Chiba Prefecture, Soubu High School in Chiba Prefecture, is also one of the top high schools.
Although there's a gap compared to some famous high schools in Tokyo, it's still a school that students in Chiba Prefecture themselves strive to get into.
What's most commendable is that this is a public high school, not a private one.
In the principal's office of Soubu High School, a woman in a white lab coat, looking more like a doctor than a teacher — Hiratsuka Shizuka — sat quite un-teacher-like in a chair, crossing her long, beautiful legs.
On the desk in front of her was a pack of cigarettes. Her hand often hovered over the cigarette box, but the sanctity of her duty as a teacher and a school as a place made her suppress the urge to smoke.
In front of Hiratsuka Shizuka, a beautiful girl wearing a school uniform, with long hair draped over her shoulders, stood quietly, like a lone existence from another world.
"You worked hard, Yukinoshita. This time's work was well done. It seems entrusting this important task to you was the right choice."
Hiratsuka Shizuka yawned loudly, letting her two legs swing freely from the chair as she spoke lazily in front of the desk.
Yukinoshita Yukino micro closed her beautiful eyes, hugging a thick document tightly. She tried to maintain a calm tone: "You didn't have to give me this work, Teacher."
Hiratsuka Shizuka suddenly straightened up, and she said sternly: "This won't do. As a teacher, I need to pay attention to the mental and physical health of every student."
"My mental and physical health are very good, and my academic performance is also excellent." Yukinoshita Yukino still maintained that calmness.
Hiratsuka Shizuka shook her finger: "You see, that's the problem. Drunk people always think they're not drunk, and mental patients always shout that they're not sick."
Yukinoshita Yukino's forehead twitched: "Teacher, are you saying I'm a mental patient?"
"I didn't say that, Yukinoshita-san, don't misunderstand. Your teacher just can't stand your loneliness and behavioral habits. Maybe there's nothing now, but you'll definitely regret it when you grow up."
"The sooner this kind of thing is corrected, the better."
Hiratsuka Shizuka earnestly advised her. With her personality, she wouldn't normally say such things; she would only use coercive means to make people do things.
But Yukinoshita Yukino, for some reason, seemed to have worsened recently, revealing an increasingly closed off inner world. This made Hiratsuka Shizuka feel compelled to find some work for her, and in addition to the actions, she also needed some talk therapy.
"So what kind of person does Teacher want me to become?"
"Your teacher isn't boasting, but if Yukinoshita-san could become like your teacher, that would be considered a sufficient success."
"You couldn't find a boyfriend for twenty-something years? Is that also considered a success?"
"Clack—" Hiratsuka Shizuka felt a string in her brain snap.
Although she knew early on that this girl always spoke very self-centeredly, she couldn't expose people's shortcomings like that!
"It seems I still need to give Yukinoshita-san more work."
"I refuse!"
"Refusal is useless. I'm the teacher, you're the student. You can only listen to me!"
"I don't think it's the right choice for me to become someone who suppresses students under the guise of being a teacher."
"You're intentionally irritating me, aren't you!" Hiratsuka Shizuka said in a displeased tone.
She paused, then softened her tone: "Yukinoshita, you did well on this task. Whether as a student of the school or as a teacher, I'm very satisfied with you."
"How about it? Did cooperating with others to complete the work (bcde) bring you the joy of a fruitful harvest, and make you realize the importance of teamwork?"
Yukinoshita Yukino turned her head: "It would have been the same with or without them. They were just causing me trouble."
"I have to admit this point, they're just a bunch of kids who are indeed not good at starting work, but wasn't your work not going smoothly at first, Yukinoshita? You're not being sincere, and you have to admit that one person cannot do all the work. You need the help and cooperation of others."
Hiratsuka Shizuka's words made Yukinoshita Yukino fall silent.
She didn't like being lectured, nor did she like being told 'you must' or how to do things. She didn't like being educated in that manner.
But Hiratsuka Shizuka wasn't like this. She seemed strong, but she wouldn't force you to feel resistant. She preferred to let you experience everything firsthand and learn through self-realization.
Yukinoshita Yukino also knew that Hiratsuka Shizuka had put in a lot of effort to ensure she could take charge of this matter.
And the principal, dean, and teachers of the school all argued for her, fighting for her.
Soft-hearted Yukinoshita Yukino secretly felt grateful to Hiratsuka Shizuka.
Hiratsuka Shizuka then said: "Yukinoshita, do you know about Advanced Nurturing High School?"
"Are you referring to that high school in Tokyo with special nurturing methods?"
"Hmm, since roughly before the start of the new semester, due to various reasons, this school's educational approach has undergone changes. Although the school still adheres to the concept of survival of the fittest, due to lack of support, the school can no longer operate as it did in the past."
She paused, then Hiratsuka Shizuka muttered to herself: "...As an educator, I don't approve of this school's educational policy. It's fine to let students compete fully."
