I, Aki Tomoya, will not be a simp.

Aki Tomoya could only respond with a helpless emoji, along with a cheering emoji.

"Being a university student at Keio University isn't easy either."

It is, after all, a private university, so it is reasonable for the tuition to be a bit higher.

The day after the entrance ceremony, Aki Tomoya officially stepped into the campus of his dreams as a student of the University of Tokyo.

However, the first year is not the so-called medical school, but the liberal arts school.

"Next, I will introduce the courses of the Faculty of Liberal Arts..."

The lecturer was introducing the situation of the Faculty of Liberal Arts, while everyone in the classroom knew perfectly well that the past two years had not been easy either.

All freshmen at the University of Tokyo are assigned to the Faculty of Liberal Arts in their first year to study preliminary courses in six different categories: Humanities 1, 2, and 3; and Science 1, 2, and 3.

It's not until the third year that students are specifically assigned to a major.

First, the courses are divided according to the different types of subjects applied for, and then the focus or characteristics of the early courses will also be different.

For example, Wen Yi focuses on studying the fundamentals of law and political science.

The second part focuses on learning the fundamentals of economics.

However, in addition to focusing on the core subjects of each discipline, students will also need to learn the same things, and they can also consider transferring to other faculties while in the Faculty of Liberal Arts.

The two years in the Faculty of Liberal Arts are not an easy two years either, because, taking the third year of science as an example, there will be further selection based on merit, so you still have to avoid being pulled down.

"Fifth from the bottom, my position is also a bit precarious..."

In the classroom of the third science class, Aki Tomoya didn't feel any predatory stares, but getting into the University of Tokyo through the third science class didn't mean the end of the story.

Some people take a roundabout approach: during their two years in the Faculty of Liberal Arts, while completing the preliminary courses of the undergraduate major, they also submit an application to transfer to the third year of science.

As for the final number of students in the Department of Science 3, or the Department of Medicine, there will be a maximum of ninety-six people, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

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Chapter 185 Excellent Thought Process (1/?)

The medical school in Japan is a six-year program, but the first two years are spent studying preliminary courses with different focuses in different departments of the liberal arts faculty. This is a unique feature of the University of Tokyo.

The two-year Liberal Arts Faculty will maintain a certain level of competition. Even if you enter the University of Tokyo with a second-degree humanities degree, you may have the opportunity to transfer to a first-degree humanities degree and then be formally assigned to the Faculty of Law in your third year.

In his first week at the University of Tokyo, or rather, in the third year of his science class at the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Aki Tomoya felt that his classmates were not much different from him. The differences lay in their family background, upbringing, and the details revealed in their words and actions.

Small cliques exist everywhere, including in universities. With so many people, everyone can probably find compatible people to get to know within a week. As for rankings and such, it depends on the person. At least in Aki Tomoya's eyes, everyone has just entered university and has many things to do.

Of the 96 students in the third year of science in the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Aki Tomoya had some acquaintances with most of them over the course of a week, but there was only one person with whom he could be considered a close friend.

Incidentally, the gender imbalance in the third science class of the Faculty of Liberal Arts at the University of Tokyo is also quite serious.

"Aki, are you a native of Tokyo?"

I met Takagi at the entrance ceremony. She was an approachable person who was kind to everyone.

This young master, whose family reportedly runs a large hospital, entered the university with the 15th highest score in the entrance exam from the third science class. He was one seat away from Aki Tomoya in the exam room, but he was one of the top students.

It was by chance that I ended up sitting next to Takagi at the entrance ceremony, and I got along quite well with her.

"Yes."

"Ah, then you're one of the few Kanto people I know who aren't so unpleasant."

"...Among my peers, there wasn't anyone I disliked."

Takagi is from Kyoto. According to him, his father wanted him to go to Kyoto University, so he came to take the entrance exam for Tokyo University alone, intending to at least have some peace and quiet during his university years.

Takagi was probably a little annoyed that Lu Quan had been assigned all the roles, so he put up a little resistance. In his words, "Most of the doctors in my hospital are from Kyoto University. I get annoyed just looking at them. I'm going to get a bunch of people from Tokyo University to go there in the future."

This kind of talk has a strong sense of "a new emperor, a new court," and accepting the reality of inheriting the hospital doesn't mean he has to obey his family's constraints forever; he's a guy with his own ideas.

At the same time, Aki Tomo also had a feeling that this guy might have picked him first among his peers, and he felt like he was being used as a guinea pig.

