Chapter 12: Prelude
Ignoring the surprise caused by Vice President Sonoda's phone call to the two gossip women in Yuhihama's family, I am still very pleased with this report.
Although it was a bit troublesome to restrain the unpleasantness of being gossiped about and the calm communication of the other party who was completely unaware, the news that Vice President Sonoda brought to me could almost clear up all the unpleasantness.
"Yuhihama-senpai, well, I did more or less as you wanted, and now the suspicion of the student council in the school is very serious, Kimura-senpai means that before the sports festival, we must calm this doubt, and the idea I proposed to her to hold an open inquiry meeting to solve the problem in a unified manner was also approved by her. When Vice President Sonoda said these words, his tone was not relaxed, on the contrary, a little heavy.
She knew, of course, that the advice I had given her to lure the snake out of the hole would easily be self-immolating if she was not careful, and she must have wondered if it would have been better if she had not been so bold and had calmed the crisis in a more cautious and conservative way—but she did it anyway in the end.
And when it comes to the most critical time, this can be reversed if it is completed well, and if it is not completed well, it will be a state of no return, and she must be a little nervous.
"How are you going to answer their questions?"
"What Chairman Kimura meant was to avoid the question of Sugiura-senpai and Yubihama-senpai in the previous national competition, after all, no one could say anything about that matter, and if the opponent caught this handle and chased him hard, it would be difficult to step down. Moreover, after all, the matter of the football game is only an internal problem of the football department, it is just a trigger for suspicion against Sugiura-senpai, and we only need to prove that Sugiura-senpai did not take the initiative to betray the interests of Seizumi Middle School in the process of negotiating with Sobu High School. ”
"But how, exactly, is it proven?"
"I'm sorry, I don't know this very well, although as far as I can see at the moment, it seems that the presidents don't have a particularly good way, so I can only try my best to clarify, and Sugiura-senpai usually has a good reputation among his classmates, so I can only count on this, right?" Vice President Sonoda paused on the other end of the phone, not very sure.
"You girls, you really dare to confront each other head-on without being fully prepared, should you say that you have the courage? Or are you too reckless?"
"However, the other party must not be ready to face us head-on, right?" Vice President Sonoda retorted unconvinced, "When I made this suggestion, Sugiura-senpai was very supportive of me, and her original words were: 'Those small characters will only let out their emotions in secret, and if they are asked to express their questions head-on, they will also lack courage, and in the end, they will only be able to confront us with a few people who don't know the truth, right? ’”
- To be honest, this sentence really has the style of being under the snow! This kind of appearance that doesn't care about the survival of small characters, and carries out its core purpose, and moves forward straight without detours. I don't know if Koharu can become Yukino under the snow, at least, in these words, she seems to have some understanding of the source of the sense of justice and righteousness under the snow.
Although I have never agreed with the idea of under the snow, I agree that this way of solving problems and thinking about problems under the snow is a very useful way to use the information and strength of the team to crush without reservation, and the method of confrontation between the strong and the weak under normal circumstances. The question is, Sugiura Koharu, who has learned this kind of self-confidence under the snow, can she learn this consistent implementation of the snow under the snow?
"Yubihama-senpai, why don't you speak? Is there anything wrong with this passage?" Of course, it's also interesting to listen to the voice of Vice President Sonoda, who is now cautious, and this girl who has always been aggressive in front of me, after I cooperated, because I couldn't determine the next steps, is now almost the only one, and this kind of before and after comparison is also a very interesting behavior.
- It's so interesting that I want to tease her!
"It's nothing, I'm just thinking, since Koharu is so confident, then tomorrow's questioning meeting, I won't attend, let her solve the problem alone, it's not impossible, isn't it?"
And Vice President Sonoda really showed the reaction I expected: "No, this is absolutely not good, don't you know the character of Sugiura-senpai? She is very stubborn, always trying to solve all problems on her own, but there are some problems, she can't solve them after all, although she is very confident, but that kind of self-confidence is probably pretending to be her, if the seniors, if Yuhihama seniors don't help, Sugiura-senpai, will not be so easy to succeed." ”
Even though I was on the phone, I could also imagine Vice President Sonoda's face on the other end of the phone, his face flushed, and he kept trying to explain the serious expression, for example, the kind of eyes that were round, because every word I said was terrified, and according to my different answers, he showed different expressions, and finally became helpless.
It's really interesting!
"Yubihama-sen, you promised me, right? You will help Sugiura-senpai, if you hadn't told me so, I wouldn't have helped you make the situation the way it is. If Yubihama-senpai repents now, then I'll go to your house to find you now!"
On the other end of the phone, Vice President Sonoda was still trying to express his dissatisfaction.
"Hey, don't get so excited, I'm just kidding. ”
"Whew-" The sound of unlocking seemed to ring on the other end of the phone, that girl, isn't she really coming to my house to look for me?
"This joke isn't funny at all, Yubihama-senpai!"
"It's still helpful to make a joke in a tense situation, not to be nervous, to play well, whether it's an exam, or a competition, or to face this kind of question tomorrow, it's the same truth, isn't it?
"No, before the game, I was mainly concentrating, how could I do such a distraction and 'relax' thing?"
"Looks like everyone's attitude towards the game is different, isn't it? But then again, are you really going to come to my house to look for me? You don't know the address of my house, do you?"
There was an awkward silence on the other end of the line.
After a long time, Vice President Sonoda's somewhat persistent voice sounded: "Although I don't know, I will still find it, no matter who I ask for news, I will find it." ”
There was a trace of unhesitating certainty in her words, and that kind of unwilling persistence, to be honest, I appreciate such a character - this has somewhat changed the image of Vice President Sonoda in my heart, at least, a persistent, hard-working girl, after all, it will not be annoying, will it?
