Chapter 122: Doing chores is the first step to becoming prime minister
On Friday of the first week of school, there is a class meeting after the last exam.
According to the prior arrangement, today we have to decide on the cultural festival class activities and elect the executive committee members of the class.
The person who chaired this meeting and stood at the podium was not Aina Koizumi.
I'm not sure what the rules are in other schools, but Kamikawa Private High School has always maintained that the Cultural Festival is a student festival, so class activities and executive committee members are all decided by the students themselves.
The male monitor and the female monitor stood on the podium.
The girl sitting in front of Toru Watanabe, Kazumi Ikeda, who can dance to the theme song of "Chibi Maruko-chan", is the female class leader. After she took over, Aona Koizumi sat in her seat.
Keisuke Saito and Osamu Kunii, who were standing nearby, did not move, and sat upright like elementary school students.
"…a stage play."
"Shooting game."
"Haunted house."
"Divination."
The male monitor, who was not familiar with the group, counted the votes, while Ikeda Kazumi, with her skirt fluttering, was in charge of recording. The blackboard was filled with various activities one after another.
"Last ticket, Maid Fried Noodle Shop." After saying that, the male monitor, whose name I forgot, adjusted his glasses, leaned close to the ticket, and read word by word like an 80-year-old man reading tiny print, "PS: Bunny girl is also OK."
"Eh - how disgusting, who is it?"
"It's okay to have maids, but there's also bunny girls!"
"It must be a boy."
"I would have written this earlier! Damn it!" - This very quiet voice came from a boy in a dark corner in the back row.
Amid the discussions, Saito Keisuke subconsciously turned around and looked at Watanabe Toru with an expression that said, "Are you really writing this?"
Koizumi Aona turned around, leaned forward, and used her breath to hit Watanabe Toru's face and whispered, "Watanabe, what did you write?"
Her voice is very nice and soft, as if it will melt your ears.
"Haunted house." Watanabe answered without looking away, "I went to Fuji-Q Highland and it was pretty good."
Koizumi Aona nodded: "Akira and I have been there before, it was so scary."
"I can't handle it either. I was scared last time, but Kiyono Rin is even worse. He keeps..."
Koizumi Aona's eyes became meaningful, Watanabe Toru closed his mouth and turned his gaze from her oval face to the blackboard.
"As you can see, the one that received the most votes is the stage play," the male monitor announced.
After deciding to perform the stage play, after some discussion, everyone decided to use an original script.
As for the selection of male and female protagonists, the first step is self-recommendation.
"Is there anyone who wants to try it?" asked Kazumi Ikeda, with her hands on the podium.
It was silent.
Ikeda Kazumi looked at Watanabe Toru and said, "Watanabe-kun, it would be a shame if you don't become the male lead. How about you be the one?"
"Great!"
“I agree!!!”
"What role is he going to play? A prince? A knight? A mysterious man? A killer? Whatever! I want to see him in any costume!"
"Wait, wait." Toru Watanabe quickly interrupted the girls who were already imagining a bright future.
"What's wrong?" Ikeda Kazumi asked, "You don't like princes and knights? How about trying princesses or queens? I recommend Cinderella."
"Ah—this one is great, too!"
"As expected of you, class monitor!"
"If Watanabe-kun wears women's clothes, I'm willing to lend him my clothes!"
"Wait a minute, wait a minute!" Toru Watanabe stood up under the mischievous look of Koizumi Aona.
He said in a voice that drowned out everyone else's: "I am in two clubs, and each club has activities. I really don't have time to play the leading actor again. I may not even have time to memorize the script! It's really not possible!"
"But..." a girl sitting in the front row said pitifully, "Watanabe-kun only participates in club activities. Aren't class activities important?"
"That's not what I meant. Club activities are really busy."
"I am from the wind band, I can prove it!"
"Yes, Jiangchuan, please help me say a few words."
"Watanabe-kun sneaks away every afternoon. He has plenty of time!"
“…”
"He must play the leading male role!"
"Play the leading male role!"
The girls were shouting so loudly that Toru Watanabe was helpless and could only look to Aona Koizumi for help.
"Okay." Koizumi Aona signaled the girls to be quiet, "If Watanabe doesn't like it, forget it. The actor still needs to ask for his consent."
"That's right, and those students who proposed the stage play must have a desire to perform. I think we should try to select actors from them."
"Teacher Koizumi just favors Watanabe-kun!" Ikeda Kazumi pouted and complained childishly.
