A newbie's anime life diary

Looking at Hiratsuka Shizuka and then at Yukiteru, whose expression remained unchanged, she had no choice but to agree: "You are the advisor, so it's not really my place to refuse your recommendation of club members. Therefore, I agree to let Hiratsuka-san join the Service Club."

Hiratsuka listened to the girl's words and finally nodded, letting out a sigh of relief. She said, "In that case, my purpose has been achieved. Yuihama also has a request today, right? Then I won't delay your first club activity."

After saying that, Hiratsuka Shizuka leaned close to Yukiteru's ear and said, "I'll let you off this time, but remember to buy groceries when you get home tonight!"

Well, the condition that she would buy groceries and cook for herself, as originally agreed, was completely invalid. What could Xuehui say? He could only nod helplessly and let Hiratsuka Shizuka, with a satisfied look on her face, bid farewell to the Service Club with pleasant steps.

The door to the clubroom closed, leaving behind the three club members and Yuihama, who had come to submit the request that day. Yukiteru said, "Although I already know the name of this club, could you please explain the purpose of this club's activities, Yukinoshita-san?"

"Didn't Hiratsuka-sensei say anything?" Yukino Yukinoshita replied.

"No, I didn't even know the name of this club before I came. Sister Jing always keeps a mysterious and indifferent attitude towards these things."

“In that case, let me explain.” Yukino Yukinoshita paused, then said in her slightly cool voice, “Those who have something give it to those who lack it with a compassionate heart. People call this volunteers. Just like developed countries provide development aid abroad, people provide food to the homeless, girls take the initiative to talk to unpopular boys, and lend a helping hand to those in need. This is the activity of this club.”

"Question: How do you distinguish between people in difficult situations, or what kind of requests will the Service Department accept?" Xuehui asked.

"When faced with an insurmountable situation, where one's current abilities are insufficient to achieve the goal, the Service Department will consider accepting such requests and devise a plan to help the other party achieve their objective," Yukino Yukinoshita answered directly without hesitation.

Xuehui nodded and asked the last question: "So, since the establishment of the Service Department, how many requests have you received, and how many requests have you completed?"

"..." Yukino Yukinoshita was a little flustered, but facing Yukiteru's clear eyes, she finally answered, "I've been asked to post requests here more than ten times, but I haven't accepted any of them, because they are all things that can be done with just a little courage or time."

"Oh~~" Xuehui nodded and summarized, "Simply put, this club is a place where people usually live the life of a shut-in good-for-nothing. If they encounter a request that they don't like, they will find an excuse to refuse and continue to stay at home until they encounter some unavoidable ones. It's a place where they never have any work to do."

"This summary is surprisingly apt..." Hachiman blurted out, then turned his head away, forced by Yukinoshita's murderous aura.

"Hiratsuka-san, you can leave anytime if you don't want to join this club." Yukino Yukinoshita suppressed her anger and frowned at the other person. Although the Service Club was indeed in this state in some ways, Yukiteru's teasing tone made her inexplicably uncomfortable.

"Well, I didn't say I wouldn't join. On the contrary, this kind of club is better. Club activities that are too intense are not suitable for me. From now on, I will be your member, President. Please take care of me!" Xuehui said with a smile.

“I don’t care what you’ve been like in the past, Hiratsuka-san, but I hope you can do your best in club activities,” Yukino Yukinoshita said, then looked at Yui Yuigahama beside her, “Well then, Yuigahama-san, let’s head to the cooking class.”

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The location changed, and the four of them arrived at the cooking classroom.

Yukino Yukinoshita and Yui Yuigahama were preparing the ingredients. Yukiteru and Hikigaya sat on chairs nearby. Yukiteru asked, "So, Yuigahama-san wants to learn how to make delicious cookies?"

"Hehe, that's right. I can't do it well on my own, so I ignored Hiratsuka-sensei's suggestion and came to the Service Club." Yui Yuigahama replied with a smile, then looked at Yukiteru and said, "I really didn't expect that, besides Hiki, Yukiteru... Hiratsuka-san, you've joined this club too."

"Well, if you're not used to calling me by my surname, it's fine to just call me by my first name. I don't really care about that, just don't give me a name like Hiki," Yuki said casually, leaning back in his chair.

"Don't mention the name Hachiman anymore! Can't you just call me Hachiman?!" Without Hiratsuka-sensei, who was supposed to be a deterrent, Mr. Hachiman became much more talkative.

"Sigh~ Can't I call you something else? I was originally thinking of calling you Yukiteru-Ayumi..." Yuihama said with a disappointed look.

"What's with that feminine nickname? I don't consider myself to look effeminate at all!"

"Alright, enough chit-chat. Yuihama-san, let's make some cookies and see how good you are." Yukino Yukinoshita prepared the ingredients, adjusted Yuihama's apron, and then looked at the two men, saying, "As for you two, you'll be in charge of tasting and giving your feedback later."

Then, Yuihama, sleeves rolled up, excitedly began making cookies. Seeing this, Yukiteru couldn't suppress his playful nature and said, "Yuihama-san, you're making cookies to give away. You're probably going to confess your feelings, aren't you?"

