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Asakura and Yanami exchanged glances, then very tacitly began to play rock-paper-scissors silently.
The result, naturally, was Asakura easily defeating the latter with seven times the reaction speed of Miss Yanami.
Yanami reluctantly got up and went to open the door.
"Oh, Vice President Amakusa?" Seeing the person outside the door, Yanami was startled. "I wasn't slacking off, just taking a short break…"
As a member of the Magic Club, Yanami naturally had to contribute to the Founders' Festival. Of course, unlike Asakura, who was constantly on the go, she mostly just helped negotiate with other students. In the girl's own words, it was 'Brain work suits me better than physical labor, please call me Advisor Yanami!'
Asakura was originally worried that this girl would mess things up, but the Student Council's evaluation of Yanami's work was surprisingly high.
Could it be that this girl just acts lazy and unmotivated when she's in the Magic Club, but is actually quite good at socializing normally?
"I'm not here to demand an explanation; rather, I should thank you for your help." Amakusa Shino waved her hand dismissively, then looked at the cream on the girl's nose, her gaze a little unfocused as she asked, "Um, if I've come at a bad time, I can leave for a bit and come back in about ten minutes…"
"What?" Yanami tilted her head, but quickly gave up thinking. "Don't stand outside; you can just come in."
"Oh, could I also be part of your Play?!" Amakusa Shino exclaimed in surprise.
"So what exactly are you thinking…?" Yanami looked at her speechlessly.
"Is there something you need here?" Asakura asked curiously, seeing that the visitor was Amakusa Shino.
"Do you still remember the play I asked you and Yukinoshita to perform in?" Amakusa Shino said to Asakura after finding a random spot to sit down.
"Of course I remember… What's wrong? Has it been canceled?" Asakura's spirit lifted, and he quickly asked.
"How could that be? It's good news—" Amakusa Shino said triumphantly. "Didn't we say before that because of insufficient budget and time, the sets and everything would have to be simplified?"
"There was such a thing…" Asakura nodded.
Almost all of the stage art for the Founders' Festival was outsourced to the Art Club and the Drama Club. Asakura, acting as a mercenary, also went to paint the cardboard backdrops for the Drama Club, so he had heard students responsible for this area complain about such issues.
"But suddenly a kind person wanted to sponsor us, so many stage props can be bought directly off the shelf, and the sets can be replaced with better materials. The overall progress has greatly improved!" Amakusa Shino said happily.
"What about the snacks?" Yanami asked, seizing the opportunity.
"Still the same ones."
"Why? It wouldn't hurt to have some more luxurious snacks!" The girl protested.
"The Founders' Festival isn't a banquet, and the main purpose of snacks is just decoration. The experts upstairs won't understand!" Amakusa Shino rejected her suggestion without hesitation.
"Well, that's really good… But what does that have to do with us?" Asakura asked curiously. "Is there a need for Vice President Amakusa to specifically come here to inform us about sponsorship?"
"If it were ordinary sponsorship, of course not…" Amakusa Shino's expression became a little strange, and her gaze towards Asakura was somewhat teasing. "But the sponsor is our senior, Yukinoshita Haruno, Yukinoshita's older sister."
"I see…" Asakura responded noncommittally.
His gaze subconsciously drifted towards the seat by the window, but the figure who usually read there wasn't present today. According to Hiratsuka, she seemed to have taken sick leave.
This made Asakura hesitate for a moment whether to visit her at home.
However, considering that both sides needed to cool down, he ultimately abandoned that option.
"I originally thought Miss Haruno was sponsoring because of Yukinoshita, but guess what? She specifically asked to meet Asakura-kun—" Amakusa Shino, who hadn't noticed Asakura's silence, seemed inexplicably excited. "I've seen her; Miss Haruno is a great beauty, no less than Yukinoshita!"
"…So what exactly do you want to say?" Asakura had a subtly bad feeling.
"Of course, it's a sister-bowl!" Amakusa Shino said loudly.
"You actually said it!" Asakura complained almost seamlessly.
Because of his delicate relationship with Yukino, it was even harder for Asakura to directly address this joke.
"I think the parent-child bowl would be tastier—" Yanami said earnestly from the side. "The parent-child bowl at school is different from the fried rice-based ones outside. The chicken is prepared using the scallion-roasted chicken method, which adds more scallion aroma than fried rice, and the chicken juice is also fuller… Besides, the level of the fried egg inside is also very high, cooked just right. The wonderful taste when the two combine is simply heavenly! No, it should be a pleasure only found in heaven… That chef is the parent-child bowl immortal!"
"I don't think they'd be happy even if they heard you praise them that way…" Asakura retorted.
"In any case, if you have time, let me know in advance, and I'll arrange for you to meet Miss Haruno—" Amakusa Shino said, glancing at Asakura. "Of course, if you really resist, not meeting is also fine."
"But then will the sponsorship be okay?" Asakura asked.
"We've already received the money, so it doesn't matter!"Amakusa Shino said smugly, "And a portion of it has already been used!"
"How realistic…"
"Also, Ms. Yukinoshita Haruno is Yukinoshita's older sister. According to Ms. Yukinoshita Haruno, she and Yukinoshita are especially close, like sisters who can stick together. So even if Asakura refuses to meet, considering Yukinoshita, she probably won't touch the sponsorship fee."
Amakusa Shino said with full confidence.
If Asakura hadn't personally seen Yukino hang up on her own sister without hesitation, he might have actually believed this guy's nonsense…
But no matter what, what's meant to come will always come.
And Asakura also wanted to subtly ask about Yukino's current situation.
"No problem, I can meet the other party anytime."
So he adjusted his mindset and said.
"Then come to the Student Council club room in half an hour."
Amakusa Shino said with a cheerful expression, as if thinking, 'Isn't everything going smoothly? I'm amazing!' "It just so happens that Ms. Yukinoshita Haruno seems to be free today."
After speaking, she got up, intending to leave, but before she left, she said to Yanami, "Oh, Yanami, you have cream on your nose."
"Eh? Eh, eh! When did… No, why are you only telling me now?!"
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