Tokyo Love Story

"Well, those two girls were also directly promoted from Baichuan Junior High."

Kiriyama Taku did not directly answer Kitagawa Che's question. He just winked at Kitagawa Che, indicating that he should prick up his ears and listen to what the girls in the next class were discussing.

Not far from the two of them, a girl wearing glasses and looking like a good girl held the hand of her friend next to her and muttered in a low voice, "Yakura-chan, have you heard about the transfer student?"

"what?"

The girl called Sakura-chan was stunned. In her impression, everyone was either admitted from other junior high schools or directly admitted from Shirakawa Junior High School. There was no such thing as transfer students.

"Tengyuan Private College, you should know this, right?"

"How could you not know about this?" She pursed her lips, and envy flashed across her eyes, "It's a private college with the highest admission rate in Tokyo, with good infrastructure and good teachers. She is very cute, and it is said that there are many handsome guys, but..." She paused, her tone was a bit sad, "The tuition fee is an astronomical amount."

"Nympho!" After complaining about her best friend, the girl with glasses asked, "Anyway, the top student in that school didn't continue to study."

"Ah? Why?" She was silent for a moment, then asked in confusion, "Generally speaking, if you are ranked first, you should get a full tuition waiver and a scholarship, right?"

All schools in Tokyo, whether good or bad, agree on one thing: when a student's deviation value, that is, their academic performance is excellent to a certain level, it would be hurtful to talk about tuition fees. Not only will they not talk about tuition fees, but a huge scholarship will be given to the student. A student's tuition fee can be reduced, but the admission rate must not drop.

"How is that possible?" The girl with glasses rolled her eyes at her friend, lowered her eyebrows slightly, and looked around with vigilance. After confirming that it was safe, she continued, "The first one's family is not short of money. It is said that due to some other reasons, the transfer was not confirmed until a week ago."

"Hi."

Kiriyama Taku patted Kitagawa Che's shoulder, and when he came back to his senses, he asked in a low voice, "So, do you understand? Now everyone is interested in that transfer student."

"I have even more accurate information here." Kiriyama Taku coughed lightly, "That transfer student will be the freshman representative this time and will participate in the speech."

Beichuan Che frowned, and his expression became strange.

The words that Beiyuan Zhengyu said last night came to my ears again.

The school that Kitaen Rinone attended was indeed Tengyuan Private Academy, but the original owner of this body did not care much about her grades and never had any impression of them.

"Do you know the name of this freshman representative?"

Beichuan Che asked tentatively.

"Then you should ask the right person." Kiriyama Taku patted his chest and showed a hearty smile, "I knew you must be interested in this."

"No, I just..."

Beichuan Che always felt that this person had misunderstood something.

"I understand. Men, we are all the same! It seems that you also know that the transfer student is a beautiful girl!" Kiriyama Taku paused, then changed the subject, "However, I still have to advise you that such a person actually has nothing to do with us. It is impossible. After all, her last name is Beiyuan."

Hearing this, Beichuan Che fell silent.

Now, he understood what Beiyuan Zhengyu meant by those words last night.

"She has a good family, excellent grades, and is pretty." Kiriyama Taku didn't notice the change in Kitagawa Che's expression, and sighed to himself, "God is only too partial at times like this."

"But God knows what she was thinking. She actually came to our school. Although Shirakawa High School is not bad, it is indeed far behind Tengyuan Private Academy." Kiriyama Taku sighed, "But it has nothing to do with us. Beiyuan Co., Ltd., just by saying it, the gap is obvious."

"um, yes."

Beichuan Che responded to him rather perfunctorily.

"So, Nanako and Akina from the next class are better."

Kiriyama Taku shook his head, this time his voice was completely quiet.

Beichuan Che's thoughts were suddenly pulled back by his words.

Good guy, I just call it good guy!

He thought about it and asked, "Which of them is your destiny?"

"I...can't choose, because whether it's Nanako, Akina, or the girl standing in the first row in the next class, they are all my favorites."

"Are you being a little indecisive? In the time it takes to say one sentence, you've got another one."

Kitagawa Che looked at Kiriyama Taku with a little more awe.

"Even if you change the person you like every week? It means you have liked someone before, and that's enough."

Kiriyama Taku defended himself seriously.

"I rarely get attracted to girls. Is this the twenty-seventh one today?"

Beichuan Che asked tentatively.

