Guy: What’s your problem? Me: No, What’s YOUR problem? That hottie sits there in stockings and you do nothing for a whole page? You are a disgrace of a hentai protagonist...
At first I really doubted her teaching technique, but she proved herself once he was about to cum inside her. She really was trying to support his dream. I still don't think it is the best way to learn, but it gets results.
Cultural Note: In Japan, Christmas Eve is all about cake, KFC, and one-night stands. In fact, it's the biggest hookup night of the year, so Mita and Tooru are celebrating the holiday properly, with an evening of sex. All they need is a cake and a bucket of fried chicken, and the party is complete.
Certainly a straightforward title indeed.
A "Test of resolve", eh? So she has decided to use the 'sex while tutoring' style.
Personally I would have recommended the 'sex as a reward for doing well' style of tutoring...Which she eventually incorporates, too.
That ending though. Ah, he wanted to call her and let her know the good news, but it would appear that she already knows he can do well for himself from now on and decided to change numbers, and he seems to have understood that.
And she now goes on to tutor and help another student in need, just like he originally was.
The way the story escalated was really nice, with the mangaka slowly teasing the reader and Tooru up to his final day with her both concluding the relationship and his education with a resounding success. While the ending was bittersweet, it seemed like a positive influence on Tooru enough for more to ignore it.
Ladies & Gentlemen, BEHOLD - the Home Tutoring Methodology that we didn't know we wanted, but as it turned out, it's the methodology that the average "healthy young male" desparately needs. And for all we know, in this age of Gender Equality, maybe the average "healthy young female" may require an equivalent.
That Death Note reference.