Kapitel 750: Thorn Club Wants Fumino to Become Student Council President

Thursday, September 25, another autumn day with a clear blue sky and a temperature of 26 degrees.

After the first morning class, the three giants of the Thorn Club – Kashima, Inomori, and Chono gathered around Kashima's seat, discussing something in a serious atmosphere.

"Today is the last day to register for the student council president election. The decision must be based on the issues discussed earlier."

With folded hands supporting her chin, Kashima's tone was quite serious.

"Besides, I'm not sure if the princess will agree. If she directly refuses, there's no point in discussing it here no matter how long."

"In that case, are we giving up?" Inomori said hesitantly, "We've come this far. If we only give Princess less than a day to think about it, doesn't it feel like forcing her to make a choice?"

"So, the best we can do is give advice. We don't need to overthink it," Chono laid lazily on Kashima's desk.

"To let the whole school feel the charm of Princess Furuhashi, the Thorn Club wants to nominate Princess Furuhashi for the student council president... I should have told the princess directly when I got this idea. I really don't know what Kashima-san is worried about."

"Oh, do I need to say that?"

Kashima opened her fan, blowing some of her soft brown hair.

"If the information about the second rank running for president didn't come too late, I wouldn't hesitate until now."

As the founder and leader of the Thorn Club, Kashima had the most critical decision-making power in action, and it could be said that the idea was a collective thought of the Thorn Club. Even after the discussion, most Thorn Club members agreed to recommend Fumino to run for student council president. Still, as long as she didn't utter the words "let the action begin," even if the proposal was approved without objection by all Thorn Club members, she wouldn't take any action without permission.

"...We can't hesitate anymore; we have to discuss the results outside the classroom!"

Seeing the urgent situation, Kashima slapped the fan into her palm, and her expression became firm.

"Come and tell us your opinion."

The leader asked the two cadres.

"Even if Princess Furuhashi doesn't become the student council president, we must have another way to make all students in the school feel her charm, right?" Inomori first raised an objection.

"After all, about 40% of the teachers and students at Shuchi'in Academy are our members. As long as we hold a few 'Princess Appreciation Photo Conferences,' we should be able to control 50%. No problem, recommending Princess Furuhashi to run in the election is not necessary."

Inomori shrugged, "And I think Princess Furuhashi would be happier if she helps the second rank become the student council president."

"So, Kashima-san didn't think about that aspect." Chono said without beating around the bush, "The key now is whether the second rank will include Princess Furuhashi in the student council after he becomes the president. If he directly ignores Princess Furuhashi and goes after the Nakano quintuplets, won't we be supporting the enemy by doing that?"

Inomori suddenly realized, "That's right! The president has the right to choose the student council members... But about the relationship between the second rank and the princess, he shouldn't do that, right?"

"Indeed, since the incident in the sports shed, although there are no signs of dating yet, their relationship seems better than usual and is not too secretive."

Although she said this, Kashima's expression looked serious.

"But what if he wants everything?"

Like a lightning strike in their hearts, Inumori and Chono immediately understood the meaning of her words.

"How could that be? Do you mean he..."

"That's too much; it's too cruel to Princess Guqiao..."

"This is the worst-case scenario," Kashima shook her head and tapped her fan on the table, like a strategist planning a strategy.

"If the second rank becomes president and invites the Nakano quintuplets and Princess Furuhashi, who have an ambiguous relationship with him, into the student council, the princess will face a dangerous situation surrounded by the top five on the plain. I want to make sure that doesn't happen."

Thinking of that scene, cold sweat covered Inomori's whole body, muttering unbelievably, "The most dangerous sinkhole in history has emerged..."

"Calm down." Chono took a few deep breaths, "Don't forget that Ogata-san is there. Princess Fumino has a close friend; she'll never be alone!"

Considering Shinichi's connection, if he wanted to invite Fumino to join the student council, he wouldn't let Rizu be alone.

