"Tetsuya, come to the teachers' office after class."
"Yes, Sensei…"
After class ended, Shizuka told Tetsuya to go to the teachers' office. Tetsuya could only nod awkwardly.
"Tetsuya-kun, are you okay? You looked kind of spaced out earlier," Megumi asked from beside him, her eyes filled with concern.
Tetsuya shook his head and said, "I'm fine. I'll go to the teachers' office first."
Megumi nodded, and Tetsuya stood up and left the classroom.
…
Teachers' Office
"Why were you spacing out in class? Did something happen to you?"
"No, nothing."
Sitting in her chair with her legs crossed, Shizuka questioned Tetsuya, who stood in front of her, a cigarette hanging from her mouth.
"Well, fine. I'll let it go. After all, your grades are high enough," she said casually.
"Shizuka-sensei, is that sarcasm? And by the way, isn't it bad to smoke in front of your student?" Tetsuya was at a loss when it came to this teacher.
Shizuka rolled her eyes and didn't put out her cigarette. Tetsuya shrugged and said, "So, what is it? There's no way you called me here just to scold me over something so trivial, right?"
"You're right," Shizuka said, setting the cigarette aside and leaning back. "You haven't joined any clubs yet, have you? A—!"
"No."
Tetsuya rejected her outright. This woman was definitely trying to get him to join some club, right? Probably an unpopular one, and she just happened to be the advisor.
"Tch, such a crafty woman."
"I'm not finished talking! And who are you calling crafty?!" Shizuka glared at him and complained, then sighed. "Don't rush to reject it. That club… uh, its president is a bit special, and she's the only member."
Tetsuya sighed tiredly and said, "What's so special about that? And if she's the only member, wouldn't it be better to just disband the club?"
Shizuka stared at Tetsuya in silence, looking slightly awkward, then coughed. "Ahem! That's because—"
Before she could finish, Tetsuya interrupted. "Because you're the club advisor, right?"
"That's right! Which is why you have to accept it!" Shizuka suddenly exclaimed triumphantly.
Tetsuya looked at her for a moment, sighed in resignation, and nodded.
"Great! Here's the registration form! Now, let's go to the clubroom!"
Shizuka grinned, opened her desk drawer, pulled out a sheet of paper, and slammed it onto the desk. Tetsuya picked it up and looked at the form, more specifically, the club form where his name was already listed as a member, and fell silent.
"You already put my name on it. Why bother persuading me?"
Shizuka slung an arm around Tetsuya's shoulders forcefully, then blinked in surprise when he didn't react at all. Laughing, she said, "Hahaha! It's fine, it's fine. Now, let's go to the clubroom!"
…
"Service Club," Tetsuya read the name of the club and couldn't help sighing inwardly.
Just as expected.
Isn't this…?
"What are you standing there for? Come in."
Shizuka walked ahead and opened the door without knocking.
"Yukinoshita, I've brought you your first club member."
Brought? What am I, an object? Tetsuya complained inwardly, but he still followed Shizuka inside.
The room was quiet. There were only desks and chairs, and sitting on one of the chairs was a beautiful teenage girl of average height with a slender build. She had fair skin, long black hair cascading down her shoulders to her hips, and a flat ahoge sticking up from the top of her head.
Her blue eyes carried a sharp, icy charm. She wore an indifferent expression toward the world around her and was focused solely on reading the book in her hands.
Even when Shizuka spoke, she didn't lift her head and only said, "Don't bring random people into my room, Shizuka-sensei."
"This isn't a random person. Yukinoshita, this is your club member," Shizuka said, pushing Tetsuya forward.
Tetsuya sighed and looked at the girl. Yukino Yukinoshita. She was beautiful, yes, but cold and aloof.
Tetsuya had already guessed which club Shizuka meant, so he wasn't particularly surprised. After all, with Shizuka Hiratsuka here, wasn't it only natural for Yukino to be around too?
Yukino closed her book and finally shifted her gaze to the person Shizuka had brought. It was a man, his short blond hair glinted under the sunlight streaming through the open window, and his crimson eyes shone under the room's lighting. His profile was eye-catching.
However, Yukino only looked at him briefly before turning her gaze back to Shizuka. "So, Shizuka-sensei, explain what you mean by this 'club member.'"
Her voice was indifferent, carrying a hint of rejection that made Shizuka's lips twitch. Still, Shizuka didn't dwell on it and said, "Isn't your Service Club down to just you? That doesn't meet the requirements for a club, and I'm your advisor."
"Or would you rather the club be disbanded?"
Hearing Shizuka's words, Yukino simply stared at her in silence without answering. Shizuka ignored that and said to Tetsuya, "Alright, from now on you're a member of this club. Get to know each other first."
With that, she turned around and walked out.
Tetsuya watched her go and sighed. He had already accepted it, so whatever. Refusing wouldn't change anything anyway, Shizuka had already registered his name as a club member without his consent.
Women… I'll remember this, Tetsuya thought inwardly as he shifted his attention to Yukino, who had already resumed reading her book, completely ignoring his presence.
Tetsuya cleared his throat and said, "Ahem! Nice to meet you, Yukinoshita-san. My name is Tetsuya Hiratsuji, second year, Class B. Since Shizuka-sensei has made me a member of this club, I look forward to working with you. Please take care of me."
Yukino glanced at him briefly.
"Yukino Yukinoshita. Second year, Class J."
"…"
This girl was really cold.
Tetsuya pulled a chair over to the corner and sat down, not too far and not too close to Yukino. He looked at her with a slight smile and asked, "By the way, what exactly does this club do?"
Yukino closed her book. Her sharp, icy eyes fixed on Tetsuya as she slowly opened her mouth. "What do you think this club does?"
What is this? Why are you acting so mysterious and cryptic?!
"The Service Club. So our job is to help clients with their requests?"
"You're fairly intelligent. That's correct," Yukino said as she looked at him. She knew Tetsuya was one of the top students academically.
"How many requests have been fulfilled so far?"
Yukino glanced at him, and for some reason her gaze grew even colder. "Zero."
"…"
Silence.
Yes, silence filled the room after Yukino's answer.
Tch. Just how unpopular is this club for the protagonist to show up?
Wait, where is the protagonist, Hachiman? No idea. Tetsuya hadn't met any male protagonists at all in this crossover world yet.
He hadn't seen Aki Tomoya or Gojo Wakana either. Maybe only female characters existed in this crossover world? So far, he'd only met female characters.
"Well then…"
Silence once more. Inside the Service Club room, only the sound of pages turning and the air conditioner could be heard.
…
Tetsuya didn't stay long in the Service Club with Yukino. After all, there were still other classes. Yukino didn't say anything about him joining the Service Club, so she must have accepted it,but there was nothing to do anyway.
After saying goodbye to Yukino, who didn't respond, Tetsuya promptly returned to his classroom.