Sister Masumi... / Horikita Suzune Plans to Start Over

At noon, in Kamuro's room, after lunch, Shuichi Kanda was packing his things.

"Shuichi, do you have any plans for this afternoon?"

"In the afternoon?" Shuichi Kanda moment and then shook his head. "No, the weather forecast says it will rain this afternoon, so I plan to stay in my dorm and study."

There was a small balcony outside Shuichi Kanda's room, where Shuichi Kanda planned to sit and read a book while watching the rain.

"Then will you come with me to watch the rain?"

Kamuro showed an expectant expression.

"Watching the rain?" Shuichi Kanda tilted his head. "Do you like rainy days too?"

"Yes, we used to watch the rain under the eaves when we were kids."

Really? Shuichi Kanda didn't know, but he actually quite liked rainy days. Of course, although he liked rainy days, he didn't like getting wet in the rain.

"Okay, shall we go to my room? There's a table and chairs on my balcony."

"It's no fun looking through the window. Let's go to the lobby on the first floor."

Are you alright?

"It's alright. Although I'm still a little unaccustomed to it, I can move around normally now." As he spoke, Kamuro even prepared to stand up and jump around a couple of times to show that he was in good health.

"Stop, stop, stop! What are you doing, you idiot?"

After stopping Kamuro's foolish behavior, Shuichi Kanda agreed to Kamuro.

"We'll go downstairs after I finish washing the dishes."

"Uh-huh."

While Shuichi Kanda was washing the dishes, Kamuro took off his pajamas and changed into his casual clothes.

Let's go.

When the two arrived on the first floor, they saw a very gloomy sky, completely unrelated to the bright sunshine of the morning.

"With such heavy rain, I feel like even with an umbrella, I'll still get soaked without mercy."

According to the weather forecast, this was a torrential downpour with rainfall exceeding 30 millimeters per hour. After the rain started falling, fog was immediately generated, and visibility decreased rapidly.

"It's been so long since I've seen such heavy rain."

"Really? Last time on the Uninhabited Island, it rained quite a bit on the last day too."

After being reminded by Shuichi Kanda, Kamuro thought for a moment, but couldn't remember.

"I was living in a cave at that time, and the entrance was covered by curtains by Katsuragi and the others, so there was no way to see the scenery outside."

Shuichi Kanda thought about it and realized that it did seem to be true.

Looking at the torrential rain, Shuichi Kanda took out his phone, ready to record this beautiful moment. However, after taking two photos, a text message he suddenly received made him uneasy.

"Masumi, I might have to go out for a bit."

Shuichi Kanda sighed, his expression somewhat complicated.

"Huh?"

Kamuro paused for a moment, somewhat confused by Shuichi Kanda's meaning.

Then, Shuichi Kanda took out his phone, which showed a photo taken near the school. There was only one person in the photo, Ichinose Honami.

Chapter 279 Masumi- neechan...

Chapter 280 Horikita Suzune Plans to Start Over

Kamuro really wanted to punish Ichinose severely, but she called me "older sister," so what could I do...?

After resolving the Ichinose matter, Shuichi Kanda finally had time to deal with another matter, but this one was relatively simple; Shuichi Kanda needed to deliver a message.

Your brother will leave school at noon on March 31st.

The recipient of the letter was naturally Horikita Suzune, as Shuichi Kanda had promised Horikita Manabu, and he hadn't forgotten.

Why are you telling me this?

[Do you think I wanted this? Your brother said he'd wait for you at the school gate beforehand; whether you go or not is up to you.]

Horikita replied to the message after a long time.

[I see.]

After finishing this matter, Shuichi Kanda a lot of free time. He spent his days reading, playing games, taking walks, and occasionally doing some aerobic exercise to keep fit.

And so, many days passed, until the end of March, March 31st.

During this period, Shuichi Kanda has been spending most of his time with Kamuro. Ichinose, Kamuro asked her to reflect on her actions, while Kushida has been having a great time with her friends and occasionally comes over to Shuichi Kanda's place for a meal.

