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"Yes, is there anything I can help you with?" Yukino sat down at the table and signaled Natsume with her eyes to pour tea for the guests.
Natsume stood up unhappily, poured tea and handed it to the cute-looking girl.
He had never seen her in the first-year hallway, so could she be a senior?
Judging from the color of his eyes, he might be mixed-race.
"Ah, this." Eriri waved her hand to reject their enthusiasm, but after seeing the face of the boy who was reluctant to pour the tea, she froze in place.
Wait, isn't this Teacher Yan Shang?
"Eri from the art club, please take a seat." With the information she got when she was bored, Yukino was always able to seize the initiative when communicating with others.
"...Yes, thank you."
Ying Lili held the hot tea stiffly, thanked mechanically, and sat very unnaturally on an empty chair in the activity classroom.
"I was scared by you." Natsume Rinno looked at Yukinoshita.
"Nonsense, get ready to work." Yukino glared at him.
"Um, what exactly does the Service Club do?"
Although Eriri felt complicated after meeting Mr. Enjo and his friends here, she became energetic again when she thought about how her disguise that night was absolutely flawless.
Natsume almost laughed out loud; this was the downside of having unclear names.
He was planning to watch the show, but Yukino showed amazing patience at this time and explained to her the purpose and intention of the Service Club's suggestions.
"It is precisely to better help those in need that I established this club." At the end, Yukino slammed the table and stood up with great momentum.
Eriri's mouth opened slightly, and Natsume covered his face with a book and shrugged his shoulders to avoid being discovered by her if he laughed secretly.
As expected of Yukinoshita Yukino, she can say such words so seriously. If he were to do it, he would definitely burst out laughing halfway through.
"So impressive..." Ying Lili clapped her hands, her eyes full of admiration.
Natsume couldn't laugh anymore. He observed Eriri carefully and was surprised to find that she seemed sincere.
"Is it possible that the devoted protagonist is popular again?"
Ignoring someone's nonsense, Yukino had a holy expression on her face. Facing the classmates who came to seek help for the first time, Minister Yukinoshita seemed to be generous with her kindness.
"So, Eriri-san, are you having trouble with friendship?"
Ying Lili hesitantly grasped the flyer in her hand, but under her encouraging gaze, she still said a name.
"Yukinoshita-san, do you know Kasumigaoka-san?"
"Ah, I know that." Natsume Rinno raised her hand enthusiastically: "The senior who spoke before me at the beginning of the school year had a great figure and was very beautiful."
Because Natsume was not comfortable speaking too directly in front of girls, the senior sister Kasumigaoka gave him the impression of being a very seductive type.
Compared to her figure, even Yang No looked a little skinny in front of her.
However, in the occasional gossip I heard, there was never any rumor that the senior was in a love relationship.
"Natsume-san, you don't need to be so proactive at this time." Yukinoshita glared at him coldly. It would have been fine if it weren't for the embellishment at the end, but after adding it, she could still understand what boys would pay attention to.
The senior schoolgirl’s figure is indeed vulgar, but that’s no reason for Natsume to be so enthusiastic!
"Kasumigaoka Utaha, I know her. Eriri, are you dating her?" He turned around and his expression returned to normal.
Eriri swallowed as she watched their interaction, and when she heard Yukinoshita's words, she awkwardly began to tell her own story.
"Actually, I told her that we were friends, but we had a small conflict half a month ago. I thought it was no big deal and didn't take it seriously, but today I realized that she seemed to be really angry."
Friends had a quarrel because of a conflict.
Yukino's eyes lit up; this was exactly the case she wanted most.
"Eri, would you mind telling me the cause of the conflict in detail? If it's something private, you can write it down."
"Oh, okay." Eriri took the pen from Yukinoshita's hand and moved her chair to sit next to the table.
She lowered her head and pondered how to write down the details without letting Enshang realize that she was Kashiwagi Eri.
Yukinoshita took advantage of this time to stand up and looked at Natsume proudly.
As long as she has successful experience, she will definitely be able to put it to good use on him and Yang Noi.
"What a scary look!"
Chapter 34: Get a cat first (please read it later)
Eriri used up all the wisdom she had gained from living on the island for so many years, and after spending more than ten minutes, she finally wrote down the reason clearly.
Minister Yukinoshita glanced around, pinched her chin, and summed it up casually in one sentence.
"You mocked Kasumigaoka-senpai's achievements, but because you were too harsh, she got angry."
Ying Lili blinked her big eyes, laughed sheepishly, and grabbed her ponytail: "I've said this before, but her reaction this time was a bit too strong."
Yukinoshita looked at Natsume, who gave her a look of contempt without hesitation.
How could he get angry over such a small matter?
Yukino was a little disappointed. It seemed that the conflict was not about ridicule.
"So, is Eriri-san thinking about making peace with Kasumigaoka-senpai now?" Yukino twirled the pen and handed what she had written to Natsume.
