The Approaching Daily Life

"An Xiao, I'm not quite sure I understand what you mean?"

"Those things were all directed by Horikita, and I was just doing what she arranged."

Ayanokoji patted his chest a few times, looked at An Xiao, and asked in a somewhat puzzled tone.

Of course, An Xiao didn't detect much confusion in his demeanor.

"Oh~ is that so..." An Xiao crunched the candy in his mouth, his voice becoming slightly muffled. "Perhaps."

"It's mainly because your emotions were too flat before."

"I've been troubled by my own 'poker face' since middle school. Maybe that's the reason why my expressions are so limited."

"And..." An Xiao ignored whatever Ayanokoji had said and continued on his own. "Perhaps you haven't noticed it yourself, but your temperament is far too out of place for Class D."

"Temperament?"

"Uh, how should I put it? It's like having a fake human mixed in with a group of human-like beings," An Xiao explained, scratching his head.

"Human-like beings and fake humans don't seem like very good terms," Ayanokoji said. "Besides, the meanings of those two words seem about the same."

"No, there's still a difference," An Xiao said, shaking his head. "But that's roughly what I meant."

"Anyway, that's the feeling you give me, Ayanokoji."

As he spoke, An Xiao stretched, walked slowly to Ayanokoji's side, and although he was still smiling, his tone became significantly more serious.

"Although I don't know why you're doing this, and I don't want to ask for the reason behind it, but..."

"You are dangerous, but I hope you aren't as dangerous as I think."

"I feel like Horikita might be more dangerous than me," Ayanokoji's expression didn't change much, just as it hadn't before. "She even threatened me with a compass earlier."

"Heh~ looking at it that way, Horikita is indeed more dangerous."

Hearing Ayanokoji's words, An Xiao laughed out loud.

"What's more, she also has a dangerous brother who dotes on her. You saw him recently, too."

"You mean Horikita from the Student Council?" Ayanokoji thought for a moment and said.

"Yeah, he's a man who excels in both academics and martial arts," An Xiao said with a hint of admiration.

After all, it wasn't everyone who could maintain their grades and handle school affairs while also keeping themselves in such good shape.

"To be honest, I'd really like to see you and the President go head-to-head. That would definitely be interesting."

"I don't feel like I have any reason to go up against him."

"Who can say for sure?" An Xiao shrugged and waved his hand. "We've talked enough; I'll be heading off now."

"After this incident, things should be quiet for quite a while. Your class can finally get some rest."

"Yeah, goodbye."

Watching An Xiao leave, Ayanokoji tapped his fingers on the remaining candy wrapper, wondering what he was thinking.

It wasn't until some time had passed that he finally moved.

"I should find a trash can to throw this wrapper away first."

Once it was confirmed that Class C had dropped the complaint, the Student Council acted quickly.

After collecting a certain amount of points from Class C, the matter was brought to a close.

The next day.

An Xiao arrived at the Student Council again, carrying the stack of processed documents.

As soon as he entered the Student Council room, An Xiao immediately noticed a certain blond.

"Nagumo, why are you here today?"

"Haha, I am the Vice President of the Student Council, after all. I have to show up occasionally," Miyabi Nagumo said with a smile. He then walked over to An Xiao, patted his shoulder, and added, "I heard from the President that your performance lately has been quite good."

"Huh?" An Xiao looked at the documents in his arms, bewildered, and then looked at Horikita Manabu, who was sitting at the front.

Noticing An Xiao's gaze, Horikita Manabu didn't offer much of a response, only saying coldly to Miyabi Nagumo, "Since you've accepted the task, go and finish it quickly."

"Sorry, underclassman. The President is rushing me. Let's chat when we have time; I know quite a lot, you know," Miyabi Nagumo glanced at Horikita Manabu, said this to An Xiao, and then left.

"President, do you and Nagumo have some kind of conflict?" An Xiao asked curiously, looking back at the retreating figure of Nagumo.

After all, from the very first day he joined the Student Council, Horikita Manabu had told him to minimize contact with Miyabi Nagumo. An Xiao didn't believe there was nothing going on there.

Hearing An Xiao's question, Horikita Manabu, who was busy processing documents, paused. He looked up at An Xiao for a long time, until An Xiao began to wonder if he had said something wrong. Only then did Horikita Manabu speak: "If you're interested in this matter, look into the affairs of the second-year students yourself. It won't be difficult for you."

"For now, hand the data you've collected and processed to Tachibana for review."

After saying this, he went back to looking at the documents in his hands.

Tachibana came over to An Xiao the moment Horikita Manabu finished speaking, took the documents from his arms, and went to the side to review them one by one.

Looking at the room that had fallen into silence again, An Xiao hesitated for a moment before asking: "Regarding yesterday's incident, how will the school handle it?"

"Because of the recording you provided, along with the letters and photos submitted, the school will hand the involved clerk over to the relevant authorities outside the school once the related matters are settled."

"Considering the impact of this incident, the school will seal off all related information. You and the other involved personnel, as well as Sakura Airi from Class D, will receive an additional sum of points as compensation."

Horikita Manabu said this without looking up, though he added one more sentence at the end.

"You handled this matter very well, both in terms of the student body and the school's perspective."

"Then I hope this hush money is a bit generous," An Xiao said after stretching his body. "I've been exhausted these past few days."

"Rest assured, you will receive every bit of the reward you are entitled to," Akane Tachibana said to An Xiao with a smile.

As soon as Akane Tachibana finished speaking, Horikita Manabu continued where she left off.

"In addition to the points, there is a vacancy for a secretary in the Student Council, and I will be putting your name forward."

"This is also part of your reward for this time."

Upon hearing this news, unlike the surprised Akane Tachibana, what crossed An Xiao's mind was not the benefits of a promotion, but rather...

"Um, President, if I may ask, will my workload increase after being promoted to secretary?"

Horikita Manabu merely glanced at An Xiao and said nothing.

"Can I refuse? Or perhaps you could just raise my salary instead?"

"Oh, stop complaining," Akane Tachibana said, sounding annoyed. "Rest assured, your workload won't increase; in fact, it will decrease quite a bit."

"At the very least, you can assign tasks that require field attendance, like this one, to others."

"After all, the President has been assigning you tasks based on a secretary's workload all along."

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"Senior Akane, are you saying that I've been doing a secretary's work while being paid a general affairs salary?"

"Well, you can't exactly put it that way. The points the President gave you were far more than what a regular general affairs officer receives," Akane Tachibana corrected An Xiao's statement.

Fine, money is hard to earn and life is tough, but for the sake of points, this isn't entirely unacceptable... or is it?

An Xiao slammed his hand on the table and shouted at Horikita Manabu.

"President!"

"Yes?"

"You'll have to pay me more!"