“The scenery has changed…”

I muttered to myself, looking down from the window as the view changed again with the cooler weather and the students switching to blazers for their commute.

“Yuu, you made a mistake with these documents again. Correct the parts in red ink.”

“Ugh, fine…”

I was currently swamped with paperwork at the student council office desk.

Receiving the document covered in red corrections and notes from Kotomi, I felt a bit dizzy.

“Kamiya-kun. Make sure you follow Vice President Hinoura’s instructions properly. How many times have you redone these documents now?”

“I still can’t get used to President Nase calling Kotomi ‘Vice President.’ Her desk is also at the head.”

“During student council activities, you should properly address her as Vice President Hinoura. This was the furthest I could compromise.”

President Nase said, clearly dissatisfied.

“I’ve asked to separate our school and master-servant relationships… but Nase-senpai is quite stubborn about this.”

Kotomi also smiled wryly while organizing approved documents.

Born into a noble family, President Nase’s notions of duty and protection were deeply ingrained, so she couldn’t easily change her behavior just because he was ordered to.

“But surprisingly, the second term student council is running smoothly. Probably because we still have the previous vice president and council members.”

“The student council election ended up being a confidence vote since only President Nase ran.”

“It’s usual for the vice president to become the president in the following term. Besides, the only potential rival, the head of the second-year students, didn’t run.”

I narrowly avoided failing the exams last term when I was offered to join the student council for the second term.

Normally, the elected president appoints the vice president and other positions, but Kotomi, the new vice president, implored me to join.

Knowing how tough things were for Kotomi, I accepted without hesitation.

However, this student council room is in a strange state.

In the military, rank, and position are absolute, but the current student council room is twisted in various ways.

Formally, Vice President Nase should be the top, but she serves Kotomi and is ordered by her to treat me respectfully, making her position the lowest here.

I insisted on being called Kamiya-kun instead of Kamiyama-sama, which I disliked.

In effect, Kotomi is at the top, while I, the lowest in the council, hold the highest military rank, creating an absurd hierarchy.

“I wonder how Mina is doing…”

“She also declined the nomination for the second-year head beforehand. She’ll probably have many distant expeditions with the music squad.”

“After joining the music squad, didn’t Kohou-senpai have about two weeks of duties there?”

“Yes, they’re focusing on short-term intensive vocal training.”

After the end-of-term exams, Mina was immediately called for short-term intensive training by the music squad and has been staying in their dormitory in Ichigaya since.

This counts as official leave from school, so it doesn’t affect her attendance record.

“I wish she’d be sent back quickly if she’s deemed insufficient.”

President Nase grumbled, but his expression showed concern for Mina.

“Oh, President Nase, are you being tsundere?”

“No! I’m just saying her frequent absence is troublesome for practical classes.”

“That sounds even more tsundere.”

“It’s not!”

Mina and President Nase have been rivals in the same grade, so her absence leaves him with no one to compete with.

“Excuse me.”

As I teased President Nase, there was a knock on the student council room door.

“Enter.”

The nominal head of the room, President Nase, responded to the knock.

“Second-year head, Suo Daiki, entering.”

“First-year disciplinary committee member, Suo Marin, entering.”

The Suou siblings entered after a bow.

Daiki-senpai wore the second-year head badge, while Marin-chan had the “Disciplinary Committee” armband I used to wear.

“President. I’m here to report the results of today’s patrol. There were two incidents after school today. Here’s the report.”

“Good job. But aren’t you glad, Suo-kun? You finally became the head of your grade.”

President Nase smirked, clearly enjoying reminding Suo-senpai that she was the president.

“I can swap with you anytime, President Nase.”

“Oh, right, Suo-kun is Kamiya-kun’s slave, so you must follow the president’s orders too. Now, give me your paw.”

President Nase teased Suo-senpai, who frowned, clearly enjoying her power trip.

She probably liked Suo-senpai as the only one around whom she could fully act as president.

Every time they meet, President Nase and Suo-senpai bicker.

“Vice President Hinoura. Isn’t your servant poorly disciplined?”

“Eek… S-Sorry, Marin-chan. Stop it, President Nase!”

Next to her, Kotomi, intimidated by Marin-chan’s threatening smile, tried to stop President Naze.

“Why? This loser isn’t someone you need to fear…”

“I’m saying this for your sake! If you keep bullying Suo-senpai, embarrassing photos will be released, or your entire Nase family might fall into ruin!”

Kotomi, knowing Marin-chan’s abilities and past actions, definitely didn’t want to make her an enemy.

“What do you mean…”

“There are things even I can’t cover for… get it?”

Understanding Kotomi’s words, President Nase shrank back.

Is this person really the student council president?

“But it’s great, Suo-senpai. You wanted to be the head so badly you even picked on Mina.”

“Don’t remind me…”

Suo-senpai frowned, remembering his shameful past of picking on Mina as a minion of the civilian faction and being instantly defeated by me in a duel.

“I’ve said this many times, but I haven’t forgiven you for that, Kamiyan-senpai.”

“Oh… right.”

Marin-chan, next to me, radiated a menacing aura as she spoke. I decided to change the subject.

“But the number of incidents is low this term. Compared to the same month last year, the stats are down.”

As I entered the figures from Suo-senpai’s report into the Excel file, I asked.

“This year has indeed been unusually quiet.”

President Naze, recalling last year, folded his arms and pondered.

“It’s because my brother is the head of the second-years.”

“If that’s the case, it’s also thanks to you taking on the unpopular role of the disciplinary committee right after skipping a grade.”

“I get to spend time patrolling the school with my brother after school, so it’s great.”

“It’s just a patrol. And it’s not a date if it’s with your sibling.”

“But siblings can go on dates too, right? Kamiya-senpai?”

“I’m an only child. So I wouldn’t know…”

Everyone was exasperated by the lovey-dovey Suo siblings, but their visible results made it hard to criticize them.

It’s probably Marin-chan who’s secretly preventing trouble, making even the formerly bold students timid.

Well, a peaceful school is a good thing.

Yes, let’s think of it that way.

Thus, the start of the second term for the first-year students began peacefully.