"Isn't Suzuya annoying?"

Takagi pointed to a boy at the very front of the classroom, the one who had taken the oath as a student representative at the entrance ceremony. Aki Tomoya also had a deep impression of that person.

After all, he was the number one in the rankings, the one who reigned supreme over the other ninety-five people.

Similarly, that person was also the most popular among their peers.

"In the first year, he couldn't wait to recruit his own followers among his peers. He's not even close to being a feudal lord. How arrogant is that? Isn't he stupid?"

"..."

"Don't look at me like that. I'm not like those guys. I came to Tokyo University to make friends."

"I am truly flattered."

Among the 96 people in the same cohort, Aki Tomoya could not be considered a lone wolf. He could get along well with people he had a good rapport with, such as Takagi.

Forming groups of three or five isn't a bad thing; one person can't survive alone. Similarly, there are a few lone wolves in the classroom.

"There's a social gathering tonight, wanna go?"

University students have a lot of free time. Besides studying, interpersonal communication is essential. The key is to make good use of time and self-discipline. The most frequently discussed topic is probably socializing.

In the 3rd science classroom, where the male-to-female ratio is unbalanced, the topic of socializing is sure to be popular.

"I don't care, but you probably invited more than just me, right?"

"Of course, there's another capable person. With just the two of us from Dongda University, it's not enough to go around, cough, not enough people!"

"Is Takagi-kun actually a playboy at heart?"

"No, no, no, I've never had a girlfriend, but I'm pretty popular with women."

This self-deprecating approach leaves one wondering where to even begin to criticize it.

However, Aki Tomoya readily accepted the invitation to the social event. He felt that Takagi was a friend worth making, both in terms of his current character and his background.

During his six years at the University of Tokyo, while keeping up with the pace, Aki Tomoya also doesn't intend to be a lone wolf.

Moreover, even wolves are social animals.

"Let me give you a heads-up: there are girls from Waseda and Keio, but none from the University of Tokyo!"

"Don't rabbits eat the grass near their burrows?"

"No, it's just that there are too few girls in our Science Class 3, making it a bit difficult to absorb them internally."

Such a heavy tone reveals a similarly heavy topic.

After that, Aki Tomoya met another boy, who had also been pulled in to make up the numbers, through Takagi.

"Majima, this is Aki. We're counting on you two to hold up the party tonight!"

The sudden use of a Kansai accent reminded Aki Tomoya and Majima, who was standing next to him, that this was a young master from Kyoto.

"Please give me your guidance, Aki-kun."

Majima is tall and has a handsome, cheerful, and sunny appearance.

Seeing that Takagi was just as good, Aki Tomoya considered whether he should take off his glasses and get them fixed up properly.

"Nice to meet you, Majima-kun."

"Majima has a girlfriend; he's just here to make up the numbers."

At the same time, Takagi offered a reminder.

If someone has a girlfriend and still comes to a social gathering, then basically he's just there to make up the numbers and there's nothing else for him to do.

Therefore, Takagi gave Aki Tomoya a knowing look.

This guy is cunning and not exactly a peaceful person, but he always seems to have a purpose in everything he does.

"Just don't stay out too late. My family has curfews, and I'm not planning to move out and live alone yet."

"See? This guy's a good boy! It's not easy being the son of a university professor!"

Judging from their appearance, both of them come from families of doctors; one's family runs a large hospital, and the other's father is a university professor.

"I accidentally ended up between two formidable people."

For their first social gathering at university, Aki Tomoya accompanied two classmates he had just met to a high-class restaurant.

However, this social gathering was not what he had imagined. The three from Dongda University seemed out of place among them.

Or rather, most people are deterred by them.

"Did we scare someone?"

Aki Tomoya whispered to Takagi next to him, "The atmosphere of the social gathering seems a little different from what I imagined."

"There's nothing we can do. Takagi-kun is visiting without permission this time. If there were any girls from the medical school here, things would be better."

Takagi didn't answer, so Majima quietly offered an explanation.

"Three students from Dongda University and Lisan University mistakenly entered a prestigious university alumni association that even medical students don't have. It's like a shark entering a fishpond—no, to say fishpond is bad, it's like entering a river."

Seemingly realizing that referring to Soji and Bunkyo as a fishpond was inappropriate, Takagi eventually changed his tune. At the same time, he didn't seem upset about the situation; on the contrary, he seemed to be enjoying it.

"Takagi, you didn't bring us here to cause trouble, did you?"