Chapter 94: Persuading Nino to join
Nino stopped in her tracks and looked at Shinichi with displeasure.
"What do you mean?"
"In the school regulations it is written that students who actively participate in school activities and get good marks will get behavior points that can be used to compensate for their usual grades. Many sports clubs rely on this, and they can pass smoothly even if they fail the exam. Of course, whether you get accepted to the university you want depends on yourself."
Shinichi spoke to her calmly.
"Nino, after seeing the rules of this school, you must have come to register after knowing that the Forest School was recruiting executive members, right?"
Nino smacked her lips, lifting her head with her hands visible.
"So what?"
Shinichi looked directly at her: "I'll say it bluntly, I'm short on people under my command, and you also need Forest School performance to raise your grades. We share the same interests and can work together."
"Oh really?" Nino suddenly smiled kindly, tilted her head slightly, "Sounds really tempting~ But I don't like working with taller men and hate other people, I'm really embarrassed."
"You can find someone with the same personality as you to help you? I just know such a person. Your expressions are both so annoying. You must be pretty good at it, right?"
"Also, even if I don't participate in this event, I can still find a way to survive in this school, so I don't need to trouble you…Then, goodbye. No, I will never see you again!"
After finishing speaking, Nino walked out the door.
Shinichi didn't chase after her, but just talked to herself.
"You hate me for two reasons."
"Firstly, I had a conflict with you in art class, and you may still have a grudge about that matter."
"Secondly, the only time I chat with you on LINE, I basically make fun of you, which makes you think I'm a snob and refuse to hang out with me."
"And now, it doesn't matter to you how much the forest school can give you. Because as long as there is me, you will not join. Moreover, it's just you now, if you go, there's no need to worry about what others think of you, just cancel the registration and leave."
Nino's footsteps stopped outside the door, and Shinichi could only hear a mocking voice coming from outside.
"You really can talk to yourself. Maybe it's just because I hate guys with good grades? After all, some idiot who got 12 points in the exam must have a natural enmity towards a top student like you."
"If good grades were important to you, certain tutors wouldn't keep complaining that their students were too rebellious." Shinichi said seriously.
"Putting aside the cooperation issue, I think you misunderstood me, I should clarify first."
"Misunderstanding? I was too lazy to misunderstand you…"
"First of all, I don't think I made a mistake in the things that happened in art class, so I'm not going to apologize or explain, but you're like 'nothing' to me, and I'm not going to treat you for this. Please rest assured if you feel hurt feelings. "
"Hah?!" Nino took a few steps back into the meeting room, and shouted at him through gritted teeth, "Did you clear up the misunderstanding or argue? Totally unclear!"
Shinichi spread his hands, and said casually: "It's easier to communicate when you talk about these matters. If you put aside the emotional impact, I think you have no reason to refuse to cooperate with me, so I express my sincerity, and I hope you can face it calmly."
"Sincerity? Hmmm..."
Hearing what Shinichi said, Nino didn't go.
She randomly found a chair and sat down with her legs crossed, the corner of her mouth turned up as if she was watching a play, and her tone was full of malice.
"Okay~ I'll 'quietly' listen to what you have to say, and then decide whether to stay or not."
"Try to be eloquent, I am not very persuasive, especially when it comes to self-righteous men. So, please start your show. "
Shinichi doesn't care about Nino's annoying attitude. He pulled up a chair casually and continued to tell the story.
"Once again, I admit that my speech on LINE was a bit over the top. I wasn't in a good mood at the time, so I might be a bit blunt. Actually, I didn't mean to look down on you."
"But you are also saying that I am trash in front of Itsuki? I won't apologize to you, and I won't care if you slander me behind my back. After all, the relationship between us is still nothing."
Nino's forehead twitched with veins, a smile appeared on her face.
"The more I listened to your explanation, the more annoying it became. Are you sure this is sincerity and not a provocation?"
(How did this person know I said that? Miku said it, or Itsuki... By the way, Itsuki seems to be in his class.)
Thinking of unpleasant things, Nino fell silent again, and at the same time, she heard Shinichi speak.
"Do I have to say so many provocative words? Nino, if you hate me that is your freedom, but I hope you can recognize the facts. I won't look down on anyone with bad grades, only for those who don't work hard and are willing to sink to the bottom, those I look down on."
"It's fine if you call me arrogant, because that's what I think."
"Now it seems that you are not such a fool, you also know how to save yourself by other methods… Just because your immediate boss is someone you hate, you will find another job, you will suffer in the future at work. "
"Don't worry about it. Is this what you wanted to say?" Although her expression was still displeased, Nino suddenly thought of Shinichi's words.
"If that's the case, then I'll say it."
"Even though I still hate you, in order to get rid of the annoying tutor, I need to quickly earn behavior points to increase my score. Forest school before the midterms is the best chance. Of course I don't want to give up if."
"Thus, I would like to ask you a few questions, and if the answers satisfy me, I am willing to work under your command and cooperate with you as much as possible in official matters."
"You really have an arrogant attitude." Shinichi said with a smile. "Yeah, I don't know if I can satisfy you, but I will tell you my sincerity."
Nino looked at Shinichi and her voice was arrogant.
"How do you ensure that the event can be held successfully? First of all let me state that what I want to do has to be perfect. I've read all the material from past generations, and it just doesn't work! It's hard to imagine such a bland event being carried out by a noble's children."
"If I was recruited just to repeat this mistake, I don't want to."
Shinichi glanced at Nino in surprise, not expecting that the other party was so similar to him in handling things.
"Me too. And there are students who will obey orders, I care more about this forest school than you, so don't worry, I will do my best for my own benefit."
"Benefit? Good." Nino nodded in agreement, "Then where did you recruit the other members? You can't just rely on the two of us, can you? The Student Council can find a trustworthy person..."
"No, the Student Council doesn't have any staff to borrow, we have to find members ourselves." Shinichi admitted bluntly, "But there should be no problem, I'm still confident in my persuasion skills."
"This statement is really troubling… Forget it." Nino then closed her eyes slightly and said, "You can guarantee that you won't have any personal dealings in official affairs and treat executive members as equals?"
Shinichi couldn't help but laugh, and repeated the sentence in his heart—only changing the word "study" to "business".
"As long as you don't deliberately seek trouble, to me you are no different from the students in class who only remember their names. Don't worry."
"…By the way, change your annoying attitude!" Nino glared at him, then got up from the chair, walked over to Shinichi, and held out her hand reluctantly.
"If you can do the above points, please give me more suggestions this month, leader."
Shinichi grabbed Nino's hand
"Please give advice, committee member, Nino."
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