Chapter 334

Cherry blossom path.

Pink-white cherry blossoms drifted down like snowflakes.

On the baseball field to the left, members of the baseball club were conducting their morning training as usual, with shouts and hitting sounds rising one after another.

To the front right, the melodious and beautiful practice melodies of the orchestra club echoed.

Natsume Chikage and Snow Village Lingyin walked side by side under the cherry blossom trees with falling flowers.

At this time.

Walking behind them was Akita Sana, her signature twin tails swaying lightly with her steps.

She looked to the side, chatting and laughing with Kondo Miki, who had beautiful golden hair.

Just at this moment.

Akita Sana's peripheral vision seemed to have caught something.

When she saw the two walking side by side in front, Akita Sana was stunned, then unconsciously ground her cute little tiger tooth, and complained in a low voice to Kondo Miki beside her:

"Do you know the girl walking next to Natsume-kun?"

"Could it be Natsume-kun's girlfriend?"

"Are the two... dating?"

Kondo Miki furrowed her brows, her gaze locked on Snow Village Lingyin's silhouette in front.

For this girl, she couldn't be more familiar.

Snow Village Lingyin was her schoolmate in junior high school.

Although they were in different classes, she had heard of this girl's great name.

That was Snow Village Lingyin, who was hailed as a "genius girl."

Her academic grades consistently ranked first in the entire school.

Her literary talent was even more astonishing.

In her third year of junior high, she won a heavy literary award like the "Gunzo Newcomer Award."

At that time, she didn't know how many school leaders and media reporters scrambled to interview her.

It could be said that she overwhelmed all students of the same grade by her own strength.

Regardless of boys or girls, in that school, no one could rival her radiance.

But Snow Village Lingyin had a withdrawn and strange personality, sharp words, and a cold temperament; unless necessary, she almost never talked to people.

Therefore, she almost had no friends in her junior high era.

For the entire three years, she spent almost all of it alone.

When Kondo Miki enrolled in Private Moonlight Academy, she specially paid attention to the top few on the freshman list.

The first in the grade was West Garden Temple Nanase, the second was Snow Village Lingyin, and the third was a boy she didn't know.

And she herself ranked ninth in the grade.

Precisely because Snow Village Lingyin's name was always above hers, it was hard for her not to notice this person.

It was just that the two had no intersection, plus Snow Village Lingyin's personality of keeping people at a distance, Kondo Miki never had the interest to stick her hot face to a cold butt, so she never thought of taking the initiative to contact her.

At this moment.

Seeing this former "high-mountain flower" actually going to school with Natsume Chikage, Kondo Miki still couldn't help but reveal a hint of disbelief on her cold and proud face.

After all, Snow Village Lingyin was almost completely alone in her junior high era.

Now witnessing her walking with Natsume Chikage, it was really hard not to be surprised.

But that was all.

Saying they were dating, or Snow Village Lingyin liked Natsume Chikage? That was absolutely impossible!

You have to know that in junior high, I don't know how many talented and outstanding-looking boys pursued Snow Village Lingyin, and without exception, they were all flatly rejected.

And the reason for the rejection was even more outrageous.

She claimed she was only willing to date people with "equal literary talent."

I don't know if this was an excuse she used to discourage most pursuers.

But I have to say, this reason was indeed effective.

Think about it, Snow Village Lingyin won the "Gunzo Newcomer Award" in her third year of junior high.

Looking at the entire Japan, how many people of the same age can do that?

And Natsume Chikage, besides his appearance being truly outstanding, was mediocre in other aspects, let alone any literary talent.

How could Snow Village Lingyin like him?

So, they absolutely couldn't be dating!

Kondo Miki shook her head and explained:

"Of course I know her."

"As for dating? That is an absolutely impossible thing."

Akita Sana was completely confused:

"Why are you so sure?"

Kondo Miki shook her head helplessly, her golden long hair swaying lightly, and then briefly explained to this best friend.

After Akita Sana finished listening, she let out a long breath, revealed her cute little tiger tooth, and laughed luckily:

"Luckily Natsume-kun doesn't have any literary talent, and his grades are about the same as mine... otherwise I would really worry about whether they would be together."

Kondo Miki's cold and proud face couldn't help but reveal a hint of a smile when hearing these words:

"You still have the nerve to mention grades?"

"April is almost half over, and in two more weeks it will be the monthly exam. If your score is still like this, I fear your parents will peel your skin."

"Remember to go to the cram school with me later."

Akita Sana stuck out her tongue:

"I know, I know, we'll go together then."

In Japan.

The vast majority of high school students participate in extracurricular cram schools.

Because Japanese society is a typical "academic credential society."

Large enterprises attach extreme importance to the graduation background of job seekers during recruitment.

If one can be admitted to a top-tier prestigious university like the University of Tokyo, it is almost equivalent to obtaining a key pass to high-quality work.

And Japanese universities basically implement independent recruitment, and the exam content and preferences of each school vary greatly.

Taking Todai as an example, its admission rate is extremely low, and the intensity of competition even exceeds the college entrance exams of many countries.

And the main reasons that lead to the vast majority of high school students having to throw themselves into cram schools are as follows:

The education in Japanese high schools often cannot fully meet the entrance requirements of top universities.

Most high schools focus on quality education and balanced development, with relatively gentle teaching progress, content that is relatively basic, and a lack of intensive training for prestigious school exams.

Coupled with the limited energy of teachers.

School teachers need to take care of all students and find it difficult to deeply study the question-setting patterns and test-taking strategies of specific universities.

Cram school teachers, on the other hand, have detailed divisions of labor, specialize in studying the exam routines of target institutions, and provide precise score-improvement plans.

Cram schools provide massive mock exams and targeted question-type training, hitting the pain points of entrance exams directly.

Some well-known cram schools even put out exaggerated slogans like "Entering this cram school = half a foot stepped into Todai."

Under this social atmosphere and entrance mechanism.

Participating in cram schools has become the norm for Japanese high school students.

About 65% of junior high students and a higher proportion of high school students participate in extracurricular cramming.

And among the student groups eventually admitted to prestigious schools, the proportion of students participating in cram schools is close to 100%, forming a universal consensus that "without cramming, it is difficult to advance."

Therefore, in Japan, unless one is gifted, the difficulty for ordinary high school students to be admitted to their ideal prestigious school without participating in cram schools is extremely high.

Moreover, the families of students at Private Moonlight Academy are mostly well-off.

Under this background, more than 90% of students will enter various cram schools to study.

Like Natsume Chikage, who doesn't participate at all, he is actually in the extreme minority.