My second life is a bit strange?

“Ogino Hikaru is afraid of you. After all, it’s been a month, and the school has been putting constant pressure on you, but you still refuse to write a self-criticism.”

"Come on, I'll take you to see a good show." Feng patted his shoulder, and tears welled up in Shi's eyes.

When a secret I'd never told anyone before was suddenly revealed, I felt a sense of relief, my shoulders felt lighter, and everything I did seemed to have meaning.

Ishigami followed behind Kaede, keeping his head down and not daring to look at anyone else, using his bangs to cover his vision. The long-term cold violence had begun to twist his heart.

"Head up, chest out." Feng slapped him hard on the back.

Ishigami reflexively looked up and peered at his classmates through his bangs.

Although people were still talking about him, the disdainful expressions were gone.

"You're not wrong, be confident."

"It's not my fault," Ishigami murmured to himself. He suddenly felt that the sunlight outside the window was dazzling, and the world had become bright.

Kaede and Ishigami stopped by Ogino Hikaru's class to check on things, and found a large crowd of onlookers gathered in the hallway.

Because of Kaguya's sudden arrival and the pronouncement of his punishment, Ogino Hikaru felt ashamed and angrily denounced the student council for colluding with Ishigami to target him.

“We’re not as free as you think.” Kaguya looked at the other person calmly, without the slightest emotional fluctuation. The ugly side of human nature was exposed at this moment.

"Everyone, please stop crowding here. Those of you who are in clubs should go participate in your club activities, and those of you who are not should go home."

Feng's figure emerged from behind the crowd.

"The president is here."

"President Shirogane is so handsome."

"I heard it was the chairman who suggested a thorough investigation. He's truly a person full of a sense of justice."

The students quickly made way for them. Ogino Hikaru stared grimly at Kaede and Ishigami behind him: "He's just a poor kid whose family went bankrupt, why..."

Kaguya's expression instantly turned cold. She rushed forward and struck him in the chin with a standard Aikido stance. Ogino Hikaru lost his balance and fell to the ground, his nose bleeding and his front teeth loose. You could feel them wobbling when you licked them.

"How dare you hit me..." Hikaru Ogino was a little confused after being hit.

The surroundings fell silent. Kaguya crouched down and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Are you from the circus? A clown should have the awareness of a clown, right? Know your place."

Hikaru Ogino completely broke down, collapsing listlessly to the ground.

"You're being a bit impulsive," Maple patted Kaguya's head.

Kaguya's face flushed bright red.

He slapped me on the head in public?

It's almost like...

"Wow, did you see that? The student council president is patting Shinomiya on the head. They really are together now."

"So sweet!"

"Was the vice president angry just now because Ogino Hikaru insulted the president?"

Hearing the whispers around her, Kaguya became even more shy, tiptoeing and then putting her feet down, her body swaying back and forth.

Ishigami silently took a step back, cold sweat pouring down his forehead. Kaguya's expression just now was like that of a lion.

He looked at Ogino Hikaru with sympathy.

This guy doesn't have many days left to live; he'll definitely be killed.

Ishigami was very certain that he believed he had a special ability to see through people's eyes to their true nature.

After the crowd was dispersed, Kaede dragged the distraught Hikaru Ogino to the conference room, where a mock trial was held, composed of student council officials, students in attendance, and others, to pronounce Hikaru Ogino's punishment.

The expulsion was effective immediately, and several teachers who had shown favoritism towards him were also disciplined.

Everything is settled.

Most of the people in the meeting room had left, leaving only the student council members cleaning up. Feng saw Ishigami still sitting blankly in his seat, seemingly lost in thought.

Feng approached him with a broom in hand: "Do you want to join the student council? We're short of an accountant, and we're overwhelmed by mountains of paperwork every day."

"May I?" Ishigami asked, looking at the man in front of him who was as warm as sunshine. This was a question he himself was asking.

Kaguya, who was moving a stool, said, "The student council is full of weird people. It wouldn't be bad to have someone more normal to balance things out."

Chika, who was wiping the table, suddenly sat up, realizing something: "Kaguya-chan, the strange person you're talking about isn't me, is it?"

"Well, who knows?" Kaguya smiled but didn't answer her question.

Chika pouted and said with dissatisfaction, "The student council is just short of someone to do odd jobs."

Hey, hey, hey, don't take your temper out on me!

Shi was covered in cold sweat.

"How about it?"

“I’ll join!” Ishigami nodded solemnly and grasped Kaede’s outstretched hand.

"So, as the student council president, my first task for you is to find a mop and clean the meeting room."

"Yes!"

The five of them cleaned up quite quickly, and Chika, unusually, didn't slack off; perhaps she wanted to make a good impression on the newcomers.

