Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

Students join clubs more because of "circles" and interests.

Also because of the "circle," most of the students who truly belong to the "homebody" club are considered to be eccentric.

Kai Uesugi was on the fringes of the class, after all, he had just made do with whatever he did last semester.

It's neither good nor bad, which is about 60 out of 100, barely passing.

He always gives the impression of being perfunctory in his work, but at the same time, people don't feel comfortable saying much about it.

As time went on, he, who had excellent grades, was ostracized by his classmates except for Hanabi.

Rika Kyuju really wanted to pull Kai Uesugi back from the fishpond:

"Everyone has joined the club, even Goto and Tsubokawa have joined. Uesugi, don't you think you should join too?"

Kai Uesugi understood what Rika Kujo meant; this was what was known as the "circle" in school, where those who stood out from the group were more or less ostracized.

But he has never liked this deformed product and doesn't care what others think, although he still feels a little lonely after a while.

"They are them, and I am me. I don't care about other people's opinions."

Kai Uesugi's gaze became incredibly serious, and he said earnestly:

"I, Uesugi Kai, will not join any club. Don't waste your time on me, class president."

"Whatever!"

An arrogant tone.

Rika Kujo now only felt that Kai Uesugi's handsome face looked particularly infuriating, and she didn't want to pay attention to him anymore, so she turned around and left angrily.

Hey~

Watching her figure gradually disappear into the distance, Uesugi Kai silently shook his head in his heart. Joining clubs and such was completely unsuitable for a genius like him who liked to slack off.

Just quietly get into the University of Tokyo and that's it.

[drip...drip...]

[You have triggered a new "Slacker" side quest. Do you want to accept it?]

[Mission Hint: How can we let Rika Kyuu, who kindly helped her classmate, just leave like this?]

Kai Uesugi stared blankly at the transparent panel that suddenly appeared in front of him for a moment, then clicked on the mission details.

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[Task Difficulty: Level 1]

[Task objective: Fulfill the wish of Jiushi Lixiang]

[Task Time: Half an hour]

[Task Restrictions: None]

[Task Reward: Random Common Card]

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[Task Difficulty: Level 1+]

[Task objective: Fulfill the wish of Jiushi Lixiang]

[Task Time: Half an hour]

[Task Restriction: Must be carried out under the witness of Jiu Shi Li Xiang]

[Task Reward: Random High-Level Card]

[Special Note: A salted fish with dreams is the tuna of salted fish.]

Two levels of difficulty?

The so-called fulfillment of the class monitor's wish probably refers to joining a club so that he can better integrate into the student circle.

Kai Uesugi was grateful that the class president was thinking of him, an outsider, but he decided to forget about joining the club.

He shook his head and, when asked whether to accept the mission, chose "Yes".

[Hint: Side quest accepted, difficulty: Level 1+, timer started.]

Kai Uesugi picked up the book and walked quickly toward Rika Kyuu, who was walking away.

Why did you accept it?

As a lazy bum, of course I'm here to get free rewards.

Anyway, the mission only says to fulfill the class monitor's wish, and as long as you join the club, you can complete the mission.

But what is a club? It's a student organization formed by people with common characteristics and interests.

If you can join an organization, you can also leave it.

Why not just claim the reward and then leave the guild? You'll get the reward for free, so why not?

"Wait a minute, squad leader," Uesugi Kai called out.

"Uesugi-kun, is there anything else?" Rika Kyuu turned around, her beautiful face giving Uesugi Kai a completely unfriendly look.

"I've thought about it carefully, and the suggestion the class monitor just made is perfectly acceptable," Uesugi Kai said in a friendly tone.

"Oh? You changed your mind?" Jiuzhi Lixiang didn't expect this person to change his mind faster than he could flip through a book.

Chapter Thirteen: The Incident of My Promise Being Slapped in the Face Immediately After I Made It###

“This isn’t called changing your mind,” Uesugi Kai said with a disapproving expression. “This is called adapting to the environment based on time and conditions; this is—a cognitive change.”

