The strongest high school student in Japan

"So, squad leader, how long have you been watching here?" asked Jun Mogami coldly.

"Actually, I just saw you shaking hands with Mayu." Hanyu Hirofumi laughed awkwardly, "Shaking hands between classmates is not a big deal... Don't worry, I won't tell anyone, this is your private matter."

To be honest, in the eyes of Hanyu Hirofumi who didn't know the inside story, Jun Mogami and Mayu Takasaki had been at odds for a long time. They had even caused a lot of trouble for the whole class. They were a pair of bickering lovers. For such a pair, it wouldn't be surprising if they took things a step further, let alone shook hands in private...

However, it is the freedom for these two people to do whatever they want in private. As long as it does not violate the law and school rules, there is no need for him to interfere, let alone spread rumors.

Seeing Hirofumi Hanyu's statement, Jun Mogami finally felt relieved.

Judging from my daily impression of him, the squad leader is a principled and steady person, and he probably isn't the type to gossip.

Judging from the fact that he did not hide immediately but faced himself calmly, he really had a clear conscience.

"Thank you, squad leader." He finally relaxed his expression and nodded to the other party. "May I ask, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"It's nothing serious." Hanyu Hirofumi smiled, "I just want to ask you, the monthly exam is coming soon, are you interested in participating in the special training after class?"

"Huh, special training?" Mogami Jun was a little confused. "What is that?"

"It's an activity that's been going on recently. Students who sign up will be gathered together. There will be excellent tutors to guide students' studies and increase their pass rates." Hanyu Hirofumi replied, "Registration is limited to students who rank high in the exam... so I want to ask for your opinion."

In order to help students get into their dream universities, after-school tutoring private schools are quite popular in Japan and have even become an industry. Many tutors have even become famous and written books about this. However, this is relatively rare in our school because compared to public schools, our school's workload is already much heavier and there is not much need to find a private school to recharge.

But even so, it would probably be helpful if we could hire a famous tutor to teach.

But Jun Mogami didn't even think about it and just shook his head.

"I'm sorry, I'm not interested in this,"

"Huh? Why?" Hirofumi Hanyu was a little surprised and a little regretful.

"I can plan my own study progress. I don't need extra tutoring. It will only disturb me." Mogami Jun replied calmly, "Besides, you haven't said everything yet. Who is the sponsor? Generally speaking, the price of such famous teachers is very high. They won't come to train everyone for free. Who will pay for it?"

"Uh..." Hanyu Hirofumi hesitated for a moment.

"Then let me guess, could it be Senior Hyoudou?" Mogami Jun sneered.

“As expected of Mogami-san… her intuition is really sharp.” Hanyu Hirofumi smiled embarrassedly, “Yes, Hyodo-sensei is indeed the sponsor. She said that she had said so much to everyone before, but she didn’t show the sincerity that was due. It was really outrageous, so this can be considered as compensation…”

"It's not a hunch, but the whole thing is too much like her style, and you've said several times before that you want to try to get her help." Mogami sighed, "But I didn't expect that you would actually try."

"I just wanted to give it a try, so I went to talk to Ms. Hyoudou about my intentions... I didn't expect her to agree and say she could help me." Hanyu Hirofumi continued with a wry smile, "To be honest, I was a little worried at first. After all, I didn't have good grades like Mogami, and I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to catch her eye. Unexpectedly, she was quite easy to talk to and agreed to put me on the list of observation subjects. In addition, in order to increase my chances of entering the University of Tokyo, she even specially invited a tutor to help us... Her enthusiasm was beyond my expectation."

At this point, he looked at Mogami Jun again, "Mogami-san, although I see that you don't seem to have a good impression of her, no matter what, at least now she is very sincere in wanting to help us juniors, why don't you reconsider it? At worst, you can reject her after entering Tokyo University, anyway..."

This guy is really naive. Mogami Jun sighed inwardly.

No matter what, Hanyu Hirofumi was at least quite sincere in his attitude, he just didn't know the inside story, so he didn't intend to turn against the squad leader.

