What a twist! The loser heroine!

"Ah! I'm so sorry~~"

Just then, Teacher Xiaoba coughed twice, drawing everyone's attention.

"Although there's nothing else going on, I still want to remind everyone."

Ms. Koba gave a meaningful smile, one that perhaps only adults could understand: "This kind of symptom usually occurs when there are certain external stimuli. If possible... it's best not to go too far."

"Um, Mr. Xiaoba, we didn't do anything strange," Wen Shui quickly said, trying to salvage her reputation.

"Hehe, this kind of situation, which is similar to a brief loss of consciousness, should not normally occur in the activities of the Literature and Art Club. After all, I have heard that the activities of the Literature and Art Club should not cause too much emotional fluctuation."

Ms. Xiaoba paused for a moment, then continued, "However, if you want to learn some...advanced knowledge from books, it's best not to choose those that are too exciting..."

The warm water suddenly turned into a dead fish eye.

[As expected of Mr. Koba, he can make jokes like this without batting an eye in front of so many people.]

"Teacher, this is a slander against the purity of the Literature and Art Society—"

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, the vice president of the Moon Tree Club immediately pushed up his glasses and said with a serious expression, "There is absolutely no such impure thing in our club!"

[The guy who secretly slipped BL comics into the clubroom, shut up!! Your evidence is completely unfounded!]

Wen Shui mentally complained loudly, but on the surface, she still asked while twitching her eye, "So... Mr. Xiaoba, is there anything else we need to do now?"

Upon hearing Wen Shui's words, Teacher Xiao Ba seemed to briefly recall her responsibilities as a teacher.

She took Banami's hand and led her to the bedside. After Banami lay down, she drew the curtains.

She turned to the crowd and said, "Although Yanami is physically fine right now, she has just gone through such a situation, so her mental state is probably a bit unstable. It would be best if she could rest for a while."

But the next second, she smiled and said, "I have to go to a teachers' meeting right away, so you can keep this infirmary—"

After saying that, Teacher Xiaoba gave Wenshui a meaningful look, and then suddenly moved closer to Wenshui.

She deliberately slowed her tone and whispered in Wen Shui's ear, "In this situation, you must do your best to protect everyone, Wen Shui."

After saying all this, before Wen Shui could even complain, she turned around and sped away, making sure to close the door to the infirmary tightly before leaving.

Hearing the sound of the infirmary door closing, Wen Shui sighed softly. He looked up and glanced at the girls sitting around Banami's bedside, offering them words of comfort.

[What are you protecting? There are clearly fewer boys than boys...]

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After everyone confirmed that Banami was out of danger, Asahi and Tsukinoki-senpai left first, as they had their own things to do.

As a friend, Himegami stayed by Hanami's side, fearing that something might happen to her again.

To Wen Shui's surprise, Komari, who usually didn't interact much with Banami, also stayed behind. She had been constantly trying to find topics related to food, seemingly trying to cheer Banami up.

Meanwhile, Kazuhiko Onami, who had been "entrusted with an important task" by Teacher Koba, was standing outside the corridor of the infirmary, looking up at the setting sun.

Not wanting to disturb the girls' conversation inside, he went to the outer corridor to wait quietly. Before leaving, he didn't forget to exchange a glance with Banami.

Don't worry.

[It's amazing she could utter that even with two people watching over her...]

Looking at the sentence following the rice ball avatar on her phone screen, Wen Shui chuckled and put her phone back in her pocket.

"Warm Water classmate."

A delicate, gentle voice came from the side. Wen Shui quickly turned his head and saw Nonomura Touko, who had not shown any presence at all since the beginning, quietly watching him.

"Nonomura-kun?" Wen Shui asked, slightly surprised. "I thought you went back to the club office."

"Were you startled?" Nonomura smiled serenely.

"No, not at all," Wen Shui replied honestly.

In the past, he would have screamed in terror.

However, after spending some time with Nonomura through the literary club, Wenshui had become somewhat immune to her elusive talent: "Is there something you need from me?"

“Hmm…I’ve paid a little attention to the classmates before, and Banami is one of them.” Nonomura said after considering for a moment, “Her situation today has actually happened before.”

Wen Shui's eyes widened slightly in surprise, and he quickly asked, "Really? There are other times?"

“Hmm.” Nonomura nodded: “At the beginning of the semester, it seemed that Banami would often do this. She would stand in one place and stare blankly for a while, and no one could get her to move when they called her.”

“I was a little concerned, so I paid more attention to her. But after a while, this happened much less often. And now, it basically doesn’t happen anymore.”

"Is this even possible...?"

Wen Shui said softly, "I didn't expect that Banami had triggered her intuition several times before at school."

He glanced at Nonomura discreetly and, seeing that she looked perfectly normal, felt relieved.

Ultimately, as long as Hanami doesn't voice her intuition, no one else will even consider it that way. Reality isn't some light novel where superpowers are everywhere.

"However, this is the first time I've seen such a strong reaction from a classmate meeting today," Nonomura said softly.

"me too."

"Warm water echoed."

Fortunately, we managed to get away with it today, and Teacher Xiaoba didn't detect any strange symptoms.

But what will happen in the future...?

Once something happens, it means there's a possibility it could happen again, let alone Banami's ability to trigger things randomly.

Wen Shui frowned slightly.

Let's take it one step at a time. We'll explain our intuition to everyone after we've helped her achieve her wish.

Just as he was lost in thought, the door to the infirmary behind him suddenly opened.

