"Wow, thanks for saving me, Duanmu. If you'd been any later, I would've ended up grabbing that Cow Woman's breasts!"
After finally escaping her ordeal, Ya Naijian's first words to Duanmu Huai were these.
Are you really good friends?
"You're welcome."
"But I might get mobbed by my classmates tomorrow. After all, I know you now, so everyone's bound to want to know how we met."
At that, Ya Naijian's expression turned somewhat bitter.
"Are you going to tell them that I witnessed you getting dumped by that boy?"
"...Ah, just thinking about it makes me depressed. Forget it. Let's not talk about this anymore."
Ya Naijian shook her head.
"What club are you planning to join, Duanmu?"
By then, the two of them had reached the notice board. Recruitment notices for the various clubs were posted there all year round, and anyone interested in joining a club usually started by looking here.
"Aren't you the one joining a club?"
"Wouldn't it feel safer with a companion? Besides, I'm curious about what you think too."
"A club, huh..."
At that thought, Duanmu Huai couldn't help recalling Rias's Devil Society in the Demon World, as well as the Brass Band Club. However, he had joined those as an adviser, and he had never actually enjoyed club activities as a student.
Maybe it would be fun to give it a try?
"I definitely won't join a sports club."
"Why? Is it because of your health?"
Ya Naijian looked Duanmu Huai up and down, but Duanmu Huai shook his head.
"Sports clubs usually have to compete, right? If I'm filming, I won't be able to fit the matches into my schedule."
"Ah, that's true..."
Even if high school athletes made it to the National Competition, they wouldn't gain much from it. But Duanmu