I Was Reincarnated as a Mob in a Completed School Rom-Com Manga, and When I Tried My Best to Cheer Up the Broken Losing Heroines, I Realized I Had Surpassed the Original Story - 15

Chapter 15: Student Council President Election Part 2

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As soon as the four members of the Manga Research Club surrounded me, Kirari pressed me for answers.

“Kazuto, explain properly.”

“W-well, actually—”

I briefly explained that I had promised to make Chadani-san the student council president, and that in return she would arrange a clubroom for the Manga Club. Hearing that, Kirari seemed to accept it—for now.

“I see. But you could’ve at least said something to your club president first, couldn’t you?”

“S-sorry about that…”

To be honest, it had been hard to talk to Kirari, who was a Nazuna-oshi.

“And now Onii-chan has another beautiful female friend…”

Moe wasn’t listening to most of what I said, making an expression that clearly said she couldn’t believe what was happening.

“But that doesn’t mean you can skip the club without telling anyone, right? You’re the one who invited me, Kurosaki-kun.”

Konno-san’s narrow-eyed glare was as sharp as ever today.

“S-sorry…”

“But I’m relieved. If that’s the case, I’ll help with everything I’ve got!”

Nazuna said that with sparkling eyes, promising to help us.

“So to get that clubroom, the Manga Club will support Chadani-senpai during the election period, right?”

For some reason, Kirari suddenly began taking charge.

“Chadani-san, is that okay with you?”

“I-if everyone is fine with that… Then please take care of me……”

Answered Chadani-san, bowing deeply to us, looking not at all displeased. This moment—where she became this straightforward—had never been depicted even in the original story, so Kirari and I exchanged stunned looks.

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After that, we put Manga Research Club activities on hold for a while, and our after-school routine became gathering in my classroom to prepare for the election.

“Nazuna… Can I talk to you for a second?”

“Y-yes……”

I called Nazuna out into the hallway. She jogged over nervously and asked timidly.

“Kazuto-kun… w-what is it?”

“I talked things over with Chadani-san after that, and I was wondering if I could ask you to give the supportive speech…”

“M-me…!?”

“You’ve got the most friends in the Manga Research Club and people trust you, so I recommended you. What do you think?”

“I-if Kazuto-kun says so, then I’ll obey……”

“E-hey, ‘obey’ sounds bad! If you don’t want to, you can totally refuse!?”

Flapping both hands in a panic, Nazuna said.

“N-no, that’s not it! I’ll do it! I want to do it! Please let me do it…!”

She sounded a little overeager, but well, motivation was a good thing.

“Is-is that so? Then I’m counting on you…”

“Yes! I’ll do my best……!”

That radiant smile was no doubt packed full of negative ions.

“Onii-chan, isn’t this poster zen super nice!?”

I had Moe, who was good at drawing, handle the poster design. It was still just a rough sketch, but it followed Chadani-san’s image and had a pure, beautiful atmosphere. Uh… zen meant “super” or “really,” right…?

“Yeah, it looks zen-zen good!”

Moe puffed out her cheeks at my forced use of “Moe-language.”

“Onii-chan… If you put two zen, it sounds bad, you know〜?”

“S-sorry, I’m still not used to it… But seriously, Moe, you’ve got real talent. With this, the future of the Manga Research Club is in safe hands!”

“Hehehe~ Even if you compliment me that much, I’m not zen-zen happy at all〜”

Contrary to her words, she smiled brightly, her whole body swaying side to side. Then Konno-san called out to me.

“Hey, Kurosaki-kun. Come here for a second.”

“What’s up?”

Sitting in her chair, she looked up at me with an expression that clearly said she had something to complain about.

“Why am I in charge of schedule management? I don’t even know anything about election timelines.”

“Eh? Because you said earlier that anything was fine…”

“I only said that because I didn’t know what kinds of roles there were. Give me something easier.”

“Then I’ll take that one. Could you help Moe instead…?”

“…Okay.”

She answered lazily, then moved behind Moe and immediately began doodling. She was truly whimsical, that one. Watching all this, Chadani-san wore a smile, something that she rarely showed.

“You all really get along, don’t you……?”

“Chadani-san, you should try talking with everyone more, you know.”

“But… I’m just an outsider this one time……”

There was a touch of melancholy in her profile, and I thought that side of her was beautiful.

“No one thinks that.”

“…Kurosaki-kun too?”

“Of course. I’m the one who pushed you into this in the first place.”

“Then… Will you grant me a request……?”

Suddenly, those uneasy eyes of hers looked straight at me, and my heart jumped on reflex.

“W-well, if it’s something I can actually do…”

“I know it’s selfish of me to ask, but even after the election is over, will you stay by my side……?”

“W-what does that mean…?”

“I want you to become my vice president……”

“Eh!? I can’t, no way! If you want someone for that, Nazuna is way more suited!”

“The only one I truly trust right now is you. Even though you learned my secret and were almost killed because of it, you still reached out to help me. No matter how this election ends… I feel a debt toward you so great I could never repay it……”

“B-but…”

“I won’t force you, but I thought…Right now, I need you……”

“Can I think about it…?”

“Yes, of course… I’ll keep that position open until the last possible moment.”

“…Alright.”

“I’ll be waiting for a good answer……”

Chadani-san’s level of assertiveness was something unthinkable in the original story, and I had no idea how I was supposed to interact with her from here on out. That was how much she felt like someone completely different from the girl I was supposed to know.

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