On Tuesday night, Ayanokouji Kiyohira and Ririka did not have anything happen.
He simply invited her in for a cup of tea and some conversation, not mentioning a word about the awkward incident that morning.
Ayanokouji Kiyohira couldn't explain it to her.
How could he explain?
Was he supposed to say that the fishy smell in the room came from a fish? Who would process a fish in a bedroom?
Aside from perverts who confess sins that make even nuns frown, no one should bring a fish into their bedroom, right?
Ayanokouji Kiyohira didn't mention the smell in his bedroom, and Ririka didn't mention why she suddenly burst into the bedroom making it seem like she was "catching someone in the act."
They were both adults, and they had a tacit understanding, knowing what to discuss and what could be temporarily set aside.
Wednesday and Thursday passed in a flash.
For Ayanokouji Kiyohira, nothing happened these two days.
He didn't go sightseeing at the Ryōran Festival again, nor did he go on any dates. He just stayed in a corner of the Cooking Room, leisurely browsing through past Ryōran Festival data provided by Togakushi Yukimi on his tablet.
Ayanokoji was idle, but others were not, especially Meari, who was very active these two days.
After Meari received the 40 million from Ayanokouji Kiyohira, she finally had enough initial capital to bravely try her luck.
Based on the insider information about boxing and horse racing she got from Mikura, she started placing bets on these matches.
To her delight, the information Sado Mikura provided was very reliable and effective. She made significant gains in both the boxing ring and the racetrack, successfully increasing her assets to 50 million Japanese Yen!
If it weren't for her cautiousness, initially not fully trusting the clues provided by Mikura and only investing a small portion of her funds in the matches, she could have at least quintupled that money to 200 million Japanese Yen.
However, Meari was already very content. One should know that even a million Japanese Yen, let alone 50 million, was an astronomical figure she wouldn't have dared to dream of two months ago, and she wouldn't have known how many years it would take to save that much money after entering society.
And now, the money she received was enough for her entire family to live comfortably for over a decade. Moreover, this money did not require any personal income tax.
And this was the result of her two months of effort.
This amount of money might only be enough to start a small company, but in an individual's hands, it was an astronomical sum.
Meari was very happy, but she was not satisfied and did not stop there.
She knew that this money might be enough for her, but if she wanted to catch up to Ayanokouji Kiyohira's pace, it was not enough, far from it.
She had to continue improving herself.
Seeing Meari acquire such a large sum of money from gambling in just two days, instantly surpassing all of them, the other girls, though not saying it aloud, were stimulated by Meari.
Kurume Kurumi had originally prepared to go on a date with Ayanokouji Kiyohira, but when she saw Meari, who was originally on the same starting line as her, raise her net worth to an unattainable level in these two days, she immediately became envious and started to take gambling seriously, earning 500,000 Japanese Yen.
Hanatemari Tsuzura and Togakushi Yukimi, although their gambling stakes were not large, played steadily and also earned 200,000 to 300,000 Japanese Yen.
Ruribird Nadeshiko, perhaps stimulated by Meari, had a breakthrough and won many times in gambling over these two days. Coupled with her income from playing the piano, she earned about 1 million, making her the highest earner among everyone except Meari.
As for Ririka... she still took things as they came. 50 million Japanese Yen was just a small sum to her, and she didn't care about it at all.
Although she spent a long time at the casino, she gambled with people very rarely. Most of the time, she was secretly watching Ayanokoji.
On Thursday afternoon, as the day's activities were nearing their end, a sudden explosive news swept through the entire school, instantly grabbing everyone's attention.
"Did you hear? Student Council President Kirari Momobami has been challenged, and the one who challenged her is the Beautification Committee Chairperson, Miharu Taki Sakura!"
This news was first seen by a casino guest on the school's intranet forum. After she gasped in surprise, everyone was stunned.
Ayanokouji Kiyohira was also stunned.
Miharu Taki Sakura challenged Momobami Kirari? He didn't hear wrong, did he?
Shouldn't the one challenging Momobami Kirari be himself? And shouldn't the challenge be tomorrow?
Kurume Kurumi immediately opened the forum, confirmed the authenticity of the matter, her expression changed, and she immediately shouted to Ayanokoji: "Ayanokoji, this is true, it's happening now! Their gambling location is the Student Council conference room!"
Ririka was also present. Her face paled. She grabbed her phone and without a word, hurriedly ran out of the casino.
Ayanokouji Kiyohira also put down the materials in his hand, stood up, and left the casino, heading to the gambling location.
Meari and the others exchanged glances, apologized to the gamblers, gave up their current games, and hurried after Ayanokouji Kiyohira, leaving Togakushi Yukimi alone to guard the casino and finish up.
Along the way, there were not a few people with the same destination as Ayanokoji and his group, their faces filled with excitement and eagerness, all heading towards the conference room.
When Ayanokouji Kiyohira arrived on the floor where the conference room was located, the corridor leading to it was already blocked by dozens of people, making it impossible to squeeze through.
The surrounding onlookers stood on tiptoes, eagerly looking, and discussing animatedly.
"What exactly happened? Why did Miharu Taki Senior suddenly challenge the Student Council President?"
"Who knows? There was no warning for this."
"They just started gambling, and who knows how long it will take for the gambling to end..."
"Is this gambling not open to the public?"
"Of course not! Even if it were, how many people do you think could fit inside the Student Council?"
"Who do you think will win?"
"That goes without saying, of course, the Student Council President! Although Miharu Taki Senior's gambling ability is strong, she is still far inferior to the Student Council President."
"Since this game is not public, is there a possibility of cheating?"
"Of course not! I heard that Yomotsuki Runa is the referee inside. Her Runa Yomotsuki family has been Dealers for generations, so the result of this gambling will definitely be very fair!"
Listening to the discussions of the people around them, Hanatemari looked worriedly at Ayanokoji: "Ayanokoji, why did Miharu Taki Senior suddenly challenge the Student Council President?"
"I don't know either. She didn't tell me."
Ayanokouji Kiyohira shook his head and called Miharu Taki Sakura's phone, but it was off and no one answered.
"No choice, we can only wait now." Ayanokouji Kiyohira sighed softly.
After waiting for about twenty minutes, the Student Council's main door finally opened.
The first person to walk out was the Student Council Secretary, Igarashi Sayaka.
Seeing so many people gathered in front of the Student Council, she frowned and shouted: "Make way, don't block the Student Council!"
Everyone complied, giving them three meters of space.
"Secretary Igarashi, who won this gambling match?" Someone asked impatiently.
Igarashi Sayaka did not answer, but simply turned her head to look behind her.
A tall woman with long silver hair tied into twin braids slowly walked out. Her lips were painted with emerald green lipstick, and a cool smile was on her face.
She was the Student Council President, Momobami Kirari.
Without her saying a word, all the onlookers immediately retreated another three meters the moment they saw her.
Standing beside her were Miharu Taki Sakura and Yomotsuki Runa, who was wearing an orange and yellow bunny hoodie.
Miharu Taki Sakura's face was a bit pale, but her complexion was still good.
Yomotsuki Runa, on the other hand, had her usual wide smile on her face.
Momobami Kirari scanned the crowd present and said faintly: "Seika, tell them the result."
"The loser of this gambling match is Miharu Taki Sakura. From today onwards, Miharu Taki Sakura is expelled from the Student Council and her position as Beautification Committee Chairperson is revoked, effective immediately."
Igarashi Sayaka announced the result in a cold tone.
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