COTE : Backed By Black Technology System

Horikita Manabu's words made Kanda Shuichi quickly understand the situation, but he still found it troublesome.

"Why don't you just use your authority as president to kick him out of the student council?" Kanda Shuichi shrugged.

"The president's authority isn't all-powerful. As long as he hasn't made any obvious mistakes, even I can't do anything."

I see, so the student council president isn't omnipotent.

Wait, does that mean if I become the vice president, that guy can't easily kick me out?

But, this doesn't seem to make much sense.

"But I have no experience being a student council member, and my health is weak, so I might not be able to handle the work."

"No problem, the vice president can have two assistants."

Alright, you're waiting for me, aren't you?

Showing your true colors, huh?

You want to use me to bring Horikita Suzune into the student council, right?

You should have said so earlier, you're such a stubborn man!

"Before that, can you tell me some information about Nagumo?"

"No problem," Horikita Manabu agreed readily.

Then, he got some bad news...

Among the second-year girls, almost all of them are very close to Nagumo, and some have even entrusted their futures to him.

Hearing this, Kanda Shuichi couldn't help but hold his forehead in frustration. Damn, what you fear always comes true.

Has Hashibara-senpai been influenced too?

Does that mean Akito's love will end in failure?

No, I need to find time to tell Akito about this, it's not a small matter.

Kanda Shuichi didn't care if Miyake could be with Senior Hashiguchi, after all, that's their business, not his.

But if this matter hurts my good friend Akito, then I must teach that Nagumo guy what he can and can't do.

For this, I'll take the vice president position for now, and resign later if needed.

"Got it, I'll take the vice president position, but I might not be able to help with daily work."

Kanda Shuichi sighed and agreed to Horikita Manabu's request.

"No problem, you just need to keep Nagumo in check at critical moments. For now, I'll handle the student council. After I step down, you can recruit two new assistants."

Horikita Manabu quickly agreed to Kanda Shuichi's request and then pulled out a club application form from somewhere, along with a pen.

"This school technically doesn't allow students to join both the student council and regular clubs at the same time. I'll talk to Sato about the archery club."

When Kanda Shuichi took the application form, Horikita Manabu reassured him.

Sighing, Kanda Shuichi filled out the application form and wrote his name.

Horikita Manabu looked at the form and nodded.

"Even if you try to keep it a secret, the news that you've become the student council vice president will get out before the term ends."

"No problem." Kanda Shuichi nodded. "If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."

Horikita Manabu nodded as well.

Kanda Shuichi stood up and walked towards the door. Just as he was about to leave, he stopped.

"Tachibana-senpai is the student council secretary, right?"

"Do you have any comments?"

"No, I just wanted to hear you call me Vice President Kanda."

"Wha..."

Before Tachibana Akane could get angry, Kanda Shuichi slipped out and closed the door.

Inside the office, Horikita Manabu remained calm, while Tachibana Akane was fuming.

"President, this guy is ruder than Nagumo! He might be even worse in the future!"

"Tachibana, he's just joking with you. Don't take it to heart."

After leaving the room, Kanda Shuichi felt a bit of a headache.

How should he handle this?

Although Miyake didn't say it, Kanda Shuichi could tell he had feelings for Hashibara-senpai. It was just that Miyake himself didn't realize it.

Should he directly tell him that Hashibara-senpai might be a bad person?

No, no, Akito might not be able to handle it and could punch him. When Takahashi found out about Natsuki being kept, he fought with his friends.

Be subtle?

But if he's too subtle, Miyake might not understand.

Should he approach Hashibara-senpai?

No, Kanda Shuichi really didn't want to deal with her.

Forget it, he should find a time to confirm Akito's feelings. If Akito doesn't have those feelings, then all this worry would be for nothing.

It's almost lunchtime. Akito said he'd report to the archery club in the afternoon, so Kanda Shuichi might as well go too and say goodbye to Sato-senpai.

Although President Horikita said he would talk to Sato-senpai on his behalf, it would be a bit rude if he didn't go himself.

Sato-senpai had helped Kanda Shuichi a lot during the early days of school.

Since it's summer vacation, the school cafeteria, except for the free vegetable set meal window, isn't open. If you want to eat, you have to go to the Keyaki Mall Shopping Center.

However, Kanda Shuichi wasn't hungry yet, so he decided to go back to the dormitory and change his clothes first.

On such a hot day, he didn't want to walk around in his uniform. Even though it's a summer uniform, it's still very hot because of the material.

Then, just as he stepped out of the elevator, he ran into his classmate Kushida.

"Ah, you're back."

When the elevator doors opened and Kushida saw Kanda Shuichi, she sounded delighted. Wearing a short-sleeved shirt and a skirt, Kushida Kikyo looked very fresh.

"Is there something you need?"

As Kanda Shuichi walked towards his room after getting out of the elevator, he asked Kushida what she wanted.

"Actually, I wanted to go buy something, but I don't have anyone to go with me."

Such a poor lie, coming from you, little angel Kushida. You don't have friends to go shopping with you? Don't make me laugh.

"Oh, I see."

Kanda Shuichi took out his room card from his pocket, swiped it to open the door, and walked into the room to change his shoes. Kushida followed closely behind.

Once inside, the first thing Kanda Shuichi did was close the balcony window to keep the sound from escaping, and then he prepared to turn on the air conditioner.

Just as his hand was about to touch the air conditioner remote, Kushida started...

"That bitch Horikita..."

See, I knew you were lying. If you want to vent, just say it directly. Seriously, why beat around the bush? We're all so familiar with each other, right?

But every time you start with "that bitch Horikita," can you change it up next time? I'm really tired of hearing it.

