Kira Hoshimi was known throughout her school as the president's beloved. Under the protection of the student council, she could do as she pleased. But when someone comes skipping into their lives, suddenly, Kirari isn't the only infatuated one.
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"WHAT happened to Saotome-san isn't your fault." Kira nodded her head, agreeing with Ryota. "It's just the rule of this academy."
"Rule?" Yumeko questioned, placing down her cup of tea down.
"Yeah. A lot of students are from families of political and business leaders. If you're gonna rule over others someday, you need negotiating skills, the ability to read people's minds, and also, the ability to come through when it counts."
"It's the academy's philosophy," Kira said, smiling widely as she sat next to Yumeko, their knees touching and sending shivers down both their spines. "It's why the skilled gamblers are the most popular."
"And those who aren't become the object of oppression," Ryota finished off. "Specifically, there's a hierarchy here. Donations are made to the student council, which controls all the gambling. The amount you donate determines your rank. Rankings are announced on an irregular basis. If you're in the bottom 100 of the 3,000 strong student body, you become a non-cooperative student, a house pet. Your name is Fido if you're male, Mittens if you're female."
"Oh, so you also..."
"Yeah. But thanks to a special donation of one million, I got that revoked." He smiled sheepishly at the new girl. "Thanks to you."
"Oh, my. Congratulations, then."
Seeing the look on Yumeko's face made Kira happy inside, but she couldn't shake off the poisonous feeling forming inside of her as she looked between Yumeko and Ryota. She didn't like how the latter looked at the girl.
"Thank you from the bottom-" Ryota was cut off by the sound of plates dropping to the floor as one of the Fido's fell. Kira watched with a blank expression, not really bothered by the unjust treatment. "It didn't use to be this bad." Yumeko looked to Ryota in confusion. "Everything changed two years ago after the current student council president took office. Kirari Momobami." Kira didn't like the tone he was using. Her eyes narrowed in on him. "This academy combines junior high and high school, but she transferred into the high school. She became student council president right off the bat by gambling with the previous president for the position."
"Oh, my! She became president by gambling?"
Kira felt pride swell within her.
Her Kirari was amazing.
"The members of our student council are all elite gamblers. To beat the vest of them is mind-blowing. She started pushing through reforms. That's when the donation and Fido-Mittens systems were created. That's when it started. When the discrimination intensified," he finished, glancing back at the male that was busy picking up the fallen plates.
"Well, Satome's case is extreme," chimed Kira, withdrawing their attention from the depressed male. "After all, she roped everyone into her scheme and then suffered a crushing defeat," she spoke, carelessly shrugging. She didn't care what happened to others. She only cared about herself, Kirari and now, Yumeko.
