Kei Karuizawa's Courage / The Student Council's Rebuilding and the Treasure Hunt ...

"Can I ask Kanda for help?"

"No, I already promised Kiriyama yesterday that I wouldn't interfere in your third-year students' competition. Besides, you should work hard for your own dreams, shouldn't you? After all, there are gods watching over you."

Since Asahina has already decided to become a shrine maiden, it's destined that she won't be in a relationship until the selection process is over.

Moreover, once selected, one will not leave the Kanda Family's shrine until the age of twenty-five.

As a member of the Kanda Family who has been expelled, Shuichi Kanda certainly wouldn't go to Jingu Shrine. Therefore, seven years later, Shuichi Kanda might not even remember her. So even if he helped her, there would be no benefit for him.

Therefore, Shuichi Kanda chose to refuse.

"No, you've misunderstood. I'm not asking you to help me deal with Kiriyama. I just want you to stop interfering in Kaoru's affairs."

"I haven't interfered at all. What do you mean by that?"

"That's good." Asahina smiled. "Actually, after moving up to the third year, every exam carries the risk of expulsion, so I plan to ask Kaoru not to drop out yet, but to use the exam rules to do so."

I see, this guy's got a good head on his shoulders.

I suspect that the phone call he made to Qiao Huan about Nagumo dropping out of school was intentional.

The goal was to keep Qiao Huan calm and prevent her from dropping out of school immediately. After that, by appealing to her emotions and reasoning with her, they could persuade Qiao Huan to voluntarily use the rules to drop out during the exam.

Since Asahina was the only one in the class to show her kindness since the training camp last year, Qiao Huan should not refuse Asahina's request.

That way, they might even be able to secure a victory for their class in the competition.

Having figured all this out, Shuichi Kanda looked at Asahina with surprise.

This guy's skill level is pretty good!

"No problem, I'm looking forward to seeing your battle with Kiriyama."

"Thank you very much, Kanda."

After discussing these matters, Asahina got up to take her leave. After all, she had already taken up quite a bit of time, and it wouldn't be good if she were misunderstood. Besides, she still had the important task of persuading Qiao Huan to finish her mission.

There are three main reasons why Shuichi Kanda so readily agreed to Asahina's request.

First, Nagumo has already dropped out of school, and their class has suffered a huge blow, already learned a lesson. Letting the rest of them off the hook isn't out of the question.

Secondly, Shuichi Kanda wanted to see if Kiriyama could still win when they were starting from roughly the same point, since the current rankings were very similar to when their class started.

Third, Shuichi Kanda was amazed by Asahina's ideals, and for the sake of the selection of an eighteen-year-old shrine maiden, he actually practiced shrine maiden dance and etiquette for more than ten years.

After considering all the factors, Shuichi Kanda decided to do the other party a favor.

After Asahina left, Shuichi Kanda also sat up, checked the time, and realized it was time for dinner.

The school provides buffet meals in the morning and evening, which are not only free but also quite tasty, so Shuichi Kanda naturally chose the free buffet.

After meeting Kamuro at the restaurant entrance, the two went to the buffet together.

After taking their food and getting what they wanted, the two decided to find a place to eat. While walking, Shuichi Kanda saw a familiar figure from behind.

Now that they've met, Shuichi Kanda decided to say hello.

"Nanase?"

Hearing someone call her name, Nanase turned her head and saw Shuichi Kanda's face. She immediately prepared to stand up and greet him.

As expected, she choked while talking and eating.

Seeing Nanase's state, both Shuichi Kanda and Kamuro Masumi were speechless. Shuichi Kanda immediately placed the plate on the table next to Nanase and handed her a glass of water.

Kamuro gently put down his plate and patted Nanase on the back to help her catch her breath.

Nanase took the water glass, drank it all in one gulp, and finally felt better.

Are you alright?

Seeing Nanase's expression, Kamuro asked with a hint of concern.

"Yes, I'm fine now. Thank you, Kamuro- senpai and Kanda- senpai."

