Almost on Break

After class, Yi Chen opened his phone to check his messages.

Ichinose:

"Yi Chen-kun, I'm heading off to club activities now that class is over."

"See you later."

"Don't miss me too much~"

Yi Chen replied to her happily.

Then.

President Yamada:

"Yi Chen, the break is almost here, come by the club."

"We're holding a meeting."

Tangben Yishan:

"Brother Yi Chen, the Kendo Club is having another party, hurry over, lol."

These two were members of the Kendo Club.

Yi Chen had exchanged email addresses with everyone in the club during their last gathering.

The summer sun was still intense at four in the afternoon.

Yi Chen arrived at the club building; the Kendo Club was on the first floor, which only housed two clubs.

Next door was the Volleyball Club.

As Yi Chen passed the Volleyball Club, he could feel the passion and youthful energy radiating from within.

Soon, Yi Chen reached the Kendo Club.

For some reason, he felt an inexplicable chill in the middle of summer.

Yi Chen entered the classroom.

He couldn't help but shiver.

Seeing Yi Chen shivering as he walked in, President Yamada slapped Tangben Yishan on the shoulder.

Yamada:

"Hurry up and turn off the AC, setting it to 16 degrees is freezing."

Yi Chen:

"So it was the AC, I thought it was just a setting for the Kendo Club."

Tangben Yishan greeted Yi Chen while turning off the air conditioner.

Yamada opened the classroom windows, letting the scorching summer air flow inside.

Seeing that the two of them weren't wearing their kendo uniforms, Yi Chen didn't change either, and after greeting them, he found a seat and sat down.

Tangben Yishan came over to chat with Yi Chen enthusiastically.

"Brother Yi Chen, do you know that summer break is almost here?"

Yi Chen was a bit confused.

As an anime fan, he knew that whenever a break was mentioned in anime, it was usually just skipped over in a single stroke.

Yi Chen asked:

"How long is the break?"

Tangben Anshan replied heartily:

"You don't even know that? Looks like you're just like me and haven't been listening in class."

Yi Chen looked helpless:

"I actually do listen! The teacher didn't mention it."

Tangben Anshan laughed:

"Alright, alright, the break starts in the middle of the month, probably lasting until early August."

Yi Chen smiled upon hearing this.

Yi Chen called out to Angel in his mind:

"Wait, Angel, what about the break? What am I supposed to do?"

Angel:

"Don't worry, the system has provided you with a home."

Yi Chen:

"Wait, what? Doesn't my family still exist in this world?"

Angel:

"Oh, I just randomly filled in two of our own people for your school registration."

"They aren't your family in any real sense; at most, they're just a standard-issue setup for you."

Yi Chen:

"..."

"So, is my place a mansion?"

Angel:

"I'll send you the location later, just go over and see for yourself."

"I'm off to catch up on my shows, bye-bye."

Yi Chen looked helpless:

"Are you serious?"

Just like that, Yi Chen and Yamada chatted away.

At this moment, two figures entered the clubroom.

Suzuki Keika from Class B was wearing a simple white T-shirt, paired with light blue jeans, and carrying a black shoulder bag.

With white canvas shoes on her feet, she entered the classroom looking fresh and breezy.

Sato Anna from Class B was wearing a green short-sleeved T-shirt, a beige skirt, and carrying a white shoulder bag.

With combat boots on her feet, she entered the classroom looking youthful.

Yi Chen's eyes widened.

Their outfits were so youthful and so pretty.

Tangben Yishan shouted loudly for the two of them to come over.

The two walked over and sat down next to Yi Chen one after another.

Yi Chen couldn't help but stare at them, feeling a bit overwhelmed.

The two girls also greeted Yi Chen enthusiastically.

At this point, Yamada saw that everyone had arrived.

He cleared his throat and said:

"I assume you all know that the school break is coming up."

"I called everyone here today because I want to say that even during the break, we need to maintain the bonds between our club members."

"So, I'm planning to organize a group club activity."

Everyone looked at him with curiosity.

"Let's all go on a trip together as a club."

Yi Chen's heart stirred; this sounded interesting.

