Duel Academy, Student Union office.
"Huh? Senior Sister?"
Yugen, who arrived at the office, looked a bit surprised.
"It's you?" The somewhat attractive senior in front of him also looked up, surprised.
That was Little Hinoaka Seika.
She was the winner of the Miss Duel Academy title for two consecutive years, only to be displaced in the third year by the academy freshman Asuka Tenjouin, which seemed to have awakened some strange attribute in her.
Yugen understood: "So you are also a Student Union officer, Senior Sister."
"Of course, I'm the president of the Student Management Committee. There's no one more suitable for the management job than me, the Queen of the Academy." Little Hinoaka Seika tossed her hair and asked, "Do you have any business with the Student Union?"
She had a bad premonition.
Yugen was surprised. So this senior sister was actually the president of the Student Union.
And she was an old acquaintance.
"Oh, it's nothing much, I just wanted to ask if the Student Union is recruiting." Yugen asked.
Little Hinoaka Seika frowned.
Recruiting... Actually, they are still recruiting, as the Student Union is understaffed this year.
But that only applies to recruiting "people."
They had heard about the situation in the Dueling Department since the start of school, and it was said that since a certain newcomer joined this year, the environment in the Dueling Department had become indescribable.
The newcomers who joined the Dueling Department this year were full of complaints and seemed to have an abnormal aversion to "going to clubs for card games." This was certainly rare for a department that had always been known as the most card-addicted club in the academy.
However, contrary to this phenomenon, the interest of students from other clubs in the Dueling Department's card games had significantly increased. Even Seika knew that someone in their Student Union liked to run over to the Dueling Department to watch the games after hearing the news, and they always came back laughing and joyful.
As one of the earliest members of the Yugen Victims Association in the academy, Little Hinoaka Seika seemed to somewhat understand the reason behind this occurrence.
And at this moment, the culprit was standing in front of her acting nonchalant, applying to join the Student Union!
What does this mean? Does he want to turn the Student Union into the next Dueling Department?
The more she thought about the prospects, the more her body trembled, and the fear of being dominated by the Lava Demon God and Torture Wheel surged in her heart...
No, I'm sorry, but the recruitment window is closed, we're not recruiting right now.
That's what she initially wanted to say.
However, at this moment, beaming with delight, a certain Student Union officer in the office said, "Huh? This student wants to join? That's great, we're in serious need of people right now."
Seika: "..."
She shot that person a fierce glare.
You talk too much.
Student Union officer: "?"
What? Aren't we supposed to be recruiting?
"That's great," Yugen said with a smile, "I look forward to working with everyone in the future."
Having said that, Little Hinoaka Seika couldn't say anything more. Besides, she had heard about the capabilities of this underclassman, who was so formidable that even the notoriously tyrannical Academic Affairs Department in the academy gave him face. A small Student Union like theirs was no match, and they'd have to tolerate whatever he wanted to do.
"Alright then... Let's first welcome Fujiki Yugen to the Student Union."
Little Hinoaka Seika said weakly.
Her tone lacked any hint of a "welcome."
The officer at the back immediately began clapping, but as he clapped, he started to realize. Fujiki Yugen, where had he heard that name before...
Officer: "!"
The smile on this student's face instantly vanished.
It seemed like he suddenly understood why the president opposed recruiting newcomers during this period of shortage.
The officer who realized this suddenly felt a chill up his spine.
It's over.
He seemed to have just done something irreversible.
"Oh, by the way, I heard that it's a tradition to have a welcoming duel for new Student Union members?"
Yugen cheerfully revealed his Duel Disc and looked at the senior sister.
"Senior Sister, how about we have another go?"
Senior Sister Seika's body trembled, and for an instant, Yugen's shining, handsome smile seemed to overlap with the Lava Demon God in her memory. She quickly waved her hands.
"I... I'm not feeling well today, so let's not do it." She shook her head repeatedly, "Besides, I've reorganized my new card deck, and it's not ready yet, so it's best not to duel for now. Another time, for sure."
So Yugen's gaze turned to the officer who had just spoken up.
The Student Union officer's heart skipped a beat.
Oh no, it seems there's no escaping today.
Senior Sister Seika looked at him coldly: "Well, then, Sato, how about you conduct the welcoming duel?"
It was as if she was saying, you let this troublemaker in, so you can bear the consequences.
The student called Sato looked distressed and wished he could slap himself for interfering with the president's decision...
But at the critical moment, inspiration struck him: "Oh... Oh yeah! Speaking of which, President, we've been short of people to deal with 'that matter'.
Do you think Yugen might be the right person for the job?"
"Oh?"
Little Hinoaka Seika was thoughtful.
"What you said... seems to make sense."
So she turned to Yugen and explained.
"As it happens, the Student Union has a bit of a dilemma on its hands. Although it's not too big of a deal and not too urgent either.
In short, there's a club in the academy that has repeatedly failed its assessments and has been deemed unnecessary to keep functioning. It's been ordered to disband, but the students in the club refuse to comply and have continued to occupy an already deserted activity room..."
Yugen understood as soon as he heard the beginning.
It's the classic storyline of a struggling club on the verge of disbandment, a narrative that he could find in at least ten different animes.
So he could imagine that this so-called dilemma was about persuading the students to vacate the activity room.
"Actually, it's quite simple as long as everything in Duel Academy is settled through dueling." Little Hinoaka Seika said, "It's straightforward: if you can defeat the president of that club in a duel, they have agreed to vacate the activity room."
"Then what's so difficult about that?"
"Because that president is tough." Sato said, "As I've mentioned, we're severely understaffed lately. All the seniors who could duel have just graduated, and none of us remaining are confident in defeating the president of that club..."
"I see."
Although he didn't know which club it was, it sounded like the president was a formidable opponent.
Anyway, Yugen's primary purpose was to find card battles. If he could also complete tasks and earn rewards, that would be even better.
"Alright, so where's the club's activity room?" Yugen stood up, "I'll go have a look."