The strongest high school student in Japan

"Ah? Well then..." Mogami Jun wasn't too surprised. After all, he was the one who led the support for Shinyu, so it wouldn't be too much for him to be the person in charge now. "But it's probably not a good idea for one person to manage the funds."

"So I will assist you. I will be the accountant and count the expenses." Hanyu Hirofumi nodded.

"Isn't that ideal?" Mogami Junya nodded, "Then let's do it this way."

The so-called idol election seems to be a glorious dream, but to be frank, it is nothing more than a game of money. Whoever can raise more funds can step on the heads of others. This is the standard and straightforward capitalist logic.

Since I have been pushed to this position and I have made a promise, I will not back down when the time comes. So it all comes down to one question: how much money can these people raise for Zhenyou?

If I think about it carefully, I should be considered a person who is not short of money.

Not to mention the pocket money he had saved since childhood, the money he won from the game played by Hyoudou Takako alone was more than two million yen. For someone his age, this was definitely a huge sum of money. If you calculate the price, it could buy more than 1000 CDs.

Of course, compared to the entire idol election, this money is not enough.

Of course, if he could really win President Hyodou's game and get the 300 million bonus promised by Hyodou Takako, then as long as he wanted, he could theoretically even let one person rush to the top directly.

But of course he wouldn't be stupid enough to do such a brainless and boring thing.

Just kidding, let alone the fact that they haven't won yet, even if they really did, with so much money, there are so many things to do, they wouldn't have time to enjoy life, why would they mindlessly give it to the black-hearted capitalist companies? That's not how you play the game of throwing stones at water.

Let’s leave this to the “real fans” of Zhenyou—they are very happy to do it anyway…

Someone reminded me and I just remembered that I had written about my birthday before... I've really been forgetful lately. I cried...

I don't know what to do... I'm so ashamed. Now, I can only ask readers to treat it as the previous time, it was... it was my mother's birthday...

In addition, it is near the end of the year and there are many things to do, so the update cannot be guaranteed. Please understand... I will work hard in the future [approximately]

276, a different approach

After talking about fundraising, the originally relaxed and happy atmosphere in the room suddenly became a lot more tense. Everyone was silent, as if they were thinking about something.

Logically speaking, the students here all come from well-off families and have plenty of pocket money, but when this pocket money is put into the context of the entire idol election, it is really a drop in the bucket - of course, with the possible exception of Jun Mogami.

Besides, for everyone, helping Yu-chan is fulfilling their friendship as a friend, and doing their best is good enough. It is impossible to exhaust all their abilities to support Shin-yu.

With everyone having their own thoughts, no one was too embarrassed to speak for a moment.

"It's okay! Just do what you want, there's no need to force yourself, Yuzu-chan doesn't want to see you guys in trouble~" Seeing that the situation was a bit awkward, Zhen Yuzu had to smile and speak again, "So far, everyone has helped Yuzu-chan a lot, Yuzu-chan is already very grateful to everyone, and won't make any excessive requests... It's okay."

With Mayu's comfort, the others finally breathed a sigh of relief, but no one spoke. Instead, they all focused their attention on Mogami Jun, as if they were waiting for something.

Wait, what do you expect from me? Mogami Jun himself was puzzled.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

Let me say this up front, he doesn't mind buying some CDs for friendly support and voting, but he won't do it if he has to work hard and spend all his family's money. There is no need for him to do so.

"Mogami, as the commander-in-chief, you should have some ideas. You can't just do nothing, right?" Matsushima Shota asked, "Everyone else is busy now. Yuzu-chan needs everyone's help. Can you just sit there and watch?"

Even if you say so, I don't have much to do... I can't go to their company headquarters and put pressure on them to make Shinyu the champion. Mogami Jun complained in his heart.

But the way everyone looked at him, even though they didn't say anything, was the same as Shota Matsushima's, expecting something.

He has always left others with the impression that there is always a way to solve problems, so at this point, everyone naturally hopes that he can give some more advice, even if it is just to comfort them.

So, Jun Mogami swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

When people have such high expectations of him, he doesn't want to be unable to offer any solutions. That would be too much against his self-esteem.

So... let's think of some ideas.

