I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

Chapter 87 The Noise Exclusively for the Service Department

Wait, everyone who's read this far, please don't misunderstand—I didn't do this because I wanted to win over my senior; I was just simply curious and had feelings for this human, 'Tenkuji Yu'!

How could she, a dignified Iroha, one of the most adorable junior beauties in the Soubu High School, possibly covet someone who is already taken!

Unless... no, there is no unless.

"But speaking of which, did you agree or not, senior?"

After a brief moment of disappointment, Isshiki Iroha glanced at Tenkuji Yuu, then turned her questioning gaze to Tachibana Kanade beside her.

...For some reason, she seemed to quite enjoy the scene of the two arguing in front of her. Her quiet and gentle eyes did not blink, and there was even a slight upward curve at the corner of her mouth.

She looks so cute that you just want someone to hand her a cup of tea and a slice of rice cracker.

"Hey, Tachibana-kun," Iroha Isshiki leaned closer, her hand pressed against her cheek, and whispered worriedly in his ear, "What will happen to the Kendo Club if you really refuse, senpai?"

"Huh?" Tachibana Kanade blinked, looking bewildered. "Didn't he agree?"

"No, right?" She thought about it carefully and realized that she hadn't heard Yuu Tenkuji personally agree to this matter; instead, he gave a long list of reasons for refusing.

Before she could ask any more questions, the petite, slender white-haired girl stood up from her chair and walked over to the two people who were still arguing about the definition of sexual harassment.

Then he looked up and silently met the gaze of Tenkuji Yu, who had turned his head.

"May I?"

Sky Temple Yuu smiled and said, "Sure."

Tachibana smiled slightly, as if relieved, and bowed respectfully to him: "Thank you, kind person, Mapo Tofu. I will also ask everyone in the Kendo Club to thank you."

"Just call me senior."

"Then, Senior Yu?"

"Call me whatever you want, just don't add 'Mapo Tofu' as a prefix."

"Ok, I see."

The others: "...?"

After the conversation ended, the air, filled with questions, suddenly exploded after a long silence.

Yui: "Yui-Yui!? I knew you probably wouldn't refuse, but you agreed way too readily! Is this really okay?!"

Yukinoshita: "Sigh... If I had already decided to agree, wouldn't it have saved more time by not saying all that nonsense in the first place... Hmm, I see. So this is the tsundere/awkward girl that Yuihama-san mentioned?"

Isshiki: "Senior, you wouldn't agree so readily if you were smitten with Tachibana, would you? Your playing hard to get is too obvious! Tachibana, don't be fooled by your senior, he has a girlfriend!"

Kanade Tachibana was pulled back by Iroha Isshiki, looking completely bewildered.

"Lies? No... Senior Yu has a girlfriend, what does that have to do with me?"

Yuuki Tenkuji looked at Yui Yuigahama with a kind smile.

"Yui, you're talking about Yukinoshita, right? She's a tsundere, awkward, and weird girl?"

Yukinoshita chuckled, "Oh dear, isn't it obvious I'm talking about you? Even Yuihama knows you're not this honest. Shouldn't you reflect on that, Tenkuji-kun?"

"Uh, I... hahaha..."

Once again caught in the crossfire of their sharp, icy gazes, Yui Yuigahama broke out in a cold sweat, chuckling awkwardly as she slowly shrank under the table.

The commotion in the Service Department finally subsided before the autumn sun completely set.

……

The door was locked, and the empty classroom returned to silence and darkness.

"Although I agreed to be a substitute, I won't be responsible for anything else. If Tachibana-kun can't reach an agreement with the other members of the kendo club and Captain Himura, then we'll pretend you never asked me for this, okay?"

Before leaving, Tenkuji Yu gave Tachibana Kanade some serious instructions.

He may help, but he won't be a tool to run errands for others—he's supposed to be an outsider but still be subjected to all sorts of difficulties, and his first task is to deal with internal conflicts. Let's forget about that kind of scenario.

You should be aware that you were asked to go there, even if people say you're putting on airs.

Who told him to have that kind of ability?

"Yes, everyone will welcome you then." Tachibana Kanade nodded his head slightly, his eyes revealing a firm determination that he would not be disappointed.

Isshiki Iroha, her short flaxen hair swaying, said in a light tone, "Yes, senpai is worrying too much~ Everyone in the kendo club seems to be well aware of their own strength. Plus, with the strength demonstration at the autumn exhibition, senpai would be overjoyed if you really wanted to join the kendo club and fight alongside them. How could there be any need for negotiations?"

Yuihama frowned and thought for a moment: "What about Captain Himura? Yuu is someone who defeated him before..."

"I'll ask for everyone's opinion. If it doesn't work out, I won't force it." With her long, snow-white hair flowing smoothly down her back, Tachibana Kanade bowed to the three of them, her voice as soft as if it could melt into the air, "Thank you for staying with us for so long."

"It's just a club activity of the Service Club, nothing special... Besides, this request has nothing to do with us. You just need to thank that guy."

