After deciding to give up, I became popular

But don't get me wrong, it's not that they've lost their minds; it's just that almost all the students are single-mindedly looking forward to tonight's big event—the test of courage.

The so-called test of courage is one of Neon's long-standing customs, referring to testing a person's courage in a game-like manner.

The venues are generally chosen in places with a terrifying atmosphere, such as cemeteries, shrines, and ruins. With the change of the times, the current test of courage is generally chosen by schools or some sports clubs, groups, etc., during joint training camps in safe but terrifying cemeteries or narrow mountain roads.

The time is usually in the pitch-black night, because people are born with a sense of fear of the dark and the terror of unknown potential things. In order to make the game more interesting, a part of the participants usually try their best to scare people, such as preparing scary props in advance on a pre-set route, or simply going into battle themselves, dressing up as ghosts and rushing out to scare people, and so on.

In view of Shuchiin Academy's fine traditions, this activity has also been inherited. Whenever there is a forest school, it will be carried out once during this period. This is not only to dispel the students' fatigue caused by studying, but also to a certain extent to satisfy their exuberant energy that has nowhere to vent.

This is certainly a good thing, but in fact, in the past, it has had negative effects and made it difficult to achieve the original educational purpose—that is, the vast majority of students neglected basic learning because they were too much looking forward to the test of courage, and some students even launched a collective strike because they were dissatisfied with the school's procrastination in planning arrangements.

As a matter of course, the initiator of that strike was naturally persuaded to withdraw from school, but this incident also made the school realize the importance of the students' own ideas, so later it gradually transferred the power of related activities to the student council, using the students' own hands to complete the activities.

In order to prevent similar strike events from happening again, a regulation was also formulated—anyone who fails to meet the academic standards during the forest school period will not be allowed to participate in any extracurricular activities, and will have to stay behind separately to continue participating in tutoring when the forest school ends.

Later, some extra rules were gradually added on the basis of this regulation—those who perform well in each course learning process during the forest school period can have their test scores appropriately increased; those who achieve excellent results in the final test will have the right to independently choose the role they play and can additionally designate one person as a partner.

There are many such regulations, basically all in order to allow students to relax and have fun while not forgetting to maintain their learning progress and enthusiasm—

So said the successive student councils who proposed these regulations.

Thus, there was the previous scene. Returning to his class, Xia Chuanzou, watching the students as if they were vying for priority in choosing a spouse, felt for the first time that being too enthusiastic was not a good thing.

At least this scene is quite scary. After all, those who know will naturally know that you are rushing to answer the teacher's questions, but those who don't know may very well regard this as a brainwashing scene of some cult.

The only thing that Xia Chuanzou found funny was that, despite everyone's enthusiasm, in fact, only a few people would be able to obtain the right to choose independently in the end.

And as I said before, the students in this youthful period have countless yellow waste materials in their minds, and although it is so difficult to compete for places, it is still difficult to stop their enthusiasm.

After all, who would refuse to have a little forest trip with their beloved one? Even if there is no beloved object, find a familiar close person, hold hands, walk around, maybe it will be done?

Anyway, there have been many caught in the act in the past. Fortunately, everyone is quite quality. There have not been many particularly excessive things, at most holding hands, kissing, etc., which are still within the acceptable range.

And the most important thing is that if there is no favorite object at all, it is not a problem, because if you have no idea, you can choose to pretend to be a ghost! Isn't it a pleasure to scare people and dismantle couples who look affectionate on the surface?!

At least Xia Chuanzou himself was very excited, and after pretending to be a ghost, no one would recognize him, and it would also allow him to vent well.

The only thing that Xia Chuanzou was worried about was the first-year side. Although there was Ishigami as the disciplinary member to hold the line, Iino Miko... I feel like she wouldn't be able to stand this scene and then make a mess, maybe?

But he couldn't do anything, he could only pray that nothing would go wrong there.

133. It's a two-way rush, hooray!

In a blink of an eye, the boring class time ended, but almost none of the students in the class wanted to leave the class, but instead found their friends and started discussing the itinerary arrangements for later.

"Mahiru-chan, who are you going to find as a partner for the evening event~~"

The trio that appeared in the pool incident before found Shiina Mahiru.

In fact, after a period of getting along, Shiina Mahiru had already (been) become friends with them, and she often (only she) confided in them about such things.

"Eh? Me?" The angel-sama had just finished packing when she was surrounded, "How would I know who the partner is, I can't choose..."

"Liar~, Mahiru, you have such good grades, you'll definitely be fine, and the partner is decided by the student council in the end, right?"

"Well, even so, I don't know who to be with..." After hearing the words "student council", the angel-sama's face turned red all of a sudden. How could she not know what these people were thinking? It's just that she's still unwilling to admit defeat.

