Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

Perhaps, this is the absolute trust born from the overlapping of romantic feelings and the adoration of an idol.

Chapter 474: Yumiko's Growth, the Powerful One Who Rebels Against Impressions

Meanwhile, Shijo Maki, standing there, furrowed her brow slightly as she watched Eriri and Yozora's familiar interaction.

Does this Yozora's circle of friends… seem a bit too broad?

Not only does he have connections with Kaguya Shinomiya, the most famous student in her school and at the top of the Shuchiin food chain, but also this Zewucun classmate from Private Toyosaki Academy, with whom he seems to be more than just acquainted, but quite familiar.

Could it be… that this guy really has something special about him?

Looking at the people standing at the school gate, Yukinoshita Yukino first glanced at them, then turned to Miura Yumiko, who was standing beside her with a somewhat nervous expression, tucked a strand of black hair behind her ear, and said softly.

"Miura-san, at times like this, you should take the initiative to step forward and communicate with the student representatives from these two schools."

Miura Yumiko was taken aback by these words, looking at Yozora chatting with Shijo Maki and Eriri, a look of hesitation on her face.

"But… they are already acquainted with Yozora, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for me to interrupt…"

"Why do you think Yozora called you here when there was absolutely no need to do so?"

After posing this question, Yukinoshita Yukino originally thought she had made herself clear enough, but seeing the confused expression still on Miura Yumiko's face, she sighed slightly, her voice carrying a hint of helplessness, but she still patiently explained.

"If you want to run for student council president, then you should put in the maximum effort for the goal you want to pursue."

"But, Yozora-kun said…"

"If he said he wanted to kiss you, would you obediently let him?"

After posing this question, expecting only a negative answer, Yukinoshita Yukino noticed that Miura Yumiko's pretty face suddenly flushed red, her originally proud demeanor becoming somewhat shy and fidgety, her hands nervously clenching the hem of her skirt.

Yukinoshita Yukino felt utterly speechless at the sight, wondering what was going on, how could any pretty girl who had any interaction with Yozora harbor such thoughts about him?

If it were in the past, she would have already begun to vehemently criticize Miura Yumiko.

But now…

Yukinoshita Yukino felt that as someone involved, she had no position or qualification to criticize Miura Yumiko, who had developed the same feelings for the same person as her, at least, the other party knew to post a request at the Super-dimensional Club, taking that first initiative step, although it also belonged to the tsundere type who said one thing but meant another, but in comparison, she was more courageous and straightforward.

"You have to strive for what you want, and stick to your original intention no matter what others say…"

Yukinoshita Yukino seemed to be reminding Miura Yumiko, but the latter noticed that Yukinoshita Yukino's gaze was always fixed on Yozora's back.

"This… is the real thing."

Upon hearing this, Miura Yumiko's eyes gradually became firm from the initial bewilderment, as if she had made some kind of resolution, and nodded seriously.

"I… I understand."

Recalling Yozora's comments to her in the café earlier, Miura Yumiko finally understood at this moment what she lacked in order to become a student council president… no, in order to grow.

All along, she seemed to have the initiative in social relationships, but in reality, Miura Yumiko, who was used to being the center, had no idea how to actively establish a relationship when others did not take the initiative to approach her.

In simple terms…

The relationships that Miura Yumiko currently possesses, such as friendships, are actually based on an unhealthy premise, that is, she must stand from a condescending angle, which are "fakes". Only when she realizes this and makes a resolution to change can she obtain the "real thing."

Yukinoshita Yukino saw this, so she reminded her.

At the same time, Yukinoshita Yukino also knew that it was precisely because Yozora had also seen this that he had asked her and Miura Yumiko to come together to welcome the student representatives from the two high schools when it was originally unnecessary.

Among them… is there also a hint to remind herself?

Yukinoshita Yukino felt that Yozora might not have thought that much, after all, he was a very casual person, but thinking carefully, it was unlikely that Yozora had not considered this.

In a word.

Yukinoshita Yukino's brain CPU was about to overload.

"Um… Shijo-san, Zewucun-san, hello."

