Chapter 932: Preparing for the Great Ba Xing Festival
In the meeting room of Tokiwadai Middle School, the school's teachers and high-ranking officials from the Tokiwadai Group gathered for a meeting during the students' lunch break.
The meeting's theme was, unsurprisingly, about various matters concerning this year's Great Ba Xing Festival.
Unlike the students, who were merely excited about the upcoming sports festival, for the school, especially as one of the renowned Five Great Schools, the Great Ba Xing Festival required much more consideration for Tokiwadai Middle School. From the perspective of the school and the Group, this was a battlefield without smoke!
Whether considering school honor or more direct economic benefits, this year's Great Ba Xing Festival was crucial for the Tokiwadai Group.
Last year, due to the lingering effects of the Sadan Faction conflict, Shokuhou Misaki had not yet gained a decisive advantage within the campus, so Tokiwadai Middle School was unable to fully prepare for the Great Ba Xing Festival, resulting in only a second-place finish in school points, trailing Changdian Shangji Academy by over three hundred points.
This year was much better. The Shokuhou Faction dominated, and in necessary situations, could even mobilize all students in the school to act together.
Furthermore, the relationship between the other ace, Misaka Mikoto, and Shokuhou Misaki had eased, and one could even say they got along well.
With two Level 5s joining forces, plus a host of high-level ability users who were Level 3 and Level 4 below them, achieving overwhelming good results in the Great Ba Xing Festival was simply a given.
It should be known that the Great Ba Xing Festival was a special sports festival with “esper ability” as its theme, and the side with stronger esper ability naturally held a greater advantage.
“Our school has two Level 5 Espers. As long as they can cooperate sincerely, it should be no problem to surpass Changdian Shangji Academy and win first place this year, right?” the Headmistress said with anticipation.
“Cough!” The Dean coughed and took over the conversation, “If it were last year, Our school's lineup could indeed be called unique, but this year… at least in terms of top-tier Esper lineup, we are probably not the strongest.”
“And…” The Headmistress frowned, then suddenly let out an “oh,” “A Certain High School, I almost forgot about them…”
Among A Certain High School's first-year students this year, there were also two Level 5s! And Accelerator, ranked first, was among them!
There was also Lin Wuming, who was known as the “Nameless Board Member” and even rumored to be the “Vice Chairman.”
“I really don't know why those two decided to go to A Certain High School,” the Head of the Arts Department couldn't help but complain, “By the way, do they really still need to receive middle school education?”
Precisely because they had personally taught Level 5s, the teachers of Tokiwadai Middle School had the most say.
It should be known that Tokiwadai Middle School adheres to an elitist education philosophy. Although it is only a middle school, the difficulty and breadth of its curriculum directly align with top international universities.
Because all students are high-level ability users above Level 3, their brain processing power alone far exceeds that of ordinary people, which is why they can keep up with such an exaggerated curriculum.
And Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki, the two Level 5s, were excellent students who far surpassed others even in such an environment.
In terms of curriculum, what truly limited them was actually the teachers and textbooks.
For this reason, the teachers present generally believed that Accelerator and Lin Wuming studying at A Certain High School was completely meaningless.
“Alright, alright, we can't control other schools' affairs; we just need to do Our own,” Chairman Haiyuan, who rarely attended meetings, said gently, “And strictly speaking, even Tokiwadai, in the eyes of Level 5 Espers, probably isn't much different from an ordinary school, right?”
“Chairman, please don't say that. The gap between Our school and A Certain High School is objectively present,” the Headmistress said seriously, “With war imminent, please do not shake morale.”
“This old man was just speaking from the heart, please don't mind it,” Chairman Haiyuan was not angry and said unhurriedly, “But this old man still wants to remind you that as educators, we had best not treat Espers as ordinary children. Please remember, aside from life experience, which requires time to accumulate, those children are even more outstanding than us.”
Seeing the Chairman suddenly become serious and earnest, the teachers present all sat up straight, and no one, including the Headmistress, dared to defy this gently smiling old man.
Tokiwadai Middle School was, after all, a private school. Its true controller was Chairman Haiyuan, who sat at the head of the table.
“Don't be so nervous,” Chairman Haiyuan said with a wry smile, “This old man said that in terms of school operations, this old man will not interfere and will leave it entirely to you all present.”
Sighing softly, Chairman Haiyuan thought for a moment and still explained: “Actually, it's this old man's grandson—you know him, Kihara Yuiitsu—who is a Level 4 Telekinetic User. As his relative, this old man can directly perceive the huge difference between a Level 4 Great Ability User and ordinary humans, which is why this old man spoke from the heart.”
Hearing this explanation, the teachers present finally breathed a sigh of relief—so he was just showing off his child; they had thought the Chairman was going to question Tokiwadai Middle School's educational philosophy.
Realizing that the teachers present had not truly understood his meaning, Chairman Haiyuan merely shook his head slightly but did not continue to explain.
Precisely because these teachers were almost constantly with Esper students, they had fallen into a state of self-ignorance, like those caught in the thick of things.
Whereas Chairman Haiyuan, as the leader in charge of the entire Tokiwadai Group, needed to frequently interact with non-Esper adults; upon returning home, he could also interact with his grandson, Haiyuan Guanggui, who was already a Level 4 Great Ability User.
Comparing the two, Chairman Haiyuan's feelings were incredibly profound.
In his opinion, a Level 5 was a Level 5, and it had nothing to do with the school they were in. They were like gold; no matter where they were, they could emit their own light.
Therefore, even if they attended a previously inconspicuous ordinary school, it would not affect Level 5s from demonstrating their overwhelming strength.
Chairman Haiyuan's meaning was also very simple: to tell the teachers below not to underestimate the two Level 5s because of the obscure “A Certain High School.”
However, upon listening, he found that they merely looked down on “A Certain High School,” but not to the extent of underestimating Level 5s, and that was enough.
As the leader of the Tokiwadai Group, Chairman Haiyuan naturally also attached great importance to this year's Great Ba Xing Festival. The school gaining fame brought tangible benefits to the entire Group.
Especially after a year of adaptation, Tokiwadai Middle School, with its two Level 5s this year, indeed had the strength to surpass Changdian Shangji Academy and claim first place.
As long as they could achieve first place in the school points ranking, nothing else mattered; the stocks of the various companies under the Tokiwadai Group alone would see a significant surge!
