I am only one world away from Yukinoshita.

Yukinoshita tilted her head slightly, looking firmly at Kiyoyori:

"This is my first commission."

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Isshiki noticed that Kiyori had been staring at her all day, and it was a staring that made no attempt to hide his gaze. But when Isshiki looked at Kiyori, Kiyori would lazily look away.

Yes, she was languid, as if afraid she wouldn't notice that she was watching her.

Isshiki found it hard to describe the meaning hidden in the other person's gaze, but she felt like prey being targeted by Kiyori, unable to move an inch.

Finally, during the lunch break, Qinglai took action.

"Let's talk."

Kiyoyori sat face down on the stool in front of Isshiki, holding his lunchbox, and gave him a fairly friendly smile.

"What does Kiyoyori want to talk about?"

Because they were in the classroom, Isshiki maintained her persona.

"Regarding your request."

Isshiki's expression changed. She quickly looked around and, finding no one paying attention to them, asked, "What does Kiyoyori want to say?"

That sentence sounded a bit like he was gritting his teeth.

"I just want to make a deal."

Kiyoyori shrugged casually. "Of course, if you refuse..."

Under Isshiki's somewhat dangerous gaze, Kiyoyori smiled, leaned close to Isshiki's ear and whispered, "Becoming the next student council president or suffering a very ugly defeat, Isshiki-kun, please choose one."

"Is this a threat? I didn't expect the members of the Service Club to be like this."

"Whether the other members of the Service Club are like this is debatable, but does Isshiki-kun think I'm too easy to deal with?" Kiyoyori returned to his seat with a smile. "I'm a very vengeful person."

Isshiki nearly snapped the chopsticks in her hand. "Then let me hear these conditions!"

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"Huh?! Yuki's going to be the student council president?!" Yuihama stood up, pushing her chair away with a loud bang. "Why..."

Although she had expected it, Yuihama sincerely hoped that this would not happen. She subconsciously looked at another person in the classroom, namely Hikigaya, who had been silent from the beginning.

“If you’re doing this to resolve the request, then we can think of other ways.”

Hachiman held his teacup, lowered his eyes, and began to think of other solutions.

Yukino remained silent.

“That’s right, Yuki, we can think of other ways, but—” Yuihama bit her lip, “What will happen to the Service Club if Yuki becomes the president!”

What about our relationship?

Yuihama knew that without the Service Club, she would never have crossed paths with someone like Yukinoshita in her life.

If Yukino leaves, the Service Club will only face disbandment.

Hikigaya didn't say it aloud; he was still waiting for Yukinoshita's reply.

“No, I didn’t participate to solve the request,” Yukino sighed. “To be precise, not entirely. Rest assured, participating in the election was entirely my own decision.”

"Then... what about Kiyori and Hirazuka-sensei..."

"They already know."

"Well, Xiaoxue just came to inform us today..."

"No, it's about discussing."

"But Xiaoxue has no intention of changing her mind, does she?! How can this be called—"

Before Yuihama could finish speaking, Hikigaya picked up his schoolbag and pushed back his chair.

"Wait a minute, where are you going?"

“Since you’ve already decided to become the student council president, then the Service Club is essentially disbanded,” Hachiman said with an indifferent expression, though his hand was clenching his backpack strap tightly. “There’s no point in me staying here any longer.”

"Who said the Service Council has been disbanded?"

"Tachibana isn't a formal member, so the Service Club only has two people left, which makes no difference."

Yukino reluctantly put down her teacup and raised her voice slightly towards the door, saying, "How long are you planning to listen before coming in?"

Yuihama and Hikigaya looked at the door of the activity room with a puzzled expression. The next second, the door was opened, revealing two figures standing outside.

Kiyoshi pointed to the person next to him, "New member, please introduce yourself."

"Hey everyone! I'm Isshiki Hato, from the same class as Kiyoyori! I'm joining the Service Club starting today, nice to meet you!"

P.S.: This isn't just a conversation between Yukino and Kiyori, it's also a conversation they have with themselves. I've been exhausted lately, and I have to work tomorrow. I hope it won't be too busy. Sigh.

Chapter 24, Section 363: Big News!

"I saw the announcement on the school's website."

Kiyoyori, who rarely has lunch with Asuka, overheard her mentioning the "big events" that had occurred at Sobu High School in the past two days.

It is indeed a big event, after all, it is the change of student council president, which also means that the school's internal and external activities will undergo significant changes in the coming year.

The action of picking up the food paused for only a moment, and Qinglai responded with an inscrutable "Ah, that..."

"So you already knew."

Asuka put down her chopsticks, rested her chin on her hands, and looked with interest at Kiyoshiro, who didn't seem to react much. "So the Service Club is going to be disbanded too? I thought Kiyoshiro definitely wouldn't approve of Yukinoshita becoming the student council president~ Looks like I was wrong?"

