Chapter 288: Candidate for Student Council President

"What's serious?"

Shimizu seemed to vaguely hear Amemiya Iori mutter something softly.

"No, it's nothing."

Amemiya Iori quickly waved his hands, his expression a little unnatural.

To be honest, it was rare for Amamiya Iori to show such an expression, so this made Shimizu Mi a little concerned.

"Iori, do you have anything to say?"

"..."

After Shimizu asked this, Amamiya Iori suddenly became quiet.

After a few seconds, Amamiya Iori raised his head, his beautiful blue eyes stared into Shimizu's, and he spoke slowly:
"Honey, if a woman falls in love with you now...what would you do?"

Shimizu Ken felt somewhat puzzled by Amemiya Iori's sudden question.

Is she playing some kind of quiz game?
Shimizu did not avoid it and also looked at Amamiya Iori in front of him.

Could she be referring to herself?
Shimizu Mi thought that Amemiya Iori was saying something to arouse him, and was about to speak, but Amemiya Iori beat him to it.

“That person wasn’t talking about me.”

Not her?
Who else could it be?
In an instant, Shimizu felt a chill on her back... Could it be that the person she was talking about was Ayase Kotone?
Given the heavy feelings that Ayase Kotone had, it would not be an exaggeration to say that she liked her, but how did Amamiya Iori know about it?
Although Amemiya Iori also went to Ayase Kotone's school during the kendo competition and got to know her early on, she seemed to only know about Ayase Kotone's eraser and that Ayase Kotone had been looking for a boy.

Logically speaking, even Amamiya Iori should not know that Shimizu Mi was the boy who gave the eraser to Ayase Kotone.

In that case, why did Amamiya Iori suddenly ask this question?

"Iori, are you hiding something from me?"

Shimizu Ken stared at the pair of lively eyes in front of him without blinking. Amamiya Iori pursed her round lips, stretched out her arms and wrapped them around Shimizu Ken's neck, facing his gaze head-on.

"My dear, I won't hide anything from you, nor will I tell you any lies. It's just that even I'm not completely sure right now, so please wait a little longer, dear."

Shimizu Mi did not have any distrust towards Amemiya Iori, so he did not continue to ask further questions.

After enjoying the bento made by Amamiya Mido on the rooftop, Shimizu Mi and Amamiya Iori went downstairs and returned to the classroom before the lunch break was over.

The afternoon classes were almost the same as the morning ones. After a few classes, it was quickly time to go home from school.

As the shadow of the setting sun was dragged long into the corridor, the school bell rang quietly.

Because Ayase Kotone sent a message saying that she had something important to discuss with them after school, Shimizu Mi and Amamiya Iori packed their bags and went to the student union room in the opposite teaching building.

Arriving at the door of the student union room, Qingshuijian gently pushed the door open. The soft sunset shone in from outside the open door, casting a faint shadow in the bright classroom.

"President Ayase, sorry to bother you."

Amemiya Iori walked in first and greeted Ayase Kotone, who was sitting at a long table handling student union documents as usual.

"Will be well."

Shimizu Mi followed behind her and greeted Ayase Kotone.

However, what was different from before was that there was a new female student sitting next to Ayase Kotone's long table.

Her short black hair and round black-framed glasses give her the first impression that she is very serious about her work, but overall she is the kind of girl who is not very noticeable in the class.

Seeing that the color of the ribbon on the uniform she was wearing was the same as Ayase Kotone's, both of them were third-year students, Shimizu remembered that the girl in front of him seemed to be the vice-president of the student union.

As for her name, Shimizu only remembered that her name seemed to be Kuroda.

Because the vice president was an important cadre in the student union, Shimizu Mi had occasionally seen her a few times at school, but since the two had never communicated, he had no impression of her.

Noticing the arrival of Shimizu Ken and the other man, Ayase Kotone raised her head, nodded slightly, and motioned for them to sit across the long table.

Shimizu Mi and Amamiya Iori pulled out chairs and sat down.

Ayase Kotone and Vice President Kuroda were still busy sorting some documents and did not speak to them.

Although I don't know what the purpose of today's visit is, but from the snacks, chocolates, and steaming tea cups on the table I can tell that it might take some time.

About five minutes later, Kuroda handed a document in his hand to Ayase Kotone.

After taking a look, Ayase Kotone looked at Shimizu Mi and Amamiya Iori in front of her.

