My love index is at its maximum.

"...Your way of praising people is really hard to agree with."

Kikawa Yui smiled, then shook her head helplessly.

The school wasn't too crowded on Saturday, but the playground was as lively as ever, and the pigeons in the courtyard were there as usual.

The meeting place for the Sports Festival Executive Committee is still the student council's meeting room. During the school festival, Tsukasa Tazaki had a period where he was locked inside for an entire day.

The meeting room was almost full, mostly with student council members. Besides the student council members, there were also students in sports uniforms. Judging from their builds, they were likely the sports representatives from each class.

At the very front, there was a woman flipping through documents.

Tazaki Tsukasa looked back and saw that she had just switched sides and crossed her legs, the hem of her white dress swaying gracefully.

"Hello, Shimamoto-sensei..." He walked over, feeling slightly puzzled.

Kana Shimamoto noticed his voice, turned around, and saw Yui Kikawa behind him. She gently pushed up her glasses and said, "Hmm, it seems you and Yui are teaming up again this time. I can rest assured now."

Tazaki Tsukasa squinted: "So you can just coast through the whole thing again?"

“The sports festival is the same every year, and the teachers are starting to get tired of it.” Seeing his expression, Kana Shimamoto smiled happily. “That’s why I’m going to give you young people more autonomy and look forward to you making more interesting changes.”

"I just want to be lazy..." Tazaki insisted on his opinion.

“You can’t say that about Shimamoto-sensei,” Chiba Miho stepped forward to chime in. “The content is the same every year, which can get boring. For Shimamoto-sensei, this is already the fifth sports festival, isn’t it?”

Kana Shimamoto looked at Tsukasa Tazaki with a delighted expression: "But because Tsukasa-san is here, this is the class that the teacher is most looking forward to."

"Cough cough..."

Yui Kichikawa coughed twice, reminding Kana Shimamoto to be mindful of her role as a teacher.

"Hey, is Kikawa-san not feeling well? Do you need to go to the infirmary to rest? Tazaki-san and I will take charge of this memory session."

Her tone was full of concern, but Shimamoto Kana's smiling face didn't seem like she was concerned about the student's health at all; rather, it sounded more like she was mocking her.

The blonde girl's face turned green, and she glared angrily at Tsukasa Tazaki.

Tsukasa Tazaki was completely bewildered.

How come even the gentle and considerate Mrs. Tazaki has resorted to such sarcastic and cynical tactics?

"Hey, Tazaki, you're here!" Hoshino Shikami suddenly darted in from the conference room door, grabbing Tazaki Tsukasa's sleeve with one hand, her big eyes sparkling: "How about you perform 'King of the World' for Shikami again at the sports festival?"

A scene straight out of a fan meeting.

Tsukasa Tazaki smiled and nodded: "No problem."

Qichuan Wei glanced at him, then at the little fool, and crossed her arms over her chest as if she were thinking about something.

During casual conversations, the meeting room was filled with lively laughter, occasionally interspersed with a few dry coughs, or periods of silence like intermissions.

This cycle repeated itself several times.

"Thank you all for your hard work. Let's begin the meeting."

Chiba Miho greeted everyone gently before quickly stepping aside to give up the main seat in the conference room.

Yui Kichikawa naturally took the seat of honor, with Tsukasa Tazaki standing beside her. Behind them was a whiteboard, and the students below the stage looked at the two of them without a trace of doubt or dissatisfaction.

"The topic of today's meeting is the identification of the persons in charge of various tasks, as well as the competition content for student organizations."

After his elder brother finished speaking, Tsukasa Tazaki picked up a whiteboard marker and wrote down the topic of today's meeting on the whiteboard in very neat handwriting.

Then, I tapped the whiteboard with the tip of my pen.

Qichuan Yui's eyes swept over everyone in the room, and she said calmly, "First, we need to confirm the persons in charge of each specific task. We will announce them according to the previously determined plan. If anyone has any objections, please speak up in advance."

"The on-site mediation work will be handled by..."

"Logistics and supply work will be handed over to..."

"The publicity work will be handled by..."

"Medical and nursing work is handed over to..."

The blonde girl, holding a ballpoint pen, concisely listed the tasks one by one, while Tsukasa Tazaki wrote names and corresponding positions on the whiteboard for the students attending the meeting to take notes.

"Please make sure to organize the materials and prepare an explanation before the next meeting regarding any adjustments to the activities of each club."

After saying that, Yui Kikawa used the pen to support her chin.

Then, she looked at Tsukasa Tazaki and asked, "Do you have anything to add?"

Because of the sunlight streaming through the window, Tsukasa Tazaki could clearly see the contours of her face. Her skin was pink and delicate, as if she had just been born, and short downy hairs shimmered along the edges of her cheeks.

"That's all. Just follow the Chairman's suggestion."

