Unlimited Ambition

It's good to be alive; I'm starting to feel that way now.

"Actually, I printed a lot of SOS Brigade promotional posters during my lunch break. And now is the peak time for people to go home. As long as we stand at the school gate and hand out the posters, our SOS Brigade will be famous." After arriving at the location, Haruhi couldn't wait to tell her her brilliant plan.

"A promotional poster? Did you sneak into the instructor's office and print it?" I asked.

"That's right!" Haruhi readily admitted, then slapped a large stack of posters out of her bag and placed them on the table.

"It doesn't matter, whatever." I picked up the stack of posters and walked towards the door.

"Where are you going?" Haruhi asked.

"Hand out the posters. You come along too. Don't tell me I'm going to embarrass myself like this all by myself."

"No need, this isn't your place!" Haruhi said, then pulled two plastic bags from her bag. She then opened them with a "clang clang clang."

啊，怎么说呢，看起来好眼熟，黑色的丝袜，清凉的上半身，外加兔子耳朵。

"Bunny girl?" I asked.

"That's right!"

“你要穿成这副德行之后出去发海报？”

"Not just me, but Mikuru too!"

"Huh?" Mikuru, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, made a cute sound in surprise.

"I disagree!"

Then I slammed my hand on the table and started arguing with Chunri again. Come to think of it, this is already the umpteenth time we've argued.

"Girls should have a girl's dignity! To go out in such a shameless outfit and let others see you like that! No way! Absolutely not!"

"Kyon, what are you talking about, you idiot?! This is just a stopgap measure to attract attention! For the growth of my SOS Brigade, this small sacrifice is worthwhile!"

“你这个笨蛋！不要拿你脱线的价值观去衡量普通人啊！”

"You're the idiot! I'm absolutely right, right! Right!!!"

As always, the argument ended with me giving in. I reluctantly agreed to Haruhi's idea, on the condition that I stay nearby to prevent any perverts or other lecherous creatures from taking advantage of me.

"...Doesn't anyone ask for my opinion?" Asahina-senpai muttered to herself.

"—No, your opinion is very important, senior." He held her shoulders and said, "Someone as talented as you, senior, combined with the bunny girl outfit that Chunri carefully selected, will definitely have a synergistic effect. Hurry up and put it on, and conquer the world with your charm. I'm also looking forward to seeing you in your outfit, senior."

"Really?" Asahina was far too naive; I easily fooled her. She then changed her clothes, looking slightly embarrassed—of course, during this time, I automatically went outside. To find out what happened inside, you'll have to rely on your imagination.

几分钟之后，室内传来了一声：“换好了！”的招呼，之后我便推门而入。得到的便是两个完美的兔女郎。

Asahina-senpai is quite tall and has a baby face. Her figure, however, is incredibly good. Haruhi, though a bit thin, is also curvaceous. After the two of them changed into such sexy outfits, the entire dilapidated literature club—Nagato, I'm not talking about you, don't mind me—suddenly appeared magnificent.

My senior looked at me expectantly, her face slightly flushed. I went along with her, nodded, and said with a smile, "You're so cute."

"Really? You're not kidding me?" The senior's personality was like a child's. Everything was written on her face, and she smiled like a flower.

"Of course, have more confidence in yourself, Mikuru." I changed my form of address in that instant. At the same time, I laughed and patted Mikuru on the shoulder.

After that, Haruhi, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore. After coughing a few times on purpose and finding that I didn't react, she went over, grabbed Mikuru's hand, and ran out the door.

“等等我啊混蛋！”我愣了一下，正准备追上去，却发现有希不知道什么时候拦到了我前面。吓了我一跳。

"Wait a minute." Yuki's face remained expressionless.

"...Um, Yuki, you'd look adorable in a bunny girl outfit too. It's just a shame there are only two sets, and they don't seem to fit your size. But don't worry, there'll be another chance next time—"

“Not this.” Yuki remained expressionless, then pointed to two sets of clothes lying on the floor.

"Here, keep this safe." After giving this brief instruction, Yuki turned around and went back to her seat. She picked up her book and continued reading.

I glanced briefly at the thick, hardcover book, and saw six large characters written on it: "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion," by Light Baldwin.

好吧，虽然已经有一段日子不写书了。不过看起来我还能吃一阵子老本。

As I thought this, I walked over, picked up the two sets of clothes belonging to Haruhi and Mikuru, folded them neatly, and wait, this looks like underwear. Should I smell it?

...Maybe I should just forget about it. Although Yuki seems to be focusing all her attention on her books, who knows if she's secretly watching me?

Forget it.

So, without looking to the side, I picked up the underwear and bra from the ground and put them away. After saying goodbye to Yuki, I went out to catch up with Haruhi and the other girl.

春日和往常一样，跑得很快。差不多拿出百米冲刺的实力来了。我却和她不一样，是个守规矩的好孩子。因此只是较快的走而已。

However, once I got to the school gate, I regretted it a little.

出事了。我的班主任，还有教导主任，还有其他几个乱七八糟的老师正围着春日，似乎在争吵这什么。而实玖瑠貌似已经哭出来了。

Actually, this is quite obvious. Kita High is a proper prefectural high school, after all. How could they possibly allow students to wear bunny girl costumes and stand at the school gate handing out flyers? Only an idiot like Kasuga could come up with such an idea.

"Fine," I rolled my eyes, then happily walked over and pulled all the teachers aside for a whispered discussion. We settled on a deal: a guarantee of winning the national high school kendo tournament this year. Finally, the head of student affairs said, in a measured tone, "Don't do this again." Then we called it a day and went home.

在这之后，我脱下了外面穿的运动衫，披在实玖瑠身上，之后跟在春日后面返回了社团教室。

Haruhi seemed quite indignant: "Damn it, those idiot teachers, all they do is hinder me from doing things. They're all rigid, inflexible old fogies. They're so awful!"

