Horikita Suzune Chooses to Trust Hashima Hikaru / Why She Wants to Hold Hands

Hashiba Hikaru's face still wore a smile, which exuded an undeniable air; this, too, was a test.

"..."

Seeing that the other party was unwilling to back down, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, not wanting to cause any further trouble, could only nod slightly.

"Then please take care of me, Vice President Hashiba."

"Sure, let's go in together then, Ayanokoji."

Hashiba Hikaru stared at the other person's back, pondering an interesting question.

What exactly is the level of the person who supposedly emerged from the "White Room"?

389

Chapter 389 Horikita Suzune chooses to believe in Hashiba Hikaru.

After entering the Student Council's clubroom with Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, Hashiba Hikaru asked him about the main purpose of their visit that day.

"I'm here to apply to join the Student Council."

The handsome young man pulled an application form from his pocket. He had prepared it the night before and was waiting to submit it today.

"Ayanokoji wants to join the Student Council?"

Hashiba Hikaru was slightly surprised. He could tell that Ayanokoji was someone who didn't like to stand out and would even try to make her presence known.

Why would someone like that want to join the Student Council?

Although she had doubts in her heart, Hashiba Hikaru didn't show them directly. Instead, she said with a smile, "This is a good thing! Ayanokoji's Comprehensive Ability must be quite good. She'll definitely shine in the Student Council!"

"I'm just planning to do some small things within my ability, there's no need for such praise, Classmate Hashiba."

Ayanokoji, observing the enthusiasm in the other person's eyes, humbly said, "I still have much to learn from Classmate Hashiba."

"Not at all, I believe Ayanokoji is truly outstanding. Perhaps we'll have the opportunity to collaborate in the future."

Hashiba Hikaru led Ayanokoji Kiyotaka to the place where Student Council applications are submitted, which is in front of Miyabi Nagumo's desk.

"President Nagumo, here's a new member who wants to join the Student Council."

Hashiba Hikaru carefully examined the blond man sitting in the chair reviewing documents, her tone calm. "His application is here. President like to take a look?"

"Can't Vice President Hashiba handle this himself?"

Miyabi Nagumo curled the corners of her lips. "If Vice President Hashiba doesn't have experience, she'll get the hang of it after a few tries."

"I understand. Thank you for your guidance, President Nagumo. I will work hard!"

Hashiba Hikaru nodded enthusiastically, then took Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's application form to her desk, stamped it, and handed it back to him.

"Once you get your stamp here, it means you're an official member of our Student Council Ayanokoji. From now on, you'll need to come here every afternoon after school, and someone will guide you."

"I see."

The handsome, black-haired boy didn't express any opinion, but as he left Miyabi Nagumo's table, he seemed to exchange a glance with her, though they didn't speak.

"Our Student Council has many first-year students now. Does Ayanokoji have any preferences regarding seating?"

"No requirements."

Ayanokoji shook his head slightly, his expression and demeanor remaining calm, as if these were all unimportant matters.

"Alright then, I'll leave you here for now. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions."

"Classmate Hashiba. I will handle this matter carefully."

After Ayanokoji Kiyotaka sat down in the seat, his movements as he checked the equipment and documents were so skillful that Hashiba Hikaru took a few more glances at them.

"Please, Ayanokoji, familiarize yourself with the surroundings first."

Hashiba Hikaru took out her phone to exchange methods so they could communicate better later.

"Can."

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka did not refuse and readily agreed. After exchanging contact information, the boy quickly left the Student Council office to meet with Horikita Suzune.

The handsome young man sat in his seat, looking at the new contact information he had added to his phone. A glint of shrewdness flashed in his previously calm eyes.

Joining the Student Council this time is a new decision that Ayanokoji Kiyotaka has made.

He believed this was a win-win situation: on the one hand, it allowed him to continue selecting worthy partners, and on the other hand, it provided an opportunity to connect with Hashiba Hikaru.

Just as Hashiba Hikaru was interested in the [White Room] behind him, Ayanokoji was more interested in why Hashiba Hikaru was in such a physical condition.

