The Student Council Room.
Hikigaya held his activity report.
For some reason.
He felt a bit nervous.
Maybe this is the so-called "pressure from a superior"?
Commander Horikita Manabu is truly impressive.
He felt that if he submitted the report like this, he would likely be given a lecture.
Thinking of this.
Hikigaya really didn't want to submit this club activity report.
But if he didn't.
The club budget for the Wool Club would go down the drain.
Is this what it feels like to have no choice but to do things for a salary?
Corporate slaves are truly miserable.
Hikigaya felt he instantly understood the plight of a salaryman.
He wanted to throw the resignation letter right in the boss's smelly face, but thinking about next month's salary, he could only give up.
What is this?
Corporate slaves are too pitiful.
Hikigaya paced back and forth outside the door.
He wanted to wait for a time when the Student Council was busy.
Then he'd go in, leave the report on the desk, and sneak away.
Or he could just find another Student Council member to take it in for him; he didn't want to go in anyway.
Just then.
A graceful young girl arrived at the Student Council Room.
Her face was like a sunflower with a brilliant smile, and she wore a sunflower hair clip on her orange, waist-length hair.
Seeing that she wasn't carrying any documents, Hikigaya didn't intend to pay her any attention.
"Do you have business with the Student Council?"
To his surprise, she spoke first.
"Yeah."
Hikigaya nodded and hurriedly handed the document to her:
"Excuse me, you're part of the Student Council, right? I want to submit a club activity report. I don't know the procedure, so could I just give it to you to take inside for me?"
"Eh? No, no, that's not it."
The girl shook her head and said: "I'm Asahina Nazuna from 2nd Year Class A. I'm not a Student Council member. I'm just in the same class as Vice President Nagumo Miyabi and came here to find him."
"I see, thank you."
Hikigaya nodded.
"I'm going."
If you're not in the Student Council, why the hell did you talk to me?
"Don't just stand outside, come in with me."
Senior Asahina pushed open the door to the Student Council Room and waved her hand, signaling for him to follow.
Hikigaya helplessly followed behind Asahina and walked into the room.
"Eh? Asahina."
The blond-haired Nagumo Miyabi was about to say hello when he saw Hikigaya behind her.
"Why are the two of you together?"
"Eh?"
Asahina looked puzzled: "You two know each other? I saw him pacing around outside just now, so I brought him in."
"I see."
Nagumo Miyabi sat in his seat and smiled: "We've met a few times. As you know, I never forget anyone I've met."
What is this? How terrifying. Hikigaya was somewhat shocked. As expected of someone who could become the Student Council Vice President and a strong contender for the next presidency.
Ah.
There are truly too many outstanding people in this school.
"Hikigaya-kun, take a seat."
Nagumo Miyabi gestured toward the sofa in the middle and smiled: "What brings you to the Student Council?"
Hm?
Hikigaya keenly felt something was wrong.
Clearly, Commander Horikita Manabu was still sitting in the main seat, so why was this guy doing all the talking? He really didn't want to deal with this blond-haired guy.
"Because we are in a transition period."
Commander Horikita Manabu saw through his confusion and explained flatly:
"Recently, Student Council matters are being prioritized for Nagumo Miyabi to handle. Do you have a problem with that?"
"No."
Hikigaya breathed a sigh of relief. He tremblingly placed the activity report on Horikita Manabu's desk and said:
"This is the activity report for our club."
"Hm?"
Horikita Manabu looked at him with confusion before picking up the report on the desk.
"Eh?"
Nagumo Miyabi also leaned in with curiosity and said with slight confusion:
"I remember that 'Wool Club' of yours. It's mainly for薅-ing (scraping) the school's wool, right? During spot checks, you were just sitting in the club reading. You actually have activities?"
So there really were spot checks.
Hikigaya felt nervous; he hadn't noticed them at all.
It was probably the surveillance camera above the club room.
"A wool-scraping club."
Asahina also leaned in with curiosity: "There's actually a club like that? Let me see too."
Hikigaya glanced at her with confusion.
This person isn't a Student Council member, yet she acts as free as if she's in her own home.
However, no one explained it to him this time.
"Um."
Hikigaya hurriedly said: "I'll leave this here and go."
"Wait."
Horikita Manabu spoke up calmly: "Coming here at this time... you thought it would be easier to pass if it went through me, right? Are you not concerned about the result?"
"Uu..."
"I passed."
Hikigaya was instantly choked up.
These little tricks really couldn't be hidden from the other party.
"Haha, don't be so nervous."
Nagumo Miyabi joked with a smile: "As long as the Wool Club can produce actual results, I can make it easy for you to pass."
You're talking as if you've already been elected...
This guy is really confident.
However, Hikigaya was used to it. Whether they were in Classes A, B, C, or D, or the upperclassmen, anyone who could become a leader was extremely confident in themselves.
Maybe this is what they call "personal charisma."
"Sigh."
Just then, Horikita Manabu, who was reading his report, let out a faint sigh and handed the report to the secretary, Tachibana Akane, who was behind him.
"Read it."
Another public execution!
No way!
Hikigaya suddenly became nervous.
"Understood."
Tachibana Akane gave Hikigaya a glare before taking the Wool Club activity report.
