Book 12: Chapter 2: “A New Stage”
After a long and yet somehow short spring break had come to an end, the day of the opening ceremony finally arrived. We moved out of our old, familiar first-year classroom and relocated to a new one for second-years. At a glance, the desk and chairs seemed to be the same, but for whatever reason, the room gave off a different feeling. The first thing that awaited us as we arrived in this new classroom was a message ‘displayed’ on the blackboard.
[Sit down in the same seat you used last year and wait for further instructions.]
Last year, the blackboard was one that the teachers would write on with chalk.
However, the blackboard before me was a blackboard, yet not at the same time.
Put simply, it had been replaced by a large monitor.
The school had probably chosen to install it this year, judging from the fact that it was shining with a radiance that made it seem like it had just come out of the box.
The students who arrived in the classroom after me also seemed rather surprised when they saw the monitor. Either way, I made my way to where I sat last year, the window seat in the very back of the room, and sat down as instructed.
Later on after this, the opening ceremony would be held in the gymnasium.
After that, the homeroom teachers would spend the next two hours or so briefing us on this year’s schedule and other important details before dismissing us sometime before noon.