In fact, after the information is refreshed, they always want to attack me!

"You're not thinking things like, 'Why is my brother so nice to Shimizu Akira, but so mean to me?'"

“…Yes.” Horikita Suzune’s body stiffened involuntarily, and she subconsciously pursed her lips.

What's going on? He was right again!

How well does this person really know her?

"Then let me ask you a question, Horikita, since you enrolled, have you ever voluntarily joined the student council?"

"No……"

"Then let me ask you again, are you aware of your brother's current situation? The problems the student council president faces, such as the troubles he encounters?"

"I am not very sure……"

"Then let me ask you one more time. Since you enrolled in school, have you helped your brother in any way? Do you know who his rivals are?"

"this..."

Faced with this series of questions, Horikita Suzune was almost completely speechless.

She's never volunteered to go to the student council. Last time, she was dragged there by Shimizu Akira.

As for her brother's current situation? She didn't really know much about it.

As the student council president, the head of the school's student council, how could there possibly be any trouble?

She never even considered giving her brother gifts or helping him out.

"I've met with the student council president several times, so I think I know your brother's situation pretty well. For example, he regularly sponsors students who don't have enough points, and he's currently facing a clash of opinions with Nanono Masaru, leaning towards the conservative side and protecting the weaker students. I've also helped him out once, which wasn't a small favor, so we've been friends for a while. I asked him if he was free in the evening, and he naturally replied—what's so strange about that? If you can do that, your sibling relationship will naturally improve." Shimizu Akira replied casually.

In his view, this was perfectly normal.

After all, he did help the president warn Nan Yunya last month, so asking her if she was free now is nothing to make a fuss about.

Horikita Suzune's expression was still not very good. She quickly went through these words in her mind but couldn't find any fault with them.

If everything Shimizu Akira said is true, then it seems only natural that his brother treats him better.

On the contrary, her own sister cared for her brother far less than the person in front of her.

"Thank you for helping my brother. Although... I don't know what you helped him with this time." Horikita Suzune remained silent for a long time, so long that Shimizu Akira thought she didn't want to continue the topic, before finally hearing this hesitant thank you from her.

“No need to thank me, your brother has already given me the appropriate reward,” Shimizu Akira replied.

After the first two months of adjustment, Horikita Suzune, though still sometimes blunt, showed the most significant improvement in learning to apologize when she realized her oversight.

For her, this progress is already quite significant.

After all, on the first day of school, this person questioned her directly just because he glanced at her.

Compared to Horikita Suzune back then, she is now a completely different person, growing at an astonishing rate.

This inexplicably gave him a "nurturing" feeling, and to be honest, it was quite a strange feeling.

However, he suddenly remembered that the student council president had asked him to look after his sister, so he asked, "By the way... has anyone strange contacted you recently?"

"?! Why are you suddenly asking this?" Horikita Suzune was taken aback and asked back.

"It's nothing, I was just thinking about the way the student vice president, Nan Yunya, looked at you last time. It seemed like he had some feelings for you. Has he come to see you recently?"

"No, I wouldn't even look at a frivolous guy like that. I feel disgusted just talking to him."

Horikita Suzune clearly looked down on Nanono Masaru from the bottom of her heart—just the way the other person looked at her made her feel nauseous.

She simply couldn't understand why her brother would hire someone like that.

Honestly, she felt that if it were her, she could definitely do better than the other person—at least she would wholeheartedly assist her brother and would never be like that person.

However, she only dared to keep these thoughts to herself.

After all, if I say it out loud, I might get laughed at by Shimizu Akira again.

Even while thinking about these things, she unconsciously turned her head away.

Who can blame her? Her deskmate can now read her mind just by looking at her expression.

But for Shimizu Akira, knowing that Nagumo Masaru hadn't come to see Horikita Suzune recently had already given him the answer he most wanted to know.

He handled the matter entrusted to him fairly well.

After all, the other party gave 500,000 points as a reward.

Immediately afterwards, his gaze unconsciously drifted to his deskmate on the other side—Sakura Airi.

Remembering that the other person seemed to be a print idol, Shimizu Akira subconsciously glanced at him again.

"Shimizu-san... Is there anything I can help you with?" Sakura Airi asked timidly.

See? When one person is staring at another, the other person can easily notice.

Shimizu Akira secretly felt that his theory had been confirmed once again, and replied, "Is your camera fixed? I remember running into you at the electronics store last month."

"Um... It's fixed..." Sakura Airi responded weakly.

"Really? That's great." Shimizu Akira quickly looked away.

Since the other party is deliberately hiding their identity as a print idol, they probably don't want others to know.

That said, how does someone with such a shy personality manage to take selfies?

Could there be a setting where taking off your glasses will switch you to another personality?

"...What reward do you want?" Horikita Suzune suddenly asked abruptly.

"What do you mean?" Shimizu Akira asked, somewhat puzzled.

“Last month, you helped me mend my relationship with my brother. And over the past month, he has indeed been sending me several messages every week.” She paused, her tone still carrying a forced calm. “So, what do you want me to do for you?”

"I see." Shimizu Akira unconsciously stroked his chin.

Horikita Suzune did say last month that she would give a reward if anyone helped her mend her relationship with her brother.

He had to admit that he admired Horikita Suzune for this—she kept her word, just like her brother.

Horikita Suzune glanced at him. "If you still want to shake hands, come to my room tonight. My room number is 1201."

Last time she shook hands in front of the whole class, she felt that she didn't look like herself.

That behavior inexplicably evoked a sense of shame, and I still felt uncomfortable thinking about it afterwards.

After thinking it over carefully, she decided to hold the event in her own room—that way she wouldn't have to worry about being seen by other people.

