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Her mother was still watching from inside the house, and even though she was reluctant, she had no choice but to leave. But halfway through the journey, she stopped again, turned her back to Siyue Yuzhi, and spoke.

"Thank you."

"And, I believe you."

The raindrops fell on the top of the umbrella with a dull sound, and the rain, which was getting heavier and heavier, gradually swallowed up the whole world.

"Ah."

Watching the girl's back gradually moving away, Si Yue Yu Zhi raised the corner of his mouth and responded softly. Then, he turned around without any regrets, holding the umbrella, and walked into the noisy rain.

Initially, the joint examination system was established only to facilitate the government to make a rough assessment of the educational level of each high school and to provide some reference for school rankings.

But since when, this system has gradually become a means for schools to compete with each other and compete for students.

The test results that were originally not made public have now become a television program that countless families look forward to.

Yes, because they realized the huge traffic of this exam, Tokyo's NxK TV station actually persuaded the Education Bureau to allow live broadcast and projection of the results on TV for people to watch.

Originally, such an action seemed disrespectful to both students and parents, but in fact, since it was broadcast, it seems that not many people opposed it.

Not only was there no opposition, but everyone seemed to like it very much. After all, it would undoubtedly be a very exciting thing to see your own name or your child's name appear on the list on TV.

Not to mention that you will gain enough face from classmates, teachers, neighbors and relatives, even if you can be valued by a university, you won’t have to worry about your future studies.

Even if you don’t see your own name or your child’s name, waiting with others, cheering together, or watching others’ disappointment is also a way to relax.

Moreover, this program is not disrespectful of students' privacy. Students' names and schools will appear on the list only with their permission.

Otherwise, they will all be mosaiced. But if they can appear on the list, no one will think of keeping a low profile, even those students with extremely noble births.

The results were released on time at 11:00 noon, and in order to satisfy students' curiosity, most schools participating in the joint entrance examination thoughtfully changed the original classes into self-study.

"Ryo, I heard you did very well in the exam this time."

"It's not that good. Maybe it won't even make the list."

"Hey...you're too modest. With Liang's ability, he will definitely be on the list."

"Haha, I hope so."

The students in Class C were divided into several camps. The ordinary students basically gathered around the good students to ask about gossip, and the same was true for Si Yue Yuzhi.

"April, are you confident that you can make the list?"

"Yes, there is."

Facing the girl's question, Si Yueyuzhi nodded without hesitation. He was not as modest as other students, after all, that was the truth.

This morning, the Education Department sent him an email to inform him that he was on the top 50 list and asked for his authorization.

So he had no reason to be modest. Since it was a fact, he should just admit it openly. The only thing that made him uncertain was that although the official told him that he was in the top 50, they did not tell him the specific ranking.

The scores of those who can make it into this list should be very close. Perhaps a difference of a few points means the difference between the first and the fiftieth.

"Hey! So what rank do you think April will get?"

The other girl asked impatiently.

Many students have asked this question to those who are capable, but the answers they got were basically very conservative. Some said they would not be able to make the list, some said they would be at the bottom, and some just smiled and shook their heads.

The girl also felt that there was a high probability that there would be no answer to her question.

“No.1.”

“I see…eh…”

After everyone reacted, the air around Siyue Yuzhi became quiet, and it took a while for someone to react.

"April, what did you just say?"

"I said I would be first." Si Yue Yuzhi restrained his smile and turned to look out the window. It was still raining heavily today, making the whole world seem extremely heavy.

"..."

"Because if you're not number one, it means nothing."

"Eh!!"

The scream almost made the entire class look over.

"Mr. Fujimaru, before the results are announced, do you have anything to say about this joint exam?"

"I want to say that this exam gave me so many surprises. I am still very excited until now."

"Then can you tell us a little bit about it in advance? I believe everyone is looking forward to it."

"Haha, I'm afraid that won't work."

The picture appeared on TV on time. As usual, there was some small talk to warm up the topic, and then they quickly got to the point.

The results were announced under the watchful eyes of the public, and the first list was from 50th to 26th place.

"Fiftieth place, Kenji Takada, from Ichinose High School, congratulations."

