Chapter 199: Class D Falls Into Chaos!
"..."
Kiriyama had been left completely speechless by Yuto's rebuttal. At this point, Yuto had almost convinced even him!
"Then Vice President Shimizu, who do you intend to appoint as the discipline committee member? I think General Affairs Staff Katsuragi would be a good choice."
Realizing that he couldn't get Nagumo into the position, Kiriyama immediately switched to recommending Katsuragi, who had already aligned himself with him.
One of the upperclassmen in general affairs seemed unable to stand watching this any longer.
"Secretary Kiriyama, why are you recommending a newly appointed general affairs staff member? Aren't there two people in the student council with more suitable qualifications and seniority?"
Compared with Katsuragi, Ichinose, and Suzune, who had only recently joined the student council, the two upperclassmen had far more experience.
Shouldn't they be more qualified for the discipline committee member position?
"This..."
Kiriyama hesitated.
The reasons he had just given for recommending Nagumo were that he was familiar with student council work and had considerable influence among the students.
As a first-year student, Katsuragi couldn't compare with the two upperclassmen in either respect.
So why was Kiriyama recommending Katsuragi instead of them?
Manabu adjusted his glasses.
"Vice President Shimizu was the one who proposed restoring the discipline committee member position. Therefore, he will decide who to recommend for it."
"Vice President, who do you plan to choose?" one of the upperclassmen immediately asked.
They had already spent a year and a half serving in general affairs and had long grown tired of handling errands.
A discipline committee member supervised other students. It sounded far more prestigious than running around doing general affairs work.
The point compensation should also be higher.
Students working in the student council received personal points as payment from the school. The compensation was deposited on the first day of every month along with their normal class-based personal points.
The student council president received fifty thousand personal points, while the vice president received twenty thousand.
Since Yuto had only joined the student council after May and became vice president afterward, he hadn't received the vice president's twenty-thousand-point payment at the beginning of June.
On July first, he would receive his first twenty thousand personal points in compensation as vice president.
"I don't intend to choose anyone currently in the student council," Yuto replied. "I'm planning to select someone from the student council applications."
"...In other words, a newcomer?"
"Exactly. Is there a problem?"
"No... no problem."
Manabu spoke from the president's seat.
"That concludes the discussion regarding the discipline committee member. Everyone should return to their work."
"Understood."
The general affairs staff gradually left the office. Those with work went to handle it, while those without any tasks headed home.
Kiriyama left as well and immediately informed Nagumo through Line that he had failed to secure the discipline committee member position.
Bang!
Nagumo slammed his fist onto the table.
The loud impact made the students throughout the cafe turn toward him in surprise.
Ignoring every stare, Nagumo gritted his teeth.
"Shimizu Yuto!"
"Boss, was that a message from Kiriyama?" Tonokawa asked.
"Yeah. He said Shimizu Yuto blocked me from becoming the discipline committee member."
Although Nagumo had already expected Yuto to prevent him from returning to the student council, seeing the result still filled him with anger.
"Boss Nagumo, it's only the discipline committee member position. It's not like you lost the presidency. There's no need to get this angry," Mizowaki tried to reassure him.
"What do you know?"
Nagumo glanced coldly at him.
"My goal wasn't the discipline committee position. My goal was to get back into the student council."
"Only students who belong to the student council are eligible to participate in the general election. If I received the most votes in the student council president election, I could go directly from discipline committee member to student council president."
Nagumo had never truly cared about becoming a discipline committee member.
He only wanted to rejoin the student council so he could qualify for the presidential election in October.
"Kiriyama Ikuto, that useless idiot. He can't even accomplish something this simple."
Mizowaki and Tonokawa helplessly exchanged looks.
They didn't think Kiriyama could really be blamed.
Who could possibly beat that demon Shimizu Yuto?
The two of them had already been driven out of the student council because they couldn't defeat him. Wasn't it perfectly normal for Kiriyama to fail too?
Nagumo slumped back in frustration and ran a hand through his hair.
"Tonokawa, Mizowaki, can either of you think of a way to get me back into the student council? I don't even care if I have to start in general affairs."
"I can't think of anything..."
"Neither can I."
"Tch. Do I really have to go beg the president...?"
Tonokawa's eyes lit up.
"That's right! If President Horikita is willing to help, Boss, you'll definitely be able to return to the student council."
"You think I don't know that? The problem is convincing him. He strongly disapproved of what I did using the vice president's authority."
"Make amends!" Mizowaki exclaimed excitedly. "If you admit your mistakes to the president and ask him for a chance to redeem yourself, maybe he'll let you return!"
Nagumo looked tempted.
He wasn't especially opposed to apologizing to Manabu if that was what it took to return.
If he could get back into the student council, then forget apologizing to Manabu. He could even apologize to Shimizu Yuto...
No.
Absolutely not.
Nagumo Miyabi would never bow his head to the demon who had thrown him out of the student council!
Seeing Nagumo fall silent, Mizowaki assumed he was too proud to apologize.
"Boss Nagumo, just look at Ryuen Kakeru. He wanted to stay at this school badly enough to kneel and apologize to the chairman and principal."
"If you're doing it to get back into the student council, then you can apologize to President Horikita too! You're definitely no worse than Ryuen!"
"..."
Nagumo immediately looked irritated.
"Mizowaki, do you even know how to talk to people? Why are you comparing me to some delinquent like Ryuen?"
Besides, if you were going to compare two people, shouldn't you choose something positive?
Who compared people based on how willing they were to kneel and apologize?
Mizowaki opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing.
Inside, however, dissatisfaction toward Nagumo began to grow.
Ever since Yuto had driven Mizowaki out of the student council, Nagumo's attitude toward him had become increasingly harsh.
Yet Nagumo still spoke normally to Tonokawa.
