Chapter 152 - Chapter 152: Student Council

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Duel Academy, Student Council office.

"Huh? Senpai?"

You Xuan's expression was a little surprised as he arrived at the office.

"You?" The rather attractive senpai in front of him also looked up in surprise.

That was Kohinata Seika.

Kohinata Seika, who had been crowned "Miss Duel Academy" for two consecutive years, was unseated by the Academy newcomer, Asuka Tenjoin, in her third year, seemingly awakening some strange new attribute in the process.

You Xuan understood: "So, Senpai is also a Student Council executive."

"Of course, I am the President of the Student Management Committee. There's no one more suited for administrative work than I, the Queen of the Academy." Kohinata Seika twirled a strand of her hair, then asked, "Do you have something you need from the Student Council?"

She had a somewhat ominous premonition.

You Xuan was surprised. So this senpai was actually the Student Council President.

An old acquaintance, no less.

"Oh, nothing much. I just wanted to ask if the Student Council is still recruiting." You Xuan asked.

Kohinata Seika frowned.

They were indeed recruiting; the Student Council was actually quite short-staffed this year.

But that was only limited to recruiting people.

They had heard about the Duel Club's situation since the start of the school year, that ever since a certain freshman joined this year, the Duel Club's atmosphere had become, well, indescribable.

The freshmen who joined the Duel Club this year were full of complaints, seemingly developing an unusual aversion to "going to the club for duels." This was certainly rare for the Duel Club, which had always been known as the Academy's most card-addicted club in previous years.

However, contrary to this phenomenon, the students from other clubs showed a significant increase in their interest in the Duel Club's matches. Even Seika knew that some people in their Student Council, upon hearing rumors, loved to run to the Duel Club to watch duels, often returning afterward chatting and laughing, looking pleased.

As one of the earliest members of the Academy's You Xuan Victim Association, Kohinata Seika seemed to somewhat understand the reason for this phenomenon.

And at this very moment, the culprit stood before her as if nothing was wrong, applying to join the Student Council!

What did this mean? Was he going to turn the Student Council into the next Duel Club?

Just thinking of the prospect, her body involuntarily shivered. The fear of being dominated by Lava Golem and Wheel of Torture surged through her.

No, I'm afraid, student, the window for applications has closed. We're not recruiting right now.

That's what she intended to say.

However, at that moment, another Student Council executive in the office had already said with a delighted expression, "Oh? This student wants to join? That's great! We're seriously understaffed right now."

Seika: "..."

She shot that person a fierce glare.

You just had to open your mouth.

Student Council executive: "?"

What? Aren't we supposed to be recruiting?

"That's great," You Xuan smiled. "Then I'll be in your good hands from now on."

With the words already out, Kohinata Seika couldn't say anything more. Besides, she had also heard of this junior's capabilities; it was said that even the notoriously unruly Academic Affairs Department treated him with deference. Her small Student Council was nothing; he could join or leave as he pleased, and even if he casually entered and exited, she could only silently endure it.

"Alright… then, welcome, Fujiki You Xuan, to the Student Council."

Kohinata Seika said, utterly devoid of energy. There was no hint of "welcome" in her tone.

The executive behind him immediately clapped enthusiastically, but as he clapped, he inwardly pondered. Fujiki You Xuan… where have I heard that name before?

Executive: "!"

The smile on this student's face immediately vanished.

He seemed to suddenly understand, in an instant, why the President would oppose a new member joining at a time when they were short-staffed this new semester.

The executive, having grasped this point, instantly felt a chill run down his spine.

It's over.

I seem to have just made an irreversible mistake.

"Oh, by the way, I heard it's a Student Council tradition, isn't it, to have a welcome duel ceremony upon joining?"

You Xuan cheerfully showed his Duel Disk, looking at the senpai.

"Senpai, how about we do it again?"

Seika-senpai's body trembled. In that instant, the opponent's sunny, handsome smile seemed to overlap with the Lava Golem from her memories. She waved her hands repeatedly.

"I… I'm not feeling well today, so I can't, I really can't." She shook her head repeatedly. "And I've reassembled a new Deck, but it's not finished yet, so it's not suitable for dueling right now. Next time, definitely next time."

So You Xuan's gaze shifted to the executive who had just spoken.

The Student Council executive's heart instantly sank.

Oh no, it seems I can't escape my fate today.

Seika-senpai looked at him with cold eyes: "In that case, Sato-kun, why don't you conduct the welcome duel?"

It was as if she was saying, "You let this plague god in, so you shall personally atone for this sin."

The student addressed as Sato made a bitter face, wishing he could slap himself twice, reflecting on why he just had to open his big mouth and interrupt the President.

But just at this critical moment, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Oh, right, right! Speaking of which, President, that 'matter' we've never had enough people to deal with…"

"Don't you think You Xuan-kun would be the perfect person for it?"

"Oh?"

Kohinata Seika pondered thoughtfully.

"What you said actually makes sense."

So she turned to You Xuan and explained.

"Coincidentally, the Student Council currently has a difficult problem on its hands. It's not a huge matter, nor is it particularly urgent."

"Simply put, there's a certain club at the Academy that has failed its inspections multiple times. The Academy has deemed it no longer necessary to maintain and operate, and it has been ordered to disband. However, the students within the club have continually refused to comply, illicitly occupying a clubroom that should have long been vacated."

You Xuan understood just from the beginning.

Classic small, fringe club disbandment—he could instantly recall similar plots from at least ten different anime.

So, it was clear that this "difficult problem" likely involved persuading the students to vacate the clubroom.

"In fact, it's also simple," Kohinata Seika said. "After all, this is Duel Academy; everything is decided by dueling prowess. The matter is very simple: as long as you can win a duel against that club's president, they've promised to vacate the clubroom."

"Then what's so difficult about it?"

"Because that president is a tough nut to crack," Sato-kun said. "As I mentioned, we've been severely understaffed lately. All the strong seniors from the previous year just graduated and left, and the rest of us aren't very confident we can win against their president…"

"I see."

Although he didn't know what club it was, the president sounded like a decent opponent.

In any case, You Xuan's original goal was to find duels, and if he could complete a task and earn some rewards along the way, that would be even better.

"Alright, so where's that clubroom?" You Xuan stood up. "I'll go check it out."

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