Zhao Hao chuckled lightly and said, "You don't need to worry about that. Even if I don't come to school for the entire semester, I'll still get first place in the final exam. Like the past two years, I haven't been to school for long, it won't affect your performance."
As teachers and head teachers, they also have internal competition. Whose students perform well and get into good schools is important for their own careers.
If someone like Zhao Hao, who is known for his good grades, starts to get bad grades, then the school leaders would definitely talk to his head teacher.
After listening, Kirisaki Madoka frowned, "You think I'm doing this for myself? My performance might be bad, but as long as I don't make any mistakes, the school won't fire me or deduct my salary. However, it affects your future."
"I've already taken control of my future. You don't have to worry about my grades. I'll get you first place, just like that."
After speaking, Zhao Hao turned and left, not wanting to waste any more time arguing with Kirisaki Madoka.
Seeing this, a teacher said with a speechless expression, "Kirisaki-sensei, this Zhao Hao is really a student with a self-centered personality."
Kirisaki Madoka nodded and said, "Well, he is a genius, so his actions are always unique."
As a teacher and head teacher, Kirisaki Madoka wouldn't give up so easily. This kid had such good conditions, but he wasted time doing pointless things in class.
Talented people should use their strengths. Wasting their precious time on meaningless things is a desecration of their abilities. As a teacher, it was her duty to correct him. But dealing with someone like Zhao Hao, who has a stubborn personality, shouldn't be rushed. She needed to take things slowly.
On the other side of the office, Kasumigaoka Shizuka yawned and glanced at Zhao Hao, who was leaving. She helplessly said to her head teacher, "Teacher, I understand what you said. I won't sleep in class anymore."
Kasumigaoka Shizuka's head teacher said solemnly, "Yes, I'm glad you understand. Even though you're doing well in your studies, you're only ranked third in the third year. This is the last semester. You need to work harder. Don't let trivial matters hold you back. Go."
After Kasumigaoka Shizuka left, her head teacher sighed, "These kids nowadays. They've achieved some success, but they still don't pay attention in class. They even sleep. Don't they worry about their grades dropping?"
Kirisaki Madoka looked at the teacher who was speaking and said, "Arakawa-sensei, are your students the same?"
Arakawa-sensei looked at Kirisaki Madoka with a look of shared misery. "Kirisaki-sensei, does Zhao Hao in your class also sleep in class?"
"He doesn't sleep in class, but he's not paying attention at all during the whole lesson. He either looks outside, spins his pen, or just stares blankly. I never saw him listen properly in class."
"Zhao Hao, I think he really is a genius. He didn't even attend classes for a few months in the first and second years, but his grades are still consistently first."
Arakawa-sensei looked at Kirisaki Madoka with envy. She had the first and second ranked students in her class. Her luck was unmatched. Although his class had Kasumigaoka Shizuka, who ranked third, she was still behind Kirisaki Madoka's student. As teachers, they secretly competed with each other. Of course, it was a positive competition. Their goal was to get their students good grades and to have better chances for promotion in the future.
Kirisaki Madoka shook her head and said, "While that's true, it's still detrimental to him to be so inattentive in class. I'm his head teacher, so I'll take full responsibility."
"Kirisaki-sensei, you're so strict. If it were me, with such an excellent student, as long as his grades were stable, I wouldn't interfere. But having a dedicated teacher like you is also Zhao Hao's lucky fortune."
"You're flattering me, Arakawa-sensei."
...
After returning to the classroom, Zhao Hao sat down at his desk and listened to the discussions among the students.
The topic was all about the Kaiju and Ultraman. Since yesterday, they felt their lives were completely different from before. There might be monsters appearing at any time. Once caught up in it, there would be no chance of survival. It was said that yesterday, the casualty count exceeded a thousand, not to mention the economic losses.
Zhao Hao was speechless. He also thought about the Kaiju. Even though the authorities had released announcements, fear was still fear. The power of the Kaiju was probably much more difficult to deal with than they imagined.
"Hey, what are you thinking about? You're so lost in thought."
Sakurajima Mai stood beside Zhao Hao and waved her hand in front of his face to get his attention.
Zhao Hao came back to his senses and casually said, "I was thinking about what to eat for dinner."
"Everyone is worried about their own safety, but you're thinking about dinner. You're something else."
Sakurajima Mai was speechless at Zhao Hao's words.
Zhao Hao, as if he was a philosopher, stroked his chin and said, "Even if you worry, there's no use. What's going to happen will happen. It's impossible to prevent. It's better to let go of your inner restraints and live as you always have."
Sakurajima Mai nodded in agreement, "You're right. As ordinary people like us, we're too small in the face of disaster. It's one day of worry, one day of happiness. It's all the same."
In the afternoon, at a brewery on the outskirts of the city, a large number of unidentified gel-like objects appeared. They were drinking the ethanol in the wine without any restraint. In the end, these gel-like objects merged into small, two-three-meter-tall Peddlers.
These small Peddlers then merged into one giant Peddler Kaiju.
Its size soared to fifty meters, breaking through the brewery's ceiling.
"Ahh!"
"Monster! It's a monster!"
"Oh my God, how did the monster appear in our factory?"
"Run away!"
It was supposed to be the end of the workday at the brewery, but the workers hadn't left yet when the Peddler appeared.
It let out an unpleasant roar, and at the same time, tentacles extended from its mouth towards the humans below.
The tentacles wrapped around a human and sent them directly into its mouth, swallowing them whole.
Seeing their familiar coworker being eaten by the monster, the others were terrified and ran for their lives. Some of the more timid people even collapsed on the ground, unable to do anything.
"Kaiju shock wave confirmed. Third zone, coordinates 116, Night Raid Team dispatch!"
In the TLT branch, Kira-Zawa Yuu's computer detected the shock wave after the Kaiju appeared. He immediately locked it and notified the Night Raid Team.
After giving the notification, Kira-Zawa Yuu crossed his palms on the table in front of him and looked at the wave amplitude. He muttered to himself, "This time, the shock wave amplitude is so huge. It's not on the same level as the previous Kaiju. Kaiju, have you finally begun? Then, Ultraman, will you come?"