20. Interrupting Horikita Manabu's Performance!
"You've been targeted by Sakayanagi Arisu?"
Returning to the Class B team, Kanzaki Ryuuji frowned slightly as he looked at Aragaki Shun.
"Since childhood, Sakayanagi seems to have always been this aggressive. She always has to get her hands on things she's interested in, play with them for a while, and then casually discard them."
"She seems to care greatly about her identity as a genius, so her desire to win is overly strong. After you bested her on the chessboard, she will probably use other means to prove her strength."
Although the two hadn't met many times, Kanzaki still found his impression of the girl from his memory and couldn't help but feel worried for Aragaki Shun.
"It's indeed a bit troublesome," Aragaki Shun nodded, but though he said it was troublesome, his face didn't show excessive concern.
"But I've already given a warning. If she competes normally in exams, that's fine. If she really uses some out-of-line methods, then I can only be unmerciful."
"...You know what you're doing."
Kanzaki Ryuuji hesitated, then finally just said this simply.
In any case, the challenger was on the other side.
It wasn't as if Aragaki Shun could only take hits and not fight back, right?
Although this school was a bit special, it was still within the scope of training high school students.
Even if a dispute occurred between the two sides, it shouldn't lead to too outrageous a situation.
While Kanzaki was comforting himself like this, the other students in Class B were also curious why Aragaki Shun had been called over by someone from Class A.
He only replied that Class A had also discovered the school's truth, and they were just declaring war on him earlier.
Thus, everyone in Class B widened their eyes, not expecting the class competition to suddenly intensify to this extent.
Instantly, the somewhat complacent mentality that had arisen from investigating the school's hidden rules was refilled with tension.
As expected of the upper-class that, in the school's eyes, was a notch above their Class B?
Just as everyone in Class B was discussing what impact Class A's declaration of war would have, the time was already approaching 5 PM.
Unknowingly, the stage in the first gymnasium had been set up, and the club information session officially began, hosted by a cute girl with purple hair in a bun.
"To all first-year new students, thank you for waiting."
"Next, representatives from various clubs will begin introducing the numerous clubs of Advanced Nurturing High School."
"I am Tachibana, the student council secretary, and I will be hosting this information session. Please take care of me."
As the host finished her opening remarks for the information session, numerous club representatives lined up on the gymnasium stage.
Aragaki Shun even saw a few familiar figures among them, precisely the unlucky ones from whom he had earned points yesterday.
Aragaki Shun watched with great interest as club representatives came on stage one by one to introduce their respective clubs.
Of course, he wasn't interested in joining these clubs.
Rather, he was thinking about which other clubs were suitable for competition, so he could go and pick up some personal points later.
When he came back to his senses, the gymnasium was already immersed in a lively atmosphere.
In a normal school, the club activity funds approved by the student council were often linked to the number of club members.
It seemed Advanced Nurturing High School also had similar regulations.
Therefore, every club representative who went on stage was very enthusiastic in showcasing their club's advantages, precisely to recruit as many club members as possible.
The seniors who finished their respective speeches left the stage in order, heading to an area with many tables, which should be where new students applied for club membership.
Finally, only one person remained on the stage, precisely the glasses-wearing man who had previously directed the stage setup.
However, somewhat unexpectedly, this senior remained on stage without saying a word, just silently staring at the noisy new students below.
"Please do your best!"
"Didn't bring a script?"
"Hahaha, is this guy going up there and not being able to say anything?"
The crowd below the stage, seeing the man in glasses remain silent, many people spoke up to tease.
But as time passed, that indifferent gaze turned towards them, and the mockers suddenly felt a sense of pressure emanating from him.
One second, two seconds, three seconds... thirty seconds... one minute... two minutes...
A strange atmosphere was brewing, and the originally noisy students gradually quieted down.
"Clap~ Clap!!"
Suddenly, just as the atmosphere in the entire gymnasium was about to fall into silence, two loud claps sounded near the stage, directly disrupting the intended show of authority.
"...This senior, could you please hurry up a bit? Everyone's time is very precious."
Aragaki Shun leisurely made eye contact with the man in glasses under the public gaze.
Seeing him still maintaining a stiff face, he kindly offered a suggestion.
He naturally knew the other party intended to use silence to suppress the new students and leave a deep impression on everyone.
This method seemed quite effective.
After all, due to Japan's special culture, most students had to learn a skill called "reading the air."
But you're neither the chairman nor the principal, nor are you any of Class B's teachers.
You're just a senior student.
What are you trying to do by giving new students such a show of authority on your first meeting?
Could it be that the school would prepare inter-grade exams, so they needed to leave a strong impression on the new first-years now to gain an advantage in future school competitions?
Or perhaps the club he represented held considerable power, so it was necessary to establish prestige to suppress the first-year new students?
Aragaki Shun had no understanding of this aspect yet, but it didn't stop him from stepping in to interrupt the other party's performance.
As the leader of Year 1 Class B, he couldn't let his classmates be oppressed by senior students.
Horikita Manabu gave Aragaki Shun a deep look.
Knowing that this action had backfired, he didn't continue to act profound, but took advantage of the fact that not many more people had started to make a fuss, and began to say what he needed to say:
"I am the student council president of Advanced Nurturing High, Horikita Manabu."
"With the departure of the previous batch of students, the student council also needs new members. The student council has no requirements for candidates, but if you are considering joining the student council, please avoid joining other clubs..."
Aragaki Shun was quietly listening to the student council president's speech on stage, but an inexplicable intuition suddenly drew his gaze.
That was his exclusive talent [Danger Premonition].
Whenever he was looked at with malice, or encountered an unexpected threat, he would have a similar intuition.
He followed the instinct's guidance and shifted his gaze, unexpectedly meeting a pair of fox-like eyes in the Year 1 Class D area.
It was a cold beauty with waist-length black hair, a bow and a long braid on her right side, exuding an aura of "don't talk to me."
Aragaki Shun was somewhat surprised, not knowing when he had offended this stranger.
Thus, he singled out the strongest social butterfly in Class B and, pointing at the black-long-straight-haired girl, asked:
"Ichinose, do you know the name of that fellow who looks like I owe her money?"
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