Having finally met Yukino Yukinoshita, Akagi's face even showed a feeling of having no regrets in this life.

He coughed twice, and then, as if reciting a prepared speech, he spoke loudly about his request:

"I want to ask the Service Department to help me pursue a girl."

"……what?"

When Akagi made this request, Yukino Yukinoshita, the person being requested, didn't seem to react much, but Qin Chuan, who was standing next to him, was quite surprised.

It's no wonder he was surprised, since Akagi seemed determined to meet those famous beauties from the school, so Qin Chuan always thought that this guy probably wanted to pursue them.

But now, facing Yukino Yukinoshita, Akagi actually says he wants to pursue another girl...

Of course, if it were someone else, Qin Chuan might have thought, "Could this guy be talking about pursuing Yukinoshita when he says he's pursuing girls?" But Akagi probably doesn't have the brain to beat around the bush.

If Akagi really wanted to pursue Yukino, he would probably have just said, "Please go out with me."

Therefore, when Akagi says he's "chasing a girl," he probably actually means he's pursuing another girl.

"Oh? You're pursuing a girl? Who do you want to pursue?"

Upon hearing this, Yukino Yukinoshita nodded, seemingly showing some interest as well—school romance has always been a popular theme among young men and women, and it's normal for Yukino Yukinoshita, being a high school girl, to be interested.

Ultimately, although Yukino Yukinoshita appears very cold, her inner world is actually quite rich.

"She's a girl who often comes to watch the soccer team train..."

Akagi, unusually, showed a somewhat shy expression, scratching his head, seemingly a little embarrassed when talking about that girl.

Qin Chuan, standing to the side, looked at Akagi's behavior with a look of disbelief – he had just been wondering whether this "other girl" was Kasumigaoka Utaha or Eriri, but he didn't expect it to be neither.

It seems that although Akagi is very keen on seeing these beautiful girls, he has never thought about pursuing them. He probably just wants to meet his idols.

It's a bit strange that he's just the ace of the soccer team, and his idol isn't a soccer star, but a pretty girl from school.

"The girl who often watches the soccer team train... Oh, I see, you're from the soccer team."

Akagi looked like a sporty young man, which immediately made Yukino Yukinoshita realize that he was a member of the soccer club.

However, Yukino Yukinoshita is not interested in soccer, so she doesn't know that Akagi is the ace of the soccer club.

"Do you know that girl's name? Which class is she in?"

"I have no idea."

Akagi said awkwardly—although he had taken a liking to the girl, he obviously hadn't spoken to her at all.

In reality, as the ace of the soccer club, Akagi would have a high chance of successfully striking up a conversation with a girl if she were genuinely interested in soccer.

However, Akagi, who is usually very shameless, was surprisingly shy at the crucial moment, which surprised Qin Chuan.

"I understand. It seems we have to start with the most basic intelligence."

Yukino Yukinoshita nodded, having roughly understood Akagi's situation.

A boy in the soccer club becomes interested in a girl watching the game, but is too shy to talk to her and has to ask others for help—a very naive reason.

This request wasn't difficult, and Yukino Yukinoshita quickly made a decision:

"You're going to soccer training later, right? Will that girl be coming?"

"Eh...? I do have to go to the soccer club for training later. As for that girl, she should be coming, right? She's been coming almost every day lately."

Akagi was taken aback, then quickly nodded in response.

"Alright, go train with the soccer team. I'll help you talk to that girl and find out what's going on."

Yukino Yukinoshita is a person who acts on her words. After finalizing the plan, she immediately made the decision.

"Now? Don't you need to keep an eye on the Service Department anymore?"

Qin Chuan asked with some curiosity, "Going to the soccer club now means the service club is now completely empty."

Right now, the Service Club doesn't have Hachiman Hikigaya or any other members; it's just Yukino Yukinoshita guarding it all. If she leaves, this club room will be empty.

