As Long as Neither Side Is Embarrassed by Commercial Mutual Praise, the Listeners Are Bound to Be
"The lower they are and the more hopeless their chances of advancement, the more they crave to drag others down into the bottomless abyss, as if..."
"Seriously, that's way too dark..." Before Sogo Doma could finish, Kotaro Katsura cut him off.
"Who was the one being dark first?"
"I was merely explaining the importance of one's environment to Elisaki. Even the Celestial Empire has the saying about Mencius's mother moving three times..."
Elisaki, with her long black hair, was moved to tears. "..."
Mencius's mother moving three times?
Mr. Katsura had gone so far for her...
"Ha, haha..." Maid Kotori Minami did not entirely understand what they were talking about, but she could still tell that the learning environment this JK was currently in seemed rather terrible. Watching the two unconsciously veer off-topic again, she could only force a smile and steer the conversation back. "Mr. Katsura, are you hoping Miss Elisaki can transfer to our school?"
"Uh..." Katsura nodded at that. "I've already discussed that with Chairman Minami..."
"But Mr. Katsura, you should know our school's situation well. Everyone is working hard, but regarding the school closing..." Even now, Kotori Minami did not dare claim that Muse could avert the school closure crisis.
"Ah~!" Before she could finish, Kotaro Katsura shook his head with a light smile. "I've already seen your efforts. Knowing that is enough. To prevent the school from closing, the students are all working hard of their own accord. For a school to achieve that much proves that it is a good school. A school like that will not simply close down. I firmly believe that."
Receiving such trust when she herself could not guarantee whether the school would close left Kotori Minami suddenly at a loss. After a long while...
"Th-thank you very much