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"I'm very sorry, Kohinata Classmate, I accidentally let them escape."

Saijo Mari stood up and sincerely apologized.

Kohinata Motoyo looked at the fleeing kittens with a smile and turned to her, "I didn't expect President Saijo to be so careless too, haha, no worries, I don't blame you. It's just that the design of the cage was flawed."

"Indeed, there is a problem with the design of this cage. The mechanism for opening it is too prone to accidental triggers."

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"So, Kohinata Classmate, what do you plan to do now?"

"Of course, I'm going to report this to the Disciplinary Committee. These cats were purchased with club funds; they are the Drama Club's property. I need their help to find them all, not a single one can be overlooked."

"Ah, that's really troubling. It will definitely cause them some trouble."

"Indeed, so I can only ask them even more sincerely for their help."

Kohinata Motoyo and Saijo Mari smiled at each other.

The air was filled with the scent of tea.

Time quickly moved on to after school.

While the high school students in the Going Home Club joyfully ran out of the school gates, Kiryu Hina was entering the school with her bag in hand.

She had requested leave, yet she returned to school, and of course, it wasn't for something as simple as a club activity—after all, she wasn't even a member of any club at the moment.

If one had to say, she was part of a crime group.

She walked past nonchalantly, one hand holding the strap of her shoulder bag, the other playing with her phone.

When she noticed fewer members of the Disciplinary Committee at the school gate than usual, Kiryu Hina smiled to herself and continued into the school.

She walked straight through the school gates and along the way, Kiryu Hina saw many Disciplinary Committee members with red armbands.

They were running all over the place, seemingly searching for something in the school, and now and then, she could see a Committee member happily running off with a cat in both hands.

It seemed like things were going smoothly on Kohinata Motoyo's end.

Kiryu Hina's mouth curved into a smile as she quickly arrived at the base of the teaching building.

There, a bespectacled girl who was a stranger to her awaited.

Make no mistake, it wasn't Hosaka Yui.

She was the vice president of the News Department and the administrator of the school forum, a third-year student: Senior Takahashi.

"You got my message, didn't you?" Kiryu Hina nodded to her, "Then you should know what I'm here for."

"Kiryu Class... Kiryu Classmate, you said you had information to leak," said Senior Takahashi, nudging her rimless glasses. "Let's talk over there; it's quieter and fewer people around."

"Of course."

Kiryu Hina noticed Disciplinary Committee members watching them but didn't care in the slightest. She followed Senior Takahashi to a vending machine nearby.

She bought two cans of Coke, one for each of them.

"Here, my treat today."

"Oh no, I should pay you!"

"No need, consider it a bribe."

"What?"

Kiryu Hina tossed the drink to her, then opened her own can and cocked her head, "Just kidding."

Senior Takahashi held the Coke dazedly, surprised by Kiryu Hina's change.

Her impression of the other girl was still that of the radiant perfect idol from her time as the Student Council President, the Uka Pope.

Completely different from the carefree girl who joked around with her now.

"Just like you said, I've got some news I want you to help broadcast, on the forum, you get it?" Kiryu Hina said.

"Understood."

Senior Takahashi came to her senses, pulled out the reporter's essential notepad and ballpoint pen that she carried at all times, and looked at her, "Please go ahead, Kiryu Classmate."

Kiryu Hina gave her a look, took a big swig of her Coke, and then spoke, "Ayakoji Chiyoko and I are rivals."

".....Huh?"

Senior Takahashi's eyes widened in shock, her pen nearly snapping in her grip, "Wait, President Kiriyu? Is this a joke or...?" Read latest stories on My Virtual Library Empire

"Of course it's not a joke," Hina Kiryu pointed with the hand holding a can of cola, "You know how much we're at odds with each other."

"Is that why you two don't get along?"

"It's not just that, but more or less."

Senior Takahashi was so shocked that for a moment she didn't know what to say.

Both Hina Kiryu and Chiyoko Ayakoji were impeccable in their looks, personalities, and aura, with countless admirers both inside and outside school.

But who would have thought they were romantic rivals?

It meant that they had fallen for the same person!

Since it was Hina Kiryu who said it, she felt it must be true.

No matter how she thought about it, Senior Takahashi didn't think spreading this kind of rumor would benefit Hina Kiryu; Chiyoko Ayakoji would kill her.

No, even if it were true, Chiyoko Ayakoji would hate her to death.

Was she deliberately provoking?

Even so, getting her hands on this news, she was willing to give it a push.

Senior Takahashi's curiosity as a journalist was ignited. She quickly noted down Hina Kiryu's words while carefully asking, "Then, may I ask, who is the person you both like…?"

"Second-year Class A's Kagura Hikaru," Hina Kiryu replied.

"Oh...! So it's him, I should've guessed!"

Senior Takahashi couldn't stop jotting down notes in her notebook, her excitement palpable.

Kagura Hikaru was Chiyoko Ayakoji's right-hand man during her time as Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee. Initially, he did not seem to be given much attention, only responsible for the educational work of the Disciplinary Committee, but later he truly joined the Committee and even strategized for Chiyoko Ayakoji during the Student Council elections, writing speeches and becoming her important strategist.

The News Department had known of his reputation for a long time.

However, as they were not the type of 'entertainment media' like the Society Discussion Meeting which loved to spread rumors, they only knew about the information and that was it. Unless the current Student Council President Hina Kiryu commanded, they would not arbitrarily spread this kind of news.

But now it was different; they could finally 'carry out orders'!

Senior Takahashi wrote down the keywords, continually asking for more details, and Hina Kiryu told her some bits of information within her limits.

For example, the connection between the three of them since elementary school, her own romance with Kagura Hikaru during junior high... Aside from some complex internal matters, she told her all that could be said.

And even so, this was enough to cause a sensation within the school.

Love topics were always the most popular; even more so when it involved well-known figures.

Releasing this news would give Chiyoko Ayakoji quite the headache for some time.

"Thank you, President Kiriyu, this is going to make a great headline!" Senior Takahashi excitedly adjusted her glasses, unable to take her eyes off the notebook, "As soon as we get this out, our News Department will definitely overtake the Society Discussion Meeting!"

"So you still care about that?" Hina Kiryu said, sipping her cola.

"Of course!" Senior Takahashi swung her fist in frustration, "Those Society Discussion Meeting folks show off to us whenever they can, they even release a daily publication, while we can only put out a weekly. We're beaten by them everywhere except for the forums."

"I heard that the Society Discussion Meeting is very much to Chiyoko Ayakoji's liking?"

"That's true, we are not trusted by President Ayakoji and hardly ever make contact," Senior Takahashi said with a hint of dejection, "All we have left is some official news no one wants to read, and our forum's popularity is also starting to decline. If this goes on, the News Department is going to become an unpopular club."

"I see, want me to help you?" Hina Kiryu revealed her fangs, "I'm sitting on quite a bit of explosive material that could turn you guys into the most popular news club among the students."

"Really?!"

"Of course," Hina Kiryu finished her can of cola, tossed it into the recycling bin, and nodded at Senior Takahashi, "I'll come find you the day after tomorrow, go ahead and release the current news for now."

"Yes! Thank you, President Kiriyu!"

"I'm not president anymore."

Hina Kiryu waved her hand nonchalantly and left.

Soon after, she arrived at the courtyard, beneath the maple tree.

Ai Cheng Hua Lian, Kohinata Motoyo, and Saijo Mari, the three were already waiting for her.