What a twist! The loser heroine!

"I will finish it all, don't worry."

"Ah."

The wooden door to the student council room was tightly closed, and Wen Shui's figure disappeared from sight.

Shikiya Yumeko turned around and sat down at the table.

Her eyes were fixed on the hands of the clock, her long eyelashes trembling slightly.

"Uncle...why do you want me to...thank the boy with warm water?"

She couldn't understand.

"However... he accepted the gift."

The senior student's long, slender legs were slightly raised, and she alternated kicking in the air.

"Like Senior from the Ancient Capital... I also love sweets."

Her face was expressionless, but the gentle swaying of her body conveyed a sense of pleasantness.

"I hope he'll like...this flavor."

In the student council room, where only one person was present, Shikiya murmured softly.

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On his way back to the classroom, Wen Shuihe felt somewhat troubled.

The candy jar in his pocket was filled with hard candies, which made a frequent and loud clanging sound whenever he walked.

He had to put his hands in his pockets to help stabilize the candy jar, but it still made noises along the way.

With his hands in his pockets and a nervous, guilty look on his face, he looked suspicious no matter how you looked at him, attracting a lot of attention along the way.

Fortunately, I didn't run into the disciplinary committee, otherwise I would have been questioned. Although Shilu doesn't explicitly forbid students from bringing snacks to campus, if you encounter someone who likes to nitpick—

As Wen Shui thought this, she involuntarily pictured a girl with bangs who had her hair neatly pinned up at the back of her head.

Oh right, I didn't see Tian Aixing at noon. Was she studying?

She even studies during her lunch break. Tian Aixing is really hardworking. I think her midterm exam results will be pretty good.

Thinking this, he looked up at the class sign for Class C not far away and quickly walked over.

The atmosphere in the classroom was unexpectedly calm. Even though it was almost the weekend, the students were just chatting casually in small groups.

Himegami was sitting next to Hanami's seat, surrounded by several classmates, seemingly discussing tomorrow's book club. Luckily, her own seat wasn't taken.

Wen Shui breathed a sigh of relief and sat back down in her seat.

He took the candy jar out of his pocket and put it in the drawer.

The hard candy made a loud clinking sound, which aroused his curiosity.

"The candy...it's really delicious."

Recalling what Shikiya-senpai had said, Wenshui reached out and quietly opened the candy jar, taking out a piece of hard candy.

I casually tossed the candy into my mouth, and the taste of peach instantly exploded on my taste buds.

Wen Shui opened her eyes wide in surprise.

It's really delicious.

Now I have no choice but to finish it.

He smiled and turned to look at Himegami Karen, who had gotten up and returned to her seat after lunch break.

[After school, I'll share the candy with everyone in the arts club.]

~Sixty-first defeat~ Library

(I was dragged away by the supervisor and the homeowner this morning and held a denunciation meeting all morning, so I apologize for the late update.)

"Thank you for your hard work~"

"Thank you for your hard work~"

Today, it was Wen Shui's turn to be on duty. After completing his assigned task, he put the clean mop into the locker and nodded goodbye to his classmates.

He slung his backpack over his shoulder and carefully walked down the corridor, which still had a slightly strange smell. There were water stains left from other classes' cleaning duties. He deliberately chose to step on the dry spots to avoid soiling the newly cleaned floor.

As she walked, the candy jar her senior had given her rattled in her pocket, but fortunately, there weren't many people around the school building at the moment, so it wouldn't cause any strange misunderstandings.

Nothing else happened today, but the sequel to the light novel I wanted to read won't be available at the bookstore until tomorrow morning.

I should go to the community office before school ends.

He took out a piece of hard candy and put it in his mouth, savoring the taste of the peach, when he spotted a familiar figure not far away.

Wearing her school uniform, Ma Titian Aixing was hurrying towards the school building. She looked up and saw Wen Shui, so she waved and greeted him, "Good afternoon, Wen Shui."

"Good afternoon, Tian Aixing." Wen Shui nodded in greeting. He noticed that Tian Aixing seemed to have something to say, so he stopped in his tracks. "Is there something you need?"

"Here's the thing, in order to hold the review reading club, the president has already sent people to set up the tables and chairs in the library, and they are currently being inspected. The Literature and Art Society is one of the initiating groups for this reading club, and she hopes you will come and see the final results."

she said.

[Shouldn't we have informed both club presidents about this first...?]

But since Tian Aixing had specifically brought this up with her, she couldn't refuse to respond, so Wen Shui nodded and said, "I understand. I'll let everyone know when I get to the club office."

"Then I'll leave it to you." Tian Aixing bowed slightly to him, which startled Wen Shui, who returned the bow as well.

She straightened up: "I'll go to the library to explain the situation to the president first. Goodbye."

After saying that, Tian Aixing left. Her hurried steps showed that she had been quite busy that afternoon, so busy that she even forgot to mention correcting Wenshui's way of addressing her.

Wen Shui silently lowered his hand, swallowing the unspoken farewell back into his heart. He swallowed the hard candy in his mouth and quickened his pace to the community office.

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From time to time, the sound of pages turning could be heard coming from the literary society's office.

In the corner of the sofa, Komari Chika was holding her phone, reading e-books of other popular light novels of the season.

There were very few people in the club office today. Nonomura had to go home early because of family matters, and the two club presidents only gave some instructions before leaving in a hurry.

She peeked out from the edge of her phone, discreetly observing the activity in the office.

