Chapter 047 ↦ The Backup Plan

Miyabi's true intention was to prove that making ¥5,000,000 in 3 days would be impossible. This would lower the reputation of Houtarou, the kōhai who had recently gained popularity among the girls in class. The girls would forget about him as if he were just a passing fad.

After all, in Miyabi's view, he controlled the second year. Once he achieved his goal of becoming Student Council President, he could invite pretty girls to join his council and pamper him.

Was there anything wrong with that? No, there wasn't.

Plus, he had the credentials to back it up. Miyabi was bright and handsome with great physical abilities. In his opinion, he was only slightly inferior to Manabu.

But ability alone wasn't enough. He believed that what you display counts as true ability — that's what attracts people, especially girls' attention.

That's why he joined the school's Soccer Club. It was an easy way to get noticed.

Despite building up this image, these girls in class — even though they had just been promoted from Class B last year — were behaving inconsistently, changing their preferences on a whim.

They had just been saying in their group chat that they preferred sporty, energetic guys. Now they were swooning over Houtarou, who was just the quiet pretty boy type. It made no sense.

Girls are all liars.

And now—

"Isn't he quite cute?"

Even after Miyabi had pointed out that Houtarou's bet was impossible, the girls still found him cute.

"Hey, Nagumo-kun, you're already a senpai, isn't it showing poor character to keep picking on a kōhai?"

There were even comments like this.

"Yeah, don't target the freshmen too much. Even though Houtarou isn't directly our kōhai, we're Class A now."

"Right, Asahina, this way we can interact with him as his senpais."

"How does he take care of his skin? It's so fair."

"..." Miyabi.

Damn it. Even though Houtarou was the one being overconfident, how had this turned into him bullying a kōhai? And now they were discussing this guy even more enthusiastically than before?

Are you girls only looking at faces?

Indeed, Miyabi admitted that Houtarou had good looks. But couldn't they pay more attention to him instead?

He realized he might have targeted the wrong person. The girls in class were hopeless.

So he took out his phone and contacted a junior — a kōhai from Class 1-B. They had quite a connection, having attended the same middle school. Since he had also started as a Class B first-year student last year, they shared a true senpai-kōhai relationship.

He had backup plans too. This junior's name was Honami Ichinose. She was like an angel.

In Miyabi's view, there were too many sluts in his class, and because of his childhood friend Nazuna, he had been careful about his reputation before becoming Student Council President. So he hadn't made any moves.

After being rejected by his childhood friend, he naturally had a backup plan in mind.

His interest was piqued when he noticed Houtarou had attracted both the stunning Suzune and the angelic Kikyō.

Indeed, Suzune was even more beautiful than Nazuna. Though she seemed cold at first glance, he'd observed her studying vocabulary earnestly with Houtarou and Kikyō. This convinced him she must be dignified and straightforward.

A girl like that would make an ideal wife, he thought — honest, devoted, and proper in everything she did.

And Kikyō, with her angel-like demeanor, seemed the type to look up to her senpai — exactly the kind of admiring gaze he craved.

Being constantly rejected by Nazuna had taught Miyabi to keep his options open. Someone as excellent as himself couldn't let one rejection hold him back.

The only obstacle was Houtarou — he'd need to defeat him to catch these girls' attention.

Speaking of the first-years, this year's crop was particularly impressive. Among them, he'd discovered another remarkable student.

She was a freshman in Class 1-B, well-liked by her peers and blessed with exceptional social skills.

Her name was Honami Ichinose.

He'd met her just yesterday at a store while getting breakfast. She stood hesitating at the entrance, clearly struggling to decide what to order.

When her turn came, she kept stepping aside to let others go first, unable to make up her mind.

After he offered a suggestion, she thanked him with genuine gratitude. Her well-mannered, considerate nature touched something in him.

Yet she was in Class B. The school's evaluation system placed students in different classes based on individual assessments.

He himself had started in Class B despite his academic excellence, athletic prowess, and multiple talents like piano and soccer. Shouldn't those achievements have earned him a higher placement?

But he understood his weaknesses — arrogance and an unwillingness to defer to others had earned him a C in teamwork, landing him in Class B.

So what explained Honami's placement in Class B? With her exceptional interpersonal skills alone, Class A should have been guaranteed.

So, Miyabi felt she must have something on her mind. So if he could draw it out, he could get closer to her.

Having failed to discredit Houtarou with Nazuna and the others, he decided to try building some goodwill with his young kōhai instead.

After all, several students from Honami's Class B were involved in Houtarou's store venture. Bringing this up would be perfectly reasonable.

Besides, the Class B first-years probably weren't familiar with the school rules yet. By warning them, he'd be fulfilling his role as their senpai.

Miyabi thought to himself.

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As these thoughts were crossing his mind.

ding! ding!

"Welcome—"

Along with the server's voice, Honami arrived as agreed.

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