บท 18: Chapter 18 Two Different Monsters

On the day of the entrance exam, Fang Li walked into the examination room and immediately sensed that something was off. It wasn't a surface-level issue, but rather a feeling of disconnection.

Both the teacher conducting the written test and the interviewer seemed to treat Fang Li in a very standard manner, as if they were just going through the motions. This made Fang Li wonder if the school didn't place much importance on the entrance exam.

"If the exam is really that important, then the supervisors and reviewers wouldn't be so lackadaisical. The atmosphere wouldn't be so unfair, and they wouldn't have realized that they had only overseen one section," Fang Li concluded.

Perhaps the supervisors and reviewers had started out taking their job seriously, but the school's lack of emphasis on the exam had caused them to relax their standards. As a result, the sense of disconnection Fang Li felt in the examination room lingered.

Advanced Nurturing High School was a unique talent training institution in the country, and as such, its entrance exam should have been rigorous and challenging. However, the atmosphere in the examination room seemed to be ambiguous and inconsistent.

How can Fang Li not be attentive to this situation?

Fang Li spoke amusedly, "So, I conducted an experiment. I made the decision to leave my written test empty and skip the interview altogether." The result was that Fang Li was still accepted, which proves that the school does not give much importance to the entrance exam. Fang Li proved this through his own actions, leaving Ayanokouji Kiyotaka speechless for a second.

This revelation stunned Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, who couldn't fathom someone making such a bold move based on intuition alone.

"But Fang Li, you gave up the entire entrance exam because of a feeling. That's absurd," Ayanokouji remarked.

"You have to know, Ayanokouji," Fang Li said somewhat indifferently. "When it comes to life and death, compared to theoretical grounds, your intuition may save your life." With this one sentence, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka was silenced, and his heart started to tremble.

Finally, Ayanokouji understood something about the nature of Fang Li. The man named Nanaya Fang Li was not only fearless and sensational, but also very sensitive to extraordinary people. Like a wild beast that survives in the jungles, Fang Li did not make decisions on theory, but he thoroughly strengthened his instincts and feelings. When he senses danger, he escapes in a heartbeat, much like living in the world of survival of the fittest.

For this reason, Fang Li's intuition could be called Superhuman first class. If Ayanokouji Kiyotaka used his mind, rationality, and step-by-step method as well as relied on his intellect and logical thinking to analyze situations and make decisions, then Fang Li used his keen, boldness and surpassing enemies as his weapon. Perhaps Fang Li and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka were not able to match their intelligence, but Fang Li could far exceed Ayanokoji Kiyotaka in terms of insight, mobility, and explosiveness at key moments.

Fang Li was like a warrior who could spot danger and defeat the enemy, while Ayanokouji was a strategist who could see the big picture and make a plan.

It can be said that Fang Li and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka were completely opposite types. This was some of the essence that Ayanokouji Kiyotaka noticed, These differences made Ayanokouji see Fang Li in a new light, but he only scratched the surface of his essence.

"This man is also hiding secrets like me," Ayanokouji Kiyotaka thought to himself. He pressed this feeling deep into his heart, but he couldn't ignore another problem that had caught his attention.

"Putting aside whether your actions were bold or foolish, you handed in blank papers and skipped the interview, yet still got accepted?" Ayanokouji Kiyotaka furrowed his brow and murmured, "Isn't that…"

"Correct," Fang Li nodded, agreeing with what Ayanokouji Kiyotaka was thinking. He affirmed, "The Advanced Nurturing High School entrance exam is nothing more than a façade. The actual 'examination' that decides which students will be admitted begins long before that."

Perhaps the school had conducted a nationwide investigation of junior high students as early as possible. For the Training Institution, which had been created by the country itself, such an investigation would have been a trivial matter. During the investigation, the school would have already decided on the admission list.

In other words, only those students who were judged "qualified to come to school" during the investigation would be allowed to enter the school. As a result, the entrance exam became a mere formality. Even if a student received a perfect score on the written test or had a flawless interview, they wouldn't be admitted if they weren't on the list.

Fang Li understood this and decided to give up on the entire entrance exam. He handed in blank papers, skipped the interview, and waited to see if he would be admitted based on the investigation. Before Horikita Manabu asked Fang Li — "How much did you know about the rules of this school?", it was for this reason.

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka finally understood the situation. "So, you realized that the school was abnormal before the entrance exam began?" he asked Fang Li in surprise.

Fang Li grinned as if he hadn't noticed Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's surprise. "Yes," he replied simply.

This made Ayanokouji Kiyotaka realize that Fang Li was a formidable opponent. He thought to himself that Fang Li was a monster who could compete with him, and perhaps even surpass him.

"I was trained in the 'white Room' to a degree that can make people die," Ayanokouji Kiyotaka thought silently. If Fang Li knew what he was thinking, he might have replied, "I have experienced such training since the age of four."

Regardless, both of them affirmed that the school was not as simple as it appeared to be. They were certain that something extraordinary was happening at the school.

Next month, when the new point arrives, the true face of the school will be presented to all. It was clear to Fang Li and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka that the school was not what it seemed.