join the Church of MissRaven and become a Sequence 9: Reader p atreon.com/KeyofStars for more chapters
"No, Asakura, that's against the rules."
The older beautiful teacher leaned back in her chair, looking at the young man in front of her, and said flatly, "To apply to establish a club, you need at least five members and one faculty advisor. Even for a hobby group that doesn't require an advisor, you still need three people. You can't apply with just one person."
"But as far as I know, there does seem to be a club in the school with only one member."
The young man called Asakura said unhurriedly, "If I remember correctly, it's called the Service Club, and the advisor… hmm, who do you think is the teacher who disregards school rules, Hiratsuka-sensei?"
Hiratsuka narrowed her eyes, a dangerous glint in them: "The Service Club is an exception, and besides, their club activities are relatively normal. But you… Asakura, is this application for the Chiba Magic Society serious? Or have you awakened your long-dormant chuunibyou spirit because of your current appearance?"
The young man's left hand was bandaged, and his right eye wore a medical patch, indeed looking exactly like a chuunibyou teenager.
However, according to the nurse's office teacher's conclusion after examination, his eye did show signs of infection and inflammation, with bloodshot eyeballs, causing his entire pupil to turn wine-red. And his left hand was afflicted with a strange skin disease, with small patches of skin on his arm presenting a scaly, snake-skin-like appearance.
If it hadn't been confirmed that neither of these was contagious, the young man would probably have been isolated long ago.
Asakura thought for a moment before realizing: "Then how about changing the name to the Soubu High School Magic Society?"
"It's not about the prefix!" Hiratsuka knocked on the table, making the glass on it clatter.
"Then how about Soubu High School Gryffindor?" the young man asked seriously.
"Are you a lion from somewhere?!"
"I see, actually, I also think Ravenclaw is better…" The young man also had an 'as expected' expression, nodding in agreement.
"No! It's not about the name anyway!" Hiratsuka tried to make herself appear calmer: "Look at the club activities you wrote down."
"The content is 'finding and solving mysterious events,' and the slogan is 'I'm not interested in ordinary activities. If you encounter aliens, Witches, or espers, come find us!'" The young man read aloud what he had written on the club application form, then looked at Hiratsuka with a puzzled expression: "I don't think there's any problem."
"I think there are problems everywhere! By the way, where did the future people go? (Note)"
"In the future, presumably," the young man replied as if it were the most obvious thing.
Hiratsuka's gaze grew even more unfriendly: "Are you messing with me? If you like doing these kinds of things so much, why don't you start a Supernatural Club?"
"Oh, then I'll start a Supernatural Club," Asakura immediately said, complying readily.
"That's almost… No, you've made me confused with anger."
Hiratsuka rubbed her temples: "Even if I grant you that, you can't guarantee you have the ability to solve those so-called 'supernatural events,' can you?"
"Actually, I know a thing or two about mysticism."
The young man pulled a fist-sized crystal ball from his pocket (which made Hiratsuka look at his pants pocket twice), then, while rubbing the crystal ball, he muttered, "Wandering gypsy, oh—"
"No, you're an East Asian of yellow race…"
The crystal ball, following his movements, actually lit up with a faint glow.
"I see it, I see it!" Under Hiratsuka's somewhat surprised gaze, the young man, like a charlatan, loudly declared, "Hiratsuka-sensei won't be able to get married before she's 35!"
"Hmph!"
"Ouch!"
Perhaps for some, the older beautiful teacher's jab is a reward in their industry, but the young Asakura clearly did not have a masochistic constitution and decisively distorted his body to avoid her resentful blow.
Facing Hiratsuka's death glare, the young man gave an awkward smile and put the crystal ball back into his pocket.
"Anyway, although I don't think the supernatural events you're hoping for will happen," Hiratsuka took a breath and offered her suggestion: "But from the content, the club you want to apply for should be a jack-of-all-trades type, right? If so…"
"I refuse." Before Hiratsuka could finish, the young man immediately interrupted her.
"I haven't even said what I want you to do yet…" Hiratsuka looked at the young man with some surprise.
"I hate Yukino, so sending me to the Service Club, or merging my club with the Service Club, please allow me to flatly refuse."
The young man said without hesitation, the determination on his face clearly not feigned.
"What if I insist you do it?" Hiratsuka looked at the young man with keen interest, as if she had discovered something amusing.
"Then I'll withdraw the club application and form a Magic Society outside of school. That way, we can also prevent the school from interfering with our activities… Hmm, thinking about it, it might actually be better to do it outside…"
The young man rubbed his chin and pondered for a moment, then showed a friendly smile again and spread his hands towards her: "My apologies, Hiratsuka-sensei, I was inconsiderate. Let's consider this matter unsaid. Please return the application form to me."
A group of idle students formed outside of school, wouldn't that just be a typical delinquent group!
Hiratsuka felt that the other party was deliberately saying this to provoke her, but she had no evidence.
And although she usually seemed a bit unkempt and had a casual attitude towards students, in reality, she cared about her students and could definitely be categorized as a 'good teacher.' So, even without any evidence, just the worry of not wanting to gamble on the possibility of the young man going astray made Hiratsuka hesitate.
"How about this," Seeing that the young man didn't seem to be someone who could be persuaded by fists, Hiratsuka reconsidered and then re-proposed her suggestion: "I can temporarily keep your club as a 'Reserve Hobby Group,' registered with the school, but if you can't find enough members this semester, it will be disbanded next semester. And during this time, you are not allowed to form any strange groups outside."
"Conversely, if you can find three members, the Hobby Group will be officially recognized, and I can give you an empty classroom as an activity room. If you find five or more members, I can be listed as the faculty advisor, allowing the Hobby Group to be upgraded to a club, and club budgets will also be allocated to you normally. How does that sound?"
"An excellent suggestion that makes my brain spin!" The young man heard the sound effect of a completed quest and happily agreed to her terms.
Note: The previous paragraph is a reference to Haruhi Suzumiya's famous line, 'I'm not interested in ordinary humans. If there are any aliens, future people, interdimensional travelers, or espers among you, come find me.' Here, the protagonist intentionally omitted 'future people,' which prompted Hiratsuka's retort.
join the Church of MissRaven and become a Sequence 9: Reader p atreon.com/KeyofStars for more chapters