Classroom Of The Eli Chapter 164 - 2 Part III

Chapter 164: Chapter 2 Part III

"It's hot...it's so hot I could die from this....".

The next day, in order to scout out Katsuragi's outings, I found myself on a street lined with trees. This is the street that branches off to the dormitories of each grade and as such in order to et with a senior student, one would inevitably need to pass through here. In addition, this street also leads to Keyaki Mall where there are a multitude of shops as well as leading to the school itself. Therefore, wherever Katsuragi decides to go, I will not miss him.

Normally I would wait in the lobby where it's cool, however unfortunately a group of girls from another class who I do not know have decided to have a tea party there and that option was suppressed.

There was a shop I could have entered but it seems there aren't any seats left available, leaving him hesitant to actually enter, sothing like that. And my heart wasn't brave enough to slip into whatever free space I could find and relax there either. Occasionally, male and female students in their casual wear pass by peacefully, heading out to play for the day. Naturally all the students would be in their casual wear. Which was why I thought back to the Katsuragi who was wearing his uniform yesterday and asked myself a question. There is no rule stating that one cannot wear their uniform over the sumr vacation. However, since the uniform itself stores heat and quickly heats up as such, even if one does not care much about being fashionable, it still wouldn't be convincing enough for them to go out wearing their uniform.

But if he treats his uniform as his sumr wear also that would be slightly more convincing. And instead of sumr wear, Katsuragi was dressed sharply complete with long sleeves. It was sothing I had noticed recently, but there seems to be many variations of our uniform. Of course, the

who is constantly short on points was unaware of this, but it seems sumr wear clothes are being sold at a rather expensive price as I had recently learned. The girls in our class, despite wanting those clothes soday, are currently forced into a state where they have to bear with it. It's part of the theory that one wears their casual wear when going out, but a reason to dare to wear one's uniform.....

As I thought of such a thing, my mind imdiately goes to a similar type of person. The Katsuragi from yesterday, and not just him, it seems there are quite a few people who prefer their uniforms. And from the dormitory where senior students live, a male and a female student walk out. When they noticed , they diverted from their path and approached .

"It's been a while".

"I was wondering who would wear their uniform in this shitty hot weather, so it's Horikita's brother huh..." I replied.

Unlike Katsuragi, they were wearing a sumr variation of the uniform, however seeing them wear their uniforms on a holiday made

recall feelings of incompatibility.

"Uwa, President, this boy has a "I just t with soone troubleso" face about him". Although I had only made such an easy-to-understand expression, the girl standing beside the elder Horikita, the 3rd year secretary Tachibana, said that in an exaggerated tone.

But even so, unlike the male uniforms, the uniform that the girls wear don't seem to give off the feeling of being hot.

If I could feel such coolness, I wouldn't be making complaints like that though.

"Even though it's the sumr vacation, it seems the student council is rather busy" I asked them. Secretary Tachibana seems to be holding sothing resembling a notebook. I almost thought for a mont that the second sester had already begun.

"We were simply using the sumr vacation to renovate the student council room and that is the extent of this relationship" Secretary Tachibana explains that to

without even the need to bother the president.

"I see, see you then" I told her.

"Uwaaa, for soone that just heard sothing like that your reaction is awfully carefree. More importantly you, you should watch your mouth a little bit more too. Do you even know who this person is? This is the fearso student council president of this school, you know" Tachibana told .

I know that. I also know that he wields an unbelievable amount of influence too. At first I did think to show respect and deference towards him, and even speak formally, but I had stopped thinking that along the way.

The elder Horikita too, does not seem to wish for

to speak formally and so I chose to not hold back.

But even so, Secretary Tachibana too seed to be different from how I had initially imagined her. I had thought her to be a more serious person than this, but it seems she's quite a lenient person as well.

"Do you wish to impose a penalty on

befitting this school? Sorry but I'm completely out of points" I told her as if to shrug off her words. The elder Horikita too, I had thought, wouldn't want anything to do with a person like

but rather than leaving he narrowed his eyes and said this to .

