The Lazy Defect, Year 1: (Classroom Of The Elite Fanfic)

Volume 11.5 Chapter 2: Yōshni

Tokyo, Japan
ANHS
Gymnasium/Class 1-C
Tuesday, March 24th, 2020
Morning

NAGI POV

Me {The gymnasium. Students and teachers alike gathered together. Everyone lined up, watching the ceremony enthusiastically. The prominent figures of the school, including some people we don't see normally, were all present. This was the moment when the 3rd year students took a big step forward into a new beginning. This got me thinking what do I want to do when I graduate?}

Me {2 years from now, I'll be 18 years old. What do I want to do? That's a hard question, if I'm being honest. Would I go to college? Or maybe straight into a job, I'm not sure. But I know I want to help out my mother, so I'll do that then.}

??? [Next, I want to invite the students who, after three years of hard work, have graduated in Class A up to the stage]

Me {The host said this through a microphone. The already quiet gymnasium was cloaked in an even deeper silence}

Host [Class A's representative, Horikita Manabu, please come up to the stage]

Me {Onii-San. I couldn't help but smile at him, Manabu was a big influence on me, without him I wouldn't be here at this school, and here I made many friends. So I am forever in his debt. He stepped up to the stage, casting his eyes on the students and staff}

Manabu [Greetings. On this beautiful, blossoming spring day, I welcome you to this graduation ceremony]

Me {Manabu's speech had started. He first showed gratitude towards the grand graduation ceremony itself. Then he talked about what had happened three years ago when he had first entered the school}

Manabu [I still clearly remember the first day I set foot into the campus of the Advanced Nurturing High School. I felt that there was a different atmosphere compared to normal schools. As I was shouldering the burden of the future, I vowed to make these three years a meaningful one]

Me {I felt warmth from the assertive and composed nature of his speech. Manabu felt like a different person I met all of those years ago. I felt this change as the speech advanced}

Manabu [Although this was a personal matter, I spoke to the 1st year students last year as the student council representative. Compared to what you were like last year, I can see how much you've grown with just a glance]

Me {Is he talking about me? Looking back on it, I was a completely different person back then. And thanks to my friends, my teachers, my mother, and Ayanokouji I changed for the better}

Manabu [At the same time, I hope that the students who will soon be the new 3rd years provide a suitable example for the new 2nd years to fully exert their strengths, all the while complying school regulations and practicing discipline]

Me {After a few minutes, the speech slowly came to a close}

Manabu [I wanted to assure you that the things we learn in this school will not only play a role in our future lives but also became our most valuable asset. The person who will stand up here and speak to you next year, and the year after that, will be able to understand what I'm feeling]

Me {In other words, the leader of the graduating Class A. Could that be Nagumo-senpai? Or someone entirely different. The students in the first year were still engaged in chaotic warfare. Who would come out on top? Kanzaki? Suzune? Sakayanagi? Ryuuen? Or maybe Ayanokouji}

Manabu [Thank you, all of you, for the past three years]

Me {After that speech to the students, he turned towards the teachers and addressed them, and finally to the school itself. After the grand speech, the graduation ceremony moved onto the next stage}