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The Opposing Candidate - 'The Living God'
Chapter Five
written by Akira
>>archery range

Himari: All right, over here! C’mon!

Natsumi: Um, President? Where are we headed, again?

Himari: The archery range! That’s where one of the ‘opposing candidates’ are!

Natsumi: The… opposing candidates?

Himari: Hmph! It’s mainly the Newspaper Club and other stuff making the Student Council President Re-election a big deal!

The Newspaper Club had a poll, “Who deserves to be the next Student Council President?” I guess you could say it’s a popularity contest.

So far, there’s five students comin’ out on top in that poll!

If the Student Council President Re-election is held, the other students will probably recommend them as candidates.

They should become my ‘opposing candidates’ in fightin’ for the position of student council president! Yep, they’re gonna be my future rivals!

That’s why I’m calling them my ‘opposing candidates’, yeaahh!

Of course, I dunno if any of those people actually want to run for the position —

I’m just scoping out the popular candidates on my own.

But, y’know? There’s probably no harm in checkin’ out any opponents of mine that look like they’ll become my rivals beforehand!

Natsumi: Know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles, right?

Himari: Know…? Thy…self? Aaghhh, don’t say stuff that’s hard to understand! My head huuuuuurts!!!!

Natsumi: (…This person’s totally hopeless.)

Himari: Anyways, one of the opposing candidates is on the archery field ahead. Her name is Kodama Hajime.

The students hold a deep trust for her as the Archery Club’s president. …She’s super popular in lots of other clubs, too; including that shady Occult Research Club, for some reason. They call her the…  Living God!

Natsumi: The Living God…?

Himari: Wait, hold on a second! There’s something weird going on in the Archery Club! Who’s arguing…?

Ichika: Big sis, just knock it off!

Himari: (That’s that first year, Kodama Ichika — the Living God, Kodama Hajime’s little sis, huh?)

Ichika: Isn’t it great how popular you are with everyone?! I thought you’d be proud of how much I’m like you!

Everyone’s cheering you on, big sis!

Y’know, I really want you to become the student council president. I wanna see my big sis, standing before everyone with a smile!



Hajime: …

Himari: (Oh, the big sister is — Kodama Hajime. That’s one of my opponents, the Living God…)

Hajime: Listen, Ichika.

I don’t intend to become student council president. I want to focus on archery.

Everyone, even my fellow Archery Club members, is excited for me, but…

In regards to being called the Living God, it appears the Occult Research Club arbitrarily decided to refer to me as such.

As for me, my only talent lies in listening to others, reading their expressions, and understanding them.

Perhaps such a thing would seem as if I read hearts — they are merely curious, that is all.



Hajime: I am not… not… a god.

Natsumi: W-What’s with this bad atmosphere — is it really okay for you to let this go on, student council president?

Himari: W-W-Well, y’know! She has a bow and arrow, and stuff, a-and weapons are scary!!!

Let’s wait and check out this situation a little more, okay?! This is a situation where it’s hard to say anything — the student council president is a girl who’s excellent at reading the atmosphere, after all!

Natsumi: (…Really… really, this person’s totally hopeless…)

However, your opponent — she’s not necessarily — actually, she’s definitely not happy with this situation either, it seems.

I believe she’s rather annoyed by all the weird attention.

Himari: Hmph. It’s because Kodama Hajime is an unadventurous, gentle girl. Not really the type t’be student council president, probably.

Natsumi: That girl as well… If she’s troubled, I want to help her.

notes:
ikigami (生き神) = living god

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