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Sensei told me to collect the notes we made in class for her.
Together with Class Pres, I brought them to the staff room just as Sensei had created some documents to hand over to the Student Council.
I immediately declared that I would deliver them.
The committee chairman was giving me an ambivalent gaze again. I don't care!

When I entered the student council room, Romeo-senpai was eating a high class Ginza rusk.

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When I handed him the documents, he gaze me a dazzling smile. Uu, his gaze is shooting through mee!

"You're such a hard worker, Kisshouin-san. How about entering the Student Council next year? Should I recommend you?"

"No...! I would not be suitable at alll..."

There's no meaning in a Student Council with no Romeo-senpai. The only reason I'm so hard-working is because I have another motive.

"I don't think I'd agree, but, well, you are still a Pivoine huh. I guess it'd be impossible for you to join. I personally think it'd be great if you acted as a bridge for us, though."

"That is... But if there is something I can do, I will do my very best to assist."

"Really? Then if anything happens, I'll count on you, okay?"

"Yess...!"

My wonderful senpai saw me out with a smile.
Man, he's cool as everr.
But...
...A high class Ginza rusk?

After that, I headed straight for the Pivoine Salon.

A few people were in, and drinking tea gracefully while chatting.
An oneesama from the high school section was playing chopin on the piano.
I looked at the various things on the platter on the table.

Financiers.
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Dacquoise.
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Galette.
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Nougat.
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Rusk...

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There's no mistake.
A Pivoine member other than me has been smuggling sweets to Senpai.

When I first met Senpai, what he said at the time made me go, "Huh?"
"I nicked it from the Pivoine though!"
How, I wondered. Only Pivoine members were allowed in the salon, so sneaking in to steal them would make you an amazing thief. And since it was the Pivoine you were stealing from, it would turn into a huge issue too.
But I never heard anything about a person charging in to steal things. Of course, neither did I hear anything about Senpai getting permission to enter.
But despite that, Senpai occasionally eats sweets. In Zui'ran, you aren't allowed to bring sweets. Although, for events like Valentine's, they'll turn a blind eye.
Anyway, the only ones who can eat snacks at Zui'ran are the Pivoine, inside the salon. Of course, the Student Council, who are supposed to act as models for the ordinary students, are definitely not allowed.
Then that means one of the Pivoine members supplies him with the sweets.
Who?
It's time to make a comeback as a spy.

Starting the next day, I began keeping a lookout in the Pivoine Salon, and started to check who was bringing snacks home with them.
Normally, you wouldn't expect anybody to regularly do this.
Even I worry about what people think, so I've only procured offerings for Senpai a few times.
Anyway, while I was watching, I noticed a senpai get the concierge to separate a few snacks for her.
She left the salon, so I followed.
If I remember correctly, that's Fukakusa Kasumi-sama from the middle school's third year.
She isn't as gorgeous as Yurie-sama's group in the Pivoine's main faction, but she's tidy, clean-looking and peaceful.
Fukakusa-senpai went as far as a small flowerbed behind the school building.
She started looking left and right, as though to check for any onlookers, before a voice called out,

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