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

Female senior: Let's go on a date with that cute male junior in our club.

Senior female colleague: I already discussed this with the other party a long time ago, but you've dragged it out for a month.

Female senior: Ichinose-senpai, you don't want to see your senior breaking your word, being disliked by your juniors, and making a fool of yourself, do you?

Female senior: If this doesn't work out, my boyfriend will dislike me! We might have a cold war the next day, break up the third day, and by the next week, his boxing club will be falling apart!

Honami Ichinose was at a loss for what to do.

She felt that this senior colleague was probably exaggerating his words to force her to agree.

But what if she really refused? Would it really affect her senior's relationship with her boyfriend? Besides, she knew in her heart that she did owe the boxing club a huge favor.

Female senior: Don't worry, my junior Shimizu is very handsome. I'll let you in on a secret: he's already decided to have him participate in the boxing club's exhibition match this month.

The female senior said: "The two managers of the boxing club also spoke highly of him. He often arrived at the club early to help them carry water, equipment, and so on."

Female senior: Do you think I would let you suffer a loss?

Honami Ichinose rubbed her temples, feeling utterly overwhelmed.

But when she looked closely at one of the chat messages, she suddenly froze—the other person was talking about Shimizu junior?!

Why is it just plain water again?!

She knew quite a few people, but in her memory, there were only two people with the surname Shimizu in the four classes of the first grade—Shimizu Naoki from Class A and Shimizu Akira from Class D.

Chapter 174: 171 Making fun of Horikita Reine with Horikita (4k)

After school, Ms. Chabashira suddenly appeared in the classroom of Class 1-D and called Sudo Ken out alone.

The two didn't lower their voices, so Shimizu Akira could clearly hear what they were talking about—it was probably the trouble that Sudo Ken had caused a few days ago, which hadn't been completely resolved yet.

...

Perhaps because it was Monday, there weren't many people at the entrance of the student council.

Having made an appointment in advance, Akira Shimizu simply pushed open the door and walked in.

However, this time, he did not see Nan Yunya or that bright and cheerful senior student.

After he sat down in the meeting room, it was senior Akane Tachibana who kindly poured him a cup of black tea.

Akira Shimizu cut straight to the point: "President, why is the distribution of points delayed this time? Could it be related to Ken Sudo from our class? And could it involve several other classes as well?"

In general, student councils can easily handle most disputes – deducting individual points if necessary, and adjusting class points if required. Only matters that are difficult for the student council to resolve quickly would necessitate the student council deducting points before distributing the class points for Class D.

Since Chabashira Sae mentioned that this matter affected the point distribution for all first-year students, it might mean that more than one class is involved. His suspicion of Sudo Ken from Class D stems from the fact that the latter had just been called away by the homeroom teacher.

Horikita Manabu nodded, his tone calm: "You guessed right, it was indeed Sudo Ken who caused the incident. Since you're a student in Class D, I have no reason to hide it—this matter also involves Class C."

The student council president explained the situation to him: Ken Sudo from Class D of the first year assaulted three students from Class C of the first year: Yogo Komiya, Reine Kondo, and Daichi Ishizaki. The student has been reported by the other party.

Now, the student council has given Ken Sudo nine days, from today until next Tuesday. If he cannot prove his innocence, he will be suspended from school until summer vacation, and Class D will also have a significant amount of class points deducted.

"Prove their innocence? Will the student council completely stay out of it?"

"Well... at most, we'll notify the homeroom teachers to assist in finding witnesses; the rest will be handled entirely by the students themselves. This is an important part of testing their problem-solving abilities. The points will be distributed no later than next Tuesday."

"I see."

Akira Shimizu nodded.

Based on this, the points delay will not exceed nine days at most.

"Shimizu, what do you think of this incident?" Horikita Manabu adjusted his glasses and asked.

“I think it’s most likely that Class C deliberately staged this,” Shimizu Akira replied. “After all, they attacked Class B just last month. Given Ryuen Sho’s personality, it’s not surprising that he would do something like this.”

He paused, then continued his analysis: "The midterm exams just ended last month, and the school hasn't scheduled any important exams this month, so this is undoubtedly the best time for them to make their move. Of course, Sudo Ken also has some issues! After all, it takes two to tango."

"So, there's no CCTV footage of the incident? Otherwise, the school should have been able to find out who started it quickly, and there wouldn't have been a need to give Sudo Kenjiu nine days!"

“That’s right.” Horikita Manabu nodded. “The conflict occurred near the special teaching building, where there are no surveillance cameras, so it’s impossible to verify what happened.”

