I, who advocate giving up, feel like a disqualified person

After the first get out of class, Liu Yan quickly turned around and asked with a playful smile:

"Sheji, what did you do last night to have such a hairstyle?"

Looking at his slightly malicious smile, I sighed, got up and went to the bathroom to fix my hair.

Just as I was about to step out of the classroom, I happened to run into my homeroom teacher. Looking at her standing at the door, I didn't react in particular and leaned over to pass by her, but she patted my shoulder:

"Sheji-kun, wait a moment."

I had a bad feeling, so I sighed and turned around, but didn't say anything. I looked at her expression, which seemed a little angry for some reason, and waited quietly for what to say next.

"Why do you refuse to join the club?"

"Because you can choose not to join." I thought this question was very unprofessional, so I wanted to end the conversation as soon as possible. After all, class was about to start, and I didn't want to attend another class with this hairstyle.

"Having said that, you are the only one in our class who hasn't joined any club. Why do you have to be treated specially?" She showed an impatient look and raised her hand to tap my forehead.

Ah, it hurts. I couldn't help but raise my hand and rub the place where I was hit.

Then she added, "I don't care what your reasons are, but you have to join the club today. If I find out tomorrow that you haven't joined... hmph." She didn't continue, sighing inexplicably and turning away, complaining, "Kids these days are so unruly."

I am probably the one who wants to complain the most. Looking at the back of the head teacher leaving in a leisurely manner, I couldn't help but sigh and continued to walk towards the bathroom.

Why can't we allow special people to exist? Well, even though I'm the only one, it's precisely because most people are ordinary that my special role is so precious, right? But on second thought, this kind of eccentricity doesn't seem to suit a mortal like me.

Forget it. Although I don’t think my homeroom teacher will do anything to me if I don’t join the club tomorrow, since she, who rarely shows up in class, came to me specifically to ask me to join the club, I can’t be so stubborn anymore.

It’s better to visit various clubs after school.

I made this decision while fixing my hair in the bathroom mirror.

So, after returning to his seat, Liu Yan couldn't wait to ask me:

"What did Brother Nan say to you just now?"

Brother Nan is our class teacher. Her original name is Gao Shan Nan. Well, although she is indeed a woman, she is cold in attitude towards people but still graceful, and she is very decisive and unrestrained in doing things. In addition, she is young and has a heroic spirit between her eyebrows that even men find difficult to possess. So we respect her as "Brother Nan" after just knowing her for a week.

"They didn't say anything, they just asked me to join the club," I replied.

"Hehe." Liu Yan smiled meaningfully, said nothing more, and turned back. But I could still read the gloating pleasure in his smile, "You've got this day, kid." Oh, whatever, just laugh.

After a boring class, the day finally ended. Liu Yan rushed out of the classroom to join the club activities. This guy has become incredibly active since joining the club. My efforts in guiding him have finally paid off. It's a cause for celebration.

So I walked towards the door while thinking about the club I wanted to visit.

Sports clubs are definitely out of the question, and clubs that require a lot of effort like the magic and drama clubs should also be abandoned... After thinking about it, the only clubs left are the literature club, the manga research club, and the gaming club, which don't require much work...

With this in mind, I pushed open the door of the Comic Research Club, and then I found that they were still full of positivity. Not only were they designing cosplay costumes, but they were also planning some activities in advance that sounded very physically demanding.

I had to give it up.

Then, I didn’t go to the game club again, because after thinking about it carefully, I realized that the games I played were too monotonous, and I couldn’t get along with those technical geeks.

So, I pushed open the door to the literature club. Well, while it was quiet, it was a bit crowded. And I figured they were all genuinely into literature. Their literary accomplishments were definitely far superior to those of mere mortals like me. I should be more self-aware and not be a discordant note.

Ah... I gave up without realizing it. Looks like I need to come up with a good excuse to deal with Nan-ge tomorrow, who knows what his expression will be...

Suddenly, I noticed the words "Tea Ceremony Club" written on the door of a room just a few steps away from the Literature Club. This must be the Tea Ceremony Club that Rinsenkawa mentioned... Since I saw it, I decided to go in and say hello.

With this in mind, I pushed open the door of the tea ceremony club.

