Chapter 174

After making a mental note of this "grudge," Tachibana Akane seemed to feel completely refreshed. She deliberately made a face at the office inside the door, then lightly ran to the next room and got back into work mode.

Five minutes later, Aragaki Shun, who was stirring up trouble on the School Forum using several anonymous accounts, looked up and saw the purple-haired girl push open the office door and suddenly place a fragrant cup of coffee on his desk.

"Actually, I'm in pretty good spirits. I prefer drinking some good-tasting fruit juice to coffee."

Despite saying that, the boy did not refuse Tachibana Akane's kindness. He picked up the cup, took a sip, and finished the coffee without changing his expression.

"Oh, you just drank it like that?"

The secretary's eyes widened.

She knew that the other person never drank bitter beverages.

I prepared this specifically to get a little revenge, but why haven't I seen any of the reactions I hoped for?

"Yes, it does taste a bit bitter, but I can feel the warmth of my senior's heart inside."

"Heartfelt wishes? What nonsense are you spouting? I haven't invested in any of that!"

Aragaki Shun remained silent, simply resting his chin on his hand and observing his senior's adorable appearance with great interest.

Tachibana Akane's delicate body trembled, feeling a little weak. She quickly brought her cup of coffee to her lips and took two sips.

Ugh, it's so bitter! How did he manage to drink it all in one gulp?

Could it be that it's truly because of my feelings...?

Thinking about this, the Bun-haired Senior felt a little lost and could only bury her head in the documents on the table, hiding her pretty face.

I don't know! I didn't hear it! She wasn't thinking about anything!

Aragaki Shun's lips curled slightly, and seeing this, he stopped teasing this senior who was two years older but still innocent and naive.

Because of her restless nature, Ibuki Mio has already gone to summon Ryuen. Judging by the time, they should be arriving soon, and some interesting disputes will likely occur in the Student Council afterwards.

Just as the two people in the room were lost in their own thoughts, a Yellow-haired Senior suddenly pushed open the office door, followed by two confidants, looking menacing.

Aragaki Shun looked up and cast a glance, his expression turning serious, as if he were displeased as he reminded the newcomer:

"Vice President Nagumo, didn't your teacher teach you basic social etiquette? Knocking before entering an office is something I shouldn't need to specifically instruct you on, right?"

It's not surprising that Miyabi Nagumo arrived first instead of Ryuen Kakeru.

Judging from the other party's appearance, they were clearly there to cause trouble. Knowing what good deeds he had done earlier, Aragaki Shun decisively decided to play the villain and accuse them first.

Well, here I have to mention the Advanced Nurturing nature of the student council. As the second-highest authority in the school, the Student Council has more than one room on each side in addition to the main public area.

Some areas have special functions, such as archives and broadcasting rooms, while the rest are vacant offices that can be allocated.

As powerful figures in the Student Council, Aragaki Shun, Miyabi Nagumo, and Manabu Horikita each have their own private offices. On weekdays, unless there are major matters, they work in their own private spaces with members of their respective factions.

Of course, this doesn't mean that all members of the Student Council have to be present every day.

The most important aspect of Advanced Nurturing is class competition, and there aren't many daily tasks to handle. Therefore, the Student Council adopts a shift system, ensuring that someone can handle unexpected events.

Today happened to be Aragaki Shun's shift, and since Miyabi Nagumo barged into his private office without knocking, he was naturally able to stand on his moral high ground and point fingers at him.

"Hehe~ Social etiquette is something that should be reserved for the right people. I wonder if Aragaki could explain to me what's going on with all those messy rumors on the School Forum?"

"Who knows? Maybe it was something a second-year student who didn't get along with a senior did on purpose."

Aragaki Shun shrugged, his nonchalant demeanor making it obvious to anyone that it was fake.

"Actually, I'm also very curious. Did the senior really spend time alone in a room with our first-year student Ryuen Kakeru, last night?"

With his chin resting on his interlaced fingers, the boy deliberately curled his lips into a playful smile, the sarcasm of which was self-evident.

Upon seeing this, Miyabi Nagumo felt an inexplicable anger rise in her chest, and her right hand subconsciously clenched into a fist, as if she was about to strike at any moment.

But soon, considering the disparity in strength between the two sides, the second-year representative could only forcibly suppress his actions and put on a forced smile.

"Junior, you really like to joke around. Everyone in the second year knows that I only like girls. For example, Ichinose Honami from your class is quite my type."

"Is that so?" Aragaki Shun raised an eyebrow, a similar cold smile appearing on his face. "I also think Asahina Nazuna- senpai is quite cute. I'd like to get to know her sometime."

