ME: HEEEEY EVERYONE! UNFORTUNATELY SOME 'ERRORS' MADE ME CHANGE GIN'S NAME TO JIN.
AKI: WHY DID YOU EVEN GAVE IN TO HIS REQUEST?
ME: WELL HE IS MY 1ST OPINIONIST IN THIS STORY.
KYOUSHIRO: AND ME?
ME: YEAH YEAH...YOU'RE MY 2nd OPINIONIST
MISUI: WHO'S YOUR 3RD OPINIONIST
ME: WELL IF YOU WANNA FIND OUT, JUST KEEP ON READING.
EVERYONE: ENJOY!
CHAPTER 3: THE TEACHER AND A NEW CLASSMATE?
MISUI'S POV
Hi! My name is Misui Oda, I live with my kaa-chan and oba-san here in Chozukabe City. I'm the youngest and I have one older sister. Fortunately, nee-chan moved out 3 years ago because she has a job now and is supporting us too. Of course, kaa-chan won't stop helping the family too. She's a maid in a rich man's mansion at the northern part of Chozukabe City. I would sometimes come with her to work at the mansion. Now to tell you about my past. I had a complete family when I was a kid. I would always be cheerful and happy at any time because that's what my kaa-chan and tou-san both told me. That always being happy will solve my problems. I would always play outside with my friends and always become the fastest of them all. Talent I guess? Anyways, I thought I had it all but apparently, good things never last. One night I saw my tou-san with another woman, that's the day I almost lost all of my happiness and became depress. I began to join a group of people, who were also depress of their life and would slash their skin a bit and let blood drip. I never told anyone about it, not even my nee-chan knows nor both of my parents knows. Until one day my kaa-chan found out about tou-san's mistress and me doing those things of slashing. She looked at both me and tou-san with tears in her eyes and I felt betraying her. Kaa-chan and tou-san yelled at each other and that time I was crying all alone. Nee-chan has already moved out that time and I could only weep helplessly until I heard tou-san about 'killing kaa-chan' and that triggered my nerves. I yelled at him and told him that if he was going to take kaa-chan's life then take mine as well. Tou-san then dropped his knife and left with stuff. Me and mother cried all night and that day I promised her that I would go back to my old self. Back to the one, who is always happy and cheerful, the old Misui. Now from this day, I hate people saying that tou-sans are great and would always lecture them but I will keep my promise to be happy and cheerful. When I enrolled in Chozu High, I met a lot of people when I was still a junior and even met people who I could cherish as treasures. I'm now a Senior and it was the first day of school.
It was merely a normal day like the previous days of my junior life in Chozu. As I went to my classroom, I saw a bunch of unfamiliar faces and some familiar ones as well but I'm not really close with them. Then I found a right seat but someone was beside it. So why not get along with someone new right? I happily walked towards that seat and found him using his cellphone. "Ohayou!" I said and he turned to look. I saw his face, he had blue hair and green eyes but he has a scar on the left part of his lip. Judging from his height from sitting, he must be a tall guy. I smiled at him and introduced myself. "My name is Oda Misui and looks like I'll be your new seatmate for a while." I said to the blue haired guy. He smiled at me and nodded.
"Nice to meet ya, Misui. Name's Shimazu Kyoushiro." I then seated beside him and I nodded. As time passes, my classmates began to increase but at the first bell. Another shows up, he had jet black standing hair and his eyes were bright blue with an average height. I looked at him and saw a short dark violet haired girl with glasses, talk to him. I waited for a few minutes for them to stop. He then pulled a pad from his bag which made me interested. As hours passed, me and Kyoushiro waited for our teacher to show up while also talked about details of our life and often would look at that guy again. He's been doing nothing but draw and that really made me curious. Hours passed and after getting bored from talking with Kyoushiro, I consulted some people that I knew and that short girl. I introduced myself to her and she introduced herself to me. Her name was Takeda Aki and I asked him about that guy, who has been drawing the whole time. Well, she had a lot of things to say about him. After all her fit of rage, she sighed.
"His name is Li Naosashi, a transferee." That peaked my interest. A transferee huh? I thanked Aki and sat to join Kyoushiro. After more hours passed, no teacher still appeared until it reached the end of the day. I quickky went home and found it was only oba-chan home. Meaning, kaa-chan's at the mansion now.
The second day, I finally talked to that guy, Naosashi. His drawing was a-mazing and he was really funny to tease. I asked him to make me a drawing too but he refused and I do not take 'no' for an answer. I teased him until he said 'fine' and I was really happy about it. I then consulted my other classmates and would casually come back to him and ask if he has finished drawing. Though, he would answer that he still has no inspiration yet so I decided to tease him. After more hours, our teacher still hasn't shown up and that really made me curious on what's our teacher like. I imagined some few images of him that made me giggle and even regret that I thought of it. The day past and I never got my drawing from Nao!
