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Class 1-3 has decided to sell frankfurters for the school festival. Preparation was going smoothly under the leadership of class representatives Maiko Honda and Shoya Abe. "The boys will move the desks. The girls will handle the decorations." At first, no one thought much of it. "Abe-kun, please take care of this too. You're a guy, so you can carry it, right?" "...I'm already carrying something else right now." "It's too heavy for the girls. We're counting on you." Abe accepted in silence. "The girls will make the signs, so the boys go do the shopping." "I actually wanted to work on the signs." "We don't have much time, so it's better if everyone does what they're best at, right?" "Maiko's always like that, isn't she?" The classmates gave wry smiles. Abe did not smile. Then came the role assignments for the day of the event. "The boys will do the grilling. The girls will be the barkers attracting customers." "...Only the guys again?" "What do you mean 'again'?" "Moving stuff, shopping, and now grilling in the heat—is everything the guys' job?" "The girls are preparing too, aren't they?" "I'm saying don't just decide things without asking what roles we actually want!" A sudden shout silenced the classroom. "Are you saying we should make the girls do work where they might get burned?" "So it's fine if it's the guys?!" "I'm just saying we're relying on you!" "I'm telling you I don't want to, so why aren't you listening?!" "The girls are supporting the guys, so show some effort!" "How much more 'effort' do you want from us?!" Maiko refused to back down either. Three days until the festival. With preparations stalled in Class 1-3, you, the Student Council President, have been called in to mediate. "...I don't understand what he's so unhappy about, even if he starts yelling all of a sudden." "...See? Even after all that, she still doesn't get it." The two won't even look each other in the eye.