"You can't say that. You sound too affectionate to me." Kiriyama Taku laughed and said to himself, "It's not that bad yet. It's probably three a week at most."

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"Cough cough."

As a deliberate cough sounded in the microphone, the gymnasium suddenly became quiet. The principal with gray hair on his temples had stood on the podium without anyone noticing.

After making sure that all the students in the audience were looking at him, the principal smiled kindly and began to deliver a short opening ceremony speech.

"Hello, first-year high school students, I am Ichiro Shimazu, the principal of Shirakawa High School.

“High school is an extremely important stage for most people. These three short years may determine the future path, whether to continue to study or end the student life and officially enter the society.

"I personally think that it is always right to read more books. But this does not mean that other choices are bad. It just means that if you read more books, you may have more choices in the future.

“But in the final analysis, you choose your own path in life, and your life belongs to you.

"On behalf of all the teachers at Shirakawa High School, I welcome you.

"I hope you can spend three years at Shirakawa High School without any regrets."

After he finished speaking, the principal paused and talked about another matter in a relaxed tone, "I know that everyone has heard some rumors, but hearing about them is always not as good as seeing them with your own eyes.

“Based on my limited personal experience, sometimes the rumors you hear are not necessarily true, and there may be significant discrepancies.

"Then, let's invite Beiyuan to give a speech on behalf of the freshmen."

After he finished speaking, the principal stepped aside several steps and left the podium to Kitaen Rinone.

Under the gaze of hundreds of people, a slender and pretty figure walked slowly to the podium.

Beichuan Che raised his eyebrows and looked at her.

The ink-black long-sleeved sailor uniform wrapped most of Kitaen Rin'in's body.

She had light makeup on her face, and her smooth black shoulder-length hair was casually draped behind her. She had red bean paste-colored lipstick on her lips, and her fair skin glowed under the light. She was wearing a pleated skirt that matched her school uniform, and with the black stockings at the hem of her skirt, her slightly crossed legs looked even longer and more delicate, which was too eye-catching.

The lights in the gym were bright, but when she appeared in everyone's field of vision, almost all the students felt an inexplicable feeling.

——At this moment, it seemed that the lights were only shining on her alone.

Standing in front of the podium, Kitaen Rinyin scanned the students below.

Without showing any emotion, her brows slightly furrowed, her eyes stayed on Beichuan Che for a moment, then quickly moved away.

After a moment's silence, Kitaen Rin began her speech with a calm expression.

Chapter 18 I Want to Talk to You

Life is far more dramatic than fiction.

In the secluded ivory tower of Shirakawa High School, the world is not big to begin with, and the distance between people is infinitely shortened. You may easily bump into the girl you secretly love at the corner of the corridor of the teaching building, or you may meet a peer you have always been at odds with when passing by someone in the corridor.

But for Tsuchiya Seina, a female single flower whose single age is equal to her actual age, she does not want so many coincidences in her life, at least these coincidences should not be used here, just like the untimely rain that always falls in TV dramas.

In the classroom of Class A, Grade 1.

Standing on the podium, Tsugumi Seina sighed in her heart, her eyes passed over the students sitting in the front row, and fell on Kitagawa Tetsu and Ejima Tadashi who were sitting in the back, as well as Kitaen Rinone who had just stole the show at the opening ceremony.

The world of high school students is always simpler than that of adults. For the freshmen sitting in the classroom, the only thing they can look forward to, apart from the brand new high school life, is the stone that creates ripples on the calm lake.

There were constant whispers of discussion, mostly about Kitaen Rin.

"That's almost it."

Tsugumi Seina frowned, reached out and knocked on the table, stopping the discussion.

As soon as she finished speaking, the whispers below the podium instantly quieted down, and the students' eyes subconsciously focused on her.

The lighting in the classroom was surprisingly good. The bright cool-toned lights, reflected from the light grey wooden floor, illuminated the spacious classroom.

The students in the audience could clearly see the expression of Tsuchiya Seina on the stage, and Tsuchiya Seina could also clearly see each of their faces.

The eyes of both parties met in the air.

Tsugumi Seina met dozens of pairs of eyes in the audience, feeling their gazes, and calmly began her first job as a teacher, "As usual, let me introduce myself. My name is Tsugumi Seina, and I will be your teacher for the next three years. I will also be your modern Chinese teacher.

"To make a long story short, according to the custom of Shirakawa High School, there will be no classes on the first day of school.

