After getting an affirmative answer from Kanzaki Saku, Shinomiya Kaguya turned to Hiratsuka Shizuka and Gotoh Hitori.
"Ms. Hiratsuka, Gotoh-san, thank you for your timely report. The Student Council will handle the rest. You may go back now."
Hiratsuka Shizuka, as if relieved of a heavy burden, quickly pulled Bocchi-chan, who was still secretly glancing at Kanzaki Saku, and left the hotbed of trouble.
Kotegawa Yui and Kushida Kikyou exchanged a look, then supported each other as they quickly stumbled away and disappeared into the shadows of the old school building.
Kanzaki Saku, on the other hand, followed behind Shinomiya Kaguya, heading to the Student Council office.
The Student Council office was located on the top floor of the main school building. It was spacious, tidy, and spotless, with a somewhat luxurious decorative style that reflected Shuchiin's wealth.
"This is the Student Council office. Daily affairs are usually handled by me, Secretary Fujiwara Chika, and Treasurer Hayasaka Ai. And now, you."
She walked behind a large desk and sat down, gesturing for Kanzaki Saku to sit in the chair opposite her.
"As for your position, I will appoint you as the Student Council's Vice President." Shinomiya Kaguya didn't beat around the bush and directly decided Kanzaki Saku's position.
Although Kanzaki Saku had anticipated his position, he still had to put on an act.
"V-Vice President? President Shinomiya, this position is too high. I've just joined, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it..."
"I believe you can." The ice-queen Kaguya was still very assertive and domineering.
This kind of "I don't care what you think, I only care what I think" assertiveness felt a bit strange to Kanzaki Saku, who was used to her goofy side, and it made him look forward to Kaguya's state after falling in love even more.
"The duties of the Vice President are mainly to assist me in handling various affairs. I will teach you everything you don't know, hand in hand. In addition, you will represent the Student Council in handling some cases involving student rights, especially the rights of male students. Your identity gives you a natural advantage."
Listening to Shinomiya Kaguya's introduction, Kanzaki Saku felt like she wasn't describing the duties of a Vice President, but rather those of a personal secretary.
He wondered if it would turn into a situation of 'secretary does the work when there's work to do, and gets done when there isn't.'
"Since President Shinomiya has so much faith in me, I will accept the duties of Vice President. I will do my best to learn from the president and my seniors, and work hard to live up to the president's trust."
Kanzaki Saku wore a look of being overwhelmed with favor.
Shinomiya Kaguya nodded, seeming somewhat satisfied with his statement. She picked up a document and began to briefly introduce several projects the Student Council was currently promoting, as well as the basic workflow of daily tasks.
They hadn't been talking for long when the hands of the wall clock pointed to the lunch break.
Shinomiya Kaguya put down the document, glanced at the time, and suddenly spoke: "It's already noon. Vice President Kanzaki, if you don't mind, how about we have lunch together?"
Kanzaki Saku was slightly taken aback. Noon was his scheduled training time with Kita. Although Kanzaki Saku wasn't mainly there to train, but to help the gloomy Kita regain her feminine spirit.
But right now, President Shinomiya's invitation was clearly more important. After all, if Shinomiya Kaguya hadn't picked him, he might still be a trophy in the delinquent girls' power struggle.
Of course, there was nothing wrong with messing around with delinquent girls, but for Kanzaki Saku, the position of Vice President offered a much vaster sky and a wider sea!
"Thank you very much for your kind offer, President. I'd be happy to join you." After accepting Shinomiya Kaguya's invitation, Kanzaki Saku didn't forget to send a message to Kita to let her know.
Behind the old school building, in a place piled with discarded desks and chairs, Kita Ikuyo had been waiting with a heart full of pilgrimage-like reverence.
She had bolted out of the classroom the instant the lunch bell rang, which, for someone who wished she could merge with the walls, required immense courage and was one of her boldest actions of the semester.
Relying on the unique stealth technique of a gloomy type—avoiding everyone's gaze by crawling through the shadows—Kita quickly reached this corner she had secretly named the "Place of Salvation."
Today, she had specifically changed into a... well, a clean school uniform, and had secretly used some of her parents' skincare products, trying to make her skin, which had grown somewhat dull from staying indoors for so long, look a bit more radiant.
Ever since yesterday, when the boy who descended like a god helped her shed her decade-long status as a "shut-in," Kita Ikuyo felt that her life might finally be getting on the right track.
After all, no one wanted to squirm through life like a maggot. For Kita, the true Bocchi-chan of this reversed world, a contradictory desire had always lurked deep in her heart.
She was afraid of contact with others, yet she desperately hoped someone would take the initiative to approach her. Even a simple word might become a star in her dim world.
If friendship was like that, love was something Kita didn't even dare to think about. Her highest goal in life had once been to just lose her virginity before she died!
Then Kanzaki Saku appeared, taking the initiative to engage in some assistance-based relations with her.
To be honest, Kita had heard that some boys would enter the industry either for the thrill or simply to make money.
But in this era where men were scarce, those who specialized in this were truly like diamond-studded sticks. Just getting a lick would cost a considerable amount, let alone using one.
Although Kanzaki Saku also charged a fee, the price was too conscientious, especially given his high looks. It was practically getting him for free; Kanzaki Saku was basically doing charity.
After a night of deep thought at home yesterday, Kita came to a conclusion that might have been a bit presumptuous, but for which there was no other explanation.
Kanzaki Saku wasn't doing it for the money at all!
He was kind-hearted. He just wanted to save her, a gloomy type, and wanted to be friends with her. A fuck buddy is still a buddy!
Charging money was just to consider her pride, a small fee to make it less obvious.
Kanzaki Saku, were you really such a gentle, loving person?!
'Aaaah! He's so slow! Why is time passing so slowly!'
Kita squatted in the corner for a moment, then couldn't help but peek towards the corridor entrance, her hands tightly clutching a wallet that was even flatter than yesterday's.
Finally, on the nth time she checked her phone, she saw a message from Kanzaki Saku.
[The Reversal God: "Kita, something came up on my end, I can't make it. You don't have to wait."]
In an instant, Kita Ikuyo felt like she had become a Siberian potato. All her anticipation was extinguished, replaced by a bone-chilling cold.
'He's not coming? Why?!'
'Did I do something wrong? Did I act like a starving ghost yesterday and scare him away?'
Kita didn't look for a reason on Kanzaki Saku's side, but instantly fell into self-doubt.
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