"Since you two already know each other, that makes things easier. This child came to me saying she wanted to join the Student Council, but the Student Council has already passed the time for recruiting new members. She just wanted to try her luck with you. What do you think? I think she's quite clever, so why not keep her and give her some good training? Who knows, we might even cultivate someone who surpasses President Horikita."
Since Kyouko had promised her friend, she had to help say good things.
Asahina, who usually couldn't wait to turn and leave whenever she saw Nagumo Miyabi, could only suppress her temper and showered Amane-san with praises.
Nagumo Miyabi, on the other hand, observed Amane-san without a change in expression.
Join the Student Council? Such a ridiculous excuse would only fool Asahina.
One must know that Horikita Manabu had reserved a Vice President position for her; just thinking about it made people envious.
However, what was strange was that, to his knowledge, Amane-san had never agreed to join the Student Council with Horikita Manabu. Not even for his own younger sister, that brat named Horikita Suzune, had Horikita Manabu offered such good treatment.
If he hadn't known that Horikita Manabu managed his private life very well, he would have even suspected that Horikita Manabu had some special relationship with Amane-san.
"Hey! Are you even listening to me?"
Asahina had been talking for a long time, but then she saw Nagumo staring intently at Amane-san, and Asahina's temper flared up instantly. They were all in the same class, and he was even the Vice President of the Student Council. To show such an embarrassing demeanor in front of a first-year junior, truly… *hiss*.
The pain in his waist made Nagumo Miyabi shiver.
Then he looked at Asahina beside him with confusion.
"Nagumo-san, what's wrong?"
...Wasn't he just a little distracted? Did Asahina really need to get so angry?
Besides, Nagumo would bet that Amane-san definitely intended to use Asahina to achieve something, and Asahina, being kept in the dark, was unknowingly acting as Amane-san's pawn.
"The Student Council has its rules. Even if you, Asahina, strongly recommend her, we can only know the result after an interview, isn't that right?"
Nagumo's words left Asahina speechless.
"Don't worry, Senior Asahina, I will try my best to earn Vice President Nangong's approval."
Seeing Amane-san smiling very gently, Asahina sighed.
"She's a newcomer, Miyabi, so please show some restraint. Kyouko, I suddenly feel like having milk tea. It just so happens that Miyabi also needs to interview Miyako-san, so why don't we go back first?"
Asahina greeted Kyouko.
Kyouko glanced at Amane-san.
"Thank you very much, Senior Kyouko and Senior Asahina. If I have the chance, please allow me to treat both of you to my cooking as a token of my gratitude next time."
Amane-san's words made Asahina's eyes light up.
"Is Amane-san very good at cooking?"
"I suppose so."
After receiving Amane-san's affirmative reply, Asahina's expression was a bit hesitant.
"Ah, actually, I also want to learn how to cook and such, but it feels like too much trouble… Next time, just let me try your cooking."
...After Kyouko and Asahina left.
Nagumo Miyabi slowly walked to the small refrigerator nearby.
"What do you want to drink?"
The Student Council Vice President's office actually has a refrigerator, how truly luxurious!
"Do you have tomato juice?"
Nagumo's hand, reaching for a drink, paused in mid-air.
"Can you choose something else?"
"Then watermelon juice?"
..."Which rich young lady are you from?"
Nagumo Miyabi complained while tossing a can of orange juice to Amane-san.
The can, flying through the air, carried considerable force.
If one were to be hit by it accidentally, it would swell up for at least half a day.
He had heard that Amane-san's physical abilities were 'exaggerated.' The swimming club had repeatedly asked Chabashira Sae to let Amane-san join their swimming club, making unreliable promises about cultivating a new world champion or something.
But no matter what, it indirectly showed that besides her malicious intent, Amane-san's combat power was also quite considerable. Nagumo Miyabi decided to take a gamble, risking being accused of bullying a freshman.
With a *bang*.
The orange juice in the can splattered everywhere.
The immense impact even caused the pull tab to burst open directly.
"Apologies, I used a little too much force."
Amane-san took out a tissue from her shirt pocket and meticulously wiped the orange juice from her face and clothes… Nagumo Miyabi took another can of orange juice and placed it in front of Amane-san.
"Don't worry about the spill on the floor for now; I'll handle it later."
Nagumo Miyabi's pupils suddenly constricted sharply.
He saw five clearly visible finger holes on one side of the crushed can.
Are you kidding me?
Even under normal circumstances, trying to make a hole in a can with fingers would require years of hard practice to achieve.
And it wasn't even practicing mere showy moves, yet Amane-san was able to instantly crush it in mid-air without any prior buildup of force.
Such a ruthless and terrifying technique was not something an ordinary high school girl could accomplish.
"Is Vice President Nangong very concerned about this?"
Amane-san picked up the can from the floor.
"That's truly terrifying. How did you, a girl, manage to do that? I can also crush a can with my bare hands, but… to be able to simultaneously pierce the can's body with five fingers at the moment of crushing… Miyako-san, you aren't a killer, are you?"
Nagumo Miyabi asked with a smile.
"How could that be? If I were a killer, I'd be too easily exposed."
Amane-san showed a harmless smile.
Only then did Nagumo Miyabi relax.
At the same time, he began to ponder whether he should agree directly or run away if Amane-san made an excessive demand later.
"However, the teacher who taught me seemed to be a killer, and quite formidable at that."
"Miyako-san, you're quite the joker."
Amane-san shrugged and said nothing more.
After a quick tidying of the office, the two finally had time to talk.
"Tell me, is there something you need my help with here?"
When Nagumo Miyabi said this, he himself found it a bit laughable. With Horikita Manabu around, did Amane-san really have something that only he could help solve?
"I want to check someone's backend points."
"No."
Nagumo Miyabi rejected Amane-san's request without even thinking.
"Is there no room for negotiation at all?"
Amane-san never believed that anything was absolute.
Just as Horikita Manabu wouldn't agree to her, it didn't mean she couldn't find other ways to bypass Horikita Manabu.
"It's not that it's impossible, but the risk is very high. Because every time the backend is queried, it leaves a record of the visitor. If this is discovered, even I would face the risk of expulsion."
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