A Cultural Festival Like No Other (Continued)

Thanks to Shuichi Kanda's advance warning, the students didn't cause any trouble during their final summer vacation.

September 1st marks the official end of summer vacation and the official start of the second semester for second graders.

During the last period of summer vacation, the students in Class A studied a lot in preparation for the written exams that would start as soon as school resumed.

Although it doesn't take as much time as usual, it certainly won't be wasted.

Shuichi Kanda has already accumulated four lottery draws, which, according to the system, is equivalent to four points.

These points can be used individually or all at once. According to the system, the more points you spend each time you claim an item, the more powerful the item will be.

Looking at the four points on the system, Shuichi Kanda a little tempted; he had never tried exchanging four points for an item before.

The item you redeemed with three points was called Item Completion Device, and it's still in your Four-Dimensional Pocket.

I wonder what I can get for those four points.

However, Shuichi Kanda didn't plan to exchange it immediately; he'd keep it for later and deal with it when he got back that evening.

After washing up and changing his clothes, Shuichi Kanda left the room.

Even though it's already September, the morning temperatures are still not very cool, but according to the weather forecast, the temperature will drop rapidly over the next two to three weeks.

Shuichi Kanda stepped out of the room, he saw that the door not far ahead had been opened.

"Good morning, Akito."

"Morning, Shuichi."

Miyake looked tired; he already had dark circles under his eyes.

"Didn't you get enough rest?"

"Well, it's alright." Akito scratched his head. "Kaoru and I originally agreed to both fail our Midterm Exam and then drop out of school, but I heard that there will be a Special Exam at the beginning of the third year."

Qiao Huan Huanxun, Miyake's girlfriend and the captain of the Archery Club, is now facing the prospect of having to drop out of school.

The reason is that she is pregnant; according to Miyake, she is now three and a half months along.

Generally speaking, even for a teenage girl who is pregnant for the first time, her pregnancy should start to show around three and a half months.

If this isn't dealt with quickly, not only will Qiao Huan himself be punished, but Miyake will also definitely be disciplined, and their respective classes will be implicated as well.

After all, the school rules clearly stipulate that impure relationships between members of the opposite sex are strictly prohibited.

But everyone knows this, otherwise, why would supermarkets sell safety products?

The Midterm Exam are in mid-October, which is a month and a half away. By then, Qiao Huan will be five months pregnant, which would be obvious even to a blind person, not to mention that Advanced Nurturing High School's school uniform is a tight-fitting design.

If they were exposed, the school would definitely not tolerate it. Therefore, Miyake and Qiao Huan were discussing whether to drop out of school during this Special Exam.

After Qiao Huan drops out of school, Miyake will definitely drop out as well.

Because if Miyake chooses to graduate from this school, his child will be one year old by the time he graduates.

Putting that aside for now, how much hardship and how many cold shoulders Qiao Huan must have endured in a year and a half is something Miyake doesn't want to see.

Therefore, Miyake would inevitably choose to leave the school after Qiao Huan dropped out; this decision was made before the Uninhabited Island Exam.

Miyake wasn't troubled by this; what troubled him was what would happen after dropping out of school.

First of all, both Miyake and Qiao Huan want this child, but if the two drop out of school, the school will definitely notify the student's guardian.

Once Qiao Huan's parents find out that their daughter got pregnant during high school...

Shuichi Kanda had no idea how Miyake would die.

"Good luck, Akito." Shuichi Kanda patted Miyake on the shoulder. "I think Uncle Qiao Huan will definitely not let anything happen to you."

"You're making me even more panicked!"

Shuichi Kanda's words did nothing to comfort Miyake.

"Shuichi, should we hide? And ask the school not to notify our guardians or anything. After all, according to the timeline, Kaoru's due date is in mid-March next year, and the current third-year students won't have graduated yet, right?"

Snap!

Before Miyake could finish speaking, Shuichi Kanda slapped him hard on the back.

"Don't even think about it! Are you crazy? What a terrible idea! You idiot! Hiding them away? Are you out of your mind?"

