Juken no Cinderella (Cinderella Formula / 受験のシンデレラ)

When Cinderella noticed, it was almost 12 midnight.

When it hits 12 midnight, the magic will wear off...

Cinderella dashed off. The prince chased after her but...

There, a beautiful glass slipper which Cinderella wore...

Only one remained.

The prince set off to look for the woman...

who would fit the glass slipper to take her as his wife. He searched for Cinderella.

Then, the prince found Cinderella...

And they lived happily ever after.

A happy ending.

"Cinderella", the story that everyone knows.

But...

Maki!

Was it really a coincidence that...

Cinderella lost her shoe?

My foot is cold.

Excuse me.

- Yay! Yay! - Don't forget. Don't forget~!

Shut up! Stop that!

This isn't a song you should be saying "yay" for!

- Are you alright? - Yes.

Hey...

I'm sorry. He occasionally flips like that.

You guys don't know this, do you? In this song, the main character...

told his beloved to dance the last dance with him...

However, the main character cannot walk properly.

Therefore, he can't dance.

His wish would never come true.

What? I don't understand at all.

Or rather, that's scary.

Ah... sorry. Come on. The next time I come here...

I'll compensate for it. Right! Okay?

- The bill please. - Yes.

I haven't seen you wail and vomit like this for a while.

- Did something happen? - Nothing.

Can't I just get drunk occasionally?

Hey hey hey. Not over there!

- Ah~ I feel terrible. - Sorry, he has many things going on.

- No, it's alright. - There's no need to apologise.

- It's her job. - Huh?

- Hey. - I'm paying the money here.

- The customers are gods. - Stop it.

- You should worship me. - Well then, God.

Will you grant me my wish?

Huh? What is it?

Please don't come here again.

- You bitch...! - Alright, you lost. Let's go...

Let go of me!

Juken no Cinderella

10th March, 2016

In life, you either do it or not. It's about a series of such choices.

You guys decided to do it and came here.

You decided to enter Todai.

Today is an important day revealing the outcome of your seniors' battles.

The announcement of Tokyo University's entrance results.

And next year, we will be asking you for your results.

Heisei Year 27 Successful candidates for Tokyo University

This is Tomon Seminar. Yes!

Inaoka Takashi-kun has qualified for Todai Science II class!

Alright~ the first person is Inaoka-kun!

Do you know the average deviation value of the people who qualified for Todai?

- 75. - Oh yes.

But I will say this clearly here.

I have no intention of raising your deviation value to 75.

Eh?

Then, how do you pass it? It's simple.

It's Tomon Seminar.

Congrats!

In the exam...

You just have to obtain the lowest score to qualify.

For example, if you get 240 out of 440 points for Science 1 Class, you will qualify.

- Takashi Yuuko-san, passed. - Ishimoto Kawane-san, Science 1 Class, passed.

Todai's Science classes aren't that difficult. For two science subjects,

if you can obtain 80 out of 120 points...

For the remaining 320 points...

you can obtain 160 points.

In other words, just half of the total score in the remaining subjects.

- Ah~! - Rest assured.

Once you enter this special advanced class in Tomon Seminar,

90% of you will pass.

- 90%... - I...

...will bring you to Todai!

It's hot! Hot!

Hmm! What a luxurious taste.

Ah! Give some to your mother too.

Don't sleep with the heater on. It's a waste of electricity.

But it's cold.

You were drunk. Don't fall asleep like that.

You could just cover yourself with a futon.

This year, in Tokyo University campus...

the voices of the successful candidates are ringing out too.

I'm really happy!

What will they become if they get into a good university?

Even if women have academic credentials, they won't be of any use.

After all, men dislike women who are smarter than them.

Another blackout again?

Hey. My breakfast.

Oh, it was the circuit breaker. Thank goodness~

Alright! With this, it will be fine.

Microwave it again.

Hello. Kuro-chan?

It's fine. It's fine. Will you come to the shop today?

Well~ 90% of students in the special advanced course were successful this year too.

Let's go with this momentum for this new year too.

- I'm taking a break for a while. - Eh?

No no no...

What do you mean?

I haven't rested a single day for the past 5 years.

I've earned so much money but I don't have the time to spend it.

- It's really rotting. - Ha ha ha.

Money doesn't rot.

I worked the hardest here as the representative. I feel belittled.

Wait... What are you saying? It's from now, isn't it?

Altair Education said they want to team up with us.

The biggest conglomerate in Japan said that they want to team up...

with this cram school which had started from a rundown room!

So?

"So"?

What will be in store for us?

Money, of course.

Money.

You'll come back for the lectures in the new semester, right?

Thank you very much!

Hamburger with egg, stir fried miso eggplant and pork, curry cutlet, Nanba set meal, fried squid bento...

- Thanks for waiting. - 3 seaweed fried chicken bento...

2 pork stamina bowls and stir fried vegetables, please.

3 seaweed fried chicken bento and 1... 1 pork stamina bowl.

- Ah, 2. And stir fried vegetables too. - Ah... stir fried vegetables. Sorry.

- Excuse me, is it ready yet? - Sorry.

2 chinese tempura prawns grilled with kimchi. How much longer?

School has ended.

Full-time students who don't have any other matters, please leave the school.

Alright, 3rd baseman!

He might be happy if you could give him some leftover bento.

Huh? What are you saying?

Don't point with both hands.

- Shall I tell him for you? - Eh?

You've always been looking at him but you never talked to him.

Aren't you coming here every day because you want to meet him?

No. Shut up!

Why are you keeping quiet?

You won't have anything to lose if you tell him your feelings.

- It's not that. - Then what's the problem?

It will trouble him.

Endo, come here 2 hours earlier next Friday.

You have to retake the English, Japanese and Math exams.

Yes.

If you keep getting less than 60 points...

you won't be promoted to the next grade. Focus. Okay?

- Yes, shortstop! - Second baseman!

Alright!

[Funds for independence Goal: 0.5 million]

My part-time pay today is...

4,850 yen.

- Ah! - Take it!

Come on! Pick it up!

Come on, pick it up! Take it!

Begin, began, begun. Build, built, bui...

Is this a spell?!

You have the key, don't you!?

...Jeez.

Open it yourself...

Toko!

Toko, it's my fault too!

...Perhaps.

I'll forgive you so come back. Okay!?

- Toko! - Wait!

Maki~

Who's that? Eh, are you...?

- Toko... - No! Wait!

Huh?

So you're a teacher from a preparatory school.

You don't remember anything?

You're too much! How can you not remember after...

what you did to my daughter...?

Um... what?

You tried to attack my daughter.

My daughter is so shocked that she's bedridden.

At this rate, my daughter will be hurt her whole life...

She might never be able to leave the house.

If I can find her a good counsellor...

Even if I say that, it's impossible for me to do that with only my earnings...

That's not it. It's not as if I'm asking for this...

Ah...

- Wait, what are you doing! - Wait, what!?

You're deceiving this guy and taking his money! What are you doing!?

"Deceive"? What are you saying?

Hey you. Didn't this guy leave you with a scary experience?

But you always said that we shouldn't rely on men!

Shh. Wait a minute. Who's relying on men?

I always said this, didn't I? That all men are trash.

After all, that guy probably thinks of us as foolish, poor people and

looks down on us. In that case,

we may as well take the money to make it worthwhile.

Give and take! This world is unequal after all.

We should wisely use foolish men who used women.

I don't like that!

Even if you don't like it, there's nothing we can do.

You're quitting high school, aren't you? You'll know when you work.

Sugar-coated words won't fill your stomach.