"Alright, alright. At least it's a lesson learned. From now on, we should use gentler methods to gain recognition," I comforted Chunri.

"Hmph... If that's the case, you're underestimating my strength, Kyon." Haruhi chuckled mischievously. "Although it was a bit short-lived, more than half of the printed flyers have already been distributed. That's several hundred people who received one. And twice that number have heard of the SOS Brigade. My first plan can be considered a minor success."

No, I think those guys are just interested in bunny girl makeup.

"Alright, Ah Xu, now that things are done, it's getting late. Do you want to come home with me?"

Chunri seemed to be in a good mood, as she surprisingly extended this invitation at this time. Come to think of it, during these past two years of our cold war, our school hours have been staggered. I never expected her to actually speak up today.

Stay calm.

"No, I'm a little worried about Mikuru in this state. You should go back by yourself, Kasuga."

So I immediately declined Chunri's invitation.

"You idiot!" Haruhi seemed quite angry. She grabbed her sweatshirt, put it on over her clothes, and walked out.

"Playing hard to get?" At that moment, Yuki, who had seemed engrossed in her book, suddenly uttered those words in a low voice. It startled me.

I looked around, but Yuki's eyes never left the book. That's when I came to the uncertain conclusion: "Maybe it's just a coincidence."

At that moment, Mikuru seemed to have finished crying. She got up from the table and, like a lost soul, walked past me with unsteady steps: "Kyon, if I can't get married in the future, you'll marry me, right..."

...How am I supposed to answer that question? I pulled up a chair and sat down, slightly annoyed. Then I suddenly realized—Mikuru had taken my coat.

In Chapter Eight, everyone agrees on giving that guy a good punch, right?

The next day after school, in the clubroom.

Because I was so bored, I brought my sword Yitian (in its sealed state) here and tried to meditate here.

"Suzumiya-san is so slow." These words came from Mikuru, who was knitting. I have to admire her resilience. After what happened yesterday, she still came here as if nothing had happened. Should I praise her?

In another corner, Yuki, as usual, silently read her book.

To be honest, springtime was indeed noisy and bustling, but now that springtime is gone, I feel a little lonely.

"Excuse me!" Just then, the club's door was violently flung open. Then, Haruhi burst in with a smile as bright as the sun, immediately shattering the rare tranquility.

I retract the foreword; I still prefer things to be quieter.

After that, Haruhi rattled off a whole bunch of nonsense. She also demanded that I make huge posters to put up, not only to promote the glorious SOS Brigade, but also to brazenly declare that if anyone encountered anything strange, they could come to her for advice. Seriously, where did you come from, some kind of paranormal detective?

After finishing all that, Haruhi started nagging again, wanting a computer. Her reasoning was: in this age of information overload, it's absolutely impossible to live without a computer.

"We don't have the money to buy a computer," I reminded them.

"Why buy it? In this day and age, there are plenty of ways to get things done without spending money."

"Let me make it clear beforehand that I'm keeping my computer for my own use. I absolutely will not give it to you."

"……mean."

"...You really want to move my computer over here?"

"But that's fine, I have another backup plan." After saying that, Kasuga tossed me the camera. Then she pulled Mikuru and me outside.

"You're not planning to steal from an electronics store, are you?" I asked.

“That’s the second backup plan,” Kasuga replied.

……

Looks like I should start saving up some money in advance to bail out Haruhi.

After walking a few steps, Chunri stopped in front of another room. I looked at the label on the door, and it did indeed say: Computer Research Department.

"So, you're going to steal a computer from here? That's not a good idea; after all, a rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow—"

"—No! It's requisition, a legitimate requisition!"

"Why should they let you use their computer?"

"Just follow my lead," Haruhi said.

“……那个，如果没事的话，我能先回去吗？”实玖瑠本能的察觉到了危险，转身正想要离开的时候，却被春日一把抓住：“休想！在我的计划之中，实玖瑠你可是最重要的一个环节呢！”

After that, Kasuga didn't knock and just pushed the door open and went in.

"Which of you is the minister? I need to requisition a computer here!" Kasuga said, still acting arrogantly as if no one else was there.

"I am the minister." A tall, thin, and seemingly ordinary-looking man stood up and asked, "May I ask what brings you here?"

“Didn’t I already say I wanted to requisition a computer?” Haruhi said, raising an eyebrow.

"Please don't joke around, okay?" The man was clearly a little angry when he heard Chunri say that. "If you want a computer, save up and buy it yourself. People like you who try to get something for nothing are the most annoying. We're not suckers."

Well said, I really want to give you a round of applause. Of course, it would be a big mistake to think that you would back down just because of this in spring.

"Hmph... I never expected it could be resolved peacefully." Haruhi sneered, "You asked for this!" She then grabbed the man's hand and dragged it towards Mikuru's chest—

"Wait! What are you doing?!" I nearly broke the poor guy's hand with a slap. Ignoring his cries, I pulled the terrified Mikuru behind me and said this to Haruhi.

"Of course, it's to fake the scene of the president attacking Mikuru, and then use that to blackmail him for a computer!! Otherwise, what do you think I asked you to bring the camera for?!" Haruhi said, as if she was in the right.

What can I say to a girl as eccentric as this? I'm so exhausted I don't want to move. And Mikuru behind me is shaking even more violently. She's so close to me, I can feel her breasts pressing against my back.

"...Fine, take my computer! Don't do anything stupid that makes me worry again, okay?!" And just like that, I finally gave in. Haruhi retreated with a victorious smile, leaving a group of bewildered members of the Computer Science Research Club staring at each other.

"So, what exactly are they here for?" one of them asked.