March 31st was the day Horikita Manabu was to leave school, and Shuichi Kanda was also preparing to see him off.

The appointed time was exactly noon. Shuichi Kanda ate lunch in advance and headed towards the main gate.

Generally speaking, students rarely go near this place. Even if they take a bus through it for club activities or exams, the only time they leave through the main gate is when they enroll or graduate. I've even heard that you have to go through a side gate to drop out of school.

Therefore, people usually don't gather here, and Horikita Manabu doesn't seem to have told anyone that he left today, so the place is very deserted.

When Shuichi Kanda arrived, Horikita Manabu was already there; it was only 11:41 AM.

"Wow, it's so early, Horikita Manabu."

Upon hearing Shuichi Kanda's voice, Horikita Manabu looked behind him.

"Stop looking, I didn't come with your sister."

"I see."

Should we call her and ask her to come over?

As he spoke, Shuichi Kanda pretended to take out his phone.

"No."

I think so too.

Shuichi Kanda pulled out the half-broken phone and shoved it back in.

"What are your plans after graduation? Will you pursue further education, or choose to work for a large company?"

"Me?" Horikita Manabu smiled. "It's too early to talk about that now."

Horikita Manabu, who hadn't intended to say anything, pondered for a moment before saying to Shuichi Kanda, "He'll probably want to get his university degree and then find some classmates to start a business together."

"Really? Then I wish you success."

Shuichi Kanda smiled. If it were Horikita Manabu, who graduated from this school, this little thing shouldn't be a problem.

"Thank you for your kind words."

Horikita Manabu was clearly in a good mood as he was about to leave, and he had already smiled several times today.

"By the way, are you really going to support Nagumo's plan?"

Hearing Horikita Manabu's words, Shuichi Kanda nodded.

"That's right. While I don't intend to completely approve of his plan, I don't intend to completely reject it either. Rather, I do agree with some of his ideas."

"Are you also planning to abandon the class? The class is a community of shared destiny, where we share joys and sorrows. I believe this framework is the only thing that shouldn't be denied."

Horikita Manabu looked intently at Shuichi Kanda, wanting to get an answer from him.

"Of course not. I will guarantee that my class will graduate from Class A, but you certainly know that every class has outstanding students, and at the same time, there are people competing with each other at a very low level."

After a year, Shuichi Kanda had a pretty clear understanding of the school's methods. Every class had students who could be considered strong, and every class also had those who dragged the team down.

"Of course, because although this school boasts about being meritocratic, it still reserves ample strength for the lower-ranked classes. If used properly, they can also win."

"It's really hard to believe that this is coming from someone who's been in Class A for three years."

"But didn't you successfully rise from Class D all the way to Class A?" Horikita Manabu countered with a slight smile. "So, depending on luck, the outcome of the competition will be greatly affected."

Shuichi Kanda shrugged, seemingly agreeing with Horikita Manabu's words.

"But the lower-ranked classes basically rely on the efforts of those few outstanding students in the class to win. Without them, it would have been impossible to win."

Horikita Manabu nodded. "That's right, that's exactly why Nagumo wants to change things. He wants to make the school more meritocratic, with a system where victory depends on individual strength. This way, even students in the lower-ranked classes will have a chance to graduate from Class A, through the personal points provided by everyone."

"I've heard about that. Nagumo collected most of the personal points from the second-year students and then used these points as prizes for students from the lower grades to compete for."

Shuichi Kanda nodded. At the beginning of the semester, he learned something from Qiao Huan: Nagumo had asked all second-year students to hand over 75% of their monthly personal points.

Over the course of a year, in addition to the points distributed each month, Special Exam also generate individual points. Although Nagumo lost a lot during the Training Camp Exam, he still had a large number of individual points.

If these personal points were used as rewards, the students in the lower-ranked classes would absolutely go crazy.