"Ayanokouji, if you are currently free, I want you to accompany

for a while"

"P-President?".

It seems Secretary Tachibana is surprised at the president who had just invited . I was surprised too. But---

"Sorry but my schedule's already full" I told him.

"Ehh? You're declining?".

And now Secretary Tachibana seems to be overwheld by my rejection of the student council president's invitation.

"Then when are you free. I don't mind changing my schedule for you. I don't mind even if it's after school resus" he tells . It seems the elder Horikita is showing no signs of giving up.

It usually doesn't do much good to postpone the problem I guess. And besides, if we do this at a later date there's the possibility that I would end up wasting more ti. If that's the case, it would be more convenient to do this now.

"Then let's hear it now. I still have so ti until my next task" I told him.

"But you said your schedule was full just now?". I deflected all of Secretary Tachibana's interjections as she said them.

"Where were you planning on going from here? I don't mind changing my schedule to accomodate you".

"Ahh---I'm waiting for soone. If we can help it, I don't want to move from here" I replied to him.

"But it's hot here, you know? It's not a suitable place for a eting".

"I'm well aware".

Even though it's hot here, I thought myself an upstanding person for honorably carrying out this punishnt ga scenario. It was self-praise.

"I suppose sotis talking while standing isn't so bad either. If you feel uncomfortable here, I don't mind if you return to the dormitory ahead of ".

"No. My antenna is telling

I cannot leave president alone with this boy here" Tachibana replied to him. And after saluting the student council president like that, Secretary Tachibana stuck to him almost like a bodyguard.

"Reports have co in to the student council. The uninhabited island test and the special examination on the ship. Were they hard?" he asks .

"The student council really has a lot of influence, huh? To think they'd even be privy to those reports".

"Even though I say reports, we don't know all the details. Individual actions and the degree thereof are unknown to us".

"I'm glad about that".

"Aren't you glad? That the president doesn't know about your failings" Tachibana said to . It seems Secretary Tachibana never misses a chance to spit venom at . It seems, at so point, she's marked

as her enemy.

I suppose it was inevitable given I was casually talking back to the president.

"But information is sothing that always ends up leaking. The fact that you outsmarted the other classes during the uninhabited island test, and the fact that you held the "target" on the cruise ship when you were assigned to the (Rabbit) group is sothing that is known to us" he told .

Despite saying it's unknown, it seems a lot of it has been leaked. This is going to make

doubt their integrity.

"In addition, the na of Horikita Suzune ca up after the uninhabited island test. That she beca the center of her class and outsmarted the other classes. But in regards to that, I think the one truly responsible for that is you" he tells

and it seems the older Horikita has an absolute confidence in that. I softly murmured that to myself.

"You're completely overestimating

though?".

"The na of the leader ultimately changed to you. How would you explain that?".

"...you even know about sothing like that, huh?"

"The only ones who know of this fact are

and the Special Examinations Committee only. And now Secretary Tachibana has overheard us. This is sothing not even the horoom teachers know of, so relax" he said.

This isn't a situation where I can just relax. Just how much influence does this man have? Normally, student councils are just decorations without any real power. For them to surpass even the teachers, what exactly is this?

"What exactly is this student council?" I asked him.

"The student council by itself has no power. It's up to the talent of the person leading it".

"That's again an impressive statent. I did hear about it earlier, but you're really Class A aren't you?".

I never really needed to confirm it, but since I'm already here I asked him again.

"Isn't that obvious? It's natural!!!" Tachibana replied.

"But in that case I still don't understand sothing. How large is the difference between

and Horikita? Actually, if you only look at our data, Horikita is far superior to . I don't understand the reason you're bothering yourself with a D like " I told him.

"You're misunderstanding one thing. I don't think the people of Class D are stupid. It's not like this school is sorting out exceptional people in order starting from Class A or anything like that".

"Umm president...I think you're saying too many unnecessary things, I think you may have said too much?".

"There's no problem. This man naturally understands that already".

Just how far is he intending to go in overpraising ? Ever since our strange first eting, this student council president-sama seems to be focusing on

to a troubleso extent.

