Happy times always pass quickly, and the midday break soon came to an end.
A knock on the door from Maeda woke up the two people who had fallen into a deep sleep.
Ai had fallen asleep with her head in his lap, while Shinnosuke was leaning against the sofa and had also fallen asleep sometime along the way.
When the two woke up, their eyes met naturally. The girl's face flushed more than a thousand words could express, and even the less honest Shinnosuke felt his cheeks grow warm.
A girl who had just woken up and was still dazed possessed a dangerously alluring charm.
Seeing Shinnosuke turn his face away with cheeks that were also slightly red, Ai nodded in satisfaction.
Disliking a kindergarten girl was natural, but disliking an eighteen-year-old girl was unnatural. Ai was very confident in her body.
"Alright, Shinnosuke-sama, let's go to class."
Ai stood up, a little worried. She had been lying on Shinnosuke's lap for more than an hour. Usually, it would feel very stiff, maybe her legs had gone numb. But Shinnosuke hadn't moved even slightly, afraid of waking her up. He was truly very considerate.
When facing someone they liked, people would constantly fantasize.
Shinnosuke stretched, feeling nothing. His physical condition far exceeded that of ordinary people; he only felt that Ai was fragrant and soft, and he had slept very soundly.
'No wonder Shinnosuke-sama, his body is really amazing!'
Seeing Shinnosuke stand up as if nothing had happened, Ai imagined something else, her cheeks slightly flushed.
In this regard, she and Eriri, the doujinshi illustrator, would definitely have a lot in common.
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Afternoon classes were as boring as ever. Fortunately, he had taken a nap, so Shinnosuke didn't fall asleep during the afternoon lessons.
"Shin-chan, I'm going ahead."
As soon as the bell rang, Kazama greeted Shinnosuke and left immediately.
Coming to Shuchi'in Academy to study put a considerable amount of pressure on him. In addition, he had to visit the Sawamura family this weekend, so his time for private tutoring was getting less and less. These past few days, after school, he had to go to tutoring until late at night.
Although Japan advocated enjoyable education, to get into a good university, private tutoring was a must. Kazama had been taking various lessons since childhood, so he was already used to it.
Shinnosuke had just prepared to leave when he saw Yukino standing in front of the classroom door, seemingly waiting for someone.
"Nohara-kun, the club activity room has been approved. Starting today, we will hold club activities."
After saying that, she turned around and left without the slightest hesitation, as if she had completely forgotten about having sukiyaki together with Shinnosuke yesterday.
At school, Yukino was always like this. It was her protective coloring. Although her mother asked her to make as many friends as possible at Shuchi'in Academy, expand her network, and build a foundation for the family's future development.
But this was really too difficult for her. Being able to communicate with Shinnosuke normally at school was already a big step forward.
Shinnosuke was very interested in Yukinoshita Real Estate's stocks. If he could complete this task, he would temporarily not lack money.
Since childhood, he hadn't worried much about money. His luck was very good; he could get almost anything he wanted.
Now that he was an adult, plus he lived alone, relying solely on pocket money from his father was still a bit insufficient.
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The number of club activity rooms at Shuchi'in Academy was very large. Each club, after being established, would receive a certain amount of funding for simple renovations of the club activity room.
If the club showed achievements later on, the Student Council would approve more funding.
There were also clubs like the kendo club; although they had no achievements, due to kendo's significant influence in Japan, the Student Council would still allocate a large amount of funding.
Yukino's Service Club was successfully established after Hiratsuka used her connections. Besides Shinnosuke, she needed to recruit three more members within a month to prevent the Service Club from being forcibly disbanded.
This was also what Hiratsuka told her when giving her the keys today.
This made Yukino very worried. Where should she find three more people to join the Service Club?
In her concept, the Service Club didn't need many people at all.
It seemed this heavy task had to be handed over to Shinnosuke to complete.
"Yukinon, what are our club activities?"
"Receiving requests, helping others, and helping them from the root of their problems, making them understand that they can also solve problems by relying on themselves."
"Yukinon doesn't feel you're being a little too arrogant?"
"I don't feel that way. There are indeed differences between people, and many things are destined from birth and cannot be changed."
"Take me as an example. Because I was too cute, I experienced all sorts of ostracism since elementary school. My indoor shoes were hidden countless times."
"It wasn't just boys; teachers and girls, even stray dogs participated."
Seeing Yukino say all that without any expression, Shinnosuke was stunned for a moment, then really couldn't hold back and burst into laughter while clutching his stomach.
"Hahahaha, Yukinon, can you show me again? That one, 'I'm really too cute.'"
"You..."
Yukino was clearly annoyed by Shinnosuke's attitude. Whether it was embarrassment or anger, her face flushed red to her ears.
However, Shinnosuke could also more or less understand why Yukino was so afraid of dogs and learned aikido. If someone stole her indoor shoes now, she would definitely use aikido and perform a magnificent over-the-shoulder throw.
After having the ability to protect herself, the desire to help others, which seemed arrogant, was actually a decision made out of kindness and a pure heart.
"Alright, Yukinon, I'm not mocking you."
"Supposedly, your sister is very similar to you. When she was your age, did she experience the same things?"
Shinnosuke's words silenced Yukino. She, who was preparing to attack Shinnosuke, sat back down.
Haruno definitely didn't experience similar things? So her sister wouldn't understand her. She had also always been chasing after her sister's footsteps, wanting to surpass her.
Rather than saying she wanted to surpass her sister, it was more accurate to say she wanted to make peace with her past self who had been ostracized.
"But the past events are over. Let's handle the requests properly."
"What request now?"
Shinnosuke changed the topic and asked Yukino enthusiastically.
"The Service Club's first official request is to fix your personality."
"Huh? Shouldn't it be fixing Yukinon's personality?"
Hiratsuka and Haruno both asked Shinnosuke to help fix Yukino's personality.
"...Nee-san or Hiratsuka-sensei?"
Yukino guessed immediately. It must be those two. She didn't feel there was anything about her that needed fixing. This was Yukino's absolute truth.