"I already said it was a thank-you gift, not a confession!!!" Yuihama pouted and said angrily, her hands covered in flour.

"So who is this gift going to be given as a thank you gift? You've already come to ask for my help, there's no need to keep it a secret~" Xuehui squinted at the girl with a smile on his face.

"No, it's a secret!" Yui insisted on her principles, refusing to comply even at the cost of her life, though her movements became a bit more forceful.

Twenty minutes later, the cookies were ready.

Apart from Yui, all three of them stared in shock at the girl's masterpiece.

Xuehui solemnly put on a pair of gloves, picked up a piece of charcoal-like object called "cookie," and lightly rubbed it across the table. The ear-piercing crunching sound tormented everyone's eardrums.

Looking at the intact cookies and the scratch on the table, Yuki swallowed hard and looked at Yui: "Girl, I finally believe you're not going to confess, but what grudge do you have against him that you'd make this kind of biological weapon to take revenge on him?"

Yuihama's cooking skills are even more terrifying than she herself said. The things she makes can no longer be classified as food. Yukiteru seriously doubts whether there is any creature in this world that would dare to try such a thing.

Hearing Yuki's words, Yuihama scratched her head sheepishly and smiled sheepishly.

Idiot, I wasn't praising you.

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Chapter 11: The chances of curing severe chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) are extremely low.

In the end, Yukiteru didn't interfere too much with Yui's cooking class, letting Yukino Yukinoshita say a lot of hurtful things and unexpectedly gaining Yui's favor. The little stars in her eyes made Yukiteru and Hachiman feel a sense of danger of yuri blossoming.

Despite Yukiteru's repeated probing, Yui still didn't reveal the real purpose of making the cookies. After a day, Yukiteru's curiosity subsided, and he spent his days peacefully in the Service Club after school, eating and waiting for death. After serving Hiratsuka Shizuka's dinner in the evening, he would stay in his room and write.

Hiratsuka Shizuka noticed Yukiteru's actions and, after briefly glancing through his documents, the excellent Japanese literature teacher, Ms. Hiratsuka Shizuka, expressed her high regard for Yukiteru and offered to introduce him to a paperback editor once he completed the first volume.

Hiratsuka Shizuka majored in Japanese literature in college and possessed literary skills commensurate with her abilities. Yukiteru was not surprised that some of his classmates became editors; on the contrary, he found it much easier.

After all, although Hiratsuka Shizuka is somewhat casual in her actions, she doesn't compromise on these serious matters, and the person she introduces to Yukiteru must be someone of some importance.

After a week and seven days of hard work, Yukiteru finally finished the first volume of the novel. After Hiratsuka Shizuka read it through and it gained its first reader, Yukiteru asked her to contact her editor friend. Hearing that it was published by Kadokawa Bunko, Yukiteru couldn't help but feel a little hopeful.

In the clubroom, Miss Dango handed over her masterpiece of the past few days: three cookies that were in line with a normal person's understanding of things and were reasonably edible.

Xuehui said he would enshrine this cookie, as it witnessed Miss Dango's amazing transformation from an extraordinary person to an ordinary one, and then he was forced by the girl to eat the cookie.

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One day after school, Yukiteru and Hikigaya went to the clubroom together, where they found Yukino Yukinoshita and Yui Yuigahama peeking in from outside the door.

"What, does it look like someone's inside?" Xuehui looked at the two of them and felt like an audience member was personally participating in the scene.

This feeling is inexplicably annoying.

"Oh! It's you guys! Don't make a sound all of a sudden!" Yui Yuigahama was startled by Yukiteru's question, and Yukinoshita, who was standing next to her, was also startled.

Yeah, I was startled by Yuihama's reaction.

"Oh, I'm so sorry. But no matter who's inside, we have to go in, don't we?" Xuehui said, stepping past the two girls, opening the door, and walking in despite their attempts to stop him.

What came into view was a burly figure standing by the window with his back to the camera, wearing a long-sleeved coat over his school uniform as if he didn't mind the heat.

Besides that, there were sheets of A4 paper being blown up by the wind.

Seemingly hearing the door open, the figure in front of him turned around and said, "Heh heh heh, you've finally arrived. You've kept me waiting for so long, Hachiman Hikigaya!"

After saying that, he pointed at Hachiman in an extremely embarrassing pose.

Xuehui said it was great that the other party didn't imitate JOJO, otherwise it would be absolutely cringeworthy.

Yukino: "Acquaintance?"

Dumpling: "Someone Hiki knows, right?"

Yukiteru: "If there isn't another Hachiman in this school, then it definitely is."

"No, I don't know this person. Even if I did, I would pretend not to." Faced with the three people's change from question to statement, Hachiman turned his face away.

'Ah, it really is someone we know.' The three of them thought to themselves.

"I never expected you to forget about me, your partner. You're utterly disappointing!" Yoshiteru Zaimokuza stood with his hands at his sides as if holding a sword, a glint of light reflecting off his black-rimmed glasses.

