Tokyo: My Hundred Demon Scroll

Gu Yun: I refuse!

"Then I won't be an S-class anymore."

Hiratsuka Shizuka is supposed to be classmates with Tanigumo. If their rankings are too far apart, they will be separated, which would be a really stupid move.

Chapter 260 True Gold and Jade Raw Stone

"Just kidding."

Gu Yun said, "The academy's class division rules do not put all S-level and A-level students together."

Just like in 'The Classroom of Merit,' the new academy evaluates students based on more than just talent; it also considers other factors such as personality.

"Theoretically, even the outermost part of the entire campus will have students with an S-level rating."

"The purpose of the college is to provide students with a better education, which includes not only talent, but also morality and character."

For example, if a student is exceptionally talented but has a withdrawn personality, the college will find ways to help him overcome this deficiency.

Of course, overcoming this is not a matter of coercion.

The college will conduct investigations and specific inquiries to determine whether students have an interest in interpersonal communication.

If the other person is the kind of genius who is completely immersed in their own world and truly doesn't need any external influence, then the academy won't do anything bad with good intentions.

Although humans are social animals, there are always a very small number of people who are better suited to doing their own thing behind closed doors.

“People like this may be extremely talented, but they are unlikely to score high marks in terms of morality and character.”

“That’s not all,” Gu Yun said. “Students with psychological defects are more likely to go astray in the future than the average person.”

In response, the college will provide psychological counseling and do its best to help students establish correct values ​​and worldviews.

"Only with three evaluation criteria can there be a distinction between levels."

“Characteristics, in fact, is how to conduct oneself in society,” Gu Yun said. “It is what we commonly call emotional intelligence, as well as the rate of return that can be obtained by displaying one’s talents.”

Some people may not have unique talents, but their social skills and vision are far beyond those of ordinary people.

These types of people are suited to become capitalists, politicians, or other leaders.

They are adept at winning people's hearts and minds, managing and utilizing others to form real-world power, organizations, and companies.

In short, people in the upper class are not necessarily the most prominent figures in schools.

They may have lived an unknown life in the first half of their lives.

But a storm can bring about a dramatic change in fortune.

This ability, commonly known as monetization, can transform a genius into a true powerhouse.

"I feel that this is the most important thing."

It's no wonder that Hiratsuka Shizuka thinks this way; many people probably share this view, believing that people with high IQs but low EQs will find it difficult to succeed in society.

Especially in a class-based society like Japan, if you don't have enough awareness, you can easily be ostracized and subjected to passive-aggressive behavior.

"Therefore, based on this, Sister Nao will also take the students' 'morality' as a reference for class placement upon enrollment."

Gu Yun said, "However, there is no clear distinction between high and low in terms of moral character."

After all, virtue is indeed difficult to define.

It has both innate and acquired factors.

Good and evil are one aspect, but the world is not simply black and white.

To simply generalize based on whether human nature is inherently evil or inherently good would render such an assessment meaningless.

"Some people are inherently evil, but they have enough rationality to suppress bad thoughts even if they arise in their minds."

Gu Yun said, "Everyone has had similar impulses, but that doesn't mean they are bad people."

“On the contrary, people who do good deeds but end up doing bad things, and those who are self-satisfied,” Gu Yun said, “their starting point may be good, but the result is that they cause a lot of trouble for others.”

To put it bluntly, suppose there is an inherently evil person who disguises himself as a good person and only does good deeds, never bad ones.

Thus, until the moment of his death, the wicked man not only did not commit a single evil deed, but also saved countless people.

So, is such a person a good person or a bad person?

Similarly, if there really is an underworld, how would the judges judge a person's ghost after death?

Does this mean that Yama (the King of Hell) believes you are guilty because "your heart was filthy when you did good deeds"?

This is really speechless.

If you have thoughts in your mind but have never done something, the underworld will use that as evidence of your guilt.

According to this logic, having erotic dreams should be a sin, wanting to kill someone in anger should be a sin, and even making movies to destroy the world would be an even greater sin.

"Don't look at a person's nature, but look at what he does."

Gu Yun believes that one's nature is hard to change, but education after birth is still important.

Law is a binding constraint, while morality is a form of self-restraint.

Only by addressing both aspects can a complete personality be truly shaped.

"That's true."

