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"Ok?"

Izumi, who had not been provoked by Ayatsuji Ci for a while, felt a little surprised that Ayatsuji Ci suddenly came up to her again today.

"Promise."

There were other people in the classroom, and Xuanji Ci used a subtle way to remind the boy in front of him.

"Ah... That incident, of course I haven't forgotten it, but it's been a while, right? Why did you bring it up all of a sudden?"

"Although I don't know why you suddenly asked for leave, I still hope that Chihaya-san can maintain a good condition and fulfill our agreement. Otherwise, if you use the excuse of 'bad condition', I will be disappointed."

With a faint smile, Xuanji answered softly.

In the eyes of others, Akatsuki Koji just had a gentle smile on his face and was discussing something with Izumi. Even those who were sitting closer could not hear clearly the content of their conversation.

"Ayatsuji-san seems very confident. Do you think you can win?"

"It will win."

Ci Xuanji looked at Izumi calmly and answered in a firm tone, as if it was Izumi who lost last time. Seeing her confident look, Izumi couldn't help but wonder if there was something wrong with his memory. The person who said the shameful lines last time was not the squad leader in front of him, but himself.

With her left hand gently supporting her cheek, Izumi looked at Xuanji Ci and spoke with a smile.

"Did you misunderstand something? You are the challenger."

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In the past, Akatsuki Koto, who would always get nervous because of Izumi's answers, seemed very calm today. After hearing what Izumi said, she was smiling, and the smile on her face became even bigger. After chuckling at Izumi, she turned around and silently went back to her seat.

'So suspicious.'

Izumi was a little surprised to see Akatsuki Kotsugi just coming forward to "provoke" her a bit before going back to his seat.

When Ayatsuji Ci returned to her seat, Hiroto Shioyama just entered the classroom and saw Ayatsuji Ci who had just left Izumi's desk. He slowly walked back to his seat, put down his schoolbag, and turned to look at Izumi who was sitting in the back seat.

"Has Ayatsuji-san come to see you again?"

"'Again'?"

Hearing Hiroto Shioyama's words, Izumi, who was holding her cheek with one hand, smiled softly.

"Isn't it? Among all the people in the class, you are the only one that Ayatsuji-san approached on his own initiative, right?"

Because Hiroto Shioyama lowered his voice deliberately when answering, in order to avoid being heard by Ayatsuji, because of the warning look given by Ayatsuji last time.

"You're a first-year student, Kita-san. Your class includes Ayatsuji-san and Goto-san. I'm a little envious of you."

Thinking of the girl who has taken the initiative to approach Izumi, Hiroto Shioyama recalled his life since he entered school, and the expression on his face became depressed. He thought that he would start a pink campus life after entering high school, but he didn't expect that it would always be miserable gray.

"Then reconsider whether you want to join the tennis club?"

"Forget it, it just doesn't seem right to me."

Hiroto Shioyama, who had just quit the sports club not long ago, fell into deep thought for a moment after hearing Izumi's recommendation, then shook his head with a wry smile, with the word "rejection" written all over his face.

Seeing Hiroto Shioyama's resistance, Izumi thought of Goto Ichiri for some reason. She looked towards Goto Ichiri's seat and found that she had entered the classroom at some point and sat in her seat, with her head down, writing something on her notes.

When Izumi entered the classroom earlier, Goto Ichiri had not arrived yet.

"..."

His gaze lingered on Goto Ichiri for a moment, but Izumi didn't take it seriously. It was almost time for class, and he didn't take the initiative to stand up and greet her.

"Well, how about going back to your hometown, participating in the shrine's festival, and trying to pull out the ancient sword sealed in the shrine? Or, how about visiting a hot spring hotel in the mountains with a rustic atmosphere and staying in a room with strange rumors in the hotel?"

"…I feel like if I do that, the people I meet won't be normal people."

After hearing Quan's suggestion, Hiroto Shioyama couldn't help but fall silent for a moment. His expression seemed a little conflicted. He said no, but he seemed to be seriously considering the feasibility in his heart.

It's so pitiful to watch.

……

"Chihaya-san, please come with me to my office later. I have something to discuss with you."

At the end of the first class, the life guidance teacher standing on the podium fixed his eyes on Quan, who was sitting by the window in the back row of the classroom, and informed him.

As soon as he finished speaking, some students in the classroom couldn't help but look at Quan. They all expressed some curiosity about the fact that Quan was suddenly visited by the teacher. Quan, who was sitting in his seat, raised his head with a little surprise when he heard his name.

"Ah."

Meeting the instructor's gaze, Quan nodded slightly out of curiosity.

"Is it because of your absence from work? No, that incident should have passed."

Faced with the instructor who suddenly asked to meet in his office, Quan felt a little confused and couldn't help but think of his previous absence with Nagasaki Soyo. However, he explained it to the school the next day.