"Don't worry, Vice President Sonoda," So, in the face of such a Vice President Sonoda, I replied in my most serious tone, "Tomorrow, I will appear, and if Koharu encounters difficulties, when the time comes, it will be left to me." ”
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The time of the inquiry meeting was scheduled for the next day after the school of Qingquan Middle School, of course, so as not to affect the usual teaching order. However, in my opinion, one of the advantages of having it after school is that there will always be a group of students who value club activities or going home more than attending such inquiry meetings. As long as the student council takes a little more time in the initial preparation process, the number of onlookers will always be reduced somewhat.
The problem facing the student council of Kiyosen Middle School is not actually the opposition represented by Asada but the ordinary students who have been coerced by the opposition. Ordinary students are natural rebels, they naturally distrust authority, they naturally like to question authority, and they represent the inviolable "will of the people" of the so-called "masses". At the same time, they are particularly susceptible to being coerced by their surroundings and forced by the idea that an environment requires them to do what they "must" do, and then say what they think is "right".
I'm not talking about their "stupidity" as a general public, but in fact, it's because each individual is so smart that this happens. Everyone thinks that they decide whether their judgment is right or not, ignoring that the social environment itself is influencing their judgment and basic actions.
Of course, I'm not disrespecting the public, I'm not disrespecting the masses, I just think that in this world, there are always some people who should tell everyone, tell the vast majority of people, before you make a judgment, whether you have been confused by something that you did not expect.
Junior high school students, maybe they don't know the spirit of rebellion yet, but they have realized the beauty of resistance, maybe they don't know what the most important thing is to think independently, but they already feel that they are thinking independently. This leads to the fact that they are naturally on the opposite side of power, in school, if they face the board of directors, they are supporters of the student council, but if they are against the student council, they become the opposite of the student council, they are just habitually standing with the weaker side.
Therefore, choosing a time when students may not necessarily gather, which is the best choice for the student council that is now "in control of power".
Of course, this is also the best time for me to get into Qingquan Middle School, after all, if they do choose to have a question meeting during their lunch break, then I have to think of a good enough reason to take a leave of absence.
Although the uniform of Qingquan Middle School in the third grade of junior high school is a little short for me now, and my height is taller than the average junior high school student, as long as I fish in troubled waters, I can still look less conspicuous among the large number of students in Qingquan Middle School.
I blended in with the crowd and watched the people of the Qingquan Middle School Student Council preparing on the podium in the playground.
President Kimura and Koharu got together, and the two third-year students of the student council were nervously discussing something, and from the well-meaning side, they should be discussing how to explain the previous situation to the students, while on the malicious side, they were probably discussing how to get by!
Vice President Sonoda seemed to be the most absent-minded person on stage, although the students' eyes should have been focused on the two third-year students, which made her absent-mindedness not noticed by too many people.
Before coming to Kiyosen Middle School, I sent an email to Vice President Sonoda to reassure him, but it was clear that she was still not so at ease with me, who was still preparing for it. Her dark hair was tied in a neat single ponytail hanging behind her, and her eyes were still scanning the underside of the podium, presumably looking for my traces.
I'm certainly not stupid enough to raise my hand to say hello to her at this time - otherwise, if I, an undercover agent, am found out among the students, it will be a big problem. So, despite Vice President Sonoda's best efforts to find me, I could tell from her anxious eyes that she still hadn't noticed me.
It's ideal that I'm not paying attention to myself right now, otherwise if someone among the students who knows me finds out, it's a big problem. However, it seemed like most people had forgotten what they were heroes again, and I was still pretty safe in the middle of a group of pure onlookers wearing first-year ties.
Of course, it's interesting to say something out of place: it's interesting to look at Vice President Sonoda, who is nervously looking for my traces at this time, but doesn't dare to call me or send an email to confirm.
At this time, I saw Koharu walk to Sonoda's side and ask her about some information, Sonoda replied in a panic, Koharu spread his hands a little confused, but finally nodded in understanding and gently patted the other party's shoulder.
Sonoda lowered his head in frustration, probably because he was comforted by the seniors who were supposed to help him, and was a little frustrated, right?
However, to this extent, I have to admire Koharu a little. Although her expression was solemn, she was not panicked at all, and even, her flowing command and care for the emotions of her juniors made people feel that it was she herself who was on the cusp now.
A month ago, she was a little overwhelmed when she asked me for help, but now, at least from the perspective of others, she is completely confident and reassuring as a woman.
I remembered the Koharu who was too serious and didn't pay attention to his image at all when I first met, then Koharu who looked calm when we broke up but her hands were shaking all the time, then Koharu who bumped into the snow when we reunited, and finally Koharu who made a statement that she wanted to be "a woman like Yukino under the snow".
I knew, but I didn't realize it, Sugiura Koharu, she had faded away from the initial childish image of a mixture of children and girls, and more and more developed into a calm decision-maker.
Perhaps, in some ways, she will still be a girl with a strong sense of justice, but, when necessary, she will no longer solve problems with pure blood.
Some people call this kind of change maturity, some people call it reason, and I like to call it comprehension.
This is a girl's understanding of her own path, and this realization, in fact, is not right or wrong.
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Explain, ha,The normal update speed of this book is still every two days.,So there's been a supplement every day recently.。 Of course, after the completion of the supplement, I regret that there is a recommended ticket plus more activity for the summer vacation, although it seems that half of the summer vacation will pass after the completion of the supplement - don't care about these details.
And then the next paragraph, I don't know how to write it until now, I don't know if it was written as a small climax like the end of the first volume, or in a lightweight way, but in my personal inclination, I'd love to write it like the last reversal speech of Al Pacino in "Smell the Woman", well, write and see.