Prologue

This school revolves entirely around the student council──

If you were to ask me what defines the high school I attend, that's how I'd instantly reply.

Here at Minamisawa Academy, the student council traditionally wields considerable influence.

Stemming from a school culture that emphasizes student autonomy, their authority is substantial, and one often feels the student council's presence firsthand in various aspects of school life.

They are deeply trusted not only by the students but also by the teaching staff, the student council members are literally the representatives of the students and the very model of proper conduct.

Such is our student council, but this year's in particular had a reputation for being the strongest in its history.

All the officers are students with both popularity and genuine ability, and what's more, because they are all beautiful girls, their popularity (mainly from the boys) is abnormally high── ...well, putting that aside, the current student council garners immense support from the students.

Among them, the popularity of the Student Council President Himesaki-san is especially immense, she is respected by many students regardless of gender, and, as it happens, I'm one of them.

Well, be that as it may, in a school with such an incredible student council, I, Nanjou Haruhisa, served as a Disciplinary Committee member.

Right now, I'm standing at the school gate in the early morning, right in the middle of a dress code check──in other words, the job of checking whether arriving students are violating dress code regulations and the like.

That said, since it's still quite early, the students are few and far between.

「There's still plenty of time until school starts...」

I mutter this while looking at the clock on the school building.

The students who come to school at this time are mostly those with commitments like morning practice for clubs or committee activities, and moreover, such students are generally quite proper, so they almost never get caught in the dress code check.

No, in the first place, because the student council functions so effectively at the top and the atmosphere of the entire school is constantly kept disciplined, there are hardly any students who get caught by the dress code check to begin with.

You might think there's no need for such activities then, but there's also the aspect that maintaining this kind of watchful presence is precisely what preserves the sense of order.

「...There isn't much to do.」

But it's a fact that there's little to do, and I turned back towards the school gate, stifling a yawn that came out naturally.

──Tat-tat-tat...

Just then, I suddenly heard the sound of footsteps approaching at a light run.

Wondering if someone was arriving for school, I turned around.

But why would someone be running at this early hour? I wondered, but that question was immediately blown away.

Because the person who had arrived was none other than the very same President Himesaki I had just been thinking about.

──However, she was in a form completely different from the President I imagined.

「President!? W-What's with that appearance...!?」