What a twist! The loser heroine!

"Senior, you just went to...the student council?"

"Yes."

"I understand... I'll go back and discuss it with the chairman."

Shikiya nodded, then stood up unsteadily, startling Himegami who quickly helped her up.

"Thank you... Himegami." The senior turned around and thanked Himegami, "From now on... I can walk by myself."

"Oh, okay, just contact me via Line if you need any help again!" Himegami smiled and took out her phone to show him.

"Ah."

Shikiya Yumeko nodded and left the office.

Princess Hime's Line friend list is probably full.

As Wen Shui sighed, he heard Nonomura and Tsukinoki-senpai's sighs of relief. He could understand Nonomura's sigh, after all, he had been so frightened by Shikiya-senpai, but...

He glanced at Tsukinoki Koto and recalled the unique attitude that Shikiya-senpai had shown her before.

There seems to be some past connection between these two senior students.

Before he could even ask, Nonomura, who was standing next to him, asked as if they were telepathically connected: "Um, senpai, do you and Shikiya-senpai know each other?"

"Yes, some things happened before." Moonwood didn't hide anything and nodded in acknowledgment.

"I feel like Shikiya-senpai is a little scary... Her behavior seems a bit abnormal, is she really okay?"

Nonomura seems to still harbor some resentment about his first encounter with the gal upperclassman.

"Don't worry, don't worry. Although her behavior is a bit strange, she can live a normal life without any problems."

The vice president sat down, her eyes filled with reminiscence: "Moreover, she was very adept at handling student council affairs. The student council president has praised her to me many times for her efficiency."

[It really is related to the student council.]

After listening to Tsukinoki-senpai's introduction, Wen Shui and Nonomura nodded slightly at the same time.

"Then, that piece of paper you just saw, was it a proposal for a club activity?"

"Yes."

Senior Yuezhi nodded: "Isn't the midterm exam next Thursday? Everyone is busy reviewing. The study club next door is planning to organize a small book club so that everyone can get together to review over the weekend. But actually, there aren't many people at the study club."

Moonwood gave a helpless smile: "So I went to their club president and planned to have the Literature Club and the Study Club cooperate."

After all, people don't join clubs specifically to study.

Wen Shuihe thought to himself, then asked, "Can this kind of collaborative activity be recorded as a club activity?"

“Of course, wasn’t the previous autograph session a collaboration between the student council and us?” Tsukinoki said with a smile.

"Hmm, it's more like a nominal collaboration than a partnership," Nonomura remarked.

"What you said makes no problem..."

Tsukinoki-senpai choked for a moment, but it didn't bother her. She shrugged lightly and said, "But this book club is a normal collaboration. Their club president has been struggling with club activities lately, so we hit it off immediately."

"I see. Then, when and where will the event take place?"

"This Saturday afternoon, the location is set at the school library. There will be no one there, which is perfect for studying."

"We have to go back to school on the weekend again..." Wen Shui and Nonomura sighed at the same time. They were both the kind of people who didn't like to go out on weekends.

"Don't worry, this is just a club activity. Wearing school uniforms is not mandatory, nor is it mandatory for everyone to participate."

"Um, it's not about wearing school uniforms..." Wen Shui complained, "Couldn't we find somewhere outside of school?"

[On this precious weekend, even if I have to participate in club activities, please at least let me have the illusion of a group outing.]

"Oh really? Why does it have to be at school?"

Himegami, who had somehow already taken a seat next to the warm water, chimed in: "Bookstores and such shouldn't be a problem, right?"

“Studying and discussing in a bookstore or cafe would disturb other customers, and going to a board game store would be too distracting,” explained Yuezhi. “The study club members have discussed this proposal many times before finally deciding on the library.”

"If that's the case, then there's nothing we can do about it."

Wen Shui sighed, then turned her gaze to the suddenly opened office door.

"Oh, everyone's here today."

Pushing open the door, you see President Tamaki returning from his duty, followed by Komari Chika, who has already completed the training amount required by the president for the day.

"Hello everyone." Xiao Ju glanced at the people in the club office and greeted them.

"Is today's strength training over? How did it feel?" Himeko asked with a smile.

"Hmm." Xiao Ju nodded, then walked to the sofa and sat down: "It's...it has a slight effect."

"Keep it up, Koko, your health is very important." Senior Tsukinoki smiled and reached out, messing up Koko's hair.

"I...I know."

Xiaoju was a little embarrassed, so she kept her head down and played on her phone, occasionally stealing glances at Nonomura, who had joined the club two days ago and whom she had no recollection of.

President Tamaki watched the interaction between Tsukinoki-senpai and Komari with a gentle expression, then turned to ask, "By the way, I'm late for my duty. Did anything happen just now?"

“Shikiya, a senior from the student council, came by once and asked about club activities.”

Wenshui noticed that the president's eyes flickered slightly after Himegami mentioned Shikiya-senpai's name.

"Is that so?" President Tamaki stammered immediately, glancing awkwardly at Tsukinoki Koto, who was staring at him with a scrutinizing gaze.

[Hmm? Is President Tamaki also close to Shikiya-senpai?] Wenshui thought to herself.

The club president gave a wry smile and then forcibly changed the subject: "I know, everyone should have already learned about the club activities from the ancient capital."

"This Saturday afternoon, a small book club focusing on midterm exam review is expected to be held in the school library. The student council plans to post a notice on the bulletin board, and participation is voluntary."

The president continued, "Then there's the club magazine. We haven't been able to start preparing for it before because of a lack of staff and the book signing event, but we should be able to start production now."

"The printing and binding costs will be covered by the literary club's funds," Senior Moonwood added with a smile. "You all just need to submit what you want to write to the club president for review."

