Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

Because it wasn't the spring semester, the principal's speech in the auditorium was much less substantial.

It's nothing more than working hard, cheering each other on, and being very dedicated to improving the learning environment and conditions for students on campus.

According to Kai Uesugi, the conditions at Shingo High School are already good enough.

The cafeteria is big enough, the playground is big enough, the gymnasium is big enough, the club building is big enough, and there is even a back garden where you can rest peacefully during lunch break and afternoon.

But when he stood among all the students and looked through the window of the school hall at that huge banyan tree...

Suddenly I realized that all the graduation photos taken down there would be missing one person.

After the first math class following the opening speech, Goto Iwakatsu, who had been peering around curiously, turned around and asked Uesugi:

"Where's Hanamaru? Did she take leave on the first day of school?"

"She dropped out of school."

"Dropped out!?" Goto stared wide-eyed at Uesugi, who was engrossed in his book. "Why did he drop out all of a sudden?"

"She went to study in the UK."

Teacher Haneda Nozomi walked in from the doorway, clapped her hands, and gestured for the students in the classroom to sit down while looking at her.

Ms. Haneda, dressed in a professional women's suit, stood on the podium, her hands resting on the desk. She scanned the students in the classroom, and only after confirming that no one was missing did she speak slowly:

"Classmates, I believe most of you already know that Hanamaru is going to study in the UK."

However, in reality, most people in the class subconsciously looked at Uesugi, except for a few female classmates who were good at playing with fireworks.

Goto, who was sitting at the table in front of him, leaned back and asked in a low voice:

"Is it true?"

Kai Uesugi: "Mm."

Haneda Nozomi, standing on the podium, continued:

"Hanamaru was a very popular girl in our class. She was kind and approachable, and very hardworking. To be honest, I'm a little uneasy about her sudden departure."

Haneda Nozomi smiled twice, then reached out towards the door.

"However, we will have a new female student transferring to our class this semester. I hope everyone can get along well with her in the future."

The classroom immediately became noisy.

"A new student? A transfer student?"

"Didn't they say that Shingoshi would never accept a transfer student?"

"I heard it was a female classmate."

A girl in a black sailor uniform, carrying a shoulder bag in both hands, slowly walked towards the classroom podium.

Tsubokawa nudged Uesugi Kai in front of him. "See? I told you so, isn't she a beautiful girl?"

Kai Uesugi looked at the podium expressionlessly, not because the transfer student was ugly, but because he had already recognized who the guy was.

She also glanced at herself.

Haneda Nozomi, standing on the podium, smiled and said, "Let's start with a self-introduction, Kitagawa-kun."

The girl in the black sailor uniform bowed to the students in the classroom.

"Hello everyone, I'm Kitagawa Sakakisa, a new student. Please take good care of me from now on."

After saying that, she made a point of glancing at the class monitor, Kyushu Rika, who was sitting in front of her.

......

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In Japanese high schools, when a transfer student enrolls, they are always surrounded and constantly asked questions about their hobbies, interests, and where they live.

But Kitagawa Sakakisa didn't seem very happy and didn't pay much attention to her classmates' questions.

After dismissing the enthusiastic classmates, she walked up to Jiu Shi Li Xiang, who was organizing her study materials, and asked, resting her right hand on Jiu Shi Li Xiang's desk:

Why did Hanabi-chan go to study abroad?

Rika Kuju replied to her childhood friend unhurriedly, "I'd like to ask Sakakisa why you came to study here? Didn't you always dislike school?"

"I...I...I..." Kitagawa Sakakisa blushed and stammered, "If you and Hanabi-chan hadn't been studying at this school, why would I have come here!"

"I...I was planning to surprise her, but I followed Haneda all the way to the door and heard outside that Hanabi-chan wasn't there..."

"If I had known Hanabi-chan wasn't studying here... I wouldn't have come..." Kitagawa Sakakisa muttered.

Jiushi Rika raised her eyes: "When did you become so close to her?"

"Hanabi-chan used to keep feeding me! Rika, don't even think about ruining our relationship."

"When did I ever say I wanted to ruin your sisterly relationship?"

Kyuu Rika withdrew her gaze: "Besides, she's gone now, so even if I wanted to, I couldn't..."

"So you really mean that?" Kitagawa Sakakisa became alert.

Rika Kyushu didn't even want to knock on her head, which looked like it didn't know much. "No."

"Rika, do you know why Hanabi-chan went to study abroad?"

"You'd better ask Uesugi about this kind of thing."

Kitagawa Sakakisa's gaze fell on Uesugi Kai, who was leaning against the wall.

###Chapter 226 A Painting###

Indoor physical education class in the afternoon.

Frustrated by being tackled countless times by his opponents, Goto could only call on Uesugi for help.

He patted his shoulder solemnly and said:

"I'm counting on you, Uesugi! All my glory in this life rests on your shoulders!"

Kai Uesugi glanced at the ping-pong paddle in his hand and asked calmly, "What is your honor?"

Goto pondered for a moment.

"Marry a school idol."

"Aren't you a photographer?"

"The photographer is here to take private photos of his idol's wife."

Okay, that's reasonable and well-founded.

Kai Uesugi walked to the ping-pong table.

Across from me was a boy from the next class, nicknamed "Ping Pong Prince".

I heard that he has placed in the top three in many school leagues.

Goto was already the sixteenth person in the class to be defeated.

He's kind of handsome, and his manners are passable.

The "young master" held a white ping-pong ball in his left hand, assumed a serving posture, bent over, and grinned, saying, "Uesugi-kun, here it comes!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he tossed the ball up with his left hand, while simultaneously drawing his right arm back to the left.

A right-side backspin serve!

Goto, who was watching the game from the sidelines, knew that this was the same serve that had defeated the sixteen players in his class.

Its purpose is to make it difficult for the opponent to return the ball, thus giving you the upper hand in the next few rounds.

This backspin shot has strong spin and high speed, making it extremely difficult to return.

To counter a spin shot, you must actively and proactively return it with high-quality shots so that your opponent cannot fully control the rhythm of the attack.

In short, the goal is to give the server complete control of the game.

"Uesugi!"

Uesugi Kai heard Goto's loud reminder, but for him, the ball was simply a matter of hitting it back.

He casually raised the hand that was holding the board.

With a "bang," the backspin ball was unsurprisingly slapped back.

"very good!"

The young nobleman smiled slightly, then immediately shifted his body to the side and suddenly struck back with force.

This is a full-force smash, and he's very confident about it.

"Now—"

Just when the young nobleman thought that Uesugi couldn't catch the ball, the opponent hit it back to him.

Seeing that Uesugi Kai had actually managed to defend against it, Goto, the cheerleader, immediately shouted:

Wow! That's amazing!

The young master, emboldened, retaliated again, saying:

"Very good! Uesugi-kun, hahaha! You're worthy of being my opponent!"

......

Ten minutes later.

Kai Uesugi, holding a ping-pong ball in his hand, glanced at the "young nobleman" across from him who was panting heavily, placed the paddle and ball on the table, and slowly walked away.

The atmosphere in the stadium instantly became noisy.

Two classes of people had gathered around, and they simply couldn't understand why these two guys could play with a single ball for ten minutes.

Overall, it was very exciting to watch, making you wonder who would be the first to lose the next round as you saw them catch and return the ball.

Kai Uesugi sat down in the gymnasium's rest area, unscrewed his water bottle, and took a small sip of cool water.

"Uesugi, I've suddenly realized that you seem to be good at all kinds of sports!" Goto Iwakatsu patted him on the shoulder.

"It's mostly about the ball," said Kai Uesugi.