Mogami Jun was silent, frowning slightly as he thought for a moment.

Time passed by little by little, and some people were getting a little impatient, but no one spoke, still waiting for him to speak.

"Yuzu-chan, have you ever participated in a live broadcast?" After a moment, Mogami Jun looked up and asked Zhenyou.

"Live broadcast?" Zhenyou was a little surprised, but nodded quickly, "I have done it before. Youjiang has participated in the Nico live broadcast organized by the company, and also did a solo live broadcast... Everyone has done this kind of thing, it's very common."

After a moment, she came to her senses. "Chun-chan, do you mean... to raise funds through this?"

"Why not? Live streaming seems to be quite profitable these days." Mogami Jun nodded, "With your ability, Yuzu-chan, I think a lot of people will buy into it."

However, Zhenyou did not seem very excited, but instead smiled slightly bitterly.

"Jun-chan doesn't know...Yuzu-chan has done it before so she knows that it's not as easy as you think to gain popularity by this. After all, everyone is trying hard to increase their fans. If Yuzu-chan broadcasts live, others will also broadcast live, so the number of viewers won't increase much, not to mention the number of people who send gifts... Overall, it won't help much."

"That may be true. First, the market is saturated. Second, everyone is doing it, so the competition is a bit fierce..." Mogami Jun pondered for a moment, "So why not consider expanding into other markets and finding new fans?"

"Huh?" Zhenyou blinked. "What do you mean? Where is there another market?"

"You can try changing your character. After all, everyone has seen a lot of traditional cute idols, and the market will definitely not respond much." Mogami Jun expressed his inner thoughts, "How about you and Sanae partner up together? Aren't you sweet sisters? When you are together, even someone like me finds you pleasing to the eye. I think the market will definitely accept it."

Mayu was so shocked that she was speechless.

This was something she had never considered before.

It seemed interesting, but when she thought about it for a while, she felt that it was difficult everywhere and subconsciously felt that she couldn't do it.

"What's wrong? Is it not possible?" asked Jun Mogami.

"…It's not that simple." Zhenyou blurted out, "It's not like Jun-chan hasn't seen it before. Yuzu-chan and Sanae don't get along. It's okay for the two of them to perform together for a while, but if it goes on for a long time, they won't be able to hold back and the atmosphere will become very awkward."

"That's exactly what we want..." Mogami sighed, "Everyone is used to seeing idols having fun and loving each other, and we've long been tired of it. Watching you two teasing and bickering with each other is more fun than anything else... You don't even need to perform anything deliberately, just act out your usual way of getting along, and I think it's already a very fun show. Think about it, when two comedians make each other laugh on stage, so many people like it. You two beautiful girls tease each other with such creative language, are you afraid that no one will like it?"

Zhenyou was choked and speechless again.

She looked at Mogami Jun suspiciously, "Is Jun-chan taking this opportunity to mock Yuzu-chan? That's too much!"

"No, not at all. I don't mean to mock you at all." Mogami Jun replied with a smile. "Nowadays, people pay the most attention to contrast. They like it. You two are just suitable for it. Just think about it. Two beautiful girls are chatting and laughing on the surface, but suddenly they belittle each other from time to time. How interesting is it? As long as you are good at managing it, I believe it will definitely be popular. If you introduce some carefully designed manzai jokes, maybe even people who are not interested in idols will pay attention to it in the future."

"But...but this is not the way Yuzu-chan usually shows herself to everyone!" Zhenyu shook her head again, "Some people will definitely find it hard to accept, Yuzu-chan...Yuzu-chan doesn't dare to say what she usually says to Sanae in the live broadcast."

"How would you know if you don't try?" Mogami Jun replied calmly, "Besides, now that things have come to this, you should also consider how to step out of the box you created. You can't stay in that box forever, right?"

“…Huh…?” Zhenyou was stunned again.

"I understand why you did that before, but even you know that you can't keep acting forever, and you can't be an idol forever, right?" Mogami Jun continued, "Have more confidence in yourself, no one will hate the way you and Sanae get along, this world is so realistic, people will forgive beautiful girls for anything they do, not to mention that you two are just mocking each other, deep down you two have a very deep relationship, and anyone with eyes can see it... No matter how much you and Sanae quarrel, everyone will just think that Mayu has such an interesting side, isn't that great?"

