[Welcome back. Did you have fun on this trip?]
[I had fun. I caught a lot of fish by the river, and then grilled and ate them myself in the yard.]
[Did you bring any for me?]
[Do you really like eating fish?]
[Not particularly. Just asking casually.]
[What's the point?]
[Being thought of by someone - that feeling is nice.]
Murakami Yuu stared at the screen. After waiting a while without a reply, he smiled and put his phone in his pocket.
Ever since he had confirmed his inner goals, it seemed his words carried much stronger overtones of pursuit. He still needed to restrain himself.
Arriving at the classroom, there was only one person inside. As expected, Anna Kinomiya was waiting for him.
"Everything's fine. Sakata-sensei is very reasonable."
Meeting her concerned gaze, Murakami Yuu spoke first.
"You weren't lectured?"
Anna Kinomiya's face showed some guilt. She felt this matter had started because of her.
"Good students always have some privileges. At least we got through this time."
Murakami Yuu spoke lightly and returned to his seat to organize his bag.
Anna Kinomiya came to his side and tugged at his clothes.
"I'm sorry. I'll be careful not to trouble Yuu in the future."
"It's okay. It's not a big deal."
Anna Kinomiya was somewhat bashful.
"Then now that no one's here, can I have a hug?"
Murakami Yuu turned to look at her without speaking, just opening his arms.
Anna Kinomiya joyfully threw herself into his embrace, her breathing becoming rapid, greedily inhaling his scent like an addict.
Murakami Yuu felt Anna Kinomiya's ample fruits - both pleasure and pain.
Hearing familiar conversation voices approaching from outside the door, Murakami Yuu gently pried open Anna Kinomiya's hands wrapped around his waist.
"Ah, President! Vice President! You're here after all. We waited for you at the student council room for a long time and when you didn't come, we came looking for you."
The door slid open. Secretary Ibuki Yuki entered first, followed by accountant Uchida Mitsuko.
"We just went to the staff room and came back. We were just about to pack up our bags and head over."
Murakami Yuu explained. The two nodded without suspicion.
"Since we came looking for you, is there something urgent?"
Aside from slightly red cheeks, Anna Kinomiya's expression showed no abnormality.
Seeing this scene, Murakami Yuu thought that women were indeed natural-born actresses.
"There is indeed. It's about the club classroom. The recitation club members just came to the student council to urge us, asking why there's still no news about the activity classroom they applied for."
"That matter..."
Anna Kinomiya quickly entered work mode.
"We notified the doujin game club before. Have they submitted a formal club recognition application these past days?"
"No, it seems their membership numbers still haven't met the requirement."
Ibuki Yuki answered.
"Then there's no other way. Sorry to trouble you two to make a trip - go tell the recitation club president that at most in two days, I'll give them a classroom for club activities."
"Understood."
The two followed the instructions and left the classroom.
"The game club's classroom is being taken back?"
Murakami Yuu had only recently joined the student council and didn't know about this.
"Mm, too few members, and their activity goals are also unclear. We need to give the classroom to clubs that really need it."
"I see..."
Murakami Yuu nodded in understanding.
The game club's classroom being taken back didn't matter to him. What he was more concerned about was Eriri, who was in that club.
He had been thinking about extracting her from it. Now might be a good opportunity.
"Anna, what do you plan to do about the game club matter?"
"Very simple. After notification, just take back the classroom key from the game club president. There's other work today, so I plan to handle this matter tomorrow."
Anna Kinomiya returned to her seat and picked up her bag.
"I see."
Murakami Yuu thought for a while.
"I have something to do after school today. Can I take leave from the student council?"
"Yuu doesn't need to worry about it. Even after becoming a student council member, you don't have to forcibly go there every day. If you have something to do, just go ahead. Well then, I'll go to the student council room first."
She burrowed into Murakami Yuu's arms again, lingering for a moment before leaving satisfied.
"See you."
"Mm."
After Anna Kinomiya left, Murakami Yuu took out his phone. It had just vibrated again.
It was Tachibana Rui's reply message, only she had started a different topic.
[The shop has a big order. Mom went to help as soon as she got back. Big sister was also dragged back by her company to rush a work project. I'm the only one at home.]
Murakami Yuu raised an eyebrow. That's quite a bit of information there.
[They're not coming home tonight?]
[Neither of them is coming home.]
I understand.
[Want to come to my place? As a return gift for last time's hot spring trip, I can help solve the dinner problem for the helpless Miss Tachibana Rui.]
A moment later.
[I need to read at home. I have to catch up on the coursework I missed these days.]
The corners of Murakami Yuu's mouth curved up, calm and composed.
[My academic level ranks seventh in the grade. You can bring your books over. Study after eating. If there's anything you don't understand, I can teach you.]
[You want me to come to your place that badly?]
Murakami Yuu's fingers danced lightly on the virtual keyboard.
[No, the Murakami household has new members since you left. I mainly want to introduce these two little ones to you. You should get along very well.]
[What are they?]
[Don't ask so many questions. Let me keep you in suspense. Are you coming or not?]
[I'll come over at 7 o'clock. Is that okay?]
[Good. I'll wait for you.]
The conversation ended.
Mission accomplished.
His mood suddenly cleared. The energy that had been aroused by Anna Kinomiya these past two days but had nowhere to be released and had to be forcibly suppressed seemed to finally have a use.
There was another matter - regarding Eriri. Handle it quickly and return early. There's a guest tonight, and he still needed to go to the supermarket to buy some ingredients.
Murakami Yuu opened his phone contacts, found Totsuka Reita's name, and called.
It was quickly answered.
"Yuu, what's up?"
"Where are you now?"
"At school, by the tennis club at the playground. Let me tell you, several first-year underclassmen just joined the club. They're so cute bouncing around in their sports skirts."
Knowing his flighty personality, Murakami Yuu casually responded a few times before getting to the point.
"Reita, I remember you're on pretty good terms with Uchimaki Subaru from the art club, right?"
"Mm, you could say very good."
"How good?"
"Eh? Even if you suddenly ask like that..."
He didn't speak, probably thinking.
"Probably just a little bit less than our relationship..."
"Got it. Can we meet up now? There's something I'd like you to help me with."
"No problem. It's just rare for you to ask me for help. Where should we meet?"
"Wait for you at the art club entrance. I'll explain the specifics when you get here."
"Understood."
Hanging up, Murakami Yuu headed toward the art club.
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