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"Is the light... alright?"

Shirakawa Ze nodded.

"pretty good."

He could tell that the real meaning behind those words was not what it seemed.

It must have been Rakuna's actions that influenced her, causing her to specifically mention Takamatsu Akari's name to her.

Shirakawa probably realized why he did this: from the other person's perspective, his relationship with Takamatsu Akari was unusual.

It is indeed quite extraordinary.

Shiina Tatsuki nodded, then fell silent.

Shirakawa Ze didn't say anything more and turned to leave RiNG.

Seeing the scene before her, Nagasaki Motoyo was basically certain of her thoughts, and a slight sense of smugness welled up inside her.

After the little incident, Nagasaki Motoyo felt much better, so she got up to say goodbye to Shiina Tatsuki and went back.

Tonight, it was an ordinary evening, just like any other.

Shirakawa Sawa was practicing guitar in his bedroom, Nagasaki Motoyo was relaxing in the bathtub after arriving home, Shiina Tatsuki was standing behind the counter without any emotion, and Rakuna ran out again after finishing the snacks her seniors had eaten...

Everyone seemed normal and indifferent, perhaps a little happy, perhaps a little sad, but it all passed quickly.

He was like that, she was like that, but there was one person who was different.

Toyokawa Shoko is different.

On this ordinary night, her heart was heavy.

Before leaving the school gate, she thought today would end very pleasantly.

Although she had to go to work after leaving school, the strength that Shirakawa Sawa gave her made her feel able to maintain a good mood.

But to my utter surprise, before I even started working, I ran into Nagasaki Motoyo.

The other person's shocked and trembling voice was like a sharp sword piercing through a dream, instantly reminding her of all the things that had happened in the past.

And the differences between them now.

She didn't want to show any nostalgia for the past or weakness, so she quickly distanced herself.

After confirming that Nagasaki Motoyo wouldn't catch up, she took out her phone and sent a message to Wakaba Mutsu, asking if she had told the former about her school.

But the other party said no.

Toyokawa Shoko knew that Wakaba Mutsu wouldn't lie; if he said it, it certainly wasn't a lie.

She was a little curious about how Nagasaki Motoyo knew about her current school.

But the next second, she lost her curiosity.

Because she saw the time in the upper right corner of her phone, her heart skipped a beat, and she turned and ran.

"Oh no, I'm going to be late because I took a detour to shake off Su Shi!"

Compared to being exposed by Nagasaki Motoyo, what she finds even more unacceptable now is having her wages docked for being late...

Volume 1: Chapter 32 The homeroom teacher has an announcement to make.

As the sun shines on the earth again, students begin their journeys to their respective schools, and the campus, which had been quiet all night, comes alive once more.

When Shirakawa Sawa walked to the back door of the classroom, he found that the classroom was unusually quiet today. All the students were sitting in their seats, and there was no whispering among them.

With a bit of curiosity, he walked into the classroom and saw the homeroom teacher sitting on the podium. He hadn't seen the teacher from outside because the door frame had blocked his view.

Shirakawa sat down in his seat and looked at the homeroom teacher with some curiosity, wondering what he was going to talk about, since he had arrived at the classroom more than ten minutes early.

Once everyone in the class had arrived, the homeroom teacher stood up with a serious expression, looking at the students sitting near the front and back doors.

"Yamamoto, close the front door!"

"Kameda, close the back door!"

The two young men from Japan immediately stood at attention and reached out to close both the front and back doors.

When the students saw their homeroom teacher suddenly become so serious, they all held their breath and stared at him intently, curious about what he was going to say next.

After closing both the front and back doors, the homeroom teacher didn't speak immediately. Instead, she picked up the chalk and wrote two lines on the blackboard.

[Celebrating the May Day Golden Week!]

[Showa School Festival - A Unique Event!]

After finishing writing, the homeroom teacher turned to face the students and solemnly began to speak.

"Class, what's today's date? What's the date and what day of the week?"

The students answered in unison.

"Tuesday, April 16th!"

The homeroom teacher nodded.

"I have an announcement!"

"In order to showcase our school's style and enhance everyone's teamwork skills, our school has decided to hold a special three-day school festival from April 28th to 30th."

What constitutes a distinctive feature?

"Each class must have its own unique features, and none of them can have the same business activities as other classes!"

"In addition to this, after the school festival ends, the school will also make a ranking based on the total popularity over the three days, and will give rewards to the class groups and the school festival organizers based on the ranking!"

"Did you understand?"

The students nodded in agreement.

At this moment, Shirakawa Sawa understood that what the homeroom teacher was going to talk about today was related to the school festival. Because there was a ranking and competition with other classes, the teacher closed both the front and back doors right away.

