Mission

　　Rewind time a bit.

　　In the yard, Ishigami who is in a somewhat awkward relationship with Iino due to an accident at the beach, suddenly feels a vibration in his pocket.

　　He opened the screen and saw the private chat messages and group invitations.

　　"Asada? What happened..."

　　When he clicked on it, Ishigami noticed from the corner of his eye that Iino had also taken out his phone, and as he stared at the screen became shocked.

　　He returned his gaze to the chat screen. This message should have been sent by him in the group.

　　"Reminder: Everyone in the student council, Fujiwara Senpai and I have prepared a fireworks display as a surprise for Shinomiya Senpai. To maximize the effect of this surprise, ask for help without being discovered by Shinomiya Senpai. I've completed some small tasks and entered detailed instructions in a newly opened group. Please join as soon as possible."

　　After being surprised, Ishigami smiled.

　　"This guy really knows how to play… Very good, then let me help you!"

　　He immediately agreed to join the group and opened the group notebook, where an article recording what he called "missions" appeared.

　　"Ishigami Yu: Please go upstairs immediately and use your laptop. Within 15 minutes, create a slideshow of photos sent by Fujiwara Senpai (you can have one too). Please use specific content. Additionally, if the president isn't looking at his cell phone, please help me remind him and make sure Shinomiya Senpai doesn't notice.

　　Then, ding-dong sounds were heard one after another, and Ishigami understood that it was the notification sound of Chika uploading a photo.

　　His cell phone had been silent for a long time, so the cell phone that was making sound now belonged to Iino!

　 (No, this will be discovered by Shinomiya Senpai!)

　　With Kaguya's sharpness and intelligence, even this small clue can cause a flaw in Shinichi's plan and greatly reduce the effect of her surprise!

　　Ishigami suppressed his nervousness, and turned to look at Iino beside him.

　　"Eh? This is the sound, wait…"

　　Iino panics and hurriedly tries to turn down the volume, but accidentally presses the loudspeaker button, which makes the ding-dong sound louder.

　　"You stupid! Fujiwara Senpai is the same, why not just put it in the photo album..."

　　Ishigami had sweat on his forehead. Because his mood was tense.

Seeing Kaguya who was chatting awkwardly with Shirogane, suddenly about to turn around, Ishigami regardless of whether he was embarrassed or not.

　　He gave it his all!

　　(According to what Asada said, if we want to give Shinomiya Senpai a perfect surprise, we can't make a mistake in a place like this!)

　　Towards Iino, Ishigami kicked a small stool and rushed towards her.

　　Following the sound, Kaguya looked strangely at where the two people were sitting.

　　"What is this sound?!"

　　Shirogane also saw the scene and was shocked.

　　"I-Ishigami, this guy is really..."

　　He saw Ishigami kneeling with one head lowered towards Iino whose face was full of shock.

　　No matter how others saw it, this was an intimate scene like a proposal or confession.

　　The two people watching were silent, they didn't know whether to support them silently or lament why they didn't do better.

　　It's all because the person next door is not as proactive as Ishigami...

　　At this time, Ishigami had his back to Kaguya and Shirogane, holding Iino's hand and the cell phone in his hand. He turned the volume to silent.

　　"You've read the message, right? Please cooperate with me first."

　　Iino blushed, regaining consciousness. She asked in a low voice.

　　"S-So this action... Was done to prevent Shinomiya Senpai from getting suspicious?"

　　Ishigami looked back with a strange expression.

　　"If not? Do you think I will confess to you here? Are you stupid?"

　　These words were like lighting a barrel of dynamite. Iino became fiercer.

　　"Who would think of something like that! Stupid, disgusting Ishigami! Tell me how you want me to work together. Being so close to you gives me goosebumps. Get away from me as soon as you finish work."

　　"Watch what you say." There were priorities, and Ishigami wasn't too worried about them, so he asked as he handed the phone back to her.

　　"What mission did Asada give you?"

　　"Catching Shinomiya Senpai's attention, talking to her about fireworks, and some other sad topics, like they are already in 3rd year, will be graduating soon, and the student council will be reorganized..."

　　The atmosphere turned serious. As she spoke, Iino asked doubtfully.

　　"But what does he want to do? Didn't he say he wanted to give Shinomiya Senpai a surprise? He also creates a sad atmosphere…"

　　"It's a kind of psychological induction. That could make Shinomiya Senpai's shock even deeper."

　　Ishigami didn't explain much to her, nor did he understand it.

　　"Listen, wait a minute and you pretend to be unhappy with me and hit me. I'll use the break as an excuse to go up and make a slideshow. Then Shinomiya Senpai might ask you what happened, but don't lie or tell the truth, change the topic and make her confused and distracted."

　　"Other than that, it's okay to chat for 15 minutes according to the mission, right?"

　　"Yeah, if I'm not lying…" Iino looked a little hesitant, looking at him with watery eyes, "It's just that, how about giving you a punch…"

　　"Iino, you…" Ishigami was stunned.

　　Seeing her beautiful face under the starlight, he couldn't be shy and averted his gaze.

　　"Um, don't stress too much, just pretend..."

　　"You are really joking, how can just pretending be enough?"