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"Why are you changing schools? Something happened? Can I help?" Shirou was concerned but Issei just gave him a small smile.
"Nothing severe happened, Shirou-san, but an opportunity showed up." Issei stopped talking to take a bite of his own lunch.
"An opportunity?" Shirou raised an eyebrow in curiosity.
"Yes, a friend of the temple showed up just the other day with a bit of interesting gossip."
Issei came close to Shirou to whisper in his ear. "Kuoh Academy is going to be co-ed next year."
"Kuoh?" Issei lets out a sigh and a shake of his head.
"Shirou, I expected you to know the biggest school of Fuyuki, if not Japan."
That sounded like something that Shirou should know about. "So? Are they that great?"
He almost wanted to suggest that it was because of some sport or something but Issei was not the type to focus on that.
"'That great'? Shirou, Kuoh academy is a huge campus outside of town, it has a great reputation,
the best facilities and all the women that have graduated from there are said to have gotten excellent jobs.
It has produced many politicians and athletes of renow." Issei got excited talking about it, much to Shirou's amusement.
"So, if I got it right, this all girl school is going to be co-ed?" His friend gave him a simple nod.
"Exactly! But it still is a prodigious and expensive school, normal tuition…" Issei gave a small shiver, just thinking about it must bother the guy.
"That's expensive?"
"I don't want to talk about the zeros. But they want to incentivize the entrance of males and there are going to be discounts." Discounts?
"Why the discounts? No, wait! Why is a school that has always been for girls suddenly decided to be co-ed?"
Shirou wanted to say he smelled something fishy but he was going to wait for Issei's comment.
"It was not out of nowhere. There have been talks since last year from what my father's friend told me."
Issei looks pensive while talking. "From what I gathered they made some reforms that expanded the campus a bit too much and they want to use the full capacity."
"It must be a huge school." Shirou's comment snaps Issei out of his musing.
"Huge is an understatement, it has its own college."
"What?"
"Yeah, no joke. The college said it has always been mixed but the school can use the superior installations for their clubs if they want."
Issei snaps his fingers, remembering something. "Because of how the whole thing is designed, there are lots of clubs to the point that there is a club for everything."
"Everything? Is that possible?" That was hard to believe.
"It may be propaganda but with two huge campuses, a middle school and students working together on both sides…" Enough had been said.
"No offense but that sounds too good to be true." Issei nods.
"I agree but it made national news more than once and the fact that such a scholarly endeavor is unic gave it a lot of scrutiny.
So far there has been no big troubles or scandals either." Then Issei moves to put away his lunch box, Shirou didn't notice he was finished.
"And trust me, I have been researching them for a week. But is there something wrong with you?"
Shirou looked at his own lunch, he barely touched the thing. "I am just not hungry today." His stomach was almost there but it was still doing flips.
It spoke of his mother's skill in driving that even hours later he was still feeling the effects.
"Isn't what I said right?" Issei showed his concern but Shirou tried to smile to calm him down.
"No it is just… I was a bit late tonight and my mother drove me here."
Now the main secretary looked at Shirou confused. "You aren't lying aren't you?"
'Is my poker face that bad?' "I am telling the truth, my mother drove me here in a rush and I am still feeling the effects." Now the black haired boy looked convinced.
"Usually you are more organized than that." He couldn't help but comment and Shirou chuckled a bit.
"Yep, stuff happens." Now that Shirou thinks about it… "This is going to be the last time we hang out."
"Maybe, if you start to see your friends outside the school for once." Shirou winced. "Don't look at me like that.
You are the one that says 'sorry I am busy tonight' or 'I can't do it tomorrow'. Really Emiya, I swear that is like you are living a double life."
"I just like to spend time with my family." Which he does, to be fair.
"And that is fine but if I noticed you know it is a problem." Issei could see that Shirou was properly chastised and let out a sigh. "But don't worry.
I am not moving from the temple or whatever. If you want we can try and do… 'normal student's' stuff."
"... You got called on it too… didn't you?"
"I don't know what you are talking about." But Issei had a tell, he always fixes his glasses and turns his head when he is frustrated at something someone said.
"Sure, next year we can go and… try 'normal student's stuff'." Shirou got up and moved to shake his friend's hand. "Good luck there, Student Council President."
"Ha! It may not be that much of a right thing Shirou… But I swear to you I shall give my best, after I pass the test to get in."
After their small moment Shirou decided to save his lunch for later. "Ah! Do you need something looked after? Considering this is the last day it may as well be the last chance for a while."
"You do realize that we are going on a break right?"
"And the people who will need to come on said break to not repeat a year?" Well… Issei couldn't exactly disagree and Shirou was offering.
"Sometimes Shirou I think you are too nice for your own good."
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