I, Tomoya Aki, am not a bootlicker

After the night festival is over, the third graders also have things to do.

Although you don't have to participate, you have to be present.

Seeing that Kasumigaoka Utaha had also left, Eriri sighed and then followed her.

No one can escape from this late night ceremony.

As for the affairs of the two of them, Akitomo didn't know anything either. He probably just heard others mention words like Kasumi Shiko and Kashiwagi Eri.

After the night festival, the closing ceremony will be held the next day.

During this week of preparations for the after-night festival and the closing ceremony, the students were much more relaxed than usual.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the graduation ceremony. Aki Tomoya was sitting in his seat, holding his prepared speech, waiting to go on stage.

"It's finally here, General!"

Sitting down, Yoshihiko Kamigo touched his arm.

The student representative this time was not Kasumigaoka Utaha, but Aki Tomoya. In the eyes of Uego Yoshihiko, it was like a major event that marked the changing times.

After giving him a blank look, Tomoya Aki ignored his friend.

After the student council president finished speaking and stepped down, the broadcast in the gymnasium began to sound: "Please welcome the student representative of Class 2-B, Tomoya Aki..."

When the broadcast in the venue sounded, Akitomo stood up from his seat and slowly walked towards the stage.

It’s not Kasumigaoka Utaha. This change surprised everyone, but after thinking about it carefully, they immediately understood it.

In the eyes of many people, at this time, Tomoya Aki took over the baton from Kasumigaoka Utaha, who had created a legend in the school for three years, with great enthusiasm.

The fact is, Akitomo was just cooperating with the school's arrangements to make himself look more serious.

"Second-year Aki-san, I'm afraid you'll only see Kasumigaoka-san on stage at graduation ceremonies from now on."

In the third grade D class, the library committee member, Masumi Sakaguchi, who had been troubled by Tomoya Aki many times in the first half of the year, muttered, and she carefully looked towards Kasumigaoka Utaha from Class C.

According to her guess, the person on the stage and the person below the stage actually have an unknown relationship.

She used to be in the same class with Kasumigaoka Utaha. Although she didn't remember her at all, she still saw every move of Kasumigaoka Utaha when she was competing with Aki Tomoya in the library.

Curious about what their relationship was, Masumi Sakaguchi stared at Kasumigaoka Utaha in the arena filled with the voice of Tomoya Aki.

At this moment, Kasumigaoka Utaha turned her head and looked over, scaring the library committee member so much that he immediately retracted his head.

"very scary!"

When I looked up again, the other person had already fixed his eyes on Tomoya Aki who was giving a speech on the stage.

Looking at Tomoya Aki on the stage, Kasumigaoka Utaha's expression was extremely calm, but there was a flash in her eyes and no one knew what she was thinking.

"Is it just to become such a boring man?"

boring……

Kasumigaoka Utaha would really like to describe Aki Tomoya who was giving a speech on the stage at that time in this way.

However, when she thought of the tiredness in Tomoya Aki's eyes when he passed by the third-year formation just now, Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't get angry.

I want to be angry but I can't. I clearly don't want to see this face, but when it appears in front of me, I have to pay attention to it.

"I should have slapped that bastard right away!"

It seems that it is because I have not yet taken revenge on the other party that I feel so uneasy.

But just as Tomoya Aki said in his speech, the third-year seniors will be leaving next year.

You shouldn't care about people who seem to have nothing to do with you in the future.

“We have already achieved half of our work, but we will never admit it to prove it to you.”

While saying this in her heart somewhat stubbornly, Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Eriri who was in the second year for some reason.

Like most people, everyone would look at the person on the stage, but many people never thought that the person standing on the stage at this moment would be Tomoya Aki.

When he first became famous, it was definitely not a good reputation.

In just eight months, he reached that position, and one has to admit that the enthusiasm he put into this had an outstanding effect.

The graduation ceremony ended quickly after the student representative Aki Tomoya gave a speech.

"Tomorrow is Christmas."

While others were leaving the school one after another, Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha were still staying in the school's multimedia classroom after the graduation ceremony.

She looked at the gloomy sky, opened the window, and the howling cold wind made her hug her body subconsciously.

"It's a pity that it doesn't snow much in Tokyo. If we're lucky this year, we'll probably only see a little snow."

Kasumigaoka Utaha supported her head with her hands and said to Eriri who was standing by the window.

Christmas, unfortunately it won’t be a white Christmas.

"By the way, Tomoya went straight to the cram school after the graduation ceremony. I wonder if he will be free on New Year's Day."

New Year’s Day in Neon, which is also the New Year here.

Many people would line up to pay homage on that day. Traditional festivals like this have been very lively in previous years.

"You and that guy are on really good terms now."

"We are just childhood friends."

"It's just..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha repeated the three words from Eriri's words in a low voice.

"Hurry up and send a snowflake down. It's Christmas, so be more festive!"

Eriri complained at the gloomy sky.

She didn't notice the look in Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes behind her, which seemed like she was expressing some emotion.