[Advanced Nurturing High School Money-Making Guide]
[According to the Wool Club's market research, in order to compress costs, Advanced Nurturing High School uses a bulk-purchasing model for most products, such as the latest volumes of light novels.]
Inserting 10,000 words about the experience of selling books.
[Through the Wool Club's practical experience, as long as one possesses a certain amount of personal points, it is possible to implement a monopoly transaction on a specific product to earn a large number of personal points.]
[This method is practically feasible.]
[Particularly recommended for beginners is monopolizing sanitary products. One only needs enough personal points to buy up the girls' monthly sanitary supplies.]
[Earning 20 million personal points is not a problem at all.]
Secretary Tachibana Akane finished reading haltingly, her gaze toward Hikigaya making it seem as if she were looking at trash.
"Scum."
To think he would actually target girls' sanitary products.
This person is simply the worst.
"Oh." Asahina clapped her small hands with surprise and said: "Impressive. Hikigaya-kun, your brain is quite good to be able to think of such a method."
"Why are you, a student, thinking about doing business?"
Normal people indeed wouldn't think like that.
But he had no choice for the sake of the Wool Club. Hikigaya looked at Commander Horikita Manabu with nervousness.
He didn't know if these results would pass the club evaluation.
"It seems I underestimated you before."
Nagumo Miyabi narrowed his eyes, looked at him, and smiled: "Hikigaya, if nothing unexpected happens, I'll become the new Student Council President in a month. You should join the Student Council too."
"Eh?"
Hikigaya said seriously: "No thank you, I still want to put as much energy as possible into my class."
"I see."
Nagumo Miyabi said dismissively: "If you're only doing it to reach Class A, you don't need to do that. Work for me, and I'll have a much greater certainty of getting you into Class A."
"No thanks."
Hikigaya still firmly refused.
Does this guy not understand social etiquette?
He had even rejected Commander Horikita Manabu twice; why would he work under you, blondie?
His boss could only be an angel like Ichinose!
When it came time to say no...
...he was the type of person who would keep on refusing.
"Alright, what a pity."
Nagumo Miyabi shrugged his shoulders as if it didn't matter.
Sensing Hikigaya's gaze, Horikita Manabu struck his signature "commander's pose" and said:
"In other words, you used this method to successfully earn 35,900 personal points."
"Yes."
"Hm..."
Hearing this, Horikita Manabu rubbed his temples as if he had a headache:
"Assuming one had enough luck, this report indeed makes it possible to earn 20 million personal points. This has already affected the school's original intent."
After all, this is a school.
Although it was a garbage school led by the state that wanted to train people into "elite corporate slaves."
But the original intent was still education.
Allowing students to do business was simply putting the cart before the horse.
Advanced Nurturing only teaches how to be a good corporate slave, not how to start a business.
"Since this already involves the rules, I will submit this report to the school."
Horikita Manabu didn't have the authority to handle such a matter: "In any case, the Wool Club won't have been officially established for a year until next April, so there's no rush. You may go now."
"Excuse me."
Hikigaya nodded and hurriedly got up to leave.
He didn't expect to get an answer so quickly.
Having helped the school find such a big loophole, there was no reason not to pass, right?
Probably?
Unless the school was really so stingy that they wouldn't even let him "scrape" 15,000 points of wool a month.
That would be too much.
The Ministry of Education might be useless, but he would definitely report them to the Fire Department.
"Nagumo."
After Hikigaya left, Horikita Manabu tapped the report on the desk.
"This report—do you think it should be left for you to handle, or should I submit it to the school now?"
"Senior, there's no need to test me like that."
Nagumo Miyabi spread his hands with a look of indifference and smiled:
"I am indeed interested in him, but I wouldn't use such despicable means to threaten him into playing with me. Besides, I can't feel any drive from him at all."
"Didn't he think it would be easier to pass through you? Let Senior handle it then."
Nagumo Miyabi said with some anticipation: "Compared to him, I'm now more hoping that Senior will give it his all in a match against me. How about it?"
Although he wanted to compete with Hikigaya, Nagumo Miyabi wouldn't stoop to such petty tricks as abusing his authority to give someone a hard time.
"It seems you have some misunderstanding about me."
Horikita Manabu gave him a flat glance and said: "No matter who the opponent is, I am always giving it my all."
"Haha, indeed."
Nagumo Miyabi praised him with a bright smile: "As expected of Senior, completely without flaws. I just wonder how much longer your composure can last."
"Who knows."
Horikita Manabu said dismissively, adopting a complete "do whatever you want" attitude.
"Forget it."
"Once I become the Student Council President, I will have the right to suggest changes to the exam rules."
"When that time comes, I will definitely make this school depend more on individual ability, instead of this current child's play."
"Senior Horikita, I truly hope you don't lose."
Nagumo Miyabi propped his hands on the table and stared at his esteemed senior with a smile.
Tachibana Akane instantly glared at him with sharp eyes, while Asahina, who was by his side, rubbed her forehead helplessly.
These two are at it again.
"If you truly hope so..."
"Then I'd prefer you to stop doing unnecessary things."
Horikita Manabu's eyes were no longer calm.
The third-year class had only seen a few expulsions so far, yet the second-year class already had more than a dozen.
This was all thanks to the Nagumo Miyabi standing before him.
If he really came to power...
...the battle for the first-years would likely only become more intense.