Let's do it again, Yukino.

Having received this specific answer, Chunri nodded emphatically.

Now that things have come to this point, there's no need for him to talk about turning back or not.

Even if the whole world laughs at this stupidly started speech, let them laugh.

It has reached the point where they're willing to do anything.

"Kasuga-kun...are you alright?"

For some reason, Shiromaru-senpai suddenly walked over with a strange expression on his face, staring at Haruhi's face.

"Huh? What do you mean it's alright?"

"It's nothing, it's just that you're crying right now."

Upon hearing his senior's words, Chunri touched his cheek and realized that his tears were flowing uncontrollably.

……

She quickly wiped away the inexplicable tears, and as she pushed open the door to her classroom, she shook her head and smiled faintly. Then, as if remembering something, she turned around and looked at the good-natured student council president.

"Let me make this clear beforehand: I'm not very good at speaking, and I might not be able to control my impulse and say something I shouldn't have. Don't blame me."

"Uh... Kasuga-kun, you must be joking..."

Senior Shiromai waved his hand.

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I admired Yukino Yukinoshita from the first time we met in spring.

Because our first meeting was in the first year of high school,

He also attended the freshman entrance ceremony, and it was there that he met Yukino Yukinoshita, who was representing the freshmen on stage.

Perhaps this is what they call love at first sight; at first glance, he fell in love with that girl who seemed a bit aloof.

He didn't know why, but he felt that the proud and aloof girl was very similar to him.

If they are of the same kind, perhaps they can stick together for warmth.

That's what he thought.

As for Yukinoshita, who represented the new students, her confident and proud speech at the ceremony was never forgotten by Haruhi.

If he had stood on that stage back then, if he had been a representative of the new students, what would he have said?

He was curious about himself.

……

"Please be quiet, everyone."

Hiratsuka, who was maintaining order in front of the teacher, watched Haruhi walk in and Shiromaru follow behind. Knowing the whole story, she gently patted the teacher's desk. Instantly, the atmosphere in the classroom quieted down, and everyone's eyes returned from the desks to Hiratsuka-sensei, and then to Haruhi standing by the classroom door.

Hiratsuka Shizuka stood at the front of the podium and began to speak, a faint smile on her lips.

"Enough with the small talk. You all probably know to some extent that Kasuga-kun is running for student council president, right?"

"know."

The answer was given in unison.

After all, the students aren't NPCs in a game whose every word and action is dictated; they are all quite concerned about various matters, big and small, in the class.

As for Haruharu, the boy who had brought fame since the first year of high school, they naturally wouldn't deliberately ignore his affairs.

Perhaps it was because Class B had an extra "academic star" named Haruhi Kasuga, that their class was one of the few that had never had any fights or noises since the first grade. Even the most common internal conflicts between classes rarely occurred.

Of course, having Hiratsuka Shizuka, who is also the homeroom teacher and has maxed out her combat skills, in charge of Class B is also one of the reasons why there has never been any discord.

Da, da, da

Hiratsuka Shizuka waved the chalk in her hand twice across the clean blackboard.

Support speech.

Four neat chalk characters appeared on the blackboard.

"Well then, Haruhi, it's up to you now."

After finishing her writing, Hiratsuka Shizuka stepped down from the podium. Her white coat was spotless, and she walked to the doorway, using her strength to push the young man in spring forward.

……

This is probably how Xiaoxue felt as a representative of the new students at the enrollment ceremony.

With her hands pressed on the podium in front of her, Chunri, who had been flustered, inexplicably calmed down.

Forget it, let's just pretend I was Xiaoxue back then.

There's absolutely no need to panic.

The classroom was quiet, just like the silence of the ceremony back then.

His furrowed brows gradually relaxed, and the spring boy finally spoke at this moment.

"My name is Haruhi. Haruhi means the spring day when the sun rises, and Haruhi means sunny. Well, I guess you all know those three strokes."

Junko once told Kasuga that his name was given to him by his adoptive father, and the reason for initially choosing this name was simply to correspond to the "moon" meaning contained in Kaguya's name.

After all, when people think of Qing, the first thing that comes to mind is the sun shining brightly.

"I only heard from Shiromaru-senpai five minutes ago that he asked me to give a support speech in front of my classmates."

