I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

There's no way around it. After all, he's good-looking and speaks gently. Besides Yui Yuigahama, there are several other girls in Soubu High who have given him love letters. Any one of them might approach Hiratsuka-sensei for his sake...

Even that transfer student, Natsukawa Masuzu, might have acted this way because of the incident where she didn't wear Masuzu's clothes.

There was no point in thinking about it anymore, so Yuu Tenkuji simply put it aside and waited for the answer to be revealed after school.

During the next four classes in the morning, he read through four tutoring handouts and mastered all the questions in them, achieving a level of understanding and application that allowed him to apply what he learned to other situations. His learning ability and test-taking skills have been significantly enhanced.

Furthermore, he didn't go to the Service Club today, but instead had lunch with Totsuka Saika.

The two chatted freely about everything under the sun, from grades and clubs to fitness and hunks. The lunch break passed quickly amidst the handsome young man's clear and pleasant laughter.

Incidentally, seeing Yui Yuigahama having dinner with her friends, Yuu Tenkuji didn't invite her, wondering when she would take the initiative to talk to him.

She probably hasn't fully processed the fact that she had an online girlfriend yet.

After the school bell rang and the teacher left, the classroom descended into chaos once again.

"I have club activities today, so I'll be going now."

"Okay, be careful on the road~"

After saying goodbye to Totsuka Saika, Tenkuji Yu picked up his schoolbag and prepared to walk towards the special building where the Service Club was located.

However, before leaving the classroom, he felt that someone was watching him, so he turned around and glanced at the classroom.

It wasn't a misperception, nor was it an attempt to avoid the issue.

In the corner of the classroom, Yui Yuigahama was looking at him with a slightly complicated expression—but she was smiling nonetheless.

Although she didn't know what was wrong with her, Yuu Tenkuji felt inexplicably relieved. After silently nodding to her, she turned and stepped into the corridor.

Autumn's chill swept through the long corridor.

Today, the Service Department will welcome its first guest since he joined.

Chapter 72 Yukinoshita, use the Flame Fist on him!

When you open the club's doors, you'll always find the girl sitting by the window, reading quietly like a painting.

With fair skin, shiny black hair, a slender and well-proportioned figure, and long legs clad in black stockings, she was flawless except for her chest.

Noticing the gaze, she placed her fair hand, with clearly visible veins, on the pages of the red hardcover book and looked up.

"Some people can change the air just by breathing, and some people can influence the world just by existing..."

As she recited the words, Yukino Yukinoshita smiled gently and looked at him with tender eyes.

“Tenkuji-kun… to me, you are just that kind of person.”

"Should I say I'm honored?" Tenkuji Yu closed the door behind him without showing the slightest surprise. "I can tell you're not saying that as a compliment."

"As expected of you, your ears are really sharp."

She clicked her tongue slightly, the coldness returning to her eyes. The girl tossed her black hair that fell to her chest and sighed in a clear voice: "Every time you come to the club, I can't help but miss the time I spent alone... and the air that was pure and clean."

"Feel honored. Tenkuji-kun, you have successfully changed the atmosphere here and influenced my world where I can read in peace."

Their attitude was so condescending, their tone so self-righteous.

"……hehe."

Tenkuji Yu laughed twice without any emotion.

I don't know what's wrong with him, but whenever this guy sees him, his lips itch to speak. He has to start by making sarcastic remarks and cutting remarks before he'll finally sit down and talk properly.

Of course, this is also largely due to his tendency to always talk back, turning one-sided fault-finding into a back-and-forth verbal battle, which allows the other party to get feedback and then take advantage of the situation.

In The Great Gatsby, there is a line that goes something like, "It takes two careless people to cause a car accident."

If Yuuto Tenkuji had been indifferent to Yukino Yukinoshita, the scene would have been one where the two ignored each other, instead of exchanging barbs as they do now.

So being good-looking does have its advantages; at least it makes him willing to bicker with a pretty girl and enjoy her occasional exasperated moments.

"Do you think this is a sterile room?"

"Under the snow, no matter how beautiful you are or how fragrant you smell, you are still just a human being who eats, drinks, and excretes. And humans have about a trillion bacteria on their body surface alone—to the air, who isn't a contaminant?"

"Wow, an interesting argument."

Like a female knight who has been provoked, Yukino Yukinoshita raised her eyebrows slightly, placed her hands neatly on her knees, and her eyes were filled with fighting spirit as she entered an attack mode.

"But unfortunately, the impurities I'm referring to are only my senses about you, not the objective material world—if we follow your logic, then the word 'air' itself contains 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% rare gases..."

As she spoke, Yuu Tenkuji pulled out a chair and sat down, taking out her phone and scrolling through it. Without looking up, she interrupted, "By the way, did Hiratsuka-sensei mention anything about the new club members?"

Yukinoshita Yukino: "..."

Her clear eyes paused for a moment, then instantly turned icy cold as she glared at him.

Even though it was this guy who started the conversation, when she tried to respond earnestly, he abruptly ended it and arrogantly ignored her feelings.

