My System Always Wants to Force Me to Confess
Chapter 61: The Straight Man Beyond Saving by Even Gods

Chapter 61: Chapter 61: The Straight Man Beyond Saving by Even Gods

Shirakawa Sawahei sighed quietly upon hearing this.

What a trouble this is.

He never expected that Ishida Koji, who usually has a one-track mind, would apply that stubbornness to becoming a delinquent.

And judging by the current stance, it’s unlikely anyone could easily talk him out of it.

Is this guy stuck on a loop of "Man’s Badge" or something? Does he really think becoming a delinquent will make Hannai Hashimoto come looking to date you?

Shirakawa Sawahei didn’t even consider trying to persuade him; partly because he felt it wouldn’t work, and partly because even his childhood girlfriend failed. If he somehow succeeds, wouldn’t that mean...

Thinking about it is a bit scary...

"Why do you want to become a delinquent so badly, Ishida?" Ise Yu Yuzhijin asked, puzzled.

Ishida Koji chuckled softly and shook his head towards Shirakawa Sawahei. "You girls wouldn’t understand..."

Shirakawa Sawahei: ?

Don’t make it sound like I understand you! I have no idea what the point of you becoming a delinquent is!

To bully the weak and do evil? But as far as I can tell, other than skipping classes, you haven’t bullied anyone.

Shirakawa Sawahei was quite perplexed.

"Let’s think of another way." He couldn’t help but pinch his brow, saying helplessly, "The delinquent thing... take it slow..."

All he could do was hope time would cure his sophomore delinquent syndrome. The urgent matter was how to get these two childhood friends back together.

"Ai Peng, for my sake, you’re working so hard... I’m really moved..." The tough guy was about to tear up while speaking.

"We’re lifelong best friends!"

"Stop it." Shirakawa Sawahei said helplessly, "I don’t want to meddle in your relationship... Relationship issues are always the most troublesome."

"Ishida, after you go home, try not to voluntarily see Yamei. The necessary calmness is beneficial for both parties of a quarreling couple."

"Understood! I’ll definitely avoid her properly!" Ishida Koji said, leaving with confidence.

Even though their houses were only a few dozen meters apart as neighbors, he was confident he could perfectly execute Ai Peng’s advice.

This request! Easy!

Ise Yu Yuzhijin: "..."

Shirakawa Sawahei: "..."

"Hey, Shirakawa... Is it really necessary to save this guy..." Watching Ishida Koji’s confident departing figure, Ise Yu Yuzhijin murmured, "Why do I feel like we’re harming Yamei?"

"...Forget it, let’s go back." Shirakawa Sawahei couldn’t even think of a good reason to defend this steel-hearted guy.

Oh well, for now, we can only pray that they truly love each other, otherwise not even a deity could save them.

...

After school the next day, Shirakawa Sawahei had just packed his things and was about to head to the Calligraphy Club to discuss the rescue plan for the steel-hearted guy with Tsukimi Sakurazawa and the others. The class president, Kikuchi Takamiya, stopped him just in time.

"Shirakawa! Good news! The student council accepted our cultural festival idea!"

"And the president plans to expand the competition this time, promoting it throughout the entire school, so all students can participate!"

Shirakawa Sawahei was puzzled and asked, "Isn’t the student council also preparing a performance? Wouldn’t holding two major activities at the same time cause a conflict?"

"Not really. The performance will take place in front of the principal, the Dean, and other teachers. However, with teachers present, students might not have as much fun."

"So the president decided to specially organize an event where everyone can relax and get involved, either as an audience or a participant!"

Shirakawa Sawahei, hearing this, couldn’t help but smirk.

The student council really has nothing better to do.

"So, does that mean the task of creating questions falls to the student council?" Shirakawa Sawahei asked. He was initially entrusted by Kikuchi Takamiya to write some questions related to knowledge. But considering the cultural festival was still a bit away, he hadn’t given it much thought.

"That’s right." Kikuchi Takamiya nodded, "Shirakawa, you can relax and focus on preparing to get a good ranking. I’ve heard that the rewards for this competition are quite impressive."

"With you in Class A1, we surely can claim a top spot!"

"You’re flattering me, Kikuchi. This is a team competition, and individual strength is ultimately limited," Shirakawa Sawahei deflected.

He wasn’t even sure he wanted to participate in this knowledge competition and didn’t want to be cornered by Kikuchi Takamiya.

"Not entirely, at the final stage of the competition, a representative must be selected to go for the ultimate glory."

"Class president, you should go. You’re more of a leader," Shirakawa Sawahei said.

Kikuchi Takamiya smiled wryly, "Though I might have leadership, this competition isn’t about leadership. My classmates and I unanimously believe you’d be the best representative."

"Let’s discuss it later. We haven’t even formed teams yet," Shirakawa Sawahei didn’t rush to commit.

"Yes, we’ll select teams within our class and then consider you participating, Shirakawa."

"The participation requirements are still being drafted, but there should be a maximum of two teams," Kikuchi Takamiya asked, "Shirakawa, do you have any recommendations for suitable participants?"

Participants?

If there’s a section about driving knowledge, then Ise Yu Yuzhijin, the manga artist, would undoubtedly outshine all peers.

Shirakawa Sawahei said with a strange expression, "If you want a good ranking, you might want to ask Asano."

That little rascal, despite being devious and scheming, undoubtedly had skills. Her lv5 learning ability would easily best everyone in the class except for Shirakawa Sawahei himself.

Kikuchi Takamiya immediately smiled knowingly.

"Got it!" He quickly jotted down a note and added, "By the way, President Mita asked me to tell your Calligraphy Club that according to school requirements, for the cultural festival’s exhibition, the Calligraphy Club still needs to contribute."

"It will be displayed together with the Art Club and Photography Club. Shirakawa, you should inform the Calligraphy Club to start preparing early."

Shirakawa Sawahei nodded with an "mm," knowing it was just a matter of having the Paramecium Minister give the final push, which was easy to handle.

He walked out of the classroom, where Asano Nazuki had been waiting for him for a while. Seeing him, she flashed a sweet smile and said, "Shirakawa~"

"Let’s go."

"Mm... Shirakawa seemed to talk to the class president for quite a while... Did something happen?"

"Just about the cultural festival, nothing major," Shirakawa Sawahei replied.

"I see~ Speaking of which, the cultural festival isn’t too far away, it’s something to look forward to," she said.

They chatted intermittently as they walked towards the Calligraphy Club activity room. Before pushing the door open, Shirakawa Sawahei could already hear a familiar voice conversing with Tsukimi Sakurazawa.

"Ah~ Shirakawa! You’re here, come quickly and see who’s here!" Tsukimi Sakurazawa said with a smile in her eyes as she saw Shirakawa Sawahei walk in.