"Speaking of which, the people from the Urban Legends Club have indeed gone too far. The Strange Tales Club had no intention of getting involved with the Urban Legends Club, but the mbers of the Urban Legends Club pushed it too far. They repeatedly ridiculed the Strange Tales Club in public, eventually forcing a confrontation, and I heard that mbers of the Urban Legends Club even injured several mbers of the Strange Tales Club. Unexpectedly, the school principal was so straightforward; he actually decided to rge the two clubs directly. Now, these two clubs are in for an interesting ti," ng ngzi said with a smile.
Liu Xing nodded. It seed that these two clubs had fundantal differences, which led to their conflict. However, now he couldn’t help but admire the creativity of the principal of Tokyo Comprehensive University, to think of rging these two nearly hostile clubs.
Speaking of which, Liu Xing now felt that there might be sothing off about this Strange Tales Club.
The reason was simple. In the Cthulhu RPG Ga module, the NPCs and organizations that actively appeared in the early stages were generally connected to the main quest of the module to so extent.
This Strange Tales Club seed problematic. After all, university students were generally passionate individuals. So logically, the mbers of the Strange Tales Club should not have chosen to endure the Urban Legends Club’s outrageous behavior and repeated provocations.
Therefore, Liu Xing speculated that the Strange Tales Club might have so connection to the Deep Diving Society. This could be the reason they were tolerating the Urban Legends Club’s behavior, in order to avoid revealing their true identity and to avoid drawing attention.
However, speaking from the heart, Liu Xing believed that the president of the Strange Tales Club must be feeling as if he had been dealt a heavy blow. After enduring the Urban Legends Club for so long in the previous sester, the result was their rger. This made the situation truly difficult for them.
If the president of the Strange Tales Club was indeed a mber of the Deep Diving Society, then he had clearly miscalculated before.
But with things unfolding this way, it seed that there would be so drama for him to witness.
Liu Xing gave Zhang Jingxu a aningful look. Zhang Jingxu, understanding the unspoken ssage, said to ng ngzi, "President, what will the rged club be called?"
ng ngzi thought for a mont and said, "If I rember correctly, after the rger of the Strange Tales Club and the Urban Legends Club, they will be renad as the Mysterious Stories Club. Hmm, this na feels a bit strange to ..."
"Stories, huh? Back when I was studying abroad, it seed like a di a dozen," Zhang Shiwu quipped.
At that mont, a middle-aged man entered the activity room.
"This is our China club’s faculty advisor, Liu Xin. Teacher Liu is in charge of teaching mathematics. If any of you have trouble with calculus in the future, you can co to Teacher Liu for extra lessons," ng ngzi said with a smile.
Liu Xin?
Liu Xing raised an eyebrow. He hadn’t expected to encounter an NPC with the sa na and surna as himself here.
Speaking of which, Liu Xing felt that his na was quite common. At least, Liu Xing personally knew more than ten people with the sa na and surna. This had led Liu Xing to entertain the idea of changing his na a long ti ago.
But because changing his na was such a hassle, and everyone he knew was already accustod to calling him Liu Xing, he eventually gave up on the idea.
Liu Xin extended his hand and said with a smile, "You must be the new students Zhang Shiwu ntioned. I warmly welco you to join the China club. I’m sure you will co to like the China club very soon because we are a close-knit family. By the way, when you are outside, you can call Teacher Liu, as these Island Nation people take the issue of addressing soone quite seriously. However, within the club, you can call Brother Xin, or my nickna, Sanjin, as I am only a few years older than you. We are all friends, so there’s no need to be too formal."
Sanjin?
Liu Xing quickly realized that the na of this Teacher Liu was Liu Xin, not Liu Xing.
Speaking of which, this reminded Liu Xing of sothing. Initially, his na was indeed Liu Xin because his grandfather, an old Chinese doctor and a geomancer, had suggested it. However, due to another person in his generation already having the na Liu Xin, it was changed to "Xing" (the origin of the author’s na). Perhaps because the author couldn’t think of a better na at that ti, he simply changed one character of his own na, giving it a sense of personal involvent... maybe.
Thinking about this, Liu Xing felt a certain connection with LiuXin.
After Liu Xing and the others introduced themselves, Liu Xin said, "Tonight at 8 pm, our club will have a dinner gathering at the Shudu Restaurant where Zhang Shiwu works part-ti. Everyone from our China club will be there, so don’t forget to join us on ti. Now, I have so matters to discuss with the faculty advisor of the Mysterious Stories Club. That person, despite being a class advisor, doesn’t shoulder any responsibilities at all."
Upon hearing Liu Xin ntion the faculty advisor of the Mysterious Stories Club, Zhang Jingxu quickly asked, "Brother Xin, what’s going on with the faculty advisor of the Mysterious Stories Club?"
Liu Xin shrugged and said sowhat exasperatedly, "The faculty advisor of the Mysterious Stories Club is nad Tanaka Fuji, an old teacher at Tokyo Comprehensive University. However, because he has never achieved anything remarkable and hardly engages with other teachers, simply teaching classes and then going straight ho every day, he’s practically invisible within the faculty at Tokyo Comprehensive University. I’ve been teaching here for five years, and until a year ago, I’d only heard of Tanaka Fuji’s na but never actually seen him. This just goes to show how elusive Tanaka Fuji is."
"However, a year ago, Tanaka Fuji suddenly had a change of heart and approached the principal, expressing a desire to beco a class advisor. The principal, considering Tanaka Fuji’s years of service to the school, though not particularly outstanding, and the relatively simple duties of a university class advisor, readily agreed to let him take on the role. Coincidentally, Tanaka Fuji’s class is next to mine. Shortly after the start of the last academic year, Tanaka Fuji approached to help with his class advisor duties. At the ti, I thought he had an urgent matter, so I agreed. But as it turned out, Tanaka Fuji just passed on all his class advisor responsibilities to ."