"Eh~~~ Really?" One of the leading girls said in a playful tone, "In that case... can Mahiru give me the chance? Actually, there is someone I have always wanted to invite~"

"Who is it?" The angel-sama asked curiously, she had never heard the other party mention it, and was a little surprised for a moment.

"Of course it's our student council president! Not only is he handsome, but his sports ability and learning are also first-class, and the most important thing is that he is respected! Wouldn't it be very face-saving to be a boyfriend?!" The other two also nodded frantically in agreement.

"No!" Angel-san blurted out subconsciously, but realized the next second that she had been tricked.

"No, no, that's not what I meant... what I mean is... the, the president is very busy, so let's not go and disturb him..." Although she tried to explain, her tone became weaker and weaker.

The others looked at each other and laughed.

"We haven't said anything yet, Mahiru-chin is so impatient~"

"Okay, okay, stop teasing her, if you tease her any longer, she's going to run away with a red face."

"But seriously, this is a very rare opportunity, Mahiru, you must seize it. You must know that there are many girls coveting a handsome boy like the president. If it weren't for you, I would have chased him myself."

After saying that, several people echoed each other, and even started discussing on the spot what advantages the other party had.

Listening and listening, Shiina Mahiru also became a little involved. If it weren't for being too thin-skinned, she would also like to join them and enumerate the advantages that the other party had missed, but had shown in front of her.

"So, Mahiru-chin, you have to act quickly. If you dawdle any longer, your handsome sweetheart may be snatched away." After saying that, she pointed in a direction.

So the angel-sama's eyes followed and turned over, and then the next moment she saw someone surrounded by the crowd—

"I know everyone wants to participate with their friends, but the rules are the rules, and I can't arrange it for everyone privately, I can only plan according to the student number." The smile on Xia Chuanzou's face remained unchanged, but he felt a little helpless in his heart.

Although the final list confirmation is completed by the student council, the personnel arrangement has already been determined. In fact, their student council can't do too much. They are responsible for helping to allocate the students who use the right to choose independently, and ensuring that each student has a partner and is not left behind.

So who leaked this news? Even if they can really change the list, you can't just talk about it everywhere!

In short, things are quite troublesome now. In order to maintain his image, he can't just leave, but these students are too enthusiastic to let him leave...

And what he didn't know was that there were also several pairs of eyes on the periphery of the crowd, paying attention to him. One of those gazes was mixed with intense emotions, so dazzling that it was difficult to look directly at.

Naturally, it was the angel-sama.

"Handsome... that's an exaggeration." Shiina Mahiru retorted, she tried hard to show that she didn't care that much, but her heart had already quietly rippled.

They're right, Zou is such an excellent person, he will attract everyone's attention...

"Hmph hmph, you only denied being handsome."

"That's right, you said you didn't care, but your eyes are almost sunken in now." The girls watched the situation on Xia Chuanzou's side while teasing Shiina Mahiru, while still not forgetting their original intention.

"Speaking of which, there are so many people over there, maybe some of them will be like me, preparing to invite the president to participate together, that's great~, say what you want to say, don't have to worry about anything..."

As she spoke, she began to play with the angel-sama's little hand.

"I don't know if the president will agree~, maybe he has already decided who to be with, right? Mahiru-chan."

"I, how would I know..." The angel-sama's eyes were a little evasive. She naturally knew who her friends were referring to, but what they didn't know was that, besides her, there were really many other excellent girls who liked him.

For example, the blonde girl she saw that day, who was as cute as a porcelain doll, and the aggressive vice president, who was also very beautiful...

If they invited Zou, would he agree? Or...

Shiina Mahiru shook her head, forcing herself to stop thinking wildly.

Although she really wanted to invite Zou, what if he had already made an appointment with someone else? Then if she went over, she would only embarrass him, and she naturally didn't want to do that.

"Okay, okay, stop looking, let's go eat, take a good rest in the afternoon, and participate in the event in the evening." Saying that, Shiina Mahiru used all her strength to push the others out of the classroom.

For her, if she continued to watch, she might change her mind and rush up regardless.

And Xia Chuanzou, who was in the center of the crowd, naturally didn't know what was happening on the other side of the classroom. He was still busy dealing with the enthusiastic students, and he still couldn't find a breakthrough for a long time.

Just as he was thinking about whether to simply "not care about anything and just walk away", a familiar melodious voice rang out.

"Excuse me, is President Xia Chuan here?"

It was a familiar voice that he was used to hearing, but at this moment it was like a heavenly sound.

It's his vice president! Kaguya-san is here to save the day!

"I'm here!" Xia Chuanzou said loudly, then separated the crowd and said, "I'm sorry, it may be that some student council affairs need me to deal with, excuse me, everyone."

As expected of his vice president, she is really his best deputy! At this moment, Xia Chuanzou only had this one thought in his mind.

But on the surface, he still had a business-like appearance, and would never reveal strange expressions in front of everyone.