"There's nothing we can do about it. Handling requests is the job of the Service Department. If someone really needs the Service Department's help and we can't find anyone this time, we'll come again next time."

Yukino Yukinoshita answered calmly and looked at Qin Chuan.

"You're his friend too, right? Want to help him out?"

Qin Chuan thought for a moment. Since the time spent in the dream world was only 8 hours, which perfectly covered his sleep time, he didn't seem to have any reason to go home early.

Since he still has a lot of money in his bank account, he doesn't need to work part-time, so even if he goes home now, he'll just be sitting at home playing games.

Although Akagi was a bit eccentric, his good interpersonal skills helped Qin Chuan integrate into the class more smoothly. Therefore, in Qin Chuan's eyes, Akagi was indeed his friend.

Since his friend needed it, he had no reason to refuse.

“No problem, I’m also curious to see what kind of girl Akagi has his eye on.”

"Very well, let's go."

Yukino Yukinoshita nodded, stood up naturally, and walked to the front.

Qin Chuan and Akagi followed instinctively, then both were stunned and looked at each other in bewilderment—Yukino Yukinoshita's few words made her seem like the leader among them.

It must be admitted that Yukino Yukinoshita has quite a strong presence.

Chapter Fifteen: Under the Snow, the Attack

Once they arrived at the stadium, it was Akagi's home ground—after meeting up with the soccer club members, Akagi quickly began training with his teammates.

Qin Chuan and Yukino stood by the court, watching Akagi's active figure on the court while they began to complete Akagi's request.

"Qin Chuan, is Akagi's soccer skill considered good?"

Yukino Yukinoshita stood by the court, watching the back-and-forth action on the court, and voiced her doubts.

"I don't know much about football, and I don't really understand the rules."

Indeed, Yukino Yukinoshita doesn't seem to be the type who's very interested in soccer. She's more like a typical talented woman, and it's more appropriate to talk to her about studying than about soccer.

"I'd say he's pretty good, considering he's the ace player in the soccer team."

Qin Chuan looked at Akagi on the court and stroked his chin as he spoke.

From his current perspective, everyone's movements on the football field are practically in slow motion—but he's no longer an ordinary person.

From a high school student's perspective, Akagi's level clearly deserves the title of ace; his performance was outstanding.

However, Qin Chuan felt that the other players on the court were also getting a little carried away, perhaps because Yukino Yukinoshita had appeared at the sidelines.

It was as if they wanted to show off in front of this snow woman, whom they rarely saw.

Unfortunately, their performance went unnoticed by Yukino, who was focused on the Service Club's request and was actually observing the people around the court.

According to Akagi, he wants to pursue a girl who has been coming to watch the soccer team train every day recently.

"I remember Akagi-kun saying that the girl had short pink hair..."

Yukino's gaze swept around the court, but because the court was quite large, she couldn't pinpoint her target immediately.

"over there."

Qin Chuan, however, immediately noticed the girl in question, patted Yukino on the shoulder, and then pointed in a direction.

Yukino Yukinoshita paused for a moment, then followed Qin Chuan's finger and saw a girl with short pink hair in a corner of the field, watching the soccer players running on the field.

"Qin Chuan has a good eye."

Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at Qin Chuan, not expecting him to find his target so quickly.

"My perception is pretty good."

Qin Chuan did not deny that, with his ability to sense "qi", he could instantly confirm the aura of everyone on the sidelines, and thus more quickly identify the target he was looking for.

"Hmm, is that so?"

Yukino Yukinoshita remained noncommittal, walked directly towards the girl, and said to Qin Chuan.

"Then, I'll take care of talking to that girl."

Indeed, it's better for someone like Yukino Yukinoshita, who is also a girl, to try and extract information from girls. If Qin Chuan were to rashly try to extract information from others, rumors would probably start spreading the next day.

After all, Qin Chuan is quite handsome and has a good market among many girls, so there will probably be many people who would like to discuss his gossip.

