Horikita Manabu's Graduation Ceremony. / Horikita Suzune Wants to Learn More.

"I can be your lover, but even a lover has a chance to turn things around, right?"

A seductive smile played on the silver-haired girl's lips as she placed her small hand on Hashiba Hikaru's. "I don't think I'm any less charming than Ichinose."

"Well..."

Upon hearing her say that, Hashiba Hikaru subconsciously looked at a certain part of the girl's body, but Sakayanagi Arisu was faster than him, getting up and walking over directly.

"Smack."

The girl suddenly sat on Hashiba Hikaru's lap, her little head quickly bringing it close to Hashiba Hikaru's face.

"Were you trying to see that place again, Classmate Hashiba?"

"I don't..."

"Hehe, since you want to see, I'll let you see as much as you want."

Today, Sakayanagi Arisu wasn't wearing her school uniform, but a winter tweed coat. The sweater underneath was very thin. When she took off the coat, the girl's delicate fragrance filled Hikari Hashiba Hikaru's nostrils.

"Wait, Classmate Sakayanagi, what are you planning to do?"

"Do something lovers should do. Did you give it all to Ichinose yesterday, and now you're not doing anything?"

"..."

Seriously, where did you learn all these phrases?

They're really going all out!

Chapter 671 Horikita Manabu's Graduation Ceremony.

In the end, Hashiba Hikaru Sakayanagi Arisu in that Club Room. On the one hand, the timing and place were not suitable, and on the other hand, Sakayanagi Arisu was just talking. As an inexperienced and innocent girl, she was just being verbally abusive.

They probably only hugged and kissed for a while before the silver-haired girl blushed and huddled silently in his arms.

After lunch, the boy took Sakayanagi Arisu to the Student Council's temporary office, which was another office on the same floor.

Spring break has begun, and the renovation work on the Student Council building started last night. We must hurry up and finish it before the Second Year.

Tomorrow will be the Graduation Ceremony for the third grade, and there are a series of things that the Student Council needs to help with. In this school, it seems that the teachers basically don't get involved in various activities; most of the work is left to the students themselves.

"President, this is the detailed agenda for tomorrow's Graduation Ceremony. Would you like to be the emcee, or should we delegate it to someone else?"

A subordinate brought a document to Hashiba Hikaru's desk.

"Let the Activities Department handle it; I'll just listen from behind the curtain."

Hashiba Hikaru has no interest in being a host; he no longer needs to do anything to attract attention.

After completely seizing control of the Student Council and the Disciplinary Committee, the boy's reputation and influence in the school were already terrifying. Even when he didn't appear in public, everyone still remembered his authority.

This is the power of subtle influence; even if new enemies might appear in the Second Year, Hashiba Hikaru remains unconcerned.

"OK."

After her subordinate left, Hashiba Hikaru took out her phone and sent a message to Horikita Manabu.

Since stepping down, the former Student Council President has been working hard to lead the students of Class A of the Third Year in preparing for every Special Exam and Written Exam test in academic subjects. To ensure everything goes smoothly, he has very little time to rest.

Tomorrow marks the official end of his three-year academic journey. Thanks to his outstanding performance and personal abilities at school, Horikita Manabu will be admitted to the island nation's best university, embarking on a bright and promising future.

Chat interface.

Hashiba Hikaru: Horikita-senpai, I'll bring you flowers tomorrow.

Horikita Manabu didn't reply to the message very quickly, taking about three minutes.

Horikita Manabu: Thank you.

Hashiba Hikaru: I'll be bringing Horikita- kun with me tomorrow. Let's chat after the ceremony, shall we?

Horikita Manabu: Okay.

Hashiba Hikaru: By the way, there's something I need your help with.

Horikita Manabu: What is it?

Hashiba Hikaru: Let's talk about it when we meet.

After typing the last line of text, Hashiba Hikaru put down her phone.

Horikita Manabu is about to leave school. If he can take this opportunity to earn some Private Points, he might be able to help Horikita Suzune directly enter Class A when school starts, which would save him a lot of trouble.

Horikita Suzune is not Ichinose Honami. Although the atmosphere in Class A is currently peaceful, with her around, Hashiba Hikaru's thoughts can be better conveyed without the boy having to do it himself.

And having a beautiful girl by your side is a treat for the eyes.

This is killing two birds with one stone.

The third-grade Graduation Ceremony was held as scheduled the following morning.

It was 10 a. m., and all the third-grade students had gathered in the Grand Auditorium. Everyone wore corsages on their school uniforms, symbolizing graduation. Although only the students in Class A of the Third Year could achieve their wish, the overall atmosphere was still very good, and most people had smiles on their faces.

The Graduation Ceremony followed a similar procedure to the Opening Ceremony. As the Acting Chairman, Tsukishiro did not speak on stage. The teacher representative was the homeroom teacher of Class A of the Third Year. Then, the graduate representatives took the stage.

Horikita Manabu was dressed in his impeccable school uniform. Today was the last day he would wear it. Perhaps because he usually took good care of it, the boy's school uniform was still as clean and new as ever.

"Hello everyone, I'm Horikita Manabu from Class A of the Third Year."

"Time flies, years pass by, and in the blink of an eye, we have arrived at the moment of farewell and separation."

