Let's do it again, Yukino.

Anyway, trying is much better than doing nothing.

"You chose this path yourself, so whatever setbacks you encounter in the future, you will have to face them alone. Yoshiteru Zaimokuza, this is all the help I can give you."

"Why are you helping me like this? I don't remember ever having any dealings with you. Someone like me doesn't need your help."

"It's a secret, I'll tell you all about it later, I mean, if there's another chance in the future. So, Yihui, bye-bye for now."

In a sense, this is also a reward for the recommendation quota, Haruhi thought to herself.

crunch————

The boy silently pushed open the rooftop door.

The door slammed shut.

"Ah Qing? Hmm, where is he?"

As the woodcutter looked up again in a daze, the figure of the spring boy had already disappeared from the rooftop.

……

In my memory, the chubby young man in the suit was drunk in a bar, dragging along the black-haired young man who was also slumped on the table in a drunken stupor.

"Ah Qing, sometimes I'm really jealous of you. Why are you so lucky? You have such a beautiful girlfriend who unconditionally supports your career, sharing both success and failure with you, even when life is a little tight. Unlike me, I'm all alone. Besides that hobby and friends like you, I have nothing else."

"You and Hayato Hachiman are both my good friends. And no matter what the future holds, my life isn't as good as you imagine. It's just that God is fair. When He took something from you, He gave you an extra reward as compensation."

"You know how to talk. Anyway, we made a promise. No matter what, before my light novel gets an anime adaptation, and before I marry the female voice actress I like, you absolutely cannot abandon us good brothers who just want to eat and wait to die."

"Yes, it's a deal."

Fueled by the alcohol, the black-haired youth stood up, patted his chest boldly at his friends at the table, and smiled fearlessly, ignoring the long-haired, aloof woman who had somehow appeared behind him with her hands on her hips.

"Keep drinking! Today, I, Chunri, am going all out. There's no curfew at the Chunri family home, and no monthly paychecks!! Cheers!! We won't leave until we're drunk!! What's with those funny expressions on your faces? You look like Sima Yi!"

"..."

……

…………

That day, when school ended in the evening,

Yukino, unusually, approached Haruhi to check on the results of his busy day. Seeing the extra spots on the recommendation list, Yukino's face showed a hint of surprise.

"Are you really collecting them?"

"Of course, in your impression, do you think I'm the kind of person who would give up halfway when faced with difficulties?"

Everyone in the classroom had left, leaving only Chunri busy with something.

Chunri, who was packing her schoolbag, stood up from her seat. As she stood up, she inadvertently saw the empty seat in front of her again and shook her head slightly.

I forgot to mention that in the recent test, because Nagato, the top student, was absent, Kasuga also achieved the rare honor of being first in the class. As for Asakura, the class representative, her originally excellent grades declined somewhat in this test due to Nagato Yuki's absence during this period.

Although it caused quite a stir, because Chunri's grades had been consistently in the top five of the class, this time, unlike the first time, it didn't cause students or teachers to doubt the authenticity of the grades.

However, for springtime like this, it's a minor matter that can be taken for granted.

"Oh, right, I have to go there first. Xiaoxue, after you're done with your club stuff, just go straight back to your apartment."

"what's up?"

"Of course it's related to the recommendation quota. I'll tell you when I get back after I'm done with my work."

Chunri sniffed, and a gust of cold wind blew in through the open window. He couldn't help but wave the book in his hand.

Thirty recommendation slots, to be honest, will take some time to process.

Without using any force.

……

…………

Twenty minutes later,

At the gate of a school called Toyonosaki,

The little lion, dressed in a blue and white school uniform, walked out of the gate with two girls who seemed to be from the same club and a boy wearing glasses. Looking at the boy who had stopped her by the school gate, she was suddenly filled with anger. Ignoring the complicated looks from the other club members, she pointed at Haruhi's rather handsome face and said angrily.

"You actually blocked the door!! I've never seen anyone as reckless as you. I already emailed you at noon, didn't I? I'm not a student at your Zongwu High School, are you sure a recommendation from an outsider is useful?"

"Sign here, little lion!"

Springtime handed over her notebook.

"Listen to me properly, you idiot!!"

The blonde, twin-tailed loser was furious.

(P.S.: There are still about 70,000 words left to go before the story is finished.)

Chapter Four: The Little Lion's Real Name

Toyonosaki High School

Its full name is Private Toyonosaki Academy.

It has been established for less than ten years, but how should I put it, its popularity is no less than that of another private high school, Soubu High School.

