Chapter 330 Far Traveler x April is your lie (Part 2)
Stafford private high school for swordsmen.
The surname Stafford is one of the oldest families in the United Targos Republic. It can probably be traced back to the previous generation. It took more than three hundred years and several generations of efforts to build its own business empire.
The group is engaged in energy, real estate, genetic engineering, pharmaceuticals, etc.
Coupled with the frequent generous donations to various research institutes, orphanages, and police and municipal departments in the United Tagos United States, it can be said that they have established a strong presence in the United Tagos United States, one of the two most powerful countries on the Cross Continent.
Accumulated enough reputation and connections.
Stafford Private Sword, an academy for highly capable individuals that covers high school to university courses, is the top cradle for cultivating capable individuals through official cooperation between Stafford Group and Tagos.
It is said that the Eagle Bureau, the official esper organization of the United Targos Republic, is similar to the Third Investigation Team of Wano Country. Most of the people in charge are alumni and principals who graduated from this esper academy.
He is also a legend from the previous generation who is still alive today.
Such a top-notch academy that ranks among the best among human ability user academies around the world in Cross Continent naturally attracts countless international students and exchange students from other countries every year.
Takehara Minami Private Academy, which is located in a small country like Wano, has not applied for exchange student places before, but this year it is said that the principal used some unknown personal connections to get Takehara Minami Private Academy.
Seven places have been reached.
After hearing this, Higashinohara's face looked thoughtful.
The country of Wano is currently at a critical juncture of turmoil. Even though all walks of life are resuming production and work step by step, the sky above the entire country of Wano is filled with a visible gloom, as if it may collapse overnight at any time.
perish.
At this time, Principal Kyogoku Kawamizu sent some potential students from the academy abroad to become exchange students in more powerful countries and better schools for escapists, which was somewhat intended to preserve the spark of hope.
Thinking of this, Higashinohara raised his head and looked at the slides in front of the multimedia classroom.
The slideshow that is playing in rotation is a photo of a lakeside school. In one photo of the school entrance, you can see a huge sword-cutting stone statue. Just from the photo, you can feel the indestructible sharpness and iron blood.
the smell.
But with the photos of other parts of the school on the slide, you can find that this lakeside academy is full of humanity and life.
Most of the buildings in the school are castles in a classical style. The walls are the color of vanilla cream, the roofs are light emerald green, and the decoration has a sense of classical luxury.
There is a photo of a row of students wearing the uniforms of Stafford's Private High School for Swordsmen standing in front of the library. The background is the rising red sun. Everyone stands tall and tall in the morning sun.
With a heroic appearance, you can feel the elite aura rushing towards you just by looking at him.
It turns out,
Yuuto Aida's information is correct.
On the morning of the first day of school on April 1st, Higashinohara followed the class placement information. Not long after entering the classroom wearing Nishimaru Miria with a melancholy look on her face, before she had time to get familiar with her new classmates, she was...
The male teacher holding the roll call came to the multimedia classroom.
Thinking of this, Higashinohara couldn't help but turn his head and look behind him. Unexpectedly, the president of the Trinity Association, Phoenix Institute Kaguya, who was supposed to graduate this year, actually appeared on the list of this special exchange student.
At this time, she was sitting alone in the row of seats diagonally behind the classroom. She was holding the gilt bone fan in her slender and white hands, but she no longer had the noble feeling of the past, and she was staring blankly.
Looking at the slideshow in front of me.
As if aware of Higashinohara's gaze, Hohoin Kaguya turned her head and looked at Higashinohara. Higashinohara smiled at her, but the latter nodded stiffly.
At this time, the male teacher on the podium who called them to this classroom with a roster introduced him again, "Stafford Private Great Sword Academy is the world's top-ranked academy for ability users. They not only focus on abilities, etc.
For the cultivation of students’ grades and the improvement of their overall personal qualities, various rowing, swimming, hot air ballooning, archery and equestrian competitions are held on the lakeside every year.”
"The exchange student quota in our school is hard-won this time. It lasts for one academic year. We will follow each student's personal wishes. We hope that everyone can make a mature and rational choice after serious and careful consideration, and understand that this exchange will
Responsibility and mission.”
Responsibility and mission?
From the corner of his eye, Higashinohara glanced at the students scattered in other seats around the classroom. At this moment, everyone was no longer as excited as they were at first. It seemed that they had vaguely guessed something in their hearts, and everyone's expressions were a little solemn.