"Okay, stop talking, squad leader. I won't change my opinion." He interrupted Hanyu Hirofumi. "You want to get help from Senior Hyoudou. That's your freedom. I have no right to interfere. But I also have my freedom. Now that I have made up my mind, I won't change it. Well, there's no need to talk about this anymore."

"Okay..." Seeing Mogami Jun's behavior, Hanyu Hirofumi had no choice but to give up. "Then let's end this matter here."

"I wish you all the best. Hope you can end your high school career by getting admitted to the University of Tokyo." Mogami Jun said goodbye to him tactfully.

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"That guy refused without any room for negotiation?"

In the afterglow of the setting sun, standing by the railing, Hyoudou Takako asked calmly.

At this moment, she put on orange sunglasses again, and her dark orange hair blended into the golden light of dusk, seeming to shine with floating light.

"Yes, the rejection was very straightforward. If they didn't agree, they just didn't agree, so I had no choice but to give up. I'm sorry, senior," Hanyu Hirofumi said sincerely.

"What a stubborn kid." Hyoudou Takako curled her lips. "But this is to be expected. You can continue to seek opinions from others and count the number of people who agree. The time of those tutors is also very valuable, so things need to be finalized as soon as possible."

"Okay, senior." Hanyu Hirofumi nodded. "Then do you have any other instructions?"

"Not for now, don't worry about other things." Hyoudou Takako suddenly remembered something and asked again, "By the way, I heard that he is very close to an idol named Takasaki or something?"

"There is a classmate in our class named Takasaki Mayu..." Hanyu Hirofumi answered cautiously, "They are pretty close."

"I never thought that a top student like him would have such vulgar tastes. He even likes a useless girl who can't even get into the University of Tokyo." Hyodo Takako curled her lips. "Sengohara is so good, but he still wants to change his mind. Boys are really born bad. However, this is a weakness that can be exploited..."

She complained in a low voice, so Hanyu Hirofumi couldn't hear it.

"So, have they been in close contact recently? Have they done anything inappropriate?" she asked again after a moment.

Hanyu Hirofumi frowned, then after a moment he shook his head, "No, something happened recently and Mayu was in a very low mood, so they don't seem to have any interaction recently, at least... at least I didn't see it."

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82, Singing

Just as Hanyu Hirofumi was reporting the progress to Hyodo Takako, Mogami Jun also walked out of the school gate with Mayu and the others.

Along the way, Mayu and her friends were talking and laughing, while Mogami Jun followed them silently, like a stranger who happened to be traveling the same way.

Some people originally had objections to letting him join in the activities, but after Zhenyou said, "Let's just thank him for giving us advice that day," everyone tacitly agreed. Not everyone agreed with her reason, but after all, Zhenyou's opinions had almost never been rejected by these people. Since everyone saw that this was Zhenyou's insistence, they could only acquiesce.

Because Mogami Jun wisely did not join in the girls' conversation, everyone soon forgot about his existence, the atmosphere became natural again, and everyone started chatting and laughing again.

For these people, the recent troubles that Zhenyou encountered were certainly a huge blow, but correspondingly, she had more free time every day and could spend more time playing with them, which was a blessing in disguise. Of course, everyone still hoped that Zhenyou could get out of the trough as soon as possible and return to the idol career that she loves.

Soon, everyone arrived at the karaoke room they usually liked to go to.

Not long ago, it was here that Jun Mogami and Mayu defeated Fukuyama Akiya and others who were cheating. It seemed that it was from here that Mayu's attitude towards Jun Mogami began to change, and some different feelings emerged from hatred.

This might be the reason why Zhenyou insisted on bringing him here.

After entering the box, the girls started playing games again. Compared to the past, Zhenyou was much more involved today and had a lot of fun playing with her friends. At present, these people are working hard to support Zhenyou every day, so Zhenyou naturally hopes to give back a little bit of thanks.

But what everyone is looking forward to more is naturally her sweet singing voice.

