People bring their own maids to the training camp

When no one was around, Hayasaka quietly asked, "Aren't you going to join the archery club?"

"I'll go show off my skills in the cooking club and ask if I can join two clubs at the same time."

"Are you not planning to keep a low profile?" With archery and cooking at the same time, you're definitely going to make a name for yourself among the first-year students.

"These are all just empty titles." Chihaya walked unhurriedly. "Good cooking and excellent archery skills at most mean that I have a certain level of physical strength. This level of high-profile behavior is irrelevant."

“Indeed, playing the role of a decorative vase is not a good idea,” Hayasaka agreed. “A mix of truth and falsehood is the most deceptive.”

"A vase is too easy to be underestimated. In order not to be bullied, it's better to show something."

"Your tone sounds like you're being forced," Hayasaka said coldly.

Since no one was around, Hayasaka did not continue to play her character and briefly returned to her normal state.

However, Chihaya continues to use a female voice—he has put in a lot of effort to practice producing a female voice, and now he can switch between them freely.

Chihaya's normal voice is more neutral, but when she enters a female state, her voice is even more girlish than a girl's.

If I had to say something, the girl Chihaya played was almost too perfect to be a girl.

"Isn't it forced?" Chihaya's tone became resentful. "Enrollment is negotiable, but what does it mean that I have to dress as a woman? Do you expect me to find a man here who's willing to marry into your family?"

"Given Madam's temperament, it's not impossible for a woman to marry into the family," Hayasaka added insult to injury to Chihaya.

"..." To be honest, given my mother's eccentric personality, anything is possible. "My mother's surname isn't actually Fei Gong, but Yan Feng."

The beautiful young man sighed deeply.

"I'm sorry, Chihaya-sama, but according to the Himemiya family's genealogy, there shouldn't be a Kotomine. Also, please don't use the surnames of two-dimensional characters in real life," Hayasaka calmly reminded her. "The image of a young lady you've cultivated shouldn't involve these ACGN (Anime, Comics, Games, and Novels) topics."

"This world really has very high standards for young ladies."

"As you can see, the young ladies of the Fujiwara family are even strictly forbidden from playing video games. I think your situation is much better than theirs."

"Can the Prime Minister's family be compared to families like ours?" Chihaya retorted. "Speaking of the Prime Minister... how long ago was the election?"

"About two months. Should I inform you of the cabinet members?"

“Then there’s no need.” Chihaya suddenly stopped in her tracks. “In other words, Father is actually supporting one of the adults right now, isn’t he?”

"Yes, that's a well-known fact, but Madam rarely mentions it."

Every New Year, the family would receive many New Year's cards from officials, and Chihaya and Hayasaka would help Mrs. Mikado write a return card by hand.

Chihaya stroked her chin, pondering her mother's motives.

His family had never taken his reluctance to go to school seriously, but this time his mother was unusually insistent that he enroll, so there must be something that only he could do.

Considering the family's principle of not acting without self-interest, Chihaya was certain that his enrollment would involve some kind of incident, but he was currently unable to grasp the ins and outs of the matter.

"What kind of special entity is there that we need to search for at this school...?"

12. Although I couldn't understand it, I was deeply moved.

The next day, after friendly negotiations, Chihaya joined both the cooking club and the archery club.

Meanwhile, Chihaya only needs to attend archery club training twice a week, with the frequency increasing as the competition approaches; she also attends cooking club training once a week and can bring extra ingredients back to her dormitory.

Of course, both sides welcomed Chihaya's increased attendance and said that she was willing to participate in any club activities at any time.

Everything comes at a price. With such lenient conditions, Chihaya has to pay the price of having her name used for club recruitment.

The two clubs rushed to produce recruitment posters featuring Chihaya. One poster showed her in a kyudo uniform, focused intently on shooting an arrow; the other showed Chihaya wearing an apron, holding a spatula, and smiling sweetly at the camera.

With the approval of the club's advisor, the two club presidents transferred 5000 and 10000 points respectively from the club's funds to Chihaya.

