Ayanokouji Kiyohira understood the meaning in his eyes: "I understand. You need money, right?"
His eyes lit up and he nodded quickly: "Yes, we need money, lots and lots of money!"
He thought that saying this would make Ayanokouji back down, but...
"Is that so..." Ayanokouji Kiyohira felt relieved and smiled, "Don't worry, even though I'm like this, I still have some money. I can still afford the tuition and living expenses."
Ayanokouji had long anticipated that studying in this school would be quite expensive, and he had already prepared himself mentally for it.
The other party wanted to say something, but seeing Ayanokouji Kiyohira's confident look, he sighed and said, "Junior, the school start date is above, you'd better make some preparations."
"Prepare? You mean, there will be an entrance exam after school starts?" His words startled Ayanokouji Kiyohira. "But I heard this school isn't very lenient. Doesn't it have any requirements for academic performance?"
"It's not about academic performance..." He shook his head, his expression gloomy, and suddenly asked in a low voice, "Junior, do you like playing poker?"
Poker?
"I guess I like it." Ayanokouji nodded.
"If you have some free time, you can go out and have some fun. It will be very useful after you start school," he reminded. "And money is very important to you. Remember to bring plenty."
Poker and money? Does this mean that socializing at this school is all about poker? If you're terrible at it, you'll be laughed at?
Ayanokouji Kiyohira didn't quite understand, but he still smiled and nodded: "Thank you for your advice, I will keep it in mind."
The student wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he just sighed and turned away.
"May the best be for you."
...
Although Ayanokouji Kiyohira didn't quite understand what the student's words meant, he still paid attention.
During the period before school started, he made a special effort to learn the rules of common poker games around the world, and played against others online to ensure that he would not be at a loss in any possible social activities.
It didn't take long to prepare before school started.
He declined Ayanokouji Tomitsuna's offer to give him a ride, and before leaving on foot, he went to the nearby subway station to take the train to school.
The school was located in a remote corner of the Blackwood District. After he changed trains several times, there were not many people left on the carriage.
There was no one sitting next to Ayanokouji. He lowered his head, scrolling through Twitter to like the posts of the welfare girls he followed, while muttering to himself.
"If I come to this school, I'll be able to date a cute girl. I'll definitely find someone cuter than my girlfriend..."
Across from Ayanokouji, a woman could no longer contain her excitement and whispered to herself.
"As long as I graduate from this school, I'll be able to join the ranks of the winners. From today on, I'm a true young lady...!"
The two of them seemed to have telepathy and spoke in unison.
Who is it?
Ayanokouji Kiyohira was startled when he heard that, and he looked up reflexively, meeting the eyes of a girl with blonde twintails.
The other person's pair of bright yellow pupils that shone like gemstones seemed quite embarrassed at the moment.
Although the voice was not loud and the people around them could not hear it, the two of them could hear each other clearly.
The girl was wearing the same red suit uniform as Ayanokouji Kiyohei, and it looked like she was a student at the private Hyakkaou Academy like him.
In contrast to the black trousers worn by the boys, the girls' uniform is a black plaid pleated skirt that saves a lot of fabric.
In the early spring, she was only wearing a pair of black socks that did not reach her knees, exposing most of the skin on her slender legs, as dazzling as unmelted snow.
She had delicate light makeup on her already dignified face, light pink lipstick on her lips, and even each nail was carefully painted with nail polish. There was also a faint scent of perfume on her body.
This eye-catching outfit makes her look like a popular model about to go to a photo shoot.
Unlike Ayanokouji Kiyohira who was bored, she sat upright even on the train, with her slender hands resting on her legs, sitting straight, making her already outstanding figure look even more upright.
If such a beautiful girl appeared in other places, she would definitely attract the attention of people around her, but in this carriage no one paid any attention to her, which made her a little depressed, and she couldn't help but say those words to comfort herself.
Ayanokouji's gaze made her feel uncomfortable, and the girl was a little annoyed at her previous reaction.
"Ahem…"
She coughed lightly like an elegant young lady and took the initiative to greet Ayanokouji. "Hello, my name is Saotome Meiari, and I'm a new student at Hyakkaou Academy. Are you one too?"
YaYaPear?
Looking at the other person's golden hair, Ayanokouji unconsciously compared her with Riko and nodded secretly.
Well, it does look alike.
Oh, right.
There is one thing that Ayanokouji Kiyohira particularly wants to complain about.
I don't know why, but people in this world particularly like to dye their hair and wear colored contact lenses.
Even his brother, who didn't care much about his appearance, dyed his hair a gradient color after high school.
Ayanokouji Kiyohei was thinking about something very rude in his heart, but he smiled and replied, "Well, I'm Ayanokouji Kiyohei, and I'm also a new student."
"You actually passed the entrance exam? Seriously, the exams at this school are way too difficult. If I hadn't studied hard, I might have been rejected."
Upon discovering that the other person was a freshman like herself, Saotome, in order to hide her previous embarrassment, changed the subject and complained about the difficulty of the entrance exam.
Ayanokouji agreed with an awkward laugh, "Haha... the questions are indeed difficult."
They are just junior high school graduates and have to take an entrance test that is as difficult as the college entrance examination. It is not easy for anyone to pass this test.
There were not many people on the tram, and the two people naturally sat together after they started talking. However, they did not talk for long before the tram arrived at the terminal.
This is their destination, the Private Hundred Flower King Academy.
They got off the tram and walked for a few minutes before reaching the school gate. The gate was not yet open, and the new students who were going to enroll today were waiting at the gate.
It was the start of the school year, but there were less than a hundred people here.
"Are these all freshmen? Why are there so few?" Ayanokouji was a little surprised.
There were more than 30 people in the examination room where he was, and there were more than 40 examination rooms in total. Were these the only ones who passed the exam?
Meiari Saotome, who was standing next to him, knew this question and volunteered to answer it.
"Private Baihuawang Academy is a direct admissions program for junior high and high school students. Most of the students here are admitted through direct admissions, with less than one-tenth being freshmen from outside.
Every year they only admit about a hundred transfer students from outside the school. Some of these students are admitted through exams, and some are shoved in by wealthy families. There are only a handful of people like us who are admitted through exams, and every year there are very few."
After saying that, Saotome crossed her arms and complained again, "Why? I studied really hard for a long time to get in here, how come those people were shoved in without any preparation at all..."
Ayanokouji Kiyohira felt quite guilty and turned his face away.
Well, actually, I was also the one that was forced in...