"Yu! Long time no see! By the way, why did you suddenly come to study at Shuchi'in Academy?"
Next to Nakano Yu, the pink-haired girl wrapped her arm around his, her face full of smiles, and her excited mood even made her chest rise and fall slightly.
It went without saying that in all of Shuchi'in Academy, there was only one girl with pink hair, lively and cheerful.
That was the eldest daughter of the Fujiwara family, known as [Earth's Cancer] — Fujiwara Chika!
"Because I blew up Sobu High School."
Looking at Fujiwara Chika, whom he hadn't seen for a month, Nakano Yu joked. Although he called it a joke, the bombing of Sobu High School was indeed not entirely unrelated to him. At least, the enormous crater on the sports field, almost half the size of the entire field, was his doing.
However, the destructive power of the Twilight Wolf of the Gods truly resembled a planetary collision. If he hadn't restrained himself, Sobu High School would probably have been completely leveled.
"Sobu High School was bombed?"
Hearing that, Fujiwara Chika was taken aback. When did this happen? Why hadn't she heard anything about it?
"Yes, it happened a few days ago. This is Nakano Itsuki, my younger sister."
Nakano Yu nodded, then pulled his hand out of Fujiwara Chika's embrace and introduced Itsuki, who had been quietly standing beside him the whole time.
In reality, Nakano Yu never felt younger than the Five Sisters. After all, he had lived a very long time before being reincarnated, and strictly speaking, he might not have been younger than them at all.
"That's not true! Yu is obviously the youngest in the family!"
Hearing that, Itsuki, who had initially been a little reserved and didn't know what to talk about with Fujiwara Chika, immediately replied. Itsuki had always considered Nakano Yu a good younger brother, but one thing she didn't like: he never thought he was younger than them.
This slightly frustrated Itsuki, who didn't want to be the youngest in the family. In the end, she had managed not to be the youngest.
"Haha, don't pay attention to such trivial matters."
Yu extended his hand, patted Itsuki's head, and ruffled her ahoge, speaking with a smile.
"This must be Yu's older sister, right? Hello, I'm Fujiwara Chika, you can just call me Chika!"
Fujiwara Chika obviously didn't care about such things. Honestly, she had never met Itsuki before.
No, more precisely, she had never met any of the Five Sisters.
Tokyo's social circles all knew that Nakano Maruo, a leader in medical technology, had five daughters. However, Nakano Maruo had never allowed his daughters to attend social gatherings to expand their contacts.
But that only limited the Five Sisters, not Nakano Yu. After all, someone in the family had to have their own social network; otherwise, they would have trouble growing up and facing difficulties.
Obviously, Nakano Yu had that role.
Nakano Maruo knew very well how chaotic upper-class circles were. Rather than letting his own cabbages be eaten by pigs, it was better to let his own pig go and eat others' cabbages.
In any case, no matter how you look at it, the Nakano family couldn't lose. And regarding political marriages, would Nakano Maruo even need that? He just wanted his daughters to be happy.
"Hello, I'm Nakano Itsuki, Yu's older sister."
Seeing how friendly Fujiwara Chika was toward her, Itsuki gradually relaxed, smiled, and shook hands with Fujiwara Chika as she introduced herself.
"Just as I thought! Itsuki, do you play board games?!"
Fujiwara Chika nodded thoughtfully, then suddenly changed the subject and asked Itsuki if she played board games.
Itsuki, who had been wondering what Fujiwara Chika meant by just as I thought, was taken aback by the sudden topic change. After a short pause, she answered:
"No, I haven't tried board games yet."
"You haven't tried them, huh."
Hearing that, Fujiwara Chika frowned slightly.
Seeing that, Itsuki thought her answer had spoiled Fujiwara Chika's mood, but unexpectedly, the girl suddenly grabbed Itsuki's hand and said:
"All the better if you haven't tried them! That Yu always cheats when playing board games! Come on, let's go to the board game club, I'll teach Itsuki how to play!"
Saying that, without waiting for Itsuki's reaction, Fujiwara Chika pulled Itsuki along and ran off.
Watching the backs of the two girls as they moved away, Nakano Yu felt that something was off.
"Chika, that person, she should be the guide I found, right? By the way, doesn't she have classes?"
The boy muttered to himself but didn't decide to call after them. After all, it would be good for Itsuki and Chika to become friends. Nakano Yu was just a little confused; Fujiwara Chika was a first-year and shouldn't already be in the Student Council. Doesn't that girl have classes?
Shaking his head, Nakano Yu stopped thinking about it.
He looked at the clock. There were about five minutes left until the end of the period, which meant fifteen minutes until Kirisu Mafuyu's class.
That time was enough to explore Shuchi'in Academy a little.
Thinking so, Nakano Yu didn't linger in front of the office and simply chose a direction and went down the stairs.
"Hmm… so he's really going to leave? If the Student Council loses its treasurer, then the funds for the various clubs…"
At that moment, in the Student Council office, Shinomiya Kaguya was calmly looking at the resignation letter submitted by Ishigami Yu.
She had long anticipated this day; after all, Ishigami Yu did not fully agree with her on certain issues, but she hadn't expected it to happen so quickly.
For a short time, Shinomiya Kaguya could not think of anyone who could replace Ishigami Yu as the Student Council treasurer.
"Hmm… Nakano should have arrived at school by now, right?"
After a brief thought, Shinomiya Kaguya stamped Ishigami's resignation letter, threw it on the desk, then stood up and left the office.
