Vice President

Horikita Suzune raised his head and looked at Sakayanagi Arisu.

"Vice President."

Horikita Suzune spoke up and directly put that position on the table, "When I officially hand over and take over Student Council President, Vice President's position will be given to you."

Horikita Suzune thought that Horikita Suzune would give her a good title, such as a newly established "special person in charge", or a nominal "secretary", but she did not expect that when the other party opened her mouth, it would be Vice President.

"You are willing to give up. Vice President, how many people are watching this position? You didn't leave it to your confidant, but instead gave me a class A student who we just sat down to talk to for the first time today?"

"Aren't you afraid that if I sit in that position, I will try to sideline you as the president?"

"Ignore me?"

Horikita Suzune looked at her and suddenly asked, "Do you want to be the president?"

Sakayanagi Arisu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.

"I'm not interested. As the president, I have to be responsible for the boss and deal with a lot of trivial matters that I find troublesome. I prefer to stand by and see the whole game clearly, and then make one or two pieces in key places."

"The president stands in front of the stage and is beaten by the wind, while Vice President is the one who hides behind and plays chess. To be honest, the position of Vice President is more in line with my temperament than the president."

"Then it's over. If you don't want to be the president, I'm not worried about you trying to sideline me. You want a position where you can play chess with integrity, and I need someone who can help me see the whole chess game clearly and make moves for me."

"Vice President is for you, you can get what you need, it's just right."

She paused and her tone became serious.

"Moreover, I didn't bribe you with this position on a whim. I carefully weighed it. I am strong in execution and will not look back once I know the direction. When it comes to planning and seeing through people's hearts, I am self-aware. I am not as good as you. As a president, having a Vice President who is stronger than me in strategy is not to show weakness, but to make up for shortcomings."

"I dare to give you this position because I believe that Student Council will become stronger after you sit on it."

She looked at Sakayanagi Arisu, "And a stronger Student Council will be a good thing for you, for me, and for This School's students."

"That's my reason."

Sakayanagi Arisu After listening, he didn't speak for a long time.

She originally thought that today's conversation was about her examining Horikita Suzune... and examining whether this New President was worthy of her entry into Student Council.

But when it came to the present, she suddenly discovered that there seemed to be more than just Horikita Suzune being investigated.

The other party was also using a clumsy but honest way to clearly see her ambitions and things she wanted, and then handed the most suitable piece to her before she could speak.

There is no suspicion, no pressure, no "you are too strong and I dare not use it".

There is only one sentence. "I have shortcomings, and you can make up for them."

This magnanimity surprised Sakayanagi Arisu more than any rhetoric.

"Horikita... From the day you officially take over as president, I will serve as Student Council Vice President."

"I'll take over the cross-class coordination part. I've written down your two bottom lines. Correspondingly... I also have three conditions."

"You said."

"First, I will do what I promised you, but if I didn't promise, don't use your status as president to pressure me. It's a fact that I'm not in good health. For those drudgery tasks that take time, arrange for others in advance for me, and don't expect me to do it myself."

"Yes, I will consider it when dividing the work between members."

"Second, when I do things, please allow me not to explain. There are some layouts that won't work if I explain them in advance. I will promise not to cross your two bottom lines, but within that, some of the things I do may not be understood by you for a while. If you don't understand, don't stop me. I will give you an explanation afterwards."

Horikita Suzune pondered for a while, "Yes, but you have to give me a deadline. I can't do it indefinitely. I don't understand what my Vice President is doing."

Sakayanagi Arisu nodded approvingly, "Then it will be limited to one month. If I can't give an explanation, you, the president, have the right to stop it."

"Deal. Where's the third one?"

"Thirdly... this position of Vice President was given to me by you, not by me. Therefore, in the future in Student Council, you can't overwhelm me by saying, 'I promoted you.'"

"We are the president and Vice President, partners, not masters and subordinates."

"I wouldn't do this in the first place."

Horikita Suzune said frankly, "I use you because you can make up for my shortcomings, not just to have another person who is grateful to me. If you think about how to repay me for my promotion every day, I will wonder if you have no intention of doing anything."

"Then, it's settled."

Sakayanagi Arisu's hand hanging in the air was not taken back.

Horikita Suzune looked at that hand and was silent for a moment, then stretched out his own hand and shook it.

There was no unnecessary pleasantries. With this exchange, the two core candidates for the new Student Council were decided for next spring.

After shaking hands, Sakayanagi Arisu took back his hand and leaned back on the chair again, with a satisfied smile on his face.

"To be honest, I originally thought that today would be just a formality to see what kind of president Tetsu-kun highly recommends him to be. Unexpectedly, he actually got me an interesting position. It doesn't look like he will be too boring next semester."

"You won't be disappointed."

"It's best this way."

Just then, an unhurried voice came from outside the awning.

"Oh, it was quite a lively chat."

The two of them looked at the sound.

At some point, Kazehara Tetsu swayed back again. The cup of Americano in his hand had reached the bottom. He stood by the table and looked around the faces of the two people.

"Did I miss something good?"

"I missed a lot."

Sakayanagi Arisu raised his head and looked at him, obviously in a good mood, "After you left, the president and I had a very pleasant chat."

"What's the conclusion?"

"The conclusion is..."

Sakayanagi Arisu deliberately prolonged his tone, and then announced slowly, "I reluctantly agreed to join Student Council, and when Horikita officially takes over as president, I will be Vice President."

Kazehara Tetsu was stunned for a moment, then smiled.

He originally thought that with Sakayanagi Arisu's temperament, it would be good if he could relent and "think about it" today.

For a formal reply, I have to go back and forth one or two times.

Unexpectedly, he just walked around the street for a while holding coffee, and the two people even agreed on the position of Vice President.

"It's efficient enough."

He pulled out the chair and sat down next to him again, "I thought you would at least test each other until dark."

"That's because you underestimated Horikita President."

Sakayanagi Arisu glanced at Horikita Suzune, with some sincere recognition in his tone, "She is better than I expected, and she knows how to use people, and she also dares to use them."