Akira Shimizu made a point of noting this crucial information—there were no surveillance cameras in the special teaching building.

I have a feeling that this piece of information will be very useful in some way.

After they finished discussing business, they didn't say anything more.

After all, neither of them is the type to waste time with small talk, so when they do speak, it's always about serious matters.

At that moment, Tachibana Akane knocked on the door and came in to refill their tea.

"How's Horikita-kun doing lately?" She turned to Shimizu Akira, glanced at Horikita Manabu, and then casually asked, "Speaking of which, Shimizu-kun, how did you two meet?"

Horikita Manabu raised an eyebrow slightly, but his expression remained unchanged as he picked up the hot tea that Tachibana Akane had just poured and took a sip.

Akira Shimizu could tell that he cared a lot about his younger sister, so he thought for a moment and replied, "She's been doing well lately. She even got into the top three in her class in the midterm exams. Well, Horikita and I first met on that bus that drove to school. In class, we're even deskmates. She's been tutoring me recently."

"Her only strength is her studies. Even now, including class time, she studies for a full sixteen hours a day," Horikita Manabu said in a cold tone.

"What?! Sixteen hours of studying every day?! President, are you sure?!" Shimizu Akira was stunned, his face filled with disbelief.

Studying for sixteen hours a day?!

Akira Shimizu's first reaction was not one of amazement at how hard Horikita Reine worked—but rather one of surprise: was it necessary?

Does this person really spend so much time studying? What's going on in their mind?

Horikita Manabu added, with a hint of something else in his voice, "Among this year's freshmen, she's not even number one in the entire grade. The number one spot still belongs to Ichinose Honami from Class 1-B. This is all thanks to Reine."

"Uh... Pfft~" Upon hearing this, Shimizu Akira couldn't help but burst out laughing.

I just couldn't hold it in any longer.

Despite studying for sixteen hours a day, I'm still not as good as Honami Ichinose from the next class?

If he remembered correctly, Ichinose Honami had many friends, and he spent two or three hours a day just maintaining those relationships, so his study time was definitely far less than sixteen hours.

Horikita Manabu looked at Shimizu Akira, who was laughing out loud, but didn't have anything to say in rebuttal.

My good-for-nothing younger sister really is just like that, utterly useless.

Whenever he thinks about this, he can't help but get a headache.

In a sense, this was something that had been weighing on his mind for a long time.

I have no idea what she studies every day.

"But then again, I think this matter is probably also related to you, Chairman." Shimizu Akira thought for a moment and said, "Horikita is obviously using you as a role model and learning to do things the way you do. Did you also study this diligently at some point?"

Horikita Manabu paused for a moment, then replied after a brief pause, "During the summer vacation of my third year of junior high, in order to get into this school, I did study for at least 16 hours every day."

"That's right!" Shimizu Akira exclaimed in realization. "Horikita probably saw how hard you studied and subconsciously started to imitate you. Later, when you entered this high school, she no longer had a ready-made reference point, and her behavior and logic unconsciously leaned towards you in your third year of junior high."

It's just like an NPC in a game. You give her a command, and she'll execute it without caring whether the command is appropriate or not.

Back in his junior year of high school, the president studied for 16 hours a day to prepare for the high school entrance exam. There was no other way, and he couldn't find a single mistake.

However, when Horikita Reine reached her first year of high school, she still clung to this study method, and the problem became too obvious.

The "raising system" works like this: you just need to obediently listen and do as instructed, but the person responsible for giving the instructions has a lot more to consider.

......

After complaining to the student council president about Horikita Suzune, Shimizu Akira turned and left the student council.

However, when he reached the corner of the stairwell, he unexpectedly bumped into Ichinose Honami.

Judging from their appearance, they were clearly also planning to come to the student council.

"Good afternoon, Shimizu-kun!" Ichinose Honami stopped in her tracks and greeted him with a natural smile.

"Good afternoon, Ichinose-san." Shimizu Akira nodded politely in response.

Upon seeing Honami Ichinose, he subconsciously thought of the benefits Hoshinomiya Chie had promised her last month for joining Class B.

"Um... Shimizu-kun, may I ask you a question?" Ichinose Honami's tone was clearly hesitant.

“Okay, go ahead and ask,” Shimizu Akira replied. After all, the other person was Ichinose, who was like an angel; last month, she had asked me to investigate the people in Class B who bought the laptops.

It's just a problem, nothing inconvenient.

