"I see. I'm the student council president, Mayumi Kusa. My surname is written with the seven in numbers and the grass in flowers and grass. Nice to meet you."
Just as Mayumi Saegusa introduced herself, a breeze happened to blow past. She elegantly tucked her hair behind her ear as she spoke.
A numbered family, and the Saegusa Family at that. I remember my elder brother mentioned before that he occasionally lived with the Saegusa Family too. I wonder if he knows the person in front of me.
After hearing Mayumi Saegusa's name, Tatsuya Shiba thought for a moment before speaking politely.
"My name is... I am Tatsuya Shiba."
Remembering that he had to conceal his identity as a member of the Yotsuba Clan, he switched to a more formal way of referring to himself.
"Tatsuya Shiba, so you're the one..."
A cute voice suddenly interrupted Mayumi Saegusa before she could finish.
"President, the rehearsal is about to start."
A girl who was definitely no taller than 155 centimeters, with medium-length brown hair curled at the sides, trotted cutely over to Mayumi Saegusa as she spoke.
Only after speaking did she notice Tatsuya Shiba. Looking puzzled, she asked,
"Were you talking?"
"No, I'll be going now."
Seeing this, Tatsuya Shiba promptly took his leave.
As Tatsuya Shiba was leaving, Mayumi Saegusa suddenly noticed someone's back.
Looking at the person from behind, she fell into deep thought.
"President? Madam President?"
Seeing Mayumi Saegusa lost in thought, the girl kept waving her little hand back and forth in front of her.
"Ah, sorry, I was distracted just now. Let's go."
Mayumi Saegusa finally realized she had been rude and hurriedly apologized.
"It's all right, President. The rehearsal is about to start. Let's head back."
The girl smiled.
"Okay."
Inside the entrance ceremony venue.
Tatsuya Shiba walked through the venue, looking for an empty seat.
The front half is for Blooms, and the back half is for Weeds.
Are the people most conscious of discrimination the ones being discriminated against?
Seeing that the seats in the venue were divided between Blooms and Weeds by unspoken agreement, Tatsuya Shiba thought to himself.
Just as Tatsuya Shiba sat down, a new student with medium-length black hair and glasses spoke up.
"Excuse me, is anyone sitting next to you?"
"Please, have a seat," Tatsuya Shiba said.
"Thank you very much," the girl said gratefully.
"Um... I'm Mizuki Shibata. Nice to meet you," Mizuki Shibata introduced herself.
"I'm Tatsuya Shiba. It's nice to meet you too," Tatsuya Shiba replied.
"I'm Qian Erika Chiba. Nice to meet you, Shiba."
Erika Chiba, who was sitting next to Mizuki Shibata, spoke up.
"Nice to meet you too," Tatsuya Shiba said.
Baifeng Uesugi, who was sitting nearby, had been paying attention to Tatsuya Shiba ever since he walked in.
"Hello, may I sit next to you?"
Baifeng Uesugi left his original seat and came over to Shibata Yon to ask.
"Ah, yes, of course. Please sit down."
Mizuki Shibata was startled by Baifeng Uesugi's sudden appearance, but then replied.
"Hello, everyone. I'm Baifeng Uesugi. Nice to meet you."
Baifeng Uesugi introduced himself.
Hearing that, Tatsuya Shiba suddenly stared intently at Baifeng Uesugi.
"Why are you staring at me like that?"
Being stared at like that by Tatsuya Shiba made Baifeng Uesugi somewhat uncomfortable, so he hurriedly spoke with embarrassment.
"Sorry, your name is very similar to one of my elder brothers' names. When I heard it just now, I just wanted to make sure."
Tatsuya Shiba apologized.
"Oh, what a coincidence. Is it the same as mine?" Baifeng Uesugi asked, taking out a notebook with his name written in it.
"They only sound similar," Tatsuya Shiba said dejectedly after seeing it.
"Hello, Baifeng Uesugi. I'm Mizuki Shibata. Nice to meet you," Mizuki Shibata said.
"Hello, Uesugi. I'm Erika Chiba. Nice to meet you," Erika Chiba said as well.
"Mizuki Shibata, Erika Chiba, I hope you'll both take good care of me from now on."
Baifeng Uesugi smiled.
"But this really is an interesting coincidence," Erika Chiba said.
"What coincidence?" Tatsuya Shiba asked.
"Baifeng Uesugi's name sounds similar to your elder brother's, and now look at ours: Shiba, Shibata, and Chiba. Aren't they a little similar too?" Erika Chiba said.
"They really are," Mizuki Shibata remarked.
"I see..." Tatsuya Shiba said.
"Interesting, isn't it?" Erika Chiba said.
"Yeah, I'm impressed you noticed," Mizuki Shibata said.
"It seems you're very observant, Chiba," Baifeng Uesugi said in praise.
[The entrance ceremony for First High School, the high school affiliated with the National Magic University, will now officially begin.]
With the host's announcement, the entrance ceremony officially began.
Soon, it was time for the student council president, Mayumi Saegusa, to go onstage and give her speech. Baifeng Uesugi watched her the entire time.
As Mayumi Saegusa gave her speech, she kept feeling that someone was watching her, and the feeling was very familiar. But there were too many people present, and even after looking for a long time, she couldn't find out who it was.
Noticing the way Baifeng Uesugi was looking at Mayumi Saegusa, Tatsuya Shiba asked,
"Uesugi, do you know the student council president?"
"Ah, no, I don't. Why?"
Baifeng Uesugi asked in puzzlement.
"It's nothing. The way you looked at the student council president was like you'd seen someone you knew," Tatsuya Shiba explained.
"Strictly speaking, I do know the student council president. She just doesn't know me. I believe it's the same for Shibata and Chiba, right?"
Baifeng Uesugi hadn't expected Tatsuya Shiba to notice the way he was looking at her at a time like this and felt somewhat helpless. Fortunately, she was quick-witted and immediately muddied the waters.
"That's true. Every student at First High School should know the student council president, especially since Saegusa is beautiful and has such a nice personality."
Mizuki Shibata explained.
"Yeah, if you put it that way, I guess I know Saegusa too," Erika Chiba said.
"I see..." Tatsuya Shiba said.
[Next, the address by the new student representative.]
The host's words instantly drew Tatsuya Shiba's attention.
Seeing that Tatsuya Shiba was no longer paying attention to him, Baifeng Uesugi breathed a sigh of relief.
[New student representative, Miyuki Shiba.]
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