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Hearing this, Maki Shijo suddenly had an idea. She moved closer to Yusei, put on a shy and coy look, and used a very cute tone, combined with her flawless appearance, to display the special diplomatic skill she had received professional training in since childhood—acting cute.

“Yusei-kun, if… if you're willing… you can actually help me run for student council president… Can you help me?”

Kaguya Shinomiya's expression changed upon hearing this, and she even became a little flustered. Although this change in expression was very subtle, it did not escape Maki Shijo's eyes.

Maki Shijo thought, 'As expected.'

No wonder she felt that Kaguya Shinomiya's personality had changed a lot since returning from this winter vacation. She was far from the cold and misanthropic appearance she had before, keeping people at a distance. She was almost becoming a normal girl.

So, that's the reason.

“Yusei-kun…”

Seeing Kaguya Shinomiya's jealous look, Maki Shijo found it very amusing and wanted to tease her, so she continued to act cute, raised her face, and looked at Yusei with sparkling eyes.

“Can you help me… become the student council president of Shuchiin? Please, please.”

A look of confidence appeared in Maki Shijo's eyes, thinking that no one could resist her professional skill, the pure and flawless negotiation technique, which was to use words, expressions, and, most importantly, this impeccable perfect appearance to display her skill of acting cute.

As for Kaguya Shinomiya…

Kaguya Shinomiya's pure and flawless negotiation technique might even be more effective than hers, but… with Kaguya Shinomiya's personality, could she really make such a move towards the boy she likes?

Precisely because Kaguya Shinomiya truly liked him, Maki Shijo felt that she could definitely win and definitely snatch Yusei-kun away!

“Spare me that.”

To Maki Shijo's surprise, Yusei didn't seem to be moved at all. He even seemed a little impatient. He directly reached out a hand, gently placed it on her cheek, and then slowly pushed her head away, without even looking at her, and said in a calm tone.

“Kaguya, if you don't think she's fit to be vice president, then just let her be the secretary.”

“Eh…”

Maki Shijo was dumbfounded.

Her pure and flawless negotiation technique, which she had worked so hard to hone, had not worked at all?

Moreover, it had even provoked the other party's disgust?

Could it be that… she was actually very ugly, and it was only because of her identity as the daughter of the Shijo family that everyone had been polite to her since she was a child?

Looking at Maki Shijo, whose eyes had lost their light, Chika Fujiwara walked up to Yusei with a sunny and warm smile, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile.

“Yusei-kun, well done.”

“Ahem, stop fooling around.”

Seeing that Yusei was completely immune to Maki Shijo's pure and flawless negotiation technique, Kaguya Shinomiya secretly rejoiced, thinking that with just this little trick of yours, you still want to have an effect on the God of Harem? That's simply wishful thinking, like an ant trying to shake a tree.

However, at the same time, Kaguya was also a little curious.

Maki Shijo's pure and flawless negotiation technique didn't work, so if she were to use it… would it work?

Kaguya Shinomiya didn't dwell too much on this question, but said seriously.

“The most important issue now is to solve the sudden fainting incidents of the students. Even if it's not for the sake of competing for the position of student council president, for the sake of the students' safety, we must find a way to solve it.”

Maki Shijo nodded and didn't say anything sarcastic again. After all, she didn't really hate Kaguya. It's just that the Shijo and Shinomiya families had always been fighting overtly and covertly, so these two contemporaries were a little at odds. To be honest, she didn't like the atmosphere of competition between the Shinomiya and Shijo families.

“Then, Yusei-kun, since you said those words, you must have found the reason for the students' fainting?”

Maki Shijo looked at Yusei and asked this question.

“Yeah, I found it.”

Yusei nodded and slowly said.

“It should be haunted.”

“Huh?”

Kaguya Shinomiya, Maki Shijo, and Ai Hayasaka all looked blank, but Chika Fujiwara showed a look of shock.