Shinomiya Kaguya had already known earlier that Nakano Yu and the Five Sisters had arrived at the school gate that morning, because the Student Council office had a direct view of the entrance. Moreover, the Five Sisters and Nakano Yu had caused quite a commotion.
How could Shinomiya Kaguya not know?
"That guy should be with teacher Kirisu. Tsk, I didn't expect I'd have to look for him personally. No! That's not right! I'm just a little busy with student affairs and went out to clear my head!"
Walking down the hallway, Shinomiya Kaguya thought about where Nakano Yu might be, but then suddenly shook her head. If it weren't currently class time, her already shaky image among the students would completely collapse!
She pressed her lips together, and then Shinomiya Kaguya, who intended to go upstairs to find Nakano Yu, stopped and instead went down the stairs.
"Ding-a-ling-ling~"
A loud bell rang, marking the end of the class period.
"I definitely need to change this bell later."
Shinomiya Kaguya muttered in dissatisfaction, looking at the alarm loudly ringing above her head, then left the building.
At that moment, she only wanted to find a quiet place with no one around to think about how to get Nakano Yu to come to her on his own. It would be even better if she could make him voluntarily stay in the Student Council.
She walked aimlessly, and when Shinomiya Kaguya came to her senses, she realized she had already reached the back field of Shuchi'in Academy.
Although it was called the back field, in reality it looked more like the Shuchi'in Academy garden.
Large areas were planted with greenery, neatly trimmed, and among the greenery were colorful flowers. In the very center was a small pond.
The pond didn't look large, but Shinomiya Kaguya knew it was not artificial, but naturally formed, and very deep. That's why Shuchi'in Academy had a clear rule prohibiting swimming.
However, since it was a garden, naturally there were also resting pavilions. Shinomiya Kaguya was currently near one such pavilion.
Shinomiya Kaguya sighed, looking at the sparkling surface of the pond, and walked toward the pavilion.
As soon as she sat down, her attention was drawn to something not far away.
Her gaze crossed to the other side of the pond and noticed a small group of people nearby.
Looking at that group, Shinomiya Kaguya frowned:
"At this time outside the classroom, are those students skipping class?"
She muttered to herself. Shinomiya Kaguya had no intention of intervening. Even if she caught them now, they would claim it was break time. It would be better to catch them in the act later.
But Shinomiya Kaguya was wrong; those people were skipping class, but what they were doing now was much more serious than truancy — it was bullying!
"Hey, Kiyoura, how did you even get into Shuchi'in Academy? Your family has neither power nor influence, and your grades aren't anything special either."
"Ogino-san, you shouldn't ask too much about that. I heard that this girl's mother secretly went to the principal's house, and then…"
"Hahaha! Eh, is that really true?! Hey, Setsuna-san, I heard you wanted to run for class representative. What if this spreads?"
"Ogino, you're really mean! But… Setsuna-san is small and cute, probably your type too!"
In a corner, a petite girl was cornered against a wall by three male schoolmates.
The girl's eyes were slightly red, shining with tears; she had clearly already been crying. But for some reason, she was now holding a book with both hands, head bowed.
Faced with insults aimed at her and her family, she remained silent, only biting her lip and clutching the book tightly.
Seeing the girl's appearance, a boy named Ogino Hikaru frowned, feeling inexplicably ignored. He stepped forward and raised his hand to hit her, but his slap unexpectedly swung through empty air.
The girl had dodged him.
But the more the girl behaved this way, the angrier Ogino Hikaru became. Others had always praised him, so why was this girl like this!
Thinking so, Ogino Hikaru shoved the girl, and while she wasn't paying attention, grabbed the book she was holding against her chest.
Although the girl was cautious toward Ogino Hikaru, the shove momentarily threw her off balance, and the book was taken.
"Yo, you're diligent, tsk tsk tsk, want it back?"
Ogino Hikaru flipped through the girl's book and found it full of notes. Seeing that, he became even more dissatisfied.
In middle school, there was a dark bookworm. He just hooked up with one girl and got beaten up. Tsk, all men, why do they act so arrogantly!
"Give me back my book!"
Looking at Ogino Hikaru, the girl spoke in a hostile tone.
"Yo yo yo, do you want to hit me now? Do you want it? Go pick it up yourself!"
Seeing that the girl finally showed emotion, Ogino Hikaru smiled, feeling that his plan had succeeded. After saying that, he let go of the book and threw it toward the pond behind him.
Seeing this, the girl quickly tried to run forward and catch it, but Ogino Hikaru's two accomplices blocked her path.
"Hmph, bullying again?"
From a distance, Shinomiya Kaguya watched the scene and sneered to herself.
From a young age, she had been instilled with the idea that the strong trample the weak, so she hadn't thought much about it. However, now she was the Student Council President of Shuchi'in Academy, and it would not be right to leave such a matter unresolved.
Thinking so, Shinomiya Kaguya stood up, preparing to intervene.
But before Shinomiya Kaguya could even step out of the pavilion, a huge splash of water rose from the pond.
"Plop!!!"
Hearing that sound, Shinomiya Kaguya turned her head, still wondering how throwing a book could make such a loud noise. When she looked again, she saw Ogino Hikaru and his group in the pond, thrown in by someone-know-who, struggling and floundering.
And on the opposite shore, in front of the girl, stood a tall young man.
When Shinomiya Kaguya clearly saw that young man's face, she was startled. That young man was none other than Nakano Yu, whom she had just intended to find!