"Hello, everyone. I'm Ichinose Honami, the newest member of the Student Council. I look forward to working with you."
After school that afternoon, Ichinose Honami introduced herself at the Student Council's regular meeting. Starting today, she was officially a member of the Student Council.
"Starting today, Sawahara will officially take over as Student Council Secretary," the president announced another appointment at the meeting.
At those words, Nagumo's expression shifted slightly as he looked at Sawahara. "Congratulations, Sawahara. I'll be counting on your support with my work from now on."
"Thank you, Vice President Nagumo." Sawahara put emphasis on "Vice President." "I'll do my best."
The Student Council elections would take place after the Sports Festival. Sawahara had already made some arrangements, and it seemed that the "Vice" in his title wouldn't be there for much longer.
"Hahaha, no wonder the president thinks so highly of you," Nagumo said with a squinting smile, as if he hadn't noticed Sawahara's provocation.
"All right. Next, we'll go over the Student Council's assignments for this week..." Manabu Horikita adjusted his glasses and began handing out the week's tasks to the Student Council members.
"As for the duty roster, we'll continue rotating according to the previous schedule. Ichinose, since you've only just joined the Student Council, you're not yet familiar with how things work, so I won't assign you a solo shift for now. In the meantime, you can—" Before Manabu Horikita could finish, Nagumo cut in.
"Why not have Ichinose shadow me, President? She's my underclassman, after all, so naturally I should look after her."
"Vice President Nagumo is so busy. There's no need to trouble you with this," Sawahara said with a smile. "Ichinose can learn the ropes by shadowing me."
Tachibana watched from the side, baffled. Why was this unpleasant, scheming underclassman