"What?", Hachiman hadn't even finished speaking when Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly cried out. He was taken aback and looked hesitantly at Yukinoshita Yukino, whose face was cold.
"I said... President-sama," Seeing Hachiman pretending to act serious, Yukinoshita Yukino took a deep breath and called out again with a straight face.
"No 'nya'? Actually, I'd prefer to hear you meow. You don't have to call me President-sama either," Hachiman raised his hand and stroked his chin, walking up to Yukinoshita Yukino, muttering.
He remembered Yukinoshita Yukino was a cat lover. If in the future she could wear white stockings, cat ears, and a maid outfit and meow for him, he wondered how amazing that would be.
Mm, he meant mentally enjoyable. Yukinoshita Yukino currently didn't show the potential comparable to Hayase Saki and the others.
"...No! That's impossible!", Yukinoshita Yukino rejected coldly without hesitation.
She hadn't verbally agreed to the bet at that time, merely kept silent and didn't want to deal with Hachiman.
Now that she was willing to call him President-sama, it was already a big deal. How could she possibly meow? That kind of shameful thing, there's no way she would do it.
"Forget it, let's bet on the meowing thing next time," Hachiman didn't hear the system's task completion prompt, but he knew when to stop, reminding Yukinoshita Yukino not to go back on her word.
"Remember, from now on you must call me President-sama. If you miss even once, I'll make you meow once."
"...", Yukinoshita Yukino stayed silent, her face dark.
Next time she definitely wouldn't lose the bet. This time was only because it involved a knowledge blind spot due to her lack of experience having friends.
"Hachiman is amazing...", Gotou Hitori's eyes sparkled with little stars as she looked in admiration at Hachiman, who had made Yukinoshita Yukino call him President-sama.
Although she didn't quite understand the bet, this was Yukinoshita Yukino, the daughter of the Yukinoshita family.
Although after the elf princess, dragon clan chief, mermaid idol, and other otherworldly demi-humans transferred in, a politician's daughter was no longer the most popular school beauty, to Gotou Hitori, even someone like Hayase Saki, ace of the girls' swimming club, was someone to look up to.
"Yukinoshita, this is Gotou Hitori, a first-year in the music department. She's rather introverted and socially anxious. She wanted to make friends, so I let her join the Service Club," Hachiman beckoned to Gotou Hitori to come closer, then smiled and introduced her to Yukinoshita Yukino.
"Bochi-chan, no need to introduce Yukinoshita to you again. Now that you've joined the Service Club, you can try becoming friends with Yukinoshita. She's also had no friends since childhood, so you two should have plenty in common."
"H-Hello! Yukinoshita-san, just call me Bochi-chan," Gotou Hitori, seeing Yukinoshita Yukino's frosty face, instinctively leaned closer to Hachiman. Gaining a bit of courage from her close friend, she finally mustered the bravery to greet softly, stammering.
"...Yukinoshita Yukino, call me however you like," Yukinoshita Yukino looked at Gotou Hitori, who was uneasy even just saying hello, radiating a solitary aura, clearly another troubled girl, and suddenly sighed slightly.
'How did the Service Club become like this, with one troubled girl after another...'
'This really isn't some sort of troubled-girl counseling club?'
After greeting Yukinoshita Yukino, Gotou Hitori fell into silence. Yukinoshita Yukino glanced at Hachiman, who had said she had no friends, then sat cold-faced at the desk near the window, taking out a book from her bag and began reading.
They were both girls with little experience in friendship, so having nothing to talk about was normal.
Although Gotou Hitori didn't dare to initiate conversation, Yukinoshita Yukino simply didn't want to say anything. The reasons for having no friends were entirely different.
But Hachiman didn't need to warm them up or spark a conversation. Soon, Iris and Aegis arrived with Elliot and the others, even Gabriel followed them into the Service Club.
The previously quiet and awkward Service Club suddenly became lively.
"President~ We discussed the idol manager request with Elliot and the others like we agreed today. Want to confirm again~?"
