I have a life simulator.

"As expected, if you swing the hoe well, there's no corner you can't dig down."

Undeterred by the other person's pointed teasing remark, Kitagawa Ryo smiled and thanked the waiter who brought the food, then began to eat heartily without hesitation.

Seeing that Kitagawa Ryo clearly didn't want to continue on this topic, Kiryuin Fuuka herself picked up her chopsticks and began to subtly probe with interest:

"Speaking of which, I'll be a third-year student in two months, so I really won't be spending much time at school."

Although I had already heard from Kiryuin Fuuka that she didn't want to leave Tokyo Advanced Educational High School and had even studied how to repeat a grade, the fact that she brought up the topic again now was clearly not the same sentiment as last time, but just an indirect inquiry about Asahina Nazuna's matter.

"No one can stay in high school forever. Everyone will graduate one day. Compared to the days that follow, it's only a year or two. It's just that everyone is growing up in a different place."

As he spoke, Kitagawa Ryo suddenly brought up Horikita Suzune and Horikita Manabu again:

"Isn't Horikita-senpai about to graduate too? He has already made a promise with Suzune that he will personally wait for and witness Suzune's graduation in two years."

After hearing Kitagawa Ryo's answer, Kiryuin Fuuka paused her work thoughtfully, gazing intently at his face for a moment before shaking her head and smiling:

"Fine, it's a matter between the two of you anyway. But since you're doing this to help Asahina, I'll agree to it. Of course, you'd better hurry up. I'll just be a stepping stone."

"Yes, it will be quick. Besides, I've also taken on the role of acting student council president, which makes it even easier to handle things with the second-year students."

At this point, Kitagawa Ryo's mind stirred slightly. He suddenly thought of another reason why Tsukishiro Tsunehiro gave this position to him instead of Kiriyama Ikuhachi. After all, in the current situation, if Kiriyama himself were to return to take charge of the student council, the situation of the second year would undoubtedly be even more difficult to settle. From this perspective, this was probably a favor from the other party, or perhaps a warning.

However... just like Tsukishiro Tsuneshiro, who started causing endless trouble as soon as he became the acting chairman, Kitagawa Ryo didn't actually intend to work diligently and conscientiously to complete his short one or two-month term.

So, on his second day as acting student council president, Jim Hack... no, it should be Kitagawa Ryo, began announcing the second major event after cleaning the room.

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, how about organizing a celebratory group event on campus?

Faced with Kitagawa Ryo's sudden attack, Horikita Suzune and Sakayanagi Arisu, who had already heard about the Valentine's Day arrangements from Ichinose-kun who had inadvertently revealed the details, simply smiled. Then, the latter stood up first and began practicing long and difficult sentences:

"President, if you insist that I be frank, I can only say that, given the current situation, considering the overall picture and the past and present, taking into account the average level and work of the various departments of the student union, and after analysis and summary, perhaps it can be concluded that, in short, you may find that... although it may not be pleasant to hear, in any case, your proposal can be said to have a delicate prospect."

Horikita Suzune nodded affirmatively beside her:

"Yes, President."

Chapter 446: Inequality Demystified

Looking at the two Humphreys in front of him... no, they should be the student council vice presidents, who were jointly opposing him, Kitagawa Ryo felt that in just one day, his temple name seemed to be heading wildly from Daizong towards Lingzong or Aizong.

Speaking of which, it's been a long time since we've seen two vice presidents so clearly and unequivocally stand together against the president's proposal in the student council of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School. During Horikita's time, there were two vice presidents, Kiriyama Ikuha and Nagumo Masaru, but the power was basically firmly in the latter's hands, and there was even a subtle trend of sidelining the student council president. During Nagumo Masaru's time, for a long period of time, there was only Kiriyama Ikuha as vice president. Moreover, apart from Nagumo Masaru's insistence on removing Kiriyama from the position of vice president during this year's winter break, Kiriyama himself has not openly opposed Nagumo Masaru.

Of course, the student council wasn't just comprised of Sakayanagi Arisu and Horikita Suzune. After all, the reason Nagumo Masaru became the most powerful vice president in the history of the Touyu student council was because he controlled the entire second year. So, as soon as Sakayanagi and Horikita finished their rebuttal, Katsuragi Kohei, sitting on the other side, raised his hand and said that the proposal was debatable and quite feasible.

