A Conversation I Overheard at the Library Between High School Students: The Boy Explaining Math Using 'Romantic Distance' Was Intense... Is He a Genius?

The municipal library I always stop by.

It has public Wi-Fi. There are three round tables that seat four people each, and a long table with six seats facing each other, all 12 seats equipped with power outlets.
Besides that, there are also seats set up for small children and people with disabilities to relax.
It's spacious and quiet, cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
The book collection is extensive, and looking at the shelves lined with titles I don't know honestly makes me so excited.

Furthermore, it's open until 9 PM.

For someone like me who lives daily life on a budget mobile plan with a data cap, this library is a truly grateful presence \(//∇//)\✨
If I wear earphones, I can even listen to music \(//∇//)\💖

May was too busy, so I had fewer chances to stop by, but I can focus on my creative work and read plenty of articles.


Today, I am at that library.I'm writing short-shorts and creating AI art for my shop \(//∇//)\✨

And then, what do you know.

Two boys sitting at the same table, right next to me.
High schoolers, maybe?

They have textbooks, notebooks, and pencil cases spread out on the table, studying intently.

To be honest, they're kind of cute \(//∇//)\💖

Why?

Their conversation is funny \(//∇//)\💕

(Perhaps out of consideration for those around them, they are speaking in low voices)

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Hey, hey, hey.

Hmm?

Isn't this problem weird?

Where?

I don't get it.

No, you're the one who's weird.

Why?

If you don't get it, that's weird. What is that?

No, seriously. It's clearly wrong.

So? Where is it?

This formula for ○○○. The teacher said before, 'Calculate from ○○○ first,' but if you do that, you get an answer that isn't the correct one.

...Ah. You're right.

See? It's weird, right!

But, no. That's not it.

Why not?

Should I teach you? But first...

Hmm?

K-chan from Class 3. She's super cute, isn't she?

...Huh?

I think I might like her.

Wait, hold on. What are you talking about?

I'm talking about K-chan.

...We're talking about math, right?

Exactly.

No, what do you mean 'exactly'? K-chan and math have nothing to do with each other, right? I mean, she is cute, but still.

But, they do have something to do with each other.

...Where?

K-chan, you're in Class 3, right?

Yeah.

I'm in Class 1, right?

Yeah.

Our classes are different.

....Yeah.

Do you get what I mean?

Huh?

The distance between our classes.

No. Talk about math!

No, this is math.

How is it?!

Class 1 and Class 3, how many meters is that in distance?

...I don't know.

If you walk down the hallway, it takes about 10 seconds, right?

...Ah, probably.

Humans walk about 1 meter per second, right?

Well, roughly.

In other words, about 10 meters.

...Yeah.

“So then,”
“what is the
psychological distance in meters until I walk out into the hallway and talk to K-chan?”

　
“...No. How should I know!!!”

“Heh. The answer is infinity. In other words, I don't know when I'll be able to talk to her.”

“...Huh? ...”

“Mathematically speaking, ∞÷∞ is 'indeterminate'.”

　
“....”

　
“In other words, there is no answer. But you know, it’s not that there isn't an
answer.”
　
　
“.....”
　
　
“And about that math problem from earlier. The teacher's explanation that you 'calculate it first' was wrong. I think it was actually supposed to be calculated last.
Wasn't your memory a little off?”

　
　
“...Oh, oh.”

　
“Try it.”

　
“..... ...It's correct.”
　
　
“See.”
“Just because you read the equation a little wrong doesn't mean the answer
wasn't right there.”

“Oh, thanks. You’re insane. You're a genius.”

“No, you're making me blush. Heh.”

“Oh. Come to think of it, I might like Y-chan.”

“I get that. Totally. And K-chan is...”

　
...I quietly took off my silent earphones \(//∇//)\🥹

Distance is infinity ∞. In other words.

The possibility is not 'zero'...

No. You guys are the insane ones. \(//∇//)\😭💖

Sorry for eavesdropping on your conversation \(//∇//)\✨

...But...Are you a genius? \(//∇//)\😭💦

Good luck with your studies, young man.
And go talk to K-chan \(//∇//)\💕

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