He looked back and saw that Xiao Ju had just closed the door and was walking towards him silently with her head down.

"Xiao Ju?" Wen Shui asked with some confusion, "Aren't you going to accompany Ba Nai to see her classmates?"

“Anna…Hana saw that she was alright.” Komari said softly.

"That's it, that's good."

Wen Shui nodded.

Upon hearing this, Xiaoju turned to the side and secretly glanced at the departing figure of Nonomura, then pursed her lips. After a long pause, she continued, "I... I feel something's off."

"……?strangeness?"

"Recently, it seems that Asahi-kun wants to join the literature club."

"Uh...really?"

“Well, after all, she comes here every few days,” Xiao Ju said nervously.

"It's only been two days, you're overreacting."

Wen Shui said nonchalantly, "Besides, even if Chao Yun wants to join the Literature Club, wouldn't it make things more lively for everyone?"

"No, no, that's not what I meant..." Xiao Ju shook her head.

After holding it in for a long time, she finally said in a low voice, "The Literature and Art Society shouldn't be like this."

What else do you want?

Wen Shui looked at Xiao Ju speechlessly.

Seemingly noticing his gaze, Komari continued, "Look, Hime-Hime-miya is cute, and Nonomura is cute too—"

She hesitated.

Upon hearing this, Wen Shui immediately turned around and glanced at Xiao Ju, who had recently started to tidy up her messy red hair: "I think you're not bad-looking, Xiao Ju?"

He realized he had stepped on a landmine after saying that, and quickly took a half step back.

To her surprise, instead of having any stress response, she blushed and whispered, "I...I know, you idiot."

[Yes, she does swear, that's normal for Ju Jingyi.]

Wen Shui nodded silently, then waited for her to finish her sentence.

"Recently, Asahi-kun has been visiting quite often, and today, Hanami came too..."

Komari Chika whispered, "If this continues, there will be far too many cute girls in the literature club. Isn't this kind of literature club strange?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Shuihei helplessly covered his forehead:

"What kind of arts club do you want, anyway...?"

~Eighty-third defeat~ A fairly even ending.

(It's okay if you don't subscribe to this chapter, everyone. To be honest, I'm not very satisfied with what I wrote.)

The setting sun slowly sank behind the school buildings. After the sudden incident, it was nearly 4:30 in the afternoon. Wen Shui and Xiao Ju chatted outside the infirmary for about 10 minutes before seeing Himegami Karen helping Hanami out.

"So, I'm really fine now, you don't need to help me up."

"I think I've fully recovered," said Banami in a low voice.

"That won't do either. I'm going to watch you all the way home today. It's no joke if something happens to your health."

Today, Himegami Karen seemed unusually assertive. She wore a serious expression, unlike her usual self, and stared at Hanami for a long time without blinking, until Hanami half-raised her hand to indicate that she was giving up before she nodded in satisfaction.

"Okay, okay, I understand, but I ride my bicycle to and from school."

“Then come with me on the bus home,” Himegami said in a deep voice. “We can ride the bicycle back tomorrow.”

"...It shouldn't have come to this, right?"

"What if you faint again on the way? How will you get help then?"

Himegami showed a slightly displeased expression and gently poked Hanami's cheek with her finger.

"Ouch, stop poking me, it tickles!"

Hana quickly removed Himegami's hand and turned around, just in time to see Onami and Komari standing in the corridor.

"Huh? Has Wen Shui-kun stayed here all this time?" Banami said with some surprise.

"With Teacher Xiaoba not here, it didn't feel safe to leave three girls in the infirmary at a time like this." Wen Shui nodded and explained, "So... we waited for a little while."

"Oh wow! That's very manly."

Himegami said with a smile, then tilted her head to look at Hanami, who had suddenly changed how she addressed someone, with a strange expression.

Wen Shui waved her hand: "I just completed the task that Teacher Xiao Ba gave me."

"Um, that—" Xiao Ju, who hadn't spoken until now, suddenly said.

"Little Ju? What's wrong?" Ji Gong asked.

"I... I can go home with Hanami. I have a bicycle."

As Komari said this, she raised her head and looked at Hanami with a strange expression.

This incident seemed rather strange to Xiaoju. Putting aside why Xingcai would come to the literature club so early, she had never experienced a coma in the previous three years of her memories.

Well, in her own words, girls who can eat a lot are less likely to get sick, right...?

Why did this happen? We need to take this opportunity to find out.

Upon hearing that Komari had volunteered, Himegami's face instantly lit up with a happy smile: "Eh?! Really! Thank you, Komari!"

"N-nothing, I'm going home soon anyway."

Seeing that Komari had accepted the task of escorting Hanami home, Wenshui asked, "Now that Hanami-kun is alright, shall we go back to the clubroom first?"

"Yes, my schoolbag is still there."

Upon hearing this, Wen Shui glanced at the person who had just lost consciousness in the literature club with a somewhat uneasy look.

Considering the possibility that his intuition might be triggered again, he asked Hanami, half-confirming and half-questioning, "If all else fails, I'll just go to the clubroom and get your bag out. Just in case you're in the clubroom again..."

"Don't worry, don't worry, nothing will happen."

Banai smiled and waved her hand.

Since she herself said so... well, I hope so.

So the group accompanied Banami back to the Literature Club's office along the same route they had come from.

Fortunately, after entering the clubhouse this time, Banami did not have any strong reaction, which dispelled some of Onami's concerns.