At the same time, Chihaya also directly obtained a starting position in the women's archery club, and as long as she maintains her current form, she can participate in the individual competition.

Chihaya initially intended to refuse the offer of earning 15000 points by selling her image rights, but the heads of the two clubs told her that she would receive these points every time new members were recruited, and that the amount would increase based on performance. In other words, Chihaya was guaranteed to earn at least 45000 points, which was essentially equivalent to half a month's income.

In the absence of certainty about how many points one will receive next month and other ways to acquire points, having more points is always reassuring.

In particular, Chihaya's spending on food is likely to be substantial, as are her spending on clothing.

At this time, Chihaya was unaware that it was the actions of the two ministers that would provide Hayasaka with a new perspective in the future.

----split line----

A few days later, during the break between classes for Class B of Grade 1.

After the teacher announced the end of get out of class and left, Ichinose, who was in front of Chihaya, turned around with a rather imposing air and stared intently at his face.

"...What's wrong, Ichinose-san?" Chiharu blinked in confusion after a few seconds of eye contact.

"stare--"

"I can't read minds, so even if you stare at me like this, I can't respond."

"I remember Himegami-san said that she wasn't good at sports, right?" Ichinose finally spoke up.

"Ah, that's how it is. I'm not very good at sports, especially ball games." Chihaya still looked puzzled, seemingly not believing that the problem lay with her.

"So—can you explain what's going on with the archery club's regular selection?" Ichinose's adorable "deceived" expression made Chihaya want to tease her a little.

"Well, it's because I did study archery for a while, and after shooting a few arrows in the archery club, the captain decided to make me the regular player." Chihaya pretended to be troubled. "I was worried that I wouldn't even get a chance to participate in the tournament in my first year."

"...Is this just Seio's usual humility?" Ichinose turned to Hayasaka, who was standing next to Chihaya, and asked, "Could you please tell me the truth, Hayasaka-san?"

“Chihaya said she’s not good at sports, right? But archery is relatively static.” Hayasaka said, demonstrating an archery motion. “You see, besides drawing the bow and standing, there’s practically no physical contact, right? There’s hardly any exercise at all.”

"Ah, this..." Ichinose was speechless for a moment. Kyudo is indeed a relatively "quiet" sport, and there are no strenuous movements.

"Chihaya is just not good at sports, because in her opinion, archery doesn't count as a sport."

"Is that so?" Ichinose's expression was complicated. She felt that Hayasaka was being a bit sophistical, but she couldn't argue with her. She clearly had the advantage, right? Archery is a sport, after all!

"Regarding this, since middle school clubs have competitions, there needs to be a winner and a loser. However, more traditional Kyudo emphasizes personal self-cultivation, and on this basis, shooting arrows with a clear and calm mind—ultimately, the arrow shot can be seen as an interpretation of one's own mindset," Chihaya explained.

"Wow, that sounds amazing! Even though I don't understand it, I'm still incredibly impressed!" Ichinose exclaimed in amazement.

"Anyway, that's how it is. I really didn't mean to lie to Ichinose-kun, did I?"

"Okay, okay, I misunderstood Hime-kun, I'm sorry!" Ichinose clasped her hands together and apologized earnestly.

"Hmm, then I'll forgive Ichinose-kun," Chihaya said with a smile.

"No, I suggest Ichinose-san compensate Chihaya, and the details should be about how Toyo-chan— Waaaaah!"

He was ruthlessly suppressed by Chihaya before he could finish speaking.

"Sorry, Ichinose-san, Ai was just joking."

"Hahaha, I understand that level... but there really isn't any way to do it."

"I'm quite clear about that, so can we leave this topic here?"

"I never expected that Princess Himeko would be in such an embarrassing situation." Ichinose, who should have been shy, was actually quite relaxed because of Chihaya's reaction.

"After all, we're in class." Chihaya looked around with a worried expression. However, no boys around them seemed to notice their conversation.

