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And now that Shirogane had also joined the Student Council, couldn't he use his authority for personal gain... no, that wasn't right, he could openly supervise her and catch her weakness?

She had been exhausted from being bossed around by Sakayanagi for a month, leaving her no time to think about her kleptomania, but it had become unbearable over the last two days. However, now, she realized that her kleptomania really, absolutely, had to be kicked immediately.

"That seems to be Classmate Shirogane from First-Year C—no, he's in First-Year Class B now."

There were people who knew Classmate Shirogane in other classes as well.

In the area for Class D, Kushida had met Classmate Shirogane before; or rather, she had even worked for him for free, filling in the student data for Ichinose Class for him.

What a huge loss.

"Classmate Horikita, you know that Classmate Shirogane, right?" A cute girl with a ponytail standing behind Horikita Suzune suddenly struck up a conversation with her. "I saw you two meeting in the Shopping District. I saw it twice."

"..." Horikita.

Horikita and Shirogane had actually only met twice, but what was up with this Karuizawa? How did she manage to see them both times?

"He probably earned the recognition of the Student Council President," Horikita Suzune said.

When facing her brother, Horikita was undoubtedly timid, but when facing ordinary students, her attitude remained tough.

As for Shirogane, she acknowledged his ability, so it was only natural that he would earn her brother's recognition.

Besides.

She had received a message from her brother, asking to meet her that evening.

For Horikita Suzune, this would be a major challenge.

As his younger sister, she felt she understood her brother to some extent, so if she didn't show [strength], she might be asked by him to withdraw from the school.

Meanwhile, the Student Council President was speaking, and the second-year students below were paying close attention.

Although Nagumo Miyabi was the Vice President of the Student Council, the President hadn't asked him to come up to the podium today. So, he was currently standing obediently at the head of his class's line.

However, he probably knew what President Horikita was planning to do.

Yesterday at noon, President Horikita had met with Kiriyama, and Kiriyama's expression seemed a bit elated after returning from the Student Council.

Clearly.

Horikita Manabu was likely preparing to invite Kiriyama to join the Student Council, and the fact that Kiriyama was shaken suggested that the position President Horikita offered him was not low.

It was very likely the position of Vice President.

In other words, the President had discovered his move at the start of the school year, where he had proactively tried to build a relationship with First-Year Class A to secure votes.

Given this premise, what Nagumo thought was that the President was someone who valued strength, and since Kiriyama clearly wasn't qualified to join the Student Council and serve as Vice President, the President must be recruiting him to keep him in check.

Sure enough.

"Now, I invite Kiriyama Ikuto from Second-Year Class B to come to the podium," Horikita Manabu said.

Some students in the Second-Year Class B formation looked at Classmate Kiriyama with fervent eyes.

"Kiriyama!"

"Congratulations on becoming Vice President."

Classmate Kiriyama was their class representative.

But in the special exam during the second half of last year, he hadn't been able to perform effectively, and in the end, he could only watch as their class was surpassed by Nagumo's class.

They had also suffered a miserable experience since the start of this second year; the 300-point gap they originally had with Class A had turned into 500, and by the end of last month, it had shot up to nearly 700.

It had even reached the terrifying situation where their single class had to contend against three others.

They couldn't handle this situation; Nagumo had the strength, and he was also the Vice President of the Student Council, giving him too many chips.

And they had nothing.

But now, the situation had reversed.

What Nagumo had, their class would now have too. Perhaps they could pull themselves together and chase after them with renewed vigor.

"Nagumo."

While the students of Second-Year Class B were excited, the students of Second-Year Class A were somewhat worried.

Clearly, some had considered the scenario where Second-Year Class B might strike back.

They hadn't even been sitting comfortably in Class A for a few months yet.

So, students immediately looked toward Nagumo.

"Don't be anxious," Nagumo Miyabi said, appearing very composed.

Actually, that wasn't the case.

Because everything was under his control.

The President was somewhat surprised because he discovered that after Nagumo was pulled into the Student Council, he had launched speeches with philosophies completely different from the President's; the President supported class competition, while he advocated for the supremacy of individual ability. The philosophies of both sides had directly turned into a divergence.

The President must have noticed his proactive efforts to take charge and make contact as soon as the freshmen enrolled, and thus took note of him.

The President must have also noticed that he had leaked information to First-Year Class A, which caused the school to deduct points.

And the President must have also discovered that there was something wrong with the results of this month's second-year special exam; he had orchestrated the distribution, driving his own Class A to work with Classes C and D to besiege Class B, leaving Kiriyama and the others with no points at all. At such a time, Class B was already in a weak position, and he would likely devour them in the end. Then, he would be able to directly control the entire second year.

This situation is definitely not something the President would want to see.

However.

President, do you realize that while you are excellent in every aspect, and even hailed as the greatest Student Council President in history, you also have your weaknesses?

The President is an earnest and upright person; although he is sharp, he only knows how to defend against underhanded tactics and is not skilled at using them himself.

Therefore.

