In practice, I can issue tasks to my master.

The hatred stems from its overly explicit punishment, giving off a manipulative vibe as if he's afraid others won't know that Nangong Cheng is the mastermind behind everything.

He could only hope that as his abilities continued to improve, he would have the authority to adjust the punishment details, or even delete them altogether.

After all, not completing tasks means not getting points, which is a form of punishment in itself.

Even after the favorability rating is raised, there may not be a need for punishments to motivate them to complete tasks.

"Shiina-kun, do you come to the library every day after school?"

One is born, the second is cooked.

After receiving the mission, Horikita Suzune took action.

This may also be related to the fact that she has rarely received the kind of tasks that are very resistant to - except for the first day of school.

“Yes.” Shiina Hiyori replied while turning the pages of her book, “As for Horikita-san, I think I’ve seen you come to the library occasionally.”

"Yes, because I believe that reading can effectively broaden my knowledge, so I set a reading target for each week."

"That's very much in Horikita's style."

After tucking her hair behind her ear, Hiyori Shiina's gentle voice was very soothing to listen to.

Horikita Suzune hummed in agreement and continued, "So if you come to the library every day, Shiina-san, I was thinking that we could keep each other company."

"I've written some notes and reflections while reading the book, and I can share them with you, Shiina-kun, later."

Even though they were on opposing sides in the class, Horikita Suzune didn't dislike Shiina Hiyori.

Given her personality, she naturally prefers to interact with outstanding and like-minded people. The fact that Shiina Hiyori received special attention from Nangong Cheng and was specially introduced to them indicates that the other party must not be an ordinary person.

Therefore, since she can learn from Nangong Cheng, she might as well learn from Shiina Hiyori.

"Okay, let's add each other as friends first."

"Okay, I'll sweep you."

Nangong Cheng saw all of this and then silently left the library.

We arrived outside the library.

He took out his phone, tapped on Sakayanagi Arisu's profile picture, and sent two messages.

Do you want it?

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Messages are replied to almost instantly.

[Send me the time, address, and conditions.]

That's really concise and to the point.

Nangong Cheng typed out his reply.

[6 PM, xxx dormitory, terms to be discussed in person.]

There's no need to hold onto student council slots so tightly.

In any case, according to the tradition of Advanced Education, each student council president is basically appointed by the previous student council president.

If Horikita Suzune can stand up for herself and gain Horikita Manabu's approval, as an awkward siscon, Horikita Manabu would definitely be willing to choose Horikita Suzune as his successor.

To put it another way, as long as that blond-haired guy, Nan Yunya, doesn't become the student council president in the end, that's enough.

Nangong Cheng clicked on Ichinose Honami's profile picture again and began tapping the screen with both hands.

Mom, cook more dinner tonight.

A guest is coming to the door.

...

...

5:30.

Nangong Cheng arrived at Ichinose Honami's dormitory ahead of time, continuing to help out while using his flattery tactics to make the girl blush and her heart race.

How are you settling in with the student council?

"Yes, President Horikita arranged for Secretary Tachibana Akane to take care of me and familiarize me with student council affairs. The senior said that the president plans to train me to be the next secretary... All of this is thanks to Nangong-kun."

Nangong Cheng nodded.

The brother-in-law's help was reliable.

Of course, we cannot completely deny that Horikita Manabu wanted to bring him and Ichinose Honami together, and didn't want him to cause trouble for Horikita Suzune.

These kinds of people are the most shrewd.

They wanted him to be Horikita Suzune's babysitter for three years just because they had two student council slots. Luckily, he's a man with a system.

"It's just a matter of each getting what they need."

Even if I don't give you a spot in the student council, you can always buy one after Class B makes some money next month.

Honami Ichinose neither confirmed nor denied this.

However, she did get into the student council because she benefited greatly from Nangong Cheng's influence; her mother had taught her that one should never forget one's roots.

"Even if I can buy a spot in the student council next month, there's absolutely no way that President Horikita will personally arrange for Tachibana Akane to mentor me."

"This is undoubtedly because of the fact that you, Nangong Jun, gave me this spot."

At this point, the girl's expression suddenly turned somewhat resentful: "I thought the remaining spot was saved for you, Nangong, but I never expected..."

Unexpectedly, Nangong Cheng really did as he said before, wanting to have his cake and eat it too, just like he did in Class A and Class B.

But it's actually not so bad.

For her now, graduating from Class A is no longer the only way out. The reason she is still willing to consider this matter is naturally because she is thinking of her classmates.

However, after these few encounters, Honami Ichinose found it difficult to guess and influence Makoto Nanami's thoughts, so she could only do her best.

