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Chapter 37 - 34. Unprinciped News Department

Chapter 37: 34. Unprinciped News Department

The next day, which was a Tuesday, was also clear weather.

The sky was blue and clear, and the young leaves on the trees were sparkling.

During lunch break, Dubian Che, along with Kunii Shuichi and Saito Keisuke, leaned against the corridor windows, chatting while overlooking the courtyard below.

Students eating their boxed lunches could be seen everywhere in the courtyard.

"Damn it!" Kunii Shuichi, watching a couple under a tree, tore off a large piece of bread with his teeth and chewed vigorously.

Saito Keisuke mocked, "If you get Yamakuchi Naomi, you wouldn’t have to feel envious here."

"How could I! Am I the type to abandon my friends? Even if I had a girlfriend, I’d still eat with you guys!"

"So, how are things going with you and Yamakuchi?" Dubian Che asked, his mouth around the straw of his strawberry milk.

Having studied hard recently, he constantly craved sweets; since cola wasn’t nutritious, he had no choice but to opt for this milk, typically favored by girls.

Kunii Shuichi gazed at the distant sky: "I’ve found someone I like."

"Eh?" Saito Keisuke stared at Kunii Shuichi in surprise.

"Listen," Kunii Shuichi closed his eyes.

"Listen to what? Someone you like? I thought you liked Yamakuchi Naomi, or..."

Dubian Che interrupted Saito Keisuke, "It’s the cello."

"The cello?"

"There’s the sound of a cello."

From the overhead corridor between the club building and the teaching building, the faint sound of a cello drifted.

Saito Keisuke listened intently for a while before he could make out a bit of the unclear instrument’s performance.

"What’s this about?" he asked.

"It’s Hanaoka Asako from the Wind Instrument Club. She’s practicing the Koshien cheer song ’General Bao’s Theme Song’." Even though the music was barely audible, an entranced Kunii Shuichi was certain.

"What about Yamakuchi Naomi?" Saito Keisuke asked.

"Keisuke," Kunii Shuichi grabbed Saito Keisuke by the shoulders, looking him in the eye, "Love is blind. Falling in love always comes like a hurricane; I can’t control myself."

"Which book did you read that line from?" Saito Keisuke disdainfully brushed off Kunii Shuichi’s hands.

"I forgot."

On the sideline, refueling with sugar, Dubian Che replied, "’Hasegawa, Who Has a 120% Favorability Rating, Seems Willing to Do Anything for Me...’"

"Typical Dubian! What a memory you have!"

"I just happened to read that light novel and remembered this line."

About to shift the topic to ask about Hanaoka Asako from the Wind Instrument Club, someone called Dubian Che from behind.

"Excuse me, are you Dubian Che who ranked third in the entrance exam and monthly tests?"

Dubian Che turned around, and a male and female student were looking at him.

The female student was holding a notebook and a pen, and the male student was carrying a camera.

"Who might you be?"

"Hello, I’m Hase Hyakka from the News Department." The girl responded.

"Nishikawa Yu." The boy also briefly introduced himself.

Then, the girl asked again, "Excuse me, are you Dubian Che who ranked third in the entrance exam and monthly tests?"

"I am Dubian Che, yes, I ranked third in both the entrance exam and the monthly tests. What do you need?"

"We’re making a special issue about the midterm exams in the News Department, and we’d like to ask you a few questions." Without waiting for Dubian Che’s consent, Hase Hyakka asked the first question, "What is your goal for this midterm exam?"

"Dubian’s target is to be second in the grade!" Kunii Shuichi chimed in helpfully.

"That’s not true." Dubian Che hurriedly stopped him.

Such talk was fine in private, but if Kiyono Lin found out, he’d be lectured again:

Before succeeding in anything, you should keep a low profile yet be passionately devoted—I must have told you this, right? It seems your foolishness is beyond my imagination.

He could already see the girl’s contemptuous smile.