"Kasumigaoka-senpai is my good friend, so of course I want to get back on good terms with her."
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the note being passed to Natsume. She couldn't help but become nervous, fearing that he could find clues about light novels and 18+ painters from those carefully selected words.
After all, the example she cited most often when mocking Kasumigaoka was Natsume, who was in the same library as her.
Natsume also glanced at it, classified it as a trivial matter, and put it back on the table.
Just from Yukino's performance, it seems that she really wants to help the two classmates reconcile.
She stood up and solemnly put the statement into the book, touched her hair, and gave Eriri a confident smile.
"Don't worry, we have a lot of experience and can definitely meet Eriri's needs, but before that, you have to give me some information about Kasumigaoka-senpai."
Natsume looked at her in confusion, really wanting to know where she got her so-called rich experience from.
After all, the idea of helping others make friends on a whim is also to summarize the experience.
Eriri was overwhelmed by this strength and confidence. Looking at the tall and beautiful figure of Yukinoshita, she suddenly felt her own insignificance.
The tsundere girl would not say out her true feelings, but Eriri, who had been silently paying attention to Mr. Enjo and enjoying the pleasure of the information gap in her heart, now pays more attention to Yukinoshita-san.
She lowered her head and started writing with a sincere heart. This time she didn't need to choose her words carefully. It took her less than ten minutes to sell out all the information she knew about Kasumigaoka Utaha.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Yukinoshita-san. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions!"
After leaving their contact information, Ying Lili shook her two beautiful golden ponytails, smiled at them, her fangs gleaming in the dusk, and walked out with her head held high.
After watching the petite figure in the Sobu High School uniform disappear, Natsume became active and looked at Yukino who was standing by the window.
"Minister Yukinoshita, when did we become so experienced?"
He is very curious!
"You." Yukino looked at him indifferently and picked up the cooled black tea. "Didn't you brag that you can learn and master anything that humans can do within three days? So you can barely be considered experienced in the service club."
Natsume tried hard to recall the past and how stupid he was to have said such a thing.
Anyway, it must have been before he had the system!
Wait, I found it.
Third grade of primary school...
He stared at the ceiling in silence, then slumped in his chair and looked at the minister by the window. The minister lifted his hair with pride and said proudly, "Does my memory have a good memory?"
She can still remember these words until today, which are not even considered bragging. I don’t know whether I should praise her for her good memory or say that she is just too idle.
Natsume Rinno sat up straight and wanted to look at the sky outside, but her eyes inevitably lingered on Yukino who was bathing in the dusk. Her face, which she usually only thought was cute, now looked truly sacred.
Yang No has the beauty of an urban lady, while Yukino is more like a clear spring flowing in the mountains. She usually flows quietly and never attracts attention. But as long as you see her, you can't help but be immersed in her cool temperament.
Her elder sister Yang No is completely the opposite. No matter where she is, she wants to be the most conspicuous person.
"It's really beautiful." He praised honestly.
"what?"
After reacting, a beautiful blush appeared on Yukino's fair face, and then turned into a cruel smile.
Cruel and cold.
"Whether it's my brother or a member of the club, if you dare to say such things to me, you must be prepared to accept punishment."
"I was wrong."
Natsume admitted defeat so quickly that her prepared words hit a wall. She couldn't really do anything to him, so she could only look at him a few more times and sighed before announcing the end of today's club activities.
In the quiet club building, Yukino locked the door and walked towards Natsume who was waiting for her at the stairs.
"How do you plan to complete the first commission?" Natsume asked curiously as the two walked down the stairs side by side.
It didn't feel difficult, but it wasn't easy either. The main trouble was that they didn't know that senior sister Kasumigaoka at all, and those who knew her wouldn't be able to introduce members of the Service Club to her now.
"Didn't I tell you that Natsume-san is the one with the most experience, so you should be the one giving the advice."
"...I don't think I'm suited to playing the role of peacemaker." Natsume wasn't fooled.
"Oh, what a troublesome member. He can't even do such a simple thing." Yukino sighed pretentiously and spoke quickly before he could refute.
"Don't worry, I have an idea. I just need Eriri-senpai's help. Before that, I will give Natsume-san a task."
"What." Natsume said in a muffled voice.
"We need to establish a relationship with senior Kasumigaoka so that at least when we appear in front of her, she won't fail to recognize us." Yukinoshita said lightly.
“…Please, don’t make it sound so simple. She’s known as a super cold beauty!”
Yukino tilted her head to look at his exaggerated movements, slowly poked his forehead with her hand, and said mercilessly: "Natsume-san, if it were someone else, it would be difficult, but aren't you very good at using your face to solve problems related to girls?"
"Don't describe me as a man who lives on his looks." Natsume corrected her angrily and tacitly agreed to the task.
It’s just that his social circles and Kasumigaoka-senpai’s seem to have absolutely no overlap.
It seems that he will have to ask Mr. Hiratsuka if there is a group chat that only the top students in each grade can join.