"But education that emphasizes only competition and lacks morality and virtue, that sacrifices the beauty of human nature for competition, is simply flawed."
"From a graduation perspective, this school is considered a failure. The school has indeed cultivated some excellent people, but the crime rate of its graduates is also relatively high, especially economic crimes."
"Who knows if they learned it in school or not, but they're all using crooked and evil methods to attack others, not to develop themselves. They still play those underhanded tricks in society, and in the end, they can only be punished by law."
Hiratsuka Shizuka expressed deep regret.
"So what does Teacher want to say?"
"Sigh, Yukinoshita, can't you just let your teacher finish? Alright, don't make that face. Actually, your teacher wants to say, you still have work."
"More work?"
Yukinoshita Yukino's voice involuntarily grew louder. She hadn't slept well recently because she was so busy; dark circles were almost appearing under her eyes.
"This time, Soubu High, a school in Chiba Prefecture, being able to collaborate with students from Todai (University of Tokyo) is no small feat. Everyone from the principal down to the teachers supports her greatly."
"You know, Japan is an aging society with declining birth rates. School admissions are a big headache. Being able to collaborate with Todai proves that the school has a solid foundation."
"And the club your sister is in happens to have a special relationship with Advanced Nurturing High School. Advanced Nurturing High School also knows it's unpopular in the education circle."
"The school, having lost government and corporate support, also needs to change. At the very least, they need to ease tensions with other schools. They've offended too many people in Tokyo, so they can only try starting with schools in our Chiba Prefecture to accumulate experience."
Hearing her sister's name from Hiratsuka Shizuka's mouth, Yukinoshita Yukino unconsciously clenched her fists.
She didn't know if Hiratsuka Shizuka's move was unintentional or deliberate, but it certainly provoked her.
Since my sister can do it, why can't I?
This was Yukinoshita Yukino's only thought at the moment.
"So, this time, we also need to add a collaboration with Advanced Nurturing High School?"
"Exactly."
"I thought it was Seijio Academy."
"That kind of noble school wouldn't collaborate with commoner schools. Those arrogant fools look down on them, wouldn't they?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka mused to herself.
"Will we have a competition with Advanced Nurturing High School?"
"Hmm."
"Do you think we can win?"
"Although Advanced Nurturing High School has quite a few ordinary students, they also have quite a few oddballs. Theoretically, we're not their match at all, but we might actually win."
"How so?"
"Advanced Nurturing High School can't send all their first-year students. They will only send excellent students, but precisely because they send excellent students, it's difficult for them to have a true leader. They will distrust each other and fall into internal disarray."
Hiratsuka Shizuka chuckled.
Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't help but say: "Your current appearance is quite similar to the educational philosophy of Advanced Nurturing High School."
"Honestly, I'd really love to be a teacher there. It must be very interesting. Alright, is 'Rubi' available?"
"I..."
Just as Yukino hesitated, a girl suddenly rushed in, excitedly shouting: "She's not doing it! She's not doing it!"
Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at her in confusion: "Isshiki-san, is something wrong?"
Isshiki, with sparkling eyes, said: "It's Fujiwara-kun! Fujiwara-sama is coming to our Soubu High! If Yukinoshita-senpai doesn't want to do it, then I'll be in charge! This way, I'll have a chance to interact with Fujiwara-kun!"
"Fujiwara..."
Hearing the name Fujiwara, Hiratsuka Shizuka felt somewhat defenseless. Ever since Fujiwara became completely famous, she knew that a boy she casually met at a ramen shop could actually be so powerful, and his background was also so vast. This made Hiratsuka Shizuka, who had retorted in Line, now dare not have too much contact with Fujiwara in reality.
It was just as Yukinoshita Yukino said, she was an old woman in her thirties, what did she have to attract such an excellent young man!
Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly said firmly: "Isshiki-san, I'm in charge now. You just need to listen to me."
...
A silver Porsche 911 stopped in front of a coffee shop near Ikebukuro.
Under the astonished gazes of passersby, Fujiwara Tōru got out of the car.
He nodded to the receptionist of the first floor Live.house, then walked straight to the second floor.
"Welcome!... Oh, boss?!"
The employee on the second floor, Nikaidou Mitsuki, who had just habitually bowed, saw that the person who arrived was Fujiwara Tōru and was flustered, not knowing where to put her hands and feet.
"Nikaidou, how is working here?"
Nikaidou Mitsuki looked a bit embarrassed. She clearly had a beautiful face, but she was a bit awkward and boyish, twisting her words: "I, I'm doing quite well here."
"Oh, that's good." Fujiwara Tōru said with a smile.
He then scanned the coffee shop, his gaze falling on a coffee table.
A beautiful girl, elegant like a young lady, was quietly enjoying coffee. Her figure appeared delicate and frail, and beside her, she had placed a long stick that looked like a crutch, or perhaps a trekking pole.
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