A crossover anime/manga story, set in everyday Tokyo, but within a loop of a game.

"This is our plan."

Seeing Kaguya Shinomiya raise her hand to touch her cheek, Chika Fujiwara tilted her head but didn't interrupt. She just looked thoughtful, as if she was pondering something.

"After the official start of the election next week, there will be two weeks of free campaigning. I will print my resume into flyers and distribute them to students on campus with Chika. I will also try to post them in as many places as possible. Although I am a celebrity in Shuchiin, there are still many students who don't know me that well, so..."

Hearing this, Asagiri couldn't hold back any longer and interrupted with a slight frown.

"what are you talking about?"

"Hmm? Is it hard to understand?"

Kaguya Shinomiya frowned slightly and explained in a matter-of-fact tone.

"If students know my resume, that I was always the best student in junior high school and even won the national archery championship, then they will definitely..."

"Will they definitely vote for you?"

Upon hearing Kaguya Shinomiya's words, Asagiri almost lost her composure.

"What kind of logic is that? Why do you think that posting your junior high school resume will gain the support of students in your school?"

"Because I am excellent."

Kaguya Shinomiya raised her head and tucked her long black hair behind her ear, as if she were discussing something that was generally agreed upon.

"Students are human beings too. As long as they are human, they will want to follow people who are much better than themselves."

Asagiri: "...Very logical, it made my mind go blank and my language function became disordered."

Asagiri was indeed shocked by Kaguya Shinomiya's thought process.

According to the original story, Kaguya Shinomiya once gave a speech during the student council president election, and she spoke eloquently. Although it was far inferior to the speech about "500,000 marks of bread" that the other person had given, at least her expression was fluent and she grasped the key points that the students needed.

But... that was Kaguya Shinomiya, who had been a member of the student council for over a year and had already grown considerably.

Kaguya Shinomiya is clearly not mature enough yet, and her biggest problem is that she unconsciously looks down on others and only thinks about how to take advantage of them.

This psychological problem also led to her extremely flawed and worthless campaign plan.

"Shinomiya-kun, your idea is really so naive and foolish that it's almost stupid."

Before Kaguya could refute, Asagiri said something that left her completely speechless.

“You are better than others, better than the previous student council president. Even if you make everyone realize that you are the best student in Shuchiin, does that have anything to do with the student council election? Is the student council president necessarily the student with the best individual ability in the school?”

"No, that's not it. The student council president is the person the students of Shuchiin University most want to place their hopes on. In other words, he is the person they trust the most, the person who can fight for their real interests and solve their problems."

"The more you portray yourself as superior and the more you try to emphasize your excellence, the further away the other students will feel from you. They may even feel that you are completely different from most students. If you were an ordinary student, would you be willing to vote for someone who cannot understand the needs of an ordinary student like you to be the student council president?"

At this point, Asagiri glanced at Fujiwara Chika beside Shinomiya Kaguya. In response to his gaze, Fujiwara Chika simply gave a pure and innocent smile, blinking her adorable eyes with an innocent look that said, "It's none of my business."

"You simply cannot understand the feelings of ordinary students; you will only think their needs are boring, childish, and stupid."

At this point, Asagiri paused for a moment, then looked directly into Kaguya Shinomiya's beautiful red eyes and slowly began to speak.

"You don't need to really understand the feelings of ordinary students, but what you must do is realize what kind of person students want to be student council president, and then formulate an election plan based on that."

"so……"

"Please put away that kind of inexplicable self-confidence that's like Gojō Sō's."

8

Chapter 08: The Composure of the Official Girlfriend

"Unreasonable self-confidence..."

Kaguya Shinomiya murmured the word Asagiri had just said, her delicate face revealing no emotion as she spoke softly.

"Perhaps... I really did misunderstand."

"Ok?"

Hearing Kaguya Shinomiya's words, Asagiri seemed somewhat surprised, then chuckled softly.

"Wait a minute, why did you just admit it like that? Why aren't you arguing with me anymore? This isn't like you. Why don't you go back to your original arrogant self?"

Kaguya Shinomiya sensed the teasing and sarcasm in Asagiri's words, but simply replied in a flat tone.

"Utsunomiya-kun, your personality is really awful."

"It's not bad."

Asagiri replied casually at first, before continuing.

"In short, forget about things like printing flyers. Being too condescending will only alienate most students and be a complete side effect. You should think about what our biggest advantage is."

Kaguya Shinomiya thought for a moment, then tentatively asked.

"Is it... a combination of pure and mixed colleges?"

"Not at all."

Asagiri shook her head and said calmly.

"Although the president and vice president of the student council were both from the same college, there were still student council members from different colleges. Our biggest advantage is that you and I both joined sports clubs in junior high school and won national championships."

“I have already investigated, and neither the current president nor the vice president of the student council has such a resume. It is precisely because we both joined sports clubs in junior high school that we can better understand the needs and difficulties of sports clubs. Or rather, we can make those students in sports clubs feel that we understand them better.”

"Among all the clubs and activity departments in Shuchiin, the sports clubs have the largest number of members. More importantly, most of the members of the sports clubs are the kind of students who are cheerful and sunny and have good interpersonal relationships among students."

"Once we gain their support, they will express their support for us when they chat with other students, and they may even spontaneously campaign for us. Wouldn't that be much more effective than you promoting us yourself?"

Upon hearing Asagiri's words, Kaguya Shinomiya's eyes showed a thoughtful expression, and she immediately replied.

"As you said, the support from sports clubs is indeed valuable, but do you really think you can get their support based solely on our junior high school experiences? I'm afraid it's not that simple."

"A resume is just icing on the cake."

