“Numbskull, how long will you stand and watch from there?”

Placing down her pen and setting aside what she was working for, Shizu unerringly raised her gaze at me. Without the usual icy-cold mask that she often used to deter any attempt at defying her, my lovely girl’s lips stretched from side to side as her genuine, amused smile bloomed from her lips.

This picture alone was enough reason for me not to miss a day of seeing her.

Besides, I specifically tried to act differently than normal. Even after she acknowledged my arrival, I simply walked towards her table to watch her from the front.

She found it incredulous at first that she resumed writing and marking the stack of papers in front of her. But when minutes passed and I remained unmoving, her patience ran thin.

“Until I finished recording a looping scene of you being hard at work.”

“This numbskull. Since when did you get the capabilities of a camcorder?”

With my answer being so silly, Shizu facepalmed and rolled her eyes at me. But no longer than five seconds, her resonant giggling noises blessed my ears.

Following that, with her elbow propping up on her table, she leaned slightly, resting her chin above her entwined fingers.

“I see that you surrendered your armband to Hayashi-sensei. Does that mean you’re returning to become my secretary?”

“Hmm? With or without that armband, I’m at your beck and call.”

“Ah. Is that so? Then come to this side. I’m in need of a hug.”

“Right away!”

Shizu smacked her lips together and commended in her authoritative voice. Of course, I responded with a salute and dashed over in a blink.

With her face retaining her amusement, the girl stretched out her arms wide open for me to dive in. And without hesitation, I wrapped her in my embrace. Not only that, I lifted her from her seat and sat down on it before placing her on my lap.

Normally, it’s an offense to take the President’s seat but with how many times we’ve already done this, Shizu couldn’t really be bothered by it anymore.

Ever since coming out of her shell which made her become more open and communicative, the girl stopped caring about etiquette when it comes to our interactions in this room.

“I only said a hug, not a lap seat.” Shizu leered at me yet she clearly had no intention to jump off of my lap.

“I’m sorry. I’m that type to do more than what was asked for.”

“Since when?”

“Whenever it’s convenient for me.”

Continuing to play along with it, I comically shrugged before dropping my lips on hers.

Shizu received the kiss wholeheartedly and held my head intimately as we shared that one with passion.

Forgetting the work to be done or the questions piled in her head, the two of us naturally got lost in each other.

And it was at that moment that someone broke their silence.

“What is this comedic routine? Onoda-kun, you’re cringe.”

That’s Watanabe. She’s seated in her place at the long table. Of course, she witnessed everything that happened. Because in the first place, she was inside the Student Council Room when I arrived.

“Shut up, Watanabe. I never asked you to watch.” I snappishly replied to her after pausing on our exchange of passion.

Of course, I’m aware how cringe we became. But must she point it out?

Anyway, Shizu lightly tapped my cheek before issuing a pleasant laugh. Whatever the case, she clearly enjoyed our cringe moment.

Then she turned her head to Watanabe. Even though no words left her mouth yet, it already made the girl deflate from fear.

Shizu clearly didn’t mind that as it’s already quite normal for her to lord over the pitiful Treasurer of the Student Council.

“I’m envious... Shizu-senpai, can I also get the same treatment from Ruki?”

While an imaginary winter breeze had begun to blow over to Watanabe, another person that’s also in the room aside from us opened her mouth.

Who else would it be? It’s the girl that I managed to bring back to school; Komoe.

Yep. She’s also here, seated next to Watanabe. Although I acknowledged her presence when I arrived, Shizu's pull was just too strong that I also somehow disregarded her presence just to spoil my girl.

In any case, that’s pretty straightforward coming from her. Asking Shizu directly? Her courage was admirable. Did she not see Watanabe freezing over?

Speaking of Watanabe, that line from Komoe managed to thaw her out of the ice as she reached for the girl’s shoulders and intensely shook her body. “Oi. Earth to Komoe. Stop daydreaming. You’re gonna get yourself buried.”

Shizu amusedly watched the two. Not long after that, she vacated my lap and stood from the side before gesturing to Komoe to come over.

“Sure. Here, I left his lap open for you, Miura. Will you take it?”

Although she said that in a normal tone, there’s no doubt that it’s like a predator trying to lure her prey into a trap.

Watanabe panicked a little and warned Komoe. However, the girl sure possessed extraordinary guts.

She first observed Shizu before landing her gaze on me. As excitement and anticipation gradually formed on her whole body, she stood up and started making her way over.

“Komoe...” I couldn’t help but mutter her name upon seeing that determination coming from her.

Yeah. I could’ve said something in between but I couldn’t find the right moment. Before I knew it, it had already progressed this much. Watanabe was even aghast at her seat, not knowing whether to run after Komoe or simply watch everything unfold before her eyes.

Anyway, I sneaked a glance at Shizu. An eyebrow was raised at the sight, indicating her intrigue towards Komoe. Moreover, she did nothing to stop her.

Or at least, that’s how it appeared at first.

However, at the last second when Komoe was about to pass by her and arrive at my side, Shizu stepped into her path, blocking the girl from proceeding.

“On second thought, I don’t want to see this numbskull kissing another girl in this room. You can try again when I’m not around.” Upon declaring that, Shizu returned to my side and sat back down. Her back comfortably rested against my chest as she somehow acted like she was still sitting normally in her seat.

In any case, my arms naturally enclosed around her, securing her position inside my embrace.

Komoe remained standing where she was stopped and stared at us dejectedly. With her eyes shaking violently as though she was about to cry, her lips curved the other way, looking a bit pitiful.

Although Shizu was implying that it would be fine for her to kiss me if Shizu isn’t around, Komoe clearly only focused on the present.

Seeing that, Shizu muttered a question to me, “Did I overdo it?”

Knowing Komoe and how her mind works from our past interaction, my response formed instantaneously, “It’s fine. I think. That girl is more unusual than you thought. Look.”

Yep. Right as I said that, the light quickly returned in the girl’s eyes as she enthusiastically declared, “I understand. Senpai is telling me that I have to work harder to earn Ruki’s favor, right? I accept!”

“Eh? What’s happening? President? Onoda-kun? Komoe?”

Watanabe, who fell out of the loop, exclaimed from her seat. She’s holding her head as though everything she just witnessed was too difficult to process for her simple mind.

Shizu giggled once more. And influenced by her amusement, Komoe and I followed not long after. Watanabe became flustered and eventually, she pouted at us before saying, “... I think I’ll lose my mind here. You’re all crazy.”

“Watanabe, that’s old news. Look at me. What am I if not crazy?” I replied before tightening my embrace on Shizu.

And at that same moment, the dog Vice President, who I thought had started avoiding coming here, and Masato-senpai pushed the door open, witnessing our current state.

What great timing.

But then again, we couldn’t care less about what kind of reaction they would have.

Masato-senpai is lucky Watanabe isn’t anywhere close to me or else, he might suffer a meltdown. But if the dog steps out of line this time, it’s a great chance to finally kick him out. It will be an added offense on top of his previous one where he sided with Ichihara Jun.

The dog isn’t needed anymore, no matter how vital his role seems to be in the Student Council. I'm ready to step up and fill in his shoes to help Shizu continue running the council just like normal.