Chapter 44: Paradox
It is said that the past student union president elections did not have such a high exposure rate and such a deliberate public speech and voting, which are all on the agenda of the internal reform of the student union in recent years, but this year it happened to be implemented.
In fact, the previous method of just making a list and then voting was easier to manipulate, and it was easier to make someone with such outstanding leadership temperament become the president - I definitely don't mean the president of Joya who is sitting on the rostrum with a shallow smile now.
Of course, coincidentally, in this election, the two candidates are not the type of leader who is particularly temperamental, not to mention under the snow, although Isshiki is very charismatic, but it is really difficult to associate her with a leader. Of course, choosing a student president is not a general, leadership is very important, and it is even more important to show one's ability and determination.
The first to speak was receiving questions from the students in the audience - most of them were tepid questions, for the vast majority of people, coming to this kind of election is the most important thing, as for the question, this is what others do.
"If it's all like that, I don't think I need to prepare. Xue Xia glanced at the crowd in the audience, and said with some disdain, at this moment, she seemed to have returned to the previous confident Xue Nai who looked at everyone under the snow.
"The main thing is that we haven't made a targeted attack on Isshiki, and I'm going to play your role to question you later, and it's not appropriate to question Isshiki at this time. β
"Generally speaking, a few more people should be arranged to attack competitors at this time, right?"
"Ahem, aren't we short of manpower!"
It wasn't until this time that I realized that I really didn't have many friends in Sobu High - the few I could count were either closely related to Isshiki, or the type that didn't look like they could attack Isshiki in a dignified manner, and it seemed that I would have to think about myself when I laughed at the lack of friends under the snow in the future.
"But," snorted under the snow, "so far, everything is still in our expectations, isn't it?"
"That's right. β
"That's fine. β
"If nothing else, it's going to be fine. β
"Anyway, Yubihama," I don't know if I'm still a little timid in the face of this kind of battle, but the tone under the snow became soothing, "After the student council president election is over, our partnership will end, right?"
"That's according to plan. β
"If, I mean if," she turned around and whispered to the front of her long hair, a little embarrassed, "if I invited you to the student council, would you decline?"
"Basically, I would say no. β
"Is that really the case?"
"βBut it's not impossible to see the situation, right?" "The ghost made the gods, I added such a sentence, probably I can't bear to make the snow that must lose even more frustrating?
However, such comfort does not really make sense.
"So, it depends on what situation will you accept?"
Giving hope would bring more trouble, and I should have known that a long time ago.
"It's your turn to speak, under the snow. So, I dodged the question.
"I'm not going to allow you to run away from that!" he smiled and turned confidently, "you'll have to answer after the speech." β
Even if she is dependent on other people, as long as she is given the opportunity to show it, she can show amazing abilities - this is Yukino under the snow.
That kind of self-confidence really makes people feel that this girl doesn't need to change at all.
Is it really okay to ruin her trust in me like this?
"Hey, under the snowβ"
"I don't have to answer now, and it will be the same when I come back later. However, she just refused my call.
This should have been the only time she had rejected me in a long time.
β and the most undeserved refusal.
You're leaving me with no choice, under the snow!
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The speech style under the snow is more calm. The style of the speech that the two of us completed together pursued was also a logical and interlocking style. From Xuexia's own understanding of the student union, her understanding of the general situation of the students of Zongwu High School, and finally the reform of key clubs and student interests, "change" was the theme of her speech. Although the policy program is always ridiculed by many as empty talk that can never be realized, Xuexue Nai's previous performance, coupled with her calm speech, can still give people a sense of convincing.
At least, the faces of the audience who were still giggling before became serious, and this was the performance of the success of her speech.
I believe that she can do this without resorting to me, relying only on her own strength, and that it may be more difficult for me to interfere at that time. As a result, it was precisely because of my intervention that I was able to plant explosives in her program, which is really ironic!
Then, then, it's time to ask questions. The member of the student council who presided over the stage said.
I immediately raised my hand - though, the snow didn't choose me.
This is also the result of our previous discussions, and the fact that I was the first to speak will arouse the suspicion of others.
After answering the questions of the other three people about it painlessly, the eyes under the snow finally fell on me.
"Hello Yukishita-senpai, I'm Yubihama Kazuya in the first grade, and I have a question for what you just said, 'For the benefit of the weak'. β
"Well, no problem, Yubihama-senpai. β
"What the seniors said, 'for the benefit of the weak', does it mean that after the seniors become the president of the student union, they will have to take action against those clubs and organizations that have more club funds, or even those directly related to the school board?"
