"Onoda-kun, why are you here again?
Upon seeing , unlike yesterday, Izumi-senpai threw a question.
Since the start of the week, it's the third consecutive day that I've visited this club. Every ti I would show up here, the harmonious atmosphere that was probably present in this room was moving into the verge of collapse.
"Ah. I'm sorry for intruding, senpai. I told Saki that I was only here to pick up Nami but she pushed inside. You see, I promised to walk with her everyday now that her ti of the month has arrived."
I bowed in front of her before scanning my gaze to the other mbers present in this room.
Perhaps because Ogawa was absent, this delinquent girl was most likely irritated to not see the guy she was chasing after.
Moreover, there's also the thing that happened between us yesterday.
That's why upon hearing my answer to her question, Izumi-senpai stared at with an incredulous expression. Following that, she tried to open her mouth to say sothing else but a few seconds later, she decided against it.
If I have to guess, she's thinking that I had an ulterior motive. Just from the way she alternately looked between Arisa-senpai and , she's more concerned about her friend rather than herself.
I thought Izumi-senpai already told Arisa-senpai what happened between us but when I checked on Arisa-senpai and t her gaze, there's no difference to her puzzled look yesterday.
If not for Izumi-senpai, stepping in front, she would probably be the one to ask the sa question.
And since there's no difference to how she appeared yesterday… That only ant one thing…
Izumi-senpai didn't tell her what happened between us.
Or if I was just overthinking this, then that gaze of hers now contained a different aning.
Well, I'm not sure what to make of this so for now, I decided to go through my plan. Act like a normal junior without reminding them of what happened between us.
Either way, I answered her question truthfully, except for the part wherein Saki pushed in.
My reason for visiting this club was to pick up Nami and Hina
Hina understood that even if I only ntioned Nami, there's no way I would leave her behind here.
I could actually choose not to enter but sothing happened that forced to the opposite.
While I was kissing Saki, we heard the opening of the door from the clubroom next to this one.
As a reflex, I stepped forward to not be seen by whoever's coming out of that clubroom.
To be safe, I naturally broke the connection of our lips as the door was abruptly pushed by what I did.
Fortunately, Saki moved like a speedster as she instantly fixed herself before turning around to follow inside.
By how swift that was, I couldn't help but praise her inside my mind.
Nami and Hina were already aware of my entanglent with Saki. I told them about that encounter near the baseball field yesterday.
Nami's reaction was as expected. It's sowhat lukewarm. It's as if she's aware that it was bound to happen and there's an issue for her if I also take Saki as my woman. In fact, she even asked for the full details of how it happened. Although I vaguely summarized it, Nami smiled aningfully and filled in the blanks accurately.
As it turns out, she's aware of the reason why Saki kept on shipping us.
She's a natural observer and they've been friends for years at this point. Being the most energetic girl in their group, Nami had already thoroughly read Saki's character.
The reason she didn't tell about it was that she didn't want to repeat what happened with Shizu-senpai. She basically offered her older cousin to .
Although there's also that ti when she asked Saki if she wanted to experience kissing, she claid that she's only half serious about it to tease the girl.
And naturally, Nami's also aware of Saki's interest in Ogawa. However, she waved her hand and called it the girl's little crush. According to Nami, Saki wasn't as invested in it compared to how she wanted to notice her.
The one who reacted in a sowhat negative way about being involved with Saki was Hina. She's still new about this and she had a different mindset than Nami.
That's why, throughout the day, I continued talking to her through ssenger whenever we had ti and before we went back to the classroom after lunch.
By now, she's already sowhat accepting of the idea but her words were still filled with concealed jealousy.
She couldn't say anything about Nami and the others since they're already my girls before her. However, for Saki who I claid to not be a target yet, she's showing that kind of jealousy as if she's about to fall out of my favor.
Well, it's understandable since I still hadn't conquered her. Moreover, what we're waiting for was her answer.
For her to be jealous even if she's still undecided, that gave the urge to tease her.
"Onoda-kun, we're still in the middle of our club activity."
This ti, the one who spoke was Kikuchi, she found out that Izumi-senpai fell silent while Arisa-senpai also didn't step forward.
Then Tadano and the silent guy Taku were both… silent.
More than being afraid of , I guess Tadano was more afraid of being hated by Nami.
Because he couldn't really curb his hatred of , he's probably trying to ignore instead.
"Un. Can you wait for a while, Ruu?" Nami followed up after Kikuchi before tapping the empty seat next to her. "Sit here with , first. Is it fine Izumi, Saki-chan?"
Nami asked Izumi-senpai since she's their Club President. That's surprising, of course, but it only happened because Shizu refused to list her na in the club and Arisa-senpai wanted to make fun of Izumi-senpai. Urged by that playful senpai, the others ride on it, giving Izumi-senpai the role of Club President whether she liked it or not.
And the reason for also asking Saki was because it was her previous seat.
Instead of giving another chair, Nami wanted to sit next to her.
"As long as he keeps his mouth shut."
"Yes! It's fine. I'll sit here instead."
Although indignant, Izumi-senpai consented by giving that condition while Saki took the empty spot of where Ogawa should be.
As soon as I seated myself next to Nami, the awkward air that began when I arrived was intensified.
But to clear the air in the room, Arisa-senpai put on a bright smile before clapping her hands.
"Alright guys, chin up. Since we have an observer today, let's show him that we're a proper club!"
As expected of Arisa-senpai. If not Saki, she's the one setting the mood in this room.
Even if she's not as great as Nami for being an observer, she's aware that if this continued, they wouldn't be able to finish anything.
"Ah. Treat as soone invisible. I'll also keep my mouth shut. I'm aware that by being here, I am intruding in your circle. I apologize for that."
After saying that, I bowed once more.
However, Nami before I could completely lower my head, a hand blocked my head.
"What are you doing, Ruu? Stop apologizing. I'll be upset if you continue that."
While pouting her lips, Nami pulled my head up to face her while grabbing my cheeks in a way that I also ended up with pouted lips.
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