If it were just serving as a disciplinary committee member, it wouldn't be a problem. After all, disciplinary committee members are all excellent students from each class, and she also goes on duty with the committee daily, so there's no way she'd look down on their efforts.
But now it's different from before.
Now the disciplinary committee has to do that ridiculous customs activity with Hachiman, and if Origamine Sakura becomes a disciplinary committee member, doesn't that mean she'd have to join the customs activity too?
She's already fed up with those committee people, and now Origamine Sakura is making things even more chaotic.
"Only holding the vice president position without doing any work is not what I want. Serving as a disciplinary committee member would allow me to better use my abilities," Origamine Sakura followed Kaede's gaze and saw Hachiman, but still shook her head.
She knew Hachiman had a good relationship with the elf princesses, and even those mermaid songstresses were planning to have Hachiman join their idol events.
But no matter who tried to persuade her, she didn't feel suited to being vice president and handling student council affairs.
As the strongest of the oni tribe and one who had earned the title of Shrine Maiden, she believed she should be a disciplinary committee member, saying no to misconduct on campus and personally stopping demi-humans from wantonly violating school discipline.
"Uh… Origamine-san, Kaede doesn't want you to become a disciplinary committee member for a reason. It's not really something easy to say out loud, but you can try asking around privately. I believe once you know, you'll understand Kaede's intention."
Hearing that Origamine Sakura was determined to become a disciplinary committee member, and seeing Kaede's anxious gaze fixed on him, Hachiman instantly understood the point of contention between them.
Origamine Sakura didn't know about the customs activity. She thought being a disciplinary committee member was just about stopping students from breaking rules, so of course she wanted to join.
As long as Kaede told Origamine Sakura about the customs activity, she wouldn't want the position anymore, but how could you say that directly?
Was Kaede supposed to tell Origamine Sakura, ["If you want to be a committee member, that means you're trying to steal my man"?]
Kaede had too much pride to say something like that.
It's better to let Origamine Sakura hear the details from others to avoid everyone getting awkward.
"Can't you just tell me the reason directly? How shocking can it even be?", Seeing that even the newly arrived Hachiman was vaguely trying to stop her, Origamine Sakura couldn't hold back anymore.
She didn't see anything wrong with herself. Vice president deals with demi-human affairs, so does the disciplinary committee. It's just being a committee member, what's the big deal?
"Because the disciplinary committee has now approved a policy called the 'customs activity' and even established a blacklist."
"In order to prevent the girls on campus, especially the elf princesses, from being attacked by hormone-driven boys, those on the blacklist must undergo rounds of punishment by the committee members to completely drain their energy and eliminate danger at the root."
Rurikawa Tsubaki, seeing that Origamine Sakura wouldn't understand unless it was clearly explained, blushed and stepped beside her, bending down to whisper in her ear.
"And currently the only student on the blacklist… is Kaede's childhood friend, Hachiman-kun…", Though they called it a blacklist, only Hachiman's name was on it. They hadn't even considered adding anyone else. So who the list was targeting was more than obvious.
Kaede even suspected someone was jealous of her for becoming student council president. Otherwise, why would someone create such an outrageous policy just to target her?
Still, it was ridiculous that the disciplinary committee members agreed to this. It felt even more absurd than Kaede and Iris dragging her into serving Hachiman.
Her relationship with Hachiman had progressed thanks to coincidences and assists from Ursula and Iris. But what about the committee members?
Even if one or two agreed, it seemed like most of them had agreed.
They all looked proper and beautiful usually. Had they all just been suppressing themselves for too long? That as disciplinary committee members, they'd resort to this method to openly pursue impure relationships?
"How could something like this be real? You're not lying to me, are you?", After listening to Rurikawa Tsubaki's serious explanation, Origamine Sakura was stunned for a long while and couldn't help but question her.
"You can verify it yourself. It's not like lying to you would help us, right?"
"...", Origamine Sakura.
This kind of thing was probably impossible to fake. One inquiry would reveal the truth.
"Um… I've got something to do, I'm leaving now!"
The moment she thought about how she had been insisting she was best suited for the disciplinary committee, Origamine Sakura couldn't help but feel mortified. She didn't even dare look at Hachiman beside her, shot up from her seat, and left the student council office without looking back.
'How humiliating!'
'What on earth have I just said in front of the whole student council?'
'What a ridiculous customs activity. I must stop the disciplinary committee from doing something so crazy!'
"Sigh, such a headache. The committee members refuse to revoke the customs activity plan. Hopefully Origamine Sakura can rein in those heat-crazed members."
