In the Ordinary Streets of Tokyo, I Awakened as a Player

Chapter 317: The Strongest of Toyosaki

Chapter 317: The Strongest of Toyosaki

Several days later, on Monday, at the entrance of Private Shuchiin Academy.

"They’re here..."

Several buses slowly pulled up along the street outside the school gate.

Miwa Ashikaga, dressed in a neat business suit and wearing gold rimmed glasses, stepped forward with her usual meticulous air and greeted the female teacher who got off the first bus.

"Welcome, everyone from Toyosaki Private Academy, to Private Shuchiin Academy for the joint examinations."

"Hello, Teacher Ashikaga."

After greeting the teacher leading Toyosaki’s group, Miwa Ashikaga gestured toward Kaguya Shinomiya and Asagiri, who were standing by the school gate.

"This is Shuchiin Academy’s Student Council President, Kaguya Shinomiya. Over there is our Vice President, Utsunomiya Asagiri. Both are first year students, and they will be welcoming you today as Shuchiin Academy’s student representatives."

"Hello, Shinomiya-san, Utsunomiya-san."

"Hello."

While Kaguya Shinomiya gave a proper greeting, Asagiri merely leaned against the wall beside the entrance of Private Shuchiin Academy, looking thoroughly bored.

"Alright, let’s skip the boring pleasantries. Hurry up and start the joint examination, then leave here as losers."

"Losers...?"

The corner of the Toyosaki teacher’s eye twitched. She somehow managed to squeeze out a smile.

"Utsunomiya-san, we are here today for a friendly exchange..."

Asagiri shrugged indifferently.

"Fine."

While Asagiri was speaking with Toyosaki’s lead teacher, the students who had arrived on the buses also began getting off under the guidance of their homeroom teachers, each class forming neat rows.

"Is this Private Shuchiin Academy...? It’s really magnificent."

"This gate is way too huge."

"Just standing outside it makes me feel pressured..."

Looking at Shuchiin Academy’s magnificent and imposing gate, the students from Toyosaki Private Academy could not help but exclaim in amazement.

Of course, Toyosaki Private Academy was considered a top tier high school in Tokyo, and even within all of Japan, its environment and facilities were excellent.

However, Private Shuchiin Academy’s campus could only be described with one word.

Exaggerated.

As the finest high school in Japan, Private Shuchiin Academy covered everything from elementary school to high school, and its total area exceeded that of many universities. It had kendo training halls, archery ranges, swimming pools, indoor gymnasiums, professional fitness centers, and luxurious teaching buildings that were renovated every holiday, making them look newly built at all times.

Not only in terms of teaching staff, but in every possible condition, Private Shuchiin Academy stood at the very top of Japan.

It was in a league of its own.

After being shocked by the sight of Shuchiin Academy’s gate, the students from Toyosaki Private Academy finally noticed Asagiri and Kaguya Shinomiya standing in front of it.

"Are those two Shuchiin students?"

"They both have this noble aura... They must come from rich families."

"Eh? That boy... I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere before."

"Yeah, now that you mention it, I think he looks familiar too..."

Just as the students from Toyosaki Private Academy were wondering where they had seen Asagiri before, a lively girl full of energy ran straight out of the line and greeted Asagiri with a bright smile.

"Utsunomiya-san~ Hello~"

"Yamauchi."

Asagiri nodded at Yamauchi Sakura.

Seeing this, the students from Toyosaki Private Academy could not help but look surprised, immediately lowering their voices and whispering among themselves.

"Utsunomiya... So Yamauchi actually knows this Utsunomiya-san?"

"Oh, I remember now! This Utsunomiya-san has come to our school gate a few times before. Even though he wasn’t wearing Shuchiin Academy’s uniform back then, there’s no way I’d misremember someone that handsome!"

"If that’s the case... are those two dating?"

"A student from Private Shuchiin dating a girl from our school... I want a boyfriend like that too. I’m so jealous..."

Listening to the surrounding students gossip, and seeing Yamauchi Sakura standing in front of Asagiri with that sweet smile, Kato Megumi remained expressionless within the line.

However, when she followed her classmates through the gate of Private Shuchiin Academy and passed by Asagiri, she spoke softly in a very gentle, very cute tone that carried a faint trace of dissatisfaction.

"Utsunomiya-san, so you’re dating Yamauchi Sakura? Love sure is nice."

Watching Kato Megumi’s back as she walked away, Asagiri immediately understood.

This was Kato Megumi, as his real girlfriend, telling him in her own way, "I’m jealous, so come and coax me properly."

Kato Megumi had high emotional intelligence.

She would not express dissatisfaction toward Asagiri in front of the Toyosaki Private Academy students. Doing so would not only leave a bad impression, but it might also make Yamauchi Sakura, who had merely taken the initiative to greet Asagiri, feel embarrassed.