After playing for a while, Zhenyou's interest gradually improved.

"Let's start singing next..." She squinted her eyes and looked at everyone with a smile, "Everyone take turns, I'll start first!"

"Great!" The girls who had been waiting for this moment cheered at the same time.

Soon, Zhenyou's soft singing voice echoed in the closed box.

Then, the girls started singing, just like in previous gatherings. Of course, they were not as good as Zhenyou, the important thing was to participate.

After everyone sang for a while, Mayu looked at Mogami Jun with a proud look on her face.

"Hey, don't be silent. What song do you want to listen to? Tell me, I'm being generous today!"

"If it's okay... let's go with this song, 'Wind of Passage'". After pondering for a moment, Mogami Jun replied.

"Huh? Another song from anime?" Mayu frowned.

It's not that she can't sing. This song is the soundtrack of "My Neighbor Totoro". It was composed by Joe Hisaishi, written by Hayao Miyazaki, and sung by Sharon Brightman. Of course Mayu can sing it. It can even be said that this song is too famous and she basically knows the lyrics by heart.

The problem is, My Neighbor Totoro is an animation from decades ago, and it is outdated in the eyes of these high school girls. Last time, Jun Mogami asked Mayu to sing Love Cycle, and although Mayu hated such otaku taste, she could still understand it, after all, it was a very popular animation a few years ago. But this time, it is really hard to understand Jun Mogami's taste.

"This is my hobby, what's wrong with you?" Mogami Jun asked back. "Didn't you say I could request songs?"

"Hmph, weirdos are weirdos." Since Mogami Jun said so, Mayu did not refute anymore. He picked up the microphone again, narrowed his eyes slightly, and entered into his professional state.

"The wind of the forest, the wind of the forest, the wood of the original tree, the wood of the original wood, the wind of the forest..."

Soon, the familiar tune began to sound again in the box.

In order to fit the style of the original song, Mayu's singing voice is contrary to its usual softness. The clear sound waves swirl around Mogami Jun, ethereal and airy.

As the song progressed, Mogami Jun felt as if he was in a morning forest, feeling the calm and cool breeze.

This was an experience he had heard countless times.

Of course, if you compare carefully, she is totally incomparable with singers like Sharon Brightman, but...she also has her strengths, and if you relax the standards, she can be said to be "nice to listen to".

However, this experience is ultimately limited in time.

Soon, Zhenyou finished singing, and the music on the screen slowly ended.

"How's it going? Are you satisfied?" After finishing the performance, Mayu's vague expression quickly turned into contempt, and she looked at Mogami Jun impatiently, "Are you still satisfied?"

It was only a few minutes, but it was indeed an enjoyment. To be honest, compared to last time, Mogami Jun felt that Shinyu had improved again.

"It sounds pretty good, better than I expected." He nodded, honestly acknowledging Zhenyou's progress. "You seem to have practiced a lot recently, and I can see obvious progress."

"Finally you know what's good." Mayu was very satisfied with the rare compliment from Mogami Jun and smiled happily.

In her opinion, this was also a victory in the competition with Jun Mogami. After all, Jun Mogami had criticized her singing and dancing as worthless in the beginning.

Seeing Jun Mogami admit defeat so straightforwardly naturally made her excited, but she also felt a little deflated and didn't know what to do.

"By the way, you have always been the one listening to us singing. No matter how I think about it, I feel that we are at a great disadvantage. Since you are here today, why don't you sing a song too!" After thinking for a while, she suddenly said.

"..." Jun Mogami did not answer, but just looked at the other person quietly.

"...Hey..." Zhenyou dragged out the sound meaningfully, and there was a bit of malice in her smile, "You just let us sing but you don't want to go on stage. You don't take us seriously, do you? Or...you are not confident in yourself?"

"My singing is indeed awful." Jun Mogami did not argue and immediately admitted the fact.

"It's okay, you just need to show your feelings, no one here will laugh at you." Since she found the weakness, Mayu refused to give Jun Mogami room to escape. She looked back at her friends, "Will you laugh at Jun-chan?"

