The Great Teacher's Skill-First Classroom

“Congratulations to them on their graduation.”

The graduation ceremony was hosted by a second-year senior, but for some reason, when they got to this point and saw that the third-year seniors were really about to leave the school, their tears suddenly welled up.

Although this school is a competitive one where strength is paramount, it cannot be denied that seniors are seniors after all, and I will also be promoted like them, then graduate, and finally leave this school.

And the third graders actually graduated on this day.

As the outstanding graduating representative of Class 3-A, Horikita Manabu also delivered his speech.

"I promise you all that what you learn in this school will become the most valuable asset in your future lives."

“Next year, or two years from now, those who give the speech will surely have a moment when they understand these words.”

As if to suit the occasion, the cherry blossoms that had been deliberately blooming for a long time also quietly opened in the early morning.

The fragrant aroma filled the entire campus.

After the ceremony, the third graders left the campus one after another.

Except for the students in Class A of Grade 3 who received a letter of recommendation allowing the school to fulfill its publicity, students in other classes received a graduation certificate from another school.

But after all, they completed three years of high school for free with no living expenses, and the school did not let them down.

So for a while, the area around the school gate was filled with a slightly sad atmosphere of senior graduation.

"Horikita-senpai—"

When Horikita Manabu slowed down his pace and walked towards the school gate along the campus path, he was suddenly stopped by someone.

He turned back, "I thought you wouldn't catch up, Hikigaya."

After the ceremony, Hikigaya gave a box to Akane Tachibana alone.

But I didn't say hello to Horikita Manabu at that time.

So Horikita Manabu thought that Hikigaya hadn't completed his mission. But now this guy is here again.

"So, what about Suzune?"

Because the person who came to see him off was only Hachiman, not his sister Suzune.

"She'll be later, but before that, I have something to say to you."

"Oh?"

Horikita Manabu could hear the caution in Hachiman's tone.

"Is it about the reward for the mission to get Lingyin back?"

"No, I'm not the type to act just for the money," Hachiman said. "And I know you're broke, Horikita-nii."

"..."

This reaction made Horikita Manabu push up his glasses.

because.

This doesn't sound like something Hikigaya, who loves money, would say at all.

Even Secretary Tachibana Akane, who was following behind him, looked as if she had seen a ghost.

"Originally, I accepted your mission, but I found that your mission cannot be accomplished." Hachiman shook his head.

"Hmm?" Horikita Manabu pushed his glasses up.

"Because you don't understand your sister at all." Hachiman continued, "You know her even less than I do."

"..."

"..."

The air seemed to be frozen.

"...Hikigaya, are you kidding me?" Horikita's brother asked. "I'm her biological brother."

"Then let me ask you, how old is the sister you know? Kindergarten or elementary school?" Hikigaya did not give in.

"How old were you when you noticed she was imitating you?"

"……Well."

This question really stumped Horikita Manabu.

But he quickly realized, "Probably third grade."

"Then that's your problem."

Hachiman said, "The gentle, spoiled sister you're talking about, the one with a true heart, is in the third grade, right?"

"Perhaps, at that time or even earlier, Horikita... well, Suzune would be that type of person, but former President Horikita, I think you need to understand that people change. Just like when I was a child, I didn't like money, and I didn't like money when I grew up, but now because having money can make my future better, I have to like it."

"So, it's completely your mindset. The sister you knew was not the sister you have now."

"And the sister you have now is actually your real sister. It's just that you haven't discovered it yet."

"..."

This made Horikita Manabu silent again.

Secretary Ju Qian was speechless.

Although Hachiman's theory that he didn't like money when he was young but likes it now is not credible, it is impossible to deny what he said.

The sister the president knows is his sister when she was a child, and people really do grow up and change.

It cannot be set in stone.

"No, you're wrong." But after thinking it over, Horikita Manabu decided to give Hachiman another lesson. "My sister is very unique, and she's still imitating me, just like she was in third grade. Of course, she says she no longer targets me, but I believe she's still acting out a false version of herself."

This calm tone made Secretary Tachibana Akane feel that the president was right.