Once back at the student council, his true colors were revealed. He immediately lay down on the sofa and didn't move, saying, "I'm exhausted!"

"Ishigami-kun," Kaguya placed a thick stack of data sheets in front of him, "this is your work."

Eriri fiddled with her phone for a bit and then said, "I'll add you to the group and give you the private file. Please take care of it."

Looking at the stack of papers taller than he was sitting, and his constantly ringing phone, Ishigami felt a mountain pressing down on his shoulders: "Is it too late for me to get off the ship now?"

"Of course not. Once you're on a pirate ship, there's no way you can get off."

Ishigami resigned himself to his fate.

"Today is your first day in the student council, so go back now. Oh, and I have another task for you: go get your hair cut. Didn't you look pretty handsome before?"

"...Don't I look handsome like this?"

"Not handsome." Everyone said in unison.

"Hey! Don't look so serious! My pride has been hurt!!" Ishigami clutched his heart, looking devastated, his whole body turning ashen, standing there like a statue.

After finishing his work, Feng stopped by the club on his way. As soon as he entered, he saw Eriri discussing illustration with her senior.

Hayasaka made a rare appearance here, leisurely lying on a recliner, holding a comic book in his hand, wearing headphones and looking quite relaxed.

"Yo~ President~" Hayasaka took off her headphones and leaned close to him, pointing suspiciously at the two dark red dots on his neck: "What are these on your neck?"

As she spoke, she took out a mirror and showed it to him.

Feng was also puzzled when he saw the strange marks on his neck. He had spent the night at Qicao's house last night, and only she probably knew what had happened. He would ask her later.

Kaede noticed the title of the manga in Hayasaka's hand: "Ascendance of the Villainess!"

[This is so morbidly funny.]

"Ah Feng, let's go." Eriri put away the illustration; she still needed to take it back to make some revisions.

"Then we'll leave first."

"Bye-bye~" Hayasaka guessed that his young lady should already be waiting for him in the car. He watched the three of them leave, and when he turned around, his expression disappeared, leaving only calmness.

Chapter Sixty-Four: Affirmation on the Stone

Kaguya's yawn caught Kaede's attention, and he noticed some bloodshot eyes: "Didn't you sleep well last night?"

"Hmm... my eyes are a little sore." Kaguya looked to the side apologetically. She hadn't slept well last night, which had left her feeling listless all day.

"I have a bottle of eye drops here, would you like to try them?"

Kaguya took the eye drops from Kaede, tilted her head back, and with a slight pressure of her fingers, watched the droplets gather at the tip of the dropper. Her eyelids closed involuntarily as the eye drops dripped onto her eyelids.

"Haha, let me help you with the drops." Feng took the medicine, let Kaguya sit back on the sofa, and bent down to help her, his hand hanging in mid-air, aiming at her eyes.

Kaguya stared blankly at him, a blush spreading across her face. She didn't close her eyes until the eye drops were put in, feeling the cool sensation of the eye drops penetrating her eyes. The excess moisture was squeezed out of her eye sockets and dripped down the corners of her eyes.

Feng took out a few sheets of paper and helped her wipe it.

Click.

Ishigami pushed open the door and walked in. Seeing the two so intimate, he dropped the documents in his hands to the ground: "Won't I be killed to silence me?"

"What are you thinking? I was just putting in eye drops for Kaguya." Kaede said, looking at him after his haircut. "You look much more energetic after your haircut."

"It's alright." Ishigami scratched his head, looking somewhat happy.

"What happened?" Kaguya asked with her eyes closed.

“It’s Shi Shang.”

Kaguya nodded, closed her eyes to rest, and the soreness in her eyes was indeed relieved.

“I have processed all the data and checked the ledgers.”

Feng looked at Ishigami in surprise: "So fast? This is a week's worth of work. I didn't expect you to be so capable."

"???"

Nobody told him that. He thought the student council was this tiring every day, which made him stay up so late last night and not even play games. His eyes have been sore all day.

I'll eat more spinach tonight.

"You must have been busy for a long time last night. I have some eye drops here, would you like to try them?"

Ishigami thought it was perfect. He took the eye drops, leaned his head on the sofa, and pressed his fingers down slightly. Looking at the droplets coming out of the tip of the eye drops, he felt a strange fear. He closed his eyes and took several deep breaths.

"My eyelids seem to be twitching! They're out of control."

Feng couldn't help but laugh. Had he found a comedian to join the student council?

Do you need my help?

"President," Kaguya quickly interjected, "Ishigami isn't a child anymore; he needs to learn to overcome difficulties on his own."

"Is that so..." Feng hesitated for a moment, then looked at Ishigami and agreed with what Kaguya said.

Ishigami stared at Kaguya with dead fish eyes.