Chapter 215 – Karuizawa's help

"Karuizawa, you seem particularly happy," her close friend Sato asked curiously.

Since Karuizawa had figured out Horikita's plan, her best friend had been all smiles, making it hard to figure out what she was thinking.

"It's nothing," Karuizawa said, but her light and cheerful steps, along with her swinging ponytail, made it clear to anyone that she was in an exceptionally good mood.

Her ponytail swung so much that it almost hit other people's faces.

After answering Sato's question, Karuizawa's phone rang. When she looked at it, she became even happier. Her dimples appeared, and her eyes sparkled with joy. "Alright, I've got something to do. I'll see you later."

Waving her hand cheerfully, she said goodbye to her friends and hurried to the girls' floor by taking the elevator.

When no one was paying attention, she slipped into the emergency exit. Being a large hotel, even the emergency exit was well-lit, not dark at all.

Seeing this well-lit environment, Karuizawa felt a bit relieved and started jogging down the stairs. After going down two floors, she saw Yukio playing with his phone, clearly waiting for her.

Whenever Karuizawa saw Yukio, her usually strong-willed expression would soften, and a slight smile would appear on her face, subconsciously tugging at the corners of her mouth.

The sweetness and satisfaction of seeing the boy she liked waiting for her ahead, was like adding honey to already sweet sugar water, making her forget any worries or troubles and only wanting to be with him.

Yukio, hearing the sound of footsteps, looked up and met Karuizawa's sweet and joyful gaze, her face radiating happiness even from a distance. He couldn't help but feel tender towards her. "What are you thinking about? Why are you so happy?"

Karuizawa, still swinging her unique golden ponytail, walked gracefully. The hurried girl from earlier seemed to be a different person, replaced by an elegant young lady, showing her true self.

"Because I got some good intel, that's why I'm so happy," Karuizawa said as soon as she reached Yukio's side, eager to share her findings. "Guess what kind of strategy Class D came up with?"

Yukio chuckled. This was the reason Karuizawa had asked him to come out, and he found her playful attitude amusing. "Do I really need to guess?"

"With you in Class D helping me, I don't need to rack my brains to guess their intentions."

"Hehe~" Karuizawa's heart swelled with satisfaction at Yukio's words, and her smile grew wider. "You're right. I don't know what Horikita is thinking, but she actually came up with the idea to use the school's reputation to make a promotional ad."

"Matsushita also agreed to this. The two of them are planning how to shoot the ad. After all, the school's reputation is huge, and the school's mysterious nature adds to it."

"When their ad comes out, anything related to it will attract a lot of attention. The ad might even go viral."

Yukio's eyes lit up. Using the school's fame for promotion was indeed a clever idea.

However, Yukio could often see the essence behind things. This excellent promotional plan didn't seem like something Horikita would come up with.

If he guessed correctly, it was probably the work of Ayanokouji, who had always stayed hidden in Class D, pretending to be a nobody.

Ayanokouji, have you finally been pushed to this point by Sakayanagi? How will Sakayanagi respond to Ayanokouji's move?

The thought of it all intrigued Yukio immensely. "It's a pity that I can't be part of your project and see it firsthand because I have to compete directly with President Horikita in this special exam."

"That's not a pity at all," Karuizawa said, her eyes turning into playful crescent moons, making her look even more charming. "At first, I thought this intel wouldn't be useful to you since we're not working on the same project."

"But then I thought, precisely because we're on different projects, you can also use Horikita's promotional strategy for your own! The idea isn't exclusive to them, so why not leverage it yourself?"

"Since we're both leveraging the reputation of the school, what's the difference between promoting eel farming and promoting yukata?"

"After all, they don't conflict with each other. Being in different project groups allows us to do this without competing for customers, and it might even help cross-promote each other!"

This realization was what excited Karuizawa the most after she analyzed the promotional strategy.

This girl wasn't happy because her thinking aligned with Horikita and Matsushita or because she had shown her intelligence and gained enough attention in front of others.

What truly made her so joyful was the reproducibility of this promotional plan, which could help Yukio!

Even Yukio was momentarily taken aback, then he found Karuizawa's logic very sound. Class D's promotional strategy hinged on the fame of Advanced Nurturing High School.

As long as they filmed wearing the school's uniforms, it could be applied to any project, whether it was the yukata workshop or Ichinose's food street. It would work perfectly for both.

Both would be advertisements, but they would promote different things with the same core selling point—the fame of Advanced Nurturing High School. They wouldn't compete for customers but could indeed help each other gain more attention online.

Karuizawa's suggestion was incredibly reliable.

Realizing this, Yukio felt a bit reflective. Was it a case of being too close to see the solution? He should have realized this the moment he heard about Class D's strategy.

Instead, his first thought was about how Sakayanagi would respond to Ayanokouji's move. It was Karuizawa's reminder that brought this to his attention.

With this intel from Karuizawa, his core plan to promote Takahashi's yukata workshop could be even more perfect: "You've been a great help, Karuizawa."

Karuizawa was so happy that she didn't know what to do with her hands, feeling truly overjoyed. But her feminine modesty prevented her from appearing too excited in front of Yukio.

She awkwardly played with her golden ponytail in her hand, humming softly, "Well, I didn't help that much."

However, this little golden-haired fairy wasn't of the tsundere type. Even though she said she didn't help much, her eyes kept darting to Yukio, shimmering with "anticipation."

It was clear she was waiting to see if Yukio would give her some special praise or reward.