Student Council Advisor

"I-I don't have any contagious disease in my body!" Yotsuba blushed, waved her hands, and stuttered.

"And me too! I've even had a cold war with Asada-san before! It's unfair if I get infected or something!"

"Hmm~ When did that happen? Specifically, what did you surrender, Yotsuba?" Ichika approached Yotsuba, hooked her neck, her eyes sparkling with curiosity, but there was a mischievous smile.

"Tell the details; Onee-san wants to hear Yotsuba's opinion!"

"I-Ichika! You're being too nosy!"

Seeing that Itsuki seemed not to understand what she was saying, Fumino spoke helplessly.

"Itsuki, I might understand what you want to say... I just hope you pay more attention to your words."

"Shinichi-san is not that kind of person," Rizu said firmly to Nino, without a wise tone, "He just said that the student council is a place for serious business and won't be used to create a harem!"

Nino didn't want to argue with the petite girl who looked almost like a middle school student except for her chest.

At this moment, Itsuki finally realized the ambiguity in her words and, unintentionally, glanced at Shinichi.

"I-I didn't say that I want to help Asada-kun open a harem... Um, the vice-president's position doesn't involve that, right? It shouldn't?"

As Itsuki spoke, she unintentionally became suspicious, and looking back at Shinichi, her eyes seemed teary.

"Asada-kun..."

"Do you think the vice-president is a palace concubine? Stop thinking nonsense; just understand it as usual."

Shinichi ignored the stares like needles behind him and opened the gymnasium door with a normal expression.

"Okay, let's start the first task today. The council members should wait for us inside..."

"Counselor?" Fumino tilted her head in confusion.

"Ah, the current student council advisor is Yamamoto Sensei. I've checked it!" Forgetting the previous embarrassment, Itsuki raised her hand and answered like a well-behaved student.

"But I heard that Yamamoto Sensei has resigned from his position as an advisor and retired. I don't know who will take over."

Nino crossed her arms in front of her chest and slightly moved the corner of her mouth. "I don't know why, but I think I can guess who that person is..."

Miku sighed softly. "Bad feeling..."

Yotsuba laughed a few times, clearly feeling the same.

Shortly after, when they entered the gymnasium and saw busy figures under the lights, that bad feeling became a reality.

"It's too late. I've been waiting for you for thirty minutes, so I'll start doing it myself."

Under her slightly messy long hair, there was a beautiful and sweaty face.

She lifted two folding chairs in her hands onto the cart, wiped the hair sticking to her eyes, and spoke coldly while giving a slightly sharp look to everyone.

"What are you doing standing there dazed? Finish everything early so you can go home early. Whether it's the student council or club activities, students shouldn't go home late."

After finishing speaking, Mafuyu turned around and walked towards the hundreds of chairs that were still there, not stopping her movement because of their arrival.

Shinichi didn't say anything, rolled up his sleeves, and took four chairs in front of him, two in each hand. Due to the exertion of force, some blue veins protruded on his arms, making Mafuyu unable to turn her face away for some reason.

"...Are you the student council president? Why are you acting so cool?"

"...Students are already here, Sensei, just sit down and rest well."

Shinichi whispered, so only Mafuyu could see the shape of his mouth, then turned around and shouted to the girls standing there.

"Everyone, the work has started! Ichika, Nino, Miku, and I are responsible on the left side, and Yotsuba, Itsuki, Fumino, Rizu are responsible on the right side. We have to move these chairs as quickly as possible without getting hurt."

The seven of them didn't linger in confusion for long; they immediately stepped forward and started tidying up the chairs according to what Shinichi had just said.

After about ten minutes, the chairs were cleared, and Shinichi led them to check the entire gymnasium, explaining things that only the student council could understand.

"The main power switch is here... There's a secret passage under the podium. Is this where the mechanism is activated?... Why is there a mechanism? Because Shuchi'in Academy used to be a city, and some of the buildings from the Warring States period are still preserved until today. Now, some have been demolished, and some have been renovated..."

After all the affairs in the gymnasium were completed, the sun had almost disappeared from sight.

"Go back to the student council room to get your school bags and get ready to leave."

Shinichi looked at Mafuyu who followed them, occasionally giving some advice but mostly remaining silent as if observing.

"Sensei, would you like to go together?"

Mafuyu thought for a moment, then shook her head. "No, I'll go back to the office. By the way, I'll help you register the list of the student council."

"Okay, goodbye, Sensei."

"Um, be careful on your way home."

After bidding farewell calmly, Mafuyu turned around when stopped by the hesitant-looking Satsuki.

"Kirisu Sensei! Are you...?"

Mafuyu stopped and looked at her hesitantly.

"Are you our advisor? Uh, no, are you the student council advisor?"

Under her slightly confused gaze, Mafuyu showed a small smile.

"Yes. Please give me more advice."

Itsuki smiled in surprise, as if the summer flowers were blooming perfectly.

She suppressed her excitement, bowed enthusiastically, and said, "Please give me advice!"

Mafuyu hid her smile, nodded, and left with her usual serious and cold attitude.

Itsuki stared at Mafuyu's slender back for a few seconds. When Nino called her back somewhat helplessly, she suddenly turned to Shinichi, clenched her fist, and said seriously.

"Asada-kun, let's make this student council the best! Because Kirisu Sensei is our advisor, we must not embarrass her!"

Nino suddenly wrinkled her lips with disgust. "This is it, Kirisu Sensei, the greatest teacher at Shuchi'in Academy."

"Freaky fans are terrifying..." Miku shook her head and sighed.

"Maybe because Kirisu Sensei is really charming..." Yotsuba defended Itsuki, but she herself laughed several times with a guilty conscience.

"Although Kirisu Sensei looks scary, she's actually a good person," Fumino nodded understandingly, and Rizu next to her also said, "With Kirisu Sensei as an advisor, I always feel there are more expectations than other teachers."

Ichika asked with curiosity, "Shinichi-kun, do you know that Kirisu Sensei is our advisor?"

"True. Besides, she also guided us during the exchange meeting, and her personality is firm and serious. No teacher is more suitable than her to be the student council advisor."

Shinichi answered and shrugging.

Ichika took a step forward and lowered her voice, "So... you didn't specifically request her from the school?"

Shinichi paused for a moment and glanced sideways at her.

He remained silent for half a second and answered honestly.

"I really like Kirisu Sensei."

"Because she's the only teacher who would read extracurricular books to me in class and wouldn't give up teaching me just because my grades are good."

Ichika couldn't hold back her expression for a moment and opened her mouth in surprise.

"Is that it?"

Shinichi nodded. "That's it."

Then he smiled teasingly at her.

"Who knows, you're less jealous compared to Nino. Are you the less jealous older sister?"

"Hmph..." Losing her composure, Ichika turned her blushing face away and snorted in protest.

"Shinichi-kun, you bully. I'll tell everyone what I just said!"

Shinichi showed a retaliatory smile and waved his hand coldly.

"Go ahead! I allow you to say it!"

Like an angry wife, Ichika had no way to deal with him, so she stopped fighting and turned to accuse him of mistreating the girls.