The Incoming Storm

After leaving the volunteer club, Shinichi took his school bag and walked towards the school gate.

On the way, he pondered about the candidate for his campaign support speech. Even though, after listening to Nagisa's words, it was already clear who his best candidate was, all he had to do was ask.

However, if Shinichi could make the best choice at every stage of life, then no one would lose in this world.

Unfortunately, Shinichi in the past clearly did not make the best choices for the present Shinichi.

"You're the last in this relay, so make sure to take as much time as possible to practice. As for dating, isn't it fun to play games in the room at night..."

A clear view unfolded in front of him. He looked towards the track not far away. Sure enough, the green rabbit-eared headband stood there enthusiastically, talking to the president of the athletic club.

However, due to the distance, Shinichi could only hear the president's loud voice clearly and couldn't make out what Yotsuba was saying. Perhaps because the sun was setting, her ears turned red.

Shinichi only glanced at her for a moment, then quickly started walking back towards the school gate. The volunteer club had already said their goodbyes, so there was no need to come and say it again.

Moreover, even though he wanted to talk to Yotsuba, she might not want to talk to him.

At this moment, from the corner of his eye, it seemed that the president of the athletic department had seen him. She pointed her fan firmly in this direction.

"Look, your boyfriend is here!"

Yotsuba turned around, her expression surprised when she realized it was Shinichi. Then she explained without any intention of calling or following him.

After that, Shinichi stayed far away and didn't hear anything Yotsuba said.

He had just left school alone and stepped onto the quiet street, thinking about alternative speeches and planning his future travels.

On the September night, the cold air seemed to deepen.

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In the next two days, Shinichi was busy. Registration ended on Thursday, and the list of candidates would be announced on Friday. There was much to do from Tuesday to Wednesday, from morning until night. He couldn't relax even when he went home.

The morning exercises were much calmer than before, but there was less time to sit near the tree and rest in the cool air.

After practice, he went straight back to class. Fumino was already there. At his request, not only Fumino but also Rizu came to school early. They took the time to have breakfast in Class B. Shinichi answered the questions they had gathered one by one.

To make time after school, Shinichi had no choice but to move his study location from the study room to the classroom. He had already informed both of them that during the student council re-election period, he could only assist them with tutoring once a week. Fortunately, their studies were progressing according to plan, and with the "teaching each other" encouraged by Shinichi. Although the time was short, it wouldn't affect the mid-term exams, which were about a month away.

In the afternoon, Shinichi went to the 3rd-year classroom to discuss the election with Shirogane, Kaguya, and Chika, obtaining relevant information from them.

He didn't know if Hayasaka or Chika had said something to him, but Kaguya's attitude toward him didn't differ from usual, and she also carefully taught him the secret techniques of the Shinomiya family for the campaign, so Shinichi could see the situation. Don't show mercy, just make sure he can succeed as the president and get support from these people.

Chika deserved to be the daughter of a politician. She had fully demonstrated her prowess in intelligence warfare. All the very helpful election information was in Shinichi's hands. It seemed like she was conspiring with Kaguya to prepare the election headquarters staff to draw other parties closer to their own camp.

Although Chika usually couldn't be relied on, her ability to do serious things couldn't be denied by anyone.

Even when she gave him information, this person actually asked with a proud expression on her face, "Asada-kun, have you fallen in love with me? Will you give up under my skirt?"

After school, Shinichi followed the volunteer club's arrangements, cleaning the streets, distributing pamphlets, and spreading love to everyone. From time to time, he could see the surprised expressions of people who knew him.

"What happened to the second-ranked...?"

"Is this a new popular method?"

"A sudden burst of love? Doesn't seem like it. Could the next target be a girl from the volunteer club?"

Since the rumor of the exchange meeting became popular in school, Shinichi was too lazy to care about his own reputation – not because he became hated in the eyes of other students. On the contrary, because of that exchange meeting, he successfully brought glory to the school and became more popular than before. More and more foreign students welcomed him on the street.

But that didn't mean he wouldn't be looked at with strange gazes. He was even labeled with the weird tag of "changing his girlfriend every three days" due to the circulating rumors. He was quite famous in every class, and even the News Club asked him for an interview.

He explained it, but it was in vain. Shinichi had no way to prove his dedication; he could only choose to let others judge him as they pleased.

Anyway, it basically didn't affect daily life, and his friends wouldn't ostracize him because of this, so just relax and don't care.

However, hidden blessings are hidden blessings.

Thanks to this, the fact that he joined the Volunteer Club and started serving the community soon became a widely circulated anecdote. Some people also thought about the upcoming student council election. Conspiracy theories spread, and discussions began at school.

Regardless of the content being good or bad, it further deepened his impression in the minds of students. In the election, whether one is good or evil doesn't matter, and being a transparent person is the worst.

In the evening, to be able to concentrate more on sorting out election information, Shinichi took a day off from Miku, and casually ignoring Ichika's call, he set aside his phone while doing a video call with Nino and watched a mukbang, then decided to end the call after thirty minutes.

Doing this naturally would arouse the dissatisfaction of the girls to ask again and again, so he told them that he would participate in the student council election.

At this point, the Nakano family quintuplets, the liberal arts duo, and Fuutarou Uesugi had all previously determined that he would be the next presidential candidate.

Those who knew this were the Thorn Club, whose intelligence capabilities were as amazing as Chika's.

Before the official closing of the election registration on Thursday, another storm was about to come.