In an instant, as the two confronted each other, the air pressure in the entire office dropped rapidly, and everyone present felt as if they had been plunged into the dead of winter.

Just then, because the outer door wasn't closed, two more people walked in.

Somewhat puzzled by the strange atmosphere, Ibuki Mio didn't greet Miyabi Nagumo and the others, and simply walked over to Aragaki Shun's side.

"I've brought Ryuen Kakeru here, what's the next step?"

Aragaki Shun glanced at the gloomy-faced Dragon Boy, then calmly said to Nagumo:

"Your rumored boyfriend has arrived, senior. Unfortunately, I have to deal with a dispute involving him right now. Could you please leave for the time being?"

"Hmph~ As the Vice President, is there anything in the Student Council that I can't participate in?"

Directly stating his refusal, Miyabi Nagumo didn't hide his malicious speculation, "Besides, as fellow first-year students, wouldn't you really use your power for personal gain when handling disputes because of class competition? I have serious doubts about that."

"Then I cannot hand this matter over to Vice President Nagumo."

Having anticipated the current situation, Aragaki Shun naturally didn't mind provoking the other party a bit, "After all, the two of you have a close relationship, and I also suspect that Senior Nagumo might deliberately protect his rumored lover who is alone with him in a room."

You son of a bitch!!!

Ryuen Kakeru was panting heavily, his eyes bloodshot as he glared at that bastard, wishing he could tear Aragaki Shun's mouth apart on the spot.

You're always talking about rumored lovers, how disgusting are you?!

But it was obvious that Aragaki Shun didn't think this stray dog deserved much attention, or rather, he was deliberately putting on this contemptuous act... In short, apart from glancing at the other person when he first entered, the boy didn't pay any more attention to Ryuen's expression.

Nagumo didn't think Ryuen Kakeru was that important, but since he wanted to interfere with the first-year students, the former leader of Class C could serve as a good pawn, so he hadn't given up on him for the time being.

"It seems we can't trust anyone else."

With his arms crossed, Nagumo pointed out the obvious fact directly, "In that case, we can only let Horikita-senpai be the referee."

Aragaki Shun did not refuse the suggestion, and simply nodded with a smile.

I have no objection.

Given Manabu Horikita's personality, he probably won't easily issue a punishment of expulsion.

However, since Nagumo has already gotten involved in this matter, the fate of Ryuen is no longer important.

He was very Nagumo had for Ryuen, and how much he was willing to pay to protect him.

244. Class C and Class D vie for favor; Nagumo's sunk costs.

"Tsk tsk tsk~ I never expected that Ryuen would actually sell hooks to another man."

In the classroom of Class 1-C, many students who had been oppressed by the tyrant were stirring up trouble on the School Forum, fueling the rumors about Ryuen Nagumo, while laughing strangely and reveling with their companions.

For these people, after being threatened with violence by Ryuen for nearly half a year last semester, it's truly a wonderful thing to be able to join everyone in having fun with each other and kick someone when they're down!

"Vice President Nagumo's taste is too extreme. He can even eat Ryuen. He looks like he's starving."

"What do you know? What if they're just enjoying the pleasure of pinning down an unruly tyrant to satisfy their own desire for conquest?"

"That's right, and Ryuen isn't ugly either. If she combs her shoulder-length hair and changes into women's clothing, I think Shoko would still be quite charming."

"Hahaha~ You're amazing! To actually say the name Ryuen Kakeru is hilarious! I can't take it anymore, my stomach hurts from laughing so much, hahaha--!!!"

As the storm spread, many vengeful members of Class C chatted more and more excitedly on the forum, wishing they could abandon anonymity and directly use their identities as classmates to help Ryuen admit to all those fabricated "great achievements".

At this moment, because of the heroic sacrifice of their former leader, the entire Class C was like a festival, and the classroom was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Seeing this, Kaneda Satoru, the best student in Class C, was speechless. Were all these people really this bored?

In his opinion, if they really have so much free time, they should use it to review their courses. Their Class C's overall performance is not good, and their average score may not even be as good as Class D's, since that class has lost four students who are dragging them down.

If you don't put in a lot of effort on a regular basis, it would be terrible if someone had to drop out of school because they failed their midterms or finals.

Just as Kaneda was agonizing over his thoughts, a voice suddenly came from beside him, pulling him back from his escapist reverie—

"Kinda-kun, quickly collect the transfer records from everyone in the class to Ryuen. Aragaki-kun needs them right away."

Suddenly, a phone appeared in front of him, shaking incessantly. Kaneda Satoru frowned slightly, but saw that an email was indeed displayed on it, with the sender's name being "Aragaki Shun".

"Transaction records, this kind of thing..."