"Then why did you reject Horikita? Isn't it because she's of Class D?" I asked him.

"Regardless of the environnt, as long as she's my sister I understand everything about her capability. She's a failure who was placed in Class D because she deserved it. There's nothing more and nothing less than that" he replied. This man sure views his sister very harshly.

"All of it was planned by Horikita. Your sister doesn't have any friends besides

you see, so I was only given the necessary role" I told him.

"That's wrong. This is not an idea she would think of".

Perhaps it's because they spent a long ti together as siblings, it seems he has a complete grasp on her way of thinking. But even so, I have reached a point of understanding.

One of the reasons this man has set his eyes on

is most likely the sa reason as Chabashira-sensei.

If he's noticed my playful 50% test scores on the entrance examination, it wouldn't be strange if he has also noticed the difference between my student report and my resu.

"Please stop fishing for my personal information like a stalker. I want to lead a quiet school life".

I appealed to him like that but after he touched his glasses once he again said this crazy statent.

"I did offer you this a while ago but, won't you join the student council?" he asks .

Secretary Tachibana then panics with fluttering wide eyes. An extrely surprising statent had just been made.

"That's quite a laidback student council you have there. Have the seats not yet been filled?" I asked.

"P-President? Just a few days ago, the student council accepted a 1st year girl already, hasn't it? Isn't that the end of it? We also took in so 2nd years and all the seats should already be filled".

And that's apparently that. I said that to that man with eye contact but he proceeded to say sothing unprecedented.

"There is still one empty seat left" he said.

"One...it can't be!?".

"Ayanokouji. If you wish, I will use my influence to make you vice president" he told .

"W-wait".

Secretary Tachibana seems to be back to her energetic self. I thought she was an interesting person from watching her.

"This is unprecedented! It's a 1st year and also from Class D. It can't be that this rude boy can suddenly beco vice president!".

"I've said this many tis over but I refuse" I told him.

"And in addition to that, I refuse without any more questions asked" I added.

But even so, this is strange. He doesn't seem to be saying this in jest, but the evaluation and the way he seems to be treating

is not normal. Indeed, to a certain extent, the elder Horikita has access to information.

Compared to Ike and Yamauchi (no offense to them), I can understand why he would choose . But if we go by potential alone, starting with Katsuragi and Ichinose, including Hirata and even Kouenji. There should be plenty of students like that that exist. There should be no reason he would go to such lengths to elect . That ans there is a reason why it has to be , in other words.

"It may not be for

to say as the student council president. But starting from next year, this school will undergo a massive change. And it's not going to be a desirable change at that. And when that ti cos, in order to protect the rules of this school, I need to create a force capable of countering it from this current stage. It might already be too late though. I feel the necessity for that growing stronger every day" he told .

"President, you're talking about that in the scenario where Nagumo-kun becos the student council president, right? I don't quite believe he would end up making a bad school...".

I've never heard of the na Nagumo from amongst the 1st years. Changing starting from next year would an he is from among the 2nd years.

"Normally, there can be up to two vice presidents at a ti in the student council. Starting next year it seems it'll be just one, but if you change your mind, it's still not an impossible thing to do" he tells .

"No, no, no President. Surely that's impossible...there's no way Nagumo-kun would give his permission for sothing like that".

"I don't know anything about vice presidents or any Nagumos but I won't do it. You're going to graduate and leave this school, that's all right? There's no need for you to worry about the students left behind. Or is it---". I slightly paused so that it would lend more weight to my next words.

"If it's because you're worried about your sister and want my help, then there might be room for you to consult

on the matter" I told him.

"...I see".

If I say that, then this man too, will not be able to depend on

too much. As a matter of fact, he seems to have given up completely, since after that he stopped touching on the subject of the student council.

"Sorry for taking up your ti. That's all the business I have with you. But feel free to drop by the student council any ti, I'd be happy to treat you to tea" he told .

So even this man who's built up a firm foundation for this school has his own anxieties, huh? While feeling such an unexpected thing, I decided to return---but I can't go back. It was the perfect timing to go back though. It's too bad I have to wait for Katsuragi.