Student Council,
With the conclusion of this special exam, Manabu Horikita, the leader of Third Year Class A, was under immense pressure.
No one expected that Class C, which had always performed timidly, would suddenly rise up due to this special exam.
They directly kicked down Third Year Class B, and now their class points were not far from Manabu Horikita's Third Year Class A.
[Is someone helping them from the shadows...]
Manabu Horikita tapped the desk, thinking.
He didn't believe Third Year Class C were the type of people described in novels—thirty years east, thirty years west—who suddenly achieved enlightenment after three years of mediocrity. Impossible.
It seemed Katsuragi Ren was likely the mastermind behind Third Year Class C.
He reaches very far... Katsuragi Ren.
Figuring this out wasn't difficult. Manabu Horikita deduced Katsuragi Ren without spending much time.
If Miyabi Nagumo were still around, Manabu Horikita might have suspected him, but now Katsuragi Ren was the only suspect.
The accounts matched perfectly.
"Good morning, President Horikita, Vice President Kiryuin, Secretary Tachibana, and Horikita-san!"
Full of energy, Ichinose pushed open the Student Council door and greeted everyone present.
"Good morning, Ichinose! Would you like some tea?"
Akane Tachibana, handing freshly brewed green tea to Manabu Horikita, greeted Ichinose warmly.
Akane Tachibana had a very good impression of Ichinose, a first-year student radiating warm sunshine.
As for the other first-year student in the Student Council, Suzune Horikita...
How to put it? Akane Tachibana felt she was nothing like her President!
President Horikita was knowledgeable, polite, gentle to others, could get along with every classmate, and simultaneously displayed extremely strong leadership talent.
Such a Manabu Horikita became the object of Akane Tachibana's affection.
But Suzune Horikita, the President's biological sister, wore a cold face all day long. Every time Akane Tachibana tried to get closer to this sister-in-law, she was rebuffed by the girl's icy aura.
Just... helpless.
[Suzune, how can you compete with Ichinose like this!!!]
Akane Tachibana intended to help Suzune Horikita change her personality, but the girl seemed to have no intention of doing so.
"Good morning, Ichinose. Come get affectionate with your senpai."
Fuka Kiryuin, bored sitting in the Vice President's seat, waved to Ichinose hurriedly upon seeing her arrival.
Growing up beside Katsuragi Ren, Ichinose enjoyed only Katsuragi Ren's childhood, not the young man's interpersonal relationships.
Therefore, Honami Ichinose didn't know Fuka Kiryuin before coming to the Student Council, and Fuka Kiryuin only knew that her Young Master simply had such a person by his side.
After coming to the Student Council, Fuka Kiryuin naturally wouldn't miss such an opportunity to observe Ichinose up close.
Her Young Master threw Ichinose into the Student Council, so it must be to let her sit in the Student Council President position sooner.
Fuka Kiryuin planned to figure out Ichinose's specific personality first, then consider how to make Ichinose climb quickly.
As for training Ichinose?
Fuka Kiryuin said that was really not possible.
God knows if she got interested and trained Ichinose well, would her Young Master also get interested and train her in return?
"No way! Kiryuin-senpai, I have a boyfriend!"
Refusing Fuka Kiryuin's request, Ichinose crossed her arms in an 'X' gesture!
Glancing at Ichinose sitting next to her, Suzune Horikita said flatly: "Morning."
Because Suzune Horikita and Ichinose were both first-year students, their seats were right next to each other.
[How exactly will you grow... Suzune.]
Seeing Suzune Horikita like this, Manabu Horikita above rubbed his aching temples.
Manabu Horikita also couldn't understand why Suzune Horikita proactively joined the Student Council. Facing his sister's stubborn eyes at the time, he ultimately couldn't bear to refuse her choice.
If nothing unexpected happened, the Student Council President position was originally intended for Suzune Horikita to inherit.
But now... something unexpected happened.
Withdrawing his gaze from Suzune Horikita, Manabu Horikita looked at Fuka Kiryuin, who was still verbally teasing Ichinose without any seriousness.
Fuka Kiryuin's purpose in coming to the Student Council was obvious; from the beginning, she was aiming for the Student Council President seat he was sitting in.
Manabu Horikita knew he could only hold this position for the remaining half year. After he graduated, this position would definitely belong to Fuka Kiryuin.
Is it possible to discuss with Fuka Kiryuin and leave the Student Council President position to Suzune Horikita?
Calculating the probability of success internally, Manabu Horikita shifted his gaze from Fuka Kiryuin to Ichinose.
Enthusiastic, gentle, helpful—this girl named Honami Ichinose was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate for Student Council President.
The power of this position was too great, so great that Manabu Horikita was reluctant to let go. So great that after knowing Suzune Horikita also came to this school, Manabu Horikita internally designated this position for his own sister.
Manabu Horikita had also considered directly rejecting Ichinose when she requested to join the Student Council, so that only Suzune Horikita among the first-years would join.
Let Suzune stay in the Student Council for a while to build up her seniority.
Then recruit more people from the first year later. This way, when choosing the Student Council President, Suzune Horikita could use "seniority" to suppress all other first-year newcomers with dissenting intentions.
In this place called Japan, ordinary people's qualifications are all built on time served.
After such a period, the gap between seniors and juniors in real society would be revealed, and other first-years would be timid in front of Suzune Horikita's seniority.
It would also give Suzune Horikita more say.
Thinking it over, all this could only be Manabu Horikita's fantasy.
Simply because...
Standing behind Ichinose was Katsuragi Ren.
Manabu Horikita believed that if he dared to refuse Ichinose's entry into the Student Council, Katsuragi Ren would definitely find ways to target Suzune Horikita with the same method.
So, Manabu Horikita compromised.
He didn't make things difficult for Ichinose, and even opened the door wide for her entry into the Student Council.
In return, Katsuragi Ren could not stop Suzune Horikita from entering the Student Council.
The position of Student Council President would be left for Ichinose and Suzune Horikita to fight over themselves.
Unable to find any way to handle Katsuragi Ren, Manabu Horikita could only yield to Katsuragi Ren in this manner. He could only pin his hopes on Katsuragi Ren seeing it as a competition between two girls and not intervening personally.
Holding this thought, Manabu Horikita felt gratified seeing Suzune Horikita proactively join the Student Council alongside Ichinose.
He felt that Suzune Horikita might have truly grown, finally daring to face him and fight for something he still held in his hands.
But Suzune Horikita's personality... still hadn't grown.
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