Until the opening ceremony ended, Kamio Tatsuya didn't see the missing upperclassmen arrive.
"If I'd known I didn't have to attend the opening ceremony, I would have gone straight back to the dorm."
"Yeah, a lot of the upperclassmen didn't come."
Hearing the voices of the people nearby, Kamio Tatsuya felt speechless.
What the heck?
So you guys did notice the missing upperclassmen, but you just think they didn't want to attend the opening ceremony?
Looking around, the first-year students seemed very accepting of the fact that the upperclassmen were missing, and no one seemed confused by their absence.
Am I just overthinking it?
Kamio Tatsuya felt a bit out of place with his fellow first-year students.
After the long opening ceremony ended, the school announced that students could do what they wanted. Now Kamio Tatsuya could take action.
Regarding the question that had been on his mind, Kamio Tatsuya chose the simplest and most direct approach: directly ask the upperclassmen. As his classmates, they must know something.
Well then, let's find a student who looks easy to talk to.
Just then, a girl wearing an unusual school uniform happened to pass by Kamio Tatsuya.
She had long, tangerine-colored hair, and her top was also tangerine-colored. She also had a sunflower hairpin in her bangs.
Yep, you're the one. She seems easy to talk to based on her vibe, and more importantly, she's pretty.
"Um, excuse me, senior, sorry to bother you."
The girl who was suddenly called stopped and looked at Kamio Tatsuya in surprise, then pointed a finger at herself in astonishment.
"Are you talking to me?"
"Yes, beautiful senior," Kamio Tatsuya nodded assuredly. "May I ask you a question?"
Hearing Kamio Tatsuya's words, the girl didn't answer immediately. Instead, she looked Kamio Tatsuya up and down before speaking.
"You're a first-year student, right?"
"Yes, I'm Kamio Tatsuya from class D of the first year."
"Class D?" The girl's voice was slightly surprised, but she quickly hid it. "I'm Asahina Nazuna from class A of the second year. What does Kamio want to ask?"
I didn't expect the first person I asked to be willing to answer. My luck is pretty good.
Kamio Tatsuya sighed to himself before asking his question: "During the opening ceremony, I noticed that not only was the second year missing people, but even the third year didn't have enough people to fill forty students per class. What's the reason for this? Did everyone get food poisoning?"
Kamio Tatsuya started laughing as he said this.
Hearing this question, Asahina Nazuna also laughed.
"Kamio, you really have first-rate observation and action skills, especially action skills."
Kamio Tatsuya wasn't the only one to notice the missing upperclassmen, but he was the only one to directly ask an upperclassman for answers.
That's why Asahina Nazuna praised Kamio Tatsuya's excellent action skills.
"The answer is very simple. They didn't get food poisoning, and it's not like something came up last minute. They left the school. Simply put, they dropped out."
"Dropped out?" A look of surprise appeared on Kamio Tatsuya's face for the first time. "This school has such good conditions. They're willing to drop out?"
Asahina Nazuna smiled without speaking, as if she didn't want to discuss the topic further.
Noticing her expression, Kamio Tatsuya realized something. Maybe they didn't drop out on their own.
Then they must have been kicked out. Did they break the school rules?
But people dropped out of every class. Could that be a coincidence?
"Um, can you tell me why they dropped out?" As he said this, Kamio Tatsuya checked the time. "It's almost noon. I can treat you to lunch as a reward for helping me answer my question."
Asahina Nazuna had a good impression of the first-year student in front of her named Kamio Tatsuya. He was tall and handsome.
Even though he's in class D, his aura is completely different from those idiots in class D.
If his flirting skills weren't so clumsy, I might have thought he was older.
"Sorry, junior, I probably can't go to lunch with you."
Just as Kamio Tatsuya extended his invitation, a male student's voice came over.
It was a male student with golden hair. He looked decent, but for some reason, Kamio Tatsuya found this person annoying.
But he seemed proper. Although he felt annoyed, he was unfamiliar with everything, so it was best not to offend anyone.
"Miyabi, are you done reporting to Student Council President Horikita?"
Asahina Nazuna also turned to greet the guy named Miyabi next to her.
"It was just some routine student council report stuff," the guy named Miyabi smiled, then looked at Kamio Tatsuya. "You're quite capable to have figured this out so quickly after entering school."
"Um, you praise me too much, senior."
"You're called Kamio Tatsuya, right? My name is Nagumo Miyabi, and like Nazuna, I'm from class A of the second year. As for answering your question, Nazuna already answered it. As for more, we can't tell you for now."
Hearing these words, Kamio Tatsuya looked helpless.
"But Kamio, if you can figure out the truth about this school within a month, I can recommend you to join the student council."
A smile appeared on Nagumo Miyabi's face.
But now Kamio Tatsuya was completely confused.
Um, what's the benefit of joining the student council?
I just want to be a quiet, lazy person. I don't want to join any organization and start working like a horse early, geez.
And these words were basically telling Kamio Tatsuya that this school is unusual.
In fact, Kamio Tatsuya had already realized that this school was unusual, so Nagumo Miyabi was barely even leaking any secrets to him.
"Um, what are the benefits of joining the student council?"
"Hehe, you'll know when you join." Nagumo Miyabi smiled mysteriously, then took out his phone. "Let's exchange contact information. I'll wait for the day you figure out the truth."
[Task Issued: Investigate the truth about the school and tell Nagumo Miyabi or Asahina Nazuna.]
[Task Reward: +1 System Space Loot]
[Task Punishment: None]
Although he wasn't interested in joining the student council, this Nagumo Miyabi clearly wasn't someone simple. Getting on his good side might not be a bad thing.
As for disliking him, well, there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.
And even if he really did end up clashing with the guy one day, it was better to know more about him than nothing at all.
Just think of it as getting inside the enemy's camp early.
Most importantly, the system issued a task.
This was the first task the system had issued, so he definitely had to complete it.
So Kamio Tatsuya took out his phone and exchanged contact information with Nagumo Miyabi.
Then Asahina Nazuna also came over and exchanged contact information with Kamio Tatsuya, saying that such an interesting thing couldn't be left out.