blenderwars Chapter 273 Preparations for the Zhang Family and the New Semester... Fengxin Sacrifice
Chapter 273 Preparations for the Zhang Family and the New Semester... Fengxin Sacrifice
The light rain continued until noon the next day. Yukino Yukinoshita rubbed her still somewhat groggy head and walked out of her room into the living room.
She went to bed a little late last night, and sure enough, everyone was already chatting in the living room.
Fujiwara Chika and Amakusa Shino sat by the window looking outside, while Shinomiya Kaguya and Shirogane Kei were taking notes in their notebooks.
Hayasaka Ai is playing Go with Chitanda Eru, and judging from her expression, Hayasaka Ai is at a disadvantage.
Hana is eating a snack, while Tsurumi Rumi and Goto Ichiri are learning under the guidance of Hiratsuka Shizuka.
Xiao Rumei is very serious because she's transferring to Shuchiin Academy next semester, and this is her chance. Xiao Gudu really wants to go home... but unfortunately, Ms. Hiratsuka is even stricter than Hayasaka Ai.
"I feel so empty... It's only been six days and I already have to go back? And the weather is getting cooler, is school finally starting soon?!"
Feeling anxious and helpless, Fujiwara Chika complained by the window, guessing she had developed back-to-school anxiety.
"Yes, I also feel very empty, lonely... and a bit cold," said Amakusa Shino, the head of the Classic Literature Club, helplessly.
Fujiwara Chika turned her head, sensing that Amakusa-senpai and she might be talking about two different things.
"Yukino, is your cold any better?" Chitanda Eru noticed Yukino coming out of the room.
"Yes, I'm much better now. We're going back today, right?"
Kaguya Shinomiya nodded. "Because of the storm a few days ago, the family has already sent a private yacht over. It should arrive this afternoon."
Yukinoshita also came to the sofa, and when she turned her head, she saw Shirogane Kei helping Shinomiya Kaguya record various numbers.
"What are you doing here?"
"School's starting soon, and we'll probably have a lot of work to do in the student council. The various clubs will also have expenses for summer club activities, which will be subsidized by Shuchiin University. I'll ask Kei to help me calculate it."
Shirogane Kei looked up. "After all, I'm also the accountant for the middle school division, so this kind of thing is no problem."
Logically, this matter should be entrusted to Ishigami Yu, but given Ishigami Yu's personality, I'll probably tell him today that he can only submit the report when school starts.
This doesn't mean that Ishigami Yu's calculation ability is worse than Shirogane Kei's; it's just that he's too lazy to do these tasks, so he can only postpone the summary and submission until the last few days.
However, although Yu Ishigami was brought to the student council by Ryo Uchiha and Miyuki Shirogane, his work attitude... is at least better than that of a certain Uchiha who brought Yukino into the student council to help him with his work!
There are actually two people occupying the position of general affairs in the student council? This is indeed the first time since the establishment of the Shuchiin Student Council that two people have occupied one position.
Uchiha Ryo is a formally registered member of the student council, while Yukinoshita was merely recruited by Uchiha to hold a nominal position, but the actual work was done by Yukinoshita.
"Does the student council have any important plans for the next semester?" Yukino wondered what else she could do, seeing that Vice President Shinomiya had already started arranging the work.
"Well, we don't have much to do next semester, but the most important thing is probably the arrangements for the cultural festival."
"Cultural Festival!!!"
Upon hearing those three words, Fujiwara Chika quickly shook off her anxiety about the start of the school year and looked at Shinomiya Kaguya with sparkling eyes.
"Kaguya-san, I'm here to help! How about we play a battle royale game on campus with everyone participating?"
"...Secretary Fujiwara, please tone down your wildest ideas. The cultural festival can't be allowed to be your rascal."
"Hmm... But Kaguya-san, didn't the principal drastically alter last semester's sports festival? So what about our school festival too!"
Kaguya Shinomiya shook her head. "That's just an old rascal. Shuchiin's cultural festival is different from its sports festival. Let's leave this matter to Yukinoshita and the club presidents to discuss."
Chika Fujiwara raised her hand. "The board game club proposes a school-wide battle royale!"
"I am now rejecting this in my capacity as vice president..."
Amakusa Shino suddenly put her hand on Fujiwara's shoulder and looked at Shinomiya Kaguya.
"Shinomiya-kun, although I'm not a member of your student council, as your senior, the cultural festival projects should still have the flavor of the Shuchiin Cultural Festival."
"What's the atmosphere like at the Shuchiin Cultural Festival?"
Now, not only Kaguya Shinomiya, but all the other people in Shuchiin also looked up.
Almost every school has a cultural festival that's meant for students to have fun, so does Shuchiin have a unique feature?
Amakusa Shino nodded, then stared at Fujiwara Chika's front breastplate. "Damn it, I'd better not look..."
Kaguya Shinomiya's lips twitched. She didn't want to see that kind of thing either. But Amakusa-senpai, since you've already brought it up, don't keep us in suspense.
"Ahem, the Shuchiin Cultural Festival has another name: the Honshin Festival!"
This is a story about giving your heart to the one you love...
Legend has it that long, long ago, the ancestors of the founders of Shuchiin Academy were an extremely powerful family! However, one day, the eldest daughter of the family fell seriously ill. A handsome young man voluntarily offered his heart as a sacrifice to the heavens, which in turn provided the antidote and saved the young lady.
Later, God was moved and resurrected the man who had lost his heart. Then the two of them went far away and flew to the world of immortals!
Kaguya Shinomiya blinked and continued reading her notebook.
"I'm not interested in these fairy tale-like legends. Perhaps it's a lie told by the local lord to consolidate his power, after all, his daughter received a blessing from heaven."
Fujiwara Chika puffed out her cheeks. "Damn it, Kaguya-san is such a realist! It's such a romantic legend. Everyone thinks so too, right?!"
Yukino Yukinoshita: "I agree with Shinomiya's theory."
Hayasaka Ai: "Uh... Kaguya-san is right."
Chitanda Eru: "Although I really want to agree with Fujiwara-san, Shinomiya-san's theory is the closest to the truth."
Hiratsuka Shizuka: "Hmph...the legends are all false."
Everyone at Shuchiin High School shared their thoughts, but Shirogane Kei and her classmates from the middle school didn't have the custom of "honshin" (a ritual performed during the cultural festival), so they didn't comment.
Amakusa Shino shook her head. "You guys really are. You're all a bunch of rich girls, not the kind of little girls who believe everything."
"However, there is another legend about the Hōshin-shō Festival: if you give a heart-shaped gift on the day of the festival, you will receive eternal love."
Kaguya Shinomiya was stunned. If someone gave her this, wouldn't that mean it was a confession?
Yukino Yukinoshita: "Although it's a legend, it must have some merit to have been passed down for so many years."
Hayasaka Ai: "Yeah, Yukino-san is right."
Chitanda Eru: "Truth can go to hell! School festivals are for having fun!"
Hiratsuka Shizuka: "Waaah... I've received heart-shaped gifts before all these years, why haven't I ever succeeded?"