At this moment, Kasumigaoka Utaha thought for a moment, and suddenly said, "Let's go to Akane Akane's place together."

"Eh? Have you made up your mind? Didn't you have no interest at all before?"

Eriri turned around and looked at her in surprise.

You have to know that every time Kasumigaoka Utaha talked about Akane Ayane, she was very cold except at the beginning.

Now she suddenly said she wanted to accept the New Year's invitation, which made Eriri a little confused about what she was thinking.

"I'm just taking this opportunity to get to know you. It's five hundred years too early for you and I to join her club. It's enough to maintain the current situation."

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Chapter 114: Shaving Your Head to Show Your Determination (1/4)

Aki Tomoya doesn't care about Christmas at all, since there won't really be Santa Claus coming to deliver gifts anyway.

It is better to believe in Laozi than to believe in Jesus.

But this year's Christmas fell on a Sunday, so Akitomo took a good day off.

After finishing up the school festival and graduation ceremony, I have been reviewing since April, and I have to give my body a day off every once in a while.

After Christmas, the winter vacation was probably spent in school again.

On the twenty-fifth after Christmas, a high school girl with short hair and a sweet face walked into Qingfeng Academy.

Everyone in the school looked at her in surprise.

Amaki Tomoya was surprised to see her sitting on the right side with a book in her arms. When she used her fingers to tidy up her bangs, he asked in surprise, "Kudo, did Santa Claus come to your house yesterday?"

Kudo Sayaka, who suddenly cut her long hair and changed it to short hair, looked over unhappily and said, "Doesn't Santa Claus exist?"

By the way, when she first came to the cram school, Kudo Sayaka naively believed that there really was such a thing as Santa Claus in the world.

She suddenly changed her hair to short ones, and when Aki Tomoya thought of the past, he couldn't help but tease her about it.

"You shaved your head to show your determination? Well done! I can feel your determination!"

In ancient times, Cao Mengde cut off his hair as a substitute for his head, and today, students shave their heads to show their determination!

Sayaka Kudo hasn't been seen for a whole Christmas. It seems that she didn't stay up late. Instead, she changed her long hair into short hair.

Seeing such changes, everyone in the school was deeply moved.

"How about you come too? I don't know if a bald head is suitable for you!"

Not only did she cut her hair short, but Sayaka Kudo would not be accompanying her friends on Sundays.

This is not Sayaka Kudo's request, but the request of her friends.

Everyone around Sayaka Kudo knows that she is going to apply to Keio University.

"My hair is trimmed well and it's already short enough. A bald head definitely doesn't suit me."

Shaving one's head to show one's determination is certainly a commendable thing, but Aki Tomoya no longer needs to do such a thing.

Now, Sayaka Kudo has finally made up her mind to cut off her beloved long hair.

"Short hair suits Sayaka very well, too."

Fumino Furuhashi who was behind praised him.

By expressing her determination in this way, everyone in the school looked at Sayaka Kudo with new eyes.

"But I don't know if it will grow back by the time of the exam."

After cutting her long hair, it seemed as if she had fewer worries and Sayaka Kudo was now much more relaxed.

At this moment, a cold wind blew in from the open window, and everyone subconsciously hugged themselves tightly.

“It’s a bit cold this year…”

Junko Harumi closed the window and grumbled as if complaining.

"Don't slack off in the last week of the year. If you go to the shrine during the New Year, you might get a good fortune."

Neon New Year's Day is next week.

The winter vacation is probably this week, and it will be over with the New Year's Day week, so it's a little more than two weeks.

"After the New Year, take a good rest and don't force yourself, especially for those of you who will take exams soon next year. Staying in good shape for the exams will achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Mr. Tsubota also came out at this time to remind him.

The New Year is coming soon. If we don’t take a good rest during the New Year, we won’t have much time to rest after the winter vacation.

Except for those who will take the entrance examination in a few months after the new year, everyone else in Qingfeng Academy will be promoted to the third grade next year.

The final year doesn't leave much time to relax.

That was the last and most precious year.

"Yes."

There were responses from the students in the school.

However, it is hard to say how many people will study hard until late at night during the New Year.

Especially for those who are in a grim situation, they probably don't want to waste any time.

After Christmas, there wasn't much of a festive atmosphere in Qingfeng Academy, except for a few mentions at the beginning.

On the contrary, New Year's Day in Japan will be mentioned during breaks, and people will probably talk about what they will do and where they will go on that day.

The most common answers were probably things like "I was very busy that day!" "I have an exam soon." "It would be nice to get a good fortune when I visit the shrine."

Going to the shrine to ask for talismans is also a form of spiritual sustenance.

"It's enough to accompany the family to the shrine on New Year's Day. What about you, Fumino?"

Sayaka Kudo said weakly while lying on the table, "Since the tutoring classes have been changed to six days a week, holidays always feel so far away."

"Probably at home."

Speaking in an uncertain tone, Fumino Furuhashi's eyes flashed with an inexplicable look.

There was only her and her father at home, and according to the arrangements in previous years, he probably didn't have time to accompany her.

"Would you like to come to my house?"