Facing Nagumo's pressure, Ryunosuke wasn't rushed at all. He even enjoyed his tea very leisurely. Akane kindly poured another pot for him.
Ryunosuke felt very grateful. "Thank you, Tachibana-senpai."
While holding the teapot, Akane said in a casual tone, "You're really relaxed, aren't you afraid of losing?"
What she meant was losing in the election. Ryunosuke waved his hand, not caring at all.
"Relax, I won't go to war without thorough preparation."
"By the way, after graduating, where does Senpai plan to go? Will you go together with the Student Council President?" Ryunosuke didn't forget to tease both of them.
Akane's face blushed red. She glanced briefly toward Manabu who had been silent all along, then puffed out her cheeks. Actually, as long as Manabu said just one word, she would follow him without hesitation, even if she had to quit school.
However, this rigid Manabu was most likely playing dumb because he hadn't made a decision yet, so their relationship kept hanging like this.
Ryunosuke sipped his tea. He wanted to give a little push to both of them; consider it an additional service to secure the President's wallet. He put down his teacup and said to Akane:
"Our Student Council President here is a siscon (acute level). If you want to captivate this man's heart, you must approach his sister. Make his sister feel happy, then your matter is already considered halfway successful."
Akane actually wanted to retort: [How can you know in such detail?!], but she chose to remain silent and began thinking about the possibility of that method.
Manabu also stopped his work and said in a resigned tone.
"Don't give bad ideas to Tachibana. Our matter doesn't need your worry. You'd better worry about your own election problem."
Ryunosuke waved his hand indifferently. "Relax, there's no way I'll lose."
"Heh~" Nagumo, who had been sitting there quite long, laughed cynically.
"You're really relaxed, junior. Do you know our fight isn't over yet? There are only 10 minutes left. Currently, you're still one vote behind me."
Nagumo glanced at the clock on his phone. 10 minutes remaining, and he was still ahead by one vote. The fact that Ryunosuke could still relax really disgusted him.
Ryunosuke snapped his fingers. "Don't rush like that, aren't there still 10 minutes? Who wins and who loses, who knows?"
Nagumo no longer spoke. He folded his arms across his chest and closed his eyes to rest. He didn't understand what was in this junior's mind, but he also didn't want to overthink it.
Time passed minute by minute, until the last 3 minutes remained.
Ryunosuke didn't want to waste any more time. He signaled with his eyes to Nazuna to give her vote to him. This was a preparation he made specifically to destroy Nagumo's mentality.
Nazuna complied. She took out her phone and gave her vote to Ryunosuke.
At the same time, Ryunosuke contacted other third-year students to give all their votes to him. In an instant, his vote count surged by 60 votes; now he was ahead by 59 votes over Nagumo.
Victory was clearly visible. The difference was too large and less than one minute remained. No matter how strong Nagumo was, he couldn't possibly turn the situation around again.
Nagumo furrowed his brow.
(Turns out he really has a final ace card? But oh well, losing is losing. Haah...)
He had no other choice. He could guess that this sudden vote surge must have come from full third-year student support. Getting support from almost all first-year students and third-years, he who only controlled second-years would definitely lose.
Nagumo closed his eyes in despair and accepted reality. He only hoped that his Nazuna didn't give her vote to his opponent, because if that happened, he would truly be destroyed.
His aura weakened drastically. He massaged the bridge of his nose which felt dizzy from exhaustion. But don't think this was over. Ryunosuke's plan had just begun.
Just when Nagumo thought everything was finished and prepared to leave, Nazuna walked from behind him toward Ryunosuke. She sat right beside him and affectionately hugged the young man's arm, as if showing the position that she was this man's woman.
Nagumo's pupils shook violently. He couldn't believe what he saw. Nazuna herself was actually very embarrassed, but this was all part of Ryunosuke's instructions. Although just hugging an arm without excessive intimate action, the effect was extraordinary.
Ryunosuke looked with a mocking gaze and said softly.
"I remember I already warned you, right?"
"Don't touch Honami, or I'll take your woman. I'm keeping my promise."
Ryunosuke put his arm around Nazuna's shoulder, slowly pulling her body closer to his chest, while whispering softly to the girl.
"Sorry, cooperation for a moment. I won't do anything inappropriate."
Nazuna was very cooperative and leaned on him. There was no way back; they had already gone this far, so they had to finish it to the end.
Nagumo stood with a trembling body. He looked at both of them embracing with an incredulous gaze. His back teeth were almost crushed from grinding. Because his two front teeth had been broken by Ryunosuke before, when he gritted his teeth full of anger, air pressure came out through the gap in his teeth, producing a strange sound like a flute.
"Pfft!"
That was Akane's sound holding back laughter. Realizing she was being impolite, she immediately turned her back to them, but her shoulders were still shaking heavily. She was trying desperately to hold back laughter.
Manabu kept a flat face and pushed up his black glasses with his middle finger. However, his other hand pinched his own thigh very hard. He used pain so he wouldn't explode with laughter. Clearly he was also holding back laughter with all his might.
Even Nazuna herself hid her face deeply in his chest. Her body trembled slightly from holding back laughter that was about to burst. Ryunosuke resignedly patted her back to calm her.
However, in Nagumo's eyes, this scene looked very intimate. As a result, the whistling sound from his mouth became louder, similar to the sound of boiling water in a kettle that was ready.
Akane, who felt she could no longer hold back laughter, finally looked for an excuse to immediately leave the Student Council President's room. Manabu could still endure because he kept pinching his thigh until it was bruised. He couldn't let his dignity fall!
Meanwhile, Nazuna had reached her limit. She looked up with teary eyes at Ryunosuke—those were tears from holding back laughter. Her gaze seemed to say: [Help me! I can't hold back laughter anymore!]
Ryunosuke said to her in a resigned tone.
"In that case, don't blame me for using extreme methods."
After saying that, he pinched Nazuna's waist and twisted it with force.
Nazuna's pupils immediately widened; her tears of laughter were immediately swallowed back, replaced by an incredulous expression that seemed to say: [You dare pinch me?!]
Piercing pain spread throughout her body. How could Nazuna still want to laugh now? Now she instead wanted to kill this bastard in front of her! With a face full of vengeance, she looked at him and her small hand began moving toward the young man's waist, intending to return that pinch!
Ryunosuke caught her hand and said briefly.
"Don't be naughty."
However, in Nagumo's eyes, this interaction looked like a couple being affectionate and joking around. The whistling sound from his mouth became even louder.
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