At the third day, I first surprised Nao with getting his necklace off without being noticed. It was really beautiful with its red color but after that I finally got my drawing from Nao. Some gangster looking guys talked to him before I got it. I talked to some of my classmates and found out that they have a gang somewhere in the city and terrorizing some parts of it. After getting the drawing, I introduced Kyoushiro to Nao and after that we chatted until the whole day. Telling the details of our life but at the time the bell rang, I asked Nao a question that made him really...horrifying. His eyes were filled with rage and darkness that it made me scared. When he stormed out, I remembered that I asked him that one question. It was all my fault Nao got angry! Kyoushiro comforted me and after that I began to go back home. But Kyoushiro then came rushing holding Nao's pad saying that he wants to give it back to Nao. It was all my fault I asked that question so I rushed with Kyoushiro to the school ground. We then rushed to find Nao with Kyoushiro's bike and was kind of hard considering the crowd blocking us but we managed to find Nao and return his pad. After that we said our sorry-s and goodbyes to each other. I really feel like I can both trust them.
Now back to the present, one week has already passed and the teacher still hasn't shown up, much to Nao's displeasure. He explained to us that he's just really curious too to meet the teacher. Just like me! Anyways the three of us have always been hanging out but I would sometimes talk with my other classmates leaving those two to talk. Apparently they have a lot in common, favouring rock music and drawing. I wanted to mingle with them but it's just too confusing! I met a new friend named Tohata Levi. She has tan skin and grey hair with silver shoulder length hair. I get along with her but of course I won't forget about those two.
It's Monday now and a new week to greet us all. I went inside the classroom to see Nao and Kyoushiro in our original seats. 'Looks like they're early.' They saw me and they both waved with a grin on Nao's face and a smile on Kyoushiro's. I waved back with my normal smile and sat in my seat between them. "Ohayou, Nao, Kyoushiro." I greeted them and they nodded. "So how's your morning and weekend?"
They both shrugged. "Nothing special really, just stayed in home and used the computer all day long." Nao said to me.
"I just hanged out with my friends and played in the computer cafe nearby our neighbourhood." Kyoushiro said. I puffed my cheeks at their activities.
"You know playing computer all day long is bad for you right?" I said to them.
"Yeah, I know that but we're gamers." Nao said to me and they both bumped their fists. I puffed my cheeks because of their boy attitude.
"How's your weekend, Misui?" Kyoushiro asked.
I sighed. "Just with my mother in the mansion and helped her in some chores." I said to them and they nodded. I was supposed to say one more thing when the bell rang. We all stopped and heard the front door open. We were all shocked. 'The teacher!' Everyone, with Godspeed, quickly sat to the closest seat they see.
We all face the front and waited for the teacher to come in. The three of us stared at front door and the teacher's foot appeared. It finally opened wide and the teacher came in. We saw him and he was about his 30's, he had short golden hair with a golden goatee. He had deep brown eyes and had a buff figure. He laid his things in the desk and crossed his arms and stood that made his presence scary and intimidating. "Stand.." His voice rang throughout the room and every one of us stood up. I looked at the Nao and Kyoushiro, who had deadpanned faces in them. "Ohayou, everyone. My name is Hojo Shiki but you can call me with my family name or normal name. Always add 'sensei' to show respect students." Hojo-sensei's, that's what I picked, voice made me gulp as his words sound like he's threatening us. This man is our teacher?! I felt like my inside thoughts are crying! I then heard that he cleared his throat and I looked at him once more. "Anyways, the reason for my absence is because I had a meeting with our Principal, Chozu-san. We have to discuss about the students and what room they belong to." What? I never heard about that happening in the last school year. "Lucky for you all, none of you are going to be removed from this room..." Everyone smiled and grinned while some didn't react. "But..." Everyone's smiles and grins then disappeared and looked at Hojo-sensei. "...You have a new classmate with you." A new classmate? I can't tell if I'm excited to meet that classmate but I hope I can befriend him or her. Hojo-sensei then pointed his right arm at the door. "Please come in and introduce yourself." All of us looked at the door and saw a figure come in.
All of us looked at the door and saw a figure come in. The figure walked in and came up on front with a big smile on her face. She had long cerulean hair with light blue eyes and her height is about mine. I immediately saw myself in her which made me smile and excited yet determined. 'I have to befriend her!'
"Go on, introduce yourself."
