This coaching is not right.

Horikita Manabu's office is simply and practically furnished, with several inspiring quotes hanging on the walls.

When they came in, Horikita Manabu and Tachibana Akane were already seated, with a row of neat bookshelves behind them, filled with various books and documents.

He looked up at them, a hint of scrutiny in his eyes: "Please sit down." His voice was calm yet firm, and he gestured to the chairs in the office.

The three sat down opposite them in turn. Horikita Manabu spoke first: "We know your names, so there's no need for you to introduce yourselves. Please describe how you think your special abilities can help the student council."

Horikita Manabu's gaze swept over them one by one. "Katsura, you go first."

Katsuragi straightened up, his voice confident and clear: "My special ability is data analysis. I believe that through my ability, I can help the student council save a lot of effort in planning activities, managing resources, and developing strategies."

Horikita Manabu nodded, but didn't say anything more.

Seeing the look in Horikita's eyes, Ichinose said softly, "My special ability is affinity. I believe I can use my affinity to mediate conflicts between students and help maintain a harmonious atmosphere in the school."

Horikita Manabu simply nodded slightly and looked at Ito Sawa.

Ito Sawa's voice was confident: "My special ability is to optimize school layout. I believe that through my ability, I can improve the school's operational efficiency and create a better learning environment for students."

Horikita Manabu listened to Ito Sawa's words without changing his expression, as if he already knew about Ito Sawa's abilities. Ito Sawa noticed this and realized that the school knew more about his abilities than he had imagined.

Akane-senpai sat next to Horikita-manabu and watched them finish answering before speaking: "Next, I'm going to launch a mental attack. Be prepared for mental defense."

The three of them were stunned when they heard this, not expecting that there would be such a part in the student council interview, but they quickly adjusted themselves and prepared to face the attack.

Seeing that they were all ready, Senior Tachibana Akane emphasized again: "I'm going to attack with all my might next, so be prepared."

Katsuragi stood opposite her, his eyes resolute, unaware of the mental storm he was about to face.

Akane's mental power was like an invisible blade, piercing the depths of Katsuragi's consciousness first.

His eyes quickly lost focus, and he seemed to have his soul ripped out. His body swayed slightly, clearly indicating that he had been strongly affected.

At the same time, Ichinose showed a completely different reaction.

Her aura remained as powerful as ever, and she cried in the bathroom, turning Tachibana Akane's mental energy into the power of her own aura.

Ichinose's aura burst forth with dazzling light in an instant, even bringing Katsuragi back to his senses from his daze.

But just when Itozawa thought Ichinose would easily finish the test, her face suddenly turned as pale as paper, her body began to tremble uncontrollably, and the light in her eyes gradually became frantic.

Seeing this, Horikita Manabu immediately took action. His hands drew icy blue trajectories in the air, and his ice-type ability, like the cold wind of winter, quickly froze Ichinose in a thin layer of ice crystals, stopping her frenzy.

Akane Tachibana glanced at Ichinose with lingering fear, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes, before looking away. She decided to finish the remaining tests on Itozawa as soon as possible.

But Katsuragi then made a request: "Tachibana-senpai, please attack me one more time."

Akane sighed helplessly, but still let him go once.

But Katsuragi quickly fell into a daze.

Akane Tachibana turned her gaze away in disappointment and decided to turn her attention to Ito Sawa.

Her gaze hardened, and her mental energy, like an invisible net, slowly enveloped Ito Sawa.

Ito Sawa sensed this power, and the chessboard deep within his consciousness slowly unfolded once more.

When Akane Tachibana's mental energy touched the chessboard, all the power was concentrated together, and a phantom golden chess piece appeared out of thin air. Its light was more dazzling than the surrounding chess pieces, and Ito Sawa's mental energy increased again, and he felt that the range of his perception had increased a lot.

Ito Sawa quickly snapped out of his daze and looked at Ichinose, who was frozen in ice, with a worried expression.

Akane Tachibana looked at Ito Sawa's reaction with surprise, nodded in satisfaction, and compared it with Katsuragi, who was still in a daze, she was about to withdraw her attack in disappointment when Horikita Manabu stopped her.

"Wait a minute."

Seeing that it was the president's order, Tachibana Akane obeyed without asking why.

Time passed by, and seven minutes later, Katsuragi finally regained consciousness. His eyes showed a hint of fatigue, but more so a deep understanding and control of his superpower.

He exclaimed, "This ability is really complicated." Then she turned to look at Tachibana Akane, "Tachibana-senpai, could you please use it on me again?"

Akane was getting impatient. Her mental attacks consumed extra mental energy each time, which made her extremely tired, especially since she had just been attacked by Ichinose. This made her even less willing to continue.

But Horikita Manabu simply grasped Tachibana Akane's hand, "Let him do it one more time."

Akane Tachibana felt the warmth of Horikita's hand and immediately felt all her bitterness and exhaustion disappear. She immediately launched another mental attack on Katsuragi. This time, her supernatural ability had no effect on Katsuragi; he didn't even feel dizzy before regaining consciousness.

Akane was somewhat surprised, while Horikita Manabu was satisfied with Katsuragi's performance, as if he had expected it.

He then released Akane's hand and withdrew his supernatural power.

As the chill dissipated, Ichinose gradually regained consciousness.

Her eyes still seemed to hold the chaos brought on by the power outage. She didn't say a word, and quietly retreated to Ito Sawa's side, lost in thought.

Horikita Manabu stood up, his voice echoing in the office: "After this interview, the results are as follows: Itosawa and Katsuragi passed the interview and will join the student council. Ichinose, you did not pass the interview and are not allowed to join the student council."

Upon hearing this result, Ito Sawa felt a complex mix of emotions.

He remembered that in the original story, both Ichinose and Katsuragi were rejected by Horikita Manabu, but this time, even Katsuragi's fate had changed, so why couldn't Ichinose's?

He recalled the various consequences of this interview in the original story, and his face turned grim.

He wanted to argue, to fight for Ichinose's chance. But when he saw Ichinose's expression, he swallowed back the words that were already on the tip of his tongue.

Her eyes revealed a deep sadness. She did not protest or argue; she simply stood there quietly, accepting the outcome.

Her reaction left Ito Sawa speechless. He knew that what mattered now was not any argument, but figuring out why Ichinose had become so strange.

Is it a side effect of the power surge, or something else?

Katsuragi appeared confident about his success, a glint of victory in his eyes.

He looked at Ito Sawa, nodded, and made a friendly gesture towards his future colleague.

But Ito Sawa was in no mood for it. He simply nodded to Katsuragi to show that he had received his kindness, then hurriedly said goodbye to Horikita and the others, wanting to leave with Ichinose as soon as possible.

Since we can't change the fact that she didn't join the student council this time, we should at least prevent her from revealing her dark past.

Ito Sawa whispered to Ichinose, "Ichinose, let's go."

His voice carried a hint of concern, as if he was afraid of upsetting Ichinose.

Ichinose didn't seem to react any differently; she nodded slightly, her expression showing a hint of gratitude.