This chapter is really just some tying up some of the loose ends in my story so far. It answers why both Otani and Risa can get into university. It really can be skipped, and in my opinion, is rather boring. So skip this chapter if you wish to and hope you will carry on reading the next chapter! I promise it will be exciting!
Well, that's an interesting start to my life as an undergrad.
Risa Koizumi, Kansai University undergraduate.
Sounds unbelievable, but I made it somehow. After a hell lot of studying. Actually, I never intended to study in an university, cause truthfully speaking, I never really had the brains for it. I couldn't even pass my normal high school exams during my 3 years in high school! In fact, I wasn't even close to passing at all! After much thinking (whilst recking my brains to complete a particularly hard maths question, in which Chihara-chan took only 3 steps to complete), I had already decided to work as a salesperson at the nearby departmental store, due to my passion in interacting with people (and partly for the heavily discounted clothes.)
In fact, I had even applied for a job interview, except that I kinda overslept and missed the interview. Luckily.
Cause that day was THE day. The day when Otani broke the news that he wanted to apply for Kansai University. No wonder for the past month he had always been 'too busy' to go out with me. I thought he must have met someone new and was trying to ditch me by meeting up less and one day disappearing from the face of the earth (or at least from me). Turned out that he was preparing for the national exams every single night. Spurred on by his determination (and partly cause I can't imagine having to go separate ways with him after high school), I decided I should take the national exams too and enter the same university as him.
And boy did I study hard. No more weekly outings with Nobu-chan to the nearby mall and restaurant. No more console gaming. Dates with Otani became study trips instead. All that sacrifice just so I could pass my national exams. Luckily all that serious studying proved worthwhile, when I found out I managed to make it to Kansai University with Otani.
That's about the gist of it. Anyway, my family has hailed Otani as my savior who managed to bring out the real, albeit (super) deeply inner potential in me. One night, I even heard my mum telling my dad to marry me off to Otani as soon as possible.
Hah! As if I, an independent woman of the 21st century, would like to get married at such a young age.
What old conservative thinking my parents have! To think that they want to make such important decisions without even consulting me? As if I really want to get married to Otani so soon.
What a joke!
Oh no, I really hope my dad takes my mum for real and quickly do something!!
Risa Atsushi. What a nice ring to it!.
Oops, was that drool on my chin?
Ending notes: I try not to deviate too much from the real storyline, so those who have read the manga may feel that I have not developed the story much. I tend not to deviate much cause I want to keep the original essence of the story, and more of my own ideas will show from the next chapter onwards.
Next chapter: An old friend of Risa appears on campus, and who exactly is that beautiful girl that Risa saw during the entrance ceremony? Find out in the next chapter!