Chapter 105 - Speech

The speech was like any typical head of a school speech. It was boring, long and a complete waste of time. By the time the speech was almost finished after 20 minutes, everyone present were either complaining about their aching legs or sleeping from boredom.

"... And so, I shall be introducing this year's guests of honour. They are our proud alumni from the 35th batch of students that entered University Z. This batch was deemed as the 'Generation of Miracles', which by no means, is understated."

When the President of the school spoke up to this point, everyone had woken up from their stupor. The Generation of Miracles? What was so magnificent about this batch of students? Why were they different from the rest? And just like that, the once sleepy students and some staff members listened in to what the president had to say.

"The first alumni I will be introducing was the valedictorian of the 35th batch, Pete Kouglas. Pete is the founder of the world renowned fashion brand, Jfront Clothing, which has opened over 500 shops worldwide."

A loud commotion arose when Pete ascended the steps to be on the stage. Everyone that had a slight inkling on fashion, would know about the prodigy in the fashion world. Just in his second year of University, Pete had launch Jfront Clothing and had skyrocketed ever since. Sato realised that man was none other than Pete from the mall. So it turned out that he was a student of University Z.

"The second alumni that will grace us with her presence is Jesslyn Ugashi. Jesslyn is the Co-founder of Geneva Financial Corps, the second largest Finance company in the world."

Once again, a roaring commotion rang from the soccer field. It doesn't take a genius to know about Geneva Financial Corps. Just the scale of it's businesses that it had branched out to, was more than enough to shock anyone. The industries ranged from video games, to fashion, to electronics, to shopping malls, even toilet paper!

"The last alumni that came today is no less than the other two. To the people in his industry, he could be considered a prodigy. To the people in the world, he would even be considered a god. Let's welcome Marion Lee!"

The silence in the soccer field lasted for a short second, before the loud roars and cheers rang below the stage. Just like the President had said, Marion Lee was truly regarded as a god to many in the world. The genius that created the game Ray Of Light, an alumni of University Z, was gracing his presence to everyone. Even Sato couldn't control himself no longer. It was as exciting as meeting his idol band, The Sirens.

The cheering did not stop for a whole minute when the three alumnis were standing on the stage. Only when they realised that Pete Douglas was about to speak, did everyone quieten down.

"Good morning students, staff members and guests of University Z. I am Pete Douglas, an alumni of the 35th batch. On behalf of Jesslyn and Marion, I shall say a few words to everyone. I didn't actually have much time to prepare for this speech as I woke up this morning realising that today was actually Sport's Day."

Seeing how unprepared the fashion god was, made everyone stifle their laughter.

"There was only one thing that came to mind when I was driving to the University. And that was the word, 'Passion'. Without passion, everything that you are doing now is basically a waste of time. Only those that are passionate can push beyond boundaries that were set by the predecessors before you! Only those that are passionate can break new grounds in a certain field or industry! Only those that are passionate will be truly happy and enjoy what they do as a job! In fact, it would no longer just be a job, but rather, it becomes an integral part of your life, a hobby even! And so, my greatest advice I can impart on everyone here today is to look for that bright light in your life. Just like how myself, Jesslyn and Marion had done ten years ago, you can do that too! Regardless, I hope that everyone will have a wonderful Sport's Day. Best wishes to those here today!"

A roaring clap, a resounding cheer, the three genius had left the stage, signalling the start of University Z's Sport's Day.