"Hello, Miss Secretariat, I am Miyazawa Yuu from the Pab Club, a first-year student…"
In the middle of summer, with the outdoor temperature in Izu climbing infinitely towards forty degrees Celsius, Miyazawa Yuu stood outside the Izu University Administration Building, sweating profusely, tongue hanging out, and seriously questioning his life choices.
Honestly, in this hellish weather, he should be in his room enjoying the air conditioning, or at the very least, if he had to attend a drinking party, he would have ice-cold beer to beat the heat.
But even the damn vending machines were shut down during the university holiday, let alone ice-cold beer, he didn't even have proper water to drink!
"Ah, over here, over here, thank you for coming all this way."
"It's nothing, I deserve it…"
"Is that so… you sound quite resentful~"
The new Miss Secretariat of Izu University, who had been waiting for a while, watched the large muscle-bound man in only a swimsuit, her eye twitching slightly, and a bead of cold sweat rolled down her forehead.
Honestly, calling a meeting for club representatives in such hot weather was the school's fault, but wasn't the young man in front of her a little too unrestrained!
Even if he had a good physique, strolling around showing it off like this could easily get him caught by campus security.
Moreover, she was the head of club affairs; what was with the little look of grievance, instead of respect, coming from him? It was starting to make her feel guilty!
"Um… please come this way. The main reason for calling a meeting of club representatives today is that the school has issued digitalization guidelines…"
Following the Miss Secretariat into the office, Miyazawa Yuu's eyes were spinning like mosquito coils, and he hadn't heard clearly what the other person was saying, until the former opened the door and let out the cold air inside, which made him shiver all over.
"Ah~ Ascension achieved!"
"Please don't say such easily misunderstood things in front of a woman!"
Slapping herself on the head, the Miss Secretariat was now starting to wonder, is the Pab Club really not some kind of dubious organization?
Otherwise, why would they choose to send such a… unique! member to attend the meeting!
"Sigh… Ice water, do you want some?"
"Arigato, Angel-sama! It would be even better if it were beer!"
"There's no way the administrative office would have that!"
Sitting back on her swivel chair testily, looking at the guy who had chugged down the ice water, the Miss Secretariat explained again: "In short, I will assist you in establishing a dedicated electronic display page for your club, so please take this seriously!"
"Is that so? I completely understand!"
Having finally cooled down his central CPU, Miyazawa Yuu was grateful that there were still good people in the world and became serious.
In general, the matter was actually quite simple: to facilitate recruitment and showcase the extracurricular life of its students, the school spontaneously came up with the idea of online clubs.
And as a club that enjoyed the use of a club activity room provided by the school, the Pab Club had the responsibility to cooperate with the school in setting up a webpage.
However…
"Um, Miss Secretariat?"
His expression suddenly became serious, Miyazawa Yuu extended a finger and teleported in front of the Miss Secretariat, asking suspiciously: "The Pab Club, did it really have an activity room?"
"Yes, the school provides a separate club activity room for every club with more than five members, but the specific size is related to the number of club members!"
"I see…"
Since the Miss Secretariat was so certain, Miyazawa Yuu figured this couldn't be false.
But if that was the case, why did the seniors like Tokita-senpai insist on using Iori's room as the club activity room? Was it just for the simple pleasure of man-locking-man?
"Alright, do you have any other questions?"
Quietly slipping off her ill-fitting small leather shoes, the new Miss Secretariat shook the mouse to wake up the sleeping computer, and the page displayed was the club page for TinkerBell.
"If not, we can start making the page now."
"Mhm, no problem."
Knowing that the Miss Secretariat was definitely working overtime, Miyazawa Yuu tapped his head twice, snapping out of his fantasy about Iori being pushed by a strong man in a shopping cart, and nodded in agreement, "Is there anything I can help with?"
"First… the full name of the Pab Club should be PeekaBoo, right? May I ask what your main activities are?"
"Stripping and drinking!"
"Huh?"
