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"What tail?"
Yanami Anna, hearing movement outside, walked out of the classroom and saw the two flustered figures: "Oh? Ruri-chan, why are you here? It feels like ages since the hot spring trip~"
"Ruri's friend's brother is a student at Soubu High School. She came with him and just stopped by to see us—"
Asakura casually shielded Gokou Ruri behind him, giving the girl time to compose herself, while also deflecting Yanami's attention by asking: "Speaking of which, it's quite late now. Aren't you going home yet?"
"After all, tomorrow is the Founders' Festival. Just in case, I stayed behind to run errands and pass messages for everyone—"
Yanami proudly puffed out her chest, which was one of the best in the Magic Club and could easily overpower the entire Service Club, and said loudly: "Oh, after all, I was the one who helped coordinate and communicate before. It really wouldn't work without me~"
Asakura was silent for a moment, then let out a confused Blizzard-like sound: "Don't they have phones?"
"Communication and ordinary conversation cannot be compared. Some people, let alone over the phone, even when talking face-to-face, don't they end up arguing?"
Yanami Anna tilted her nose: "At times like this, I, Yanami-sama, must step in~"
Although he knew from Amakusa Shino that Yanami had indeed done a good job, every time he saw her acting so smug, Asakura's urge to praise her inexplicably vanished.
"Although it's strange for me to say this, you're surprisingly invested in the Founders' Festival."
Asakura said in surprise: "I thought you, like those normie groups in class, would only enjoy the final results of the labor…"
"You've got it wrong. It's not that I'm invested in the Founders' Festival; it's that you're too concerned about it—"
Yanami wagged her finger: "Seeing you and Yuigahama running around and bustling about, do you think I could still comfortably stay in the clubroom eating by myself?"
"Is that so?"
Asakura suddenly understood: "Thank you for your hard work, Yanami."
"Well, I'm quite free anyway—"
Yanami didn't expect Asakura to express his gratitude so directly. After a moment of stunned, she immediately hid her shyness: "And I also don't want to see Sousuke and Karen being all lovey-dovey… Listen to me, they're really too much…"
Seeing Yanami's tone shift from covering embarrassment to genuinely complaining, Asakura quickly interrupted her. If he let her continue, the next half hour would be wasted listening to her lamentations of a defeated dog.
"In any case, you've helped a lot. As a reward…"
"Are you going to reward me?"
Before Asakura could finish, the girl's eyes began to sparkle: "Speaking of rewards, Yakiniku at Jojoen is definitely the best. You can never get enough of the fatty, high-quality beef; hmm, I admit that's a bit expensive. Actually, a deluxe sushi platter is also a welcome reward. If that's not possible, conveyor belt sushi is also in my strike zone; if even that's not possible, then Jiro Ramen and Gyudon are cheap and too boyish, but I can still accept them… Huh? What's this Usayama Bathhouse nonsense?"
The girl's face was filled with confusion: "There's nothing to eat in a bathhouse, you know?"
"So I'm treating you to a bath."
Asakura said seriously: "Wash away all your fatigue, so you can sleep soundly until morning and never carry fatigue and stress over to the next day. Greet the Founders' Festival in your best condition, even the health teacher will say you're very healthy!"
"This is not as good as giving me cafeteria coupons…"
Yanami took the bathhouse discount coupon and looked at it, her expression drooping a bit more: "Do I even have to pay for the coffee milk after the bath myself?"
"About that, I can treat you, after all, it's a reward."
Asakura said, then turned to look behind him. Gokou Ruri seemed to have dealt with her cat tail, but at this moment, she was still hiding behind Asakura, her head bowed, not knowing what she was thinking: "And Ruri, I can also treat you and your sister to milk after your bath."
"Really?!"
Yanami's expression immediately brightened. She pretended to blow a kiss to Asakura: "Love you, Asakura~"
"150 yen love is too cheap—"
Asakura turned his face slightly, making a dodging motion: "Feels like a defective product."
"Don't nitpick about such things. Some people's Tamaki is only worth 250 yen."
The girl said unhappily.
"I'm quite curious about such a cheap soul…"
As Asakura spoke, he suddenly felt someone tugging at his sleeve. He looked back and saw Gokou Ruri looking at him and saying: "Um… I'll go to the bathhouse alone today."
"Is that okay?"
Asakura asked.
"Hmm, because the consolation party… there might be a lot of people—"
Gokou Ruri tried to rationalize her statement: "Tamaki and Hinata don't like crowded places. They can go with Mother tomorrow."
Leaving aside the young Tamaki, based on Asakura's impression from the hot spring inn, the child named Hinata should be somewhat of a crowd-pleaser and prefer crowded situations, right?
However, since Gokou Ruri had already said so, Asakura had no intention of arguing with her about such a matter.
"Oh, will there be a lot of people going…?"
Yanami couldn't help but touch her lower abdomen when she heard this, looking a bit hesitant: "Oh no… I feel like I've gained a little weight recently…"
"Don't worry, there's no change from the outside."
Asakura comforted the girl.
The girl instinctively distanced herself from Asakura.
It seemed she was still bothered by Asakura pinching her tummy last time.
"It's not that simple… I gained a full 5 grams!"
"Isn't your unit of measurement a bit strange? Or rather, is it surprising that you only gained that much despite eating so much?"
Asakura couldn't help but marvel at the girl's digestive system.
"Where did I eat so much? I'm seriously taking in the necessary nutrients for my body!"
Yanami said self-righteously: "Only balanced nutrition can cultivate a healthy body! A healthy body has a healthy mind, and a healthy soul only resides in a healthy body and mind!"
"Anyway, you first apologize to all disabled people in the world."
"Extremely sorry."
"This is the first time I've heard such an insincere apology…"
"Instead of that, did you give Yui a coupon?"
Yanami changed the subject.
"Is she still at school?"
Asakura glanced at Gokou Ruri, who shook her head to indicate that she had not seen Yuigahama Yui.
"She was in the auditorium just now, but I don't know now—"
Yanami said, "You'd better hurry, or she might go back."
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