Student Council Invitation (5)

"Why would Classmate Kitahara be with Classmate Sakayanagi? And to spend an entire afternoon in the conference room, no less." Ichinose lay on her bed, staring at her phone.

"One is a famous figure in Class D, the other is the core of Class A. To be together like this—could they be discussing something? I wonder if this poses any danger to Class B."

"It seems I'll have to discuss how Class B should proceed with Kanzaki and the others tomorrow. We've been harassed by Class C lately, and I don't even know if I can protect Class B."

"If only Classmate Kitahara were in our class. Then we wouldn't have to worry about attacks from other classes at every turn."

As Ichinose pondered, she slowly drifted off to sleep, her phone still clutched in her hand, displaying Kitahara's location.

As the sky began to pale, a new day dawned. When Kitahara walked into the classroom, the entire class turned to look at him, though no one said a word.

After Kitahara returned to his seat, unexpectedly, Ayanokoji, who sat next to him, took the initiative to speak: "Kitahara, what were you doing with Classmate Sakayanagi from Class A yesterday? The forums are all saying that you two are..."

"Uh, Ayanokoji, when did you become so curious?" Kitahara replied with a question.

Seeing that Ayanokoji was acting just as he always did, Kitahara realized that someone must have asked him to inquire.

But who could it be? It's most likely Kushida Kikyo or that guy Hirata. Though, in a little while, Class D won't have anything to do with me anymore.

"If you don't want to say, then forget it," Ayanokoji said, watching Kitahara fall into silence.

"It's nothing major, I can tell you. We were just playing a game of chess together," Kitahara replied indifferently.

"..." Ayanokoji nodded and said nothing more.

The morning passed quickly, and the time to meet Sakayanagi arrived. Kitahara packed his things and prepared to head out, not noticing that someone was stealthily following him.

When Kitahara arrived at the cafe, a blond boy walked over and said, "Hello, Classmate Kitahara. I am Hashimoto Masayoshi, one of the Little Princess's subordinates. The Little Princess has been waiting for quite some time."

Led by Hashimoto, he arrived at a private room. Pushing open the door, he found Sakayanagi sitting in her seat, slowly sipping coffee.

"Sakayanagi, is your health okay for drinking coffee?" Kitahara said as he walked toward the seat in front of her, while Hashimoto, who had just been there, had already retreated.

After Kitahara sat down, he noticed that Sakayanagi had already pushed another cup of coffee toward him.

Kitahara picked up the cup and took a small sip, only to find it incredibly bitter. He immediately set the cup down and looked at Sakayanagi with a strange expression.

The meaning was clear: How on earth do you drink this?

"Hehe, I didn't expect that you couldn't handle coffee, Classmate Kitahara."

"..."

"Let's get down to business so we can proceed smoothly."

"According to your idea, the key is how to convince the Student Council President. Only then can we restrict the influence of the upperclassmen on our plan."

"Don't worry, Sakayanagi. I'm quite confident about that."

Sakayanagi, you don't know the current situation in the Student Council. If I say that this plan can significantly impact Nagumo Miyabi's influence among the second years, I'm sure Horikita Manabu will be more than happy to make a deal with me.

Besides, I have one more trump card: agreeing to join the Student Council to help him deal with Nagumo Miyabi.

Seeing Kitahara's confident look, Sakayanagi didn't intend to say anything more, simply asking:

"Then how do we split the gains in the end?" Sakayanagi looked at Kitahara.

After a moment of contemplation, Kitahara said, "Let's split it 50/50." (Mainly because I'm trying to scam the school, and since you're Chairman Sakayanagi's daughter, if I take too little, the Chairman might make things difficult for me.)

After finalizing the last details with Sakayanagi, Kitahara prepared to head to the Student Council. As they walked out of the Space Gate together, a flash of light appeared from a place they couldn't see; it was Kushida Kikyo, who had used her phone to capture the scene.

As expected, they are definitely up to something shady, Kushida thought, watching their retreating backs.

When they reached the door of the Student Council office, they saw Horikita Manabu processing documents at his desk. Tachibana Akane, standing beside him, walked over and said, "The President will be finished in a moment. Could I trouble you to wait?"

Kitahara expressed his understanding and waited for a while. During this time, he kept observing his surroundings, as this might be his future workplace.

"Alright, Tachibana, bring them in," Horikita Manabu said, putting away the documents in front of him.

"Understood, President."

"Classmate Kitahara, we meet again. And this is Classmate Sakayanagi. May I ask what brings you here?"

"Hehe, President, what we're about to discuss is quite significant. I'll let Classmate Sakayanagi explain it to you."

"..."

"Oh, is that so? Your plan is excellent, but the implications are too great. As Student Council President, I cannot vouch for you, so this matter must be reported to the Chairman before a decision can be made," Horikita Manabu said, adjusting his glasses.

"However, the possibility of this succeeding is quite high."

Soon, Horikita Manabu finished his call with Chairman Sakayanagi and looked at us, saying, "The school can agree to your plan, but the questions Sakayanagi sets must be reviewed by the school and kept strictly confidential."

"Is that so? It seems we've achieved our initial success." (And here I was, having prepared two backup plans. I didn't expect Horikita Manabu to be so easy to talk to.)

"Yes, then let's proceed according to the plan, Classmate Kitahara."

"Then I wish you success," Horikita Manabu said.

"Then we thank you for your kindness, President," Sakayanagi said with a smile.

"Let's go, Classmate Kitahara. Hmm?" Seeing that Kitahara had no intention of leaving, Sakayanagi looked at him with a faint smile, as if she had guessed something.

"Ahem, well, Classmate Sakayanagi, you go ahead. I have some things I need to discuss with President Horikita," Kitahara said, unable to bear her gaze.

"Hehe, very well then. I shall take my leave." As Sakayanagi was about to leave, leaning on her cane, Horikita Manabu suddenly spoke up:

"I wonder if Classmate Sakayanagi and Classmate Kitahara have any interest in joining the Student Council?" After Horikita Manabu finished speaking, Tachibana Akane was about to say something, but was interrupted by a look from him.

"Join the Student Council? I don't have much interest in that, I wonder about you, Kitahara?" Sakayanagi looked at Kitahara and said.

"As for that, I do have some interest, but I seem to recall that joining the Student Council prohibits membership in other clubs."

"Mm, that rule does exist, but I seem to remember that you haven't joined any clubs, Kitahara."

"That's true, although I haven't joined any clubs, I am thinking of starting one."

"Is that so? I wonder what kind of club you intend to start. The clubs in this school should already be at capacity, and besides, you must have at least three people to apply."

"Is that right? It'll be easy enough for me to find three people. By the way, the club I want to establish is the Esports Club."