Airi Sakura's Birthday?
"Please line up, it's better not to crowd."
Seeing the eager crowd, Kushida Kikyo stepped forward to take on the responsibility of organizing the team. Although she wasn't the class representative, the things girls did were often similar to those of the class representative.
"Then I'll have the second one!"
"Me too!"
Soon, the students of Class C signed their names on the contract one by one. About ten minutes later, it was finally the turn of the timid red-haired girl, and standing behind her was Horikita Suzune.
"Sakura? This is the autograph area."
Hashiba Hikaru spoke in a gentle tone, as was his usual way of speaking, and did not show any particular expression.
"Hmm... I understand."
Sakura Airi stood before the boy, head bowed, and wrote her name at the signature line. Trying her best to remain calm, the girl resisted the urge to steal a glance at him.
"It's signed."
She kept her head down and handed the pen back to Hashiba Hikaru.
"Okay, I'll transfer the money to you now."
Hashiba Hikaru's hands moved without pause, quickly transferring 30,000 points into the girl's account. After she left, the next one was Horikita Suzune, who had her arms crossed over her chest.
"Classmate Hashiba, are you confident you can get the Vice President position?"
She was the first person to ask a question today; her calm tone quickly attracted the attention of her classmates.
"Of course, my chances of winning are probably over 90%. If nothing unexpected happens, Horikita- kun will see my name after the Student Council election."
Hashiba Hikaru handed her the contract, maintaining a faint smile throughout.
"I'll discuss the Student Council matter with you later; you don't need to transfer the points to me."
After signing her name, this aloof young woman, who never cared about what others thought, turned and left with a very cool demeanor.
"Uh... okay then, I'll wait for you to contact me."
Hashiba Hikaru didn't dare look at her girlfriend's expression. After all, she was standing very close. It was possible that others hadn't heard Horikita Suzune clearly, but Ichinose Honami definitely heard it perfectly.
"Next up is me, and I don't want to be counted either."
Kushida Kikyo wore a soft smile on her pretty face. Because she felt a little uneasy about Ichinose Honami, she didn't dare to make eye contact with the pink-haired girl when she came over to sign autographs.
"Kushida- chan? What are your plans after school today?"
Unexpectedly, Ichinose Honami spoke up at this moment.
"Me? I don't have any plans after school today. Is there anything you want to do, Honami?"
A look of concern immediately appeared on Kushida Kikyo's face.
"I'm planning to go shopping, but Ando and the others are all busy. Kushida- chan, would you like to come with me? I have to go to the Student Council later anyway, and I don't want to go alone."
As she spoke, Ichinose Honami maintained a gentle expression on her small face, but Kushida Kikyo, who was being watched by her, was feeling very uneasy and could only pretend to be happy to cooperate with her.
"Of course, no problem. It's been a long time since I've gone shopping with Honami."
"Uh-huh."
Watching the two women chat and laugh, Hashiba Hikaru couldn't help but touch the sweat that hadn't actually appeared on his forehead. He put away the exclusive contract he had already signed and prepared to say goodbye and leave.
The group of teenagers probably spent a little over a million Private Points. Horikita Suzune, Kushida Kikyo Yosuke, and Hirata Yosuke didn't take any points. As for Koenji, who was always arrogant, he didn't even bother to sign his name and just left through the back door while everyone else was queuing.
"Thank you all for your cooperation. Please come and support me on the day of the vote."
Hashiba Hikaru smiled at the students in Class C and prepared to turn and head to the Student Council classroom.
After leaving Class C's classroom, Ichinose Honami seemed to have forgotten what Horikita Suzune had just said. Linking her arm with the short-haired girl beside her, she smiled at Hashiba Hikaru and said, "Kushida- chan and I are going shopping now. Remember to text me after you're done with your Student Council business, okay?"
"Okay, I understand, bye-bye."
After the boy's figure disappeared at the top of the stairs, Ichinose Honami took the short-haired girl's hand and said softly with a smile, "Let's go too, Kushida- chan."
"... Um."
With mixed feelings Kushida Kikyo walked in another direction with the girl, not daring to make any rash moves because she was unsure of the other person's attitude.
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On the other side, Hashiba Hikaru had already arrived at the Student Council's activity room with the contract. Due to the approaching change of leadership, the Student Council's affairs had become even busier, with many new tasks in addition to routine matters.
For example, the Activities Department is urgently preparing for the student council election, which will require coordinating all students from three grades, as well as the outgoing ceremony of the Student Council President and the inauguration ceremony of the new Student Council President.
These things may not seem like many, but every step must be carefully examined to ensure that no mistakes are made.
"Horikita-senpai, I've already got Class C's votes."
Hashiba Hikaru walked up to Horikita Manabu's desk. No one else paid any attention to them, since the boy had submitted his candidacy application a long time ago, and the Student Council executives all knew about it.
"Really? It seems you are indeed very efficient."
Horikita Manabu looked up. He was quite satisfied with the boy's efficiency. As long as he could get more than half the votes, the Student Council's power-sharing process would go much more smoothly.
"What is Senior Nagumo busy with right now?"
"He's probably preparing his speech, since he'll be giving a speech on stage later."
Horikita Manabu signed the document in his hand and placed it on the pile of documents beside him. "Have you considered hiring new people, Hashiba- kun?"
Will Senior Nagumo get involved in this matter?
"Probably not. According to convention, the new Student Council President should immediately devote all their energy to the handover of high-level authority after taking office. The work of recruiting new people is usually the responsibility of the Vice President, but the Student Council President also has veto power."
"I see, it seems this position is indeed very important."
Hashiba Hikaru let out a long sigh, it was unclear whether he was referring to the Student Council President or the Vice President.
