All five sisters sat ready. In just one week, they would have to endure five full days of rigorous testing. With bated breath, Fuutarou practically kicked down the door with a new stack of homework by his side.

Fuutarou:"Alright, everyone! This is our final week before the door of hell opens! I'm just as anxious as you girls!"

Yotsuba:"Really? You're scared of failing?"

Fuutarou:"Hell no, I'm getting perfect scores."

Yotsuba:"Ehh…"

Ichika:"Then you think...we'll fail?"

Fuutarou:"Also hell no. I know you girls will pass."

Miku:"Then what are you anxious about?"

Fuutarou:"...You jerks got my hopes up. You said that the prospect of getting perfect scores yourself is within reason…"

Nino:"Then…!"

Fuutarou put his hand over his mouth.

Fuutarou:"I want to see that with my own eyes."

Itsuki:"Uesugi-kun…"

Itsuki smiled before getting up.

Itsuki:"We'll do it! We'll get perfect scores!"

The other sisters watched as Itsuki pumped herself up. Yotsuba then shot up.

Yotsuba:"I'm dumb but I'll do it as well!"

Nino:"Perfect scores are a necessity for me."

Miku:"I'm keeping my promise."

Ichika:"..."

Miku:"Ichika?"

Without saying anything, Ichika went into her bag and pulled out her previous scores.

Futuarou:"Those are…"

Ichika:"These scores represent me at my worst...Despite all of your efforts, I wasted them and brought back lower scores than before. I'm keeping these close to me at all times until the tests to remind me to never make that mistake again!"

Yotsuba:"Shishishi!"

Nino:"How dramatic...but that's just like us, we're overdramatic all the time."

Miku:"Maybe I should have a motivator as well...Fuutarou, sit in front of me for the week."

Fuutarou:"I have to move around, you know."

Itsuki:"Haha, let's show the world what we're made of!"

"Yeah!"

With that yell of confidence, the final week began. Fuutarou's plan was the most refined it had ever been. More than a year and a half of ups and downs taught Fuutarou what worked and what didn't. Now, apart from the actual tests, this was his chance to prove himself as a true tutor. At the same time, others were getting ready as well.

...

Irigaku had just gotten done for the day and plopped onto his bed next to his wife.

Irigaku:"Taking care of two cases of this magnitude sure is a pain in the ass, but once they're over, the two of us are gonna have the biggest of vacations."

The lawyer picked up his calendar.

Irigaku:"It's almost December...Those kids are no doubt fighting their own war. In that case, I better not disappoint them or I won't be able to show my face when they graduate!"

…

In the bakery Miku, Nino and Fuutarou worked.

Hibari:"Running the shop without them feels lonely, doesn't it?"

Kari:"It can't be helped, tests are more important than a part time job."

Hibari:"I can't wait until they come back. Let's wish them the best of luck!"

Kari:"Already on it. We should throw a little party for them."

...

Tsubaki's house. The girl of the house was sleeping peacefully, however, the man she had fallen for had other plans for her. Tsubaki woke up when the sheets over and under her were suddenly pulled out, practically sending her airborne.

Takeda:"Wake up! It's time to study!"

Tsubaki:"T-Takeda-s-"

Takeda then shoved a piece of toast in her mouth.

Takeda:"Your mother already made breakfast. Come now, time is not forever!"

Tsubaki looked outside her window to see Maeda, who had his eyes seemingly taped shut from exhaustion. He was being guided by Matsui, who was still trying to put on makeup.

Tsubaki:"Where is Rito-kun?"

Takeda:"Huh!? Is he not here again? I'll have to teach him a lesson again!"

Tsubaki:"And here I thought drop kicking him would have done the job."

Tsubaki sipped her coffee while Takeda started to dress her…

Tsubaki:"Wait! Why are you dressing me!?"

Takeda:"You'd take too long!"

Tsubaki noticed as Takeda was all ready to go.

