"Hello, Vice President Komiya, I'm reporting for duty."
Since Anna Komiya wanted to put on an act, Alistair didn't mind playing along. If their true relationship were exposed, it would be a bit troublesome.
"Come, come, let me introduce you. I presume you don't need much introduction to President Yūta Tomoto; everyone knows him, and he is my boyfriend."
Anna Komiya stood next to President Yūta Tomoto and said with a smile. Yūta Tomoto awkwardly scratched his head. Their excellent appearances made them look like a golden couple, but only Alistair knew that Anna Komiya had Yūta Tomoto completely under her thumb.
It was evident from the fact that Anna Komiya refused to even sleep with Yūta Tomoto when she went to the nightclub before. Now, in private, Anna Komiya was completely subservient to Alistair, practically acting as his pet. Although she still publicly claimed Yūta Tomoto as her boyfriend, in reality, Yūta Tomoto couldn't even touch a hair on Anna Komiya. At least to outsiders, Anna Komiya's surface was brilliantly radiant, while the decay inside was something Alistair alone enjoyed.
How does the saying go? Behind every goddess, there's a man who's tired of fucking her. Alistair was that man behind Anna Komiya.
"This is Sayuri Takamine, the Student Council Secretary. Don't let her serious demeanor fool you; she's actually very easy to talk to."
Next, Anna Komiya walked over to a beautiful girl sitting at a desk processing documents and introduced her. She had pale purple hair that reached her waist, with a part of it tied in a ponytail using a red hair tie.
"Hello, I am Sayuri Takamine."
Sayuri Takamine nodded, greeting Alistair flatly. She then immediately returned to her work, as if this was a trivial matter that couldn't hold her attention.
"Ahem, actually, Sayuri, you don't need to work so hard. There's no rush; the deadline for processing these documents is quite generous."
Anna Komiya felt a little awkward seeing Sayuri Takamine lift her head and immediately lower it again. After all, the person she brought in should be given some face.
"But documents often pile up unexpectedly. If I don't process some now, I'll probably be the one stressed out later. It's better to finish early. After all, while your processing speed is fast, everyone here knows the school's style."
Sayuri Takamine was quite blunt. Although she admitted Anna Komiya processed documents quickly, the school's eccentric behavior was truly unpredictable. God knows what new task the school would throw at them.
"Uh, that's true. Well, I appreciate your hard work. Koyama-kun, Sayuri-san's processing speed is second only to mine. But she handles support work for both me and President Tomoto, so Secretary Sayuri is very busy."
Anna Komiya noticed Alistair's confusion and explained.
"Is that so? That's quite impressive."
Alistair agreed that it was somewhat remarkable. The rumors about the President and Vice President's competence might partly be due to Sayuri Takamine's efforts.
"This is the outgoing Treasurer, Shizuku Hatsufuji. She is a third-year student preparing for university entrance exams, so she is getting ready to step down from the Treasurer's role. Koyama-kun, you will be the Student Council's new Treasurer."
Anna Komiya then led Alistair to another girl who looked a bit like a tennen-boke (airhead) and was very bountifully endowed, and introduced her to Alistair.
"Hello, I am Shizuku Hatsufuji. Nice to meet you. Please take care of me."
Shizuku Hatsufuji politely introduced herself to Alistair, nodding slightly. Her green eyes seemed to hold a hint of confusion.
She looks very easy to trick. Can this Treasurer really handle things? Or is she just a puppet for Anna Komiya?
Alistair was quite curious about how such a gentle, somewhat airheaded girl became the Treasurer. After all, this position was responsible for allocating activity funds to various clubs, and every club would try to curry favor with the Treasurer.
Since the total funds were fixed, if one club received more, others would inevitably receive less. Therefore, for this position, either you were so untouchable that no one dared provoke you (they would only try to win you over), or you were truly smooth and could manage all the different groups perfectly.
If you were neither, and people couldn't target the President, they would certainly target you, the Treasurer. You would be guaranteed to be ambushed in a dark corner, face various harassment, or suffer annoying petty acts like your desk being scratched, books disappearing, or your chair vanishing. Do not doubt their moral limits; they could pull off any nasty trick. While they wouldn't inflict serious harm, they would certainly provide you with enough frustrating incidents to satisfy you.
So, Alistair was curious how Shizuku Hatsufuji remained unaffected. Did she have a powerful background?