Igarashi Suzune stared at the list closely, and together with her family, they looked at each name on it with bated breath.

She is resting today and preparing to return to school tomorrow.

"There is no such boy's name."

After quickly reading through the list, Igarashi Suzune did not see the boy's name on it, which made her heart beat faster.

"Lingyin, don't worry. It doesn't matter if his grades are poor. As long as he has musical talent, that's all."

"Grandpa, believe me. If he's not here, then he must be in front!"

Igarashi Suzune said with a firm look in her eyes, but in fact she was not very confident. After all, it was said that this exam was more difficult than before.

In this bustling Tokyo, young people are already one level lower in terms of educational resources, not to mention that there are geniuses everywhere.

"Isn't that Hirashima Ryo a student in my sister's class? He's amazing, he's ranked 48th!"

"Indeed." Igarashi Suzune nodded. As a teacher, it was a great sense of accomplishment and honor to have a student in the class who could make it into the top 50.

However, what she cared about most was the young man.

"Sanae, stop looking, there's definitely no one like that boy."

At the Furukawa Bakery, Furukawa Akio was holding a cigarette and felt a little unhappy that a guy had attracted the attention of his wife.

"Ala, Qiu Sheng, stop being so upset and come and watch with me. You want to see his name too, right? After all, we handed Xiao Zhu over to Xiao Yuzhi, and Xiao Yuzhi is still our family after all."

"I don't want to see it."

Furukawa Akio curled his lips, but under Furukawa Sanae's gentle gaze, he still scratched his hair and made an annoyed expression.

"Forget it, it will be over soon anyway."

He sat down next to his wife again and stared at the TV screen intently. It was good that the second list was released at this time.

"Next are the 11th to 25th place. Maybe Xiao Yuzhi is even ahead."

"You might as well just say he's number one."

Furukawa Akio rolled his eyes and said speechlessly.

"The eleventh place is a student from Shuchiin High School..."

"Don't worry, Yukino."

In the room, Yukinoshita Haruno stared at the TV nervously, but kept comforting her sister.

"Yeah." Yukinoshita Yukino clenched her hands slightly. The boy's name was not on the two lists, which was good news for them.

Of course, her name wasn't on the list either. But she didn't think she wasn't on the list, she must be in the top ten.

And if she could make it into the top ten, then that boy could definitely make it too.

The names were revealed one by one, and the atmosphere in the room gradually became silent.

"Yukino, do you think he can perform a miracle?"

Although Tokyo Chuo is considered a good school, it is still somewhat inferior to the truly top high schools. So far, no student has ever entered the top 30.

The same is true this time. So far, only one guy named Hirashima Ryo has entered the top 50 and he is at the bottom.

She remembered that the last time she took part in the joint entrance exam, she was ranked second, while the first place was the student council president from Shuchiin, that terrifying monster.

It wasn't just her time, basically every time the top scorer in the joint exam was from Xiuzhiyuan. After a long time, this seemed to have become a consensus.

The first place must be from Shuchiin.

This time, can the boy really break this consensus?

"If it's him, then it's definitely possible."

"Haha, I've never heard you comment on someone like this before. It seems like you really like him, Yukino."

"..."

"This has nothing to do with the present, please don't make jokes casually, sister."

"Yes Yes."

"Ah, the top ten have already been revealed!"

The unveiling of the top ten made the whole city seem to stand still at this moment. The sound of heavy rain gradually overwhelmed the noise made by people and became the main theme of this world.

On car radios, on big screens in shopping malls, on pedestrians' cell phones, on TVs at home... people listened attentively to the announcement.

The tenth place comes from Xiuzhi.

The ninth place comes from Xiuzhi.

Eighth place – Xiuzhi.

The seventh, sixth, fifth and fourth place all came from Xiuzhi...

"That's true."

“This year’s Xiuzhi is really amazing.”

"Is there an inside story? After all, Xiuzhi...everyone who knows will know."

Just when everyone thought that the top ten were all taken by Xiuzhi, a different voice finally emerged.

"The third place goes to Yukinoshita Yukino from Tokyo Central!"

......

"What, Tokyo Central?! Third!"