Practical teaching, all I want is your reward.

Nan Yunya felt the veins on her forehead throbbing, and she gritted her teeth, letting out an almost ear-piercing voice: "I have absolutely no idea what you're thinking. Do you think this entry form will ruin you?"

"Undeniably, it might be the key to winning this sports festival, but—" Ichinose Honami took a deep breath, "I don't want to become like you, resorting to any means necessary just to win an exam. I don't want to become a mortal enemy with anyone."

"Fine, fine, just you wait, Ichinose. With such naive ideas, you and your class will drown in this ridiculous dream sooner or later!"

Nan Yunya could hardly control himself. He found it hard to understand why this guy was not afraid of his crimes being exposed, and why he could refuse him.

"Thank you, senior. I'm going back now." Honami Ichinose nodded slightly to him and then walked out of the office.

boom--

After she left, Nan Yunya kicked the table in front of her, her face turning ashen. What she thought would be a matter of course had turned out like this. Where exactly did things go wrong?

I don't understand why things are going so badly with a first-year junior.

It took Nan Yunya a long time to calm down and return to her usual self. Then she picked up her phone and sent a message to Long Yuanxiang.

Since Class B of the first year isn't working, it's okay. He still has Ryuen Sho's Class C of the first year, which can still give Suzuki Toru a headache.

Seeing Long Yuanxiang's reply, Nan Yunya felt much better. This was the power he should have. He didn't even need to get involved; someone else would handle the trouble for him.

Chapter 299 The Producer Who's Very Good at Therapy

At the same time, Toru Suzuki soon received a call from his girlfriend, whose voice sounded somewhat subdued.

"Your class's entry form has been leaked."

Suzuki Toru was surprised, not because of the competition form, but because Ichinose Honami had told him about it.

Regardless of who leaked the information, there were only a few buyers who could accept it, and Ichinose Honami was one of them.

"Why are you telling me?" Suzuki Tetsu's voice softened. "You don't need to refuse. Everyone in Class B wants to graduate from Class A, right?"

Honami Ichinose was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Sometimes I often think about our first meeting, and I wonder if things would have turned out differently if I had mustered the courage to tell you 'I don't want to' back then."

"Did Nagumo say anything to you?" Suzuki Tetsu guessed what she had experienced today and was in a bad mood, even though he knew it was a necessary process and that she had to face her inner turmoil alone.

“It’s ridiculous that you’re trying to blackmail me like that.” Honami Ichinose seemed to be speaking in her own room. “Even though I thought it was all over and I could reappear in the sunlight, I still couldn’t help but tremble in the end.”

“I’ll go upstairs to find you.”

"No, I want to be alone."

"Actually, I've always wanted to talk to you about your past, but I haven't had the chance before."

Suzuki Toru could hear her holding her breath, very slightly, and she asked cautiously, "Toru... what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Isn't Honami's little sister cute?"

"Yes, I think she's the cutest little sister in the world."

"Okay, that's enough."

Clearly, Honami Ichinose was stunned.

“That’s enough,” Suzuki Tetsu repeated. “You have the cutest little sister in the world, and she has an older sister who loves her deeply. That’s enough.”

"No...it's different, that's why I was like that back then..."

Her words were quickly interrupted, and Suzuki Tetsu asked in confusion, "This older sister is even willing to recognize her mistakes and kowtow to the shop assistant to apologize for her sake. Isn't that enough?"

Honami Ichinose paused, wondering if this was enough.

“I don’t think there’s any gift more touching than an older sister setting a good example. Did she apologize to you?” Suzuki Toru said softly. “When you mustered up the courage to leave home and come to this school, did she encourage you or smile at you?”

As he spoke, Honami Ichinose couldn't help but recall the image of her younger sister waving goodbye to her. She seemed very happy, as if she had finally felt at ease.

"But...but I...I can't forgive myself. I can't help but think how can someone like me continue to joke and laugh with everyone with a clear conscience? Maybe I'll continue to make mistakes and betray everyone's trust in the future."

This is the root of Honami Ichinose's pain. She cannot forgive herself. Many times, what may be a small matter in the eyes of others is difficult to understand the feelings of the person involved, and may even add fuel to the fire.

What the person involved resents is their past self, not a particular event.

“That’s enough,” Suzuki Toru said softly. “With that in mind, I don’t think Honami will make any more mistakes.”

“But…” Ichinose Honami said the word again, as if it were an unconscious instinct.

"Didn't you already refuse?" Suzuki Tetsu suddenly asked.

Honami Ichinose didn't know what to say; her thoughts were a jumbled mess, so she could only give a soft "hmm."

"So, today's Fanbo is different. At least he can say to me back then, 'Go to hell, you pervert,' and then I can only slink away."

Originally, she didn't want to laugh, but she couldn't help but laugh because of his serious voice. Ichinose Honami pursed her lips. This pervert actually had some self-awareness.

"Actually, I'm very happy because Fanbo called me immediately, which shows that I'm a very responsible boyfriend, making Fanbo think of me subconsciously."

Hearing this, Honami Ichinose blushed. What does it mean to be competent in ordinary times, but to be competent when doing bad things?

"I think someone's been quite popular with women lately. When can you explain that to me?"

"The topic jumped too quickly." Suzuki Tetsu avoided the topic. "How about I take back what I just said?"

"coward."

The two chatted casually for a while, and her mood strangely and slowly returned to normal, as if she hadn't been the one who was feeling down just moments before.

Before they knew it, the two had been chatting for several hours.