Moreover, compared to Sobu High School, this school not only occupies a larger area, but also prides itself on its exceptionally free school spirit. Therefore, a major reason why many people choose Toyonosaki over Sobu High School is this free school spirit.

Like Soubu High School, it holds a school anniversary celebration every November for three days. During the celebration, many ordinary tourists from the local area and other schools come to participate.

During these three days, many bold and unusual ideas will be fully displayed by the students at the school anniversary celebration.

This evening, Kasuga arrived at Toyonosaki High School, a school she had heard of before, for the first time.

Of course, his purpose in coming here was simply to find a certain blonde, twin-tailed, single girl.

Fortunately, the person he wanted to see was among the group of people walking towards him.

"Little lion... wait a moment, I have something to tell you."

"You actually actually blocked the door!! You're always this reckless. I already emailed you at noon, didn't I? I'm not a student at your Zongwu High School, are you sure a recommendation from an outsider is useful?"

"Of course it'll work, as long as it has a name."

"Then why not ask one of your classmates?"

The little lion, who had just come out of the club with his companions, looked helplessly at Haruhi who had still come looking for him, and couldn't help but sigh.

Haruhi snorted matter-of-factly, "Because I don't even know their names, so getting them to sign their names wouldn't really mean anything to me."

"..."

The blonde girl stared speechlessly at the boy who was earnestly explaining his reasons to her, unsure of what to say to him.

However, right beside her, among a group of people, especially the charming young woman with long black hair, she couldn't help but sneer at the little lion.

"Huh? I didn't expect you, a golden gorilla, to have friends from other schools. I thought you, a homebody, would never make any friends in your life."

"Shut up!!! My charm is far greater than that of a fat sow like you. I have a huge fan base in every school."

"Oh, really?"

The long-haired girl wasn't angry either. Her plump and tall figure, which was even more voluptuous than the little lion's, was both smiling and voluptuous.

"Are all of these your friends, little lion?"

Springtime also shifted her gaze away from the little lion.

"They're not friends, just a club."

"A club or a group is no different from a group of friends, right?"

A long-haired girl wearing a white headband, a handsome boy with glasses, and a short-haired girl who always stood silently at the very edge.

I've probably stumbled into the daily life of some harem king again.

Although this bespectacled boy is unremarkable, the fact that he is always followed by three high-class girls after school suggests that he, like Hachiman, is definitely a harem king.

"My name is Haruhi Kasuga. I'm Little Lion's friend from Soubu High School. Nice to meet you."

A man's sixth sense told Haruhi that none of the people in front of him were the type to be willful, capricious, or difficult to get along with, so Haruhi introduced himself to them with a smile.

"Pfft—Little Lion? That nickname, could it be referring to Eriri? Hey, Little Lion, give me a reply."

Upon hearing the nickname "Little Lion" again, the long-haired girl couldn't stop laughing and continued to tease the blonde girl with pigtails who was looking down, seemingly trying to hide her shyness and embarrassment.

"Shut up, Kasumigaoka Utaha!!!! Do you think I wanted to be given this awful nickname by this guy?"

The little lion, its face turning bright red, finally lost its temper and bristled.

"Senior, please stop teasing Eriri."

The bespectacled boy on the other side also acted as a mediator among the four, calming their emotions.

"Okay, I'll listen to you this once. There are outsiders here, so I won't laugh at her this time. Is that alright?"

Haruhi didn't seem to think anything of it. She scratched her head and looked at everyone with a puzzled expression: "Well, names don't matter anymore. Friends should use nicknames to address each other to show affection, right, little lion?"

"You're so long-winded! No way!"

The blush on the little lion's face had not yet faded.

"Um, could I borrow your club, Little Lion's, for a little while? It won't take too long."

Springtime didn't have the leisure to chat with Little Lion's friends. Looking at a coffee shop not far away, I thought for a moment and decided to invite Little Lion to have something to drink first, and then we could have a proper chat.

"I've already told you, I don't want to sign my own name. What if you use my signature to do something bad someday?"

"No way! Do you think I'm that kind of person? Have you forgotten what happened when we first met?"

"..."

The little lion seemed to recall something that had happened a long time ago, and finally shrugged, which was a tacit acceptance of spring's invitation.

"I have no problem with that, but, Kasuga-kun, if you want to invite Eriri, you'll need to get Aki-senpai's permission first, since he's quite important to Eriri."

"Um, little lion, no, in your words you're called Eriri, well, I'm used to calling her that. Anyway, everyone, Eriri and I will be going now?"

"We happen to have some things to do as well, Kasuga-kun, please make yourselves at home with Eriri."