Suspecting that her ears were malfunctioning, the Miss Secretariat turned her head only to find that the voice was coming from right next to her ear; the muscle-bound man was supporting himself on the desk with one hand, his head right by her ear!
"Um, this activity… is there something wrong with it?"
"Mhm, it really won't work, huh?"
Frowning in distress, adhering to the simple notion that since his own umbrella was ripped up in the rain, leaving him soaked, he should provide an umbrella for those who come after him.
Miyazawa Yuu felt it was necessary to publicize the cruel truth of the Pab Club, so that the tragedy of lost lambs being captured by seniors before even enrolling could be reduced!
But drinking aside, the stripping part was indeed not suitable for saying openly…
"Then let's change it to diving and strip rock-paper-scissors! Strip rock-paper-scissors shouldn't be a prohibited word, right?"
"Mhm… it's certainly not…"
Or rather, the school leaders probably never imagined that someone would use strip rock-paper-scissors as a club keyword and insist on including it in the club description!
Crying and shaking her head internally, but being so close to the muscle model guy, the Miss Secretariat only wanted to quickly escape this situation, so without hesitation, she filled in strip rock-paper-scissors in the [Club Activities] column.
"Good, good! Next, please provide a brief introduction to your club."
"Ugh… Our club is a very inclusive place!"
What, isn't that quite normal?
Her tense nerves relaxed slightly. The Miss Secretariat had expected the other person to say something strange again, but it was surprisingly ordinary.
That's right, that's right! This is what a large club should…
"The seniors won't get angry even if they are elbowed until they bleed from the mouth; they are all very friendly role models!"
"Elbowed! What did you all do to the seniors?"
Her typing hand hovered above the keyboard, the Miss Secretariat couldn't help but lower her head and complain loudly with a dark expression—
Sure enough, expecting anything from a strange club made her look like a clown. Could the Pab Club send a new student who isn't so abstract to help out!
"Well~ it was just an accident…"
Waving his hand dismissively, Miyazawa Yuu indicated that there was absolutely no need to fuss.
After all, Iori and Kouhei were capable of jumping around even after taking a full combo attack; a mere elbow strike was nothing in the Pab Club!
"Furthermore, everyone in the club is very gentlemanly and actively helps introverted girls overcome their shyness!"—Drunk Aina was reformed through drinking!
"Everyone is also very good at expressing their emotions without reservation; anyone in front of them will eventually become a sincere person, both inside and out!"—Playing strip rock-paper-scissors and drinking frantically, eventually becoming an idiot who is as clean on the body as in the mind!
Nodding to himself in deep agreement, Miyazawa Yuu was quite satisfied with his superior rhetorical ability, hoping the newcomers would understand the deep meaning behind it!
"...The last two points are actually quite normal."
Never before had she felt her job was so demanding. The Miss Secretariat sighed and submitted the introduction; now only the last item on the entire page remained blank—[Activity Records].
"Great! Last item, do you have any photos related to the club on your phone? The kind that can showcase the club's spirit!"
"Photos, I have quite a few…"
Taking out his phone from his pocket and opening the album, Miyazawa Yuu honestly placed it in front of the Miss Secretariat.
"You take a look at which ones can be used, and I'll just send them to you directly via Line."
"Thank you for your trust, then I won't hesitate…"
Turning the phone towards herself, the Miss Secretariat gave the young man in front of her a somewhat surprised look.
She knew that a photo album was a very private thing, especially for men of university age, whose phones often contained some unspeakable suggestive pictures.
Could it be that, although seemingly an idiot, this child named Yuu was actually a pure and good young man?
"Duang!"
Her thoughts were still swirling in her head, but the moment she opened the album, the first photo was a giant evil (bust) right in her face.
Although the person was indeed wearing a diving suit, she was absolutely certain that this photo appearing on a man's phone was highly problematic!
"Ah, this was taken with an underwater camera during a dive in Miyakojima, so the image quality is quite good."
"Mhm! The image quality is indeed very good!"
