The strongest high school student in Japan

Then, she began to think, "It's a pity that we can't bring mobile phones to school. We can't exchange email addresses to contact each other... How about this, we can meet at the library at this time every week. I'm basically here every night, so you don't have to worry about not being able to find me..."

"Okay, I understand." Jun Mogami agreed.

"It's already late today, and the library is about to close... I'm so sorry to have kept you for so long." Relieved, Sagihara Shion looked up at the moon outside the window, then began to pack up her scattered manuscripts.

After everything was cleaned up, she walked up to Jun Mogami and bowed deeply to him.

"Thank you so much for your help, Jun-kun. Please take care of me in the future."

"Please take care of me, senior." Mogami Jun returned the greeting.

Then he put his book back in its place and turned to leave.

"By the way, Jun-kun." At this moment, Senior Sagihara seemed to have thought of something. "You must be a very hard-working person, so your grades should be pretty good."

"Well... although it may be a bit immodest to brag about myself, I think I am indeed a hard-working person." Mogami Jun straightened his back and looked at the other person, "My grades... are not bad."

"Yeah, I can see that he is a really capable junior. In our school, he will definitely be able to get into the University of Tokyo." Senior Sister Sagihara nodded, "So what are Jun-kun's dreams now?"

"As for my ideal... I don't have one yet." Mogami Jun thought for a moment and then answered, "Let me get into the University of Tokyo first."

"Is it so naive?" Sagihara Shion couldn't help but laugh again.

"I wouldn't say I'm naive. I just don't have anything in particular I want to do right now, so I think it's better to get into the University of Tokyo first." Mogami Jun answered honestly, "In that case, I'll have created enough conditions for myself. No matter what I do at that time, at least I'll have more opportunities to do it than others."

As one of the top universities in Japan, graduates of the University of Tokyo are outstanding talents in all walks of life, and even occupy a monopoly position, whether in the government or the business world. So as long as you go to the University of Tokyo, no matter what you want to do at that time, you will have enough resources to do it.

"I see... I see." Sagihara Shion nodded, seeming to agree with Mogami Jun's idea, "But I think it would be better for Jun-kun to find his ideal sooner rather than later."

Before Jun Mogami could answer, she waved to him and said, "Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

6. English

Until he left the library, Jun Mogami still couldn't quite believe his adventure that night.

Over the past three years, he and Senior Sister Luyuan have met countless times, but they have never said hello or even made eye contact. He also had no intention of taking the initiative to strike up a conversation. He thought that the two of them would end their only fate in such a bland way, and then go their separate ways after graduation and leave school without any intersection. However, he did not expect that on this ordinary night after entering the first year of high school, he actually struck up a conversation with this senior sister and even learned her name.

More importantly, he was entrusted by his senior schoolmate with a very important task (in her opinion), which was to help her finish writing the last novel she submitted in high school.

In just two hours, the relationship between the two people changed drastically. What an unexpected development.

However, as he walked out of the library and embarked on the road back home, the excitement brought by the accident quickly disappeared in Mogami Jun's heart. He has always been the type of person who can calm down easily.

No matter how unexpected today was, in essence, it was just getting to know one more person.

Of course, since he had promised to help Senior Sagihara, he would definitely fulfill his promise, but that would be next week.

Now, he just needed to walk out of the school gate, find the nearest station and take the tram home to rest, as usual.

..............................

The next day, it was time for class again.

During the break, as usual, the students began chatting in groups of three or four, and Jun Mogami suddenly looked at Kenji Sugishita who was sitting next to him.

"Hello, Kenji?"

"Eh?!" Kenji Sugishita turned his head exaggeratedly and looked at Jun Mogami, "Jun, you actually took the initiative to talk to me today? What happened?!"

"It's nothing serious..." Mogami Jun pretended not to care about the other party's complaints and just smiled, "Yesterday... um, I met someone in the library. I'm quite interested. Can you help me find out about her situation?"

"Hey, are you mistaken? Who do you think I am? I'm the follower of the male protagonist in the low-quality GAL game, and I know all the information in the school." Sugishita Kenji replied dissatisfiedly, "How can I know someone you just met by chance?!"

"In any case, you must know more people in school than I do... so it would be easier for you to find out." Mogami Jun sighed, "Of course, I won't let you help me for nothing. I'll treat you to whatever set meal you want to eat in the next few days."

