Many times, it would be better not to ask many questions, so I ignored my sister's strange place and went back to the classroom.

Then, a familiar figure was seen standing there unexpectedly but as a matter of course.

Although I have always tried to avoid prejudice against Haruki Kitahara and look at him without the usual colored glasses, the appearance of Kitahara's predecessors at such a time still has to make people say that the timing of his appearance is really good.

He's been in contact with the student council members before, and now he seems to be having a good chat with the two current student council members, Isshiki and Jo Tsuya, although I immediately noticed Isshiki's annoyance and pleading eyes when I walked into the classroom.

Maybe Isshiki's expression was relatively obvious, and Kitahara senior was also obviously stunned, and then, looked in my direction. Looking at me as I walked towards Ichishiki's side, he had a thoughtful expression.

"Just now, Ichishiki-san was saying that he wanted to discuss this matter with someone, and I was still wondering who could exert such a big influence on the chairman of the executive committee! So Kazuya are you really the kind of person who will fill up the loopholes wherever they are?" After I walked to the seat next to Ichishiki and sat down, Haruki Kitahara first said to me in a mocking and slightly helpless tone.

"To be fair, I'm just a miscellaneous worker, and then I also have a staff officer, and the miscellaneous people habitually confirm where to go to, and the staff officer, it looks high, but in fact I don't have any decision-making power!"

"Even if it's a staff officer, if you play a proper role, you can play a big role!" said Kitahara-senpai with a sincere look.

INTERVIEWER Are you talking about yourself as the "Chairman of the Committee" for the past two years?

While his sincere expression almost made me feel a little guilty about doubting this person's integrity - even if he did something bad subconsciously, it didn't seem like a big deal as long as he believed that he had been helping others and had that sense of purpose.

"But since it's Kazuya, I think the problem should be better solved, and the reason why I'm here, Kazuya, you can guess it, right?"

"It's not because I didn't come to 'monitor' you seniors today, is it?"

"Actually, this is part of the reason, Kazuya you don't come today, we default to your evaluation of the light music club is over, if the results are not ideal, it will be difficult, isn't it?"

"That being said, Kitahara-senpai doesn't seem to be worried about my evaluation at all!"

"At least you should have some confidence in yourself, shouldn't you? If I don't have any confidence in front of everyone, then Kazuya will be disappointed in us, right?"

Kitahara senior still said politely.

Of course, he was right. I have nothing to criticize for the preparation of the light music club and the quality of the performances, after all, I am someone who has seen the perfect cooperation of those three people, and even has some envy of it.

"If he doesn't mean anything else, then my understanding is that you are satisfied with our evaluation, is that so?"

"All I can say is that I'm looking forward to your performance at the cultural festival, but in the end, I think it's up to the seniors under the snow to judge whether or not you are qualified. ”

"But, I just heard from Isshiki-san, classmate under the snow, I took sick leave today, is that so?"

"It's a lot of work pressure, not everyone is as iron as Kitahara senior, by the way, you can pay a little attention to the body of Fuyuma senior, and impose your own ability as a standard on others, which is a big taboo!"

"Uh, thanks for the reminder, but I think Kazuya you should say this directly to Fuyuma, which is also a means of easing relations between the two of you-"

If I had said this, the reaction of Fuyuma-senpai would have been, 'You guy, don't you look down on me like that'. I shrugged my shoulders and said, "Wouldn't it be better for you to say these things?"

"I don't understand what you mean. ”

- No, you absolutely understand, it's not a good thing to pretend to be confused.

"Well, all in all, in the absence of the senior under the snow, I think it would be better for the senior to wait a little longer - of course, I think it should only be a matter of time before she gives you an affirmative answer after she comes back from under the snow. ”

"So, when will the snow be able to come back?"

"With that guy's character, it may be tomorrow, but if you're unlucky, it's not necessarily a few days off. ”

"Isn't Isshiki-san able to make a decision at this time?" Suddenly, Haruki Kitahara turned his head and looked at Isshiki.

