Tachibana Akane didn't think of herself as a simp. Shortly after speaking, she hesitantly whispered.
"By the way, why do you always want me to confess? Did the president say something to you?"
"Don't worry, he's never mentioned you when we're together" Kaoru Mitoma replied considerately.
Tachibana Akane face darkened, and she immediately hit him a few times with her notebook, saying angrily.
"You just have to tease your senior, don't you?"
"Why hit me? If you're so brave, go hit the president" Kaoru Mitoma said, somewhat exasperated.
This senior was all sweet and gentle in front of Horikita Manabu, but here she was being fierce with him.
"Don't mention him again, I'm talking to you!" Tachibana Akane glared at him. "I've noticed that you, as a junior, are really quite rude!"
"A senior who hits her junior is also quite rude."
Kaoru Mitoma was hit a few more times. "That really hurt."
"Hmph, teaching manners to disrespectful juniors is the duty of a senior. Don't talk back to me."
In truth, Tachibana Akane only gave him a few light taps before withdrawing her hand. She had a good habit—whenever it came to student council work, she would always take notes on the tasks and their outcomes.
After playfully teasing him for a while, Tachibana Akane casually asked.
"What kind of girl do you think someone like the president would like?"
"Senior, is this a love consultation session now?" Kaoru Mitoma said with a hint of amusement.
He suspected that Tachibana Akane had suddenly approached him just to talk about Horikita Manabu and his views on love.
"Not at all! I'm just curious!"
"Do you usually have no one to talk to about these things?"
"Ha, are you trying to slander your senior now?"
"Even if you talk to me about this, it's useless. I'm not very close to the president, so I have no idea what kind of girl he likes. Maybe he's not even interested in girls."
"Nonsense!" Tachibana Akane wanted to hit him again but managed to restrain herself after some thought.
"Though it's frustrating to admit, I think your intuition is sharp. You can guess what I'm thinking, so why can't you guess what the president is thinking?"
"..." Kaoru Mitoma fell completely silent.
So, she was treating him like a fortune teller.
"Hey, why aren't you saying anything?" Tachibana Akane felt uneasy. She did like Horikita Manabu, but she also had a clear sense of self-awareness. There was a desire to get closer, yet she didn't dare to.
"First of all, I'm not a superhuman. I don't know what the president is thinking" Kaoru Mitoma calmly told her the truth.
Tachibana Akane looked at him with a mix of doubt and disappointment. It seemed she had indeed overthought things.
"Secondly, senior, are you confusing admiration with love?" Kaoru Mitoma said.
"Wanting to catch up to him, wanting to be his helper—these feelings aren't necessarily love."
Tachibana Akane flared up, as if refuting him. "Hey, what's with that confident tone of yours? My feelings are definitely real. The president has always been kind and protective of everyone, even though we're always holding him back... I..."
Her voice gradually trailed off, as if she was suppressing her emotions, and she glared fiercely at Kaoru Mitoma.
"I don't want to talk to you anymore!"
"Is it because you've thought of many scenes involving the president, most of which only feature him alone? Even in your fantasies, you've never imagined yourself standing by his side, so you feel like there's nothing left to say?"
"..."
This guy words were truly hurtful. Tachibana Akane regretted spending time with him.
"For you, the president is someone you look up to and respect. Only when you start seeing him as an equal will your relationship possibly take a new turn."
Anyone with eyes could see Tachibana Akane insecurity and timidity. Kaoru Mitoma was just being honest.
"How could the president ever treat me as an equal..." Tachibana Akane murmured softly. "I've never been of any help to him, and I've only caused him trouble."
"If you feel like you're not good enough for him, maybe you should just give up and find someone who can stay by your side" Kaoru Mitoma said, growing increasingly exasperated with this overly devoted senior.
"Impossible. No one could ever compare to the president" Tachibana Akane declared with unwavering confidence, while looking down on Kaoru Mitoma with a haughty expression.
"Hmph, not even someone like you could!"
"I wasn't talking about myself" Kaoru Mitoma replied, glancing at her slightly raised chest.
This senior couldn't even measure up to a junior like him.
"Hmph, you must have been secretly thinking about it..." Tachibana Akane suddenly noticed his gaze and quickly covered her chest, glaring at him.
"You're such a perverted junior!"
Kaoru Mitoma remained silent for a moment before speaking.
"If you want to pursue a relationship with the president, I suggest you avoid being alone with other men."
"What? Are you actually having dirty thoughts about your senior? How disgusting!"
This senior clearly wasn't listening to him, so Kaoru Mitoma decided to change the subject.
"I'm going in. Let's finish the inspection early so we can go back."
With that, Kaoru Mitoma stepped into the special teaching building.
Tachibana Akane quickly followed behind him, her footsteps echoing.
"No one ever comes here anyway. There's really no need to be so serious."
"Is that so? I'll tell the president that you're neglecting your duties and being irresponsible."
"Then I'll tell the president that you were just peeking at my chest. How perverted!"
"...Don't you feel any shame?"
"I do, but I've got dirt on you now" Tachibana Akane said, inexplicably pleased. "So you're actually this kind of pervert!"
"I've actually been hiding a secret for a long time."
"Don't tell me it's something dirty?"
Kaoru Mitoma suddenly stopped walking and turned to look at the girl beside him with a mysterious gaze.
"Whenever I see an older girl, especially a senior standing so carelessly next to me, I can't help but want to..."
As he spoke, his eyes fixed on Tachibana Akane chest, and he slowly raised his hands toward her.
"Pervert!"
Seeing his movement, Tachibana Akane face turned bright red as she slapped his hands away and quickly stepped back.
"So it's your fault, senior" Kaoru Mitoma said nonchalantly, retracting his hands.
"I'm going to tell the president and have him remove you from your position!" Tachibana Akane felt her ears burning.
"If you take one more step closer, I'll call the police!"
Kaoru Mitoma shrugged indifferently, even taking the initiative to keep a certain distance from her.
The two continued their patrol, one in front and the other behind, from the first floor to the third. The routine inspection was almost over.
At that moment, Kaoru Mitoma faintly heard a strange sound, echoing intermittently in the corridors and stairwells. It was as if something was lightly tapping in a rhythm, accompanied by indistinct murmurs.
Click—
Just as he was about to locate the source of the sound, his arm was suddenly grabbed tightly. Turning his head, he saw the previously confident senior now clinging to his arm in fear, her soft chest pressing against him with a strangely tingling sensation, as if sinking into quicksand and marshmallows.
"I-Is there s-something scary here?" Tachibana Akane, completely forgetting her earlier bravado, instinctively sought the safest shelter.
Just a moment ago, wasn't she saying she'd call the police if he took one more step closer?
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