In the afternoon after school, Tanaka Masao arrived at the Service Club on time.
As expected, Yukinoshita Yukino was already waiting there.
"Good afternoon, Xuezhixia Classmate."
"Good afternoon."
Perhaps due to her upbringing as the second young lady of the Yukinoshita family, every time Tanaka Masao greeted Yukinoshita Yukino, she would politely respond.
Tanaka Masao really liked this feeling.
He opened his backpack and took something out of it.
"Xuezhixia Classmate, I went to Tokyo this weekend and brought you back a gift."
Hearing this, Yukinoshita Yukino looked over, instinctively refusing.
"I don't need..."
She stopped halfway through her sentence.
Because what Tanaka Masao took out was a pure white cat plush toy, which was very cute.
And as a cat lover, Yukinoshita Yukino loved it immensely, completely unable to resist, and couldn't bring herself to say no.
Seeing Yukinoshita Yukino's longing expression, yet her silent demeanor.
Tanaka Masao smiled; he knew she would like this gift.
He walked over, placed the toy on Yukinoshita Yukino's desk, and said,
"Don't be shy; consider it a thank-you gift for Xuezhixia Classmate's help."
Yukinoshita Yukino was already struggling internally, and after hearing Tanaka Masao's words, she finally couldn't resist the temptation.
"Then I'll accept it."
She reached out and touched the cat toy on the desk; it felt incredibly soft.
Although it couldn't compare to a real cat, for her, who couldn't keep a cat in her Apartment, it was an excellent object for pastime.
Suppressing the urge to pet it, Yukinoshita Yukino put the toy away.
She lightly coughed, masking her excitement, and urged,
"Alright, let's start the training."
As a diligent and responsible person, after receiving Tanaka Masao's gift, Yukinoshita Yukino, with his well-being in mind, was even more serious today.
And the feedback for Tanaka Masao was that Yukinoshita Yukino had become even stricter.
Originally, after training, Tanaka Masao's legs would only tremble.
But today, Tanaka Masao was so exhausted that he couldn't even straighten his back.
He lay weakly on the ground, letting out a feeble groan.
"No... I can't go on; I really have no strength left."
Seeing Tanaka Masao completely exhausted, Yukinoshita Yukino finally realized.
"I was too serious."
She looked at the time, "It's still early; let's rest for half an hour before heading back. I'll go buy you a bottle of water."
"Oh, thank you, Xuezhixia Classmate. I want a cola."
"I remember I said that soda and similar drinks are forbidden during your diet, didn't I?"
"I'm just too tired; I want to indulge a little."
"Dame (No), you must persevere with your diet and control yourself. I'll bring you a sports drink."
With that, Yukinoshita Yukino walked out of the Service Club.
A few minutes later, Yukinoshita Yukino returned and placed a bottle of sports drink in front of Tanaka Masao.
"Here you go."
Tanaka Masao didn't hesitate, opened the cap, and started drinking.
The sweet taste was extremely enjoyable for him.
"Whew, I'm alive again."
While drinking and resting, Tanaka Masao looked at Yukinoshita Yukino, who was sitting by the window, quietly reading a book.
After exercising, having a beautiful girl buy him water, and a school idol at that.
This feeling was truly wonderful for Tanaka Masao.
He felt as if he had become the most popular character in school.
And this tranquil atmosphere was very heartwarming.
Since Yukinoshita Yukino was the president of the Service Club, she needed to lock the door when leaving, so she had to wait for Tanaka Masao to go back with her.
Tanaka Masao liked the current atmosphere very much and wanted to spend more time with Yukino, but he also knew it was getting late.
After a rest, the two left the Service Club and went their separate ways home.
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"I'm home."
Tanaka Masao returned home, and although his body was incredibly tired, he still forced himself to take a shower.
He needed to change, get rid of the greasiness, and maintaining hygiene was very important.
After showering, he took out the scale, and looking at the weight displayed, Tanaka Masao smiled.
"Today I lost another three hundred grams."
More than a week of dieting had already shown initial results.
He had successfully gone from his original weight of two hundred jin to one hundred ninety-five jin.
With these results, Tanaka Masao's motivation became even clearer.
"Good, keep up the hard work, and strive to become a handsome man with an eight-pack as soon as possible."
Just as Tanaka Masao was envisioning his future, a voice rang out.
"What are you doing?"
Tanaka Masao turned his head and found that Kashi had walked in at some point.
"You secretly snuck in while I was showering. Tell me, were you trying to peek?"
"Ha? Me, peeking at you!"
Kashi pointed at herself, very displeased.
How could she possibly peek at Tanaka Masao?
It was just that she noticed Tanaka Masao looked utterly exhausted and on the verge of death when he came back today.
This made Kashi curious about what had made him like this.
If she could figure out the reason, she'd see if there was an opportunity to use it.
So she secretly followed him.
"I am Lord Kashi! How can what I do be called peeking!"
"Ah, yes, yes, yes, how can a scholar's business be called stealing?"
Although Kashi didn't understand Tanaka Masao's sarcastic tone, she knew he was mocking her.
Kashi's reaction was, since she didn't understand, she would just pretend she didn't hear it.
"Didn't you say you were going to school? Why did you come back looking so tired? Were you fighting at school?"
Hearing Kashi's words, Tanaka Masao found it a bit funny.
"Fighting? I'm still learning how to kill people. Alright, alright, if you want to shower, hurry up and do it; I'm leaving first."
Because Tanaka Masao was a bit tired, he casually brushed Kashi off.
He wanted to quickly lie on the sofa, drink milk, and watch TV.
Meanwhile, Kashi, upon hearing this, stood in place, stroking her chin in thought.
"So that's it. I knew human schools couldn't just teach what Masao said this morning.
They not only learn to fight but also to kill.
No wonder that Masao is so formidable; I'm no match for him at all.
He must have learned it at school."
She looked at Tanaka Masao's retreating back and showed a triumphant smile.
"Kukuku, you think you can deceive me? Impossible.
I will also go to school, and once I learn human combat knowledge, my strength will definitely reach a new level.
By then, Tanaka Masao will surely bow at my feet.
Wahahahahaha~, wahahahahaha!"
"Kashi, what's making you so happy? Come quickly, dinner's ready."
Hearing Tanaka Kazumi's words, Kashi reined in her triumphant laughter and replied,
"Coming, coming."