What a twist! The loser heroine!

"Ah, okay."

Wen Shui quietly watched the president's figure disappear from sight. He left the railing, stretched his body a little, and then walked towards the literary club's office.

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Arriving at the west campus where the literary club was located, Wen Shui saw Xiao Ju Zhihua quietly leaning against the wall at the corner of the corridor, holding her phone in both hands.

She pursed her lips, looked down at her phone screen, and seemed somewhat uneasy.

Wen Shui was a little curious, so she leaned closer and asked, "Xiao Ju? What are you doing here all by yourself?"

"Huh?!" Xiao Ju exclaimed, startled by the warm water, almost dropping her phone. She struggled to grab it back, asking, "Warm...warm water??"

"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you."

Wen Shui quickly took a step back, placing herself at what she considered a "safe distance" when communicating with Xiao Ju: "Did you finish the exercise plan the president gave you today? And why didn't you go to the club office?"

"Wen Shui was asking all sorts of questions like an old man—" Xiao Ju asked softly, "The training is over, and I came out specifically to wait for you, why are you so late?"

"It was my turn to be on duty today, and the club president also chatted with me for a while."

"President?"

"Ah."

Wen Shui nodded naturally, but then noticed a look of panic suddenly appear on Xiao Ju's face.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing."

The look of panic came and went quickly. Xiao Ju shook her head, as if nothing had just happened.

She continued, "Um... today, someone came to visit the literary society."

"Yes, I've heard about this from President Tamaki."

"No, wasn't it called by warm water?"

Xiao Ju looked up nervously at Wen Shui, her wary gaze puzzling him.

What's wrong with this guy?

"I didn't invite anyone to visit the literary society, and besides, I'm the kind of guy who can't get anyone to come."

He frowned and said, "So, who is it? You look so nervous... Is it Shikiya-senpai?"

“No, it’s not Shikiya…” Komari said in a low voice, “It’s An… no, it’s, it’s Hanami-kun who came to visit.”

Upon hearing the name Banami, Wenshui's expression immediately turned strange. Xiaoju noticed this and immediately gripped her phone tightly.

"So, it really was you who sent her?"

“How could I possibly have such a thing in mind…” Wen Shui shook her head and explained, “I was probably summoned by Princess Ji.”

[Wasn't that guy still doing athletic training with Shao Yan? How come he suddenly showed up at the literature club?]

The warm water was somewhat puzzled.

"Is that so?" Xiao Ju seemed to relax her guard a little, although Wen Shui didn't quite understand why she was on guard.

"That's how it is." Wen Shui chuckled helplessly, then walked towards the Literature Club.

Seeing this, Xiaoju quickly reached out and grabbed Wenshui's arm: "Um, Banami's current state is a bit strange, Wenshui, be careful not to scare her."

"strangeness?"

Wen Shui stopped in his tracks, suddenly having a bad feeling.

Could it be that--

"Ah."

As if responding to his inner thoughts, Komari nodded: "Just now, after Hanami came to the Literature Club, she suddenly stopped saying anything and just sat in the chair without moving, which startled Himegami."

Wen Shui pursed her lips.

Why does her intuition kick in even when she's in the literature club?

He immediately sensed something was wrong; besides her, only Wen Shui herself knew about Banami's intuition.

He knew that Hanami didn't want this superpower-like talent to be discovered, but if Himegami found out now, then—

Thinking of what Hanami intuitively knew about Himegami, Wenshui couldn't help but frown.

We need to find an excuse to help her get through this, otherwise—

Otherwise, her friendship with Princess Hime would be in trouble.

Thinking of this, he looked at Xiao Ju and asked, "It sounds serious. How is it now?"

"It's much better now," Xiao Ju said softly.

Great, it seems there's still a chance to salvage the situation.

He breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Komari Chika, who was gripping his wrists with both hands, looking nervous for some reason.

"In that case, let's go check on the situation. If it's really bad, we'll take Banami to the infirmary for a check-up."

He considered the danger of confronting Mr. Koba in his mind. Compared to those, the danger posed by his intuition ability was probably greater.

“Okay…” Xiao Ju nodded repeatedly.

"But speaking of which, are you going to keep going to the student union office like this?" Wen Shui gently shook her left hand, which was a little numb from being held so tightly, and said with a hint of helplessness.

"No, there was no other way. Anyone would be scared after seeing what happened just now."

Xiao Ju said this softly, and reluctantly let go of her hand.

"There's no need to be that scared."

"Stop nagging," Xiao Ju said, blushing slightly. "Hurry up and go to the club office."

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After the little incident, Wen Shui and Xiao Ju arrived at the entrance of the student union office.

He pushed open the door to the club office, glanced around briefly, and immediately understood what President Tamaki meant when he said, "There are quite a few students visiting."

[So, two visiting students are considered "a lot"? ...The arts club is really unpopular.]

Several exercise books and textbooks were spread out on the desk. Chihaya Asagumo, who had visited on Friday, was once again standing next to the desk, seemingly helping Nonomura answer some science questions.

As for Hanami Anna, whom Xiaoju just mentioned, who seems to have triggered her intuition in the literature club, she is currently standing quietly next to the bookshelf.

She seemed oblivious to the arrival of the warm water, staring intently at the various books on the bookshelf, her right hand unconsciously brushing against the spines of the books.

