The question not only stumped Kumiko, but also made Higo, who sat behind, stunned for a second. He then narrowed his eyes slightly, finding the casual way Yumiko brought this topic up to be suspicious. It would be a lie if the boy said that he didn't have any bad feelings here.
"Of course, I still want to. I mean, we have already researched it together, right?" Kumiko, who didn't find anything wrong, asked confusedly.
Indeed, the source of confusion was valid here. After all, Kumiko and her mother had spent so many hours figuring out which program the girl should aim for, from her interest, the difficulty of the study, the requirement of her grade, to the work prospect and the possible wage itself. It was also Yumiko who suggested this sports science program, so to hear the mother questioning this again put some doubt in the girl's mind.
