"Cough, cough!"
"Let's discuss the work for the joint school event."
Nagumo dared not dwell on the topic and quickly changed the subject.
Both sides entered work mode.
Tenya was AFK the entire time, drinking tea, he wasn't interested in work.
"The biggest problem right now is the distance between the two schools. According to your school's rules, students are not allowed to leave campus freely." Yuki hit the nail on the head.
"That's simple then. Let all the teachers and students from your Sobu High School come here." Ikuto suggested.
"Please don't make such unrealistic jokes. Sobu High School has over two thousand teachers and students; how could they all collectively come to Advanced Nurturing High School?" Yuki expressed her opposition.
"If you are worried about the cost, we at Advanced Nurturing High School can cover all transportation, food, and lodging expenses." Nagumo, having received tacit approval from the school's high-level management, displayed his wealth.
"This isn't just about money. Since it's a joint school event, it naturally needs to be fair." Yuki argued logically.
If everything was decided by them, wouldn't they just be background decorations?
"Then, perhaps we can consider a compromise solution. Renting an activity venue outside the school?" Ikuto suggested again.
Advanced Nurturing High School has government and enterprise support. Previously, for a special exam, the school even rented a luxury cruise ship to an uninhabited island for the exam.
"Wait a moment, Ikuto. Who allowed you to act on your own initiative?" Nagumo narrowed his eyes and glared at the other party.
Advanced Nurturing High School has four classes per grade, which at most is only six or seven hundred students. With the school's budget, covering the expenses for six or seven hundred students was manageable.
But if you add the two thousand-plus people from Sobu High School, wouldn't the budget have to multiply several times?
"Sorry, President." Ikuto dared not resist and could only lower his head and remain silent.
"It seems your school's budget is also limited." Yuki saw through the other party's concerns.
"I have a suggestion. Let Sobu High School strictly limit the number of students participating in the joint school event." Nagumo said.
"Limit the number? What exactly do you mean by that?"
Yuki's face darkened, she seemed to vaguely sense the other party's attitude.
"Society is cruel, it's impossible to distribute all resources equally. Isn't it easy to understand that excellent students should participate in the activities?"
Nagumo believed in the supremacy of individual ability. During his leadership of B Class to A Class, nearly ten students dropped out mid-way.
"Is this the so-called meritocracy?"
Yuki finally understood Advanced Nurturing High School's rules.
"Is there a problem with meritocracy? As an excellent student yourself, Suou-san, you shouldn't have to worry, right?"
"But Tenya-kun, you should be careful, hahahaha!"
Nagumo gave Tenya, who had been AFK and slacking off the entire time, a meaningful look.
In his opinion, the latter, who couldn't even get into the Student Council, must be a dispensable marginal figure at Sobu High School.
"Don't lump me in with you. When the tiger is away, the monkey becomes king. If Horikita-senpai was still here, that would be great. This is what you Student Council members truly feel."
Tenya never engaged in pointless verbal sparring. With one opening, he struck at the other party's achilles' heel.
"What did you say?!"
Nagumo's eyes widened, instantly losing his composure.
Horikita Manabu was the previous Student Council President, possessing first-class administrative abilities and being a top student in all aspects of intelligence, morality, physical education, and aesthetics. Including Nagumo himself, most of the Student Council members present were promoted by Manabu. Therefore, it was only natural for everyone to miss him.
How is this guy so familiar with Advanced Nurturing High School's Student Council?
From everyone's expressions, Yuki could confirm that Tenya's words were true. She was surprised by Tenya's source of information.
He couldn't possibly be able to read minds, could he?
"Cough, cough."
"Horikita-senpai is no longer here. Now, we are leading the Student Council."
Ikuto couldn't deny Manabu's brilliance and could only emphasize his own identity.
"Then, what solutions do you have for resolving the joint school event?" Tenya counter-questioned.
"This..."
Ikuto suddenly lost his confidence and could only look at Nagumo.
"The expenses for offline events are too large. We might as well consider holding it online."
It must be said that Nagumo's mind was quite flexible.
"Holding the event online is indeed a good idea." Yuki seriously considered the feasibility of the plan.
"A purely online event, the sports faction wouldn't agree to that, right?" Tenya hit the nail on the head.
Whether it was Advanced Nurturing High School or Sobu High School, both had various clubs, and more than half of them were related to sports. These clubs were eagerly looking forward to showcasing their skills in activities, so how could they agree to hold them online?
"Yoshida-san makes a good point. From the school's perspective, online activities always feel too virtual, lacking a sense of reality." Yuki expressed her agreement.
"This won't work, and that won't work. What is Yoshida-san's opinion then?" Nagumo simply pushed the problem to him.
"What's wrong? Can't Nagumo-senpai even solve such a simple problem?" Tenya retorted.
"Please, Yoshida-san, enlighten me." Nagumo suppressed the anger in his heart.
He wanted to see what kind of solution the other party could come up with.
"If you're asking for help, you should at least prostrate yourself, right?" Tenya deliberately kept him in suspense.
"Prostration is an outdated custom from the old era." Nagumo frowned, looking righteous.
"....."
Tenya was speechless for the first time.
So pragmatic?
"Alright, if you have a solution, just say it, Yoshida-san." Yuki chided him.
Since she had said so much, he couldn't keep it to himself anymore.
"Have you ever heard of Full Dive?" Tenya began.
"Full Dive? The human-machine interface technology developed by SAO Company?" Nagumo's eyes lit up instantly.
"I heard, Yoshida-san, that you were a participant in the SAO incident?" Yuki looked at him with a surprised expression.
The SAO incident.
The developer, Kayaba Akihiko, used game helmets to trap a large number of players in the game for half a month. It caused a large number of casualties and was officially classified as a heinous terrorist attack. The official concealed the strange information involved.
"To be able to survive that death game." Nagumo's gaze towards Tenya became a bit more serious.
"But ever since that incident, SAO went bankrupt, and all of its games were acquired by various manufacturers." Yuki raised a question.
"It doesn't matter. I have the original code for the seed of the world."
This was something Akihiko voluntarily gave to Tenya as a trophy after Tenya defeated him. With this original code, he could log into any game developed based on Full Dive technology at any time.
"You actually have this thing. If this thing were put up for auction, it would be worth at least several billion." Nagumo looked shocked.
Although his family was quite wealthy, he absolutely could not afford such an exorbitant price.
"To have everyone from both schools enter the game world, this really is an incredible joint school event." Yuki's forehead seeped a drop of cold sweat.
As the new Student Council President of Sobu High School, she had some momentum, but to organize such a large event right away was a big undertaking.
"What? You're not confident in organizing this joint school event well?" Tenya smiled calmly.
"If it were just me, I wouldn't be very confident. But with Yoshida-san here, then there's no problem." Yuki said frankly.