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As he spoke, Secretary Tachibana Akane stood behind him, much like a subordinate.

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He hadn't observed closely before, but now, Shirogane Miyuki recognized that Secretary Tachibana Akane's actions gave him a somewhat familiar feeling. This sense of familiarity was similar to the dynamic between Katsuragi and Totsuka, and well, perhaps a bit like Classmate Sakayanagi and Kamuro.

Though, Classmate Sakayanagi was the most extreme, treating Kamuro like a puppy.

Of course, judging by President Horikita's character, Horikita Manabu likely didn't intend for that, but this secretary clearly looked to him for guidance.

As Shirogane Miyuki thought this.

President Horikita placed both hands on the desk.

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Chapter 059: The Fastest Promotion in History, Odd-jobber, Secretary, No, My Goal is Student Council President

"I am already aware of Shirogane's situation."

Horikita Manabu said this while looking at Shirogane, "I will allow you to join the Student Council."

"I grant you the position of odd-jobber."

The position of odd-jobber was a relatively unimportant role within the Student Council.

Generally, the Student Council was composed of the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, as well as odd-jobbers and Disciplinary Committee Members.

The lowest of these were the Disciplinary Committee Members, of which there were several. In the office, only the head of the Disciplinary Committee had a desk; the other members had no desks of their own.

As for the odd-jobber, it was also a lower-tier position, but it covered a wide range of responsibilities—basically, wherever someone was needed or assistance was required, they would go to help.

Hearing Horikita Manabu's words, Katsuragi and Yahiko, who had followed behind Shirogane, showed no particular expression.

Because in their eyes, the position of odd-jobber was very low, so it wasn't strange that Shirogane was allowed to join. After all, his class had risen from Class C to Class B, which counted as progress.

Classmate Ichinose, however, looked at Shirogane with a hint of envy.

Clearly, unlike them, Shirogane had secured a guaranteed spot directly.

"And you three." Horikita Manabu looked at Ichinose, Katsuragi, and Totsuka.

"So, do you three also wish to join the Student Council?"

Seeing the three nod one after another, Horikita Manabu said coldly, "Then I apologize, the Student Council is not currently short on staff. Or rather, your abilities are not yet sufficient to qualify for the Student Council, and your presence is not yet indispensable."

"..."

This was equivalent to rejecting all three of them outright.

This move left Yahiko completely stunned.

Because just a few seconds ago, Shirogane Miyuki, who was from a class lower than their Class A, was allowed to join the Student Council, yet when it came to them, the members of Class A, it was completely impossible?

Horikita Manabu, however, offered his critique without mercy, "Katsuragi. The fact that Class A has two leaders proves your ability is insufficient." He looked at Katsuragi, whose face tightened.

Katsuragi's expression was serious, yet he had no choice but to accept it.

"And Ichinose, your entrance exam score was second, but that can only be called excellent among ordinary people; it is not yet indispensable. I have not yet seen your strength. Therefore, it is not enough to enter the Student Council."

"Furthermore, the class you belong to dropped from Class B to Class C in the first month."

"I think that rather than entering the Student Council, there are things you need to reflect on more." Horikita Manabu evaluated coldly.

"I understand." Ichinose accepted this evaluation as well.

Because before coming here, she had already learned from Shirogane about the President's criteria for accepting people.

And now, she could confirm more than ever that Shirogane's assessment was correct.

This President Horikita truly evaluated people based on meritocracy.

And it was a fact that her class had dropped from Class B to Class C. Thus, the President's evaluation was fair.

"If you accept the fact that you cannot join the Student Council, then you may leave."

"I have other work to attend to here as well," Horikita Manabu said.

Everyone noticed that there was indeed a stack of documents on the President's desk.

It seemed that being Student Council President was also very hard work.

But those who could come here were not people who feared hard work. Because they knew the rules of this school, they understood all the more the importance of getting into the Student Council.

Katsuragi had prepared to enter the Student Council long ago, but last month he hadn't been in a rush, wanting to achieve some real results before joining.

As if to add a bit of a resume for himself.

The resume he intended to use was Class A—the fact that Class A remained the class with the most points left after the first month ended was his resume.

But he succeeded because of Class A and failed because of Class A. Although he was a student of Class A, he could not stop the situation of the class splitting.

Therefore, Katsuragi ultimately accepted this evaluation.

Moreover, the President hadn't completely blocked his path. He said that because Class A was split, it proved his ability was insufficient. So, did that mean if he could get Sakayanagi to acknowledge him, and the class eventually became a unified collective, then his ability would be recognized?

This was a direction in which he could strive.

As for Sakayanagi, Katsuragi couldn't help but glance in the direction of Shirogane Miyuki.

That morning, he had approached Sakayanagi to confirm the soundness of his strategy—that as long as Class A remained steady and maintained a significant lead, they would be fine—but at the time, Sakayanagi had only mocked him.

And looking at the results, that assessment held true.

Class A had 924 points.

However, Class B—the former Class C—had obtained 735 points.

It could be said that while Katsuragi had achieved his initial goal of maintaining a lead of over four hundred points against Ichinose's Class B, another class had surged up from behind.

The new Class B, where Shirogane was, had caught up.

Therefore, the advantage held by Class A was not significant, and his Katsuragi Faction, the moderate faction, had no room to flex its muscles.

"Then we shall take our leave." Katsuragi did not linger; since the President had told them to leave, he was naturally prepared to go.

