Vol 1 Chapter 22 (2/2)
A slender body, sleek black hair
Sharp glasses, and a calculating gaze
The student standing in front of the microphone looked over the first-years with a calm look
What kind of club is he froive? My interest has been piqued (T/N The person’s gender isn’t yet revealed, but I just used “he” to avoid saying “person” or “student” over and over again)
However, my interest vanished the next second He was completely silent
Maybe his mind went blank Maybe he felt nervous and his voice didn’t come out
“Do your best~”
“Did you forget to bring your notecards~?”
“Ahahaha!”
The first years threw those words at the person However, the senpai on stage didn’t waver at all Neither the laughter nor the encouragement seemed to reach him
Even when the laughter started dying down, his apathetic face didn’t change
The students started wondering “What is this senpai doing?” and the gyot noisy
Even then, the boy didn’t stir He just stood there quietly, looking at the first-years (T/N gender is revealed here)
Horikita also stared at the boy with an intense gaze
The relaxed atradually shi+fted in an unexpected direction It was an electrifying change in mood
Eventually, the whole gym was enveloped in a tense and quiet atmosphere
There were no instructions given out, no one dared to talk—it was a dreadful silence
No one could open theiron for 30 seconds already…
The student on stage started talking
“My name is Horikita Manabu, and I am the student council president
Horikita? I looked at Horikita next to me I wonder if they’re related…
“The student council is also looking for first-years to replace the graduating third-years There are no strict requirements to apply for the position, but those who are interested should not be affiliated with any other clubs Generally, we do not accept any candidate involved in other clubs”
His tone was soft, but the ym
Of course, it wasn’t his position as the student council president that gave him that power Horikita Manabu also carried a powerful aura His presence doym
“Also, we, the student council, are not looking for anyone that has a naive way of thinking Not only will that kind of person fail to get elected, they will inevitably become a stain to this school The student council is only responsible for regulating the students, but the school expects much more Those of you that understand can become potential candidates”
After that unwavering speech, he walked off the stage and exited the building
Because no one dared to speak, none of the students spoke up when he left the gym The students didn’t knoould happen if they tried to talk Everyone felt that way
“Everyone, thank you for co With that, the club fair is over We will now open the reception area for anyone interested in joining The reception area will only be open until the end of April, so anyone interested after then can bring applications directly to the club”
With the help of the chairman, the tense atmosphere slowly disappeared
Afterwards, the club representatives opened the reception area
“…”
Horikita still didn’t move at all
“Oi, what’s wrong?”
Horikita didn’t answer My words didn’t reach her
“Oh, Ayanokouji-kun You also came?”
A thoughtful voice called out It’s Sudou My classmates Ike and Yamauchi ith him
“What is this, three people? See”
Feeling jealous, I called out to Sudou
“Are you also thinking of joining a club?”
“No, I was just looking Does thata club then?”
“Yea I’ve been playing basketball since elementary school I think I’ll continue here too”
I always thought he did souess it was basketball
“How about you two?”
“We just ca I also hoped some kind of fateful encounter would happen”
“The hell, what do you mean by a fateful encounter?”
I prooal, and he answered proudly after crossing his arms
“My first objective is tothat a fateful encounter would happen here”
So it was that kind of thing Having a girlfriends seems to be an essential part of Ike’s ideal school life
“Also, that student council president has a strong aura As if he ruled the place”
“Right? He was able to silence everyone”
“Yea, yea Also, I roup chat yesterday” (T/N The conversation here jumps all over the place;it’s pretty weird)
Ike took out his phone
“Do you want to join too? It’s pretty convenient”
“Eh, is that fine?”
“Of course We’re all a part of class D after all”
I didn’t expect that I’roup chat
A perfect chance to make friends finally came!
As I started to take out e numbers, I saw Horikita disappear into the crowd
Feeling worried about her, I unintentionally stopped
“What’s wrong?”
“No… it’s nothing Let’s exchange numbers”
Regaining my senses, I shared my contact info with the others
Horikita has the freedoht to stop her
I felt like following her for a moment, but I decided not to