[Black Basket] Star Trail

Kanzawa Norie put her hands behind her back, her eyes scanned the family photo on the desk of the grade director.The latter noticed her gaze and coughed in embarrassment, but it was difficult to sweep it away.

"If you need any assistance from the school, don't hesitate to come to me."

There was careful pity in his smile, an expression the two of them had become quite familiar with recently. "It's not impossible to ask for leave. As long as you show up for the exam, there will be no problem. The school can understand your situation."

It stands to reason that please have been very tolerant for half a month, and definitely did not give the reason that "just come for the exam". Kanazawa Norie thought about it, and suddenly remembered a small thing.

The chairman and his father were classmates in middle school──they did come to the funeral and expressed condolences to them.

Thinking of such a far-fetched thing, Kanzawa Norie shook her head. "Thank you for your kindness. My brother means that it is better for us to focus on our studies first. But I am very grateful for the school's understanding."

"Really, that's good." Since they opened their mouths and don't need help, it's impossible for the school to ignore their wishes and rush forward to show their hospitality.The grade director glanced at the clock on the wall, "Then go to school as usual. The court ceremony is over, and it's almost time for the first class. Go back to the classroom first."

The girl took a step forward.

She has thought clearly.The younger brother and the eldest brother are at odds, and she doesn't have too much affection for him.However, this does not mean that when she sees the other party in trouble, she has the heart to stand by and watch.

The black-haired boy doesn't need to know the thinking behind all of this.Ignorance is sometimes a blessing.

"I have a request," she said. "I want to discuss it with you alone. Don't worry, I won't miss class."

Kanzawa Norie deliberately bit the word "alone" very clearly, no matter how ignorant the young man next to him was, he was not thick-skinned enough to force him to stay here.Kanzawa Jizheng glanced at his sister.

"Then I'll go first."

Hearing the sound of the door closing from behind, Kanzawa Norie looked back at the director from the corner of her eye.She was silent for a while, considering her words, then took a step back, bowed and said, "I want to skip a grade."

She bluntly stated her request, "It is also possible to jump to the third grade right now. I know that applying for skipping generally requires relevant certificates and a written letter from the parents. I can do the former, but the latter..."

The rest of the words disappear into the coda, so there is no need to point them more clearly.The director raised his eyebrows.

"May I ask why?"

Kanzawa Norie straightened her waist again, her spine was like a flexible wicker. "I hope I can graduate as soon as possible."

"That Ji Zhengjun..."

"He will spend the three years in middle school as usual." Kanazawa Jihui took a deep breath, the decision to skip a grade has not been discussed with her brother, she knows that no one will support her proposal, even if he will understand the true meaning of this decision , is to help him out of the predicament. "My grade in the final exam last year was the second in the whole grade, with a deviation of 86. I am confident that I will improve to 91 in the upcoming exam."

Kanzawa Norie still had some words left unsaid.The last final exam was the first in the whole class, with a deviation of 90.

The meaning of getting 91 in the test is to pull down No.1, and they are quite clear about this.The statement, which was almost like a declaration of war, could only be conveyed to the grade director at this moment. Even so, the smell of gunpowder in her words did not decrease by half.Kanzawa Norie knows that commitment itself has no weight, and action is the key.

The director thought for a moment, then said cautiously, "I believe in your strength, Shenze. What I'm worried about is your mental state... and your body. As far as I know, your health is not very good?"

Kanzawa Norie smiled politely, and her words were precise as if she had calculated heavily, "I don't think my mental condition is serious. If the school needs it, I can participate in any tests, competitions, and elections."

The grade director Wen Yan's comforting words immediately stopped on his lips.

It is true that Teiguang Middle School always hopes that students can win awards as much as possible and win glory for the school.This proposal seems reckless, but in fact it is impartial and hits the mark.Although straightforwardness is close to the condition of buying and selling, in fact, straightforwardness is not its flaw, the point is that Kanzawa Norie can use it to achieve his own goals.The grade director is very clear that with the director's style, even if her proposal is brought to the senior management for discussion, the result will definitely be as she wants.

One thing is one thing, the initial form of human business activities.

Kanzawa Norie does not believe that sensibility can help her achieve her goals. In contrast, she believes in the exchange of benefits and the invisible hand.In the [-]th and [-]th centuries, captains made profits by transporting British criminals to Australia, and the death rate of prisoners on the way was as high as one-third.The death rate fell to [-] percent after the government decided to switch from a "per prisoner sent on board" to a "per prisoner disembarked" basis.The British government called the move "to ensure that every prisoner has a sincere mourner when he dies".

Norie Kanzawa doesn't think the situation has turned life-or-death, but the story is telling.

"We will look at your results in the next exam before making a decision. Before that, I am sorry that we cannot give an affirmative answer." Responding to Kanzawa Norie in an official tone, the director pressed his forehead, "But personally Judging from my opinion, I don’t recommend that you skip a grade, Shenze. Compared with excellent grades, ensuring the mental health of students is more important.”