Is Ichinose's mother jealous?

"Although I really wanted to meet in my dorm, the other person is a girl, so I took the liberty of giving you your room number."

Nangong Cheng was still pretending to be confused.

After all, Class A has the most hidden "fat sheep" among the four first-grade classes, so naturally he wouldn't waste these infinitely renewable resources.

"Nangong Jun is so mean. He starts calling for his mother as soon as you bring up topics you don't want to talk about, trying to distract me."

Honami Ichinose rolled her eyes cutely.

She wasn't really a naive and innocent girl; these few interactions had already shown her that Nangong Cheng was the type to speak without thinking.

This person can be very serious when he's serious.

But when he's being unserious, he can be extremely unserious.

Fortunately, she had developed some resistance to Nangong Cheng's occasional calls of her "Mom," and even thought of ways to retaliate against his malicious behavior.

"Mom, I can't feel a single bit of respect for 'Mom' from your words and actions, Nangong Jun."

"In that case, Nangong Jun, you probably don't want everyone to know that you're secretly calling someone 'Mom,' right?"

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"Ding-dong-"

Just as Honami Ichinose finished speaking, the doorbell in the entryway suddenly rang.

Nangong Cheng immediately slipped away to open the door.

As for Ichinose Honami's seemingly carefree lifestyle, he naturally didn't take it to heart.

Are you kidding me?

You have to be thick-skinned to survive.

"Snap—"

The person ringing the doorbell was not actually Sakayanagi Arisu, but the person standing in front was Sakayanagi Arisu.

Ah Zhen, say something!

Nangong Cheng glanced at Kamuro Masumi, who stood behind Sakayanagi Arisu like an old monk in meditation, and sighed silently in his heart.

"Sakayanagi-san, and this student whose name we don't know yet..."

"Please come in."

"Sorry to bother you~"

Sakayanagi Arisu walked into the room with a smile.

Masumi Kamuro followed slowly.

"Nangong-kun, is that Sakayanagi-san?"

Ichinose Honami, wearing an apron, came out of the kitchen carrying food, and her demeanor gave off the air of a lady of the house.

Nangong Cheng nodded and looked at Kamuro Masumi.

"There's another classmate I've met before, but whose name I don't yet know..."

"Masumi Kamuro."

Masumi Kamuro finally spoke this time.

However, judging from her expression alone, one could sense that she was either impatient or angry because Nangong Cheng had repeatedly and subtly pointed things out to her.

"Ichinose-san, it seems you and Nangong-san have a good relationship. You're even eating in the same room now."

Sakayanagi Arisu's opening remarks were a test.

She had already obtained Nangong Cheng's admission information from her father, the chairman of the board, and if you only looked at the information, Nangong Cheng was just an ordinary person.

But actually?

How could an ordinary person uncover the truth behind highly developed individuals that had been hidden for so many years in just one day?

"Really? But actually, I never imagined that my relationship with Nangong Jun would become so good. I can only say that fate is a wonderful thing."

Honami Ichinose placed the food on the table.

Then she tilted her head with a sigh, pressed her index finger to her lips and sighed, and finally even smiled a little shyly.

Nangong Cheng, who witnessed all of this, secretly sighed that women are indeed born actors; this little operation was just too smooth.

"fate?"

"I never expected that you, Ichinose-san, would believe such an unfounded claim."

Sakayanagi Arisu was also observing.

Although she couldn't guess what Ichinose Honami was trying to do, this seemingly assertive move ignited her competitive spirit.

Even if she scoffs at the idea of ​​a shared destiny, if the mission is indeed issued around Nangong Cheng, then she can say that she and Nangong Cheng have a special connection.

"Why not believe it? It doesn't seem like a choice that would require me to pay any price."

"Just like in real life, there are people who pray to gods and Buddhas. This kind of thing is just for peace of mind."

Honami Ichinose walked back and forth between the kitchen and the living room again.

Despite Arisu Sakayanagi's noncommittal attitude, she seemed to seriously express her own thoughts.

"It seems that Nangong-kun did something extraordinary to make Ichinose-kun believe in this kind of fate so much."

"Hmm~ you're right about that~"

Honami Ichinose playfully winked.

Nangong Cheng's heart skipped a beat.

Could it be that……

"Sakayanagi-san probably already knows I joined the student council, right? It was Nanami-san who helped with that~"

"But what I really want to talk about is not this matter, but that Nangong's request for help was that I become his mother."

As Ichinose Honami spoke, she slyly gave Namiya Makoto another wink.