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Bokuben is Tsutsui Taishi's work

(College, the last bridge to cross before reaching your dreams)

"I see, so that's how you determine the escape velocity for a celestial body", Furuhashi Fumino, an aspiring astronomer, is currenly reviewing her notes, "There's also other things to consider like the object's mass, propulsion strength, and air resistance, all of which is needed to be determined to make sure the object reaches where it needs to go".

After some time, she finished her studying, but her mind is still running with all sorts of information, "Those terms, they're not so scary once I get to learn them, I guess he's right". She smiled for a bit then she remembered something that a certain someone told her.

"Well you see, you can actually use your skills with remembering these terms, first you can learn what a term means and how it's used in a scientific context, only then you can look if there's a formula related to it and memorize how it works".

"Yep, he was right", she confirmed, "I wonder how he's doing right now". She entered her room and picked up her phone, "Should I send him a message and ask? No, that's ridiculous, who am I to ask how he's doing? I'm such a water flea". She was acting uneasy, not knowing what she should do. She was looking around her room until her eyes landed on a clean sheet of paper on her study desk. She was thinking for a bit, then she came up with something.

"Alright, so far, I've been doing good with my studies, I just need to keep this up", Yuiga Nariyuki, a diligent college student aiming to be a great teacher, is currently walking home by himself. "Now that there seems to be specialized subjects, I should prioritize on studying them, but that doesn't mean I can be complacent with the core subjects. I can do this!".

It has been a month since college has started. For him, it felt different from his previous years, but he was able to adapt well, gaining a small group of friends where they study and teach each other, a bunch of students aiming to be teachers teaching each other on how to be a teacher.

"Beruno-san and Ritsuno-san have been a great help for me, I guess having study partners is really beneficial", he thought, then he suddenly remembered something from that, "Study partners... I wonder how the others are doing". He was in front of his house when he stopped walking, thinking for a bit by himself.

"Onii-chan, welcome home!" suddenly, he was greeted by the twins, Hazuki and Kazuki. "Hey there" Nariyuki responded, "Have you guys behaved while I was gone?". "Of course, Onii-chan!" they both responded. "Good to hear that" he said, he came in and thought to himself, "Well, I guess I don't have anything to worry about them, they worked hard to get to where they are, I'm sure they're doing fine".

He went to his study room and proceeded to take out his notes, "Alright, it's time to study", He then reviewed them to have a better understanding, "So these are the theories related to how a person learns, Behaviorism where a person learns from either positive or negative feedbacks, Cognitivism where information is taken, processed, and applied, and Pragmatism where various activities are being promoted for learning. These can then be applied to teaching". He was deep in studying, trying to remember as much information as possible.

"Hmm, I wonder what I should make for dinner", Yuiga Mizuki, little sister of Nariyuki and now a high school student, is also studying.

"You don't have to worry about that Mizuki, you can focus on your studying, especially since you're now in high school", Yuiga Hanae, Nariyuki's mother, told her daughter, "Leave the household to your mom. I'll just ask you to do it if I need help, okay?". "Sure, mom" Mizuki replied.

After she finished studying she went outside for a little. While she was outside, she saw a postman leave a letter in their mailbox. She went and took the letter from the mailbox, "A letter? Who sent this and for who?".

She looked at the back and saw a star-themed stamp and that it's addressed to Nariyuki. "A letter for big brother? Who could have sent this? May it be an enemy?", the sender's name cannot be found outside the letter, she was thinking what to do, "Should I open it, check who sent it, then burn it if it's a love letter? No, what if this letter is actually important college stuff?".

She was having a dilemma then she decided, "Maybe, I should just give it to him, I guess opening it is an invasion of privacy".

"The theory of culture shock, a person's reaction to an unfamiliar environment. It should be addressed for it can cause a person to be uncomfortable", Nariyuki read out loud, still deep in studying.

"Excuse me, big brother. Are you still studying?", Mizuki asked peeking through the door. "Yeah, I am. Is there something you need?" he replied.

"Well there's this letter left in the mailbox, it's written here that it's addressed to you" she said, entering the room and handing him out the letter. "Ah, thank you", he took the letter and looked at it, he noticed the seal's adhesive was kind of loose like it was opened before. Mizuki then left the room, naturally.

"A letter for me, huh. Who could this be from?", Nariyuki turned at his notes and he thought, "I suppose I can take a little break".

He proceeded to open the letter, took what's inside, and read it. "Dear Nariyuki-kun, if you're reading this then you most likely received it. How's my little brother doing?". Nariyuki paused and thought for a bit, "Nariyuki-kun... Little brother... *gasp* it's her, isn't it? I wonder how she is doing".

He resumed reading, "How am I doing you may ask? Well I'm certainly doing well, considering I can now understand scientific terms and equations on my own. I've been studying really hard. But It's also thanks to you of course".

"It just answered my question, is she psychic?", he was a bit amazed, "Well I guess it's just a simple paragraph development structure, it's just a coincidence, really. Nothing less expected from a genius of literature. Now, why would she send me a letter? She can just send me a text message, and it's much cheaper, right?".

He resumed, "I'm sorry, I know you're a bit money-conscious, I know that sending a text message would have been much cheaper, but I sent you a letter because I feel like it's more comfortable for me to send you a message like this".

"I am more convinced that she's a psychic", Nariyuki gave in, but he noticed something from what she wrote, "she's more comfortable sending a letter, why is that? Wait, I think we discussed it before with understanding a woman's heart, what was it again?".

He tried to remember, but he can't so he just resumed with reading the letter. "With that being said I just wanted to check if you're doing alright. Then again, you're the hard-working Nariyuki that endured teaching the four of us while studying hard yourself back in high school so I'm sure you're fine, right? Just keep being that hard-working and kind Nariyuki that I know and I'm sure you'll be the best teacher out there. It's up to you if you want to reply back, I'm not expecting anyway so no worries, I know it contradicts the purpose of this letter of wanting to check on how you're doing, but I don't want to be a bother to your studies. However if you want to reply, a text message is fine. I'm keeping my promise, and I'll keep supporting you with everything I've got, you understand? Sincerely, Fumino-nee-san".

"So she's just doing well, that's good to know. The others however... Nevermind, like I said, I'm sure they're doing great. Alright, she said she's studying hard so I should study hard too", Nariyuki resumed his studies but he thought of something first, "To be honest, reading that letter... How do I put this, it's quite refreshing. Now, how should I reply back?"

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Next issue, with Nariyuki's journey towards being a teacher, he meets a familiar professional in the library?