Miura Yumiko was unaware of Yukinoshita Yukino's overly complex inner drama, but after hearing the other party's reminder, she mustered the courage to walk up to Shijo Maki and Eriri, and introduced herself proactively.

"My name is Miura Yumiko, and like Yozora-kun, I am a second-year student representative from Sobu High School welcoming you. Please… please give me your guidance."

In the past, Miura Yumiko would never have said such polite words as "please give me your guidance", or even put herself in a lower position.

But after saying it, she felt a sense of inexplicable relief.

"Hello, Miura-san…"

Not to mention Eriri, who needed to maintain a perfect maiden image in front of outsiders at all times, even Shijo Maki's personality was not bad. Her hostility was only directed at Yozora, who had teased her last time. Saying it was hostility was a bit of an exaggeration. To describe it, it was like a child who had been pranked, refusing to give up and wanting to find a chance to return the favor.

Just as Eriri and Shijo Maki had only said half a sentence, Yozora yawned, interrupting impatiently.

"What do you mean 'please give me your guidance,' Miura-san, what are you saying? Our school was the first in the last joint examination, it should be our Sobu High School giving guidance to these two schools. What is your intention in saying such a thing? Are you deliberately humiliating Shijo-san? That's too much, it's really too much."

"Ah?"

Miura Yumiko hurriedly wanted to explain that she didn't mean that, but Hiratsuka Shizuka patted her on the shoulder, suppressing her voice and unable to help but smile.

"No need to explain, everyone knows you didn't mean that. Who exactly has the intention of deliberately humiliating… everyone knows in their hearts."

Sure enough, when Miura Yumiko looked over, she found that Shijo Maki's eyes were showing anger, like a puppy whose tail had been stepped on, glaring fiercely at Yozora.

As the saying goes, lies don't hurt people, the truth is a sharp knife.

In the last joint examination, Shinomiya Kaguya was second, but that didn't mean that only she lost.

The entire graduating class of Private Shuchiin Academy actually lost.

Lost is lost.

Shijo Maki believed that when she got serious, she was invincible, but that didn't mean she would make some ridiculous excuse, saying that she lost last time only because she wasn't serious.

Losing is losing, winning is winning.

Shijo Maki wasn't the kind of weak person who didn't even have the courage to admit her own failure.

"You bastard… …"

Shijo Maki stared straight into Yozora's eyes, clenched her fist, and said with incomparable determination.

"This time, our Shuchin Academy will be the winner!"

"Ahem, well, that… …"

Hearing this, the female teacher from Shuchin Academy, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, stepped forward, patted Shijo Maki on the shoulder, and smiled at Hiratsuka Shizuka as if to smooth things over.

"Teacher Hiratsuka, it's getting late. Before the exam, we still need to look around. There are so many students participating in the joint exam. What do you think… …?"

"Oh, that's right, that's right."

Hiratsuka Shizuka was also an old actress, and immediately returned an apologetic smile.

"Please come in first. Today, in order to hold the joint exam, the first-year and third-year students are on holiday, and the second-year students don't have classes either, so you can feel free to look around."

"That would be for the best."

The gold-rimmed glasses female teacher breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she had finally brought the topic back.

Shijo Maki hadn't seen the exam recording from last time, after all, she didn't know Yozora at that time. She only knew that there was a genius from Soubu High who defeated Shinomiya Kaguya in the exam.

But this female teacher had witnessed Yozora's outrageous test-taking speed, which was so fast that afterimages appeared.

Is that even human?

Can they win?

No way they can win.

If it was an ordinary person, provoking them would be fine. At worst, they would lose face again after failing. Anyway, the private Shuchin Academy had already lost face in the last joint exam.

But Yozora this guy… …is like a spring.

Every provocative word that Shijo Maki utters now will fall on the head of the private Shuchin Academy a hundredfold or a thousandfold after the exam results are announced.

If you want to provoke, you provoke yourself. Why are you bringing Shuchin Academy into it?

There's no need for any collective sense of honor at this time!

Compared to Shijo Maki, Eriri didn't react much to Yozora's aggressive words.

On the one hand, she was an art student, and studying was not her strong point.

