Let's do it again, Yukino.

Please!!

……

At that time, the boy who woke up in the infirmary of Soubu High School...

Looking at the girl lying next to him,

He said with a serious expression.

"If I could do it all over again, I would never date Xiaoxue again."

This was the original lie.

It was also the biggest lie the boy ever told in his life.

This biggest lie needs to be embellished and perfected with even more lies.

Their wishes were exactly opposite.

The story then unfolds slowly against the backdrop of this lie.

……

……

"!!!"

I don't know how much time has passed.

The boy, who had been resting on the sofa, slowly opened his eyes.

A faint smile still lingered on Chunri's lips—a smile of nostalgia.

He lowered his head, and the girl in his arms had opened her eyes at some point. Her eyes, though somewhat weary, were looking up at him with worry.

"You should get some rest too."

Without a moment's hesitation, he lowered his head and kissed the girl's forehead.

"Okay, I'm going to sleep now."

"By the way, Xiaoxue, are you still happy now?"

"...Huff...Huff..."

Without any response, the girl in his arms drifted off to sleep once again.

What a beautiful night view!

Midnight

The boy, caught between fantasy and reality, turned his head to look at the cold moon outside the balcony and said this in a low voice.

So let's wait a little longer.

Okay, let's wait a little longer.

Because there's only a tiny bit left.

……

…………

General Military High,

early morning

A classroom of Grade 2B

Hiratsuka Shizuka, wearing a white coat, slammed her hand on the lectern, kicking up a cloud of chalk dust. But a gust of cold wind made her shiver.

"Hey you idiot sitting in the back!! I'm talking to you, Haruhi-kun, hurry up and close the window! We're in the middle of class, are you trying to freeze everyone to death with the window open like that? You jerk!!"

Looking at the curtains billowing high in the cold wind outside the window, Hiratsuka Shizuka stared speechlessly at Haruhi, the bully of Class B.

"Sorry, I was just spacing out."

My awareness of spring was still stuck on the list of student council president candidates posted on the school bulletin board.

"You've been daydreaming for way too long!! Come to my office after class."

Hiratsuka Shizuka sighed and continued talking about the content of today's Japanese language lesson.

"Sorry, I understand."

……

After half an hour,

In the office,

Hiratsuka Shizuka gestured to the empty seat next to her, indicating that the other person should sit down, and asked the boy in front of her with a nonchalant posture and her legs crossed.

"Your nomination has been finalized. Next is the nomination book. How many nominations have been collected so far?"

He casually took the list handed to him by Chunri, picked up his pen, and neatly signed his name at the top of the book.

"Alright, I'll just add you to the list. You already owe me enough, so remember to pay back this debt slowly later."

While complaining, Hiratsuka Shizuka finally signed her name.

The three characters "Hiratsuka Shizuka"

The three elegant and lively characters possess a strength of hand that only a woman who has been single for decades could have honed.

What beautiful handwriting!

"Thanks, Master."

Looking at the name on the notebook, Chunri felt very satisfied and grateful to her mentor who had supported her from the very beginning.

"You're welcome, after all, I'm your master. Oh, and this too."

He took out a can of Max coffee that he had been treasuring for who knows how long from the drawer, and while throwing it towards Haruhi, he politely replied to Haruhi with a forced smile.

"It's still warm..."

The coffee canister radiated a slightly warm heat that spread to the skin of my palm in the spring sunshine.

"I won't take up any more of your time. As for the quota for the group of people we need to find next, I don't need to remind you of it in detail, do I?"

"Hmm... I know what I'm doing, so don't worry. This time, I won't give the presidency to anyone else."

"Good luck! I believe in you."

Nodding, Chunri gave an OK sign, stuffed the coffee into her pocket, and left the office without looking back.

……

…………

"Yumiko, you know what I mean, right? When I become the president, I'll treat you to a meal."

Leaning against the wall of the corridor, he threw the book in his hand directly towards the Queen of Hair, who was about two meters away.

"Although Eriri told me last night about you asking people for autographs everywhere, you really don't know how to be polite. You should at least have some basic manners."

"Let's not be so formal. I'll definitely pay back the favor later. You can ask for anything as compensation, as long as it's not some heart-wrenching love triangle."

"Alright, if I ever can't find a boyfriend, you can just introduce me to a high-quality, aristocratic single young man."

"Okay, if it really doesn't work, Yumiko, wait eighteen years, and I'll have my son marry you then."

Chunri agreed to this small request without even thinking about it.

However, at one moment, Yumiko seemed to take Haruhi's words seriously. Her originally brown pupils suddenly shone, and she smiled slyly. While signing her name, she spoke sternly to Haruhi.

"You said it yourself, Kasuga-kun! I didn't force you!!"

Chapter Six: His Support Speech

"A cheering speech, is that it?"

As he stood in the corridor outside his classroom, he looked at Shiroi, the senior who had suddenly approached him.

"To be honest, whether it was the school or the student council members, they were all initially opposed to your decision to join the student council this time, Kasuga-kun."

Although he said some rather blunt things, Shiromaru-senpai's gentle and serene face was still covered with what appeared to be a smile.

"Of course, we still have doubts, but Hiratsuka-sensei has always supported you without any reason, and that Haruno-senpai also contacted me specifically to ask me and the student council to re-examine your behavior, Kasuga-kun."

"...How do we conduct the investigation?"

"This is the support speech I just mentioned. If you can persuade our student council members, and even your classmates, with your speech, we will retract our previous decision and cast our vote for you."

At this point, Senior Shiromaru paused for a moment, then looked at the boy hesitantly.

"Of course, no force is allowed in the speech, nor is any vulgar language permitted. You can only use the most normal speech to persuade your classmates and us who were originally afraid of you, Kasuga-kun?"

Appointing a notorious delinquent who was once famous at Soubu High School and even in the Chiba area as the student council president, who represents the school's reputation, is undoubtedly a very tough challenge for the school and for the members of the previous student council.

One wrong move and the school spirit and reputation that Zongwu High School has painstakingly built up over the years will be destroyed, which is an outcome that no one wants to see.

"Kasuga-kun, can you do it?"

Standing outside the corridor, gazing at the silent spring day, Shiromaru-senpai asked again.

"Of course, if you feel you can't do it, Kasuga-kun, I will report everything to the headmaster truthfully and express my doubts about your ability to take on this position. Although this doubt may not change the final outcome, are you sure you want to give up?"

In the past few days, President Shiro has also made a point of reviewing all the information about this delinquent teenager.

She was curious as to why her respected teacher Hiratsuka and that senior, Haruno, both had such inexplicable expectations of this ordinary-looking guy.

"..."

Chunri took a deep breath, opened her eyes, and looked at the student council president who was about to leave office with bright and sparkling eyes.

"When?"

"How about this lesson? It just so happens that this class is also your class meeting time. I think Mr. Hiratsuka would be happy to use this lesson as your personal speech, right?"

Senior Shiromaru smiled.

"……I see."