Better Tone It Down, Stop Showing Off Your Affection

"You didn't go to the student council that day, did you? He said I wasn't worthy of his praise, that only you were, so..." Sakayanagi Arisu stated the reason directly. "This is actually just a small matter, really."

"What! You call this a small matter?" Yagami Shizuka was displeased. "That's preposterous! He actually dared to say that about you? He can talk about me all he wants, but saying that about you is going too far. No, this requires an explanation. He must apologize."

"Forget it, forget it. I'm not actually that angry, and he has already apologized now." Sakayanagi Arisu didn't want to escalate this to a point where it would be hard to resolve.

Since the student council president had already come to apologize, it wouldn't be right to keep pressing the issue.

"That won't do. He must apologize. Apologize now," Yagami Shizuka urged.

"I'm sorry," Horikita Manabu said again.

"Speak up."

"I'm sorry!" Horikita Manabu had no choice but to raise his voice.

While spinning a pen in his hand, Yagami Shizuka said, "No, no. You make it sound like I'm forcing you. You need to provide a reason for your apology.

How about this!

You also need to retract what you said to my Arisu earlier. My Arisu is the one who deserves the most credit; how could she possibly be unworthy of your praise? Even if she doesn't care for your praise, you still have to say it."

After glancing at Yagami Shizuka, Horikita Manabu spoke to Sakayanagi Arisu with a respectful attitude: "I'm sorry! It was my oversight earlier. I investigated in the wrong direction. Class A's achievements are entirely due to your efforts. I apologize deeply for making such a rash judgment without a thorough investigation!"

"Hmm, that's a decent attitude. Are you satisfied, Arisu?" A smile appeared on Yagami Shizuka's face.

"It's fine, let's leave it at that." Sakayanagi Arisu was almost terrified.

Had the student council president been possessed?

He didn't look like someone who had been beaten up and was apologizing because he realized his mistake, either.

"Fine." Yagami Shizuka didn't want to make a scene. "Since his attitude is so sincere and you've forgiven him, we'll let it go."

He waved his hand. "You can go now. Be more careful next time. You can come after me, but if you talk about my Arisu again, I will absolutely make you pay."

Horikita Manabu let out a sigh of relief. "Thank you for your forgiveness."

With that, Horikita Manabu turned and walked out quickly, leaving with Tachibana Akane, who looked panicked and kept glancing back at Yagami Shizuka.

"President, what on earth is going on?"

"Just act as if nothing happened." Horikita Manabu quickened his pace. He didn't dare to provoke Sakayanagi Arisu again; he wanted to take a detour whenever he saw her. Sakayanagi Arisu was a minefield.

To think that all this happened because of a single sentence.

Once Horikita Manabu left, the classroom became noisy again.

"Are my eyes deceiving me? Why would the student council president come here to apologize? And that attitude..."

"He seems terrified of Sakayanagi Arisu."

"No, he's scared of Yagami Shizuka!"

"Class representative, what actually happened that day? Did the student council beat you up?"

"No, we just exchanged a few words," Katsuragi Kohei said, feeling ashamed. How could such a thing happen?

"Didn't you hear Sakayanagi Arisu just now? She was angry because the student council president didn't praise her but praised Yagami Shizuka instead. But Yagami Shizuka was angry too—even angrier than her!"

"Could Chairman Sakayanagi have pressured him? But the chairman wouldn't step in for something like this, would he?"

"This must be Yagami Shizuka's doing. Otherwise, he would have apologized to the class representative too, not just Sakayanagi Arisu."

Many people guessed that this matter was related to Yagami Shizuka. Since even the student council president had suffered such a loss, they were even more afraid to offend Sakayanagi Arisu.

They would rather offend Yagami Shizuka directly than cause trouble for Sakayanagi Arisu; otherwise, they might end up in a miserable state.

Is there really someone who would go to such lengths for another person?

Sakayanagi Arisu's gaze became sharp as she looked at Yagami Shizuka. "Did you do something?"

"Not at all. It's obvious that Horikita Manabu felt guilty and suddenly had a change of heart." Yagami Shizuka looked up at the ceiling, showing no shame while lying.

"Thank you!" Sakayanagi Arisu said in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum.

"Hmm?"

"I said, thank you!" Sakayanagi Arisu raised her voice, her cheeks slightly flushed.

"Yeah. Next time something happens, don't keep it bottled up inside. If anyone dares to bully you, I'll teach them a lesson for you," Yagami Shizuka didn't deny it anymore. "Even the student council president isn't an exception."

"Okay!" Sakayanagi Arisu's cheeks flushed even more. What Yagami Shizuka said touched her deeply.

No matter how cold-hearted one might be, it was always possible to be moved.

"There's one more thing I want to tell you." Yagami Shizuka wanted to strike while the iron was hot.

"What is it?"

"It's about last month. Kiryuin-senpai borrowed some money from me, right? She plans to take me out to have some fun and pay me back at the same time. I happen to have something to discuss with her, and it's very important—it concerns the midterm exams and the points I still need. So..."

Yagami Shizuka looked at Sakayanagi Arisu with pleading eyes, fearing she wouldn't agree, and even explained the whole backstory.

"That's it?" Sakayanagi Arisu had thought it was something major, but feeling that he would ask for her permission for such a thing made her happy.

She waved her small hand. "Granted. I specifically authorize you to spend up to fifty thousand."

"It won't cost that much; she said she's paying for it."

"Fine, do as you see fit."

At this moment, a male student behind Yagami Shizuka finally couldn't take it anymore. "I want to report this! Someone is openly flaunting their relationship in the classroom to attack us. Is there anyone who can stop these two jerks!"

Yagami Shizuka and Sakayanagi Arisu exchanged a glance. Was this really flaunting a relationship?

Did it actually trigger public outrage?

They weren't sure if it did, but regardless, Sakayanagi Arisu was in a very good mood.

Then they should probably tone it down a little.

They quieted down.

After school in the afternoon.

Yagami Shizuka saw Kiryuin Fuka wearing a cool summer outfit once again.

Generally speaking, a person should decide what to wear based on the temperature.

However, women are a bit different when it comes to vanity.

Kiryuin was in exactly that situation right now; if you said she felt cold, she was wearing a cool short-sleeved top, the kind that even exposed one shoulder.

If you said she felt hot, she was wearing black sheer stockings.

"Hi! Junior, we meet again!"

Just as he walked downstairs, Kiryuin ran over. She looked at Yagami Shizuka, a strange glint flashing in her eyes, and then patted him on the back. "Not bad, you've gotten a lot stronger lately."

Yagami Shizuka was almost knocked to the ground by that strike, inwardly marveling at Kiryuin's terrifying strength.

"Cough, cough! Senior, how did you know?"

"I could guess your weight just from that strike. Last time, you probably only weighed about 90 jin, just a scrawny little thing.

But now..."

She circled around Yagami Shizuka to take a closer look. "At least 120."

She grabbed Yagami Shizuka's arm to examine it closely, then squeezed it. "The muscle is very solid. Have you been doing some kind of hellish training?"

"Not at all! I've just been working out lately, so it's normal to have some improvement."

Yagami Shizuka felt it was terrifying that she could tell his weight just by patting him; this had to be some kind of special ability.