Chapter 266: Join the Student Council, Disciplinary Committee Chairman!
[You have received a personal point transfer: 2,000,000]
"President Horikita, what is the meaning of this?"
[You have received a personal point transfer: 2,000,000]
"Do you think you can buy me over just with points?"
[You have received a personal point transfer: 2,000,000]
"Don't do this, I'm so scared!!!"
[You have received a personal point transfer: 2,000,000]
"I have come in response to your summons.
Master, please give your instructions!"
Hikigaya decided to act as an iron-willed King of Knights for once.
Including the previous transfers used to lure him to the Student Council office, the total was 10 million personal points!
It was hard for Hikigaya not to be tempted!
"You really are a difficult fellow..."
Horikita Manabu reached out and adjusted his glasses.
"This is almost all the points I personally own."
As the leader of the third-year Class A and the Student Council President, Horikita Manabu's account certainly held more than 10 million. These 10 million were likely the points that belonged to Horikita Manabu himself, excluding those designated for the class.
"To think the President would go as far as to spend his entire fortune to get something done.
Just how difficult is this task?"
Hikigaya couldn't help but mutter in his heart: 'Could this guy be commissioning me to take care of Suzune for the rest of her life?'
If that were the case, he could reluctantly accept.
"Your mouth is curling up...
What are you thinking about?"
Horikita Manabu stared at him with a strange expression.
"Cough cough! Nothing..."
Hikigaya composed himself and put on a serious face.
"President Horikita should just say it directly."
"Join the Student Council and restrain Nagumo Miyabi."
Horikita Manabu was brief and to the point.
"Ssss!"
Hikigaya couldn't help but take a sharp breath of cold air.
Although he had anticipated that Horikita Manabu would ask him to join the Student Council before he arrived, the crucial part was the second half of the sentence!
"You want me to restrain the next Student Council President?"
Hikigaya felt his scalp go numb.
The man at the very top of this meritocracy—you're asking me to restrain him?
"Yes."
Horikita Manabu nodded with a serious face.
"I'm sorry, this is indeed a daunting task.
A reward of 10 million is indeed a bit low."
These words were not an exaggeration.
It was only because Nagumo Miyabi had already caused the expulsion of more than twenty students across the four classes of the second year so far!
Now that he was about to succeed as the Student Council President, his power would be like adding wings to a tiger; no one would be able to challenge his authority!
"Going against Nagumo carries a very high risk of being expelled.
Hikigaya, I hope you can consider this carefully."
Horikita Manabu spoke candidly.
It was clear that, personally, Horikita Manabu really wanted him to accept this commission.
But Horikita Manabu did not deceive or mislead him; he stated the stakes involved clearly and openly.
From this alone, one could see Horikita Manabu's character—his noble integrity was beyond reproach!
"President, in a sense, you are quite naive."
Hikigaya sighed with emotion.
Horikita Manabu was stunned for a moment, then showed a bitter smile.
"You're right. As the Student Council President, I am a failure."
Back then, he had seen Nagumo Miyabi's strength and took the initiative to invite him into the Student Council, promoting him exceptionally all the way to Vice President.
Who could have guessed he would misjudge him? By the time he discovered Nagumo Miyabi's serious issues, it was already too late.
As Vice President, Nagumo Miyabi had already fledged his wings within the Student Council.
However, in Hikigaya's view, Horikita Manabu, as the President, still had many ways to deal with Nagumo Miyabi if he wanted to.
But Horikita Manabu was an upright person and was unwilling to use underhanded tricks to deal with Nagumo Miyabi, which eventually led to today's situation.
"Maybe things aren't as serious as the President imagines?"
Hikigaya's understanding of Nagumo Miyabi was still very limited.
"No, things will only be worse than expected."
Horikita Manabu looked worried.
"Before, I was suppressing him, so he couldn't reach out to other grades. Now that he is becoming the Student Council President, he can deeply intervene in the class competitions of the entire school by establishing school rules..."
"Is it necessary to go that far?"
Hikigaya's brows furrowed.
He didn't understand the meaning behind Nagumo Miyabi doing this.
To dominate the entire school?
It sounds pretty cool, sure.
And then what?
You eventually have to graduate.
