Fang Zheng had no idea what had happened to Miyuki Shiba and Mayumi Nanase. To him, wiping out the Yotsuba Clan had merely been a casual move, meant to raise the "clear difficulty" for Tatsuya Shiba, the protagonist. If Tatsuya still could not be propped up after that, then the world abandoning him would be a foregone conclusion.
So Fang Zheng did not worry about it at all and instead began preparing for the Student Council President election.
But honestly, there was not much to prepare for.
In fact, once the Student Council announced that Fang Zheng would be running for the next Student Council President, even the other prospective candidates immediately and decisively withdrew. Of course, this was not because Fang Zheng had such great popularity. Unlike Mayumi Nanase, who took the approachable route, or Azusa Nakajo, who was adored like a little animal, Fang Zheng was not particularly beloved. If anything, more people feared him.
Strictly speaking, Fang Zheng was not very popular among the boys at First High either—though female students all viewed him quite favorably, since he was handsome and talented. But to male students, Fang Zheng was clearly not an easy person to accept. Japanese society promoted going with the flow rather than pursuing individuality, while Fang Zheng practically had the words "marching to his own beat" written across his face. It was impossible to say that male students respected him; there were more who disliked or feared him.
In truth, the reason the others gave up running was simple: they had no confidence they could keep Fang Zheng in check. Taking a step back, even if they became Student Council President, whether they expelled Fang Zheng from the Student Council or ignored him, it was easy to imagine that he would definitely not be