Let's do it again, Yukino.

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I dislike this kind of person the most...

"Spring day, go out."

Ms. Hiratsuka, who had been standing at the back observing the atmosphere of the meeting room, shook her head and spoke up to stop Haruhi's rash behavior.

Honestly, coming to watch all this was definitely a wise choice.

"Huh? Am I wrong?"

Even Hiratsuka Shizuka couldn't stop this moment. Haruhi, somewhat angry, raised her head and looked at her master, who was calmly watching her, and continued to argue.

"Under the snow, there is also Sagami. Please don't mind this guy's nonsense just now. You two continue with your own business."

"As for you, come with me outside and calm down!"

With a slight tug on the tie around the boy's neck, Hiratsuka Shizuka dragged Haruhi Kasuga out of the conference room.

"Let me go! Let me go!!"

Seeing that Yuki was completely ignoring him, Haruhi, who was a little irritable, still wanted to argue with Sagami Minami and refused to leave the meeting room.

boom!

Hiratsuka Shizuka delivered a dull, heavy punch.

The boy's initial resistance soon subsided.

However, Sagami Minami, who had initially maintained the most friendly smile on her face,

After being led away from the classroom in spring, she could no longer maintain that smile.

He muttered a complaint under his breath, gave a brief explanation to Yukino, who was now the vice chairman, and then walked out of the meeting room with his head down.

And that aloof and reserved vice-chairwoman,

He just kept his head down.

Her bangs, hidden beneath her long hair, concealed the expression in her eyes at that moment.

She looked up and calmly gazed at the others in the conference room.

"The publicity team's work is still progressing a bit slowly. Also, we need to post the venue negotiation notice and update the school website homepage as soon as possible. After all, the cultural festival is an event that students and parents preparing to apply to Soubu High School will be paying attention to. Do you understand?"

"Also, regarding the recording, please prepare the schedule and equipment requests for the day in advance. If video recording is required, please remind them that the number of their equipment is also limited. If there is a conflict with other groups that also want to film, be prepared with backup plans. Remember to consider all possibilities."

From start to finish, from health and hygiene to accounting and supervision, and even the most tedious miscellaneous tasks,

After leaving Sagami Minami, she calmly and quickly completed the confirmation and instructions for all matters.

……

…………

A few minutes later

On the rooftop

Hiratsuka Shizuka then released the boy she had locked under her shoulder. With a cigarette dangling from her mouth, she blew smoke into Haruhi's eyes. Her usually calm voice turned somewhat helpless as she tapped the boy's forehead hard with her finger.

"Can you stop being so reckless? Think before you say or do anything. How many times have I told you? Why can't you ever listen?"

"I didn't say anything wrong. It was something I applied to do myself, but I got halfway through and had someone else do it for me. Who can stand by and watch that?"

Springtime touched her slightly bluish neck, pouted, and retorted.

"And then, you take all the credit yourself—who wouldn't want to do something like that?"

"...You bastard, you did something wrong, and you still think you're right?!"

Looking at the boy who was still arguing with her, Hiratsuka Shizuka patted Haruhi's head with a mixture of anger and amusement.

"Believe it or not, I'll use your thick skin to put out my cigarette and test just how thick your skin really is!"

"..."

Under this fierce threat, Kasuga remained silent.

A gentle breeze blew across the rooftop.

It's early autumn now, and the temperature is no longer as hot and humid as it was a while ago. With a cool breeze blowing, spring feels refreshing but also a bit chilly.

Hiratsuka Shizuka leaned against the rooftop railing, looking down at the early autumn scenery of Soubu High School.

"It's a fact that anyone with eyes can see, so why do you insist on standing up and exposing everything?"

"Um... Master, you know?"

"Even you can see that? Does that mean my IQ is lower than yours?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka turned her face to Haruhi with a light smile, the hem of the white trench coat she was wearing rustling in the wind.

"Then why did you just say that I..."

This time it was Haruhi's turn to be puzzled...

"Hmm, if I hadn't stopped you in the meeting room just now, what were you planning to do? Were you going to fight with that Sagami-san? Or were you going to make her resign from her position as executive chairperson?"

"Is that not allowed?"

Then, Hiratsuka Shizuka's calm voice reached Haruhi's ears.

"Of course not! Have you forgotten that Sagami Minami was unanimously chosen by me, President Shiromai, and all the members of the board of directors as the chairperson of the Cultural Festival? By the way, I remember you were there too. If you had any objections to the result, why didn't you raise them then? Now, everyone at Soubu High School knows that Sagami Minami is the chairperson for this year, and you just stood up so recklessly and said those things. Doesn't that negate the decision that we all agreed on?"

"..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka's words left Haruhi speechless for a moment.

"I don't quite understand what you just said, Master."

After a while, Haruhi raised her head and shook her head at Hiratsuka Shizuka.

I seem to understand a little, yet I'm still a bit confused.

It's infuriating! I hate this feeling where everyone else understands it, but I'm the only one who only has a vague idea.

When Junko gave birth to me, did she leave most of her intelligence in her belly instead of being born?! How awful!!!

Looking at the troubled Haruhi, Hiratsuka Shizuka smiled, took out a warm can of Max coffee from her pocket, handed it to the boy, comforted him like a caring older sister, and gently patted Haruhi's shoulder.

"You've been so busy these past few days, why don't you take a break here and have some coffee? I don't expect you to understand this kind of thing right away until you've really grown up. Whether you hate Sagami or don't like this kind of thing, at least don't do anything irrational like you did just now before the school festival is over."

"But I'm almost eighteen, so I'm practically an adult now..."

"Getting older doesn't mean you'll mature mentally... you stupid apprentice."

"But Master, your mental maturity is at such an extreme level, does that mean your real age is at least several times mine? — Uh!!"

boom! !

A powerful punch from a single woman knocked the young man, who was drinking coffee, to the cold ground.

"Anyone who dares mention their age in front of me, whoever does, dies!! Hmph!!! You idiot disciple!! Go and reflect on your actions!! Bah!!!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka stormed off the rooftop and never spoke another word to this wayward disciple.

……

…………

In the following days,

As Kasuga pondered Hiratsuka's words,

For a while, he didn't cause any more trouble for Sagami Minami.

And ever since that day, spring has been here.

Sagami's inherent weaknesses are becoming increasingly apparent.

Laziness, escapism, shirking responsibility

This contrasts sharply with Yukino Yukinoshita, who diligently and conscientiously assisted him in his work.

Even today, she merely showed up in the meeting room, gave a speech that sounded like a leader's inspection, and then left the meeting room with two close friends, leaving behind a group of executive committee members who were working hard.

Has this girl forgotten her responsibilities?

Well, it seems no one is blaming Sagami for her behavior.

Because, we don't know which guy started spreading it.

The reason given was that Haruhi Kasuga, that good-for-nothing bully, had a verbal altercation with Sagami, the committee chairman, in the meeting room.

That's why Sagami has been so depressed these past few days.

In order to never see spring again,

Even she, as the chairperson of the committee, no longer wanted to come to the meeting room.

After some embellishment, the rumor presented the students of Zongwu High School with a picture of a bullying boy arrogantly harassing girls.

Suddenly,

Sympathy for the Sagami girl outweighed other negative opinions about Sagami.

……

As for these rumors, Chunri didn't take them to heart.

Because of something even stranger and more worrying to him.

It's happening slowly, too.

The general content is about the snow during this period.

Don't know why.