"You need to keep these things in mind at all times after you become the Vice President. Power always operates from top to bottom. If no one supports you, no matter how high your position is, you still won't be able to truly enforce orders."
"I understand, thank you for the guidance Horikita-senpai."
"Okay, then you can go ahead and get busy."
Horikita Manabu was about to lower his head to continue reviewing the documents when he heard the boy's voice again.
"I might invite Horikita to join the Student Council then. I hope Horikita-senpai won't have any objections?"
"That's her business; I don't intend to get involved."
"Clear."
Hashiba Hikaru smiled slightly, slowly turned around, and prepared to return to his seat. He had already witnessed enough of the awkward siblings' expressions of affection, so one more time wouldn't make a difference.
"Horikita is easy to handle, but how do we choose the rest?"
The boy touched his chin, momentarily unsure of what to do.
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316
Chapter 316 Sakura Airi's Birthday?
After arriving at his seat in the Student Council, Hashiba Hikaru began to organize the official business he needed to handle that day, when the silver-haired girl opposite him suddenly started talking to him.
"It seems that Classmate Hashiba's plan is going very smoothly. You seem to be in a good mood?"
"Of course, since it carries Classmate Sakayanagi's hopes, I naturally hope it can be completed smoothly."
Hashiba Hikaru smiled at her, her tone gentle.
"Actually, I've already thought about one of those three things,"
A faint smile graced Sakayanagi's delicate face. "But we can't tell Classmate Hashiba yet."
"After all, I haven't achieved complete victory yet, so it's understandable that Classmate Sakayanagi, have such concerns. But please rest assured, I will definitely keep my promise."
"Then I'll look forward to it. By the way, I might do something a little impulsive, so please don't be too angry."
These words immediately aroused a sense of vigilance in Hashiba Hikaru's heart. He looked at the beautiful girl with a face like a snow fairy and said in a deep voice, "Could the willfulness that Classmate Sakayanagi mentioned have anything to do with our class?"
"Well, this is a secret for now. You'll find out when the time comes, Classmate Hashiba."
"Alright then, but I can't guarantee how I'll react then. After all, I'm just an ordinary person and can't predict the future."
Hashiba Hikaru shook her head, then looked down at the documents on her desk again. "I might not be angry, or I might be very angry. It's all possible."
"I'd really like to see what Classmate Hashiba looks like when he's really angry."
Faced with the boy's statement, Sakayanagi Arisu's little face revealed a smile of great interest.
"I also want to see what I look like when I'm angry."
Hashiba Hikaru's voice was low. He thought back carefully and realized that since the system arrived, he really hadn't gotten angry much.
After all, the boy knew he truly possessed extraordinary power, and because he had never felt genuine unease, he naturally did not experience any corresponding emotions.
Perhaps somewhere deep inside me, there exists a face that looks down on everyone...
After hearing what the other person said, he fell into a long-lost self-examination. This was a habit that Hashiba Hikaru had developed a long time ago. In order to walk more steadily in the future, he had to be more serious about every step.
Sitting opposite him, Sakayanagi Arisu noticed the boy had fallen silent, but she continued to observe his expression out of the corner of her eye.
From their first meeting to working together in the Student Council for so long, the silver-haired girl has always had a feeling that this gentle and considerate boy might have a completely different side.
This aspect is neither terrifying nor evil, because Hashiba Hikaru's various behaviors show that he subconsciously does not want to hurt others. It is precisely because of this starting point that the extremely intelligent Sakayanagi Arisu noticed this.
Sometimes, she could sense a contemptuous or even disdainful attitude emanating from the other person. They might be smiling, but their inner mockery would inadvertently slip through their fingers.
This is getting more and more interesting. I really want to see what other aspects of you I don't know.
[Perhaps we'll see each other again someday.]
Sakayanagi Arisu had always been interested in Hashiba Hikaru, pondered for a moment before starting to deal with her own affairs. As a member of the Activities Department, she also had a lot to do.
After working non-stop until around 6 p. m., Hashiba Hikaru finally finished his work. After packing up his things, he sent messages to Ichinose Honami and Kushida Kikyo, but he was careful not to send them at the same time, but rather with a ten-minute interval between them.
After all, if they were still acting together, sending messages at the same time might not be a good idea.
Chat interface.
Hashiba Hikaru: Have Honami and Kushida finished their shopping trip? I'm almost done here.
Ichinose Honami: It's over. I'm back in the dorm now. Kushida seemed to have something to take care of, so she left halfway through.
Hashiba Hikaru: I see. So, how was Honami's harvest today?
Ichinose Honami: Well, I've done everything I needed to do, and I've gained a lot.
Hashiba Hikaru: That's good.
Another chat interface.
Hashiba Hikaru: How did it go? What did you and Honami do?
Kushida Kikyo: She didn't do anything. She just asked about our relationship in private.
Hashiba Hikaru:?
Hashiba Hikaru: So how did you answer?
Kushida Kikyo: I didn't say anything, I just said we were good friends, and then she didn't ask any more questions.
Hashiba Hikaru: That's all?
Kushida Kikyo: In short, you need to handle her situation properly, and there can be no changes to our agreed-upon time. Do you understand?
Hashiba Hikaru: I understand.
After putting down his phone, the boy felt much more at ease.
She had thought something unpleasant might happen between the two of them today, but judging from their written responses, nothing serious seemed to have occurred, which was good.
"In short, now that we've embarked on this thorny path, we must keep moving forward."
Just as Hashiba Hikaru stepped out of the teaching building, her phone rang again with a text message notification.
Sakura Airi: Hikaru, do you have time lately?
"Eh, it's Sakura?"
Hashiba Hikaru was somewhat surprised; he hadn't seen her privately for a while and had been neglecting her.
Hashiba Hikaru: Which day is Airi referring to?