The strongest high school student in Japan

"So we have to pretend that nothing happened for the time being?" Hanyu Hirofumi smiled bitterly, but soon became serious again. "Mogami, I am definitely not a person who likes to interfere in other people's private affairs, and I never like to blame others, but as your friend, I feel that there are some things I must say - sometimes the longer you delay, the more you will hurt others. Instead of doing this, it is better to face the reality and let everyone have a way out."

"What do you mean?" Mogami Jun asked back.

"Which one is more to your liking, Izumo-san's or Shinyu's?" Hanyu Hirofumi asked. "We've both met Izumo-san. Although you insist on denying that she is your fiancée, it's obvious that you two seem to have a good relationship, and she seems to admire you... To be honest, I envy you for having such a charm that is favored by others."

Humph, if you knew there was a senior named Sakihara, would you be doubly envious of me?

——Jun Mogami complained in his heart.

"But besides being envious, I am actually a little worried. If this situation is not handled properly, maybe everyone will get hurt. They are both very outstanding and lovely people. I really don't want to see this happen." Hanyu Hirofumi changed the subject, "That's why I said these extra words. I hope you don't mind."

Although Hanyu Hirofumi's words were very vague and tactful, Mogami Jun understood what he meant.

He wanted Mogami Jun to make his feelings clear so as to avoid causing pain and confusion to others.

But...how should I end it? And who should I end it with?

He was silent.

As for his opinion of Mayu and Asana - he admires their talents. In addition to their outstanding looks, he can feel their outstanding charm. Although their personalities are very different, he feels very comfortable when he is with them.

He did not deny that he was a person who judged people by their appearance, but it was precisely because of this spiritual appreciation that he was willing to do his best to help them.

Maybe we can't go further than the level of 'friends', but even being friends is pleasant enough.

Do they also see me that way?

It's hard to tell. Who can be sure of a sixteen-year-old girl's feelings? I'm afraid even they themselves can't.

"There is one thing I agree with you. They are all so outstanding and lovely. Even without me, they deserve a better life." After a long silence, he spoke leisurely, "The world is changing every day. I don't know what the future will be like. Maybe we will go our separate ways in the end, but I will do my best to remove obstacles on the road and make every day we spend together a happy time. Isn't that enough? It is arrogant to think that you represent the lives of others."

After a pause, he smiled again, "Maybe after getting to know each other, they can become very good friends... By then, it won't make much difference whether I'm there or not, right?"

"A terrible declaration..." Okabe Kaoru, who had been silent all this time, took a deep breath, "So you can't make a choice and would rather continue to get along, right?"

After a moment, he also smiled bitterly. "But, that's right, I can understand you. If I were you, I probably wouldn't know what to choose... Ah! Ah! Why don't I have this kind of happy trouble! God is so unfair!"

Hanyu Hirofumi was also a little surprised, but in the end he could only nod his head gently, "Okay, maybe you can't find the answer in such a hurry, and it's a good idea to continue. It's just... Mogami, this is what you said, 'We must make every day we spend together a happy time'. No matter what happens in the future, don't forget this."

"You are such a good person, class monitor." Mogami Jun replied with a smile. "Good people will definitely be rewarded."

"Thank you." Hanyu nodded, but still smiled bitterly. "The dividing line between good and bad is not that clear. I am just like you. I just do my best to do what I want to do. As for what the reward will be, this is not a very important issue."

"You two are suddenly like philosophers, saying things that are incomprehensible to people." Okabe Kaoru shrugged. "Well, if that's the case, then let's put aside other issues and focus on cheering for him first? Mogami can be responsible for his own affairs. I think he is very opinionated and knows a lot. There is nothing we can teach him..."

"That's right. Stop laughing at me and keep doing what you should do!" Mogami Jun patted the two men on the shoulders.

It's time to say goodbye.

Jun Mogami walked to the door and opened the door that had just been closed when Mayu left. Then he suddenly turned around and looked at the two people at the door.

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye!" The two people responded at the same time, and then left one after another.

After witnessing the scenes just now, the small room returned to its usual loneliness.

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As the red sun rises slowly from the horizon, another morning arrives on this island country.

When the morning class at Kita Akabane Academy started, a school bus slowly approached from the street and finally stopped at the school gate.

Then, several girls wearing uniforms different from those of Kita Akabane Academy got off the bus one after another.

Izumo Asana, who was feeling a little carsick in the car, took a deep breath of the fresh morning air, allowing her dazed head to slowly regain clarity.

In front of me was a wide school gate with a huge school emblem hanging on it, but since it was already school time, there were few people passing by.

Is this the school over there? I wonder what will happen.

"What? Are you eager to go in?" Aoki Yuu asked with a smirk on his face.

"How could that be? Don't talk nonsense!" Izumo Asana quickly retorted.

178, Welcome and Mission

A new day has arrived.

As on every school day, students arrived at school in droves, then exchanged gossips and chatted before class.

However, today is a little different. All the gossip that was originally interesting has been covered by the overwhelming big news, and everyone is whispering about it.

The debate team from Ogiyuan Girls' High School came to school.

