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"Excuse me."
Asakura knocked on the door of the Student Council club room, and after hearing Amakusa Shino's 'Please come in' from inside, he pulled open the door and entered.
The Student Council club room was slightly larger than the Service Club club room. Compared to the latter, which was just an ordinary empty classroom, the Student Council club room was more like a large meeting room.
However, perhaps because the Student Council members were all busy preparing for the Founders' Festival, it wasn't as lively as usual at the moment. Only Amakusa Shino and an unfamiliar woman were inside.
"Asakura, you're here."
Amakusa Shino greeted him.
"Is President Nijima not here?"
Asakura's gaze swept over the unfamiliar adult woman who was curiously observing him, then he asked Amakusa Shino.
"Because this Founders' Festival is entirely my responsibility, President Nijima went to prepare for her university entrance exams."
Amakusa Shino said, propping up her cheek, "But I actually think, with President Nijima's grades, she doesn't even need to prepare and can easily get into the university she wants."
After speaking, Amakusa Shino stood up and introduced to Asakura, "This is Ms. Yukinoshita Haruno, Yukinoshita's older sister, whom I mentioned to you earlier."
"Nice to meet you, Ms. Yukino."
Asakura politely greeted her.
"Although it is indeed our first meeting, I've heard a lot about Asakura, after all, Yukino always mentions you at home."
Yukinoshita Haruno showed a harmless, gentle smile and said softly.
This person is lying.
Asakura made that judgment almost instantly.
However, he didn't choose to expose her. He simply maintained his polite demeanor and bowed slightly, saying, "Oh? That's truly an honor."
"Ms. Yukinoshita Haruno is very impressive as an honorary alumna of Soubu High School."
Amakusa Shino chimed in.
Yukinoshita Haruno showed a humble smile, looking like a gentle, intellectual older sister.
"Especially when it comes to dealing with ○ hair, many of her insights even make me feel inferior. She's simply a ○ hair Master!"
Amakusa Shino continued.
The smile on Yukinoshita Haruno's face froze.
"Just a moment, Amakusa-chan—"
She tried to maintain her expression, interrupting Amakusa Shino, who was about to elaborate endlessly on ○ hair: "There's no need to mention such things in front of a boy, is there? And just now, I only said it casually, it's not at all to the extent you're making it out to be, is it?"
"It's precisely because you said it casually!"
Amakusa Shino argued, "Doesn't that just show how high your level is?!"
Yukinoshita Haruno could barely maintain her fake smile anymore.
Asakura outwardly stared blankly at the teapot on the table as if he hadn't heard anything, as if he had inadvertently discovered the astonishing beauty hidden within the teapot. But in his heart, he gave Amakusa Shino a thumbs up: You truly live up to your reputation.
One out of every three sentences must be a dirty joke. This is our next Student Council President of Soubu High School. Can the Student Council Presidents of other schools do that?!
"Um, I have something I'd like to discuss with Asakura privately. If you don't mind, Amakusa-chan, please go attend to your own matters first."
Yukinoshita Haruno took a deep breath, put on her business smile again, grabbed Amakusa Shino's shoulder, and said with an oppressive tone full of adult authority.
"Huh? But all the documents I need to process are here…"
"Please go attend to your matters first."
Yukinoshita Haruno repeated with a smile.
Amakusa Shino looked at Yukinoshita Haruno, then at Asakura, and suddenly showed an expression of realization.
"No problem, you two have a good chat. I'll instruct the other Student Council members not to come back yet… Is half an hour enough?"
"Ten minutes will be enough. After all, I don't always have time to stay here."
Yukinoshita Haruno said softly.
"No problem—"
Amakusa Shino nodded, gave Asakura a meaningful smile, formed the words 'sister bowl' with her cherry lips, and then swaggered away: "You two enjoy your chat~"
"She's truly an interesting person—"
Yukinoshita Haruno had a brilliant smile on her face, but for some reason, one could feel she was saying something against her true feelings: "I feel like Soubu High School won't be boring anymore."
"That's true. Although she may seem that way, Amakusa Shino will be a good president."
Asakura nodded and said.
"Well then, now we can have a good chat…"
Yukinoshita Haruno's smile remained, but her eyes sharpened like a cat stalking a mouse: "How far have Asakura and Yukino progressed?"
"Just ordinary classmates."
Asakura replied stiffly.
"Oh?"
Yukinoshita Haruno strolled over to Asakura, and like a thoughtful older sister, she straightened his collar: "Is that so? But I feel that Yukino definitely has a greater fondness for Asakura-kun than just that."
"That's just your misconception, Ms. Yukino."
Asakura frowned: "I already have a girlfriend."
Perhaps because Asakura said this so seriously, with no hint of lying or joking, a hint of suspicion appeared in Yukinoshita Haruno's eyes.
She had naturally discovered some clues, which was why she specifically came to Soubu High School to see what was going on with the boy closest to Yukino. But now, it seemed there was a slight difference from what she had initially expected.
"That's truly a shame. I originally thought that since Asakura is so excellent, it would be nice if he and Yukino could become more than just friends."
"You can't judge a person's excellence solely based on a first impression, can you?"
"Is Asakura-kun the type to fall in love over time?"
"At least not the love-at-first-sight… or rather, the lust-at-first-sight type. Nor do I believe Ms. Haruno, or Yukino, would be such superficial people."
"Don't be so serious. Actually, I heard some things about Asakura from Shizuka~ But meeting you today, I found Asakura to be more assertive than I expected. Did I do something that gave Asakura a bad impression?"
Yukinoshita Haruno feigned a look of being on the verge of tears.
"I have a poker face."
Asakura said concisely.
Yukinoshita Haruno met his gaze for a moment, then smiled again: "It seems I won't be able to have a heart-to-heart with Asakura today. But that's alright, I'm really looking forward to your and Yukino's play. I'll definitely come to watch."
"Thank you."
Asakura nodded: "If you don't mind, I'll take my leave now. The Founders' Festival preparations are a bit busy."
Yukinoshita Haruno spread her hands in a 'please do' gesture.
Asakura walked down the hallway alone, then stopped after a moment, reaching up to pull a small black miniature device from his collar.
He snorted lightly. A branch outside the window transformed into a small snake, directly swallowing the eavesdropping device whole, then changed back into a branch, becoming still.
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