Based on this behavior alone, Yuu Tenkuji became the most annoying member of the opposite sex that Yukino Yukinoshita had ever met, without a doubt!

Suppressing her dissatisfaction, the black-haired girl took a few deep breaths, her flat chest heaving, before answering in a cold tone, "I know."

"Does he really know, or is he just pretending to know?"

"I don't lie, and I have no reason to lie to someone like you."

"So you know what the new member wants to ask the Service Department for help with, and what his/her name is?"

"...Teacher Hiratsuka didn't tell me."

Replying to Yuuki Asuna's message, Tenkuji Yu smirked and said, "So, you don't know."

"..."

Yukino Yukinoshita pressed her pink lips together tightly and lowered her head to carefully examine the hardcover original book in her hand—it was quite thick; if it were tapped on the temple or the back of the head, it would probably be fatal.

Unfortunately, he probably won't give himself a chance to succeed; and if he fails, he probably won't give himself the chance to bite his tongue and commit suicide.

"Let's get back to the main topic, Yukinoshita."

As he said this, Tenkuji Yu put his phone away and turned his head to look at her thoughtful expression.

“I’ve always been curious about what the Service Club’s activities are. Since joining the club, apart from arguing with you and discussing what to do for the ‘Club Showcase,’ I don’t think I’ve done anything serious.”

"That's because there just happened to be no client." Coming back to her senses, Yukino Yukinoshita brushed aside her long, jet-black hair that had fallen over her shoulder, sighed, and her clear, snow-like voice fell to the ground.

"You should know the saying, 'Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime,' right?"

“What we in the Service Department do is listen to the troubles and confusion of our clients and guide them forward in the right way—which is the exact opposite of the word ‘service’. What we pursue is not dedication or giving, but guidance and clarification, so that they can make changes on their own.”

The warm afternoon sun slanted in through the window, illuminating her fair and dignified profile. As she finished speaking, her words subtly revealed an unquestionable righteousness, making her appear as dignified and beautiful as a work of art.

Tenkuji Yuu nodded as if she understood: "Sounds similar to the volunteer department or counseling room?"

"If you're too lazy to think, you can think of it this way."

Yukino Yukinoshita picked up the book again, turned to the inside pages, and said calmly, "I, as the president, am responsible for the specific decisions. As a member, you just need to be on standby at any time and cooperate with my instructions."

"Can you do such a simple request, Tenkuji-kun?"

Yuu Tenkuji rolled her eyes: "However, I was in charge of the club performance, and I was also the one who coordinated with other clubs and notified them in advance."

Tilting her head slightly, the girl revealed a charming smile: "You proposed a plan, and I made the decision to agree to your plan—a very simple and clear sequence of events, isn't it?"

"of course not."

“Very well, as the minister, I reject your opinion… Also, you said you wanted to prove you had the ability to execute this plan, but now, apart from being ‘just third in the grade,’ I can’t see anything else commendable about you.”

"Let's do it today then. If the new member issue can be resolved quickly, we can bring her along too..."

Before he could finish speaking, there was a knock on the door of the Service Department.

They stopped talking and both looked towards the door at the same time, a knowing look flashing in their eyes.

The new employee who said she would "volunteer to become a worker under the Service Department as long as it can fulfill her wish" seems to have arrived.

"Please come in."

Two seconds after the knocking stopped, Yukino Yukinoshita spoke calmly, casually placing the book on the table and sitting upright facing forward.

The door was slowly pulled open, and a head peeked out from behind.

When that familiar hair color and hairstyle came into view, Yuu Tenkuji, whose expression had been somewhat curious, couldn't help but widen her eyes in surprise:

"Yuhihama?"

Chapter 73 Yui Yuigahama's Request

"Sorry to bother you..."

Yui Yuigahama timidly entered the Service Club, shrinking back like a small animal.

She peered around the classroom, as if checking to make sure there was nothing dangerous inside. After a while, she casually straightened up, waved her little hand at Tenkuji Yuu, and greeted her as if it were nothing.

"Hey there~ Xiaoyou, so you're a member of this club..."

With her fair fingers supporting her chin, Yukino Yukinoshita looked at him with great interest: "Yui Yuigahama, a student in the same class as you, second year F... You're classmates, yet you didn't know that she was the client this time?"

How can you even argue about this? Tenkuji Yu rolled his eyes.

"Don't just talk about me. Do you know what kind of job student number 29 in Class J of the second year is doing?"

Yukino Yukinoshita replied confidently, "Of course I know, she's not working."

"How can you be so sure? Are you a mind reader or a stalker who knows everything about them?"

"Because I am number 29."

"..."

Seeing his speechless expression, Miss Snow Woman couldn't help but laugh happily.

That beautiful smile bloomed naturally, as if it would melt away along with the winter months to come.

"...Never mind, forget I said anything."

Yuu Tenkuji patted his head, reflecting on his foolishness, and then turned to look at Yui Yuigahama.

She was standing at the doorway, nervously fidgeting with her cuffs, glancing back and forth at the two of them as they talked, unconsciously biting her lip.

She had a hesitant expression, but after noticing his gaze, she gave a forced, bitter smile.