Of course, no one cares about the debate competition. There is only one reason why everyone pays attention to them - the team sent by the girls' high school this time is so good-looking.

The four girls who came over were all very beautiful, like some idol group coming to the school for a tour in student uniforms.

These girls are even more charming than those idols with exaggerated performances. After all, idol groups emerge in large numbers and are replaced every few years. However, the cultural and artistic atmosphere that they have been immersed in girls' schools for a long time, as well as the aura of young ladies, are not something that any idol can easily copy.

As soon as they came over, they attracted everyone's attention. Not only were the boys excited, but even the girls were secretly impressed and felt that they were worthy of being students from a young lady's school.

However, the parties involved did not know that their arrival had caused such a big stir in the school. They came here for only one purpose - to continue the previous competition.

Just like the last time at the girls' school, as soon as these girls and their teachers arrived, there were teachers who were responsible for their reception throughout the entire process. The accommodation arranged by the school for the girls was in the administrative building in the center of the school - this was also decided by the chairman himself.

Because the school team won last time, and now they are at home, they have the advantage, so the chairman is in a very good mood, and his treatment of the girls also increases accordingly. He doesn't want to give others a harsh impression.

There was another group of people in charge of the reception, and they were their opponents on this trip - the members of the Kita Akabane Academy team.

This was also applied for by Jun Mogami and the others themselves. After all, they were taken care of by the girls when they went there last time, and it was only right that they give something in return now.

The application was approved very quickly, so early in the morning, Jun Mogami and Mr. Ikawa, who was in charge of reception, went to welcome the girls.

At first, Jun Mogami didn't feel anything, but when he saw the strange yet familiar faces of several girls, he suddenly felt a lot of emotions in his heart.

The scenes he experienced in Diyuan Girls' School in just three days flooded into his mind, some happy, some embarrassing, some exciting... but no matter which one, it was very interesting.

It was indeed a very interesting experience and one worth remembering.

"Mogami-san, we finally meet again." Umemiya Natsuki, the leader of the girls, looked at him with a half-smile and nodded as a greeting. "Well, you're still so conceited..."

Although she was mocking him on the surface, it was obvious that Umemiya Natsuhime deliberately wanted to conceal from her companions the fact that the two of them had met privately not long ago.

Thinking about it carefully, Senior Umemiya came to me for personal matters, so it was normal for her not to want others to know.

Mogami Jun understood what she meant and nodded to Umemiya-senpai with a smile.

"Yeah, I really miss you after not seeing you for so long. It's rare to find a senior like you who is so beautiful and sharp-tongued."

"Of course! If you want me to mock you, you have to see if you have the qualifications~" Mei Gong Xia Fei still smiled, not angry at all, "You should be honored that you have the qualifications."

"Ah, it's my honor~" Mogami Jun stretched out his hand and pointed to the road leading to the administrative building in front. "Please let me take you there this time. The reception room has been prepared for you."

"We all slept well last night, so we're not in a hurry to go to bed." Mei Gong Xia Fei smiled and shook her head, "Didn't we take you to visit our school last time? This time we want to see yours..."

"Well..." Jun Mogami quickly exchanged a glance with his teammates.

They had anticipated this question and had already discussed the answer.

The answer is - don’t take them on a tour at all.

Nonsense, who would be willing to take this group of girls to hang out with the boys... It's true human nature to monopolize any good resources!

"Our school is different from yours. There's nothing much to see in our city." Mogami Jun replied according to what they had agreed on beforehand. "Also, the girls' school is different from ours after all. We have a lot of naughty boys here. They will be startled when they see you, and I'm afraid it will cause trouble for the teachers and the school..."

"Eh...really?" Meigong Xia Fei was a little confused.

Although she is quite smart, she grew up in a girls' school after all, so she couldn't understand boys very well. The same was even more true for other girls, so they were a little skeptical about what Mogami Jun said.

"Of course it's true. Don't you think about how exaggerated the reactions of boys of this age will be when they see you? I can be sure that you have become the talk of everyone in the school now." Mogami Jun continued his eloquent speech, "If you suddenly appear in front of them, it will definitely cause unnecessary trouble, so please understand--"

"Aren't you guys also boys of the same age?" Makino Masako next to him couldn't help asking. "I don't think you guys have such an exaggerated reaction, do you?"

"...We are of course an exception. We are better, so that won't happen." Mogami Jun answered sincerely. "Please believe us. This is all for everyone to be able to play the game more smoothly. We really don't want to cause you any trouble..."

Umemiya Natsuki and Makino Masako looked at each other, and it was obvious that they were both a little disappointed.

This is understandable. They have been staying in an almost semi-isolated girls' school and are naturally full of curiosity about the outside world. This time they have the opportunity to come out and compete, and they must all hope to take the opportunity to have some fun and have a look around. But Jun Mogami refused to cooperate, and everyone would be disappointed.

However, their disappointment was unnecessary, because Jun Mogami and the others had already discussed the "substitute".

"Senior Umemiya, we were really grateful to you for taking care of us the last time we came here. We also know that we must give something in return—" Mogami Jun deliberately prolonged his voice, "Although we are unable to take you around the school due to various concerns, we have prepared a welcome event outside the school. We hope you can have fun!"

