Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

Don't let the middle-aged female teacher's easy agreement fool you; as a teacher at Shuchiin Academy, she naturally made this decision after careful consideration.

Not letting Yae participate in the class?

Wouldn't that offend Kaguya Shinomiya?

Besides, why shouldn't he be allowed to participate? Although Yae isn't a student at Shuchiin Academy, he is a high school sophomore of the same age. Being able to enlist this free-spirited, even somewhat abstract, genius to help compete for the position of student council president at Shuchiin Academy, isn't that a testament to Kaguya Shinomiya's own abilities?

By the same token, if you, Maki Shijo, have the ability to extract information or make Yae turn against her at the last minute and become a hidden mole within Kaguya Shinomiya's camp, that is also your ability.

Doing so is the fairest way, without favoring anyone.

Seeing that the female teacher had said so, the teacher who was teaching Class B didn't object either, simply nodding with a respectful yet assertive attitude.

"Yae, Ms. Hiratsuka, if you want to participate in the class, please come in."

After entering the classroom of Class 2-B, Yae immediately saw Maki Shijo sitting below. After signaling Shizuka Hiratsuka to sit in the back of the classroom, he grabbed a chair and, ignoring the surprised and curious gazes of the students, sat directly next to Maki Shijo.

"You…"

Maki Shijo's face showed displeasure.

"Excuse me, do we know each other?"

Yae replied indifferently.

"We will."

Maki Shijo narrowed her eyes slightly and said coldly.

"How dare you talk to me like that?"

"Hmm? Shouldn't it be, how dare you talk to me like that?"

"You're quite arrogant, Yae."

Maki Shijo snorted and slammed the table heavily, standing up.

"I am Maki Shijo, a genius ranked third in academic ability in the entire grade, and a person with the orthodox Shinomiya family bloodline!"

"Oh, you're going to play that card with me?"

Yae, as if a switch had been suddenly flipped, also slammed the table heavily, stood up, and looked directly into Maki Shijo's eyes, not backing down at all.

"Standing before you now is Kyoto's number one eroge marksman, the strongest exorcist in history, the top scorer in Sakura Prefecture's joint entrance examination, the great demon king of Sobu High who defeated all rivals of Shuchiin Academy, the founder of the Paranormal Quantum Mechanics Research Society, the future heir to Yukinoshita Construction Company, the one who plays the suona, a master musician for red and white affairs, the savior of beautiful girls, the nemesis of love triangles, the god of harems, the top player who achieved the only perfect ending in White Album 2, and the one who knows the name of the flower we saw that day."

After rattling off a long list of titles, Yae looked at the shocked students around him and the speechless Maki Shijo, and snorted lightly, appearing somewhat arrogant.

"Hmph, you want to play the title game with me? No one can beat me at it."

Maki Shijo was dumbfounded.

How could she have imagined that she would only say a short sentence, and he would come up with such a long list of titles?

Moreover, judging by the skill and fluency with which he recited the names, it was clearly not something he had made up on the spot.

Who in their right mind would give themselves so many titles?

Before Maki Shijo could speak, she heard Yae immediately asking.

"Question, what should you call Kaguya Shinomiya?"

Maki Shijo hesitated and replied.

"Second… Second Aunt-Grandmother…"

"Bold!"

Yae slammed the table with a bang, scaring Maki Shijo into a shiver, and said righteously.

"Is that how you talk to your aunt-grandfather!?!"

"Aunt… Aunt… Aunt-Grandfather!?!"

Maki Shijo was shocked. Before she could speak, Yae leaned closer to her ear and delivered the final blow in a whisper that left the students and teachers in the classroom dumbfounded, as intimate as lovers.

"Kaguya and I haven't gotten married yet, but we've already had SEX. By the way, what should you call her child after it's born?"

"S… S… S…"

Maki Shijo stuttered, feeling her brain spinning, completely overloaded, and unable to accept this sudden adult topic.

At this moment, Yae suddenly leaned in a little closer again and whispered in a way that made the students and teachers in the classroom stare in disbelief, as intimate as lovers.

"SERN, have you heard of it?"

"What…?"

Through Maki Shijo's reaction and micro-expressions, Yae confirmed one thing.

The other party didn't know the name SERN, and most likely wasn't an assistant of SERN either.

"It's nothing."

Yae sat back down, as if nothing had happened, and smiled at the teacher on the podium.

"Teacher, please continue the lesson."

"Oh… Oh, okay…"

After the teacher continued the lesson, Maki Shijo also sat down, but her expression was completely dazed. Yae's words had completely turned her into a robot.

SEX?

Kaguya Shinomiya?

That Kaguya Shinomiya!?!

She actually… before marriage… and even has a child!?!

After several minutes, Maki Shijo finally recovered. She looked at Yae sitting next to her, frowned, and bit her silver teeth.

"You… is it because of this relationship that you're helping her run for student council president…?"

"Not helping."

Yae didn't even turn his head, simply saying indifferently.

"Kaguya Shinomiya will already become the student council president. The question now is, if you're willing to cooperate, you can become the secretary or vice president."

