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Chapter 288 Notice Board, Ice Cream Vending Machine, and Practice Room
"Should we just put it here?"

On the second Monday of June, Jun Matsueda stood in front of the notice board on the school avenue, with three members of the student council presidium behind him.

He arrived at the school earlier than usual today because the election management committee needed to post notices—to ensure that all students present could see the 14-day campaign process announcement.

“Let’s double-check the content of the announcement to make sure there are no problems,” said Hiromi Seshita, who was standing to his left. “Typographical errors, formatting issues, numbers, and dates, etc.”

Yumi and her best friend Natsumi Imokawa are in the same class in their second year of high school. The girl is the election committee member of Class 2-5 and also the president of the election committee.

As for why she was able to get Jun Matsueda to be her deputy, it was simply because the girl was very popular and the election committee members all knew her.

Election management work doesn't require particularly outstanding abilities; as long as you don't make mistakes, you're fine. Someone like Yumi-chan, who can talk to anyone, is more suitable.

"No problem." Jun Matsueda checked one last time, then pulled open the glass of the notice board. "Did I put it up?"

"Just stick it in the middle." The student council president, wearing glasses, spoke with the same calm tone as his face. "Tear down the list of students for this year's student council."

Jun Matsue placed his right hand on the thin white paper in the center of the notice board, just as he was about to exert his strength, when the senior student behind him called out to him.

"Can I tear it?" Yami Maki walked to his side, and Matsueda Jun consciously gave up his place.

The girl placed her hands on the two corners of the old notice, carefully lifting the paper bit by bit, and gently peeled off the entire notice with almost no damage.

"I feel it's quite meaningful, so I wanted to keep it." She turned around, looking a little embarrassed.

“I understand what Yamami-kun is thinking,” Tsushima Kou said with a smile.

"Now it's almost time for us to step down. After we move our things out of the student council office, it feels like Yuuki High School won't have left much of its own mark."

Maki Yami smiled gently and returned to stand behind Jun Matsueda. The third-year students began to chat.

"That's why I wanted to push for some changes in school affairs." The student council president looked across the avenue, where a school worker was sweeping the cement ground at the school gate.

"Although they may be forgotten by freshmen in a few years, at least now everyone will remember that we changed their campus life a little."

Yumi stood next to the boy with a grin, "President, wanting to change someone's life, even just a little bit, is an incredibly greedy idea~"

Yumi-san sometimes says things that make a lot of sense, Jun Matsue blinked and spread glue evenly on the notice board.

"Since we're in the student council, we need to be prepared to make a change." Although he knew the girl's words were somewhat joking, the student council president's tone remained serious.

"Because we are not administrators, but communicators between students and the school, responsible for summarizing and reflecting the opinions of all students to the school so that problems can be resolved."

"The president is back in work mode." Tsushima Kou joked with a smile. With him and Seshita Yumi around, the atmosphere would never become tense.

Press down gently with your palm to ensure the paper and glue are in full contact and no extra wrinkles are created. Jun Matsue takes two steps back to observe and confirm that he has not pasted the notice crookedly.

"Anyway, I strongly support the president." He turned to face the boy with glasses. "The suggestion to extend the lunch break was great. I sleep very well every noon."

"Thank you for your support, Songzhi." The boy nodded, a look of satisfaction on his face.

"Yamami and Tsushima often mention you to me. I think you'd be quite suitable for student council work." Do my seniors often talk about me to the president? Matsueda Jun glanced at Yami Maki beside him. The two exchanged a brief look before looking away.

The girl still smiled demurely, only reaching out to smooth her hair behind her ear to hide her slight shyness.

“Unfortunately, I’m already a member of the election management committee, so I can’t participate in the election.” Jun Matsueda waved his hand.

"If there are no problems, everyone, let's go back to the classroom. We still need to distribute the notices to each class." Yumi-chan closed the glass window of the notice board and took the lead in walking towards the teaching building.

As Jun Matsue walked at the back, he heard the sound of liquid splashing. He turned around, and a silver chain shimmered in the sunlight. The water splashed by the school janitor streaked through the air and landed on the cement ground at the school gate.

"Sprinkle water first, so that there won't be dust when sweeping?" he guessed. No wonder he sometimes found the ground at the school gate wet when he arrived early.

"Matsueda-kun?" The girl walking ahead called out to him. Matsueda Jun turned around, and Yamami Maki, who had stopped, looked puzzled.

"It's nothing, I just learned some more useless knowledge."

He strode forward, walking alongside the girl who was waiting. The three of them were chatting and laughing, and even the student council president's profile looked much softer.

"How about we leave one last mark before we step down?" the bespectacled boy suggested. "Summer's coming, how about installing an ice cream vending machine in the teaching building?"

"It feels good," Yami Maki said with a smile. "The students will definitely support it, but will the school agree?"

"Just try to convince them. We've worked diligently for two years, shouldn't we have a chance to be a little capricious?"

I never knew a serious student council president would say something like that.

Matsueda Jun and Yamami Maki walked up the stairs together. The president didn't go this way. Yumi and Tsushima Kou went to the convenience store to buy breakfast. Only the sound of their footsteps could be heard in the quiet, winding space.

"Matsueda-kun, how's practice going with the band and Aya-chan?"

"Progress is proceeding steadily." The girl's skirt swayed in his peripheral vision. "However, everyone feels that the daily practice time is a bit too little."

The Light Music Club has a relatively flexible schedule, and the members usually only come when they have free time. Aya and Sachi both have part-time jobs, while Izumi Mizuki has to take time to go to private school. The four of them usually spend most of their time practicing on their own.

"That's a bit difficult to solve." Yamami Maki frowned in thought.

"We currently plan to practice some time on weekends and are looking for a suitable practice room."

"Can't you come to school to practice on weekends?"

The girl's gaze drifted over; it seemed an opportunity had presented itself.

"The school environment is still a bit rudimentary. If possible, we would like to have better conditions so that everyone can be more immersed in the experience and get used to the feeling of being on stage."

"Hmm," Yamami Maki's eyes flickered, "Then I should be able to offer some help to everyone, right?"

"After all, my family happens to be involved in the music industry~"

(End of this chapter)