A Better Tomorrow - 1
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bladeofresolve※ Before we proceed to the story, I'd like to leave a note concerning the title of the story. I've been informed that Sicily has a long history with mafia, and the south of Italy has been ignorantly framed as "mafia territory". It was ignorant of CN to specifically pick out Sicily for the title of a mafia-themed story, to say the least.
While the story itself doesn't actually have much to do with mafia or Italy, I'd still like to ask readers to keep this in mind. If there's anyone more informed on this topic that wants to correct/add to this, please feel free to contact me!
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Location: Classroom 1-A
Tetora: Ah—wait wait wait! I’m almost done!
Whew...that scared me for a sec. Thankfully the teacher was nice enough to let me finish writing~ ☆
I finally managed to solve a long question, so it would’ve been a pity if I couldn’t write the answer down in time!
Hajime-kun, was the answer for the last question like this?
Hajime: Is that what you calculated, Tetora-kun? My answer seems to be a bit different from yours...
Tetora: Ahhhhhh?! Really?! Then I’m done for!!
Every time my answer’s different from yours, it’s always me who’s wrong. Ugh, and I thought I finally managed to solve it this time...
Then, what about the last multiple choice question? Did you choose the first one?
Hajime: I chose the third option...?
Tomoya: That’s a relief~ I got the same as Hajime.
I actually didn’t really know how to do that question either, but I chose it because the options were all long and the third was the only short one.
Just like what they say: complicated equations have simple answers. I believed it for the time being...
And in the end I hit the bullseye~ My luck might be pretty good today ♪
Tetora: You can do questions like that?! I didn’t hear the teacher say anything about that at all!
Tomoya: Ahaha, it’s just guessing after all. Teachers wouldn’t ever teach it…and besides, it’s not a hundred percent reliable.
Hajime: Right, you can’t always resort to trickery, you know? It’s better to be like Tetora-kun, working hard and calculating it yourself~ ♪
Tetora: But I still keep getting it wrong…so isn’t that just a waste of time...
Hajime-kun, Hajime-kun, do you remember the answers for the other questions? What was the answer for the seventh ques—
Midori: Uuuu…!
Tetora: Midori-kun, what happened? You really scared me, making that noise all of a sudden!
Hajime: Why is Midori-kun sitting in the corner of the room...? There’s no day duty today, so the floors don’t have to be cleaned, you know?
But no matter, if your clothes get dirty you can leave them to me. Even if Midori-kun rolls around on the floor, I can make your clothes nice and clean again... ♪
Midori: Thank you, Hajime-kun… ♪ But anything works with these clothes...
Tetora-kun, can you not compare answers anymore…there’s nothing scarier than listening to other people do that after a test…
Tetora: But we’ll find out sooner or later, you know? It’s just comparing them, it won’t change anything.
Instead, real men would face even a dangerous end bravely~ ☆
Midori: No, this has nothing to do with being a man, just with my feelings...
Tetora-kun’s been mentioning men more and more lately…is this becoming an obsession…
Tetora: Is it? I don’t think so?
But never mind, it’s also my bad for not considering Midori-kun’s feelings and only caring about the right answers.
Sorry, Midori-kun. I’ll give you a hand, so get up from the floor.
Midori: You don’t have to be so serious…I can do it myself…
Hinata: Hnhn, I’ve already seen through Tetsu-kun’s heart!
Ooh, as expected of him, he’s no pure white dove at all~ the muscles on his arms are bulging, I’m enchanted~ pinch, pinch pinch ♪
Does Tetsu-kun want to become a man so he can capture everyone’s attention all the more~? The thought would make anyone blush~ ♪
Tetora: ...Wrong!
Hinata: That was a close one!! Thankfully I saw it coming in the nick of time~ or else that would have been a critical hit by Tetsu-kun, and I would’ve become the XP to his level up!
Hajime: Ah, that backflip Hinata-kun did just now was really cool~ ♪
Actually, I’d like to show my cool side too. Do I just have to become a man for that…?
