“Can I have a little silence?” Shizu started. Because the buzzing of the students wondering why the Student Council had to make an announcent quickly filled the whole gymnasium, that beca the first words that left her mouth.
As always, her default face she let the other people see was the one with her mask. Ah. Well, she’s already on her way mixing both personalities. She might still sound and look authoritative but she’s now a little lenient, even hearing the opinions and advice of other people.
Nevertheless, as I observed how the students reacted to her words, her authority was truly out there. It’s the kind of authority that could silence even the rowdy ones with a simple question. That’s amazing in and of itself.
She’s pushing for to succeed her but could I really reign in this whole student body just like her? I’ve never been in this kind of position before. And even this mont, standing on top of a stage and being ogled at by them, was also a first.
After scanning the crowd and judging that everyone’s attention was on her, she continued, “Earlier this month, you must have heard of a certain incident. A donated item by an alumnus has been destroyed by students of the club where it was donated to.”
Even without naming the club, the students nodded and murmured the na of it themselves. And even though it’s just a whisper at first, with a lot of them saying the na of the club at the sa ti, the volu amplified, echoing through the whole gymnasium.
The mbers of the said club, especially those at the top of its hierarchy lowered their heads in sha. The shaved head captain especially stood out. He wanted to say sothing to defend his club but Shizu didn’t give him a chance.
“That incident has been settled peacefully. The students that destroyed the item have been punished for that behavior, suspending them for a week and not being allowed to play in the upcoming Inter-high tournants. The leader of the club has also been pushed to take responsibility for the incident. And lastly, the instigator that the Administration managed to unearth was… as you might’ve expected, expelled from the school.”
I see. So that happened, huh? Soone was expelled. I wonder who decided it. Is it Hayashi-sensei? I don’t know. In any case, with Shizu opening her speech with that, the atmosphere in the gymnasium suddenly felt a little heavy.
As it is mandatory to join a club, every student, even the third years who were about to quit their clubs after the sumr vacation, listened intently. None dared to interrupt Shizu’s speech. So even beca straight-up nervous and jumpy as though what they heard was sothing terrifying.
It could be that they’re hiding sothing or they’re just that easily scared.
“Now, we’re not here to scare all of you. This is just a reminder that no matter how well connected you are, there is no such thing as favoritism from or this school. If you did sothing that broke the rules, regulations, peace, and order of the school, you should expect the consequence that would bite you in the back…”
No favoritism from her, huh? Should I tease her about her clear favoritism towards and the Student Support Club?
Uh. Well, now’s not the ti. But reading between her lines, that instigator was possibly soone important. Was the gossip about it suppressed to avoid embarrassnt? Possibly. Perhaps, once I sat down in the office, I would beco privy to those kinds of sensitive information that shouldn’t reach the student populace's ears.
That’s favorable for but it would also be troubleso to resolve to know that I would be doing that alone…
“Because we are clearly short-staffed and the school valued its students’ freedom, everything has been handed to us, the Student Council. I’m aware of how I have been strict at enforcing the rules to all the existing clubs. However, that’s not enough because incidents such as what I ntioned still happened. Most likely, there are even so that haven't reached my ears. And I or we in the Student Council will aim to prevent that. For everyone’s sake.”
Perhaps thinking that her announcent was already over, soone started to clap. From one, it quickly beca ten and in less than a quarter of a minute, thunderous applause flooded our ears.
So even shouted her na, even louder than the cheers the Principal received earlier.
As for the attention that was focused on , they’re now transferred back to Shizu. My presence returned to that of an insignificant character who’s only here to spoil the beautiful portrait of our capable Student Council President.
Shizu waited for at least half a minute before lifting her hand, signaling them to stop.
Seeing that, confusion arose. They hadn’t expected that. I also gulped down since this ant that my ti to take the center stage was coming soon… As I thought, despite how indifferent or confident I was, there would still be monts like this when pressure could get to my head.