Maybe one day, a winner would emerge among close friends, but that was better than immediately falling into a tragic ending due to isolation and helplessness, being beaten and ostracized by the five sisters.

Chono thought so, but Kashima turned while sighing.

"Ogata-san? Not that I underestimate her. Besides her physical advantages, she's basically not competitive."

"Even Nakano Nino from Class A will take the time to find the second rank to connect with him, but besides studying, we've never seen Ogata-san appear next to the second rank. She's under attack from the quintuplets; there's absolutely no way to fight back."

After thinking about it for a while, Kashima was right, so Chono didn't lie back on the table.

"In that case, don't support the second rank. Moreover, no one knows..."

"Yeah, this is the last option. But even so, there's no 100% guarantee that the second rank won't be able to become the student council president. Besides, we promised the princess that the Thorn Club wouldn't harm the second rank in any way."

This certainly included disrupting the election results.

Kashima, who always smiled with seriousness.

"So, this is the real reason why I want to choose Princess Furuhashi as the student council president. If she becomes the president, she can establish her own student council. We'll be members of the student council."

"As a result, the Thorn Club's strength will grow unlike before! We will make the student council the center, equipped with the power of many members, and do our best to create a story that allows Princess Furuhashi and the second rank to sow love, and enter college together until they get married."

"No matter how many opponents there are, or how big the challenges are, Princess Furuhashi is unbeatable!"

"We will protect their youthful romantic comedy!"

"The text is eternal, and the thorns will remain forever!"

As those words were uttered, Inumori and Chono were stunned for a moment, then they applauded with admiration.

"You deserve to be our leader."

"This level of ambition is amazing."

"It's just a basic operation, no need to make a fuss," Kashima smiled modestly, and her fiery expression returned to elegance and gentleness.

"After stating my goal, my conviction has become stronger than ever before... Okay, let's discuss this with Princess Furuhashi now."

"Yes!" They both nodded. Taking advantage of the fact that there were still a few minutes before the end of the class, they left their seats to find Fumino, who was busy practicing writing.

He went to the restroom, and Shinichi was not in his current position. Seeing the timing right, Kashima resisted temptation and spoke frankly:

"Furuhashi-san, are you interested in becoming the student council president? Not only can you form your own student council, but the entry requirements for science universities will also be reduced."

Inomori added cheerfully:

"If you have this intention, we will support you wholeheartedly. Even if your opponent is the second rank... Asada-san, you will never lose!"

Chono chuckled:

"If you become the student council president, we can help you with many things. Do you want to know about the Thorn Club?"

Fumino raised her head from her notebook and looked at their strong determination.

"Me? Student council president?"

"Yes!"

The three of them nodded.

Fumino scratched her cheek in embarrassment.

"Thank you for your support, but I have decided to choose Asada-san..."

She clasped her hands, tilted her head, and laughed a few times.

"Besides, being the student council president is too troublesome! I won't be able to concentrate on my studies, and my time to go out and play will decrease... So, forgive me!"

"Yeah, that's true... Don't worry."

Kashima, Inomori, and Chono laughed flatly and exchanged glances.

After discussing this issue for several days and being flatly rejected, Kashima felt a sense of helplessness, "What did I actually do in the past?"

It was impossible for them to tell Fumino the real goal and force her to run for president to build her place full of affection. The other party even clearly stated that they would support Shinichi. As supporters, the Thorn Club certainly couldn't do the opposite.

Losing all her energy, Kashima sighed in her heart, quickly regained her composure, and asked Fumino with curiosity:

"Princess, has the second rank registered?"

"Okay, we're busy preparing for it now!" Like a wife who knows her husband is doing something significant, Fumino said proudly, lifting her chest and speaking with a smile.

"You can see it on the candidate list tomorrow! With the support of the former student council, plus hard work during this period, I'm sure Asada-san will be elected!"

"That's true," Kashima nodded and asked, "Did he ask you to give a support speech?"

Fumino blinked, with a puzzled expression on her face.

"A support speech?"