Kanzawa Norie didn't think about it at all, and could get a real-time response.To be able to get such an answer, the task has been completed.She bowed again, and the ponytail slid down her shoulders to her left cheek, "Thank you for giving me this opportunity, I will work hard. Then I will go back to class first, sorry to disturb you."

Gently pulling the office door open, the girl with brown eyes let out a breath, her palms were covered with sweat, and she almost couldn't even hold the doorknob.Things are more difficult than she imagined, but she has no way out.

She knew what she had to pay, and she had no intention of giving in.

Kanzawa Norie found glasses with light brown frames from her schoolbag. Her short-sightedness is not deep, only about [-] degrees. Except for very few occasions, she does not need to wear glasses.The nightmarish nightmare was obviously one of them, and the glasses could well cover up her dark circles and bloodshot eyes.She took out the mirror and looked at herself, and after making sure her face looked better, she walked slowly back to the classroom.

The twins attend the same middle school, but in separate classes.Before, Kanzawa Norie really felt that this arrangement was unreasonable, but now he is glad that they don't have to face each other every second.This is a good opportunity for both of us to take a breather.They can't rely on each other for everything, that would be unfair to each of them.

What's more, if even the time to be alone is lost, Kanzawa Norie feels that she will soon be depressed.

"Sorry, I'm late." Kanzawa Jihui opened the door of Group A of the 2nd year and apologized softly to the head teacher.From the second she stepped into the classroom, there was a sudden silence in the classroom, probably because "she" was originally a topic.The clock on the wall reads 8:55, the hour and minute hands form a sharp angle, and the minute hand points straight up like an arrow.

The hair rope pulled the hair too tightly, and the girl stretched out her hand to loosen it slightly.

All the students were seated in their seats, so her vacant seat was particularly noticeable.In the past half a month, I probably felt very awkward. After the teacher finished writing the main points on the blackboard, when he turned around, he would find that there was one person missing in the classroom, and then he would realize that it was her—Kanazawa Norie, that A girl whose parents died.

Kanzawa Norie ignored all the gazes on her and looked directly at the head teacher.It's not that she wasn't mentally prepared, but after experiencing the situation herself, it was really hard for her to accept such treatment.Anyone saying a single word would blow her away, as if she were just a pile of dust, and not knowing it, being hesitant to speak was even more annoying.

The homeroom teacher adjusted his glasses to hide his surprise, "Ah...please sit down, student Shenze."

"The first class is mathematics, right? Please prepare your books quietly, the teacher is coming soon."

The head teacher put this sentence aside, and then signaled Kanzawa Jihui to go out with her, just like that day.The brown-haired girl looked at him and followed obediently.The moment she closed the door, all the students behind her seemed to come to life. It was obvious that most of them breathed a sigh of relief.

The teacher in charge noticed that the girl's smile was subdued slightly.

"Don't worry, they don't mean anything malicious." That's all he could do to comfort the girl.

Kanzawa Norie really wanted to shrug her shoulders, but she didn't even remember the full name of the head teacher, so it was really hard for her to act so frankly.The girl nodded, and passed vaguely.

The following conversation was almost the same as what the grade director said, and Kanzawa Norie didn't pay attention, and only occasionally used "um", "thank you", "it's troublesome" and "thank you for your understanding" to express that she was still listening.Until the math teacher appeared at the end of the corridor, the head teacher said goodbye to her.

Kanzawa Norie took out a calculator and a pencil case from the table.This is one of her little habits, keeping one set at home and one set at school, because Ji Zheng always forgets about these little things and often comes to borrow them from her.

The girl sat upright on the wooden chair, and the painfully hard touch gave her a distorted sense of security.

It's like nothing ever drifted off track.

All things walk slowly in time according to their proper route, you don't have to think about anything, you just need to follow the guidance of life.

In the end, it was a full half month of suspension, and the progress of the course was completely different from when the two left.Kanzawa Norie is a little better. She usually doesn't listen to the teacher's lectures. Generally speaking, she can understand after reading books. If there are things she doesn't understand, she can search for data by herself. She is a typical self-study student.

In contrast, Shenze Jizheng's situation is much more serious. Originally, his performance was only in the middle, and now he may not be able to catch up at all.

──If he still can't pull himself together.

Kanzawa Norie understands that when faced with sudden bad news, everyone has their own way of dealing with it.Even if they are as close as she and the black-haired boy, they can't change the fact that they are two independent individuals.

Kanzawa Jizheng is different, he is too straightforward, and it is difficult for him to conceal his emotions.What he showed were all true thoughts, perhaps even more real than he realized.He was not good at lying since he was a child, not to mention other people, even Kanazawa Jihui could tell at a glance whether he was hiding something.

He might not even be able to figure out his own thoughts, how could he have the ability to control himself from the edge of a cliff.The girl turned the pen and glanced at the triangle on the book, and turned a page of the textbook, even though the teacher had already explained the next lesson.She looked at it absently, then turned to look at her pencil case in a daze.