But Suzuki Keika pouted:

"But I've already made plans to travel with my family during the break." Sato Anna nodded in agreement.

Tangben Yishan groaned:

"Ugh, what a buzzkill. Why didn't you tell me you were going on a trip?"

"Aren't we in the same club?"

"How could you secretly plan your own vacations!"

Suzuki retorted impatiently:

"What are you talking about? What we do during the break is our own business."

Anna:

"Exactly, exactly."

Yamada looked at them with a disappointed face:

"Alright then, what about you, Yi Chen?"

Yi Chen listened quietly.

Hearing Yamada ask him, he said calmly:

"I don't have any plans, let me think about it first."

Upon hearing this, Yamada excitedly threw his arms around Yi Chen:

"Since you haven't decided yet, let's just have the three of us from the Kendo Club go on a trip together."

"It works out perfectly, July 29th is my younger sister's birthday, so we can all celebrate with her then."

"Hahaha."

Suzuki stared at Yi Chen:

"What? Yi Chen is going too?"

Yi Chen looked at Tangben Yishan:

"I'll see when the time comes."

Tangben Yishan pulled Yi Chen's head into his embrace:

"Just come along, Yi Chen, you don't have any plans anyway, kid."

"It's the perfect chance to bring back a handsome guy and make my sister look at me with new eyes!"

Yi Chen widened his eyes and awkwardly pushed Tangben Yishan away:

"What the hell, that sounds so weird, doesn't it?"

"Logically speaking, shouldn't you bring her a sister-in-law for her to be impressed?"

Tangben Yishan said naturally:

"I have a girlfriend, she's in Class C too, didn't you know? I'll take you to meet her in a bit."

Yi Chen asked skeptically:

"Then you should just go on a trip with your girlfriend."

Tangben Yishan laughed loudly:

"A girlfriend? How could that be more important than our bond?"

"Come on, Yi Chen, I'll take you to a spa and let you experience top-tier service, hahaha."

Yi Chen smiled helplessly:

"That makes me want to go even less."

Tangben Yishan pleaded:

"I'm begging you, the trip itself isn't important, I just want my little sister to admire me."

"She's looked down on me as her older brother since we were kids."

"She's always thought I have no real strength."

"But Yi Chen, your kendo is so amazing, if you go, you'll definitely leave her completely spellbound."

"I know my sister too well, she's a total sucker for good looks. You'll definitely be a hit!"

Yi Chen looked at the pleading Tangben Yishan.

He thought about it and realized he didn't really have anything else to do.

Yi Chen:

"I can agree to it, but I don't want to go to any spas or anything like that, understand?"

Tangben Yishan said excitedly:

"Of course, no problem, everything will be according to your plans."

Yamada patted Tangben Yishan on the back.

Tangben Yishan shoved him away with his elbow.

Yamada said:

"What about me?"

Tangben Yishan didn't even look at him properly:

"As for you, just do whatever."

Yamada looked crestfallen.

When Suzuki and Anna heard that Yi Chen was going too, they immediately said they wanted to tag along.

Tangben Yishan readily agreed.

Anna smiled:

"So where are we going, Yi Chen?"

Yi Chen was a bit surprised:

"I don't know, I was just invited, and I just said I didn't want to go to places like spas."

Suzuki teased:

"I never would have guessed, Yi Chen is still such a pure-hearted boy."

Yi Chen smiled awkwardly.

Tangben Yishan:

"Let's exchange numbers then, and we can think about it over the next few days."

"And once the break starts, we'll all get together and go on a trip."

Yi Chen and the others readily agreed.

Naturally, Tangben Yishan also invited Yamada.

After the brief meeting concluded, the group went to sing karaoke together.

Once Ichinose finished her work, she also came to the karaoke bar to find Yi Chen.

Upon learning that Yi Chen was going on a trip with them, she expressed that she wanted to join as well.

Tangben Yishan readily agreed.

Tangben Yishan's inner thoughts:

This is great, this time I'm bringing back Yi Chen and three beauties.

My sister will definitely beg me on her knees when she gets back, wanting to meet them.

Just imagining that scene...

Hehehe.