However, since the last handshake lasted only a minute, she always felt a little guilty for everything that Akira Shimizu had done for her this time.

She doesn't like doing unfair things.

Then, after thinking for a moment, he added, "This time... you can ask me to go a step further than just shaking hands."

Going a step further?!

Akira Shimizu suddenly felt that Horikita Suzune's words were somewhat alluring.

Last time, this person said that Kikyo Kushida was tempting him, but now, listening to Horikita's words, it seems that they are more like "temptation".

"I understand. I'll come to your room tonight." Shimizu Akira smiled and nodded, readily agreeing.

Horikita Suzune immediately turned her head away and didn't say anything more.

Chapter 173: 170 Why is it clear water again!

Grade 1, Class B.

Because Hoshinomiya Chie was so late, they didn't receive the message until noon.

Most of the students in the class were used to it—after all, it was Sunday yesterday, and Hoshinomiya Chie was probably drunk again, which is why she was late.

With a tired look, still feeling the effects of a hangover, Hoshinomiya Chie conveyed the contents of the class meeting to everyone.

At first, everyone in the class was overjoyed that Class B had earned 870 points, but when they heard the homeroom teacher say that the distribution of points would be delayed due to a dispute, their smiles immediately faded, and they were inevitably a little disappointed.

This is similar to how working professionals dislike the sudden delay in receiving their regular salary—for these students, the significance of personal points is essentially no different from that of wages.

"Delay? What exactly is the dispute?"

Hoshinomiya Chie rubbed her temples. "The student council is still investigating the specifics, but..." She paused, her gaze sweeping across the class, "This time, it's not just our class that's experiencing delayed distribution; all first-year classes are affected!"

The classroom erupted in chaos.

"Not just Class B? Could it be Class A too...?"

"Could it be that those guys from Class C caused this again?"

For Class B, the memory of being bothered by Class C for several days last month is still fresh in their minds.

If Ichinose Honami hadn't asked the seniors in the boxing club to intervene, Class C would never have let Class B off so easily.

Following this logic, this is most likely another good deed done by the class monitor of Class C.

"...As the homeroom teacher, my knowledge is also very limited. Ugh~..." Hoshinomiya Chie suddenly covered her mouth, looking nauseous and uncomfortable.

"Ms. Hoshinomiya, now that the class meeting is over, you should go back and rest." Seeing that the teacher looked unwell, Honami Ichinose immediately stood up and went over to her, carefully supporting her.

"Ah... I'm sorry to trouble you, Ichinose." Hoshinomiya Chie was helped to stand up, her steps still a little unsteady. "Just help me to the door, okay?"

Her voice had a strong nasal tone, and she staggered after taking a few steps.

Honami Ichinose responded softly, half-helping, half-escaping Hoshinomiya Chie to the classroom door, when the other suddenly leaned close to her ear and whispered:

"You remember what I told you last month, right? It was about 'that student' from Class D who's expected to transfer to Class B!"

“Hoshinomiya-sensei… I haven’t discussed this with the class yet…” Ichinose Honami quickly replied in a low voice, her tone tinged with difficulty.

"You're really stubborn. Everyone in this class listens to what you say."

"How could that be? I have never had any thoughts of dictatorship!"

"Okay, okay, then why didn't you make a move last month?"

"There were midterm exams last month, and I don't want this to affect everyone or cause anyone to face the risk of dropping out!"

“Then this month, you should… uh…” Hoshinomiya Chie wanted to say something more, but a strong urge to vomit surged up again, and she subconsciously covered her mouth.

"Alright, alright, Ms. Hoshinomiya, please stop talking! Go back and rest now, I'll take care of this!" Honami Ichinose quickly patted her back to help her catch her breath. "I'll buy you some really effective hangover medicine after school!"

"..." Hoshinomiya Chie nodded sharply, raised her hand and patted her ample chest to indicate that she was fine and did not need any more support.

Honami Ichinose still looked at her with some worry until the staggering figure gradually disappeared around the corner of the corridor. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief, turn around and walk back to the classroom.

He met the worried gazes of the entire class.

"Don't worry, everyone. I'm just still recovering from a hangover." She smiled gently, trying to reassure everyone. "I'll try to find out the details about the delayed points from the student council. Please focus on your classes for now."

"Ichinose-san, this matter is probably related to Class C."

"That's exactly what I mean. Didn't the answers to the last math exam point to Class C? They definitely have something going on!"

"You'd better be careful, because this time... the seniors in the boxing club probably won't be helping you again."

"What a pity! I can't send you the class funds this time!"

Everyone chimed in with their own words, their expressions full of concern for their class monitor.

"Uh-huh……"

Honami Ichinose nodded subconsciously and slowly walked back to her seat.

Being trusted by classmates like this naturally warms the heart, but this heavy expectation can sometimes turn into invisible pressure on the shoulders.

She gently pressed her fingertips against her temples, silently planning her next move.

(We need to check with the student council first to find out exactly why the points are delayed.)

(And about what Hoshinomiya-sensei said last month about inviting Shimizu to join Class B! I need to discuss that with the other students.)

(And Class C, we must keep a close eye on them! Last month they targeted Class B, so maybe this time their target has changed to Class D, or even Class A.)

Honami Ichinose felt increasingly uneasy as she thought about it, and began to suspect that the source of this dispute might be a conflict between Class C and another class.

From her personal perspective, she really wanted to help.

After all, Class B suffered a loss at the hands of Class C last month. If it weren't for the help of the senior members of the boxing club, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

With that in mind, she opened her phone and sent a thank-you message to that senior colleague.

Senior female colleague: No need for thanks, I just happen to have something I'd like to ask you for a favor.

Female senior: You used being busy with studies as an excuse to escape last month, don't even think about running away this time.