After a pause, he added, "At the same time, everyone can slowly see and accept the true appearance of Zhenyou. For you, isn't this more enjoyable than catering to everyone yourself?"

Originally, Jun Mogami was just casually thinking about it, but as he talked, the more he thought about it, the more it made sense.

Maybe this kind of live broadcast may not bring much economic benefits, but maybe it can become an opportunity for Zhenyou's "mental treatment". When she unloads her own burdens and ridicules Sanae, maybe she can really walk out of the box she set for herself - in this way, the mental pressure she has accumulated for herself may be relieved.

Under Mogami Jun's strong persuasion, Mayu finally gave up her resistance and began to waver.

But she was still a little hesitant.

"If you put it that way, maybe... maybe it's not impossible, but... but I don't have any preparation right now, and I don't know what to say."

"Who cares what two beautiful girls are talking about? They can talk about games, makeup, study, anything, as long as it's interesting." Mogami Jun replied with a smile, "Of course, we will also do our best to collect some interesting manga and manzai so that you can have more fun chatting, right?"

As he spoke, he looked at the people around him.

Under his gaze, everyone nodded.

"Sure!" Shota Matsushima's reaction was the most intense. "There are so many interesting things, I can easily write a lot of them! Ah... Mogami, I can't wait any longer, I really want to see Yuzu-chan and Izumi Sanae bickering with each other and telling each other my jokes..."

Others expressed almost the same opinion.

You don't need to pay, you just need to find some interesting jokes and write them down. This is of course the best way to support them.

Seeing everyone's enthusiastic response, Mogami Jun was relieved. "Yuzu-chan, so what is there to worry about? At least it's worth a try, right? Even if it doesn't work, it won't bring any worse consequences."

Mayu looked at Mogami Jun and kept blinking, not knowing what she was thinking.

After a moment, she smiled bitterly again.

"Jun-chan is indeed worthy of being the captain of the debate team... This is really... really doesn't give people any chance to object at all... Yuzu-chan, I've learned my lesson again."

Only the two of them knew what "again" meant, so they smiled at each other knowingly.

"Since Jun-chan has said this, then... Yuzu-chan should give it a try. However, we need to ask Sanae's opinion. If she is willing, we can discuss the specific details." Zhenyu finally made a decision. "I hope everything will go well..."

"Of course everything will go well, because I'm helping you. Sanae, that brat, will definitely help you. She treats you differently than she treats others." Mogami Jun nodded pretentiously. "Also, don't worry. As long as you start the live broadcast, I'll ask anyone who owes me a favor to send gifts until you're happy. How do you do that?"

"Chun-chan is always so generous when it comes to helping others! But he keeps silent when it's his turn." Zhenyou couldn't help but sidelong glance at him.

Then she couldn't help laughing again.

"But even so, it's still cute."

Sorry to have kept you waiting. I've been lazy since the Chinese New Year... I'm slowly recovering.

277, Take Responsibility

"But even so, it's still cute."

Zhenyou's praise caused murmurs of laughter from the people around him.

It doesn't seem right for a boy to be called cute, but since it's Mayu who said it, I'll just accept it for now... Jun Mogami thought.

Although he didn't know what was so cute about himself.

After receiving advice from Jun Mogami, Mayu finally felt at ease.

Regardless of whether his advice is reliable or not, it is better to have advice than to have no advice, and it is at least worth a try.

After chatting for a while, the people present left one after another, and Mayu reluctantly said goodbye to Mogami Jun, but Mogami Jun stayed.

Of course, he didn't want to stay here longer on a whim, but when they were chatting just now, Hanyu Hirofumi gave him a look, suggesting that he stay.

After everyone left, Jun Mogami stood up from his seat and looked at Hirofumi Hanyu sitting opposite him.

"Monitor, what's the matter?"

"I feel like Shinyu is in high spirits today. No... I should even say excited." Hanyu Hirofumi did not answer directly, but looked at Mogami Jun strangely, "Mogami, has something happened between you two recently?"

"Why do you ask that?" Mogami Jun did not answer directly, but asked back.

Hirofumi Hanyu was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help laughing.

