Suzune Horikita in Front, Kikyou Kushida Behind. / Kikyou Kushida's Surprise Attack.
A melodious, bell-like laugh escaped Sakayanagi Arisu's lips, but Hashiba Hikaru showed no displeasure.
He always understood that free things are the most expensive, and if the other party makes demands, it actually indicates the possibility of cooperation.
"What are your conditions Classmate Sakayanagi? Would it be convenient for you to tell me now?"
The boy never liked beating around the bush and went straight to the point.
"Helping Classmate Hashiba votes in Class B isn't difficult. If you do eventually become the Student Council Vice President, I want you to promise to do three things for me."
Sakayanagi Arisu's eyebrows curved into crescents, and her tone was soft.
"Three things?"
Hashiba Hikaru was taken aback at first, but after weighing the options in his mind, he asked, "If I agree, do these three things have to be done for Classmate Sakayanagi immediately?"
"Hmm... of course there's no need to rush, because I haven't fully thought about these three things yet."
Sakayanagi Arisu explained casually, "Just think of this as an investment, Classmate Hashiba. I'll give you all the votes for Class A. When you succeed, you'll naturally have to give me a return. That should make perfect sense, right?"
"What if I ultimately fail? Won't you lose your investment?"
Hashiba Hikaru smiled slightly.
"If Classmate Hashiba fail in the end, then I'll just say I misjudged you, and I won't ask you to do anything."
Sakayanagi Arisu was very decisive at this moment, as if she wasn't worried at all that Hashiba Hikaru would lose.
"As expected of Classmate Sakayanagi, she really has guts!"
The boy immediately praised loudly, "So, you've completely mastered Class B?"
"The answer to that question doesn't seem to have anything to do with what we're talking about right now, does it? If we cooperate, I can guarantee that everyone in Class B of the First Year will vote for you."
"Oh well."
After thinking it over, Hashiba Hikaru decided to agree to the cooperation. The ideas he received from Kiriyama and Horikita Manabu were that he should take over Miyabi Nagumo's position as the Student Council Vice President, which would be helpful for various subsequent actions.
"I agree to cooperate with you, Classmate Sakayanagi."
"Okay, there's no need for a contract or anything like that, because I believe that Classmate Hashiba is a person who keeps his promises."
After Hashiba Hikaru Sakayanagi Arisu's pretty face lit up with an even brighter smile.
"It's a pleasure doing business with you."
"It's a pleasure doing business with you."
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Just as Hashiba Hikaru and Sakayanagi were discussing their future campaign activities, a pink-haired figure arrived at the boy's dormitory door.
As the other party's girlfriend, Ichinose Honami possessed Hashiba Hikaru's room Key Card. These thoughts had been lingering in her mind ever since she discovered that strange fragrance yesterday, leading her to make this choice.
"Drop!"
After swiping her card to enter, Ichinose quickly walked inside. Although she was already very familiar with the place, the current situation made the girl feel a little flustered.
"If someone can leave a scent on light, it means they must be very close to light, and might even come here often without my knowledge..."
The pink-haired girl transformed into a detective, beginning a thorough search of the dormitory. Her initial plan was to confirm whether the other party had been to Hashiba Hikaru's dormitory. If she found any traces, the problem would be much easier to solve.
After all, once is never enough; there might be a second time. Who knows, we might even see them come to our door in person next time.
After wandering around the room for a while, Ichinose Honami reached into the closet and opened it. Having stayed overnight there before, the girl was very familiar with her boyfriend's clothes.
"Hmm... there's no smell anymore, is it clean?"
The girl shoved her head into the closet and sniffed around, only to find the pleasant scent of laundry detergent. After several fruitless searches, she moved on to another spot and turned her attention to Hashiba Hikaru's bed.
"What kind of marks would there be on the bed? Like... hair?"
Ichinose Honami immediately focused her gaze on the space under the bed, because girls usually have a lot of hair, and sometimes some hair is left in various corners of the room.
"This is..."
After searching for several minutes, she finally found a hair in the corner of the bedside table. The hair was very short, so it couldn't be hers.
Whose hair is this?
After seeing the clue, Ichinose Honami began to search her mind for images of various short-haired girls.
Soon, a name slowly surfaced in my mind.
Could it be her?
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306
Chapter 306 Horikita Suzune in front, Kushida Kikyo behind.
After Hashiba Hikaru and Sakayanagi discussed the Student Council election, he packed up the documents assigned to him that day and prepared to return to his dormitory for dinner.
In any case, since the other party is willing to cooperate, let's start preparing for the election now.
He understood perfectly well that Miyabi Nagumo would never let him become the Vice President so easily; to prevent her from opposing him, he would need to get more than half the votes.
However, it seems that Hashiba Hikaru has a good chance of winning, because Horikita Manabu has already controlled all the third-year students, and he can guarantee that he will get a vote for each of them.
Among the first-year students, getting votes for Class A is definitely not a problem. Now that Class B can also get votes, all we need is to get votes from one more class. There's no need for the Second Year students to campaign for votes at all.
"Once I can get the Vice President position, it shouldn't be so difficult to restrict Miyabi Nagumo."
After all, when Miyabi Nagumo was the Vice President, she had been engaged in open and covert struggles with Horikita Manabu, so the other party should be quite familiar with this kind of thing.
Just as Hashiba Hikaru reached the door of her dormitory, she found that someone was already inside, and she could hear them cooking.
Is it Honami?
"Hey, is Hikari back?"
A pink-haired girl wearing an apron pushed open the door, and immediately the aroma of food wafted out.
"Hmm, is Honami coming over to cook dinner today? Looks like I'm in for a treat!"
Hashiba Hikaru walked in carrying her schoolbag and soon saw the fragrant food in the pot. The boy didn't have any dietary restrictions, so Ichinose Honami didn't worry about what to eat while cooking.