Pushing up his glasses, Kaneda was about to try and figure out what the other person was up to when he heard Manabe Shiho rudely urge him on:

"Hey, stop wasting time here. Let's finish the task quickly, and then you can think about it however you want."

"Aragaki-kun assigns a task to our Class C, then all we have to do is follow it. Is there anyone smarter or more reliable than him in the entire Advanced Nurturing?"

Kaneda Satoru: "..."

While what you said does make sense, abandoning critical thinking simply because you've latched onto a powerful figure is a ridiculous thought process.

Putting aside the possibility of Special Exam requiring individual ability in the future, the key issue is that we'll only be staying at this school for a maximum of three years.

You can't just cling to a powerful figure and be their appendage forever, can you?

Before Kaneda could even utter his complaint, Manabe already seemed a little impatient.

"What are you standing there for? This is extremely urgent! If you delay the task assigned by Aragaki-kun, let's see how you handle the consequences!"

Seeing that the girl glared at him before immediately running off to help others, Kaneda Satoru sighed and could only follow suit.

He now understood why Aragaki Shun had chosen this person to be the Class C, besides Ibuki Mio.

Besides Manabe Shiho's considerable popularity among girls, the key factor is probably her obedient attitude—like a loyal dog, never asking why, just actively carrying out orders.

After all, given this hot girl's vanity, she certainly wouldn't want to lose her status and be replaced by other classmates just because she lost Aragaki Shun as her backer.

While harboring these thoughts in his heart, Kaneda certainly didn't say them aloud. Although he didn't think much of Manabe's intelligence, academic ability, and daily behavior, the other party still wielded considerable influence in the class thanks to Aragaki Shun's support.

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He still wants to join Class A in the future, so there's no need to offend the person he's supporting in the class.

So, quickly, thanks to the efforts of a group of people, Manabe collected everything that Aragaki Shun needed in a short time, and had Kaneda Satoru, one of the few Akito in Class C, deliver it to him.

"In that case, there shouldn't be any problem, right?"

Patting her chest, the girl with short brown hair breathed a sigh of relief, her face filled with obvious anticipation. "I wonder if Ryuen will be expelled because of this?"

"I don't think this is important," Yabu Nanami revealing a mischievous grin. "Wouldn't it be more interesting to let him stay and continue to enjoy Vice President Nagumo's favor?"

Whether this is true or false, the whole school knows about it now, and this amusement will certainly not dissipate easily, enough to keep most of the class happy for a long time.

"Yeah, yeah," Yamashita Saki, with her brown twin tails, nodded in agreement. "If someone drops out of class, we'll lose 300 Class Evaluation Points. Even if Aragaki-kun is willing to pay 150 of those points, our monthly allowance will still be reduced by 15,000 yen."

To be fair, this loss was still quite severe for Class C.

Most people in this class didn't have high expectations for graduating from Class A; they just hoped to have more living expenses on campus so they could live a better life.

It's heartbreaking to think that so much money will be deducted from their accounts all at once.

However, since it was Aragaki Shun's order, and considering his past reputation, the members of Class C did not refuse.

After all, letting Ryuen Kakeru stay would only cause trouble. Now, giving up 300 Class Evaluation Points and expelling him is acceptable, even if it's just for the sake of keeping the class quiet.

"In short, let's see what Aragaki-kun does. There's no need for us to dwell on this too much."

Manabe Shiho clapped her hands. As the spokesperson supported by the other party, the girl naturally had to uphold the authority of her backer.

"Isn't there Sports Festival next month? With Aragaki-kun leading the way, we'll definitely be the winning team and snatch a lot of Class Evaluation Points from the second and Third Year. This little loss can be easily made up for."

Those present exchanged bewildered glances, but upon hearing this explanation, they had no doubt whatsoever.

After all, the challenge at the beginning of the school year had already proven that even senior students were no match for that man.

Even if you become part of the winning group, you still need to be ranked within the grade, and for each rank you rise, you will receive 150 more Class Evaluation Points.

So, putting aside Class B, do they also have to compete with Class D for attention?

"It's just a dispute between Class 1-A and Class C in the first year. I didn't expect the Student Council to be so complete."

Chie Hoshinomiya knocked on the door of the Student Council Office and then stepped inside.

Following closely behind were Kanzaki Ryuji and Shiina Hiyori, each carrying a file folder containing prepared materials.

At this moment, a long table has been placed in the Student Council's public area, arranged in a rectangle.

Kaneda Satoru and Ishizaki Daichi from Class C were sitting on the same side as Ryuen, but the former two were quite a distance away from the latter. Although they were in the same group, they obviously didn't get along very well.

Sitting next to the three of them was a bespectacled male teacher who appeared to be in his late thirties.