Diary Of Service Club, Helping The Elf Princess

Hachiman, filled with confusion, and Ichinose Ayano, who was biting her thin lips tightly, stared at each other, neither speaking further.

"Hachiman? Can't Ichinose-san join the Service Club?"

Gabriel, standing beside them, sensed something strange in the atmosphere and looked curiously at Hachiman, who seemed to be wary of Ichinose Ayano.

Wasn't Hachiman planning to be a househusband?

The Ichinose Ayano standing before them, a classmate of theirs, seemed quite nice to her.

Although Ichinose Ayano wasn't the kind of small, blonde, kind, cute, and beautiful girl Hachiman liked, and her chest was a bit on the larger side...

But judging by her demeanor and etiquette, as a wealthy young lady, Ichinose Ayano should be able to fulfill Hachiman's househusband dream.

Hmm… Although, compared to ordinary rich young ladies, the elf princess Iris's status was indeed a bit higher, and she was also the type Hachiman liked, the other world was simply too dangerous for an ordinary person. She couldn't possibly protect Hachiman all the time. She felt it would be better for Hachiman to stay in this world, settle down, marry, and have children.

Whether he worked hard and progressed or slacked off and wasted time, she felt that getting involved in the racial wars that could break out at any time in the other world was an extremely irrational choice.

"Uh… I just think that as a wealthy young lady, Ichinose-san might not quite fit in with the atmosphere of our Service Club."

Facing Gabriel's question, Hachiman pondered for a moment and tactfully rejected Ichinose Ayano's request to join.

Could he just outright say he suspected Ichinose Ayano had ulterior motives for wanting to join the Service Club?

Although Ichinose Ayano was undoubtedly outstanding in terms of figure, appearance, and demeanor—otherwise, that teacher wouldn't have taken such a huge risk to be with her—Hachiman already had plenty of beautiful girls around him, so her looks didn't hold any special advantage for him.

Rather than letting Ichinose Ayano join the Service Club and lower the average IQ of the group, it was better to reject her and maintain the club's positive atmosphere.

Hmm… Though, to be fair, Hayase Saki wasn't much smarter than Ichinose Ayano—they were equally dumb.

But Hayase Saki was obedient. Sometimes, he even found her pitiful, and the way she devoted herself to him was quite cute.

"I got rejected…"

Ichinose Ayano stood frozen on the spot, staring blankly at Hachiman.

Because she had gotten the Service Club's member list from her father and saw that, aside from Hachiman, the club was filled with cute and beautiful girls, she thought it would be easy for her to join. She hadn't expected to be rejected so mercilessly.

Since she had never considered this possibility, she stood there, biting her lip, not knowing what to say next.

Just as Hachiman and Ichinose Ayano were at a stalemate, footsteps sounded from outside the door.

Yukinoshita Yukino, Hayase Saki, and Sakurase Shino appeared at the entrance of the Service Club room, each carrying a blue shoulder bag. Not only them, but also the elf princess Iris, Aegis, and even Hiratsuka Shizuka had shown up.

The already cramped Service Club room, which had only been tidied up in a small section, suddenly became overcrowded.

"Hmm? Hiratsuka-sensei? Why are you here too?"

Gabriel blinked, puzzled as she looked at the long-haired, black-straight, older single woman in a white lab coat who walked in last.

"Ahem, I am the advisor of the Service Club. Is there anything wrong with me being here? Rather, why are you here, Tenma-san?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka was also momentarily stunned upon seeing Gabriel here. Since Gabriel had taken the initiative to ask her, she raised a fist to her mouth and coughed lightly before countering with her own question.

"I heard that Hikigaya-san runs a Service Club that helps others, so I asked him to bring me here to take a look."

Gabriel glanced around at the people who had crowded into the room and explained to Hiratsuka Shizuka.

Hachiman's Service Club had quite a lot of people. At first, she thought there would only be two or three members, given that the club's activities were all volunteer-based, and as students, they had no budget or subsidies, meaning they had to pay for everything themselves.

"Good afternoon, President."

While Gabriel and Hiratsuka Shizuka were talking, Hayase Saki quietly shuffled over to Hachiman's side and greeted him in a low voice.

Sakurase Shino, seeing this, also silently moved closer to Hachiman. However, unlike Hayase Saki, she didn't say anything and merely observed him quietly.

