After he left, Shinichi didn't ask much about what kind of exchange happened between the girls and Mafuyu.
He just followed the instructions and went home to rest.
Soon it was the next day.
Monday.
Shinichi put on the school uniform he had ironed yesterday, and after making sure everything was ready.
Shuchi'in Academy.
In front of the school gate, a medium-sized bus was parked. Many 1st year students who arrived at school early looked there curiously. After being confused, the 3rd year students immediately noticed, and there were also some who looked up curiously, wondering who the person who was the member representing the school this time was.
They must all be elite in the 2nd year, right? After all, Shirogane Miyuki and others who participated in the last session were the best precedent.
Skipping the students' gazes, Shinichi walked towards the bus and unexpectedly discovered that apart from the onlookers, there were actually quite a lot of people gathered.
After thinking about it, he immediately realized it. The multi-talent exchange meeting is a large-scale event between schools. Of course, not only some of the students and Mafuyu, there would also be some administrative staff from the school accompanying them.
However, those two people also appeared here, which surprised him.
"President, Shinomiya Senpai is also going with us?" Shinichi asked.
Shirogane said helplessly.
"Of course not. We are candidates. Even if we are elected, we will not agree."
Kaguya stood aside and smiled faintly.
"We came here early to see you off."
"Asada-kun, you are not only the representative of the 2nd year students, but also the new generation of achievers in the student council... Everyone is looking forward to your performance, and hopes that you can get the same or even better results than last year. President."
Shirogane coughed in embarrassment, while Shinichi smiled back.
"Then please look forward to it... By the way, where are Ishigami and the others?"
"I asked them if they wanted to come, but they haven't shown up yet. They must have overslept... Iino-san said she had other things to do and wasn't planning on coming. She just asked me to receive a message asking you to come."
Kaguya shook her head.
"Asada, fight!" Shirogane patted his shoulder.
"I believe you can bring glory to the school. Let other schools see the amazing talent at Shuchi'in Academy!"
"Um... I will try my best to meet everyone's expectations."
Shinichi nodded.
"This is much better than the shaking look I experienced before. You have the air of a general!"
Shirogane nodded in agreement, and then said something meaningful.
"By the way, the student council will be holding a big meeting on Wednesday. You must remember to come."
"Big meeting?" Shinichi quickly guessed the clue.
"It's about the student council election."
"As expected of you, you reacted so quickly." Shirogane nodded.
"This meeting is related to the election of the next student council. All members must be present. If you cannot come for special reasons, you must ask permission first and the meeting is postponed."
He reminded.
"I see."
After talking to the two of them for a few words, Shinichi watched the two of them getting closer like a couple... No, it should be said that they were an old couple... Then he got on the bus.
"Hawu~"
As soon as he got on the bus, he saw Mafuyu covering her mouth and yawning.
With tears still in the corners of her eyes, she and Shinichi met eyes.
Mafuyu's cheeks turned red. However, she turned her head and spoke calmly.
"Good morning. Student seats are at the back. The four chairs can be arranged as desired."
"Good morning Sensei. I understand, thanks for reminding me."
Nodding politely, Shinichi didn't even pay much attention to her wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, and walked towards the back.
The act of understanding the current situation made Mafuyu feel relieved and secretly thanked him in her heart.
It's just that the redness on her face is a bit difficult to remove for some reason.
Shinichi looked around, feeling emotional. Recalling the interaction between him and Fumino on the bus that day.
That was his youth.
Although it was only about four months ago, maybe because his mentality changed too often, and somehow he felt like it had only been one year.
Shinichi chose a corner chair.
He put down his schoolbag, took out the half-read "Analects of Confucius (Chinese-Japanese Edition)" he borrowed from the library, and started studying.
Even though there are no exams in the exchange meeting, there are still many activities and performances waiting for these high school students to shine.
Adding a trump card to oneself at this time is not a bad thing.
Among high school students, knowing Chinese is easier than knowing English... No, it's easier to attract attention.
ChineseShinichi has been improving his Mandarin lately. Fortunately, his Chinese talent is not bad. Although his spoken language was still broken, at least now he could quickly understand many ancient Chinese texts and poems without looking at the Japanese translation.
Not long after, the Nakano triplets rushed over.
Ichika is still in a daze, and with the help of instinct, she is taken away by Yotsuba and Itsuki.
Itsuki stuffed a rice ball into her mouth, and Yotsuba looked like an office worker riding a train, which made Mafuyu frown.
"S-Sorry! We're not late?"
Itsuki looked at her very worriedly, afraid that Mafuyu would get angry.
"You guys..."
Being stared at directly, Mafuyu was speechless.
Glanced at the time on her watch, and shook her head slightly and spoke quietly.
"On time. It's not too late, but I should have told you yesterday that you should rest early when you come back."
"It's true that we rest early..."
Itsuki and Yotsuba looked at Ichika with slight complaints.
A pair of ice blue eyes stared at Ichika, waiting for her explanation.
"Very cold..."
Ichika shivered, and after looking around, she quickly met Mafuyu's eyes.
Understanding something, she tried her best to smile.
"I can explain…"
Mafuyu nodded calmly: "I am waiting for your explanation."
Seeing that she didn't seem angry, even though her aura was still intimidatingly cold, after yesterday's understanding, Ichika also noticed that behind this cold-faced teacher's appearance, there was a warm heart.
According to Itsuki, she was very similar to mother... Of course purely in terms of temperament, after all, she had never felt Mafuyu's motherly nature.
Ichika slowly explained.
"I happened to have a work connection last night, and the time I had to revise the manuscript accidentally took too long. Coupled with my usual schedule, I feel very low on energy after waking up."
"But don't worry Sensei, I will soon be able to adjust my status and it definitely won't affect the exchange meeting!'
She swears.
"Um, that's good," Mafuyu nodded.
"To make up for it. The school is quite far from the event venue. You can sleep in the car for a while. Not be forced."
Ichika smiled sweetly: "...Yes!"
"Okay, find a seat and sit down."
Mafuyu turned her head. The three people became more and more enthusiastic towards her, which was simply unbearable for her.
After the girls sat down in order, the rest of the administrative staff arrived. As the doors closed, the engine began to vibrate the entire bus, and it sped forward.
The atmosphere is quiet while driving, passengers are catching up on sleep or doing their own activities, the atmosphere is clearly boring.
After about two hours, the bus slowly stopped at the parking lot. The Shuchi'in Academy group got off the bus and walked along the winding road paved with bricks.
Then, while looking at the tall dome-shaped building in front of him, Shinichi walked side by side with his friends under Mafuyu's leadership.
After going through the registration office and going through various procedures, everyone finally entered the meeting room of this exchange meeting.
There were already many students from other schools sitting on chairs, watching curiously as they entered.