Campaign Speech: Suzune Horikita's Resolve.
"Perhaps so. Did you drink a little too quickly just now?"
Sakura Airi reached out her small hand and touched the boy's forehead, then brought her pretty face close to his.
"His forehead isn't hot, and you should be able to see him clearly now, right?"
"Um..."
Sensing the sweet, orchid-like fragrance emanating from the girl, Hashiba Hikaru's expression changed slightly. He reached up and pressed his forehead, as if realizing something.
"What's wrong?"
Noticing that something was wrong with the other person's expression, Sakura Airi's actions became more obvious. She leaned her voluptuous body against Hashiba Hikaru's chest, her face almost touching his neck.
"Airi... how did you buy your wine?"
After noticing the restlessness within her body, Hashiba Hikaru seemed to have understood.
"It was bought through agent-san, why are you asking that, Hikaru?"
Sakura Airi answered with perfect naturalness.
"All right."
Hashiba Hikaru didn't say anything more. After he came to his senses, he accepted reality. It could only be said that this action was indeed somewhat unexpected for him, but as the one who was favored, the boy didn't feel any resentment at all.
He reached out and pulled Sakura Airi waist, whispering in the girl's ear, "Really, I've said it so many times, I like Airi, and that's not a lie, so Airi doesn't need to do this at all."
"..."
The soft, delicate body in his arms trembled slightly, as if it understood.
"I like Airi, so I want to do a lot of things with Airi that only couples can do,"
Hashiba Hikaru's tone was gentle, "We haven't done it yet simply because we haven't found the right time. Airi is really in a hurry."
"..."
The girl remained silent, only burying her face even deeper.
"But it's also my fault. I made Airi wait for so long. These kinds of things should be done by the boys."
The boy reached out and lifted Sakura Airi's head, gazing into her watery eyes. Hashiba Hikaru couldn't help but lower her head and lean closer.
"Hmm."
"Uh-huh."
After a long while, the two separated their heads. Looking at the beautiful face in front of them, who was slightly panting, Hashiba Hikaru whispered.
Is Airi really ready?
"Yes, I've been ready for a long time, I've been waiting for this day."
Sakura Airi nodded, gazing at Hashiba Hikaru's face, and said gently, "Hikari... please look at me carefully today."
"Yes, I understand."
The two figures gradually merged together, then fell onto the bed together. With a soft moan from the girl, the bedroom, filled with the scents of fruit and wine, began to be filled with the love between the young man and woman.
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After a long while, the wind and rain stopped, and the bedroom became quiet.
Hashiba Hikaru held the soft, delicate body in his arms against the pillow. Sakura Airi placed her small hand on his chest. Her hair was damp with sweat, but she was too exhausted to take a shower at the moment.
"Didn't you say there were still things to do? Now we can do them, right?"
"Hmm, maybe we should wait a little longer. Right now, Airi is the most important thing."
Hashiba Hikaru brushed the stray hairs from the girl's forehead, a gentle smile playing on her lips.
"The matter of light is more important, I feel much better now."
After Sakura Airi got what she wanted, the original naivety on her pretty face faded, and she became more mature, making her even more charming.
"How about this, Airi just leans against me like this, and I'll just write it like this. Anyway, I'll have to copy it onto the computer tomorrow."
Hashiba Hikaru came up with a solution that would satisfy both sides. He took his notebook and materials to the bed, then held Sakura Airi in his arms and began writing his campaign speech through the blanket.
"Uh-huh."
Nestled in the arms of her beloved, Sakura Airi's heart was already filled with warmth, but because she had just exhausted herself, she fell asleep after about ten minutes.
"Hehe, then get some sleep."
Hashiba Hikaru gently placed Sakura Airi's head on the pillow, then got up and moved the speech he hadn't finished writing to his desk. Although he had already received more than half of the votes, the campaign speech was a way of expressing his stance to the entire grade, so he couldn't be careless.
It took the boy more than an hour to stop writing.
He first stood up and stretched, then began tidying up the documents and files on his desk.
After finishing everything, Hashiba Hikaru turned to look at Sakura Airi, who had just fallen asleep, but then he realized that the girl had already woken up.
"Airi? When did you wake up?"
"I just woke up a little while ago. I saw that Guang was still busy, so I didn't call out to you."
"So that's how it is."
Hashiba Hikaru hugged the girl tighter in her arms again and said gently, "Then I'll stay here tonight. Airi won't kick me out, will she?"
"Of course not, everything I have belongs to the light, including my room."
"Haha, no need for a room, I just need you."
"The person is yours too!"
Sakura Airi smiled gently and hooked her arms around the boy's neck again, then leaned her face close to his.
A few moments later, after a long, tender kiss, the girl whispered, "Since Guang is staying here all night, would you like to take a shower with me later?"
"Taking a shower is no problem, but I don't have any clean clothes to change into."
"Don't worry about that, I've already prepared it for Guang in advance, it's in my closet."
Sakura Airi blushed, because saying that would be admitting that she had planned this all along.
"Airi is so considerate. Let's go take a bath together."
Hashiba Hikaru didn't care about the matter. The girl had already given him everything, so why would he deliberately tease her now?
"Uh-huh."
319
Chapter 319 Campaign Speech: Horikita Suzune's Determination.
After a night of intimacy with Sakura Airi, the girl's stock price rose to 300, just like Ichinose Honami's.
The next day was the Student Council election. Because the school and the Student Council had promoted the event well in advance, all three grades knew about it. The election only lasted one day. The morning was used to collect students' votes, and the afternoon was used to count the votes, nominate candidates, and elect new Student Council officers.
