"Trans... transfer schools?"
Asuna was stunned.
Completely and utterly stunned.
Clearly, Asuna had never expected Kyoko to suddenly make such a suggestion.
Even Luo Zhen raised his eyebrows slightly, but he said nothing and quietly waited for Kyoko to continue.
Shozo and Koichiro, on the other hand, seemed to have known about this already—or at least anticipated it. They exchanged a glance and chose to remain silent.
In such circumstances, Kyoko began to explain.
"I've already asked a friend who serves as a board member at a high school to let the two of you take their transfer exam for the third year of high school. It isn't some hastily put-together school like yours. It's a very good high school, and it uses a credit-based system. If it's the two of you, you should be able to graduate after studying there for just one semester. That way, you'll be able to enter university in September. The university division affiliated with that school is also prestigious. As long as you achieve good results there, your future in society will be smooth sailing, and you won't lose to anyone ever again."
Kyoko had already arranged everything.
Asuna, however, spoke up agitatedly.
"I never said I wanted to transfer!"
That was what Asuna said.
"That's precisely why I have to think for you." Kyoko wasn't angry. Instead, she spoke to Asuna as though it were only natural. "Listen, Asuna. You're already eighteen this year. You should have been a third-year high school student by now. Your friends from middle school will be taking their standardized entrance exams next week. Aren't you even a little anxious?"
By the time she finished speaking, Kyoko was already radiating an intense presence.
"You're already two years behind children your age, so you need to work harder and