-106- The luxurious vacation

"Honk!"

The long whistle echoed as if reverberating in the sky, resounding throughout the entire azure world.

The sky was azure.

The ocean was azure.

Seagulls soared in the sky.

The azure waves rippled in the sunlight.

This was the center of the Pacific Ocean.

And the source of the long whistle was a cruise ship.

An extremely luxurious cruise ship, which typically would only appear on TV and be completely out of reach for high school students.

However, at this moment, this cruise ship was chartered by a group of high school students.

It was chartered by the first-year students from Advanced Nurturing High School, who were spending their first summer vacation after coming to this school.

Now, these high school students had all gathered on the deck, gazing at the surrounding seascape.

"So beautiful!"

"I'm so moved!"

"I never thought we would have a day to gaze at the sea from the deck of a luxury cruise ship!"

"Really, it feels like a dream..."

On the deck, students exclaimed with excitement, leaning on the railing and gazing at the sea, indulging in this rare excitement with their companions.

Among these students, not limited to a single class, were students from all four classes of the first year at Advanced Nurturing High School.

Naturally, the first-year students from Class D were also present.

Especially, Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and Sudou Ken seemed particularly excited.

"This is too luxurious, isn't it?"

"How much money would it cost for such a trip?"

"If my parents knew, they would probably be terrified, right?"

The three of them excitedly exchanged opinions.

Hori also understood their feelings.

"If this is self-funded, even in the off-season, it would probably cost several hundred thousand."

Standing beside Hori, bathed in the sea breeze, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka sighed and said such words.

Hori smiled faintly, didn't respond, but also knew that for mere students, such a summer vacation trip was quite luxurious.

Today, under the arrangement of the school, the first-year students of Advanced Nurturing High School officially embarked on a vacation life of cruising aboard a luxurious passenger ship.

The first-year students assembled under the organization of the four class teachers at five in the morning today, and after several months, they stepped out of the gates of Advanced Nurturing High School and took a bus together to Tokyo Bay. They boarded this luxurious cruise ship on Tokyo Bay, and set sail for the sea.

And on this luxurious cruise ship, not only were there various facilities, but the entertainment facilities were also quite complete.

Here, there were internationally renowned restaurants and brand outlets.

Here, there was a theater where first-rate dramas and actors would perform at fixed times.

In addition, there were also high-end salons, swimming pools rivaling water parks, extremely upscale bars, and impeccable service. It was simply pushing the limits of "luxury".

And that's not all.

What really made people happy was that on this ship, regardless of which facility or service it was, everything could be used for free.

For Class D, which had severely insufficient personal points, this was simply a godsend.

Not to mention, starting from today, everyone could vacation on a deserted island in the south for a whole week, and then travel the ocean under the cruise ship for the remaining week, enjoying a wonderful two-week journey.

Who wouldn't be ecstatic about such a vacation?

"If we could continue to have such a leisurely vacation from now on, that would be great."

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka said with a tone lacking emotion for some reason.

Only when one understood that the journey ahead was not simple would they make such a statement, right?

"You feel the same way, don't you?"

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka sought affirmation from Hori.

But if Hori were to respond to Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's expectation, he wouldn't be Hori.

"Just recognize the reality and prepare yourself for the cruel contrast ahead."

With these extremely ominous words, Hori turned around, preparing to leave.

However, this action was not successful.

Just as Hori was about to leave the deck and return to the ship, someone approached him.

"You're Nanaya from Class D, right?"

With these words, a man walked over from the opposite direction and stood in front of Hori.

A man who was quite burly and tall, with a shaved head and a serious expression on his face.

Behind the man was a normal-bodied, inconspicuous follower, who seemed rather sycophantic and pretentious.

Seeing these two men appear in front of him, Hori raised an eyebrow.

"Let me introduce myself."

The burly bald man spoke like this.

"I'm Katsuragi Kouhei from Class A."

At these words, Hori raised an eyebrow slightly.

So that's how it is.

This man is the leader of one of the two factions in Class A, the Katsuragi faction led by Katsuragi Kouhei?

"Nice to meet you." Hori smiled faintly. "It's quite surprising that one of the central figures in Class A would take the initiative to deal with me. It's rather intimidating."

Although that's what he said, there was no hint of intimidation in Hori's tone; instead, he sounded indifferent.

In this situation, before Katsuragi Kouhei could say anything, his follower behind him spoke up in extreme dissatisfaction.

"It's your honor that Katsuragi came to greet you. As a defective product who can only stay in Class D, you better understand your position."

Compared to the serious and earnest Katsuragi Kouhei, this follower of his almost pushed the limits of arrogance and condescension, taking advantage of his position in Class A to make unabashed mockery of Hori.

Hori glanced at him, then immediately lost interest and looked away.

"I say, you..."

Hori's actions seemed to annoy the other party, and just as he was about to say something else, Katsuragi Kouhei intervened.

"Shut up, Yahiko." Katsuragi Kouhei admonished calmly, "I'm here to greet him, not to embarrass myself. Don't make a fool of yourself in front of others."

The name of the A-class student who was arrogant and domineering seemed to be Totsuka Yahiko.

"Katsuragi..."

Totsuka Yahiko immediately closed his mouth.

Apparently, he listened quite obediently to Katsuragi Kouhei.

Hori then looked directly at Katsuragi Kouhei.

"So, what do you want with me?" Hori gazed at Katsuragi Kouhei and said, "Surely you didn't just want to say hello, did you?"

In the face of Hori's question, Katsuragi Kouhei shook his head.

"I did come just to say hello, nothing else." Katsuragi Kouhei met Hori's gaze and said with a steady voice, "I heard that Ryuen suffered a loss at your hands, so I thought I should come and greet you."

In other words, Katsuragi Kouhei came to inspect, right?

Inspect to see if there's a new opponent emerging.