Oh no! They all seem a bit off!

Chapter 141 Princess Yexue, the Idea Queen, Comes Up with Another New Trick
A new week, and a new month.

"Ha~"

On his way to school, Akizuki Makoto yawned widely, feeling inexplicably sleepy.

Mingming slept quite well last night, going to bed around 10 pm.

Besides Fuyuko, Shiina Maki also went to school with him. She walked silently behind the two of them, her head down.

Since her last conversation with Akizuki Makoto, she has wisely maintained a friendly distance, avoiding crossing any lines to prevent upsetting him.

Recently, she has been reflecting on her actions and has realized that she was too hasty.

To win Akizuki Makoto's affections, besides being sincere, you can't keep pressuring him.

Even though she's not his girlfriend, she shows him possessiveness and a morbid side. That's bound to be bothersome and troublesome, right?
Only Akizuki Makoto was able to tolerate it, wanting to save face for both of them. If it were anyone else, they would have already exploded and accused her of being delusional.

As the three were about to reach the school, Dongzi suddenly said, "Brother, Dongzi won't be having lunch with you at noon."

"Is Dongzi going to eat with her friends?"

Akizuki asked curiously, not caring whether they could have lunch together or not, since they ate together every morning and evening anyway.

However, he was more concerned about who Dongzi was eating with. He was sure it wasn't with the Fengling sisters, otherwise Dongzi would definitely have brought them along.

"Yes, someone invited Dongzi to come along."

"That's great, you can make more friends."

Akizuki smiled and gently stroked Fuyuko's head.

Seeing this, Shiina Maki, who was following behind the two, couldn't help but show a hint of envy in her eyes.

She also longed to be patted on the head and treated gently by Akizuki Makoto, but unfortunately, she wasn't Akizuki Makoto's sister.

However, being Akizuki Makoto's sister isn't good either, since she has ulterior motives. It's a case of pros and cons.

At the entrance of the teaching building, the three parted ways. After changing his shoes at the shoe locker, Akizuki Makoto went to the classroom first.

He arrives relatively late, usually about ten or twenty minutes before class.

Most of the students had arrived in the classroom, but the atmosphere was unusually strange. Unlike usual, they were not noisy and were whispering among themselves.

The reason...

Naturally, it was because of that quiet girl sitting next to Akizuki Makoto.

At that moment, she was quietly reading a book, oblivious to the whispers around her.

But when Akizuki Makoto came to her side, pulled out a chair and sat down, her gaze shifted from the book to Akizuki Makoto.

"Long time no see, Akizuki-kun."

She smiled slightly and greeted them.

"Uh...long time no see?"

Akizuki Makoto paused for a moment before responding politely.

We just saw each other yesterday, so why are you saying it's been so long today? I really don't understand Shiraishi Rin's thinking.

Could it be that she wanted to hide from the other classmates what they had seen yesterday?

Akizuki Makoto was only puzzled for a short while before he stopped thinking about it, since it was a trivial matter.

As long as Shiraishi Rin doesn't provoke him, she can think and do whatever she wants.

After exchanging greetings, Shiraishi Rin continued reading her book.

This made Akizuki Makoto feel a little uncomfortable, thinking that her personality seemed to have improved after her leg healed.

A while later, Shiina Maki, who had changed her shoes and arrived late, glanced at Akizuki Makoto as she entered the classroom.

"Eh?"

At that moment, she was suddenly stunned, wondering why that philandering cat who also coveted Akizuki Makoto had suddenly reappeared after disappearing for a while.

and……

Why aren't you in a wheelchair anymore?

Although Shiina Maki was shocked and confused, she didn't dare to ask. Her impression of Shiraishi Rin was still stuck in the past, so she was somewhat afraid of him.

After a brief moment of surprise, she lowered her head again, walked back to her seat, and listened intently to the whispers around her.

Amidst the surrounding conversations, she learned that Shiraishi Rin's legs had fully recovered, which greatly shocked her and at the same time made her feel vaguely uneasy.

Before Shiraishi Rin's leg was healed, she was already flirting with Akizuki Makoto. Now that her leg is healed, won't she be even more demanding?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little impatient and wanted to do something.

