"You mean... adding an entrance exam?"
Principal Yaga paused, considering the idea. A few possibilities had already come to mind.
Admission to Jujutsu High already required him to test the applicants personally, and the Junior High Division would naturally be no different.
Principal Yaga's concerns were actually the same as Aikawa Kaze's. It wasn't that he refused to give the children a chance, but he worried that, after spending so long with Suguru Geto, those two children probably weren't exactly kind in any respect.
Most of the children at the school were innocent, kindhearted people. Even Aikawa Kaze, who could be quite a menace, was, in Principal Yaga's eyes, a good boy with firm convictions who was willing to save and help others.
Naturally, Principal Yaga had reservations about putting two little gray lambs among a flock of adorable white ones.
"You make a very good point, Aikawa. I'll give some serious thought to designing an entrance exam for the Junior High Division."
"Ahem, isn't that going a bit too far? Getting into Jujutsu High only takes answering one question!"
Satoru Gojo immediately sensed trouble and looked at Aikawa Kaze as though he were a traitor.
"Kaze-chan, whose side are you on?"
"I'm on the side of justice and fairness. These are perfectly reasonable, normal rules."
Aikawa Kaze gave Satoru Gojo a calm glance, then made another suggestion to the principal.
"Principal Yaga, I'd suggest using a broader range of assessment criteria."
"Such as?"
Principal Yaga held Aikawa Kaze, a student with plenty of ideas of his own, in particular regard. He was curious and eager to hear what approach the boy would offer.
"For example, people with firm convictions who can pass a test of character-whether they'll reach out to help others when faced with danger. Incidentally, that's the