Yume Kobashi spoke with increasing excitement, a strange flush appearing on her face. Honami Ichinose listened with interest, not interrupting her.
Bzzt... Bzzt...
The speaker on the classroom wall, which had never made a sound and was thought to be just a decoration, crackled. After a moment of adjustment, a pleasant female voice came through.
"Hello, new students. I am the Student Council Secretary, Akane Tachibana."
"After school today, a club recruitment and orientation session will be held in the school gymnasium. Students interested in this can come to learn more or join a club directly."
"Please remember, this is the only day all major clubs will gather together. Please seize this opportunity."
"I wish all students can join the club they like."
Whether in the classroom or elsewhere in the school, the new students heard the broadcast and began to discuss it intensely.
"Little Honami, club recruitment is in the gym after school! Little Yume, why is your face so red?"
Hearing about serious business, everyone turned to Honami Ichinose to see their class leader's decision.
Seeing Yume Kobashi's flushed face beside Honami Ichinose, they worried if she was sick and asked with concern.
Yume Kobashi, who had excited herself with her own talking, waved her hands repeatedly, indicating she was fine.
"Then let's go take a look." Honami Ichinose noticed the interest in her friends' eyes regarding the clubs and nodded, signaling everyone to go together.
...
Many students had already gathered inside the gymnasium.
Each club was assigned a small area for recruitment. They were currently showing off their skills to attract the attention of new students.
The most eye-catching clubs were the Anime Club and the Cosplay Club. The pretty senior girls and handsome senior boys in the clubs wore revealing cosplay outfits, attracting a large amount of attention from the freshmen.
"Shibata-kun, do you have any ideas?" Ryūji Kanzaki nudged his other deskmate with his elbow, asking in a low voice.
"Me? I should go to the Soccer Club. I've liked playing soccer since I was little, and I was in the Soccer Club at my previous school too."
Sō Shibata honestly stated his thoughts. He was quite happy to see the Soccer Club recruiting right in the gymnasium.
"Then, Katsuragi... where is he???" Ryūji Kanzaki intended to ask his other deskmate, Katsuragi Ren, for his thoughts, only to find the young man was no longer beside him.
He wasn't beside Honami Ichinose either. Where did Katsuragi Ren go?
"Junior, consider joining our Anime Club~"
"Go away, you vulgar woman!!! With this temperament, the junior will definitely join our Literature Club."
"Nerds step aside. Junior, do you want to come to our Archery Club?"
Relying on his exceptional appearance, Katsuragi Ren was frantically pulled at by senior girls recruiting for clubs as soon as he entered the gymnasium. They wanted to try and pull him into their clubs.
Such a handsome guy was good for the eyes, even if he didn't do anything.
The senior girl from the Archery Club was even more excessive. Her mouth kept talking about the benefits of joining the Archery Club.
Meanwhile, her restless hands could no longer hold back.
Using the excuse of pulling Katsuragi Ren into the Archery Club, she seemingly inadvertently touched the firm and elastic muscles hidden under Katsuragi Ren's loose sleeves.
Gulp... The successful Archery Club senior swallowed secretly, feeling the touch at her fingertips, and increased her determination to recruit Katsuragi Ren.
"Oh my, I am truly sorry, seniors. My boyfriend will join the same club as me. Isn't that right, dea~rest~"
Noticing the situation with Katsuragi Ren, Honami Ichinose quickly reached out and pulled Katsuragi Ren, who was being harassed by the seniors, behind her.
She tilted her head up slightly, a sweet smile on her face, but her eyes looked at the seniors with a hint of wariness.
Standing behind Honami Ichinose, Katsuragi Ren shook his head helplessly. He found Little Honami's slightly childish behavior amusing.
He held the girl's hand and waved it at the seniors: "Seniors, sorry."
She pulled Katsuragi Ren back to the class area. Even after moving far away from that group of obsessed women, Honami Ichinose still didn't let go of his hand.
"Ren-kun, have you considered which club to go to?"
"No. Besides, didn't Little Honami just say that I would join the same club as you?" Katsuragi Ren looked at the back of Little Honami, who was leading him forward, with a smile.
Why does it feel like the current Little Honami has a hidden dark side?
"Which club does Little Honami want to go to?" He kicked the ball back to Honami Ichinose, wanting to see her choice.
Honami Ichinose, walking in front, paused slightly. She turned around to face Katsuragi Ren and spoke seriously: "I don't plan to join a club."
"Then are you going to the Student Council?"
"I won't go there either. Right now, I just want to take good care of Class B." After this period of growth, Honami Ichinose had clarified her goal.
Join a club or the Student Council? That would only waste her energy in vain.
She only wanted to manage Class B, where Katsuragi Ren was, properly, and give the young man a satisfactory answer sheet upon graduation.
Suddenly, as if some great terror had appeared, the noise in the lively gymnasium decreased significantly. The upperclassmen, in particular, seemed to have been silenced.
On the gymnasium podium, a black-haired man with a serious face and black-rimmed glasses had appeared at some point. He just stood there without speaking, watching quietly.
Humans are creatures that like to group together, especially in unknown situations.
The four first-year classes in the gymnasium began to cluster, faintly forming four teams corresponding to their classes.
The sound of chatting gradually disappeared. Everyone was enveloped by the silent atmosphere in the gymnasium. Only a few people were still whispering.
Manabu Horikita, standing on the stage, still did not speak. It was like the phrase teachers often say in class:
You continue talking. I'll speak after you finish.
Standing in the Class B team, Katsuragi Ren looked coldly at Manabu Horikita on the stage, feeling a little disappointed inside.
Very boring and technically lacking manipulation.
Using the disparity in status to create a sense of hierarchy, causing those in the lower position to internalize the pressure.
If this Student Council President was only capable of this, it was truly uninteresting.
Katsuragi Ren's voice was not loud, but in the quiet gymnasium, it was clear enough for those nearby to hear.
"Boring, I'm leaving first."
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