I am only one world away from Yukinoshita.

Kiyoshi heard a voice behind her, and then a small brown shadow darted past her feet.

dog?

A panting girl caught up with them. She was also wearing the Soubu High School uniform and was holding something that looked like a leash. She seemed to be the owner of the dog that had darted away earlier.

A dachshund named Sabre suddenly darted from the sidewalks onto the road, just as the light turned green and a limousine was approaching.

The pink-haired girl anxiously called out her dog's name, but Sabre just stood there, stunned.

"do not want!"

The girl instinctively wanted to rush forward, but Kiyoshi grabbed her. From this distance, it was impossible to save the dog unharmed; the more likely outcome was that the girl and the dog would be hit by the car and suffer a tragic fate.

But some people still rushed forward without hesitation, grabbing the dog while being thrown into the air by the car that braked suddenly.

He was an ordinary high school boy who looked unremarkable.

"Sabre!"

The pink-haired girl shook off Kiyoshi's hand and ran forward. The driver of the luxury car immediately got out to check. Although he didn't want to get involved, Kiyoshi still stepped forward and pushed away the pink-haired girl who was anxiously holding her dog but could only cause trouble.

"Excuse me, could you please call an ambulance if you have a spare moment?"

Kiyoshi squatted beside the boy. His breathing and pulse were normal, but his consciousness was slightly blurred. There were no obvious external injuries or bleeding, but damage to the abdominal cavity could not be ruled out.

Kiyoshi bent down, patted the other person's shoulder, and raised his voice, "Can you hear me?"

The boy responded with a painful groan, but soon lost consciousness.

Kiyoshi quickly examined the boy's limbs and found what appeared to be a fracture in his right leg, but there was no obvious bleeding and the skin temperature was not significantly different, so it did not seem to be particularly serious. Ignoring the surprised looks of the people around him, Kiyoshi unbuttoned the boy's shirt, exposing his chest and abdomen, and quickly performed a simple examination.

While casually securing the boy's right calf with a roadside tree branch, Kiyora snatched the phone from the pink-haired girl who was communicating with the hospital:

"Suspected fracture of the right tibia, no obvious bleeding, pulse and respiration are relatively normal, no obvious signs of shock, but in a coma, head injury cannot be ruled out, no movement was made."

"Yes, that's right, only a simple fixation was done temporarily."

Kiyoshi briefly explained the situation to the person on the other end of the phone and then returned the phone to the pink-haired girl.

"Please wait here for the ambulance." Kiyorai glanced at the driver who was standing silently to the side. He was wearing white gloves and a sharp suit, and the car was clearly a private vehicle used by a wealthy family. It seemed that he was just a driver.

“If you need any proof, you can come to me,” Kiyoshi glanced at the somewhat familiar figure behind the windshield and understood. “Your young lady will find me.”

"Then I'll take my leave now."

"Wait a moment!"

The pink-haired girl called out to Kiyoyori, "Thank you!"

Kiyoshi looked at the girl with a puzzled expression. She thought the girl would definitely blame her for stopping her. If it weren't for this boy, the girl's beloved dog would probably have died under the wheels of a car today.

"Remember to use the leash next time."

"Um, may I... know your name?"

The girl's face flushed slightly.

Qinglai glanced at his watch; it was already past the expected time. "He was just a kind-hearted citizen passing by."

Leaving one's name will only bring more trouble later. Whether it's to cause trouble or to express gratitude, Qinglai doesn't need any of that.

Without lingering, Qinglai walked straight towards the school. His phone vibrated in his pocket; it was a message from "a woman with a terrible personality."

"Thank you."

There was no reply; Qinglai simply continued walking towards the school.

There were many seniors standing at the school gate, seemingly welcoming the new students. On both sides of the road leading to the teaching building, there were also many students wearing distinctive banners and distributing flyers to the newly enrolled first-year students, obviously promoting their clubs.

But the most eye-catching group was the wind band, standing at the edge of the stairs, holding musical instruments. Tall boys held up colorful promotional signs, and Asuka stood in the most prominent position in the crowd, holding a conductor's baton.

The high-profile publicity instantly caught the attention of most of the first-year students, and they all stopped to wait.

"Fellow new students! Welcome to Soubu High School!" Asuka raised her hand and winked playfully at Kiyoyori's location. "Congratulations on your honorable enrollment!"

She turned around deftly, raised her hands, and with a powerful wave of her baton, the brass and woodwind instruments began to play intermittently.

"Waaah..."

Kiyoshi looked embarrassed.

The girl with brown hair and a short ponytail standing diagonally in front of Kiyoyori had the same expression as her.

This is really... terrible.

Chapter 02 In fact, Kiyora is a vengeful person.

The ensemble performance can only be described as "chaotic," as if a group of passersby who knew a little bit of playing instruments were grabbed from the roadside and forced to stand together to form a temporary band for an impromptu performance.

The notes were off-key, the rhythm was subtly off, and there were even some cracked notes...