Iris walked lightly to Hachiman, gently pushing the shy and cute mermaid singer Elliot toward him, smiling sweetly.
The idea of a part-time idol manager was casually mentioned at first, mainly to help the President out in front of Gabriel and the others.
But after thinking it over, she realized this idol manager role could actually work.
At Sobu High, they were students and couldn't act too outrageously. With the disciplinary committee watching, skipping class all the time wasn't great.
But if he was leaving school as a part-time idol manager, helping Elliot and the other mermaid idols, it would be different.
That way, she wouldn't always have to send Aegis to keep watch, and they could all receive double support from the President together.
"Ahem! Since Iris, you've confirmed it, I'll leave the arrangements to you. But we still need to inform Vice-President Yukinoshita about this request and make a record."
Hachiman saw the smile on Iris's face and casually raised his hand to stroke her long golden hair, gently pinching her sensitive elven ears. Watching her delicate, flawless face flush red and her moist lips bite together tightly, he slowly released his hand.
Iris was a seductive spirit even more seductive than succubi. He knew exactly what she was planning. Aside from Komachi, Iris was now the closest and most affectionate person to him.
"Mm...", Iris obediently responded, her eyes fixed on Hachiman in front of her.
For some reason, she felt the President had changed a bit. Even though they just parted at noon, she could faintly smell a pleasant scent from him.
'The President's voice sounds so nice...'
'Just being patted on the head makes me want the President's support...'
If she didn't know the President had no magic, and that he'd just learned cleaning magic through mana and still wasn't skilled, she might have believed he had acquired the mermaid race's hypnotic singing ability. Otherwise, how could simply hearing him talk make her feel this way?
"Yukinoshita, this is Elliot of the mermaid race. The one with pink hair is Elusi, and the blonde is Ayla. They're all national idols, you should know them," Hachiman let go of the blushing Iris and placed his hand on Elliot's head, gently rubbing her as he introduced them to Yukinoshita Yukino, who had looked up from her book.
"Today, they came to the Service Club to request my support for their idol careers. I agreed to help them by leaving school when needed."
"If I need to go out to be their temporary manager in the future, the Service Club will be under your care."
"Supporting an idol career? Acting as a manager?"
Hearing Hachiman's sudden announcement, Yukinoshita Yukino was stunned.
She really didn't expect that forming ties with the elf princess wasn't enough, now he was also getting involved with mermaid idols, even going so far as to neglect school for them.
However, thinking of what her mother had said when she was called home, she knew what Hachiman was doing was right. Or rather, better for his future.
Attending university couldn't compare to forming good relations with these demi-human transfer students.
The elf princess was highly popular among the people, and though the mermaid idols weren't princesses, their popularity was just as strong. Perhaps even stronger in certain fan groups.
"Sorry, we really had no other choice...", Elliot, seemingly opposing the idea of Hachiman becoming a manager, bowed slightly to Yukinoshita Yukino, her little face red with shame, and spoke softly.
"It's just occasionally borrowing him. It won't take up much time."
"At most, only one or two days of part-time work a week. Usually not too long."
Elusi and Ayla behind Elliot quickly explained to Yukinoshita Yukino.
They didn't fully understand Hachiman and Yukinoshita Yukino's relationship but instinctively felt it wasn't ordinary.
"You don't need to apologize to me. He's the President, I can't control him, and I can't control you either."
Yukinoshita Yukino looked at the shy Elliot, and the cute yet lively Elusi and Ayla behind her, frowning slightly and shaking her head.
There's a problem, a big problem.
If it were just supporting the mermaid idol career, why would they need a single male student like Hachiman to help?
Although the mermaid singers were technically just that, singers. As national idols, logically speaking, to reduce negative influence, having her, a girl, as their manager would be better.
But she didn't ask further.
Professional managers were everywhere. With the mermaid idols' fame, they could find any kind of manager. Choosing a male student like Hachiman was absurd.
The elf princess and mermaid idols weren't fools. There must be reasons they couldn't share. Asking here would only get superficial answers.