A strange thought popped into his mind: Could it be that she wanted to ask him if he really intended to join Class B, and then politely decline? After all, given Ichinose Honami's personality, it was indeed unlikely that she would agree to buy someone with 2000 million points.

"You... are you a member of the boxing club?" Honami Ichinose's voice was somewhat cautious.

“…Yes.” Shimizu Akira was somewhat surprised, not expecting her to ask this.

"Really? Really? I see!" Ichinose Honami seemed to breathe a sigh of relief instantly, then her eyes lit up as if she had thought of something. "In that case, Shimizu-san must have confronted those people from Class C last month specifically for the sake of Class B!"

“It wasn’t intentional, but I was definitely there.” Shimizu Akira nodded.

"Shimizu-kun, thank you so much this time!" Honami Ichinose's tone was full of sincere gratitude. "If I hadn't accidentally heard about this from my senior, I probably would still be in the dark!"

“Since what happened a month ago, this is the second time you’ve secretly done something for Class B behind the scenes. All things considered, Class B really owes you two favors.” With that, Honami Ichinose bowed deeply to him again.

In his heart, Shimizu Akira thought to himself that it was Hoshino no Miyako who had made this blunder and taken the credit for it.

"Well, no need to thank me." Shimizu Akira waved his hand and explained, "Actually, the second thing was asked of me by the head of the boxing club. I didn't know beforehand that the person I was supposed to help was you."

“Even so,” Honami Ichinose’s tone grew even more earnest, “doesn’t it also make Shimizu-san’s kindness even more apparent?”

However, Honami Ichinose quickly noticed the slight unease in Akira Shimizu's expression and guessed that he was probably a little embarrassed by the praise. She couldn't help but chuckle and asked, "Shimizu-kun, did you come to the student council because of the delayed distribution of points?"

“Yes, that’s exactly why I came here.” Shimizu Akira nodded. “I’ve already asked, and the points will be distributed no later than next Tuesday.”

"Is that so? I see." Ichinose Honami thought to herself, the other party had saved her another trouble.

This was the umpteenth time that Shimizu Akira had helped her. Whether openly or secretly, he had done a lot for himself and Class B.

The two had nothing more to say to each other for a moment, and Shimizu Akira turned and left after finishing his sentence.

Having no reason to go to the student council anymore, Honami Ichinose subconsciously stared at his back until the figure turned the corner and disappeared completely.

(Perhaps adding Shimizu Akira to Class B would be a very good decision.)

The thought popped into her mind without warning.

(No! No! How could I be so selfish? I haven't even discussed this with my classmates yet!)

She immediately realized that this idea was inappropriate.

Just as I thought at noon, I had to discuss this with my classmates.

Moreover, this is not something that can be accomplished overnight; it will take a long time—according to her estimate, it will take at least ten months for Class B to accumulate 20 million points.

Despite all the things Shimizu has done behind the scenes for Class B and for herself, she can't even keep a promise she made directly.

Adding to the incident with the boxing club, she felt even more guilty towards the other party.

As she pondered this, her phone vibrated again; it was another message from the female senior colleague from that morning:

Female senior: I asked for you! His full name is Shimizu Akira. Let me tell you, last time we confronted Class C of the first year, Shimizu-kun really put in a lot of effort!

Female senior: Oh my, I'm not kidding, I almost got into a fight with those guys from Class C! Luckily, Shimizu stepped in to save me.

Female senior: He has a really good character, and he's a perfect match for you.

Female senior: At least you two should go on a date first, go out and have some fun and see how it goes!

Honami Ichinose stared at the screen, pondering for a very long time this time.

He then slowly began typing a reply: "I understand, senior. Please arrange a time."

The female senior replied instantly: Let me tell you...

Female senior colleague: Huh?! You really agreed?! I begged you so many times last month, and you still wouldn't budge! What happened?!

Honami Ichinose was immediately embarrassed.

If it were anyone else, she would never have agreed to a date so easily—but the other person was Shimizu Akira, and she already had a very good impression of him.

Perhaps it can be considered a way of repaying a favor.

Consider it compensation for what Shimizu Akira did for Class B. It's just a date, and she can manage that.

Female senior: By the way, Shimizu is expected to play an exhibition match at school next week!

Senior female colleague: My boyfriend and I met because of a boxing match.

Senior female student: A boxing match like this will definitely attract a lot of viewers. Shimizu's popularity might skyrocket, and she might even catch the attention of other classes!

Senior female colleague: If you're interested, I can reserve a few tickets for you.

(Is Shimizu going to have a boxing match soon?)