I Fell in Love with Drinking Bai Yu; the Weekend Arena Was Ready

Shiina Hiyori could not help but stare at Horikita Suzune in astonishment.

"So, can you accept this plan? What do you think, Shiina?"

"I..."

Having failed to pay attention to what the two had just said, Shiina Hiyori hurriedly covered it up with her trademark smile and replied, "Sure, I think it sounds pretty good."

"Good. Then we'll proceed according to my plan."

"W-Wait..." Shiina Hiyori finally found a chance to interject. "But Horikita, you're not a member of our Service Club... are you?"

"Why are you saying that like it's a question? Of course I'm not." Horikita Suzune replied flatly. "I merely came to complete a request someone else was incapable of completing... and to watch his magnificent performance in the School Cheerleading Squad while I'm at it."

"The School Cheerleading Squad?!"

Ichinose Honami, standing nearby, could not help asking in awe, "You mean the School Cheerleading Squad with incredibly strict selection requirements, where flexibility, movements, smiles, and everything else all have to meet extremely high standards?"

"Mm... that should be the one."

Horikita Suzune was somewhat surprised. Was the school cheerleading squad really that difficult to get into? She had only mentioned it casually before, yet that man had actually joined and been selected.

If she had not learned this news, perhaps she would not even have been here at this very moment... Her mood suddenly grew heavy.

Shiina Hiyori was not particularly surprised by this bombshell. Calmly, she said, "Bai has talents worthy of admiration in far more than just sports."

"Wait, the person you're talking about, and this Bai... Could he be Bai Yu, the president of the Service Club?"

Ichinose Honami finally realized something. Though she had never met him in person, she had long heard that a student in Class D had proposed starting a club on the very first day of school... practically courting death.

"That's right."

Shiina Hiyori swayed lightly with delight. "Bai Yu is our president."

"I see. Then where is he now?"

Ichinose Honami asked belatedly.

"Um... I'm not sure for the moment. By the time I arrived, he and Ayanokoji had probably already left."

Shiina Hiyori answered truthfully. "So, we should wait for Bai and the others to return before working out a new plan. After all, he's the president."

"I don't think that's necessary." Horikita Suzune brushed a strand of hair by her temple and said evenly, "Ichinose's request is simply for us to come up with a way to properly reject that person. As long as we use the method I mentioned earlier, it will certainly achieve the result she wants."

"But..."

Shiina Hiyori felt a little uneasy. It was one thing that she had not heard anything just now, but would it not be too negligent to hand over a request that had come to their door to someone else?

But Horikita seemed rather forceful, and it would not be easy for her to confront her head-on.

After thinking it over, she decided to return the choice to the person in trouble. Looking at the hesitant Ichinose Honami, she said, "What do you think, Ichinose? The decision is in your hands. If you choose Horikita's plan, then our Service Club will be unable to accept your request."

Ichinose Honami looked back and forth between them in conflict. After considering the plan Horikita had proposed earlier, she felt it was both feasible and reliable.

Its success rate should not be low, and most importantly, it could indeed preserve the friendship between her and Shironami Chihiro.

Before long, she made her decision. "Sorry, Shiina. I really do think the plan Horikita mentioned matches my expectations, so... I want to ask Horikita to help me!"

"Is that so?"

Shiina Hiyori did not try to fight for it any further. A relieved smile naturally appeared on her face. "Then I hope Horikita can successfully complete your request, and that your troubles can be properly resolved as soon as possible."

"Would you two like another round of tea?"

At last, the request had found somewhere to go.

Shiina Hiyori did not mind whatever minor frictions their earlier words might have caused. Smiling, she invited them again.

"Yes, thank you, Shiina!" Ichinose Honami clasped her hands together and thanked her brightly.

"As for me..."

As Horikita Suzune hesitated, a teacup had already been handed to her. Unable to refuse such warm hospitality, she accepted it with both hands and took a sip. "This tea is quite smooth... The leaves must be expensive, I imagine."

Shiina Hiyori smiled generously on someone else's behalf. "It's fine. Bai won't mind this sort of thing."

"This tea belongs to Bai Yu?"

"Mm."

"..." Horikita Suzune hesitated internally for a second, then decided to put a little more financial pressure on that man. "Then please let me have some more."

"Sure." Shiina Hiyori happily refilled her cup.

"So Horikita likes drinking tea."

"I don't like it, but I like drinking Bai Yu..."

"Huh?"

"Eh?!"

"...'s tea."

As the warm liquid slid into the girl's stomach, the other two beside her let out sighs of relief. For a time, the Service Club was filled with the light laughter of young girls.

"...So, Horikita is going to help Ichinose reject Shironami Chihiro, while the president is going to help Shironami Chihiro successfully confess to Ichinose..."

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka looked at the girl before him, who had come to deliver this urgent news, his feelings incredibly complicated.

Would the flames of that day's war ultimately spread to club activities as well? Was there any way for him to protect himself...

"And Horikita also asked me to keep it a secret from Bai."

As Shiina Hiyori raised her head and softly tattled, she inadvertently caught sight of Horikita in the Class D classroom, politely watching her from her seat.

"...So Ayanokoji, it would be best if you didn't tell Bai that the request was snatched away either."

"I'm afraid it's already too late to say that now."

"Huh? Why?"

"The president has already formulated a battle strategy... He wore the resolute expression of a warrior prepared to personally enter the fray."

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka tilted his head up slightly and looked toward the blazing sun outside the window.

Even though the glare made him dizzy, even though tears were almost about to fall, he still stubbornly refused to turn back.

Because something even more terrifying stood behind him.

Smack!

In an instant, a pair of heavy, powerful hands landed on his shoulders again. That man's voice was like damp stains on attic floorboards during a rainy day.

Dark and chilling.

"Ayanokoji, the weekend stage has already been set. Let us offer up our genders for the glory of the Service Club!"