Why Is the Prettiest Girl in School Trying to Talk to a Loner Like Me during Lunch Break?

Chapter 139 – Answer

“……” Munch munch

“Hey hey? Hello, Andou-kun?”

“…What is it, Momoi-san? Honestly, I’m busy right now trying to finish this food within the time limit…”

(Thanks to a certain someone who brought it but won’t eat it!?) (Andou)

“Now now♪ You can keep eating, but I have something I want to ask~”

“What do you want to ask?”

“Honestly, Andou-kun… why are you running in the student council election?”

“W-what do you mean?” Munch munch

“Just what I said. Hmm, look! I’m Sakura’s recommender, right? So I know why Sakura is running… no, because I know that, it’s strange that Andou-kun is also running?”

“Oh, that’s… well, I have history with the vice president…”

“Yeah, I heard ‘that story’ from Sakura too♪”

“Eh, then what’s the question? If you know that story, you understand, right? I’m in the student council election because of my ‘history with the vice president.’ Of course, I want Asakura-san to win presidency. But separately, I need to settle things with Ishida in the election.”

(If she heard the general situation from Asakura-san, I’d think Momoi-san would understand without needing to ask…) (Andou)

“Yeah, that’s right. Sakura said the same thing. But what I want to know is,

Is this ‘history with the vice president’ something Andou-kun needs to settle by running in the student council election?”

“Eh?”

“Andou-kun, do you know how difficult a situation Sakura is in to win the student council election?”

“W-what do you mean? Momoi-san…”

“Ah… So Sakura really hasn’t told Andou-kun anything.”

(Asakura-san is having difficulties? But she was top in the recent approval ratings…) (Andou)

“Hmm… Andou-kun, I’m going to say a long ‘monologue’ as after-meal exercise, so I’d appreciate if you don’t mind, okay?”

“Eh… Ah! Yeah, I understand, Momoi-san.”

(So this is content she can’t officially tell me since I’m technically in the enemy camp… No, in this case it’s a ‘monologue’…) (Andou)

(Good, seems he got it.) (Momoi)

“Yeah… Actually, Sakura’s camp is currently split over a certain opinion.”

“Eh, that opinion is—no way!”

(This is the first I’m hearing of it!? But Asakura-san has the student council president… So that ‘opinion’ can only be one thing…) (Andou)

“Yeah, that opinion is ‘Should Andou-kun join the student council if Sakura wins?'”

“As expected, that flat—I mean, the student council president?”

“‘Fla’…? No, the student council president is on Sakura’s side. Well, even though I say split, only a few third-years are saying ‘Andou-kun shouldn’t join the student council.’ Plus, the president says she’ll consider Sakura’s wishes, so it’s not like Andou-kun joining is hopeless.”

“I-I see…”

(No, but this situation is worse than expected… Momoi-san said the president is on Asakura-san’s side, but that’s probably an act. That scheming flat-chested student council president is definitely pretending to be an ally while having third-years under her influence oppose my joining. What she’s telling Asakura-san is just ‘considering her wishes,’ so from what I’m hearing, when Asakura-san wins she might say ‘I considered it but it was impossible.’) (Andou)

“But when opinions split among allies like this, we’re not gathering as many votes as expected. The recent debate temporarily raised support thanks to Sakura’s performance, but I think that’s only temporary? Also, for some reason we’re not getting as many third-year votes as expected. I think the third-years opposing Andou-kun joining are calling for it. Recently, even the student council president told Sakura that if she wins, she’ll properly consider Andou-kun joining, so maybe Andou-kun should withdraw his candidacy? You didn’t know, right?”

“Yeah…”

(I see, so that’s why she asked ‘why are you running in the student council election?’… In other words, rather than being caught up in my history with Ishida and potentially losing together with Asakura-san, Momoi-san is suggesting I should withdraw and solve the problems in Asakura-san’s camp…) (Andou)

“By the way, what did Asakura-san answer?”

“‘That’s not for me to decide♪’ she said. Even though the president is saying ‘I’ll handle the vice president matter.’ So I wanted to know if Andou-kun has a ‘reason’ worth Sakura saying that much. Because…

‘Rather than regretting not knowing, trying to know is more like me,’ right♪”

“Momoi-san…”

(What am I thinking… Momoi-san wasn’t trying to tell me to stop running. She informed me about ‘this.’ Just like when I told Momoi-san her ‘ignorance’ wasn’t something to regret, she taught me ‘this’ so I wouldn’t regret being ‘ignorant.’ So now—

‘How to use what I’ve learned’ is what matters.) (Andou)

“Andou-kun, how about it? Did you find your ‘answer’?”

(‘Answer’ huh… That’s simple.) (Andou)

“The reason is simple… I made a ‘promise.’ You know, if you break a promise you have to down a thousand light novels.”

“Ehhh!? What’s that? Ahahaha! Swallowing light novels is weird!”

“That’s how it is between me and Asakura-san… But Momoi-san, was it okay to tell me, someone in the enemy camp, this information?”

“Eh~ What are you talking about? I was just saying a ‘monologue.’ Besides… it would be interesting if Andou-kun became student council president~♪”

“No no no, that ‘what if’ wouldn’t happen even if heaven and earth flipped… It’s impossible, right?”

“Ehh! How boring… Tch, if Andou-kun became president, I was going to use this favor to make the school cafeteria all-you-can-eat! Boo!”

“No, even if I became president I definitely wouldn’t do that as long as Momoi-san is around…?”

(HAHAHA! What is this gluttonous girl saying? How about eating the food left on this table before saying that?) (Andou)

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After hearing about Asakura-san’s situation from Momoi-san, Andou-kun consults (passes the buck to) a certain person to think of a breakthrough strategy!

Next time on Nazekanno: “Negative Image” – Please look forward to it!

“Yes, I have a good idea.”

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