As Chiba Yeyou finished speaking, the others all felt somewhat bewildered.
"The academy is already lively enough as it is."
"Please don't let it get any livelier. Give me a break!"
Mayumi Saegusa could not help complaining.
Chiba Yeyou merely gave a meaningful smile and offered no explanation.
The others did not take Chiba Yeyou's words seriously either, assuming it was merely the bustle of the new-student period.
"Although you're quite right, I think we should still pay some attention to it. At the very least, we'll probably come into contact with these things in the future."
Azusa Nakajo timidly interjected.
"That's true!"
Mayumi Saegusa looked somewhat dispirited at Azusa Nakajo's words.
"But even so, there's nothing you can do from your position as president. After all, this is a national institution, so such things are all the more restricted and covered up."
"Huh?"
"Tatsuya, are you comforting me?"
Mayumi Saegusa blushed a little as she spoke.
"But President, wasn't Shiba the one who kept pressing the issue?"
Azusa Nakajo twisted the knife.
"Oh!"
"Pressing someone relentlessly, then gently comforting them yourself. What a clever pretty-boy tactic!"
Mari Watanabe fanned the flames from the side.
"Playing hard to get!"
Not to be outdone, Chiba Yeyou twisted the knife again.
"Ah!"
"Don't go saying things like that!"
Mayumi Saegusa looked somewhat flustered, which was rather cute.
"Pretty boy... clever tactics... playing hard to get..."
The temperature around Miyuki Shiba suddenly dropped as she kept muttering those words.
"Hey! This is the first cup of tea Miyuki has ever made for me!"
"I can't let it go to waste like this!"
Chiba Yeyou hurriedly reached out to shield the teacup in front of him.
"Calm down!"
"Miyuki!"
"They're only joking!"
Tatsuya Shiba hurriedly spoke up, trying to bring Miyuki Shiba to her senses.
"So, Tatsuya, how exactly do you plan to respond to Sayaka Mibu?"
Mari Watanabe ignored Miyuki, who was overcome with jealousy and had slipped into a somewhat unhealthy state, and questioned Tatsuya Shiba.
"Sayaka Mibu?"
"Oh, you weren't here earlier. Tatsuya, explain the situation to Chiba Yeyou."
Only then did Mari Watanabe remember that Chiba Yeyou had not been there earlier.
Tatsuya Shiba then explained the situation.
Then he looked at Mari Watanabe and said, "In any case, I'm waiting for her response. I'll make my decision after hearing it."
"I see!"
"Then I'll leave it to you, Tatsuya."
Mari Watanabe nodded, deciding to leave the matter to Tatsuya Shiba.
"At this stage, I don't even know exactly what you're asking me to do."
"As long as it's within your abilities, that's fine."
Mari Watanabe smiled.
"Your words are difficult to figure out. Are you expecting something of me or not?"
Tatsuya Shiba sounded somewhat puzzled.
"I'll do what I can within my abilities."
Tatsuya Shiba could only say that he would do his best.
"Yes!"
"That's all I need!"
Mari Watanabe nodded in satisfaction.
"Oh, right. I'm returning Chiba Yeyou to you, Saegusa."
Mari Watanabe looked at Chiba Yeyou as she spoke.
"Yes, things will be much easier for me now too!"
Mayumi Saegusa looked at Chiba Yeyou with a grin.
"By the way, where's Erika?"
"Why didn't she come?"
Chiba Yeyou suddenly felt as though something was missing. Only after looking around did he realize that Erika Chiba was absent.
"She's busy at Public Morals Committee headquarters!"
"Do you think everyone is like you, with nothing to do?"
Mayumi Saegusa rolled her eyes at Chiba Yeyou in exasperation.
"Don't slander me!"
"I'll sue you for defamation!"
"I've always been diligently carrying out my duties."
"I'm busy to death!"
How could Chiba Yeyou let that slide?
He flatly denied it. In any case, he would never admit that he had plenty of free time.
Chiba Yeyou still wanted to take this opportunity to have a good rest.
"Heh, heh!"
Mayumi Saegusa imitated Chiba Yeyou outright.
Chiba Yeyou had used that little laugh before, and Mayumi Saegusa found it truly useful. It was so steeped in mockery that it was perfect for this moment.
"President, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."
Tatsuya Shiba suddenly stood and addressed Mayumi Saegusa and Mari Watanabe.
"Yes, there's nothing else, Tatsuya."
Mayumi Saegusa nodded.
After hearing Mayumi Saegusa's words and confirming that there was nothing else, Tatsuya Shiba got up and left. Miyuki Shiba, however, could not leave with him; plenty of her own Student Council duties still awaited her.
Thud!
"Here, these are your tasks."
Under Chiba Yeyou's shocked gaze, Mayumi Saegusa lifted a stack of documents from the cabinet behind her that looked even taller than she was.
From the front, Mayumi Saegusa's face was completely hidden.
Fortunately, it was only taller than Mayumi Saegusa when she held it up. Chiba Yeyou breathed a sigh of relief, though the sheer quantity still surprised him.
It stood to reason that the Student Council had a lot to do, and since this was a magic high school, having a little more was normal. But wasn't this a bit too much?
"Wait, Madam President, are you sure all of these are mine?"
Chiba Yeyou pointed at the little mountain before him, then at himself.
"Oh!"
"Not quite!"
After saying that, Mayumi Saegusa gave him a smile that said, Now I've got you. The sight made Chiba Yeyou instinctively swallow. He had a feeling that Mayumi Saegusa had more to say, and it definitely would not be anything good.
Sure enough, Madam President did not disappoint Chiba Yeyou.
"This work was originally mine, but..."
Right!
Chiba Yeyou already knew what Mayumi Saegusa wanted to say.
"But you're my personal secretary!"
"Specially recruited!"
"So what's mine is yours!"
Mayumi Saegusa smiled at Chiba Yeyou, looking like a little devil who had gotten her favorite toy.
It was just as Chiba Yeyou had expected. But Madam President, haven't you forgotten something?
You need to consider who you're dealing with when you tease a junior!
Chiba Yeyou suddenly moved close to Mayumi Saegusa. She inexplicably panicked for a moment, but immediately steadied herself and regained her composed expression, though her breathing grew considerably heavier.
"Since you say what's yours is mine, Madam President, does that include you too?"
Chiba Yeyou brought his lips gently toward Mayumi Saegusa's ear and blew a warm breath against it.
Chiba Yeyou had seen this move on television before. On a whim, he could not help trying it out, wanting to see its effect.