Surprisingly, Saeko and Ai-chan got along quite well.
Maybe it was because Saeko's personality was gentle enough that Ai-chan didn't feel any sense of threat.
"Alright, PE class is over. I'm heading back to class too."
PE class ended quickly, and after saying goodbye to Shin-chan, both Ai and Saeko left.
"Kazama, why are you always looking at me with that expression? Don't tell me… you've got thoughts about me?"
"Not at all!"
Kazama's eyes were full of envy. That guy Shin-chan had liked mature, sexy women since he was little. Who would've thought Ai would grow up to be exactly Shin-chan's type, and even chase him back from abroad.
'And that senior Busujima was way too gentle, right? She was also so proactive with Shin-chan. What exactly is so attractive about him?'
Kazama couldn't figure it out. Maybe he could talk it out with Yukinoshita Yukino, both of them didn't understand what made Shin-chan so appealing, but deep down, they each considered him their most important friend and were unwilling to admit it easily.
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After school, Shin-chan arrived at the kendo club. He had already informed Yukino that he'd be practicing kendo today and wouldn't attend the Service Club's activities.
Yukino had no objections to this. She also knew Shin-chan needed to produce some achievements in competitions.
According to her observations, Shin-chan basically didn't study during class, he spent most of his time zoning out or napping.
'If he didn't practice kendo seriously, maybe Shuchiin would try to expel him? No, wait, he has such a close relationship with Ai-chan. How could they possibly expel him?'
Having just arrived at the Service Club, Yukino suddenly felt that all her worries for Shin-chan were unnecessary. This guy was thriving just by mooching off women, it was infuriating.
"Yukinoshita-san."
Eriri was the next to arrive. Seeing Yukino made her feel a little guilty.
"Sa… Sawamura-senpai. You're here."
Yukino looked at Eriri, her expression turning a bit strange. This senior appeared pure on the outside, but Yukino couldn't shake the feeling that she was hiding something indecent. Her inner nature was definitely not as innocent as she looked.
And Yukino's hunch was spot on, Eriri's mind was absolutely full of lewd trash.
Kasumigaoka Utaha and Kato Megumi soon arrived too. However, Utaha didn't look well, her dark circles were heavy, and her whole demeanor was sluggish.
"Kasumigaoka-senpai, are you not feeling well?"
Utaha's appearance made the other three genuinely concerned.
"I'm fine. I just stayed up late writing a novel these past few days. Didn't get much sleep. But I finally finished volume one! Do you want to be my first readers?"
Even though she looked a bit off, Utaha was excited. Volume one of her novel was finally complete, and after revising it, she was extremely satisfied with the result.
"Oh? Kasumigaoka-senpai actually wrote a novel?"
"You finally finished it? Let me see it!"
Yukino's surprise and Eriri's urgency didn't affect Megumi. While she was also curious about Utaha's novel, she was more concerned about something else at the moment.
"Um… where's Shin-chan? Isn't he coming today?"
"Shin-chan's practicing kendo at the club today, so he won't be joining today's club activities."
"I see."
For some reason, both Eriri and Yukino suddenly felt defeated, Megumi always managed to show concern at just the right moment, making others feel inferior.
"Let's take a look at Kasumigaoka-senpai's novel later. After a weekend has passed, does anyone have ideas for our first request?"
Their first request was, of course, Megumi's wish to change herself and increase her presence.
Hearing this, Eriri and Utaha both felt a little guilty, they had completely forgotten about it over the weekend.
"I did think of some ideas over the weekend."
Just by looking at their faces, Yukino could tell the other two didn't think about it at all.
Still, she didn't plan to make things hard for them.
Everyone had just joined the Service Club. It was normal not to feel attached to it yet, and the request itself wasn't easy to resolve.
"Presence is something that's hard to define. Kato-senpai's presence is indeed lower than average."
"So I thought, maybe she could try changing a few things. Like growing her hair longer, or trying out brighter clothing."
"That way, we can see if her presence starts to change."
Yukino's words gained Eriri's support.
"I think her words makes sense. Fashion is definitely part of one's presence."
Kasumigaoka Utaha, on the other hand, thought this club was amazing. Megumi's character setting would definitely be popular in a light novel. Utaha thought for a moment, then gave her own suggestion, "Maybe try out a more eye-catching makeup style?"
"Change of style, huh…" Megumi nodded. That actually sounded like a good idea.
While the group was discussing, someone suddenly knocked on the classroom door.
The knocking was urgent, it was easy to sense the impatience of the person outside.
"Come in."
The one who entered was Aki Tomoya. Seeing Shin-chan wasn't in the room, his face immediately lit up. And upon spotting Eriri, Utaha, and Megumi, he looked even more excited.
To him, Eriri was the perfect illustrator, Megumi was his pre-selected heroine, and Utaha was once a famously successful literary girl.
"Um, I've revised the proposal. Please accept my request."
Looks like Eriri and the others had joined the Service Club, or at least had some sort of connection to it.
If this club were his, he could definitely create the perfect bishoujo game.
This time, Tomoya's proposal was more legit, at least it was printed and several pages long.
Yukino didn't like Tomoya, but her personality was very responsible, so she still took the document from him.
After skimming it briefly, Yukino shook her head. "Aki-san, you call this a proposal? You can't just cobble together random nonsense from the internet and expect it to pass."
"Uh…" Tomoya looked a little embarrassed after being exposed.
"What about the staff for developing the game? You're not expecting me to find them for you, are you?"
"Eriri can be my illustrator!"
"Don't just throw me into your project, Aki. And I never agreed to be your illustrator." Right now, when Eriri looked at Tomoya, most of what she felt was… disgust.
"Please, Eriri! I have to make the perfect game!"
Tomoya pressed his palms together and bowed, using his ultimate skill, emotional blackmail.
"Money? A GalGame takes a lot of work. Don't tell me you're expecting me to work for free?"
Money? How could he have money!? Eriri actually asked him for money?
Suddenly, Tomoya remembered what he'd secretly overheard on the rooftop.
Eriri calling that damn guy… Master. What happened that day had become the nightmare of his life. And Eriri's current attitude, just reminded him of that day all over again.
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