Chapter 226: The Untouchable Student

Hearing Ashikaga Miwa announce the final election results, Kaguya Shinomiya took a slow breath. A trace of nervousness flickered in her beautiful red eyes.

Just then, she felt a hand rest lightly on her shoulder.

Turning her head, she saw Asagiri standing beside her, smiling.

"Go on," he said softly. "It’s time to announce the victory."

"Okay... right."

Kaguya Shinomiya nodded. A faint smile finally appeared in her eyes. Then she looked toward the podium beneath the lights and slowly walked forward.

"Good morning, everyone. I am the newly elected Student Council President, Kaguya Shinomiya of Year 1 Class A."

After the customary opening, Kaguya looked out at the teachers and students seated below the stage. She raised a hand and brushed back her long black hair before continuing in a calm, composed voice.

"Next, I will announce the core members of this term’s Student Council."

"Vice President: Utsunomiya Asagiri, Year 1 Class A."

"Secretary: Fujiwara Chika, Year 1 Class B."

"Treasurer: Iwanaga Kotoko, Year 1 Class A."

"Treasurer Auditor: Yuuki Asuna, Year 1 Class B."

"These are the main members of my Student Council."

The moment those words fell, Iwanaga Kotoko, who had been sitting below the stage watching with the ease of a bystander, instantly froze.

"Huh???"

She had never expected this.

From start to finish, she had not helped with the election campaign at all. She had not offered a single suggestion related to it. She had merely sat below the stage and watched the show unfold.

And yet Kaguya Shinomiya had appointed her as Treasurer?

And Yuuki Asuna was the Treasurer Auditor?

Didn’t that mean Asuna would be supervising her?

For a moment, Iwanaga Kotoko’s thoughts spiraled.

What does that mean? What exactly do you mean by this, flat chested black haired girl? Are you trying to sow discord?

After hearing Kaguya Shinomiya announce the list of major Student Council members, Ashikaga Miwa immediately caught one very important detail.

President Kaguya Shinomiya. Vice President Utsunomiya Asagiri. Secretary Fujiwara Chika. Treasurer Iwanaga Kotoko. Treasurer Auditor Yuuki Asuna.

Every single core member of this term’s Student Council was a Player.

"Hmph. Just as expected... they really did get elected."

Oko Shinomiya had also made a rare appearance in the auditorium that day as Chairman. When he heard the final result, that Kaguya Shinomiya and Utsunomiya Asagiri had won, a shadow passed over his eyes.

"To talk about rewriting the history of Shuchiin Academy... that brat really dares to say anything."

His eyes narrowed slightly, and an undisguised look of disgust appeared on his face.

"Shuchiin Academy... belongs to me."

...

After school that day, inside the Student Council room at Private Shuchiin Academy:

"Oh my, after being busy for so long, I’m exhausted~"

Seeing Fujiwara Chika raise a hand to wipe nonexistent sweat from her forehead, looking deeply satisfied with her "hard work," Yuuki Asuna could not help saying helplessly,

"It took less than ten minutes to move a few cardboard boxes. Why are you acting like you just completed some major project?"

Fujiwara Chika pointed to her own head with complete seriousness.

"As Secretary, I have a lot to think about. It’s been very busy in here."

Yuuki Asuna covered her mouth and laughed softly.

"Then, Secretary Fujiwara, what exactly have you been thinking about?"

Fujiwara Chika scanned the Student Council room, placed her hands on her hips, and declared,

"First, we should put some cute plushies in here~"

"Denied."

Hearing Kaguya Shinomiya reject the idea without even pausing, Fujiwara Chika puffed up in dissatisfaction and was just about to protest when footsteps sounded outside the Student Council room.

The person outside did not knock.

He simply pushed the door open and walked in.

"Chairman..."

Seeing Oko Shinomiya step inside, Kaguya Shinomiya’s brows immediately drew together. Her tone was flat, almost cold.

"Mr. Chairman, is there something you need from the Student Council?"

"Hmph. You are already putting on the airs of a real Student Council President, aren’t you?"

Oko Shinomiya snorted with disdain. Then he raised the cane in his hand and pointed it directly at Asagiri.

"You are nothing more than that fellow’s puppet..."

Slap!

Before he could finish, Iwanaga Kotoko swatted the cane away with her own.

Usually, her cute face always carried a smile. But at that moment, there was only chill and contempt in her expression.

"Who are you pointing that broken stick at, you rude old thing?"

"You...!"

Oko instinctively wanted to lash out at her, but the words caught in his throat.

Because he suddenly realized something.

This girl was not someone he could scold casually.

At that very moment, Fujiwara Chika, who had looked harmless and silly only a second ago, also stepped forward and stood beside Iwanaga Kotoko. Her voice turned cold.

"Mr. Chairman, if you do not have official business, please do not interfere with our work."

Looking at the five members of the Student Council in front of him, Oko’s expression darkened.

The backgrounds of these two girls were anything but ordinary.

