Chapter 310: Registration for the University Entrance Exam
Shortly after defining the price, Clannad was completed and sent to the Ministry of Culture for review.
This time, Clannad was divided into two versions: 18+ and all-ages, as planned. However, unlike most 18+ games on the market, the 18+ version of Clannad does not feature many adult scenes. Although many members of the production team wanted to add plots to attract attention, Takumi rejected them all. He did not want to turn this work into an adult game.
The Ministry of Culture reviewed Clannad for one or two weeks, which was very fast. There was no prohibited content in Clannad, so Takumi was not afraid that its review would have problems. After the review, it was officially launched. Tatsuryū Company and Hinotori Publishing were ready for the launch, and the promotion method was also decided. Once the review was approved, the launch date could be determined immediately.
During this interval, Takumi returned to Osaka to attend to a crucial matter: registration for the university entrance exam.
The Japanese university entrance exam will be held next summer, but registration is this winter. Does it seem to be the same as in his previous life? In fact, Takumi had never taken the university entrance exam in his previous life, but he remembered that Haruka had registered in the winter, so he thought it should be the same registration system. This time, registration is divided into two parts: online registration and in-person confirmation. Takumi had already completed the registration form and submitted it online. The school helped him solve the file problem, but he still needed to go there to confirm.
"University entrance exam..."
Takumi was still a little excited when he took the company's special car from the airport to Osaka's N.º 1 High School.
He hadn't gone to school for a single day, but without knowing it, he had spent two and a half years in high school, and was about to take the university entrance exam. Time flew.
"Was my decision back then a mistake?"
Takumi's face suddenly lit up with disappointment. Had his decision to come to Osaka been really correct? In fact, if he had been tougher, he could have continued in Saitama Prefecture as a discreet mangaka, hide his identity, lead a simple high school life with the boys around him, make good friends, and then officially debut in college; it was undoubtedly a great path.
And now Takumi. He found it hard to find the breath of youth, and friends were even further out of his reach. Work and manga seemed to have become his life...
"No, my decision must have been the right one."
Takumi quickly recovered after a moment of disappointment. He did not regret his decision.
Although he was busy, his life was good now. The definition of friends cannot be limited to people who play together. Takumi had friends. His assistants, subordinates, and many people at Hinotori Publishing could be considered friends, and they were friends who could accompany him for a lifetime. Thinking about this, he felt he no longer had any regrets.
At Osaka's N.º 1 High School, Director Koyama stood at the door to greet Takumi.
"Director Koyama. I haven't seen you in a year, and you're still doing very well..."
Takumi greeted him with a smile, but his eyes unconsciously looked at Director Koyama's temples. Photographic memory brought him many benefits, but sometimes it caused him strange sensations. After a year without seeing him, the director had gray hairs on his temples, something that ordinary people might overlook. But Takumi could better appreciate the traces of the passage of time.
"It's not a year, it's a year and a half..."
Director Koyama's face cooled. Unlike his previous enthusiasm, the director obviously had his own opinions about Takumi. He left suddenly without saying goodbye, and time passed from the first year of high school to the third, and the agreement between Takumi and the school exam was no longer valid. Osaka's N.º 1 High School could have directly expelled Takumi, but they still retained his student status. However, Director Koyama, as expected, had different opinions about Takumi's stubbornness.
Takumi smiled bitterly. It was his fault and he didn't argue. Besides, Director Koyama's attitude made him have a different opinion of the director. Takumi's current status and influence are greater than before. Director Koyama did not show a warm expression, but a cold one, proving that he is a competent educator and that everything is based on academics.
"After confirming the in-person registration, we will organize a separate exam." On the way to school, Director Koyama said, "The students in your class have already finished their high school studies. They are now in the review and preparation stage, so this exam will be conducted as a mock university entrance exam. Okay?"
"No problem."
Takumi nodded. He reviewed his high school knowledge with confidence.
"Good."
Director Koyama's face improved a little.
The reviewers for the in-person registration for the Japan University Entrance Exam are officials sent by the government. They only stay at each school for half a day, so Takumi did not receive special treatment this time. He registered in the same place as other high school students: the library of Osaka's N.º 1 High School.
"Damn, look outside everyone! The person next to the vice principal..."