"Second in the grade." Hase Hyakka, the girl called, wrote down the words on her notebook, heedless of him.

"Wait, my goal is to be in the top ten of the whole school, that’s my real goal!"

Hase Hyakka pretended not to hear.

"According to our investigation, Mr. Dubian graduated from the Misezawa branch junior high with only three students in the entire junior high division, all studying through self-study. What was Dubian Che’s usual study method?"

"The goal was to be in the top ten of the school."

"What was the study method?"

"Goal..."

"What was the study method?"

"..." Truly, the journalists were aggressive.

"Solve problems from morning till evening."

"No need for teachers, no need for private tutoring, just self-study." Hase Hyakka scribbled it all down.

"Hey, that previous comment was unnecessary! Can’t you guys have some journalistic integrity?"

If this got out, wouldn’t he, Dubian Che, be portrayed as a conceited figure? The image of being handsome, intelligent, diligent, modest, and kind-hearted could be destroyed in a flash!

"One last question," Hase Hyakka continued as if she hadn’t heard, "In the first grade, the top student Kiyono Lin and the second top student Jiutiao Meijie, neither of you three changed ranks in the two exams, and now you’re in the same club. What’s your opinion on them, or is there anything you want to say?"

"Nothing."

Dubian Che already knew that the so-called journalism club was nothing but irresponsible media; he couldn’t give them another chance to write nonsense.

"Nothing to say? I understand. Dubian Che looks down on..."

"Hold on a moment!"

This time, Dubian Che quickly grabbed Hase Hyakka’s irresponsible right hand with his agile skills.

Look down upon Kiyono Lin and Jiutiao Meijie? What a joke!

Did he want to be verbally murdered by Kiyono Lin’s sharp tongue, or did he want Jiutiao Meijie to trample him to death with her leg?

"Please let go of me, Mr. Dubian, the freedom of the press must be upheld!" Hase Hyakka posed as if ready to face death.

Dubian Che was speechless for a moment.

He smiled and spoke gently, "Minister Hase, I suddenly have something to say, can I answer that last question again?"

Hase Hyakka, infatuated by Dubian Che, unthinkingly agreed.

Carrying the camera, Nishikawa Yu whispered, "Minister, the news must focus on truth, we can’t redo it, right?"

"Shut up."

"Yes."

"Thank you." Dubian Che smiled and nodded at Hase Hyakka.

"It’s no problem." Hase Hyakka shook her head coyly, blushing slightly, "Interview news must respect the will of the interviewee."

You weren’t like that just now, Minister Hase!

Really, can the news just be explained any way they like?

Dubian Che earnestly stated:

"I deeply respect Miss Kiyono and Jiutiao. They are beautiful, intelligent, diligent, modest, and kind-hearted. They truly represent the beauties of Tokyo, they are my goals, the beacons of progress, the ideals of my life."

"Hey, Dubian." Saito Keisuke incredulously, "You’re not like this."

Kunii Shuichi patted Dubian Che on the shoulder, emitting a vibe of ’no one can flatter quite like you.’

"After personal contact, you’ll think the same as me." Dubian Che confirmed unabashedly.

He instructed Hase Hyakka, "Please make sure to run my exact words."

After sending off the journalism club members, the topic among Dubian Che and his group returned to Hanaoka Asako from the Wind Instrument Club.

Kunii Shuichi fell for her during the rehearsal at the baseball field when he saw the petite Hanaoka Asako carrying a cello, finding the girl and the scene extremely adorable.

"Is it that simple?"

"Usually, isn’t it just that, liking how adorable someone seems in a moment? Anyway, I am so smitten with her that I can’t help but pay attention every day for the sound of a cello."

"What about Yamakuchi Naomi?" asked Saito Keisuke.

"Stop it. When I talk to her, she keeps asking about Dubian. Dubian, if you like her, you could easily win her over."

Dubian Che slurped up his strawberry milk in one go: "I only love studying."

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