"Curious how Hatsufuji-senpai isn't retaliated against by clubs whose funding was cut?"
Anna Komiya asked with a light laugh, seeming to have read Alistair's mind.
"Mhm."
Alistair nodded.
"Because this senpai's father is one of the school's directors."
Yuka Tachibana suddenly appeared beside the two, answering Alistair before Anna Komiya could speak.
"...Well, that explains it. I didn't realize Hatsufuji-senpai was such an important person."
Bang!
Just as Alistair was speaking, the Student Council office door was violently thrown open, creating a loud noise.
"Anna-chan, Shizuku-chan, I'm here to see you!"
A highly energetic female voice echoed through the Student Council office.
Visibly, every person in the room, including the naturally confused-looking Shizuku Hatsufuji, showed an expression of distress. The faces of the others also darkened.
Alistair looked towards the doorway. The first thing he saw was a pair of aggressively shaking "small papayas." Looking up, he saw a slightly rounded, oval face with two large, blinking eyes that made her look very pretty. However, the girl's overall demeanor gave off an impression of energetic airheadedness.
"Uh, Yuri, what do you need?"
Anna Komiya forced a strained smile as she asked.
"Well, it's almost time for the evaluation period, isn't it? So, I came to the Student Council to talk to everyone about the staffing issue."
The energetic girl, whom Anna Komiya called Yuri, placed her hands on her hips and stated loudly, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"Staffing issue? Isn't the evaluation period for reviewing the use of funds by various departments? Shouldn't we be planning the allocation of funding?"
Alistair rubbed his chin, asking in confusion. He had looked into this a little before, but he recalled that the evaluation period had nothing to do with staff allocation. What was this girl talking about?
"Oh? Is this a new member of the Student Council? I haven't seen you before, but your look is excellent!"
Noticing Alistair's presence, the energetic girl, Yuri, ran up to Alistair, circling him and scrutinizing his appearance.
"Okay, I've decided! I'm going to use you as the model for the male protagonist of our game! We're running low on protagonist samples, and your look is perfect for the basic image of our game's male lead. So, you're joining my club activities too!"
The energetic girl, Yuri, gave Alistair a thumbs-up and declared unilaterally, deciding Alistair's extracurricular direction.
"Uh, you haven't even asked for my opinion yet, have you?!"
Alistair felt taken aback. What was wrong with this girl? She suddenly declared he was the model for their male protagonist's basic image. Setting aside what game or what kind of male lead, this was an endorsement of his looks to some extent, but her unilateral decision about Alistair's involvement and forcing him to join her team was utterly absurd.
"Hmm? Did I? Doesn't matter, it's decided anyway! Hey, Anna-chan, I'm commandeering this male student!"
The energetic girl glossed over Alistair's question, turned to Anna Komiya, and announced.
"Um, Yuri, this is our prospective Treasurer, Alistair Koyama. Hatsufuji-senpai is stepping down to prepare for university entrance exams. If you borrow Alistair-kun, we'll have to find a new Treasurer, which will be very troublesome. Also, the evaluation period is in a few days, and the Treasurer is a key person."
A look of resignation flashed across Anna Komiya's face. She found this energetic girl difficult to handle. The fact that this girl could develop such a personality indicated a lot about her background—the person behind her was someone the vast majority of people at the school dared not cross.
"Alistair-kun? So your name is Alistair Koyama? Then I'll call you Little Alistair-dear! So, Little Alistair-dear, you belong to me now."
Clearly, the energetic girl was completely focused on Alistair's name, not the issue at hand. This level of erraticness gave Alistair a headache, and he wasn't alone.
Alistair looked around at his distressed colleagues and shook his head helplessly.
The fact that this energetic girl behaved this way in the Student Council office, coupled with her previous statements, clearly indicated this wasn't her first visit, and the current members couldn't handle her. This showed that her backing was such that no one here dared to provoke her. They weren't weak; it was just that money and influence ran the show here. As long as the actions weren't too outrageous, dealing with a few people was easy.
"Oh, by the way, I haven't introduced myself. Hello, Little Alistair-dear. I am Yuri Shibasaki, President of the Galgame Club. I am currently gathering forces to develop a super-erotic galgame. Our goal is to create the best galgame hentai in the market."
Looking at the energetic Yuri Shibasaki introducing herself, Alistair realized who she was: the legendary super-VIP whose mother was the school's biggest director, the one they had all been talking about.