It's Really Infuriating

Yagami Shizuka's grades left her feeling passive and plunged her into confusion.

If she were the one taking the test, it would be absolutely impossible for her to score exactly one point lower than the opponent.

It wasn't just her; no one should be able to do that.

"Am I dreaming? Am I still asleep? A coincidence, this must be a coincidence! I'll expose your tricks during the next exam."

Inside the Student Council Room.

Upon seeing Sakayanagi Arisu and Katsuragi Kohei, Horikita Manabu frowned, and Tachibana Akane cast a resentful glance at Sakayanagi Arisu.

After glancing at Tachibana Akane, Horikita Manabu understood. He didn't think that Akane, who had followed him for years, had misunderstood his intentions; it could only be that the person had fled.

"Why didn't Yagami Shizuka come?" Horikita Manabu asked directly.

"He said he had an urgent matter. If you have any business, you can come to me. He has entrusted all his affairs to me, so you can just tell me whatever you need to say." Facing the cold Horikita Manabu, Sakayanagi Arisu did not change her expression.

This actually made Katsuragi Kohei, who was standing to the side, feel a bit intimidated, thinking that the Student Council President was terrifying.

Is it true that only such people can enter the student council? Then he was certainly not qualified.

"Hmph!" Horikita Manabu let out a cold snort, suppressing the emotions in his heart. "I originally intended to praise your class; your grades are unprecedented since the school's founding, but I don't think you are qualified to receive this praise yet."

The person he considered qualified wasn't here, so what was there to praise?

The room fell into a brief silence.

Immediately, the conversation shifted. "Sakayanagi Arisu, you think you can represent Yagami Shizuka, so let me ask you, can you make him join the student council?"

Sakayanagi Arisu naturally had no way to say yes, because Yagami Shizuka had already made his stance clear, so claiming she could represent him was just nonsense.

It was completely impossible.

"He won't agree," Sakayanagi Arisu said truthfully.

"May I ask the reason?"

"I think it's probably because he finds it too troublesome. He isn't interested in wielding power, and he spends his time after school in the library. His ideal ambition is just to eat, drink, and sleep..." Sakayanagi Arisu's voice grew weaker.

Based on the information she had gathered, that was about it.

Even if he said he liked her very much and was willing to do anything for her, he wasn't proactive about asking her out, he was too lazy to even look at her, and there was never any sign of deep affection; it was as if she were less important than the books he borrowed from the library.

Is this right?

If he valued eating and drinking, his expenses should be high, but he was easily satisfied with food and drink, cherished his meals, and didn't spend much money.

What left a deep impression on her was that Yagami Shizuka could finish a free set meal completely, and still want more, claiming that since it was free, it would be a waste not to eat it.

With a person like this, where could you even find a flaw? He was practically impeccable.

Overall, he didn't need points, didn't need women, didn't like power, didn't care about honor, could even discard his pride, and would just laugh off other people's gossip.

The only thing that looked like a weakness was his love for reading. Could he be coerced into the student council with that? No entry, no reading?

That might have some effect.

That's impossible, though.

It would be too inhumane for the school to forbid students from reading.

But he read so casually, reading everything; it was impossible to stop him, and it was impossible to leave him with no books to read.

He even borrowed books from the second and third-year seniors in advance.

According to him, when he was in elementary school, if there were no books to read, he would just squat in the bookstore to read.

Can you understand that kind of spirit?

Horikita Manabu pondered for a while, toying with the fountain pen in his hand. After listening to Sakayanagi Arisu's description, he took a sip of tea. "If he wants to join the student council, I welcome him at any time. Go back and pass that on."

"Alright." Sakayanagi Arisu felt physically and mentally exhausted as she stood up to leave.

Katsuragi Kohei still wanted to talk about whether he could join the student council, but seeing Horikita Manabu's gloomy face and silence, he held back, knowing there was definitely no chance.

Why are people so different from one another?

They are both human, yet some are invited by the Student Council President, while others don't even have the qualifications to join.

"It's truly infuriating!" After stepping out of the student council building, Sakayanagi Arisu leaned on her cane and said irritably.

"Are you angry at Yagami Shizuka for not coming?" Katsuragi Kohei asked. If it were him, he would also feel angry, because the student council was looking for him, yet he didn't show up.

He didn't give the student council face, yet they had to bear the student council's wrath.

"No." Sakayanagi Arisu looked back at the door of the Student Council Room. "They act as if everyone wants to get in. Even if they asked me, I wouldn't go.

A Student Council President lecturing my people.

Didn't I already refuse? That is my will! I just don't want him to join the student council, so what!"

She didn't care that she had already been seen by student council members and started ranting. After she finished, she walked away in a huff.

She had already decided that no matter what the student council said in the future, she would insist that it was she who didn't want him to join.

When Tachibana Akane told Horikita Manabu about this, Horikita Manabu remained silent and showed no reaction.

Katsuragi Kohei followed behind Sakayanagi Arisu, listening to her mutter incessantly, "What is the meaning of this? We don't deserve praise? This is simply preposterous.

I could have... I should have been able to obtain that information as well.

Unifying Class A... I could have... I could have done that too.

Isn't it just that he stole my thunder? Just you wait, there is no way I will lose to him!

Just watch, next exam I will... I will..."

Regarding the strategy where Yagami Shizuka scored one point lower than her, Sakayanagi Arisu felt a sense of powerlessness like never before.

What if that wasn't a coincidence?

He hadn't intended to win at all; no matter what score he achieved, it would be meaningless.

She felt as if she were being toyed with.

While Sakayanagi Arisu clenched her small hands, intent on settling the score with Yagami Shizuka, Yagami Shizuka was busy in his dormitory.

Because the materials were incredibly precious, he did not want to waste them and had to ensure success on the first attempt.

He had even specifically gone to the convenience store to buy several glass cups, test tubes, and the syringes he would need.

After lining everything up in the kitchen, he wrote down all the procedural steps from the prompt and reviewed them several times, confirming every detail.

This serum could not be stored for very long; it had to be used within 30 minutes of preparation, as the longer it sat, the worse the effects would become.

Using it also placed high demands on one's heart rate, because a body-strengthening serum had to be injected directly into the heart to circulate through the blood, and a single mistake could cost him his life.

[Heart rate 98, please adjust to below 70 to increase the success rate.]

[To ensure success on the first attempt, you may choose ordinary tap water of different colors to experiment and improve your proficiency.]

This was a good idea, and Yagami Shizuka immediately went out to buy a few bottles of differently colored drinks.

In this way, he could accurately simulate the data.

After successfully mastering a certain level of technique according to the system prompts, he finally decided to experiment with the real thing.

Unlike the drinks, these substances emitted a pungent odor as soon as they were combined, forcing him to put on a mask.