"Yes, Guang can go and rest for a while. The food will be ready soon."
With Ichinose Honami gently helped her boyfriend into a chair, her eyes filled with tenderness.
"I see."
Hashiba Hikaru did not refuse the other party's kindness. After sitting down in the chair, he took out some of the materials for the day. As the busiest department in the Student Council, the Activities Department had a lot of things to do every day.
As the boy looked down at the documents in his hand, he didn't notice the fleeting shadow of gloom on his girlfriend's face. However, the girl quickly returned to the stove to prepare the food, as if nothing had happened.
After dinner, Ichinose Honami quickly left, citing having things to do. Hashiba Hikaru didn't say much; he didn't want to interfere too much in her life.
After a while, having finished dealing with everything at hand, Hashiba Hikaru organized her schedule.
"Let me see, I'm really feeling overwhelmed lately..."
At noon today Kushida Kikyo texted the boy, asking when he would fulfill their promise. Sakura Airi also texted him, wanting to meet. Meanwhile Horikita Suzune, who said she would cook for him, is waiting for his message.
"How about Thursday? That way, the meeting can be dismissed right after it ends."
Hashiba Hikaru considered her plans. Since it was only the time it would take to eat a meal, she decided to make a decision now in order to boost Horikita Suzune's stock price.
So he took out his phone.
Chat interface.
Hashiba Hikaru: Horikita- kun, I've decided on Good Time. How about Thursday, around 4 PM?
The other party responded very quickly after the message was sent.
Horikita Suzune: I understand. Is Classmate Hashiba coming to my dorm? Or should I cook at your dorm?
Hashiba Hikaru thought about it and decided it would be better for her to go to her dormitory herself, since Ichinose Honami had a key to her room, which wasn't entirely safe.
Hashiba Hikaru: I'll go to your dorm.
Horikita Suzune: Okay, does Classmate Hashiba have any dietary restrictions?
Hashiba Hikaru: No, I can eat anything.
Horikita Suzune: I understand. I'll prepare the food then.
Hashiba Hikaru: Hmm.
After ending the chat with the other party, Hashiba Hikaru reopened his current System Panel. He currently owns five stocks, with the highest-priced stock being Ichinose Honami Stock and the lowest-priced being Horikita Suzune Stock, which he is currently trying to improve.
[Stock Interface]
[Ichinose Honami Stock]
[Current Price: 300, Number of Quantities Held: 2000.]
[Sakura Airi Stock]
[Current Price: 270, Number of Quantities Held: 2000.]
[Shiina Hiyori Stock]
[Current Price: 100, Number of Quantities Held: 3000.]
[Kushida Kikyo Stock]
[Current Price: 200, Number of Quantities Held: 4000.]
[Horikita Suzune Stock]
[Current Price: 50, Number of Quantities Held: 3000.]
[Current remaining funds: 159,600.]
"I bought two items this month, but there's nothing else I particularly want for the time being..."
After checking the [Stock Interface], Hashiba Hikaru's gaze moved to the [Trading Shop]. After a quick glance, he closed the System Panel.
"Let's continue to raise the stock price first; being well-prepared will give us more confidence."
After tidying up the documents on his desk, Hashiba Hikaru got up to take a shower. He was quite satisfied with the feeling of advancing the plan step by step. As long as there were no unexpected events, everything was within his control.
Thursday arrived quickly. After the school bell rang, Hashiba Hikaru went to the Student Council as usual. Meanwhile, in the classroom at the end of the corridor, a beautiful black-haired girl was preparing to go to the supermarket to buy the groceries she needed for the day.
Meanwhile, Kushida Kikyo, who had been keeping an eye on her, was shopping at the supermarket with the members of her small group when she unexpectedly stumbled upon Horikita Suzune's shopping process.
The girl was not only carefully selecting various types of vegetables, but she also put expensive frozen meat into her shopping basket, and she bought a lot of it because she wanted to show Hashiba Hikaru her sincerity.
This scene, when it fell into Kushida Kikyo's eyes, instantly made her little brain work at lightning speed.
From the perspective of the short-haired girl, Horikita Suzune doesn't seem to have any friends to eat with, so why did she buy so much food?
Kushida Kikyo had observed that the other person usually bought the cheap set meals from the cafeteria for dinner by themselves, but today they bought the more expensive frozen meat.
All of this led to a sudden thought that popped into Kushida Kikyo's mind.
[She's probably having dinner with someone, and it's actually quite easy to guess who that person is.]
Thinking of this, the short-haired girl, suddenly filled with anger, immediately canceled her plans to go shopping with her friends. She quietly followed behind him, wanting to see who he was going to meet.
However, just as Kushida Kikyo caught up with Horikita Suzune, a pink-haired figure appeared behind her without her noticing.
Ichinose Honami watched Kushida Kikyo's retreating figure and murmured softly.
"Could it be you, Kushida?"
307
Chapter 307 Kushida Kikyo's Sudden Attack.
Thursday afternoon, in the Student Council Conference Room.
As the soon-to-be-appointed Vice President of the Student Council, Miyabi Nagumo is currently standing on the podium, outlining his grand plan, including policies for reforming the school and how to attract new talent.
Horikita Manabu sat silently in the front seat, while three seats to his right, Hashiba Hikaru was taking notes.
Although he is only a first-year student, thanks to the various maneuvers of the Student Council President and Kiriyama, many people have already secretly sided with him. Once he gets the Vice President position, they can openly choose sides.
"Okay, that concludes my presentation. Thank you everyone."
Nagumo finished his speech with what he considered his most elegant smile, and the next moment, enthusiastic applause rang out in the Conference Room, mostly from Second Year students clapping vigorously.