Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou (LN) - Volume 5 - Chapter SS2

Arifureta Magic Academy 4 

“I can’t take it anymore. I quit. Someone else can be student council president.” 
Despite how softly it was said, the words carried across the student council room. 
The other student council members and its advisor all stiffened. An unnatural silence followed that proclamation. Urged by the piercing stares of his fellow council members, vice-president Kouki Amanogawa hesitantly called out to the president. 
“Sh-Shizuku? What’s wrong? Did something happen?” 
Shizuku’s face was hidden by her bangs, and her expression was unreadable. 
“You want to know if something happened?” 
Kouki quailed at the thunderous tone of her voice. The secretary, Eri Nakamura, accountant, Suzu Taniguchi, and advisor, Aiko Hatayama, all flinched as well. Shizuku pointedly pointed to the stack of documents on her desk. 
“Why don’t you tell me what didn’t happen. This stack of papers is all complaints people have lodged against the academy. No other student council president in the history of this academy has ever had to deal with so many. Now this stack of papers is all the orders to repair, replace, and strengthen school facilities that have been destroyed. That stack of papers over there is order forms for all the goods that were taken without permission during academy events and need to be replaced. Finally, that stack of papers over there is receipts for all of the events we’ve held. Worse, a certain teacher’s and a certain student’s fan clubs have grown so large that their club budget is greater than that of the sports clubs! Oh, and I almost forgot. You see this? This is a letter a student sent in. He’s asking how he can steal Yue-sensei away from Nagumo. Apparently if we don’t reply he’s going to bomb the school. There’s hundreds more like that, dozens for all the girls surrounding Nagumo. Ufufu, I must say our students are certainly wonderful young adults, don’t you agree? Fufufufufufufufufu.” 
Suzu and Eri shrunk back and hugged each other as Shizuku rattled off her problems one after another. Aiko fell to the ground when she heard Shizuku’s deranged laughter. 
“C-Calm down, Shizuku. I’m sure... I’m sure it’ll be alright! We’re here for you. We’ll pull through this somehow—” 
“Somehow!? You mean you’ll make me do even more work, right!? Ufufu, Kouki you really need to get better at telling jokes... say that again and I’ll kill you.” 
“Hiii.” 
Kouki crumbled. No one could blame him. Shizuku looked ready to go off on anyone who so much as looked in her direction. The accumulated stress of managing the student council had finally caught up to her. However, Shizuku was, above all, rational. When she saw her friends flinching away from her gaze she realized she’d been unreasonable. She cleared her throat and tried to calmly— 
Before she could say anything, the door slid open. The head of the public morals committee, Ryutarou Sakagami walked inside, a stack of papers in his hands. 
“Hey, Shizuku. Yue-sensei and the others have blown up the school again. Here’s all the complaints and—” 
“I’ll kill them.” 
With that ominous proclamation, Shizuku picked up her katana and stomped over to the door. Everyone present knew she would really do it. 
“S-Stop, Shizuku!” 
“Calm down, Shizushizu.” 
“Someone call a healer! We need someone who can heal broken hearts!” 
“Sakagami-kun! Defend that doorway like your life depends on it! We can’t let Yaegashi-san get out while she’s like this.” 
Kouki tried to pin Shizuku’s arms behind her back while Suzu and Eri held her back. Aiko hung on to Shizuku’s sword arm for dear life. Sweating profusely, Ryutarou prepared to give his life to stop the student council president. 
“Hmph, let me go. Let me go, I said. I won’t be satisfied until I’ve killed them at least once! They need to taste my pain!” 
“You can’t even kill someone more than once! Besides, they’ll be dead so they won’t be able to taste your pain!” 
Kouki was absolutely correct. However, Shizuku really was at her limit now. Taking care of Yue and the others’ fights, then taking care of the riots each girl’s respective fan club caused after those fights had left her utterly exhausted. Sounds of fighting filled the student council room for a while. Finally the dust settled, and Shizuku remained standing amidst a sea of corpses. With her enemies defeated, Shizuku declared, 
“Student council president elections are now open.” 

Translation: “I’m sick and tired of dealing with this! Someone else can handle these problems now!” 
Kouki tried to talk her out of it, but Shizuku refused to listen. In the span of a few days, she’d already set up the special elections to decide the next president. It was times like this that her unparalleled organizational skills shone. The candidates for the next student council president were as followed: 
Canditate 1 – Yue 
“If I am elected president, I promise to make a room all students can use to have sex in.” 
Needless to say, the students’ expressions stiffened when they learned a teacher of all people was running for student council president. 
Candidate 2 – Shea Haulia 
“I want to make a government of the rabbit ears, for the rabbit ears, by the rabbit ears! In other words, turn the government into me and Hajime-san’s love nest!” 
Needless to say, the students all retorted that no one would vote for someone who was clearly planning on using the student council for her own gain. 
Candidate 3 – Kaori Shirasaki 
“I-I’ll do my best in Shizuku-chan’s place! I promise to open up a suggestion box where everyone can bring me their opinions and requests. I know with Hajime-kun’s help the two of us will be able to make the academy a better place!” 
It seemed Kaori was planning on having only Hajime in her student council. Needless to say, the students all sighed as they could easily tell what she was really after. 
Candidate 4 – Perverted Dragon Headmistress 
“If I am elected I will make Mas—Ahem I mean Hajime Nagumo the student council president! After that, I will utilize my powers as headmistress to turn the student council room into the headmistresses’ office! No one is allowed to—Ah, hey! Stop throwing things at me! Wh-Who did that!? And who’s firing advanced-level magic at me!?” 
Needless to say, the students all hurled insults at her. “Go back to your cave, you perverted dragon!” 
Equally needless to say, Tio found said insults highly arousing. 
In the end, the election resulted in Shizuku Yaegashi being chosen to serve for another term. Because of the special election rules she herself had set up, she had no right to refuse the appointment. When Shizuku saw the results, she threw a tantrum. 
“Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. That does it, I’m dropping ouuuuuuuuuuuuut!” 
After her infantile outburst, she tried to flee the school. 
“Th-The president’s trying to run away! Everyone, chase after her!” 
“Without her, this school’s doomed! Capture the president, for the sake of our future!” 
“Guys, surround her! We’ve gotta make sure she can’t escape!” 
“This is an announcement for all little sisters of this school! Launch the onee-sama disciplinary squad! There will be a prize waiting for the one who can console her! Furthermore, you are permitted to take advantage of the chaos and touch her.” 
Needless to say, the entire student body chased after Shizuku. Their fervor was surely a sign of how much the students loved her. 
However, despite her childlike tantrums, Shizuku was still a crafty woman. She continued to evade her pursuers for a good three days and three nights. Finally, after a concentrated effort combining the entire talents of the student body, they captured her. Her great escape was so impressive that leaders of other countries applauded her skills. Unfortunately, that also meant her status as student council president was set in stone. 
“I swear, I’ll kill you all someday.” 
Shizuku Yaegashi muttered to herself as she nursed a headache and started working through today’s pile of paperwork. She truly was this academy’s hardest worker.