During their last encounter, he could sense that his opponent's physical strength was constantly increasing, as if a deeper potential had suddenly been unleashed.

Why is that?

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka opened his notebook. The seat that Hashiba Hikaru had chosen for him was quite good, very suitable for observing the Student Council's situation and making it easier for him to gather information.

That man's pressure won't stop; I need to prepare early...

As a newcomer who joined on his first day, Ayanokoji doesn't have much to do right now. He's here today mainly to familiarize himself with the environment, and someone will come to guide him and arrange his affairs tomorrow.

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On the other side, Hashiba Hikaru, who had just left the Student Council office, had already met up with Horikita Suzune. He looked at the black-haired girl, who seemed to have dressed up specially for today, and a pleasant smile appeared on his lips.

"Good afternoon, Horikita."

Good afternoon, Classmate Hashiba.

Horikita Suzune's beautiful eyes were fixed on the boy in front of her. Today was the deadline for her to submit her script, and she had been a little nervous until just now, but seeing him immediately eased her tension.

Is this the power of comrades?

The girl couldn't help but feel a little confused.

"Then let's go together and get this over with as soon as possible."

"Um."

The two walked side by side toward the Club Activity Building. Horikita Suzune intended to prove her ability by completing this task. She was determined not to let others take over, as the task had been stalled for a long time. If it weren't for Hashiba Hikaru's intervention, the task might have been handed over to someone else long ago.

"This script should be fine. I've already shown it to several members of the Drama Club, and they all said it's okay."

Hashiba Hikaru glanced at the final version of the script the girl handed her and began to reassure her.

With Final Exam approaching, the fact that the girl can still create art in between studying only shows how incredibly hard she works.

"Once this is over, I can focus on my exam preparation."

Horikita Suzune's beautiful eyes already had a faint layer of dark circles. She had been working very hard lately, and even while preparing for exams, she didn't neglect her scriptwriting.

"Well, I hope everything goes well."

After they entered the Drama Club's Club Room, Senior Sakurami seemed to have anticipated this, standing expressionlessly with her arms crossed at the door of the Conference Room.

"Good afternoon, Sakurami- senpai."

"Good afternoon, Vice President Hashiba... and Horikita Manabu."

Sakurami at the black-haired girl standing behind Hashiba Hikaru. During this time, she had actively gathered a lot of information about her and knew that although Horikita- san was stunningly beautiful, she was not popular in the class, which meant that she still had the upper hand.

"I heard that Horikita Manabu has finished the final version of the script, right?"

"Yes, please take a look."

Hashiba Hikaru watched as Horikita Suzune handed the script to Sakurami. He hoped that today would be the end of this matter, which was why he had come along.

After all, based on the black-haired girl's experience in handling interpersonal relationships, she might really not be able to manage it.

"Then you'll have to wait a bit. I need to have a meeting with my team to discuss whether this script is up to standard."

Sakurami about to turn and walk into the Conference Room, but was stopped by Hashiba Hikaru a second later.

"Since it's a meeting discussion, shouldn't we be allowed to sit in? After all, this matter was caused by Horikita's behavior affecting your scriptwriting. Now that we've reached the stage of reviewing the results, it would be better if the person involved were present, wouldn't it?"

Hashiba Hikaru smiled slightly, staring at the Second Year student in front of her, and said, "Besides, we are all members of the Student Council, and we can supervise the voting results on this matter, which makes it more fair. Don't you think I'm right, Sakurami- senpai?"

"... Script discussion meetings have always been internal meetings of our Drama Club,"

Sakurami at Horikita Suzune beside her, her voice cold, "Even if she's eavesdropping, only she can come in. Can Vice President Hashiba wait outside?"

"That won't do."

Upon hearing this, Hashiba Hikaru gently shook her head, her attitude resolute.

"As I said before, our Student Council has been dealing with the Drama Club complaint for a long time. Since this matter was caused by Horikita's negligence, the Student Council officers must supervise the implementation to ensure that this matter is resolved smoothly."