"No need for that, after all, it was my fault that you choked."

Shuichi Kanda, then exchanged a glance with Kamuro before the two sat down, since there was only one plate for Nanase at the four-person table.

This child really has no friends; how pitiful.

Is anyone here?

Shuichi Kanda specifically pointed to the seat next to Nanase.

"No, no, please have a seat, senior."

Then, Shuichi Kanda and Kamuro Masumi sat down next to and opposite Nanase.

"Let me introduce you, this is my girlfriend, Kamuro Masumi."

"Hello, senior, I'm Nanase Tsubasa from Class 1-D." Nanase quickly stood up and introduced herself before Shuichi Kanda. "Thank you for patting my back earlier, senior. You're such a kind senior."

Gentle?

Shuichi Kanda glanced at Nanase and Kamuro but didn't say anything.

You probably don't know the Matoba where, after we met at this school, Masumi pinned me to the ground without saying a word.

Well, but I've already avenged Shuichi Kanda on that.

If you pin me to the ground once, I'll pin you to the bed ten times!

In retrospect, I'm the one who profited!

Uh-huh!

Seeing the nervous Nanase, Kamuro immediately changed his expression, and Shuichi Kanda even saw a resemblance to Kushida in her face.

Is this a case of "one is influenced by one's surroundings"?

Kamuro, who is not good at communicating, was actually influenced to this extent by Kushida.

"I heard that when you were on the Uninhabited Island, you spent a long time with Shuichi. Could you tell me about that experience?"

"This..." Nanase glanced at Shuichi Kanda, who was sitting idly beside her, and only spoke slowly after seeing that he had no reaction.

At first, Nanase was full of energy as she talked about the things on the Uninhabited Island, and Kamuro listened with great interest.

But soon, the scene shifted to the part where Nanase and her two friends attacked Ayanokoji.

Nanase slowly closed her mouth and lowered her head.

"What's wrong?" Kamuro asked, puzzled.

After glancing at Nanase, Kanda prepared to tell her what had happened.

"Let's eat first, we can talk about this outside later."

After dinner, Shuichi Kanda led Nanase and Kamuro to the second-floor deck. Although the view from there was excellent, very few people came here.

"Actually, the thing is..."

After glancing at Nanase and seeing that she didn't object, Shuichi Kanda briefly explained the matter of Eiichiro Matsuo to Kamuro.

"Damn it! Absolutely awful!"

Kamuro was unusually angry. Although she usually put on a disgusted look, this was the first time Shuichi Kanda had ever seen her angry.

"Don't worry, Nanase, Shuichi and I will definitely help you. That guy named Ayanokoji Atsuomi will definitely pay the price!"

Kamuro took Nanase's hand and placed it in his palm to comfort her.

As Nanase listened to Kamuro's words, tears involuntarily streamed down her face.

Then he nodded emphatically.

"Thank you, Kamuro- senpai."

Seeing Nanase's expression, Shuichi Kanda nodded slightly.

Nanase has always been alone, and now it's going to be difficult for her to find a good friend among her classmates, so Shuichi Kanda has no choice but to mobilize the resources around him to help.

Otherwise, once Shuichi Kanda helps her complete her revenge, it will probably be the time for her to leave this world.

Chapter 331 Kei Karuizawa's Courage

Chapter 332 The Reconstruction of the Student Council and the Treasure Hunt

Chapter 333 Rewards: Student Council Membership Quotas

The next day, the day of the treasure hunt, Shuichi Kanda arrived early on the fifth floor of the ship's cabin. In addition to the Student Council staff, there were several school staff members sent by Tsukishiro. Apart from Chabashira Sae, Shuichi Kanda knew very well, the rest were probably teachers from other grades.

"Let's do one last check. As the first student activity organized by the Student Council, does anyone have any further comments on this treasure hunt game?"

The students who came here, besides the original Student Council members, included a few who had just joined yesterday, such as Kushida from Class A, Katsuragi from Class B, Kanzaki from Class C, and Kaneda from Class D.

