The next day, they all showed up right in front of Otori's office. They enter, and see Otori with a huge stack of paperwork on his desk.
"Welcome, boys. Today, you'll be training," he says as he finishes the last paper. The boys sweat-drop, "Um..." Otori smiles, "I'm finally finished!"
He looks to the boys, "Now then. You boys can go to the roof to train. Help each other out and give advice, hm? Hoshitani, you're with me." They nod, and scramble.
Tsukigami, Tengenji, Nayuki, and Kuga silently wishing Hoshitani luck as they go to the roof. Otori gets up and leads Hoshitani to the roof of the other building.
As they spar, Nayuki asks as he dodges, if he could get a better weapon than a tin can. Kuga says, "It's OK, I think. Just work with what you got. That's what I do."
Nayuki nods, "Thanks, Kuga." Kuga nods in acknowledgement continuing to spar with him.
Tsukigami is sparing with Tengenji when he asks, "Why do you smoke, you boor? It's bad for your health and everyone around us."
Tsukigami responds, "I have to relieve stress somehow. Why do you have such a temper?" Tengenji responds, "I don't know! It's just my personality."
Tsukigami says, "Well.. your personality certainly is troublesome." Tengenji angrily replies, "What do you mean?!"
Tsukigami says, "Being hot-headed isn't exactly a bad thing, just.. it's hard to control sometimes. You have to think rationally, OK?"
Tengenji nods, "F-fine. I'll try, you boor. But, no promises." Tsukigami smiles, "And... I guess I can cut down on the smoking." They both smile at each other as they spar again and again.
On the other rooftop, Hoshitani was sparing with Otori. "I've got to ask, Otori-senpai. Are you the strongest person in this school, or is there someone stronger than you?" Hoshitani asks.
Otori smiles as he responds, dodging an punch, "Honestly.. I don't know. When it comes to pure power, I guess Sazanami from the Student Council is about my equal in that regard."
"As for who has the most political power in this school... Hiragi, the Council President is certainly number one. However, the principal, Hiragi's andmy grandfather is certainly a force to be reckoned with."
Hoshitani was shocked, "Seriously?" Then he asks with stars in his eyes, "Can I fight Sazanami-senpai sometime?" Otori smiles, "I can ask him." Hoshitani cheers happily, "Yay!" They continue sparing.
Hoshitani asks, "What's the Student Council like?" Otori responds, "Well...there's Sazanami, Yuzuriha, Akatsuki, and Hiragi. Sazanami's well balanced and a fierce fighter. Yuzuriha is treasurer, and acts like a mother hen."
"Hiragi is both the Council President and the head of the drama club. I.. have a rocky relationship with him. Akatsuki though...he practically hatesme. We should be careful. He's probably the only reason for Ayanagi's bad reputation."
Hoshitani tilts his head in confusion, "What do you mean by that?" Otori sighs, "I mean that he's been trying to ruin me for the last two years. Of course, I defended myself, but this happened anyway."
Hoshitani gets a determined look on his face, "Then, I'll help you any way I can. That's why you recruited us, right?" Otori is shocked then smiles, "Yeah. Thanks for your support." Hoshitani smiles back, "No prob!"
They all decided to call it a day after exchanging numbers.
"Hoshitani, I'll be seeing you tomorrow," Otori says as he walks back. "Yeah!" Hoshitani smiles, then goes off to meet up with the others.
The boys meet up, and they talk about how they can all become stronger.
Meanwhile, Otori is back in his office, a stack of paperwork along with Hiragi waiting for him. "Oh? I didn't expect you to visit," Otori says nonchalantly.
Hiragi raises his glasses up, "I heard you recruited new members. Are they strong?" Otori smiles, "What? You worried about me?" "No. Just worried about how you can handle all this," Hiragi says.
Otori stretches, "You don't need to worry about us. We'll be fine." Hiragi sighs, "Just.. be careful, Itsuki-niisan." Otori smiles, "You be careful too, Tsubasa." Hiragi nods, then leaves before saying, "That paperwork needs to be done before tonight."
"What?!" Otori groans, "Not more paperwork~."
Otori gets to work. A few hours later, he's finally done, but he's sulking a bit. Sazanami pops in to collect the paperwork, "You really shouldn't sulk so much. If your new recruits found you like this, they'll kick you out of it."
Otori groans then asks, "Ne, can you spar with a new recruit of mine tomorrow? I don't think I can make it." "Eh? Alright... You sure?" Sazanami asks. "Trust me, he'll give you a run for your money," Otori smiles.
Sazanami raises an eyebrow, "Oh? I'm looking forward to it then." Otori nods, "Good. Now, get those awful stacks of paper away from me." Sazanami smiles, "Hai hai," and takes the paperwork back to the council room.
Otori thinks about the sparing session taking place tomorrow, 'I wonder if he can actually keep up with Sazanami. Oh well. One way to find out. Agh. I need some sweets. Curse you, paperwork.'
Hoshitani thinks as he's walking home, 'I should be careful around the Student Council. If they're like Otori-senpai says they're like I'd better be careful, especially around Akatsuki-senpai.'
Meanwhile, a mysterious person is thinking about the current situation, 'Otori has new recruits, huh? I'd better clean their clocks before they get too strong. I'll destroy him once and for all. Wait for me...Hiragi-kun.'