The strongest high school student in Japan

In the forest garden, the trees are lush and green, and the roads are paved with stone bricks. When pedestrians pass by, they can only feel the breeze on their faces, and the ancient buildings with green tiles and red pillars stand in front of them.

If one were to wander around in such a cool morning, one would probably feel very comfortable...

Unfortunately, he did not come here alone. At this moment, his mother Mogami Sayuki was standing beside him, enjoying the breeze in the forest garden with him.

She was dressed quite casually, a white sweater with a beige skirt, and holding a Chanel handbag. Although she was middle-aged, she looked very fashionable and had a smile on her face.

But it was different for his son Jun Mogami at this time. He was now wearing a very formal blue suit and a striped tie, just like an office worker who had just entered the workplace.

Jun Mogami felt a little uncomfortable. Although he usually wore Western-style school uniforms, this was the first time he dressed so formally.

Alas... How did I suddenly end up here?

He raised his head, looked at the surrounding trees and buildings, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

If you don't consider what this place is used for, I think it can be regarded as a good tourist attraction.

Unfortunately, this is Hikawa Shrine located in Akasaka, Minato-ku.

This shrine, located in a prosperous area of ​​Tokyo, is famous for helping men and women to find each other, and for helping them to have children. It is quite popular.

It is said that a couple with a particularly good relationship and their children are enshrined here, so many people come here to pray for children or to form various marriages, trying to get some of the blessings from the gods - unfortunately, given Japan's high divorce rate, most of the people who come here to get some blessings end up with failed marriages.

So why did Jun Mogami come here?

Of course he didn't want to come here, but after his mother contacted the Izumo family, the other party suggested the meeting place be here, and Mogami Sayuki agreed without thinking, so Mogami Jun had no choice but to come along.

The first time we met was actually going to be in a shrine, and it had to be this shrine... To be honest, it was a bit awkward.

"Come on, what's the point of talking about this?" Mogami Sayuki replied with a smile, "Jun, just treat it as a game. It's also nice to visit the shrine while you're at it..."

"I can't be that relaxed..." Jun Mogami could only smile bitterly.

Compared to Jun Mogami, Sayuki Mogami's attitude is much more positive. You can't tell that she was firmly opposed to the so-called arranged marriage from the beginning. It seems that appearance represents everything in this world. As long as you are in love with each other, any other stance is nothing.

What else can Jun Mogami say to such an unprincipled mother...

To be honest, he is a little sad now.

When I watched anime in the past, I often saw the plot where the beautiful heroine who came from a wealthy family was forced by her family to meet the supporting male lead (usually without even showing his face), and then the hero ran to the supporting male lead and let out a mouthful of nonsense, and then snatched the heroine away. Unexpectedly, the plot in the anime actually became a reality in her own body... and she seemed to have become the supporting male lead?

No! I can't set such a dangerous flag for myself. I am the protagonist! How can I be a supporting role! Mogami Jun shouted in his heart.

"What's wrong, son? Why do you look so unhappy?" Mogami Sayuki sensed something was wrong with her son and asked with a smile.

"It's okay, just a little hot." Jun Mogami replied with a wry smile.

"What's wrong? Are you nervous? Are you afraid that others will look down on you?" Mogami Sayuki smiled mischievously, then reached out and wiped her son's face. "Don't worry, my son is so talented, how could anyone look down on him?"

"Stop joking, mom!" Jun Mogami could only answer helplessly.

However, although Mogami Sayuki did not guess her son's thoughts correctly, Mogami Jun is indeed a little worried now. He did not expect that his grandfather would be so proactive and he really found the so-called blind date not long after that, which caused him great trouble.

He didn't want to have a fiancée at such a young age, so he was somewhat resistant to his grandfather's arrangement from the bottom of his heart.

But it is conceivable that the family that my grandfather likes is definitely not an ordinary family. This kind of family at least has some social power. If he rashly refuses and does not give them face, the other party will probably hold a grudge, and then it may cause trouble for my grandfather and father.

After much thought, I realized that the only way I could do was to shirk it without leaving any trace.

