"Mmm." Makoto lifted a large helping of noodles to his mouth, both because they were delicious and to keep his mouth shut for a few minutes. Nagisa had never been very good at studying; he was right, it wasn't that he was lazy, he simply wasn't interested and didn't enjoy it. Not that Makoto particularly liked studying either, but he was naturally better at most subjects.

"Well, you've got plenty of time, and there are so many great schools in Japan."

Makoto wasn't sure why, but thinking of Nagisa following Rei sort of gave him a lump in his stomach. He tried to convince himself it was just the salt from the udon.