However, he felt this step was a bit unnecessary, since students would interact with each other after class, and it was impossible to have to sign a confidentiality agreement for a school festival.

Well, let's just assume he was deliberately creating a tense atmosphere to motivate the students and make them take it more seriously.

The homeroom teacher cleared his throat and glanced at the students below the podium.

"For this school festival event, we need to select two people to be in charge, mainly responsible for overall planning, allocation and coordination."

"By the way, the collective reward for the most popular class at this school festival is that every student's academic performance evaluation will be raised by half a grade."

"For example, your original assessment for college entrance was an A, but if you are a student in the class that wins the popularity contest in this school festival, then your assessment for college entrance will become an A+."

"The award for the leader of this year's most popular class is that they will be directly admitted to a higher education program regardless of their grades when they move from the first year of high school to the second year!"

When the homeroom teacher said this, his gaze swept back and forth between Shirakawa Sawa, Takamatsu Akari, and Goto Ichiri, intentionally or unintentionally.

In his eyes, these three brothers were all heavyweights.

First up is the class's most handsome boy, the popular young man with the sunniest smile at Xiuhua High School—Shirakawa Ze!

This guy either sleeps or looks at guitar tabs in class. Although he did well on the entrance exam last year, he's clearly fallen behind now.

In the eyes of the homeroom teacher, the hope of further education was very slim.

Next up is Takamatsu Akari, the class's darling, a timid and aloof girl with gentle, childlike eyes.

This girl's thoughts are completely unpredictable during class. When she sits there looking at the blackboard, you can't tell if she's listening attentively or thinking about where to collect stones later.

In the eyes of the homeroom teacher, the hope of getting into a good college is like Schrödinger's cat, because it's really hard to know how much knowledge she actually has in her head.

As for Goto Ichiri, who appeared last, he was an even bigger heavyweight.

When it comes to sleeping in class, even if you split Shirakawa Sawa in two and stacked them together, you still couldn't outsleep as well as her.

When it comes to having a withdrawn personality and unpredictable thinking, even Gao Songdeng has to step aside.

In the eyes of the homeroom teacher, there was zero hope of further education.

[Stacked Armor: The above evaluations of the three characters are solely the homeroom teacher's opinion and have nothing to do with the author. If you want to attack, attack the homeroom teacher.]

However, being bad at academics doesn't mean being bad at other things, so after seeing the prize for the most popular student at the school festival, the homeroom teacher decided to pick two out of these three "living dads" to be in charge.

Unlike Hanasakigawa and Tsukinomori, Shuka High School, like Shimokitazawa, places a greater emphasis on academic performance.

Therefore, entrance exams and assessments are very important, and the college entrance rate is also related to the homeroom teacher's teaching evaluation and annual bonus.

Although it's unclear how these three big shots got in, since they're already here, the homeroom teacher can't just kick them out directly, so he can only lie low and wait for an opportunity.

Hard work pays off, and the right opportunity has finally arrived – the school festival right before our eyes!

If I can successfully win the popularity contest and help two of them advance to the second year of high school, the pressure on me won't be too great.

Even if we don't win the championship, we can still get the runner-up position, since the runner-up position guarantees a spot in the next round.

Shirakawa had no idea what the homeroom teacher was thinking.

If you knew, you'd just think he was overthinking things.

Although he doesn't pay attention in class or study after class, these high school knowledge points are actually not difficult for him, who has lived two lives.

While I wouldn't say I'd get first place in the whole school at the end of the semester, I could easily handle a college entrance exam.

Unfortunately, the homeroom teacher couldn't hear what Shirakawa Ze was thinking.

After much deliberation, he decided to appoint Shirakawa Sawa and Goto Ichiri as the leaders of the school festival activities.

He had heard about Shirakawa Ze's social skills; just a few days into the semester, he was already getting girls from other classes to call him "Ze-kun," and he also had a good relationship with his classmates.

If you have strong social skills, you don't need to worry about communication skills. Strong communication skills can increase the efficiency of organization and allocation.

This is the last resort candidate to challenge for the popularity champion.

Therefore, in the eyes of the homeroom teacher, he is indispensable in the choice of two out of three.

The other person chose Goto Ichiri because, in his eyes, she had the lowest chance of getting into a good school, and he was unsure of her strengths. He could only give it a try and have her partner with Shirakawa Sawa to be in charge of the school festival activities.

If he can discover her special talents while in charge of this event, then all his hard work will have been worthwhile.

So after thinking it over, the homeroom teacher didn't hold a vote or anything, and just announced it directly.

"After careful consideration and evaluation, I would like to appoint Shirakawa Sawa and Goto Ichiri as the leaders of this school festival."