Thanks to Nonomi's help, and my own comparatively negligible contribution, even though we barely took any breaks and only stopped to eat a boxed lunch as a simple midday al, the flyer distribution work was still completed much earlier than expected.
We worked from morning until around two or three in the afternoon before it was finally finished.
It felt like if it had been just Serika alone, under normal circumstances, she would not have finished until nightfall.
When I showed the completely empty bag to Serika, she stared in shock and said there should have been at least half of them left.
All I could say was that Nonomi's motivation was simply too high, so much so that even the idiot cat noticed sothing was off.
Seeing that it seed impossible to bluff my way through, I quietly told Serika that Nonomi had happened to pass by and helped out, and also told her that Nonomi had specifically asked not to let her know, so she should just pretend this never happened.
With a complicated mood, Serika kept muttering things like, "I didn't want everyone to know, does this an I won't be able to save it for the Foreclosure Task Force anymore," all the way until she took along to collect the part-ti pay, after which she left ahead of .
According to Serika, since things had ended earlier than expected, she planned to go help out for a bit at the newly opened Shibaseki Ran.
Maybe that was just the kind of diligent, earnest personality she had, unable to sit still.
As for the half of the part-ti pay she gave , not to ntion that it was not a large sum for , even if it were, there was clearly soone who needed this money more and was more deserving of it.
I planned to put it away carefully, add so of my own money to it, and anonymously send it to the Foreclosure Task Force after a few days.
After that, I t up with Nonomi, who had been waiting nearby for quite so ti. She hugged my arm and took to a nearby sundae shop.
Since lunch had not fully settled yet, the two of us ordered a single sundae that was a full ter tall, chatting as we shared and finished it together.
I had to say, after hard work, cold sweets really did taste exceptionally good.
Especially since, unavoidably, so of Nonomi's bodily fluids had mixed in, which made it feel even sweeter to .
In any case, I spent a pleasant stretch of ti with Nonomi, and at the end stopped her when she tried to use her gold card, insisting on paying myself.
After reluctantly parting with this enthusiastic and gentle rich young lady at the station, I could not help but sigh.
Damn it. This still does not count as a successful conquest? I hate that you can't talk, ya know.
Finally finished with my dayti schedule, after double-checking the ti and route, I headed unhurriedly toward Millennium Science School, preparing to take part in the Ga Developnt Departnt's strategy eting.
I knocked on the door of the Ga Developnt Departnt's activity room. Unlike my first visit, this ti, after hearing my voice, aside from Yuzu, who was still socially anxious and seed to be hesitating as usual, the sisters Momoi and Midori almost rushed to crowd the doorway to welco .
"Sensei. You're finally here. We've been waiting for so long."
After welcoming , Momoi turned her head to her sister and said, "Midori, move over a bit. Sensei can't get in like this."
Midori puffed out her cheeks in dissatisfaction. "That's my line, Onee-chan. You should step back first."
Momoi widened her eyes. "What? Why are you suddenly talking to like that?"
This just showed how deep my sins ran, to the point that the sisters were turning against each other because of .
I spoke in a low voice to stop them. "No fighting, okay. Let's go in together."
It was a close call not laughing out loud.
In any case, I sat in a circle on the round carpet with the girls from the Ga Developnt Departnt and began today's main topic.
Yuzu, as the club president, was the first to speak. "Th-then, the strategy eting will officially begin. Please, everyone, speak freely."
Everyone looked at one another, feeling the atmosphere suddenly grow heavy.
As the only adult present, I cleared my throat. "Let's first reconfirm the current situation. According to Rio's requirents, we need to win an award at the Millennium Club Competition two months from now, right?"
Momoi added, "And we also need to et the minimum number of club mbers."
"I've already confird the minimum mbership requirent for Millennium clubs," Yuzu said softly. "Four mbers is enough, which ans we're still short by one person."
"But the club recruitnt period has already passed a long ti ago, hasn't it?"
Midori's expression turned sowhat downcast. "My sister and I joined the Ga Developnt Departnt more than four months ago, and since then, there hasn't been a single unaffiliated student who's co to visit us."
Momoi encouraged her. "There's nothing we can do about that. The Seminar president personally gave the order, so circumstances are stronger than people. All we can do is give it our all. There are still a full two months before everything is decided, so don't talk about giving up already. We can definitely do this."
"I didn't say I was giving up, jeez."
"In short," I summarized, "winning an award at the club competition and eting the mbership requirent, thereby proving the value of the Ga Developnt Departnt's continued existence to Rio, that's our current main quest."
Hearing that, Momoi suddenly got excited. "Ohhh. Sensei, the way you talk sounds just like a veteran gar."
In stark contrast was Yuzu's reaction. "Uu… when you really look at it, aren't both of those way too difficult for us…"
I nodded subtly.
Especially the part about winning an award, considering the level of completion of the Ga Developnt Departnt's previous works.
If we got last place, was there at least a consolation prize?
Midori sighed lightly. "Even though both are hard to achieve… compared to developing a ga right now, shouldn't we first focus on recruiting suitable mbers?"
As the saying goes, if you want to do a job well, you must first sharpen your tools. If we could recruit excellent mbers, it would also provide more help for ga developnt.
However, Momoi said, "We already tried really hard during the day… but no one was interested."
Midori followed up, "Exactly. If it were that easy to find soone interested, we wouldn't have gone this long without anyone showing up."
At this point, Momoi grew indignant. "Ugh. Not only did people say things like, 'Pfft. Even VR is already obsolete, and you're talking about retro gas?' treating us like idiots, soone even directly asked , 'Who are you?'"
"Well, Onee-chan doesn't really have many friends," Midori said.
"Midori, what are you saying? You're the sa."
anwhile, off to the side, Yuzu looked like she was about to cry from self-bla, her voice trembling. "I-I'm sorry… I can't help at all…"
"It's fine, this isn't Yuzu's fault," Momoi said irritably. "It's all that despicable president's fault. To think she'd take advantage of the fact that we otaku girls don't have many friends. Unforgivable."
Midori deadpanned, "I think this is one hundred percent our own fault."
The girls looked at one another, all sighing before falling silent.
I thought that at this point, all I could do was encourage them a bit and take things one step at a ti.
But just as I was about to speak.
"Hehehe. This is where it's my turn to make an entrance."
The television suddenly turned on by itself, and a confident, sharp female voice ca from it, drawing the attention of everyone present, myself included.
After a ripple passed across the screen, a breathtakingly beautiful girl with white hair and pointed elf ears appeared, smiling.
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