Volume 13, Chapter 4: The battles of the 1st graders and the 3rd graders Part 6

After Ayanokouji left, Kiryuuin remained where she was.

It was her daily routine to spend her time in leisure.

In her vision, there suddenly appeared the swaying blonde hair that she had become accustomed to seeing.

Next to him stood Kiriyama, the vice president of the student council, who had just left.

Hey hey, the loyal dog came back with his master eh?

What?

If youre getting mad at this, then that means that you know what Im talking about. Right now, no one should know whos the loyal dog and whos the owner, as I dont remember declaring who was who. Im simply stating from the perspective of an outsider who doesnt know anything. Why? Because the one who left and as returned is you, Kiriyama, and so that fits the image of a loyal dog.

Kiryuuin said this once again to the approaching Kiriyama, and Nagumo who was standing by.

This womans a real pain in the ass

Youve got a dirty mouth, Kiriyama, it doesnt suit the image of a serious vice president.

Nagumo, youre wasting your time on this woman. You know that, right?

Agreed. So can the two of you disappear from my sight right now? Its a waste of my precious time.

Who the hell do you think you are? Youre the one-

Kiryuuin, please dont mock my beloved student council member.

Nagumo tapped Kiriyama on the shoulder and interrupted him. He forced Kiriyama to move away a little, and stood in front of Kiryuuin.

A beloved comrade? You didnt say that with any sort of emotion at all.

Thats just your imagination.

Well. What does the student council president want from me? I thought Id never see you again.

If possible, I too dont want to stay here for longer than I have to.

With that, Nagumo forcibly sat down beside Kiryuuin.

Youre beautiful but charmless, and I dont have much interest in charmless women.

I have charm. Its just that I havent met a man who could draw it out yet.

If theres a man who can bring out the charming side of you, Id like to meet him.

Me too. But putting aside your personal tastes, why arent I popular?

Women with too high an ability are hard to deal with. Unfortunately, I dont like those types either.

I see, if thats the case then Ill never be able to meet your standards. If being too excellent is the reason why I havent found a boyfriend, then I understand.

After the meaningless banter with Kiryuuin, Nagumo got to the point.

I heard something from Kiriyama. I would have never thought that someone who wasnt interested in both Horikita-senpai or I, would be interested in Ayanokouji. I was surprised when I heard that.

Is that why you have come to see me? The student council president has too much time on his hands.

Ive finished my administrative work, so theres a lot of free time.

You seem to have misunderstood something. Im not a person who doesnt care about other people, Nagumo. I talk to people Im interested in. There was a time when I was interested in you and Horikita Manabu.

Saying that, Kiryuuin gently stroked the ends of Nagumos bangs.

Your hair is well maintained. I know you take even better care of it than I do, a woman. Im sure youre extremely popular, student council president. Hows your love life been in these past 3 years?

Someone who has never been with a man before, can understand the fundamentals of love?

Its true that Ive never been in a relationship, but thats nothing to be ashamed of. Rather, I should say that it has raised my value?

Like always, your way of thinking is rather strange.

A meaningless conversation between them started up again, but Nagumo immediately returned to the topic at hand.

So Ayanokouji? Is he someone worth keeping an eye on?

Since hes such a cute underclassman, I paid him some lip service, but thats all.

Thats it? So does that mean you dont care anymore?

Ill leave it on hold for now. We had a face to face talk, but I wasnt able to grasp his true motives. Although you cant really call that an ability, he was at least more interesting than you, the student council president, who I lost my interest in.

Youre the only one in the 3rd year who can say such disrespectful things to me.

Then Nagumo brought his mouth close to Kiryuuins ear and whispered.

If you think youre better than me, then let me show you your place, alright?

Nagumo challenged her to the uninhabited island exam.

The moment you lose, youll lose something immeasurable, student council president. However, it seems youve misunderstood something, student council president. Im not underestimating you. I dont have the leadership skills that you or Horikita Manabu possessed. Im no good at making friends either, in fact Ive never had someone who I could consider a friend, let alone a close one. You know that, right?

Nagumo moved his mouth away from her ear, bored.

However, if were talking about the other elements, its different.

Although he had moved his mouth away from her ear, the distance between their faces was less than 40 centimetres.

Kiryuuin gazed at Nagumo with her sharp eyes.

Are you saying Im inferior to you in some aspects?

Well well, can you really say that theres definitely nothing in which youre inferior to me at?

I have given you several chances to prove that, but till now you havent done anything, and as a result ended up in Class B.

Up till now, Nagumo had competed with Kiriyamas class many times in the past special exams.

However, Kiryuuin never helped, and they eventually fell from Class A to Class B.

Certainly, if you only look at the results, I failed miserably.

Kiriyama simply glared at Kiryuuin, who was merrily talking, but didnt interfere with their conversation.

Well, I know that youre not the type of person who cares much about being in either Class A or B.

Marking the end of their conversation, Nagumo stood up.

Sorry for being a nuisance, Kiryuuin. Enjoy the remainder of your school life.

Nagumo left her with those words, and prepared to leave.

Although I said I would put his evaluation at hold, I think hes an interesting student.

What?

You wanted some answers about Ayanokouji, didnt you?

One of the reasons for approaching her was to find out what Kiryuuin thought about Ayanokouji.

Interesting? I think his personality is far from it.

Kiryuuin laughed, as she saw that the fish had eaten the bait.

Theres a saying, that a predator doesnt reveal his fangs, right? He seems to have gotten a perfect score in a difficult test.

There are people who hate being in the limelight and hide their talents. Ive defeated all of them, and they werent very interesting.

After he said that, Nagumo turned his attention to Kiriyama, who was waiting for him.

If I had to say, its his aura. I feel that he has a different aura from you and Horikita Manabu.

How abstract.

Then why dont you test him?

Of course, thats what Im thinking of doing. In the next uninhabited island exam, I might be able to see his true power.

You seem to be bored ever since Horikita Manabu left. So this underclassmen should be a good playmate for you, eh? If youre really serious, then youll definitely get 1st place in the upcoming exam.

Of course Ill get 1st place. Or maybe itll be Kiriyama, whos been dying to fight me. But to get control of the whole podium, I still need more groups, right? Ill give you this role, Kiryuuin. If necessary, Ill even help you find comrades.

And now, he finally spoke about the main reason he contacted Kiryuuin.

Kiryuuin laughed, as if she understood.

I see. So you came here to ask for my help?

Although letting the underclassmen get 3rd place wouldnt be too bad, Im not that soft.

You have a lot of pieces on the chessboard right? You dont have to rely on me.

So youre not interested?

The top 50% is enough for me. Sorry that you had to come all this way for nothing.

Nagumo seemed to be expecting that for his answer, and turned around.

Thats just how you are. Were both 3rd years, but it seemed to be a waste of time to try to talk to you like that.

Nagumo gave instructions to withdraw and headed over to Kiriyama.

Since you came all the way here, Ill give you some tips.

You to me? Sorry, but I dont need any advice from someone below me.

With that logic, nobody can give you any advice.

Kiryuuin, who was behind Nagumo, continued talking after he mocked her.

Then listen as if this were a monologue. You should look at whats going on in front of you, instead of playing with your underclassmen. If you pay too much attention to those behind you, youll get badly hurt.

What a boring monologue.

It was a waste of time to remain there any longer, so Nagumo left.