I, the mastermind behind the scenes at Soubu High, refuse to be caught in a bloodbath.

Chapter 003 Unusually, [Hiratsuka Shizuka]'s fists became weak and powerless.

"That certainly fits the brat's words. But as far as I know, your upbringing is just as extraordinary. So, let's skip the unnecessary words. What do you want?"

“I want Hiratsuka-sensei…” As she spoke, Himeko noticed a flash of lightning in Hiratsuka-sensei’s eyes. She clenched her fists, ready to explode. Then, Himeko added on the verge of exploding, “You owe me a big favor.”

"Kid, next time remember to finish your sentence at once!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka's forehead veins bulged, and she slammed her fist on the table with a "bang!" The teachers in the entire office shrank back; they had known for a long time that Hiratsuka Shizuka had violent tendencies and had gotten used to it over the years.

"Really? I noticed that Hiratsuka-sensei seemed a bit expectant just now."

Himekoji stood up and gently adjusted her glasses. At the same time, Hiratsuka Shizuka suddenly sprang to her feet, her right fist flashing through the air like lightning, but...

"Snap!" Himeko grabbed Hiratsuka Shizuka's powerful right fist with her left hand, while simultaneously covering her mouth with her right hand and yawning, saying vaguely, "What a weak fist, Hiratsuka-sensei. How long has it been since you trained? Or have you not eaten?"

"Tch!" She pulled her hand back, her fist already red. Hiratsuka Shizuka was beginning to approve of this new student council president (in terms of violence). She sat back down in her chair, her chest heaving, and said, "What does it matter to you how long I haven't trained? Take this application and get out of here. I'll repay the favor I owe you later. I want to see this application approved before 5 p.m.

"learn."

Himekoji took back the application submitted by Yukinoshita, stood up, and bowed to Hiratsuka Shizuka. Hiratsuka Shizuka attempted a sneak attack on Himekoji's stomach with a straight punch, but Himekoji quickly deflected it with his right hand. He grabbed Hiratsuka Shizuka's right wrist tightly and said easily, "Even if you go 'Ora Ora Ora,' I can easily 'Muda Muda Muda,' because your strength is still a bit lacking. But then again, as a teacher, you shouldn't attack your student, right? Huh?"

"roll!"

She pulled her hand back forcefully again, rubbing her red wrist as she cursed.

"That brat is such a little devil!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka angrily took another swig of beer. There was nothing she could do; she was simply outmatched and embarrassed. Even if she practiced for another ten years, she would still lose everything. So she might as well give up and eat her fill.

Back in the student council room, Himeko saw that Mariya was diligently working on the documents on the table. However, behind her, Tennoji Marika was massaging her shoulders. The guy had his legs crossed and propped up on the table with a relaxed look on his face. But as soon as he saw Himeko enter, he immediately resumed his serious work. Marika also hid behind the chair.

"Stop hiding, I've seen everything."

Ji Xiaolu rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"Oh, well, how should I put it, I'm really embarrassed."

Ju immediately started acting cute and winking at herself. To be honest, she looked incredibly adorable. It's okay if she looks a little too cute, right?

"Jasmine Flower, a complete failure."

Jasmine stood up from behind her chair, straightening her clothes slightly. Soubu High School had very strict rules, forbidding alterations to uniforms and strictly prohibiting not wearing them. Therefore, Jasmine couldn't wear a maid outfit and had to wear her regular uniform. However, her tie was decorated with a red metallic "M." "Alright, alright, even without that decoration, I know you're an M." (Actually, it was a double entendre hint about her name and personality.)

"I'll take care of the rest. Juye, do you have anything else to do?"

"President, you can handle these things perfectly well. In fact, it's your sudden gentleness that makes me feel embarrassed..." Ju Ye suddenly put one hand on her chest and acted shy, her face flushed and her eyes darting around, making people's imaginations run wild. Ji Xiaolu coughed twice and said calmly, "No, it's nothing. You guys can go back."

"Then I'll leave the rest to you!"

As a result, Ju Ye and Jasmine ran away faster than the Hong Kong reporters!

Back in his seat, Himeko noticed that the scent of Mariya's hair still lingered on the back of the chair. He sniffed it twice, then quickly shook off the terrible thought, stamped Yukinoshita's application with the "approved" stamp, and filled in his own name in the member section.

Thus, the Department of Service was established under his own leadership.