Unexpectedly, Rinquanchuan was the only one here, and she didn't seem to expect anyone to push open the door, so she looked a little flustered for a moment, which is a rare expression. If she hadn't returned to her original expression when she noticed that it was me, I would have taken out my phone to take a few pictures.

...Ah, wait...isn't this just perversion?

"Are you alone?" I asked while observing the furnishings of the club. The activity room was not too big, but there were three pairs of sofas placed in it, with a coffee table in the middle. The most eye-catching thing was the tea set placed on the coffee table.

"Oh my," Rinquanchuan said, but didn't answer the question. "Did you do something nasty and get chased by someone, so you ran here in a panic?"

"Ah...that's not the case. And I don't look like I'm being chased, do I?"

"..." Lin Quanchuan no longer paid attention to me and picked up the book to read.

Since you like reading so much, why not just join the literature club next door?

But I definitely can't say it out loud.

"Um, Rinsenkawa-san, can I sit down?"

Rinquanchuan looked at me, then turned his gaze back to the book.

"Um...that." Before I could finish my words, the familiar "Oh my god" sounded again.

"Oh my, is your intelligence so low that you can't make your own judgment and take action without clear instructions from others?"

From what I understood, this should mean "please feel free to do as you please." Well, regardless of whether it was what I thought, I sat down anyway.

Wow, this sofa is surprisingly comfortable to sit on, but I'm still curious where the others went.

"Hey, why isn't there anyone else?" I asked.

"Oh, maybe you had a feeling some pervert would show up today, so you didn't dare come?" She paused, "I was just kidding."

This isn't a joke, is it? Well, I still laughed out loud.

"Oh my, you can actually laugh. Are you happy to be called a pervert? Are you a masochist?"

...I didn't know how to respond for a moment. Well, I'd better pretend I didn't hear it.

Seeing that I didn't answer, Lin Quanchuan turned his gaze back to the book and answered my previous question: "The others are just nominal members. They must have gone home long ago."

So that's it! Apparently, there's still the option of using a nominal title. If I'd thought of that earlier, I wouldn't have wasted precious energy traveling all over the place. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

"Why don't you just go home with your name on it, Rinsenkawa-san? After all, there's no one here anymore."

"Being a member is fine, but isn't it too much to even put the president in title?" Rinquanchuan answered without raising his head.

"Huh? So you are the president?" I was a little surprised.

"Oh, didn't I tell you?"

I shook my head.

She ignored me, and I didn't want to start a conversation and disturb her studies, so I planned to take a short break and then join another club.

Because the Tea Ceremony Club is on the first floor, I can see the members of the Track and Field Club training outside the window. Luckily, it happened to be the girls' training, so I could see their long legs and breasts shaking from running.

Ah...it seems a bit dirty...but as a healthy male high school student, it's not surprising that he focuses on this.

With this idea in mind, I watched three rounds of training before turning around and finding that Rinquanchuan was staring at me. Did she find out?

"Um...Rinquanchuan, what are you looking at?" I asked guiltily.

"Ah, I'm observing whether lower life forms would need water after being exposed to the air for a long time." After saying that, he placed the steaming teacup in front of me.

This... should be a sign for me to have some tea? It seems that Rinquanchuan didn't notice what I was looking at.

"Then I won't hold you back." I picked up the teacup and took a sip. Although I didn't know much about tea, this cup of tea still made me feel comfortable.

At this moment, Rinquanchuan was looking at me, his eyes seemed to be asking me how I felt.

"It tastes great," I said with a smile, "It would be great if I could drink it every day. Well, why not join this club..." I said almost to myself.

"Oh, sure." Rinquanchuan replied.

"Huh?" I was surprised at Rinquanchuan's straightforwardness.

"Won't it disturb your reading?"

"If I thought you were disturbing me, I should have kicked you out as soon as you walked in." Lin Quanchuan shook the jar in his hand. "Besides, there's still so much tea left. It would be a waste if no one comes to consume it."

Since it has come to this, I have no reason to refuse. "Then please allow me to join the company, President Rin."

After filling out my application, I looked out the window with my teacup in hand. The beautiful scenery and the comfortable sofa gave me a sense of well-being. As the sun set, I wondered if the club wasn't as bad as I'd imagined.