If Wen Shui hadn't had some prior interaction with her, she might have been deceived by her current appearance and thought she was the quiet, literary girl often seen in light novels.

That said, the current situation is really familiar. Apart from Tian Aixing becoming the vice president of Yuezhimu, it's practically a replica of the book club meeting a few days ago.

[Upon closer reflection, it turns out that Princess Hime invited her best friend to the clubroom. She truly lives up to her reputation as a shrewd businesswoman; she accomplished something I couldn't do with such ease.]

With that thought in mind, Wen Shui placed her schoolbag on the chair.

Himegami Karen, who had just been standing next to Hanami with a concerned look in her eyes, immediately sat down next to him after seeing Nukumi arrive at the clubroom.

She first glanced at Hanami, who was in a strange state, with some concern, then turned her head and said anxiously, "What should we do, Onami? Anzu has become like this again."

"Huh? Again?!"

Kazuhiko Nukumizu, who had already prepared several answers in his mind based on the questions that Princess Hime might ask, was completely stunned by Princess Hime's question.

What's going on? Again? Could it be that Banami also triggered her intuition when she was next to Himegami before—

His eyes widened in surprise, and before he could ask anything, Himegami spoke first:

"Yes! Once when Anja went out to play, she turned into this too."

"...Can I ask where you went that time?" Wen Shui sensed something was wrong.

To everyone's surprise, Princess Hime blushed. She leaned closer to the warm water and stammered softly, "Um... we went to a clothing store to try on clothes, and then... um... I couldn't quite fit into them..."

Wen Shui's eye twitched slightly.

Himegami said somewhat shyly, "Then... Anzu asked about my measurements..."

"I didn't expect her to become like she was just now, staring at me blankly and not moving at all!" As she said this, her tone quickened: "Could Xingcai have contracted some strange disease?"

No, she was probably envious of some of your strengths at the time.

Fortunately, it wasn't triggered by intuition, so that's fine.

Slightly relieved, Wen Shui awkwardly looked away: "Well... I don't know either. Maybe Banami was reminded of some delicious food by the scenery?"

"You can associate a girl's measurements with food?" Himegami frowned, half-believing, and rested her chin on her hands as she pondered.

Wen Shui sighed: "Ordinary people might not make this connection, but Banami is no ordinary person."

"Yes, yes! You're absolutely right." Knowing her friend's true nature, Karen Himegami said with a smile, "You really know Anzu quite well, don't you, Numizu?"

"...We've only had a few exchanges, we're not even acquaintances."

Feeling an unknown sense of oppression, Wen Shui adopted her usual deadpan expression and quickly looked away.

He looked at Banami, who seemed to still be influenced by her intuition, and began to think: how should he act with her later to cover up the fact that he had intuition?

[Or I should just send her a message on my phone first.] He made the decision to himself.

Seeing Wen Shui's nervous expression, Himegami found it somewhat amusing. She turned to look at Banami, who was still lost in thought, and said softly, "But I'm still worried about Anzu. This is so strange."

"It should be fine in a little while," Wen Shui replied casually, then took out her phone to send a message to Banami to coordinate their story.

As if she had heard Wen Shui's words, Banami, who was standing in front of the bookshelf, suddenly took a step back and withdrew her right hand that had been groping on the bookshelf.

"Apricot!"

Himegami Karen, who had been keeping an eye on Hanami, immediately noticed her friend's condition. She stood up with concern and hugged her friend tightly: "Are you alright?!"

"Ahaha... I'm fine, Hualian. I just remembered some things."

Hanami squirmed uncomfortably in Himegami Karen's arms, "No...no need to hold me so tight! Ugh...I can't breathe—"

"Ah! Sorry!" Himegami quickly loosened her grip a little: "You looked really scary just now..."

"Oh, really, it's okay. Don't worry, don't worry—"

The 12k duo is still playfully bickering as usual, and Himegami doesn't seem to suspect anything. Hmm, maybe we should just leave it at that for now, no need to send any more messages.

"Huh? Apricot vegetables?"

Just as Wen Shui put her phone back in her pocket, she heard Himegami Karen's uneasy voice.

He quickly raised his head.

As they were playfully fighting, Banami subconsciously turned around, and their eyes met in an unintentional glance.

Then, seeing that her eyes, which had just regained some luster, had become lifeless again, the next second, she collapsed weakly into Himegami Karen's arms.

"Apricot?!"

Intermission is like a puppet.

Anna Hanami is a lucky girl.

From childhood to adulthood, she has consistently received this kind of praise.

As a child, she would not get hurt from falling or put herself in danger due to accidents.

"Although I wanted to say this before I moved in, your child is so well-behaved. Unlike mine, who has been so active since he was little and always manages to get hurt every day."

"Hehe, you're joking. Anzu has never liked participating in dangerous activities since she was little, probably because she's afraid of getting hurt."

"If only Xingcai could lend a hand when my son does something silly."

"I see they're getting along really well now. As neighbors, we'll have plenty of opportunities to get along in the future."

At this time, although Anna Hanami couldn't quite understand the conversation between the adults, the little girl still smiled happily, making the two ladies laugh heartily.

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Anna Hanami is a lucky girl.

From childhood to adulthood, she has always received this kind of attention.

In elementary school, she was among the top students and would help others for reasons that others couldn't understand. This earned her many friendships, and she became friends with the entire class.