[Saturday] [October 11] [After School] [Naganaki Shrine]

[careful_steps]

[The exams are almost here! As most students of Iwatodai City will have known by now, donations to the offertory box at the shrine are rumored to offer a boost to Academics, and one skeptical but somewhat desperate new student is thinking about trying it out after deciding that coffee didn't cut it.It seems like I have no choice and people have

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[immortalhand]

[He happens to be there, and he's just observing.]

[careful_steps]

[She notices him.]

Oh...Good afternoon.

[immortalhand]

[He nods his head a little in response, but looks away.]

[careful_steps]

[Since he's looking away, she decides not to ask. She does attempt to peer into the box though.]

That's a lot of money.

[immortalhand]

If it's a wish, the problem isn't so easily solved with money.

[careful_steps]

Is it? It seems more like a 'plea' to me.

[immortalhand]

Desperation?

[careful_steps]

Yes; a person who studied more would not need to resort to such methods; they're unreliable at best.

[immortalhand]

And yet you're here.

[careful_steps]

Well, I could just go back now and study, but I think I've done enough revision to get by.

[immortalhand]

Do as you like.

[careful_steps]

I will. [Woo, checking fortune box now.] I wonder...

[immortalhand]

[And he's done here, so he's walking off.]