"But if this happens, won't the fact that Yukino Yukinoshita and I were together at the stadium be spread as a rumor...?"

Thinking about this, Qin Chuan suddenly realized that the fact that he and Yukino were standing together on the sidelines of the court seemed to be quite easy for people to misunderstand.

Don't underestimate the gossip-loving nature of Japanese high school students. In many people's eyes, a boy and a girl going out together is already just one step away from dating.

Yukino Yukinoshita didn't seem to realize the problem caused by her appearing side by side with Qin Chuan—but even if rumors did spread, she probably wouldn't care.

Qin Chuan watched as Yukino Yukinoshita went to the girl's side and started talking to her, while he stayed where he was and waited for her to return.

However, Yukino hadn't returned yet, but Akagi came over first—after playing for a while, they went into halftime, and Akagi seized the opportunity to run over and ask about the progress.

"Yukinoshita is asking for information about the other party right now. Let's wait for her to return before we talk about it."

Qin Chuan pointed to the location of Yukino Yukinoshita and the girl with short pink hair, and then spoke to Akagi.

"Is it that girl? Don't ask the wrong person later, that would be too embarrassing."

"Yes, it's her. She's been coming back every day to watch the soccer team train lately."

Akagi nodded hurriedly, confirming that Qin Chuan and Yukino Yukinoshita had not come to the wrong person.

"Speaking of Qin Chuan, do you think it's possible that she... likes me?"

"...Akagi, there are so many people in the soccer club, how can you be sure she came to see you?"

Although Qin Chuan felt it wasn't good to discourage his friend, Akagi's inexplicable confidence was just too much, making Qin Chuan feel that he couldn't let this guy get too confident.

What if that girl has absolutely no interest in Akagi? Wouldn't that be a huge blow to Akagi? It's better to give him a heads-up beforehand, so he doesn't feel too disappointed.

"...I'm not that bad, am I?"

Akagi turned around and looked at the burly soccer players on the field. To be honest, Akagi's looks were already quite impressive compared to them.

It's no wonder Akagi has such inexplicable confidence; it's all thanks to the contrast provided by his teammates.

"Compared to that, the fact that Yukinoshita-san came to the court really excited these guys."

After comparing himself to the other soccer club members and gaining confidence, Akagi changed the subject and started talking about Yukino Yukinoshita.

Clearly, Qin Chuan's feeling was right; the soccer players on the field did indeed erupt with amazing enthusiasm because of Yukino Yukinoshita's appearance.

Qin Chuan, on the other hand, offered his own assessment of their actions:

"To display oneself in front of females as a means of courtship... Ha, foolish males."

"Aren't you male?!"

Akagi stared speechlessly at Qin Chuan, wondering how this guy could go so crazy as to even curse himself.

"And several people have already asked me to ask you if you have any relationship with Yukinoshita."

As he spoke, Akagi even showed a curious expression, as if he also wanted to know the answer.

"It's one thing if the football team members don't know, but don't you know?"

Qin Chuan glared at Akagi with annoyance.

"This is not only the first time I've met Yukinoshita today, but you even dragged me here. What could I possibly have to do with her?"

"That... feels good, right?"

Akagi, speaking lines that sounded like a Chen Peisi skit, nudged Qin Chuan with his elbow, looking like he understood everything.

"You just patted Yukinoshita on the shoulder, right?"

"Are you in elementary school? A pat on the shoulder makes you think of all sorts of weird things?"

Qin Chuan kicked Akagi in the buttocks. Even though he didn't exert much force, the powerful kick sent Akagi staggering and forcing him back onto the field.

"Your teammates are calling you. Go back to training now. We'll tell you the information we gathered about Yukinoshita after you finish training."

Chapter Sixteen: The Strategist Under the Snow

Akagi was sent back to continue training with the soccer club members, and Yukino Yukinoshita soon returned to Qin Chuan's side as well.

"So, did you get the answer?"

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