"Senpaku, I am Sakamoto. What brings you here?"

We stopped in front of a door with a sign that read "Student Union Room".

He raised his hand.

I knocked on the door, not too hard, not too soft.

There was a moment of silence inside the door.

A slightly tense voice then came through:

"Please come in."

Longyuan pushed open the door and entered.

There was only one person in the student council room.

Golden hair,

A slightly frivolous look in his eyes.

It was Nan Yunya.

He sat alone in the main seat of the room.

Upon seeing that the visitor was Long Yuan...

Instead of seeing someone he least wanted to see at that moment,

The barely perceptible tension on his face quickly faded.

He resumed his usual nonchalant attitude.

Nan Yun leaned back in his chair, his fingers interlaced on the table.

"Long Yuanxiang from Class 1-B? What do you need me for?"

He recognized Longyuan.

One of the few names that left an impression on him in the first grade.

They overtook the class above them in just the first month of school, which shows they are quite capable.

Long Yuan slammed the door shut behind him.

He walked up to the desk without any hesitation.

His gaze was fixed directly on Nan Yun.

"Vice President Nan Yun,"

He got straight to the point.

The tone was completely disrespectful.

"I've come to ask you something."

"Regarding that 'past midterm exam questions' falsely attributed to Sakamoto and widely circulated among first-year students—"

Long Yuan paused for a moment.

He emphasized the point.

"You did that, didn't you?"

Nan Yunya's smile faltered slightly.

Then an even brighter smile appeared on her face.

He never expected that someone would come to his door so directly to question him.

He never expected that the other party was a complete stranger with whom he had never met before.

I never expected that the other party would be able to find out to this extent.

"Ha~"

Nan Yun chuckled softly.

He did not deny it.

"So what if it is? So what if it isn't? It's just an outdated exam paper, what kind of trouble can it cause?"

His tone was calm.

It's like this is just a trivial matter.

"storm?"

Longyuan scoffed.

"Unfortunately, you underestimated the first-year students and overestimated the value of that piece of waste paper. Your plan has completely failed."

He stared intently into Nan Yun's eyes.

"I'm just curious, why would you, the high and mighty second-year vice president, bother targeting a first-year student with such... clumsy methods?"

Nan Yunya's smile remained unchanged.

But a tremor was clearly visible deep within his eyes.

failure?

It was more than just a failure.

That nightmarish experience during the "interview period"

Even now, the thought of it sends chills down his spine.

But that matter,

He would never mention it to anyone.

"Whether it's clumsy or not, the result is what matters."

Nagumo avoided the important issues and focused on the trivial ones.

"As for targeting Sakamoto? Perhaps it's just something to do with amusement. It's always pleasant to see those self-righteous 'geniuses' stumble and fall, isn't it?"

He tried to steer the conversation toward the possibility that Longyuan might also exist.

Jealousy towards the strong.

Long Yuan was about to retort,

But then I suddenly noticed that

When Nagumo said this,

My gaze inadvertently drifted to the doorway behind him.

The composed expression on his face froze for a moment.

The pupils contract slightly.

It was as if I had seen something I didn't want to see.

Long Yuan keenly noticed this unusual situation.

He suddenly turned around and looked behind him.

The door to the student council room had been silently pushed open a crack at some point.

A tall and straight figure,

They were standing quietly outside the door.

His gaze, calmly fixed behind his black-rimmed glasses, fell upon the room.

It was as if they had been there for a long time.

It was Sakamoto.

When did he come?

How much did he hear?

Long Yuan frowned.

But it quickly relaxed again.

So what if I hear it?

He never intended to hide this questioning.

He was more interested in Sakamoto's reaction.

"Hey, the real master is here."

Ryuen turned to Sakamoto.

"It seems you overheard our conversation. So, did you know beforehand about this frame-up orchestrated by the vice president himself?"

Sakamoto did not answer immediately.

He calmly pushed open the door and entered.

He walked steadily to his desk.

He first nodded slightly.

He greeted the vice president with impeccable manners.

"Good afternoon, Vice President Nan Yun."

Then, he turned his gaze to Longyuan:

"Good afternoon, Longyuan."

He paused, as if considering how to answer Long Yuan's question.

"I have heard a little about this matter. However, rumors stop with the wise, and the innocent will clear themselves."

Nangumo Masayuki looked at the suddenly appearing Sakamoto,

My nerves, which had just relaxed, started to ache again.

He forcefully suppressed the discomfort.

Maintaining the dignity of the vice president,

He asked coldly:

"Sakamoto, what brings you to the student council office? I don't remember Horikita-senpai assigning you any fixed tasks."

Sakamoto pushed up his glasses.

Respond calmly:

"That is precisely why I should take the initiative to fulfill my responsibilities. Although the president has not explicitly assigned me this task, the work of organizing student council documents is trivial and complicated, and I am willing to do my best to assist in handling it."

His gaze swept over the slightly messy documents on Nan Yun's desk.

"It seems I've arrived at just the right time."

Nan Yunya:

"..."

He felt a throbbing in his temple.

Assist with paperwork?

He could almost imagine the "extreme" way Sakamoto would "assist" him in organizing the documents.

The scene was so beautiful.

He dared not think.

Ryuen was not satisfied with Sakamoto's official, diplomatic response.

But he grasped another, more crucial issue.

He took a step closer.

His sharp gaze fell upon Sakamoto:

"What a fine 'the innocent are innocent' statement. Then let me ask you, did you have anything to do with the sudden and complete change in the midterm exam format, which rendered the 'past exam papers' useless?"

This is the biggest question surrounding Longyuan.