"Oh, that. I knew that Honami-chan liked Ayanokoji-kun, but I thought she was just shocked...... to find out that Karuizawa-san became his girlfriend." said Amikura, seemingly taken aback.
It seems that even Amikura, a close friend, didn't know that Ichinose had expressed her feelings to me.
"Well, it was almost at the same time, That I found out about Karuizawa-san too. So, I thought there wasn't much difference."
Watanabe held his head in confusion.
"What a mess... if that idiot Shibata found out, he'll be heartbroken... No, it's not just about Shibata..."
"Love-related, huh... I see." said Kanzaki, rubbing his forehead as if he had a headache.
"Well, even if she was feeling down, the relevance of it seems to be low..."
The three of them tried to separate the issue from the student council incident, but...
"But I don't understand. I don't know if Ichinose liked Ayanokoji from the beginning, but it seems like heartbreak can weigh heavily on a person, so maybe that's why she's been feeling down."
Himeno quietly analyzed the situation.
Did her resignation from the Student Council have something to do with it?
I thought about denying it, but with the current information, I couldn't prove that it was 100% wrong.
"If Ayanokoji were to break up with Karuizawa right now and start dating Ichinose, is there a possibility for improvement...?"
Kanzaki, who wanted to improve the class in any way possible, thought to himself.
"That's an absurd idea...right?"
While saying that, Amikura also had a nuance of "What do you think?" in her tone.
"I'm sorry, but I can't accept such a proposal from someone who is not involved."
"That's a good point."
Love and class battles must be separated, even if they affect each other indirectly.
"I've shared this with you as information, but we need to approach it from a different direction now."
"Why are you so calm, Ayanokoji? You should realize that being liked by Ichinose is a really lucky thing!"
I don't want to be talked to passionately about something like that.
Anyway, the first priority is to change the minds of the four who have become unsettled.
We need to narrow down the reason why Ichinose resigned from the Student Council.
"Is there any sign of reluctance or negativity towards fighting Ryuuen's class?"
Their minds don't seem to switch gears quickly, and they don't answer immediately.
While drinking their drinks, Amikura raises her hand slightly after a short pause.
"For now, it doesn't seem like anything has really changed. It feels like everyone is trying to win positively, right?"
"I agree. We should keep doing our best, just like we have been."
"Yeah. And we've also heard some specific ways to fight back."
Only Kanzaki did not speak, but perhaps his thoughts aligned with those of the three.
That's what I thought, but he seemed to be thinking about what would happen next.
"That's why it can be seen as the flip side of pushing oneself too hard. She put on a bold front as to not put a burden on her classmates, even while being driven to quit the Student Council."

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Classroom Of The Elite Year 2 Volume 9
Teen Fiction"As I thought, I guess that means Ichinose-san has given up on getting to Class A?" December, after the end of the School Trip. The final Special Test of the second semester, the Cooperative Written Test is announced. In this test, everyone takes tu...