"Mirai-sensei, it's Mirai-sensei!"
Before entering the library, some students who saw Takumi began to make noise, and when Takumi entered, the entire library was in an uproar.
"Mirai-sensei! How could you appear here!"
"He's here to register for the university entrance exam. Mirai-sensei is a student at our school. It's not a rumor!" "
Take a picture! How lucky we are to see Mirai-sensei so close!" "
Mirai-sensei, please give me an autograph!"
The library was in chaos. The students waiting in line suddenly broke away, despite the teacher's obstruction. They ran towards Takumi, and some took out their cell phones to take pictures of him.
"Nonsense... Security!"
Director Koyama raised his eyebrows at the chaotic scene. At his command, the school's security guards who had been transferred immediately stood in front of the students, and the teachers also approached with grim faces.
"Get back in line. What are you doing? Yuki, take that boy back!"
"Alright, classmates! Don't go. Whoever goes will be considered a violator of class discipline. Everyone will copy the exam twice!"
"Line up, line up! Who dares to bother Mirai-sensei? I'll call your parents one by one!"
Under the strict demands of the security guards and teachers, the chaos in the library subsided. Director Koyama saw that something was wrong and immediately asked the security guards to clear a path for Takumi to enter and register first.
Takumi managed to sneak in. Upon confirming the registration information and photos, several government officials were also surprised.
"No problem, it's me."
After confirming, a man took out a piece of paper and asked, "Mirai-sensei, can you sign for me?"
"Hey! Cunning, I want one too!"
A woman also took out a piece of paper and looked at Takumi expectantly.
Takumi signed for the two of them, smiling bitterly for not having appeared much, but feeling more and more like a star.
He turned and left, looking around. As there were too many people, he did not see Shiori or her two roommates, so he followed Director Koyama out of the library with some disappointment.
Director Koyama accompanied him to the Academic Affairs Building and then held an in-person exam in a closed conference room. The university entrance exam had many subjects. According to the general order, it would take Takumi two days to take it, but he didn't want to waste time, so he took the initiative to finish them all at once. All the school principals knew this, and as a result, during Takumi's exam, more and more people curiously entered the conference room. Several principals, heads of the Academic Affairs Office, third-year heads, and teachers of some subjects. Takumi answered the questions with astonishing speed, and after finishing an exam, it was immediately reviewed by the subject teacher. All the responsible parties were present, and there was no chance of cheating.
"Only two mistakes in geography!?"
"No mistakes in history!?"
"Math, all correct?"
After filling out the exams, everyone was stunned. Even at lunchtime, no one left. They looked at Takumi with bright eyes, as if they were seeing a monster.
"Did someone tell him the exam questions? Go get the ones for the next mock exam and replace the remaining subjects."
The principal personally ordered the removal of the next mock exam questions from the school and then replaced Takumi's next subjects, but the situation afterward was almost the same as before. Every exam Takumi completed had only minor errors and practically maintained a near-perfect score.
"Great!" after a year, everyone remembered.
The entire conference room was wrapped in joy, and Director Koyama's face was already red, so happy he couldn't keep quiet. The reason for his indifference was not that Takumi left without saying goodbye, but because his attitude towards studying angered him. However, a child who had been absent for so long can now keep up with the others, and even far surpass them, which surprised Director Koyama.
"We really worried for nothing. This child must have continued studying while traveling. It's really rare!"
"That's right. There isn't another child with so much self-control in all of Japan!"
"No wonder he's become such a famous mangaka. Seeing his performance today, he deserves the name Mirai-sensei!" "Without
a doubt, he will become the greatest pride of our school since its founding!"
The school principals spoke in low voices. They were glad they hadn't revoked Takumi's student status. This child has enough strength to compete to be the best in the university entrance exam next year. It would be a shame to discard him.
And before their expectant eyes, Takumi's last exam came out. The teacher who corrected it spent fifteen minutes correcting it carefully. He wanted to find more errors, but in the end he said, trembling, "The last subject is Japanese, the total score is 150... The composition cannot be graded accurately, I will take the lowest score and deduct 10 points... The total score of the exam is 138 points..."
Japanese is the most difficult subject to get a high score on, 137 points, which surprised everyone in the conference room.
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