How a lever could lift the Earth was completely beyond Misuzu's knowledge.
Seeing how clueless she was, Kaito decided to start with simpler physics problems.
He would go from easy to difficult, step by step.
Question 1: Write a physics-related joke (it can be very cold, but not cold enough to reach the underworld).
Misuzu grabbed a thick pen, thought seriously for a moment, and then wrote her answer on the sheet.
Dad, You Don't Understand Science
[One day, Misuzu was lying on the sofa watching TV when her father walked in, out of breath, and said:
"I bought a truckload of coal. The truck is stuck by the bridge. I can't get it up the slope. Come help me push!"
Hearing this, Misuzu laughed.
"Cough, Dad, you don't understand science."
"What?"
Her father looked confused, but Misuzu just lay there, tilted her head, and continued:
"According to Newton's law of inertia, if you just back the truck up 20 meters and then charge forward, you'll make it over the bridge."
Her father asked, "Really? Just back up 20 meters and charge?"
Misuzu replied with a smile, "Of course. As long as you go fast enough, you can even fly into the sky! Why don't you try?"
Her father, somewhat skeptical, went back to the truck. So, he not only made it over the bridge, but actually drove the truck into the sky...]
After reading the answer...
Kaito couldn't help but light a cigarette and ponder next to Misuzu.
Was this a physics joke???
It was so cold!
So cold he couldn't even tell it was a joke!!
"Misaka-san, can you get any colder?"
"Cough, well, shall I try again?"
Misuzu felt a bit guilty.
She had just come up with it on the spot. Even thinking about it was tiring her out, but under Kaito's gaze, she gritted her teeth and racked her brain for another physics joke.
Perhaps because the first question had drained her inspiration, she couldn't write as much. So, her second joke was only a few dozen words long.
[A couple flying for the first time found the pilot before takeoff and pleaded sincerely: "Please don't let the plane go faster than the speed of sound. We need to talk during the flight."]
After writing it, Misuzu slumped.
No, no, she really couldn't do this.
She just couldn't write these things!!
She had truly returned all her knowledge to her teacher!
Asking her to tell ordinary jokes was fine, but physics jokes?
Are you kidding me?
"You're really hopeless. I can write better jokes than you off the top of my head."
"I don't believe it! Prove it! I'm giving up!"
"Hah, I will!"
So Kaito grabbed the pen, pushed Misuzu back onto the test paper, and made her open her eyes wide and watch!
This was a physics joke!
[A woman named Misuzu was stopped for speeding. Kaito said to her, "Ma'am, you were going 60 miles an hour!"
Misuzu retorted, "Sir, that's impossible. I've only been driving for 7 minutes. This is ridiculous! I haven't even been driving for an hour, how can I be going 60 miles an hour?"
"Ma'am, I mean that if you continue driving at this rate, you will cover 60 miles in the next hour."
"That's also impossible," the woman continued. "I only need to drive 10 more miles to get home. I don't need to cover another 60 miles."]
"???" Misuzu was stunned.
That's it?
That's it, that's it, that's it???
Wait!
How could she argue with Kaito!
She was doomed!
The examiner was Kaito! Not her!!
"No, no! Let me off! Let me off!!"
"Can we stop testing problems about speed, please! I really can't do it!"
'Hah, dared to laugh at me?'
'Offend me and think you can run?'
'Get back here!'
He grabbed Misuzu and pushed her back in front of the physics test paper.
"Don't rush. The night is long. There are many more questions on the paper. Take your time."
"Damn!!"
Misuzu let out a cry of despair...
Morning.
Misuzu lay slumped over the physics test paper, her eyes vacant.
Kaito lit a cigarette, sighed helplessly, and patted her shoulder, deciding to "heal" her.
After all, there was still hope for her. Her physics scores were just a bit low now. She had room for improvement.
And so, Misuzu was revived!
"I'm alive!!"
"Damn it, Kaito! I won't lose to you next time!"
Determined, Misuzu left with a threat and rushed out the door.
But once outside, she carefully made her way back to her room.
"Oh my... Misuzu-san, why are you so upset?"
Just then...
Sayuri appeared, standing right at the entrance of Misuzu's stone house.
"Coming to gloat so early in the morning?"
"I checked with Kaito. Your math scores were worse than mine. At least my math is decent. Physics is just not my strong suit."
Misuzu said with a slightly unnatural expression, then sighed and lay down on her bed.
"Cough... So what if your physics is better than mine? I had to do math problems, not physics!"
Sayuri felt a bit stung, but she set that aside.
Because she had something more important to say.
After last night's ordeal, Misuzu must have clearly understood Kaito's terror.
So...
"Misuzu, let's form an alliance."
"???" Misuzu sat up abruptly, looking at Sayuri in disbelief.
"You can form an alliance for exams?"
"Of course! It's up to you if you want to!"
"Hmm... Honestly, even I can't handle this. Let me think calmly."
"Don't think. You've already experienced Kaito's terror. If we don't cooperate, we will never succeed. We will always fail, unless he takes pity on us and gives us a passing grade."
"Is, is that so?"
"What else? If you had failed, would you be here now? Or would you be in remedial class?"
Sayuri said seriously.
Hearing this, Misuzu couldn't help but ponder.
True!
If they didn't cooperate...
They would ultimately be defeated by Kaito.
Those accursed exam questions!!
"Alright, let's cooperate!"
"Great. Here's to a successful partnership~"
"Here's to our partnership!"
Misuzu and Sawamura Sayuri shook hands, forming the nucleus of an alliance...