She absolutely didn't want anyone to sneak away or cheat on her, but what could she do given her current status?

The entire morning was spent in a state of anxiety, with Maki Shiina keeping a close eye on Makoto Akizuki and Rin Shiraishi, watching their every move.

To her surprise, Shiraishi Rin was very well-behaved. After class, she didn't talk to Akizuki Makoto, but just sat quietly in her seat reading.

It's hard to imagine that this is the same person as the wicked and arrogant Shiraishi Rin.

Not only was she surprised, but the other students were as well.

They also began to suspect that Shiraishi Rin might have corrected her personality along with her leg after it was healed.

When it was lunch break, Akizuki Makoto originally wanted to have lunch in the courtyard, even without Fuyuko.

But just as he stepped out of the classroom, he ran into Ji Yexue, who had also just come out of the classroom.

Her class was two classes away from his. Although they were some distance apart, they seemed to be connected by a magnetic field, and they both glanced at each other.

Through the bustling corridor, their gazes met.

Ji Yexue, who had been wearing a cold expression, immediately smiled when she saw Qiu Yuecheng and walked towards him.

Good afternoon, Cheng.

She walked up to Akizuki Makoto, greeted him first, then looked at the lunchbox he was carrying and said, "Let's go to the student council room together. I have something I want to talk to you about."

"Oh, okay..."

Akizuki nodded and readily agreed to go to the student council room.

Ever since he confronted Ji Yexue, he's no longer afraid to be alone with her, though he subconsciously avoids it.

"Is it okay if I don't eat with Dongzi?"

"She's having dinner with her friends today."

"That's quite a coincidence."

During their conversation, under the watchful eyes of their classmates, the two left the teaching building, walked through the elevated corridor connecting the two buildings, and arrived at the club building.

The student council room during lunch break was empty, as always.

Akizuki Makoto had been here so many times, and he had never seen anyone other than Ji Yexue spend their lunch break in the student council room. Entering the student council room, Ji Yexue stood before the cabinet and casually asked, "Want some black tea?"

"Let's try something different every day. I'm craving green tea today."

While responding, Akizuki Makoto put the bento box into the microwave to heat it up.

Ji Yexue took the teacups and tea leaves from the two of them, sat down on the sofa, and began to boil water and brew tea.

Watching Ji Yexue's elegant movements as she prepared tea, Qiu Yuecheng cut to the chase and asked, "So, what do you want to tell me? You're not trying to ask me to participate in some event again, are you?"

"you guessed right."

Ji Yexue smiled slightly, first affirming, then said, "But this event is different; it's your responsibility as the vice president of the student council."

"Really? Then tell me, what kind of event is it?"

Akizuki thought about the school's recent arrangements and holidays, but couldn't think of any activities.

"As the president and vice president of the student union, I need to provide assistance to other student organizations."

"...That's all?"

Akizuki Makoto was somewhat speechless; the so-called club assistance was simply helping out other clubs.

This was indeed their duty, but he didn't expect Ji Yexue to bring it up now. What were they doing before?

Besides, is it really necessary for both of them to participate? One of them can do the job, right?
"Don't underestimate this matter; community assistance is not as simple as you think."

Ji Yexue was somewhat dissatisfied, as this was a method she had painstakingly devised over the past few days to increase her opportunities to spend time with Qiu Yuecheng.

After-school club time is very important, lasting for several hours every day.

It would be a waste for them to just stay in the student union office to handle their work, since they shouldn't be flirting while other people are working.

The idea for her to offer club assistance came from reading some romance comics and novels about school life, where she discovered that the main characters' lives mostly revolved around their clubs.

...Although, those clubs were all strange and I'd never even heard of them.

Such as the Supernatural Research Society, the Far East Magic Nap Society, the SOS Brigade, etc.

"But is it really necessary to send both of us? And which organization are you planning to help, and how are you going to help them?"

Makoto Akizuki raised another question. He had no objection to the club's assistance, but he was worried about what would happen to their work if both of them went.

"I'm the student council president, just follow my instructions and stop nagging."

"...So, which organization should we be supporting? I was just asking the question."

"I haven't decided which club to join yet. My goal is to participate in competitions, even if my results aren't outstanding."