"That's right, that's how Nagumo operates. It will make many people unhappy. If he becomes too focused on ability and individualism, his classmates will also become suspicious of him."

People are not worried about scarcity but about inequality. It's only natural to feel jealous when you see students around you having the opportunity to graduate from Class A.

"Forget it, there's no point in saying anything now. The second-year students have already approved this decision, and there's nothing we can do about it."

"Speaking of which, I have something I want to ask you. Has the number of students graduating from Class A in any given year ever exceeded forty?"

Horikita Manabu immediately understood Shuichi Kanda's question.

"You suspect that the school will take measures once the number of students in Class A exceeds forty?"

"It's not impossible." Shuichi Kanda. "To be honest, the students who manage to survive in this school for three years, even if they don't graduate from Class A, must all have something commendable about them, right?"

If that's the case, why not provide the same resources to students in other classes as to Class A?

"This is quite simple, isn't it? Even if this school is state-run, it's unrealistic to expect it to support so many students in fulfilling their future dreams all at once."

"That's right! That's all!" Shuichi Kanda snapped his fingers. "Because of insufficient resources, although this school has government support, the resources are not inexhaustible. I estimate that the government's resources, after covering the school's operations, are probably only enough to support forty people to realize their dreams at most."

This was the first time Horikita Manabu had thought about this issue, and his expression turned serious.

"If that's the case, the school probably won't allow more than forty students in Class A."

"That's right." Shuichi Kanda nodded. "Actually, one of our first-year students came up with a really outrageous plan. He actually planned to use 800 million points to get the whole class to graduate from Class A."

To ensure the plan can be successfully implemented at the last minute, I want to know the answer to this question. So, in history, has there ever been more than forty students graduating from Class A in any given year?

Shuichi Kanda's face was full of anticipation, while Horikita Manabu shook his head.

"I don't know, but you've been too clever for your own good. If you want to know the answer, it's simple, just ask the school."

Shuichi Kanda was taken aback when he heard Horikita Manabu's words.

Will the school answer this question? Once the school decides that no more than forty people can graduate from Class A, then probably no one will choose to accumulate 20 million Private Points, right?

"I think the school will, because the rule that you can transfer to Class A using 20 million Private Points is one of their regulations, isn't it?"

Horikita Manabu smiled, seemingly very confident about the matter.

Shuichi Kanda nodded. It seemed that was indeed the case. Even if he, as the Vice President of the Student Council, wasn't qualified, surely it wouldn't be a problem for Nagumo, as the Student Council President, to personally inquire?

As for how to get him to ask, Shuichi Kanda had a good idea.

"I understand. I'll figure this out as soon as possible."

"It seems you've come up with a good idea."

"Hehehe, I guess so."

Seeing Shuichi Kanda's confident demeanor, Horikita Manabu didn't press the matter further, but simply sighed.

"You're aiming for a realm even higher than mine. And your generation is truly extraordinary; you actually dared to do something like 800 million points."

"Nothing in this world is absolute. If you don't even dare to do something, wouldn't that be too shameful?"

"You're right, people need to dare to do it."

Then, Horikita Manabu took out his phone, pointed the screen displaying the phone number at Shuichi Kanda, and then switched the screen to display a different number.

"The first one is my personal number, and the second one is Qian's. If you need any help after graduation, feel free to contact me."

"Hehe, what if I drop out halfway through?" Shuichi Kanda joked, memorizing the two numbers. Since eating the Memory Candy, Shuichi Kanda's memory had greatly improved, so memorizing the two numbers was quite easy.

"I can't imagine you being forced to drop out Matoba school," Horikita Manabu said with a smile.

"Maybe I'll get bored here and drop out of school on my own. In that case, I'll have to trouble you to take care of me, since I'm a minor."

Hearing Shuichi Kanda say that, Horikita Manabu chuckled, "If that day ever comes, I'll introduce you to help out at my family's restaurant."