Chapter 009

The Lady Tasting Tea ② (Unabara Sorano)

Update Time: 2011-OCT-22 18:06:42

"Welcome, Oleg Dmitrievich. I'm sorry I wasn't able to prepare. Is there something urgent? Why the sudden visit?"

"Of course there's something, and it's related to you."

As Sorano talks with her teacher, her teacher unloads a heavy-looking box from the car.

Sorano furrows her brow, not quite understanding the situation.

"These are...?"

"The materials needed for the entrance exam for Tokiwadai."

"Oh... I see."

Sorano suddenly understands.

In half a year, she will be of middle school age. Previously, she was guided by a specialized teacher, and now she is about to enter a real school to study. Although she is used to campus life in her past consciousness, it will be her first time attending school in the eyes of others.

Thinking about this, Sorano is grateful to the Unabara family. They have always treated her as their own daughter and provided her with the best possible conditions. It's impossible not to be moved by this. Sorano reminds herself to never disappoint her family.

A long time ago, she had already reached the peak of Level 3. It can be said that she only needs to pass the entrance exam for Tokiwadai to become a student at this elite girls' school. This should also be what her family has always hoped for.

"I'll tell you more later, come and help me for now."

"Okay, please step aside."

Her bulky teacher struggles to carry the cardboard box, but Sorano easily lifts it with just one hand. This is not because she is particularly strong, but because her ability is to control gravity. She could easily lift not just a box, but even a car.

In the living room, Sorano opens the cardboard box to reveal twelve sets of textbooks and exercise books arranged neatly inside. She is surprised by the meticulous categorization, as she remembers her teacher not being a very careful person. This makes Sorano feel a little touched.

"Your expertise is in physics, so I think you should use physics as the entrance exam content. I have found these for you," Sorano's teacher says.

Sorano nods her head. Although she excels in all subjects, physics is the one she is most familiar with.

"Let me tell you about the scope of the exam, write it down."

Her teacher takes out the textbooks one by one and arranges them on the table in a certain order. Sorano takes out her notebook to take notes during this time.

"First is math, mainly these two textbooks. 'Mathematics Part 1' covers differential equations, mathematical physics equations, tensor analysis, and your favorite differential geometry. 'Mathematics Part 2' covers special functions, complex variable functions, and integral transformations."

"Then there's physics. In 'Mechanics', everything except sections 27, 29, 30, 37, and 51 will be covered in the exam."

"In 'The Classical Theory of Fields', everything except sections 50, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 68, 70, 74, 77, 97, 98, 102, 106, 108, 109, 115, 116, 117, 118 and 119 will be covered."

"In 'Quantum Mechanics', everything except sections 29, 49, 51, 57, 77, 80, 84, 85, 87, 88, 90, 101, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 114, 138 and 152 will be covered."

"In 'Quantum Electrodynamics', everything except sections 9, 14, 15, 16, 31, 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 47, 48, 51, 52, 55, 57, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 82, 84, 85, 87, 89, 90, 91, 95, 96, 97, 100, 101, 106, 107, 108, 109, 112 and 115-144 will be covered."

"In 'Statistical Physics Part 1', everything except sections 22, 30, 50, 60, 68, 70, 72, 79, 80, 84, 95, 99, 100, 125, 126, 127, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159 and 160 will be covered."

"Continuum Mechanics is an exam that includes two subjects. In the 'Fluid Mechanics' part, everything except sections 1, 13, 14, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 63, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 83, 86, 87, 88, 90, 91 and 94-141 will be covered. In the 'Theory of Elasticity' part, everything except sections 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 32-47 will be covered."

"In 'Electrodynamics of Continuous Media', everything except sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 15, 16, 18, 25, 28, 34, 35, 42, 43, 44, 56, 57, 61, 62, 63, 64, 69, 74, 79, 80, 81, 84, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 123 and 126 will be covered."

"In 'Statistical Physics Part 2', sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65 and 69 will be covered."

"In 'Physical Kinetics', sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 41, 42, 43, 44, 66, 67, 68, 69, 75, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 86, 101 will be covered."

"Okay, that's it. The exam is a separate written test, and the cycle is from Monday to Friday of the week. Two subjects will be tested every day on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, and three subjects will be tested on Thursday. The difficulty is still a little bit, so don't be careless."

The difficulty... is it just a little bit?

After roughly browsing through the textbooks, Sorano feels that she really underestimated Tokiwadai before. Think about it, as the most famous top girls' school in the world, how could it be so easy to get in?

She used to think that her present self was very talented, but at this moment she feels like a frog in a well.

Thinking of this, Sorano stands up and bows deeply to her teacher again.

"Please give me more guidance."

"No, the specific tutoring for each subject this time is not my responsibility."

"Huh?"

Sorano is a little surprised.

"It's hard for one person to cover everything, and I'm not too good at this kind of exam tutoring either. But don't worry, I have contacted eleven old friends who will give you individual tutoring in each subject. Here, this is their contact information. Also, if you find it too difficult, don't force it, I can also apply to change the exam content."

Seeing that her teacher have thought so thoughtfully, Sorano is speechless for a moment.

"That's it, it's too much trouble for you if I ask for more."

Sorano doesn't know if it's an illusion, but she feels that her teacher seems a little embarrassed. She tilts her head in confusion.

"Uh, I just come to deliver these textbooks today, and there are other things to do, so I won't disturb you anymore. You should focus on studying and preparing for the exam in the next six months. I will contact your father to temporarily put down other courses. For you, this should not have any impact."

"Thank you very much for your concern, Oleg Dmitrievich."

Sorano feels like she can't thank her seemingly irritable but actually caring teacher enough.

She puts the stack of textbooks back in the box, picks it up with her own ability, and prepares to carry it to her room. At this moment, she sees Mitsuki coming out from the side after taking a shower. Obviously, he was already here, but in order not to disturb Sorano and her teacher's conversation, he waited until Sorano's teacher left.

Looking at the obviously exaggerated box, his eyes twitches involuntarily. To be honest, this scene is somewhat awkward. Although Sorano is a fairly tall girl in this age group, she still feels relatively fragile. It is difficult to accept such a contrast where she is easily carrying such a large box.

"I think you won't refuse my help to complete the verification now, right?"

"Although it's a bit embarrassing, I really have to trouble onii-san now. I plan to familiarize myself with the content of several subjects today so that I can contact the tutors tomorrow," Sorano says apologetically.

"It's nothing, it's rare that I can help you."

Although he feels that Sorano is a bit too eager, Mitsuki also realizes that his little sister has an extraordinary passion for physics. Although the exam is boring and painful, this learning process will surely bring her some gains.

"If possible, can you lend me one to take a look later? I mean the textbooks. It's nothing, I just want to understand it."

"Of course you can."

In Sorano's room, the two siblings act in accordance with the content they had agreed upon. Mitsuki sits in front of Sorano's computer and complets the remaining verification work for her. Sorano herself connects to Mitsuki's laptop, looking up the necessary information on the library website while flipping through the textbooks.

There is no need for too much politeness or any concerns. Sorano and Mitsuki have formed a seemingly plain but extremely close relationship. It is a natural relationship that only exists between very intimate family members.

During the interval of verifying the curvature, Mitsuki secretly looks up at his little sister who is thinking hard. Although he has already noticed it long ago, only when he sees it with his own eyes does he truly realize that this girl is so charming when she is thinking intently.

Endnote by the author: This chapter is pretty much filler.

Endnote by the uploader: Some readers should be able to tell what it is, right?