Tsubaki:"I-I can do it myself!"

Takeda:"Fine, but let's make it quick!"

As Takeda left her room, Tsubaki sighed.

Tsubaki:[That's the man I fell for, huh? But...It's nice that he cares about me this much...I wonder if this will be our life when we-]

Tsubaki slapped herself out of reflex to interrupt that thought.

Tsubaki:[It's too early to think about that!]

Outside, she could hear Takeda.

Takeda:"Ah, Rito-kun! You did make it!"

Rito:"Don't make such a big deal out of it."

Takeda:"But I insist! This truly is the time we will defeat Uesugi-kun in scores!"

Rito:"Looking at your track record, I doubt it, but fight on, I guess!"

Takeda:"Fight on!"

Maeda:"Please stop screaming…"

…

At Itsuki's cram school. Shimoda had just finished her plans for the week.

Shimoda:"This will be Itsuki's last week before her tests...I think I'll spend a little more time planning out her class, then."

…

Minami Katsumi. A boy with scars and fluffy hair approached a woman with long, black hair looking out the second floor window.

Sanada:"I knew I'd find you here."

Takebayashi:"Hey, Sanada, is it time already?"

Sanada:"Yep! Must be in deep thought for you to not notice the bell."

Takebayashi:"Just thinking about a certain place."

Sanada:"I'm sure they'll be fine. What you should worry about is making sure the student council president gets perfect scores."

Takebayashi:"Still acting like the vice, huh? Oh."

Yae:"This is where you were."

Takebayashi:"Yae-chan. Will you be alright taking the test in the same room as us?"

Yae:"Yeah. I've calmed my mind a lot in these past few weeks. I think...I can do this!"

Sanada:"...I've never heard you raise your voice like that…"

Yae:"Don't get used to it."

Takebayashi smiled.

Takebayashi:"Let's go."

Sanada:"By the way, I hear Rito-kun's tutor is a real slave driver."

Yae:"Not too different from Take-chan, then."

Takebayashi:"I'm not...that bad."

…

Fuutarou woke up, having fallen asleep at the table. He looked around to see the girls also asleep in their sleeping bags. But he saw Miku still working.

Miku:"You're up."

Fuutarou:"You've been at it for a while."

Miku:"Yeah, it's hard, but seeing your sleeping face soothed me enough to keep going."

Fuutarou:"I see you're not tired enough to not make jokes. Yotsuba's going to break her neck like that, let me move her."

Miku:"She somehow slept doing handstands once."

Fuutarou:"How the hell…? Ah!"

Fuutarou's legs fell asleep and he almost hit his face on the floor.

Miku:"Are you okay?"

Fuutarou:"Yeah, this carpet you guys have is really soft."

Miku:"Had you fallen the other way, I would have caught you."

Fuutarou:"You saying you're softer than this carpet?"

Miku:"Maybe, but knowing your villainous ways, maybe it's for the best you didn't fall on me."

Fuutarou:"I'm a villain?"

Miku:"Yep, from day one. A villain that's also a hero."

Fuutarou:"Is that so? Then...I'd say you're a thief."

Miku:"A thief? What did I steal?"

Fuutarou:"...You already know the answer to that question."

Miku stopped writing.

Miku:[C-Critical hit…]

Fuutarou:"In all seriousness, you should sleep as well."

Miku put her pen down and slouched on the table, looking directly at Fuutarou.

Miku:"Why would I sleep when my life has become better than my dreams?"

The room fell completely silent, but to them, they could hear every individual beat their racing heart was pumping out.

Fuutarou:"Honestly, what did I say about those embarrassing things?"

Miku:"Fufu~"

Itsuki:[How awkward would it be if I told them i heard everything? Kya~]

Time continued to pass. But their destination would come whether they liked it or not. After all the preparing, all the hardship, all the emotions, it was finally time. The time to take the Final Exams had come, once and for all.

End of Chapter 133