Tetora: Not everyone has to go down the tough guy road, you know? I think you’re fine just the way you are, Hajime-kun.
Taishou said before that everyone has their own way of being a man! Everyone’s different~ ☆
Hajime: Really? Then what kind of person is a man?
Tetora: Let me think...physical strength, knows how to fight, a strong body...
That’s the basic impression of a man, yeah? That’s what Taishou is like!
Hajime: Ehehe, I feel like I fit that too~
I can bridal carry Tomoya-kun, so I probably have a passing grade for strength ♪
Tetora: Nn...even though what you said makes a lot of sense, I still feel like something’s not right!
Though I can’t get myself to say why...
Hinata: Tetsu-kun’s too young, isn’t he~ Though we all are, we haven’t experienced enough.
Even if we gather here and discuss about it back and forth, we won’t be able to get anything out of it.
Why don’t you ask the seniors?
Midori: No.
Tetora: ...Yeah, I don’t want to either.
Tomoya: Eh? Why? Your seniors…
Whether it’s Morisawa-senpai or Kiryu-senpai, they both seem to be the “manlier” people of Yumenosaki, right? And they look pretty reliable…?
Midori: Mashiro-kun...things are never as simple as you think they are...
Tetora: I just don’t want to hear a ready-made answer. Even if I went to ask Taishou, he’d definitely tell me to think about it myself.
Hinata: Alright, alright, I understand! Boys sure are stubborn at this age~ ☆
If you don’t want to ask, how about using something like movies or TV shows as reference?
Those are things that have gained approval from humanity, so it’s perfect~ ♪
Tetora: I think that’s a pretty good idea. How about it, Midori-kun? Want to hit the books¹ with me?
Midori: Huh? Why do you have to pull me in…will it be a pain...?
Tetora: It’s just watching some clips, it won’t be that much of a pain. If we watch something hot-blooded, it might even get you fired up.
Time passes by fast, and half of our first year at Yumenosaki has already gone by.
If we’re late to finding our path forward and stay in one place forever, then it would only trouble everyone else, wouldn’t it?
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¹: Original verb was “study intensively”. So Tetora doesn’t just mean research, he means hardcore research.
While the story itself doesn't actually have much to do with mafia or Italy, I'd still like to ask readers to keep this in mind. If there's anyone more informed on this topic that wants to correct/add to this, please feel free to contact me!
—
Location: Classroom 1-A
Tetora: Ah—wait wait wait! I’m almost done!
Whew...that scared me for a sec. Thankfully the teacher was nice enough to let me finish writing~ ☆
I finally managed to solve a long question, so it would’ve been a pity if I couldn’t write the answer down in time!
Hajime-kun, was the answer for the last question like this?
Hajime: Is that what you calculated, Tetora-kun? My answer seems to be a bit different from yours...
Tetora: Ahhhhhh?! Really?! Then I’m done for!!
Every time my answer’s different from yours, it’s always me who’s wrong. Ugh, and I thought I finally managed to solve it this time...
Then, what about the last multiple choice question? Did you choose the first one?
Hajime: I chose the third option...?
Tomoya: That’s a relief~ I got the same as Hajime.
I actually didn’t really know how to do that question either, but I chose it because the options were all long and the third was the only short one.
Just like what they say: complicated equations have simple answers. I believed it for the time being...
And in the end I hit the bullseye~ My luck might be pretty good today ♪
Tetora: You can do questions like that?! I didn’t hear the teacher say anything about that at all!
Tomoya: Ahaha, it’s just guessing after all. Teachers wouldn’t ever teach it…and besides, it’s not a hundred percent reliable.
Hajime: Right, you can’t always resort to trickery, you know? It’s better to be like Tetora-kun, working hard and calculating it yourself~ ♪
Tetora: But I still keep getting it wrong…so isn’t that just a waste of time...
Hajime-kun, Hajime-kun, do you remember the answers for the other questions? What was the answer for the seventh ques—
Midori: Uuuu…!