Hiratsuka Shizuka thought for a moment and said, "So, according to Gu Yun, the real S-class campus doesn't exist?"

"Talent is one aspect, but there aren't actually that many campuses."

Gu Yun said, "Because the academy only divides students into three levels: pure gold, unpolished jade, and raw stone."

The twenty-four campuses mentioned earlier are actually the 'raw stones', located on the outermost edge of the entire academy and at the lowest elevation.

Secondly, there is 'Puyu', which has four campuses located in the southeast, northwest and southwest directions respectively.

The entire college is distributed in a pyramid shape, with the terrain lower on the outside and higher on the inside.

"The most central 'gold' campus is also the one with the best facilities and the best environment."

"So the Gold Standard School District is full of highly qualified students?"

"Well..."

Gu Yun recalled the snippets of conversation he overheard when Naiyang and her mother discussed the academy's plans: "It doesn't seem to be entirely true. True gold means that it is not afraid of being tested by fire."

Although the Zhenjin campus offers better benefits, the pressure there is also much greater than at other campuses.

Through various trials and tribulations, those who are not suitable will be eliminated and transferred to other campuses.

Only those students who truly pass the test can graduate with a gold-medal evaluation.

"That rough jade still needs to be carved; the raw stone means infinite possibilities, right?"

"Ah."

Gu Yun nodded and said, "Therefore, the real evaluation is divided into two types: public and hidden, so that the assessment level and potential standards are public."

“Take Xiaojing as an example. If we don’t use any inside connections,” Gu Yun said, “if I were Sister Naiyang, I would give you S-level talent and good character. Getting full marks in both of those wouldn’t be a problem.”

Among them, the S-rank ability values ​​are public information, while the moral slogans are internal information and will never be exposed.

"Unfortunately, Xiaojing, your manners may not be up to par."

"Hey?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka was taken aback; she thought she was quite well-mannered.

She's absolutely playing herself, the perfect rich girl.

Wild boar Hiratsuka Shizuka, this is a childhood memory that belongs only to Gu Yun. In front of outsiders, Hiratsuka Shizuka is definitely a Yamato Nadeshiko and a perfect bride!

Chapter 261 We Two Are Stubborn Rocks

"How am I lacking in manners?"

"I'm working so hard to become the perfect wife!"

As soon as she said it, Hiratsuka Shizuka paused slightly, then turned her head away shyly, not daring to look directly at Tanigumo.

"Mistress of the Iijima family, Shizuka, are you really that ambitious?"

"Woo~~"

Enraged by Gu Yun's teasing, Hiratsuka Shizuka lunged at Gu Yun, baring her teeth and claws: "What's wrong with a girl having ambition? Can't I have ambition?!"

Other people's childhood sweethearts are no match for the arrogant, spoiled losers who suddenly appear out of nowhere.

Gu Yun's quiet and lovely nature was a head start; she had no idea what modesty was.

When it's time to act decisively, Hiratsuka Shizuka never hesitates.

Otherwise, if she loses Gu Yun because of her shyness and arrogance, she might regret it for the rest of her life.

"No, no, what I mean is, this ambition is good, very good."

Gu Yun likes Jing Ke'ai and hopes she will become his wife.

Leaving aside the shikigami, at least in the human world, if Gu Yun needed a wife, choosing Hiratsuka Shizuka would be a natural progression.

Their close relationship since childhood, and Jing's lovely personality also suited Gu Yun's tastes. He liked girls who were straightforward and devoted to him.

Moreover, Hiratsuka Shizuka didn't mind at all that Taniguchi opened the Crystal Palace.

Yes, this is important; it will be on the exam.

Hiratsuka Shizuka knew her own level; she couldn't compare to Hayasaka Nao, much less to gods and demons like Suzuka and Momiji.

His looks, talent, and personality were all completely ruined.

The only advantage is that Gu Yun is a sentimental person and cherishes the relationship between the two of them.

"Humph."

"Anyway, I want to be the legal wife! The kind we get married to!"

At least in the eyes of humankind, Hiratsuka Shizuka is Iijima Tanigumo's legal wife.

The others could call Hayasaka Nao "Big Sister," have her adopt a few more younger sisters, and have a bunch of little buns and cotton-padded jackets call her "Mother," but Jing'ai didn't care at all.