Today was truly a huge misunderstanding.
Mashima almost got thrown into jail today.
Did his face really look like a criminal? He began to doubt himself...
Asuna kept apologizing to him, she looked very panicked.
How could she not panic?
She had just subdued her own relative, almost sent him to the police station, and this incident was discovered by her father. She definitely wouldn't get off easily...
Asuna felt very distressed in her heart.
Shouzou also repeatedly bowed and apologized.
Mashima signaled that it really wasn't a problem, he didn't mind... of course that was a lie.
How could he not mind? Being subdued for no clear reason and almost imprisoned, but he didn't say anything. Finally he left with Shouzou heading to the Yuuki family home.
Meanwhile, Yuuki said goodbye to her best friend, Misumi, and signaled they would meet again tomorrow.
Misumi was very perceptive; she winked her cute large purple eyes at Asuna, signaling that she would help buy the game helmet.
Asuna showed her gratitude. Before leaving, she hugged her friend once more, reluctant to part, then walked away with her father while occasionally turning to wave. Misumi did the same, waving as a sign of farewell.
Mashima saw how close their relationship was, then got the idea to recruit both of them into Advanced Nurturing High School at once. After all, seeing the movements of that purple-haired girl earlier, she must have also trained in self-defense; it seemed she could be quite helpful.
Mashima decided to discuss with Asuna later to see if she was willing or not.
The three soon arrived at the Yuuki family home.
Asuna's mother came out to greet Mashima. Technically, the two of them were colleagues. She already knew from her husband by phone that her daughter almost sent her colleague to jail. This caused Asuna to be thoroughly scolded until she didn't dare raise her head.
Mashima immediately stopped it, asking that the child not be scolded excessively, while conveying his purpose for coming there.
"I hope Yuuki Asuna can enter Advanced Nurturing High School."
Asuna's mother, Yuuki Kyouko, immediately furrowed her brow.
"I know that school. A gathering place for geniuses. Its existence is no less than Shuchi'in Academy, a place that nurtures many talents for Japan."
"My daughter, although I can't say she's the most outstanding, she's also not bad. But this all depends on her own wishes."
Kyouko turned to her daughter. "Do you want to go, Asuna?"
Asuna was slightly hesitant. Actually she didn't want to go, especially since her best friend was here.
Mashima, who seemed able to read her thoughts, immediately made an offer.
"If you have a good friend, you can bring her with you. I'm not limiting the number of people here."
Hearing this, Asuna's eyes sparkled. She nodded enthusiastically with joy, then immediately ran to the second floor to call her friend. Seeing her daughter so hurried, Kyouko crossed her arms with a dissatisfied expression.
"So careless and hasty, can this child survive?"
Mashima just waved his hand. "It's fine. This child's talent is enough for her to be independent at Advanced Nurturing High School. Besides, I'll be watching over her, you don't need to worry."
Kyouko sighed. "Alright then..."
Before long, Asuna on the second floor had already called her friend and explained everything.
On the other end of the phone, Misumi scratched her head. "I'll ask my mother first. If she agrees, I'll go with you. I think my mother will definitely agree."
"After all, Advanced Nurturing High School is a prestigious school..."
"Great! Then hurry and ask your mother, I'll wait for news here!"
Asuna was clearly very happy. After all, going to an unfamiliar environment wouldn't feel lonely if there was someone to accompany her.
Right after that, news came from Misumi; her mother agreed she could go to Advanced Nurturing High School. Asuna could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
On the other end of the phone, Misumi said confidently. "See, I told you my mother would agree. That's a famous higher education institution. Any normal parent would want to send their child there."
"So, when do we leave, Asuna?" Misumi asked about the departure time.
Asuna said she would let Misumi know once she got more information so they could leave together.
After hanging up, Asuna came out of her room and told Mashima that Misumi's side had also agreed.
Mashima smiled with satisfaction. Now he could finally add new strength to his class.
Actually he didn't want to have such a high competitive spirit. However, the "King of Arrogance" from Class C, Akasaka Ryunosuke, was acting too dominantly. His strength was completely not the level a student should have. Mashima felt pressured.
Since the last ship exam, from the information he knew, Ryunosuke managed to rake in nearly 34 million personal points from there. Then, according to rumors, he apparently had a confrontation with Student Council Vice President, Nagumo Miyabi. Both sides each lost 40 million personal points.
However, even so, in Ryunosuke's hands there remained very large personal points, reaching over 70 million.
As for how this news could spread? Actually it was Nagumo who deliberately spread it.
The purpose was so that all first-year, second-year, and even third-year students would be wary of this person named Akasaka Ryunosuke.
In short, Nagumo wanted to pull people's hatred toward him; especially since he really lost 40 million.
However, the fact that Ryunosuke still held 76 million points was a very large amount. Before Nagumo succeeded in accumulating enough points again in the second year, he was very afraid the other side would attack him. That's why he used this tactic.
Because currently Nagumo truly had no points to protect himself. If Ryunosuke used 20 million points to expel him now, then it would really be game over for him.
Nagumo had to be vigilant, even spreading news to attract hatred so everyone would watch Ryunosuke.
After all, Ryunosuke held the "power of life and death" with three cards that could expel anyone at any time.
Who wouldn't panic?
After this news spread, there wasn't a single person who didn't feel afraid. Including Mashima. That's why he was so hurried to seek outside help to add combat strength to his class; he had underestimated that kid too much—that kid named Akasaka Ryunosuke.
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On the other side, Chiba City.
Haruno was also looking for outside help for her little sister. Considering her little sister was alone at Advanced Nurturing High School, she really wasn't at ease. She wanted to find someone trustworthy to watch over and occasionally help her sister.
She met her drinking buddy and best friend, Hiratsuka Shizuka.
The two sat at a bar, drinking glass after glass while chatting about Advanced Nurturing High School.