Well, the so-called explanation was just a casual response and perfunctory response. Everyone just needed an attitude and an answer, and no one cared that much about what happened that led to the absence.

"Since it's not a matter of absence, then..."

With a hint of doubt in his heart, Quan followed his instructor out of the classroom after the get out of class.

I thought they were heading to the student guidance office, but after following them for a while, Quan realized that this direction did not seem to be the student guidance office or the faculty office.

"..."

Principal room.

Having been to Quan more than once, the office that existed on this road came to mind.

'The principal's office is also an office, no problem.'

Quan, who was following behind the teacher, couldn't help but think silently in his heart, with a helpless smile on his face.

"Principal, Chihaya-san is here."

The instructor walked to the principal's office, knocked gently on the door, and then went into the office with Quan. The principal, whom he had met before, was sitting at the desk, looking down at documents.

"Ah."

After responding to the instructor's words, the principal slowly put down the documents in his hand and his eyes fell on Quan.

"Teacher Nishimura, thank you for your help."

"No, then I will leave first."

After hearing the principal's words, Nishimura, the instructor, also understood the meaning of the words, smiled and left the principal's office, leaving Quan and the principal alone.

After Teacher Nishimura left the principal's office, the principal, who was sitting behind his desk, stared at the door of the office in silence for a while. Until the atmosphere in the silence became a little stagnant, his eyes slowly fell on Quan.

"It's been a while since we last met, Chihaya-san. We've already spent a month in school. How are you feeling?"

In response to the principal's greetings, Quan really wanted to be straightforward and let the other party speak frankly, but considering their respective status, he still showed a certain respect to the principal.

“The learning atmosphere is relaxed and free. I really like the soothing environment here.”

"..."

The principal fell silent.

"Just take this as a compliment and recognition of our school. Actually, there is something I would like Chihaya to cooperate with."

After a moment's silence, he chuckled, his expression looking somewhat helpless, but also somewhat helpless. As the principal, he was naturally aware of the situation in his own school, but there were some things that he could not change overnight.

If possible, he also hopes that he can shape the current "Xiuhua" into a top university like "Kaicheng", but in the face of the reality that needs to be considered, compromises must be made.

While considering the upper limit of personal talent, one must also take into account the constraints of reality.

Feeling Quan's gaze on him, the principal sitting behind the desk adjusted his sitting posture slightly, clasped his hands on the table, and looked at Quan with a smile.

"Not long ago, a TV program team recruited schools to participate in their program. Our school tried to contact them and got their contact. They agreed to come to our school to record the program, so..."

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“I hope Chihaya can be more active in the recording of this program, so as to show the talents and qualities that our students should have and enhance the image and reputation of our school in society.”

"..."

Listening to the principal's words, Quan, who was standing in the principal's office, couldn't help but fall silent.

In short, what the principal meant was that he took the initiative to contact the program team. It is not known how they contacted them specifically. Anyway, a program team will come to Xiuhua High School to record the program. He hopes that Quan can be active in this program, thereby creating topics and discussions, thereby enhancing the school's image in society and attracting more students to enroll next year.

For a private high school that wants to attract more students to enroll, appearing on a TV program is indeed a good way to promote itself.

"I'm just a student."

Facing the principal's expectations, Quan, who was standing in the principal's office, just smiled faintly and answered with a smile.

"..."

"Based on your activeness in the show, Chihaya, the school will apply for a scholarship for you. In addition, as a way to cultivate outstanding students, the school will give you more freedom so that you can better display your talents."

Being able to sit in the position of the principal, it was natural that he would not fail to understand Quan's obvious meaning. After a brief silence, he offered the best conditions he could.

He believed in the talent and ability of Chihayazumi, so he believed that with Chihayazumi's image and conditions, as long as she could perform well on the show, there would be no problem in attracting a group of students to enroll next year. By then, the benefits of the students enrolling would be far higher than the conditions he offered now.

Grants, freedom.

These two are basically dispensable to Quan.

“A scholarship?”

Quan has already waived part of the tuition fees. If there are scholarships, then Quan is basically paying for schooling.

"About 8 yen a month."

Compared with an office worker, this amount is certainly not high, but for a student, this amount is already quite generous and there is no reason to refuse it.

"One year?"

"It will be paid out during the three years Chihaya-san is in school. Of course, it requires Chihaya-san to maintain her current grades."

The requirements that the principal added to the conditions he gave were not all that surprising, and were not a problem for Quan.

"What show is it?"

Seeing Quan agree, the principal also breathed a sigh of relief. It was naturally the best thing that Quan was willing to cooperate.

"Chihaya-san may have heard..."

Under Quan's gaze, the principal smiled and said the name of the program group. After hearing the name of the program group, Quan already understood the general content of the program.