They are still close to me today despite their negative feelings

"You can tell me in advance next time. I carry a lot of band-aids with me now, I can give them to you."

No, band-aids won't work on this kind of wound, right? This comes from Ms. Chu Qingya's personal experiment.

"So, how exactly did you get injured?"

Chen Di, who also came over, frowned and glanced at my arm.

"I accidentally scratched it while helping out at the store."

The fact that Miss Chu Qingya was robbed makes me unsure if it's related to that side. Under these circumstances, I plan to keep it from Chen Di for the time being.

"Looks like I really was quite careless." Chen Di's tone made it unclear whether he had guessed or suspected something, but at this moment...

—I have to play dumb.

"Oh, I just remembered, An Yu, did you take notes on that revised version of Mendel's experiment during class?"

Yes, I'll go get it for you!

Nice, An Yu, she changed the subject very well!

Chen Di glanced at the girl who hurriedly returned to her seat and looked at me helplessly.

I chose not to make eye contact with him.

"It seems our club has something to announce this afternoon, so don't run away."

"We've really gotten on a pirate ship."

"Snapped!"

I sighed and looked toward the source of the sound. Perhaps she was in too much of a hurry; An Yu had accidentally dropped other things on the ground while grabbing her notebook. She was now smiling apologetically as she took the textbook from her friend next to her.

I didn't look closely before, but now I notice that there are several band-aids wrapped around the tips of her fingers.

No wonder he just said he carries such a thing with him.

……

"injured?!"

As soon as I entered the club, Qiu Luxi came up to me, looked at my arm, and tilted her head.

"It's nothing, just a minor injury."

I recited this answer, which I had given to both my sister and An Yu, as if it were a routine.

Why weren't you told?

Moreover, their reactions were all similar.

Should I stop updating my physical condition online next time?

"........."

"!"

Unlike An Yu's reaction, Qiu Luxi readily pulled me to sit on the sofa, then carefully placed my hand on the armrest, and then sat down next to me contentedly, as if to isolate me from the dangers of the outside world.

"You need to get some rest!"

she said seriously.

"...That's true. I also think I need to get some rest."

Before I could answer, An Yu moved a stool over and sat on my other side, creating a new space in this otherwise empty place.

"Good afternoon." Senior Wu Yuehua greeted us politely as she entered from outside the clubhouse, glancing in our direction at the same time.

Great, senior! Go and give those two a good scolding. Why don't they sit in their perfectly good seats and insist on taking up space in the club room!

"Seriously, don't joke around like this when we're talking about serious stuff later." Senior Wu Yuehua sighed. "Hey, Ning Ruoyu, are you injured?"

Are you just going to abandon it altogether?

"...My emotional wounds are now even more severe."

Chen Di, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, burst out laughing.

"?" Senior Wu Yuehua shook her head. "Sorry, I didn't quite understand. Please explain it to me next time. Are you alright?"

"It's nothing. But I heard that you, senior, have something to announce."

"Yes. I'll try to speak quickly, and you should go back and rest early too." Senior Wu Yuehua nodded.

"The battle of the hundred clubs will probably start at the end of this month. Because of the recent events, the school has to take a stance on the issue of various clubs 'unauthorized' release of content related to junior Qiu Luxi."

"Of course, in the current situation, the main approach is to take a firm stance and then gently address the issue. The school's solution is for each club to participate in voluntary labor related to the activities, with club subsidies suspended for one week."

"They've really stopped acting altogether..."

For most clubs, a week's stipend is practically nothing. Sports clubs like basketball, soccer, and track and field often have a surplus after adding prize money from competitions, making this penalty rather amusing.

Senior Wu Yuehua smiled wryly, "After all, it's hard to gauge the severity of this punishment. Completely ignoring it would be unreasonable, and netizens would be very sensitive if it were taken too seriously. So we can only make it a little special."

"However, our club actually complied with all the procedures, but it just so happened to be the target that the school administration wanted to make an example of. So they made demands on our club - to help other clubs with their work and handle related feedback."

I can roughly understand. Although our club's forced labor is different from other clubs', it seems like we help out voluntarily. But in reality, we're forced to accept it through this atmosphere, and that's how we became a jack-of-all-trades.

"So, we've become customer service?"

"That's roughly the idea." Senior Wu Yuehua nodded somewhat helplessly.

"With An Yu and Qiu Luxi around, the door will be overwhelmed with visitors, won't it?"

After all, Qiu Luxi is now completely public in the literary society, and my "prestige" has lost its deterrent effect. Since An Yu's "radio drama" and the collaborations between me and various club leaders, my situation at school has indeed improved considerably.

However, the murderous intent and resentment in some eyes seemed to have intensified considerably. And it appears quite a few of those gazes came from girls…

"The school has also taken our concerns into consideration, so they have stipulated that we cannot visit them without authorization under the guise of club affairs. Requests for assistance and personal issues must be submitted to us in writing."

It seems the school has finally done something worthwhile.

However, Chen Di frowned, glanced at the president, but said nothing.

"That's all. Today was mainly to say hello to everyone. You can stay here and continue the activities, or you can go home early—Ning Ruoyu, remember to get some rest too."

After saying that, Wu Yuehua smiled apologetically at us and then walked out of the club room.

"The proposal that had to be submitted in the form of a written report was something that Senior Wu Yuehua argued for when she was discussing club matters with the school."