After saying this, the male teacher seemed to have received some news. He showed a respectful smile on his face, bent down and said to the microphone, "Okay, that's about it for my introduction. Next is our principal who will be here in person."
Let me explain it to everyone.”
The principal is here?
Everyone in the classroom was excited.
For the students of Takehara Minami Private Academy, the gentlemanly old man who saw the dragon but never saw its end was still very loved and respected, not to mention that he was a seventh-level absolute ability user walking in front of them.
Higashinohara also raised his eyes slightly.
The door of the multimedia classroom was opened, and in the morning light walked in a short, gentlemanly old man with silver-white hair that was smooth and shiny. He had a pocket watch hanging on his chest pocket and his face was as elegant as an old-school aristocrat.
A warm smile.
"Hello, principal."
There was a crashing sound!
Everyone stood up and bowed spontaneously.
Higashinohara also followed the trend and got up.
He actually met Kyogoku Kawamizu once, but the other party didn't know him, but he had a pretty good impression of the old man who sacrificed his life to save others in the sea of fire.
"Everyone came here quite early. It's not bad. It's very energetic. When I see you, it's like seeing your old self. Please sit down." Kyogoku Kawamizu smiled and pressed his hands.
Higashinohara sat down with everyone.
But Kyogoku Kawamizu did not stand on the podium in front of the multimedia classroom like the male teacher just now. Instead, he walked up the steps.
He walked up to the boy sitting in the front row. Higashinohara glanced at it and vaguely remembered that the other person seemed to be the student who ranked first in the entrance examination of Class A in the second year last year and entered Class A in the third year. His name was Shiba Yu.
He also has a twin sister named Shiba Qiong, who ranked second in the second-year entrance exam. The two talented siblings were once called the "Twins" at Takehara Minami Private Academy.
It's not surprising that he will appear on only seven swap lists.
"Is it Shiba-san?"
Principal Kyogoku Kawamizu smiled gently.
Sibo You obviously did not expect that the principal would come towards him as soon as he entered the classroom. Even though he was extremely talented, he still had considerable respect for the legendary old man in front of him who was deeply rooted in education. He quickly nodded and said, "Yes, yes.
Hello, principal."
Si Bo Qiong, the younger sister who was sitting not far away from Si Bo You, couldn't help but raise her small chin as smooth and white as a white swan when she saw this. The expression on her face had a sense of pride, as if she was very proud that her brother had been favored by the principal.
"Taking pride in".
At the same time, Si Boqiong couldn't help but glance at Higashinohara diagonally behind him from the corner of his eye, and he couldn't help but feel a little reserved in his heart.
She secretly said that the principal was indeed the principal, he had a keen eye for people, and he could tell at a glance who was the "star of tomorrow" in Takehara Minami Private Academy.
Objectively speaking, Shiba Qiong does not have any bad feelings towards Higashinohara. In fact, it is difficult for handsome boys to cause bad impressions in girls. Even if there are some flaws, they can be perfect in your mind.
Higashinohara's "mistake" in jumping from Class F in the first year to Class A in the third year in the entrance examination at the end of last semester was really topical.
Today is the first day of school. Siba brother and sister have just entered the new classroom. They are already reserved and prepared to look at their classmates with respect for their talented "twins" as they have in previous years.
Unexpectedly, after putting down their schoolbags, everyone in the classroom was pointing and talking about Higashinohara, who was sitting by the window in the back row of the classroom. Some girls turned blushing and shy as they talked, but not many people paid attention to the pair.
The brother and sister who ranked first and second in grade two.
whispering sound!
What's so great about it.
At that time, Si Boqiong thought to himself.
Do you want to say handsome?
I won’t talk about it anymore, he is a bit handsome.
But in the Ability Academy, he wasn't selected for the draft, so what's the use of being handsome.
As for the legends that others talk about, from Class F in the first year to Class A in the third year, and then soaring to the sky, in Si Boqiong's opinion, it is even more nonsense.
Growing up, she and her brother Si Boyu had always been in Class A. They had never even entered a weedy class like Class F, and they didn't think anyone who climbed out of that class could be called a "legend."
”.
Shouldn't words like "legend" be reserved for people as talented as yourself and your brother? They can't be tainted by just anyone.
Just when Si Boqiong was muttering in his heart, Sipo You, who raised his head and raised his chest, also felt a certain sense of satisfaction after being recognized by someone's discerning eyes.
