In the evening, Amane and Ayanokoji arrived at the open space next to the dormitory building.
Amane immediately ran to the long bench and sat down, then happily ate the cotton candy she had bought with her own money.
Although the hateful Ayanokoji had stolen her cotton candy, she wouldn't go so far as to extort Ayanokoji's already dwindling points.
Seeing that Amane found even standing difficult, Ayanokoji shook his head helplessly.
After spending these days together, he had a rough understanding of Amane's personality. When dealing with serious matters, Amane was quite proactive. Despite complaining about the trouble and fatigue, she ultimately resolved things quite beautifully.
For example, finding Kusada was Amane's doing, based on the scattered words in the confession letters, the indentations on the letters, and the pressure marks from repair tools. She deduced that the letter was slipped under the door and that the sender carried various repair tools.
She then followed the clues to find Kusada.
Next, they were going to meet a club president whom Amane had asked a second-year friend to invite. It seemed there was some kind of request.
"They're here."
Amane quickly finished her cotton candy, then wiped her fingers and mouth with a wet wipe, and checked herself in a mirror.
Hmm, very cute.
"Hello, I'm Miyako Amane from First Year Class D. You must be President Hojo, right? Nice to meet you."
"Hello, I'm Hojo Nai from Second Year Class C, and I'm the president of the Calligraphy Club. I heard from President Horikita Manabu that you want to commission the Calligraphy Club to organize an event..."
Hojo Nai's expression immediately became somewhat unnatural when she heard Amane introduce herself as from First Year Class D. Due to the small number of members in the Calligraphy Club, the Student Council had repeatedly cut the club's subsidies, even proposing to disband the club.
The previous president resigned due to the Student Council's unfair allocation, leaving her with a mess.
Although the club members were all contributing their points to maintain the club's operation.
However, due to the extensive impact of the previous decisive battle between Nagumo Miyabi and the former Second Year Class A, all second-year classes' points had shrunk considerably. If they continued to rely on members to sustain the club, it would likely affect everyone's lives.
So, when Hojo Nai heard that someone was willing to organize an event, she immediately rushed over, but she didn't expect the other party to be from Class D.
She had heard of First Year Class D, a class with no point income. Even if they wanted to support the Calligraphy Club with funds, how much could they actually provide? Alas, a drop in the bucket is better than nothing.
"It's like this, I'm quite fond of copying. I plan for the Calligraphy Club to host a three-day submission event. Whoever can perfectly replicate the handwriting will receive a generous point reward from my side. There will only be one winner, and that person will receive a personal point reward of fifty thousand points. After the event, I will personally donate fifty thousand personal points to the Calligraphy Club to support it."
Amane's words shocked both Hojo Nai and Ayanokoji.
Hojo Nai was astonished that Amane could suddenly produce one hundred thousand personal points, which was equivalent to a month's income of one thousand class points.
Ayanokoji also couldn't help but look sideways.
If she could casually produce one hundred thousand personal points, how many points did Amane currently have?
"Miyako-san, you, uh, do you have any other requirements for the event details? Such as the font, or which famous calligrapher's work will be copied?"
Hojo Nai asked excitedly about the specifics.
"Any font can be used, even any pen. But the prize will only go to the person who imitates it the most accurately. As for the work to be copied..."
Amane, blushing, pulled out a crumpled small piece of paper.
It read:
"I like Miyako-san."
Hojo Nai was instantly dumbfounded. The handwriting looked somewhat like a girl's, but wasn't the client also a girl?
"Do you have any objections?"
"No, please leave it to me. Including the time for promotion and judging the results, we can give you a perfect answer by this Friday. How does that sound?"
Hojo Nai rubbed her hands.
The Student Council's subsidy for the Calligraphy Club was eight thousand points per month. Because there were no competitions or the like, the allocated amount was truly abysmal. Compared to the sports clubs next door, which received two to three hundred thousand points at the drop of a hat, it was like heaven and earth.
Amane's fifty thousand points were directly equivalent to four months of allocation, which could be used to renovate the club's activity space and tools... Hojo Nai had already started calculating how to reasonably use these points.
"Then I'll trouble you, Hojo-senpai."
"Leave it to me."
Seeing her confident demeanor, Amane smiled.
The bait had been cast; now all Amane could do was wait... "I'm home."
Amane first poked her head in.
After seeing Horikita's back as she read, she confidently walked into the room.
"What have you been busy with lately? You always come back so late."
Horikita got up, took Amane's school uniform, hung it up for her, and then poured her a cup of tea.
"Still the same troublesome matter as before."
Amane knew that Horikita was very disgusted by Ichinose and Airi's last-minute defection.
So she didn't intend to say much more.
"Can things really turn around after something like this happened? Ichinose has a very high prestige in Class B, and coupled with the fact that choosing to betray Amane was a decision made by their internal vote, I don't see how anyone would cooperate with your actions. Instead... while Amane, you haven't sunk too deep, agree to their mediation."
Horikita hugged Amane and sat down next to the table.
Amane naturally lay directly in Horikita's arms.
"Mediation? I don't think they came with sincerity to mediate."
Amane pouted.
After Amane left the meeting, Shiina Hiyori, representing Class C, came to Amane to propose Ryuuen's plan.
Classes B and C would compensate Amane with a certain amount of personal points. Amane would no longer pursue the responsibility of Ishizaki and others from Class C. Similarly, Class C would no longer pursue Amane's responsibility for hitting people, and Amane had to admit it was a misunderstanding.
This mediation plan seemed reasonable and fair to both sides, but such conditions reversed the essence of the matter.
Misunderstanding?
How could Ryuuen even think of that word.
"Then what do we do next? Do you need my help? I can contact my brother..."
Seeing Horikita about to contact Horikita Manabu, Amane quickly stopped her.
She knew that Horikita Suzune was a strong-willed person and would almost never back down in front of Horikita Manabu, but in the current situation, if the Student Council didn't intervene, the outcome would only lean towards mediation.
To help Amane, Horikita Suzune felt that even bowing or kneeling to her brother was fine.
She couldn't accept Amane suffering such unfair treatment.
To her, the current Amane was her everything, her beloved... Buzz, buzz, buzz.
Amane's phone vibrated.
Amane picked up her phone and saw that it was Sakayanagi calling.
It seemed there was some progress with Class B's matter.
"Hello? Arisu, do you have any new developments on your end?"
"Of course, and look who I am. Come to my room. Tonight, I'm going to drain you, you guy."
Sakayanagi hung up after speaking.
"Eh???"
Amane blinked. Did Arisu just say something outrageous?
"So this is what you've been busy with lately."
Horikita's resentful voice sounded from behind Amane.
"Suzune, wait, wasn't I also stunned just now? I really don't know what happened, you have to believe me!"
Amane pounced and hugged Horikita's thigh, trying to stop her from going to the kitchen.
"She's already said that much, do you think I'm an idiot? You horny idiot, today I must teach you a lesson!"
"No!!!"
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