The next day, Monday, at half past eight in the morning, inside the classroom of Class 1-B in the High School Department of Shuchi'in Academy.
"Asuna-san~ Long time no see~"
Hearing that energetic and cute voice early in the morning, Asuna Yuuki looked up, watching Chika Fujiwara hopping over to her with a sweet smile, and couldn't help but smile back and return the greeting, "It has only been two days on the weekend; it's not like it's been that long."
"As the saying goes, 'a day apart feels like three years~' This represents my longing for you~"
As she said that, Chika Fujiwara sat down in her seat, first hung her school bag on the hook next to the table, then turned her head, propped her chin with both hands, stared at Asuna Yuuki with a gossipy look, and asked, "These past two days on the weekend... Did you make any progress with Utsunomiya-san?"
"Progress?"
Hearing the question coming from Chika Fujiwara, Asuna Yuuki was first surprised, but then she realized that the progress the other person was asking about should be the kind of gossip about love, so she shook her head with a dumbfounded smile and said, "There's no progress."
"Really? My love detective's radar has already detected the scent of lying~"
Seeing Chika Fujiwara, who had put on that detective hat and was holding a candy shaped like a pipe, transforming into the Great Love Detective Chika Fujiwara, Asuna Yuuki's cheeks flushed red slightly, then she looked left and right and said, "Nothing really happened... No, you're always gossiping about me here, why don't you talk about yourself?"
"Me?" Chika Fujiwara tilted her head and asked back, revealing a pure and sweet smile. Then she said, "But, I don't have a boy I like."
"What about before?"
"I haven't had one before either."
Asuna Yuuki was a little dumbfounded when she heard that, thinking, 'how can you call yourself a love detective when you haven't even had any romantic feelings for others? Isn't that too outrageous?'
Then, she looked at Chika Fujiwara and asked curiously, "Then do you have a type you like?"
"A type I like... Hmm..." Chika Fujiwara propped her chin with one hand, thought seriously for a while, then raised her hand, raised her index finger, and said with a sweet smile, "I do have one. I like someone who is taller than me, and I don't have any special requirements for looks. Of course, it's better if he's handsome, but the most important thing is that he can't be the kind of weakling, but someone with a very strong personality and style, who will take the initiative to attack me. If he can be rough with me, it's not impossible~"
Asuna Yuuki was slightly surprised when she heard that and then muttered, "Your standards are really unique... Are there people like that in our school..."
Halfway through her words, Asuna Yuuki froze.
A boy with a very strong personality and style, who would take the initiative to attack, was tall and handsome...
Wasn't Asagiri Utsunomiya that type?
So, her love rival is actually right beside her?
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Later, in the classroom of Class 1-A.
Miwa Ashikaga, wearing a well-fitting suit and gold-rimmed glasses, glanced at the students in the classroom and made an announcement: "Ahem, before we officially start the class, there is something I need to announce. Starting today, there will be a transfer student joining our class."
"A transfer student? At this time?"
Hearing the announcement from Miwa Ashikaga, most of the students in Class 1-A looked at each other, looking a little surprised.
Logically speaking, Shuchi'in Academy generally doesn't have any transfer students, especially the slots in the high school department, which are all set before the start of school.
And... transferring directly to Class A?
Which young master or young lady was this again?
Miwa Ashikaga ignored the students' doubts and just turned to the front door of the classroom, then called out, "Come in."
*Tap!*
Accompanied by the sound of something hard gently tapping the ground, a petite figure with a delicate and lovely face, leaning on a cane, slowly stepped into the classroom of Class 1-A, walked to Miwa Ashikaga's side, and introduced herself with sweet smile: "Hello everyone, my name is Kotoko Iwanaga. Starting today, I will be a student in Class 1-A. Please give me your guidance."
Seeing Kotoko Iwanaga's appearance, the students below, mostly boys, couldn't help but whisper.
"What a cute girl... But... is she really a high school student?"
"She looks... completely like a junior high school student..."
"What do you know? This is called a loli, a loli, understand?"
"Kotoko Iwanaga... This name sounds a bit familiar, haven't I heard it somewhere before?"
While the students were whispering, Kotoko Iwanaga had already walked down from the front of the classroom, walking directly towards Kaguya Shinomiya, and although she was not wearing a beret, she still made a gesture of taking off her hat and then nodded slightly, greeting Kaguya Shinomiya with full etiquette.
"Shinomiya-san, long time no see."
"Long time no see, Iwanaga-san. I don't expect the transfer student to be you..." Kaguya Shinomiya replied with a very calm expression, and it was impossible to see any emotional fluctuations.
Immediately afterwards, Kaguya Shinomiya said to Kotoko Iwanaga with a flat tone, "I really didn't expect that you would come to Shuchi'in Academy to study."
Kotoko Iwanaga's next words made all the students present feel unbelievable: "Actually, I don't really like Shuchi'in Academy. It's boring, decadent, and very old-fashioned. There's no fun at all. Originally, I didn't plan to come here to study."
Nearly all students in Class 1-A were dumbfounded.
This transfer student, why were you fierce?
Although her body was petite and her appearance was sweet and lovely, why would she make such aggressive remarks?
Boring, decadent, old-fashioned?
As a student of Shuchi'in Academy, to mercilessly criticize Shuchi'in Academy in public, this little girl's mouth was very sharp!
"Since you look down on Shuchi'in Academy so much, why did you still come?" Kaguya Shinomiya first asked calmly, then said with expressionless face, "Donating fifty billion yen to the school, directly securing a seat on the board of directors, then using the board's privilege to transfer into the high school department, and specifically requesting to come to Class 1-A, your actions logically contradict the words you just said."
"Oh, you misunderstood. I really don't like Shuchi'in Academy. I'm only transferring here for one person."
After saying that, amidst the shocked and disbelieving gazes of the entire class, including the homeroom teacher Miwa Ashikaga, Kotoko Iwanaga walked up to Asagiri Utsunomiya, who was sitting in the corner of the classroom, and said with a sweet smile, "As promised, I've come for you~"