Chapter 12 (1/2)

Escalator schools are japanese (usually private) schools that have associated sections For exah school, h schools, there aren’t any tests to get in, and it’s easy to not get kicked out In japan, getting into good , and schools where you just go straight up are thus compared to an escalator

I entered Year 3 In the prie classes in Years 3 and 5 The praying I did every night during spring break seemed to work because I ended up in a different class to Eraduated froh school section Now that he’s a high schooler he seems more busy than ever, and he spends even less time at horaduated from the primary section and became middle schoolers For some reason they suddenly looked a lot more mature once I saw the the difference between primary schoolers and middle schoolers I wonder why It’s only been a ic of uniforms? Mm~mm, the middle section uniform sure is cute

Because Emperor visits a different salon to Yurie-sama now, his s lie, so I decided just to watch With such a dark aura around him, basically only Enjou can talk to him without a problem As expected of Enjou It would be absolutely impossible for , I can understand Eh When you’re an adult, 4 years difference isn’t a big deal, but to children it’s ap There’s no way a 1st year ht? Maybe it’s because Euy who tries to approach Yurie-sama, Emperor just silently threatens him with eyes filled with bloodlust From Yurie-sa except a cute little brother’s jealousy, which is yet another tragedy for hioes to the middle school section to wait for her, apparently What a loyal one you are, Emperor

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i since Year 1 had a few Suiran students enter Suiran is an escalator school, so as long as you aren’t exceptionally bad, you’ll go straight up into the next section Thanks to that, there isn’t really any sense of crisis pushi+ng the students to study What’s more, almost everybody hires a private tutor instead of cram school And despite all this, a nu tohad finally ca to this cram school too, Kisshouin-san”

A boy from my Year 3 class called out to me

“Yes, well…”

“Um, would it be okay if I sat next to you?”

“…Please help yourself”

I get it That feeling when you’re heading somewhere new for the first ti anybody, you suddenly spot an acquaintance You unconsciously want to stay near theht? But to oing to start going as well, but they’re going on different days toto be alone, but to think that I’d find you here, Kisshouin-san Ah, are you starting this year too?”

“No, I have been attending since Year 1”

“Ehhh!? Really!? That’s surprising I didn’t know you were such a studious typ-… ah, no, umm,”

Mn I don’t mind, so don’t worry As the de facto leader of the ojousa like the studious type who’d join a craht?

“I wished to attend because of Oniisaive him a safe answer here At some point I already had the label of brocon stuck to me after all

“Wow, I see By the way, how is this place? Is the work harder than the stuff at school?”

“Hmm This cram school is focused on preparations for entrance exams, so I suppose it is quite difficult after all”

“I seee”

After that he asked s as well, but naturally he was soot harder and harder to ask

‘What’s your nah he’s being so friendly, if I told hiht? Isn’t there soin, so it would be best if you took out your exercise book Have you taken a look at the contents of the textbook?”

“Ah, you’re right”

After ruh his back, he took out his japanese study books and placed them on the table Let’s see, let’s see The name written on the exercise book is──

“秋澤匠(Aki-Sawa Takuot it I’h

“What class did you end up in during the class changes, Akisawa-kun?”