It wasn't that Katsuragi Kohei himself was genuinely interested in Kitagawa Ryo's obviously ridiculous Valentine's Day project. The main reason was that he and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka were now officially rivals representing Class 1-C and Class 1-A. As the saying goes, we should support what the enemy opposes. Therefore, after seeing that Ayanokouji Kiyotaka didn't express any opposition, he immediately stood up and acted as a pawn, starting to strongly support Kitagawa Ryo's proposal.

Actually, putting aside the second and third years, if we really had to find a first-year student council president who could be openly accepted, Kitagawa Ryo would be the most suitable. After all, it's impossible to pick someone from Class A or Class C in the first year, and Class D is out of the question. We can't really put Ryuen Sho in such a place to be a monkey in a crown; the Dongyu School still has some dignity.

After Katsuragi Kohei and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka expressed their agreement, apart from Kiriyama Ikuha with a gloomy face, the second-year students Mizowaki and Tonokawa immediately began to cheer for Kitagawa Ryo. In terms of numbers, the supporters actually had a majority of four to three. However, since it was rare for the two vice presidents to stand together, the situation remained somewhat deadlocked for a while.

"Actually, I don't think it's very meaningful for just a few of us to discuss this here. It mainly depends on whether other students like it or not. After all, the student council's mission is to help students have a stable, happy, and meaningful high school experience."

After a long exchange of insults, Mizowaki also made this suggestion:

"Shall we release this proposal and see how the students react?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell silent. Sakayanagi Arisu and Horikita Suzune exchanged glances and frowned slightly in unison.

As is well known, Tokyo Advanced Ikusei High School, as a high school with a fully enclosed management system, has a much larger campus and more facilities than other high schools and even universities. However, even the largest shopping mall and campus can be explored in a day. Therefore, the students at Tokyo Advanced Ikusei High School have always had great enthusiasm and interest in all kinds of new things and activities, as evidenced by the fact that the fortune-telling shop was packed with people during the summer vacation and almost everyone went there once.

That is why Sakayanagi Arisu and Horikita Suzune both knew that if the students were to decide whether to approve or disapprove of the proposal, most of the students at Toyu University would probably raise both hands and feet in support. Moreover, this was a Valentine's Day project that would add extra damage and a critical hit to students whose hormones were surging during puberty.

Even knowing this, Sakayanagi Arisu and Horikita Suzune couldn't really object any further. After all, they were still campaigning for the student council president position, and if their rivals, like Katsuragi Kohei, exaggerated the situation and spread rumors afterward, it could easily lead to a controversy.

What frustrates them most is that once they take on this task, they have to do their best to carry it out conscientiously, otherwise they risk being labeled as lacking professional competence.

“Seeking opinions from students is indeed a good idea. Mizowaki, why don’t you go back today and conduct a related questionnaire survey to see everyone’s reaction?”

As expected, Kitagawa Ryo quickly adopted Mizowaki's suggestion, almost as if they were performing a charade, and then concluded the meeting with a standard, businesslike statement:

"This is a difficult and critical time for the student council. I hope everyone can work together to overcome these challenges."

"As for the meeting minutes... I'll trouble you two seniors, Mizowaki and Tonkawa, to organize them first."

At this point, Kitagawa Ryo suddenly realized that the student council, which was so large, couldn't find a secretary right now. When Horikita Gaku was in charge, Tachibana Akane did this job, and during Nagumo Masaru's time, it was Mizowaki and Tonoga. However, they had all been dismissed. But Kitagawa Ryo really couldn't ask the other four first-year students to do it, so after hesitating for a while, he decided to let Mizowaki and Tonoga quickly resign and find new jobs.

The meeting had just ended, and Kitagawa Ryo had only been back in his student council president's office for two minutes when he heard two knocks on the door from the outside.

"Please come in."

I thought it would be Suzune or someone from Arisu, but in the end, it was Ayanokouji Kiyotaka who pushed open the door and walked in, which surprised Kitagawa Ryo.

However, it didn't take long for Kitagawa Ryo to realize what was happening:

"You're here to tell me about your final exam results from the last training camp, right?"

Although he had received a private meeting invitation from Kiyotaka Ayanokoji on the very day of the special mixed training camp exam, it must be said that Kitagawa Ryo's schedule after returning to school was indeed extremely packed. In the past two days, he was also forced to take on the role of acting student council president, and he almost forgot about it.

"Ah."

However, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka didn't seem particularly bothered by the conversation being dragged on until today. As always, he nodded simply with a poker face and sat down on the sofa next to him, which was used for entertaining guests. He took a glass of water from Kitagawa Ryo from the water dispenser and placed it on the coffee table, then got straight to the point:

"There is a problem with my final exam results."

"Or rather, I suspect that the final score was tampered with."

"Were all of them changed? Or just one subject? How many were changed, or how few?"

Because after the mixed training camp special exam, students could only see each person's ranking rather than their specific score, Kitagawa Ryo was also unclear about the extent of the grade alteration that Ayanokouji Kiyotaka mentioned, and asked with some doubt:

I see you still ranked second in the whole school in the end.

Faced with Kitagawa Ryo's question, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka also took out his phone from his pocket, pulled up the special exam results he had received, and zoomed in on a particular item with two fingers:

"I got a perfect score on my final exam for the speech course."

Having witnessed Kitagawa Ryo's genuine perfect score in public speaking, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka knew very well that he could not possibly get a perfect score in the final exam's public speaking section. After all, change never happens overnight, and at least his own 'demeanor' during the speech was certainly not up to par. Moreover, judging from the expressions and reactions of the judges in the audience, they definitely did not all give him a perfect score.

"In this special exam, only Chairman Yuecheng has the authority to directly modify the scores in the background."

"As for his purpose in doing this, it should still be related to the content of your speech, Ayanokouji."

Because he had intentionally made contact with Masashi Oki, the teacher who taught them public speaking skills, and because he was genuinely curious about Kiyotaka Ayanokouji's speech, Kitagawa Ryo specifically sought him out after the special exam at the last mixed training camp to inquire about the details.

As for the fact that Kitagawa Ryo already knew the content of his speech that day, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka did not show too much surprise. After being reminded or confirmed by Kitagawa Ryo, he had already thoughtfully come to a conclusion.

Perhaps this is also the difference between an adult who has been struggling in that arena for decades and a minor who is still studying and living in high school. At least when writing that speech, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji preferred to think that his thoughts were still at a certain spiritual level, rather than the more 'dirty' things that Tsukishiro Tsunehira imagined or even interpreted.

However, he also learned quickly. After briefly understanding the current situation, he raised his head again and subtly evaded the topic:

"Well, the fact is, even if my score in the speech subject was inflated, my final score still didn't surpass yours, so you still win this bet between us."

"Okay, just remember to make your move when Nan Yun comes back."

"it is good."

After deciding the fate of Nangumo Masaru, who was still lying in the hospital, with Kitagawa Ryo in just a few words, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka took the initiative to get up and say goodbye.

He didn't have any particular thoughts about the second year, or rather, the third year two months from now. Compared to the age when Kitagawa Ryo had completely infiltrated him through Asahina Nazuna and Kiryuin Fuka, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was more willing to devote his energy to the first year of school he was about to enter.

After all, this is different from the previous completely unsuccessful selection of personnel.

Kiyotaka Ayanokoji undoubtedly had more confidence in his early planning for the first grade.

In some ways, he's just as busy as Kitagawa Ryo right now. After all, following the special mixed training camp exam, he led Class C to a massive amount of class points, effectively replacing Katsuragi Kohei as the new class leader.

Uniting classes, eliminating internal traitors, running for student council president...

Kiyotaka Ayanokoji also has a lot to do.

"I wish you success with your Valentine's Day plans."

After leaving those words, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji left the office.

Kitagawa Ryo sat on the sofa with his arms crossed, once again recalling the content of the speech about the other party that he had heard from Oki Masashi.

The other party wanted a pair of wings that wouldn't be scorched and melted by the approaching blazing sun.

Well... he wants a lot more wings.

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As veteran secretaries of the student council, Mizowa and Tonokawa were indeed capable in their work. They quickly worked overtime to produce a decent questionnaire according to Kitagawa Ryo's requirements, and then posted it on the campus forum through the student council's official account. It quickly attracted widespread attention and discussion from many students, especially first-year students.

After all, this is the first Valentine's Day for the first-year students since they entered the university. Many students have been eagerly preparing for it for a long time. For example, Komiya Yogo, who was in the same group as Kitagawa Ryo in the mixed training camp special exam, revealed during a casual chat at the training camp that he was going to ask someone out to confess his love on Valentine's Day. Therefore, he naturally had no reason to object to the student council's plan. After all, a good environment is essential to creating a good atmosphere, and a good atmosphere means a greater chance of success.

