Instructor Onizuka also looked at Aikawa Saki with a complicated look. "You're about to graduate in a few days… Do you really want to show this kind of face at graduation?"
"...I think the biggest question is whether I can be discharged before it's time for graduation," Aikawa Saki said sincerely.
Instructor Onizuka's face darkened and he flicked her forehead. "You're the best student in this batch and you should have gone to the podium for a speech!"
Aikawa Saki nearly collapsed.
Nooo!
She didn't want to appear in front of so many people!
Especially not with this face!
Seeing the resistance on Aikawa Saki's face, Instructor Onizuka sighed and said, "Forget it, it's better for the person in second place to give a speech."
Aikawa Saki breathed a sigh of relief and then looked confused.
"Wait, is there no male student who's better than me?" Aikawa Saki asked sincerely.
Instructor Onizuka shook his head. "This batch is definitely the worst batch I have ever taught."
Aikawa Saki: "..." She has the feeling that Instructor Onizuka said this every single time.
But it was also true that there were no other remarkable students and troublemakers aside from her.
Who got involved in two big incidents before graduation?
And she even sent herself to the hospital right before graduation.
Aikawa Saki groaned to herself.
Forget it.
In this way, Aikawa Saki skipped the graduation because she was hospitalized. During the graduation ceremony, the speech was delivered by the person in the second place.
"I heard that the first place this year is a rare female student, but she's injured in an accident," one student gossiped.
Kazami Yuya was confused and asked reflexively, "What accident?"
"A fight with a fugitive!"
"Who?"
"But my brother didn't tell me more."
"Ahh, you're just whetting our appetites."
Kazami Yuya couldn't help but think of the female student who used to run on the training ground. But she was in a different class and seemed to disappear very often, so he didn't have much contact with her.
He himself was one of the best students in this batch and was recruited into public security.
Looking around, he couldn't find that familiar face.
In the end, Kazami Yuya pressed down the thoughts in his mind and left.
…
[Ding! It's noticed that player no. 7 has obtained 1 million popularity points before his death. You may receive a new identity card and choose a new place to live outside Conan's world]
Aikawa Saki heard the notification and then at the barrage that was crying because this one person basically ran away from Gin and attracted their attention, practically buying time for Miyano Akemi.
Unfortunately, his efforts were still useless.
But his act was useful.
Since his goal was simply to get 1 million popularity points, he chose the most cost effective options. By targeting Miyano Akemi and running around for a while, he made sure that he had enough screen time.
The coat is naturally his life.
Aikawa Saki was silent.
This notification shows that the other three players didn't manage to get 1 million popularity points.
Chills crept out behind Aikawa Saki's back.
For some reason, she felt terrified.
She forced herself to calm down and glanced at the barrage. Considering she was so far away from the main storyline, Aikawa Saki decided that she will not come before Bourbon's arc.
At that time… she should do something to garner more popularity points and discussion without seeking death.
This man managed to become popular because of two reasons.
One, he's handsome.
Two, he acted pretentiously.
*cough*
Glancing at the mirror, Aikawa Saki sighed. Her swelling has almost subsided and her appearance was pretty good. But she didn't know whether she could still have such a good face at 30 years old.
Forget it.
She will think of other things later.
For now, it's time to focus on work and training.
…
Time passed quietly and Aikawa Saki soon got used to her work in SAT.
She almost wanted to curse while doing work.
This is not even Conan's year yet, so why does she have to work overtime almost every single day?
Thankfully, she still has a break and when she saw the date, Aikawa Saki silently made her way to the police academy.
She didn't realize how fast time moved…
And the constant missions given to her made her realize that if she wanted to get close to the characters in the past, it seemed to be impossible. Whenever she thought about it, something will definitely happen. It's as if something was blocking their way…
How should she get popularity points if she couldn't even get close to the main characters?
Bad review!
Aikawa Saki complained venomously.
But in the end, she knew that she could only accept it.
This is the first time she finally managed to reach the police academy in the past few months after she had the thought of visiting. And the reason was because she was indeed asked to come here.
Aikawa Saki sighed in her heart.
This should be Furuya Rei's batch.
Yet at the same time… she didn't know how to approach them to make her presence. She has been so busy with work that she nearly forgot that she came here to play games.
Perhaps only the barrage is a constant reminder that she was here to get popularity and not to become a real police officer…
She made her own way to the police academy during a break and saw Instructor Onizuka was lecturing five students on the playground. It seemed that they had caused some trouble for him.
Aikawa Saki debated whether she should step forward or not.
But in the end, she decided against it.
After he finished lecturing, Instructor Onizuka saw Aikawa Saki on the side. Seeing her attire, his lips twitched and he dismissed the five students.
"It's been a while. Come with me," Instructor Onizuka said.
Aikawa Saki nodded and then followed behind the instructor.
The five students were dejected. They had just been punished to clean the bathroom not long ago and felt it's unfair.
"I don't want to clean the bathroom," Matsuda Jinpei said irritably.
"It's ok, Jinpei, we'll work together." Hagiwara Kenji had long mastered how to manage Matsuda Jinpei who often offended people with his mouth.
Furuya Rei saw Morofushi Hiromitsu staring in one direction. "Hiro? What are you looking at?"
"Ah, no, I just thought that person's attire is a bit strange," Morofushi Hiromitsu replied.
At this sentence, the others turned their heads and saw a woman walking beside Instructor Onizuka. She wore hats, masks, and a long jacket, making it difficult to see her real appearance.
Though, they could still estimate her height and build.
"Maybe it's that one… the one that you don't need to know something?" Matsuda Jinpei was racking his brain.
"It's 'need not to know,'" Morofushi Hiromitsu corrected gently while looking at the person who left.
It was only a few seconds and the person had disappeared.
"But such a suspicious looking person… is it really possible?" Furuya Rei felt that the other party would attract attention instead.
"She has been staring at us for a long time, but I didn't notice her presence," Hagiwara Kenji said.
"Eh? Really?"
"Yeah, I noticed Instructor Onizuka was a bit distracted for a moment and that's when I saw her after following his gaze. Before that, I didn't even notice there's a beautiful girl around," Hagiwara Kenji replied.
He sensed Instructor Onizuka's momentary pause, so he saw her standing at the side. But her gaze didn't feel offensive as she knew how to look without others noticing her. Even though there was only a pair of eyes that was visible, Hagiwara Kenji was sure that she's definitely a beautiful woman.
It was somewhat odd indeed.
"But working like that is quite difficult." Wataru Date laughed and shook his head. He was definitely not suited for that kind of work as he appears too righteous.
"For the sake of justice, I think it'll be worth it," Furuya Rei whispered.
Morofushi Hiromitsu glanced at his childhood friend and seemed to guess what the other party was planning. He himself was also thinking about it.