"Shimizu-san, Amamiya-san, you should know that the election for the next student council officers is coming soon, right?"

To be honest, Shimizu had no idea.

After all, as long as he was not forced to participate in the planning like the last cultural festival, Shimizu Mi had never been very interested in school activities and had basically no idea about them.

Shimizu glanced at Amemiya Iori's reaction. She also didn't say anything, but just shook her head silently.

From this we can see that the election of student union cadres does not seem to be an activity that everyone is particularly concerned about.

Of course, if it is a classmate or friend you know who wants to run for election, that is a different matter.

However, only a few people will run for student union cadres. The campus life of most students is generally very ordinary and they have almost no chance to interact with the student union.

For ordinary students, the student union is more like an existence of "although it is unclear what that group of people are doing, but that group of people are indeed doing something", and the election activities of student union cadres may feel similar.

Even Shimizu would probably have the same idea if he hadn't helped during the cultural festival before.

Ayase Kotone sorted the documents on the table into a pile and handed them to Amamiya Iori.

"The voting date and list of candidates will be announced next week. If Amamiya-san decides to run, please fill out this form first."

Qingshuijian glanced at the registration form. The first column on it stated that the position was to run for the next student council president.

"President, how many people are running for the student council president right now?"

Shimizu tried to ask Ayase Kotone.

"Because the registration period has not yet ended, I can't be sure about this. But even if the candidates have been decided, such things cannot be disclosed in advance."

As expected of the student council president, she treated everyone equally. Shimizu originally thought that he could get some gossip from her to estimate the probability of Amamiya Iori's victory, but it turned out that it didn't work...

"But so far, no one has run for the position of Student Union Secretary..."

"……Eh?"

Shimizu looked at Ayase Kotone with some surprise, only to see Ayase Kotone glance at him cautiously, then lowered her head slightly as if shy.

When Amemiya Iori heard Ayase Kotone's answer, he clapped his hands happily.

"If that's the case, wouldn't Reina's chances of winning be greatly increased?"

In fact, the position of student union secretary has never been a particularly popular position.

Because the secretary is responsible for handling the vast majority of the student union's affairs and information, and his or her power and say are not as high as those of the president and vice president, it is normal that few people run for the election.

By the way, Shimizu Reina had originally planned to come, but because it was her turn to be on duty in the class today, only Shimizu Mi and Amamiya Iori came.

Ayase Kotone found a pen from the pen holder on the table next to her and handed it to Amamiya Iori to fill out the registration form. At the same time, she said, "Actually, the election should have started earlier, but because the number of candidates has not been gathered, it was decided to postpone it from the beginning of the school year to now. And if the successor is not chosen soon, I will not be able to hand over the baton..."

There was a half-joking smile on the corner of Ayase Kotone's mouth, but that smile concealed a subtle sense of melancholy and reluctance.

If you think about it carefully, this is only natural. As the student council president, she has to hand over this position, which means that Ayase Kotone will graduate from this school soon.

And the rest of her time is only this last semester.

Ayase Kotone is not reluctant to give up the position of student council president, nor is she reluctant to give up the campus life here. She is just feeling unwilling because there is not much time left and she has not yet found that boy.

Although Shimizu couldn't bear to see Ayase Kotone like this, if he told her that he was the boy at that time, he would have to consider the consequences of doing so.

There is no doubt that Ayase Kotone is a yandere who is in emotional trouble. To be honest, Shimizu Mi is not mentally prepared to bear the emotions that a yandere has suppressed for three whole years.

What's more, he also has to consider the feelings of Amamiya Iori next to him. Her feelings for Shimizu Mi are also not light.

And if they both knew all this, could they still be good friends like they are now?
But in the final analysis, the reason why things have turned out like this seems to be all because of the causes that Qingshuijian had planted in the past.

Just when Shimizu Mizu was feeling distressed about this, Amamiya Iori seemed to have filled out the form to run for student council president.

Ayase Kotone took the form filled out by Amamiya Iori and checked it carefully from beginning to end to make sure there were no omissions or mistakes.

But then again... Shimizu looked at the blank registration form for the student council president election on the table and suddenly thought that this didn't seem to have much to do with him.

That’s right, the person who will be running for the next student council president is Amamiya Iori, but Shimizu Mi has no such plans.

In that case, what was Ayase Kotone's purpose in calling him here today?

Shimizu was confused and asked Ayase Kotone.

