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

He basically compared the women he knew to his mother, and the difference in their qualities was immediately apparent.

"You must come often in the future. I heard you're going to participate in an international competition, and at least I can coach you."

The mother, who had prepared the main meal, touched Kazusa's little head with tears in her eyes.

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"Ok!"

She nodded with a sweet smile, a smile that completely concealed her aloof and cold demeanor at school. Yes, Kazusa only ever showed her truest self here. Himekoji smiled silently as she ate the delicious food her mother had prepared.

“Oh, right, as usual,” the mother said, trying to put on a serious face as if giving a secret code, “Touma Youko.”

"He's a bastard!"

Kazusa immediately added through gritted teeth, while also glaring fiercely at Himekoji. Himekoji's heart skipped a beat, and she quietly continued eating without saying a word.

"Yay—!" The mother childishly high-fived Kazusa. o(*≧▽≦)ツミ(≧▽≦*)o

In the afternoon, Himekoji went to do some training, while Kazusa and her mother strolled in the garden, whispering to each other. After lunch, the three of them played video games, but the mother, who was very competitive, kept losing and cried terribly. She only became happy after Himekoji accidentally lost, without even realizing that Himekoji had let her win.

"What is this? Did you write it?"

Kazusa entered Himekoji's room and pointed to a thick stack of manuscripts on the table. The title of the manuscripts was "Sword Saint Academy Series: The Phantom of the White Blade Flash ~Black Oak Chapter~".

"Ah, that? Of course I wouldn't have written that kind of thing. You've seen my work before, back then..."

"Back then, you tried to trick me into giving you my first kiss with your love poems when I was nine years old. Then that woman found out and spanked you."

Kazusa couldn't help but chuckle when she remembered this.

"...Couldn't you think of something else? Like letting you indulge in being a mysterious and beautiful young female writer?"

Actually, by then Yoko was no longer able to control herself, but as long as Yoko could pick her up, Himeko would accept being beaten.

"You still dare to talk?! If you hadn't secretly swapped the manuscript I put in the mailbox and put your own writing in, there would never have been such an embarrassing incident."

Kazusa covered her face in embarrassment.

Back then, Kazusa's "written" novel became famous. When Kazusa told her classmates that she wrote it herself, her classmates didn't believe her and insisted that she tell them what the content was like. And then... it was actually the story of two different books!

After learning the truth, Kazusa pinned Himekoji to the piano and gave her a good beating—the kind of beating where Himekoji didn't fight back. But as she beat Himekoji, she ended up crying herself, and Himekoji had to comfort her...

"If I write another love poem now, will I still be able to win your first kiss?"

"You can give it a try."

Kazusa gave such a vague answer, but she had already picked up the manuscript of the woodwork stand and started flipping through it casually.

As a result, the manuscript for the base was marked with more and more sticky notes under the discussion between Himekoji and Kazusa.

"Go back to sleep, it's late."

Just after midnight, Himekoji patted Kazusa, whose eyelids were heavy and who was always fighting.

"Ah... I'll leave the rest to you. See you tomorrow."

Kazusa covered her mouth and yawned as she left Himekoji's room, heading towards the room that had always been reserved for her. It was actually right next to Himekoji's room, where there was also a piano.

There are five pianos in this house: one in Mom's room, one each in Himekoji's and Kazusa's rooms, one near the top floor for occasional use on the rooftop, and the last one in the dining room.

Ji Xiaolu didn't continue looking. He changed into his pajamas and went to bed. Just then, his phone, which was on the bedside table, started vibrating. It was an email.

Upon opening it, ah, it really was sent by Sister Yaozi. It was a seductive bed photo of her in a hotel. She was just a hair's breadth away from exposing herself, just a hair's breadth away... Below it was a line of text: "Little Qingren, if you need to generate your own electricity, just let me know, there are more benefits waiting for you."

"Who would do this self-generating work? - You're such a speechless woman!"

Himeko quickly deleted the email and went to sleep. Tomorrow, Kazusa and her mother were going to the beauty salon, but she would have to double her training volume because she spent most of her evenings with Kazusa and her mother, and her training had basically been neglected.

To become stronger, you can't rely solely on the protagonist's halo. Without your own hard work, everything is in vain. Even geniuses like Naruto and Sasuke need to train diligently.

Meanwhile, Kazusa breathed a sigh of relief. The woman had gone out and stayed at the same bar and hotel over the weekend, but Himekoji herself was still fast asleep in the next room. There shouldn't be any problems for now, right?

