Joining the Student Council

"Kamuro, tell me, wouldn't it be interesting if I took him in as a pet as well?"

"Besides, wouldn't it be lonely if I only kept one pet?"

Upon hearing Arisu Sakayanagi's words, the girl named Kamuro standing beside her was visibly stunned.

Watching Arisu Sakayanagi pick up a piece of candy and examine it with great interest, she ultimately said nothing, merely standing silently by her side.

"An Xiao... is it? You really make me look forward to our next meeting."

Knock, knock, knock!

"Come in."

Sitting in the center of the room, Manabu Horikita looked up upon hearing the knock, set the thick stack of documents in his hand aside, and spoke in a cold tone.

"You're... a bit late."

"Is, is it really?"

"You only told me to come by today."

An Xiao walked into the student council office and replied in a weak tone after hearing Manabu Horikita's words.

"Alright, alright, President, there's no need to be so harsh; he is just a first-year, after all."

Sitting next to Manabu Horikita, a blonde man laughed and brushed it off, then turned to look at the approaching An Xiao and spoke with interest.

"Still, this is the first time I've seen the President personally invite a first-year to join the student council."

"It seems you have something extraordinary about you."

"However, no matter how extraordinary you are, you still need to be mindful of time. If you had arrived any later, the student council members would have already left."

Standing on the other side of Manabu Horikita, a girl with purple hair and eyes, styled in two buns and holding a stack of files, said with annoyance.

"Sorry, sorry."

"Enough, let's skip the small talk. Sign this document first."

Swish!

Manabu Horikita pulled a prepared contract from the drawer and handed it to An Xiao, then continued processing documents without looking up.

"I've already prepared the contract. If there are no issues, just sign it."

"Is it this formal? I have to sign a contract?"

An Xiao muttered to himself, but his hands moved quickly, his eyes scanning the document handed to him in a flash.

"To be precise, only by signing the contract can the agreement we reached earlier be recognized by the school."

"So that's how it is..."

After a quick read, he found nothing strange. Just as he was about to sign, his hand holding the pen suddenly froze.

"Hmm? Is there a problem?"

"Ah, no, it's just that this is my first time joining the student council, and I don't know exactly what I'm supposed to do."

"Is that really okay?"

"You don't need to worry about the rest; Akane Tachibana will guide you." Manabu Horikita looked up from his documents again, his tone remaining cold. "Otherwise, what do you think I assigned you to general affairs for?"

Fine!

Since the President said so, even if he didn't know what to do, it shouldn't lead to any major disasters.

Thinking this, An Xiao quickly signed his name on the contract.

"I will train you ruthlessly later." The purple-haired senior stepped forward, took the contract from An Xiao's hand, and said fiercely.

"My name is Akane Tachibana, from Class A of the third year, and I am the secretary of the student council."

"My name is Miyabi Nagumo, from Class A of the second year, and I am the vice president of the student council." The blonde handsome man from before also leaned in and said.

Seeing that everyone else in the office had introduced themselves, An Xiao said, "My name is An Xiao, from Class B of the first year."

"Class B, huh..." Miyabi Nagumo looked at An Xiao and smiled. "What a coincidence, I was in Class B too, but I managed to promote. Junior, if you have any questions later, feel free to come to me."

"By the way, how did you catch the eye of President Manabu Horikita and get pulled into the student council? Can you tell me about it?"

As he spoke, he walked over and patted An Xiao on the shoulder.

However, An Xiao noticed that after this senior named Miyabi Nagumo finished his sentence:

Behind him, Manabu Horikita and Akane Tachibana noticeably frowned.

"Alright, Junior Nagumo, you still have work to do, right? Let's save these topics for when you have time." Akane Tachibana stepped forward, placing herself between him and Miyabi Nagumo.

Noticing Akane Tachibana's actions, Miyabi Nagumo shrugged, said nothing more, and returned to his seat.

Seeing Miyabi Nagumo return to his seat, Akane Tachibana breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to An Xiao and said, "If you have any questions regarding student council matters, feel free to ask me."

"Uh, okay, Senior Tachibana."

Although he didn't know why the atmosphere between the people in the office was so subtle, An Xiao responded honestly.

"Alright, Tachibana." Horikita Manabu glanced at the time before saying to An Xiao, "Since the contract is signed, you can head out for today. I will have Tachibana teach you the specific duties of the Student Council properly next week."

"Understood." Upon hearing this, An Xiao was visibly relieved. After offering a brief farewell, he left the room without looking back.

Watching An Xiao leave in such a hurry, a smile curled at the corners of Miyabi Nagumo's mouth.

"Quite interesting, this first-year student."

"Looks like I'll have to pay a little more attention to him."

"It seems that even the inside of the Student Council isn't exactly peaceful."

After leaving the Student Council office, An Xiao didn't head straight to the cafeteria; instead, he wandered around the campus with nothing better to do.

In his mind, he couldn't help but recall the scenes he had just experienced inside the Student Council.

For some reason, even though the upperclassman named Miyabi Nagumo had acted very friendly, An Xiao could always sense a feeling of unease coming from him.

This feeling was hard to describe; if he had to explain it, it was like running into a delinquent...

An Xiao's footsteps faltered, and he was suddenly amused by his own thought.

It couldn't be that this guy with dyed hair was actually a delinquent, could it??

"Forget it, I'll stop thinking about it for now. There's plenty of time; I'll just observe him slowly in the future."

Changing direction, An Xiao intended to head toward the cafeteria, but his gaze was caught by a brightly lit building.

"By the way, where was that again?"