"When I realized sothing was amiss and wanted to havea proper conversation with Tanaka Fuji, he kept making excuses to avoid it. Moreover, when I asked his students, they said that Tanaka Fuji showed no concern for their class, so I concluded that Tanaka Fuji’s desire to beco a class advisor was solely for a pay raise. Therefore, I reported this to the principal. The principal, being astute, shared my view and thought that Tanaka Fuji might be in need of money. However, it wasn’t a good ti to revoke Tanaka Fuji’s position as a class advisor. After all, Tanaka Fuji had been a long-serving teacher at Tokyo Comprehensive University, and in the Island Nation, respect for seniority and experience is paramount."
So, the principal gave a raise, asking to help with Tanaka Fuji’s class matters and promised to remove Tanaka Fuji after the start of the school year and even help advance in my position. So, I accepted. After all, being a class advisor didn’t involve much work, just a little paperwork. But what really irked was when I found out from other teachers that Tanaka Fuji suddenly beca an advisor for a club. Let tell you honestly, most club advisors do it out of love, even if so clubs pay them, it’s not much compared to tutoring fees."
"So, I decided to investigate the club for which Tanaka Fuji was an advisor, the Strange Tales Club. I found out that there were several students from his class in that club, and these students were sowhat peculiar, or rather, reclusive. While handling Tanaka Fuji’s class matters, I noticed that these students were shunned by others and had beco a secluded group. So, I looked into these students and discovered that they never interacted with other students after the start of the school year, which naturally led to their isolation."
"At the ti, I thought Tanaka Fuji was a good teacher, becoming an advisor to look after his students. But later, I found out that Tanaka Fuji only beca the advisor for the Strange Tales Club because the previous advisor had resigned. A club without an advisor couldn’t function, and if it didn’t have one within a month, it would be disbanded. Here’s the kicker: the president of the Strange Tales Club is nad Oyamaya, who happens to be Tanaka Fuji’s grandson."
"After learning all this, I was naturally very upset. But I couldn’t say anything at the ti. You should already know what happened afterward, with many clubs facing conflicts at the end of last sester. The conflict between the Strange Tales Club and the Urban Legends Club led to the direct rger of the two clubs into the Mysterious Stories Club. The faculty advisor of the Mysterious Stories Club was taken from the original Urban Legends Club."
"So, I was quite happy at the teacher’s eting this morning because I finally wouldn’t have to deal with Tanaka Fuji’s ss. But what I didn’t expect was that after the eting, the principal found and said that Tanaka Fuji would continue as a class advisor. He wanted to continue assisting Tanaka Fuji with so class advisor matters. Although I got another raise, I still felt unhappy. So, I wanted to have a good talk with Tanaka Fuji. But then I heard from a colleague that Tanaka Fuji has now taken on the position of advisor for the Mysterious Stories Club."
"The reason is simple. The previous advisor of the Mysterious Stories Club had an accident and won’t be released from the hospital for a while. Thus, Tanaka Fuji took over as the advisor. As for why the principal let Tanaka Fuji continue as a class advisor, it’s because Tanaka Fuji’s son-in-law, who is Oyamaya’s father, is a high-ranking mber of a financial group. This group has provided substantial financial assistance to Tokyo Comprehensive University. So now, since I can’t reason with this situation, I can only talk to Tanaka Fuji and hope he can handle so simple matters and not cause too much trouble for ."
Upon hearing this, Liu Xing and others couldn’t help but exchange glances. If Liu Xin’s account was accurate, then it could be confird that Tanaka Fuji and Oyamaya were mbers of the Deep Diving Society.
Because earlier, Alice provided intelligence indicating that the Tokyo Comprehensive University branch of the Deep Diving Society had been established by the original secret cult of the Cosmic Country, coincidentally about a year ago, which aligned with Tanaka Fuji’s odd behavior.
Once the target was identified, things would be much easier.
"Alright, you guys chat. I’m going to find Tanaka Fuji," Liu Xin said before leaving the activity room.
As soon as Liu Xin left, Zhang Wenbing entered the room.
Seeing Zhang Wenbing, Zhang Jingxu was sowhat surprised. "Zhang, what brings you here?"
Zhang Wenbing shrugged and said with a smile, "From now on, please call Senior Zhang, because I’ve managed to beco a graduate student at Tokyo Comprehensive University, re-entering the school for further studies."
Liu Xing was sowhat astonished. He hadn’t expected Zhang Wenbing to pull sothing like this.
Clearly, Zhang Wenbing becoming a graduate student at Tokyo Comprehensive University wasn’t for further studies, but to have private room ti with his group, given that such ti was limited to the activity room during club hours.
As a "working professional," Zhang Wenbing naturally couldn’t participate in the China club’s activities. Now that Zhang Wenbing had beco a graduate student at Tokyo Comprehensive University, he could openly participate in club activities.
Thus, Zhang Wenbing also joined the China club, although Zhang Shiwu and ng ngzi expressed feeling underpressure due to the sudden appearance of the graduate student.
After all, for foreign students, Tokyo Comprehensive University was not the top choice for pursuing postgraduate studies. Generally, foreign students who could study abroad wouldn’t choose Tokyo Comprehensive University, which could be considered a second-tier university in the Island Nation. As a result, there were very few foreign graduate students at Tokyo Comprehensive University, and none from China.
Therefore, Zhang Wenbing had beco the "most senior" mber of the China club, considering his age was similar to that of the China club’s faculty advisor, Liu Xin.
"Senior Zhang, how about you beco the president of the China club?" ng ngzi said with a smile.
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