The first day of the Student Council President election.
The first round consisted of supporters giving speeches to solicit votes.
Yuki's supporter was Ayano. Alisa's supporter was Maria. Both were well-regarded students at Sobu High School, and their speeches were thoroughly prepared, naturally earning them enthusiastic applause.
"Next, the supporter for the next candidate… Tenya." Meguru paused slightly when she read Tenya's name, but her expression management was excellent.
"Tenya, huh…"
"The handsome senpai from the second year."
"I heard he's a transfer student."
"I'm really envious of Isshiki-san."
In the eyes of the first-year girls, Tenya's reputation was quite good. After all, who doesn't like someone with good looks and money?
But in the eyes of the boys, his reputation was completely the opposite.
"That hateful handsome guy!"
"I heard he is a total player."
"Now he's even reaching out to the new students in the first year, how outrageous!"
Opinions on Tenya were polarizing.
"Tenya-senpai… Is your speech really okay?" Iroha looked at the speech Tenya had prepared out of curiosity and immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
"No problem. What I pursue is the genuine article."
Tenya didn't even need to hold the manuscript, he simply walked onto the podium empty-handed.
Everyone below focused their gazes on him.
"An impromptu speech, that's a highlight. But isn't the opening a bit too ordinary?" Yuki observed with interest.
However, in the very next second, the style suddenly changed.
"There's only one reason I'm supporting Iroha. It's because she's cute." Tenya started to stir things up.
"Eh?!"
There was a chorus of surprised gasps from the audience. Immediately, their gazes instinctively turned towards Iroha.
"Ugh. Tenya-senpai…" Iroha covered her face with her hands, her ears practically steaming.
"Imagine, none of you support her, only I support her. Wouldn't that make me Isshiki-san's only supporter?"
Tenya narrowed his eyes and raised a finger.
"Is this a taunt?"
"Doesn't seem right."
"This guy, he definitely thinks that in his heart."
Alisa's eyes widened instantly.
Everyone below gasped.
"Damn it!"
"Tenya is too devious!"
"He's actually using such dirty tactics to win over a junior."
"So, should we vote?"
Based on a rebellious mentality, everyone vaguely had the idea of voting for Iroha.
"If Isshiki-san wins, it's equivalent to Tenya personally putting her on the Student Council President's throne." Yuki bit her finger.
She thought that if Tenya used this trick on her, she would definitely fall for it.
"It's an undisguised open scheme. Tenya-kun is amazing." Maria expressed her admiration.
"Почему это не я?" (Why isn't it me?) Alisa gritted her teeth.
At this moment, she also had the same thought as Yuki.
On the scoreboard.
Iroha's support rate was rapidly rising.
"This doesn't seem good, does it? I never thought of winning." Iroha immediately showed a flattered expression.
Tenya saw that the scores were almost caught up, and immediately adopted a score-controlling strategy.
"Now, I will elaborate. Iroha's policies if she is elected Student Council President."
Ayano's eyes tightened, and she murmured to herself, "Is he finally getting serious? The previous speeches had a lot of joking elements. Just by stirring up the atmosphere, the votes cannot surpass Yuki-sama and Kujo."
Everyone also lowered their voices. They were also very curious about what kind of Student Council policies Iroha, as a first-year student, would come up with.
"Hehehehehehe." Tenya laughed instead.
Everyone felt confused.
"No, do you really believe that? A first-year student, how could she have any Student Council policies? After Isshiki-san is elected, she will be my puppet. In other words, the Student Council in the future will be controlled by me."
As soon as Tenya said this, it instantly ignited public opinion throughout the venue.
"Hiss!"
"If someone like Tenya controls the Student Council, what will Sobu High School become?"
"It will probably become his personal harem paradise."
"Damn! Guys, can we tolerate this?"
"Resist Tenya! Resist Tenya! Resist Tenya!"
Everyone unanimously condemned Tenya.
On the scoreboard, Iroha's support rate suddenly stopped. However, what everyone opposed was not Iroha as a candidate, but rather focused their criticism on the supporter, Tenya.
"So that's it. This is Tenya's true objective." Yuki was the first to understand Tenya's true intention.
Being intelligent, she already knew that Iroha did not participate in the Student Council President election out of her own free will.
"In other words, his goal from the beginning was to make Iroha lose the election. But the election results couldn't be too embarrassing, and he concentrated the public's negative emotions on the supporter." Alisa also understood Tenya's maneuver.
She couldn't help but feel impressed. In a sense, Tenya could be said to have manipulated the Student Council President election at will.
"…That concludes the supporting speech. Whether you vote or not, it's up to you.
After Tenya finished speaking, he gracefully left the podium.
The final scoreboard results are as follows:
Yuki: 263 votes
Alisa: 259 votes
Iroha: 212 votes
Iroha's loss was a foregone conclusion. However, her vote count was not too far behind the two leading candidates. It could be considered that Iroha's dignity was preserved.
Some even thought that if it weren't for Tenya's outrageous speech, Iroha might have actually had a chance to win.
Ultimately, Yuki defeated Alisa by a narrow margin of votes, winning the title of Student Council President. This was within many people's expectations.
In terms of looks, Yuki and Alisa were equally matched. In terms of ability, Yuki was clearly more capable.
However, none of this concerned Tenya. After all, he didn't care who became the Student Council President in the first place.
"Let's go, Isshiki-san." Tenya extended his hand to her.
"Mmm. Tenya-senpai."
Iroha smiled brightly and happily took his hand.
[Ding!]
[Detected Iroha's favorability: 90%]
[Points + 400]
This was what Tenya wanted.
Service Club.
"Welcome back, Tenya, the student who controls everything." Yukino's first words were sharp.
"Just tell me, was Isshiki-san's request completed or not?" Tenya smiled calmly.
"A perfect success. Thank you so much this time, Tenya-senpai." Iroha's eyes sparkled.
She thought to herself, 'Oh no! What should I do? I feel like I'm really falling for Tenya-senpai?'
"It's over. Another child has been coaxed into the harem." Yui squinted, indicating that she had already seen the outcome.
"Um, Yukinoshita-senpai, can I apply to join the Service Club?" Iroha suddenly became interested.
"Reason?" Yukino looked at her.
"Although this time I didn't run out of personal will, next time, I want to seriously campaign for Student Council President."
Iroha changed the subject, fixing her gaze on Tenya, "Then, Tenya-senpai, can you take full responsibility for me?"
"Of course, I'm always a responsible man." Tenya was momentarily stunned, then readily agreed.
"Fill out the application form first." Yukino had no reason to refuse.
"Welcome to the Service Club, from now on I'll call you Iroha-chan." Yui was very happy, the Service Club finally became lively.
"Yes. Yui-senpai, and Yukino-senpai." Iroha took advantage of the situation, calling out affectionately.
"Sigh... I feel like the Service Club will become more and more troublesome in the future." Yukino shook her head helplessly.
She suddenly remembered what Tenya had said before.
This Service Club, in the future, it wouldn't really become Tenya's personal harem, would it?