As long as Nagumo does not directly violate the rules, the upright Horikita Manabu will not expel him from the Student Council, but will instead use other plans to keep him in check.

And this plan for balance is highly likely to involve promoting Kiriyama to stand against him.

Not only would this suppress Nagumo, but it could even alleviate the situation where the second-year students are being unified.

However, President, you have no idea that Kiriyama was bought off by him long ago.

Even if Kiriyama gains power, he would only be able to struggle for a while, and it is hard to say whether he could ultimately lead his class to graduate as Class A.

But the offer he can make to Kiriyama is 20 million points, and 20 million points can be used to transfer classes or exempt one from expulsion. So, as long as he has the points in hand, Kiriyama can ensure that he graduates as Class A in the end.

Faced with an uncertain future versus a certain one, Kiriyama is a smart man.

Therefore, Kiriyama is actually his person.

Thus.

Once you promote Kiriyama, it will be your biggest mistake, Senior Horikita.

At that time, both Vice Presidents of the Student Council will be his people, so even if President Horikita does not want to see him become the Student Council President, he will be unable to stop it.

Nagumo continued to keep his composure.

Meanwhile, Student Council President Horikita Manabu continued his speech from above.

"This time, three new students will join the Student Council."

"First is Ichinose Honami from First-Year Class C," Horikita Manabu said.

Ichinose, who was already standing at the front of her class line, took a step forward.

"I grant her the position of Disciplinary Committee Member."

Oh.

A Disciplinary Committee Member, huh!

Although it is a low-ranking position, 99% of students are not qualified to enter the Student Council at all.

Therefore, the crowd did not have much of an objection; if anything, many felt that if even someone like Ichinose could only be a Disciplinary Committee Member, then this Student Council must be truly strict.

And for the upperclassmen, it was a very reasonable outcome for the President to grant a freshman the role of Disciplinary Committee Member.

After all, the freshmen had not shown much since they had just enrolled.

"And then..."

Horikita Manabu looked at Shirogane Miyuki and Kiriyama, who were already standing behind him.

"Shirogane Miyuki from First-Year Class B. His class climbed from Class C to Class B in the first month, breaking the school record," Horikita Manabu said.

Down below, Katsuragi-kun had already begun to think.

Although the President said that, he only gave Shirogane Miyuki a position in General Affairs.

The requirements for this Student Council are extremely strict.

Or rather.

Why was Ichinose also able to enter the Student Council?

While deep in thought, Katsuragi-kun began to feel a bit confused.

Because at the time, he, Yahiko, and Ichinose had all been rejected by Horikita Manabu. But now, while he and Yahiko remained rejected, Ichinose had been permitted to enter.

Could it be that Ichinose did not leave at the time, but stayed and struggled a bit more, eventually obtaining permission to join?

Or perhaps, the initial rejection of them was actually a test by President Horikita?

Does that mean if he had stayed back then, he might have had a chance to enter the Student Council?

Clearly.

The more he thought about it, the more complicated it became.

The more he thought about it, the more absurd it seemed.

Katsuragi-kun was not as calm as he appeared on the surface; after all, he genuinely wanted to join the Student Council.

"Ara, it seems the Student Council President still has a good eye," Sakayanagi Arisu said suddenly at this moment.

This could be considered the first person from another class, aside from Shirogane's own classmates, to congratulate him.

"That's just a General Affairs position—it's only slightly higher than Ichinose's Disciplinary Committee role," Totsuka-kun started to say, but then felt it wasn't quite right to put it that way.

Because he quite liked Ichinose and felt that saying so would be belittling her.

Then, Yahiko heard Horikita Manabu continue to announce, "I specially grant him the position of Secretary."

The position granted was actually that of Secretary.

One had to know that the position of Secretary was different from the others; it was already a core executive role.

It was only slightly lower than that of the Vice President.

"..." Nagumo, standing below, began to wear a serious expression.

Shirogane Miyuki.

Nagumo certainly knew this name, but Shirogane came from the former Class C, always had dark circles under his eyes, looked extremely fierce, and had the appearance of a delinquent; in his eyes, this was a low-class student he had no desire to deal with.

However.

Now, Shirogane had actually received the President's approval—yes, approval—which meant, could it be that he had been misjudging him all along?

But.

Nagumo quickly found a reason to convince himself otherwise.

Perhaps the President felt the need to counter him and decided that Kiriyama alone was not enough, so he arranged for a first-year student to enter and assist Kiriyama. In other words, the President was determined to support Kiriyama to keep him in check, even going so far as to bring in a first-year.

Thinking about it this way, the President really had gone to great lengths.

He felt a little sympathy for the President.

Nagumo suddenly felt relaxed again.

"Next is Kiriyama Ikuto from Class B of the second year," Horikita Manabu said. "I have also recognized his capabilities."

"Therefore, I invite him to join the Student Council," Horikita Manabu said.

Kiriyama, standing on the podium, straightened his posture.

Below, Nagumo maintained a straight face, but in reality, he was waiting for the President to quickly announce the appointment of Kiriyama as Vice President.

Once the President made that announcement, he would have lost.