What a twist! The loser heroine!

The Eleventh Defeat: A Major Crisis for the Student Council?

With Xiao Ju's warning, the commotion in the Literature Club gradually subsided, and a corner of the West Campus returned to its usual tranquility.

Wen Shui, her face flushed, sat up on the sofa and quickly straightened her clothes.

In the fierce battle on the sofa just now, he, as the defender, had to fight with all his might to defend against all of Himegami's attacks.

Meanwhile, Himegami Karen, who failed to win him over, pouted angrily.

"Gulp... You stingy little brat! Little Ju could have had that—"

"These are two different things!"

Wen Shui complained loudly, then buttoned up her cuffs.

I can still vaguely recall that amazing sensation on my arm...

[Wow! Kazuhiko Nukumizu, you can't think about this anymore! You're going to embarrass yourself if you keep thinking about it!!]

Thinking of this, he blushed and coughed heavily, then forcibly changed the subject.

"Speaking of which, Xiao Ju, what are your plans regarding the physical book version of the novel?"

"Oh, I... I'm planning to go to the publishing house on Sunday to ask about the situation." After calming down, Xiao Ju revealed her plan.

"Huh? It seems like you're in a tight timeframe, and your destination is Nagoya. Are you sure you can manage alone?" Wen Shui asked with concern.

Komari pursed her lips, glanced at Himegami Karen who was listening intently to the conversation, and said, "--maybe it won't work...Warm-Warm Water, can you come with me?"

Wen Shui thought for a moment and said, "Although I don't really want to go out on the weekend, this trip to the publishing house is no small matter, so I still have to go with you."

He scratched his head: "But I'm not very familiar with Nagoya, so I might get lost."

"No, it's okay. I just need Wen Shui to stay with me." After saying that, Xiao Ju lowered her head slightly and leaned her body a little closer to Wen Shui.

"I know it well!!"

Suddenly, Himegami Karen raised her hand.

“A publishing house! That sounds really interesting! I want to go there too!” she exclaimed excitedly.

Himegami went straight up to Komari and hugged her, saying with a smile, "I used to stay in Nagoya~ I can show you the way."

"Oh, right! I also know a really famous ramen restaurant, so Xiao Ju~ take me with you, okay? Okay!"

"Uh, uh, okay, alright..."

"That's great!!!" Himegami Karen cheered.

Even after three years of trials, Xiao Ju was completely unable to withstand Yang Jiao's social offensive and nodded with tears in her eyes.

Ju: [My time with Kazuhiko is gone! Aaaaaah!]

As Xiaoju watched Himegami Karen pull out a blank sheet of paper and begin writing down her Sunday schedule, she secretly began to make her own plans.

Ju: [We can't just stick to defense. This is also a good opportunity to gather information about Himegami-kun.]

"So we'll meet at Toyohashi Station on Sunday. I remember it takes more than an hour to get from Toyohashi to Nagoya by train. What time will you two arrive?" Himegami asked, tapping her lips with her pen.

“I’m fine with anything,” Wen Shui said.

"I need to make breakfast for my younger siblings. I need to take the bus from home to Fengqiao Station around 9 o'clock."

Himegami nodded and said, "Then let's meet at Toyohashi Station at 9:30. That way, we'll arrive in Nagoya around 12 o'clock."

"It's almost noon. Let's find a place to have lunch and rest for a bit before heading to the publishing house," Wen Shui said, then remembered something: "Should we tell the two publishing directors?"

"No, no need. The president and the other two are both busy this weekend," Xiaoju said, bowing her head.

[One princess is difficult enough to deal with! You idiot, Kazuhiko!]

"OK~ then it's decided." Wen Shui nodded, then looked at her watch.

"Wow, this is bad, I accidentally went too far with the conversation." He picked up his backpack, stood up from beside the table, and clicked his tongue.

"Huh? Is there anything else Wen Shui needs to do?" Ji Gong asked, tilting her head.

"When we were checking bags this morning, a student council member accidentally took a book by Natsume Soseki. We'll have to go get it back later."

"Then I'll go too~" Himegami stood up, turned around and asked, "Where's Komari-chan?"

"Um, I..." Xiao Ju stammered.

She recalled the figure of the student council secretary from her memory, a figure that still frightened her to this day. If she went to the student council, she would surely run into her...

but--

Xiao Ju glanced at Ji Gong, who was already standing next to Wen Shui.

She raised her hand: "I...I'll go too."

"Okay, I'll lock the door."

"Oh, warm water~ Just a moment, I need to borrow two light novels." Himegami pulled two light novels with covers featuring a strong isekai (another world) theme from the bookshelf and turned to ask, "I think I can borrow them?"

"Just mention it in the literature club's group chat."

"OK~"

After Wen Shui and Ji Gong finished collecting the light novels, they carefully locked the clubhouse door with a key.

Next destination—Ishizuki High School Student Council.

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As evening fell, the sunset, refracted by the sun, shone through the windows and onto the corridor, painting a magnificent, rich, blood-red backdrop.

"Dong dong."

Wen Shui knocked on the door.

"that--"

No one answered.

"strangeness?"