"No." Koizumi Aona smiled bitterly, "I just respect his wishes. If Watanabe doesn't agree, don't force him."
After the teacher said this, the girls had no choice but to give up democratic violence.
After a lot of fuss, the candidate was finally decided, and the script was given to a girl who likes reading and is also the library committee member of the class.
These guys are like that, they think that because someone likes to read, they wishfully assume that she is good at writing, just like they think that the handsome and elegant Toru Watanabe should be the male lead.
Toru Watanabe is not interested in the male protagonist at all, he just wants to become the prime minister of the island country.
joke.
"Next, we will start electing executive committee members. Are there any students willing to take the initiative to serve?"
“……”No one.
Every student at Kamikawa High School must join a club, and there are also class activities. It would be so much fun to work hard for an activity with people you know and who share the same interests as you. Why would you have to suffer on the executive committee where no one knows you?
It is real suffering.
Even in Chinese university student unions, first-year students are ordered around, let alone in an island country with a strict seniority system.
In the executive committee covering grades one to three, do we still expect the second graders to do odd jobs and run errands?
Doing odd jobs and running errands are considered light tasks, which only require physical strength and time. What is more difficult is being asked to go door to door to solicit sponsorship!
"If no one is willing, we can only draw lots." The male squad leader pushed his glasses which were starting to slide down again.
"Watanabe." Koizumi Aona looked at Watanabe Toru.
"teacher!"
"Go ahead and give it a try."
"No."
Koizumi Aona smiled and said, "You didn't participate in any class activities, did you? You have to give something."
That's not what you said just now...
But he really didn't do anything. Compared to playing the leading actor in women's clothes, running errands for the executive committee was nothing. Toru Watanabe just regarded it as exercise.
"Okay." He agreed.
"What about girls?" Like class monitors and library committee members, executive committee members are also divided into male and female.
"I!"
“I want to challenge myself!”
"This is a good opportunity to exercise and try out my organizational skills."
Boys: “…”
After confirming the female committee member, Koizumi Aona walked back to the podium.
"From today on, the school will be fully open to students. The evening closing time will be cancelled. Everyone can work hard for the cultural festival, but you must also study hard, especially those students who have to retake the vocabulary test next week."
After the class meeting, Toru Watanabe was about to pack his bag and go to the Human Observation Department, but was called out by Aona Koizumi.
"What can I do for you, teacher?"
"Do you know why I recommend you to be an executive committee member?"
“Afraid I’d be isolated?”
By shirking class activities, but taking the initiative to take on tasks that no one wants to do, you can achieve a balance in favorability.
"Isolated?" Koizumi Aina repeated strangely, "No. You are so popular, how could you be isolated?"
"It's hard to say. I was isolated in human observation."
"The extramarital affair was discovered?" Koizumi Aona showed a surprised expression.
"…No, I was just kidding. We have a good relationship."
Koizumi Aonai rolled her eyes at him in reproach and said, "You should familiarize yourself with the work of an executive committee member first. When you are in your second year, your teacher will recommend you to be the chairman. This will give you extra points for university recommendations."
"So that's why. But even if I'm not recommended for admission, I can still get in."
"What if you get sick during the exam? Are you willing to be a ronin for a year? A recommendation for admission can serve as insurance."
"Why didn't I think of that! You're really smart!" Watanabe Toru flattered.
"You can tell this to your Miki and Rin." Koizumi Aona replied unhappily.
"It doesn't matter, teacher, you are mine too ."
Koizumi Aonai slammed the lesson plan on Watanabe Toru's head: "How do you talk to the teacher?"
"What I mean is: you are my 'teacher'!" Toru Watanabe exaggeratedly covered the place where he was hit.
"The object cannot be omitted here, so you will lose points."
"No, I really can't. Only in English, only in Mr. Koizumi's class, I must get full marks!"
"Yes, teacher knows."
After learning about the teacher's good intentions, Toru Watanabe picked up his schoolbag and walked towards the club building.
Class 3 was still in a meeting, arguing about the cultural festival; Class 2 had already left; Class 1 had just finished and a large group of people were pouring out.
"Kiyono-san, is it in the overhead corridor on the third floor?"
"Well, thank you for your help."
"It's okay, it's okay. We took the initiative to help. I'll wait for you in the wind band."
"good."
Kiyono Rin, who was entangled by Tamamo Yomi, walked out and bumped into Watanabe Toru head-on.
Kiyono Rin glanced at him and continued walking forward as if nothing had happened, while Tamamo Yoshimi glared at Watanabe Toru.