With so much hatred stirred up, aren't you afraid of being stuffed into a sack and thrown into Tokyo Bay to feed the fish after you leave the school gates?
"Regarding this point, I also cannot understand Nagumo's true thoughts."
Horikita Manabu's expression was somewhat helpless.
"It seems that in terms of judging people, my vision still needs improvement."
Hikigaya tried to save his face: "No, at least the President saw through me, didn't he?"
Horikita Manabu's eyes moved, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
"Indeed. I am still proud of the fact that I could see your uniqueness at first glance!"
"No, no, no, I meant that the President saw through my greed and used a huge amount of points to buy me over."
Hikigaya spoke the truth.
"?"
Horikita Manabu felt between laughter and tears.
"10 million personal points looks like a lot, but by opposing Nagumo, you have to face the risk of being expelled at any time. Hikigaya, have you made up your mind?"
"Ha~ Am I afraid of him?"
Hikigaya looked calm.
"Oh? It seems you are very confident in defeating Nagumo?"
Horikita Manabu expressed surprise.
"No, I'm just not afraid of being expelled."
The biggest advantage of staying at Advanced Nurturing High School is the chance to be recommended to a prestigious school.
Hikigaya could get into a good university through normal entrance exams, so he didn't care about the recommendation quota at all.
If he got expelled, the worst that could happen was going back to Chiba to attend Sobu High.
With his academic deviation value, Sobu High would probably be very happy to take him in as an honor student.
By the way, before leaving, he could also exchange all the personal points on him for cash. Even at a 50% discount, he could get seven or eight million, which would be enough to cover all his expenses for university and even graduate school!
So, what was he afraid of?
"That won't do!"
Horikita Manabu's expression suddenly turned solemn.
"Why?"
Hikigaya asked back.
"If you are expelled, what will happen to Suzune?"
Horikita Manabu looked at him with a serious face.
"Ah? What does it have to do with her... Uh.
Maybe, perhaps, a little."
Hikigaya's eyes flickered as he defended himself: "Even if we are in different schools, my relationship with Suzune won't be affected. If it would collapse because of that, then it means what was between us was nothing more than a 'fake'..."
"But Suzune will feel lonely, won't she?"
With only one and a half semesters left, Horikita Manabu would graduate and leave this school.
As an older brother, he was very worried about whether his younger sister could survive alone in this cruel school where meritocracy reigns supreme.
"Okay, I take back what I said."
Hikigaya hated this school, Advanced Nurturing.
But through his experiences, he had also formed close ties with the people here.
She, and she, and them, were here.
"I will act cautiously and won't let the other party catch me easily."
Hikigaya made a promise.
"With those words from you, it's enough.
I believe in you, Hikigaya!"
Horikita Manabu patted his shoulder and added one last thing: "Of course, if that moment really comes, I will also use my own power to help you.
"Doesn't President Horikita always oppose interfering in the struggles of other grades?"
Hikigaya was surprised.
"In principle, I don't interfere."
"But when it involves family, it's a different matter."
Well, it seemed Horikita Manabu wasn't the kind of man who was one hundred percent impartial.
However, the "family" involved here refers to Suzune, right?
"Sign the appointment letter.
Welcome to the Student Council, Hikigaya."
Horikita Manabu handed him a paper document prepared in advance and a striking red armband.
"Wait?"
"Shouldn't a newcomer joining the Student Council start from general affairs?"
Hikigaya was confused.
"The normal process is like that.
But there's no time for you to grow slowly now."
Horikita Manabu explained: "After Nagumo takes office, he will definitely carry out drastic reforms to the Student Council, especially in terms of personnel appointments. For non-core positions, Nagumo only needs to find a random excuse to kick people out of the Student Council."
"But does this arrangement follow the rules?"
Hikigaya asked.
"Just change the rules.
The power of the Student Council President is greater than you imagine."
Horikita Manabu said with conviction.
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Morning school assembly.
All teachers and students of the school gathered in the gymnasium.
"Eh?"
"How come Hikigaya didn't come?"
"Could it be that he had some 'lewd' dream last night and hasn't woken up yet?"
Shinohara Satsuki looked suspiciously at the three people around Karuizawa Kei, thinking that this gyaru group usually clung to Hikigaya all the time, so why were they so quiet today?
And the expressions of all three were very strange.