To be honest, the situation had completely spiraled out of her control.

With the successive additions of Karen Himegami and Touko Nonomura, the number of members in the Literature Club instantly soared to six, not only escaping the turmoil of the temporary disbandment of the club, but also having more than enough members.

When did the literature club become so popular?

The thought made her dizzy, even though she had already prepared herself. She wanted to approach Anzu and Lemon as Kazuhiko's official friend, and things had been progressing as expected...

But where are the apricots and lemons now?

What's up with Chaoyun, who suddenly appeared in the club office saying she was there to visit the club?

This plot is completely wrong!

She sighed inwardly, feeling as if the entire timeline was accelerating in a direction she couldn't comprehend at all.

However, the thought of the friendship he had established with Kazuhiko at the book signing event made him chuckle to himself.

My progress is still far ahead, hehe.

Just as Xiaoju was secretly chuckling to herself, Chaoyun, who claimed to have been brought by Jigong to visit the literature club, walked up to the sofa.

"Um...is that Xiao Ju?"

Seeing that Xiaoju was clearly flustered, Chaoyun smiled and said, "Hime-no-kyo has been talking to me about you."

Komari looked at Himegami Karen, who was clasping her hands together apologetically. From their previous conversations, she knew that Asagumo Chihaya had become Himegami's friend.

"Yes, it's me." Xiaoju put down her phone, nodded gently, and then asked Asahi Chihaya, "P-what can I do for you?"

"Hehe, it's like this, I'm looking for some professional books on mechanical assembly and maintenance, but it seems that the literary society doesn't have any."

Xiao Ju's eyes instantly turned incredibly strange.

"Uh... this... this place might not really have this kind of book."

Xiao Ju looked away, silently complaining to herself: "Who would come to the literature club looking for academic books?!"

"If you need to repair a professional book, why not ask the craft shop?" Himegami Karen sat down at the table with her novel and suggested with a smile, "The craft shop recently launched a repair service, why don't you ask them for help?"

"Let's talk about it next time."

Asahi Chihaya said this, placing the book "The Fine Snow" on the table: "Anyway, we don't need those things now, so it doesn't matter whether we repair them or not."

"Huh? What is Chaoyun trying to repair?"

Himegami looked at her friend with some curiosity.

"Hmm... a transceiver... something like that."

Himegami was stunned for a while before she realized what she meant: "Oh! I know! It's that thing that receives TV signals, right? Ugh, it's really inconvenient when the TV at home can't show anything."

"Oh right, it's the kind of thing that receives TV signals."

Chaoyun naturally revealed a mysterious smile, which made Xiaoju tremble involuntarily.

Xiao Ju's eyes darted around, trying to find something to hide her presence, but she suddenly saw the warm water at the door.

Ah, are these the only people today?

Wen Shui was slightly taken aback when she saw Asahi Chihaya sitting upright in the office.

"Chaoyun-kun?"

"Ah, good afternoon, Wen Shui."

Wen Shui walked into the club office: "Chao Yun, what brings you to visit the Literature and Art Club?"

“Ah! I invited her over!” Himegami Karen said with a smile, raising her hand. “Asahime said she wanted to find some books.”

"Hehe, it's a pity we didn't find it in the end."

Chaoyun smiled and said, "However, the atmosphere in the Literature Club is quite peaceful, which I quite like."

"After all, we're all gathered together to read." Wen Shui smiled and then told the others about meeting Tian Aixing in the corridor.

"So, anyone interested in visiting the library?"

He walked into the club office, put his schoolbag on the sofa, and then turned to look at the two members of the literary club inside.

"Do you want to go to warm water?" Xiao Ju asked back.

“Since this is the president’s idea, it’s not easy to refuse,” Wen Shui said. “Since neither of the presidents are here, I’ll just go to the library and borrow a few books that I didn’t have time to borrow last time.”

Because the literary society has been quite popular recently, people often come to the office to borrow books, and many spaces on the bookshelves are already empty. The two presidents originally planned to borrow books from the library on Monday, but they were delayed because of Xiao Ju's plea for help.

I might as well take this opportunity to go to the library and borrow everything on the list.

"Then, then I'll go help too." Xiao Ju immediately put down her phone upon hearing this: "I, I'm quite experienced in finding books."

“If everyone goes, it’s pointless for me to stay in the clubroom alone,” Himegami said, turning to Asagum Chihaya: “Asagum, do you want to come along?”

“Sure, since I’m attending a book club tomorrow anyway, it’s no problem to check out the venue beforehand.” Chao Yun nodded with a smile.

"Oh, okay, let's go!" Himegami immediately stood up, grabbed Komari, and led her out of the clubhouse.

"Waaah! Hime-miya, don't... don't get so close! Chest... chest..."

Wen Shui quickly made way for Himegami and Komari, who were playfully bickering. After Asahi came out of the club office, he locked the door and walked to Asahi Chihaya's side.

Looking at Komari, who was trying to break free from Himegami's embrace, and Himegami, who was praising Komari's cuteness while gently tidying Komari's messy hair, Wenshui smiled and said, "Asakumo-kun finally joined the book club."

"Well, after all, it was Princess Hime who wanted me to come."

Asahi Chihaya chuckled softly, "Although I'm a homebody, I cherish my friends even more now."

"That's right..."

Wen Shui looked out the window and saw several birds flying together across the azure sky.

"Indeed, we should cherish it even more."

he said softly.

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