Most importantly, she did not want to put Asagiri in an awkward position.

Because Kato Megumi had high emotional intelligence, she would take all these things into consideration.

But at the same time, she was still a normal girl. Naturally, she had her own little moments of jealousy.

That was why she used this method, passing by him and leaving those words behind, to express her dissatisfaction to her boyfriend, hoping Asagiri would come and coax her properly after the examination ended today.

After all the first year students from Toyosaki had entered Shuchiin Academy, another bus arrived.

However, the first person to get off this time was not a teacher, but a girl with long black hair. Even in Toyosaki’s uniform, her voluptuous figure and distinct curves were impossible to hide, and she had a pair of beautiful dark red eyes.

"Hmph."

After getting off the bus, the black haired girl walked straight toward Asagiri. Her beautiful dark red eyes fixed on him, as if she wanted to say something.

But at that moment, Kaguya Shinomiya stepped forward and blocked the space between Asagiri and the girl.

"Is something wrong, student?"

"I don’t need you."

The black haired girl glanced at Kaguya Shinomiya, who was blocking her way. Her tone was flat, yet her words were slightly venomous.

"I’m not interested in Shuchiin Academy’s puppet president. The person I’m looking for is the Vice President, Utsunomiya Asagiri, the one who is truly responsible for making decisions."

"You speak quite arrogantly."

Asagiri lightly patted Kaguya Shinomiya’s shoulder, signaling that she did not need to stand up for him. Then he stepped forward and stood in front of the black haired girl, looking directly into her dark red eyes.

Although the girl was quite tall, in front of Asagiri, who was over one hundred eighty centimeters, she still seemed somewhat...

Tiny?

Helpless?

Or perhaps, weak.

"Kasumigaoka Utaha."

Asagiri looked down at Kasumigaoka Utaha, whose expression was indignant, and smiled faintly.

"Among all of Toyosaki Private Academy, only you are qualified to lose to Shuchiin Academy."

"What kind of joke is this?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha frowned, clearly displeased.

"Utsunomiya-san, please understand one thing. I’m a second year student. This is a joint examination for first years. As a first year, it’s impossible for you to take the same exam as me. Or are you saying you want me to take a first year high school exam? That would be a complete waste of my time..."

"You’re overthinking it."

Before Kasumigaoka Utaha could finish speaking, Asagiri calmly interrupted her and delivered a statement she had not expected.

"I will take the same exam as your class, meaning the test prepared by your school for second year students."

"Huh?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha’s brows furrowed even deeper. She subconsciously asked,

"You’re going to take a second year level exam? You’re only a first year..."

"You still don’t understand."

Asagiri shook his head and said calmly,

"Defeating you in an exam for the same grade would be far too ordinary. For me, a first year student, to defeat you, someone who has held first place in your grade since enrollment and has already advanced to second year, in a second year level exam... That is what I call victory."

"You..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha narrowed her eyes slightly, tilted her face up to stare at Asagiri, and murmured,

"You really are arrogant."

"Arrogant? Perhaps."

Asagiri smiled first, then delivered a shocking taunt that nearly made Kaguya Shinomiya and Miwa Ashikaga, who stood nearby, burst out laughing.

"Kasumigaoka, who is a frog in the well at Toyosaki, even if she is a frog who consistently ranks first in her grade, is still just a frog."

"Hmph. Is that so? You really are looking down on me, Utsunomiya-san."

Kasumigaoka Utaha tucked her long black hair behind her ear, glared fiercely at Asagiri, then said nothing more and walked into Shuchiin Academy together with the rest of her Toyosaki classmates.

Just as Asagiri had said, this joint examination was merely a facade.

It was impossible for Toyosaki Private Academy’s first year students to defeat Shuchiin Academy’s first year students, whether comparing the top ten ranks or the average scores of all students.

Shuchiin Academy would achieve an overwhelming victory.

But such a predictable victory could not satisfy the Shuchiin students who, stirred up by Asagiri’s speech, were eager to restore Shuchiin Academy’s glory.

Furthermore, such a record alone would not be enough for Miwa Ashikaga, the current acting chairman of Shuchiin Academy, to completely remove the word "acting" from her title.

Therefore, the targets Shuchiin Academy had invited for this joint examination included not only Toyosaki Private Academy’s first year students, but also the class of second year student Kasumigaoka Utaha.

What Asagiri had to do was simple.

As a first year student, he had to defeat Toyosaki Private Academy’s most outstanding second year student, Kasumigaoka Utaha.

"Can you win?"

Hearing Kaguya Shinomiya’s question, Asagiri was just about to answer, but Kaguya Shinomiya shook her head first and said softly,

"I believe you can win."

Asagiri smiled when he heard this.

"Shinomiya, saying ’I believe’ like that sounds a little ambiguous."

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