Tetora: Midori-kun, what happened? You really scared me, making that noise all of a sudden!
Hajime: Why is Midori-kun sitting in the corner of the room...? There’s no day duty today, so the floors don’t have to be cleaned, you know?
But no matter, if your clothes get dirty you can leave them to me. Even if Midori-kun rolls around on the floor, I can make your clothes nice and clean again... ♪
Midori: Thank you, Hajime-kun… ♪ But anything works with these clothes...
Tetora-kun, can you not compare answers anymore…there’s nothing scarier than listening to other people do that after a test…
Tetora: But we’ll find out sooner or later, you know? It’s just comparing them, it won’t change anything.
Instead, real men would face even a dangerous end bravely~ ☆
Midori: No, this has nothing to do with being a man, just with my feelings...
Tetora-kun’s been mentioning men more and more lately…is this becoming an obsession…
Tetora: Is it? I don’t think so?
But never mind, it’s also my bad for not considering Midori-kun’s feelings and only caring about the right answers.
Sorry, Midori-kun. I’ll give you a hand, so get up from the floor.
Midori: You don’t have to be so serious…I can do it myself…
Hinata: Hnhn, I’ve already seen through Tetsu-kun’s heart!
Ooh, as expected of him, he’s no pure white dove at all~ the muscles on his arms are bulging, I’m enchanted~ pinch, pinch pinch ♪
Does Tetsu-kun want to become a man so he can capture everyone’s attention all the more~? The thought would make anyone blush~ ♪
Tetora: ...Wrong!
Hinata: That was a close one!! Thankfully I saw it coming in the nick of time~ or else that would have been a critical hit by Tetsu-kun, and I would’ve become the XP to his level up!
Hajime: Ah, that backflip Hinata-kun did just now was really cool~ ♪
Actually, I’d like to show my cool side too. Do I just have to become a man for that…?
Tetora: Not everyone has to go down the tough guy road, you know? I think you’re fine just the way you are, Hajime-kun.
Taishou said before that everyone has their own way of being a man! Everyone’s different~ ☆
Hajime: Really? Then what kind of person is a man?
Tetora: Let me think...physical strength, knows how to fight, a strong body...
That’s the basic impression of a man, yeah? That’s what Taishou is like!
Hajime: Ehehe, I feel like I fit that too~
I can bridal carry Tomoya-kun, so I probably have a passing grade for strength ♪
Tetora: Nn...even though what you said makes a lot of sense, I still feel like something’s not right!
Though I can’t get myself to say why...
Hinata: Tetsu-kun’s too young, isn’t he~ Though we all are, we haven’t experienced enough.
Even if we gather here and discuss about it back and forth, we won’t be able to get anything out of it.
Why don’t you ask the seniors?
Midori: No.
Tetora: ...Yeah, I don’t want to either.
Tomoya: Eh? Why? Your seniors…
Whether it’s Morisawa-senpai or Kiryu-senpai, they both seem to be the “manlier” people of Yumenosaki, right? And they look pretty reliable…?
Midori: Mashiro-kun...things are never as simple as you think they are...
Tetora: I just don’t want to hear a ready-made answer. Even if I went to ask Taishou, he’d definitely tell me to think about it myself.
Hinata: Alright, alright, I understand! Boys sure are stubborn at this age~ ☆
If you don’t want to ask, how about using something like movies or TV shows as reference?
Those are things that have gained approval from humanity, so it’s perfect~ ♪
Tetora: I think that’s a pretty good idea. How about it, Midori-kun? Want to hit the books¹ with me?
Midori: Huh? Why do you have to pull me in…will it be a pain...?
Tetora: It’s just watching some clips, it won’t be that much of a pain. If we watch something hot-blooded, it might even get you fired up.
Time passes by fast, and half of our first year at Yumenosaki has already gone by.
If we’re late to finding our path forward and stay in one place forever, then it would only trouble everyone else, wouldn’t it?
—
¹: Original verb was “study intensively”. So Tetora doesn’t just mean research, he means hardcore research.