Hearing Shuichi Kanda's unhesitating and harsh criticism, Miyake shook his head with a wry smile.

"I'm sorry, I might have been a little impatient."

Seeing Miyake's expression, Shuichi Kanda patted him on the shoulder.

"You'll have to overcome this hurdle sooner or later. A short, sharp pain is worse than a long, drawn-out one; the sooner you die, the sooner you're free."

"You haven't comforted me at all."

"Then I'll teach you a trick. After you drop out of school, immediately contact your parents and tell them everything. Have them come with you to give you courage. That way, even if Uncle Qiao Huan wants to beat you, he probably won't kill you."

At first, Miyake was somewhat moved by Shuichi Kanda's advice and listened attentively, but the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong.

Damn it! What a terrible friend!

The two walked to the dormitory lobby, where they met Sudo was also on his way to school.

Judging from his yawning, you can tell this guy must have gone to bed very late last night.

"Sudo, did you not sleep well last night?"

"Oh, right? Didn't they say there might be a written exam at the beginning of the second semester? I've been staying up all night studying!"

Sudo, who had initially looked a little sleepy, immediately became energetic and proud when this topic came up.

"But to be studying so diligently even on the last day of summer vacation is quite impressive." Miyake was deeply impressed by Sudo's demeanor.

After all, the Sudo who started school last year is a completely different person from the Sudo who is now.

"Because Suzune helped me create a super-intensive reading plan that I need to complete in the future. To repay her, and for my own sake, I also hope to get high scores and raise my OAA grade to above B."

B or above.

Upon hearing this, Miyake fell silent, feeling somewhat ashamed.

Shuichi Kanda glanced at Miyake with disdain. This guy Yukimura teaching him and Shuichi Kanda giving him a cheat code, yet he was only at B-. Sudo, on the other hand, was trying to reach B through his own efforts.

Neither of them doubted Sudo's words, because after more than a year of getting to know him, they had a fairly clear understanding of Sudo personality.

Simply put, he's a simpleton, not the kind of person who's good at bragging.

But is it to repay Horikita, and also for his own sake?

Shuichi Kanda glanced at Sudo, who seemed to have realized that there was no future for him and Horikita, and had slowly given up.

However, since we've come to this point, let's just ask.

"Speaking of which, Sudo, do you still like Horikita?"

Upon hearing Shuichi Kanda's words, Sudo looked at him with a resentful expression, which gave Shuichi Kanda goosebumps.

"I've given up. Actually, I confessed to her during summer vacation, but Suzune said she already has someone she likes."

Horikita has someone she likes? That's quite surprising. After all, she's a hardcore brother complex person, and even if she were to date in the future, she would definitely find someone even more amazing than Horikita Manabu.

The three of them walked and talked, and then, as they were getting close to the school, they saw Ike and Shinohara, classmates, walking side by side.

While neither Shuichi Kanda nor Miyake felt anything strange, Sudo had mixed feelings.

"That Kanji guy, he's so smug just because he got a girlfriend." Although Sudo said this, he wasn't jealous, just a little envious.

"Feelings can't be forced; the fact that they came together just means they were destined to be together."

Miyake seemed to be thinking of himself and Qiao Huan, which is why he made such a remark.

Shuichi Kanda's attention, however, did not seem to be on this.

"Speaking of which, that guy Chi is really lucky."

Shuichi Kanda's words drew the attention of both of them.

"For example, during the Class Vote last year, he and Yamauchi were evenly matched as candidates for dropping out, but at the crucial moment Yamauchi self-destructed, allowing Ike to survive."

Upon hearing Shuichi Kanda's words, both Sudo and Miyake nodded subconsciously.

"Next was the exam this year, where he partnered with a first-year student. That guy Chi actually found a junior who lived very close to him in the first-year class, and that junior turned out to be a top student with an A grade. What would have been a difficult exam was passed by him with ease."

"Then, during the Uninhabited Island Exam, Komiya and the others got injured. Shinohara bad about it, so she withdrew from the exam to take care of Komiya. At this point, I thought Shinohara would choose Komiya, but in the end, Ike and Shinohara ended up together."