The best thing would be that the other party also looks down on him, then the problem will be solved automatically and he won’t have to worry about it.

"I'm not kidding you, son. I really have confidence in you. Tell me what's wrong with you?" Mogami Sayuki replied with a smile, "If they don't like you, then I'm curious about what kind of person they want!"

"You seem to really want me to be liked...Mom, aren't you very against this kind of thing?" Mogami Jun asked helplessly.

"I still can't quite accept this. But, son, I feel like I'd be really mad if someone rejected you..." Mogami Sayuki shrugged, looking quite conflicted. "After thinking about it, I don't really care whether you can make it or not. I just have this feeling of 'I raised my son with so much difficulty, I can't tolerate him being looked down upon by others'. You can understand that, right? I worked so hard to build a castle on the beach, and then a dead kid said it wasn't pretty. That's how I feel..."

It's so real that I can't even complain!

"What exactly does their family do?" Mogami Jun asked again.

"I heard that he is the descendant of the founder of a large company. Now his family no longer runs the business, but only receives a fixed dividend income, while his family members are engaged in other businesses. But I didn't ask for details. I'm sure your grandfather must know better." Mogami Sayuki replied.

"But why do we have to meet in a place like this?" Mogami Jun sighed, "Wouldn't it be better to find a restaurant?"

"Who asked them to do so?" Mogami Sayuki sighed, "I contacted the mother there, and it seems that she meant that since it is rare to have a chance to meet, we should just treat it seriously, and it would be better if the gods witnessed it."

"Ah...what kind of superstitious idea is this? It's the 21st century now!" Mogami Jun couldn't help but sigh again.

"Okay, son, why are you sighing like that? Isn't it good that people are acting so cautiously?" Mogami Sayuki couldn't help but make her son laugh again.

After laughing for a while, Mogami Sayuki slowly stopped smiling, became serious again, and then instructed her son.

"Chun, okay, I'm just joking, don't feel any pressure. If you really don't like him, then you don't have to worry about anything, just say it directly, and we will bear all the consequences. The old man should be responsible for the things he arranged, there is no reason for you to pay for his delusion. If he dares to say that to you, I will fight him!"

"Okay, I understand, Mom." Seeing that his mother finally supported him so much, Mogami Jun was quite moved.

The mother and son talked as they came to the depths of the shrine.

If we talk about the particularly famous scenery in Akasaka Hikawa Shrine, the first thing to recommend is the large ginkgo tree in the shrine that is more than 400 years old. It is known as the sacred tree of Akasaka Hikawa Shrine. For many years, it has been silently guarding the shrine and the men and women who come to the shrine to form a relationship.

The end point of this journey for mother and son is under this ginkgo tree.

After arriving under the tree, they stopped and waited for the people from the Izumo family to come.

They didn't have to wait long, and soon two people came towards them.

These are two women, and both are wearing kimonos. The mother is wearing a solemn black kimono, with her hair in a bun and a silver hairpin. She has a slim figure, and although she looks middle-aged, she still looks quite elegant. At this time, her expression is very calm, and she walks slowly, smiling at Mogami Sayuki and her son.

The daughter next to her was wearing a light white kimono and had her hair tied up as well, but with side bangs on her forehead. She looked exactly like the person in the photo.

To be precise, she is beautiful, indeed, or to be more precise, she is a quiet and elegant beauty.

Unlike her mother who was in high spirits, she bent her waist slightly, lowered her head and followed her mother submissively, without making any sound or looking around, just walking over with her mother.

After seeing the two of them, Mogami Sayuki pulled her son to meet them, and then the two groups successfully met under the tree.

"Mrs. Mogami, I'm sorry." The mother and daughter bowed deeply to them. "I'm really sorry that you took the time to come here for my daughter's matter."

"Ah, it's so polite of you to say that. We are the ones who are being rude..." Mogami Sayuki quickly bowed to the other party with her son, and then looked at the mother and daughter carefully and enthusiastically.

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"Mrs. Izumo is so radiant and has the demeanor of a great lady." Soon, she praised her sincerely, "Standing next to you, I just feel so ashamed."

