Service Club.
When Su Yu arrived, Yuigahama Yui and the others were already there.
"I didn't expect you to actually surpass me. Go ahead, what's your request?" Yukinoshita Yukino asked.
"If I ever make a mistake in the future, can you forgive me once?" Su Yu thought for a moment before replying.
"That depends on what you did." Yukinoshita Yukino glanced at Kawasaki Saki, as if hinting at something.
"I thought… any request would be fine." Su Yu chuckled awkwardly and sat down in the seat between Yukinoshita Yukino and Yuigahama Yui.
It felt as if that seat had been deliberately left open just for him.
"Well, if you agree to marry me, I'll forgive you once." Yukinoshita Yukino said flatly.
The room fell into silence.
Yuigahama Yui blinked in shock—she hadn't expected Yukino to say something like that.
Miura Yumiko lowered her head, not daring to compete with Yukinoshita Yukino.
Kawasaki Saki's expression remained unchanged; she thought Yukinoshita Yukino and Su Yu were a good match.
Ebina Hina adjusted her glasses, smiling playfully.
This kind of direct statement didn't match Yukinoshita Yukino's usual character, but it was incredibly effective.
"No problem. I agree." Su Yu was momentarily stunned but answered without hesitation.
Yukinoshita Yukino was visibly puzzled.
She had expected him to avoid the question, to hesitate.
She had even prepared a follow-up remark to pressure him, but now, she couldn't bring herself to say it.
"Little Yukino, from now on, if I make a mistake, you have to forgive me once, okay?" Su Yu took her small hand and smiled at her.
Feeling the gazes of Yuigahama Yui and the others, Yukinoshita Yukino's face turned red, and she lowered her head.
"Shizuka-sensei, you can come in now." Su Yu suddenly said.
Yukinoshita Yukino stiffened. How did Su Yu know Shizuka-sensei was outside?
Everyone turned to look at the clubroom door.
Outside, Hiratsuka Shizuka was startled and prepared to leave.
Ring ring ring—
Her phone rang.
Seeing the caller ID, she knew she couldn't escape.
She hung up, opened the door, and walked in.
Yukinoshita Yukino glanced at her, then guiltily turned her head away.
"Ahem, I came to see Yukinoshita about something," Hiratsuka Shizuka coughed twice, trying to cover up the awkwardness.
"Shizuka-sensei, whatever it is, you can just ask me. After all, I'm not only the vice president of the Service Club, I'm also Little Yukino's boyfriend." Su Yu looked at her with a smile.
"Uh…" Hiratsuka Shizuka struggled to find a good excuse.
"It's about a previous request, something Shizuka-sensei asked me to handle before." Yukinoshita Yukino quickly spoke up.
"Is that so?" Su Yu turned his amused gaze to Yukinoshita Yukino.
"…Yes." She averted her eyes.
Su Yu let go of her hand.
Then, under everyone's gaze, he leaned in and lightly kissed Yukinoshita Yukino's cheek.
Yukinoshita Yukino froze, her face instantly turning bright red.
Su Yu, however, acted as if nothing had happened and simply took out his bento box.
"Yukinoshita," Hiratsuka Shizuka reminded her.
"Sorry, Shizuka-sensei. Let's go," Yukinoshita Yukino quickly stood up.
The two left the clubroom.
As the door closed, the four remaining girls had mixed expressions.
Yuigahama Yui puffed up her cheeks in frustration.
Miura Yumiko looked a bit envious.
Kawasaki Saki remained indifferent.
Ebina Hina smirked as she watched Su Yu.
Su Yu, meanwhile, calmly ate the bento that Yuigahama Yui had made.
Not bad. Looks like my little idiot's cooking skills have improved.
Quiet Hallway.
"Yukinoshita, looks like Su Yu-kun has already figured out everything I taught you," Hiratsuka Shizuka sighed.
"It's fine, Shizuka-sensei. This is enough for me. I don't need him to make a choice—keeping things as they are is what will make everyone happy." Yukinoshita Yukino shook her head.
"The reason that guy is so frustrating is because you're all too kind. That's why he—"
"Shizuka-sensei, he's kind too. Maybe that's exactly why we like him," Yukinoshita Yukino said softly.
"Maybe. Let's just hope he learns some restraint after this." Hiratsuka Shizuka paused before responding.
"If you were just my senior instead of my teacher, maybe…"
Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly spoke, studying Hiratsuka Shizuka.
"Yukinoshita, don't say weird things! I'm a teacher! I'm leaving now—you should head back," Hiratsuka Shizuka said hurriedly, her face slightly red.
Yukinoshita Yukino didn't say anything and simply watched her leave.
She didn't suspect any relationship between Hiratsuka Shizuka and Su Yu—she just thought that if Shizuka-sensei were only a few years older than them, she might have been the ultimate winner.
I can't control Su Yu, but maybe Shizuka-sensei could…
Yukinoshita Yukino stood there, deep in thought.
Then she recalled what had just happened, and her face grew warm.
As embarrassed as she was, she was also confused.
Su Yu did that in front of everyone. Isn't he afraid they'll get mad?
Yuigahama Yui probably wouldn't, but Kawasaki Saki and Miura Yumiko—wouldn't they?
Wait, why am I worrying about this? That's his problem!
She quickly snapped out of it and shook her head.
Just as she was about to return to the clubroom, she saw Su Yu walking towards her with a grin.
Yukinoshita Yukino instinctively wanted to run, but she resisted and simply stood there, face flushed.
Su Yu strode up to her, pulled her into his arms—
And kissed her.
Yukinoshita Yukino froze.
A few minutes later, just as she was about to push him away, Su Yu let go first.
With a smirk, he whispered, "Little Yukino, they're waiting for you."
Yukinoshita Yukino's face turned even redder.
She immediately understood his meaning.
Now that he was gone, Yuigahama Yui and the others would focus all their attention on her.
The moment she stepped into the clubroom, she would have to face them.
Even if they didn't say a word and just looked at her, she'd feel unbearably embarrassed.
Without waiting for her reaction, Su Yu turned and headed downstairs.
"That shameless jerk!" Yukinoshita Yukino clenched her small fists, glaring at his back.
She looked at the clubroom door.
She had said what she said—she couldn't run away now.
With a deep breath, she walked back in.
Tennis Court.
When Su Yu arrived, Hikigaya Hachiman and Totsuka Saika had just finished a match and were resting.
Hikigaya Hachiman looked at Su Yu and suddenly remembered what Komachi had said last night.
Full tuition waiver, professional voice acting training.
In just a month, she could start auditioning. If she succeeded, she could earn money through voice acting.
Their parents were very supportive.
Then, they had looked at him.
They didn't say anything, but Hikigaya Hachiman had felt the pressure.
"Thanks for helping Komachi," Hikigaya Hachiman said, looking at Su Yu.
"No need to be so formal. If Komachi becomes a voice actress, she'll be making money for me too—it's in my best interest." Su Yu smiled.
Hikigaya Hachiman didn't respond.
He knew Su Yu was just joking.