"The Student Council's power?" Ichinose began trying to think the way Dongfang Yi did. "If they wanted to make trouble for us, would they impose stricter rules on us in our everyday lives?"
"Well, they wouldn't go that far. The Student Council at this school may look powerful, but it actually has less authority than the one at an ordinary school." Dongfang Yi saved the recording in a dedicated folder. "Ichinose, you joined the Student Council before, right? Do you remember what you did?"
"I do. In middle school, the Student Council was mainly responsible for students' daily affairs, approving budgets for departments and clubs, authorizing the establishment of clubs and departments, and managing their activities. Besides that, we could suggest changes to the school rules, but hardly anyone on the Student Council ever did."
Ichinose had long since committed those responsibilities to memory, so her answer was flawless.
"It's a huge loss for them that they didn't recruit you." Having such a reliable friend put Dongfang Yi at ease. "Those are indeed the duties of a typical Student Council, but this school's Student Council is different."
"How is it different? Hmm, I can't quite figure it out."
"Don't see it? We can make it clear with a little subtraction and addition. Subtract all the routine parts of daily management, like the daily cleanliness inspections, and change 'suggesting revisions to school rules' to 'making recommendations about exams.'" Dongfang Yi turned to face her. "That's it."
"...That's it?"
Ichinose was genuinely surprised. "But, Dongfang, isn't managing students' daily affairs one of the Student Council's essential responsibilities? Why doesn't ours do that?"
"Strange, isn't it?" Dongfang Yi smiled. "A typical Student Council has two kinds of authority: managing students' daily affairs and managing clubs' daily affairs. Those two powers are the very