Handling the remaining docunts at hand, Hachiman let out a sigh.
At that mont, a cup of tea was handed to him.
"You've been working hard. Take a break with so tea," said Yukino, her usually cold deanor softening into a gentle smile.
"It's nothing, just so simple docunt approvals," Hachiman replied with a smile, taking the tea cup from the girl's hand and taking a sip.
"After today, hopefully things won't be as hectic," he added.
With only three or four days left until the opening of the cultural festival, applications from various departnts were nearing their deadline.
"Let's hope so," Yukino nodded, also taking a sip of her tea.
Sipping his tea, Hachiman suddenly thought of sothing and then called out to Minami, who was still at the door.
"Sagami-san, could you co over here for a mont?"
Hearing Hachiman calling her, Minami walked over, sowhat puzzled.
"Hikigaya-san, is there sothing you need from ?"
After these few days, Minami had indeed grown a bit. At least she wasn't as careless and self-absorbed as in the original story, fulfilling so of her duties as the executive committee chair.
However, her goal remained unchanged; she still wanted to gain fa through this cultural festival.
Looking at Minami in front of him, Hachiman smiled and spoke up.
"I called you over to ask if you have any experience speaking in front of a crowd. You see, the opening and closing ceremonies of the cultural festival are supposed to be led by you as the executive committee chairperson."
In the original story, it was because Minami got stage fright during the opening ceremony of the cultural festival, causing a lot of trouble.
Moreover, after losing face, Minami still hoped to use the award list at the closing ceremony as a lifeline and hid on the rooftop, expecting others to co find her.
Because she was reluctant to show up, and because the award lists from various areas were in her hands as the executive committee chairperson, the closing ceremony was delayed for a long ti, leading to situations where Yukino and others tried their best to delay ti.
But now that Hachiman was intervening early, such a situation would never happen.
After all, he had promised Yukino that he would make sure this cultural festival was a success.
....
"Eh? Speak in front of a crowd?"
Upon hearing Hachiman's words, Minami beca sowhat excited.
The reason she was so determined to beco the executive committee chairperson was precisely because this position offered the opportunity to speak at both the opening and closing ceremonies of the cultural festival. In her mind, if she could speak in front of the entire school, it would definitely be a great opportunity to showcase herself. If she perford well, she might even beco famous overnight.
In the original story, she did indeed beco famous, but only because of her poor performance, which earned her widespread criticism.
"That's right. You must know that as the executive committee chairperson, you not only have to speak at the opening ceremony but also announce the award lists for each region at the closing ceremony," Hachiman nodded, speaking seriously.
"So you need to have experience in this area; otherwise, it could be troubleso if you get stage fright."
As he spoke, Hachiman's expression was quite serious. He didn't want to see a repeat of the situation in the original story.
"Experience... I don't have any."
Seeing his serious expression, Minami didn't dare to lie and shook her head honestly.
Sure enough, this guy had no experience at all, otherwise, the events in the original story wouldn't have unfolded as they did.
Thinking about this, Hachiman said, "This won't do. If you, as the executive committee chairperson, get stage fright during the ceremonies, the cultural festival will be chaotic."
"Huh? Is it that serious? It's just saying a few words, isn't it?" Minami was sowhat surprised.
"It's true that it might seem that way," Hachiman shrugged.
"But don't forget, if you, as the executive committee chairperson, don't attend, who will announce the start and end of the cultural festival?"
"Especially at the closing ceremony, where you need to announce the award lists for each region. So overall, your position as the executive committee chairperson is quite important."
"Is that so?" Minami was surprised to hear her position described as so important by Hachiman. This made her sowhat intrigued.
After all, she took on the role of executive committee chairperson to highlight her importance. In this situation, it completely matched her desires.
"In that case, how about asking Yukinoshita-san to help write a speech?"
After thinking for a mont, Minami proposed a sensible suggestion.
Hachiman nodded at first, then shook his head. "Having a speech script is necessary, but it's not enough just to read it off. Besides avoiding stage fright, you also need to be able to set the mood for the whole audience."
"In essence, you need to act as a host, warming up the crowd for the next performances. After you announce the opening, the performances from each class will begin."
"So, it's essential that you can set the atmosphere right."
"Is that so..."
After listening to Hachiman's explanation, Minami beca sowhat unsure of herself.
Indeed, as Hachiman said, she would be speaking in front of the entire school. If she perford well, she could indeed beco famous. However, if she didn't perform well, she might still beco famous, but for all the wrong reasons.
That wasn't a scenario she wanted to see.
Thinking about this, in order to fulfill her desire for fa, Minami bowed slightly and humbly asked Hachiman for guidance.
"Please, Hikigaya-san, teach what to do."
Seeing her like this, Hachiman raised an eyebrow.
"If it's about setting the mood, I'm afraid I can't teach you..."
As he spoke, he glanced at Yukino beside him, then shook his head again.
"Yukino won't do either; she's not quite suitable."
After all, given Yukino's cold deanor, expecting her to set the mood was like hoping her chest would develop again.
Although she agreed with Hachiman's words in her heart, knowing her own personality, Yukino still felt sowhat annoyed at the look Hachiman gave her.
After so thought, Hachiman ca up with a suitable candidate.
"Shiroguri-senpai, could you co over here for a mont?"
"Hey Hey Yow~~~"
Hearing Hachiman calling her, guri hurried over to where they were.
"Hikigaya-san, what can I help you with?" guri asked.
Seeing this senior, Hachiman nodded.
Yes, this was the kind of approachability he needed.
Then he briefly explained his plan to guri.
"Eh, do you want to teach Sagami-san how to set the mood?" guri pressed her lips.
"That's right, because Sagami-san is the chairperson, she needs to set the atmosphere at the opening ceremony and warm up the crowd for the upcoming performances." Hachiman smiled.
"I think Shiroguri-senpai is good at this kind of thing. After all, you're the student council president, so I thought of asking you to guide Sagami-san."
"Am I really good at it? Hikigaya-san, you're overestimating . I feel like my abilities as student council president are sowhat lacking; I can only cheer everyone on." guri spoke with so distress.
Didn't expect you to be so self-aware.
Hearing guri's words, Hachiman smirked.
After all, this student council president had brought quite a few requests to the Service Club. In fact, both student council presidents from the last two terms were a bit lacking, and even the next one, Iroha, was constantly coming to the Service Club for help later on.
"Not at all, since you were elected as the student council president by everyone, you must have exceptional talent." Hachiman praised with a smile.
"So, could I trouble you, senpai, to guide Sagami-san?"
As he spoke, he gave a nod towards Minami.
Minami wasn't foolish; she quickly bowed slightly to guri.
"Could you please teach , senpai?"
Seeing this, guri waved her hands.
"Sagami-san, you're too polite. It's just a small matter, don't worry. I'll teach you."
Upon hearing her agreent, Minami's face lit up with a smile.
"Thank you so much, senpai."
"It's nothing." guri smiled and nodded.
At this mont, Hachiman also spoke up, "As for the speech for the opening ceremony, I'll help you write it."
With his current mastery of writing, crafting a lively opening speech would be a piece of cake.
And so, a few more days passed.
Sobu High's cultural festival.
It officially began!
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