"Hey buddy, does that mean you two are really close?" Yui Yuigahama didn't understand what the other person's posture meant, but she still asked Hachiman across Yukiteru and Yukino, because she really couldn't think of anyone Hachiman would be so close to at school.

"Yes, it's our comrade! You must remember, right? Those hellish times, the days we went through together!" The chuunibyou boy pointed at Hachiman and said with a look of reminiscence.

As someone with a deep understanding of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), Yukiteru completely ignored what the other person said, but the two girls didn't understand at all and turned their attention to Hachiman.

"I think I teamed up with him in PE class." Even Mr. Hachiman couldn't stand those embarrassing lines, so he had to explain.

"Hmph, team up? That kind of bad habit, team up with someone you like? I don't know when I was reincarnated, how could I possibly make friends with someone!"

After another string of meaningless and embarrassing lines, Mr. Hachiman finally couldn't take it anymore and asked, "Zaimokuza, what is it you want?"

"After all this talk, who exactly is this guy?" Yukinoshita asked Hachiman. She had an innate dislike for this guy who had entered her territory without a word, and she didn't even know who he was.

"I am the swordsman general, Yoshiteru Zaimokuza!"

Yukiteru patted Hachiman on the shoulder and said, "They're looking for you, so you handle it."

"You really think you can get away with it completely? Don't think you can escape responsibility. The club room door is locked." Hachiman Hikigaya retorted.

"I know, I'll be making a completely vegetarian dinner tonight."

In just a few words, the two men pointed to a middle-aged female teacher who was driving and humming a tune. Sometimes, the common language between men can come so quickly.

"Don't ignore me, Hachiman! This is the Service Club, right?" Seeing the two talking nonsense, Yoshiteru Zaimokuza had no choice but to ask hurriedly.

Speaking of the Service Club, Yukino Yukinoshita felt it was time for her, as the club president, to step forward: "Yes, this is the Service Club."

"..." Upon hearing Yukino Yukinoshita's reply, Zaimokuza paused, then immediately looked at Hikigaya. "As expected, just as Hiratsuka-sensei said, Hachiman, you have an obligation to fulfill my wish. The master-servant relationship has remained unchanged for a thousand years. Could this be the guidance of the Great Bodhisattva Hachiman?" He nodded as he spoke.

"The Service Club isn't about fulfilling your wishes, it's just about helping you," Yukino Yukinoshita silently pointed out the other person's misunderstanding.

"..." Once again, Zaimokuza turned his gaze to Hikigaya, "Then, Hachiman, lend me a hand."

Yukino Yukinoshita was a little confused. Even though she was the one answering, the other person always seemed to be talking to Hachiman Hikigaya. Could the two of them really be that close? Thinking this, Yukino Yukinoshita frowned and reached out to tug at Yukiteru's sleeve. She felt that Yukiteru, who had remained calm since Zaimokuza started speaking, could answer her questions.

As expected, after meeting Yukino Yukinoshita's gaze, Yukiteru glanced at Zaimokuza, whose face was covered in sweat, and Hachiman, who looked helpless, and nodded knowingly. He began to explain, "This guy is just not good at facing girls and doesn't dare to talk to them. Hmm... it's probably a complication of late-stage chuunibyou."

"I know I'm not good at that... but chuunibyou... I think I've heard of it, but I don't know what it means." Yukino Yukinoshita said, resting her chin on her hand.

Seeing that Zaimokuza was still talking to Hikigaya and didn't dare to look in their direction, Yukiteru scratched his cheek with some trouble and explained to Yukinoshita and Yuihama, who were looking at him with curiosity, "Chuunibyou is a bit complicated to explain. Simply put, it's a form that happens around middle school. You give yourself some kind of setting and then fantasize about how amazing you are, and imitate and say those lines that seem cool but are actually embarrassing."

"I still don't quite understand..." Miss Tuanzi, whose comprehension has always been somewhat lacking, still expressed that she didn't quite understand.

Yukino Yukinoshita said, "I understand the general idea, but isn't this person already in high school?"

"Well, there are always some people who get so caught up in their own fantasies that they can't pull themselves out. This guy in front of me is one of them. We usually call him a late-stage chuunibyou."

"I understand, so what we need to do this time is to cure his chuunibyou (middle school syndrome)?" Yukinoshita said, stating her judgment.

"No way!!! And you over here, stop using those devilish whispers to slander our glorious past!" Zaimokuza finally couldn't help but speak up in the face of Yukiteru and Yukino Yukinoshita's unrestrained words. Then, feeling the gazes of Yukinoshita and Yuihama, he fled once again.

"Well, while I also think treating his illness is more important, this is probably a different matter." As he said this, Hachiman bent down to pick up a piece of paper from the ground and looked at its contents.

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PS2: I've been obsessed with the Persona 5 BGM "Last Surprise" lately. I'm typing this while tapping my foot—it's so addictive!

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Chapter 12 Yukino Yukinoshita - Serious Yukinoshita

The papers scattered on the ground were tidied up, and a thick stack was presented to everyone.

"Light novels?" Hikigaya leaned against the window, never expecting that this fat guy with severe chuunibyou would have such a hobby.