Horikita Suzune's Complex Feelings

"Don't worry, once Horikita-senpai arrives, we can finalize the decision regarding today's matter."

Hashiba Hikaru looked at Miyabi Nagumo and said with a smile, "If the President really feels there's a problem with this event, I will stop it immediately. Please rest assured, Nagumo- senpai."

"Let's leave it at that for now."

Miyabi Nagumo reached out and opened the door to the Club Room, her gaze falling to the end of the corridor.

Will this work?

Horikita Suzune asked in a low voice.

"Let's wait and see. I believe President Horikita will make the right decision."

Hashiba Hikaru smiled and nodded. His gaze was unobstructed as the Second Year students had already made way for him.

"He's here."

Yes, about three minutes after the conversation ended, a figure appeared at the end of the corridor. The person wore neat black-rimmed glasses, had a serious expression, and made a unique impact at first glance, with an amazing aura.

"Hello Horikita-senpai."

All the Second Year students on both sides of the road immediately nodded respectfully in greeting. It wasn't that they were actually being polite; it was just Nagumo's usual instruction.

Good afternoon, everyone.

Horikita Manabu walked straight into the Potential Development Club's Club Room without looking to either side, and immediately looked at the black-haired girl sitting opposite Hashiba Hikaru. After their eyes met, Horikita Suzune lowered her head somewhat awkwardly.

Good afternoon, Horikita-senpai.

Miyabi Nagumo greeted him with a smile.

"Nagumo? What are you doing here?"

Horikita Manabu casually asked, "Have you finished all your club duties for today?"

"Of course, I wouldn't dare leave the Student Council office if I hadn't finished dealing with it."

The blond man smiled, indicating that he was definitely not slacking off.

"That's good. Can you answer my question now?"

"Well..."

Nagumo paused for a moment, then explained, "I heard there's a really lively event going on here. Being responsible for overseeing club activities, I thought I'd come and take a look, and maybe check for any potential safety hazards."

"Hashiba- kun, is that how it is?"

"Yes, Senior Nagumo is indeed here to supervise seriously. After all, our event has been heavily promoted, so a lot of people have come. It's possible that some unexpected situation might occur."

Hashiba Hikaru followed up on what the other person was saying. The best thing to do at this point was to change the subject. As for Miyabi Nagumo's warning, he wouldn't be able to find any excuse for it once the matter was completely over.

"That's good. I heard about this event too, so I wanted to come and check it out."

Horikita Manabu adjusted his glasses and said casually, "But it looks like there are still a lot of people in line, so it might not be my turn so soon."

"Um, if Horikita... senpai is going to participate, I can..."

Just as Horikita Suzune mustered the courage to speak, she was immediately stopped by Horikita Manabu with a stern look before she could finish her sentence.

"..."

"I believe everyone should follow the rules, so I'll go and queue up."

Horikita Manabu looked at Miyabi Nagumo, "Are you also planning to participate in this event?"

"Well..."

Miyabi Nagumo smiled awkwardly. If Horikita Manabu really had to queue up, wouldn't that mean waiting until all the Second Year students had finished their challenges?

This was an outcome he couldn't accept, so he quickly made another move.

"Actually, besides supervising this event, I also had some things to discuss with my junior, Hashiba."

The blond man looked directly at Hashiba Hikaru's face and smiled, "After all, he's done a very good job in the Club Management Department lately."

"Nagumo. I simply did my job well; there's no way I could say I did it well."

"In any case, those who perform well deserve to be rewarded. Since this event wasn't organized by Hashiba, I'd like to take up a bit of your time. How about we talk somewhere else?"

Miyabi Nagumo had already confirmed that the person in charge of this club was listed as Horikita Suzune.

"Let's talk about the awards next time. It's getting late. I just happened to have some free time today to check out the details of this event."

Horikita Manabu picked up the conversation, looking quite decisively at Miyabi Nagumo and saying, "There are still quite a few people in line. We need to make sure everyone can experience it before the Club Building closes."

"Nagumo, what do you think?"

"..."

After understanding the implied meaning in the other person's words, Miyabi Nagumo was first stunned, and then the anger in her heart was reignited.

He now fully understood that the Student Council President had deliberately chosen this moment to come.

Since these are all Second Year students, the situation of having points harvested has nothing to do with the third-year students, and Horikita Manabu will not suffer any losses.

"Since Horikita-senpai has already spoken, how could I possibly spoil the mood? Well then, I'll come find Hashiba again next time."

After giving Hashiba Hikaru a deep look, Miyabi Nagumo accepted the outcome. Since Horikita Manabu had made his stance clear, there was no need to cause trouble for him at this time. The blond Vice President bid farewell to everyone and immediately turned and left.

"Then let's continue with the activities as you have planned."

"OK."

Because Miyabi Nagumo couldn't find a suitable opportunity to drive the Second Year students away, everyone started queuing up again after he left. After all, some people had already received tens of thousands of yuan in rewards, which made them all very envious.

We've already come this far, wouldn't it be a shame to leave without giving it a try?

In the following time, Hashiba Hikaru and Horikita Suzune got busy again. There weren't as many Second Year present as before. After about an hour, it was finally Horikita Manabu's turn to be at the end of the line.

Looking at the empty corridor outside, Hashiba Hikaru led the Student Council President to her seat, while Horikita Suzune had already prepared a new question to hand to her brother.

Unfortunately, Horikita Manabu immediately said after sitting down, "Suzune, go and close the door first. I have some questions to ask you."

"... OK."