"Huh?!" The girls were surprised and delighted. "What activity!?"

Seeing the girls on their way, Jun Mogami and the others breathed a sigh of relief, and then they talked about the plan they had made in advance: "visiting the entertainment venues near the school, and then playing in the indoor sports field."

"In other words, you plan to take us out to play alone—" Mei Gong Xia Fei was a smart person after all. She quickly figured out the twists and turns, and there was a hint of playfulness in her eyes. "Isn't this very ill-intentioned?"

"Although we are indeed playing alone, our intentions are very legitimate, and we are considering this from your perspective." However, at this point, Mogami Jun naturally couldn't back down anymore. He gritted his teeth and answered, "We will do our best to make sure you have fun. Please trust us!"

Then, he gestured with his hands behind his back to Okabe Kaoru, Matsushima Shota and Hanyu Hirofumi.

The boys bowed down in unison.

Seeing their formation, Masako Makino was quickly shaken.

"Actually, this feels pretty good, Senior Sister... How about we just follow this arrangement? After all, we are the guests, shouldn't we follow the host's wishes?"

"Well... you little guys are still sensible!" Umemiya Natsuhi also nodded and agreed to their request. "Then let's do this. After the verbal competition is over, I will compete with you on the sports field--"

A hint of joy flashed through the boys' hearts. They didn't expect that the other party would be so easy to talk to today, and their plan succeeded so easily.

"Thank you, Senior!" Mogami Jun quickly raised his head and thanked Umemiya Natsuki, "Then we will go and prepare now, and we will make sure your trip is worthwhile--"

"Don't be in such a hurry to leave. We haven't finished talking about what we are talking about yet..." Meigong Xia Fei interrupted him with a smile, then turned slightly and looked behind her.

"Asana~" She called out in a tone that seemed full of teasing.

The girl who had been standing at the back with her head down trembled slightly like a frightened deer, as if she had never expected the senior student to call her suddenly.

"Well! Senior! Is...is there anything?" She raised her head slightly and looked at Umemiya Natsuhi cautiously.

"You've been standing back with your head down. This is too servile. The motto of our school is self-respect and self-love. Don't undermine the dignity of our school..." Although Umemiya Natsuhime was teaching Izumo Asana a lesson with moral principles, the smile on her face looked like she was teasing her. "Come here, hold your head high and show the style of our school!"

"Gu... um... senior sister..." Izumo Asana was suddenly startled, her speech was intermittent, and her face turned slightly red.

"Come here!" Meigong Xia Fei repeated her order.

Izumo Asana hesitated for a moment, but eventually succumbed to the prestige of her senior schoolmate and walked to the side of Umemiya Natsuki in small steps.

Then she took a breath and bowed heavily to the boys, "Nice to see you all again!"

After saluting solemnly, she raised her head again and looked straight ahead. Although her expression was quite serious, she could not hide the blush in it.

For some reason, all of a sudden, both boys and girls turned their eyes to Mogami Jun, as if they were silently urging him to do something.

This kind of gaze made Jun Mogami very embarrassed, and he himself didn't know what he should do or how to do it.

But the atmosphere at the scene clearly allowed only him to take this opportunity. He couldn't dodge it, and he couldn't avoid it.

"Izumo, long time no see." He smiled and nodded to Izumo Asana. "You look much more energetic today. You must be in a good mood, right?"

"Long time no see—" Izumo Asana also smiled reluctantly, "I really am in a good mood because the weather is great..."

Uh...what should I say next?

Both of them felt a little embarrassed.

It's not that they are too introverted, but in this kind of atmosphere and occasion, they are really embarrassed to speak up. The onlookers must want to laugh at them.

"Asana, why are you stunned again?" Umemiya Natsuhime broke the silence again. She still looked at the two people with a malicious smile, "Don't you have a mission to find Mogami? Now he is in front of you——"

“Senior! Stop making fun of me!” Izumo Asana blushed again and protested to Umemiya Natsuki in a low voice, “You don’t need to say this in front of so many people—”

"Mission? What is it?" Mogami Jun was a little confused.

"Yes... that's it..." Seeing that it has come to this, Izumo Asana didn't intend to remain silent any longer, and answered with her head down, "Last time you came to our calligraphy club, didn't Senior Omi entertain you and give you a gift? This time she wants me to help her get a souvenir from your school and take it back..."

"Oh?" Mogami Jun nodded immediately and agreed, "Of course! What does she want?"

"She wants... wants some photos of your school from all over. She plans to take them back to make a yearbook." Izumo Asana answered with her head down, looking extremely embarrassed and ashamed. "Also...Also, she asked for a photo of the two of us..."

179, Choose Sides

"Also...Also, she requested a photo of the two of us..."

"what?"

If Jun Mogami didn't care about what Asana said just now, what happened next would make him feel embarrassed.

It's not that he doesn't want to stand with Asana, on the contrary, he is very willing to do so. When they were in the girls' school, the two of them got along very well. But now the objective environment is different. This is his own school and many people know him. If he takes Asana around with him, God knows how people will look at him.