"Ohayou everyone, my name is Otani Yuki! I hope you'll be nice to me as my classmates." She bowed in front of us while still keeping her smile.
Hojo-sensei nodded. "Okay, Otani-san, you may seat at the remaining seat." He pointed to the seat in front of me and my inside thoughts clap happily.
"Thank you, Hojo-sensei." Yuki nodded and walked towards the seat in front of me.
After she was in the seat, Hojo-sensei cleared his throat once more. "You may seat, everyone." At that being said we all seated. "Okay everyone, let me ask you something first." Hojo-sensei said which grabbed all of our attention. "Which would you rather choose, your life or your friendship?" That made all of us shocked. 'Wh-why would he ask that?' I asked myself.
NORMAL POV
Naosashi narrowed his eyes towards his new teacher and only wonder why his teacher would ask that. 'Who would I pick?'
Kyoushiro though was only wondering about the question. 'Who would I pick?'
Shiki was looking at his student's shocked faces and could only smile. "So, what would you pick? If no one answers, I can all fail you at once and force you all to repeat."
Everyone was really shocked at that point. "What?!" "No way?!" "That's not fair sensei!" Exclaims from the student were roared in the classroom.
"Sensei! I would pick my own life!" The voice came from Dojin Soma with a smirk.
"Oh?" Shiki then made a smirk and faced Soma. "And why is that Soma?" He said which shocked him. "You think I wouldn't recognize you? Your records in this school is full of mischief but I would ignore that for this year." The golden haired teacher said. "Anyways, why is that your answer Soma?"
Soma was merely staring then force himself to regain his senses. "I would pick my life because I love it and I can form new friendships when I lose them." His group smiled and clapped for him. Naosashi though was disgusted at that kind of friendship.
Shiki nodded at Soma's answer. "Nice answer but wrong." The golden haired teacher said and made Soma shocked. "You would rather throw your friendships and bonds for your life? Men like you are destined to fail in this world."
That made many students raise their hands. The teacher then picked the blond tanned boy. "You, name then answer."
"Honda Jin, sensei, and I would pick my friends because they are important to me than my life." The guy named Jin said with a confident grin but was soon broken.
"Wrong." All of the students were shocked at Shiki's claim. "You would rather throw your life for friendship? What about your family and your other formed bonds? Men like you are brave but stupidity will claim you, one day." Gin then sat down silently and clenched his fist. The raised hands were then reduced to zero as no one wanted to anymore. "So that's it? That is all your sight can see?" Shiki waited for anyone to raise but to his avail, no one bothered. He sighed and was about to speak but was then interrupted.
"I would rather choose none!"
Everyone looked at where that voice came from and they saw it was Naosashi standing with a calm face. Shiki looked at his student and he seemed new. "Name? Transferee?"
"Li Naosashi and yes I am a transfer." Naosashi said to his intimidating teacher, who nodded. "I would rather choose none because you used the word 'rather'. Which indicates that you can have a third choice if you need. If you didn't put 'rather' then I could only pick those two choices." The black haired boy pointed out which made Kyoushiro widen his eyes.
'Nao is right, sensei used the word rather. Nice one Nao!' Kyoushiro thought with a smile towards his friend.
Shiki looked at Nao, who was looking confidently at him. "Is that all?" Shiki asked the black haired boy, who nodded with confidence. The golden haired teacher grinned. "Correct." The class then smiled but... "...Yet not enough." That made Nao surprise even their classmates. 'The boy is smart and wise in his words. Yet his knowledge is still in need to be supplied. He might be capable of that..." As they were running out of hope, one more raised his hand which Shiki noticed. "Name. Answer."
Everyone looked at the one called, who was in front of Yuki. The guy with a grin said. "Hattori Daishi and always look beyond the possible." The guy named Daishi, had dark brown rough hair with auburn eyes. His height was of the normal ones and had a bandage on his nose.
Shiki looked at the boy named Daishi for a while making the students nervous on the boy's answer to the teacher. The golden haired teacher smiled and nodded. "Correct." Shiki said and turned around to walk towards his desk. 'The boy is like Li-san, though I feel he is a lazy student. He must be sharpened and refined but a proper vessel.' "You may sit down, Hattori-san." Daishi nodded and sat down quietly. The teacher then wrote something in the board with his chalk. They then recognized it as Chozu High's creed; be patient as the sea, swim to the horizons as a fish, then aim high as the skies and soar and fly to it as a bird in kanji form. "Now everyone…." The gold haired teacher then turned around to face them with crossed arms. "Class, in this world. Everything you see is merely limited to the naked eye though your knowledge shall also be limited. The world is full of possibilities and cannot be learnt by merely 'looking'." Shiki then pointed his finger in the black board, directly towards the creed. "Who can tell me the meaning of the school's creed?"