Mizowaki had already been expelled from the student council because of things Nagumo had done, and Nagumo was still treating him like this.
That resentment created the first cracks in Mizowaki's trust in him.
Yuto moved quickly.
By lunchtime the following day, the student council used the first-year building's broadcast system to announce that Class D student Tokito Hiroya had become the student council's discipline committee member.
The general affairs staff also posted an official notice on the bulletin board announcing Tokito's admission to the student council.
The moment the broadcast ended, Class D erupted.
"What the hell, Tokito? How did you become the student council's discipline committee member?"
"Obviously because the student council recognized my abilities and decided I was qualified for the position," Tokito replied smugly.
Ishizaki couldn't stand his self-satisfied expression.
"You? Abilities? If you were actually capable, Boss Ryuen wouldn't have broken your arm!"
The mention of his broken arm instantly enraged Tokito.
He stood and pointed at Ishizaki with his uninjured hand.
"Ishizaki Daichi, listen carefully. You, Ryuen Kakeru, and Yamada Albert had better watch yourselves from now on!"
"What the hell is that supposed to mean, Tokito Hiroya?!"
"Hehehe. I'm the discipline committee member now. If you bastards keep bullying everyone, I'll use my authority to throw all of you out of this school!"
"..."
Tokito turned his finger toward Ryuen.
"You hear me, Ryuen Kakeru?!"
Ryuen's face darkened.
"Don't get carried away just because you've become some discipline committee member. Point that finger at me again and I'll break your other arm too."
"Come on, then! Touch me and I'll have you expelled!" Tokito shouted, sounding far braver than he actually felt.
"Stop talking nonsense, Tokito!" Ishizaki yelled. "A discipline committee member obviously doesn't have the authority to expel students!"
"Maybe I don't, but the student council does. If you hurt me, the student council definitely won't let you off!"
"Tch."
Ryuen clicked his tongue.
He wanted nothing more than to beat Tokito and break his remaining arm.
Unfortunately, reason told him he couldn't.
Without a contract or other justification, physically injuring another student would result in punishment.
Suddenly, Ryuen frowned.
"Tokito Hiroya, did you become the discipline committee member because you sided with Shimizu Yuto?"
The entire class froze slightly.
Shiina Hiyori, who had been quietly trying to remain invisible, blinked.
Could Tokito becoming a discipline committee member really have something to do with Yuto?
It certainly seemed possible.
Tokito didn't look particularly qualified for a student council position, while Yuto was the vice president.
The more Hiyori thought about it, the more likely the connection seemed.
"What do you mean, 'sided with him'?"
Tokito no longer bothered hiding anything.
"Shimizu-san appreciates me. He recognized my abilities, so he personally arranged for me to join the student council and take the discipline committee member position."
Tokito had completely laid his cards on the table.
He was openly admitting that he was Yuto's follower.
Ryuen's expression grew even darker.
Now he roughly understood why Tokito had been made the discipline committee member.
That bastard Yuto had deliberately put Tokito in the position so he could openly monitor and restrain Ryuen, preventing him from continuing to control Class D through violence.
After Tokito became the discipline committee member, Class D underwent several significant changes.
The biggest was the balance of power.
Class D was beginning to resemble Class A in one particular way: the class now contained two opposing factions.
One remained Ryuen's faction.
The other was an anti-Ryuen faction centered around Tokito, the discipline committee member.
Tokito's group included not only students who already opposed Ryuen, but also Komiya Kyogo and Yamawaki, both of whom had betrayed Ryuen in the past.
Komiya and Yamawaki believed Yuto might eventually arrange for them to become discipline committee members too.
So they joined Tokito's anti-Ryuen faction early and began opposing Ryuen alongside the others.
Watching them band together left Ryuen extremely frustrated.
He had already cursed Shimizu Yuto's name several times.
If Yuto hadn't made Tokito a discipline committee member, Ryuen was convinced his rule through violence would never have encountered this kind of resistance.
Now, whenever Ryuen attempted to use force or intimidation to control the class, Tokito would immediately step forward and self-righteously interfere.
The growing chaos in Class D gave Sakagami Kazuma an enormous headache.
Although he generally leaned toward Ryuen, there was very little he could do as their teacher.
What was he supposed to say?
'Stop causing trouble, Tokito. Just obey Ryuen properly.'
Tokito had already had an arm broken by Ryuen.
There was no chance he would accept something like that.
As Class D became increasingly divided and Tokito grew more arrogant, life became steadily more frustrating for Ryuen and Ishizaki.
Tokito's confidence had swollen tremendously.
He was now a student council discipline committee member and had an anti-Ryuen faction supporting him.
In his mind, that meant he no longer needed to fear Ryuen.
So Tokito started provoking Ryuen and Ishizaki at every opportunity, throwing sarcastic remarks at them with the smug attitude of someone who had suddenly gained power.
For the first time, Ryuen and Ishizaki were experiencing the same frustration other students had felt when Class D deliberately provoked them.
Kikyo learned about the chaos in Class D from Manabe Shiho and passed all of the information along to Yuto.
In the dorm room at nightfall, Yuto sat on the bed, while his little devil girlfriend sat intimately on his lap.
Gently stroking Kikyo's flat abdomen, Yuto chuckled and said, "Tokito Hiroya is really that jumpy, it seems I chose the right person to be the discipline committee member."
"Mm-hmm~" Kikyo focused on moving her alluring buttocks, rubbing against Yuto like a little bear rubbing against a tree.
Raising an eyebrow, Yuto tickled Kikyo's waist. The ticklish sensation from her waist made Kikyo let out cheerful and pleasant 'giggle' like laughter.
"Kikyo, what are you trying to do."
"I want to!"
"Then I'll satisfy you~"
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