- First of all, thoroughly clarify the tendencies under the snow, so that she has no room for maneuver.
"As far as I know, there are indeed some clubs in the school that have a waste of funds, and it is very important to spend these excess clubs on those clubs that are underfunded, which is difficult to maintain before. Xue Xia frowned and replied, of course, this is not the question that the two of us agreed to before, but it is also within the scope of what she can handle. Still, I had noticed the confusion and a hint of reminder in her eyes.
"Of course, I believe that this idea of the seniors is good, so what I want to know is, how can the seniors under the snow understand the requirements of those small societies?"
"If you know, I myself am the president of a small club, and I know that it is not easy to maintain a small club. Therefore, I will communicate and communicate with the presidents of all clubs to get the best results. β
"If that's the case, of course, that's the best, but I have a very serious question: can the seniors really do this under the snow?"
Her hand shook imperceptibly under the snow, and she finally realized that what I was doing now was completely beyond what we had agreed upon.
"As an executive member of the Cultural Festival, I know the work style of the seniors under the snowβwith all due respect, I think that the work style of the seniors is the style of monopolizing power, and the seniors who have just finished their speeches, including many of the seniors of the student union, have not agreed to the opinions of the seniors under the snow, right? So, please forgive my presumptuousness, but it is hard for me to imagine that the seniors under the snow will be the kind of person who is willing to listen to the voices of the weak. β
In the process of speaking, Xue Xia wanted to interrupt me several times, but maybe because she felt that it was rude to interrupt her image, or maybe because she couldn't find a suitable opportunity to interrupt me, she just looked at me in a daze and continued to speak.
"The seniors are students in the international class of the second year, and according to the people in our ordinary class, the seniors under the snow are the so-called 'elites', and whether the elites can really understand the thoughts of the so-called weak classmates, the majority of classmates, and the weak, I am not sure. Or is it just wishful thinking on the part of the predecessors to understand the thoughts of the weak?"
This is the biggest problem under the snow - to speak up for the weak, identity is important, that is, the weak will only trust those who are also weak. No matter how hard the so-called aristocracy, the so-called intellectuals, tried to sacrifice themselves for the weak, they were "people from above" after all, and when something went wrong, the first thing that the people at the bottom suspected was the betrayal of these people. Birth is original sin, and this has been true throughout the ages.
"What if I say that I am a rebel among the 'elite' crowd you refer to?" Snow gritted her teeth and retorted to me with her last insistence.
"So, senior, can you please tell me that you have done anything to betray your 'elite'? or, let me put it another way, are you always on the side of our disadvantaged groups?"
Absolutely correct, this is the second flaw under the snow - she is an impartial arbiter, so, in the past, she appeared with an impartial appearance, during the cultural festival, she did not let the big community take advantage, but on the other hand, she did not completely favor the small community. And justice is not enough, and "guardian of the weak" does not mean "guardian of justice", but it means to stand unconditionally on the weak side β even if the weak side is unreasonable. Therefore, when Xue Xia, who has always shown herself in a fair manner, wants to express her tendency to lean in a certain direction, she has already lost, and she is not suitable for any extreme inclination.
The elite is born, impartial, and it is the arbiters who really fit under the snow, and not the defenders of the interests of a specific certain part of the population.
I used the trap of the election to force her to take sides. However, after standing in line, she will find that the people she wants to represent do not agree with her, and the people she abandons hate her, which is the real dilemma.
For my last question, Xue Xia has not answered it for a long time, as smart as she is, she already knows what her problem is.
She just looked at me with a pale face, her eyes overflowing with incomprehension, and the only sadness she tried so hard to restrain it.
Some of the overwhelmed student council members finally stepped in and stopped me from speaking, but that was enough.
Even if there are still some people who have hope under the snow, the outcome can be imagined at the moment when the candidates are refuted by the skeptics in the audience.
I sat down and pressed my temple.
That somewhat desperate look under the snow still echoed in my mind.
I destroyed her to save her.
I believe so.
But why? I'm trying to make the results better, I'm trying to make everybody better, but what I'm doing in the end is continuous, hurting everybody?
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This volume is almost over, and Kazuya is almost discovering the problem, and it will be over when one more domino is poured and everyone collapses. The last volume was filled back with pit by hole, huh.