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Chapter 80 Part 3

Both vice presidents glared at each other with cold eyes.

From Yuu’s point of view, rather than sparks flying about, it was more like a blizzard was blowing over the place.

「Oh my, so scary~.」

The one who cut in in a teasing manner while brushing up her hair was the other vice president, Norika.

In contrast to Weifei, she had long, straight black hair that was cut to a certain, uniform length. Her bangs were thinly scattered and curled, making her forehead visible. She had a flamboyant facial feature with thick makeup that seemed to highlight her large eyes and mouth even more.

To Yuu, she was someone that reminded him of the women with uniform-length hair and tight-fitting clothes who flocked to the dancing platforms at discos during the bubble era.

「Hah.」

The one who exhaled in a mocking manner was the president of Sairei, Rinne.

「Is there something funny?」

This time, it was the two presidents who glared at each other.

「The re-establishment of the exchange events between the two schools is something that has already been decided by the board of directors. Do you really think that the student council can reject it on its own discretion? Well… If you persist in your stubbornness in spite of that and don’t mind if the budget is reduced for the next school year onward, then….」

「……」

As a matter of fact, both Sayaka and Riko knew that it would be difficult to refuse.

Even so, it would be impudent of them to go along with the wishes of the Sairei’s side from the beginning, so they decided to express their refusal to their face.

「You say re-establishing the exchange event, but… how had it been done in the past?」

The one who broke the mood that had begun to turn stormy was Eimi.

「According to the documents that were left behind on our side, it appears that the main points were interactions between clubs. Joint practices and friendly matches for athletic clubs, joint presentations for cultural clubs, etc. Of course, there were also elaborate events for the general students, such as karuta (Japanese playing cards) tournaments and amateur singing contests, depending on the year.」

「Heh~」

The secretary from the other side explained while opening a file containing thick materials.

Unlike the president and vice presidents, who had strong characters, the treasurer and secretary, both of whom had similar semi-long hair, could probably be classified as refined beautiful girls among ordinary high school girls, but compared to those three, they inevitably gave off a plain impression.

*Clap* It was Rinne, the student council president of Sairei, who clapped her hands there.

「It is just that, it would be no fun to do the same thing we did 10 years ago. As such, we will gather talented high school students not only from the two schools but also from other schools in the prefecture and hold a glorious art exhibition, a luxurious and gorgeous art festival! It will surely turn into an event that will go down in history!」

With sparkling eyes, Rinne waved her hands in the air like a conductor and emphasized her points, but for some reason, the other members of the student council seemed to show no enthusiasm at the idea.

Did that mean it was something that she alone wanted to do personally?

Riko leaned in and whispered to Yuu, who had no leeway to interject and had been doing nothing but listening to the talk.

「The Nikko Group is a large business alliance centered around Nikko Automobile, one of Japan’s leading automobile manufacturers. It was originally a zaibatsu company founded by a former noble family, and she is a direct descendant of the founding family. In the automobile industry, it is a competitor of Sayaka’s company. On top of that, Nikko is actively engaging in cooperative activities with famous orchestras, theater troupes, theaters, etc., so she herself is also famous for her deep knowledge of music and theater.」

「I, I see.」

In the past, the nobility also had the duty of protecting the arts, and it seemed that even now, her family still had such a tendency.

Which meant, she was the perfect person to be the student council president of Sairei Academy, where half of the students belonged to the art course.

「Now then, let’s put aside the dreamy ramblings of our president.」

「You are right. Let’s talk about something more realistic.」

「H, how cruel!」

Shocked by the cold words of her friends, Rinne went *kiiiiii* as she bit her handkerchief.

The person in question might have been serious about it, but from Yuu’s point of view, it looked like a comedy skit.

「When we discussed it among ourselves, we came to the conclusion that it would probably be more interesting if the two schools competed with each other rather than simply interacting.」

Instead of Rinne, who was still mumbling about arts being this and that, the one who proceeded with the talk was the vice president Weifei.

「By competing, do you mean like an inter-school competition?」

「That’s right.」

「Even if you say competing with each other….」

The response from the Sairyou side was weak.

To begin with, as a co-ed school, they were already putting a lot of effort into their boys-girls exchange events, so the main reason was probably because they didn’t want to add even more extra work.

However, it seemed that the vice president Weifei had anticipated this.

Crooking her lips up, she was probably intending to show a mile, but her eyes remained narrowed, so it looked a little scary.

「Since we are taking the trouble to turn it into an inter-school competition, I believe there should be benefit for the winner.」

「Well, that is true, but….」

「I want you to listen to the idea we have come up with. If Sairyou Academy wins, we will give your clubs permission to use Sairei Academy’s facilities.」

「「「Huh?~」」」

The three members of the student council of Sairyou let out a surprised cry at the same time.

「Is such a thing possible?」

「Of course, there will be a need to adjust the period, time, and scope of use, but it is a fact that we have some leeway in terms of P.E.-related facilities, so I believe there will be no problem.」

「I mean~, compared to our cultural clubs, the athletic clubs in our school aren’t very active, after all. It’s on the level that there are even some clubs that are only in name, but are actually inactive, you know~. It’s only when the student council inspects them or when there is a tournament that they gather their club members in a hurry and try to cover it up, after all~.」

The person in question is probably intending to say it in a serious manner, but because of her slow manner of speech and strange wiggly body language, it ended up sounding like it was no big deal.

Compared to public schools, Sairyou Academy was better off in terms of facilities, but as a school with thriving athletic clubs, it would be desirable to have more sports facilities available for use.

To cite an example, their baseball, softball, soccer, track, and rugby clubs were using the three fields in turn.

The first and second fields, which were located within the school grounds, were one thing, but there were some clubs that were unable to use the third field due to facility-related matters.

Even if it took time to travel to Sairei Academy, which was located in the neighboring city, the advantage of being able to secure a large practice space was great.

「The offer itself is attractive, so I believe there is room for consideration. Now then, on the other hand, if Sairei wins, what would the benefit be?」

「Of course, it is to invite the boys to come to our school. There is nothing else but it.」

Weifei said as if it was only a matter of course.

They must have already anticipated that matter.

The expressions on the faces of Sayaka, Riko and Eimi hardened.