I woke up to the sound of Kazusa practicing the piano in the morning. I imagined my mother was also teaching Kazusa. There was an unread email on my phone from an unknown number. When I opened it, it was signed by Aki Tomoya and said, "I'm sorry, I was too impulsive."

It seems that Shiyu's words were quite effective.

Kazusa and her mother went to the beauty salon at the appointed time soon after. Himekoji began his weekend training. All the instructors were ready and waiting for him. In fact, he could have chosen not to go, and no one would have said anything to him, but he insisted on going.

Another day of mixed feelings of pain and joy has begun, so compared to weekends or holidays, Himekoji feels that going to school is the only real way to relax.

On Sunday afternoon, after dinner, Kazusa was driven home by the head maid. She lived alone. Although her mother had suggested that she could come and stay with them, Kazusa insisted that she wanted to be independent and continued to live outside. Little did she know that Yoko had arranged security around her house meticulously, all thanks to Yoko's love for her.

Every Monday afternoon of the third week of each month, during the second period of self-study, as is customary, the managers and presidents of all clubs, departments, and hobby groups within the academy must attend a meeting in Conference Room Number Three. The meeting is chaired by the student council president. Himekoji isn't quite sure what the conference room at the "Municipal Soubu High School" in the original story was like, but for some reason, after it became "Private Soubu High School," everything was much more luxurious. It seems the school board invested quite a bit of money. (Kidou Mariya: Hehehehehe...)

The clubs were ranked according to their number of members, importance, popularity, and so on. Each seat on the oval table had a nameplate with their names on it. At the front square table, five members of the student council sat quietly. To Himekoji's left sat Utaha, who shouldn't have been sitting there.

The five were Himekoji in the center, Mariya and Utaha on the sides, and Marika and Hayama Hayato on the far side. The executive committee members, disciplinary committee members, and supervisory committee members weren't originally part of the meeting, but Hayama Hayato still came—

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That's right, there is actually one vice president position in the student council that has not been determined yet. Himekoji doesn't want to determine it for the time being, because the student council is now able to operate normally, especially with the capable people like Gidou Mariya, Shioji Marika, and Hayama Hayato. So the vice president position is currently vacant, and the other vice president position is currently held by Utaha-senpai.

Kasumigaoka-senpai is always tired because of her creative work and often misses meetings. Many meeting minutes and data entry are left to Jasmine, who works hard and does a great job.

Since there was no manager, the Service Club was headed by its president, Yukinoshita, who was placed in the middle, as she was considered a popular girl in the school.

Sitting at the front are the Kendo and Soccer clubs, followed by the Archery and Basketball clubs, then the Volleyball, Judo, Film and Television clubs, and the Anime & Manga Research club...

The soccer club manager, Iroha Isshiki, was nervously trying to maintain a calm demeanor. Having just entered high school, she had managed to get the manager position thanks to her cute appearance and mischievous ways. However, this was the first time she, an ordinary person, had participated in such a "big event" where she had a say, after all, it had only been a short time since the start of the school year.

The president of Blessing Software, Tomoya Aki, also came reluctantly because it concerned the distribution of club funds and some minor problems with the recording studio equipment, which he had to report.

Once everyone had arrived and no one was late, the meeting officially began.

“I don’t want to waste time with unnecessary words, and you don’t want to hear them anyway. I know my style of doing things is completely different from Chairman Shiromaru’s, so, Mariya, bring me the budget report,” Himekoji took the report from Mariya and began to read it aloud: “Regarding next month’s budget allocation, the highest, the Astronomy Department…”

Although the Astronomy Department requested a replacement telescope, such items were simply too expensive. Even if the budget could definitely cover it, it would make things difficult for other departments. Therefore, Himekoji allocated funds specifically for replacing the lens. As for other clubs, the allocation was adjusted according to the wear and tear of various equipment and their corresponding activities. After he finished reading, the meeting room was quiet for a minute.

Then they started making a fuss.

The various departments and clubs attacked each other. The basketball club accused the soccer club of deliberately damaging the basketballs. The soccer club used its advantage of being girls to cause trouble. The judo club said that the kendo club occupied the training space. The archery club criticized the anime research club for being useless. Everyone was blaming each other.

But no one said the student council was unfair in allocating the budget.

Therefore, such a conference is also a good way for students to vent their dissatisfaction with each other's clubs. The grudges accumulated on weekdays can be argued to their heart's content here without causing any major trouble. Clubs that are not too different can also argue because their seats are assigned very close to each other.