Aside from students eager to confess their feelings, most couples also welcomed the project. After all, it's always great to have something new to do on Valentine's Day. Most of the time, teenage romance is all about the novelty, otherwise there wouldn't be so many cases of couples getting together and breaking up so quickly.

However, this sudden project made Karuizawa Megumi and Shiina Hiyori quite flustered. After all, Kitagawa Ryo had done something similar during the simulation where the two shared memories, except that he had applied to the student council in the name of the class and then spent the whole night making dumplings just for the sake of that final confession.

Moreover, compared to the last day of summer vacation last time, the timing of this event is Valentine's Day, which is more obvious in all aspects.

"But, in any case, I think it's a good opportunity."

After the 'shock' of the last special exam, Shiina Hiyori, who had been clutching the ring tightly since the sports festival last October, finally told her friend about her determination.

Although she really didn't want to discourage her best friend from mustering up her courage and confidence, Karuizawa Kei still gently reminded her:

"But Ryo had already told Honami beforehand."

Shiina Hiyori simply puffed out her cheeks and raised her finger in response:

"Ryo and Honami made a promise... does that mean I can't give him a ring?"

Chapter 447: The Flower Language Master

It was after school again, in the student council meeting room.

"Okay, based on the more than two hundred valid questionnaires we collected, it is clear that the vast majority of students from all three grades at Dongyu University have a very enthusiastic and positive attitude towards this proposal. In order to better meet their expectations, all members of our student council should work together to make this event a success."

After receiving positive feedback and support from the students, Kitagawa Ryo successfully implemented the project. The topic of the meeting naturally shifted from "whether to do it" to "how to do it".

“These senior students are all veterans in the student union. They should have experience in organizing and hosting similar events before. I would like to ask them for advice.”

After a brief opening remark, Kitagawa Ryo quickly turned his attention to the three second-year student council members and asked for their opinions.

However, to Kitagawa Ryo's disappointment, neither Mizowaki nor Tonokawa, nor even Kiriyama Ikuha, who had been preoccupied with class and grade affairs and was quite overwhelmed dealing with Kiryuin Fuuka, could immediately offer a solution. After all, neither Horikita Manabu nor Nagumo Masaru had ever organized such an event during their time as student council presidents, and their experience was indeed lacking. In the end, it was Horikita Suzune, who was always serious and determined to do her best once she decided to do something, who stepped forward to speak and save them from the predicament:

"Although Dongyu has not held any events of the same nature in the past two years, I think we can refer to the situation when it comes to club recruitment and campus cultural festivals. After confirming the time, location, scale, performance type, possible audience, etc., we can apply to the school. Then we can contact the clubs that are interested in participating in this event. At the same time, we can also contact the merchants in the Beech Tree Shopping Center or seek cooperation with the school's canteens and other departments."

As she spoke, Horikita Suzune handed over a rather thick document report:

"These are some of the initial proposals and application drafts I've put together so far. The student union also has dedicated phone lines for the merchants at the Beech Tree Shopping Center and various departments of the school. I've temporarily copied down some of the catering and jewelry-related ones."

"I can also contact the student organizations department, since I usually handle the handover of student organizations in this area, so I am familiar with and can communicate with them easily."

As the first of the four first-year students present to join the student council and the one with the most serious work attitude, Horikita Suzune's performance has always been evident to everyone. Now that she has stepped forward to take the lead in this meeting, the other students, although they have different thoughts, remain expressionless, which can be regarded as tacitly accepting her behavior.

Kitagawa Ryo, the only one qualified to accuse Horikita Suzune of overstepping her bounds, was actually supporting her performance, so he didn't offer any opinions and simply smiled and acquiesced to Suzune taking the lead in advancing the meeting.

Soon, Horikita Suzune methodically arranged all the initial preparations. She was currently the vice president of the student council and was confident that she would take off the title of 'vice' in two months. Therefore, even when facing senior students like Mizowaki, she did not hesitate or feel timid when giving orders.

"Then everyone should finish up the tasks at hand. Valentine's Day is less than two weeks away, so we need to keep an eye on progress and efficiency at all times. Thank you all for your hard work."

After Horikita Suzune listed and announced the tasks, Kitagawa Ryo, as the acting student council president, spoke to conclude the meeting, then announced the adjournment and left the meeting room alone.

After Kitagawa Ryo left, the atmosphere in the conference room underwent a subtle change.