"President, is there anything else you asked me to do today?"

Ayase Kotone heard this and a blush of embarrassment flashed across her face. She stammered, "Actually, there's nothing special, it's just..."

There was some hesitation in Ayase Kotone's words.

Shimizu looked at her in confusion, and their eyes met in the air. Ayase Kotone seemed unable to bear such a stare-eye contact. She wanted to reach out to take the registration form on the table to divert her attention, but accidentally touched Shimizu's hand that was placed next to the form.

The moment her palm touched Shimizu Ken's, Ayase Kotone felt a tingling sensation in her heart, her heart was beating like a deer, and her ears were burning.

"President?"

When Shimizu called her, Ayase Kotone quickly retracted her hand, her face became even more charming, and she turned her head away, not daring to look directly at the boy in front of her.

"Um... Kuroda, the student council's work for today is almost done. You can go back first."

Ayase Kotone seemed to be deliberately changing the subject and spoke to Vice President Kuroda who was standing beside her.

However, Kuroda kept his head down and swiped the screen of his mobile phone, and seemed not to hear Ayase Kotone calling her.

"Kuroda, don't keep looking at your phone while you're doing student council work."

"what……"

It seemed that Kuroda only then noticed that Ayase Kotone was talking to her.

"I'm sorry, President, because my boyfriend keeps sending me messages..."

"M...boyfriend?"

"Well, he sent me a message asking me when school is over, because he is waiting for me outside the school now."

"No, I mean... Kuroda, do you have a boyfriend?"

Although Ayase Kotone had no ill intentions, she couldn't help but feel surprised to hear that the seemingly inconspicuous Vice President Kuroda already had a boyfriend.

"Well, he suddenly confessed to me some time ago, and then..."

It turned out that the other party took the initiative to confess to her.

Well, after all, you can't judge a book by its cover. It's unwise to judge a person based on appearance alone. Qingshuijian thinks it's better to abandon preconceived notions.

"Oh, I'm sorry, President..."

Kuroda seemed to realize that the school rules did not allow students to interact with each other, and he quickly apologized, but Ayase Kotone did not show much reaction.

"Forget it, I'm about to graduate anyway..."

As seniors in high school, they will graduate and leave school after this semester, so it doesn't make much sense to forbid them to date at this time.

Apparently because she learned that Kuroda also had a boyfriend, Ayase Kotone seemed to be even more depressed than before.

"By the way, President Ayase hasn't found that person yet?"

Amamiya Iori, who had been carefully reading the registration details on the election form from the beginning, suddenly asked.

Although there was no answer, the lost expression on Ayase Kotone's face said it all.

"President Ayase, don't be discouraged. Even if you really can't find one by then, I think with your conditions, you will definitely be able to find a good boy after you go to college."

After Amamiya Iori comforted her, Vice President Kuroda beside her also nodded.

However, Ayase Kotone still lowered her head and shook it gently.

"I'm afraid I can't do this kind of thing."

"what?"

Not only Amamiya Iori and Kuroda, but Shimizu Mi was also puzzled.

Then, Ayase Kotone raised her face and looked at Shimizumi.

"Thanks to what Shimizu-san said to me before, I realized something."

Hearing this, an even more puzzled expression appeared on Amamiya Iori's face, and he also looked towards Shimizumi.

"Besides him, I'm afraid I won't be able to like anyone else..."

Ayase Kotone covered her pounding chest with her hands and looked at Shimizu Ken with deep affection in her beautiful eyes.

These words made Qing Shuijian feel his heart tighten, as if even his breathing became heavy.

At this moment, Ayase Kotone's cell phone, which was placed on the long table, vibrated.

After saying "sorry" to everyone, Ayase Kotone picked up her phone and checked it.

Because it was a text message from an unfamiliar number, Ayase Kotone didn't take it too seriously at first.

But when she clicked on the content of the text message, Qingshui saw her pupils dilate instantly, revealing an expression of disbelief.

Because it was really worrying, Shimizu Mitsuki raised his head slightly and glanced at the screen of Ayase Kotone's mobile phone.

The text message that Ayase Kotone received seemed to be a photo of a girl, but because the phone screen was suddenly switched, Shimizu Mi could only catch a glimpse of a familiar strand of sky-blue hair.

Immediately afterwards, Ayase Kotone received a call from an unknown number on her cell phone.

(End of this chapter)