You say this is a love game?

The girl said seriously: "Do something big!"

"Instead of joining someone else's club, why not let me create my own? Think about it, if you join those clubs, you have to first consider other people's opinions, and secondly, you have to take a lot of time to participate in club activities... So, is there a possibility that I can create a club myself and have the final say in its activities?"

Looking at the girl's passionate expression, Mizutani Makoto couldn't help but exclaim: "What a profound daydream."

"What? Shouldn't you be on my side?!"

"Your dream is full of twists and turns?"

"I don't care. You haven't joined a club yet anyway. Just wait for me. I'll fill out an application form to create a club, and then you can be the first member!"

I don't even have a place to sleep!

Mizutani Makoto couldn't help but lean back and keep a certain distance from the girl.

"Wait a minute, do you really think you can create a club? A club needs permission from the school, and once a club is established, the school has to arrange for venues and funding. You want to just randomly set up a club and then get money from the school? You're dreaming!"

"I, I, I... I think my last name is Yajima too! I'll hand in the application form. Maybe I'll be approved because of my current last name."

The last name is correct, the first name is wrong.

Makoto Mizutani had no expectations of what Mai Yajima was thinking.

He rolled his eyes. "You haven't told me what kind of club you want to start yet?"

"Love activities."

"?"

"Love Activities Department."

Mizutani Makoto's fists were hard.

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he said tensely, "I won't ask you about your future club activities, but there's one thing you need to understand first: creating a club requires a sufficient number of people. How many people do you think you can attract with a club name like this?"

Before Mizutani Makoto could finish his words, he sensed Kubo Shinji next to him ready to make a move. Kubo suddenly raised his arms and looked at Mizutani Makoto with a tragic and heroic demeanor.

"What the hell are you doing again?"

"Chengzi, you don't understand. This department name will definitely attract a large number of two-spined newts. I want to be close to the water and get the moon first!"

--Grass.

What you said makes sense.

What the hell is this Love Activities Department? If there is such a magical department, wouldn't all the virgin masters swarm into the corners of the high school that night like sharks smelling blood, and finally kneel down at the feet of Mai Yajima?

But Yajima Mai crossed her arms and said, "No, boys other than Makotan cannot join this club."

Kubo Shinji immediately wilted.

Mizutani Makoto also wilted at the same time.

"Chengzi, let's just end our relationship. Then you can find a quiet place to die quietly, okay?"

"Tsk, jealousy makes a person look bad."

Mizutani Makoto was just about to tease Kubo Shinji about his distorted expression, but he found that he was quietly moving his butt back under the pretext of this topic. Was he trying to escape?

Mizutani Makoto calmly held his shoulders and held him there.

Kubo Shinji had no choice but to answer, "Anyway, I understand. Yajima-san, you just want to find a place to date Makoto, and you want your friends to join you in the club, right?"

In fact, the original intention was to create a world for two people.

However, there are indeed requirements for the number of members in a club.

Mai Yajima nodded painfully and said with deep sorrow, "So, I plan to apply to establish this club with Rika and the others!"

Rika Nishimura, Akemi Ohta, Eri Ono, Tsubaki Yokoi.

Mizutani Makoto finally understood what this group of people were discussing together!

"You actually accompanied her in her mischief?"

It seems that the guilt is very strong.

Nishimura Rika hesitated slightly and said, "I've encountered some problems with the student union, and I probably can't stay here anymore... I don't really want to stay, so I'm preparing to quit the student union."

And then just follow Yajima Mai and make trouble?

Rika Nishimura didn't think so much.

She had thought of quitting the student union over the weekend. In this society with strict hierarchies, she apologized to Yajima Mai, and she would definitely not have an easy time with Yajima Shion.

In addition, what she had done before for Shion Yajima, the attempted bullying, was exposed, and she was no longer welcome in the student union, and she would have to leave sooner or later.

However, today it happened that it was Mai Yajima who came up to them and took the initiative to talk to them about the club.

To be honest, she was surprised by Mai Yajima's sincerity.

Rika Nishimura has a strong sense of self-esteem. After causing so many troubles in the past, she feels a little ashamed to face others. She feels uncomfortable sitting with Mai Yajima like this.

However, Mai Yajima is surprisingly sincere.

The girl showed her goodwill without reservation, and even took the initiative to invite her to form a club together and become a club elder... But this club looked so ugly no matter how you looked at it, and the name of the Love Activities Club could not be written on a resume.

Rika Nishimura was also worried about her networking. She wondered which club she would join after leaving the student union, and who would accept her.

In this state of confusion, she was actually quite touched that Yajima Mai was willing to give her a way out...

It really didn't meet her expectations!

She's not here to play house!

But this idea was shaken a little when she saw Mizutani Makoto. This Koikatsu Club sounded a bit shameful, but if Mizutani Makoto could get in, she seemed to be willing to wait and see.

"Rika has a lot to worry about, but we're different. We haven't joined any clubs. Now that Mai has an idea, if it's fun, we're willing to try it with her."

It was Akemi Ota who gave the summary.

