Compared to Manabe, who was red-faced and loudly accusing, Koenji was very leisurely, not even deigning to glance at Manabe, who was right in front of him.
It wasn't until Manabe was breathless and unable to speak that Koenji finally put away his mirror.
"This girl whose name I don't know, your exasperated appearance is truly too unsightly. For me, the most important things for a woman are appearance, figure, and temperament. These three can coexist but are not mutually exclusive; any one of them alone can make the opposite sex's eyes light up. Yet, you have perfectly avoided these three most important things. However, you still attract the attention of others. In you, I see something no one else possesses — — —"
Koenji did not lose his composure and argue with Manabe. Instead, he adopted a guiding approach, shifting Manabe's thoughts and attention with his words.
"What do you see? Let me be clear, I don't agree with your superficial views. Besides appearance and figure, girls have many other shining qualities that can attract the opposite sex."
Manabe was now easily led by Koenji, so much so that her entire mind was focused on the topic Koenji had brought up, which was, as a woman, what is relatively important and attractive to men.
He didn't notice Koenji's gaze turn cold.
"Barbaric."
"Huh? What are you saying?"
Manabe couldn't accept Koenji's answer at all. No one had ever dared to describe her with that word since she was a child.
"I said, all I see in you is the barbarism of an uncivilized monkey. Did modern civilization leave you behind as it progressed? As a woman, you shout and yell in front of everyone without any manners or grace. Don't you feel ashamed? Also, if you have something to communicate with me, you need to tell me with your 'mouth', not your 'finger'. That is a very impolite gesture to me."
Koenji took a step forward.
Instantly, Manabe's hair stood on end. It was as if the person in front of her was not a cocky blonde boy, but a male lion poised to strike. A strong sense of crisis stimulated her body, and Manabe subconsciously took two steps back. Just as she was about to calm herself, her legs suddenly went weak for some reason. Fortunately, someone helped her up, preventing her from making a fool of herself in front of so many people.
Manabe subconsciously turned around to thank them.
But when she saw the person's face, her eyes widened instantly, and her grateful expression was immediately replaced by disgust.
"What kind of expression is that?"
Amane saw Manabe's gritting teeth expression when she looked at her, which was even more intense than the emotion she showed when accusing Koenji, and couldn't help but feel strange.
She was such a good person, yet someone hated her so much. Alas, human hearts are not what they used to be.
"Hey! Koenji, are you okay here?"
Amane asked casually.
Although Koenji seemed to have the upper hand in the debate, the facts would not change because of your words.
If a predetermined fact changes, it must be because of profit.
So, just in case, she still asked Koenji if he needed help.
Koenji, such a picky person, showed no dissatisfaction at Amane's casual greeting.
"Don't worry, Miyako girl, I can handle things here. I haven't committed any unforgivable acts. She's just been making a scene like a shrew."
Koenji shrugged.
It must be said that such a movement, performed by a slender-bodied male like Koenji, combined with the Advanced Nurturing High School school uniform, looked quite stylish.
"Alright, since you're fine here, then I'll..."
"What do you mean 'fine'! That guy has been slandering me since just now, hasn't he? I can't imagine a male saying such rude words as'shrew' to a female, and Koenji that bastard is the one at fault! He peeked at the ghost card holder's information slip! He has already violated the school rules!!! As a disciplinary committee member of the Student Council, are you going to condone his violation just because you are in the same class?"
Manabe loudly accused Koenji of his misdeeds to the people around her. Because Amane was a disciplinary committee member of the Student Council, Manabe also chose to drag Amane into this mess.
From Amane's perspective, Manabe's behavior was very childish, especially bringing up her identity as a disciplinary committee member. Wasn't it clearly telling Amane that she was deliberately involving her because she was upset about what happened at noon?
Facing Manabe's accusation, many people's gazes towards Koenji and Amane became strange. If Student Council members and people within the class colluded, it would undoubtedly stir up another storm in this already not particularly strict special examination.
However, what was even more terrifying was yet to come. Once the matter was spread with embellishments, there was a high probability that it would affect the credibility of the Student Council in the minds of the students. For a school like Advanced Nurturing High School, which entrusts most of its management to the Student Council, any scandal involving the Student Council would directly affect the school's reputation.
Therefore, all previous Student Council Presidents have led the Student Council with the mindset of seeking no merit but avoiding mistakes.
Although this would lead to a decline in competitiveness among students, what did that have to do with the Student Council President? All they needed was that letter of recommendation.
So, as long as no scandals or violent acts ran rampant in the school, the Student Council's management would be considered excellent by the school's high-ranking officials.
This is why Horikita Manabu was so highly regarded by the school, because while he himself was very outstanding, he handled things very fairly, leaving no room for criticism. At the same time, his ability to smooth things over was also astonishing, and student punishments mainly consisted of warnings and fines.
If you don't count the things in Class D, then from the time he became Student Council President until graduation, probably no one was expelled by him. This alone shows that Horikita Manabu was very lenient towards students, which was also what the school wanted to see.
But this led to Nagumo Miyabi, Horikita Manabu's successor, about to take over the Student Council without even a core team.
Fundamentally, it was precisely because the school's high-ranking officials opposed Nagumo Miyabi's overly aggressive management style that they deliberately made things difficult for him. To anyone, Nagumo Miyabi was destined to be just a transitional Student Council President.
If he didn't have any ability, he would probably work for two years in obscurity and then be forgotten by everyone, right?
The discussions began to grow noisy.
At this moment, the two people at the center of the questioning vortex were full of calm.
They even felt a bit bored.
"Who will?"
"You handle this, since you're the 'disciplinary committee member'. I have other things to do, so I'll leave first."
Koenji said and walked straight out of the crowd.
The layers of onlookers did not dare to stop Koenji at this moment. Wait, perhaps there was one brave person.
That was Manabe. Just as Manabe was about to stop Koenji from leaving, Amane stepped in front of Manabe first.
"Manabe-san, if you want to resolve this matter, I am enough."
Amane's words made Manabe's anger flare up again.
Why did Amane have to interfere in everything?
And every time, she would step out when she and people from Class D had a conflict, and every time she would resolve the dispute in a few words, but... the result every time was Class D winning decisively.
To say that Amane didn't favor Class D, Manabe wouldn't believe it even if she were beaten to death.
Karuizawa's slap at noon, rather than hitting Motofuji-san's face, hit the faces of all Class C students.
Even with the class leader right in front of her, Amane still acted on her own, arrogantly delivering her verdict.
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