"My words—"

Of course, Isshiki-san can decide, but the plan to review the light music club at that time, after all, was proposed by the seniors under the snow, and it doesn't seem like a good thing to let the Ichishiki-san give permission instead of the snow. ”

Before Isshiki could speak, I preemptively gave a reply. I seemed to see a look of hesitation on my face, but I am sure she would have understood that my judgment was the most reasonable.

"Hmm. And Ichishiki gave a satisfactory answer as expected.

"So, during the period of time when the students under the snow were on leave, can't Chairman Isshiki make any decisions? According to Kazuya, all the bills during the period under the snow need her own permission, and during this period of time, the executive committee will not be paralyzed, right?"

"Of course not. In fact, for the vast majority of jobs, there is a timeline and a table of results under the snow, and Isshiki only needs to make a judgment according to the criteria given under the snow. However, there is no criterion for judging the matter of the Light Music Club, which is only a reference for my opinion, so I'm sorry that the issue of the Light Music Club has to be delayed for a while. ”

- Although it doesn't seem to make much sense to delay for a while, Haruki Kitahara "coincidentally" chose to submit the application during the time when he was not under the snow, which has to make me a little suspicious, so the safest thing to do is to leave it to Yukishita himself to make a judgment.

"Well, if Kazuya said that—"

Kitahara looked disappointed and nodded. However, the accident came at this time.

"-Kitahara-senpai, in fact, you can leave the plan book first. Suddenly, a color feather spoke.

I looked at the girl next to me in amazement, her gaze was level with Haruki Kitahara, completely avoiding my gaze.

"Well, it would be nice to stay here for now, I can understand that the executive committee has temporarily approved our plan, can we continue to prepare?"

"Well, as Kazuya said before, this doesn't count as passing the assessment, because the final judgment should be decided by the seniors under the snow. However, the Executive Committee will take into account that if the seniors come back late in the snow, the preparation process for the Light Music Club will be affected, so the intention of accepting your proposal is to let you prepare at your current pace first, so as not to interfere with the normal preparation of the cultural festival as much as possible. ”

Isshiki expressed her opinion calmly - it was only then that I suddenly realized a fact that I had long realized but recently forgotten, Ichishiyu, she is actually not the kind of girl who only relies on coquettishness to seek help from others, she is also a person who has ideas, and even wants to realize her own ideas.

Until Haruki Kitahara left, Isshiki hadn't taken her eyes off - she was deliberately avoiding my surprise. But, actually, I can't blame her.

I've said from the beginning that I'm just a staff officer – I'm bound by the identity I've given myself.

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Isshiki's approach is not a betrayal, she did not essentially negate my judgment, she just made a choice that was conducive to improving her influence with her own selfishness. I should have realized this a long time ago, that the goal of Ishiro's bid for executive chair was the student president, and although I had promised her to help her run for student president, it would be foolish for her to pin her hopes of being elected entirely on me. So, she can take advantage of the absence under the snow to expand her own influence as much as possible.

Although she could not solve the problem of the motivation of the executive committee members on her own, she still had a certain say in some other minor issues.

However, this still does not change the slight dissatisfaction in my heart that I have been betrayed. Whether it's helping Isshiki or helping under the snow, I'm confident that I'll be able to put down those guys, but no matter what, I'm the point of fire for everyone. I can't imagine that you would do something for your own benefit to displease your partner while others were helping you in your bloody battle, which is something that you would do with the supremacy of reason.

Obviously, Isshiki also knew this, so the atmosphere between me and her suddenly fell into a very strange situation.

It can only be said that some strange things in the world are too endless. The two, who have been close comrades-in-arms for a long time, suddenly developed a gap between them.

However, Isshiki and I must now maintain the image of "close" collaborators in order to maintain our authority—Isshiki is my greatest support, and I am also the greatest reliance on helping Isshiki lead the Executive Committee. Being clear about this kept the two of us from exposing that rift in front of the others, but, I know, it's not a long-term solution.

As the executive committee members finished their work one by one, and when they said goodbye and left, slowly, only two people were left in the classroom, me and Ichiyu. Although I made an appointment to visit under the snow after school, neither my sister nor Biqigu had any intention of urging me, which also somewhat reassured me.