Even if I give up my stubbornness, club activities are still terrible

Chapter 8: Even if I give up my stubbornness, club activities are still terrible

I looked at the wide variety of tea displayed on the glass cabinet by the window. Although I was not interested in tea, I was still curious about their prices.

"Are these teas very expensive?" I asked my question while drinking tea.

"Fortunately."

A brief answer, without taking his eyes off the book, it seems the price is really average.

There are two sets of tea sets on the cabinet by the window. It seems that the school has allocated a lot of funds to the club. I can't help but sigh at the school's generosity in clubs.

Half an hour had passed since joining the club, and aside from witnessing Rinsenkawa's surprisingly skilled tea-making skills and his still-caustic language, all I had to do was drink tea and gaze out the window. Compared to class, this feeling was simply cozy. Even though we were all sitting, I certainly didn't feel bored. Well, maybe it had something to do with the seating.

Thinking of this, I suddenly noticed that the sofa I was sitting on seemed a bit out of place in such an activity room.

"Oh, by the way, is this sofa also specially provided by the school?"

"No." Still a brief answer.

Not really. So, according to that, those tea sets and tea leaves were probably not provided by the school. I was wondering how a school that makes money from the food prices could be so generous with club funds. Well, I feel relieved to know that the school is still so shameless.

"So, who left these things here?" I thought about it for a moment, and even though it seemed unlikely, I still asked Rinquanchuan, "You didn't bring them here, did you?"

"No."

It turns out not to be... Well, forget it, I guess she doesn't know who got it, so it's better to just let it go.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

When I wanted to get up and open the door, Rinquanchuan had already put down the book and walked to the door. I had no choice but to sit down again and take a sip of the still hot tea.

"excuse me."

I was very familiar with this voice, because it was none other than my senior. However, since I was sitting near the door, he couldn't see me from that angle.

"What's the matter?" asked Rinquanchuan.

Ah, the same cold attitude...

But the senior didn't care and continued, "Come to think of it, it's not a big deal..." Before he could finish his words, Rinquanchuan interrupted him, "Ah, if it's nothing serious, just tell my members."

The senior was obviously stunned for a moment and looked into the house.

So, now I am walking on the way to the drama club with my seniors.

"That's too much." Although it was a complaint, I still felt that there was joy in the senior's tone. "You said you weren't interested in the club, but you already joined it."

"Well, this is an order from our homeroom teacher. Actually, I don't want to do this either."

"You actually joined a club with your classmates first. Do you think I'm your senior?"

"I didn't know you were in the drama club. Besides, club activities must be tiring."

"No matter what, you must perform your duties well this time."

"Oh...ok." I answered slowly and casually.

In fact, the senior not only invited the Tea Ceremony Club, but also people from other clubs to the Drama Club. The reason was that the senior wrote a script and was going to perform it first to let everyone give their opinions.

Actually, I think sometimes more people isn't necessarily better. For example, with something as subjective as drama creation, different people have different perspectives on the plot due to their varying perspectives and experiences. If so many people were to critique it, it would probably be hard to reach a consensus. Well, whatever, simply expressing my own opinion shouldn't be too exhausting, right?

However, I still didn't expect that the drama society had such a large venue. How should I put it? It was about the size of four classrooms, and it also came with a fairly large stage.

Quite a few people had already arrived and were sitting in the arranged chairs. So this is the standard seating arrangement?

"I'll go make some preparations for the performance first. You can just find a seat and sit down." With that, the senior walked away.

Ah, where should I sit? I looked around for a seat.

"Hey, isn't this Sheji?" An incredibly familiar voice sounded.

"Brother Nan...um...Teacher Nan, why are you here?" I asked Brother Nan who was sitting in the front row.

"Oh, I was just about to ask you something," Sister Nan pointed to the empty seat next to her and motioned me to sit over there. Although I wasn't very willing, seeing Sister Nan's eyes that didn't allow for rejection, I still sat in the seat she designated.

"Have you joined the club?"

Ask this right away...

“It took some effort, but I still joined.”

"Yeah," Brother Nan nodded, then answered my earlier question, "These kids wanted to put on a performance and insisted I give their opinions. Ah~ After all, I teach Chinese, and I happen to have nothing else to do."

"Oh," looking at Brother Nan who had changed into casual clothes, I guess he went home and then came to school again.

It seems that she is really free.