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Besides, he wouldn't so easily reveal his player identity to someone he has no trust in, or even someone he doesn't know.
So, will Kaguya Shinomiya, like him and Asuna Yuuki, become one of the chosen players?
Asagiri wasn't quite sure, after all, he remembered...
Kaguya Shinomiya... doesn't have her own smartphone.
014 Class A Kazoo Master
Of course, even if Kaguya Shinomiya has a smartphone and is chosen to become a player, her castle-like mansion is full of spies monitoring her every move. Being chosen to become a player in such an environment is like starting from hell.
Asagiri could sense that from the moment Kaguya Shinomiya entered the classroom, the atmosphere inside became inexplicably oppressive. The students who had been chatting and excited about their first day of high school were now as silent as if they were echoing the ancient poem, "daring not to speak loudly, lest they disturb the heavenly beings."
"It's so quiet it's almost unbearable."
Just then, Utsunomiya Asagiri, who was in the corner of the classroom, suddenly took out a very small, mysterious object from his satchel hanging on the side of the desk. It was no longer than a ballpoint pen and had a ring on top.
"It's too quiet, let me play a tune for everyone."
All the students in the classroom, including Kaguya Shinomiya, couldn't help but turn their attention to Asagiri, who was sitting there.
"That instrument is..."
Upon seeing the strangely shaped object in Asagiri's hand, before Kaguya Shinomiya could even recall the name of the instrument, a powerful sound resounded throughout Class A's classroom.
"Beep~ Beep beep~ Beep beep beep~"
Everyone was stunned when they heard the sound from that instrument.
What... what kind of musical instrument is this?
In words, the tone is muffled, and it occasionally crackles. The sound of this instrument has a kind of... comical and absurd quality that makes you want to laugh, giving it an abstract feel.
The problem is that when Asagiri plays, he is very serious, and putting aside the timbre, the melody of the piece he plays is very catchy. Combined with the sound of the instrument, which should have been a negative effect, it creates a kind of brainwashing feeling that is unforgettable after listening to it.
"Kazoo?"
After hearing the sound of that instrument, Kaguya Shinomiya finally remembered the name of it.
The kazoo is a very old and simple instrument. As long as the player knows how to hum a song, they can play the kazoo without spending too much time practicing.
But...why?
Kaguya Shinomiya couldn't understand why the boy sitting in the corner of the classroom would suddenly start playing the kazoo.
Is this... a prank?
Just then, a middle-aged female teacher, dressed in a business suit, who looked to be around forty years old and wore gold-rimmed glasses, entered the classroom.
Kaguya Shinomiya had assumed that the boy sitting in the corner of the classroom would stop playing when he saw the teacher enter.
Unexpectedly, Asagiri played even more enthusiastically, as if she had pressed the double speed playback button, and the speed of her playing increased.
"Beep beep beep~~~"
Kaguya Shinomiya was somewhat speechless, wondering how she had gotten so worked up while blowing her own horn.
Nearly a minute later, Asagiri finally put down her kazoo. Facing the gazes of her classmates, she stood up calmly and composedly, like a true musician finishing a performance. She placed one hand on her chest and stretched out the other, making an extremely elegant curtain call.
Here's a kazoo version of "Shape of You" for everyone!
The female teacher who had been standing behind the podium without saying a word saw Utsunomiya Asagiri make a gesture of taking her bow, but she didn't react with anger or anything like that. She simply adjusted her glasses and said in a calm tone.
"Utsunomiya-kun, are you finished performing?"
"ended."
"it is good."
The middle-aged female teacher nodded slightly, glanced at the students in the classroom, and then slowly began to speak.
"My name is Ashikaga Miwa, and my subject is language arts. Starting today, I will be the homeroom teacher for Class 1-A. You can call me Ashikaga-sensei, or you can just call me teacher."
"Let me preface this by saying something unpleasant."
"I am a very serious person and I am very strict in my teaching. I know that many of you come from wealthy families, but I want to make one thing clear: in the private Shuchiin Academy, in my class, I don't care what your parents' professions are or how powerful your backgrounds are. My only criterion for judging you is your ability as a student and as an independent individual."
Upon hearing Ashikaga's words, all the students present had only one thought in their minds.
No... are we going to jump straight into the formal process?
The incident of the boy playing the kazoo was just glossed over so easily?
What the hell is this?
Does being handsome mean you can do whatever you want?
Kaguya Shinomiya, however, had a completely different idea.
The boy was playing the kazoo in the classroom, which was even late for class. However, the seemingly strict homeroom teacher, Ashikaga, did not criticize him at all. Instead, he made a point of checking to make sure the boy had finished playing before introducing himself as the homeroom teacher.
Is it because the other party has a powerful family background?
No, if there were such a person in the same grade, Hayasaka Ai would have reported to Kaguya Shinomiya before she even enrolled.
Furthermore, the way Ashikaga-sensei addressed that boy...
Utsunomiya-kun? Could it be... Utsunomiya Asagiri?
Kaguya Shinomiya remembered that name. She would always remember the moment she found out her ranking in the Shuchiin High School entrance exam, the complex feelings she had when she saw her name ranked second, and the name above her, at the top of her class, a name she could never forget.
Utsunomiya Asagiri.
"So it was him..."
Kaguya Shinomiya glanced at Asagiri Utsunomiya, who was sitting in the corner of the classroom, gazing absently at the scenery outside the window, and a complex feeling welled up in her heart.
She doesn't actually mind losing; sometimes, she even deliberately loses to others.
In Kaguya Shinomiya's view, deliberately losing something is a social tactic, and it is not humiliating.
But there is only one exception.
That is learning.
When it comes to studying, Kaguya Shinomiya gives it her all, without holding back, and she doesn't want to lose to anyone.
