Arisu, Let Me Join the Student Council

"Sigh! Perhaps the student council of this school is truly different; that student council president said my abilities were insufficient.

However, everyone, please don't worry. I will work hard this semester and strive to apply for the student council again next semester," Katsuragi Kohei tried to comfort his classmates.

In reality, he was the only one who felt wounded.

Beyond that, he also knew that Ichinose from Class B, who had originally been turned away by the president, had been inexplicably accepted later on, yet he alone was rejected no matter what.

This made him feel very humiliated within the class.

It had reached the point where his words carried little weight in class now; many people didn't even listen, acting as if they didn't want to bother with him.

Some even expressed doubt about his past as a student council president, believing he was a liar.

During the break, Sakayanagi Arisu brought up the topic herself: "I thought about it when I went back yesterday and decided that whether or not you join a club is your own business. So, if you want to go, it doesn't matter; you don't need to consider me."

"Huh? Didn't you disagree yesterday?" Yagami Shizuka wondered inwardly. Women are truly fickle.

Is the legend true? That women are evolved from monkeys and possess seventy-two transformations?

A woman's heart is impossible to guess, all because the flesh on her chest is too thick!

"Yesterday was yesterday, today is today. Today is an auspicious day, you know? It's the perfect time to sign up for a club."

Sakayanagi Arisu snorted inwardly. Who told you to say you'd cook for me yesterday?

"Not going." Yagami Shizuka refused point-blank. If you tell me to go, I'll go? I'd lose too much face.

"Didn't you say you wanted to go yesterday?"

"Yesterday was yesterday, today is today. I feel that using my limited time to sleep is better than cooking. Let's leave the cooking to others; if others make it delicious, I can enjoy the food just the same."

Yagami Shizuka's twisted logic once again left Sakayanagi Arisu speechless.

Thump, thump!

Outside the door, a girl with cute buns in her hair knocked on the classroom door.

Many students already recognized this girl.

She was the student council secretary, named Tachibana Akane.

She was the one who hosted the club fair yesterday, and she was also the one on the broadcast.

Standing behind her was a bespectacled, gloomy-looking young man; he was the student council president who had appeared at the very end yesterday to recruit members.

"What is she doing here?" Sakayanagi Arisu muttered.

Seeing Yagami Shizuka, Tachibana Akane said, "Yagami Shizuka, please come out for a moment. Our president has something to discuss with you."

"Looking for me?" Yagami Shizuka walked out, feeling puzzled.

It wasn't just him who was confused; many others were as well.

Once outside, Yagami Shizuka saw the imposing student council president up close.

"Hello, may I ask what you need from me?" Yagami Shizuka asked quite politely.

"Are you interested in joining the student council?" Horikita Manabu extended an invitation directly.

"Ah? Join the student council?"

It wasn't just Yagami Shizuka who was surprised; the students of Class A inside were even more shocked.

The student council that Katsuragi couldn't get into after several applications was now actually inviting someone directly.

Katsuragi Kohei was the one who found it hardest to accept. He was starting to believe the rumor that bald people couldn't join the student council.

[Because of your outstanding performance, you have attracted the attention of the student council. You have received an invitation from the student council. You are entering a path that can clear the game faster, and you have received the following prompts.]

[1. Join the student council. You will enter the field of vision of Nagumo Miyabi. Horikita Manabu will help you compete for the position of student council president. You will make a name for yourself in the student council, the conflict with the second-years will be brought forward, and your class will be implicated.]

[2. Refuse to join. With your prompts, you can lead your class to achieve more results even without joining the student council. Hehehe, the student council will instead become a burden to you. Be cautious, young man.]

"Oh, I see. Actually, I've already planned to join a club, so the student council..." Yagami Shizuka wanted to decline tactfully.

The value of the information provided by the student council?

Does he need it?

He does not.

He believed the student council was a thankless, exhausting job that required one to be a glutton for punishment.

Simply put, it was a job where you work yourself to the bone, only to be called a "good guy" at the end.

Whether one could benefit from it depended on individual character, and Horikita Manabu had come precisely because he thought Yagami Shizuka had good character.

Can you get more points in there? If he really wanted to get points by any means necessary, Yagami Shizuka had many ways to do so; he didn't have to join the student council.

For instance, directly blackmailing Nagumo would certainly be much simpler than joining the student council.

"What club?" Horikita Manabu smiled. He decided he would go and issue a warning later; if they dared to accept him, he would immediately disband that club.

"It's a cooking club. My Arisu asked me to go. If I don't go, Miss Arisu will be unhappy."

Sakayanagi Arisu's ears twitched. Resting her chin on her hand, she felt that Yagami Shizuka was at least sensible; despite saying he wouldn't go, he was actually quite obedient.

"I grant you permission to join both a club and the Student Council," Horikita Manabu added.

"Is that really okay? Making an exception for me?" Yagami Shizuka asked again.

Horikita Manabu remained silent; in any case, that club would never agree to let him in.

Of all the clubs to choose, it had to be the Cooking Club. Horikita Manabu gained a deeper understanding of the lengths this talent he had discovered would go to in order to stay hidden.

"But that sounds exhausting, Senpai. How about this? Let me ask my Arisu first. I work under her, so I need to get her approval." Yagami Shizuka made a move as if to turn around.

"Your relationship with Sakayanagi seems quite unusual."

"That's not it at all. I just don't have much of an opinion of my own, so I wanted to ask for hers."

"She won't have any objections."

"I do have an objection!" Sakayanagi Arisu had already leaned on her cane and moved to the doorway.

"See? My Arisu doesn't agree, so you should probably head back, Senpai..."

"Yagami-kun," Tachibana Akane interrupted, "if you join the Student Council, you will immediately become the Vice President. The President and I will assist you in growing quickly so that you can ascend to the position of President next year."

"Huh?"

The students from Class A let out gasps of surprise. Sakayanagi Arisu's hand trembled slightly, and her eyes flickered as she wondered what to make of this.

She wanted the subordinate loyal to her to grow and become powerful, but she was also afraid he would slip out of her control.

"What you're saying is very tempting, but if my Arisu doesn't agree, there's nothing I can do." Yagami Shizuka looked toward Sakayanagi Arisu, putting on a show of wanting to go but not daring to.

Tachibana Akane looked over as well, having already labeled Yagami Shizuka as a romantic in her heart. "Sakayanagi-san, will you agree?"

"Ah? I..." Sakayanagi Arisu snapped back to reality. "If he wants to go, I won't stop him. This is his business; he can decide for himself."

"I want to go." Yagami Shizuka looked at Sakayanagi Arisu with a pitiful expression.

"Then go..."

"Arisu." Yagami Shizuka's expression turned serious. "Don't lie to yourself. You don't want me to go, right? I will definitely support your wishes. Even the position of Student Council President means nothing to me."

"Sakayanagi Arisu, you should know what the position of Student Council President entails, right?" Horikita Manabu cast a cold, sharp gaze at Sakayanagi Arisu.

"That's right, Arisu, just let me go." Yagami Shizuka pleaded once more.

I didn't say I disagreed... Sakayanagi Arisu felt dumbfounded once again. Does this guy actually want to go or not?