**Chapter 8: The Student Council President Cannot Be a Sister Complex**
“……. Are you two… dating?”
After Chika blurted out the question, she realized it was inappropriate.
She had just met these upperclassmen for the first time, and she suddenly asked such a personal question.
Surely, the two juniors would think she was an annoying upperclassman who didn’t know her boundaries.
But Nagi and Kanade didn’t show any signs of disgust; instead, they answered frankly.
“… No, Nagi and I are just childhood friends…”
Kanade shook her head in denial, but for some reason, her light yellow eyes kept glancing sneakily at Nagi beside her.
“Y-yes, Kanade-kun and I are not that kind of relationship. We’re just childhood friends~”
Although Nagi was also smiling and denying it, a hint of light pink shyness appeared on her beautiful white face. She slightly clenched the hem of her skirt with both hands, and her gaze kept drifting in the completely opposite direction of Kanade.
Witnessing this scene, Chika felt as if she had become an all-seeing cosmic cat, perceiving the truths of the universe in that moment.
What a pure and innocent crush!? Chika’s pupils behind her thick glasses trembled violently from the excitement.
The two, who had grown up together, were gradually realizing their feelings for each other; clearly, they reciprocated those feelings but hesitated because they were afraid of breaking through the boundary of their childhood friendship…
Moreover, this pair of childhood friends was the classic combination of a bright and cheerful beautiful girl × an introverted and inconspicuous boy!
Chika silently covered her cheeks with both hands, afraid she might accidentally squeal from excitement at any moment.
The “childhood friendship” relationship was the absolute trump card in romantic relationships, akin to a wild card in a deck of cards.
Regardless of their differences in appearance, family backgrounds, or any other conditions, these factors would all pale in comparison to the time they’ve spent growing up together.
What should I do? Should I, as the upperclassman, help these adorable juniors break through this thin veil between them?
But I’m ultimately an outsider; such matters should be resolved directly by the two of them…
Just as Chika was lost in her rosy gossiping delusions, the sudden knocking on the door harshly pulled her back to the heavy reality.
“Yahalo~ Chika-senpai~ Sorry for the interruption~!”
Following the knocking, a girl wearing a student council badge pushed the door open.
This unexpected guest had a petite and cute figure, fluffy, shiny shoulder-length brown hair, fair skin, a high nose bridge, and plump, inviting pink lips, exuding a fashionable and sunny vibe like a stylish girl.
“Ike, Iketani-san.” Chika’s mind immediately panicked upon seeing the visitor.
“Ah? How rare, Super Research actually has other people here… Wow~”
The unexpected guest emitted an exaggerated reaction like a foreigner upon seeing Nagi.
Mika Iketani, a second-year student and vice president of the Seikage Student Council, was quite popular in school for her outstanding and fashionable appearance as well as her sunny and lively personality.
With the arrival of the student council members, Chika reverted to her usual timid and weak demeanor.
“Mika-san, please be a bit more mindful of your volume.”
The shadow that followed Mika in was accompanied by a low, calm voice that suddenly made Chika feel like the end of days was upon her, her heart turning to ash.
If only the vice president Iketani Mika had come today, Chika would’ve held onto a sliver of hope that she could ask her to delay the termination of the Super Research club.
However, she didn’t expect that the student council president himself would also come in person.
The most outstanding student council president in the history of Seikage High School.
With excellent grades, versatile sports skills, tall athletic build, sharp black short hair, subtle half-frame glasses, and a handsome appearance, coupled with his meticulous personality and calm, aloof demeanor, he had won the hearts of many girls who were in their blooming youth. It was said he even had a fan club organized by girls in school.
But to Chika, the student council president was a terrifying demon instead.
Hmm? Today, Chika inexplicably felt that the face of that demon student council president looked somewhat familiar.
“Ah, Nii-chan!?” Suddenly, Nagi let out a joyful exclamation and rushed forward to hug the student council president.
“Brother!?” Chika and Mika exclaimed simultaneously.
“Renzu-nii… Long time no see.” Kanade followed closely to greet him.
“Nagi? And Kanade…”
Seikami Renzu, Nagi’s older brother by two years.
When they were younger, Kanade was often called out to play by Nagi, and at that time, it was Renzu who took care of them.
Renzu, who was two years older than Kanade, inherited their parents’ good looks just like Nagi, and he was well-liked by school teachers and neighbors since childhood.
Thanks to him, Kanade and Nagi were always greeted with smiles whenever they went out to play.
“I see, Nagi and Kanade haven’t decided which club to join yet, so you’re here to explore club activities?”
Renzu quickly deduced the situation before him, saying this while his gaze shifted to Kanade.
This made Kanade instinctively shrink back a little, taking a step back.
Since childhood, Renzu’s personality had been completely different from Kanade’s—confident, steady, and decisive in everything he did, making him incredibly reliable.
To Kanade, he was like an older brother.
When they were younger, Kanade had a better relationship with Renzu, who was a boy, rather than with Nagi.