Wen Shui looked up and saw that the sign clearly said "Student Council." Surely no one would be there after school on Friday?

I tried pushing the door, and to my surprise, it opened directly.

"Excuse me~"

Wen Shui and Himegami Karen were the first to go inside.

Princess Himeko covered her mouth in surprise: "Ah..."

Wen Shui was so shocked that she trembled all over: "What on earth happened here...?"

—Then, I was shocked by the situation in the student council activity room.

Scattered tables and chairs, and messy footprints.

The windows were tightly shut, covered by curtains, making the activity room extremely dark. A sliver of blood-red sunset light peeked through a torn corner of the curtain, but it also cast a chilling shadow over the room.

A colored light bulb fell onto the conference table, and dried dark red stains on the floor seemed to foreshadow some terrifying truth, filling the entire room with a gloomy and eerie atmosphere.

"Isn't this supposed to be a romantic comedy? How did it suddenly turn into a suspense thriller?!" Wen Shui exclaimed silently, her mouth agape.

"Eek!!!!!!!!!" Xiao Ju, who had just stepped in and witnessed everything, let out a blood-curdling scream.

"Warm, warm water, yes, or should we call the police..." Even Ji Gong lost her composure, stiffly raising the corners of her mouth and forcing a smile.

"You're right...you're right. In short, we need to get out of here first..."

Just as the three people frantically retreated from the activity room...

"You...all...saw it...?"

A chilling tone and broken sentences rang out behind the three people.

As if possessed, the three of them slowly turned their bodies around.

Then they saw it—

A tall girl, dressed haphazardly in her Shilu High School uniform, stood expressionless in the corridor.

Her light brown, wavy hair hung down in a mess, and the floral ornaments used as decorations were stained with a few horrifying drops of red.

She held a handmade knife with the blade already extended in her hand, and the plastic bag she was carrying in her left hand was even leaking scarlet droplets due to its tear.

"What is that? It's blood, it must be blood!!" Wen Shui's face turned pale.

"Sorry... the cleaning... will take some more time."

The girl wore white photochromic contact lenses, and with a slight movement of her eyes, she sized up the three of them.

She took a step toward the three of them, and the three, who were already terrified, hurriedly took a step back.

Wen Shui was so frightened that he didn't even notice Ji Gong clinging to his arm. He said with a mournful face, "I'm so sorry, we've come to the wrong room! Please spare our lives! Don't get rid of us!"

The girl moved her body stiffly, and the sound of liquid dripping from the plastic bag sounded incredibly eerie in the silent corridor.

“No… wrong place… the student council… is right here.” She opened her mouth, her voice still low and strange.

"Huh?" Wen Shui was stunned.

"At the vice president election celebration... the president... fell down while hanging up the colorful lights... and spilled red ink."

Uh--

Recalling the horrifying scene in the student council activity room, and combined with the girl's remarks, Wen Shui seemed to gradually understand what had happened.

As expected, the amazing people in the student council didn't disappoint me.

"I... am cleaning... the others... are in the infirmary."

So the plastic bag in my hand is trash? Then why am I holding the utility knife?

Seemingly noticing Wen Shui's gaze, the girl brandished the utility knife at the plastic bag.

"The knife tip... punctured the plastic bag."

"Then why don't you put the blade back?"

"So that's how it is." The three of them, now completely relieved, sighed in unison.

Then, as her reason, which had been scattered by fright, gradually returned to her body, Wen Shui also noticed some things that were not right about her.

He turned his head and saw Himegami Karen looking at him with a slightly flushed face, while his arm was deeply embedded in...

"!!!!!!"

Wen Shui quickly pulled her hand away from Ji Gong's arm. The boy and girl blushed and turned away, pretending that nothing had happened.

[Teary-white! The tactile memory is so vivid, I can't forget it at all!!!]

For some reason, Wen Shui, who had been hunching over, forced a stiff smile: "N-no... excuse me, I need to go to the restroom first..."

Having said that, he left behind the still uneasy Komari Chika and the shy Himegami Karen, and walked shakily into the distance.

I'm sorry, everyone, this dream and hope... are just too heavy a burden. I need to process them...

Kazuhiko Nukumizu has temporarily left the stage!

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After a while, Wen Shui calmed down and returned to the student council activity room. Ji Gong was already chatting amiably with the girl. Of course, Xiao Ju still seemed a little frightened and kept her distance.

When Ji Gong saw Wen Shui return, her eyes lit up.

"Ah, Wen Shui, you're back! Let me introduce you, she is..."

"I am... a second-year student... Yumeko Shikiya... the student council secretary."

The curtains were drawn back, and with the help of the last rays of the setting sun, Wen Shui was finally able to see clearly the appearance of the senior student who called herself Shikiya, whom she hadn't been able to see clearly before because of her fear.

[Hot girl.]

After searching my mind for most of the day for warm water, I finally came to this brief conclusion.

The extremely short skirt, paired with the deliberately disheveled Shi Lu uniform that revealed large expanses of fair skin and deep cleavage, perfectly showcased her tall and voluptuous figure. The slightly eerie white contact lenses further emphasized her eccentric personal style.

Wow, this is perfect for my area...