In response to Kaguya Shinomiya's question, Asagiri smiled slightly.

"At the very least, we need to make them feel that after you become the president of the student council, you can give them at least the same benefits as the existing student council. In addition, our experience from junior high school will also help them. Only then will their hearts lean toward us. Of course, the safest way is to make them believe that the new student council you form after becoming the president will be better than the original one."

"So it's just an exchange of benefits..."

"That's right, it's an exchange of benefits."

Asagiri nodded, looked directly into Kaguya Shinomiya's eyes, and slowly began to speak.

“I don’t know what you’re thinking, but since I’ve decided to cooperate with you in this student council election, I’m determined to win. This isn’t a choice; failure is an option I can’t accept.”

"Please rest assured about that."

Kaguya Shinomiya did not back down and looked directly into Asagiri's eyes, speaking each word clearly.

"I absolutely refuse to be a loser."

"Wuhu~ Since that's the case, then we've reached a consensus, right?"

Fujiwara Chika clapped her hands, looking jubilant, and laughed energetically.

"So, Utsunomiya-san, Asuna, Kaguya, and I—the four of us have formed an alliance in this election! Congratulations, congratulations!"

"Eh?"

When Yuuki Asuna heard Fujiwara Chika mention her name, she couldn't help but hesitate.

"Am I included in this election coalition...? But I won't be holding any position in the student council..."

"It's okay, let's play together~"

Fujiwara Chika's lovely face was adorned with a pure and sweet smile, like that of an angel. It would be hard for anyone to refuse such a smile.

"If you want to join the student council, just let us know, okay? Or you could do what Utsunomiya-kun did and hold a nominal position in the student council?"

"This……"

Asuna Yuuki's tone sounded hesitant as she asked a question.

"Actually, I've wanted to ask this for a while now. Is it really enough for Asagiri to just hold the title of vice president, such an important position? And... can the student council president directly appoint the vice president? Isn't that...?"

"Does the student council president have too much power?"

Before Asuna Yuuki could finish speaking, Kaguya Shinomiya explained in a calm tone.

"That's right, this is the student council of Shuchiin High School. The biggest difference between it and the student councils of ordinary high schools is that there are no elections for positions such as secretary, vice president, or accountant. There is only one election for the position of student council president. The person who becomes the student council president has the power to invite anyone to take up any position in the student council without approval or school consent."

There was one more thing that Kaguya Shinomiya didn't say.

It was precisely because the student council president of Shuchiin possessed such unrestricted power—which, except for a few major events, did not require any reporting to the school and allowed her to exercise dictatorial rule within the student council—that she ran for the position.

"This……"

Faced with her friend Fujiwara Chika's expectant gaze, Yuuki Asuna felt a little reluctant to refuse.

"It's okay, let me think about it first."

Seeing Yuuki Asuna's predicament, Fujiwara Chika smiled and spoke up.

"Let's talk about it after school. Kaguya and I are going to eat our bento boxes first. We can discuss it together after school."

"it is good."

"OK, see you after school then~"

After Fujiwara Chika and Shinomiya Kaguya left, Asagiri first scanned the surroundings to make sure no one else was in the area before walking up to Yuuki Asuna, lowering her voice and speaking with a smile.

"Do you expect me to spend time alone with Fujiwara Chika and Shinomiya Kaguya during the election campaign?"

"Huh? Yeah."

Upon hearing this, Asuna Yuuki suddenly realized what was going on and nodded in deep agreement.

"I forgot that they are also players. If they attack you when you are not paying attention, you will be in a disadvantageous situation of fighting two against one."

Upon hearing this, Asagiri remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"Actually, what I mean is, Kaguya Shinomiya and Chika Fujiwara are both very cute, aren't you jealous?"

"Jealous?"

Asuna Yuuki smiled gently, took Asagiri's hand, and said softly.

"How could I not trust my boyfriend? Besides, given your personality, if you really had any feelings for Fujiwara Chika and Shinomiya Kaguya, you would have told me directly by now, right?"

"That's true."

Asagiri replied with that first sentence, then her smile faded.

"But after our conversation just now, I realized something."

"whats the matter?"

"Fujiwara Chika is more dangerous than Shinomiya Kaguya."

"Chika... in danger?"

Asuna Yuuki didn't quite understand why Asagiri would use the word "dangerous" to describe Fujiwara Chika, who always had a sweet smile and a naturally eccentric personality.

"Don't forget Fujiwara Chika's family background."

Seeing the somewhat puzzled look on Yuuki Asuna's face, Asagiri explained softly.

"She is the great-granddaughter of the former prime minister of Sakura Province, her uncle is a minister, and her mother is a diplomat. She is a noble lady from a family of politicians. Although Kaguya Shinomiya's upbringing led her to devise such an outrageous campaign plan, can't Chika Fujiwara see the problem with this plan?"

"Speaking of which, compared to Kaguya Shinomiya, shouldn't Chika Fujiwara, who comes from a family of politicians and is skilled in diplomacy, be the one who formulates the specific plan between the two of them?"

"But not only did Fujiwara Chika not formulate a plan, she was also aware of the flaws in Kaguya's plan, yet she didn't offer any warnings. Why is that?"

Upon hearing this, Asuna Yuuki frowned slightly and shook her head.

"I don't know."

"Hmm, I don't understand either."

Asagiri replied with that first sentence, and then said calmly.

"Fujiwara Chika, as a young lady from a family of politicians, is not the kind of innocent and naive girl who seems to have no guile. Therefore, she is a dangerous person who needs to be guarded against."

……

Outside the first-grade teaching building after school that day.

"Tell me about it."

Kaguya Shinomiya looked at Asagiri standing there and said in a calm tone.