"You mentioned that and I'm moved. Okay, I promise, I'll help you ask, but I can't guarantee that I can find out anything. But, have you made some fortune recently? Why are you so generous all of a sudden?" Sugishita Kenji nodded and finally agreed to his friend's request. Then his eyes suddenly lit up, "By the way, you just used 'she'... What's wrong? You're so positive all of a sudden, is it that kind of... fateful encounter? Are you moved?"

"No." Mogami Jun shook his head honestly, "I just need to know."

"You are really dishonest. Under normal circumstances, what kind of girl would you ask about other people's news? Who are you trying to fool?" Kenji Sugishita didn't believe it at all.

"Whatever you think." Mogami Jun was too lazy to argue or explain with him, and ended the topic directly. "Anyway, her name is Sagihara Shion, and she is a third-year student. It's up to you from now on."

"Hey! I never knew you had such a talent! You already knew her name the moment we met, and she's a senior..." Kenji Sugishita opened his eyes wide in shock and shouted, attracting the attention of his classmates nearby.

"Keep your voice down." Jun Mogami frowned.

Fortunately, at this time, the class bell rang, attracting everyone's attention, and this little disturbance finally disappeared.

This class is an English class. The English teacher's name is Hirata. He is a middle-aged man in his 50s with gray hair and glasses. He walks at a leisurely pace and speaks at the same speed. He is always very strict with students, so the atmosphere in his class is quite solemn and no one dares to say anything bad.

As usual, today we will first talk about grammar and vocabulary, and then model essays. To be honest, because I have already learned the grammar of this stage in my previous life, and I have been tutoring and consolidating it normally, I was not very interested in this teacher's lectures and just listened to them in a disjointed manner.

However, for a student who has received formal English education elsewhere, the Japanese English class is really a bit strange...

"Smash it, Henry, smash Pesto, smash Pesto, smash Biji, Ando smash Tarudo..."

The original text is "There-are-only-the-pursued, the-pursuing, the-busy-and-the-tired."

This sentence comes from "The Great Gatsby" by American writer Fitzgerald, which means "There are only pursued and pursuers, busy people and tired people in the world."

Of course, this is not the point. It is normal to learn articles by famous authors from English-speaking countries as model essays in English class. The point is that the weird accents spoken by English teachers and students sound funny.

Just by listening to this gibberish, no matter if you are from an English-speaking country or even a Chinese, you will definitely not think it is English, nor can you understand the original text.

Because Japanese people read English according to the Japanese 50-sound system, they cannot pronounce many English words at all. English class has become a strange course for them. People who have grown up in such an environment would not find it strange, but Jun Mogami found it very unpleasant - even though he had been listening to it for many years.

It's funny that this school is considered one of the best private schools in Japan, but the result is still like this. No one even thinks there is anything wrong. The English teacher teaches in this weird accent, and the students learn this accent seriously, and it is passed down from generation to generation, pretending that everything is normal.

It’s not that they don’t value English. They obviously do. Our daily lives are full of foreign words, especially English. But for the sake of a little face, they try to say, “We don’t value English, so we don’t need to learn spoken English well.” How ridiculous.

Maybe this is what is called the island mentality.

"Jun Mogami!" At this moment, Teacher Hirata called out this name on the student roster.

Mogami Jun quickly gathered his thoughts and stood up from his seat.

"arrive."

"Read paragraphs 4 to 7 again." Teacher Hirata gave a brief order.

"Okay." Jun Mogami nodded and picked up the book.

This is the first time since I entered high school that my English teacher asked me to read a model essay.

"In the recent exam, your English score was the highest in the class. I hope your spoken English will be just as good." Teacher Hirata smiled slightly. After all, every teacher naturally likes top students.

However, this is a bit of a problem for Jun Mogami.

Do I need to adapt to the Japanese accents of my teachers and classmates?

In fact, it’s not that there are no students in Japan who can speak good English. On the contrary, some students who have lived abroad and then returned, or those who have received private tutoring since childhood can speak fluent English without an accent. However, in this environment, in order to fit in, they also use this accent to cope with it.

Yes, you have to fit in. If you don’t, you might be considered a weirdo, because this is Japan... everyone thinks so.

So still…

Screw you.

Why do I have to fit in?

After a pause of less than a second, Jun Mogami calmly began to read.

Since it is a novel written by an American author, it is natural to use an American accent.

With that muffled nasal sound, he began to read easily and fluently - even if the textbook was not taken into consideration, "The Great Gatsby" was still a very good novel, so Mogami Jun had read the original novel in the library a long time ago, and now he was able to read it with ease.

However, from the moment he opened his mouth, the atmosphere in the classroom subtly changed.

