She wasn't being followed anymore... now was Eiko's chance! Charging ahead, she aimed right for the stadium's entrance. There was one more tank there, training its aim on her... Like Hell! The girl wound up with her bat... --- In the stadium, there was still quite a bit of conversation among the students. However, that largely came to a stop when the bottom door of the tower opened. From within, a bright light seemed to radiate brilliantly, and a hush fell across many of the students in attendance. A figure was silhouetted in black in the light, but slowly, slowly, she emerged from it. Hirayama Chinatsu's shoes clacked on the walkway as she strode towards her microphone. Her uniform, while it resembled the rather standard sailor uniforms that the girls wore, with their ribbons and skirts, was colored white and black. Upon her head sat a cap, resembling a naval officer's, and on top of that she wore a flowing cape. In her hand she clutched her guitar. To outsiders this may have made her seem like some kind of music enthusiast, but anyone who knew what the guitar stored knew better. Finally, she came to a halt near her microphone and placed the guitar in front of her, resting both hands on top of it. The School Council President opened her mouth. "Hear me, students of Sengoku City High School!" she declared, her voice ringing out across the stadium. Behind her, in the long seat, Akiko smiled. "Today is a glorious day in your school lives, and a day for new challenges!" cried Chinatsu. How she was able to speak at such a loud, commanding volume and not annihilate her vocal cords was a mystery to some. As she opened her mouth to speak once more, however... A dark shape rocketed over the side of the stadium wall! Flipping through the air, it became apparent exactly what it was, one of the tanks that had been guarding the school! From the looks of things, it was heading right for Chinatsu! And yet, the dark-haired girl didn't move an inch. Akiko sat up in her seat, and let out a frantic cry of "Chinatsu-sama!" The tank hit the ground and rolled, before slamming into the wall opposite of the one it had flown over with a resounding crack. Several students toppled forward and fell over the wall, to a rather painful and disorienting landing on top of the smoking wreck. Standing beside the trail of destruction that the tank had wrought, Chinatsu stood firm. She had not budged an inch. Akiko slumped back in her seat, visibly relaxing at the sight of how the tank had missed, however narrowly. Chinatsu's eyes, however, hadn't even moved to follow the flying land vehicle to its destination. They were fixed on the new arrival in the stadium. "OI, BITCH!" cried Eiko, swinging her bat forward to point at the practically-glowing Student Council President, "I'm here to crash your shitty announcement and issue a challenge! Fight me, right here and now, and I'll show everyone what a weak bullshit dictator you really are!" For a few moments, Chinatsu regarded Eiko. Then her mouth opened. "Which brings me to my main point!" she declared, once again addressing the student body as a whole. Fuming at how sh was seemingly ignored, Eiko stepped closer, but the Student Council President didn't slow down. "Loyal Students of Sengoku City High School!" said Chinatsu, "Do you desire to rise beyond trash and become something more?! If the garbage wishes to ascend, you have your opportunity to do so! It has come to my attention that many students desire to learn why I have instilled my will upon this school! Very well! Whichever of you defends me, proving yourself loyal, will become a new member of the student council with all that entails! You will learn everything there is to know about how I run this school! Only one of you may earn this privilege!" Eiko raised an eyebrow. "Ehhh? What the hell is she-" "Delinquents of Sengoku City!" declared Chinatsu. "Many of you, too, wish to know my reasons! If one of you can defeat every layer of protection I have, you earn the right to duel me! If I am defeated, I will tell you the truth! Only one of you may gain this privilege!" The black-haired girl looked around the stadium for a moment, before continuing. "You may pursue these goals, loyal students and garbage of the streets, however you wish as of tomorrow! This is the word of the Student Council President!" Eiko stared, blankly. "What... the..."