Chapter 279 The New Mission of the Classics Department
Chapter 279 The New Mission of the Classics Department
In the end, Yanyunjiang was trapped in the illusion for a full 24 hours, and was also punished by being disconnected from the internet for three days, forbidden from touching mobile phones, computers and other items, and required to help obtain an extra 300G points within three days.
Miyuki Shirogane's pen pal journey was nipped in the bud by Ryo Uchiha before it even began.
A week later, Shuchiin Academy announced the opening of its high school division. On the morning of the opening ceremony, Uchiha Ryo got up early and went to school with Yukinoshita, who was also the student council's general affairs officer.
The route to school, even after several weeks, is still so noisy. Is this what Tokyo is like in the morning? Such a strong sense of corporate slavery.
Upon arriving at the academy, Shirogane Miyuki, the student council president, was already reciting his speech in the auditorium. It seemed that the vice president also had a place to give a speech, but fortunately, the general affairs officer only needed to stay below, otherwise he had no idea what to say.
After the principal gave a brief speech, the opening ceremony came to an end. Uchiha Ryo walked backstage and followed Shirogane Miyuki towards their classroom.
"Shirogane, you look a bit pale. Still thinking about your pen pal who disappeared?"
"No, although I was a little surprised by her sudden silence, I haven't slept well at all these past few days..."
Shirogane Miyuki's dark circles had deepened, and his fierce gaze scared away many classmates who wanted to strike up a conversation.
"The new semester is really troublesome, especially for me as the student council president..."
Well, good luck then.
Miyuki Shirogane sighed. "And you, as the student council's general affairs officer, can't you just dump all the work on another general affairs officer..."
At noon, in the familiar club activity room, which is their Classical Literature Department.
Miyuki Shirogane still hasn't participated in this semester's club activities, presumably because his student council work is still ongoing. Ryo Uchiha is also working very hard... currently finishing the pastries that Ai Hayasaka sent over.
Oops, some cream accidentally landed on the back of my right hand.
At the same time, Amakusa Shino pushed open the door.
"Sorry, as the club president, I'm late. Uchiha! How dare you? This is the club activity room!"
Uchiha Ryo continued licking the cream off his right hand, looking at Captain Amakusa with great confusion. Shouldn't a normal person lick the cream off their hand?
Minister Amakusa frowned. "I've heard that a guy's first girlfriend is always his right hand, but to be here with his right hand so early in the morning... that's really strange."
"You've heard completely wrong! I was just cleaning off the cream on top, and by the way, my hands are perfectly clean."
Amakusa Shino chuckled and waved her hand. "Well, just kidding. But our Classic Literature Club is getting some new work, so you all better be on your toes."
Uchiha Ryo frowned. "A new job? Amakusa-go-go, do we in the Classic Literature Club even have jobs? It's basically all just something you decided on a whim, isn't it?"
"Ling, I don't think so!"
It was Chitanda Eru who spoke; clearly, she was also eager to participate in the new job that Minister Amakusa had mentioned.
Hayasaka Ai smiled and looked at Uchiha Ryo. "Ryo-kun, since there's a club activity, why not participate? Didn't we help the drama club refine the storyline last time?"
Last time, it was probably just that the drama club members were desperate and thought of us...
The Classical Literature Department's classrooms are located on the third floor of the literature club building, and they are corner classrooms at the end of the corridor.
Even if someone comes seeking help with literature, they will generally go to the Literature Research Department on the first floor first, then the Science Research Department on the second floor, and only at the very least, they will go to their Classical Literature Department.
"So, Minister Amakusa, what is the purpose of our event this time?"
Chitanda Eru raised her hand, "Please let me speak, since I was the one who suggested this club activity."
As she spoke, Chitanda Eru took out a thin book—or rather, a notebook—from her handbag, though the cover clearly read... "The Legend of Honesty."
Hayasaka Ai was sitting next to Uchiha Ryo, eating the cake she had made that morning, when she suddenly spoke.
"The legend of Fengxin? I feel like I vaguely remember it; it's from our school, isn't it?"
Chitanda Eru nodded.
"Yes, this is a work published last year. It reportedly participated in a short story anthology in all of Tokyo and won first place. But what's most intriguing is that this short story collection isn't actually complete; it hides the final chapter!"
"so......"
Chitanda looked up at everyone.
"I'm so curious! I want to know the true ending of The Legend of Bong-shin! Even if I can't see a sequel to this book, I still want to find the author and ask him about the ending!"
Hayasaka Ai rested her chin on her hand. "Hmm, why don't we just go and ask them directly?"
Amakusa Shinobu picked up the conversation. "But here's our problem: the registered author of this book is named Kazeshin, and Chitanda and I just went to the student council office to ask the president to check all the names of second-year, third-year, and graduating students, and there wasn't a single person named Kazeshin."
Uchiha Ryo frowned. "So, we have absolutely no idea who the author of this book is?"
Chitanda Eru chuckled and then nodded cutely.
Uchiha Ryo was speechless at this curious child, but what could he do? Since it was Chitanda who made the suggestion, he had to carry it out no matter what.
"I've already asked the student council president and Yukinoshita to investigate, since they are both members of the Classic Literature Club."
Amakusa Shino said confidently, "With you all here, I think finding out the novel's author shouldn't be too difficult."
Hayasaka thought for a moment and then said.
"Chitanda just mentioned that this book was published at Shuchiin Bookstore last year, and the author concealed their identity. This means the author could be a student or a teacher..."
Uchiha Ryo smiled. "Then let's split up. One group will investigate the teachers, and the other will investigate the students. Hayasaka, you'll be fine with the teachers, right?"
"Of course not! Leave it to me!"
Hayasaka Ai is a student in Class 1, so she can get more information from their teacher, Hiratsuka Shizuka.
However, compared to the teachers, the students are obviously the most difficult to investigate, because the novel was published a year ago, which means that current second-year students, third-year students, and graduates could all be the authors of this novel.
"Oh dear... I think I'll go to the student council again and discuss it with Shirogane and the others."
NIP