The theme of today's assembly was the change of the Student Council term.
But the school leadership loved to make their presence felt, insisting on occupying the podium and talking incessantly.
The whole thing was long, tedious nonsense, making the students below fall asleep.
After torturing everyone for over an hour, the school leadership finally left the stage satisfied.
Next, the Student Council Secretary, Tachibana Akane, took the stage to present the work report for the past year.
The sweet-looking senpai had a pleasant voice, which finally managed to lift the students' spirits a bit.
Finally, the Student Council President, Horikita Manabu, took the stage to give his speech.
"In my capacity as the Student Council President, I have managed the students of this school for about two years.
I am deeply honored and at the same time full of gratitude.
I don't have many words.
I offer this as my retirement remarks."
The same minimalist style as always won warm applause from all the students.
Horikita Manabu was fair and just, handling many problems—large and small—for classes or individuals over the past two years, earning the deep trust of both teachers and students.
"..."
Horikita Suzune's mood at this moment was steadier than expected.
If it were her old self, she would definitely feel frustrated and lonely because her brother was about to leave.
But now, it seemed she had a man in her heart she could rely on.
"The era belonging to President Horikita has come to an end."
Nagumo Miyabi, standing backstage, had a confident and arrogant smile on his face. He didn't hide his voice either, letting the other Student Council members around him hear it openly.
"Eh?
You're that one from first-year Class D...
This isn't a place for you to be. Get out!"
Facing the sudden appearance of a new face, Vice President Kiriyama Ikuto questioned him.
"Before I officially leave office, please allow me to introduce everyone.
A new member of the Student Council!"
According to the normal rhythm, Horikita Manabu, who should have exited, suddenly added a temporary scene.
"President Horikita?"
Even the fellow members of the Student Council looked dazed.
"New member?"
"What's going on?"
"How come I didn't know!"
Nagumo Miyabi raised an eyebrow.
"Um, senpais, please excuse me, let me through."
Hikigaya squeezed in from behind the scenes of the podium.
"It's you?!"
Nagumo Miyabi focused his gaze and immediately recognized Hikigaya.
The first-year junior who was very close to his childhood friend!
"Hello, senpais."
Hikigaya politely waved to everyone in the Student Council and then walked toward the podium.
"This is the new Disciplinary Committee Chairman of the Student Council: Hikigaya Hachiman!"
Horikita Manabu introduced him to everyone.
"Nani?!"
"It's actually that Hikigaya...!"
The students below were shocked, especially the first-year students.
"Hey, hey?!"
"For real?"
"That guy actually joined the Student Council?"
The people of Class D expressed disbelief.
"Tch!"
"He's just a Disciplinary Committee member, what's the big deal?"
Ishizaki Daichi had a disdainful look.
The main responsibility of the Disciplinary Committee is to manage students' discipline and daily codes of conduct. To the vast majority of students, they are an annoying presence.
"Idiot!
What do you think this place is?"
Ryuen Kakeru slapped the back of Ishizaki's head, his face extremely grim.
In schools outside, Disciplinary Committee members are basically bystanders.
Usually, they just appear at the school gate in the morning to check students' appearance. If a student really violates discipline, the school's dean of students steps in.
Therefore, no one takes the Disciplinary Committee seriously.
But it's different in Advanced Nurturing. The school's aim is to avoid direct management of students as much as possible.
It grants high-level autonomous management power to the Student Council.
The importance of the position of Disciplinary Committee Chairman, which belongs to the Student Council, becomes prominent!
The Disciplinary Committee monitors student discipline, and the key is that students' behavior affects class points, so their deterrent power is very strong!
"As expected of Hikigaya-kun, really amazing!"
Ichinose Honami clapped in celebration.
The students of Class A, who were mostly honest people, believed they wouldn't do anything to violate discipline, so their attitude toward the Disciplinary Committee was quite friendly.
"How can this be?"
"Even Sakayanagi and Katsuragi couldn't join the Student Council."
"How did that Hikigaya from Class D get in?"
Kushida Kikyo had just climbed from Class C to Class B, and her sense of elite superiority had returned.
"Interesting~"
Sakayanagi Arisu looked at Hikigaya, and then at the new Student Council President Nagumo Miyabi, whose face was full of gloom. A playful smile appeared on her face.
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