Seeing Origamine Sakura finally realize the issue and leave, Kaede let out a long sigh and looked toward the blonde girl standing behind Hachiman, Karuizawa Kei.
"This must be the transfer student, Karuizawa-san, right? Hachiman, why did you bring her over?", Though it was lunchtime now, if he didn't have something important to discuss, Hachiman wouldn't bring over a girl she didn't know.
"Well… the disciplinary committee's short on people lately, right? Her class doesn't have one yet. I wanted to ask you to consider recommending her," Hachiman paused and said slowly, looking at Kaede.
"...", Kaede stared at the cute-faced Karuizawa Kei behind Hachiman and went completely silent.
She had just sent one away, and now another shows up?
And it was Hachiman who brought her here himself?
Did this guy forget that this is the student council? It's her, Suzu's, and Tsubaki's territory.
Seeing Kaede fall silent, then suddenly pounce on Hachiman again, Karuizawa Kei, who was hiding behind Hachiman, couldn't help but tense up, panicking immensely.
Hachiman was so strong as her master, she definitely didn't need to worry about Kaede getting angry or jealous or anything. Their bond was deep, and after some bickering, they'd make up like before, even becoming closer.
But she was different. Even if she wanted to be her master's parasite for life, it was only the first day of her parasitism, she hadn't had the chance to prove herself yet.
If Kaede expressed strong dissatisfaction with her, would the master get into a conflict with childhood friend Kaede over her? That seemed unlikely.
After all, the master was surrounded by girls more beautiful and better figured than her by the dozen...
Just as Karuizawa Kei was on edge, she found the situation developing far beyond her imagination.
Kaede had indeed pounced and bitten onto Hachiman, but after biting down, she lost all initiative.
A girl with short black hair, slender figure, and a dignified aura like a noble lady was blushing as she stood in front of the sofa, pressing down Kaede's hands.
A girl who looked very similar to Kaede but had short blue hair and an expressionless face was squatting beside the sofa, taking out her phone and aiming it at the struggling Kaede.
The girl with lovely silver hair who had just opened the door for them earlier had changed into a maid outfit and was now holding a heated nutritious bento, serving the people who were too busy playing around to eat lunch.
Hiss... wasn't Kaede the student council president? Why were they all bullying the student council president together?
Karuizawa Kei witnessed the entire process of Kaede from pouncing to being pinned down and tied up, to kneeling and begging for mercy. Seeing the clearly divided roles of everyone ganging up on Kaede, even having logistics, she was completely shocked.
'T-This...'
'No wonder the master said not to worry about student council president Kaede...'
'Turns out the entire student council's members are already the master's people, and Kaede as president has long been rendered powerless...'
"Gulp..."
"Kei, you come join too. Though Kaede is a nice person, if you just stand by and watch without sharing the awkwardness and shame with her, she'll still hold a little grudge."
Hachiman paused his actions and waved at the bewildered Karuizawa Kei to come and share joy and hardship with Kaede.
To Kaede, Karuizawa Kei was just a normal transfer student. Even if she wouldn't purposely make things hard for Karuizawa Kei, she would still agree to her applying for the Disciplinary Committee. But seeing such an extremely embarrassing scene would definitely not leave her with a good impression.
To let Karuizawa Kei, the new Disciplinary Committee member, quickly integrate into the student council family, naturally they had to do something that deepens emotional bonds together.
How to deepen bonds? Naturally by showing one's truest side to the other, being sincere, making each other feel at ease.
"Mm..."
Karuizawa Kei walked over to Hachiman's side, looked down at Kaede, clutching her skirt tightly with both hands, slowly pulling down the zipper, her movements hesitant and very slow.
It wasn't because of shyness, though she was still shy, but after being led by Iris and the others before, she wouldn't hesitate at this kind of moment out of embarrassment.
She was just thinking that she was being affectionate with the master in front of student council president Kaede, and if she acted too obedient and unrestrained, Kaede might really hold a grudge against her.
"Who would hold such a grudge! Hurry and help me break free from this guy's restraint, let's deal with Hachiman together! I'll help you sort out the Disciplinary Committee stuff!"
Hearing Hachiman slander her, Kaede immediately propped herself up from the sofa, turned her head and glared fiercely at Hachiman behind her, and hastily tried to win over the still hesitant Karuizawa Kei.
It was all because of Tsubaki and Suzu, those two traitors. She thought the three of them could work together to deal with Hachiman, but before the battle even started, these two turned coat.
Now she could only pin her hopes on the new girl, or else she might have to request leave again this afternoon.
