"I was being told I was joking by the biggest joke of all..."
That caught me a little off guard.
"Hmph, now's my chance!"
Spotting that instant of weakness, Zaimokuza slid into the clubroom with a swish. His baseball slide was actually pretty impressive, though it left a patch of dust on his coat.
"Good, no enemies... It seems the infiltration was a success."
He pretended to cautiously survey the room, then immediately forgot all about playing a spy and brazenly pulled out a nearby chair and sat down. If you're going to act, could you at least commit to it...?
"Now then, gentlemen, I have come to disturb you today on a matter of business."
"Though I don't really want to hear it..."
All of us wore complicated expressions. Yukino even opened her book, clearly having no intention of listening to Zaimokuza. That was quite a quick change of attitude.
But Zaimokuza merely smiled and raised a hand to tell me to be quiet. Everything he did was irritating.
"Just hear me out. A few days ago, didn't I say I wanted to become a game scenario writer?"
Yeah, I seemed to recall him saying something like that.
"Wasn't it for Light Novels... or something?"
Yuihama looked confused.
"Well... it's a long story. Since a Light Novel author's income is unstable, I gave up on that. It's better to get a job at a company instead."
"How is that a long story? That was only three sentences. Also, this isn't very important, but please stop looking at me while you talk."
Zaimokuza was still bad at talking to girls. Since earlier, he had been looking at me the entire time he spoke.
The mood in the clubroom eased considerably. No, it would be more accurate to say someone had