Another morning, Shuchi'in Academy was filled with fluttering cherry blossoms. The school entrance season in Japan is indeed the cherry blossom season, around April every year. The timing is somewhat special, but the cherry blossoms are truly at their most beautiful at this time.
Shinnosuke arrived at school very early. For the sake of the limited-edition Chocobi biscuits, he had to quickly find three people to join the club.
Megumi had already agreed; now he still needed two more people.
Kazama and Bo?
He wasn't sure if the two of them had the time.
Ai definitely wouldn't have time to join this club. What about Eriri and Utaha? They should both agree, right?
But why did it feel like if these three people joined the Service Club, the atmosphere would become strange?
Since we've chosen NTR, let's go all the way! Next time when Tomoya comes to the Service Club with his revised planning proposal, what kind of expression would he have when he sees Megumi, Eriri, and Utaha there?
"Shin-chan, class representative elections today! You have to remember to vote for me!"
He had just reached his seat when Kazama approached. It was clear that he was very nervous.
For him, being elected class representative was very important.
Kazama's whole life followed the rules. In Shinnosuke's words, he lived a pre-arranged life, advancing on a planned path.
Wasn't that also a kind of happiness? Kazama's mother's care and encouragement could make Yukino envious to the point of drooling.
"Relax, Kazama. The position of class representative is definitely yours! If it doesn't work out, I'll sell my good looks to bribe Shizuka-chan, to get her to agree!"
*THWACK!*
Hiratsuka's fist of love came, directly hitting his head, causing Shinnosuke to hug his head and duck onto the desk.
Hiratsuka realized that she was getting better at hitting this kid.
'What does he mean by selling his good looks to bribe me?'
"Don't talk nonsense! The position of class representative must be elected through a vote by all students!"
Clearing her throat to hide her nervousness, Hiratsuka walked to the front of the podium.
"Alright, everyone has probably heard. Today we will elect the class representative. Of course, it's an anonymous voting system."
This position of class representative was rather burdensome and unprofitable; not many people competed for it. Kazama's only opponent was Hayama Hayato, the blond-haired guy. He was very good at playing soccer and was always friendly to everyone.
This kind of good-guy personality was quite popular, and he also had several other good friends; they would definitely all vote for him.
Under Hiratsuka's arrangement, the voting soon began.
Kazama's breathing became rapid. He was so persistent in running for class representative not only because of his mother's request; being class representative was also his own goal.
Become class representative! Become a riajuu (someone successful in social life)! Get a cute girlfriend! From then on, towards the peak of life!
As long as he successfully became class representative today, he would buy a cute magical girl figure and reward himself!
Shinnosuke wasn't too worried about Kazama. Based on his observation, Hayama Hayato's small group, Miura Yumiko, and a few others weren't actually very popular in class. On the contrary, many people secretly disliked them.
Yukino had never understood why people were hostile to those who were superior to them? The answer was simple, just one word: jealousy.
It wasn't that those people didn't know how to improve themselves; it was just that ostracizing someone superior was easier than improving oneself.
Everyone wrote their choice on the paper and handed it to Hiratsuka. After a simple count, the final results came out.
"The one elected as class representative is Toru Kazama. I hope you can contribute more to the class in the future!"
Hooray! Kazama heard Hiratsuka mention his name, and he clenched his fists in joy.
"Kazama, you really became class representative! Please take care of me later! How about we go buy a cute magical girl figure today to celebrate?"
"Hehe, good... no! Why buy a figure to celebrate? And I don't like cute magical girls at all!"
Kazama's tsundere alibi made his classmates realize that their class representative seemed to really like magical girls?
"Alright, alright, I understand. Then let's just go for a walk to celebrate."
"That's not it. I have club activities today; I can't accompany you. Kazama, just celebrate on your own!"
Shinnosuke remembered that Megumi seemed to be coming to the Service Club today to make a request. He didn't have time to go for a walk with Kazama, and if he went with Kazama, it would actually interrupt Kazama from buying his figure.
"Just being elected class representative isn't something to celebrate."
"By the way, Kazama, want to join the Service Club? It's a club similar to the Kasukabe Defense Force."
Similar to the Kasukabe Defense Force? Kazama was a little interested, but he immediately shook his head.
"Sorry, Shin-chan. I have tutoring to go to; I don't have any free time."
As Shinnosuke had expected, Kazama didn't have time to participate in the Service Club's activities.
The class representative election soon ended. Although he wasn't elected class representative, Hayato remained the sports representative.
Hayato didn't show any objection to his defeat in the class representative election, but Yumiko, who was often with him, looked at Kazama and Shinnosuke with a seemingly unfriendly gaze.
Japanese society was like that; everyone would voluntarily form various small groups and then naturally become exclusive. Yukino's personality, which couldn't be accepted by small groups, was also a very natural thing.
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When lunchtime arrived, Ai went to do something, asking Maeda to deliver her bento. Shinnosuke also didn't go to the newly prepared activity room; he used this time to ask Bo.
"Sorry, Shin-chan. I joined the Strange Rock Head Club. After school, I have to go look for all sorts of rocks with the other club members."
'Strange Rock Head Club? Shuchi'in Academy really is full of talented people. Bo-chan can even find friends with the same interests here. But this is also quite good; Bo-chan can find people who share his interests.'
"It's okay, I'll just ask someone else."
Fatso: {Eriri, do you have time after school? What club have you joined?}
Eriri, who was chatting with Utaha, immediately perked up upon seeing the message from Shinnosuke.
"Shinnosuke sent me a message!"
Riri: {I was going to join the art club, but it hasn't been planned yet. Does Shinnosuke want to invite me to a club activity?}
[T/N: Kori's name changed to Riri]
Fatso: {That's right, the Service Club! Let's just talk directly, okay?}
Riri: {Okay...}
Seeing the somewhat ambiguous name of the club, Eriri unconsciously began to fantasize.