The next step was the formal handover ceremony of the Student Council, where Horikita Manabu announced his resignation, and the new Student Council would officially take the stage.
Around 7 a. m., the boy did not go to the classroom of Class A of the First Year, but went directly to the Student Council's activity department.
"Good morning, President Horikita."
Upon seeing the man sitting upright in the chair, Hashiba Hikaru took the initiative to greet him.
Good morning, Hashiba- kun.
"President Horikita, are you here so early today? It's not even eight o'clock yet."
Hashiba Hikaru smiled and walked over. He knew that Horikita Manabu had the same habit of exercising in the morning as him, but it seemed that the other man got up even earlier, so there weren't many chances of running into him on the playground.
"This is my habit; waking up early helps me to be more alert."
Horikita Manabu picked up a piece of paper from his desk and handed it to the boy, gesturing for him to take a look.
"This is today's flowchart. Although you already saw it yesterday, I've left some notes on it. Remember not to make any mistakes during your presentation."
"Understood, thank you, President Horikita."
Hashiba Hikaru nodded solemnly in thanks. She had to admit that being Horikita Manabu's companion was really great. Being able to enjoy his thorough care was something that most of the students in Class A of the Third Year could probably relate to.
The entire schedule for today was printed on the paper.
At 10 a. m., students from all three grades would gather in the Grand Auditorium, where students who were running for the Student Council would give speeches and campaign. After all the campaigning was over, the students would vote for the candidates.
The next step is for Student Council members to count the votes, then conduct the vote count within the Student Council, and announce all the election results.
Hashiba Hikaru was already very familiar with this process, but because Horikita Manabu had made many annotations on it, he studied it very carefully.
As the most renowned Student Council President since the school's founding, Horikita Manabu's experience and keen understanding of interpersonal relationships can provide excellent guidance to Hashiba Hikaru.
Even though the campaign results are already in, figuring out these details can still help Hashiba Hikaru prepare for his succession. After all, once Nagumo takes the stage, he'll be facing off against that blond guy.
"Have you finished watching?"
After Horikita Manabu and the other boys standing in front handed the documents back, they looked up into his eyes.
"That's about it. The final result won't change. I'll do my best."
"After I step down, I'll still have more than half a year before I leave the school. I'll be looking forward to your performance, Hashiba- kun."
Horikita Manabu put down the documents in his hand, his tone calm.
"Please keep a close eye on things, President Horikita."
Hashiba Hikaru smiled slightly. Nagumo's abilities were far inferior to Horikita Manabu's. As long as he could find a weakness in Nagumo, getting him expelled would be the best outcome.
"There's still some time before ten o'clock. Hashiba, why don't you go and familiarize yourself with your speech? It will sound better if you speak without notes."
"I see."
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At ten o'clock in the morning, all students from all three grades gathered in the Grand Auditorium, lined up in neat rows, just like on the first day of school.
Ichinose Honami stood at the very front of Class A of the First Year, while Chie Hoshinomiya teacher, stood to the right of the podium along with the other first-year teachers. The young female teacher had put on very delicate makeup today and looked quite cute.
Beside her are Mashima, the homeroom teacher of Class B; Chabashira Sae of Class C; and Sakagami Kazuma of Class D. However, this order will change next month because Class D' s Class Evaluation Points is already higher than Class C's.
"Sae, my most prized child is about to take the stage. How about it, are you envious?"
Chie Hoshinomiya stepped over the middle of Mashima Asahi's Chabashira to speak to him.
"There's nothing to envy, you're just lucky."
"Good luck is also a form of ability, and I believe my luck will continue in the future."
"Then let's wait and see."
Chabashira Sae's tone was cold. She knew very well that Class A of the First Year was able to maintain its first place position only because of Hashiba Hikaru. If he were not in Class A, the situation would be completely different.
"Hey-hey."
Chie Hoshinomiya smiled, turned her head away from Chabashira Sae's face, and knew that she would take the initiative to strike as long as she could hurt the other party, no matter the occasion.
[The Student Council President election speech will follow next. First candidate Miyabi Nagumo, please be prepared.]
The broadcast echoed throughout the venue. In the backstage lounge, a blond man, surrounded by Second Year Student Council members, slowly rose from his seat. Although he had been designated as the successor, he still had to put on a show of respect, at least to demonstrate that he was the popular choice.
"Is Classmate Hashiba wishing she were a Second Year student?"
A pretty silver-haired girl sat beside Hashiba Hikaru. As a member of the Student Council, she naturally needed to stay behind the curtain with her.
Why would Classmate Sakayanagi think that way?
Hashiba Hikaru asked with a smile.
"Because if that's the case, where will he have Matoba to cause trouble?"
Sakayanagi's voice was very soft, and she wasn't worried about being overheard by others. Even though her membership application had been approved by Miyabi Nagumo, the girl still felt that he wasn't good enough.
"How can you say that? Vice President Nagumo is the successor whom everyone hopes to have,"
Hashiba Hikaru watched the retreating figure disappear behind the curtain and said calmly, "Classmate Sakayanagi, that's not a good attitude. I need to give you some advice: as a junior, you must respect your seniors."
"Hehe, is it that Classmate Hashiba is someone who respects his seniors a lot?"
"Of course, I am very clear about my position. The senior members of the Student Council have always been excellent role models in my heart, and I want to learn from them."
"So that's how it is."
Sakayanagi Arisu nodded thoughtfully. "Then I've discovered another good point about Classmate Hashiba."