The student council presidential election day is finally here.

I wonder if Setsuna will come back to the club if she wins the election.

Win or lose, I just want her back. I haven't been able to speak to her since the other day, but I'm planning on seeing her as many times as I need to invite her back.

I'll go with you when you do!

Great, thanks! Anyway, let's cheer for Setsuna today for her election!

[Fade in/out.]

We will now have our candidates deliver their final speeches before voting begins. Nana Nakagawa, please deliver your speech first.

Yes.

Nana is looking sharp and strong. She's exuding the aura of a winner, Shizuko!

Yeah, she's full of confidence.

Good luck, Nana. Rina-chan Board says, “Go, go, Nana! Woo!”

Good morning, all. My name is Nana Nakagawa. While this may be my final speech, my goals have not changed since what I spoke about during the debate.

I will continue to strive to create a school where everyone can pursue their passions. To do so, I will start off by creating an app to gather ideas and suggestions.

Your requests will be shared within the student council and school and will be categorized into study, clubs, or social, to also speed up investigation and response time.

And in order to support your passions, various suggestions will be presented before creating a system based on what you have all decided on.

(Setsuna's incredible. She really has put a lot of thought into how we can all enjoy our years in high school.)

(But something about her is different. She doesn't seem like herself.)

Our high school life only lasts for three years. If we live for 80 years, then high school will only make up 4% of our lives.

How you decide to spend your time is up to you. Please let me help you with the path you choose.

This concludes my speech. Thank you very much for your undivided attention.

Wow, that's an incredible round of applause.

Yes, it was an impressive speech. I was surprised when she said she'd take on the election by herself, but maybe my concerns were unwarranted.

She might just go on and win this election.

Thank you very much. Next up, Shioriko Mifune. Please deliver your speech.

Good morning, everyone. I am Shioriko Mifune. I have one thing I would like to tell you all.

I promise you experiences of success in order to make your time at Nijigasaki High School directly relevant to your growth for the future.

I will provide all students with guidance so that everyone may have a more assured future waiting for them.

They're clapping just as loudly as they did for Setsuna.

It'll be fine! Shioriko Mifune is just saying that she'll be telling them to do this and that, right?

Obviously, everybody will be against being restricted by her!

Some may find the pledge delivered by Nana to be ideal.

She has fleshed out the vague portions she mentioned in the debate, and I have also been led to feel that her vision is another possible way to run a student council.

While we are striving for different visions, her goal would lead to everyone enjoying their lives in high school, if it can be brought to fruition.

(“If”…? What is Mifune trying to say?)

However, I can assert that it is not possible for Nana's pledge to be realized.

(What is she saying? Knowing Setsuna, I'm sure she has plans to create the app and concrete ideas. What is she trying to say she lacks?)

This is because there are discrepancies in the foundations of her approach.

Nana stated that she would create a school where one can pursue their passions, and that passion leads to strength.

Nana, what is it that you love? Can you confidently say that your student council duties are what you absolutely love above all else?

*Gasp*

I assume the answer is “no.” She has something else that she loves and is suppressing this love to become the school council president in order to protect it.

She is attempting to push against her feelings to fulfill her student council duties.

Her stance contradicts her so-called ideals.

Is it not obvious that she will fail part way through her tenure by performing her student council presidential duties with such contradictory emotions?

How could you say that! I… I take my student council duties…more seriously than…

Are my assertions incorrect, then?

The fact that you cannot dismiss me outright offers a clear answer.

To borrow from your own words, working for the sake of all students as the student council president is what I love doing the most.

However, the same cannot be said for you, can it?

Which is why I will say this once again. Your plan cannot be realized. It is merely a pie in the sky, the work of dreams. Can you refute this?

…

…The time has now come for voting to begin. Students, please write the name of the candidate you wish to vote for on the ballot.

[Fade in/out.]

Setsuna will be okay, right?!

Mifune is awfully mean to say such things on stage! Imagine being told things like that…

Setsuna looked pale in the face.

Isn't it against the rules to say things like that in your final speech?

That wasn't a speech. It wasn't even a debate. It was one-sided!

I feel like she took hold of everyone's feelings with that.

Hey, let's head over to see Setsu right now!

Y-Yeah, I want to be there by her side.

No, wait. We need to vote first. We need to vote for Setsuna.

And I also think that Setsuna has her own sense of pride. We should wait until the results are in before we go and see her.

(Despite what I say, I actually really want to go and see Setsuna right now. Why is it that now, of all times, we can't be by her side to support her?!)

[Fade in/out.]

I, Shioriko Mifune, am proud to have been chosen as your student council president.

Thank you very much for your approval of my ideas. I will make Nijigasaki High School…

I lost.

I'm too ashamed to face everyone.