Their restricted abilities are refreshed every week.

"Chihaya-san, are you interested in our Hinomori student club?"

Baichuan Qing casually picked up a document and started looking at it, then casually asked, "Not only is the workload in our student union not high, but we also have a lot of benefits..."

Chihaya Aine, who was sitting opposite, paused slightly - that was a sign that she was listening carefully.

After ignoring him for a moment and "reviewing" two documents, Shirakawa Haru lowered his head and continued casually, "For example, everyone can borrow public musical instruments—but if you're a student union member, you'll be given a high priority. After all, hard work pays off."

"It can also broaden my network - because I'm a lazy person and don't like to spend time on socializing, so I leave non-essential important occasions to the student union."

Chihaya Aine put down her pen, handed the completed application to Shirakawa Haru, and said with a smile: "That sounds much better than our junior high school student council~"

Look, you're being polite again.

Shirakawa Haru stamped the application and nodded. "One of our philosophies is to cultivate multifaceted talents. If we can use the school's resources to let students see the world early, then I think it would be a very good choice."

Putting the application aside casually—indicating that this was just a simple process—Shirakawa Haru deliberately emphasized his tone:

"Actually, I didn't want to mention the student council to Chihaya-san too early, because it's better to let you choose your own extracurricular activities."

Seeing Chihaya Aine, who was about to get up and leave, slow down again, Shirakawa Haru slightly quickened his speech:

"Because the vice president is not an easy person to get along with. To her, it is impossible for transfer students to join the student union."

"——While this is normal, she is the eldest daughter of the Toyokawa family after all. There is nothing wrong with her judging others by her own standards."

Shirakawa Haru put away his smile and looked directly at Chihaya Aine:

"But I don't want you, Chihaya, to be turned away before you've even considered it. Others can take this path, so why can't you?"

Chihaya Aine pursed her lips and took a deep breath.

Such words may not make any sense to others, but Chihaya Aine felt a pang of sadness the moment she heard them.

Successfully scored a critical hit.

Shirakawa Haru gave her some time to calm down, and then handed her a special business card she had prepared. "Take this to the Vice President Toyokawa Shoko before school officially starts and tell her you want to join the student union."

"That way, even if the vice-president finds out after school starts, he won't be able to take the initiative to dismiss someone as outstanding as you, Chihaya-san."

"——For the Chinese, face is very important."

After saying that, Shirakawa Haru stood up. He didn't give Chihaya Aine any extra time to think, but just extended his hand:

"That's all for today's interview, Chihaya-san. Have a great start to the school year."

"Okay...thank you for your advice."

She squeezed the hand hard.

Chihaya Aine walked out of the chairman's office in a daze, lowered her head, stared at the business card in her hand, and clenched it tightly.

——My luck doesn’t seem to be that bad.

……

At the same time, the Shirakawa family.

"After five days and nights of hard work, I finally took the modifier to the next level!"

Yuki Suho looked at the page in front of her expectantly: "Come on, little baby, show me your new function..."

Chapter 20 Today, Teacher Daxiang is also in the state of self-deception

Life is a slow process of being hammered.

——Wang Xiaobo's "Golden Age"

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In the chairman's office, Shirakawa Haru inexplicably felt a chill all over his body.

strangeness……

The air conditioner temperature wasn't particularly low, and the sun was still shining from behind, heating it up.

This is not a good sign.

Baichuan Qing rubbed his hands with a little worry, but soon let go of this premonition that came without any signs - he never believed in any metaphysics when it came to bad things.

After saying goodbye to Chihaya Aine, he completed the chairman's instructions.

So at least for this afternoon, he could have full control of the chairman's office.

At times like this...

——Of course I have to take out the class schedule from the pile of documents and take a look at it in advance!

——Hinomori Academy has a rather strange custom, which is to divide classes at the beginning of the autumn semester of each academic year.

Although this is essentially no different from the annual class division that most schools conduct - in the first academic year, this sudden class division after one semester will break up most of the newly established relationships.

Moreover, the classes are not simply divided according to academic performance or liberal arts or science. Hinomori seems to have a unique set of logic in the rules of class division.

In this regard, Shirakawa Haru's evaluation is:

Or I'm too full to have time.

He really couldn't understand how this humorous mechanism had lasted for decades...it only added to the students' troubles but couldn't solve practical problems.

But the chairman seemed particularly insistent on dividing the classes in this way, so after Shirakawa Haru applied two or three times without success, he didn't do anything more.

——I hope I can be assigned to a quiet class this time.

When Shirakawa Haru thought about the fact that he couldn't hold Oguri back, and the various training sessions and games that had piled up, he felt as if his eyes were darkening.

Therefore, Shirakawa Haru hopes that there will be no noise, because he wants to catch up on some sleep during the break.

——He had always done this in high school in his previous life, but at that time everyone would catch up on sleep, so it was very quiet during breaks.

But it’s different here. Although there is pressure to get into higher education, it is nothing compared to a certain country.

