"You're right about that."
Lin looked at Fujiwara Chika and said with a smile:
"How about this? To welcome you all to the Student Council, I'll treat everyone to karaoke afterwards. What do you say?"
"Really?! I agree!"
"Thank you, President! You're so generous!"
Fujiwara Chika, full of enthusiasm, raised her hand in agreement.
"How about Manabe-san?"
Lin smiled slightly, looking at Manabe Nodoka.
"Alright, thank you, President."
Manabe Nodoka hesitated for a moment, then also agreed to Lin's suggestion.
So everyone's gaze turned to Shinomiya Kaguya.
Fujiwara Chika said with an expectant look:
"Kaguya-san, you're coming with us, right?"
"..."
Under the gaze of the three, Shinomiya Kaguya's expression seemed unchanged.
She was about to refuse.
Just then, Lin suddenly said with a beaming smile:
"Shinomiya-san might want to go back and study. After all, she still has a goal to surpass."
As soon as his words fell.
Shinomiya Kaguya, who had been expressionless, subtly shifted her gaze.
Looking at Lin, her calm eyes seemed to sharpen slightly.
Was he deliberately provoking her?
"A goal to surpass?"
Fujiwara Chika blinked, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes.
She looked at Lin, then at Shinomiya Kaguya, an expression of intense curiosity appearing on her face.
Manabe Nodoka pushed up her glasses with her index finger, watching silently.
Although she said nothing, she also seemed a little curious.
After all, mutual understanding is the basis for deepening relationships.
"May I?"
Lin looked at Shinomiya Kaguya.
"You may."
Shinomiya Kaguya nodded gently.
So Lin smiled and said: "The goal she wants to surpass is actually far away, yet right before her eyes."
"Far away, yet right before her eyes?"
Fujiwara Chika and Manabe Nodoka were slightly stunned upon hearing this.
Then, one after another, they seemed to realize something and looked at Lin.
Fujiwara Chika: "President, that goal wouldn't happen to be you, would it?"
"Exactly, it's me."
Lin smiled and nodded.
He then continued: "To get Shinomiya-san to join the Student Council, she and I made an agreement."
"What agreement?"
Fujiwara Chika expressed her intense curiosity.
Manabe Nodoka said nothing, her expression giving her away.
Lin smiled slightly:
"If Shinomiya-san can surpass me in next month's midterm exams, she will win the President's position."
"I'll serve as Vice President and assist her."
"If she doesn't surpass me, Shinomiya-san will have to diligently assist me during my term, as per our agreement."
"I see."
Fujiwara Chika suddenly understood.
Then she said with a grin: "Although you're very handsome, President, I still have to support Kaguya-san."
"And Kaguya-san is really amazing. If you're not careful, President, you might lose, you know."
As good friends since middle school, she knew how talented Shinomiya Kaguya was.
Although Lin had taken first place in the entrance exam.
She believed that since Shinomiya Kaguya had made this agreement, she would definitely win in the end.
Well, probably.
Looking at Lin, a flicker of doubt suddenly arose in her heart.
Shinomiya Kaguya might lose this time.
Losing to the same person a second time.
No, no, no, Shinomiya-san is so amazing, she definitely won't lose.
Yes, she will win!!!
As a good friend, she wholeheartedly supported Shinomiya Kaguya.
Thought after thought flashed through Fujiwara Chika's mind.
She clenched her right hand into a fist, looked at Shinomiya Kaguya, and encouraged her:
"Kaguya-san, you can do it!"
"Mm." Shinomiya Kaguya looked at her and nodded gently.
Her eyes seemed to soften slightly, her 'ice sculpture' state diminishing by one point.
Then she looked at Lin, her gaze seemingly sharpening again.
As if a strong sense of confidence could be seen within them.
Clearly, in her view, this midterm exam was a sure win.
From childhood, she had always been the best.
She was first in every exam.
However, her undefeated legend was broken by Lin.
Therefore, after Lin found her, invited her to join the Student Council, and proactively proposed that agreement.
She accepted the invitation.
Because in her view, Lin's agreement was undoubtedly a challenge he issued to her.
If it were anyone else, she might not have cared.
But the other party was the one who broke her undefeated legend.
And when it came to academics, she would absolutely not concede.
She intended to beat Lin in the midterm exams and let him know exactly who he had challenged.
Their eyes met across the space.
Lin blinked and smiled slightly:
"Of course I know Shinomiya-san is very capable. Otherwise, I wouldn't have specifically invited her to be Vice President."
"But I am also very confident in my own academic performance."
"However, it's a bit early to talk about all this now. We'll only know who is superior after the midterm exams."
"That's right."
Resting her left palm on her right elbow, Fujiwara Chika lightly pinched her chin with her right hand and nodded in agreement.
Lin looked at Shinomiya Kaguya, smiled gently, and asked:
"So, Shinomiya-san, are you coming with us?"
"Or going back to study?"
Their eyes met.
Shinomiya Kaguya's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Together."
After a moment, she gave her answer.
If she refused at a time like this.
Wouldn't it mean she believed herself to be inferior to Lin?
And thus needed to seize every moment to study.
But she, Shinomiya Kaguya, had never been inferior to anyone in her life.
Since Lin dared to play, what did she have to be afraid of?
If they all went to have fun and she eventually lost, she would simply admit she was outmatched and accept the consequences.
Moreover, in her view.
Losing was not necessarily a disgrace.
Sometimes 'losing' was also a method of handling affairs.
Of course, in academics, she would certainly not easily give up.
And before the midterm exam results were out, she, like Lin, had complete confidence in herself.
"That's great!"
Seeing Shinomiya Kaguya agree, Fujiwara Chika was overjoyed.
At this, Lin smiled and said:
"Now that things are settled, let's start getting familiar with our work."
"Although there's no work to handle right now, getting familiar early will make it easier to start later."
"Such as the club-related work next week."
"Understood, President!"
As soon as Lin finished speaking, Fujiwara Chika saluted, a cheerful and cute smile on her face.
Her cuteness also held a hint of playfulness.
Seeing this, Lin's smile also broadened slightly.
Lin and the other three began to familiarize themselves with their work, reviewing the documents left by the previous Student Council members.
The sunlight streaming through the windows gradually turned orange-red.
An hour passed in an instant.
After Lin and the other three finished organizing their things, they grabbed their backpacks and left the Student Council Office together.
Next, they were going to karaoke.
While Lin was returning the keys.
Shinomiya Kaguya took out her phone and sent an email.
Then the four returned to the first floor of the school building, changed into their outdoor shoes at the shoe lockers, and left the school.
It took about twenty minutes.
Lin and the five others arrived at a KTV chain store in Shinjuku.
Why five people?
Because Lin noticed Hayasaka Ai secretly following the four of them.
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