Mai Yajima was staring at Mizutani Makoto, and then secretly staring at Mizutani Makoto's right wrist. Her sight fell on the bracelet transformed from [Chiko Guri], and she was secretly muttering in her heart.

It feels like there are more and more special things about her Makoto-chan.

But no matter what, the topic of the club she brought up is worth talking about.

Mizutani Makoto did not respond. He was originally thinking of going to the Kendo Club and beating the young masters with Niten Ichiryu, but after thinking about it, this idea was boring.

A kendo competition is different from the "sword fight" in the eyes of outsiders. It is a sport with complicated regulations. Compared with kendo competition, it focuses more on scoring according to the rules. With his killing skills, he is completely restricted in participating in such a competition, and he will not feel happy even if he wins.

The sword is a killing weapon after all.

Instead, he would be more inclined towards the Kyudo club.

I mainly want to practice how to use the bow, but it's just an idea and I haven't put it into practice yet.

And this chat lasted until after school.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Mizutani Makoto went to the library to return the borrowed books.

However, he quickly looked forward again. In front of him, Mai Yajima was standing on tiptoe to reach the top shelf of the bookshelf, causing her pleated skirt to sway in a subtle curve between that of a girl and a woman.

Fortunately, it was after school, and the atmosphere in the library was particularly quiet, with no students to be seen, so the girl was spared the danger of exposing herself.

"..."

Suppress distracting thoughts.

Mai Yajima finally found an opportunity to be alone with her friends, and she tried hard to sell her great idea to Makoto Mizutani.

"Are you really not considering it? Dating activities department! Dating activities!"

"They all told me secretly that you always called me 'Mai' in front of them... Why can't you just stand by me?"

"Is there any necessary connection between the two?"

Mizutani Makoto glanced at her.

"Also, why are you so obsessed with the club?"

Yajima Mai's reason is very straightforward:

"I want to do it."

With her hands on her hips and her black hair cascading down like a waterfall, she actually taught Mizutani Makoto how to behave:

"Isn't the purpose of life to find meaning? And right now, I'm searching for my own meaning—I have so many things I'm curious about, so many things I want to do... You see, it's like a high school club. If you miss out on something like that, it's gone. That's why I'm so anxious."

Mizutani Makoto: "...University also has clubs."

"That's different!"

The girl pointed angrily and retorted fiercely.

"This is youth, the best age for young boys and girls to feel their hearts flutter as described in books. At this time, many things feel different when you do them. If you miss out, there will be no room for regrets later!"

As she spoke, Yajima Mai snorted smugly, "Makotan, don't you have any wishes that you'd like to fulfill?"

Mizutani Makoto thought for a moment and said, "I want to be the strongest in the world."

Yajima Mai cast a disdainful look: "People who are used to fighting beasts will never be truly happy in their lives!"

"What kind of outrageous theory is this?"

"Anyway, since Makotan doesn't have any wishes, why not listen to my latest wish!"

"You...don't deny my dream so casually!"

Unexpectedly, Yajima Mai ignored him completely and shattered the boy's ambition to become the strongest in the world or even the universe while chatting and laughing.

She said, “Summer is coming soon.”

"I heard that the sea is a very beautiful place. The water is blue and stretches far, far away, even connecting with the sky."

"I haven't seen the ocean yet, so when summer vacation comes in July, I want to go to the beach."

"Makotan~ Then, let's go see the ocean together, how about that? That's a great wish, isn't it?"

“…I’ve seen the sea many times.”

Mizutani Makoto was exceptionally calm.

"And how did you manage to never see the ocean? Japan isn't a landlocked country, it's an island, okay? It's such a small place, you can see the ocean anytime you want."

"You, you, you... you're making me so angry!"

Mai Yajima let out a cry of "Ah!" and fell backwards, holding her chest like a defeated general.

Her Makoto-chan has such a thick wall of heart!

Too Sigma, right?

“This is truly my lifelong wish!”

"Oh."

"You'll take me there, right? You won't let me look at the sea alone, right?"

"Hard to say."

"Woo woo, I'm serious. If you're not by my side the day I see the ocean, I'll regret it for the rest of my life."

Mizutani Makoto rolled his eyes more times than he did last week combined.

"Are you setting a flag? This conversation feels like we're going to get married after the war."

"It's not impossible to get married."

She is alive again.

But don't be fooled by her giggling.

What she said was really her wish.

She looked at Mizutani Makoto cautiously, and a look of loss appeared on her face.

She tasted the sweetness of love, but also tasted the bitterness of love.

She wasn't quite sure how to summarize the emotion in her heart, but seeing that Mizutani Makoto seemed unmoved, the empty feeling fermented in her heart, making her mood depressed.

Do you really not care?

Of course I care!

If he didn't care, how could he do so much for her? He even secretly helped her resolve the dispute between Nishimura Rika and others... She could now see that Nishimura Rika and others' apology must have something to do with him!

Besides, he always calls me "Mai" in front of others! Just now, I secretly called out "Cheng", and he didn't have any objections, did he?