“Really? So it's haunted!? This is really bad news!”

“No… Chika… there shouldn't be ghosts in this world…”

Kaguya Shinomiya sighed and said helplessly.

“Yusei-kun, please be serious and don't joke at this time.”

“He's not joking.”

Hearing Shizuka Hiratsuka's words and seeing the complicated look on this Soubu High School teacher's face, Kaguya Shinomiya and the others couldn't help but be stunned. They looked at each other, and after a few seconds, Ai Hayasaka carefully asked tentatively.

“Hiratsuka-sensei… are you… serious?”

“Yes.”

Shizuka Hiratsuka sighed slightly and slowly said.

“Ghosts and evil spirits really exist in this world. You should believe what I say, right…”

Compared to Yusei, who would occasionally do abstract things and say outrageous things, Kaguya Shinomiya and the others' impression of Shizuka Hiratsuka was that of a mature and reliable teacher. Although sometimes, she would also seem a little unreliable, she would definitely not joke about such things.

“No… are you serious…”

Seeing that Chika Fujiwara, Ai Hayasaka, and Kaguya Shinomiya had actually accepted Shizuka Hiratsuka's statement so easily and were still seriously thinking about it, Maki Shijo couldn't help but be stunned.

“Evil spirits and ghosts… how could such things exist?”

Yusei asked curiously upon hearing this.

“Didn't you see those flyers that were all over the place some time ago? What spiritualists, what evil spirits, haven't you seen them?”

“Who would believe that.”

Maki Shijo frowned slightly and waved her hand.

“That's obviously a prank, or a fabrication, a criminal act simply to cause panic, just like that Mayan civilization's doomsday prophecy. How could anyone really believe it?”

Yusei nodded noncommittally, and then asked a question.

“I see… then what do you think of 'Mask'?”

“'Mask'? Oh, you mean that urban legend…”

Maki Shijo didn't seem very interested in this topic.

“It doesn't matter, it has nothing to do with me. I don't really believe that he is a real person. I don't care who is hiding under the mask or what purpose they are acting for. However, many of my friends are supporters of that guy, just like idols.”

Hearing the name “Mask,” Kaguya Shinomiya's eyes flickered as she glanced at Yusei sitting there.

She vaguely had a rough guess about Yexing's true identity.

Only this could be the only reasonable explanation.

Only the extraordinary power of "Mask" could explain why her father, Shimiya Yan'an, would agree to so many of Yexing's outrageous demands, and even be willing to entrust his own safety to the other party's hands.

But if Yexing's true identity is that hero who guards Kyoto City, then the fact that he came to Shuchiin Academy probably means that the danger level of this student fainting incident has reached its peak.

"Fujiwara-san."

Yexing looked at Fujiwara Chika and said with a smile.

"I'll give you a task. Together with Shijo Maki-san, find those students who have fainted and ask them if they encountered anything strange before or after fainting."

Shijo Maki was a little puzzled when she heard this.

"The school has already asked. If we ask again..."

"Received."

Unlike Shijo Maki, Fujiwara Chika seemed a little excited, making a cute salute, and then explained with a smile.

"Shijo-san, since Yexing-san said that the fainting incident during this period is related to evil spirits and ghosts, even if the students encountered something strange before or after fainting, they would not tell the school, but would only think it was their own illusion. After all, just like you, normal people would not believe that there are ghosts and evil spirits in this world, but if it were us, who are also students, the people who have fainted would not have this concern."

After all, Fujiwara Chika came from a political family, and her mother was also a diplomat, so she naturally understood a truth.

Sometimes, the information that can be obtained from others' mouths does not only depend on what the facts are, but more importantly, who is asking.

The testimony that she and Shijo Maki, as students, can obtain is probably very different from the testimony that Shuchiin Academy can obtain.

"But... today is Friday, and it's almost time to leave school. There are hundreds of students who have fainted, from the first to third grades... This... we won't be able to ask them all, right?"