After flipping through two piles of documents without success, Shirakawa Haru, who was lost in thought, suddenly saw the phone on the table vibrate.

Are you looking for some snacks again?

Baichuan Qing picked up the phone, but the contact was completely different from what he expected.

【Toyokawa Shoko: President, where are you now? 】

What the hell?

Why did Teacher Daxiang suddenly ask about my location?

This seems to be the first time she has taken the initiative to contact me...The sun has risen from the west?

Although confused, Shirakawa Haru had no reason or need to hide her current location while staying at school.

So he replied: "I'm in the school's chairman's office right now. I just interviewed a new student from England for me. But I'm planning to take my horse girl to the gym for a workout later."

If you want to come, come early. I'll be home in two hours.

'mine?'

Sitting in the dim and hot rental house, Shoko Toyokawa looked indifferent, with sweat dripping from her temples.

Above my head, an old electric fan that I bought at a bargain price at a second-hand market was creaking and blowing out hot air. Only a ray of sunlight shone from the edge of the window of the skewer room onto the warm mat.

She didn't turn on the light because that would make it even hotter.

After thinking for a while, Toyokawa Shoko withdrew the message asking for the location and replied:

【I see】.

——What do you know!

Seeing Xiangzi retract his previous words, Shirakawa Haru felt very confused.

What's wrong with the vice president today? He started to talk nonsense. Is he under pressure because he didn't practice the piano well at home?

[Shirakawa Haru: Toyokawa-san, why did you withdraw the message? ]

【Toyokawa Shoko: My hand slipped accidentally.】

Shirakawa Haru really wants to send a sweaty soybean over now.

My hand slipped?

Do you think I can just press and hold for three seconds and then select "Undo" from a few options and slip my hand?!

——In fact, Toyokawa Shoko didn’t want Shirakawa Haru to believe it at all.

Because in the end the president's memory would be erased anyway, so it was just an "accidental encounter" between him and the president.

The apology had taken time to prepare.

From what to say in the opening remarks to the final apology and bow, all the words and scenes had been rehearsed by Toyokawa Shoko.

At least, go and apologize to the president.

In the past, I had such a big prejudice against the president that I treated him very badly - although the president probably didn't care about such things.

He even thought I was the Shoko Toyokawa from a year ago on my resume, and thought this was the "young lady's sense of distance."

Although Toyokawa Shoko still hates Shirakawa Haru, her previous "dislike" has turned into "dislike".

——Toyokawa Shoko felt that she had no right to say the word "disgust" to Shirakawa Haru, who had helped many people in similar situations to her.

But it’s okay to not like it.

Noticing the new term, Toyokawa Shoko silently tapped on her phone screen: "President, what do you mean by 'my Uma Musume'?"

[Shirakawa Haru: I don't think Toyokawa-san is blocked on my homepage?]

When Shoko Toyokawa saw this, she was stunned.

She didn't know how long it had been since she had the time to open her homepage, a place that showed her life to others... Maybe that's the case.

——I can’t quite figure out what Teacher Daxiang is thinking.

Baichuan Qing waited for a while but didn't get a reply, so he put the phone down.

Although Xiangzi's behavior today was a little strange, Shirakawa Haru was not too worried.

In his impression, the feeling that Shoko Toyokawa gave him the most was "stable".

Sometimes, Shirakawa Haru even feels that the other person is like a precision machine that never makes mistakes.

So reliable, Teacher Daxiang!

Without giving it much thought, Shirakawa Haru quickly put the matter behind him. After searching the pile of documents for a while without success, he decided to give up.

It’s not a big deal anyway.

"Xiaoli, how many sets of calf raises have you done?"

After packing up, Shirakawa Haru decided to leave with the Oguruma, whose packaging bags were neatly packed all over the floor.

"75 sets." Little Limao stuffed the remaining half of the butter bread into his slightly opened mouth, swallowed it in one gulp, and replied, "60 sets per set, 10 sets followed by a rest, and 2 minutes of rest between sets."

One per second, right?

This is Uma Musume. Such terrifying training intensity is just a warm-up for her...

"Then stretch your calves here for a bit while I grab a garbage bag and take them away."

"it is good."

After the brief and effective exchange, the two of them continued to perform their respective duties very naturally.

What Shirakawa Haru didn't notice was that after he gave up looking for the class schedule, the strong wind from the air conditioner blew over a corner of the documents on the surface.

And under the exposed corner, there was a class list with [Shirakawa Haru, Takamatsu Tomo, Goto Ichiri...] and [Shou Yuki, Oguruma, Toyokawa Shoko, Tamamo Juji...] written on it.

About twenty minutes later, Shirakawa Haru walked into the school gym wearing a small hat, chatting and laughing.

Beside the trees in the distance, a blue-haired girl who had arrived at some unknown time stood quietly.

Watching this scene in silence.

Chapter 21 I've been watching you...

The summer color is light blue, the shade of the trees is swaying, and the cicadas are chirping louder and louder, as if they are trying desperately to carve something into this world.

Shoko Toyokawa's skin is still fair.