From the corner of his eye, he glanced at Higashinohara who was not far behind him, and replied with a very firm tone, "Principal, I have made a decision. I will definitely not give anything to Takehara Minami Academy by joining the school's exchange team this time.
Shameful."
"Young people are very motivated."
Principal Kyogoku Kawamizu smiled and patted his shoulder. He turned back to the male teacher Natsuki Kikuchi who was standing on the podium with his hands tied, and said, "Teacher Kikuchi is the leader of your exchange students this time. If you encounter any problems when you get there,
, you can report to Mr. Kikuchi and solve it at any time."
After finishing speaking, the old man walked past several people in the classroom and asked if they were willing to join the exchange student quota. The answers he received were mostly excited and affirmative.
Finally, the eyes of the old man Kyogoku Kawamiu fell on Higashinohara who was in the back row and the Hohoin Kaguya who was still in a daze, and he walked towards the Hohoin Kaguya.
"Principal, do I have a choice?"
Before Kyogoku Kawazui opened his mouth, he heard Phoenix-in Kaguya put down the gilded folding fan in her hand and revealed a somewhat bitter smile on her lips, seemingly speaking to Kyogoku Kawazui but more like speaking to herself.
"Of course, the choice is always in everyone's own hands." Kyogoku Kawamizu nodded.
Hohoin Kaguya shook his head, "But my father has transferred all his assets to the United States of Tagos during this period. Many people in Wano are now looking for debts from him. The Internet is calling the Hohoin family 'traitors'
If I continue to stay in Wano Country, as his daughter, I will probably become the target of public criticism soon, right?"
She said this in a very low voice, but Higashinohara, who had a sensitive hearing, still heard a little bit.
Asset transfer?
There was a thoughtful expression on his face.
Although the tram traffic was operating normally on the way out today, countless pedestrians and office workers were hurriedly squeezing the tram carrying briefcases to catch up with the time as usual. It seemed that the changes in the sky tree a few days ago had no bearing on the changes in the world situation.
It has no impact on people's lives in the country.
But in fact, this is just the majority of ordinary migrant workers who have no choice.
Like the Phoenix-in family, a top-ranked chaebol family in Wano, most of their assets have been transferred overseas long ago, and those that should have run away have long since run away. Some projects involving the real estate industry have even been left behind.
It has destroyed countless unfinished buildings, causing a lot of criticism on the Internet recently.
Higashinohara didn't pay much attention to this, but he didn't expect that the Kaguya family of the Phoenix Institute was also in this situation.
At this time, Phoenix Academy Kaguya nodded slightly, lowered his head, and said to the principal Kyogoku Kawamizu with a somewhat gloomy expression:
"I am willing to join the exchange student team."
With a smile on Kyogoku Kawamizu's face, he patted Kaguya Phoenix's shoulder with relief, "People don't have to care about the immediate gains and losses. Even a century-old family will disappear in smoke."
"If you have that heart, and one day in the future you will contribute your strength when the country of Wano is in real danger, then you can still protect the glory of the Phoenix Institute by yourself. At present, the premise is that you have that ability.
, this exchange student trip will be a training for you."
With her head lowered, Phoenix-in Kaguya's shoulders couldn't help but tremble slightly, and then she nodded seriously.
Principal Kyogoku Kawamizu smiled and looked at Higashinohara at the end.
Siba's brother and sister, sitting at attention in the front row, glanced sideways without expression, thinking secretly in their hearts:
The order in which the principal talks to people should represent how much he values the development potential of the seven people on the exchange student list. From this point of view, it’s not a big deal for that kid.
The footsteps stopped in front of him. Principal Kyogoku Kawamiu looked at Higashinohara and said with a smile:
"I've noticed since I walked in that everyone in the classroom is very excited about this exchange trip, but you don't seem to feel this way at all."
Having said this, the old man nodded approvingly and said with a smile as if he was asking a question:
"It is said that setbacks polish a person's character. It seems that the two years of repeating a grade have polished your character very well. You are not impatient or impatient. That's good. That's it."
But before the old man finished speaking, Higashinohara scratched his eyebrows in embarrassment and interrupted, "Well, principal, actually, I haven't thought about it too well."
Principal Kyogoku Kawamizu was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously asked, "Didn't you think too much about it?"
"Um."
Higashinohara nodded and said seriously, "I haven't thought much about whether I want to join this exchange team."
In the classroom, there were many people with sharp ears around who couldn't help but look surprised when they heard Higashinohara's moderate answer. This is a key training that not many people in Takehara Minami Private Academy would envy.