Chapter 152: Student Council
Chapter 152: Student Council
In the Duel Academy's student council office, You Xuan's expression was one of mild surprise as he entered.
"Huh? Senior?"
"You?" The attractive senior in front of him, Hinata Kohaku, also looked up in surprise.
The famous Hinata Kohaku, who had held the title of Miss Duel Academy for two consecutive years, only to be dethroned by the newcomer, Tenjo Asuka, in her third year. It seemed like this setback had unexpectedly awakened some strange attribute within her.
You Xuan nodded, "So Senior Hinata is also a member of the student council."
"Of course," Hinata Kohaku flicked her hair and replied, "I'm the president of the Student Management Committee. There's no one more suited for management than the Queen of the Academy, myself. Is there something you need from the student council?"
She had a bad feeling about this.
You Xuan's presence here was unexpected. So, this senior was the student council president? And an old acquaintance, no less.
"Oh, it's nothing much. I just wanted to ask if the student council is still recruiting," You Xuan inquired.
Hinata Kohaku furrowed her brows.
While they were indeed recruiting, they had been short-staffed this year.
But they were only looking for "people."
Since the start of the semester, they had heard about the situation in the Duel Club. Ever since a certain newcomer joined this year, the environment within the club had become indescribable.
The newcomers who had joined the Duel Club this year complained constantly, exhibiting an abnormal aversion to the idea of 'club card games.' This was unusual for the Duel Club, renowned for having the most avid card players in the academy in previous years.
However, contrary to this phenomenon, students from other clubs showed a noticeable increase in interest in the Duel Club's card games. Even Hinata Kohaku knew that some members of the student council would sneak off to watch the Duel Club's card games and return with smiles on their faces, seemingly delighted.
As one of the earliest members of the You Xuan Victim Association at the academy, Hinata Kohaku could somewhat understand why this phenomenon might be occurring.
And now, the root cause of all this stood before her, applying to join the student council as if nothing had happened!
What did this mean? Did he intend to turn the student council into the next Duel Club? Just thinking about that possibility made her shudder as the fear of being dominated by the Lava Demon and the Torture Wheel resurfaced.
No, unfortunately, the application window has passed, and we are not recruiting anymore, she thought to herself.
That was what she had intended to say.
However, the student council member sitting next to her already exclaimed with delight, "Oh? This student wants to join? That's wonderful! We are severely short-staffed at the moment."
Hinata: "..."
She glared at him angrily.
You're so chatty.
Student Council Member: "?"
What? Aren't we supposed to be recruiting?
"That's great," You Xuan smiled, "then I look forward to working with all of you from now on."
Now that the words were out, Hinata Kohaku couldn't very well take them back. Besides, she had heard about this junior's capabilities. Rumor had it that even the notoriously overbearing Academic Affairs Department gave him some leeway. Her small student council didn't stand a chance against him; he could join or leave as he pleased, and even if he casually came and went as he liked, they could only endure it silently.
"Alright... then, welcome, Fujiki You Xuan, to the student council," Hinata Kohaku said half-heartedly.
There was no trace of "welcome" in her tone.
The student council member next to her immediately started clapping enthusiastically, but his mind was already relishing the prospect.
The smile on the student's face instantly vanished. It was as if he suddenly realized why the president would oppose new members joining during this new semester when they were short-staffed.
Understanding dawned on the executive, and he felt a chill run down his spine.
Done for.
He just realized he might have made an irreparable mistake.
"Oh, right," You Xuan said with a smile. "I heard that it's a student council tradition to have a welcome duel for new members, right?"
You Xuan grinned and held out his Duel Disk, looking at the senior student. "Senior, shall we go again?"
Star Hua shivered, and in that moment, his sunny and handsome smile somehow overlapped with the memory of the Lava Demon. She waved her hands frantically.
"No, no, not today. I'm not feeling well," she shook her head repeatedly. "Also, I just reorganized my deck, and it's not ready yet. It's not a good time for a duel. Next time, definitely next time."
You Xuan shifted his gaze to the executive member who had spoken up earlier.
The student council member's heart sank.
Oh no, it seemed like he couldn't escape today's fate.
Hinata glared at him coldly, "Then, Sato, why don't you be the one to perform the welcome duel?"
It was as if she was saying, 'You're the one who let this plague god in, so you should bear the consequences yourself.'
The student addressed as Sato grimaced and wished he could slap himself for being so outspoken earlier. But at that moment, an idea struck him. "Oh, that's right! Speaking of which, President, haven't we been too busy to handle 'that matter'?
Don't you think You Xuan is just the right person for that task?"
"Oh?"
Kohaku Hinata looked thoughtful.
"What you said does make sense."
She turned to You Xuan and explained, "Actually, the student council has a bit of a dilemma on our hands. It's not a big deal, but it's also not something we can put off for too long.
In simple terms, there's a certain club in the academy that has failed multiple reviews, and the academy has decided that it's no longer necessary to keep it running. They've been ordered to disband, but the members are refusing to comply and are illegally occupying the activity room that should have been vacated."
You Xuan understood as soon as he heard the beginning.
He could immediately recall similar plots in at least ten different anime involving the disbandment of a small, fringe club.
Therefore, it was easy to guess that this so-called dilemma was about persuading the students to vacate the activity room.
"It's actually quite simple," Kohaku Hinata said. "After all, this is Duel Academy, and strength in dueling speaks for everything. It's straightforward; all you need to do is win a duel against the president of that club, and they will agree to vacate the room."
"Then what's the problem?" You Xuan asked.
"Because that president is a tough nut to crack," Sato replied. "As I said, we're really short-staffed lately. The capable seniors from the previous term just graduated, and we're not confident about winning against that president."
"I see," You Xuan said.
Although he didn't know which club it was, the president seemed like a decent opponent.
You Xuan's original intention was to find people to duel, and if he could complete some tasks and earn rewards along the way, that would be even better.
"Alright, then where is that club's activity room?" You Xuan stood up. "I'll pay them a visit."
(End of Chapter)
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