It was about time for both Uchiha Byakuya and Yoshimura Eto them to prepare for their official enrollment.
Kamii University was located in Tokyo's 20th Ward, it happened to be fairly close to the Café, Anteiku.
Today, Byakuya and Eto had both changed into formal clothing.
Actually, just wearing their "TSC" combat uniforms would've been fine as after all, the TSC had retained the original CCG uniforms. Those were formal enough, and it saved them the trouble of buying new clothes.
Since they were all members of the TSC, Byakuya, Eto, as well as Uruka Minami and Arima Kishou; each of them naturally owned two or three sets of this uniform.
Though it was called combat gear, it was actually formal attire.
This could be considered one of Japan's "old traditions": as long as it was a formal occasion, everyone was required to wear formal clothes, even the CCG's ghoul investigators had to do so when carrying out missions.
Wearing suits to battle ghouls might sound a little weird, but that was just how things were.
Some female investigators even wore formal wear that was even less suited for combat. In comparison, what Mado Kureo wore, similar to Arima Kishou's uniform was already relatively appropriate for battle.
Today was the enrollment day at Kamii University, and there would also be a matriculation ceremony for the "gakubu" division. "Gakubu" basically referred to the four-year undergraduate program.
For such a proper entrance ceremony, following Japanese etiquette, everyone was expected to wear formal clothing.
Byakuya was conforming to local customs, and he didn't want to stand out too much. If he were the only one in the entire venue dressed casually, he would draw way too much attention.
Byakuya wore a black combat uniform, similar in design to Arima's, just in a different color ad Arima's was white.
Yoshimura Eto was also wearing the same black uniform as Uchiha Byakuya, while Sanpo Rika wore the same white version that Arima Kishou wore.
The four of them had arranged to head to Kamii University together. As they neared the university, they could already see many other students around them who were also on their way to enroll.
The clothing styles were extremely similar, since everyone was in formal attire. For example, the most common for female students was a khaki trench coat, while the male students mostly wore black formal jackets.
The first thing they needed to do upon enrollment was attend the entrance ceremony.
However, Uchiha Byakuya and his group had barely arrived at the school gate when some new students immediately recognized them.
"Hey, look! Isn't that the Chairman from the Tokyo Defense Battle? Why is he here too? Did I see that wrong?"
"And the three people next to him look familiar as well. Oh, right! I remember now, that green-haired girl is Takatsuki Sen! And also the most dangerous ghoul, the 'One-Eyed Owl'!"
"Then that young man must be the CCG Chairman, wait, now he's called the TSC Chairman. But why are they here at Kamii University too? Don't tell me they're enrolling with us?"
"..."
Right now, Byakuya and Eto were both very famous all throughout Tokyo.
There was no need to elaborate on Byakuya. He held a high position of power and immense strength, and he was also a best-selling author.
Given the nature of his works, obviously many of his readers would be students.
Eto mainly stood out because of her dual identities as "Takatsuki Sen" and the "One-Eyed Owl."
Her identity as the One-Eyed Owl had long ceased to be a secret, and people didn't really harbor resentment toward "Takatsuki Sen" because of it.
That was because, back then, most of Eto's actions had been targeted at the CCG and she had barely harmed any civilians.
Now that the CCG had reconciled with the ghouls and reorganized into the TSC, and especially after the Tokyo Defense Battle, the One-Eyed Owl's reputation among the public was actually pretty decent.
Truthfully, the fact that the "One-Eyed Owl" had once been ranked as the most dangerous SSS-rated ghoul but now no longer harmed humans actually added a kind of "gap moe" appeal to her writer persona, winning her even more fans.
As those murmurs spread, more and more new students began to recognize Byakuya and the others.
This naturally brought some trouble for them.
Such as autograph requests, photo requests, and the like.
But at least it didn't interfere with their proper enrollment.
"Some bastard is really popular, huh."
At this moment, Eto teased.
"Your popularity isn't much lower than mine, you know."
Byakuya said somewhat helplessly.
"Luckily, Kishou and I aren't that famous."
Minami said with a smile.
Although a few people had asked her and Arima for autographs and pictures, it wasn't anywhere near as overwhelming as with Byakuya and Eto.
Following the guidance of some security guards and upperclassmen, the new students arrived at the venue for the entrance ceremony.
It was an extremely large multipurpose hall, more than sufficient to accommodate all the new undergraduate students of Kamii University this year.
Once most of the new students were seated, the university president and some senior students had already taken the stage.
Next, naturally, the president was going to give a speech.