"What are you talking about? Compared to Madam Mogami who can handle things on her own outside, an ignorant woman like me who lives in seclusion in my house should feel ashamed. Just standing here, I can feel your vigor and determination. No wonder you can raise such an excellent child."

"You are too modest. I think your daughter is so cute. My son can't compare to her..." Mogami Sayuki replied with a smile.

Although the two middle-aged women were complimenting each other, they had unknowingly clashed with swords and sabers to gauge each other's strength.

Judging from their conversations and expressions, this initial test seemed to be going relatively smoothly. Both sides seemed to be impressed by the other's conversation and upbringing.

Soon, Mrs. Izumo turned her gaze to Jun Mogami. Her gaze made Jun Mogami so embarrassed that he almost couldn't stand. He finally forced himself not to show any abnormality.

"Just by looking at the photo, I felt that Jun-kun was a handsome man. I didn't expect that when I met him in person, I could feel his heroic spirit even more." Soon, Mrs. Izumo looked away and then looked at Mogami Sayuki again, "Asana?"

At her urging, Izumo Asana, who had been keeping her head down and silent, raised her head and looked at Mogami Jun.

It can be seen that she is more nervous and embarrassed than Jun Mogami.

That’s right. After all, she is a girl. It would be strange if she wasn’t nervous and embarrassed if she was suddenly dragged into such an occasion.

Girl, don't be afraid, it's just a matter of a short while, just bear with it... Mogami Jun secretly cheered the other person up in his heart.

"Ms. Izumo, it's our first meeting. Please take care of me." Mogami Jun greeted her with a smile.

In front of Mogami Jun's smile, she felt a little shy and lowered her eyes, not daring to look at Mogami Jun again. "It's our first meeting. Please take care of me, Mogami...dono."

Her voice was very soft, but elegant and melodious, and quite clear. Unfortunately... uh... wow... this address was too respectful...

I just feel so awkward... Jun Mogami suddenly feels ashamed.

"Hello, hello." He could only answer with an awkward smile, and he didn't know what to say.

Because today is a holiday, there are many tourists visiting the shrine. They wandered around the shrine, and the four people standing under the ginkgo tree soon caught their sight. The wonderful combination of two middle-aged women and a pair of young boys and girls, of course, also aroused their great interest.

Feeling the gazes from all around him, Mogami Jun felt even more embarrassed.

"Mrs. Mogami, now that they have greeted us, the elders' task has come to an end. It's up to the younger generations to handle it, right?" Mrs. Izumo asked Mogami Sayuki, "Mrs. Mogami, shall we go have a cup of tea together? I know someone here who can entertain us."

"Well, that's great! It's an honor to drink tea at the shrine!" Mogami Sayuki nodded with a smile, then looked at her son, "Jun, I'll leave this to you, but don't bully Asana! Let's go together to get an amulet!"

"Okay..." Jun Mogami could only agree helplessly.

Izumo Asana didn't say anything at all, but just nodded slightly. Everyone understood her current mood, so no one said anything more.

Then, Mogami Sayuki and Lady Izumo left together, and Mogami Jun also walked towards the main hall.

In order to be considerate of the person next to him, his steps were smaller than usual, and Izumo Asana followed him quietly in wooden clogs.

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Following the path inside the shrine, Jun Mogami bathed in the scorching sun and walked step by step towards the main hall of the shrine.

Izumo Asana followed him quietly, and because she kept matching Mogami Jun's pace, the two of them maintained an almost completely fixed distance.

Because they were walking one in front and one behind, there was no conversation between the two people. They just walked quietly.

Ah, this is really difficult... Jun Mogami sighed in his heart.

Izumo Asana's behavior, whether due to her upbringing or intentional, formed a perfect static defense, making it difficult for him to break the silence between the two of them.

Originally, it wouldn't matter if he didn't strike up a conversation, and he didn't care whether he could chat with the other person or not. But the environment is different now. In theory, he is on a "blind date" with the other person. If he can't even say a word to her, it would disappoint his mother too much.

Soon, they arrived at the main hall of the shrine, next to which was a place selling amulets.