"Now, let's begin with introductions."
Standing behind the podium, Ashikaga Miwa glanced around, her gaze lingering on Utsunomiya Asagiri, and said calmly.
"Utsunomiya-kun, please introduce yourself first."
"Row."
Utsunomiya Asagiri did not refuse, but she did not stand up either. Facing the gazes of the other students in the classroom, she simply smiled and spoke.
"Utsunomiya Asagiri, sixteen years old, a student in the mixed college."
015 Asagiri will bully the entire Shuchiin equally.
"Mixed courtyard?"
"Wait a minute... this guy's a mixed-age student? No wonder I don't remember him at all..."
"Seriously? Are you kidding me? A student from a different department got into Class A? What's wrong with the school?"
"No wonder he could do such outrageous things, so he's from outside..."
When Asagiri said that she was a mixed-age student, most of the students had a rather subtle reaction.
Shuchiin Academy, a private school, is the best high school in Sakura Province, but it also has many drawbacks, such as being a so-called co-educational and pure academy.
"Junkin" refers to students like Kaguya Shinomiya, who go straight up from the elementary school of the private Shuchiin Academy.
"Mixed-up" refers to students like Utsunomiya Asagiri who didn't attend Shuchiin Middle School but entered it in high school.
On the surface, the school treats students from both pure and mixed colleges equally, but there is still some degree of xenophobia among the students. In the history of Shuchiin Academy, only two students from mixed colleges have ever served as student council presidents.
One of the student council presidents, because he was a student from a different college, didn't even last a semester before being ousted.
Noticing that the atmosphere had become somewhat subtle and strange after her classmates heard that she was a mixed-gender student, Asagiri Utsunomiya seemed completely unconcerned and even smiled slightly.
Kaguya Shinomiya thought that the other party's self-introduction had ended there, little did she know that this was just the prelude to Asagiri's skill activation.
"Judging from your expressions, it seems you have a strong prejudice against students from mixed-age colleges?"
Asagiri leaned back in her chair, surveyed the students in the classroom, and spoke with a smile.
"Of course, I understand how you feel. After all, there are only a limited number of places in Shuchiin High School. Every time a student from outside the school enters, it means that a junior high student is squeezed out. I guess many of you have friends who didn't make it to the high school, right? But..."
At this point, Asagiri changed the subject and slowly uttered a sentence that made the students' faces turn somewhat ugly.
"Ultimately, isn't it because those people are just too useless?"
"What...what are you saying...?"
Upon hearing Asagiri's words, a male student couldn't help but slam his hand on the table and stand up. Clearly, he was one of the students Asagiri was referring to, whose friend had been eliminated.
"What, am I right?"
"Of course that's wrong!"
The male student appeared somewhat agitated.
"If it weren't for you outsiders, how could this have happened..."
"Huh? Isn't Shuchiin Junior High the best?"
Asagiri didn't give the male student a chance to speak at all, but just smiled and said.
"Enjoying better educational resources, a more favorable environment, and even having the advantage of junior high school experience, yet still failing to meet the admission standards of Shuchiin High School, isn't that enough to prove that they were eliminated because they were too useless and beyond redemption?"
"this..."
Seeing that the male student couldn't refute her, Asagiri continued to add insult to injury.
"Or rather, you don't think the junior high school at the private Shuchiin Academy is the best? Oh, I see, so you're criticizing Shuchiin."
The male student immediately denied it upon hearing this.
"I...I didn't mean that at all!"
"So what do you mean? What are your true intentions? Are you a spy sent by Hogwarts? Hmm?"
"I..."
Seeing that the male student's psychological defenses had been completely broken, Asagiri switched from single-target attacks to large-scale area-of-effect attacks.
"In the end, the so-called mixed colleges and specialized colleges are simply ridiculously naive. People who hold such ideas are just clowns who want to gain a sense of superiority but are themselves worthless, so they band together for warmth."
"Why are you still distinguishing between half-blood and pure-blood? What, are you Death Eaters?"
"Mixed hospital, specialized hospital, I think you guys need to get your brains fixed and should be admitted to a hospital sooner rather than later."
Hearing Asagiri's highly aggressive words, the classroom fell silent. Kaguya Shinomiya, who was also a student at the vocational school, deeply agreed with Asagiri's words.
Her idea is simple.
It is because of their excellence that they are able to become students of a specialized college, not the other way around.
If you are not good enough and do not meet the requirements, then it is only natural to be eliminated from Shuchiin. Blaming it on students from mixed colleges stealing your place in the university is simply naive and stupid.
only.......
While what Utsunomiya Asagiri said made sense, she used such aggressive language.
He is an arrogant person, and the fact that he was able to achieve the top score in the entrance exam as a student in a mixed college is enough to prove that his ability matches his arrogance. However, his remarks just now will inevitably arouse the resentment or even disgust of many students in the specialized college.
Shuchiin Private School has strict rules, so fighting and brawls are not common. However, there are many ways to bully someone.
............
The morning classes ended quickly. They were more like a series of self-introductions and a vote to elect class representatives. It was the first day of school, so the focus was on getting used to the environment. There were no classes scheduled in the afternoon, which was free time.
New students can take advantage of today's free time to check out the clubs that interest them. Of course, it doesn't matter if they don't join a club, as Shuchiin Academy doesn't have strict requirements in this regard. Classes start at 9:00 AM and end at 3:00 PM, with an hour-long lunch break in between. It's even more relaxed than most high schools, but actually, this is just because Shuchiin Academy has a different educational philosophy.
Students who want to study diligently can use their time after school to choose courses that interest them.
Students with special talents can participate in club activities and strive to win prizes in national competitions.
Although it's called a high school, the curriculum at the private Shujiwon Academy is actually similar to that of a university.