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In the end, the commotion did not subside with the passage of time; instead, it only grew more intense.
Even Sylvia's classmates couldn't calm down for quite a while. During lessons, they would frequently glance in Sylvia's direction, causing one teacher after another to explode in anger.
It wasn't until Komoe-sensei burst into pitiful tears in front of the entire class that the students, under the condemnation of their own consciences, reluctantly forced themselves to maintain some semblance of calm.
However, calm wasn't something you could simply maintain just because you said so.
At the very least, even if the students in the class allowed it, others would not.
For example, the entertainment companies hoping to poach Sylvia. After being rebuffed by both Fang Li and Sylvia, they still refused to give up and instead began targeting the students of their class.
And under the temptation of huge sums of money, how many people could truly remain unmoved?
Unfortunately for them, the matter was eventually taken seriously by the school and even the Board of Directors. Concerned that those profit-driven companies might negatively influence the students' values, they issued strict orders prohibiting all entertainment enterprises from interfering with the students.
Under those circumstances, the various companies unwillingly abandoned their plans to approach the students of A Certain High School. However, they still refused to give up on meeting Sylvia and continued sending representatives to stake out the school gate every single day.
On top of that, the gate was now crowded daily with massive numbers of fans. Students from other classes would also gather outside Sylvia's classroom during breaks, creating constant chaos.
In the end, Fang Li could no longer endure it.
So he directly submitted a request to Komoe-sensei.
"Before the Daihasei Festival begins, Sylvia-san and I would like to take a leave of absence."
Komoe-sensei seemed to have considered this possibility already. Although she was somewhat reluctant that her students had to take leave because of harassment from the outside world, she had no choice but to agree.
Thus, Fang Li left the school, bringing along Sylvia, who had been watching him bustle about for her with a faintly amused, almost schadenfreude-like expression. They decided not to attend school until the Daihasei Festival began.
When Index learned about this, she was equally delighted.
"At last, I won't have to stay home alone watching TV!"
It seemed that when Fang Li and Sylvia weren't around, Index had been quite bored.
After all, Academy City, the stronghold of the Science Side, was far too unfamiliar and even frightening for her. Without someone accompanying her, she didn't want to wander the streets alone either.
As for Komoe-sensei, she only realized afterward:
"Wait a minute. I understand why Sylvia-san would take leave, but why is Fang-san taking leave too?"
After all, Fang Li was merely someone caught up in the commotion as well. There was no particular reason for him to take leave along with Sylvia.
Realizing this, Komoe-sensei hurriedly tried to call Fang Li, but in order to avoid harassment, Fang Li had already blocked nearly all incoming calls, leaving Komoe-sensei on the verge of tears once again.
In short, after so many disturbances, it was impossible for Fang Li and Sylvia to continue attending school openly as before.
Regarding this, Sylvia herself did some reflection. However, attending school was a student's obligation, and Sylvia hadn't done anything wrong. It was simply a problem caused by her overwhelming fame.
"I really don't know whether I should honestly say I'm happy about this."
Sylvia felt somewhat helpless.
Of course, troubles like these would likely become even more frequent in the future. She herself was already accustomed to it, as long as it didn't affect others, it was fine.
Naturally, Fang Li was not included in the category of "others."
Seeing Fang Li run around busily for her sake probably only made Sylvia happy.
But Sylvia being happy didn't mean everyone else was.
Especially those Tokiwadai girls who couldn't get in touch with Fang Li.
As for Shirai Kuroko, putting her aside, she simply found Fang Li extremely unpleasant to look at.
"Trying to lay hands on Onee-sama, and now even making a move on that Diva? This guy really is a scumbag. No, I need to find a chance to humanely destroy him!"
That was Shirai Kuroko's line of thinking.
And that was about the extent of it.
As for Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki, they were dissatisfied in far more complicated ways.
"It has nothing to do with me… It really has nothing to do with me…"
Even as she kept repeating that to herself, Misaka Mikoto felt extremely irritated, and the irritation only kept growing.
Still, Misaka was merely annoyed.
Shokuhou Misaki, on the other hand, was becoming restless.
"I did say I don't mind you getting along with other people, except Misaka Mikoto, but now you're associating with that Diva? Isn't your rank rising a little too fast?!"
To Shokuhou Misaki, Sylvia's very existence was complicated.
A year ago, Sylvia's brilliance had been so dazzling that Shokuhou once questioned her own life and even reset her memories.
And over the course of that year, she had watched helplessly as that Diva became the world's number one idol.
So even Shokuhou herself couldn't quite determine what kind of feelings she held toward Sylvia.
But without a doubt, the mere mention of Sylvia's name placed tremendous pressure on her.
Therefore, upon learning that Fang Li was interacting with Sylvia, Shokuhou found herself unable to sit still, unable to eat properly, she almost felt like resetting her memories again.
Completely unaware of all this, Fang Li had been living an enviable cohabitation life with Sylvia ever since.
If Shokuhou Misaki were to find out about that, Queen-sama might very well explode on the spot.
And so, under such circumstances, time gradually passed.
Until the arrival of the Daihasei Festival.
...
September 19.
The first day of the Daihasei Festival's opening.
On this day, Academy City finally opened to the outside world. From early morning onward, people streamed in from beyond the city, filling the streets with crowds.
"Boom… boom… boom…"
The sound of ceremonial cannons.
"Waaah.......!"
The roar of the crowd.
"Ding… ding… ding… "
The sound of trains arriving at their stations.
Amidst all these noises, the streets of Academy City were closed to vehicle traffic. In their place were massive waves of people, along with countless stalls and shops set up along both sides of the roads.
No matter how one looked at it, it resembled a grand festival.
Its scale covered the entirety of Academy City.
On the streets, students from the various schools within Academy City had all changed out of their uniforms.
In their place…
Sportswear.
Uniform sportswear.
Fang Li was naturally one of them.
At the moment, however, he was being dragged around by Index.
"Fang Li, Fang Li! Over there! Let's go over there! It smells really good!"
Index unleashed a level of monstrous strength she normally didn't display, pulling Fang Li along at full speed.
Fang Li could only helplessly let himself be dragged, his gaze drifting across the lively surroundings.
(End Of This Chapter)