And after hearing Xia Chuanzou say this, although the others were unwilling, they could only let him leave. After all, if they continued to make trouble, it might not be a problem of not getting the right to choose, but they might be given a hard time, and then be arranged to team up with a boy they didn't know at all, to have a test of courage in the dark.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, it's about the student council, right?"

Although he was released, the act still had to be finished, so Xia Chuanzou pretended to have made an appointment with Shinomiya Kaguya long ago.

As for the latter, she blinked lightly. She was still a little confused as to why the president said that, but suddenly she saw the crowd of people behind him who had not dispersed, and then thought of the purpose of her coming, and immediately understood what had happened, so she cooperated very well and said:

"No, I haven't been waiting long." Shinomiya Kaguya brushed her hair behind her ear, raised her head slightly, looked at the other party, and had a gentle smile on her face.

Although the two had not greeted each other in advance, they actually cooperated very tacitly, so seamlessly that no one noticed the truth of the matter.

This is the bond between her and the president! This is the proof that they are a match made in heaven! Maybe the president is even thinking the same thing as her now!

Shinomiya Kaguya thought, this is a two-way rush!

Hooray!

134. The president really has a thing for me!

"Speaking of which, Kaguya, what's the matter you're looking for me for?"

After taking Shinomiya Kaguya out of the teaching building, Xia Chuanzou asked the doubts in his heart.

"Actually, it's nothing..." Shinomiya Kaguya originally wanted to exchange a few pleasantries first, but suddenly realized that something was wrong.

The president... called her by her name???!

And said he didn't like her?! This is clearly a hint!

"Why did the president suddenly call me by my name? Could it be..." The silly eldest lady had a faint smile on her face, thinking that Xiao Ai was really talking nonsense.

Someone who hasn't been in a relationship is just theorizing on paper.

"Uh... is that not okay?" Xia Chuanzou didn't think too much about it, just felt that since they'd spent so much time together, it should be okay to call her by her name, right?

After all, when he was with Zhenzhou before, she mentioned that good friends should call each other by their names. He thought it made a lot of sense, and he considered his relationship with Si Gonghuiye to be pretty good, so he shouldn't be rejected.

"Sorry, if you don't like it..."

"That's not true! Of course I like it!" The silly president retorted subconsciously, but regretted it as soon as she said it. She felt like she had overreacted. What if the president misunderstood and thought she liked him romantically?

"I, I'm just talking about calling each other by name. President, don't misunderstand anything..."

The more she explained, the more it sounded like she was covering something up. The usually elegant and intelligent her now seemed a little笨笨的(clumsy), just like a fool in love.

"Of course I know, I didn't misunderstand, don't worry." Xia Chuanzou nodded.

Although this kind of tsundere sentence seemed familiar, it wasn't from Yinglili's mouth, and Huiye didn't seem to have any tsundere attributes, so he naturally wouldn't think too much about it.

"..." However, the silly president was already a little抓狂(frustrated).

Why be so obedient to her at this time? You should misunderstand something!!

A sense of gain and loss suddenly arose in her heart. She clearly didn't want the president to notice her true intentions, but she couldn't help but wonder what would happen if he found out? Would he confess to her regardless?

But being able to "call each other by name" is already great! This is clearly Huiye-chan's big victory!

Conquering the president is just around the corner!

"So what's the matter for finding me?" Xia Chuanzou asked curiously. Chatting was fine, of course, but he was pretty busy next, and didn't have that much free time to do other things.

"It's about the upcoming test of courage event." Si Gonghuiye sorted out her emotions and put on an elegant lady-like appearance again.

"Actually, it's the school's intention." Si Gonghuiye paused and then said, "They hope that we can carefully check every process of the event, eliminate all safety hazards, and ensure the safety of the students."

"And I think it's really necessary. As the representative of the excellent school, Xiuzhiyuan, our every move is widely watched by the outside world. The students here will also become excellent social talents in the future. These are valuable resources, and it's not an exaggeration to be careful... And the most important thing is, if something really happens during the event, our student council will not be able to escape the blame."

As the most excellent deputy of the most excellent student council president in history, Si Gonghuiye cannot tolerate any stains on the person she assists. Moreover, if you want to do it, you must do it best! This is the Si Gong family motto!

"Although there are already patrols by members of the Disciplinary Department, it's never too careful to do this kind of thing, so my proposal is—to participate in the entire process of the event as an experiencer. Even if something really happens at that time, we can quickly react and solve it."

"Of course, the president doesn't have to worry about the workload. I will accompany the president to participate in the whole process. Just leave the trivial matters to me..." Si Gonghuiye said word by word, with a businesslike expression on her face.

However, in her heart, she was thinking—

What are you kidding me? How could she focus her attention on unimportant work at this rare opportunity? Just leave those inexplicable things to others. She just wants to spend a wonderful night with the president!