The students of Room 77 then looked at each other and asked among themselves. "What does it mean?" "I don't know!" "Wait, was it said in the first day of our juniors?" "Yeah, I think so too." "If it is, does anyone remember it?" Almost everyone in the class were asking their seatmates even Kyushiro and Misui.
"Hey Misui, do you remember?" Kyoushiro asked making Misui look above her and put her finger on her chin.
"Uhmmmm…." Misui thought hard and even bit her lip but did not remembered anything. "…I can't remember. Do you?"
Kyoushiro shook his head. "No, I don't even remember if they did said something like that."
Naosashi, being a transferee got curious and decided to ask. "What are you guys talking about?"
"We're talking about the creed's meaning but we can't remember if they did said the meaning." Kyoushiro replied which Misui nodded as ash agrees.
That was enough explanation for the black haired boy to understand. He then looked at the others and spotted Aki, who was sitting silently with her glasses shining. 'Does Aki know?' Naosashi narrowed his eyes on Aki and later looked at the other one who answered. He looked at Daishi, who was sitting lazily and not even thinking. Naosashi sweatdropped at what he was seeing. 'Guess he's a genius in birth yet lazy at choice.'
In the middle part of the class, Jin was thinking hard and trying to remember in his mind. "Ughh…can't remember! Can you two remember it? Mayumi, Akira?" Jin asked the seatmates that were between him.
The girl named Mayumi had long violet hair with black on the ends of it. Her skin is tanned also but much lighter compared to Jin's yet her height is only at his shoulder and her eyes were pure dandelion. "I can't remember it too."
The other one named Akira has a pure brown hair which was standing and has brown eyes to match his hair. His skin is much lighter than the two but a tone of chestnut. Akira shrugged. "Can't remember it too." The three then sighed as they ran out of hope.
In the gangster group, the four were merely sitting and not even thinking. Back to Nao's group, Kyoushiro and Misui still hasn't given up on the meaning of the creed yet Naosashi was thinking about something. He has a feeling about the question and about Aki's silence. 'If she isn't thinking about the answer. She would have answered by now but the way acts. What is she up to?' Naosashi said to himself.
After minutes of thinking Shiki then sighed. "Anyone doesn't know the meaning? Have you all forgotten about it?" The golden haired teacher asked the students and they were still asking amongst themselves. He then noticed Daishi and Aki's silence. 'Hattori-san is clearly not minding the situation and the girl is clearly understanding the situation. She seems confident in her intelligence yet that can be people's downfalls. Too much confidence shall lead to utter defiance in estimating anyone.' Shiki then looked at Jin, Akira and Mayumi, who were trying to discuss the question and answer. The same goes for when he saw Kyoushiro and Misui. 'These five rely on each other and can admit that their intelligence is weak yet they work together to combine it. Though I know dependence shall be their downfall.' Shiki then looks to see Naosashi was thinking harder, his eyes closed and his hand on his chin. 'Li-san is clearly understanding the situation even though he isn't from this school in the first place making him at a disadvantage in the question. Yet he is trying to understand it.' Shiki once more looked to the new student in room 77. She was thinking hard and trying to remember the meaning of the creed. 'Otani-san, though alone, is trying to remember all by herself. Independence can be a good thing but the less you have the less you are experienced.' Shiki never minded in looking at Soma's group as he knows what they are doing. Shiki then sighed and finally looked at Aki. "You, name and answer." He pointed his finger at the glasses wearing girl.
Everyone's attention then were directed to the purple haired girl, who stood up. "My name is Takeda Aki, Shiki-sensei." Aki introduced herself with a smile and Shiki, nodded, who understood. "The answer is that the creed was not really explained." Aki answered which made nearly everyone in the room shocked.
"What?!" Everyone in the room said except for Naosashi, Soma's gang and Daishi.
'I knew it. Everyone doesn't know the creed, not even a faint memory of its beginning, middle nor end.' Naosashi said.
Shiki though grinned and nodded. "Correct, the creed was not explained at that time and why is that?"
At the middle part of the class, Jin was thinking hard but Mayumi quickly analyzed the question and raised her hand. "Mayumi, you know?" Jin asked and Mayumi nodded.
Shiki pointed his finger towards the blondie. "You, name then answer."
The tanned skin girl stood up. "Tachibana Mayumi, Hojo-sensei, and it is because of your mind." That answer made Jin and Akira realize the point.