Asuka's words were clearly loaded with meaning, and Kiyori blinked, puzzled.

"I heard that Yukinoshita only agreed to participate in the election to complete a request?"

Kiyoshi, biting his chopsticks, neither confirmed nor denied, asked, "Where did this news come from?"

"Well, well," Asuka waved her hand with a smile, picked up her chopsticks again and started eating her bento, not forgetting to pick out her favorite foods from Kiyori's bento box. "If Yukinoshita-san is going to be the student council president with such immature ideas, then I might have to re-evaluate her."

Kiyoyori angrily snatched a piece of octopus sausage from Asuka's bowl. "Examine what?"

Asuka placed another piece of sausage into Kiyora's bowl, saying, "Keep it a secret!"

Seeing Kiyori's seemingly oblivious expression, Asuka sighed inwardly in exasperation.

Compared to the two from the Yukinoshita family, she still felt that Kasumigaoka was more suitable for Kiyori.

However, this topic was destined to be fruitless, so Asuka immediately decided not to continue. "Speaking of which, how are your preparations going, Kiyorai? We third graders haven't been to the activity room lately, have you been practicing diligently?"

"Of course I've been practicing diligently."

Kiyoshi knew what Asuka meant by "preparation".

Since the national competition, the third-year students in the brass band have stopped all practice and activities. They no longer come to the practice room, and their after-school brass practice has become a review of their studies. As a result of the retirement of a large number of experienced third-year students, the sound of the brass band has become much weaker, and there is even a lack of vocal parts.

This is an obvious deficiency, a constant reminder to future generations that their predecessors have passed away.

But this will not stop the brass band from practicing. In fact, as long as Taki is guiding them, the Soubu High School brass band will never stop.

With no important competitions coming up and the semester nearing its end, the brass band's practice has become much easier than before. However, since the younger members are preparing for something, they still spend a lot of time practicing, aside from their regular studies.

The farewell party for graduates also serves as a motivational meeting to encourage the seniors who are about to face the national unified examination.

Wow, that's fast...

I put the cute octopus sausage into my mouth, but for some reason, it tasted slightly bitter.

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After a day of classes, the brass band practice began, only to find the members discussing the change of student council president.

"Yukinoshita-san is the student council president now?"

Even Mizore, who was usually out of touch with the news and didn't care about such things, couldn't help but ask about it. However, Kiyoshi somehow sensed a hint of worry in her seemingly indifferent expression.

"Yukinoshita is really amazing!" Kasaki, sitting to the side, couldn't help but exclaim. "When I first met her, I felt that she would be very suitable for this kind of job."

"There's nothing strange about that person, is there?"

Yuko crossed her arms, looking rather uninterested. "More than that..."

She immediately focused her gaze on Kiyoyori, who had just sat down, like an eagle eyeing its prey. "Now that Yukinoshita is a done deal as the student council president, the Service Club will definitely have to be disbanded, right?"

Why does everyone keep asking about the Service Club...?

Before Kiyora could even complain, Yuko cut him off, "So, Kiyora, does that mean you have more time now?"

Looking silently at Yuko, who was gazing at him expectantly, Kiyoyori almost laughed for a moment. "I'm sorry, Yuko-senpai, the Service Club hasn't been disbanded yet."

During this period, Kiyoshi was constantly "harassed" by Yuko, especially after somehow learning some inside information about the student council. Yuko seemed to really want Kiyoshi to bring the unique characteristics of the Service Club to the Brass Band.

However, they could vaguely guess what was going on, and their relationship became closer because of this incident.

“I think Yuko-senpai should look for someone else. There’s definitely someone more suitable for this position than me.”

"Yuko, if Kiyori doesn't want to..."

Mizore blinked and tugged at Yuko's sleeve.

"Ugh, really! Whose side is Mizore on anyway?" Yuko was clearly powerless against Mizore's unconscious pouting. "Never mind—"

The following murmur was very low, and Kiyotaka couldn't hear it clearly, but he vaguely seemed to hear Asuka's name.

"But after Yukinoshita left the Service Club, is the Service Club really okay?"

Yuko glanced at Kiyoyori suspiciously. "The Service Club originally only had three people, right? Even with Kiyoyori, this ghost, there are only four. Now that the leader is gone, the Service Club is practically non-existent, even if it hasn't been disbanded."

"Huh? But the other two members of the Service Club seem pretty motivated too?"

Kasaki recalled her experiences with the Service Club, saying, "They were all very nice people."

"Why do you know so much about Nozomi?" Yuko squinted at Kasaki.

"Ah, this is..."

Upon receiving the distress signal, Kiyoshi naturally took over the conversation, "Don't worry, Yuko-senpai, the Service Club has successfully recruited new members, so there won't be that problem."