"Mm..."
Karuizawa Kei looked at the utterly disheveled Kaede, then at Hachiman's hand slowly and firmly gripping Kaede's waist, and said nothing.
The Disciplinary Committee stuff, she didn't need to ask student council president Kaede at all.
"Heh, Kaede, just give up. Kei would never listen to you."
Hachiman reached out and pulled Karuizawa Kei over, gently rewarded her with a bite, and under her moist gaze, laid her flat on the sofa to keep Kaede company.
As long as Karuizawa Kei wasn't dumb beyond reason, she would never believe Kaede's promises. Kaede, who was almost tied up like a roast and completely unable to resist.
"Damn it... Suzu and Tsubaki, you'll... regret this, indulging this guy like this...", Kaede looked at Karuizawa Kei beside her, who was completely unshakable, and had no choice but to utter a few threats weakly, then tightly closed her mouth, keeping the last bit of stubbornness.
She clearly found her strength had suddenly increased today. Her long legs had become more toned and powerful. She thought she had awakened some kind of power and wanted to counterattack against Hachiman.
But who knew Tsubaki and the others' strength had also increased, and Hachiman's grip on her legs didn't budge at all, no matter how much she struggled, she couldn't break free.
"Kaede, Baka! Baka!"
Looking at the routinely bullied Kaede, her beloved little sister Suzu wore an expressionless face and held the ultra-high-spec, ultra-high-pixel phone newly bought by Rurikawa Tsubaki, taking pictures of Kaede from all angles like crazy.
Sometimes she couldn't even tell if Kaede was truly stubborn and tsundere or just wanted to be trained by Hachiman under the excuse of not admitting defeat.
But whatever, whether Kaede was really dumb or faking it, it was the same.
She had almost collected all the materials. Next time she could let Kaede watch the video on loop while being bullied by Hachiman.
Hmm... since they didn't have a super large screen at home, naturally they would go to Tsubaki's place, to play in that massive mansion of hers.
Click! Click!
As the camera shutter continued clicking, Suzu locked one enticing defeat CG after another into the "Student Council Series" folder.
"Shion, did you make this bento?", Hachiman ignored Suzu and the others' antics, and during the break, took another bite of the fried lobster meat Shion fed him, turning his head to ask the gentle and cute silver-haired girl beside him.
He remembered that Shion's maid personality wasn't usually this obedient and sweet. She should be more like a black-bellied sadist or masochist type, but in the student council, she really acted like a proper obedient maid.
Of course, that could just be Shion's disguise. After all, they weren't very familiar before, only after Rurikawa Tsubaki started following him did Shion proactively get close to him.
From Shion's thoughtful and attentive service, she was indeed an excellent maid capable of easing her master's burdens.
"Yes, Master Hikigaya. If you like it, I'll make more in the future."
Hearing Hachiman's question, Shion gently nodded, her hands not stopping, using chopsticks to continue picking up refreshing water chestnuts and personally feeding the future head of the Rurikawa family.
"That would be too much trouble. I don't come here often to eat, just occasionally."
Hachiman bit into the juicy, sweet water chestnut Shion offered and smiled, shaking his head.
Just enjoying it occasionally was enough, he was busy in both the Service Club and his class and couldn't come to eat the student council bentos every day.
"Yes, Master Hikigaya."
Shion didn't refute Hachiman's refusal, nodded, and obediently responded.
However, when she got up early tomorrow to prepare the young lady Rurikawa's bento, she would naturally make a bit more.
Making extra bento wasn't much trouble for her. Always being prepared, providing nutritional meals to the young lady and the future family head, even stepping up in all ways when the young lady was unwell, that was the mark of a proper personal maid.
Even if the bento wasn't finished, it didn't matter. Now that the Rurikawa family was no longer in decline, wasting some ingredients in exchange for the future family head's favor would surely please the young lady.
With the young lady's personality, she would definitely set aside some portions first. If Master Hikigaya didn't come by, she would take it back and give it to the house maids to eat.
Coincidentally, the Rurikawa family had been growing stronger recently and had recruited many new maids for training. As the young lady's personal maid, she had to properly teach the household maids how to serve the young lady and the future family head.
Shion was still thinking about how to please the future family head more so her young lady could earn more of Hachiman's attention, but upon seeing Hachiman resume training the disobedient student council president Kaede, she no longer waited and slowly walked to Rurikawa Tsubaki's side with the bento.
"Young lady, are you tired? Shall I take over the massage? You can go feed Master Hikigaya his lunch."
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