Ichinose Was Hiding a Secret Too, and Ryuen Had Made a Huge Discovery?

"Yes, Vice President Nagumo."

Then Nagumo looked at Shuichi Kanda, who was following behind Ichinose.

"Kanda, is there something you need here?"

I guess so.

Before Shuichi Kanda more, Horikita Manabu, who was sitting in the main seat, spoke up, clearly not intending for the two to clash there.

"Since you're here, take a seat in your own place."

"Yes, President Horikita."

Then, under the watchful eyes of all the Student Council members, Shuichi Kanda walked to the seat next to Horikita Manabu and sat down, a seat directly opposite Nagumo's.

Then, Akane Tachibana got up from her seat and took out a name tag with Shuichi Kanda's name on it from somewhere and placed it in front of Shuichi Kanda.

Besides his name, it also listed Shuichi Kanda's position as vice president, exactly the same as the nameplate in front of Nagumo.

"Now Senior Nagumo should know why I came here, right?"

Nonsense, it's already so obvious, who wouldn't know?

Ichinose Honami, who had come here with Shuichi Kanda, was also somewhat dazed.

Is Kanda the vice president of the Student Council?

What's going on?

"Horikita-senpai, what exactly is going on?"

Upon seeing Akane Tachibana's actions and the nameplate in front of Shuichi Kanda, Nagumo immediately turned his gaze to Horikita Manabu, who was sitting in the main seat.

Horikita Manabu remained unmoved in the face of Nagumo's questioning.

"I invited Kanda from Class 1-D to join the Student Council during the summer vacation. This is the membership document."

As soon as she finished speaking, Akane Tachibana handed over Shuichi Kanda's application form to join the Student Council, along with other documents.

Nagumo took it without any hesitation and began to check it page by page.

Unfortunately, all the documents were compliant, Shuichi Kanda did indeed become the Student Council vice president during the summer vacation.

Meanwhile, Shuichi Kanda was taking the opportunity to observe the Student Council members, who could be roughly divided into two factions: the Horikita faction Nagumo Faction.

Then, Horikita Manabu's faction is almost entirely composed of third-year students. Originally, as soon as Horikita Manabu stepped down, they would also relinquish their Student Council positions, at which point the Student Council would become the dominant force.

But now Horikita Manabu has quietly brought in first-year students. Is he planning to make them rival Nagumo?

As Shuichi Kanda was sizing up the people around him, they were also sizing Shuichi Kanda.

Clearly, when Horikita Manabu introduced him as being from Class 1-D, many people had some doubts. Could a student from Class D be a good Vice President of the Student Council?

However, since the two leaders remained silent, no one below offered any opinions for the time being.

"That's quite a tactic, Horikita-senpai. Are you perhaps planning to have Kanda compete with me for the Student Council President position?"

Nagumo put down the documents in his hand, then squinted at Horikita Manabu. He naturally assumed that this situation was a tactic Horikita Manabu used to control him.

As for Shuichi Kanda, he didn't take him seriously at all, because he was confident that he could have done the same in the exams that the first-year students had faced this year.

"Senior Nagumo, don't talk nonsense. I have no interest in the Student Council President position."

"Kanda is right. I don't intend to groom him to be the new Student Council President. I only brought him into the Student Council to prevent you from going berserk in the future."

Nonsense! You're just doing this for your sister's safety!

However, Shuichi Kanda certainly couldn't just refute him like that, or he would become a laughingstock in front of outsiders.

"Oh? You think he can stop me?"

"If he's willing, I believe he can do it."

Seeing the two people locked in this fierce confrontation, almost everyone in the Student Council dared not speak. This was the battlefield of the big shots; they couldn't afford to get involved.

"By the way, could you please tell me why you two disagree? Depending on the circumstances, my position isn't unchangeable."

Shuichi Kanda's words drew the attention of both upperclassmen.

Although Nagumo didn't think much of Shuichi Kanda, after all, he was a student from Class D, since the other was now the Vice President of the Student Council, he had to take him seriously.

After all, he was very clear about the extent of the power in that position.

"It's very simple, I want to make this school a school where merit reigns supreme."

