In response, Hiratsuka Shizuka waved her hand and said...
"Although the goal is to gather elites, the definition of elites is not limited to academics. The reason you were chosen is because of your talents in other areas."
"So what specific area of talent is it?"
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately pressed for details.
"I do not know."
However, Hiratsuka Shizuka shook her head at this.
How could she know such a thing? But that's exactly what the explanation on the admission list that was given to her said.
"In short, I'm just responsible for making the notification. Remember to come to school to meet before 10 a.m. this weekend."
Ultimately, unable to learn more from Hiratsuka Shizuka, the group returned to the classroom somewhat bewildered.
"Talent? I actually have a talent that I didn't even know I had?"
This is a true reflection of how many people feel right now.
After all, even they themselves don't know what extraordinary talents they possess that make them worthy of being called elites.
Meanwhile, similar situations are unfolding in many other schools across Japan.
Chiba Benten High School.
"Transferring schools?"
Kyosuke Kousaka looked completely bewildered, as did Ruri Gokou, who was equally clueless.
Shuchiin Academy.
"Transfer schools?"
Kato Megumi, Kasumigaoka Utaha, and Shirogane Miyuki, among others, walked out of the principal's office, deep in thought.
Chapter 136: Non-staff members have no special privileges, but formal members do.
Before you know it, it's the weekend.
Inside Soubu High School, Hayato Hayama, Hachiman Hikigaya, and others stood in front of the school gate. According to the school, someone would come to pick them up before 10:00 AM today to take them to the so-called Academy City.
Sure enough, a bus soon arrived at the gate of Zongwu High School, and everyone boarded the bus one by one.
About half an hour later, the bus stopped, and everyone looked out the window, but instead of the school they had expected, they saw a large, unfamiliar-looking bus station.
"The building looks so new. Was it built recently?"
Upon seeing this, Hachiman Hikigaya observed carefully and muttered to himself.
"This place was indeed recently built."
Suddenly, a voice came from beside him, startling Hachiman Hikigaya.
Hiratsuka Shizuka had somehow walked to the side.
Since those selected were mostly students from her class, Hiratsuka Shizuka was also on the bus at that time.
"When you're out and about, be careful of your surroundings."
Seemingly noticing the other person's fright, Hiratsuka Shizuka casually made a joke, then gestured for everyone to get out of the car while explaining the situation to them.
"Because of the establishment of Academy City, the government has specially developed a dedicated air route that can take you directly to your destination in a short time. So the station in front of you is indeed newly built."
"So...so awesome!"
Upon hearing this, Hachiman Hikigaya and the others were all shocked.
I've heard of schools being built near flight paths, but I've never heard of a flight path being specifically developed to build a school.
Moreover, it's a direct line, meaning this brand-new station serves only that Academy City.
"Don't just stand there, let's get into the station."
Hiratsuka Shizuka patted everyone on the shoulder, signaling them to go inside quickly, but she herself showed no intention of following.
"As an ordinary escort, I can only accompany you this far. Once inside the station, you'll have to rely on yourselves for everything."
"Although you are about to leave, your teacher will always remember you as my students. After you transfer schools, remember to listen to the teachers there and try not to cause trouble, understand?"
"We understand, teacher."
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded earnestly and waved goodbye to Hiratsuka Shizuka.
However, Hiratsuka Shizuka's expression was somewhat strange as she watched the group leave.
"I hope you won't be scared when we get there, you kids."
......
As they walked into the building, the students from Soubu High School found that there were already quite a few people inside the station, and it seemed that they were not the first batch of students to arrive.
"Look over there, doesn't that look like the uniform from Shuchiin Academy?"
"That famous private school?"
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw several students wearing Shuchiin Academy uniforms talking to each other.
"And that one, it seems to be Chiba Benten High School, right? It's a school not far from our Soubu High School."
Over there, a boy with short dark blue hair stood nervously in the corner carrying his luggage, while not far from him stood a petite girl with long dark purple hair, wearing the same school uniform, fiddling with her phone.
"Alright, it's very impolite to keep talking about others. Let's find a quiet place to wait for the train."
Stopping the curious crowd from their discussion, Hayama Hayato led the Soubu High students to the side and began waiting for the train.
"Wait, what's that...?"
Suddenly, Hayato Hayama, who was looking around, fixed his gaze on a corner. There, a girl with long black hair and a cool demeanor was sitting on a chair in the station, and next to her was a petite blonde girl with twin ponytails.
