The morning of the last day of the second semester was a rare sunny day.
Looking at the long-lost blue sky next to the clouds, Naruse shivered and followed the team in front into the gymnasium to participate in the graduation ceremony.
"It's been a long time since I've seen the sun." Shangzi said.
"Over there in the club room, can you get sunshine in the morning? After the class meeting is over later, let's go and stay there."
"You should be able to get a little sun."
Waiting in line, the second grader on the highest floor came in last, and the students of the three grades were enveloped in an uncontrollable excitement.
The reason is also very simple. In addition to the upcoming holidays, there is another thing that directly stimulates the eyes - the Christmas party is about to start this afternoon.
Naruse looked up at the reindeer carriage hanging in the sky. No matter how many times he looked at it, he would still be amazed by the maker's superb technology.
"The Handicraft Society has poached so many key members, but it can still produce works of this level."
"..."
Shangzi raised his arm and bumped him lightly, "We haven't poached him away. We are still members of the handicraft club."
"Ah, yes...but the seniors didn't participate in their production this time."
Shangzi nodded, raised his head, and looked at the huge reindeer cart above his head.
"This is a good thing."
Naruse looked at her and asked:
"Are those people involved? They are called...well, what is the name of the second grader who cut up Naoko's puppet?"
Shangzi was stunned for a moment, then looked at him and couldn't help but smile.
She hasn't told him about this yet, so he probably "doesn't know".
"Harunami is talking about Takahashi-senpai, right?"
"Yes, it's Takahashi."
"It is said that after the cultural festival, that group of people stopped going to the club, so they probably didn't participate."
Naruse nodded and looked up again.
"Then this is a clean piece of work."
Shangzi smiled and said nothing.
After a while, the principal, who was rarely seen in normal times, came on stage under the introduction of the dean, kicking off the graduation ceremony.
"...Now everyone can see as soon as they look up, the stadium has undergone unprecedented changes today, which is really amazing.
Especially the reindeer carriage hanging in the air is made entirely of cardboard, which is amazing. Everyone is really attentive.
But it would be a bit dangerous to forget about it because you are happy. I have a few things to say about the Christmas party this afternoon..."
In his speech, the principal was full of expectations for the first Christmas party in the history of Prefectural Tsugao. At the same time, he was also worried, and repeatedly emphasized issues such as safety and commuting.
The deans of each grade who then took the stage summed up some of the changes and gains of this semester, and spent a lot of time. The entire closing ceremony lasted nearly half an hour before it ended.
"I can finally go back..."
"My feet are numb even when I stand."
"That one is coming."
"'That'?"
"That."
Back on the third floor, Naruse was walking when two boys suddenly squeezed up from behind, one on the left and the other on the right, and put their hands on his shoulders. Naoko glanced at them.
"I'm optimistic about Naruse." "Me too."
"What?"
"Of course I am the first in my grade in the final exam."
Naruse smiled and looked back.
The team of Class E is still behind and has not followed, so he can't see anyone.
"I hope so."
Back in the classroom, teacher Nakahara Yuki came over quickly and continued the last class meeting of the semester that was interrupted by the graduation ceremony.
Another more important thing was also placed after the graduation ceremony.
"Next, this flower."
Nakahara Snow announced her name, and Shangzi stood up and went on stage to receive this semester's report card from the teacher.
After returning to her seat, she took a quick look and smiled at Naruse who was looking at him.
"Not bad."
"Did you make it into the top ten?"
"That's too difficult...this time it's twenty-one."
"That's not bad. I've made a lot of progress."
"Hmm."
The transcript lists the scores and rankings of all important exams in the second semester, and the final exam column also lists the average score as a reference for judging whether you have passed or failed.
Students from Class C came up one by one. Soon after Naoko passed, it was Hikaru Takigawa's turn.
She strode onto the stage and opened the transcript as soon as she received it.
"Eh..."
"What's wrong?" Zhongyuan Xue looked over.
"There's a typo here, Xiaoxue."
"Eh?" She didn't care about the title and quickly came over to take a look.
Hikaru Takigawa pointed to the final exam scores on the transcript, "Look at the English score, it seems that it didn't reach the passing line. It must have been printed wrongly."
"..."
Naruse below raised his head and looked at Naoko.
Shangzi was also a little surprised and didn't know what to say, "This is really..."
This exam was not difficult in itself, and a study session was specially organized before the exam, but she actually failed. She was confused in reading
Zhongyuan Xue on the stage looked helpless, "I have checked everyone's transcripts and there will be no misprints."
Hikaru Takigawa looked down at the transcript, "There must be something wrong."
"...You go down first. Next, Tanaka——"
She walked down and stopped next to Naruse.
"Chunhai, there's a big problem."
"Show me."
He took the transcript, glanced at it, and moved the corners of his mouth.
"... Something is definitely wrong."
"Sure enough!"
"The average score in English is sixty-two, and isn't the passing mark thirty-one? You have already passed."
Takigawa Hikaru was stunned.
"Isn't half of sixty-two thirty-six?"
"..."
The real problem is her math.
Naruse glanced at it again, but she still got more than 80 points in the math test.
After discovering that he had not failed, the smile returned to Hikari Takigawa's face.
"It was dangerous to pass again."
Students from Class C came on stage one after another, and after a short while, it was finally the turn of Naruse, who was at the bottom of the list.
Taking the report card from the teacher who nodded slightly, he already had a premonition and opened it directly on the podium.
Lower right corner, school year order: No. 1.
He closed the report card, and nothing else mattered.
In the classroom of Class E, Morimi still inevitably felt disappointed when he looked at the second-grade ranking on the report card.
And along with it, there is a sense of relaxation for no reason.
"Second in grade..."
She is second, and the only person who can be ranked before her is him.
In this final exam, she only lost to him.
If he hadn't come back, she would still be number one in grade... Can you think so?
Morimi took a deep breath, not knowing how to describe his feelings at this time.
"All passed!"
On the other side of the classroom, Haixing carefully opened his report card. After carefully calculating the averages of all subjects, the excitement in his heart blurted out directly.
Morimi looked at her, and a clear hint of joy emerged from his complicated emotions - at least Haixing didn't have to make up the exam this time.
Her goal is just to pass everything. Although it is not too high, she will be satisfied if she achieves it.
Feeling the unignorable sense of relaxation in his heart, Morimi asked himself:
There were only rankings on the report card, not other people's scores, and she couldn't see the specific gap. Now that she was ranked second in grade after him, was she satisfied?
Or is it that, in the mental torture of these days, I have quietly lowered my expectations?
"...Let's stop here."
When she was distracted, the last class meeting of the semester finally came to an end.
"One leaf."
Before the teacher even stepped off the stage, Haixing ran over and said, "I passed everything!"
"Congratulations." Morimi smiled at her, "There's no need to make up the exam now."
"Yeah!"
Haixing looked at her, "Where's Yiye?"
Morimi didn't know what to say, so he directly showed her his transcript.
"Second in grade...so awesome."
"'Awesome'?"
"Of course."
Morimi chose to smile.
Starfish raised her bright eyes, "Will Yiye come to the Christmas party in the afternoon?"