Although he couldn't join the Student Council for now, he still wanted to earn some brownie points.

"Mm." Horikita Manabu nodded, and so Katsuragi left with Yahiko.

When they reached the main door, Yahiko seemed to want to say something, but Katsuragi shook his head, signaling for Yahiko to keep his mouth shut.

Consequently, Yahiko had no choice but to obediently follow Katsuragi as they walked forward.

"Although the split within Class A prevented Katsuragi from entering the Student Council, he has already found people who support him and are willing to follow him."

"Overall, it is acceptable." In a very rare instance, Horikita Manabu offered an evaluation of Katsuragi.

However.

The two people still in the Student Council understood why he said this.

He was speaking to them.

That's right.

Horikita Manabu had just issued an order to leave, but as of now, neither Shirogane nor Ichinose had departed.

"What is the meaning of this?" Secretary Tachibana Akane looked at them in confusion, clutching a folder.

"Classmate Shirogane, you have been permitted by the President to join the Student Council, but your official duties do not begin until tomorrow."

"So you can go back now."

"And as for this Classmate Ichinose—" Tachibana looked at Ichinose Honami with a puzzled gaze.

It could be said that Classmate Ichinose's charisma worked on Senior Tachibana.

This junior had contacted them, the third-years, last month and had even visited Class 3-A, likely hoping to obtain some information from their side.

At the time, she had felt that this junior was very sharp.

It was just a pity that her class had fared poorly, becoming the first class in history to drop in rank during the first month of enrollment.

"Um, although I was just rejected by the President."

"But the President uses ability as the standard for joining the Student Council, right? I believe I can be permitted to join," Ichinose Honami said.

"Heh." Horikita Manabu, who had already picked up his pen, set it down upon hearing this. "What kind of bargaining chip do you intend to offer?"

"This concerns my observations of the third-year class where Senior Horikita is," Ichinose said.

"Only Class 3-A, where President Horikita is, remains at the full capacity of 40 students."

"Other classes have all seen students drop out to varying degrees."

"Information obtained from seniors indicates that while Class 3-A has managed to maintain zero dropouts, they have also experienced several crises where students nearly dropped out, but Class 3-A chose to pay a large amount of points to protect them."

"And this information was previously impossible to uncover."

"The seniors seemed to keep quiet about it. However, today the teachers informed us first-years of the school rules, so I thought some information that couldn't be discussed before might be open for discussion now."

"Therefore, in the 30 minutes since I arrived here, I have obtained this information from the upperclassmen."

"And although my class has dropped in rank, I believe the level of unity and cohesion in our class will absolutely not lose to Class 3-A, where President Horikita is."

"To ensure that our class will not be missing anyone by the third year, I feel that joining the Student Council now has become particularly important," Ichinose said.

Although she looked full of energy, at this moment she appeared exceptionally firm.

Even just standing beside her, one could feel her determination to protect her companions.

"..." X2

Almost instantly, the atmosphere fell silent.

And Senior Tachibana also looked at Ichinose Honami with a gaze of surprise.

Horikita Manabu did not speak immediately; he took off his glasses, wiped them with a cloth, and then put them back on.

"Quite interesting," Horikita Manabu said. "However, it is a fact that your class dropped in rank, but I have also heard of the cohesion within your class."

"When going to the cafeteria, I can see quite a few students from your class eating at Window 12."

"In the first month, without knowing the specific rules of the exams, your class spontaneously chose to save points," Horikita Manabu said.

Classmate Shirogane was well aware of Window 12; it was the special counter that served those awful-tasting free meals.

So.

No, wait, you're the Student Council President. Your class receives over 200,000 points in living expenses every month, yet you actually frequent that place?

Therefore, the price for keeping all 40 students enrolled without a single dropout must have been the payment of one or even several 20-million-point sums.

Thus, ever since discovering that the soundproofing on the Student Council office door was poor, Classmate Shirogane had come to realize that the third-year Class A, led by President Horikita, was actually quite poor.

"Ugh, please excuse my lack of composure, President." Ichinose, who had been so resolute just a moment ago, scratched her head in embarrassment.

"There is no need for you to feel ashamed of that." Horikita Manabu shook his head.

"The path my class is walking is indeed a long and arduous one," Horikita Manabu said. "It is a road that no previous class has ever traveled."

"And if you wish to walk this path, the risks and difficulties you encounter will only be even greater."

"During my tenure, I can offer you a position as a Disciplinary Committee Member."

"You will not have a desk in the office, and you will only be notified to take action when necessary."

"Your usual duty will be to patrol the campus."

"Since this is a boarding school, you won't need to stand at the school gate; you will only need to perform campus patrols three times a week."

"After joining the Student Council, you will receive a monthly living allowance of 20,000 points. You should report your information to Tachibana Akane later. The allowance is distributed on the 1st of every month, and since you are joining the Student Council today, you will be able to receive this month's allowance directly after the paperwork is processed."

Horikita Manabu stated.

"Thank you, President." Ichinose nodded; she had no complaints.

Or rather, President Horikita had even rejected Katsuragi from Class A, and given that she was currently burdened by the significant negative impact of her class's decline, it was already a stroke of good luck that he had allowed her to join at all.

Still, she could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

At the very least, if Class A wanted to resort to any underhanded tactics again, she would now have some leverage to deter them.

That's right, what Ichinose had in mind was that after her class suffered a loss last month, they realized they weren't suited for retaliating with the same dirty tricks, so they had chosen this plan instead.