On the other hand… …

Eriri knew how much private Toyonosaki Academy was worth.

It was indeed a very good school, on par with Soubu High, maybe even half a level higher, but to say that they could compete for first place in the joint exam… …

A pipe dream.

It would be hard to say whether they could even win a place in the top ten.

… …

After entering Soubu High's campus, Eriri, the student representative of private Toyonosaki Academy, and Shirogane Miyuki, Shijo Maki, and Shinomiya Kaguya, the student representatives of private Shuchin Academy, began to visit the second-year floor under the leadership of Hiratsuka Shizuka. The remaining students from these two high schools were taken to rest first. After all, although it was said to be a visit, there was no need for all the students to squeeze in, as it would easily cause congestion.

"This is Class 2-A, which is the classroom where Yozora and Yukinoshita-san are."

Hearing this sentence, Shijo Maki noticed a detail.

As a teacher, Hiratsuka Shizuka didn't add the title "-san" when addressing Yozora, unlike when she addressed Yukinoshita Yukino.

Are these two on good terms?

Thinking about it carefully, it's normal, after all, Yozora is the face of Soubu High, the most outstanding student since the school was founded. Although his personality is a bit outrageous, he also has a good appearance. If Hiratsuka Shizuka, as his homeroom teacher, didn't like such a student, that would be strange, so Shijo Maki didn't think much about it.

It was just that when she glanced around and found that there were only a dozen desks and chairs in the classroom, even seeming a bit empty, she couldn't help but curiously asked.

"Why are there so few students in this classroom?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka smiled and explained: "The students in Class A are only Yozora and the members of his club."

Shijo Maki frowned upon hearing this and snorted softly.

"That's blatant special treatment… …"

"Eh, far from it."

Hearing the word "special treatment," Yozora seemed to have been triggered by some kind of switch and immediately raised his hand to interrupt.

"Shijo-san, let me ask you a question."

Shijo Maki didn't understand what he meant, but subconsciously replied.

"What question?"

Yozora pointed to Shirogane Miyuki, who was standing there and hadn't said much, and asked with a smile.

"What is the family background of this Shirogane Miyuki-san?"

Shijo Maki naturally knew the answer to this question, after all, Shirogane Miyuki was also considered a celebrity within the private Shuchin Academy.

"Just an ordinary family."

"Then what about Shinomiya Kaguya?"

"The eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family… …"

Hearing Shijo Maki's answer, Yozora shrugged his shoulders.

"Isn't that right, then?"

Shijo Maki frowned tightly: "What's right?"

"Compared to us, aren't you the ones with real special privileges? Moreover, we are relying on our own excellence to obtain special privileges. You students who rely on family background to obtain special privileges are blaming us. Isn't that a bit like the pot calling the kettle black?"

Hearing Yozora's words with a hint of mockery, Shijo Maki was obviously not convinced and argued with reason.

"Our school doesn't have any tradition of allocating special privileges based on family background… …"

However, Yozora directly interrupted her sentence next, which made Shijo Maki not know how to answer for a while.

"Then tell me, why do your school's students know the family background of some of the more famous students, or rather, the students at the top of the food chain?"

"This… …"

Before Shijo Maki could organize her words, Yozora continued to output.

"In our Soubu High, even me and the members of my club, although we are blatantly enjoying the privileged class, that has nothing to do with our family background. Almost all the students don't know our family background. On the other hand, in your private Shuchin Academy, probably on the first day of enrollment… … No, from the moment the student list is finalized, students like you and Shinomiya Kaguya, what kind of family they come from and what kind of identity they have, are probably already well known, right?"

"You say you haven't used your family background to obtain special privileges, I believe that. Shinomiya Kaguya-san hasn't either, I still believe that. But the fact that such a thing exists proves that the atmosphere of your private Shuchin Academy is to judge students based on their family background first, and then their ability, right?"

"Compared to you, the young lady of the Shijo family, in the eyes of Soubu High students, my title prefix is more numerous, but those are all obtained by myself. Until now, most people in your school probably only have the impression that you come from the Shijo family. What does this mean? I don't need to spell it out, right?"