Maybe... that's exactly why Hachiman could get so close to the elf princess and the mermaid idols.
As Yukinoshita Yukino pondered, she suddenly realized something and sighed quietly, no longer thinking about the power dynamics.
"Hachiman, why did you skip class again this afternoon? The class rep, disciplinary committee, and teacher are all looking for you," Seeing Hachiman finish discussing the mermaid idol request with Iris and the others, Gabriel, who had been silently watching, finally asked.
"Teacher Kirisu told me not to disturb your and Honami's studying during class."
Hachiman looked at the concerned Gabriel and threw the blame directly.
Though his main goal was to counsel Sakurase Shino, he basically skipped class all morning and afternoon, truly a first. If Kirisu Mafuyu hadn't specifically told him not to mess around, he wouldn't have ditched class so blatantly to find Sakurase Shino.
"...", Gabriel was a bit speechless after hearing his excuse.
'So it really does involve Teacher Kirisu.'
She probably didn't expect her talk with Hachiman would lead to this. She might call him in again tomorrow.
"Don't worry, I didn't just skip class to play. I actually went to counsel Shino. Look, she can even speak now," Hachiman tried to comfort her while motioning for Sakurase Shino to speak.
"...Tenma-san," Sakurase Shino softly greeted Gabriel.
"I see... Shino, you can just call me Gabriel...", Gabriel glanced at the quiet, obedient Sakurase Shino. After one look, she noticed something. Her face flushed slightly, and she didn't say anything more.
Hachiman's cleaning magic still wasn't polished. She could still "smell" the scent emanating from Sakurase Shino. That intermingled scent of two auras could never result from mere casual contact.
Sakurase Shino wasn't Iris, there was no need for "support" to get pregnant. There was no reason for anything like that.
'Hachiman actually skipped class to do something like this... He is becoming more and more depraved...'
'Though, he really has succeeded in counseling Sakurase Shino...'
Yukinoshita Yukino watched Iris, Elliot, and Gabriel each speak with Hachiman and end up blushing. She suddenly felt out of place.
'What's so good about Hachiman? Sure, under the encouragement of Yuina and the others, he transformed from a gloomy, dead-eyed shut-in to a sunny, handsome guy, but still. How can he charm them all this much?'
While Yukinoshita Yukino was still puzzled, two people appeared outside the Service Club room.
One was Hayase Saki from the "S" group, the other was her former club president, Tsukahara Hibiki.
"Um...", Hayase Saki stood at the doorway, sensing the slightly strange atmosphere inside the Service Club. She hesitated, unsure how to begin.
Tsukahara Hibiki, who came with her, swept her eyes over the club. Seeing so many members in a club that only occupied one classroom, she couldn't help but be surprised.
"Isn't the club recruitment period long over? Why are there so many people in the Service Club? And they're all so cute and pretty?"
'Well then, so the rumors are true. The otherworldly demi-human students really do have good relations with Hachiman. Especially since beautiful girls often show up in this building.'
'Elf princess, elf knight, and now mermaid singers...'
Seeing Elliot, Ayla, and the other mermaids, Tsukahara Hibiki's eyes lit up even more.
Maybe she could not only poach the Service Club's President and bring back the ace swimmer Hayase Saki, but even a few true trump cards.
"Hayase-san, who's this?", Yukinoshita Yukino, seeing the long-delayed Hayase Saki suddenly bringing the swimming club's captain, subconsciously glanced at Hachiman. But seeing him not care at all, she had to speak up herself.
"This is...", Hayase Saki shrank slightly at Yukinoshita Yukino's icy face but still summoned her courage and spoke softly.
"Hello, I'm Tsukahara Hibiki, captain of the girls' swimming club. I heard your Service Club helps people, so I came to request help," Tsukahara Hibiki knew her ace member's personality, so before Hayase Saki could work up the nerve, she introduced herself and explained her reason for visiting.
"The Service Club's motto is to teach others how to fish, not be free labor."
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