Hiratsuka Shizuka is a decent adult with sound values, so she shouldn't renege on her promise, right? There's no need to force her to comply, is there?

He casually made a copy with the photocopier, then bound the original into the club's archives. After completing this series of tasks, he hurriedly ate some bread and drank some milk before heading to Class 2-J of the International Liberal Arts Department, which was his and Yukinoshita's class.

Ninety percent of the students in this class are girls. Having grown up surrounded by women, Himekoji holds a respectable position in the class. Well, he's not part of the "normie" group, because becoming the student council president would make him extremely busy and essentially cut him off from the class's cliques. Besides, he's completely uninterested in many of the "normie" group's activities. Rather than flirting with these boring girls, he'd much rather play the piano with Touma Yoko.

"for you."

Himekoji handed the document to Yukinoshita, who sat next to him. She seemed completely unsurprised, as if submitting an application and getting it approved was perfectly normal. Yukinoshita nodded casually and said, "Thanks." But when she saw the members section, she frowned and glared at Himekoji, who had already sat back down to her left, saying, "I don't recall inviting you to join my Service Club."

"You should be more content, naive young lady. Do you know who made what concessions behind the scenes to establish your Service Department, and who had to bear the risk of being impeached? For me, such a club has no appeal whatsoever. I'm just a figurehead who goes to visit occasionally."

Himekoji shrugged, resting her chin on her hand as she looked out the window at the girl playing tennis.

"..."

After a moment of silence, Yukinoshita crumpled the photocopy of the application.

Although people often associated Himekoji with Yukinoshita after they enrolled, both Yukinoshita and Himekoji scoffed at it. Himekoji couldn't see any attraction in a woman like Yukinoshita, while Yukinoshita simply maintained her pride and refused to get involved with any random men.

Chapter 004 Terrifying! [Touma Kazusa] is so sensitive!

My phone is vibrating; an email has arrived.

Ji Xiaolu took out her phone and saw that, just as she had expected, it was a message from Youzi.

"So, did you manage to avoid being caught by Kazusa? If that girl knew I slept with you, who knows what she would say to you."

"I haven't seen her all day yet. As for whether it will be exposed, we'll see. Kazusa is very sensitive."

Himekoji responded by deleting the email.

"Himekoji-san, someone is looking for you."

Just as Ji Xiaolu put her phone in her pocket, someone called her name. She looked up and saw the person; a bad feeling washed over her. There were still about ten minutes before afternoon class; if someone came looking for her at this time...

Ji Xiaolu steeled herself, got up, and went outside. Outside, Kazusa stood with her arms crossed, leaning against the doorway, her right hand resting on her left arm, tapping lightly with her fingertips. Occasionally, she would cast a cold and scrutinizing glance in this direction, which made the girls in the class gossip. Words like "cuckold" and "battlefield" would always manage to reach Ji Xiaolu's ears at just the right moment.

"Come with me for a moment."

Without a word, Kazusa grabbed Himekoji's arm and started walking downstairs. Himekoji glanced back at the classroom, and the girls who were talking instantly stopped, pretending to be discussing something trivial. He suddenly felt immense pressure, but Kazusa dragged him to the side staircase leading to the central courtyard.

Kazusa, with her back to herself and her hands behind her back, strolled through the cherry blossom rain in spring.

"You slept with that woman, didn't you?"

"Eh—!"

“Don’t play dumb,” Kazusa immediately turned around and grabbed Himekoji’s school uniform tie, pressing her delicate face very close, and said, “Your mother called me yesterday. That woman also just got dumped by a man. The last place I found out she was at was a bar where you occasionally play the piano. And last night you didn’t go home all night, and you didn’t even call your aunt…”

"I'm innocent! You can't say it was me and your mother even with this..."

Halfway through her sentence, Kazusa's gaze suddenly turned fiery. She tightened her grip on Himekoji's tie, then threw it away in exasperation. Himekoji coughed heavily twice, and as she straightened her tie, she heard Kazusa say irritably, "Anyway, it was that woman's order to make me join the student council, wasn't it? You're in a difficult position, aren't you? Fine, I'm quitting."

"Hello, hello, hello..."

"What? I wasn't talking about you sleeping with that woman. I don't care about what you two do, and that woman has nothing to do with me anymore," Kazusa said, digging her nails into her arm as she continued through gritted teeth, "So, from now on, student council matters are none of my business. Besides, I never had any desire to participate anyway. That's all I have to do. I don't need to write an application to withdraw from the council, do I, President?"