The students listened to the person with the best English grades in the class reading the text in English that was completely different from what was used in class.

Of course they could also hear that Jun Mogami did not read it wrong.

Ba ① 涼 羽 涼 涼 涼 启咎

However, he broke the gregarious atmosphere.

Teacher Hirata's expression suddenly turned ugly, and he looked at Mogami Jun with a stern look, as if suggesting that he should correct himself.

But Mogami Jun ignored him and just looked at the textbook, reading those English paragraphs by himself.

Then he raised his head and looked at the teacher calmly.

"I have finished, teacher."

There was no challenge in this look, but there was no fear either, as if he had only done something insignificant.

The teacher still stared at him, but finally did not get angry. After a moment he waved his hand.

"Sit down."

"Yes." Jun Mogami responded and sat down.

Kenji Sugishita next to him cast a concerned glance at him, but Jun Mogami still ignored him and just looked at his textbook.

He completed the tasks assigned by the teacher in quality and quantity. As for whether others are happy or not, that is their business.

The teacher continued to teach, but it was obvious that he was very unhappy, and the atmosphere in the classroom became increasingly depressing.

Fortunately, the bell for the end of get out of class rang not long after, but for Jun Mogami, the turmoil seemed not to be over yet.

Teacher Hirata didn't say anything more. He strode out of the classroom with a sullen face, while the students either chatted with each other in low voices or looked at Mogami Jun with strange eyes, and it was unclear whether they were envious or gloating.

"Mogami, come with me." Mogami Jun suddenly heard a call from behind.

He looked back and found a young man about thirty years old standing next to his desk.

He has very fair skin, a bun that is parted at the ears, and wears a pair of glasses. He looks like a gentle intellectual and seems easy to talk to.

Only the occasional flash of light in his eyes proved that he was not as easy-going as he appeared.

He is the homeroom teacher of this class, Ikawa Satoshi

Jun Mogami didn't say anything and just followed the teacher out.

7. Confiscation

Teacher Ikawa took him to the teacher's office next to the classroom, and then looked at Mogami Jun with the same stern gaze as in class.

"Did you feel like you were really showing off just now, Mogami?"

After arriving at the office, Teacher Yichuan asked.

"No, teacher." Mogami Jun replied calmly. "I just completed the task assigned by the teacher to my highest standard. If I read it wrong, he can point it out in class."

"Why do you say it differently from everyone else?!" Teacher Yichuan interrupted him, "Don't pretend to be confused, you know what I mean, right? This is embarrassing for the teacher."

"Then why do you say the same thing as everyone else?" Mogami Jun asked back.

Teacher Yichuan was speechless for a moment, as if he had not expected the student to refute him.

"Teacher Ikawa, do you think I did something wrong? Even if I didn't do anything wrong?" Mogami Jun continued to ask, "Or do you not want to make the teachers of this school look too unprofessional?"

Then he smiled and said, "If that's the case, please don't worry. Most English teachers in Japan are like him. Mr. Hirata is not the worst one. My classmates and I have already adapted to him."

"You guy...are you looking down on the teacher?!" Teacher Yichuan's face became increasingly ugly, and he was almost on the verge of getting angry.

"Everyone-suspects-himself-of-at-least-one-of-the-cardinal-virtues,and-my-virtue-is:I-am-aI-ha ve-ever-known-a-few-honest-people."

Mogami Jun answered.

Every man thinks he possesses at least one virtue, and mine is this: that I am one of the very few honest men I have ever known.

This is also a quote from The Great Gatsby.

Still speaking with an American accent.

"You..." Looking at Jun Mogami's proud look, Teacher Ikawa seemed to have no idea what to say, and just looked at him with a frown.

In fact, although he pretended not to understand on the surface, Jun Mogami knew what he had done "wrong".

It was not because his spoken English was better than the teacher's, but because he violated the hierarchical order.

You cannot point out that your boss is wrong, as doing so would be considered rebellion. You can only follow the crowd, applauding loudly for every stupid move made by your boss and carrying them out unswervingly. This is Japan.

The same hierarchical order exists in the classroom. The teacher is the natural superior, so even top students cannot violate this order.

But Jun Mogami broke this invisible yet ever-present rule—although it was not something he had planned.

But even though he knew it clearly, he didn't think he had done anything wrong, and he didn't think he needed to accommodate these so-called rules.

The teacher and the student stared at each other for a few seconds. Perhaps because he saw that Mogami Jun had no intention of backing down, Igawa Satoshi could only sigh.