Only Kiriyama came from the third grade, and there was only one student from the first grade named Takahashi Osamu.

Judging from his OAA (Online Assessment of Ability), this guy's academic and physical abilities are within the range of an average student, but he has excellent social skills. Although he did not form cliques within his class, he has a good relationship with many people in Class 1-A.

"The rules are very comprehensive. Did Kanda really come up with this on the spur of the moment? That's amazing!" Takahashi Osamu praised Shuichi Kanda once again.

"I'm glad you like it, especially you first-years, you should seize this opportunity." Shuichi Kanda smiled slightly, then looked at Takahashi Osamu.

Takahashi Osamu gave a wry smile.

"Let's hope so. Although everyone is quite interested in treasure hunts, who can say for sure when it comes to things that rely on luck?"

Are you all interested?

This guy is up to no good.

Generally speaking, not many people should be interested in this kind of activity. According to Shuichi Kanda's estimate, at most half of the students would come.

However, this reward is indeed somewhat special, so generally speaking, the more first-grade students come, the more likely they are to gain an advantage in the subsequent class competition.

The deadline for registration for the treasure hunt was 10:00 AM, and as the time approached, students began to arrive on the fifth floor one after another.

As more and more students arrived, Shuichi Kanda smiled. Sure enough, these guys were all up to no good.

However, this was exactly what Shuichi Kanda had anticipated; he wanted to use this method to make first-year students realize the importance of Student Council members.

In the first grade, not many students came to any of the four classes. Class A, Class B, and Class C each had roughly equal numbers of students.

However, Class D is different, since they are short of money, and 10,000 points for an entrance ticket is not a small amount for them.

Therefore, among the first-year students, Class D had the fewest students, which should have been the case.

However, in the last minute before 10 o'clock, a large number of students poured into the fifth floor, about twenty in total. Moreover, they all had one thing in common: they were all students from Class 1-A.

Seeing this, Shuichi Kanda glanced at Takahashi Osamu; this guy was definitely up to no good.

As soon as the ten o'clock bell rang, a teacher immediately closed the door to the large room.

"Good morning, everyone. Registration is now closed because it's already 10:00 AM. We will only accept applications from students who are currently gathered here."

Although participation is voluntary, rules are rules.

If you can't even follow the most basic rules, then there's no point in participating. If it's ten points, then it's ten points.

After the door was closed, the noise inside the room seemed to increase, but this immediately quieted down after the homeroom teacher of Class 2-A, Chabashira Sae, took the stage.

Today, Chabashira wasn't wearing that thick-looking office lady suit.

Instead, she was dressed in a gray T-shirt and a short skirt, making her look younger and more beautiful than usual.

"Before I begin, let me explain the reason for deciding to hold this treasure hunt. This treasure hunt was initiated by Kanda, who is the Student Council President. Kanda, please come forward and give a speech."

Continuing from Chabashira-sensei 'Chabashira-sensei topic, Shuichi Kanda walked over to her and took the microphone from her.

"Our school's Student Council has always aimed to enrich and enhance campus life, and this event is certainly partly based on that consideration. However, there is another very important matter that we hope first-year students will pay attention to."

At this point, Shuichi Kanda deliberately paused, looked at the young and innocent face of the first-year student, and then continued.

"That's about the rewards for this treasure hunt. In addition to a large number of Private Points, I've also included ten Student Council member slots."

As soon as Shuichi Kanda finished speaking, a commotion erupted below. Student Council seats? What did that mean?

"Hehe, maybe you don't quite understand, so let me explain it simply." Shuichi Kanda twice, "For example, in this game, if a first-year student finds a treasure that grants Student Council membership, then that student can use that token to join the Student Council."

"If we find this, can we join the Student Council?" The first-year students immediately realized the importance of this spot.

In this school, the Student Council wields considerable power, as evidenced by their ability to propose and organize this treasure hunt.