"Hmm, good girl, Saki."

Seeing the obedient and well-behaved Hayase Saki, Hachiman reached out and patted her head, nodding in satisfaction.

Saki was a bit dumb, but she was obedient.

After his guidance, this little… no, big fool had become adorably stupid.

Looking at Hayase Saki bowing her head to accept his head pats, Hachiman could feel the overwhelming curves just from his gaze alone. He had no idea how she managed to become the ace of the girls' swim team with that body.

"Hehe…"

Feeling Hachiman's affection for her, Hayase Saki couldn't hide her joy and lowered her head with a silly giggle.

Ever since she joined the Service Club and made friends, she felt like she had changed a lot.

She knew it was all thanks to the president. Yesterday, she and Miki had even gone to buy white silk cat-ear maid outfits to show him, though she was still struggling to find the right time to bring it up.

White silk cat-ear maid outfit… Hmm… She wasn't sure if the president would misunderstand…

Among the crowd, Iris noticed Hayase Saki's little gesture and felt a slight urge to join in as well. But with so many people around, she felt too embarrassed to approach and ask for a head pat like Hayase Saki.

Hayase Saki was usually timid and insecure, but sometimes she could be surprisingly bold…

However, at this moment, aside from Iris and Sakurase Shino, most people weren't paying attention to Hayase Saki and Hachiman.

"More importantly, shouldn't you, President Hikigaya, explain why this girl is here at the Service Club?"

Yukinoshita Yukino placed her shoulder bag on the table by the window, then turned around to look at Hachiman, who was seated at the desk, as well as Ichinose Ayano standing in front of him.

Though there were many people in the Service Club, aside from a certain idle teacher, all of them had justifiable reasons for being there. The only person who stood out was the unfamiliar girl in front of Hachiman.

"Um… Her name is Ichinose Ayano. I was planning to have her join the Service Club to help out."

Hiratsuka Shizuka, who had been talking to Gabriel, suddenly turned her head to explain to Yukinoshita Yukino.

Ichinose Ayano bit her lip but remained silent.

"Hiratsuka-sensei, this is not a shelter for problem children. Please don't keep stuffing every problematic student in here."

Yukinoshita Yukino frowned slightly, glanced at the silent Ichinose Ayano, and spoke expressionlessly.

With just one look, she could tell that Ichinose Ayano hadn't joined the Service Club of her own accord. Although she didn't know the exact reason Hiratsuka Shizuka had brought her here, it was certainly troublesome.

"Aren't you a problem child yourself? How come now you're not allowing me to bring people into the Service Club?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka looked speechlessly at Yukinoshita Yukino, who was showing clear disdain for Ichinose Ayano. Had this girl forgotten that she, too, had been shoved into the club not long ago?

"I am now a member of the Service Club, so naturally, I must refuse your unreasonable request."

Yukinoshita Yukino kept a stern face as she glanced at Hachiman. Seeing that he also didn't seem inclined to agree, her expression eased slightly, and she asked him again.

"Right, Club President Hikigaya?"

"Of course. Ichinose-san doesn't seem very eager to join the Service Club, so I think it's best not to force her."

Hachiman glanced at Ichinose Ayano, who was biting her lip in silence, then smiled and nodded at Yukinoshita Yukino.

Now the problem wasn't just his alone—Ichinose Ayano was being rejected by Yukinoshita Yukino herself.

"You guys really are... Then can I turn this into a request instead?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka sighed helplessly and changed her approach.

"Hiratsuka-sensei, why are you so insistent on making Ichinose-san join the Service Club?"

Feeling something was off, Yukinoshita Yukino frowned unhappily at Hiratsuka Shizuka.

"It's not that I want Ichinose Ayano to join the Service Club. It's that her father asked someone to entrust me with getting her into the club for 'education' purposes."

Hiratsuka Shizuka said helplessly. She didn't want to do this either, but Ichinose Ayano's father had pulled strings to make this happen, insisting that his daughter join the Service Club.

For a mere high school club to have a politician interfering—it was absolutely ridiculous.

However, Hiratsuka Shizuka wasn't clueless. With a bit of thought, she could understand the situation.

"Join the Service Club for education?"

Iris, hearing Hiratsuka Shizuka's explanation, also looked at Ichinose Ayano with some doubt.

