The air around them began to grow oppressive.
Fang Li and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka looked into each other's eyes, each seeing something in the other.
It was tranquility.
A tranquility that disregarded everything in the world—not lofty or aloof, yet enough to make others look up to it.
The two simply stared at each other in silence.
After an unknown amount of time, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka finally spoke.
"I have a question."
Fang Li showed no surprise at Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's words.
"One question each."
That was what Fang Li had said when he and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had first discussed a topic too profound for ordinary people to reach.
Back then, though, they had only been discussing Advanced Nurturing High School's entrance examination.
Now, they were about to discuss each other's pasts and futures.
Under those circumstances, Fang Li asked first.
"Why did you come to this school?"
That was Fang Li's question.
"Although this is a school meant to cultivate outstanding talent, you've already received the most perfect education. And considering that man's goals, he couldn't possibly have agreed to let his finest creation waste time at a school like this, could he?"
If that was the case, why had Ayanokoji Kiyotaka come to this school, and how had he managed to get in?
The answer to that question was about to be revealed.
After a brief silence, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka answered.
"Indeed, in 'that room,' I learned all kinds of things. Not just academic knowledge, but martial arts, self-defense, social skills, and more. There are too many to list."
Without reaching that level, one could not be called the best.
"But precisely because of that, I wanted to learn more." Ayanokoji Kiyotaka said, "Although I could learn everything needed to rise above others in 'that room,' anything beyond that was deemed unnecessary