"Yukikinoshita Yukino?"
Hayato Hayama looked at the other person and muttered to himself.
Because his father worked for the Yukinoshita family's company, Hayato Hayama has known the two Yukinoshita sisters since childhood, and they are very familiar with each other.
However, Hayama Hayato did not expect to meet the other person here, since the other person's name was not on the transfer list at Soubu High School.
After thinking about it, although he wanted to go up and say hello, Hayama Hayato ultimately gave up the idea.
Despite being close to the Yukinoshita family, his childhood experiences have made him reluctant to face Yukinoshita.
Furthermore, since the other person was from the same school as them but wasn't walking with them, Hayama Hayato ultimately looked away and pretended not to see them.
On the other side...
Was that person looking at you just now?
Eriri, who was sitting next to Yukino Yukinoshita, noticed being watched the moment she was first noticed.
After all, although they were only considered as non-staff members after joining the shelter, they had already deviated from the category of normal people by virtue of the various shelter benefits and their own efforts.
"He's someone I knew before, so I don't need to worry about him."
Yukino Yukinoshita didn't care at all about this.
Although Hayato Hayama and the Yukinoshita sisters were once very close, their past experiences and studying abroad eventually caused them to drift apart, even though their families were still very close.
Moreover, given the situation within the Yukinoshita family, even among family members, the relationship isn't very good, let alone with Hayama Hayato, who is an outsider.
In Yukino's eyes, the other person was basically no different from a passerby.
"Oh."
Upon hearing this, Eriri Sawamura nodded without asking any further questions, and then leaned back in her chair to start complaining.
"Seriously, we're supposed to be insiders, so why can't we go directly to Academy City? Why do we have to come here and wait for the train with everyone else?"
Although she doesn't like exercising her privileges, Eriri is still going crazy in this situation.
They should barely qualify as members of the shelter, right? It's one thing to need to pass a qualification test to join Academy City, but why do they have to travel all this way to take the express train with others?
"Because under normal circumstances, this is the only way to get to Academy City. Besides, we are only considered as non-members, and only official members are qualified to use the internal passages of the containment facility."
Yukino Yukinoshita offered a calm explanation.
Yes, as unofficial staff members of the shelter, Yukino Yukinoshita and Eriri Sawamura both underwent the shelter's testing, and their qualification assessment results both reached level 4.
Therefore, they were also assigned to Academy City, but as non-staff members, they had virtually no privileges and could only come here to travel on the train with other ordinary people who had transferred to Academy City.
Unlike Hayasaka Ai, who also passed the containment facility's tests and whose qualifications reached level 4, but is now a full member of the containment facility and a squad leader, she can use the containment facility's internal passages to go directly to Academy City to wait.
Chapter 137: Is it possible that Academy City is actually a city?
Fortunately, Eriri's complaints seemed to have been heard. In less than fifteen minutes, a dark blue train with a futuristic look pulled into the station from a distance.
"This route goes directly to Academy City. Train number Z1006 has arrived at the station and will depart in twenty minutes. Please board the train in an orderly manner."
As the announcement sounded, Yukino Yukinoshita and Eriri were the first to stand up, and the rest of the passengers in the station also boarded the train with their luggage.
Twenty minutes later, with a roar, the train started again and sped off into the distance.
Wow, that's fast!
After the train started moving, passengers looked out the windows and saw the scenery rushing past, and as time went on, it seemed to be moving even faster.
Within just a few minutes, some passengers realized that they had gradually left the Tokyo metropolitan area.
What's amazing is that even at such high speeds, there is absolutely no noise or bumps inside the car; it's so smooth that it feels like you're in a completely different world from the outside.
This isn't surprising, since these trains were specially designed for Academy City to facilitate quick and convenient travel to the outside world. They were all designed by Dr. Kuseno. Just by looking at Genos, the cyborg from the One-Punch Man world, one can see the scientist's expertise in mechanical construction, engines, and energy utilization.
Modifying a few trains is just a piece of cake.
However, the passengers on the train were unaware of these things at the time, which did not prevent them from being amazed by them.
Although nearly several thousand people need to be transported to Academy City, with each train carrying several hundred passengers and multiple stations set up throughout Japan, it will only take two round trips at most to transport all the people.
After an unknown amount of time, the train to Academy City had long since left the Tokyo metropolitan area, and the scenery outside the train window gradually became unfamiliar.
"So, where are we headed?"
Inside a train carriage, one of the students from Zongwu High School, who were sitting together, complained.
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