Hm? Where did Setsuna go?

Oh, she said she was going to take a break and left just now.

She didn't seem to be acting like someone going on a break, though.

Hmm. I thought she'd gotten her groove back when we got together the other day, but it looks like it's still weighing on her mind.

Shioriko Mifune has really been upping the intensity of her campaign these days, after all.

She visited all the first-year classrooms today! Apparently, she appears all around the place when break time rolls by!

We've been trying to casually cheer up Setsuna too, but it hasn't been going well.

Yeah, that's right. Maybe Setsuna will feel better if you lend her an ear.

I'll go look for her. Everyone else, continue with practice!

[Fade in/out.]

I must win. I don't want to be the reason why the club is abolished.

*Huff* *Huff* I found you, Setsuna!

Oh? What's the matter?

I should be asking you the same thing. I came looking for you since you suddenly left practice and that got me worried.

Oh, I'm sorry. Um, I just went to go buy a drink along with my break.

You came to the rooftop to buy a drink?

Oh, uh…

Listen, Setsuna. It can't be helped that you're worried about the re-election, but I want you to talk to me about it rather than carry the burden all on your own.

I-I'm sorry. Um, I'll go back to practice right away.

Please. I want to think about it together with you. I want you to let me wrack my brains. Everyone in the club feels the same way as well, you know?

But… I could see how much work the School Idol Festival preparations would require at our last gathering.

Which is why I figured it wouldn't be right for me to burden all of you.

Not at all! It would be more unbearable for us to not be able to help you. That's why I'm begging you to talk to me.

Thank you very much. Then, is it okay if I just talk to you?

Of course!

[Fade in/out.]

What made you decide to become the student council president?

Well, um…

Is it because you want to make the whole school better?

I'm sorry. I don't have any particularly strong feelings behind my reasons for becoming the student council president.

The biggest motive was following what my parents told me to do.

I was brought up being told that they wanted me to become someone who was proactive and took on leadership roles.

I figured I could be the person my parents wanted me to be if I became the student council president. That's why I did the same thing in elementary and middle school.

So you're not the student council president because you enjoy the role?

Oh, no, that's not what I meant.

I really do feel a sense of accomplishment, and because I've been doing it since I was a child, it has become a part of my life.

Also, my parents don't nag me when I'm the student council president.

But I'm sure they'd be stricter about my curfew and I wouldn't be able to set aside any time for my school idol activities if I lost the student council presidency.

That would be troublesome.

I really must win the re-election.

Right, and we'll all cheer for you. First thing's first, everyone needs to know what exactly it is that you're striving for.

Mifune's posters stated that she would run the school in a way to suit the needs of every single student. What kind of school do you want to create, Setsuna?

What? Uhhh, well…

I've always thought that being the student council president was a behind-the-scenes job.

Okay.

I've always carried out my role by creating a comfortable environment for all the students who attend the school.

So?

So… What I'm trying to say is… Um, the school I'm striving to create is one that is comfortable for…everyone?

I think your ideal school is really great, Setsuna. It means you'll support us so that we can do what we want, right?

But I don't think what Mifune's saying is wrong either. It'd be good if you could come up with something to really make yourself stand out.

Ack, you're right.

I know! How about we ask Eli and Dia how they go about things?

[Fade in/out. On the phone.]

What do I do as student council president?

Let me think. I'm careful about listening to every single opinion, no matter how small it may be. I think the average student sees the president as strict and intimidating.

So I try to keep my door open as wide as possible.

[Fade in/out.]

I see. So that's why you would like some advice about what you should do as student council president.

The first thing I do is let the students talk it out themselves as there is a possibility of the students losing their independence if the student council resolves everything.

As such…

[Fade in/out.]

I see…

The aspect they both share is the strong communication they maintain with the students. I've tried to keep my ear out for everyone by setting up a suggestion box, but…

That's right. When Kasumi and I went to the student council room for the first time, you listened to everything we had to say, so I don't think you're wrong in that respect.

I'll try pushing my approachability to the students by doing things like placing more suggestion boxes around the school.

We'll all help you place them around. Let's get started on making them once practice is over!

Great, thank you very much!