Meeting X Knows X Is Called

　　Student Council Room.

　　Shirogane Miyuki crossed his arms on the table, pressed his chin on it, and stared straight at Shinichi who had just entered with sharp eyes full of majesty and sleeplessness.

　　"Asada, I received news that you were in two boats?"

　　Shinichi's foot slipped and almost fell: "President, where did you hear such ridiculous things?"

　　"In front of the art classroom, many people saw you arguing heatedly with two beauties." Shinomiya Kaguya took a sip from her teacup, narrowed her eyes and smiled, but that smile was scary no matter how one looked at him, "Asada-san, it's a taboo to play around, can't the Student Council have dishonest members?"

　　"Obviously it's a misunderstanding, how could it spread like this..." Sensing the atmosphere of being interrogated, Shinichi couldn't help but massage his forehead from a headache, then smiled brightly, "Don't talk about this now, President, I saw you hugging Fujiwara Senpai in that corridor…"

　　Shirogane's eyes widened, cold sweat immediately poured out, he pointed at Shinichi with a betrayed look on his face: "You bastard, actually you—"

　　Snap!

　　When Kaguya placed her cup back on the coffee table, the cracked porcelain handle had slipped off the cup, and she carefully placed it aside.

　　Then, she turned her head and showed Shirogane the gentlest smile today.

　　At that moment, Shirogane felt the threat of death.

　　"Wait, Shinomiya, listen to my explanation first. Just then, Secretary Fujiwara almost fell and I helped her…"

　　"So it's not a fabricated or distorted rumor, but a fact?" Kaguya's tone was very calm, but the red eyes were tinged with the black of the abyss, and the corners of her mouth curved like a scythe full of blood, black air continuously gushing from her body.

　　At this time, Shirogane saw the incarnation of death.

　　"Ahhhhh, it was clearly an accident... Asada, please explain to me, Asada?! When did this person run away? He is so shameless!"

　　"Please don't seek outside help, President. This isn't a quiz show, but 'Truth or Dare'—"

　　Hearing the sweet voice of romantic comedy coming from inside, Shinichi who was hiding outside the Student Council room door breathed a sigh of relief, then crossed himself without sincerity.

　　"This way, they should know how bad it feels to be misunderstood... President, I look forward to seeing you tomorrow."

　　It's not that Shinichi has no loyalty, but Kaguya's performance on this topic is really bad...

　　Trembling with the lingering fear in his heart, Shinichi turned his head decisively, slipped away, and went home to read a book!

　　....

　　The next morning, Shinichi woke up very early, so he packed his school bag and prepared to arrive at school early, enjoying the reading environment bathed in the morning light.

　　The scenic beauty of Shuchi'in Academy is famous.

　　As soon as he stepped into the school gate, the cool air of early morning carried the scent of flowers into his nostrils, and one could faintly hear the excited shouts of the sports club on the field. In front of him is a green corridor surrounded by greenery.

　　This April, when spring is warm and flowers bloom.

　　Walking in, the teaching building was isolated from any noise, only the echo of footsteps on the marble floor could be heard, as if he was the only one left in the world.

　　When Shinichi was passing through the student guidance room, he accidentally heard voices coming from inside.

　　"... Stubborn. If you two are unwilling to give up that foolish goal, I will give you two a small test next week. 40 points will be considered pass. If it passes, I will find a way to find someone to teach you two. If it fails, it means that the willpower of the two of you is only at this level, and can't even reach the ultra-low threshold of 40 points. The time you two wasted will be wasted, both of you should get back on track…"

　　This voice was so familiar, cold and harsh and unreasonable, Kirisu Mafuyu who taught world history subjects.

　　After Mafuyu finished speaking, two feminine voices sounded.

　　"Yeah… then let's go first…"

　　Shinichi took a step back, the door to the student guidance room opened right in front of his eyes, and a girl came out from inside.

　　"Furuhashi?"

　　When her name was called, the taller girl immediately raised her sad head and stared in surprise.

　　"Eh!? Asada-san, why are you here?"

　　The short girl glanced at Shinichi, and asked Furuhashi, "Fumino, who's that?"

　　"Ricchan, he is a classmate in our class, Asada Shinichi who is in second rank, and the person who always ranks below you in science," explained Furuhashi.

　　The short-haired girl who was about 1.4 meters tall and wore glasses pondered for a moment, then shook her head: "I don't remember, I don't remember the name of the person who scored below me."

　　She blinked her big round eyes, and bowed her head slightly towards Shinichi: "I'm sorry, I'm not good at remembering names. I'm Ogata Rizu, from Class C 2nd year, hello."

　　"It's nothing, I didn't pay attention to the people behind me." Shinichi shook his head, not expecting the other party to look down on him, "You are fine too."

　　He is indeed similar to Ogata, after ranking second, all he remembers is Nariyuki and Fuutarou.

　　After the two exchanged strange greetings, the three of them looked at each other silently, and the atmosphere became awkward.

　　At this time, Furuhashi was the first to break the silence.

　　"Asada-san…" Standing at the door of the guidance room, Furuhashi held a school bag in one hand, scratched her cheek with the other, and asked hesitantly, "Did you hear what just happened?"

　　"You gave a small test?" Shinichi said bluntly, he didn't think there was anything to hide.

　　"Sure enough, you heard about it..." Furuhashi sighed, and Ogata's expression became a little depressed.

　　"To be honest, it's nearly impossible for us to get our score up from single digits to over 40 points in a week."

　　Furuhashi smiled wryly, the two of them didn't seem confident at all, and had been depressed since coming out of the guidance room.

　　It has to be said that their original belief and persistence were completely destroyed by Mafuyu's words just now. Now is the lowest time, and it will take a while to recover.

　　Shinichi didn't know what Mafuyu said their goal was, but combined with Furuhashi's previous behavior, he could guess that it was nothing more than wanting to go against her talent and choose one of the paths that required thousands of times of effort.

　　It is remarkable that so many great people stand out, and their biographies give impetus to future generations to persevere and follow their dreams.

　　However, the book doesn't say that the world is full of losers who fell into the sand and did nothing, and their history of failure will never be known.

　　"So are you going to give up?"

　　Shinichi asked a question, and both of them answered very simply.

　　"Impossible." Furuhashi suppressed a smile, and seriousness appeared on her face, "If it's something that can be given up so easily, there's no point in all of us pursuing."

　　"Impossible for me." Ogata stared firmly, her eyes calm but determined, "This is just the beginning, if I give up now, all my previous persistence will be in vain."

　　The voices of the two fell in the air clear, heavy and undeniable, definitely not just ordinary words on the scene.

　　"Very good, let's work hard, I believe you can do it!" Shinichi smiled, and instead of seeing their expressions, he turned around and waved his hand, "No one has the right to decide your youth, as long as you can afford it. If there are consequences, just do it, that's part of the lesson."

　　Looking at those two eyes that insisted on advancing even though they were covered with scars, even he couldn't help but speak beautiful words, and he didn't feel embarrassed in the least.

　　What a dazzling thing—

　　Learn how to walk through life's thorny paths, learn how to apply your beliefs, and learn how to endure the pressures of failure. These are the chapters of life that Shinichi longs for, and they are also the things he looks up to.

　　Even if there was no reason to help them, Shinichi could still do things like cheer them on, and even if he didn't, he couldn't stand it.

　　After parting ways with the two of them, Shinichi found a park very close to Class B's classroom, and planned to read a book for a while on a bench under the shade of a tree there, then entered the classroom after the preparatory bell for class rang.

　　But he didn't expect that as soon as he sat down, there was a cold voice behind him that he heard not long ago.

　　"Asada Shinichi."