"Graduation may bring sadness, but I believe that after three years of trials, everyone's character has become incredibly resilient, and even if we face the storms of the world in the future, we will still stand firm."

"Thank you for your companionship on this journey. I hope that everyone's future will be bright and promising."

"Above."

Thank you everyone.

Horikita Manabu's speech today was different from usual; it might be his last speech. His speech contained a touch of warmth, which is rare for a man.

After he finished bowing, thunderous applause erupted from the audience.

All the third-year students had complete faith in Horikita Manabu. It could be said that his dominance over the third-year students was much stronger than Hashiba Hikaru's dominance over the first-year students. Both boys and girls genuinely believed in Horikita Manabu, which was a testament to his masculine charisma.

"Now, let's sing the Graduation Song together!"

"As the cherry blossoms bloom in spring..."

"Let's stride forward together..."

The neat singing echoed throughout the Grand Auditorium. In the three years that had passed, not many students had dropped out, all thanks to Horikita Manabu.

After the ceremony, Horikita Manabu went alone to the back of the auditorium, where two figures were already standing.

It was Hashiba Hikaru and Horikita Suzune.

"Congratulations on your graduation, Horikita-senpai!"

Hashiba Hikaru walked up to the man with a smile and presented him with the bouquet. No matter what, the boy had really received a lot of care from him and was very grateful.

"Hashiba- kun."

After putting away the flowers, Horikita Manabu looked at his younger sister beside him. Although Horikita Suzune's face didn't show much emotion, her beautiful eyes, when faced with her brother's scrutiny, clearly showed less of the fear and unease that often appeared before, and became much calmer.

"It seems you've grown a lot during this time, and I'm very pleased."

After the observation, Horikita Manabu's tone carried a hint of praise.

"Um, thank you..."

Although there were no outsiders present, Horikita Suzune suddenly felt a little embarrassed in front of Hashiba Hikaru and didn't call him "brother".

The black-haired girl was actually planning to buy another bouquet of flowers, but the boy persuaded her otherwise with a reason that stirred her heart.

[We're one, so one graduation gift will suffice!]

"I've heard about what you've been doing on the Disciplinary Committee. Through this experience, you're much better than when you first started school."

Horikita Manabu a few simple words of praise, then shifted his gaze to Hashiba Hikaru beside him.

"This must be related to Hashiba- kun, right?"

"I only made a small contribution; most of the success is due to Horikita's own perseverance."

Hashiba Hikaru shrugged, a relieved smile appearing on her face.

"I knew I hadn't misjudged you, Hashiba- kun, you're quite good."

"... Thank you for the compliment, Horikita-senpai."

The bespectacled man glanced at his sister, who kept stealing glances at Hashiba Hikaru's face—something he'd never seen before.

"Alright, that's enough of the pleasantries. Now, please speak freely, Mr. Hashiba."

"Um?"

"As I said yesterday, you never do anything without a reason. Besides congratulating me on my graduation, there must be something else you wanted to tell me today, right?"

Horikita Manabu adjusted his glasses, his voice calm.

"Alright, let's get down to business."

Horikita Manabu is actually very simple; there's no need to beat around the bush.

Chapter 672 Horikita Suzune Wants to Learn More.

"Since Horikita-senpai wants me to speak frankly, then I won't stand on ceremony."

Hashiba Hikaru glanced at Horikita Suzune, who was standing ramrod straight beside her. She was unaware of the boy's plans; she had only come along to see her brother's Graduation Ceremony.

"Go ahead and say it."

Horikita Manabu noticed the hint of confusion on his younger sister's face, then crossed his arms and gazed at the boy before him.

"Horikita-senpai, do you still have any Private Points left?"

"?"

Upon hearing this, the Horikita siblings were both dumbfounded.

They were all confused as to why Hashiba Hikaru would suddenly bring this up. Was she short of money?

Why do you ask that?

Horikita Manabu frowned slightly. He did indeed have a large sum of Private Points. As the absolute representative of the class, he had more than 20 million Private Points, which was the emergency fund of Class A of the Third Year.

"Can Horikita-senpai freely use the Private Points he has?"

Hashiba Hikaru continued to ask.

"If you have a shortage of [items/resources], I can give you a portion, but I need to know the specific uses."

Horikita Manabu did not answer the question directly. Although the points he had were the class's common assets, the men could use them as they pleased, and no one ever questioned them.

"It's not for me, it's for Horikita."

Hashiba Hikaru smiled slightly and raised her hand to the black-haired girl beside her.

"I?"

Horikita Suzune was taken aback at first, but then, as if she had just realized something, she said, her breathing becoming slightly rapid, "I don't need points, I can accumulate them myself!"

"That's too slow. I hope you can be in my class in Second Year."

"I..."

Upon hearing this, Horikita Suzune subconsciously conjured up images of herself and Hashiba Hikaru being in the same class. They were lovers, so wouldn't being in the same class mean they could spend a lot of time together every day?

It seems... pretty good.

"Horikita-senpai, Horikita has accumulated some Private Points, but he's still a ways off from being promoted."

Hashiba Hikaru bluntly stated that they were all family anyway.

It wasn't difficult to persuade Horikita Manabu, because he was a complete "siscon" (sister complex).

"If she stays in Class D, I feel it would be a waste of Horikita's abilities. It would be better for her to come to my class."