“What we are going to do today is to distribute teaching materials, clean up, and take you to familiarize yourself with each classroom.

“Generally speaking, there are not many things to do today. If everyone cooperates, we can spare a considerable amount of time.

"Next, let me start talking about other things that I need to tell you.

"There is good news and bad news. Let me tell you the bad news first. It's about the exam.

"Compared to other high schools, Shirakawa High School has an additional monthly exam. Please be mentally prepared for this. The results of each monthly exam will be posted on the notice board on the first floor of the school building. I will take you to see it when I take you to visit the classroom later.

"I know that a considerable number of students in our class are promoted directly, so they are definitely familiar with the monthly exams. The monthly exams at Shirakawa High School are not too difficult. As long as everyone listens carefully in class and completes their homework, they can still get good grades."

Having said that, Tsugumi Serina paused and glanced around the classroom.

It was basically the same as what she had imagined. When the students heard about the monthly exam, they changed their excitement and fell silent, putting on masks of pain in advance.

This was one of the few gratifying moments for her as a teacher.

Once upon a time, she hated the school's monthly exams.

At that time, she thought that if she became a teacher one day, she would definitely put an end to such things, but as the saying goes, he who slays the dragon will eventually become a dragon.

When the issue of exams was no longer faced by her but by the students she taught, although she was embarrassed to talk about it, the joy had already emerged naturally.

That's right, there are always a few exceptions in every class.

Tsugumi Seina glanced at the circle near the window in the classroom calmly, with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

Kitagawa Tetsu, Ejima Tadashi, Kitazono Rin, and a silent girl did not show much change in expression in response to the news.

Kitaen Rinyin knew clearly that she didn't need to worry. After all, her grades were there, and with that kind of deviation, it would be easy for her to get into any school.

Moreover, as a former student of Tengyuan Private Academy, Tsuchiya Seina is very clear that her alma mater, like Shirakawa High School, also has monthly exams every month. It is something that she has already gotten used to, so it is definitely difficult for her to be disturbed.

As for Kitagawa Tetsu, Ejima Tadashi and the silent girl, she instinctively felt that their grades should not be bad.

Tsugumi Seina paused, and her expression relaxed a little, "Let's just leave the exam matter here for now, don't look so sad, think about happy things.

"Today is Friday, and tomorrow is Saturday, which means that formal classes will start next week. Although I can't delay the start of school, I can at least let you indulge in the last bit of tenderness of the holiday.

"Now that we have finished talking about the bad news, let's move on to the good news, which is about club activities.

“The club will recruit new members this afternoon.

"Our school's Kyudo Club, Kendo Club, and Aikido Club are all very good. They have won good places in national competitions, and the instructors are also excellent.

"Of course, there are many other clubs, such as the Shogi Club. Anyway, the clubs recruit new members not far away, just below the school building. Everyone can go and take a look.

"Okay, now that we've finished talking about these two things, I've pretty much covered everything that needed to be covered in advance."

Tsugumi Serina rested her hands on the desk and looked at Kitaen Rin thoughtfully.

This morning, before the opening ceremony, Mr. Shimazu specifically mentioned the latter to her. According to him, Kitaen Rin's transfer was due to some special reasons.

He did not reveal the more specific reasons, but the expression on his face was quite intriguing.

But it can't be because of love, right?

Shaking her head, Tsugumi Seirina chuckled in her heart and continued to talk about business, "Everyone should be sitting in the right seats, right? There are student numbers on the tables, just sit according to your student number.

“Let’s do things one by one, step by step.

"Let's leave the arrangements for class committee members until next week, but students who have ideas can prepare first."

"Then..." After slowly letting out a breath of foul air, Tsuchiya Seirina clapped her hands, and walked down from the podium without any hesitation, calling out to the students sitting in the front row, "Now, five boys and five girls in the front row, come with me to pick up the books."

Today is the first day of school after a long absence. For her, it can also be said to be her last day of rest before becoming a teacher.

If you don't hurry up now, finish what you need to do, and go home directly to enjoy the last weekend before the "pain" begins, what are you waiting for?

While everyone's attention was on the podium, Kitayuan Rinyin turned her head and her eyes fell on the face of her 'classmate' Kitagawa Che.

Looking at the handsome face so close to her, a hint of complexity flashed across her beautiful eyes.

Last night, his words on the phone still seem to be ringing in my ears.