Chapter 396: The Last Year
"Let's go down too."

When Shuichi and Ling stood up and went downstairs together, Shuichi's eyes and movements returned to normal, and he no longer seemed to be doting on Zhuo like before.

Fortunately, it would be bad if he was treated like a child in front of Ling. Having said that, Zhuo still felt a little reluctant to leave.

However, hoping to appear more reliable in front of Zero, he remained calm and took care to put on a calm expression to greet the two.

"You guys are coming down. Did you say something that I, Zero-chan, must not know?"

"Of course, it's a topic between men, right, Zhuo."

“…Yes, that’s right.”

Xiuyi smiled openly, while Zhuo, on the contrary, looked a little unhappy. He was a little embarrassed because of talking about those things.

As a topic between men, he would definitely tell Ling about this matter, and his father would definitely tell Sa Chiko as well. But now was not the right time to tell him, so Zhuo pretended nothing had happened and got into the private car that his parents had driven from Izu.

"Hey, then we're even now."

"what?"

"It's a topic among girls~"

After the car started, Sachiko admitted that she had also talked about something with Ling. Zhuo looked at Sachiko in dumbfounded, but she was smiling calmly, and her smile was full of a sense of accomplishment, which made Zhuo want to rush up and ask what they talked about.

Glancing towards Ling, her eyes, which were originally in a trance, immediately came back to their senses. Instead of looking at Zhuo, she looked out the window awkwardly, which turned suspicion into certainty: Sa Chiko must have said something superfluous.

"…Please, don't teach her anything weird."

"What are you talking about? It's rude. There's nothing weird about it. I was just giving some advice and telling Rei-chan some important things about living together."

"Aren't you talking about something we can learn slowly in the future?"

"It's something that boys can't be taught. Well, we should learn from the wisdom of our ancestors~"

"…Can I ask Zero something?"

"No problem, you'll understand after a while. But it's embarrassing for a man to push too hard~"

After hearing this, Zhuo had no choice but to shut up.

Seeing that Ling didn't want to talk, Zhuo only knew that women would talk about complicated topics, and this was also one of the rare times that Ling communicated with others, so it wasn't a bad thing to think about it this way.

But considering Sachiko's actions so far... I guess a mother who has been taking her son to meet girls since the second grade of elementary school would feel that she is unreliable but there is nothing she can do about it... It is not possible to trust her completely; even if she doesn't ask, she needs to keep this matter in mind.

With such thoughts in mind, the family happily went shopping in the supermarket together, and then parted ways after their parents sent them to school.

……

“…But I won’t interfere with what you are going to give to Romanov~”

Xiuyi added this sentence when Zhuo and his father were about to get up and go downstairs at home.

Of course, Zhuo didn't intend to rely on his parents to this extent. Moreover, everything prepared by himself from the beginning is more valuable. Zhuo thought so, so he had already started to plan how to make money. At the same time, after all, his main identity is still a student, so he couldn't fall behind in his daily studies and entrance examinations. In order not to delay both sides, he had to work harder.

(…Although Su Enxi said that she could find someone, this little money is more likely to be secretly given to me than to help her introduce me, so forget it and find another way.)
……

The results of the class realignment were largely as expected.

Kanda naturally left Class B with his above-average grades and entered Class A, the sprint class; Rei, who had the ability but deliberately made mistakes, stayed in Class B with the same grades as Zhuo; Yurina remained in Class A; Moriya Kyousuke, who was introduced by Kanda and can now be considered a friend, stayed in Class B; Jin... this guy wanted to leave, but his grades were not ideal, so he also stayed in Class B. That's roughly it. Although it's not unexpected, it's also within Zhuo's scope of attention. The changes in the situations of other people are relatively large. But overall, the class arrangement after the entrance season is completed, and Zhuo has officially entered the last year of his high school career.

Time flies so fast, and I will be leaving this campus in a blink of an eye. And based on experience, I think most students will never step into that school again in their lifetime after leaving the campus.

So Zhuo was particularly emotional.

Having said that, nothing changed in the classroom.

The lively group playing and joking by the window can form a new group without Kanda. The autistic group occasionally chatting by the wall also has their own little world. There are also the 'new classmates' who cast their concerned glances towards Zero from time to time.

It's sunny.

However, although it was a sunny day, the temperature did not rise due to the sun's enthusiastic work.

It's still very cold. If I don't listen to my mother and dress properly, I will definitely be frozen to the point of having snot bubbles.

Suddenly, a student in the class received a text message, pushed his chair away and rushed out, his heavy footsteps getting farther and farther away, getting lower and lower...

Because he needed to pass by the 'goalkeeper position', Zhuo also noticed it.

Then it suddenly occurred to me that entering a new semester not only marked the end of their high school years, but also the first year of high school for the freshmen.

congratulations.

"What, what happened? Kawashima ran away, should we follow him?!"

Some students who were in a daze didn't understand what was happening, but ran out too.

Is such that.

Humans are social animals, and when they see something unusual happening around them, they can't help but follow suit.

Zhuo sat quietly in his seat. While he was sitting, Ling naturally wouldn't move either.

Zhuo felt that Kawashima-san must have someone he cared about, such as his younger brothers and sisters, or his damn junior high school girlfriend who successfully entered this school, so he was so excited.

Can understand.

The High School Affiliated to the University of Tokyo, also known as the 'Central High School', is really difficult to get into and is definitely not as easy as most people think.

In previous years, out of a hundred candidates, only one or two could pass.

Then the problem is coming.

How did Utsunomiya Shuo get in?

Don’t ask!!!
Looking at all kinds of students coming and going in the corridor outside the window, Utsunomiya Shuo was still thinking about how to make money.

"It seems like there will be more things that I need to work hard on in the future."

Zhuo nodded with emotion.

Zero, who seemed absent-minded but always noticed him at the first moment, immediately looked up at him.

So, Zhuo smiled and said "keep it a secret", then happily closed the window, preparing to welcome the official last year.

(End of this chapter)