Toru Watanabe originally wanted to tease her about the English vocabulary test, but after thinking it over, he decided not to.
There's no need to act arrogant in front of girls .
After separating from Tamamo Yoshimi, Watanabe Toru did not catch up with Kiyono Rin, but followed her silently.
She had long, lead-black hair, a slender waist, and long, white legs that could be vaguely seen with every sway of her skirt, which made one unable to help but marvel at them.
"Isn't this the fun of stalking?" This thought suddenly popped up in Watanabe Toru's mind.
I don’t know if it was because his gaze was too disgusting, but Qingye Rin seemed to sense it and stopped.
After a while of silence, she still didn't wait for Watanabe Toru to pass by, so she sighed and turned around.
"Watanabe-san."
"Hmm? What's wrong, Kiyono-san?"
" Could you please go ahead?"
"No, I don't like it..."
Before Watanabe Toru could finish his words, Kiyono Rin glared at him fiercely: "Come here."
“…”
Toru Watanabe walked in front of Rin Kiyono like a detained prisoner.
Because he lost the fun of tailing, and was very concerned about the sight behind him, Watanabe Toru made small talk: "Kiyono-san, what activities are your class planning to hold?"
"A restaurant."
"Maid fried noodles?!"
The answer he got was a sigh of helplessness and headache.
"Is that true?" Watanabe Toru asked.
"Has the common sense in your head finally been taken over by breasts and legs? There's more to cooking than just fried noodles."
"Chow mein isn't important, is it the maid? Come on, I'm curious!"
Qingye Lin's weak voice came: "No."
"Then I suggest adding a maid to ensure that Class 1 wins first place in the 'Best Activity in the Cultural Festival'."
“…”
"You may think that I like maids or something, but that's not the case at all. I am truly thinking about Class 1 and the diversity of the Kamikawa High School Cultural Festival."
“…”
"Kiyono-san? Are you still there? Hello? Moshimoshi?"
"Watanabe-san."
"Ah, so it's still there. I was worried that you might have accidentally fallen down the stairs."
"Thank you for your concern." Although it couldn't be seen, based on Watanabe Toru's understanding of Kiyono Rin, she should nod politely here.
She continued:
"I think it's not impossible for you to become prime minister. Whether you are studious or not is not the point, but once you make up your mind, you will work hard. You are smart enough and have enough interpersonal relationships. In addition," she emphasized her tone a little, "you have enough desire. Most importantly, you are particularly good at talking nonsense and telling lies as soon as you open your mouth."
"Being hard-working and smart is indeed necessary to become the prime minister. You forgot one thing. I am handsome enough, so there should be many women who will vote for me."
"Do you only pick out the words you like when you talk to others?"
"I can't help it. I'm just like this. I like what I like and I don't like what I don't like. Don't you think it's easier for someone like me to win the heart of a young lady than a gentle boy who is nice to everyone?"
"I agree with the first half of your sentence, but the second half..."
"What happened to the second half of the sentence?"
"Do you want to die in the second half of your sentence?"
“…”
The distance from the third floor of the teaching building of Kamikawa High School to the fifth floor of the club building is roughly the time of the above conversation.
The two of them walked into the Human Observation Department one after the other.
Miki Kujo took off her shoes and lay on the sofa, her slender legs raised up and her snow-white toes swaying cutely up and down.
Toru Watanabe took a quick look and noticed that she had thrown her black stockings on the ground.
Kiyono Rin took out a notebook from her schoolbag: "'After Toru Watanabe died, the heroine was alone at school.' This is the scene to be filmed today."
"..." Watanabe Toru.
"Yeah." Kujo Miki responded.
"First, the overhead corridor, where Toru Watanabe had been practicing his oboe, but now there are only other people practicing other instruments..."
Toru Watanabe stared at the space between Miki Kujo's thighs under her pleated skirt, and listened absent-mindedly to the two people talking about the play.
"That's it, let's go." Qingye Rin closed her notebook and picked up her SLR camera.
Miki Kujo sat up lazily, without even putting on socks, and put her bare feet directly into her indoor shoes.
Toru Watanabe picked up the long pole microphone in his right hand and held the recently purchased reflector in his left hand. He followed the two men and began to train his ability to do odd jobs.
It doesn’t matter, Abe-chan and Yoshihide-chan have also worked as secretaries.
Is secretary equal to handyman?
Watanabe Toru was not very clear, but it should be similar. He was just helping the big shots with chores, so it was more nice to call him a secretary.