However, as they grew up, Kanade actively created distance between them.
This was because, for some unknown reason, Kanade always felt a bit strange about the way Renzu looked at her.
She didn’t know what exactly he found appealing about her.
Renzu began to treat Kanade like a “little sister” and even enthusiastically tried to set her up with Nagi, trying to pull her into the Seikami family.
“Don’t worry, Kanade, you just need to be by Nagi’s side. You don’t have to worry about money; I’ll get into a good university and then join a top company to support you both.”
While saying this, Renzu, with his excellent grades and good character, ran for and was elected student council president, a true action-oriented elite.
This made Kanade have no doubt that he really intended to support her and Nagi by himself in the future.
So scary~ Although I do have feelings for Nagi, I absolutely don’t want to be a kept man like this…
“Nii-chan, why are you here today?” After releasing Renzu, Nagi tilted her head and asked.
This question immediately made Chika’s heart hang in suspense.
“Usual club inspection, to facilitate the approval of the necessary activity funds for the club in the future.” Renzu said without changing expression.
This made both Mika and Chika look at Renzu with incredulous expressions, but they were silenced by his cold stare.
“I see, so the rumors about the president being a sister complex are true….” Vice President Mika muttered to herself.
As soon as Mika and Nagi exchanged glances, those starry eyes instantly captured Mika’s attention.
“Nice to meet you~ I’m Seikami Nagi, a first-year student. Please take care of me~”
“Hello, I’m Vice President Iketani Mika, a second-year student. You can just call me Mika, okay?”
“Well then, you can just call me Nagi, Mika-senpai.”
The distance between the two cheerful girls quickly closed after a brief self-introduction.
“Nagi-chan is so cute~ Your hair is so silky~ Is that a skincare product you’re using?”
“Eh? Really? But I think Mika-senpai is even cuter, your hair is so fashionable~”
“Then let me help Nagi-chan get ready next time~”
The speed at which they drew closer to each other left Chika speechless.
“… I see, no wonder even that seemingly expressionless Seikami president would turn into a sister complex; this girl’s destructive power is truly remarkable. Even I nearly fell for her at lightning speed.” Mika said with a serious expression while looking at Renzu.
“Seikami president, may I take my little Nagi home to raise for a few days?”
When Chika regained her senses, Mika was already tightly hugging Nagi from behind, clearly smitten.
“Aren’t you already completely smitten!?” Chika couldn’t help but complain inwardly.
“Stop talking nonsense.”
“By the way, when Nagi-chan is present, calling Seikami president by his last name feels a bit strange, right? It’s easy to confuse who you’re calling.”
Mika began to change the subject.
“But if you just call him president, I’m the vice president too, right? It would still be confusing, wouldn’t it?”
“So, what do you want to say, Mika-san?”
“Well, I was wondering if I could call Seikami president by his first name or something~” Mika adopted a playful tone.
“Please stop the jokes here.”
Renzu maintained his calm tone, adjusting his glasses with a hand.
“But, but, Nagi-chan wouldn’t want to be confused with her brother, right?” Mika tossed the topic back to the Nagi she was holding.
“Is that so? But when someone calls me Seikami, I really can’t tell if they’re calling me or Nii-chan~”
“… Call me however you like.”
“You’re really quite the sister complex, Seikami president.” The playful Mika suddenly returned to her usual tone.
“Huh?” For the first time, Renzu showed an expression.
“Yah~ Suddenly feeling that Renzu is really gentle~ I really like Renzu~”
Although Renzu wanted to explode, he forced himself to calm down after glancing at Nagi in Mika’s arms.
“This nickname… is only permitted when Nagi is present. Understand?”
“Y-yes, but still, with a personality like Renzu’s—being a sister complex and also tsundere—there aren’t many girls other than Mika who would still like him, right?”
“…” Renzu gave up on continuing the conversation with Mika and turned to Chika.
Chika immediately stood up straight with tension.
Renzu lowered his voice.
“While the minimum membership requirement for clubs is 8 or more, if it’s changed to a circle, there are no membership requirements.”
“And you can apply for activity funds and a clubroom; as long as the student council and the advisor agree, you can keep using the original clubroom for activities.”
“Submit the application by the week after next.”
After finishing speaking, Renzu turned around, not mentioning the club dissolution matter at all.
Chika could only nod like a duck, unsure how to respond.
“Well then, Mika-san, we should move on to the next club inspection.”
“Eh? I don’t want to leave Nagi-chan! Renzu, you cold-hearted villain!”
“Well then, we have work to do, so we’ll be leaving first. Nagi, see you tonight.”
Without further ado, Renzu dragged Mika by the back of her collar to leave.
“And Kanade, it’s been a while since we’ve played together. You must come to my house next time.”
“Y-yes, Renzu-niichan, definitely.” Kanade nodded vigorously, looking nervous.
As the student council duo left the Super Research club like the wind, Chika could only silently pull out the club application form from her drawer…
I’m sorry, Mom. Chika is a useless child who succumbs to power…
