There was still one month left in the year 2095 AD.
Thinking back, this was quite the chaotic year. As he thought over the past year, even Tatsuya couldn't help but fall into a reverie. The terrorists in April, the international criminal organization in August, then came the foreign invaders during October. Even the word "turbulent" should have a limit.
Still, Tatsuya did not possess the leisure to ruminate and reflect over the year gone by. This was hardly because he bore any pessimistic outlook like "there's still one month left, who knows what could happen". Rather, he had a more practical reason before him.
"......Wah-! I still don't understand no matter how many times it's been said!"
"Keep it to yourself! There's no need to holler! Just suck it up!" "Relax, Leo-kun, Erika-chan......"
No matter if one was a middle school student, high school student, or college student, so long as they were students, this was undoubtedly their most loathed nemesis. The unavoidable obstacle that they were forced to overcome. -- The inevitable final exams that were just around the corner.
The usual crowd was currently gathered in Shizuku's house -- more like a mansion, to be precise.
Tatsuya, Miyuki, Erika, Leo, Mizuki, Mikihiko, Honoka, Shizuku, everyone was here and engaged in the study session in preparation for the upcoming final exams.
Despite calling this a study session, the group assembled here were largely quite capable on the written portion of the exam. The only exception here was Leo, whose grades were only so-so, but who was still in no danger of failing. The area of grave concern was actually the technical skills portion, but that was not being covered in the study session.