He continued speaking.

"Honestly, I don't know what I can say to everyone standing here. Should I give a so-called campaign speech? Or should I make violent threats to become the student council president?"

"!!"

As if by subconscious impulse, everyone in Class B leaned back at a 45-degree angle.

Chunri touched her nose and shook her head: "It was just a joke. Of course, neither of the above two situations will happen. And all of you, put your hands on your hearts and think about it. From the first year of high school until now, I don't think I've ever had any unnecessary conflicts with any of the guys in the class, right?"

His bad reputation mainly started when he was in junior high school, but after entering junior high, his temper gradually subsided, and he was at most just considered difficult to get along with.

So when she first arrived in Class B, it was because of her personality that Hiratsuka Shizuka moved Nagato Yuki, who would never know what she was thinking, to sit in front of her.

Thinking of this, he subconsciously glanced at the now empty seat.

"Speaking of which, I am very grateful for your help not long ago. The concert we held together at the school festival is something I will probably never forget. Thank you, thank you so much."

That concert, where he confessed his feelings to a girl, would never have gone so smoothly without the help of his classmates and Little Lion.

"That's certainly true, isn't it? But Kasuga-kun, may I ask you a question before we go?"

At this moment, Ryoko Asakura, the class leader, also raised her hand.

"Go ahead and tell me. If I find out, I'll definitely tell the class monitor."

His final connection with Asakura began with Nagato; without Nagato, his relationship with the class representative wouldn't be as harmonious as it is now.

"Why did you develop that kind of personality and behavior in middle school? You could have lived like this from the beginning, there was no need for you to develop those bad habits."

During their year together in second grade, this cheerful boy, Haruhi, wasn't as hopeless as the rumors suggested, in Asakura's eyes.

Moreover, his good friend Nagato had told him more than once that Haruhi was actually very amazing.

Before she knew it, Asakura had also become curious because of her friend's repeated nagging.

"That's the problem?"

Chunri scratched his head; he remembered discussing this issue with Xiaoxue before.

"Perhaps it's because I wasn't mature enough back then. Many people, including you, have been through that period."

Of course, the most important reason was something he was a little embarrassed to say.

Because I've never experienced it before...

Yes, because we don't know happiness, we don't feel pain; because we've never possessed it, we don't feel sadness; because we don't understand excitement, we don't care about loneliness.

"And now?"

"Now? Well, everyone is on the path of maturing. The so-called youth, the so-called adolescence, will slowly fade away with the passage of time."

Time is the most convenient tool for making people mature.

Seven years from now, you will each have your own lives.

Leaving the university campus and stepping into social life, becoming the adult that you once admired and longed for in your youth.

Of course, you will also meet your destined other half, and you will grow into an exceptionally outstanding adult because of that person, one that you can hardly believe in.

"I understand... Yes, thank you for your reply, Kasuga-kun."

Whether he was satisfied with Haruhi's answer or not, Asakura silently lowered his hands.

"Um, I have a question for you, Kasuga-kun."

Perhaps it was the class monitor's example, but as soon as Asakura lowered his hand, a pretty girl raised her hand and asked a question to the boy who hadn't spoken a word to him in two years.

"Why are you so eager for the position of student council president, Kasuga-kun? Although it's not very polite to say this to Shiromaki-senpai, it's a position that everyone thinks is thankless and difficult. Do you really want to become student council president just to add another entry to your resume?"

"This question? Have you read the manga? I remember in that super popular Naruto manga, a certain brother-obsessed ninja once said something like this: It's not that becoming Hokage guarantees everyone's approval, but rather that only those who are approved by everyone can become Hokage."

"It's the same for me. This position is of great importance to me right now. As for the reason? Although it's a bit subtle and private, it's not impossible to describe it using the sentence I just mentioned. Is that an acceptable answer, Morizono-kun?"

Springtime smiled, her eyes narrowed.

"You know my name?"

The pretty girl, Morizono Misato, looked at the boy who called out her name with some surprise.

"Of course, while I can't compare to someone who can memorize the names of everyone in the school, I should at least be able to recognize all the names of my own classmates."

"..."

A blush crept onto the Mori Garden girl's face.

The sunny smile of a young man in spring has a huge impact on girls.

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