"Hey, isn't this obvious? Do you still think we are blind at this point? It's an obvious fact that Yuzu-chan likes you, so if she is so happy, then of course you are the biggest suspect."

"What do you mean by 'biggest suspect'? Is it necessary to use such a bad word?" Mogami Jun couldn't help but smile bitterly. "Okay, I admit it, it's because of me... Will I sound boastful if I say that?"

"You're more than just bragging, you're asking for a beating." Hanyu Hirofumi shook his head. "It's amazing that you have the ability to do this!"

"So you kept me here just to beat me up?" Mogami Jun asked back.

"...Of course not." Hanyu Hirofumi smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Although this is your private matter, I think you'd better be a little more careful in public. Even if the people here are trustworthy, it will be troublesome if something goes wrong."

"I thought so too...but Shinyu doesn't care..." Mogami Jun sighed. "She seems to enjoy this game of walking on the edge of danger. Maybe this is a kind of excitement in her life."

"A histrionic personality?" Hanyu Hirofumi was stunned.

Then, he continued to smile bitterly. "Well, if that's the case, I can't say anything. After all, everyone has the freedom to act as they please. If she likes this, then let her do it. But, Mogami, are you really ready to bear the consequences?"

"Huh? What do you mean?" Mogami Jun was a little confused.

"It's obvious what she meant. It's her problem that Zhenyou likes to seek excitement, but don't you have any responsibility when things turn out like this? You also have the freedom to act as you wish. If you don't want to, with your ability, who can force you? But you didn't refuse Zhenyou from doing this."

Hanyu Hirofumi looked at him and said seriously, "Now, no matter what you two think, everyone has already assumed that you are in that kind of relationship. I just hope that if something really happens, you won't clap your hands and walk away as if it has nothing to do with you. If you do that, it would be too much no matter what."

"..." Jun Mogami didn't answer for a moment.

"I don't know what you think of Shinyu in your heart, but I think that no matter what, since you are enjoying being pampered and relied on by her, you can't just walk away when the time comes—" Hanyu Hirofumi continued to look at Mogami Jun, "Mogami, now it has come to this, either quit now, everything is still in time; or take on the due obligations and can't use "it's all her self-conceit" as an excuse, you should always choose one."

"I understand. So you're going to impose your ideas on me and make me do things according to your ideas?" Mogami Jun frowned impatiently and asked back.

Although he sensed Mogami Jun's impatience, Hanyu Hirofumi still refused to give in.

"I don't think it's just my one-sided opinion, but everyone should have the sense of propriety. Mogami, I definitely don't mean to forbid you from getting close to Zhenyou. I just think you can't simply let Zhenyou take the risk for you. You protect yourself too well and stand too high. I can't stand it. If you feel angry about this, there's nothing I can do. I still stick to my opinion."

The two looked at each other for a moment.

Finally, the impatience on Jun Mogami's face disappeared, and then he couldn't help laughing.

"Squad leader, you are really a good person. If everyone were like you, I think there would be 90% less disputes in the world..."

"This has nothing to do with who I am..." Hanyu Hirofumi breathed a sigh of relief. After all, he didn't want to argue with Mogami Jun.

"Don't worry, I won't abandon Mayu. No matter what happens, as long as she asks me for help, I will find a way to help her. If she suffers any loss because of me, I will do my best to make up for it and will never stand aside and watch." Mogami Jun answered seriously, "I do this not because I owe her anything, but because she made me happy, and I hope she will continue to make me happy - that's it."

Then he looked at Hanyu Hirofumi and said, "Are you satisfied with this answer?"

"You are still as self-centered as ever... Are you really unwilling to admit that you like Shinyu? Not only does Shinyu have some problems, I think you have problems too." After listening to this, Hanyu Hirofumi couldn't help but shook his head and sighed, "Well, no matter what, at least it's better than the worst answer, I can almost accept it."

"You are really a qualified class monitor. You care so much about your classmates' affairs." Mogami Jun said with a hint of sarcasm.

"It's not just from the perspective of class leader, but also from the perspective of a friend." Hanyu Hirofumi replied with a wry smile, "I regard both of you as friends, so I don't want to see you have any irreparable conflict."