After My Girlfriend Dumped Me, I Got Reincarnated As A High School Student. That Part’s Fine—But Why Are All My Ex-Girlfriends Here Too? - Chapter 41 – The Melancholy of Student Council President Ayase Haru

“Heh, big brother, are you joining the student council?”

“For now, just as help.”

It was the night of the student council president incident.

I was telling Hinami about the day’s events while having dinner.

“So, that big brother is joining the student council…”

Hinami muttered with a somehow thoughtful tone.

Personally, I wanted to refuse… I mean, it’s a pain (fifth time). And yet… how did it come to me actually doing it…?

After that, I was forcibly taken to the student council room, maybe because I was worried about people watching.

When I took a seat, they offered me tea and cookies, so I thought I could at least have a conversation—and that was my downfall.

“So, why are you so particular about Misumi Yuta?”

“Yeah, the student council president has many choices, so she could pick anyone far more capable than me, right?”

“True, there are people more talented than you if we look. When I became president, many people applied to join the student council. At one point, we even had to hold a lottery.”

What the heck? A lottery to pick officers?

If you got picked, you’d work unpaid, full-time, like a student worker? What kind of punishment is that?

Ah, the sound “mukyu” is kind of cute though, right? Mukyu ♡

“And with that, we were able to assign all the officers smoothly.”

“Well, that sounds like a success, doesn’t it?”

“You’d think so, right? But, you see, most people only joined to get close to me. They had no real interest or motivation for the student council.”

“Ah…”

I guess I can understand that a bit. I also thought about joining the health committee just to be near Chizuru in the infirmary, not because I wanted to work—just because of my selfish motive to spend more time with her.

“Umm… so basically, people joined but they were completely useless, huh?”

“In short, yes. The student council can be really busy, depending on the season. Those who join just to get close to me often quit when the work gets tough, or just stop coming, disappearing naturally. It never ends.”

“Ah…”

The student council president buried her head in her hands.

Hmm… I’ve never really cared about being popular, but being too popular can be a problem…

“So, why me?”

“I recommended you!”

Said Emi as she entered the student council room.

“Eh, Emi, you’re in the student council?”

“Yup, I’m the treasurer!”

“Also, Emi recommended you, so we did some research about you. On top of that, we already knew each other a little, so I became interested in you.”

“Even so…”

“Oh? Wait, Yuta! Hey!”

“Uh?”

Another person, who seemed to be a student council member, spoke to me.

“You don’t recognize me?”

She had a lively, boyish look with short black hair.

Her uniform was a bit messy, and her skirt seemed a little short…?

“Yuu…?”

Too obvious.

I gave her a polite smile at her suspicious look.

“Eh, are you Nemui-chan?”

“Yup! Wait, no!? I’m Ran!”

This Kansai dialect, boyish girl is one of the Utuber members I’m friendly with.

She sometimes falls asleep on stream.

I jokingly call her Nemui-chan with affection, though she doesn’t agree at all.

“I’m the student council secretary, Ran Fujisawa. Nice to work with you here too!”

“Currently, it’s just the three of us in the student council, including me.”

“Eh…”

That’s… a total mess…

“So, I get the story, but there’s not even a vice president?”

“The vice president position actually had the most applicants.”

“Ah… (I get it).”

Of course… if people join just to get close to the president, the vice president is the most suitable.
But anyone without responsibility taking the position would obviously fail.

“The previous vice president was a total playboy. He did no work, joined just to get close to the president, and even approached us, so we banned him.”

Ran frowned as she spoke.

“Ah, yeah, that was troublesome…”

Emi frowned too.

I see… it’s like a workplace full of girls and one guy, enjoying the attention a little…

I understand that feeling, but reality isn’t that sweet…

A rom-com scenario where every girl in the council likes the protagonist is fantasy. In reality, it’s just endless work, tension from being the only guy, and occasional isolation.

In rom-coms, there are often overnight trips with one boy and multiple girls—but in reality, that’s hell.
Even if you get along, you sleep alone, separated for bathrooms and rooms. Why even go together?
Better to just travel alone from the start.

“So, Yuta Misumi, that’s why we decided to invite you.”

“Yeah, why the full name… I don’t even understand half of this…”

“Think about it. You have no interest in me, and probably not even in the student council, right?”

“Well… true.
It’s a pain (sixth time).”

“Also, as I said before, you’re surrounded by famous students and teachers, and have plenty of attention.
Plus, you know all the student council members. Is that just a coincidence?”

“Definitely a coincidence!”

“Did you just say that without a second thought!?”

Emi looked surprised, but yeah, it had to be true. A story that perfect shouldn’t exist… but unfortunately, it did.

“And you’re apparently very anti-romance. Because you’ve been heartbroken many times before, right?”

Wow, my privacy is completely exposed. That’s not okay.

“So, becoming my support as vice president shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

“It’s only a problem.”

“Mmm…”

Oh, she’s sulking. Wow, even the student council president can show that expression… cute…

Wait!? No!? Almost got swayed…

“Also, I’m busy studying for exams right now.”

This is it. Being a student means studying. Saying this, even the student council president has to back down…

“I can teach you as much as you want though.”

“Ugh…”

Sure, being taught by the top student council president is ideal… but still…

“Well, I’m not saying you have to join immediately. Take your time, even temporary is fine.”

“Yuta, is that okay? We haven’t really talked before, so I thought it’d be nice to work together…”

Emi asked. It’s true we became friends again, but since we’re in different classes, chances to interact are rare.

“I think it’d be fun for you to join the student council too, Yuu. We could use a guy’s help.”

True, some things might be hard with just girls…

But would I actually be useful?

Well, for studying, I could really use help…

“Then, temporary is fine…”

“Really!? I’m so happy!”

The student council president naturally grabbed my hand. Oh, her hand’s soft and smooth…

Wait! Not that! Focus! Student council president! I’m a boy, okay!?

And so, we agreed that in exchange for her helping me study, I’d occasionally help with student council work.

“Big brother, are you okay?”

“Yeah, I’ll do my best since I accepted it.”

“That’s good… but recently you’ve been staying up all night studying… and now student council work too…
I’ll support you, but I’ll worry if I see you overworking.”

“Yeah, I’ll be careful.”

“Okay. Really, don’t overdo it. And if anything happens, I want you to rely on me more…”

Hinami looked sadly at the gauze on my face.

“Ugh…”

During the Kawasaki incident, I caused a lot of people to worry. Mom nearly fainted from shock, and Hinami looked really sad seeing the extra gauze.

“Sorry, Hii-chan. I’m unreliable and always make you worry.”

“Yeah, you might be unreliable, but…”

“Ugh…”

“But, big brother, I don’t expect you to always be reliable. It’s okay to be weak sometimes. It’s okay to be clumsy. So, when that happens, let’s think together what to do, okay? We’re family.”

“I see… yeah.”

If Hinami had been nearby in this life too… I wonder if I wouldn’t have become so careless or indifferent to sudden death.

I know thinking about that is pointless. That’s why I just want to protect this happy life now.

“Thanks, Hinami.”

“Yeah!”