Kazusa leaned close, almost biting Himekoji's ear as she spoke. After saying this, she left without waiting for Himekoji's reply, tossing her hair behind her ear.

Ji Xiaolu sighed and took out her phone to call Youzi.

"It's me, what's wrong?"

Yoko's tone was calm and unhurried.

"I've basically been exposed. A woman's intuition is truly amazing. She just grabbed my tie and gave me a lecture."

"You're not going to just admit it already, are you?"

"How could I possibly admit it!"

"Well, if she doesn't admit it, then even the best intuition is just intuition, so she must be taking this opportunity to quit the student council, right?"

The sound of a hairdryer came from over there; the lazy Miss Yoko had only just gotten up.

"Yes."

"Then just let her go. You can't force her to stay anyway, right? By the way, are you free this Saturday?"

"You wouldn't...?"

Himekoji's heart skipped a beat.

"What? You're enjoying it just as much? You still have a lot to learn, I'll teach you slowly~ Besides, I'm going to Vienna next month, I still have a few weeks left. If you're busy, then forget it, I'll find someone else too, after all, I'm an older woman with unsatisfied desires."

"Where shall we meet on Friday night?"

"See you at Mistry Bar, goodbye, Haruto~ mua~"

Yoko-nee blew a kiss over the phone and then hung up. Himeko looked at the caller ID picture that had been changed to a photo of the two of them in bed and silently felt a headache coming on.

As a result, Touma Kazusa withdrew from the leadership of Soubu High School this year, and Himekoji had to find a capable student to replace Kazusa. Although the secretary is not that important, it would be very troublesome if the secretary was not there. As for the executive committee members, they can be temporarily appointed or elected before major events. The secretary is responsible for organizing materials, making notes and transcripts of conversations, and entering important information on weekdays.

So after school, Himekoji went to Class 3-C.

"Knock knock—" Ji Xiaolu knocked on the open door. He arrived quickly. Everyone was still packing their things, and he spotted his chosen person at a glance.

"Ah, it's the student council president... What brings you here?"

The female student in charge of calling out at the door asked in a gentle tone.

"Please call Kasumigaoka Utaha-senpai for me."

“Okay,” she turned around to call out, but Kasumigaoka was taking a nap on the table. The girl turned back to herself with a bitter expression and whispered, “I think it would be better if you, the student council president, went in and called her yourself.”

So Himeko went straight in, coughed twice next to Kasumigaoka-senpai, and said, "Senpai, please wake up, I need to talk to you."

"call..."

She was still sleeping soundly.

"Xia Shizi, someone is criticizing you in a review magazine again!"

Himekoji moved a little closer and whispered in her ear.

"What--!!"

She sat up abruptly, her eyes snapping towards Ji Xiaolu standing beside her.

"What? It's you... So, what do you want?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Himekoji are acquaintances, or rather, business partners. Kasumigaoka writes most of her light novels based on outlines provided by Himekoji. Although Kasumigaoka doesn't quite understand why the student council president, who is clearly at the top of the school pyramid, knows so many otaku jokes, writing according to his outlines does indeed make them popular.

Moreover, Kasumigaoka didn't know who the old man in the mountains who wrote her the outline was at first. It wasn't until the two met at the quiet bar that Kasumigaoka waited and waited, but no one came. In the end, she was surprised to find that the guy who had been playing the piano all along was the one who wrote her the outline.

Chapter 005 Suddenly, [Kasumigaoka Utaha] spoke some terrifying truths.

"Ahem, something urgent has happened—"

"Wait a minute," Kasumigaoka first stretched out a hand to stop Himekoji from continuing to speak, then acted like a dumped loser, producing a small handkerchief from somewhere and biting it in her mouth, saying, "Why do all the men who dumped me keep coming to me lately? Waaah."

Every student still in the classroom fixed their gaze on him. The boys were all itching to try their luck, while the girls whispered amongst themselves. Even Himekoji overheard Kazusa confronting him at noon. Seriously, is there no privacy in this world at all?! Do girls' gossip spread faster than quantum communication?!

"Hello, hello, hello..."

Sensing her precarious situation, Himekoji quickly signaled to her with her eyes, but Kasumigaoka pretended not to see and continued to sob, "Waaah... I just came here and immediately wanted to get back together with him without saying a word. Am I the kind of cheap woman you men can just call and dismiss? Waaah..."