The Cheeky Junior Gal Becomes Too Cute When She Gets Attached to Me-Chapter 3Volume 1 . - A Polite But Sharp-Tongued Junior
A Polite But Sharp-Tongued Junior
“I see. I appreciate the help you’ve given to President so far, but I’m here now, so it’s no longer necessary.”
“Huh? Were you two seriously fighting over me?”
“Please stop with the disgusting misunderstandings.”
Starting a conversation with me seemed to improve Kawana’s mood just a little bit.
“Right! I can do errands for Senpai too!”
“What can you do?”
“Um… like stapling papers together?”
“Is that all?”
“There’s more! Like, going to buy tea and stuff.”
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Liar, you’ve never actually bought anything for me.
Well, in reality, I’ve never entrusted Monaka with any important tasks.
It’s always just been errands.
It’s not because I underestimated Monaka’s abilities.
On the contrary, her communication skills are far superior to mine, but that doesn’t mean I would entrust her with negotiating with students.
The reason is simple: she’s not a Student Council Officer.
Student Council Officers carry the responsibility that comes with their title, and they receive a small return in the form of internal points and achievements.
If I were to ask Monaka to do an important job, I wouldn’t be able to give her a proper reward.
At most, I could treat her to some sweets on the way home as a thank-you for doing errands.
That’s why I have no intention of asking Monaka to get involved with the actual tasks related to the operation of the Student Council.
“Senpai… maybe I’m just not needed…”
Monaka, who had been counting off the things she could do on her fingers, looked at me with a lack of confidence.
“That’s right. Outsiders should leave immediately.”
Kawana pointed to the door.
Monaka tried to open her mouth to say something in response, but failing to find the words, she then closed her mouth and looked down.
In fact, since Monaka is not an officer, there’s no real reason for her to be in the Student Council room.
She’s just here to talk to me.
“…Well, there are times when we need more help, so could you lend us a hand then?”
Feeling a bit sorry for her, I offered a little support, and Monaka’s expression instantly brightened.
Kawana narrowed her eyes at me and nodded reluctantly.
“If President says so, then it’s fine for her to help with errands.”
“That’s a relief.”
“However, the upcoming discussion is about Student Council work, so it doesn’t concern her.”
Kawana took out documents from her backpack, which were in a clear folder. She kept some for herself and handed some to me.
The cover read 『Regarding the Christmas Event』.
“Eh, the Student Council is doing a Christmas event?”
Monaka, who had hurried over and peeked at the documents from behind me, asked excitedly.
Strictly speaking, it’s not an official school event, so it’s no wonder Monaka didn’t know.
Every year, the Student Council leads a small event for local children.
Only the Student Council Executive Committee and volunteers participate.
Usually, volunteers are scarce, so some sports club gets roped in to help.
The event is held in early December.
I had been thinking it was about time to start preparing, so I was grateful that Kawana brought it up.
We had briefly discussed it during our last meeting, and it’s great to see her taking the initiative.
“It sounds fun! I want to do it too!”
“If you want to participate, please join as an official volunteer. We’ll handle the management, so just come on the day of the event.”
“I’m the type of person who really values seasonal events!”
“If that’s the case, then why not wear something more appropriate for the season? Your skirt is so short, it makes me feel cold just looking at you.”
“I get you. It’s been kind of cold lately, huh?”
Kawana responded coldly just like before, but the undeterred Monaka continued to engage with her.
“By the way, wasn’t there a marathon event before this?”
“That’s organized by the Physical Education Committee, so we don’t do anything for it.”
“Ah, you included me when you said ‘we’!”
“No, I meant ‘we, the Student Council Officers.’ ”
I quietly thought to myself that they might actually get along quite well, so I went back to review the documents.
The tasks don’t change much from year to year, so the documents are mostly reused from the ones that were prepared last year.
However, they were well organized, with a range of candidates for publicity and recreation.
It seemed like someone had thoroughly reviewed the list of points for improvement I had compiled last year, and the plans had been polished to be even better.
…Wait a minute? Isn’t Kawana-chan too excellent?
Not just Monaka, but maybe I’m also unnecessary. Maybe I should retire and become an Honorary Student Council President.
“How does it look?”
“Oh, it’s perfect. It makes me want to hand over the position of Student Council President right now.”
“Please don’t find a clever way to slack off.”
I thought I could get away with doing nothing and just reap the achievements, but I was caught.
However, I truly think it’s perfect.
Since I can’t really do anything, I decide to read through it once more.
“Since I don’t have the experience from last year, I would appreciate your opinion from that perspective.”
“Everything seems mostly fine… We have the materials in the warehouse, so if anything, the toughest part is publicity. We struggled with making flyers last year too, and we have to make courtesy visits…”
“I see. Should we ask the Art Club for help with the flyers?”
The discussion progressed smoothly.
It’s not a large-scale event, but since we’re inviting the children, we want them to have the most fun possible before they go home.
“Are you discussing something difficult again…”
At this point, Monaka is left out.
She sits down and starts fiddling with her smartphone while looking bored.
Kawana glances at Monaka just once, then quickly turns her gaze back to me.
She taps the documents on the desk to align the corners and stands up while putting them in a clear file.
“For now, I just came to discuss the outline, so I’ll take my leave with this.”
“Ah, thanks. You’ve been a big help.”
Kawana slings her backpack over her shoulder and heads for the exit.
“Hey, Kawana.”
I call out to her retreating figure.
“Aren’t you going to draw the illustration for the flyer?”
“…I won’t be drawing it.”
Without turning back, she said this and left the Student Council room.
The door closes with a click, and a moment of silence follows.