"And then there was the treasure hunt on the ship a while ago. He actually found a QR code worth 1 million hidden in the private pool. As the last guy to rent the pool, none of the people before him noticed it, but he was the one who found it."

As Shuichi Kanda realized that Ike's luck seemed to be extraordinary.

Oh, by the way, last year during the Commander exam, this guy also left the Rock Paper Scissors game to the very end.

Looking at it this way, it seems like this guy is the main character. It's like he's encountered all the probabilistic events.

"Perhaps, fools are just lucky?"

Miyake's words Shuichi Kanda for a moment, then he found it somewhat amusing.

Upon arriving at school, Shuichi Kanda immediately sat down in his seat. Horikita, sitting next to him, looked the same as before, except that her hair seemed to have started to grow longer.

Why are you staring at me?

How do you know I'm looking at you if you don't look at me?

Hearing Shuichi Kanda's words, Horikita closed the book he was reading.

"Childish."

"Same to you."

"You're supposed to give your inaugural speech as Student Council President after school today, you haven't forgotten, have you?" Horikita handed over a piece of paper.

Since tablets were introduced for classes, Shuichi Kanda hadn't seen any paper in the classroom for a long time. Horikita's sudden appearance of it brought him a sense of warmth.

"This is such a hassle. Why don't you become the Student Council President?"

"Don't talk nonsense, you know that's impossible."

Yes, that's impossible.

If Shuichi Kanda weren't the Student Council President, the Student Council would be in complete chaos. Just because the second-year students admire Shuichi Kanda doesn't mean they admire Horikita Suzune.

Not to mention that many new members have joined the first-year students, Horikita might not be able to control them.

However, as long as Shuichi Kanda is the Student Council President, they dare not cause trouble. Even if Shuichi Kanda does no work, he can play a stabilizing role simply by being in that position.

Shuichi Kanda took the manuscript paper from Horikita with a look of disgust.

"Damn, this is way too long."

"This is the standard version. You'll be free to improvise when the time comes, right?" Horikita's expression remained unchanged. After spending so much time together, she had pretty much figured out Shuichi Kanda's style when it came to this kind of thing.

"Hehe, you really know me well." Shuichi Kanda chuckled, then handed the manuscript to Horikita Suzune. He had already memorized all the contents. "Thank you for your hard work, Vice President Horikita."

"Snort."

Horikita Suzune snatched the manuscript paper, humming a tune as she did so.

This guy's pretty arrogant.

After a while, the bell that signaled the start of preparation rang, and Chabashira-sensei walked into the classroom as the bell rang.

"There will be several important events for you in the second semester. First is the Sports Festival, which was also held last year and is scheduled for October. It will be an exam to test the students' physical abilities. Although the rules will be slightly different from last year, the required abilities will not be significantly different."

That's for sure. This school tests more than just academic ability; physical fitness is also taken into account. Therefore, students who are not confident in their physical abilities look quite serious.

"Then, as a first for Advanced Nurturing High School, it has been decided to hold Cultural Festival in November. Details will be officially announced later, just like the Sports Festival, but this event will take up some of your time starting in September."

Hearing this, the students in the class became slightly excited. That meant they could play openly! And based on their experience in middle school, it was sure to be a lot of fun.

Upon hearing this, Horikita gradually donned a mask of pain.

Since the Sports Festival is fine, the school has experience in organizing it, so we can just copy it. Will the Student Council who are assisting be too busy?

But the Cultural Festival is different. According to Chabashira-sensei, this is the first Cultural Festival, so there will definitely be a lot of trouble.

Moreover, as the unit responsible for managing students, the Student Council will definitely have a lot of work to do.

It's obvious that Shuichi Kanda wouldn't do these tasks, so who will end up doing them?

It was Horikita Suzune and Ichinose Honami.

According to the school's schedule, September is mainly for preparations for the Sports Festival. Several hours of physical education classes will be added each week. Then, one hour each week will be used to discuss matters related to the Cultural Festival.