And so March 7th, Himeko, and Welt's family entered the school at the same time as Dan Heng, Blade, and Jing Yuan's family.
"Well, look at that. They're even classmates."
Blade glanced at Himeko and Welt, pulled out a pack of Furong Wang cigarettes, and offered Welt one.
"Must be fate. Which school are you planning to send your kid to?"
"Experimental Middle School is pretty close. What do you think?"
Welt took the cigarette without lighting it and smiled.
"Our girl... probably won't make it into a regular high school."
"Hm?" Blade turned to look at March 7th, puzzled.
"Really? She looks like a bright kid."
"The entrance score cutoff isn't that high this year, is it?"
Welt sighed.
"Well... maybe she didn't study hard enough."
"Your son gets good grades, though. Getting into a regular high school already puts him ahead of plenty of kids these days."
"Regular high school?" Blade looked confused.
"I never said my son was going to a regular high school. I only mentioned Experimental Middle School to give you something to go on."
Welt was surprised.
"Oh, a top high school? That's even more impressive."
"Like hell." Blade shoved his hands into his pockets, looking irritated.
"That brat walked out in the middle of his exam and got himself disqualified!"
"At this point, I'd thank my lucky stars if he got into a decent vocational school."
"..."
Dan Heng said nothing. He simply followed the others in silence.
March 7th stood beside him and asked,
"Um... why are both your parents men? Isn't that a little strange?"
"Yes," Dan Heng said calmly.
"But in this world, it's nothing unusual."
"Men can legally marry each other here, and I'm their adopted son."
Before long, the group arrived at the classroom.
Every student sat with