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Qiyun slowly pushed open the door to the club room and peered inside, only to see Hikigaya and Yukinoshita, each seated at their respective seats. Yukinoshita showed no particular reaction to Qiyun's arrival, her gaze still fixed on the novel before her. Of course, Qiyun hadn't expected anything like this.
Hikigaya, however, had been sitting idly in his seat, and greeted Qiyun rather listlessly.
Seeing Hikigaya greet him, Qiyun felt a complex mix of emotions. After all, what had happened between him and Yukinoshita, in a sense, was it cheating on him? Although Hikigaya and Yukinoshita hadn't yet reached that level of a relationship, Qiyun felt that with the plot already building, a relationship between them was inevitable.
Thinking of this, Qiyun felt a surge of mixed emotions. It wasn't that he was in love with Yukinoshita; to be honest, he didn't love her at the moment.
It was just that something like that had happened, and even if he didn't want to, Qiyun couldn't remain as indifferent to Yukinoshita as before.
He found a random place to sit down and began to observe the two people's movements, but at this time the two did not talk to each other. Yukinoshita was still silently flipping through the novel in her hand.
Hikigaya occasionally looked around, but after Qiyun came in, his movements became much more restrained.
"Huh, am I too late? I remember they should have a conversation at this time?" Qiyun thought to himself.
"Knock knock knock"
a knock on the door disrupted his thoughts.
"Sorry...excuse me"
As the door of the club room was slowly opened, a girl with pink hair appeared at the door. In addition to the iconic bun hairstyle, there was a shy expression on her face as she slowly entered the room.
Qiyun looked at the lovely, pretty girl before her and couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Another protagonist has arrived, Tuanzi." Suddenly realizing he couldn't remember her name, he froze in shock, staring at her in a daze. Frustrated, he realized no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember her name. Suddenly, a cat scratched his chest. (PS: I really can't remember her name here.)
"Hiratsuka-sensei asked me to come here,"
the girl said timidly, her gaze evasive.
"Classmate, could you please stop looking at me like that? I'm a little scared." The already shy girl quickly gave in under Qiyun's gaze.
As if worried she'd sounded too harsh, she added,
"Well, I don't mean to say anything bad about you. I'm just not used to being looked at like this..."
"Sorry, sorry, seeing you reminded me of someone I know," Qiyun explained hastily.
"Oh, really?" It was clear the girl believed him.
"You're so easy to fool, Tuanzi! You're truly worthy of being the mascot of Oregairu!" Qiyun thought, noticing the girl's tall figure. Her proud breasts, visible through her white shirt, were unusually large, estimated to be more than half the size of Yukinoshita's.
Qiyun turned to look at Yukinoshita, who was also observing the situation. She was initially confused by Qiyun's sudden glance, but when her gaze lingered on her chest before quickly returning, she understood Qiyun's intention.
Her eyebrows furrowed, and she glared fiercely at Qiyun.
The girl, upon seeing Hikigaya nearby, was surprised and exclaimed, "Isn't that... Hikigaya?" She looked utterly shocked.
Hikigaya, somewhat awkwardly, explained, "I'm a member of this club."
"Yuigahama Yui from Class F, Year 2," Yukinoshita had already stood up and began to question the girl.
"So it's her!" Upon learning the name, Qiyun felt a surge of relief, but soon lost interest, no longer paying attention to the situation on the field.
"The first service request will probably start soon," Qiyun thought, feeling a little hazy. The lively atmosphere on the field seemed to have nothing to do with him. Yuigahama Yui's appearance had transformed the club's stagnant calm.
"I heard she wants to make cookies for someone, but she's lacking the confidence, so she wants our help. That's what she's asking," Yukinoshita, wearing a pale yellow apron and holding tools, spoke slowly.
Yukinoshito had changed her outfit. Her long, elegant, smooth hair was tied back, with two small braids tied with red ribbons and draped across her chest, giving her a relaxed and capable look. Meanwhile, Hikigaya scratched his head and said, "For things like this, you should ask a friend for help."
"Well... I don't really want anyone to know," Yuigahama Yui said, clasping her hands together, a hint of shyness in her tone.
"Isn't this all for you?" Qiyun turned her head to look at Hikigaya.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Hikigaya seemed a little uncomfortable as he had never been looked at like this before.
"Ah," Qiyun sighed silently without explanation, which made Hikigaya feel a little puzzled.
In the interval between the conversation between Yukinoshita and Yuigahama Yui, Qiyun couldn't help but think of the product he saw in the mall during the last trial, a kind of cookie that everyone would think was delicious. According to the following plot, the cookie made by Yuigahama Yui can be said to be quite unpalatable.
"What is this, is it charcoal for burning?" Qiyun pinched the finished product made by Yuigahama Yui and said so with emotion.
"Why can you make so many mistakes?" Yukinoshita next to her also put one hand on her waist and the other on her forehead and shook her head helplessly and sighed.
Faced with this, Yuigahama Yui visibly began to lose heart, even considering giving up. However, as the plot unfolds, Yukinoshita's words not only revitalize Yuigahama Yui, but also, incidentally, she successfully becomes Yukinoshita's fangirl.
"Oh, this is a classic plot twist! The protagonist's words successfully rekindle the spirits of the companions and ignite them!" Qiyun mentally praised Yukinoshita's actions, and even had an idea: should he redeem the cookie recipe for Yukinoshita to give to Yuigahama Yui?
With this in mind, Qiyun immediately called up the system interface. He wasn't worried about being discovered by Hikigaya and Yuigahama Yui, as Qiyun had previously conducted experiments and found that no one else could see this interface except himself. Perhaps, Yukinoshita should be excluded.
As the page was opened, Yukinoshita also noticed this, somewhat puzzled.
"Hey, Yukinoshita, why are you suddenly looking at Qiyun-san?" Yuigahama Yui asked, seeing the suddenly out-of-touch Yukinoshita. She also noticed Qiyun, who was currently scrolling through the interface.
"What are you doing, Qiyun-san? Are you praying?" Yuigahama Yui also gestured in a similar manner.
"I'm praying for your cookie making to be a success," Qiyun followed Yuigahama Yui's lead.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't be like that, Qiyun-san. I'll work on this myself. You don't need to worry so much," Yuigahama Yui quickly waved her hand sheepishly, a faint blush on her face.
Seeing Yuigahama Yui's earnestness, Qiyun, who always prided herself on being thick-skinned, couldn't help but turn away awkwardly, feeling overwhelmed by Yuigahama Yui's simple, earnest personality. Perhaps, in some ways, Yuigahama Yui was even more difficult to deal with than Yukinoshita Yukino.
"Forget it, Yuigahama Yui-san, don't bother with Qiyun. He's just like that, sometimes he behaves inexplicably," Yukinoshita explained, preparing to work with Yuigahama Yui to refine the cookie-making process.
Qiyun also closed the store interface, no longer dwelling on it, deciding to quietly observe the cookie-making process from the sidelines.
But as the saying goes, things always turn out in unexpected directions.