"Our club has funding now?"

Xiao Ju asked in surprise.

In her memory, the literary society's activity funds were always tight, to the point that they couldn't even publish magazines. Xiao Ju originally wanted to help pay some of the money herself.

The president replied, "Because of the success of the previous book signing, the school committee allocated a special fund to our club, which should be more than enough to publish a two-month club magazine."

The school board is really generous.

Wen Shui nodded silently.

He then glanced at the editorial office, which had only six members, and asked a very important question: "By the way, editor-in-chief, isn't the editorial journal a bit meager with only six of our articles?"

"Well, I'll add explanations or columns between your works."

The club president also seemed a bit troubled by this: "Although it may seem a bit empty, it's already pretty good that we can publish a magazine. At least it's a long-term club activity."

Himegami Karen, who had been silent all along, put down the novel she was reading.

"My family's clothing company solicits design submissions from the public."

Drawing on her own experience, she suggested, "In that case, why don't we also solicit submissions? Maybe it will attract new members to join."

Call for submissions?

Upon hearing this, both presidents fell into deep thought, then their eyes lit up simultaneously.

"Hime-miya, do you mean... we should solicit manuscripts from other students?"

"Oh yeah, anyway, the magazine doesn't have to be limited to our internal works."

She considered her words carefully before continuing, "We're probably not the only students in Shilu who want to write articles. We have a good relationship with the student council now, so we can solicit submissions on the bulletin board and then have them listed in the club's journal."

"But if that's the case, then reviewing, peer reviewing, and commenting will require more effort and time."

Xiao Ju immediately pointed out the difficulties.

Himegami nodded: "That's true."

"The idea of ​​soliciting manuscripts is great, but Gu Du and I are currently quite busy, and I'm afraid we won't be able to spare more energy to review so many manuscripts."

President Tamaki said with some distress, "If you're interested in becoming editors, you could use this opportunity to practice your reviewing skills. What do you all think?"

After he finished speaking, he looked expectantly at the first-year club members.

Himegami Karen clasped her hands together and spoke first: "Um... I'm also just starting out with literature. Although I made this suggestion, I'm not confident I can handle it. I'm sorry."

"I...I can help." Xiao Ju raised her hand, but quickly lowered it, then added, "But...but when I get busy with my own things later, I won't be able to help."

She was referring to the work on "The Love in the Shadows." Although the manuscript had been reviewed, the subsequent proofreading and polishing work was quite demanding.

Touko Nonomura pursed her lips and shook her head: "I'm sorry... My reason is similar to Himegami-san's. Reviewing other people's works might be a bit of a stretch for me."

"It's okay, I understand."

President Tamaki turned to look at the only one who hadn't answered, Numizu: "Well, Numizu, what about you?"

The president's words drew everyone's attention to Wen Shui.

Faced with everyone's gaze, Wen Shui silently swallowed his refusal and began to think.

[Reviewing manuscripts... Although I've read so many light novels and manga, I've never actually critiqued anyone else's work.]

Honestly, I haven't even finished my first film, do I really have the right to ask—

Just as he was deep in thought, Komari suddenly spoke up encouragingly, "It's okay, Wenshui, you can definitely do it."

"Huh? Really? I haven't even finished writing my own work yet."

"You've read so many books, you should at least be able to tell the difference between good and bad works, right?"

"Hmm...that's true."

[What's going on with Ju Jingyi's inexplicable behavior? I feel so much pressure.]

However, my dad has always been supportive of me developing more skills...

After pondering for a moment, Wen Shui finally nodded to President Tamaki and said, "Well, I'll give it a try. I'll make time to review it."

"Okay, it's settled then. Wen Shui and Xiao Ju will be in charge of the initial review, and I will be in charge of the final review."

President Tamaki clapped lightly to celebrate the proposal's approval: "Tonight I will create a new email address specifically for collecting manuscripts; all manuscripts sent online will be compiled there."

"As for the printed version, let the students send it directly to the Literature and Art Society. It will also allow them to visit our society office."

“Then I’ll talk to the student council tomorrow and ask them to allocate a notice board to us,” Senior Yuezhimu continued. “We can also promote it on the Shilu High School’s online forum. Although not many people read the forum, it’s still a promotional channel.”

"So, when is the deadline?"

Nonomura asked.

"Our journal will be published together with the monthly report published by the student union. Excluding the production time, the deadline is probably a few days before the end of the month."

Senior Tsukinoki smiled and made a gun gesture, then pointed at the first-year club members a few times: "Don't let the club magazine issue interfere with your exams, okay?"

"Koto, I'm going to say this to you again, verbatim," President Tamaki retorted irritably to Tsukinoki. "You know perfectly well what your grades were like on the last midterm exam, don't you?"

"Hey? Shintaro, do you want to fight? Hey?" Tsukinoki Koto grabbed his childhood friend's ear.

[Are Tsukinoki-senpai's grades just average?]

Wen Shui blinked, watching the two club presidents who were ostensibly engaged in a real fight, but were actually flirting.

She's clearly a beautiful, bookish woman with glasses, but I was completely fooled by her appearance...

He sighed softly, lowered his head, and imagined the upcoming peer review work, wondering if he would be able to complete it.

"Warm water."

Suddenly, Karen Himegami leaned closer and whispered, "The president said you should conduct the initial screening first, right?"

"Oh, really? What's wrong?"

"Does that mean I have to show you the articles I write first?"

"Hmm... articles within the club don't need to be included—"

"So I'm going to show it to you first, right?"

Himegami Karen's tone seemed to brook no refusal.

Wen Shui could only nod: "Well, I guess so."