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Chapter 172: What does this mean?
"What will the final ending be? I'm really looking forward to it."
Natsume Rin glared at Shiina Mashiro. There was no sense of anticipation in her emotionless tone.
"Senior, it's very easy here. All 1,500 copies are sold out." Natsume Rin took a deep breath, and then sensed from their reactions that something bad was going to happen.
"One hundred and five hundred books, what an impressive result." Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled happily, but also felt a little guilty.
She didn't expect that Natsume Rin could sell it this way. If this guy wasn't so arrogant, she would have almost failed even if she had limited the conditions to twice the amount.
"Yukinoshita-san, please speak out our results loudly!"
Yukinoshita Yukino covered her face in shame, but it didn't look like she could get away from it at this point, "Kasumigaoka-senpai, what is there to be proud of?"
"A win is a win, of course we should be proud." Kasumigaoka Utaha said with a smile, "Since she doesn't want to enjoy this glorious moment, let me give her the answer."
"Seven hundred and fifty-one, exactly one more than you. If I hadn't brought you along yesterday, we would have been tied." Yukino said this before her after she calmed down.
This result actually exceeded their expectations. When printing, they followed the arrangements of the experienced senior sister Kasumigaoka and did not even think about the number of one thousand.
She also determined with certainty that no matter how confident Natsume Rin was, she would not dare to increase the number to two thousand. If Natsume wanted to win, he had to keep the number to around one thousand seven hundred.
If there are fewer, the key to victory will be completely handed over to them.
"…Can I return it?" Natsume Rin regretted it. If she had known earlier, she would not have aided the enemy even if Eriri chased her for several rounds.
"What do you think? Just admit defeat." Yukino gave him a look that told him to fend for himself.
Although she also participated in the bet, just like Natsume Rin couldn't find how to make demands on her, Yukino couldn't think of suitable conditions for her adopted brother.
Let him break up with his sister?
I feel like there is no need to raise this suggestion myself, as it will be implemented immediately.
Therefore, the most crucial ones are the other two, the excited senior and the expressionless Shiina Mahiru, and the other girls who are surrounding here are all there to watch the fun.
"So it's because of me that you won, Natsume-kun, so shouldn't you also owe me a favor?" Eriri said with interest.
Thinking that the arrogant junior schoolmate almost lost the competition because he laughed at her, her mood became cheerful.
Let’s see if he dares to compare himself to a villainous blonde noble lady again in the future.
"You go to the back first, Natsume-kun, you should be very clear about my conditions, right?" Kasumigaoka Utaha patted Eriri's twin ponytails, signaling irrelevant people not to be annoying here.
When she looked at him with her pretty smiling face and stated the so-called conditions, Natsume Rin nodded and then shook her head.
"I know what you mean, but I said before the bet that we can't punish someone against their will."
"Besides, how can someone become boyfriend or girlfriend just because of a bet?"
He still complained about Kasumigaoka Utaha's wishful thinking.
Although it would be a blessing for Utaha Kasumigaoka to pay for someone else given her conditions, the weight of a simple bet is a bit too light.
"What are you thinking about?" Kasumigaoka Utaha's expression remained unchanged, and she uttered mocking words from her pink lips, "I'm not that bored yet."
"My terms."
She looked at the complicated looks from the people around her, and finally pulled Natsume Rin to a corner with a smile. When she came back, Natsume Rin had a bitter face, but still agreed to her request.
"How could such a strange thing happen?" He didn't quite understand.
"You don't need to worry about this. Just accept the defeat. The rest is left to Shiina." Kasumigaoka Utaha pushed him out, looked at Shiina Mahiru's calm face, and stood very consciously among the crowd watching the excitement.
While the two of them were still planning, Eriri touched her shoulder and whispered, "What is your request?"
"It's nothing, it's just that you can't refuse me when I invite him next time." Kasumigaoka Utaha pursed her lips.
Eriri was immediately astounded by her beauty. How many kinds of drugs had she given Natsume Rin that she would agree to such a thing?
"You can't refuse him when you ask him out on a date in the future?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha glared at her, thinking that this girl was really thinking too much, and with her rank she should definitely gradually close the gap.
"Only if he has the time and is willing, but he also promises that he will never hide from me."
"If we can communicate normally, I will have the confidence to take down this brat!"
Ying Lili curled her lips, not believing in her confidence at all, but seeing that a good show was about to begin over there, she didn't bother to laugh at her.
Although she still didn't know what happened to them during the last school trip, it was obvious that Shiina-san was more resentful than this idiot.
Even Eriri, an innocent passerby, could feel the resentment when she entered the Service Club.
Shiina Mahiru just looked at him like that, and only when Natsume Rin felt embarrassed did she let go of her hand that was pinching her hair.
"I think I told you about the punishment for failure."
