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Investigating Current-Voltage Graphs in the lab!

"He might be violent, but science will lead him down a just path." Ike-sensei backed me up, ignoring what Kondou said about me. "Besides, if he steps out of line..."

Ike-sensei's dark aura grew rapidly, and his muscles began bulging.

"I'll make sure to thoroughly punish him."

I think I'm gonna shit my pants...

Kondou sighed, and looked away begrudgingly.

"Fine... he can work with me. It'll go by faster if I have more help." She said.

"Well, look at that. You've got your practical partner as well." Ike-sensei patted my shoulders and gave me a lab coat and glasses. "Make sure to introduce yourself properly and act like a gentleman. Kondou-kun is a good person, she's just a little bit tsun on the outside."

I nodded and put on my gear, walking up to Kondou with hands in my pockets.

"You probably know who I am." I said bluntly. "Yukimura Fudou, E Class."

"Yahagi-san's told me all about you. I'm Kondou Itsuki, A Class."

"I'm sure he has..."

I couldn't help but feel bitter around this girl since she was technically my enemy.

"Firstly, do you understand what we're doing?" Kondou asked.

"I have no clue. I'm here to learn how this electricity stuff works." I picked up a wire laying on the table and plugged it into an ammeter.

"Well, in that case," Kondou took the ammeter in my hand and added it to her circuit. "I'll teach you. I've done read about this practical but never done it myself personally. So it'll be a learning experience... for the both of us."

Kondou set up a circuit. She had a battery, variable resistor, fixed resistor and ammeter in circuit. She connected a voltmeter in parallel to the fixed resistor. I knew this much.

"This practical explores the relationship between current and potential difference. By the end we'll be able to draw a graph for a fixed resistor, a lightbulb and a diode."

"Graphs? Here I thought I could escape maths..."

"Science and math are deeply intertwined. I suggest also brushing up on your math skills if you want to learn science. Drawing graphs are very easy, though. A brute like you can do that much, right?"

"Yeah, I can draw a graph! I'm not an elementary school kid!"

"You sure act like one."

"Shut up, science bitch."

"Do you want me to drag Ike-sensei over here?"

"Grr..."

"So I suggest you shut up, watch and learn. That's what you're here for, aren't you? If you want to learn... then I won't stop you."

"The hell's that supposed to mean?"

"Never mind. I'm lamenting over something pointless." Kondou coughed, her face slightly red from embarrassment. "I'm going to adjust the variable resistor so the voltage is at zero at the start."

As she did this, she looked up at me from the corner of her eye.

"You know what a variable resistor and voltage is, right?"

"Huh? Of course I do! I'm not an idiot!"

"Okay, so you actually have a base for this experiment."

"Like I told Ike-sensei, I read some of this before, but I didn't really get it thoroughly. I work better with my hands."

"A kinetic learner, huh? I'm a visual learner personally."