Under Zhenyou's cute gaze, naturally no one dared to say "yes", so everyone said that the most important thing was to participate, and as long as they were willing to sing and had the intention, it didn't matter how they sang.

After everyone expressed their opinions, Jun Mogami suddenly found himself in an awkward position because of Mayu.

Hey, I came here just to listen to you sing. When did I say I wanted to join in?

"What, you don't dare anymore? Are you shy in front of us? This is not like Jun-chan's style." Seeing that Jun Mogami still had some opinions, Mayu narrowed her eyes and said, "I thought people like Jun-chan would never care about other people's opinions..."

Of course, Jun Mogami could see through this obvious provocation.

He also knew that if he insisted on refusing, Zhenyou would have no choice.

If it were before, he would definitely refuse it directly.

But things seemed different now, because just a few hours ago, he admitted to Mayu that he now considered her a friend.

Theoretically speaking, there isn't much to be taboo about between friends.

Besides, if he completely refused now, it would really spoil everyone's fun, and Mogami Jun didn't want to spoil everyone's fun today.

After all, Zhenyou is really trying to bridge the gap between the two of them...

The effort was so visible to the naked eye that even Jun Mogami was moved.

So, instead of trying to maintain that boring face, why not just let her do it once?

"Since you all said so, I will fulfill your wish once--" Mogami Jun took the microphone directly, "Let me make it clear in advance that I'm really not good at this--"

"It's okay, it's okay, come and clear it up, Jun-chan~" Mayu nodded rapidly, looking at Mogami Jun with a smirk on her face.

Jun Mogami took a deep breath, then randomly picked a song and started singing.

At the same time, shrill singing echoed between the boxes, and even the background music could not cover it.

His singing voice can hardly be described as "out of tune", and there is absolutely no resemblance between it and the original song.

This is not surprising. He usually focuses on his studies and has no interest in singing, so he has never practiced. No matter how talented he is, without practice, his singing will definitely be out of tune.

After all, his pride is not based on singing, and he doesn't care if he doesn't sing well.

Zhenyou listened quietly, and then she couldn't hold it back anymore and smiled faintly. Then the smile got deeper and deeper, and finally turned into a laugh without caring about her image.

“Hahahaha…it turns out Jun-chan really can’t do it at all! You looked down on me before, but it turns out you’re totally incapable when it’s your turn!”

She hadn't laughed so happily in a long time. It was obvious that she had defeated the young man without any suspense, which made her feel particularly accomplished.

Jun Mogami was not angry. He just calmly sang the rest of the lyrics and then passed the microphone to the next person.

"Are you satisfied now?" He looked at Zhenyou.

Zhenyou has always been brooding over what happened in the past, but seeing how happy she is now, she must have let it go.

Being able to comfort Zhenyou once made this "singing" worthwhile.

"Well, I'm satisfied, I'm satisfied!" Mayu nodded again, then looked at Mogami Jun with a snicker, "Jun-chan usually has a cool expression, but it turns out there are times when you're so embarrassed—"

"It's not like I know everything. I just know the things I want to learn." Mogami Jun shrugged. "I still can't cook. How about we have a cooking competition someday? Then you might be happier if you win."

"After hearing that, it seems that Jun-chan is still a little unwilling, right?" Zhenyou blinked one eye and showed a cute smile, "If you want to learn, I don't mind being your teacher. Although I am just an idol who can't do anything well, it seems that I can still be your teacher here-"

"Sorry, no, I don't want to learn." Mogami Jun immediately replied, "Okay, start the next song, don't talk about me anymore, it's a waste of everyone's time."

"Okay, let's change someone else~" Zhenyou didn't say anything else, probably because he felt relieved.

Just like that, everyone started taking turns singing again.

I don't know why, but after Jun Mogami sang an extremely awful song, the atmosphere in the box became much more harmonious. Maybe everyone thought, "This person is not such a weird person, he also has a normal side," and thus subconsciously reduced the sense of distance.