Objective Achieved, Asahina Nazuna's Request / Kushida Kikyo Wants to Receive Guidance

Hashiba Hikaru looked intently at the girl's pretty face and said, word by word, "If Kikyo wants me to meet your parents, I'm absolutely willing."

"However, the timing isn't quite right now. If it's more convenient next time, we can leave school together."

"..."

Listening to the boy's account, Kushida Kikyo's eyes flickered. She felt the flame in her heart suddenly extinguished. Stroking the feather bracelet on her wrist, the girl once again understood her position.

All she wanted was for him to comfort her; she couldn't possibly expect him to treat her like Ichinose Honami right now.

"Hmph, I'll believe you for now. But you must tell me in advance about these things in the future, or you know the consequences!"

After a moment of silence, Kushida Kikyo relented. She knew that Hashiba Hikaru responsive to gentle persuasion than force, and if she insisted on being unreasonable, she would only end up hurting herself.

"Yes, yes, we won't use up all of winter break. I'll make time to spend with you then."

"That's more like it..."

After observing the change in the girl's expression, Hashiba Hikaru finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After deciding that I Want It All, he had to carefully maintain the balance of the girls' emotions, and he had to understand each girl's needs in a timely manner, otherwise, more troublesome situations might arise.

After calming Kushida Kikyo, the boy led her into the Student Council's office. Because he had sent a message in advance, there were quite a few people there.

"Um, this is Kushida. She's the fresh blood I selected who's capable of being a Student Council officer. You all should know her, right?"

Hashiba Hikaru introduced herself to several Student Council seniors who had already joined her side. In fact, they all knew each other to some extent, just to varying degrees.

This kind of occasion was naturally perfect for Kushida Kikyo. After understanding Hashiba Hikaru's meaning, she immediately had a brief exchange with several Student Council officers and introduced herself.

"Then please cooperate fully during the nomination process. Thank you everyone."

"We know what to do, Vice President Hashiba."

"Okay, let's go back to class then."

After a brief communication meeting, it was four o'clock in the afternoon. Everyone in the Student Council office was present, as they were going to decide on a new Student Council officer today.

When Hashiba Hikaru walked into the Conference Room, a bald man with an overwhelming presence stood next to the blond man. He glanced at the man, then at Miyabi Nagumo, and a realization dawned on him.

It seems that Katsuragi Kohei was chosen by the other side to take over as a Student Council officer, which was an expected choice.

"Today we are going to appoint a new Student Council officer. Currently, two candidates have received the most basic votes, one of whom is Katsuragi from Class B of the First Year."

Miyabi Nagumo is quite capable as a host, steadily advancing today's proceedings.

"And the other one is Kushida Kikyo from Class D of the First Year."

Although she was a little puzzled as to why Hashiba Hikaru didn't choose her classmate Kanzaki Ryuji, Miyabi Nagumo didn't care that much; as long as she didn't let him have his way, that was all that mattered.

After all, he was Second Year student, which allowed him to have more frequent contact with Student Council members.

This time the situation is different from last time. It's a foregone conclusion that the newly elected Student Council officers will be first-year members. Even if some people join Hashiba Hikaru's camp, it remains to be seen whether they will accept the newcomers as equals.

Miyabi Nagumo's attack method was simple: he would embellish the situation by stating the current state of affairs and explaining Hashiba Hikaru's purpose, which was the reason for his confidence today.

Since every Student Council officer is elected after entering their Second Year, they are unlikely to be willing to accept someone who has only recently joined having the same status as them.

"Now, we're moving on to the crucial voting stage. This vote is different from ordinary votes; everyone will be voting anonymously."

To be on the safe side, Miyabi Nagumo specifically modified the voting rules and prohibited whispering among the participants.

After handing out slips of paper to everyone, the man waited for them to write their names and put them in a dark box. Finally, he counted the votes to announce the results.

Hashiba Hikaru, who had anticipated these events, smiled. He thought of a meeting before school ended, with the other person being Asahina- senpai, who had always helped Miyabi Nagumo.

The other party made a condition.

One condition for agreeing to defect.

431

Chapter 431 Goal Achieved, Asahina Nazuna's Request.

Rewinding to this afternoon, after the first class ended, Hashiba Hikaru received a message on his phone from Kiryuuin Fuuka, asking him to meet someone at a certain place.

When the boy arrived at the agreed-upon place, he found that the person waiting for him was an orange-haired senior student who was holding a phone. She immediately came to greet Hashiba Hikaru when she appeared.

"Asahina?"

After seeing the other person's face clearly, Hashiba Hikaru was quite surprised. He didn't expect the other person to take the initiative to find him at this time, especially since it was through Kiryuin's introduction.

"Good afternoon, junior Hashiba."

The orange-haired girl had a faint smile on her face. After exchanging pleasantries, she immediately began to talk about business.

"I called you here today because I have something very important to tell you, which is why I was in such a hurry to have Kiryuin contact you."

"Really? I wonder what important matter it is?"

Hashiba Hikaru raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Shouldn't the Student Council be holding an election for new officers today?"

Asahina Nazuna was well aware of these matters and went straight to the point, "Yasa won't let such an opportunity pass; he's already chosen his people."

"So, is my senior here to pass on information to me?"

After the previous probing, Hashiba Hikaru had already become wary of Asahina, after all, she Miyabi Nagumo were classmates.

"I'm here to help Hashiba win, so you can make your chosen person a Student Council officer."

Asahina remained completely unconcerned about the wariness in the other person's eyes and calmly recounted the matter.

"Why?"

Hashiba Hikaru's lips curled into a smile. "I don't believe in free lunches. There's absolutely no proof of what you're saying, senpai."