As Ji Yexue spoke, she went to her desk, took out a document from the drawer, and handed it to Qiuyue Cheng.

This document records her candidate list, detailing the past achievements of each club and the timeline for their participation in the competition.

The most recent example is the baseball team, whose goal has always been to reach Koshien (the highest level of the national baseball league).

Ming Sheng High School excels in academics but is somewhat lacking in sports, which is related to the fact that most of its students come from wealthy families and are second-generation rich kids.

Akizuki Makoto looked up at Hime Yuki, who was sitting right next to him, and subtly moved aside, asking, "I don't know how to play baseball. Do you?"

"I don't know how, but I can learn if I study, though I'm not interested in baseball."

Ji Yexue noticed Qiu Yuecheng moving his body to the side and felt a little dissatisfied, but she didn't say anything. She just moved her body closer to him as well.

"...So what are you interested in? Tell me first. I'm open to anything. You're the president, so I'll listen to you."

Akizuki Makoto was somewhat helpless, but he didn't move his body any further to the side, letting Ji Yexue get close to him.

"Kendo, Kyudo, brass band, drama club..."

Ji Yexue listed a series of activities that she could participate in, was interested in, and was good at.

From a young age, she was cultivated to have a variety of interests and hobbies. Although she hadn't been exposed to many of them for a long time, she still had the experience and could learn them again with some rehabilitation.

Qiu Yuecheng interrupted Ji Yexue, pinching his brow as he said, "Wait, I told you to choose one, I'll listen to you."

"Then I'll have to consider your wishes. See what you're interested in, and I'll pick one from the clubs that we're both interested in."

"Me..."

After thinking about it for a moment, Akizuki Makoto realized that he didn't really care, because he was confident that he could do well in both sports and the arts.

Even if all else fails, there are still skills provided by the system as a backup. A beginner or intermediate skill should be enough to handle it, since there's nowhere else to use the skills anyway.

"The wind instrument section or the light music section is actually quite good."

After thinking for a while, Akizuki Makoto gave his answer: he chose the brass band club because he preferred arts clubs to sports clubs.

However, the shortlist only includes a handful of arts and cultural groups, such as arts clubs, calligraphy clubs, performing arts clubs, and wind instrument clubs.

The acting department is for acting, but he doesn't want to act and feels he doesn't have the talent for it.

Although the literary society was interested, writing is something that cannot be taught, especially since he was a plagiarist.

As for the calligraphy club, he's not the kind of person who would be sophisticated enough to study calligraphy.

Therefore, he is only really interested in the brass band and the light music club. He also wants to play guitar, bass, or piano to increase his hobbies and talents.

Although he doesn't know anything about musical instruments yet...

"The wind band competition is in October, so there's plenty of time."

Ji Yexue nodded, showing a good impression of the brass band. However, there were too many instruments involved and too many people, and with them playing and singing every day, there didn't seem to be any opportunity to improve her relationship with Qiuyue Cheng.

The Light Music Club, or what is known as a band, is surprisingly a good fit.

With fewer people, fewer instruments are needed, and the atmosphere is more relaxed.

The problem is that the goal of the Light Music Club isn't some formal competition, but rather...

"Holding a concert at the Budokan? That's insane!"

Ji Yexue covered her head with one hand. The groups that could hold concerts at the Martial Arts Tournament were all world-renowned. How could they possibly let high school students go?
However, this is not a big problem. Let's just treat it as wishful thinking. The Light Music Club does have some official competitions to participate in.

Ji Yexue knew that there was a high school competition organized by the Japan Light Music Association, which would start its preliminary rounds in three months and then proceed to the finals in December after rounds of elimination.

However, because there are no rewards and even if you win, it won't help your resume in any way, and you participate purely out of interest, it doesn't attract much attention.

However, this is not a problem. All she needs to do is sponsor the competition, set up prize money, spend money on advertising, and invite famous singers to be judges to increase the competition's popularity and influence.

In this way, universities from all over the country will likely gather, making this competition more prestigious.

"I'm such a genius."

Ji Yexue couldn't help but feel smug about her idea. Money was the last thing she lacked. She could just throw away a few hundred million yen to play with. It was just a matter of her saying a word.

(End of this chapter)