Kushida, with a fierce expression, cursed for a full half hour before gradually calming down. During that time, she even took a bottle of oolong tea from Kanda Shuichi's fridge to quench her thirst.

"It must have been hard for you, holding it in for fourteen days."

Kanda Shuichi sighed. Every family has its own problems, yours and mine too.

"Why are you sighing? Are you annoyed with me? You didn't even read my messages." Kushida's face quickly showed displeasure.

"Huh? Oh."

Only then did Kanda Shuichi take out his phone and check the messages. Sure enough, Kushida had sent him messages.

"So what's going on with you? Your absent-minded look is really annoying," Kushida's voice became angry again.

But this time, although there was anger mixed in, it felt different from when she was venting her emotions before. It seemed like there was a bit of concern?

Is Kushida worried about me?

That Kushida?

The two-faced Kushida?

Is this a dream, or is it real?

"Hey, Kushida, are you familiar with the topic of love?"

Kanda Shuichi suddenly brought up this topic, leaving Kushida Kikyo a bit confused. Love? Why is he asking me this?

Is he planning to confess to me? Should I accept?

No, no, no! It shouldn't be!

Or does he have someone he likes? Could it be that bitch Horikita Suzune?

Impossible, it definitely can't be that bitch Horikita Suzune!

But before going to the deserted island, someone saw that bitch frequently coming in and out of this room, so it's not entirely impossible.

"You don't really like that damn woman Horikita Suzune, do you?"

"Huh? How did you come to that conclusion?"

Facing Kushida Kikyo's sudden questioning, Kanda Shuichi was also a bit confused. What the heck.

"If it's not Horikita Suzune, then who is it? Kamuro from Class A? Ichinose from Class B? Shiina from Class C? Is it Sakura? It can't be Mi-chan, right? You've only known her for less than a week!"

...

Are you trying to list all the girls I know one by one? How ridiculous can you be?

"So why do you think I would like those girls?"

"Could it be that you like boys? Is it Miyake or Hirata? It can't be Ayanokouji, right?"

The more she said, the worse it got. At this point, Kanda Shuichi started to suspect that Kushida was doing it on purpose.

"It's Miyake..."

Before Kanda Shuichi could finish his sentence, he saw Kushida's eyes widen as she sat weakly on the floor.

"You actually like Miyake? I knew you two were close, but I didn't expect this..."

Kanda Shuichi immediately reached out with his left hand and pinched Kushida Kikyo's face, stopping her from making any more noise.

"Do you want to test if I really like women?"

Looking at Kushida Kikyo's face, Kanda Shuichi leaned in closer.

As Kushida Kikyo watched Kanda Shuichi's face get closer, she slowly closed her eyes.

Then...

Kanda Shuichi gave her a karate chop on the head.

"Meow~"

"Stop acting cute and listen to me," Kanda Shuichi said with a serious face.

"Aren't you going to kiss me? I was ready for it," Kushida Kikyo rubbed her head and then smiled normally.

Damn, I knew you were doing it on purpose, just didn't know since when.

"If you want to offer yourself, come to my room tonight. I have things to do now and can't fool around with you here," Kanda Shuichi stood up, took a bottle of mineral water from the fridge, and drank it.

After gulping down half the bottle, Kanda Shuichi sighed.

"Do you know Nagumo Miyabi from the second year?"

"You mean Vice President Nagumo? I know a bit about him. I've heard he's a very capable person," Kushida Kikyo nodded.

"That guy is trusted by almost all the second-year girls. I've heard that all the pretty second-year girls have already fallen for him."

"No way!"

Kanda Shuichi didn't hesitate to tell Kushida Kikyo about Nagumo, and Kushida Kikyo found it hard to believe.

"It's true. I can't reveal my source, but it's absolutely reliable." Kanda Shuichi sighed. He wished it wasn't true, so he wouldn't have such a headache.

"Do you like a second-year girl?"

Kushida's expression was full of doubt and seriousness, clearly not joking.

"Unfortunately, this has nothing to do with me." Kanda Shuichi sighed again, unsure if he should tell Kushida since it was someone else's business.

But since things weren't progressing, maybe telling Kushida would help.

"Although it's not directly related to me, Akito seems to like a second-year girl. As his close friend, I don't know how to tell him about this."

Kanda Shuichi decided to ask for Kushida's help. But when he looked at her...

"What's with that look?"

Seeing Kushida's skeptical look, Kanda Shuichi felt annoyed.

"No, I'm just surprised. I thought you were a complete selfish person, but you actually care about your friends."

At that moment, Kanda Shuichi wanted to use a meme of a husky pointing at someone, but he just rubbed his head instead. Is this really how others see him?

"Just kidding. Even though you give me motivational talks to make me work, give me points to make me work, and even touched my thigh in front of Mii-chan, you're a kind man."

What nonsense are you talking about? Especially the third point, what does that have to do with this?

"But does Miyake really like that senior? What about her attitude?"

"I don't know, that's why I'm worried."

Kanda Shuichi lay on the floor, staring at the ceiling.

"Then let's start investigating from here."

Kushida leaned over, looking at Kanda Shuichi. Her hair seemed to carry a citrus scent, maybe from her shampoo?

"Are you willing to help?"

"Didn't you tell me all this because you want my help?" Kushida tilted her head.

Ah, Kushida! No, Kikyo!

I misunderstood you, you're truly an angel!

"I'm so touched, Kikyo!"

"Huh? Calling me by my name all of a sudden?" Kushida leaned back in surprise.

Kanda Shuichi sat up and looked at Kushida. "If you don't like it, I can keep calling you Kushida."

"Hmm?"

Seeing Kushida's face darken instantly, Kanda Shuichi couldn't help but comment. Why do you change your expression faster than flipping a book?

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