Hashiba Hikaru patted Horikita Suzune on the shoulder and said softly, "I believe Horikita- san thinks so too. As long as your script is up to par, we can resolve this matter smoothly."

"Yes, I think Vice President Hashiba's suggestion is very necessary. Since it was my oversight, it is natural that Student Council officers need to supervise it. Otherwise, who can prove that I really completed this task?"

Horikita Suzune's speech was forceful and clear. She knew that if she went in alone, she might encounter many obstacles. At this time, only by sticking to her position could she move forward more effectively.

"You..."

Upon hearing their answers, Sakurami trembled with anger, but for a moment she couldn't think of a suitable reason to stop them from attending the meeting. After a few minutes, the head of the Drama Club finally nodded helplessly.

"Let's have a meeting then. Let me make this clear beforehand: if the script doesn't pass, I won't hold back. Impeaching Horikita is imperative."

"It's alright, I'll accept whatever the outcome. Please, Sakurami- senpai, convene the script meeting."

After entering the Conference Room, Hashiba Hikaru and Horikita Suzune sat in the left corner of the classroom, followed by all the executive members of the Drama Club.

As for that senior Sakurami, she went to photocopy the script herself. When she walked into the Conference Room with the printed documents, everyone's eyes turned to her.

"President Sakurami, we are ready."

"Then please take a look at the script first, and then we'll start the council meeting."

Sakurami touched her hair and announced the official start of the meeting.

390

Chapter 390 The Reason She Wanted to Hold Hands

The only sound in the quiet club Conference Room was the rustling of everyone flipping through the scripts.

As a very famous club at Advanced Nurturing High School, the Drama Club officers naturally love writing. Their love for scripts is no less than their love for performing. So when Horikita Suzune's script was handed to them, everyone read it very carefully.

Apart from a few people who had received the script from Hashiba Hikaru a few days earlier, everyone else was seeing it for the first time. As the story became more and more captivating, everyone became completely absorbed in the script, their expressions extremely serious.

Meanwhile, Sakurami- senpai, who was sitting at the head of the long table, was also reading the script. After reading about seven or eight pages, she had a general idea of what to expect.

This script has a good chance of being approved, but wouldn't that be admitting defeat?

This is not just a matter of admitting defeat; more importantly, it could affect Sakurami Ryoko's authority as the president of the Drama Club, so she absolutely cannot back down easily.

After flipping through a few more pages of the script, Sakurami began to think about how to guide the discussion in the next meeting. She was confident that her colleagues would support her as long as she could maintain control of the discussion.

Ten minutes later, almost all the Drama Club officers present had finished reading the script, and everyone looked up, their eyes fixed on Sakurami's face.

"Now that everyone has read the script, please begin your discussion. You have five minutes. After five minutes, we will vote."

Sakurami's commanding tone was very familiar; she had deliberately imitated the previous Drama Club president to learn it.

Let's begin.

"I think this script is quite good. The theme and content are quite in line with the style of our Drama Club, and it incorporates many elements from classic novels. It's a very good work."

The first person to speak explained many reasons.

"I agree. If it stays close to the theme, a storyline with a classical style would be more engaging."

"That's right."

Just after a few supporters expressed their opinions, Sakurami gave a wink to a few people nearby, and the next second, some people immediately started to disagree.

"I don't think this script is suitable. Although it stays on topic, many details are very awkward, and the plot twists are also rather embarrassing. If I were an audience member, I might have walked out when I saw the second act."

"Yes, if the plot doesn't transition smoothly, it will feel very jarring to the audience."

"I don't think it can pass; after all, we're aiming for the highest quality scripts and performances."

"Is that what you think?"

"I think it's pretty good."

Just as the Drama Club officers started discussing amongst themselves, the five minutes were up in the blink of an eye.

After the script discussion began, Sakurami deliberately nodded frequently when everyone expressed their objections, which influenced many people's judgment and caused the situation to become unfavorable.