Disrupting the Speech, Making an Enemy of the Student Council President, and Ayanokouji's Speculation

Inside the gymnasium.

The students, who had been noisy and boisterous, gradually quieted down.

They lifted their heads slightly, their gazes falling upon the bespectacled young man in a school uniform standing at the podium.

At first, many had assumed he was just some upperclassman from a club who had forgotten his speech notes and was too nervous to speak in front of the crowd.

Quite a few people had taken the opportunity to tease him, some even jokingly cheering him on.

But as time passed, they began to feel the oppressive aura radiating from him.

Many people shut their mouths one after another, and their silence soon spread to those around them.

Seeing this, the brown-haired boy in the gymnasium couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

He really is an impressive guy.

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka looked at the student on the podium, feeling a genuine sense of admiration for him.

As a student, it is incredibly difficult to suppress a crowd of people who don't know you.

Although Ayanokouji had not attended a regular elementary or middle school before coming to this institution, he knew the difficulty of accomplishing such a feat.

As the masterpiece raised in the White Room, he was confident that he could use his words to guide everyone and make them listen to him.

But to silence everyone present without saying a single word—even he could not do that.

On the stage, Manabu Horikita scanned the crowd.

Seeing his own good-for-nothing sister there, Manabu Horikita's expression remained unchanged, but deep down, he felt quite disappointed.

Suzune, you haven't made any progress at all in these past two years.

Withdrawing his gaze from his sister, Manabu Horikita saw that the gymnasium had fallen silent and prepared to deliver his speech on behalf of the student council.

However.

Just at that moment.

A new group of people walked into the gymnasium, laughing and chatting.

It was a group of five: three men and two women.

The woman with the purple ponytail, upon seeing her classmates, immediately greeted them enthusiastically, "Yume, Yuki, are you guys here to hang out too?"

Hang out?

Hearing this word, the people present couldn't help but tense up.

The somewhat heavy atmosphere that had been established was instantly shattered by the girl's use of the word "hang out."

"Mako, keep it down!"

Yume Kobashi, also from Class 1-B, hurriedly raised a finger to her lips, signaling for silence.

"What's wrong?"

Mako Amikura tilted her head, and although she was a bit confused, she lowered her voice as her friend requested.

"That upperclassman giving the speech looks really scary; it wouldn't be good to offend him," Yume Kobashi whispered.

Mako Amikura curiously glanced at the stage, but after locking eyes with Manabu Horikita, she shrank her neck in fear, "I got it."

Although Mako Amikura, who had broken the stalemate, quieted down as well, the atmosphere that Manabu Horikita had worked so hard to build had been ruined.

The effect he had intended to achieve would certainly not be as impactful as he had originally envisioned.

"Did an unexpected situation occur?"

Ayanokouji quickly understood the downside of this approach.

Using silence to suppress newcomers is indeed intimidating.

But if new people join in halfway through, it ends up being counterproductive.

"Thinking about it this way, there is no need to learn it; there are too many uncontrollable factors."

Thinking this, Ayanokouji looked toward where the purple-haired girl was standing, and to his surprise, he spotted an acquaintance in the crowd.

"He's actually here too."

The person Ayanokouji saw was, naturally, Dokuho Kouya, whom he had met on the bus and at the convenience store.

"Money Brother makes a flashy entrance!"

"Someone finally tried to act cool, only to have it ruined by Money Brother."

"To the person above, Money Brother just happened to arrive at this time. Besides, it was Money Brother's friend who broke the silence, what does that have to do with him?"

"Come to think of it, has Money Brother made so many friends already? The protagonist can only talk to his seatmate right now."

"Fake protagonist: feels something is wrong with the school rules, struggles for ages only to talk to his seatmate, and gets suppressed by the aura of some student."

"Real protagonist: knows the school rules from the start, earned 1.6 million points, surrounded by all sorts of friends in less than two days, and influences someone who looks like a big shot without even lifting a finger."

As Dokuho Kouya appeared in the animation frame, the comment section became instantly active.

Seeing the viewers' snarky remarks, the boy's mouth twitched slightly.

Wasn't it agreed that his nickname had changed to President?

How did it revert back to Money Brother in less than a day?

Dokuho Kouya really wanted to protest and object, but he knew it would be meaningless, so he had to quiet down and listen to Manabu Horikita's speech.

Once the scene settled back into silence, Manabu Horikita began to speak about his intended topic, "I am the Student Council President, Manabu Horikita. With the departure of the previous students, the Student Council also needs new members to join..."

The content that followed was no different from the original work.

After finishing his speech, Manabu Horikita walked off the stage and headed toward the exit of the gymnasium with quick strides.

In the original work, this kind of behavior gave people a very mysterious, seemingly formidable impression.

But now, it actually gave off the feeling that he was in a bad mood, as if he were sulking.

"Phew... that Student Council President has finally left." Mako Amikura let out a sigh of relief, placing her small hand over her chest, "He scared me to death."

Just a moment ago, when she made eye contact with the Student Council President, she felt like he was angry, which had given her quite a fright.

"Yeah, I even thought President Horikita was holding a grudge against us." Sayo Ando also caught her breath, having been very nervous just now as well.

Seeing the girls feeling uneasy, Dokuho Kouya spoke up to comfort them, "Don't worry, President Horikita doesn't strike me as the type of man to be that petty."

"If he really wants to cause you trouble over such a trivial matter, I'll help you resolve it."

Hearing the boy's reassurance, everyone immediately felt at ease.

"Since Dokuho-kun says so, then I can rest easy."

Having seen Dokuho Kouya reveal the school's hidden rules that morning, and then witnessing him earn 150,000 private points from a senior student, Sayo Ando and the others had immense trust in Dokuho Kouya's character and ability.

"But wouldn't that be too much trouble for Dokuho-kun?" Mako Amikura lowered her delicate brows, saying with some concern.

"It's fine, I actually wanted to see just how strong the Student Council President of this school really is," Dokuho Kouya replied with a smile.

Their conversation was overheard by Ayanokouya Kiyotaka, who was not far away.

He actually has the confidence to confront the Student Council President?

After the speech just now, Ayanokouya knew that the Student Council President was no simple character, and he also knew that the Student Council possessed the power to influence school rules.

Yet, even after hearing all that, that guy named Kouya still had the confidence to go up against the Student Council President.

Combined with those 1.6 million private points from yesterday.

This guy is also quite capable.

Like the vast majority of the audience, without knowing the specific circumstances, Ayanokouya Kiyotaka labeled Dokuho Kouya as a strong individual.