The next day, just as Amane had predicted, after the first discussion meeting, she was called into a fairly large conference room.
With all four teachers present, even Nagumo Miyabi participated in this meeting targeting Amane.
After both sides were seated, the imagined intense debate, full of tension and gunpowder, did not occur.
Mashima-sensei merely inquired about what happened yesterday, for example... "Miyako-san, when you handled the dispute between Class D's Karuizawa-san and Class C's Morofuji-san in your capacity as a Student Council disciplinary committee member, what methods did you use, what was the verdict, and were both parties satisfied?"
Mashima-sensei looked at the complaint material Sakagami-sensei had prepared overnight and questioned Amane.
He still found it hard to believe that Amane would do such a thing.
He even felt for the first time that his colleague was exaggerating. He thought that although Amane liked to disregard rules and play little tricks, it was unlikely she would make such a barbaric and fact-ignoring judgment.
"It's like this. Yesterday, as soon as I arrived, I intimidated them, stopped Ibuki-san's violent behavior, and had Karuizawa-san slap Morofuji-san on the face as punishment in place of Maezono, resolving the conflict between them. They should all be very satisfied."
Amane thought for a moment about the last sentence, then said it with certainty.
Mashima-sensei sat in his seat, falling silent.
What did she mean by 'intimidated them'? What did she mean by'slapping resolved the conflict'? And 'all very satisfied'? Was she really not bullshitting?
Mashima-sensei had been in the profession for so many years and believed he had seen all kinds of students and all kinds of Student Council Presidents.
Among them, there were quite a few individuals with overly strong conduct.
But now, those people seemed like docile lambs compared to Amane, who sat calmly in front of him.
He had never heard of the Student Council resolving student conflicts by having the victim slap the aggressor back.
"Miyako-san, how did you determine that both parties were satisfied?"
Sakagami-sensei questioned with a serious expression.
Yesterday, when he investigated these matters, he also found it unbelievable. He also asked some Class C students who were present about their attitudes, and most felt humiliated. How did it become 'both parties very satisfied' in Amane's account? Lying through her teeth was a bit too much.
"Because no one came to complain to me about an unfair verdict."
Amane shrugged.
The scene fell into silence.
Chabashira-sensei opened her mouth as if to say something, but finally shook her head and chose to give up.
What could you say about Amane's behavior?
Why did no one complain to you about an unfair verdict?
Karuizawa-san gained an advantage and vented her anger, so how could she complain that Amane's verdict was unfair?
Morofuji had just been slapped. If he ran back now to complain about an unfair verdict, who knew if he would get slapped again?
However, the matter of both parties deeming the verdict unfair ultimately didn't happen, so anything more would just be speculation.
Mashima-sensei also didn't intend to pursue responsibility for this matter further. Since Amane, representing the Student Council, issued a verdict, and neither party immediately refused to accept it, they would default to both parties accepting Amane's verdict. Although the handling method was somewhat crude and overly barbaric, it undeniable that it did resolve the problem most quickly.
If Sakagami-sensei only focused on this point to criticize Amane, he might not achieve results.
However, Sakagami-sensei was indeed worthy of being a teacher for many years, as he was well-versed in Advanced Nurturing High School's regulations and the Student Council's structure.
This time, Sakagami-sensei submitted an application to revoke Amane's disciplinary committee member position, and the reason for the application was not because Amane had any major misconduct in handling matters.
Instead, Sakagami believed that Advanced Nurturing High School's core philosophy was meritocracy, and for students to fully demonstrate their abilities, violence was also a part of ability. If the school, through the Disciplinary Committee, cut off the option of potential physical conflict between classes, it would greatly diminish students' future competitiveness.
After all, no company would be interested in students who are simply good at academics but completely incompetent in practical matters.
Excessive violence would harm students' competitive spirit, but completely eliminating violence would turn Advanced Nurturing High School students into sheep in a greenhouse.
Sakagami's argument convinced Mashima-sensei.
However, due to Amane's unique nature, he still had to seek Amane's opinion.
"Miyako-san, we recently received some suggestions regarding the development of the Student Council, stating that the school's excessive policing of student violent behavior would lead to a loss of competitiveness among students. Therefore, there's a request to disband the Disciplinary Department. Regarding this matter, we would like to know your opinion, Miyako-san."
Mashima-sensei's words made Amane's gaze involuntarily turn towards Sakagami.
Only Sakagami-sensei could probably propose such a suggestion.
"Are you implying that you're kicking me out of the Student Council?"
Amane's rhetorical question left Mashima-sensei stunned, and his expression changed.
"Miyako-san, you've misunderstood. Because most students at this school are self-reliant, the position of disciplinary committee member is not among the regular positions in our school's Student Council."
Mashima-sensei finished speaking and subtly gestured to Nagumo Miyabi.
Nagumo Miyabi cleared his throat and began to speak.
"Mashima-sensei's words are not wrong. The Student Council at this school is completely different from Student Councils at other schools. There's no need for many positions. For example, Student Councils in typical schools would set up an accountant position to be responsible for tracking the expenses of the Student Council and clubs. However, because Advanced Nurturing High School directly distributes school subsidies to the managers of individual clubs and the Student Council President based on club performance, this renders the accountant position useless. Now, the accountant's work has been integrated into the secretary's duties, and the Advanced Nurturing High School Student Council has not had that position for a long time. The disciplinary committee member position you currently hold is also like this. On the surface, we advocate for prohibiting violence, but everyone knows that only through conflict can mutual growth occur, and violence is an indispensable part of conflict."
At this point, Nagumo Miyabi subtly glanced at Mashima-sensei. After seeing that Mashima-sensei had no objection, he continued.
"This is why the school often tolerates some violent acts that can be seen but are 'unseen'. The position of disciplinary committee member requires us to re-examine its importance and whether it should be canceled or replaced. Even if it is canceled, Miyako-san, you will be assigned to other positions. The Student Council cannot lose such an excellent talent as you."
Nagumo Miyabi spoke with a hint of bitterness. Anyone who had been in the Student Council knew the importance of the disciplinary committee member, and Nagumo Miyabi naturally knew it too. However, Advanced Nurturing High School's unique nature rendered this position without practical value.
So, when Nagumo Miyabi initially approved Amane for a committee position, he didn't care about it at all. In his view, the disciplinary committee member was merely a nominal, powerless sinecure.
Exchanging a powerless sinecure for Amane's help was worth it by any measure.
But what he never expected was that Amane could use her abilities and influence to turn the disciplinary committee member into a position of real power. What would happen when someone held the sole legitimate right to use violence in a school that advocated meritocracy? This matter was self-evident.
Purely from a practical perspective, Amane's authority as a disciplinary committee member even surpassed that of the Student Council President.
This truly left Nagumo Miyabi with a bitter taste in his mouth.
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