"She made a mistake not long ago, and her father wants her in the Service Club to receive some guidance—or you could call it counseling—to help her move past that mistake and not continue down the same path."

Hiratsuka Shizuka explained briefly to Iris. She understood what Ichinose Ayano's father was trying to do—using his daughter's mistake of engaging in a teacher-student romance as an excuse to get her into the Service Club and build a connection with Iris.

As for the so-called education or counseling… that wasn't really the important part.

Of course, to Hiratsuka Shizuka, Ichinose Ayano's education was the priority.

She needed to be properly guided to avoid making the same mistake again.

If that weren't the case, she wouldn't have forcibly placed her in the Service Club just because higher-ups had given the order.

Ichinose Ayano's father was a politician. Yukinoshita Yukino's father was also a politician, but since he wasn't interfering, he wouldn't cause any trouble for her.

"Education… Well, if it's just a counseling request, that's fine. But right now, I'm already responsible for guiding Sakurase-san, so I don't have time for another request."

Realizing that Ichinose Ayano wasn't being forced to join the club, Yukinoshita Yukino hesitated for a moment before slowly shaking her head.

The Service Club's purpose was to extend a helping hand from the fortunate to those in distress. However, since she was already stretched thin, she had no intention of overburdening herself.

"Hikigaya, I heard you took money from someone. You're not planning to take the money without doing anything, are you?"

Seeing that Yukinoshita Yukino was about to refuse, Hiratsuka Shizuka sighed and shifted her focus to Hachiman, giving him a sharp look.

"Took money?"

Yukinoshita Yukino's eyes sharpened as she stared straight at Hachiman.

Gabriel blinked in confusion.

Meanwhile, Ichinose Ayano, who had been silent with her head down, suddenly lifted her gaze and stared at Hachiman.

"Uh… It's not like I took money for this specific thing, okay? I was just being a good citizen and reporting a minor issue that could have had a bad influence…"

Seeing that Yukinoshita Yukino and the others were about to misunderstand him, Hachiman looked helplessly at Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was slandering him.

With so many people around, he couldn't just outright say that he had exposed Ichinose Ayano's teacher-student romance and earned a million yen from it.

He hadn't expected Hiratsuka Shizuka to know about this either. That Ichinose politician really had some nerve—thinking a mere one million yen would entitle him to follow-up services? He was clearly underestimating him.

"Heh, so what are you going to do now?"

Seeing Hachiman's reaction, Hiratsuka Shizuka immediately confirmed that the million-yen incident was real and couldn't help but chuckle.

If the money wasn't for joining the Service Club, then it was obviously related to Ichinose Ayano's teacher-student romance scandal.

So it was indeed this guy who got Misaki and Hasegawa to resign. When she had asked him before, he refused to admit it—was it guilt over accepting the money?

"Fine, we'll take this request. Yukinoshita, you're capable, so you can counsel both Ichinose and Sakurase together."

After some thought, Hachiman decisively took on the request and spoke earnestly to Yukinoshita Yukino.

"You take the money, and I do the counseling?"

Yukinoshita Yukino's face darkened. Her cold eyes locked onto Hachiman.

Was this Service Club even functioning properly anymore? The club president was openly taking private jobs while forcing her to be free labor.

"That's right. Ichinose and Sakurase are both girls, so it would obviously be easier for you to guide them than for me."

Hachiman nodded, completely unfazed.

"Right now, you're the only one in the Service Club who's really capable of doing this. Saki and the others are too timid to even speak loudly, let alone counsel someone."

"Iris might be a good choice, but she's an elf princess from another world—she still doesn't understand human society well. If she tried to counsel someone, she might end up making things worse."

"If you have issues with my arrangement, you can finish counseling Sakurase and take over as club president yourself."

"Of course, you can refuse right now. If the others don't mind, I could handle the counseling myself."

"…You'll regret this!"

Yukinoshita Yukino glared coldly at Hachiman, who had a smug smile on his face.

Even though his reasoning sounded logical, she still felt like he was targeting her.

Just wait—once she finished counseling Sakurase Shino and officially became the Service Club president, she would make sure to assign all the club's requests to Hachiman. Let's see if he would beg for mercy then.

"Um… Hachiman, should I help out instead?"

Seeing that Yukinoshita Yukino had reluctantly taken on the request, Gabriel hesitated and looked at Hachiman.

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