Yukinoshita, who was also attending the conference for the first time and was dizzy from the scene, was speechless when she found that it had turned into a battlefield of verbal battles. Fortunately, no one was arguing with her, because her Service Club had only just been established. If she had a major conflict with someone in such a short time, it would be a real failure as a person.

Himekoji leisurely began planning the report that had been delivered today. It was about the students' physical examinations next week. Himekoji needed to select the most efficient doctor pairings based on the number of students. By the way, all the doctors were provided by hospitals under the Gido Group.

Even so, it still costs money! How to make the money spent more efficiently is Himekoji's responsibility. Although if she were to give this report to Mariya, it would probably be done without spending any money, but her evaluation on the board of directors would be lowered accordingly. So even if she gave everything to Mariya, she still had to do this herself.

About twenty minutes later, the meeting room gradually quieted down.

"So this is what the conference is all about? I thought it would be much more serious."

Kasumigaoka, who was also there for the first time, leaned closer and whispered. Actually, it wasn't just her; of the five student council members here, only Himekoji wasn't a first-timer.

"What kind of serious attitude do you expect from a bunch of high school students?" Ji Xiaolu rolled his eyes slightly. Shi Yu had apologized to him again early this morning, and after saying it was okay, she even secretly kissed him. Ji Xiaolu coughed twice into the microphone and said, "Everyone, stop for a moment. The next segment is a special report. Shi Yu, please help me take notes."

"Ok."

Kasumigaoka-senpai opened her laptop, which Himekoji had provided for her. It was essentially a school computer, equipped with a mechanical keyboard, and she could type incredibly fast, rarely using handwriting anymore.

"Raise your hand to speak. Whoever I call on should speak. If you're not called on, please remain silent. Thank you for your cooperation." Ji Xiaolu observed for a while, and almost everyone raised their hands. After looking around, Ji Xiaolu called out, "Manager of the Anime Research Department, Hirata Ningji."

"Thank you," he said, putting down his hand, standing up, and pushing up his thick glasses. "I propose that the student council take the lead, with our Anime Research Department assisting in selecting a group of qualified school idols. This would not only fulfill the idol dreams of many girls, but also save... cough! It would also give our school better publicity."

Saving? Our school doesn't need saving. The board members won't let it fail, and neither will Himekoji!

"Were there any appeals?"

Himekoji asked the question.

A handful of people raised their hands, and after they counted their numbers, Himekoji asked Kasumigaoka to record them.

"Okay, next."

Such a major event could not possibly be answered on the spot. Although the suggestion had already been rejected by Ji Xiaolu, the manager of the Anime Research Department sat down, his body stiff, clearly having exhausted too much of his courage with his speech just now.

"Basketball Club President, Sakura Manba."

"Next up, the head of the vocal club, Yoshino Sakurako."

"Next... next... next..."

"Next up, the soccer club manager, Iroha Isshiki."

Finally, the soccer club was called upon. Hayama Hayato breathed a sigh of relief. As the ace of the soccer club, he hoped that this proposal would be approved as soon as possible.

“Thank you for nominating me,” Iroha Isshiki stood up with courage, took out her prepared speech, and said with a tense body, “I…I propose that we hold a school cup competition at our school, which will be held during the sports festival next semester. We can invite the nearby Binhai High School and Hekiyo Academy to co-host the event.”

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Indeed, it's best to submit a plan at the beginning of the semester for such a big competition, which allows enough time for preparation and training.

"Then let me ask you this: the campus trophy competition is certainly good, but the sports festival times of the other two schools are different from ours. Our school holds the cultural festival first and then the sports festival, while the other two schools hold the sports festival first and then the cultural festival. What kind of tricks do you plan to use to get the teams from the other two high schools to come and play? Skip classes? That's very unrealistic."

Although Himekoji didn't directly deny it, she basically knew what was going on. Iroha was stumped by the question and could only say, "Um... um..." Her eyes flickered, and she didn't dare to meet Himekoji's gaze.

"President."

Ye Shan looked at him.

"please say."

Since the soccer club has a seat in the student council, it means that the soccer club also has a certain say in student council affairs. This is a mutual compromise, just like Himekoji can tolerate the existence of the idle GJ club and the maid who would ride a motorcycle into the school (although she doesn't do that anymore).

"I am confident that I can make this happen."

Hayama gave Himekoji a large check that was neither entirely empty nor entirely empty.

Please list them.

When it comes to official business, Himekoji is quite serious. However, Himekoji can guess what method Hayama plans to use, and he also supports this method.