After Yumemi Yumemite left, the Vice President finally stopped hiding her emotions, clutching her head and crying out in annoyance, as if wanting to vent the unwillingness in her heart. She even slammed the table.
After a long while, she regained her usual composure, took out her phone, and made a call. In a few minutes, a girl with a single ponytail pushed the door open and walked in.
"Vice President, is there something you need me for?"
"Seika, I need you to do something for me." Her voice became cold again.
The person she called was the Student Council's secretary, Igarashi Sayaka.
"Vice President, what do you need me to do?"
"Can you help me check when Miharu Taki Sakura and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka returned last night?"
"Checking Ayanokoji again? I understand." Igarashi Sayaka nodded, then asked with confusion, "Why do you need to check Miharu Taki-sama?"
She tracked Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's matters every day, but why did the Vice President need to check the Beautification Committee Chairperson? What happened to her?
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. Just do it." She said in an unquestionable tone.
"Okay." Igarashi Sayaka was not a talkative person, nor did she ask further questions. She nodded and left.
It didn't take long for her to call Ririka.
"Vice President, I checked the surveillance at the school's security office. According to the surveillance at the main gate, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and Miharu Taki-sama returned together, but they separated halfway through the campus. Ayanokoji returned to the hotel, and Miharu Taki-sama returned to the dormitory."
"...I see. I understand."
Ririka coldly hung up the phone.
"Whew... Thankfully, they didn't actually spend the night together." Ririka breathed a sigh of relief.
She laughed in her office, her voice mixed with joy and relief.
A moment later, she regained her composure and muttered to herself.
"No... Even if Kirari doesn't let me approach Ayanokoji, I can't just stand by and watch anymore. Otherwise, I will definitely regret it for the rest of my life."
Vice President Ririka finally made up her mind.
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Monday afternoon, Cooking Room, half an hour before the casino opened.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka didn't tell anyone about what happened yesterday. He was currently listening with great interest to Hanatemari Kazura recount what happened when she went to Meari's house yesterday.
"Meari's parents are very enthusiastic. They said Meari hasn't brought classmates home since elementary school. When I went yesterday, they even made me stay overnight..."
"So Meari, you didn't have any friends before..." Kurume Laiwei chuckled and deliberately asked, "Is it because your personality is too bad, and no one wants to get close to you?"
"That's not it! I was just too focused on studying and didn't have time to make friends!"
Meari subconsciously retorted, then looked at Ayanokoji and mustered her courage to say, "Ayanokoji, are you free next week? My parents said they really want to meet you."
When Hanatemari visited her home yesterday, Meari deliberately had the name "Ayanokoji Kiyotaka" come out of Hanatemari's mouth, successfully making her parents curious about it.
When Meari introduced him, she subtly mentioned that Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was a "rich second generation" and had helped her a lot.
Her parents exchanged glances, both seeing the same meaning in each other's eyes, and strongly persuaded Meari, hoping she could invite Ayanokoji to their home as a guest.
They said they wanted to thank Ayanokoji Kiyotaka for taking care of their daughter, but Meari knew the real reason—her parents valued Ayanokoji's "rich second generation" status and hoped she could build a good relationship with him.
Meari's parents always had a small-town mentality, always subconsciously wanting their child to build good relationships with wealthy people to "pave the way" for her future.
Meari could understand, but when her parents asked her to do this, she always feigned compliance and ignored them.
However, this time, this was exactly what Meari wanted. She used her parents' words to find a reason to invite Ayanokoji.
"Sure, I'm free on the weekend anyway." Ayanokoji Kiyotaka readily agreed.
Meari was overjoyed and was about to say something when suddenly, the Cooking Room door was pushed open from the outside, and a golden-haired boy walked in.
A dice was tossed back and forth in his hand. He looked at Ayanokoji with a confident smile, "Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, I want to challenge you. Let's gamble!"
When he appeared, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka couldn't help but rub his eyes.
This guy's face... it's so familiar.
"Let's put the challenge aside for now. Have you acted in any TV shows? You look a bit familiar..."
Hearing Ayanokoji say this, his lips curled into a smile, and he proudly tilted his head back, "That's right, I am Kiryu Sento!"
Kiryu Sento is the protagonist of "kamen rider Build." The person who appeared before Ayanokoji at this moment had a face very similar to his.
However, upon closer inspection, this guy's face was much younger than Kiryu Sento's, and he was also shorter. He also had golden hair, not the black hair from the show.
Although very similar, they were not the same person.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was a little disappointed, "You're not him, I almost thought I saw the real one. By the way, you're a tokusatsu fan, aren't you?"
"Of course, I'm a loyal fan of Build..." This boy, who looked very much like Kiryu Sento, was about to proudly talk about these things when suddenly, someone coughed outside the door, making him realize.
"No, I'm not here to talk about this! I'm here to challenge you!"
Seeing that Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had no intention of getting excited, he emphasized, "I'm not like the two who came before. My name is Kamishita Nagi, and I'm a Zenshoukai councilor!"
"So what? Let's still play dice, one round to decide the winner..." Ayanokoji Kiyotaka got up, and just as he was about to get the dice, Kamishita Nagi quickly stopped Ayanokoji.
"Wait, we're not playing dice. How about we change the way we gamble?"
Ayanokoji asked curiously, "Why should I follow your method? As the challenged party, I have the right to choose what we gamble on, don't I?"
"That's true, but..."
Kamishita Nagi scratched his head, troubled, but still wanted to persuade Ayanokoji, "However, what's the point of always playing dice? If we're going to play, we should play something that relies on intellectual combat. Just competing on luck is meaningless."
"Why should I listen to you?"
His "goading" was too clumsy, and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had no interest in dealing with him.
Kamishita Nagi spread his hands helplessly, "As you can see, I'm not livestock, so I'm not challenging you with a Formal Match. I want to gamble with you on equal terms, and both of us can decide the content of the gamble."
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