A vein bulged on her forehead. The Miss Secretariat wanted to say that this was completely not about the image quality!
"Who is this?"
"My girlfriend!"
"Phew… Since it's a diving club, you must have many photos, right? Let me see the others…"
Five minutes later, her mind filled with giant evil (busts), the Miss Secretariat finally gave up on looking for evidence of club activities in the young man's album, which was full of photos of his girlfriend!
"Do you have any photos with more people, preferably with all the members? None of these will work!"
"Is that so? More people, huh…"
Recalling that the club camera was probably in Kotobuki-senpai hand, although the Miss Secretariat seemed overly picky, Miyazawa Yuu still showed cooperation and sent a message to the former.
Half a minute later, a reply popped up. He looked at the group photo of the Miyakojima diving celebration party sent by Kotobuki-senpai and asked: "Does the group photo of the celebration party after diving count?"
"Yes, that's the one!"
"That's how it is…"
Sporting a bright red handprint on his face, Miyazawa Yuu stood in front of the naked drinking seniors and explained: "Because she was greatly dissatisfied with the seniors' naked bodies, the Miss Secretariat has ordered us to submit a normal group photo before the start of the semester, or the club will be disbanded!"
"Eh! No way!"
"Clothes just disappear unconsciously when a celebration party starts!"
The Pab Club seniors instantly wailed throughout the room, trying to convince themselves to put on clothes, but their souls were constantly resisting being constrained!
Returning from the university covered in sweat, and seeing how hard he had worked while the seniors were unwilling to make a sacrifice, Miyazawa Yuu picked up an "ice water" and sighed disappointedly.
"I say, seniors, occasionally do something a normal person would do! Hurry up and get a photo, or we newcomers will be left homeless!"
"Um, Yuu… before saying that, you should at least put on your own underwear, shouldn't you?"
"Hmm?"
Looking down, Miyazawa Yuu was surprised to find that his underwear had mysteriously vanished. It took him a while to find its whereabouts near the entrance of Grand Blue.
Damn it, was it muscle memory!
Retrieving his underwear without batting an eye, he cleared his throat twice to change the subject: "And! Why should I be the one to go? Wouldn't it be better to send Aina or Chisa?"
"About that, Chisa is out with Nanaka, and Azusa couldn't make it because of her part-time job…"
Looking at his Line private message, Tokita Shinji frowned worriedly: "The message I sent to Aina has remained unread, that's really concerning…"
"Unread?"
His expression changed from listless to tense, Miyazawa Yuu, without any awkwardness, instantly understood Tokita-senpai worry.
He knew that Aina was an idle university freshman, who should have her phone glued to her hand when she wasn't working. An unread message for so long was definitely not normal!
"...I'll go to Aina's place!"
Having not even finished half a bottle of beer since the party started, and feeling increasingly guilty, Imamura Kouhei finally couldn't stand it anymore, got up, and put on his shirt: "I'm just a little too worried…"
"Eh? Kouhei, you know where Aina's place is?"
Tokita Shinji looked at Kouhei in surprise. The reason he hadn't taken action was that he didn't know the location of Aina's apartment, and he could only wait until Azusa, the intelligence officer of the Pab Club, replied.
"Mhm! And not just the location!"
His fingertips twirling the Larako keychain, Imamura Kouhei displayed one of the keys in front of him: "I also have her house key!"
"Hiss… A stalker? We should probably call the police for this!"
"Wait! It was for taking Aina home, she gave it to me herself!"
Naked-choking the drunken and insistent idiot Iori who was determined to be carried in, Imamura Kouhei disposed of the former and rushed out of Grand Blue without looking back.
"Excuse me for leaving!"
"Ara… then I guess I'll follow him too. Seniors, remember the photo!"
Feeling a sense that his own child was finally growing up, Miyazawa Yuu showed a look of approval at Kouhei's anxious back, but out of concern, he felt it was best to follow along as a backup.
Going home now, the rest later