After Wu Yuehua left, Chen Di sighed softly.

Damn it, so this school really hasn't done a single decent job?!

"Then why didn't the senior just say it directly?" An Yu asked, somewhat puzzled.

By the way, why are you still sitting on that little chair over there? It's really crowded here.

"She probably doesn't want us to know about her pressure. She's a bit too rule-abiding in some ways." Chen Di sighed. As one of the members who attended the meeting, he could probably understand her difficulties better. "Whether it's the student council, clubs, or the regional qualifiers for the debate team, she's busy non-stop right now."

Sigh, whatever, I'm not exactly a slacker. When it really comes down to me sharing the burden, I should at least lend a hand, no matter what.

With that in mind, I went to the club room the next day and opened the newly set-up feedback box.

A stack of letters, so full that it fell to the ground, with the first cover bearing the words "...".

Proclamation against the Traitor Ning

...I'm going back now.

[Next chapter preview: "But! Last week, I felt like my life was collapsing. My little sunshine, waaaaaah..."]

"I was also shocked; I never expected things to turn out like that..."

It's like you've already mentally prepared yourself for a big game, ready to go all out, only to suddenly discover that the resource you downloaded already has all the cutscenes enabled.

"Senior, what are you doing to my senior?"

Chapter 97: Who would be willing to fight the whole world for you?! (Bonus Chapter)

"Qiangqiang, there's always been a girl I really like. Oh, and I should mention here that I'm a girl myself. To me, that girl is like a refreshing drink in summer, or warm sunshine in winter. Seeing her happily eating snacks is a kind of salvation that brings me happiness."

You've got it wrong. This is the Literature Club's Yorozuya branch, not a confession wall.

But I still patiently watched on.

"But! Last week, I felt like my life was collapsing. My little sunshine, waaaaaah..."

“(Screaming) (twisting) (crawling in the shadows) (crawling) (writhing) (rolling) (crawling violently) (twisting) (convulsing) (screaming) (wriggling) (groaning eerily) (crawling) (split) (walking ashore) (twisting) (convulsing) (wriggling) (walking in a twisted manner) (attacking indiscriminately)”

Damn it, I quickly threw the paper into the trash can.

I saw something dirty.

Still shaken, I turned to the next page.

"Qiu Luxi!!!! How can I live without you!!!!! Please don't quit the idol industry!!!!!"

"Ning Ruoyu, you deserve to die!!!! Ahhhhh, I'm telling you, you, you, do you even know? You have absolutely no idea what you're doing right now, what do you know?"

"Please, please, Qiuqiu, I'll do anything!!... Oh no! No, please don't take Qiu Luxi away! If we can't see Qiu Luxi on screen anymore, Watashi!!"

I turned to the next page expressionlessly.

"At least let me meet with An'an in person so I can apologize, okay?"

"I was also shocked; I never expected things to turn out like that..."

"So I'd like to explain this properly."

"If I had known, I would have stopped them, but everyone is already talking about Ning Ruoyu, so..."

"I'm so sorry I couldn't stop everyone..."

"An'an, you're angry, aren't you..."

"I think it's understandable that you're angry."

"But please believe me. Ning Ruoyu, we originally didn't intend to blame her."

"I'm really sorry."

"I promise you I will never be hostile to him again."

"I will make them promise never to speak ill of Ning Ruoyu again."

"Could we talk a little?"

Is this the mental state of today's high school students? I'm not dealing with life or club issues at all; I'm dealing with a bunch of insane diagnoses!

"Why?! This is how it is for us ordinary students. Ning Ruoyu can just happily hang out with all the pretty girls in the club, but ordinary students have to think about so many things!"

Oh, and there are also those who use memes—I guess they're just using memes?

I quietly categorized these sheets.

This one is for Qiu Luxi, this one is for An Yu, this one is for Wu Yuehua, this one is for Chu Guyin. No, this one was also sent to us?

...Hey, there's one written to Chen Di too?

"Ning Ruoyu, you absolutely don't deserve to be Chen Di's partner!! Ugh, you've ruined my inspiration! I hate you, I hate you, I hate you!!!"

Wait a minute, has my reputation at school actually improved? Why do I feel like I've gone from one extreme to the other?

...And there was also that bastard Xu Xingxin's anonymous complaint mixed in; I recognized his handwriting.

After sorting all the submitted materials according to the content of the complaints, I realized that this was an easy job.

Great, aside from my personal dissatisfaction, there seem to be no other problems on the first day.

Since that's the case, I sat down on the sofa, bored out of my mind, and decided to dawdle until four or five o'clock before going back to cook.

Today, Chen Di and senior Wu Yuehua had to deal with student council issues again, while Qiu Luxi had to run the remaining announcements. An Yu originally wanted to come with me, but apparently this afternoon was their weekly family dinner, so she could only say she would bring me snacks and then left with them with some regret.

I'm not that concerned about snacks.

I've been running around a lot lately, and suddenly having some free time makes me feel a little lost.

It's like you open a game, fully prepared and determined to give it your all, only to suddenly discover that the resource you downloaded already has all the cutscenes unlocked. It's full of random save files from other people, and even if you replay it, it just feels off.

My spirits immediately sank.

Especially since I had already planned to repay a favor to Senior Wu Yuehua, this situation makes me feel like I'm just giving up.

Since we have nothing else to do, let's watch something exciting that we don't usually get to see.