"I can't let you be so idle."

"...Am I free?"

"Here's what we'll do: you'll be in charge of communicating and coordinating with the clubs and logistics support team members involved in the opening ceremony to figure out how to reduce labor costs."

"it is good……"

Hoshino Shikami raised her hand: "Shikami wants to help too."

Qichuan Wei turned her face slightly away, looking up at the little fool with her eyes slightly raised: "You are responsible for standing and holding the sign with the venue layout map, wandering around the campus."

"What is that?"

Seeing the little fool's puzzled look, Tsukasa Tazaki explained, "It's like a mobile navigator, allowing students who need it to quickly find the location of various venues."

"Is it a very important job?" Hoshino Shikami asked, biting her thumb.

cute.

"It's extremely important, and only Shikami can handle it."

"Yay!"

Hoshino Shikami jumped up happily, raising her little fist and cheering, "Shikami is indispensable!"

My adorable and charmingly goofy sister-in-law...

Tazaki Tsukasa smiled kindly, feeling no guilt whatsoever for deceiving the little fool.

The students in the conference room looked at each other, their expressions incredibly varied.

Shimamoto Kana, standing to the side, shook her head helplessly, patted Hoshino Shikami on the shoulder, and then glared at Tazaki Tsukasa with a threatening look.

It's like she's feeling sorry for the silly girl, but also like she's warning the scumbag.

The division of labor was established.

The next part of the meeting will focus on the discussion of the competition events for the club competition.

This is also crucial to the success of the entire sports festival.

Generally speaking, the events in class competitions are fixed track and field events that haven't changed much over the decades. What's really attractive about the sports festival is the variety of fun and exciting competitions in the club rivalries.

Yui Kikawa's gaze swept over everyone in the room: "Everyone, feel free to discuss and share your ideas. Please feel free to bring up any good suggestions you may have."

How about the club relay race?

"It's just so-so. This project has been around for a while now, but it doesn't seem very appealing."

One girl asked enthusiastically, "How about a race with borrowed objects?"

"Whether it's personal belongings or school items, they're often associated with problems like loss or damage..." A second-year student immediately retorted.

Kana Shimamoto nodded as well.

Judging from this, it's clear that this situation has occurred before at previous sports festivals.

What do you all think of the paper partition maze?

"what is that?"

"It involves using paper partitions to create a large maze on the playground, allowing participants to find the correct direction as quickly as possible."

"This is good."

"But there's a problem: those involved in designing the maze must sign a confidentiality agreement."

It was as if he had joined some incredible project... Tsukasa Tazaki muttered to himself as he wrote down the suggestion of a "paper partition maze" on the whiteboard.

Yui Kikawa continued, "Who else can offer interesting ideas?"

How about a bread-biting race?

"Take a bite of bread?"

“Yeah, just like Rei Ayanami,” a boy clenched his fist and puffed out his chest, “The best way would be to race in a maze, and the people who bump into each other can get a special prize.”

Ok.

That's a great idea.

Just as Tsukasa Tazaki was about to write this on the whiteboard, someone stood up and poured cold water on his enthusiasm.

"What if you choke on bread while running? Besides, it's a waste of food, and you'll be criticized for it..."

The speaker was a girl.

The meeting room fell silent instantly, and the lively atmosphere of conversation vanished.

The big guy turned to look at her, and she instinctively shrank back: "What, am I wrong?"

"So many concerns..." someone echoed with a helpless smile.

The discussion was going very well, but everyone's enthusiasm was suddenly dampened, and the atmosphere of the meeting gradually became somewhat unpleasant.

Tazaki Tsukasa and Asukawa Yui looked over, thinking, "It's time for you, the chairman, to say a few words."

“It’s good to be careful…” Qichuan Yui nodded calmly, looking at the girl with a reassuring gaze: “If such a risky proposal is approved, it will definitely attract criticism from some parents. Your concern is very valid.”

The girl breathed a sigh of relief and nodded gratefully to the chairman.

Then, the chairman changed the subject: "But I would like to say that I support the adoption of this proposal."

"Could you explain your reasons for supporting this?" Chiba Miho asked gently.

"We just need to make sure we have enough warnings for safety," Qichuan replied in a calm voice. "We can use drones to monitor the maze from the air in real time, and medical personnel can be on standby at the entrance so that we can remove all the paper partitions and enter the maze to provide rescue in case of an accident."

“We understand the reasoning…” Chiba Miho smiled wryly and said helplessly, “It’s just that the events of the sports festival are all public, and some parents may have objections to this. The pressure mainly comes from this aspect.”

"It's impossible for sports to be 100% error-free, but if we can't even accept a small problem, then shouldn't we abolish even more dangerous sports like soccer and baseball? Let the school handle the pressure from parents. If they can't even handle this small matter, then we'll unite to protest against the school."