Let Me Take a Good Look at You

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Chapter 26: Let Me Take a Good Look at You

Kudo Mitsunobu raised a hand to stop the Disciplinary Committee members who were about to handcuff them.

"I don't think our senpai are going to run. Of course, if they do, there won't be any chance to negotiate."

"We're not running."

Another male student spoke. He was probably a leader of this group, much like Mibu Sayaka.

"Then where are we going to talk?"

Mibu Sayaka's tone was sharp, clearly unhappy with Kudo Mitsunobu's firm words just now.

"Why don't the two of you come with me to the Student Council room so we can discuss the details?"

"Everyone else can disperse for today."

Saegusa Mayumi clapped her hands, then prepared to take Mibu Sayaka and the male student with her.

Watanabe Mari was in charge of recording the other students' statements. After all, they would still have to be disciplined later.

"Jumonji, you and Koushu should come with me too."

Kudo Mitsunobu lowered his head in resignation. He had wanted to slip away, since he hated getting caught up in this sort of endless back-and-forth.

"By the way, Shiba."

"I think Tatsuya should explain why Mibu-senpai's contact information is in his mobile terminal."

"By the way, Brother, could you explain that to me properly?"

"Wait, Miyuki, calm down. Calm down."

The sound of Shiba Tatsuya's flustered explanations behind him eased Kudo Mitsunobu's gloomy mood a little.

Walking silently with the others, Mibu Sayaka glanced at Kudo Mitsunobu in surprise. Back in the screening room, she'd thought the vice president was a cold, heartless person.

But the way things were now, he seemed to have a somewhat mischievous streak.

"Surprised?"

Saegusa Mayumi was very good at reading people. In fact, her upbringing had trained her to develop that ability.

Naturally, she'd also read the thoughts on Mibu Sayaka's face.

"Mm!"

Mibu Sayaka clearly hadn't expected Saegusa Mayumi to speak to her, so it took her a moment to answer.

"He's always had a bit of a mischievous streak. Don't let what he was like just now fool you. He's actually a pretty good person."

Saegusa Mayumi smiled warmly at Mibu Sayaka.

Mibu Sayaka wasn't quite sure how to respond to Saegusa Mayumi's attitude. She didn't understand why the Student Council president was still so friendly to them after what had just happened.

"I see!"

That was all she could say before falling silent again.

"All right, we're here. Please come in."

Saegusa Mayumi opened the door to the Student Council room, and everyone took a seat wherever they could.

"As for the negotiations you want to hold about the treatment of Course 2 Students, the school has just approved them. From here on, I'll represent the school in the negotiations."

Saegusa Mayumi didn't waste time on pleasantries. As soon as she sat down, she got straight to the point.

"Then which policies do you want to improve?"

Mibu Sayaka and the male student relaxed a little. On the way here, they'd prepared themselves for the Student Council to turn on them and arrest them outright.

"On that point, we want to hold the negotiations in the school auditorium, in front of the entire student body."

Now that they'd let their guard down a little, the two of them put forward the request they'd come up with in the screening room.

Before coming here, they'd discussed it and decided to avoid negotiating with only a few people present. In that situation, the Student Council might change the terms they'd already agreed on. But if they negotiated in front of everyone, the results couldn't be changed afterward.

"Mm. That's a reasonable condition."

Jumonji Katsuto agreed with his eyes closed.

"Fine. Then let's set it for tomorrow afternoon. We'd like to resolve this as soon as possible too," Saegusa Mayumi said without objection.

"Then we should decide how many people will represent each side."

"If there are too many, this will go on forever," Kudo Mitsunobu said to Saegusa Mayumi.

"Let me think."

Saegusa Mayumi tilted her head to the side, putting on a cute expression.

"How about having five representatives from Mibu's side, while I represent the Student Council by myself?"

"Hey! Do you think you're Zhuge Liang from ancient China, able to debate a whole crowd by yourself?" Kudo Mitsunobu quickly sent Saegusa Mayumi a warning look.

Saegusa Mayumi simply ignored what he was trying to tell her with his eyes and waited for Mibu's side to respond.

When Kudo Mitsunobu saw that Jumonji Katsuto wasn't trying to stop her either, he could only let it go.

"Fine. Let's do that."

Mibu Sayaka readily agreed. There was no reason to refuse such a huge advantage when the other side had offered it to them.

"Then, if there's nothing else, let's call it a day. We have a lot to prepare too," the other male student suggested.