"Well, I'll quit the Service Club." Natsume Rin sighed, already aware of the reality in her heart.
In their small community, the meaning of the community itself is not important; the relationship between the members is what he values.
After all, the daily activities of the club are just sitting there drinking tea and reading books. Except for a few acquaintances who ask them for help, the rest of the time is very relaxing.
But Natsume Rin still felt a little melancholy when she thought that she would not be able to sit in that comfortable room after school, would not be able to see the minister touching his hair in the dusk, nor would she be able to secretly peek at Shiina's profile.
"Is it okay?" Her tone remained calm.
"Although it is difficult, it is not impossible to accomplish and it is not against the principles. Minister, consider those furnitures as my gifts to you." Natsume Rin waved enthusiastically to the minister, in return she received a look of disgust from him.
"Don't talk about facing life and death. Even if you quit the club, Shiina, you and him should still be desk mates in front and behind each other. You'll be closer that way." Yukino looks like she really wants Natsume Rin to die, and reminds Shiina Mahiru to kill her completely.
"Yes, I remember that."
Shiina Mahiru looked at Natsume Rin again: "What were the conditions for your victory?"
"Forget about those few days..."
"You're so nervous to say that." Yukino said softly.
"Then we'll write it off."
After saying those inexplicable words, Shiina Mahiru ignored Natsume Rin's dazed expression, picked up the bag at hand, and left the exhibition hall decisively and resolutely.
"What... does this mean?" Natsume Rin looked at her back in confusion, but ultimately got no answer.
Chapter 173 I Won't Look for You If You Can
"I'm jealous!"
"Monitor, if you have nothing to do, go clean up. Don't just stand there blocking the way."
When Natsume Rin and Ayaka were walking through the corridor carrying buckets of water, they were very dissatisfied with the squad leader who was not working but still complaining.
"Hey……"
"Don't block the way." The impetuous Miura Yumiko led the girls past the class monitor and was displeased with this human pillar standing there.
"what……"
"If you have nothing to do, go take out the trash." The last sentence broke down his psychological defenses as Ayaka walked into the classroom carrying a bucket.
It's wrong for him to stand here!
If other people knew this idea, they would definitely say it in unison.
Of course there is, and it is a very serious sin.
After all, it was a school-level cleanup, and it was really abominable for him, the class monitor, to do nothing.
"Natsume, are you really quitting the club?" Totsuka Ayaka squatted on the ground cleaning with a rag.
"Well, I said when I first joined the club that I was actually reluctant, so it's a good thing that I quit this time."
Natsume Rin moved the table and deliberately raised the volume.
Shiina Mahiru, who was standing at the table on the balcony cleaning the windows, turned around and glared at him, causing the smile on Natsume Rin's face to grow even wider.
Just like the riddle she told at the end of the comic convention that day, Natsume Rin paid the price of quitting the club. She chose to silently forget what happened in those days, and the relationship between the two sides regressed to a blank sheet of paper.
Although she knew that the white paper was stained, Natsume Rin was very satisfied with the result.
"You have a good relationship with them, don't you? Why did you suddenly quit?"
Totsuka Ayaka was still showing her curiosity, but Natsume Rin lifted the table with one hand and changed her position without changing her expression.
"Do you have any questions?"
Totsuka Ayaka swallowed and shook her head like a rattle.
"No, no more."
How come he didn't realize that Natsume Rin's weak body actually had such powerful strength.
He didn't ask, but Natsume Rin explained, "My quitting the club didn't make my relationship with them worse. On the contrary, I feel better now."
Will the relationship get better this way? The world of geniuses is indeed beyond his comprehension.
Just as the class cleaning was about to come to an end, the lively atmosphere suddenly became quiet.
The imposing Yukinoshita Yukino stood in front of the door. Under her glance, the class that was originally playing and quarreling stopped making any noise.
She nodded in satisfaction and called inside: "Shiina-san, and Natsume-san, please come out."
"Sorry, I'm leaving first." Shiina Mahiru jumped off the table, handed the tools in her hands to Miura Yumiko, and trotted out of the classroom.
Seeing that Natsume Rin was about to slip away, Totsuka Ayaka pulled his arm and whispered, "Didn't you quit the Service Club?"
"That's right." Natsume Rin sighed, "But I'm a non-staff member of the club now, and I can't back down when something happens. You can bring the monitor back to do the work later."
Totsuka Ayaka stood there stupidly. When they moved away and the class gradually became lively again, he touched his face and began to think.
What is the difference between the two?
What a weird club you quit.
Natsume Rin couldn't tell him that non-staff members couldn't enjoy the free tea during daily club activities, and that they had to be ordered around by Yukinoshita when something happened.
Especially the last one, it seems too much.
In the activity room, Yukinoshita Yukino slammed the table and determined the theme of the meeting.
"Our club must not do nothing about this winter trip!"