Chapter 2328: Drawing the Five Representatives

Chapter 2328: Drawing the Five Representatives



The drawing of lots was done by having us write our names on slips of paper and putting them into a box. Shio would then pick five names randomly.

Because of that, the chance of being chosen was equal for everyone. She was truly being fair. Yet, why did it feel like her grin hadn't dissipated? Like she still had something up her sleeve, waiting for me.

It couldn't be that she had a surefire way of picking me out of 31 names, right? Yep. Most likely, that's the case.

The class whispered among themselves and the anticipation rose as Shio slipped her hand inside the box. She shook it lightly, the rustling papers akin to the shuffling of cards before a high-stakes poker game.

Looking around us, Ogawa, Fukuda and the rest of the boys who hated my guts were probably praying for me not to be picked. They're already so exhausted seeing me always getting the girls' favor. Too bad for them though. My gut feeling was already telling me that no matter the outcome, one of the five names that Shio would draw was going to be my name.

"It'll be nice to do it with you, Ruki," Aya whispered beside me. Her eyes sparkled, already imagining the possibilities.

"Mhm... It'll probably be fun. Don't you think so too, Satsuki?" I replied, turning to the grumpy girl sitting on my other side.

"I don't care, idiot. If I get picked and you're not there, I'll withdraw."

"That's so like you. But let's just wait and see," I chuckled as I reached over to squeeze Satsuki's hand, feeling the warmth of her skin and the softness of her fingers. She rolled her eyes and grumbled at my shamelessness but as always, she didn't pull away.

Behind me, Sakuma, who had probably been feeling conflicted ever since the camping trip, tried to join our conversation, "Maemura in brainstorming? Onoda. Won't we be in trouble if she gets picked?"

At his comment, Satsuki immediately fired back, "Huh?! What did you say, idiot? Are you picking a fight?"

Sakuma held his hands up in mock surrender as he chuckled at Satsuki's quick temper. "Calm down, Maemura. I'm just saying, you know how you get when it comes to planning. You might turn the whole thing into a battle royale if you're not happy."

"Dude, stop digging your grave further," I said before turning to Satsuki, who was already glaring at Sakuma.

"Hey, idiot Ruki. Should I bury him right now?" Satsuki whispered through gritted teeth. Her grip on my hand tightened as though she was using me as her restraint.

"Well, I don't think you still need to. He has already dug himself a hole to bury himself in." I smirked before turning to Sakuma whose smile was quivering a bit.

They used to banter like this before I stole her from him. But now, Sakuma couldn't get an upper hand anymore.

I could tell what he was trying to do. To restore some semblance of their past friendship. But after everything, it was impossible. The recent events during the camping trip, where he saw Setsuna-nee getting closer to me also didn't help. Even his attempts to treat me like a best friend had mellowed out.

I gave him a lot of advice before regarding her. Alas, even though I never meant to make Setsuna-nee fall for me, the situation was already gravitating toward it, especially when we had that date coming up.

He could sense that, of course. Wasn't that the reason why he was starting to hang out with the cuck group of Fukuda and Miyoshi? Yet, he's still trying like this.

The second representative ended up being Shimura who was surprised because she was not expecting to be picked.

The third representative was Ogawa. Yeah... That guy had the main character's luck all along. He'd always get picked in cases like this.

The fourth and fifth representatives were no surprise to me. They're two of my girls.

Chii and Nami.

Satsuki, who was secretly hoping to be picked as well, squeezed my hand tightly in frustration. Aya was downcast but she looked up at me with her bright smile before saying,

"Good luck, Ruki."

I couldn't help but pat the adorable girl's head before comforting the grumpy Satsuki.

On the other hand, Chii and Nami looked thrilled.

"Ruu, we've finally got a chance to be grouped in an activity," Nami pleasantly said as she turned to me, her eyes filled with excitement.

As for Chii, the fake gyaru happily charged to my seat, her arms wrapping from the back of my

chair.

She was immediately sent back to her seat though since we're still in the middle of the class. Although the boys were unhappy with the result, most of them started rooting for Ogawa as

though he was their last hope.

What a bunch of idiots.

As for my girls who weren't picked, some of them were also feeling bitter like Satsuki. They wanted to do an activity with me, after all. Unfortunately, the slots were limited, and Shio

fairly drew those four names.

After that, the rest of the class period was spent with Shio discussing the rules of the workshop and the criteria for judging our class's performance.

According to her, it wasn't supposed to be a competition but for the sake of hyping up the

representatives that each class would be sending, the teachers decided to turn it into one without making it like a battle royale.

Maybe I'll hear more about it from Hayashi-sensei later.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om