CH 43

Chapter 43 – Not Everyone Can See Someone Else’s Greatness

As soon as the tests were over and regular classes resumed at school, so did the activities of the student council.

On Thursday after school, Moriyama-kun participated for the second time, and the student council members got to see a glimpse of his awesomeness.

At first he assisted me by sorting out the budget applications for the various activities we had gathered and inputting them into a spreadsheet on a laptop. It was a moderately tricky job that would have taken days of my time if I had to do it alone.

“Urushibara-san, this spreadsheet, have you been using this all along?”

“Yes, I think so. I think it was probably created by a senior colleague some years ago and I’ve been using it for a long time.”

“I see… Can I tinker with this? It’s hard to input data, and it’s hard to understand the classification. Besides, this is just a document to be looked at when making a payment. Bla, bla, bla…”

“Um…”

Then, perhaps hearing our conversation, the student council president, Nakayama-senpai, said…

“That’s fine. But could you please separate it from the original file, just in case?”

“Roger that. Urushibara-san, I’m going to stop typing for a while.”

Moriyama-kun said this and began working silently on his PC.

After half an hour or so.

“Urushibara-san, I’m done. Could you please check?”

“Ah, yes.”

oriyama-kun had compiled a table showing the status of each activity’s budget application, the past performance of each department, and the appropriate required budget amount calculated by indexing this year’s activity results and expected participation in competitions and other events.

“I have prepared a table for input on this sheet, so please do not input directly on the sheet for reporting.”

After listening to Moriyama-kun’s explanation, Nakayama-senpai, the chairman of the board, also came to check on the situation.

“Are you using this activity as an index? Is there a specific basis for indexing?”

“The costs of participating in competitions and contests, such as minibus rental, public transport and other travel costs, as well as miscellaneous costs such as meals and equipment, have been indexed. Specifically, it is assumed that the distance traveled increases with the size of the competition, and the number of members in each section can also be taken into account. The number of members in each section has already been entered on this sheet, so you can calculate the appropriate budget for each section on an equal basis by entering here the figures for the competitions in which you have participated and the competitions you expect to participate, according to this reference table. However, I made the decision based on the data at hand, so if you want to improve the accuracy of the index, I think it is necessary to review the index, taking into account the past five years’ results.”

“I see… Urushibara-san, what did you think when you heard the explanation just now?”

“Well… If the calculation of an appropriate budget can be easily made, as Moriyama-kun says, then the application form can be revised accordingly… The written assessment of activities that has been done until now will no longer be necessary… At least the burden will definitely be reduced for both the applicant and the student council that is reviewing the application. I think that would be a good idea.”

“Yes. I thought the same thing. Okay, Moriyama-kun. Let’s use what you’ve made as a prototype. As we use it, we’ll probably find some problems and improvements, but we can tweak it again each time. First of all, can you put together the data for the current year as it is?”

“I understand. But I’ve already entered the applications we’ve received. All that’s left is to print out the report sheet, have it reviewed by the chairperson and approved by the student council advisor.”

“……”

I noticed that all the student council members were silently paying attention to Moriyama-kun.

Moriyama-kun noticed this.

“I-I-I’m so sorry! I overstepped my boundaries! After all, the student council is the gathering of the elites! I feel even more away from home than I imagined! That’s right! You’ve been using it for years, you’re used to it! You were attached to them, so why did a mob like me act so cocky!? I know, right? I’ll delete it immediately! I’ll delete this thing immediately!”

Moriyama-kun was about to grab the mouse and delete it, but I hurriedly grabbed him from behind.

“No! Don’t be so hasty! No one thinks you’re cocky! They’re just surprised at how fast you work, Moriyama-kun!”

“Goooh! Don’t stop me, Urushibara-san! I’m a meddler who can’t read the air! I’m reflecting on it now! I was about to repeat the same mistake, a~a~ahh…!”

It took three people to finally get him away from the PC.

I’m a karate master… But I couldn’t hold Moriyama-kun’s stupid power by myself…

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Now Moriyama-kun has regained his composure and is drinking the tea I brewed for him.

I saw glimpses of the greatness of the real Moriyama-kun, in both good and bad ways.

I wonder if Moriyama-kun was like this when he was in junior high school.

I sat next to Moriyama-kun and talked to him.

“Thanks to Moriyama-kun, I think I can go home early today. Let’s go home together again today.”

“Okay. Let’s go home together today. By the way, the tea you made is really delicious. You even have a talent for tea, is it the temperature of the water or is it the steam time? How can you brew tea so deliciously? Urushibara-san is a truly terrifying person.”

No, it’s Moriyama-kun who’s terrifying!

I wanted to say that, but it would be troublesome if he got too worked up again, so I held back.