, if she could make her way past the hordes of people in front of the postings who were trying to do the same thing as her. The people, each desperately chanting a number in their heads – their number – looked for that number, the number that would decide their fate. Kagome heard many groans, sighs of defeat and even heard a few people burst out crying. The lucky few burst out cheering.
Hoping for the best, she was doing the same.
'84… 84… 84… Yes!' It was official. She had made it in. Starting in a few months from now, she would be an official student of Unmei Daigaku.
-end of chapter 3-
While I was about to send Kagome to Toudai, I thought, "What are the chances that xxx xxxx at Toudai (minor spoilers, but meh!)? So, I just made up a college; Unmei means fate (I thought it'd be fitting though it *is* a bit cheesy/cliched.)
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A/N: Thanks for the reminder guys *sarcasm*. I forgot this fic existed half the time… Ahh well, no clue when I'm updating next? The next chapter's right next to me, but it's kind of a hassle to type up when I could be doing other things at the moment… *sigh* Review and make me happy? :D (or well, happier?)