Inside the conference room.
Having heard Shibata's motive.
The various teachers also had their own judgments.
"Nagumo."
Chairman Sakayanagi said in a deep voice: "Shibata reported you for taking bribes and selling Student Council positions. Do you have anything you want to say?"
"Naturally not."
Nagumo Miyabi stood up, gave Hikigaya a cold glance, and said:
"I agreed to let Hikigaya and Kanzaki join the Student Council because they possess the corresponding strength. At the same time, the Wool Club they belong to is just a loose club with no activity content."
"Whereas the Football Club Shibata belongs to is an actual sports club; naturally, he cannot handle the activity content of both the Student Council and the Football Club simultaneously."
"As long as Shibata quits the Football Club, I would have no objection to him joining the Student Council."
"I did indeed receive a transfer of two million private points from Hikigaya, but that was because he wanted to buy the cultural festival turnover from us third-years."
"This shouldn't be a violation, right?"
"Mm, it's not a violation."
Chairman Sakayanagi still maintained his iron-faced yet gentle smile.
He nodded.
Spending private points to boost turnover is naturally not a violation.
Such shops are not uncommon in society.
Although it might be considered immoral behavior in the eyes of some, it is also a normal commercial tactic.
In this regard.
The school has always been relatively relaxed or even encouraging.
As long as one doesn't break the law, anything goes.
But clearly.
Nagumo Miyabi still did not realize where the problem of bribery lay.
At least in this school.
Selling Student Council positions is undoubtedly equivalent to selling official posts. Maintaining this thought, Nagumo Miyabi would surely walk the path of breaking laws and discipline even if he became an official.
"Teachers, what do you think?"
Chairman Sakayanagi asked with a smile, having never intended to make the judgment himself from the start.
Clearly.
This kind of method was too low-level in his eyes.
But as long as it can manipulate the majority of people, that is Hikigaya's strength; it's just that the corresponding price needs to be borne by himself.
As for Hikigaya's opinion.
There was no need to ask. Having acted so happily just now, his attitude was already obvious.
"Nagumo, you said Hikigaya spent two million to find third-years to buy cultural festival turnover. Is there any evidence?"
The fair Mashima-sensei frowned, and other teachers were also concerned. If there was evidence, anything would be easy to say.
"No..."
Nagumo Miyabi's face stiffened for a moment, but he quickly said solemnly: "I believe the teachers can make a fair judgment. Teachers, please think carefully."
"Graduation is approaching. The gap between our third-year Class A and Class B is vast. There's no need to do this, is there?"
"Mm..."
As he spoke, Mashima-sensei turned to Shibata and said coldly:
"Student Shibata, do you know if Hikigaya spent two million to prepare for the cultural festival?"
"That's not it..."
Shibata said with some anger: "One million was indeed used to buy turnover, but the remaining million was used to join the Student Council."
"Nonsense."
Nagumo Miyabi also said with some anger: "Clearly it was one and a half million for me to give to the third-years, and the remaining five hundred thousand was to build a good relationship with me, so I would help second-year Class B rise to Class A in future exams."
"Teacher, this shouldn't be a problem, right?"
The several teachers did not speak.
Clearly.
Nagumo Miyabi still hadn't realized the problem.
Being able to rule the entire third year was his strength in the first place, so what did helping the second year rise to A matter?
To put it simply, he failed to distinguish between public and private.
He completely viewed the Student Council as his private property, which led to this mistake.
Even if what Nagumo Miyabi said was true, he couldn't take this money, at least not in a setting like the Student Council.
Five hundred thousand to build a good relationship.
Then did letting Hikigaya join the Student Council count as building a good relationship?
This is using public office for private gain.
It's just that Nagumo Miyabi couldn't realize it; never mind Nagumo Miyabi, many adults likewise cannot realize it.
He rose to the Student Council himself, and the third year was ruled by himself, so what the hell was the problem?
Nagumo Miyabi had almost self-destructed.
Furthermore.
In the eyes of outsiders.
Nagumo Miyabi's reasoning completely failed to hold water.
Spending private points to buy turnover—was Hikigaya committing suicide? What about the cultural festival?
"Teacher Yamamoto, what is it?"
At this time.
Mashima-sensei and the others looked toward a middle-aged man operating a laptop.
That teacher shook his head.
He was checking Nagumo Miyabi's private points.
Unfortunately.
Nagumo Miyabi had even scraped the third-year's private points clean, so how could he possibly have transferred private points to the third-years?
For Nagumo Miyabi.
Helping Hikigaya boost turnover was just a matter of a single word.
All private points were in Nagumo Miyabi's account. The several teachers looked at Nagumo Miyabi with some sympathy.
Brother.
You said yourself it was for buying cultural festival turnover.
Then you should at least go through the process.
But in the transaction records.
There were no transfer records between Nagumo Miyabi and anyone else.
Even if they wanted to believe him, they had no way to believe him.
Clearly.
Even if what Nagumo Miyabi said was true, his methods were too green; he simply did not understand the degree to which others' sinister intentions could go.
Although it wasn't a major problem.
Once someone pointed it out, he could only take it.
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The higher the status and power, the more one needs to be careful and cautious.
Clearly.
Nagumo Miyabi did not understand this.
Personal thoughts are not important at all.
What matters is the school.
Hikigaya looked up at Chairman Sakayanagi opposite him, revealing a fawning smile.
Do me a favor.
The goal was only to cancel Nagumo Miyabi's Student Council President position and let Ichinose take the post.
As for himself?
Clearly, it was impossible.
Hikigaya knew clearly that he would definitely not get the support of others; the only possibility was Ichinose.
This was not difficult.
After all.
The new Student Council President election was originally supposed to be held in October, but Nagumo Miyabi had used the rules to postpone it until December.
With the mistakes Nagumo Miyabi had committed.
He was certainly no longer suitable to continue serving as Student Council President.
It was the perfect time to make Nagumo Miyabi step down.
Failing to distinguish between public and private.
He would eventually encounter problems.
It just depends on whether someone utilizes it.
It could have waited until December, but Nagumo Miyabi had made him uncomfortable during the sports festival, so he would give him a lesson.
And.
The earlier one takes the position, the better; more time to manipulate.
Unfortunately.
It felt like Chairman Sakayanagi looked down on him a bit, feeling like he might give Hikigaya trouble.
Not asking for him to be on his side, just asking for fair treatment.
Simply carry out the punishment normally.
Humph.
Seeing Hikigaya's smug look made him irritated. Chairman Sakayanagi snorted inwardly and said plainly:
"Teachers, what do you think should be done?"
"Uh..."
The third-year Class A homeroom teacher scratched the back of his head with some difficulty.
Although Nagumo Miyabi actually ruled the third year and all the teachers knew it, there was no official position like "Third-Year Boss."
He said himself he was paying to boost turnover for the third year.
Yet there was no transfer record.
So what if he told the truth?
His own words didn't match the accounts, so it could only be handled as Nagumo Miyabi personally taking bribes and selling Student Council positions.
Even if one wanted to help, there was no way to help...