It's just me and Ichishiki's classroom, which seems to have happened a while ago. At that time, I found that I was exhausted and couldn't surpass Yukino's Ichiyuki, and in front of me, I chose to compromise.

I still remember that this girl seemed to hug me very tenderly. However, the atmosphere in the classroom is completely different now.

Even, the same heroine can't use the usual coquettish and cute means to get my forgiveness.

"Sorry, Kazuya. After a long time, Isshiki said softly.

"It's just a rational choice, there's nothing to blame. ”

"So, aren't you angry?"

"Do you believe that you are not angry?"

"That's just as well. She smiled awkwardly.

"I just don't understand, if it's Sagami's kind of character, I can understand this kind of thing, and I won't even get angry, but I thought you should be more powerful than Sagami. Of course, you're still a little better than Sagami, but—"

"—it's just not powerful enough, is it?"

"That's not enough. ”

"Really, I think it's pretty much the same, right?"

"Almost?"

"Now, Kazuya, so, do you remember the last time the two of us were alone?" asked Suddenly, Isshiki asked.

"The same classroom, the same time, the scene is so familiar that even if you can't remember it, you will be forcibly recalled. ”

"If you say that I am now in a similar state to me at that time, Kazuya, would you believe it?"

"You mean, you're exhausted too, but you still look refreshed?"

"It's just that I'm a little worried about waiting," said Isshiki, shaking her head, "don't you think it's a little ridiculous that I pinned all my hopes on you from the beginning? Kazuya showed me the right path, and it looks like it should be right, but it's really uncomfortable!"

"To achieve the goal, you have to accept the discomfort. ”

"However, if you don't reach the goal, you won't even have the sense of accomplishment of chasing the goal, right? According to Kazuya's approach, I only have the final goal left, and if I lose even the last fig leaf of the goal, don't you think that in fact, from the election of the executive committee to the end, everything I have failed?"

"But without my help, you don't even have a chance to fail. ”

"Yes, I know, if it weren't for Kazuya's help, I wouldn't even have a chance to confront the seniors under the snow now - but, Kazuya, don't you think it's just because you're so right that it will seem a little scary?"

Because it's right, it's scary.

Because it can't be argued, it makes people feel uncomfortable.

I didn't think I needed to think about the optimal solution reached by rational thinking, or the easiest solution achieved by emotional decision-making. However, for two days in a row, two people gave me answers contrary to my judgment.

Am I denying the emotion itself, or the proposition that emotion cannot be deconstructed by reason?

"But, Kazuya," before I could think of the answer to this question, Isshiki's voice rang out again, "even to this extent, I still feel that your choice is correct, and I still hope for your help—such a reason, even I think it is a little ridiculous!"

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About today's plot,Said that there was foreshadowing before.,Actually, it's okay.,After all, I'm still very careful about all kinds of small recyclable flags when writing.,But I think it's actually a little abrupt.。 Plus I didn't write the kind of feeling I wanted for a long time, so, well, self-defeating.

Regarding this paragraph, it is related to the follow-up thoughts of watching the OVA before. Although when you look at volume 10.5, you can buy and buy with a color stock.,When Caiyu appears, it always feels like a "big victory of Caiyu sauce". The reason why Isshiki in the original work was able to catch up by a large margin is because of her image of "no last resort" at least in front of the snow group.

But,Just like the original part of the OVA,If this image of Isshiki can't hold on,How will her image collapse?,I think it's hard to imagine.,Ichicolor in OVA can still pretend to be strong in front of the snow group.,But,What will her performance be like if she can no longer disguise herself?

I have given one of my judgments here, which is not necessarily correct, but my personal understanding. She will also paradoxically, leaving a little room for herself to do things that seem to be just for the sake of a momentary pleasure, especially here, in fact, the pressure faced by Isshiki is not only the separation of goals and practice, but also very subtle feelings, always flirting, always making herself emotional, even when it comes to collapse, you have to leave a little room for yourself. I think,This is the attraction of a character like Caiyu.,It's also what makes her feel very distressed.,I can't vent when I collapse.,I think this kind of reason.,Sometimes she herself will be a little disgusted, right?