Attack of Booksmart1
Hello, my name is Kuraku Yumenosuke! I have recently been made aware of the bold and incredible decision to select some of our students as HAMA ward mayors.
To become a ward mayor is a part of my grand life plan, and thus, I have devoted myself to preparation for the role. I am honored to present my self-promotion video to you.
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If you have watched this far, I assume that you are willing to give me a chance. For that, I thank you! Please, allow me to explain my tour plan!
The concept will be “my city, our future.”
The tour will be targeted towards prospective students, their guardians, and our local residents who come to the school’s open campus event! There, they will have an opportunity to enjoy contributing to society and mapping out their plans for the future!
If the prospective students are admitted to Asu High, they would naturally lead HAMA’s future and aim to become rank 5 students, much like yours truly.
That is true for their guardians and all other adults as well. As humans, we have a responsibility to constantly aim for greater heights and improve ourselves, our communities, and ultimately, our nations!
All of that starts with improving our beloved HAMA. This tour will prove that our hands hold the power to change.
In turn, my tour will not only contain an introduction to our school, but booths set up by local businesses, an area where guests can try local specialities or traditions…
And chances to partake in volunteer work as well!
Through volunteering, you do not only obtain work experience. You also gain emotional benefits through the act of improving your community, and above all, you will meet like-minded people, providing you with the perfect opportunity to network.
I would now like to introduce the companies who have agreed to sponsor this tour. Please, feel free to refer to page 254 of the document I have attached!
…This concludes my presentation. Thank you very much for watching!
Please consider me as a ward mayor! I, Kuraku Yumenosuke, will be forever in your care!
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Cut.
Phew… Isotake Akuta.
I am only speaking to you from this point onward. I heard you were entrusted with a leadership position.
So what did you think of my plan?
I believe that it is a very honest piece of work, befitting of a student mayor.
I have sent this video to all of your teammates. And of course, I also sent it to the HAMA Tours employees before that.
We do not have much time until the open campus event. I would prefer if HAMA Tours made the change in personnel soon, however…
They have not sent me a response, even though the deadline I set has already passed. So I would like for you to submit the request. That is all. Excuse me.
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(Man… That’s weird… I lost my appetite.)
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I’m really tired…
*opens door* Is everyone he— Akuta-kun?
Where’s everyone else?
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(He’s spacing out… Something must be wrong.)
Are you okay? Did you eat something that made you sick?
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Are you listening? Akuta-ku—
*door opening*
Hey! What the fuck is this?!
We…got…an email…from the…student council…president.
He sent us a video presentation of his tour plan.
It was unbelievably long, even when I put it at 1.75 times the speed.
What’s going on? Tell us. Now.
Th-That’s… It’s okay! You don’t have to worry about any of that!
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Akuta-kun, you’ll be working with me later today to put the tour concept together, right? We’ll be fine.
…Go with this…
…You wanna go with the one in the video?
I don’t believe you truly think that way.
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…Do you…really…?
Akuta, why are you so quiet? This isn’t like you.
Isotake, answer us.
At least show us that charisma you always got…
Maaaan, our student council prez is awesome! He really earned that rank 5 badge. That, uh, “emotional benefit” thing he talked about? It sounds so grown-up!
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Stop fucking around. Weren’t you gonna come up with the tour plan?
Are you…scared…to…?
Nah, you guys are trippin’! Really calm down and think about it. You can’t come up with a tour plan more perfect than this, right? Right?
Are you being serious?
Yumenosuke’s a genius!! Like, the guy was prolly born to be a ward mayor!
Let’s go with this! As the Noon Team leader, I think this guy’s the best! He’s got my vote!
And what makes you say that?!
I only have three followers!
I only have three…
…Huh?
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L-Let’s calm down, everyone. Our follower counts aren’t important here. So we can—
I’ll quit.
Nanaki-kun?!
I can quit, and you can put the student council president in my place. That’ll solve everything, right?
*gasp*
Okay, stop. I could hear you from the hallway.
Kafka!
Oguro-san, I’ll quit, so—
No. I nominated you to become mayor and mentioned you to Principal Naoe from the very beginning.
After seeing your work as unlove, I chose you myself.
I expected a lot out of you, and now that you’ve met those expectations by becoming mayor, I won’t let you quit.
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Then I can quit.
Akuta-kun! You don’t need to do that!
I’ll do it… My charisma’s gonna get covered up if I stay here.
I don’t really mind! This just isn’t…the right stage for me.
*door opening* *running*
Akuta-kun! Hold on!
…! Don’t…touch me!
Just listen to me!
*smack*
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Don’t touch me. You’re just gonna lie to make me feel better. Like every grown-up does.
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I won’t grow up to be someone like you.
*running*
Akuta…kun…
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Footnotes
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A reference to Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978). ↩