Jun Mogami walked to the front of the stall and bought two directly.

Because it is a shrine that is said to be in charge of "marriage", the amulets here are naturally related to fate. Their name is "Yumei Amulet", and they can be purchased in pairs. There are two colors, one is blue and the other is pink.

Following his mother's instructions, Mogami Jun directly bought a pair of such amulets and handed the pink one to Izumo Asana.

"Ms. Izumo, please take it." Jun Mogami extended his hand and tried to smile as friendly as possible.

Izumo Asana raised her head slightly, looked at his smile, then nodded slightly, reached out and took the amulet from Mogami Jun's hand - of course she was careful to avoid direct physical contact between the two of them.

"…Well, thank you Mogami-dono." She then whispered her thanks.

As she thanked him, she carefully placed the amulet inside the belt of her kimono.

This was the first conversation between the two people after they left their mother's sight.

It feels like the distance is still the same as before, or maybe even a little further...

It seems that Miss Izumo is not in a particularly good mood, which is also good, it is okay to just go through the motions, Mogami Jun thought.

However, he didn't want to play the role of a bad guy in the other person's mind, so some things still needed to be made clear.

"You must be very nervous when your mother suddenly brought you here. You may even think that I am an accomplice, but in fact, I only found out about this matter recently. If you want to talk about embarrassment, I am probably as embarrassed as you..." He whispered, "Please don't blame me."

"How could I blame you, Mogami-dono?" Izumo Asana quickly shook her head. "Mogami-dono is willing to come here, which is already a great favor to me..."

"Um... that..." Mogami Jun looked at the other person helplessly, "Ms. Izumo, can you please stop calling me like that? Really, it sounds a bit weird."

It was more than subtle, it was like a script that was played out a hundred years ago...but in order to take Izumo Asana's feelings into consideration, Mogami Jun only said it in a tactful way.

"Eh? Was I rude?" Izumo Asana was shocked and hurriedly apologized to Mogami Jun, "Sorry..."

"No, no, you're not being rude... on the contrary, you're being too polite—" Mogami Jun shook his head helplessly, "Ms. Izumo, you should be studying as well, right? How do you usually address your male classmates?"

"I am still studying, but I'm sorry, Mogami-dono..." Izumo Asana lowered her head awkwardly, looking very embarrassed, "I... I don't have any male classmates. I asked my mother what I should do, and she just asked me to try my best to show respect to you. After all, I can't be disrespectful..."

Ah? Are you studying in a girls' school?

At first, Jun Mogami was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, he felt relieved. Although the rule that "ladies from noble families must go to girls' schools" has long been abolished in Japan, and Hyodo Takako also graduated from his school, but looking at the appearance of Kumo Asana's mother, she should be a relatively traditional person, so it is not surprising that she sent her daughter to a girls' school.

The key problem is that since she has never had any male classmates, she naturally has no chance to interact with men of the same age. So when she meets Jun Mogami, she doesn't know how to deal with it, and Jun Mogami can't expect her to improvise.

Ah...it seems I have to follow my own experience...

"Okay, then let's just do this: I'll call you Izumo, and you can call me Mogami. That should be fine. That's how we usually call each other at school."

In fact, among classmates in school, only those who are not very familiar with each other will call each other by their surnames. Those who are slightly familiar with each other will call each other by their names. Most people who are familiar with each other will simply call him "Chun".

However, he and Izumo Asana haven't reached that level of relationship yet, so it's better for them to call each other by their last names first, as long as they are not called "Dona".

"Is this...really okay?" Izumo Asana blinked confusedly, seeming a little hesitant, "Mom..."

"Your mother won't mind. This is my request." Mogami Jun took the responsibility directly. "Okay, Izumo, that's it."

Since he could tell that Izumo Asana was a docile person, Mogami Jun simply took the lead in the process. He was used to leading the conversation this way anyway, so he felt much more comfortable.

As he expected, after a moment of hesitation, Izumo Asana finally followed Mogami Jun's request. "Okay... Mogami... um..."

It can be seen that she felt a little uncomfortable not adding any respectful title after other people's surnames.