It was another early morning. The campus of Shuchiin Academy was filled with fluttering cherry blossoms. The cherry blossom season in Japan was also the start of the school season, which was around early April every year. The timing was a bit special, but at this time the cherry blossoms were indeed the most beautiful.
Shin-chan had arrived at school early. For the limited edition flavored cookies, he needed to quickly find three people to join a club.
Kato Megumi had already agreed, now he was still short of two people.
"Kazama and Bo-chan?',
He didn't know whether those two had time.
Ai-chan definitely didn't have time to join this club. 'What about Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha? The two of them should agree, right?'
But why did it feel like if those three joined the Service Club, the vibe would totally change?
Since he had chosen NTR, then he'd go all the way with the bull. Next time, when Aki Tomoya came to the Service Club with his revised project proposal and saw Kato Megumi, Eriri, and Kasumigaoka Utaha all here, what kind of expression would he make?
"Shin-chan, today's the day of the class president election, you must absolutely remember to vote for me!"
Just after arriving at his seat, Kazama leaned over, looking visibly nervous.
To Kazama, whether or not he could become class president really mattered. Kazama had always followed the rules. In Shin-chan's words, he was living the life of someone with everything already arranged, moving forward along an already planned route.
But wasn't that also a form of happiness? Kazama's parents cared for him and pushed him forward in ways that made Yukino so envious she could drool.
"Don't worry, Kazama. The class president seat belongs to you. If it doesn't work out, I'll sell my body to bribe Miss Shizuka and make her approve it!"
BANG!
The Iron Fist of Love from Hiratsuka Shizuka came flying in and knocked him down into his seat, making Shin-chan clutch his head and lie on the desk.
Shizuka realized that hitting this kid was becoming more and more natural for her.
What did he mean, "sell his body to bribe her"?
"Don't talk nonsense. The class president's position is to be decided by votes from the whole class!"
She coughed to cover up her own momentary excitement, then walked to the front of the podium.
"Alright, everyone should've heard already. Today we'll be selecting the class committee. As always, it will be an anonymous voting system."
The class president position was a bit of a thankless task. Not many people were competing for it. Kazama's only opponent was a blond guy named Hayama Hayato. He was good at soccer and was always kind to everyone.
That good-guy personality made him fairly popular, plus he had a few close friends who would definitely vote for him.
Under Shizuka's arrangements, the vote soon began.
Kazama's breathing became rapid. His obsession with becoming class president wasn't just because of his parents' expectations, being class president was also Kazama's own goal.
Become class president. Become a normie. Get a cute girlfriend. Step onto the peak of life.
As long as he succeeded in becoming class president today, he would go buy a Magical Girl Moe P figure to reward himself.
Shin-chan, however, wasn't too worried for Kazama. Based on his observations, Hayama Hayato, Miura Yumiko, and a few others formed a small group that wasn't all that well-liked in class. In fact, quite a few people had strong opinions about them.
Yukino had always been puzzled, why do people bear hostility toward those better than them? The answer was simple, envy.
It wasn't that those people didn't understand how to improve themselves, it's just that pushing out someone outstanding was easier than improving themselves.
Everyone wrote the names in their hearts on paper and handed them to Shizuka. After a quick count, the final result came out.
"The elected class president is Kazama Toru. I hope you'll contribute more to the class in the future."
"Yesss!" When Kazama heard Shizuka call his name, he excitedly pumped his fist.
"Kazama, you really became class president. You'll have to take good care of me from now on. How about we go buy a Magical Girl Moe P figure to celebrate today?"
"Hehe, yes! …No wait! Why do we have to buy a figure to celebrate? Besides, I don't even like Magical Girl Moe P!"
Kazama tsunderely denied it, but the classmates around them all began to realize, their class president seemed to really like Magical Girl Moe P?
"Fine, fine, I got it. Then let's just go out shopping to celebrate."
"Nope, I have club activities today, can't go shopping with you. Kazama, you should go celebrate on your own."
Shin-chan remembered that today Kato Megumi seemed to be coming to the Service Club to make a request, so he didn't have time to go shopping with Kazama. Besides, if he went with Kazama, he'd probably just get in the way of his figure hunting, right?
"What's the big deal about becoming class president? No need to celebrate."
"Oh right, Kazama, wanna join the Service Club? It's a club kind of like the Kasukabe Defense Force."
'A club like the Kasukabe Defense Force?' Kazama was a bit tempted, but quickly shook his head.
"Sorry, Shin-chan. I have cram school after this. I don't have extra time."
Just as Shin-chan expected, Kazama didn't have time to join the Service Club's activities.
The class committee election ended quickly. Even though he didn't become class president, Hayama Hayato still became the PE committee member.
Hayama Hayato didn't show any dissatisfaction about losing the class president election, but Miura Yumiko, who always hung around him, gave Kazama and Shin-chan a rather unfriendly look.
That was just how Japan's society worked. People naturally formed little groups and just as naturally excluded others. It was perfectly normal that Yukino's personality couldn't fit into these little circles.
By lunchtime, Ai-chan was busy with something again and had Maeda deliver her lunch to him. So Shin-chan didn't head to the newly-prepared clubroom, and instead used this time to go ask Bo-chan.
"Sorry, Shin-chan. I joined the Strange Stones Club. After school, I have to go look for all kinds of stones with the other members."
'Strange Stones Club? Looks like Shuchiin really is full of talent. Even Bo-chan could find a place for himself here. But that was nice too, Bo-chan had found people with similar interests.'
"No worries. I'll just go ask someone else then."
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[Shin-chan: Eriri, do you have time after school? Have you joined any club yet?]
Eriri, who was currently chatting with Kasumigaoka Utaha, suddenly got excited when she saw the message from Shin-chan.
'Shin-chan messaged me!'
[Eriri: I was planning to join the art club, but I haven't decided yet. Is Shin-chan inviting me to join a club?]
[Shin-chan: That's right, it's the Service Club! Let's talk in person, okay?]
[Eriri: …Sure.]
Looking at that highly ambiguous club name, Eriri couldn't help but let her imagination run wild.
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