Kiyoshi watched Asuka's leaping figure with a complicated expression, but even so, she still seemed to be enjoying herself.

There's just no way to deal with her.

There were two familiar faces in the performance group; were they the two I met at the dessert shop before? It seemed so…

[Yukinoshita-kun is so kind.]

Kiyoshi snapped back to reality, the terrible playing still echoing in his ears.

Auditory hallucination?

As the song ended, the crowd that had been standing there began to move on. Most of the new students had expressions of anticipation and curiosity on their faces. Only a few students could immediately tell what the problem was, but they weren't foolish enough to embarrass their seniors in public.

However, it seems that Asuka's insect capture plan—no, her newborn insect capture plan—is quite successful.

Good morning, tomorrow—Tanaka-senpai.

Kiyoshi stepped forward, awkwardly correcting his honorifics.

"Oh!" Asuka glanced at Kiyori's empty hands. "Didn't you bring it today?"

"Well, it's just club visit time anyway, so we don't need to bring it."

"Eh~" Asuka brought her face close to Kiyori's face, and Kiyori took an awkward step back. Kiyori, who was already a little shorter than her, could only see Asuka's shoulder after taking a step back.

The members of the brass band next to them watched the interaction between the two with strange looks.

"I checked your class for you, Class J, Grade 1. As expected of you. Oh, right," Asuka suddenly seemed to remember something, walked to the steps, picked up her schoolbag, and pulled out a few papers. "I left them behind yesterday, so I brought them to you."

The gazes around me became even more intense.

That was Qinglai's speech for today's freshman orientation; she is the representative of this year's freshmen.

“No need, just keep it,” Kiyotaka said, not taking it. Instead, she walked past Asuka toward the teaching building. After climbing the stairs, she turned back to Asuka and pointed to her head. “It’s already here.”

"I will come to visit after class."

Not wanting to disturb Asuka's promotional group any further, Kiyoyori left first.

……………………………………………………………

Class J, Year 1

"Ching Lai."

As soon as Kiyoyori entered the door, he heard a familiar call; it was Reina.

Reina sat in the middle of the classroom. Each desk had a student's name written on it, and Kiyoshi's name was right after Reina's.

"Good morning, Reina, you're here so early today?"

Kiyoshi put down his schoolbag, looked around, and found that the students in the class had already started to gather in groups. Reina, sitting alone in the middle of the classroom, stood out conspicuously.

"puff."

"What are you laughing at?" Reina glanced at Kiyotaka, who was snickering, with displeasure. "I won't be like them."

"Yes, yes." Kiyoyori raised his hands in surrender. "So, why are you here so early today?"

"It's just a habit of waking up early." Reina's expression remained unchanged. "Are you going to the brass band after school today?"

“Visit? I will go.” Kiyora answered casually as he took his textbook out of his bag.

"Join the club."

Reina loosely clenched her fists and rested them on the back of the chair, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Kiyoshi.

"Is it in such a hurry? Even if you fill out the club application form right away, it will still be two weeks before you can officially start club activities."

New students are not required to join any clubs during the first two weeks of school. This period is for them to experience various club activities. However, after two weeks, new students must decide whether to join a club or directly join the Home Club.

Reina immediately showed a displeased expression, "What? Kiyoyori, don't you plan to join the brass band in high school?"

"Ah, not really..."

Rather, it's more accurate to say that she came here specifically to fulfill a promise she made to perform a duet with someone.

However, Kiyoyori is not yet ready to face Takigatsu.

"Then you'll come with me today."

Without giving Kiyoyori a chance to refuse, Reina turned around. At that moment, the homeroom teacher walked in from the door. She was a beautiful woman in a shirt and trousers suit with a white coat over it. She slammed the attendance list on the podium with an air of authority.

"Quiet! I am your homeroom teacher and life guidance teacher for this semester, Shizuka Hiratsuka."

"Class meeting begins now!"

Kiyoyori looked out the window, feeling bored, while Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at Kiyoyori with a meaningful gaze.

For some reason, high school courses didn't seem too difficult to Kiyotsugu. It was as if all this knowledge had been stuffed into her brain without her even realizing it, just waiting to be used when needed. While the students around her were struggling to listen to the lectures, Kiyotsugu still had the energy to daydream about other things.

Finally, when school was over, the students rushed out of the classroom like wild horses, heading to their favorite clubs.

Even in Class J, where academics are generally the primary focus, this is the case.

Kiyotomi continued to leisurely pack her schoolbag under Reina's urging.

"Is it okay to go visit the site and then come back to tidy up?"

"Is Reina really going to meet Taki-sensei like this?"

Reina was speechless at Kiyoshi's words, so she turned her head away impatiently and stopped paying attention to him.

On her way to the music room, Kiyotsuki recalled being called to the office by her homeroom teacher before PE class. Hiratsuka Shizuka asked her directly about her plans to join the club, seemingly wanting to introduce her to other clubs, but after hearing Kiyotsuki's answer, she decided to give up.