Uchiha Ryo sighed. "Shirogane, there are no outsiders here. Just assume this friend of yours is you."
Shirogane Miyuki: "....."
In short, he felt like he was being isolated at Shuchiin recently. Apart from a few close friends, almost no one greeted him.
Why.... Shirogane Miyuki couldn't understand. He thought that although his looks weren't as good as Uchiha Ryo's, they weren't bad either. Why was Uchiha Ryo so popular, while he barely got a hello from anyone!
Uchiha Ryo turned to look at Shirogane Miyuki's sharp eyes.
As everyone knew, the reason for Shirogane Miyuki's fierce eyes was basically a lack of sleep.
Ever since he started preparing for the student council election, Shirogane Miyuki had barely managed to sleep four hours a day.
The daily high-intensity study and the pressure of the student council had turned Shirogane Miyuki into a serious caffeine addict, and the oppressive feeling that naturally came with those fierce-looking eyes had scared off many people who wanted to say hello.
But this didn't mean Shirogane Miyuki was unpopular at school, just that not many people dared to approach him.
Uchiha Ryo: "So you just want your classmates to greet you normally?"
Shirogane Miyuki nodded. "Mhm, how do you all do it?"
Ishigami Yu: "Heh, not many people greet me either, Shirogane-senpai. I understand you. And what's worse is that there are even classmates in my class who don't know me after half a year, and of course, I don't know them either."
Is that so! So there's someone in the same boat! No, Ishigami Yu seems even worse off. Shirogane Miyuki felt his pain lessen a little!
So that's how it is. He wasn't alone. Shirogane Miyuki smiled sincerely and shook Ishigami Yu's outstretched hand firmly.
As the great Mr. Lu form the East once said, when you are suffering, if you find that your brother is suffering even more, you will feel much happier.
Thinking about it carefully, compared to Ishigami Yu's semi-transparent state in class and school, he was perhaps fortunate.
Uchiha Ryo turned to look at Takashi again. "Takashi, people usually greet you, right?"
Takashi nodded. "Mhm, my classmates and many students from other classes greet me when they see me."
Shirogane Miyuki saw Takashi's gentle, sun-like smile. The blow was huge. Although he didn't say anything, it seemed that if Takashi just made a slight effort, he would reach the limit of Ishigami Yu's social level.
Uchiha Ryo said somewhat irritably. "Actually, it's quite annoying when classmates keep greeting me. The main thing is that I don't even know who they are, and they just come over on their own initiative. (Mainly because there's no affinity to farm, what use are you to me?)"
Shirogane Miyuki received a dimension-crushing blow. This kind of trouble from someone at the top was something an ordinary person would never experience.
"Uchiha, you must have received confessions from many girls since you were young, right? About how many?!"
Uchiha Ryo frowned and thought for a moment. The Uchiha clan's looks had indeed brought him many conveniences. How many exactly?
Uchiha Ryo: "Do you remember how many breads you have eaten in your life?"
Shirogane Miyuki: "Please don't say anymore!!!"
At this time, Ishigami Yu suddenly took over the topic.
"Have you heard of 'manliness,' Shirogane-senpai? Just like girls with high femininity are more popular, increasing your manliness might work too."
Increasing manliness?
Uchiha Ryo: "Generally speaking, it's about caring for others, being able to notice changes in those around you, and always maintaining a gentlemanly demeanor."
As he spoke, Uchiha Ryo looked at Takashi beside him.
He had to admit, Takashi's manliness was very high! As expected, gentle boys were still very popular here. But not necessarily. After all, some girls preferred the more assertive type.
Uchiha Ryo: "Shirogane, your next direction is either to become gentle or to become a little more assertive. But I think you're more suited for the latter, since you're running for student council president."
Shirogane Miyuki frowned in thought.
Is that so? It seemed to make sense. Was he disliked by Kei-chan at home because he talked too much? Should he also become more imposing? After all, the student council president of Shuchiin was not a wishy-washy and weak person!
Uchiha Ryo stood up. "You're going to be the student council president next month. As Five-Star General MacArthur once said—a leader must be a lion. You should know that a flock of sheep led by a lion can defeat a pride of lions led by a sheep."
"And a lion is always an object of admiration!"
After speaking, Uchiha Ryo turned to look at Takashi.
"I'm going to the club. Do you want to come?"
Takashi also stood up. "No, I'll go back to the Toyogasaki rest area. See you this afternoon."
Only Shirogane Miyuki and Ishigami Yu were left on the grass. Just as Ishigami Yu was about to take out his phone for a game, Shirogane Miyuki suddenly looked up.
"It seems I must work hard to become the student council president! And strive for re-election. Ishigami, do you want to join the student council then? Your calculation skills are very strong. I can make you the student council treasurer."
.....
Classic Literature Club. Uchiha Ryo, who hadn't been back for a long time, actually heard these girls discussing classical literature. So this club was actually somewhat useful? He thought it was just a gathering place for beautiful girls.
Uchiha Ryo: "What are you talking about?"
Yukinoshita raised her hand, holding one of the Four Great Classical Novels of the East, Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
"We're talking about Romance of the Three Kingdoms. We were just discussing which characters we like."
Uchiha Ryo said "Oh," then pulled up a chair and sat down.
"If you just like the classic novel, reading Romance of the Three Kingdoms is fine. But if you want to understand this complex history, I suggest reading Records of the Three Kingdoms. After all, one is a novel with artistic embellishment, and the other is historical records."
At this time, Fujiwara Chika suddenly said.
"Does Uchiha-kun have any favorite Three Kingdoms characters? Like, I think Zhao Yun is so cool. Charging through Cao Cao's army seven times at Changbanpo, amazing!"
(Adou: What's the big deal? I did it too!)
Uchiha Ryo thought for a moment. "Favorite Three Kingdoms characters, huh? Let me think.... Diaochan, Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao, Sun Shangxiang...."
Uchiha Ryo suddenly stopped because he noticed that the way this group of women were looking at him seemed a bit off.
Uchiha Ryo: "Ahem! Cao Cao! Yes, I admire Cao Cao! I'm sure there are many people who like Cao Cao just like me."
"Hahaha, let's not talk about this. Are you participating in the competition this afternoon?"
The girls nodded, seemingly indicating that they all wanted to participate.
Uchiha Ryo thought for a moment. "Alright then. You all go participate. Someone help me ask the teacher for leave while you're at it."
Hayasaka Ai: "Ask for leave? Is Ling-kun sick?"
Uchiha Ryo looked up at the sky. "No, I want to slack off. I already gave too much for the school this morning. It shouldn't be a problem to take the afternoon off."
Yukinoshita: "'Gave too much' means lying down for over an hour in the second half and eating half a wild rabbit."
Uchiha Ryo wagged his finger. "You have to understand, although I'm currently on Toyogasaki's side, I'm actually a student of Shuchiin! For Shuchiin to win this afternoon, I have no choice but to flee without fighting! I'm doing this all for you."
Fujiwara Chika scratched her head. Why did she feel that what Uchiha Ryo said made a little sense?
Chitanda Eru: "Mmm, so Uchiha-kun just wants to be lazy, right?"
Amakusa Shino: "Hey, hey, can you only last one round?"
Uchiha Ryo raised an eyebrow. "Are you kidding? I can charge seven times in and seven times out too! Fight for a day and a night! It's just that I'm too lazy to participate in the afternoon competition."