In any case, from the crowd below, with my eyes homing in on my girls, I saw them all looking at , cheering silently and encouraging wordlessly. There were also those who were aware of my relationship with so of them, like Kana’s friends led by Momoiro-senpai, Rae’s friends from Class 4 and Satsuki’s clubmates scattered on different levels.
They’re all anticipating what my presence on the stage ant.
Well, there’s also so attention to those sowhat hostile to my presence. There’s Ichihara, Fukuda, Ogawa, Tadano, Kenji and lastly, the mbers of the Baseball Club including the Baseball Guy from our Class and the shaved head captain.
Looks like I also racked up enemies, huh?
“As a result of that, we, at the Student Council, decided to create a deterrent for such an incident to occur once more. Spawning from the office of the Student Council, I have raised to the Administration the creation of a special branch of the Student Council. The Disciplinary Committee.”
As Shizu finally unveiled the reason we stood here, I quickly made my move. Following her presentation, I walked to her side and waited for her to step back before taking the microphone as well as the center stage.
But before doing so, I turned my head slightly to Shizu, “Great job with the speech. You’re now using ‘we’ instead of ‘I’. That’s a great improvent.”
Yep. Noticing that little detail, I just couldn’t wait to praise her.
“You idiot. This isn’t the ti for praise. Go on. I’ll back you up if you ever stumble or stutter.”
“Understood, President.” My lips naturally curved into a smile which the girl returned with a quick one, she didn’t want to take off her mask in front of everybody, after all.
However, it seed like I was being na?ve…
“Hey, what is that? That 1st year. He’s casually talking to the President.”
“Right? What’s his deal? I an. Isn’t he also standing next to her earlier?”
“Isn’t it obvious? Haven’t you heard the President's announcent? He’s most likely the one that will represent that new branch… Really? A 1st year? Even if it’s the President, it’s not wise to joke like that.”
“What joke? Does the President ever joke around? Even in the classroom, she’s always serious.”
“Is that so? Then this new branch will be a huge joke.”
“Totally. This is uninteresting.”
Although that conversation started with soone comnting on how I seed chummy with Shizu, it quickly devolved to devaluing what she just announced.
Well, I could understand why they’re apprehensive. I’m a first year, after all. To be given that seemingly important position, they couldn’t accept it easily.
Anyway, I first ignored those and fixed my posture. My eyes scanned the whole student body and took notice of every little thing that I could pick out.
“Alright. Can I get your full attention up here? I know you’re wondering why a 1st year like is in this stage. The Disciplinary Committee that the President has just announced will be headed by , the Disciplinary Officer. 1st year, Class 1, Onoda Ruki.”
Not counting those murmuring idiots, with the help of the microphone, my voice covered the whole gymnasium. And starting my speech with an introduction was clearly effective. It piqued their interest and most of them were now waiting for my next words.
Now, what should I do? I should say sothing shocking but I guess they’re waiting for the clarification about the new branch of the Student Council.
Hmm…
I looked around and my eyes instantly settled on the shaved head Captain of the Baseball Club.
As soon as our gazes t, his forehead creased instantly and a frown ford on his face.
Why did I do this? Simple, everyone knew which club Shizu was talking about earlier. And with focusing on him and seeing that reaction, they would be able to deduce that sothing happened between and the shaved head idiot…err… senior.
“The previous incident is serious. Serious enough that soone paid for it even though it’s not entirely his fault. As the Disciplinary Officer, that’s sothing I will aim to prevent. You can befriend but I will not be lenient on rulebreakers. Like the president said, no favoritism.”
“Oh. That’s right. It doesn’t answer the prominent question in your mind, right? Why is a 1st year appointed to this position? If you want to find out… You can find at my office. I’ll show you why.”
Ending my speech with a smile, I bowed and turned around.
I did great, right?
However, no applause ca for . Moreover, Shizu had her hand on her forehead, Eguchi-sensei had an awkward smile on her face and the other two Guidance Counselors were shaking their heads.
… I ssed up, huh? Like I thought, I’m not fit to be in the spotlight.
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