"Ask as many as you can. It depends on your efficiency."

Yexing said with a chuckle.

"Give priority to asking the freshmen who have just entered school. Go."

Shijo Maki curled her lips and muttered in a low voice.

"Why should I listen to your orders... You're not even from Shuchiin..."

Although she said that, Shijo Maki still left the campaign office with Fujiwara Chika.

"Padding, go."

After the two of them left, Yexing said to Hayasaka Ai.

"Follow those two, and focus on Shijo Maki to see if she has any abnormal behavior."

"Let me emphasize again, my name is Ai, not Padding."

Hayasaka Ai sighed slightly helplessly, and without saying much, she left the activity room according to Yexing's instructions to follow Shijo Maki and Fujiwara Chika.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz..."

After saying these words, the familiar sound of electric current sounded again, and the vision in front of him became blurred again.

Yexing was originally used to the feeling brought about by this change in the world line, but this time, it was slightly different from the previous few times.

Several blurred fragments appeared in front of him. The location was still in Shuchiin Academy, but it was different from the usual tranquility and solemnity. The marble-paved ground was filled with bright red and sticky blood, and what appeared in the sky was a disgusting dark red moon.

The corpses of students and teachers were one after another, some broken, some intact. The same thing was the desperate expression on their faces.

A breeze with the bloody smell blew past, and what appeared in front of Yexing was a beautiful girl wearing a student uniform and a red bow on her head, leaning against the gorgeous fountain of Shuchiin. There was no trace of life in her ruby-like eyes, and she just sat there quietly, like a delicate doll.

"This is... disaster prediction..."

Yexing felt his brain dizzy, just like a normal person who hadn't slept for three days and three nights, and then drank a lot of alcohol, in a state of being drunk to the edge of dizziness, it was difficult to maintain his consciousness to stay awake.

In the last second when the picture disappeared, what came into his eyes was a blood-stained, nearly one-meter-long, ancient long knife exuding a crimson spiritual aura on the ground.

"Yexing? Yexing? Hey, what's wrong with you?"

Feeling the shaking from his shoulders, Yexing opened his eyes and saw Hiratsuka Shizuka putting her hands on his shoulders, and like Shimiya Kaguya on the side, her face was full of worry and anxiety.

"It's okay, I'm thinking about a new suona arrangement."

Hearing this, Hiratsuka Shizuka and Shimiya Kaguya breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and Shimiya Kaguya couldn't help but complain.

"You guy... you're still thinking about these things at this time... I really don't know what to say about you."

Yexing replied理直气壮ly.

"Great artists are all immersed in art. You don't understand art, Kaguya."

Seeing that he was okay, Shimiya Kaguya completely let go of her heart and pursed her lips and said.

"Chika and Shijo-san went to ask the students, and Padding... no, Ai went to follow them. What about me? What should I do?"

"I originally wanted you to go to the school to get some information about the freshmen who enrolled this year."

"Originally? Do you mean you've changed your mind now?"

"Yes, I've changed my mind now."

Yexing nodded very seriously, glanced at Shimiya Kaguya's smooth and beautiful black hair that was not wearing any red bows, and said a shocking remark that made Shimiya Kaguya's pretty face flushed instantly, and her defense was instantly defeated.

"Your task is to stay with me, and don't leave my side for a second until this incident is over."

Chapter 404 Kaguya and Yukino's confrontation, Shuchiin Student Council President Election

"No... this... this..."

Shimiya Kaguya instantly went red, subconsciously turned around, and didn't dare to continue facing Yexing, holding her hot cheeks with both hands, completely flustered at this moment.

Is it a confession?

I don't want to leave myself for a second, this must be a confession, right!?

Seeing Shimiya Kaguya's red-hot appearance, Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was also a woman, immediately realized that the other party had selectively ignored Yexing's sentence "before this incident is over", and helplessly reminded her.