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After leaving the Student Council meeting room, Kagura Hikaru and the Gorilla Vice President took the budget and procurement meeting documents back to the Disciplinary Committee.

The Vice President left partway to deal with other club matters, so in the end, it was only Kagura Hikaru who entered the office.

In the office, he saw Ayakoji Chiyoko.

She sat there, legs crossed, flipping through a book, proudly showcasing her tight, long legs.

In fact, Kagura Hikaru had never seen Ayakoji Chiyoko wear stockings.

Black ones, white ones, flesh-colored ones, none at all.

It's said that if girls don't wear stockings, the cold could make their legs freeze, and over time it could cause their calves to become thick.

But no such flaw could be seen on Ayakoji Chiyoko.

Her figure, even by critical standards, was of a model's caliber.

Elegant and graceful, with a slender waist like a willow, her proportions were excellent, a classic tall beauty.

More accurately, a tall beauty honed by rigorous training.

Lift her clothes, and you might even see a mermaid line.

"Back already?" Ayakoji Chiyoko closed her book.

It was then Kagura Hikaru realized that she was reading a light novel he had left in the office of the Disciplinary Committee.

"You're interested in this?" Ayakoji Chiyoko noticed his gaze, lifted the book, and put it back on the desk, "I was a bit bored waiting, so I just read it casually. You don't mind, do you?"

"Feel free."

Kagura Hikaru placed the documents and funds in front of her, "These are the topics from this meeting, and the budget for the Sports Festival purchases."

She took the meeting documents and began looking over them, resting on her thigh, and Kagura Hikaru waited quietly for her to finish.

"The Sports Festival, are you planning to sign up, Kagura?" Ayakoji Chiyoko asked casually as she read.

"No such plan."

He replied.

Heh, sports festivals weren't really his thing—he was more of an indoors person.

"Then sign up."

"I'd rather not."

"That's an order."

"..."

Now Kagura Hikaru could be certain.

The woman before him was extremely well-suited for SM.

"...Give me a reason."

Ayakoji Chiyoko glanced at him, then said looking down, "It's not ideal for the Vice President of the Disciplinary Committee position to remain vacant, Wada recommended you, and I didn't object."

Oh, so he was to be Vice President.

It was the first time Kagura Hikaru had heard about it.

"This Sports Festival, take it as your first public activity representing the Disciplinary Committee. Make a good impression and let everyone know that the Disciplinary Committee has a future."

"No, not to mention my opinion, but your plan won't work," Kagura Hikaru raised an objection, "Originally, like you, I was seen as a criminal for slandering the Student Council President. Now, any sort of exposure I get will backfire."

"You have a point, but you're overlooking something."

"What?"

"This society is more forgiving towards men."

Although he knew he would ultimately be persuaded, he hadn't expected her to bring up this kind of reasoning.

It was truly unanswerable.

Indeed, though the Island Nation never publicly admitted it, in this male-dominated society, certain unspoken rules existed for those who lived here.

Famous male TV celebrities could cheat, harass women, speed in their cars, all of these could be forgiven, and might even be considered a sign of masculinity.

But once "male" was replaced with "female," the situation would completely reverse.

Thus, Kagura Hikaru had no counterarguments.

"Do you really have no intention of coming back?" he asked.

Ever since Ayakoji Chiyoko was branded with the malice of defaming the Student Council President, she chose to step down, in order to preserve the Disciplinary Committee's reputation and since then, she had been working behind the scenes.

Kagura Hikaru thought that as the public opinion dissipated, Ayakoji Chiyoko would find an opportunity to come back and take control of the club.

But it seemed like she didn't have such intentions.

"Once I return, I will inevitably bring trouble upon you all. The students from Uka are very strict with me."

After finishing the last page of the document, Ayakoji Chiyoko closed it firmly and looked up, "Besides, Kiryu Hina must be watching me. I need a spokesperson who can attract the firepower."

"So you chose me. Isn't Wada okay?"

Wada referred to the Gorilla Vice President, whose full name was Wada Ritarou.

Kagura Hikaru had a good impression of him; he was a pragmatic person, and most importantly, loyal.

"Just that isn't enough," Ayakoji Chiyoko said sternly. "His abilities are insufficient to contend with Kiryu Hina, and sometimes he also fails to understand my strategies."

"Who could understand if you don't explain?"

Kagura Hikaru hadn't forgotten about that trip to Capital City, where Ayakoji Chiyoko had kept her in the dark from beginning to end.

She was undoubtedly a firm practitioner of secrecy.

Although the outcomes proved her actions right, for those following her, the inability to see the path ahead could easily lead to confusion.

"To those I cannot trust, I do not disclose extra information."

"You don't trust Wada?"

"To be precise, I do not trust anyone except myself," Ayakoji Chiyoko tapped her thigh with her finger. "Anyway, you will become the vice president of the Disciplinary Committee, which is already decided. You have no room for refusal, understand?"

"...I understand."

"That's good," Ayakoji Chiyoko curled the corner of her mouth: "Alright, take your novel and go have fun. Of course, if you choose to stay and help me, I wouldn't refuse."

"There's one more thing," said Kagura.

"Oh?"

"President Kiriyu told me about it."

"...Oh."

Kagura Hikaru spilled everything about Saijo Mari, her grudge against Kiryu Hina.

"So, what do you think?" he asked.

Saijo Mari developed hatred toward Kiryu Hina over someone she had a crush on.

That must be true, probably. She wouldn't spread such an easily debunked lie.

The real issue was the part where she expressed a desire to join forces with Ayakoji Chiyoko, which felt very delicate.

Did she really care so much about the position of Student Council President that she would even cooperate with a sworn enemy she was at loggerheads with?

...No, that's not right; I almost forgot her psychological issues.

The current Kiryu Hina is a perfectionist, a perfect slave.

True perfection cannot be broken.

If flaws appear, it's no longer perfection but rather something with imperfections, an ordinary person.

In Kiryu Hina's eyes, the position of Student Council President seemed less like a managerial role and more like a throne.

It was a mask to cover the truth, a symbol of status, a proof of superhuman capacity.

Perhaps she valued the Student Council elections even more than Kagura Hikaru had imagined.

If we think from this angle, to prevent a third party from benefiting, joining forces with Ayakoji Chiyoko to take the initiative and drive away other candidates wasn't impossible.

She must have calculated that, compared to competing with someone unfamiliar, it would be easier to only face a known opponent, banking on that sort of lazy psychology.

After listening to the whole story, Ayakoji Chiyoko rubbed her chin thoughtfully, her demeanor serious.

"Saijo Mari, I thought she was smart, but I didn't expect..."

Right, you also think that making a move on Kiryu Hina is foolish.

"Why wouldn't you tell me such a wonderful opportunity to bother Kiryu Hina!"

....I really shouldn't have expected her to have any moral bottom lines.

Kagura Hikaru sighed inwardly. Read exclusive chapters at empire

"Leave the sports festival to Wada and the others," Ayakoji Chiyoko stood up. "Come on, let's go meet Saijo Mari."