"Really? Could you elaborate?" Shuichi Kanda was intrigued by Nagumo's proposal; it might be quite interesting.

"First of all, let's talk about reforming the Student Council. I plan to change the term of office for the Student Council President and Student Council officers to be indefinite while they are still in school."

That's not a problem. He was supposed to step down in mid-October, which is only about six months at most. Shuichi Kanda doesn't think it's a big issue, and Horikita Manabu probably won't use that to hold Nagumo back.

As for Student Council President who want to step down early, they can certainly be changed again; it's not a big problem.

After seeing Shuichi Kanda nod, Nagumo continued to explain his thoughts.

"Furthermore, I intend to abolish the general election system and the restrictions on the number of candidates."

"Do you mean that the Student Council President will be directly appointed by the previous Student Council President in the future?"

Are you trying to change the electoral system into a hereditary system?

Are you trying to turn back the clock of history?

"It's reasonable to assume that the next student council president should be appointed by an outstanding Student Council President, right?"

"But what if a Student Council President is blind and chooses an incompetent successor? Does that mean the school will have to endure the embarrassment of the Student Council being unable to function for one or two years, or even longer?"

Hearing this, Nagumo frowned. Although he didn't consider himself blind, it seemed that such a problem could indeed arise if one considered the future.

"I have also considered this point. If someone is deemed unfit during their term, I will establish a system for removing them through a majority vote at a meeting. Of course, this system applies not only to the Student Council President but to all Student Council members."

Nagumo's words left Shuichi Kanda even more speechless. "Is this system just a way to implement it and then kick me out immediately?"

And you actually said that to my face? Is this the highest level of ability a second-year student can have? You're really a bunch of idiots.

"I think this system is inappropriate. Are you trying to turn the Student Council into your personal fiefdom? You think you can just kick out anyone you don't like? Senior Nagumo, you're sowing the seeds of future trouble."

"But if someone gets kicked out like that, it means they're not that great either."

"In short, I disagree. Instead of that, it would be better to follow the principle that whoever recruits them is responsible. Both the president and vice president have the authority to bring students into the Student Council. If a student makes a mistake, then the person who recruited Student Council should punish them."

In short, Shuichi Kanda was trying to say was, "I'll be responsible for the people I bring in, so don't you dare try to tell me what to do."

"If that's the case, then it doesn't matter if the previous president appoints the next president. After all, even if the current president is incompetent, there will be a vice president who can step up."

As for the scenario where both the president and vice president are idiots, that's highly unlikely, right? Even if such a situation did occur, I think the school would definitely not allow this chaotic situation to continue."

Shuichi Kanda's words made Nagumo narrow his eyes. Nagumo hadn't taken him seriously at all, but this guy had only just appeared and was already preparing to aggressively seize power.

Even Nagumo had to admit that his opponent was indeed quite skilled.

Moreover, he had to admit that Shuichi Kanda's words were quite constructive.

The people the vice president recruits into the Student Council must be outstanding individuals, because Student Council incompetent people will only lower their own reputation.

Furthermore, if the vice president wants to compete with the Student Council President, he must discover outstanding talents within the school and recruit them into the Student Council.

As a result, the Student Council President has no choice but to prioritize recruiting talent from the school, leading to a situation where the school's best talents are concentrated in the Student Council.

The only drawback is that when the Student Council President is not strong enough, it can cause the Student Council to split into two factions, and even the Vice President of the Student Council may be sidelined.

But is this really a bad thing? If someone is incompetent, then they deserve this fate, right? It saves them from dragging the school down with them.

As for Nagumo, he didn't think he would be sidelined. As for the Student Council President, who cared about them? Those who lacked ability deserved to suffer.

Seeing that Nagumo was temporarily silent, Horikita Manabu couldn't help but take another look at Shuichi Kanda.

She had only hoped he could protect her younger sister from Nagumo's harm, but he surprised her with a wonderful surprise as soon as he arrived.

"Kanda's suggestion is really constructive. I agree."

Nagumo readily agreed to Shuichi Kanda's proposal, after all, he was not the Student Council President yet and had to be magnanimous.

Seeing how readily Nagumo agreed, no one knew what he was thinking.