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"Human psychology is constantly changing and developing. As time goes by, one's perspective on problems will change, so I made corresponding changes."

After rambling on for a while, Jiu Shi Li Xiang was speechless. She tentatively asked, "So, you mean you're completely different now than you were just now?"

“Yes,” Uesugi Kai said seriously, though he was just making it up, “I have a wider perspective on things now, I’ve gone from two-dimensional to three-dimensional, and I have an extra clear line. Now I think joining a club is something that is definitely worth considering.”

"But there's less than half a minute difference between the two?" Rika Kyuju looked at his face suspiciously. "Are you possessed by some kind of tsukumogami?"

"I never expected our class monitor to believe in ghosts and gods. As an ordinary high school student in Tokyo, I strongly suggest you take a course on 'Modern Natural Sciences'."

“No, I just find you too suspicious,” Rika Kyuu looked away and asked instead, “So, now that you’re more mature, what club would you like to join?”

Kai Uesugi lowered his head and pondered for a while, completely clueless. He then looked up at Rika Kyuu and asked, "What clubs are there at school now?"

Rika knew that this guy usually didn't care much about these things and was cold and aloof, but there was no need for him to be unaware of even a few important clubs.

"Literature Club, History Research Club, Manga Research Club, Game Discussion Club, Track and Field Club, Light Music Club."

"That's all?" Uesugi Kai was uninterested; these were all probably popular clubs.

With more people, there's more management involved, making it very troublesome to leave a club.

“Of course, that’s not all,” said Rika Kuju. “However, I suggest you join the Literature Club or the History Research Club. Your Chinese is very good, so it should make researching much easier.”

"That's boring." Uesugi Kai refused immediately without even thinking. "What other departments are there?"

Jiushi Lixiang wasn't angry, and continued:

"Kendo Club, Archery Club, Swimming Club, Mahjong Club, Food Research Club, Uniform Research Club..."

"stop!"

Kai Uesugi immediately spoke up to stop Rika Kuju from continuing.

But Rika's gaze towards Kai Uesugi changed instantly, becoming very strange:

"You... want to join the Uniform Research Club?"

"Hmm...this uniform research club sounds pretty good, worth considering,"

Kai Uesugi stroked his chin, his expression serious. "That's why I chose to join the archery club."

The reason he chose the archery club was because he knew their club president, who was known for being easy to talk to.

"you--!"

Just as Rika was about to take the opportunity to criticize Kai Uesugi's twisted mentality, she heard the words "archery club" and looked up at him:

"I thought you were going to join the uniform research club."

"What's wrong? Is there a problem with that department?" Uesugi Kai felt that Kyuuji Rika's tone was a little strange.

Judging from the name, the so-called Uniform Research Club should be a student club that studies uniforms of various professions and schools.

Logically speaking, it should be considered a normal club, except for some members who take their hobbies to the extreme.

"The members of that club collected all the high school uniforms of girls in the entire Kanto region and even made a catalog."

"The Kanto region?"

Kai Uesugi was slightly surprised. He knew that there were more than two hundred schools in Tokyo alone, not to mention the entire Kanto region. He wondered how much effort it would take to collect them all, and he couldn't help but admire them.

"That's really impressive; that kind of perseverance deserves praise."

“Hmm,” Kyuju Rika didn’t object to that point, “but they not only collect them, they also wear them.”

Uesugi Kai raised an eyebrow, noticing a blind spot in Kyuuji Rika's expression as she spoke:

"All men?"

Jiu Shi Li Xiang nodded.

"It's their hobby, and we shouldn't look down on them just because we have different opinions."

"Would you give it a try?"

"will not."

"look."

Kai Uesugi retorted, "These two points are not contradictory."

"Anyway, I find it hard to accept this," Kyuju Rika shook her head.

Kai Uesugi sat down on the bench beside him, the green beech tree swaying gently.

"As I just said, people's opinions change over time. You might accept it someday, so don't rush to deny it, otherwise it will be hard to take back some of your words."