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The second voting results are out.

Ayakoji Chiyoko and Kiryu Hina were in a close race, and the gap narrowed further from forty votes to just three.

They were able to catch up so quickly, all thanks to an unexpected accident.

There was a variety show called "Searching for the Island Nation's Strongest Young Genius~Let's go~!", which had high viewership ratings. Right before the second voting, they suddenly came to Yuqiu High School to record a program with Kagura Hikaru and Ayakoji Chiyoko.

As the title suggests, this program was about searching for underage geniuses across the Island Nation who were exceptionally outstanding in certain skills and documenting their stories.

The reason they chose Kagura Hikaru and Ayakoji Chiyoko was because of the attention they received from TV stations due to their performance at the National Sword Dao Tournament.

Ayakoji Chiyoko was the current record holder of the National High School Sword Dao Tournament and was the female swordsman who advanced the farthest in the gender-neutral high school Sword Dao competitions, rated by professionals as having a professional level of Sword Dao proficiency, which was highly prestigious.

Moreover, considering that she was only a first-year high school student when she received the award, being the youngest in the field, one couldn't help but marvel at her incredible talent.

As for Kagura Hikaru, being a first-year high school student as well and defeating Ayakoji Chiyoko with an overwhelming advantage to become the champion of the national competition, he was without doubt a genius among geniuses.

What was more coincidental was that both of them were students at Tokyo City's Haneoka Private High School.

It would have been a shame not to bring them together for the show!

Ugao High was very welcoming toward the arrival of the production team.
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Haneoka High School naturally couldn't ask for anything better for something that could boost the school's influence. They not only cleared out the Kendo Club's dojo for filming but also specifically gave Kagura Hikaru and Ayakoji Chiyoko a day off to cooperate with the shooting.

Even though Kagura Hikaru and Ayakoji Chiyoko were not members of the Kendo Club, they still won the gold and silver medals in the National Kendo Tournament. Now, for the sake of filming, the actual Kendo Club was kicked out.

I must say, it's a bit of black humor.

It seemed that the production team was aware in advance that Ayakoji Chiyoko was the daughter of the famous actor Ryoma Ayakoji, so they treated her with great courtesy, even deferentially and were careful not to offend her.

This was enough to give a glimpse of just how much influence Ayakoji Chiyoko's father had in the entertainment industry.

According to the production team, they would pretend they didn't know at first, aiming for a dramatic effect of accidentally discovering Ayakoji Chiyoko's real identity during the interview. For this, Ayakoji Chiyoko cooperated with them and acted out a scene from questioning to the interviewer's shock, much to the surprise of Kagura Hikaru who was watching.

She has become quite agreeable lately.

If it had been when I first met her, even if she was willing to cooperate, she would probably have had a poker face all along, and she might have given the interviewer an earful of sarcasm.

But this guy can now actually smile at the camera, which is unbelievable.

That's what growth is all about, isn't it?

Who would have thought that Ayakoji Chiyoko would change as well?

The interviewers from the production team asked them a lot of questions.

They also had them put on Kendo Equipment in the dojo and performed a real Sword Dao match to best of two points.

Kagura Hikaru and Ayakoji Chiyoko had no intention of performing for the camera and didn't hold back, resulting in a prolonged stalemate, so it's expected that this part will be heavily edited when the show airs.

By the way, the score was still 2:0, with Ayakoji Chiyoko losing again.

At the end of the recording, the production team asked them a few questions.

"Since the two of you became famous on the internet, many people think you are a couple. Is that true?"

"No," Ayakoji Chiyoko denied, "Besides, Uka doesn't allow student relationships."

"Is that so, I didn't know the rules were so strict." The production team then asked, "May I ask what your standards for choosing a partner are?"

Ayakoji Chiyoko: "A man stronger than me."

Kagura Hikaru: "Someone with a good personality."

After the show aired, the editor added a huge pink heart on the screen, encircling the two of them.

In the footage, Ayakoji Chiyoko's eyes were on Kagura Hikaru as she spoke, making it look like she liked him!

Which was, in fact, the truth.

Ayakoji Chiyoko, watching the show at home, was so angry that she rolled around on the sofa with a cushion in her arms.

But perhaps, there was also a bit of happiness... right?

After the program was broadcast, their popularity in school shot up.

Rumors even started to spread.

Nonsense, they even drew a heart, it would be surprising if there weren't any rumors!

Naturally, Ayakoji Chiyoko's voting rate also increased significantly, and the number of votes skyrocketed for the second election.

She was now only three votes away from Kiryu Hina, who was in first place.

Kiryu Hina had never expected that gaining influence from outside the school was also a possibility, and she had miscalculated.

In fact, not even Ayakoji Chiyoko herself had expected it.

After all, she couldn't possibly manipulate the production of a television program, even if she was the daughter of a famous actor.

The main purpose of the last trip to the Capital City was to expose Hosaka Yui, with the current outcome being an unintended success.

Effort and luck had put her in a very favorable position.

Ayakoji Chiyoko's power was uncontrollably skyrocketing.

Kiryu Hina had covertly made arrangements in an attempt to curb this, but they were all thwarted.

No one wanted to betray Ayakoji Chiyoko, and there was no dirt to dig up on her. The conspiracies that were being forcefully pushed forward were keenly disrupted by the opponent early in their planning, leaving Kiryu Hina in a rare deadlock.

Kiryu Hina somewhat regretted her actions.

Ever since the sports festival, it seemed like she was hitting walls at every turn.

It was as if an invisible ghost was secretly hindering all her moves.

If only she had known, she should have drawn Saijo Mari into her camp earlier instead of resorting to tricks.

This was the price for playing with power tactics too much, being bitten back by her own arrogance.

There was only one week left until the third vote, which was the final decision for the Student Council President's position.

The three-vote lead was precarious and could be surpassed at any time.

In this situation, Kiryu Hina had no choice but to seek help from Kagura Hikaru.

One afternoon, she called Kagura Hikaru to a maple tree in the courtyard.

The scorching summer days.

Despite the hot weather that gathered the two of them under the shade, the atmosphere was chilly.

"Speaking of which, everything started from here, huh." Kiryu Hina caught a falling maple leaf from the tree and said.

It was the same maple tree, the same bench.

In the winter, it was here that Kagura Hikaru and Ayakoji Chiyoko first came to an understanding for cooperation,

The branches above their heads were bare at that time, but now they were covered with beautiful golden maple leaves.

Kagura Hikaru leaned back on the bench under the maple tree, enjoying the coolness brought by the gentle breeze.

"When you say the beginning, are you talking about the time when you poured yogurt over my head?"

"Haha, I didn't expect you to hold a grudge."

"No, I knew from the start that you were that kind of person, so I wasn't surprised you did something like that. As for holding a grudge... at this point, how could I possibly hate you?"

"... Heh, let's skip the nonsense. I called you here today for no other reason than the election."

Kiryu Hina turned around, put her arms around Kagura Hikaru from behind, and rested her chin on his left shoulder, "If this continues, Ayakoji Chiyoko will really defeat me, which can't happen. So, I won't hold the speech draft thing against you, help me out, get Saijo Mari to turn against her. I know she will definitely listen to you, alright?"

"Is that so, you had this in mind."

Kagura Hikaru closed his eyes, "But I'm sorry, I refuse."