"I know the Second Year students much better than you do. Although some of them have already sided with you, getting them to actually agree to let first-year students become Student Council officers is definitely not an easy task."

"If that's the case, aren't President Nagumo and I starting from the same point?"

The boy remained unmoved.

"Yes, but even a slight change in the inclination can lead to a drastic change in the outcome. If I can exert my influence, I can help Hashiba gain more support."

Asahina Nazuna appeared very confident. As a member of Class 2-A, her abilities were certainly not weak; she was quite good in both interpersonal skills and overall qualities.

"Why did you help me, senior? Wouldn't it have been better to help President Nagumo?"

Hashiba Hikaru's expression suddenly turned serious, because he realized that the other person didn't seem to be joking.

"Because Ya made a decision that I could not accept, that's why I changed my stance."

Although Asahina Nazuna expressed her opinion, she did not elaborate on the specific reasons. Her eyes were somewhat complicated, showing that she had gone through a lot of consideration and deliberation.

"Hmm... In that case, if Asahina Yu is going to help me, what are your conditions?"

Hashiba Hikaru thought about it and realized that since the other party was really so sincere, it wouldn't be a bad thing to have two plans in mind, as it could increase the chances of winning.

"As expected of Hashiba student Yujima, he really understands things immediately."

Asahina Nazuna gave the boy in front of her a deep look. Even when faced with such a request for cooperation, he remained calm and even took the initiative to propose his own terms.

"Hehe, since we're going to cooperate, we naturally need to ensure that both sides get what they want, otherwise I can't guarantee what will happen in the end."

"Alright, I'll just get straight to the point."

Asahina Nazuna took a deep breath and said, "If Hashiba wins, I hope you can restore the Student Council's system to its original state."

"..."

After hearing the other party's conditions, Hashiba Hikaru was taken aback at first, and then her expression became serious.

He never expected that Asahina Nazuna would make such a request. Even if she was dissatisfied with Miyabi Nagumo's reforms, she should have raised her objections then and there. Why did she have to go through this roundabout way?

"May I ask about the deeper reasons?"

Hashiba Hikaru calmly gazed at the orange-haired girl's face.

Do I really have to say it?

"... You don't have to tell me, but you have to sign the contract."

The boy thought for a moment and didn't press the matter further. He could only guess that something might have happened within the Second Year that caused Asahina to change her stance. Since she didn't want to talk about it, he let it go.

"Can."

After signing the cooperation agreement, Hashiba Hikaru put it in her pocket with satisfaction and then said goodbye to Asahina Nazuna.

This move occurred before the Student Council meeting, so when Miyabi Nagumo announced the start of anonymous voting, Hashiba Hikaru felt a surge of anticipation.

"Time's up. Vice President Hashiba, please collect all the notes."

"OK."

Hashiba Hikaru put the slips of paper with the names of the 10 Student Council officers into the dark box. Before counting the votes, he shook the box vigorously to mix the slips of paper together.

"Now, let's begin the vote counting."

Miyabi Nagumo glanced at the box in front of her, then at Hashiba Hikaru standing calmly beside her, a shadowy glint flashing in her eyes.

Under everyone's gaze, the blond Student Council President began to take out the first slip of paper from the box.

"Katsuragi Kohei."

The first slip was from Katsuragi Kohei. Miyabi Nagumo smiled slightly and continued drawing slips.

"Kushida Kikyo, one vote."

Because the slips of paper were scattered, the content of the drawn tickets was very irregular.

When the seventh card was drawn, the situation instantly became tense. Everyone in the Conference Room stared at Miyabi Nagumo, anticipating his next move.

When the seventh ballot was drawn, the score was Katsuragi Kohei with four votes and Kushida Kikyo with three votes. This result did not directly announce the answer, but instead made the situation even more unpredictable.

"The eighth one, Kushida Kikyo."

When he drew the eighth card, Miyabi Nagumo was clearly a little nervous. His gaze swept over the Student Council officers present. It would be too embarrassing if he lost in the end.

"The ninth one..."

The blond man took out the ninth slip of paper. Upon seeing the name Kushida at the beginning, his expression instantly changed, and a sense of panic, almost out of control, took over his mind.

Impossible! How could this be?

"What's the ninth one? President Nagumo?"

Hashiba Hikaru noticed the unusual expression on the other person's face and pressed for an answer.

"Yes..."

"Kushida Kikyo".

As soon as the name was uttered, Katsuragi Kohei, who was standing next to him, was visibly taken aback. He looked at Hashiba Hikaru standing beside him, but the boy ignored him.

"And the last one?"

Hashiba Hikaru now pretty much knows the answer. It seems that Asahina really wasn't lying. I just wonder why she was disappointed in Miyabi Nagumo. It's really intriguing.

"The tenth one..."

Even though his face was extremely pale, the results of the vote had already been announced, and Miyabi Nagumo was in a bind. He had an even more ruthless move he could use, which was to announce a revote, but that was not his style.

"The tenth one is still... Kushida Kikyo."

"It seems the outcome is already decided. I'm really lucky, President Nagumo, don't you think?"

"... yes."

The blond man gritted his teeth.

After two consecutive failures, he finally understood where his mistakes lay. He had checked his preparations countless times, and if there were still unexpected problems, it meant that there was a mole in the Second Year.

Miyabi Nagumo frowned. Starting tomorrow, he would hold a purge meeting within the Second Year.

432

Chapter 432 Kushida Kikyo wants to receive guidance.

There was no room for denial in a vote count conducted in public. Even though Miyabi Nagumo found the result hard to accept, he still couldn't change it.

Just then, his phone rang; it was a notification that a text message had been delivered.

After opening the message and taking a look, the blond man realized it was his childhood friend Asahina Nazuna, who had sent him a question.