29 Chapter three, 2016, beginnings: 4 (1/2)

The student council president gave him a cold stare.

”State your errand!” she said.

”I am, we are...” Ulf fidgeted. He hadn't expected her to be irritated from the very start.

”We're applying for a new club to be formed,” Christina interrupted him. ”I'm its acting president, and Hamarugen-san here is my vice president.”

”This school already has all the clubs it needs.”

This was his cue. ”The Sengoku Cultural Studies is down to a single member.” 'Because three of them prematurely withdrew their memberships yesterday.'

The council treasurer nodded in affirmation when asked by the president.

The treasurer took over the interview. ”So, a club for cultural studies then?”

”Yes, we want to form the Himekaizen Cultural Exchange Club,” Christina said as if it had been her idea from the beginning.

'You've got some guts girl! Now it's just a matter of how well you remember my priming on the way up here,' Ulf thought and dared an admiring smile at Christina.

”Exchange?”

”Yes. Cultural exchange with a sister club in Sweden. We'll learn each other's cultures from a high school point of view. I have high hopes for members improving their competence in the English language as well,” Christina said unperturbed. It was clear she had remembered everything.

”You want to replace a club due to its low membership. Do you have any members?”

”Five this far. We count on gaining more.”

”I bet you are,” the president said. She moved her cold stare from Ulf to Christina. If anything it grew even colder.

'Doesn't take an Einstein to know what she's thinking. Christina as president for a thinly disguised fan-club of hers.'