Discussing Cultural Festivals

The next day.

Akira went to school as usual, his mood was not as melancholy as yesterday.

Entering classroom 1-A, he greeted his acquaintances, then took his seat.

In his free time, he plays a game, Metal Slug Awakening, which was released three days ago.

This game brings a nostalgic feeling to him. In his previous life, Akira often played this game with his friends when he was little.

"Akira, are you okay?"

Miharu's voice woke Akira from his reverie.

"Ah, what is it, Miharu?"

"You look absent-minded, if there is a problem, I don't mind listening."

Miharu is concerned about Akira's attitude.

(Could it be that Akira is still sad over the anniversary of Kanade-chan's death?) She thought to herself.

"I'm fine, just remembering forgotten memories. Thank you for worrying about me." Akira smiled but didn't explain further.

"If Akira wants to vent, just call me. I am ready to listen to you at any time." Miharu smiled gently.

"Sure." Akira nodded his head.

Miharu wanted to chat longer, but a female student came up to her and asked her to chat.

As for Akira, he lost asking to play the game. Holding his head, he pondered.

(Not good, I accidentally let my previous life affect me. Even though I promised to start a new life. In the end, I couldn't really forget my past.)

Whether the past was good or bad, it is one of the most important factors in shaping who we are today. Even though Akira was reincarnated as a baby, he carries the memories of an adult. This means that his personality has been formed from the start.

It was true that living for 13 years in this world had changed Akira's personality and mindset, but that didn't mean his old personality had disappeared.

"Akira, Sensei has come."

"Hah?"

Hearing Miharu's reminder, Akira looked ahead. Sure enough, who knows when Yuzuki stood on the podium.

"Are you sure you're okay, Akira? This is the second time you are dazed. If you are not feeling well, you should rest in the infirmary."

This is the first time Miharu saw Akira in this condition.

"...Yeah, you might be right, Miharu. I really need to rest."

This time Akira did not refuse. However, he was in no rush to the infirmary. After all, the teacher just came. It would be rude if he directly asked for permission.

Focusing his attention on Yuzuru, Akira learns that the culture festival will be held next month.

After Yuzuru stated that, the students became excited. Anyway, this was their first cultural festival.

"Cultural festival, huh…" Akira was also interested in this.

In anime, cultural festivals are one of the important elements in the school genre.

This is an annual event in Japanese schools that aims to promote and celebrate Japanese culture. This festival usually involves students and teachers in various activities such as art performances, traditional dances, music, painting exhibitions, and selling food and handicrafts.

"Everyone, calm down. Don't disturb the other classes." Yuzuki raised her voice, unfortunately the students were too excited and ignored her.

Seeing this, she felt like her dignity as a teacher was being questioned.

Finally, Shouko stood up and reminded everyone to calm down.

Due to her status as class monitor, the students quickly calmed down.

"Thank you, Kirishima-san. So, you determine what activities our class does. Sensei will be watching from the side."

Feeling that her words were of little use, Yuzuki handed over the moderator rights to Shouko.

"I understand, Sensei." Shouko agreed.

Standing up from the chair, she walked to the podium. Taking chalk, she wrote on the blackboard. After finishing, Shouko faced the students without the slightest nervousness.

"Does anyone have any suggestions?"

"How about opening a maid cafe?"

One of the male students raised his hand and expressed his suggestion.

"Tsk, you guys want to see us in maid uniforms."

"Male students are always like this, always having perverted thoughts."

"Disgusting... Do you really want to see women wearing maid uniforms? Go to the maid cafe."

The male student received rude comments from the female students, they looked at him as if they were looking at non-recyclable trash.

Unable to bear hearing it all, the male student lowered his head in anger and sadness.

The other male students did not dare to speak out the ideas in their minds. Worried that they will suffer the same fate as the male student.

"Everyone, don't scold Yamada-kun. He was just conveying his idea. For now, I'll record everyone's ideas. Then we will vote."

Shouko relieved the awkward atmosphere, then she turned to Akira who had been silent

"Do you have any ideas, Akira?"

Students in the classroom stared at Akira. After all, he was a 1st ranked student in 1st year. They wanted to see what kind of idea such a clever person would propose.

"How about a haunted house?" Akira answered.

"Eh, isn't that too boring? Better a butler cafe!" Kise commented.

He also wanted to use the opportunity to flirt with students from other schools.

"Don't be too quick to refuse. Listen until I finish talking. How about a haunted house with all kinds of ghosts from different countries? Isn't that interesting, right?" Akira smiled.

He recalled his summer holiday with the quints in Indonesia, when they took a courage test. Whether unlucky or lucky, they actually encountered a local ghost.

The experience was seared into Itsuki's memory. Sometimes, she didn't dare to go to the toilet alone and asked Akira to accompany her.

"Ghosts from various countries..."

"That's a great idea!"

"Yes! I'm tired of seeing Sadako, Hanako, and other Japanese ghosts. They may look scary, but after seeing them over and over again, they are no longer scary."

"I agree with Nakano-kun's idea."

"Me too."

"Agree."

Other students felt the idea was worth implementing. They gave their consent.

"Then class 1-A will be holding an international haunted house." Shouko looked at everyone and no one objected.

"Sensei, as you heard. It's our choice."

She looked at Yuzuru who was sitting at the side.

"Um. Fill out this form and hand it over to Sensei's office later." Yuzuru gave a form to Shouko.

"Yes."

Shouko returned to her seat.

After the discussion was over, Yuzuru started her teaching.