"Excellent and why is that?" Mayumi was about to explain but held his palm in front. "You may sit, Tachibana-san." Mayumi, slightly disappointed because she was ready to say her answer but was stopped midway, sat down. Shiki then pointed at her seatmate. "You, name and answer."
Akira smiled and stood up quickly. "Fuma Akira, Sensei, and it is because of the mind's imagination. It made us create an imagination that was not supposed to be there and tricked us to see it as something real." Jin and Mayumi smiled at his answer, mostly Mayumi because her two best friends figured it out.
Shiki nodded and signaled Jin to sit down, which he did but made a fist bump first. "Our mind is a powerful force which can enslave us or strengthen us. It can plunge is into deep misery or take us to the height of ecstasy. That is also the point of my two questions. Always look beyond the question and find another answer if it cannot be found in the normal way. The purpose was to really not say the meaning of the creed from the start and trick the students when they reach as Seniors here." That made the students 'ohhhh' then Shiki cleared his throat to continue. "The meaning of the creed is to be patient as the sea which implies for the first years. Be patient as you are still beginning in your first step here in Chozu High. The second is to swim to the horizons as a fish which implies you to do your best and reach the next phase because it is the middle part of your life here as a student, as a second year. The third part is to aim high as the skies which implies in your life here as a third year to realize your dreams, potential and skills. And for the final one is to soar high as a bird to reach the skies. Meaning to reach your dreams as you have realized it. Achieve it, fight for it and reach it." The students were smiling at their teacher's speech/lesson. Yuki, Akira, Aki, Nao, Kyoushiro and Misui smiled with determination. Daishi, Jin, and Mayumi grinned as their eyes were filled with determination.
"Go beyond the limits, break the chains that hold you! Nothing is true, everything is permitted, I say! Do not let your sight decide and conclude it. Use your mind to see what's beyond them. We are free and do not let chains bind you to prevent you from reaching your dreams!"
ME: FINALLY DONE WITH CHAPTER 3! BOY SO MANY PEOPLE ARE INTRODUCED IN THIS CHAPTER!
AKI: FINALLY MORE PEOPLE!
ME: MISUI, KYOUSHIRO, KINDLY...
MISUI: LET US INTRODUCD; HATTORI DAISHI, FUMA AKIRA, HONDA JIN...
KYOUSHIRO: TACHIBANA MAYUMI AND OTANI YUKI!
JIN: FINALLY CAN BREATHE AGAIN!
KYOUSHIRO: JIN WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
MISUI: YEAH, YOU'VE BEEING MISSING SINCE CHAPTER 2
JIN: I...
ME: (LOOKS AT HIM WITH A DEVILISH SMIRK)
JIN: JUST HEADED OUT FOR A DRINK THAT'S ALL!
MAYUMI: A DRINK?
DAISHI: DID SOMETHING HAPPENED TO YOU JIN?
AKIRA: YOU LOOK PALE OR SOMETHING?
JIN: N-N-AHHH I'M FINE!
YUKI AND AKI: OK?
ME: WELL, ANYWAYS YOU'VE SEEN OUR TEACHER. HOJO-SENSEI.
DAISHI: GOOD THING HE ISN'T IN THE MAIN CAST.
KYOUSHIRO: YEAH, WE PROBABLY BE COWERING IN FEAR HERE.
YUKI: IS HE REALLY GONNA BE THAT BAD?
KYOUSHIRO, AKIRA, AKI AND MAYUMI: (SIGHS AND NODS.)
ME: ANYWAYS, I'VE ALREADY EXPLAINED THE MEANING OF THE CHOZU HIGH'S CREED AND YOU ALSO SAW A PART OF THE ASSASSIN'S CREED'S BELIEF. I WANTED TO APPLY IT HERE AS WELL. INSTEAD OF MAKING IT A CREED THAT SAYS ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S FALSE AND WRONG DOINGS. I IMPLIED IT AS A CREED ABOUT GOING BEYOND YOUR SIGHT LIKE PLUS ULTRA FROM BOKU NO HERO ACADEMIA WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY FROM NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.
JIN: DAMN, YOU USED TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SERIES'S CREED TO MAKE A NEW ONE.
KYOUSHIRO: (NODS) WEEABOO!
ME: HEY! ATLEAST IT'S FOR THIS FANFIC!
YUKI: WELL IT WAS KIND OF IMPRESSIVE
ME: THANK YOU!
AKIRA: HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE WE MISSING?
ME: WE'RE ALMOST THERE MY FRIEND. ANYWAYS I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS CHAPTER AND THE FIGHTS ARE COMING THEIR WAY!
EVERYONE: JA NE!