But Hachiman sighed.

"Eh--"

"So, Horikita-nii, you and Suzune are very similar. If Suzune doesn't understand people's hearts, then you are actually similar."

"Just like when Suzune enrolled, you knew full well how dangerous the school was, so you forced your sister to drop out just for imitating you. You even resorted to violence to do so."

"Because you find that your sister is still imitating you, even chasing after you, you think this is a very serious sin. You want to stop her, but you can't find a good way."

"But, these are all your one-sided understandings, Horikita-nii. You don't understand at all that Suzune isn't imitating you, because what she's showing now is her true self."

"……What's the meaning?"

Horikita Manabu frowned.

"Because you haven't noticed yet. You think Lingyin is imitating you, but."

"She...actually, her abilities are simply insufficient."

"Her imitation is not even close to real!"

"So, that's not imitation at all! She wants to be as academically excellent as you, but she can't be absolutely excellent.

She wants to emulate you. You have so many friends, so logically she should have taken the initiative to make friends, but she didn't," Hachiman concluded. "So, to sum it up, she's a bit foolish. She thinks she's imitating you, copying you, and isn't the real her. But in fact, that inferior, weak, fledgling-like self is the real her."

"Silly, cowardly, stubborn, but easily discouraged. These are the real Horikita Suzune."

"Wow--"

Qian Ju felt that these adjectives were a bit excessive.

"..."

But Horikita Manabu opened his mouth, only to find that he couldn't find an excuse to refute.

"That's enough—"

Just then, a new voice came from behind the three of them.

The three of them also met the real Horikita Suzune.

I could clearly feel the heartbeats of Horikita-nii and Akane Tachibana beside me almost stopping.

Because this can be said to be a stimulation.

In fact, Hachiman was also shocked when he saw it for the first time.

"I wanted to come earlier, but Hikigaya told me to wait, so I came at this time."

Lingyin said.

"I thought you were going to say something nice, but those adjectives really make me feel like you're deliberately slandering me."

Horikita spoke a little too quickly.

But everyone's attention was not on her words, but on her current state.

Yes.

Horikita Suzune is very different now.

It should be said that she is absolutely brand new.

In the past, Horikita was a very pretty girl with waist-length black hair. But now, although her appearance remains the same, her aura is completely different.

It feels like it's her, but it's not her.

It feels like it has evolved.

"Suzune...you now...this is exactly how I imagined my sister to be."

Horikita Manabu was the first to express his thoughts.

Because this is indeed the third-grade sister I remember. Awe-inspiring yet high-spirited.

"No."

But Horikita Suzune gently shook her head. "Actually, I'm still me. Or rather, there's something I want to tell my brother."

“I did chase my brother’s shadow, hoping to see the scene he said he would see from where he stood.

But Hikigaya-kun told me that if I kept this mentality, I would never catch up with my brother, and then he suggested that I do this——"

"How to do it?" Horikita Manabu suddenly felt a little nervous.

He just felt that this sister was an excellent sister.

but.

Suddenly I felt something was wrong.

"Go to a place where my brother can't catch up to you." Horikita Suzune continued. "See a more vast scenery than my brother sees."

In other words, in the past, Suzune only regarded Horikita Manabu as her goal, but now, she wants to surpass her idol?

Horikita Manabu immediately looked in the direction of Hachiman.

Hachiman gave an elegant yet rude smile.

In other words.

This sister hasn't grown up at all. Instead, she has set a more terrifying goal and is blindly arrogant.

"If this is your choice, then I hope to witness your brighter future." Although he wanted to get angry, Horikita Manabu knew very well that this school did not have a system of repeating a grade.

But to strike back now would only backfire.

So even if I wanted to protect my sister by repeating a grade, it would not be allowed.

What's more, all his points have been used up.

……

in this way.

Although somewhat reluctant, Horikita Manabu could only passively get on the bus that had brought them to Ikusei High School with other graduates.

The school has not continued with exams or classes since March.

They were also given an extra month's living expenses.

For some students who have no money, it is of course best to go home as early as possible for the holidays.

Because the wild vegetable set meal is really not tasty.