"Student council president?"
Fumiya Jin was a little surprised.
It wasn't that wanting to be the student council president was such an amazing thing. In Japanese schools, the student council carries considerable weight. And the position of president is both an opportunity for personal growth and a special honor.
Especially at a prestigious academy like Shuchiin Academy, filled with the children of elites, the experience of serving as student council president is definitely beneficial for one's future. Moreover, many powerful and influential families hope their children will stand out at school.
So, even for someone with the status of the Suou family's young lady, wanting to be student council president was not strange at all.
If Yuki Suou had suggested wanting to be president before they got involved in the Samsara Game, he wouldn't have been surprised in the slightest; he would have thought it was only natural.
But...
The reality was, they had, after all, become involved in the Samsara Game.
"The student council president has a lot to do, right? Are you sure you want to add such a burden to your plate?" Fumiya Jin asked.
"I understand, and I've thought it over carefully," Yuki Suou said, dropping her playful demeanor and looking Fumiya Jin seriously in the eyes. "Student council affairs will certainly take up some of my time and energy, but I have to do it to gain more freedom and support from my family."
"Is your family... running into problems?" Fumiya Jin asked, puzzled.
"Not exactly problems, it's always been like this," Yuki Suou said with a shrug.
"I'm the only daughter of the Suou family, the sole heir. I don't have any brothers or sisters to share the pressure with, so my family has had high hopes for me since I was a child."
"I used to have a great deal of freedom and could mobilize the family's resources as I pleased, mainly because my performance in all areas was always excellent, so my grandfather and the others never had to worry."
"But recently... because of the Samsara Game, I've mobilized a lot of manpower to investigate related matters and have been doing many things, but I can't explain the reasons clearly to them. I feel like my family is starting to suspect I've gone astray..."
"So I must achieve something to prove that my performance at school is still impeccable. And becoming the student council president is undoubtedly a powerful honor."
After hearing her out, Fumiya Jin was slightly taken aback. "So that's how it is... It seems being a noble young lady isn't so easy. Even though as the only daughter you don't have to worry about inheritance disputes, the pressure you bear is still pretty immense."
"Of course! Did you think I enjoyed maintaining a bored, ladylike facade every day, being so elegant and polite to everyone? Is that what I wanted?" Yuki Suou puffed up her cheeks and said, "It was just because my family wanted me to be that way, so that's how I was. It's only in front of you, a fellow grasshopper on the same rope, that I can... I can finally..."
"Finally what?" Fumiya Jin smiled faintly. "Reveal your true nature as a Bratty Imp?"
"Shut up! Don't mention that name! That's just a class name, it has nothing to do with me, Yuki Suou!" Yuki Suou said indignantly. "Besides... how dare you laugh! You're also responsible for me ending up in this situation, you know!"
"Me?" Fumiya Jin paused. "What am I responsible for?"
"My family actually pays a lot of attention to my performance at school, so they take exam scores very seriously," Yuki Suou said, a little vexed.
"Although I didn't always get first place before, the top three was basically a competition between me, Shinomiya, and Yukinoshita. Even if I didn't always win, my family knew the other two were elite children carefully groomed by powerful families, so they didn't see it as a big problem."
"But this time was different... You, you damn mixed-course student, actually got first place and beat all three of us. That made my family very dissatisfied."
"Ugh!" the girl huffed.
"That happened?" Fumiya Jin was a little amused. "They really look down on mixed-course students, huh."
"Anyway, you have to take responsibility for the trouble you've caused, you hear?" Yuki Suou pouted and said, "Help me become student council president, and I'll reluctantly forgive you."
"But, what's in it for me if I help you become student council president?" Fumiya Jin teased.
Of course, he was just kidding.
After all, the two of them had been through life and death together. He was definitely going to help her with this.
But the terms could still be negotiated.
"What's in it for you?" Yuki Suou's eyes widened, slightly displeased. "Isn't letting you enjoy the reputation of being my fiancé enough?"
Fumiya Jin thought for a moment. "Alright, you've mentioned the downside. Now, what's the upside?"
"Hey!!!" Yuki Suou was not happy, glaring at him sullenly.
"What? I'm just telling the truth," Fumiya Jin shrugged. "What good is enjoying the reputation without any real power? Even honorary managers in companies get some extra pay, don't they?"
"Then what more do you want?" Yuki Suou pouted. "Don't forget, before... you did so many outrageous things to me! If we're talking about benefits, haven't I already paid you more than enough?" As she spoke, she pointed to Fumiya Jin's head, then to her own chest.
"What things? I don't seem to remember," Fumiya Jin said with a look of pure innocence, as if he had no idea what she was talking about.
"Still pretending?" Of course, Yuki Suou didn't believe he had actually forgotten. She just shot him a fierce glare.
"Oh... I remember now," Fumiya Jin said, raising an index finger as if it had just come to him. Then, he suddenly wrapped his arm around the girl's slender waist, lowered his head, and buried his face...
"Eh... Hey... you, you, you, you..."
Yuki Suou was stunned.
You have to understand, this blind spot in the hallway was just rarely visited; it didn't mean no one would ever come by.
If they were seen, the news of them getting intimate in the stairwell would absolutely spread throughout the entire school within ten minutes!
However, Fumiya Jin's actions were too swift.
Yuki Suou hadn't even had a chance to resist...
Fumiya Jin had already buried his head in his promised land.
And took a deep breath.
"Is this what you were talking about?" Fumiya Jin asked.
"You!"
"What about me?"
"You big jerk..." the girl said angrily.
Hearing the girl's indignant complaint, Fumiya Jin felt her arms rise. She must be shy and about to push him away. After all, this really wasn't a suitable private place for intimacy, and he only meant to tease her. So Fumiya Jin didn't hold her too tightly, preparing to let her push his head away.
However...
The next second...
What he felt wasn't a push.
But... an embrace.
The girl's soft arms gently wrapped around his head.
Not only did she not push him away, but it was as if she was indulging him...
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