"Yes, yes, I understand!" Ichinose nodded repeatedly. After all, there were 20 boys in the class, and this kind of topic always made people feel shy.

"I never expected even Princess Himegami would be shy about discussing this kind of thing!" Ichinose thought to herself. She had assumed Chihaya would always maintain her elegance.

"Next time I'll choose a time when only girls are around to talk about this kind of thing." Hayasaka showed no remorse after breaking free from Chihaya's clutches. "But the first-year forum is really lively lately!"

"Ah, I've been paying attention to this lately too!" Upon hearing the word "forum," Asako Amakura also came over, her phone screen displaying a screenshot of the forum. "For example, this girls' beauty ranking—Ichinose-san, Himegami-san, and Hayasaka-san are both on the list!"

"Is this even possible? Xiao Ai, did you know?"

"Hmph, Xiao Ai is a surfing expert, how could I not know about this little thing?"

"But you didn't tell me."

"..." Hayasaka was silent for a few seconds, "It's all because Chihaya is number one! If I tell you that, wouldn't that be admitting that I'm not as good as you?"

"Where does this inexplicable competitive spirit come from..." Chihaya was speechless, because he understood that Hayasaka was very unhappy that a boy had surpassed him in the looks ranking.

13. List of girls I most want to date

"It's all because Chihaya is number one! If I tell you that, wouldn't it be like admitting that I'm not as good as you?"

"Where does this inexplicable competitive mentality come from...?"

"Hmph!" Hayasaka turned her face away from Chihaya, displaying a typical tsundere demeanor.

To be fair, this wasn't 100% acting. Hayasaka Ai was indeed dissatisfied that she lost to Chihaya in women's clothing in the beauty contest.

Losing to someone else is one thing, but to actually lose to a boy! Is there no justice in this world?!

"This list is open to both boys and girls, and there's also something about a list of people you most want to date that only boys can vote on..." Wang Cang said, quickly swiping her phone screen to find the poll she was referring to. "Ah, found it!"

"Anyway, Chihaya will definitely be number one!" Hayasaka waved his hand with a "I'm tired, let's just destroy it" look on his face. "Everyone's here to compete for second place."

After speaking, the blonde girl glanced at Ichinose next to her, her gaze lingering on Ichinose's chest for a few seconds before she spoke: "Right now, it's probably a battle for third place."

"Hayasaka-san!" Ichinose was both amused and exasperated. Of course, she couldn't ignore Hayasaka's undisguised gaze.

"Announce the results already, Amakura-kun! Isn't Chihaya first and Ichinose second?"

Although Hayasaka's sentence is a question, it sounds like an affirmative sentence based on the tone.

"Hayasaka-san, you didn't see this poll post before, did you?"

"No, this is just basic reasoning, my dear friend." Hayasaka spread his hands in a helpless gesture, looking utterly exasperated. "Since it's a list of girls I most want to date, the ones with the most votes must be the 'good girl' type!"

"What does 'good woman' mean?" Ichinose asked, puzzled.

"She's the complete opposite of my 'gyaru' type~ In other words, she's the gentle, considerate, beautiful, and generous type like Chihaya and Ichinose!" The girl first pointed to herself, and then to Ichinose.

"No way! As for Himegami-san, I'm far inferior, aren't I?" Ichinose said this sincerely. Although she was quite confident in her appearance, she believed that she would indeed lose if she were compared to Chihaya.

This is a fact that everyone in Class B agrees on: Chihaya Himegami is the most beautiful girl in Class B.

Some even believe that Chihaya is the most beautiful girl in her first year, or even the most beautiful girl in the school—even though these students don't even remember all the names of the people in their own class.

"Ichinose-san is at it again! This beautiful girl is obviously very pretty, but she's overly modest. Look at Chihiro, when someone compliments her, she just smiles and agrees without hesitation!"

"Xiao Ai, the way you're saying this makes it sound like I'm someone who really enjoys being praised."

"Chihaya, don't you like being praised?" Hayasaka retorted.

".....like."