Kiriyama Ikuba seemed to have no intention of looking at the stack of documents and charts in front of him. Instead, he was biting his fingernails with a gloomy expression, as if he was hesitating about something.

In fact, ever since Kitagawa Ryo took over as acting president of the student council, the faction he supported, Asahina Nazuna, had already shown a tendency to overpower his faction in the second year. As a result, external troubles were still there, and internal troubles came. In the past year or so, Kiryuin Fuuka, who had not shown any willingness to stand up for the class even when the class dropped from A to B, suddenly jumped out and competed with him for the right to speak in the class.

What truly broke Kiriyama Ikuba's resolve was that, despite being a headstrong and irresponsible troublemaker who had always been indifferent to class affairs for several semesters, this time, when she stood up, more students in the class were willing to support her than he was willing to support the class leader who had been diligently serving for so long and had endured humiliation for the sake of the class (not really). It can only be said that this fully demonstrated the deep-seated admiration for strength in the hearts of these students.

Yes, Kiriyama Ikuhachi certainly put in a lot of hard work, but it's also true that under your leadership, the class was beaten down by Nagumo Masaru's Class B from the first year, and fell from Class A. At least the Hitotsukyo Ryuin school stood firm and refused to sign a contract with Nagumo, and after opposing them for so long, they were not expelled by the other party. They even won the sports festival by stepping on Nagumo Masaru's head in front of the entire school.

So this isn't just any ordinary troublemaker; this is a troublemaker who has made contributions to the grade, a troublemaker who has even defeated Nan Yunya.

Kiriyama Ikuha's previous advantage as the only student council member was reduced to zero with Kitagawa Ryo's sudden takeover of the student council. After all, he had secretly spread the news that he might replace Nagumo Masaru and take over the student council in order to improve his reputation, but he was betrayed by the even more unpredictable Tsukishiro Tsunehira.

Unlike Kiriyama Ikuha, who was in a state of utter confusion, Mizowaki and Tonkawa didn't have so many complicated thoughts. In any case, the two brothers had already gone all the way down the road. Moreover, Horikita Suzune, whom Kitagawa Ryo wanted to support, was originally their two favorite candidate for student council president, so they didn't feel any psychological pressure at all.

Although the four first-year students were a year younger than the previous year, each of them was quite composed. Even though their minds were racing with thoughts, they didn't show anything on their faces. However, apart from Katsuragi Kohei and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka whispering and going out side by side, Sakayanagi Arisu and Horikita Suzune went out separately, one after the other, and started doing their work without saying a word.

Kitagawa Ryo, who had returned to his student council president's office first, carefully reviewed the draft application submitted by Horikita Suzune. After making slight modifications to a few grammatical and rhetorical points, he submitted it to the Tokyo Advanced Educational Junior High School in the name of the student council.

It must be said that the student council holds a very high position in Dongyuli. Not long after the application was submitted, Kitagawa Ryo efficiently completed the handover with the relevant departments of the school and secured the temporary use rights of the gymnasium and a large area of ​​the nearby campus, thus solving the problem of venue.

Next, Kitagawa Ryo took the lead again, heading straight to the Keyaki Shopping Center to discuss potential collaborations with suitable businesses, based on the list provided by Horikita Suzune.

As we all know, the shops in Beechwood Shopping Center offer promotional discounts on various holidays to attract students, and Valentine's Day is no exception. However, the number of customers, or rather students, in Dongyuli is limited. Therefore, theoretically, the event organized by their student council is likely to conflict with the shops in Beechwood Shopping Center, and may even end up as a lose-lose situation where they compete for customers.

To avoid this situation and to pursue a win-win situation as much as possible, Horikita Suzune specifically added this clause to the proposal, showing that she had indeed put a lot of thought into it.

Although this was indeed Kitagawa Ryo's first Valentine's Day in Dongyu, he had seen it all before. Apart from KFC's completely inexplicable and seemingly provocative "Qixi three-person meal," most restaurants offered "special limited-edition couple's meals," "buy one get one half price," or "couples get half price when they dine in." Other popular shops were flower shops and jewelry stores, and Kitagawa Ryo himself started communicating and contacting each shop one by one in that order.

Because of the unique system of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School, the shopkeepers and staff in the Keyaki Shopping Center are, in a sense, also part of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School. They also participate as spectators in events such as sports festivals and cultural festivals, so they pay close attention to various news from the student council.