When her phone was almost out of battery, Ichinose Honami finally came to her senses and realized what Suzuki Toru had done. She couldn't help but bite her lower lip lightly, feeling a warm sensation in her chest.

"Will Che think I'm an idiot?" she whispered.

"I wouldn't date an idiot." Suzuki Tetsu paused. "Or do you think I'm an idiot too?"

“But I rejected Nagumo-senpai’s suggestion. With your competition form, I might be able to catch up with your Class A, you know?” Ichinose Honami said with a straight face. “To achieve the goal of Class A, we should defeat you by any means necessary.”

“The Honami I know isn’t that kind of person,” Suzuki Toru replied simply.

"Why?" Honami Ichinose asked, quite curious.

"Because you possess a uniqueness that we lack, giving up your uniqueness and excessively pursuing what we have will only cause you to lose your distinctiveness."

This was a compliment Ichinose Honami had never heard before, and she even felt embarrassed, wondering why Suzuki Toru could praise someone so seriously.

"Besides, Honami doesn't need to change anything, as long as you can learn something useful at this school," Suzuki Toru said. "This society needs not only Class A, but also people like you."

Although Gao Yu intended to elevate the status of Class A, reality is often not that simple.

If Class A consists of test-takers from small towns, society naturally needs people like that. But that doesn't mean we only need test-takers from small towns. Students like Honami Ichinose can easily survive in society.

They just might not have started as well as the students in Class A, and they were burdened with the experience of being eliminated by Gaoyu.

Furthermore, Suzuki Toru fully understands why Ichinose Honami rejected Nagumo Masaru. It might seem unbelievable to her, but it was simply because it involved one thing.

Bottom line.

Once you give up what you've always considered fundamental, you'll find that you can give up even more things, one after another. Most of the time, that's how your bottom line completely collapses.

Once you give up, it becomes difficult to hold on again. Whether in the previous world or in his earlier life, Toru Suzuki had seen far too many people fall into depravity.

"Teru." Honami Ichinose called his name softly, her voice sweet and cloying.

"Are you worried about your classmates?" Suzuki Tetsu thought she was worried that the students in Class B would find out about her experience.

"No, that's enough. With Che by my side, that's enough."

For some reason, Honami Ichinose also said the same thing to Toru Suzuki.

Chapter 300 Opening

Although Honami Ichinose advised Toru Suzuki to change his entry form as soon as possible before hanging up the phone, the entry form had already been submitted, and Toru Suzuki said there was nothing he could do.

Since Class A's entry forms are basically linked to Class D's, they can only be submitted together.

As time went by, the September Sports Festival finally opened.

By this time, the weather had gradually cooled down, and the scorching heat of summer vacation had almost dissipated. A golden gap appeared in the morning clouds, and a cool breeze swept across the track and field.

After preparations the day before yesterday, various sports equipment had been set up on the field, including scoring devices that could record data, cameras to prevent accidents, temporary huts to provide rest areas, and teachers to supervise the entire process.

Due to time constraints, the school did not hold an opening ceremony. Instead, the students lined up and passed over the platform to let the school's leaders see their talent.

As Suzuki Tetsu walked in the line, he glanced up and immediately saw the man on the stage, who was sitting at the head of the table with an identification card in front of him.

Sakayanagi Nogemomoru.

The current chairman of the board of directors of this school is not particularly tall, and has a gentle demeanor. Although he comes from a prestigious family, he does not give people a sense of superiority at all, and he will unconsciously smile when he looks at the students.

I heard that Gao Yu was founded by his father, who was a novice, and that he himself took over his father's position in recent years, becoming the chairman of the board of directors of the school.

Today should be the first time I've seen the other person in person.

Toru Suzuki looked away, because his daughter was sitting in the stands, silently watching the entire sports festival.

I thought Sakayanagi Shigemori would say something encouraging to the students, but after the principal finished speaking, he announced that today's competition was officially starting.

Although there were only a few hundred students, a day was still a bit rushed, given that there were 13 competition events.

After a brief explanation of the basic rules of the exam by third-year student Hiroki Fujimaki, each grade quickly entered their respective battle zones, namely the red and white groups, which did not interfere with each other except for the competition, including the first-year students.

Events like the 100-meter race seem to be started by the first graders, followed by the second and third graders.

It starts with boys, then girls, then the next activity will be girls, then boys, and then it will be boys' turn again.

It feels strange, like a holiday break from some major Eastern country, all concentrated in one place.

Since Suzuki Tetsuya was in the fifth group, he calmly did his warm-up exercises while glancing at the second-year students not far away. He could see that Nanami Aya had an extremely displeased expression, as if she had been eaten by a monster. The people around her were extremely cautious and dared not utter a sound.

It is obvious that Suzuki Toru's methods worked.

Yesterday, under the guise of making the entry forms public, Nan Yunya asked all second-year students to submit their entry forms, intending to announce them at the last minute.

His idea was wonderful, but given his prestige, no one in the second year dared to rebel.

However, just after Kiriyama Ikuha submitted the entry form, he made an emergency change at the last minute, saying that several students were feeling unwell and wanted to change the order of the competition.

When Nangumo Masaru saw Kiriyama Ikuba hand in the second entry form, he almost lost his composure. He had already decided on the final order and had it submitted to the school, completely catching Kiriyama Ikuba off guard.

Without a doubt, Nangumo Masaru didn't need to use her brain at all. Under normal circumstances, Kiriyama Ikuha would never dare to make such a small move, and such cunning methods are not Kiriyama Ikuha's style.

It can only be Toru Suzuki.

With this in mind, Nan Yunya basically confirmed a fact.