Fujiwara Chika was the daughter of a political family. Her uncle was the current provincial minister, and her mother was a diplomat. Among all the students at Shuchiin, her background was among the highest.

As for Iwanaga Kotoko, while her family’s influence in the business world was slightly below that of the Shinomiya Family, the key point was that the Iwanaga couple had only one daughter.

Everything would belong to her in the future.

Anyone who provoked her would face the wrath of the entire Iwanaga Family.

Oko might be the eldest son in line, but at the end of the day, the Shinomiya Group was not yet his. He was not the head of the family.

"So this is it? Hiding behind women?"

He sneered at Asagiri, trying to recover his pride.

"As a man, you only have this much courage?"

Asagiri merely smiled.

And just when Oko thought he had backed him into silence, Asagiri suddenly opened his mouth and fired back in one breath, fast, sharp, and vicious.

"You senile mutt, running all the way here just to bark in front of your father? If you can’t speak human language, go back and learn it before making a fool of yourself. What exactly are you standing there waving that broken cane for? You’ve got no actual ability, but your barking is top class. Get lost already. Just looking at you is nauseating."

For a moment, everyone in the room froze.

Kouguang Shinomiya was stunned.

Fujiwara Chika was stunned.

Even Kaguya Shinomiya was stunned.

Only Iwanaga Kotoko and Yuuki Asuna, who knew Asagiri’s personality well enough by now, were not the least bit surprised. On the contrary, they almost laughed.

"You... you... you...!"

Oko was shaking with rage. His face flushed red.

No one in his life had ever cursed him to his face like this. And worst of all, the words were so plain, so direct, and so devastatingly effective that he could not even find an angle to counterattack.

"You insolent brat! Believe it or not, I can expel you from Shuchiin Academy this instant!"

"Oh? Oh? Oh?"

Asagiri smiled lazily, completely unbothered.

"Go ahead. Try it."

"The moment you expel me, you’ll be the one forced to get out the very next day. Then the next Chairman will personally invite me back."

He tilted his head slightly.

"Let me think. Five hundred ninety three people voted for me, and three hundred seventy four voted for Kaguya. That adds up to nine hundred sixty seven students."

"Can you withstand the anger of more than ninety percent of Shuchiin Academy’s student body?"

As he spoke, Asagiri slowly stepped forward.

And for some reason, Oko suddenly felt a faint chill.

He instinctively took two steps back.

"Your position as Chairman was only given to you by the Shinomiya Family. Once a major disturbance breaks out at Shuchiin Academy, the first person to be removed will be you."

"A person with a brain should know the difference between what truly belongs to them and what they received as charity."

Then Asagiri smiled.

His tone was soft, but every word landed like a slap.

"So, you piece of trash living off family handouts, stop barking here. It’s disgusting."

Oko gritted his teeth so hard the veins on his forehead bulged, but for once, he could not think of a retort.

Because Asagiri was right.

After today’s speech, Utsunomiya Asagiri had tied himself completely to Shuchiin Academy’s pride. Every student who had voted for him was now waiting, eagerly, fanatically, to see how he would fulfill his promise and restore Shuchiin Academy’s title as the strongest.

To expel him now?

Even Oko could not bear that kind of backlash.

Shuchiin Academy was not the private property of the Shinomiya Family. If he triggered the fury of the student body, the board would remove him as Chairman without hesitation. Then whoever succeeded him would immediately bring Utsunomiya Asagiri back.

Oko Shinomiya had never expected the situation to turn into this after a single speech.

Even with the authority of Chairman, he now could not touch Asagiri at all.

"Mr. Chairman."

At that moment, Ashikaga Miwa’s voice came from outside the Student Council room.

"If you have no further business, please leave. Do not obstruct the Student Council’s normal operations."

"Hmph."

Oko turned and saw Ashikaga Miwa standing there. He slowly walked past her, then lowered his voice just enough for her to hear.

"Ashikaga-sensei. Do not forget our bet tonight."

"You don’t need to remind me."

After Oko left, Fujiwara Chika puffed up in outrage and let out a very cute but very disdainful snort.

"What an awful man. Why is he always targeting Kaguya?"

Seeing Fujiwara Chika openly standing up for her, Kaguya Shinomiya’s expression softened slightly. Then she turned toward Asagiri, and for once there was a trace of apology in her eyes.

"Utsunomiya... I’m sorry. Because of me, you..."

"It’s fine."

Asagiri waved a hand casually, smiling as if it truly did not matter.

"Oko is not targeting me because of you. Don’t shoulder all the blame for everything around you. That’s just another form of arrogance, Shinomiya."

"Okay... I understand."

Hearing Kaguya Shinomiya answer so obediently, Fujiwara Chika looked as though she had just discovered a new continent.

Was this really the same Kaguya Shinomiya she knew?

Why did Kaguya become so docile in front of Utsunomiya?

As expected...

Fujiwara Chika’s eyes lit up with excitement.

This must be love.

.....

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