As for going back on his word, Nagumo wouldn't do that, at least not in front of so many subordinates. The reason Nagumo is able to maintain stable control over the second year is because, although he has caused many students to drop out, he keeps his word.

If he breaks his promise, then there will definitely be students who rise up and perish together with Nagumo; this is a consensus he shares with all the second-year students.

Now that he has agreed to these conditions in such a public setting, it means that Nagumo cannot go back on his word.

Next, Nagumo recounted the reforms he would implement after taking office, and Shuichi Kanda simply listened without offering any rebuttal.

His goal had been achieved: to wrest back some of the power from the Student Council, which was about to be taken over by the same group. Now that Nagumo had agreed, Shuichi Kanda was naturally willing to give him face.

As he listened, Shuichi Kanda understood why Horikita Manabu disagreed with Miyabi Nagumo's philosophy.

Horikita believed that a class should advance and retreat together, and that no one should abandon the group. Nagumo, on the other hand, believed that the school should be people-oriented, and that even if someone was initially assigned to Class D, as long as their grades were good enough, they should be able to graduate from Class A.

If we follow Horikita Manabu's theory, then only about forty students will graduate from Class A. However, if we follow Nagumo's theory, then more than forty students will graduate from Class A.

Looking at it this way, doesn't Nagumo's suggestion seem pretty good?

But is that really the case?

If Nagumo's methods are adopted, then if a student sees no hope of the class advancing to the next rank, they might directly betray the class and become a spy for the top-ranked class.

Just like Class D at the beginning of the semester, with a difference of a thousand points, no one thought there was any chance of turning things around.

If Nagumo's policies were in place at this time, those who considered themselves excellent might not necessarily work together to help the class advance to the next grade.

Since they only need to improve themselves, why bother doing things that are thankless and exhausting?

In this way, the competition between four classes may become a competition between three classes, two classes, or even no competition at all.

This is something Horikita Manabu doesn't want to see, which is why he said Nagumo is dangerous.

However, Shuichi Kanda thought the idea was good, but the methods were a bit crude.

Or is this guy deliberately trying to cause chaos?

However, despite all that he has said, Nagumo has not yet formulated a concrete plan, and whether his ideas will ultimately be realized remains to be seen.

Nagumo was explaining his basic ideas, occasionally interjecting with questions from other members. Before long, more than an hour had passed, making Shuichi Kanda somewhat drowsy.

"Kanda, please introduce yourself."

Just when everyone thought the meeting was about to end, Horikita Manabu suddenly made this request.

"Hello everyone in the Student Council, I am Shuichi Kanda from Class 1-D. I am honored to serve as the Vice President of the Student Council. Please take good care of me."

A formulaic self-introduction, coupled with a formulaic smile, feels somewhat perfunctory.

"You all heard the discussion just now. Kanda has no intention of running for Student Council President, so the next Student Council President will be Miyabi Nagumo from Class 2-A. The inauguration ceremony is next Monday, so go and get ready now."

After the order was given, all the Student Council members agreed, including Nagumo.

As for Shuichi Kanda, he won't be involved; he can just be a background character.

Chapter 193 Ichinose is also hiding a secret; has Ryuen made a huge gain?

After the Student Council meeting ended, Shuichi Kanda immediately left the Student Council classroom, intending to go back. However, he was stopped shortly after he stepped outside.

"Please wait a moment, Kanda- kun."

You don't even need to turn around to know who it is.

Turning around, Ichinose Honami was jogging after him, her swaying movements quite a sight to behold.

"We came together, but Kanda didn't even say he'd wait for me." However, despite saying this, there wasn't a hint of dissatisfaction; it sounded more like a joke between the two of them.

But are we that close already?

"I saw you went to find Nagumo; I thought you'd be a while longer."

Shuichi Kanda made up a random excuse; in reality, he completely forgot about Ichinose. All he wanted to do now was go to the supermarket to buy groceries, otherwise he would have to rely on the Gourmet Tablecloth again.

"Haha, since I only joined the Student Council with Senior Nagumo's approval, I should congratulate him now."

"I see. No wonder I haven't heard Horikita Manabu mention it."

"But you just let Nagumo join like that? That feels a bit strange." Shuichi Kanda tilted his head.