After the girl closed the door again, Horikita Manabu asked his first question.

"Who came up with this plan?"

It's me.

Hashiba Hikaru raised her hand, a faint smile on her face.

Where's Suzune?

Horikita Manabu then looked at his younger sister.

"I..."

Faced with that familiar scrutinizing gaze, the black-haired girl looked somewhat timid. This was a psychological trap she often fell into when facing her brother, mainly because this plan had nothing to do with her.

"You did a good job, Hashiba. You are a person who keeps his promises."

After turning his gaze away from Horikita Suzune, Horikita Manabu continued speaking to Hashiba Hikaru, "This collaboration has indeed proven effective."

"That's true, but I'm not in a hurry for the other reward right now. Give it to me after Horikita-senpai steps down."

Hashiba Hikaru understood what the other person meant and directly stated her thoughts.

"But Nagumo must have his eye on you by now, right? After all, you guys reaped a considerable amount of points from the Second Year this time."

Horikita Manabu adjusted his glasses. In the cooperation agreement with the boy, apart from the portion of resources for which points had already been paid, there was still a portion that had not been handed over.

That was a planted spy in the Student Council, Hashiba Hikaru would need in the future. After all, once Miyabi Nagumo became the President, the boy was determined to get the Vice President position.

"There's nothing we can do. He's already said that, so we'll naturally have to stop hosting Second Year students after today."

Hashiba Hikaru shook her head. "I have to thank Horikita-senpai for stepping in and allowing me to seize this opportunity to recoup some points."

"It's just a minor issue; I'm relatively free right now."

Horikita Manabu looked at his younger sister, who clearly wanted to join but was too shy to speak up, "What do you think, Suzune? I heard you're in charge of this club. Do you understand Hashiba- kun's considerations?"

"I understand."

Horikita Suzune took a deep breath. Although she always felt unconsciously nervous when facing Horikita Manabu, it didn't mean that her mind couldn't keep up.

"Vice President Nagumo wanted to stop us from continuing to harvest the points from the Second Year he controls, so he came to issue a warning,"

The girl paused, then continued, "After today, we'll announce that we're no longer accepting second and third-year students. That way, we can cover it up publicly. After all, he controls the Club Management Department; it's very easy for him to cause trouble."

"So, have you thought of an excuse?"

Horikita Manabu studied Daoism.

"What excuse?"

"Is this an excuse to ban Second Year students from participating in activities, or are you planning to abolish club activities altogether?"

"I..."

"That's easy, just announce that someone from the Second Year won the final 300,000 prize, so the event needs to be suspended for a while."

Hashiba Hikaru said with a smile, "This answer will not only shut everyone up, but also make Nagumo think about who actually got these points."

"He shouldn't have permission to view students' personal accounts right now, right Horikita-senpai?"

"Yes, only the Student Council President's account has this permission."

"Wouldn't that be interesting? I'm very Nagumo will do."

Hashiba Hikaru smiled. Three hundred thousand points were quite substantial, especially within the Second Year controlled by Miyabi Nagumo. It would likely create some very interesting chemical reactions.

"That's indeed a good plan."

Horikita Manabu nodded slightly, then looked at his clumsy younger sister. A rare look of melancholy appeared on the man's face. He sighed softly, "From now on, please take good care of her, Hashiba. I'll leave Suzune to you."

"?!"

Upon hearing this, the girl immediately raised her head, her gaze fixed directly on Hashiba Hikaru's face.

"I will, after all, I'd really like to be friends with Horikita."

"That's good."

260

Chapter 260 Horikita Suzune's Complex Feelings.

After Horikita Manabu left, Hashiba Hikaru and Horikita Suzune packed up their things in the Club Room. The black-haired girl was very concerned about what her brother had just said, so she was somewhat absent-minded.

"What's wrong? Horikita's expression seems a bit off."

Hashiba Hikaru placed the organized Sudoku puzzles on the shelf at the back of the club in order. After Nagumo's interruption and Horikita Manabu's explanation, the promotion for the second and third year students had to be stopped, and attention had to be turned back to the first year students.

There were about fifty or sixty Second Year who participated today, and they earned nearly one million Private Points. Adding the points they had collected before, their total is over four million six hundred thousand points.

"I'm just a little bothered by what my brother just said."

When Horikita Suzune was alone with Hashiba Hikaru, her tone of voice returned to what it had been before.

"After all, Horikita-senpai and I have a deep working relationship. Helping you is only one part of it. There are many other things that are unrelated to you, which is probably why he said that."

"Does that other part contain the details you mentioned earlier about the delicate relationship with Vice President Nagumo?"

Horikita Suzune grasped the key point.

"You understand so quickly, that's why I said I wanted to be friends with Horikita,"

Hashiba Hikaru said gently, "I can't tell you the specifics right now, but I will continue to help you."

"..."

A complex light flickered in Horikita Suzune's eyes. Her feelings were indeed very special. After experiencing such things several times, she probably understood that the Student Council's problems were probably not so simple, but the girl herself was powerless to do anything.

"Will you only tell me this if we become companions?"

She looked at Hashiba Hikaru's face again.

"Yes, but I don't want Horikita to say something against his conscience. These things require heartfelt agreement."

After packing up the Sudoku puzzles, Hashiba Hikaru picked up her schoolbag.

"Can I know the specific details of your transaction with your brother?"

Horikita Suzune persisted in her questioning, feeling that although she and the boy in front of her were the same age, he had miraculously established a cooperative relationship with her older brother, while she herself knew nothing about it.