With a hint of reluctance, Yukino Yukinoshita tucked her side hair behind her ear, her clear, calm gaze immediately fixed on her.

"Lihua, if you encounter any difficulties in the election, you are welcome to come to the Service Department for help... I look forward to seeing what changes you will bring to the school after you become the student council president."

"Change? I'm not that great." Tachibana Kanade tilted his head expressionlessly, his eyes showing confusion and trouble. "I just wanted to help everyone better, that's why I ran for student council president... I probably can't do something like reforming the school's atmosphere."

"Well, what Yuki means is that with Kanade's charm, if she becomes student council president, she can bring about changes to the school, right?" The outgoing Yui Yuigahama offered a few words of explanation, then grabbed her little hand and waved it vigorously twice. "Do your best! I'll vote for Kanade too!"

"Thank you, Yui-senpai." Despite being rocked back and forth by the other person, Tachibana Kanade didn't show any impatience. She only secretly breathed a sigh of relief when Yui let go of her hand.

She's not good at dealing with overly enthusiastic people, but she doesn't dislike them.

"We still need to go to the faculty office. See you later, seniors!"

Goodbye, Aya-chan~

At the entrance of the student association building, the two groups parted ways under the setting sun.

The female students headed towards the teaching building, while the Service Department walked towards the school gate.

Three shadows, neither too close nor too far apart, were slowly elongated by the dim light, about to merge into the inky blackness of the horizon.

"Xiaoyou, tell me the truth, did you change your mind at the last minute because Kanade-chan is too cute?"

"Hmm? Tachibana Kanade, she is indeed very cute, just a little bit less so than my sister."

"So Isshiki-kun was right? Poor Natsukawa-kun, even as a fake girlfriend, she gets cheated on by a scumbag."

"Regardless of gender, is it wrong to like cute things? That's why I say you people have such narrow-minded views... Never mind, the reason is actually quite simple."

""What? ""

"If it's as simple as going out and having a fight, it wouldn't be a big deal to agree, right? That's how I see it anyway."

"But wouldn't it be simpler to refuse? That child shouldn't force you to help."

"Yeah, that's true... Well, just consider it a spur-of-the-moment thing for me."

"What a perfunctory response! I have a feeling that Xiaoyou is hiding something..."

"Tsk, since you've put it that way, I'll be frank too—I just want to go on stage and show off, to make more girls fall for me."

"Humph."

"Oh."

"...What kind of reaction is this, showing disrespect to people?"

As soon as they stepped out of the school gate, they looked at each other and two cheerful laughs rang out at the same time.

"You're the one who looks down on people!"

"How dare you tell such a simple lie to us, your partners!"

Tenkuji Yu was stunned for a moment, staring at the two girls beside him for a long time, and finally smiled helplessly.

"That's true, after all, even if I didn't do that, I still..."

Before he could finish speaking, her long, beautiful hair drew an arc like the night sky, and Yukino Yukinoshita turned and left.

"Yuihama-kun, if you don't want to feel uncomfortable, you'd better stay away from this person as soon as possible."

Yui Yuigahama nodded repeatedly and quickly followed her.

"Xiaoyou has become increasingly narcissistic lately, it's unbearable... I wonder who influenced her."

"Yuigahama-san, did you say something?"

"Didn't say anything~"

As if trying to hold onto this precious time after school, the sky darkened slowly, and the setting sun lingered on the horizon without setting.

The noisy commotion that belongs exclusively to the three members of the Service Department seems to be going to continue for a while longer.

Chapter 88 Everything He Does Will Involve the Image of a Beautiful Girl (1/23)

The teaching building was bathed in a dim, yellowish light.

"Isshiki-kun, why do you want to help me with my election campaign?"

Upon hearing this question, the flaxen-haired girl tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said jokingly, "Just like what Yukinoshita-senpai said, I also want to make some changes!"

"Is that so?" Tachibana Kanade blinked, her golden, clear eyes seeming to see right through her thoughts, but she didn't say it outright.

It was neither a 'spur-of-the-moment' remark nor a heartfelt truth—this excuse, however clumsy, is easily discernible as it's meant to conceal something.

In response, Tachibana Kanade simply said:

"I will do my best to become the student council president... So, Iroha, please do your best too."

"..."

As the figure with snow-white hair walked into the faculty office, Iroha Isshiki slowly stopped at the door. Her hesitant expression gradually faded, and she sighed softly, a blank and powerless smile appearing on her face.

"Really, I have nothing to do with cheering... As for campaigning, I just want to take advantage of the excellent and popular Li Hua."

She murmured to herself, as if mocking herself.

The sound, as light as a feather, quickly disappeared into the empty corridor.

……

Yuuki Tenkuji waited until Yukino Yukinoshita went upstairs before taking a deliberately roundabout route into the luxury apartment building.

It's so troublesome for no particular reason; I simply don't want to experience the feeling of going home with her, and I don't want to explain why I would visit my "appointed girlfriend's" house for no reason.