"Secretary? Vice President?"

Maki Shijo snorted and said disdainfully in a typical tsundere tone.

"Are you asking me to be subordinate to Kaguya? That's impossible."

“Then just think of it as being beneath me.”

“Beneath you? That's even more…”

“Not beneath.”

Yae Hoshi interrupted Shijo Maki, emphasizing the point.

“This isn't a choice either, you were never as good as me to begin with.”

Shijo Maki felt even more displeased upon hearing this.

“You, don't think that winning once means you win everything. That was just because I wasn't serious…”

“Weaklings like to make excuses.”

Yae Hoshi didn't give Shijo Maki any chance to catch her breath, speaking in a calm tone.

“You think I was serious? You're still competing with Shinomiya Kaguya, but I've never considered any of you as rivals. That already shows the difference. There's no need for you to humiliate yourself.”

Shijo Maki gritted her silver teeth. Although she wanted to retort, she couldn't find a reason to.

She had watched the surveillance footage of that exam, observing this Yae Hoshi's entire answering process, as well as the answer sheet he provided.

Even after witnessing it firsthand, Shijo Maki couldn't understand if what she saw was really something a human could do?

The speed at which he answered questions was so fast that it left afterimages, and he got perfect scores in every subject?

Moreover, it wasn't just a normal perfect score, it was the kind of perfect score where any other paper compared to Yae Hoshi's would have to be deducted points.

For the first time in her life, Shijo Maki had this sense of powerlessness, that even if she got serious, she couldn't defeat him.

In this respect, she and Shinomiya Kaguya were in the same boat.

After taking a few deep breaths, Shijo Maki regained her composure and rationality, speaking in a calm tone.

“Since you're sure Kaguya will win, why are you still asking me to cooperate? That doesn't make sense.”

Chapter 403: Shijo Maki's Joining, Foretelling Shuchiin Academy's Calamity

“I'm giving you a chance.”

Hearing this, Shijo Maki almost laughed out loud in anger.

“What chance are you giving me?”

“Giving you a chance to not become a loser, and giving your Shijo family a chance to continue existing.”

“Tch, you're really arrogant when you talk…”

Shijo Maki replied with a displeased expression, but in her heart, she was pondering what exactly was going on?

Was this Yae Hoshi's psychological warfare against her, trying to subdue her without a fight, to eliminate her as a rival for Shinomiya Kaguya?

Or was it that…

He was truly 100% confident that he could defeat her in the election, as well as another commoner with high prestige among the students, the academic genius, Shirogane Miyuki?

That's impossible… Compared to herself and Shirogane Miyuki, Shinomiya Kaguya didn't have an overwhelming advantage. In fact, compared to her, Shijo Maki, Kaguya could only be said to have a slight edge in terms of grades and family background. Coupled with her personality, it could even be said that Shijo Maki was the one most likely to win.

Unless…

Shijo Maki frowned slightly, lowering her voice.

“You… found the cause of the students fainting? And have a way to solve it?”

Hearing Shijo Maki guess it so quickly, Yae Hoshi wasn't surprised. After all, her character was set to be a genius on the same level as Shinomiya Kaguya. It wasn't surprising that she could think of this.

“Yes.”

“I see, no wonder you're so confident…”

Shijo Maki muttered to herself, looking thoughtful. She thought that if what Yae Hoshi said was true, that he and Shinomiya Kaguya had really found the cause of the sudden fainting of Shuchiin Academy students and had also found a solution, then that would be a great thing.

Leaving aside the student council president election, the parents who were worried about the students' safety and the Shuchiin Academy staff who were under tremendous pressure were all eager to resolve this incident. Anyone who could stand up would be doing Shuchiin Academy and those parents a favor.

As the daughter of the Shijo family, Shijo Maki would naturally think from this perspective as well.

“I can consider it, but…”

Shijo Maki stared into Yae Hoshi's eyes, slowly opening her mouth.

“I want to see Kaguya first before making a decision.”

…

Half an hour later, inside Kaguya's election campaign office.

“Good afternoon, aunt.”

Hearing Shijo Maki's address to her, Kaguya's eyebrows twitched slightly, giving a fake smile.

“Shijo Maki-san, haven't I told you? Please don't call me that.”

“How can I not?”

Shijo Maki also returned a clearly fake smile, smiling as she spoke.

“My family has taught me since I was young to respect the old and cherish the young.”

“Hehe.”

Shinomiya Kaguya covered her lips and chuckled twice, her attack power reaching its maximum.

“Yes, the branch family respecting the main family, that's only right.”

Shijo Maki maintained her smile, and Shinomiya Kaguya also maintained her smile, but anyone with eyes could see the tense atmosphere between the two.

Shinomiya Kaguya turned her head to look at Yae Hoshi. Although her face carried a kind smile, it inexplicably gave people the feeling that she was sulking. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and softly spoke.

“Yae Hoshi-kun… is this what you meant by defeating? Inviting Shijo Maki to be my vice president? I can't imagine working with her in the student council every day. Shouldn't you have asked for my opinion first?”