"Let's find a seat first, Mashiro."
"Okay."
Then Mashiro spoke to the male classmate to Luo Yu's right, "I want to sit here."
"Mashiro Shiina, this is my seat," the male classmate protested.
"I want to sit here," Mashiro stared at him expressionlessly.
The male classmate broke out in a cold sweat under Mashiro's gaze. He quickly gathered his things, got up, and said, "Please, go ahead." He then found an empty seat in the back row and sat down.
Seeing that the seats were chosen, Hiratsuka Shizuka began her lesson. However, it was clear that the students weren't in the mood to study; they were all secretly watching the new transfer student.
Finally, class ended.
"Luo Yu! Do you know Shiina-san?" Satou Kazuma asked the question he'd been holding back all class.
Luo Yu replied, "We've known each other since we were kids."
Meanwhile, Mashiro was surrounded by the girls.
"Mashiro-san, which school did you attend before?"
"Why are you transferring now?"
The girls bombarded Mashiro with questions.
But Mashiro remained silent, only staring directly at Luo Yu.
Seeing this, the girls changed the topic.
"So, what's your relationship with Luo-san? You seem to know each other?"
Upon hearing this, Mashiro finally reacted.
"Hane is my first boy."
Mashiro's statement silenced the entire class.
"It's great that my first was Hane," Mashiro continued.
"Huh?!"
"She said her first!"
"So bold!"
"Damn it, Luo Yu, you've already stepped onto the path of adulthood?" Satou Kazuma looked at Luo Yu with envy.
What an interesting scene. This is the pinnacle of being an entertainer, even finding entertainment in oneself. Still, I need to clarify things, or these brats won't leave me alone. I'm not afraid, but it'll be troublesome.
Luo Yu looked at the twisted expressions on the faces of the boys in the class and decided to clarify.
"Mashiro, speak properly. Explain what you mean by 'first'."
"Because I was in England before, and everyone around me was a girl. Hane was the first boy I was close to."
So that's what she meant by 'first'.
"Oh, honestly, Shiina-san, you should have explained clearly. You made us misunderstand," a female classmate said with a smile.
"Misunderstand?"
Mashiro tilted her head.
"Well, let's not talk about that. When did Shiina-san and Luo-san meet? You even call each other by name, so you must be very close, right?"
"Yes, I've known Hane since I was very young. We were separated for a long time and recently reunited." A faint smile appeared on Mashiro's delicate face as she said this.
"Oh! Childhood friends. So, do you and Luo-san see each other often now?"
"Yes, Hane is my owner. He comes to wake me up every day."
"Owner!"
Everyone's gaze shifted to Luo Yu.
"That's right."
Luo Yu nodded in affirmation.
"Seriously?"
"You guys play rough!"
"Luo Yu-san usually looks so cool, I didn't expect him to be a pervert behind your back."
"Alright, I was just joking with everyone," Luo Yu decided he needed to preserve his reputation. "Mashiro's father asked me to look after her, so I'm currently responsible for her daily life."
"Mm," Mashiro also nodded. "So Hane is the owner."
"Where on earth did you learn these words?"
Looking at their interaction, the classmates felt they had indeed misunderstood.
"M-Mashiro, don't always talk like that!"
"Mashiro doesn't have much common sense," Luo Yu said to his classmates, "I hope you'll all be more understanding in the future and befriend her."
"Ah, I see. No problem, Mashiro-san is so cute, none of us will dislike her, right, everyone?"
"That's right!" the classmates replied in unison.
They're all really nice people.
"Then I'll be counting on you."
"Don't worry, leave it to us!"
"But, speaking of which, Luo-kun, you live with Mashiro, don't you?"
Luo Yu: "That's right, Mashiro is living at my place now."
"Eh~ Really? That's living together!"
"Are Luo Yu-kun and Mashiro-san really that kind of couple?"
"I'm so jealous! You're already living together."
Amidst the classmates' chatter, the school bell rang.
The day's classes ended just like that. After a day of interaction, Luo Yu's classmates understood just how lacking in common sense Mashiro was, as Luo Yu had described. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she couldn't survive without someone taking care of her.
No wonder they asked Luo Yu-kun to take care of Mashiro-san. The classmates suddenly felt that Luo Yu and Mashiro living together was a perfectly normal thing.
Chapter 33: Sword Saint General
"Mashiro, have you decided? Do you really want to join the Art Club?"
After school, Luo Yu asked Mashiro in front of the club building's main entrance.
"Mhm," Mashiro simply hummed.
"Hey, Luo Yu, why did you message me to come over?" Eiri rushed over, glaring at Luo Yu and demanding an explanation. She was in the zone with her drawing, and Luo Yu's message had completely broken her inspiration. Anyone would be angry, right?
"Eiri, don't be angry yet. Look who it is?"
Luo Yu moved aside, revealing Mashiro to Eiri's sight.
Eiri looked at the blonde girl before her and felt a sense of familiarity. Then, Eiri's eyes widened, and she exclaimed in disbelief.
"Isn't that Mashiro!?"
"Eiri, long time no see," Mashiro greeted Eiri.
Eiri dragged Luo Yu to the side.
"What's going on? Why is Mashiro here?"
Luo Yu: "Mashiro has fallen in love with manga and wants to become a manga artist. Uncle Shiina and my dad sent her to stay with me."
"Manga!" Eiri exclaimed, "You're saying that Mashiro wants to draw manga? The world-class genius artist Shiina Mashiro?"
"Yeah, although I don't know what Mashiro is thinking, we all support her decision."
"What are you guys thinking? Aren't you wasting Mashiro's talent?" Eiri said, crossing her arms.
"Well, anyway, Mashiro is already learning to draw manga now."
"Fine," Eiri sighed. "So, what did you want me for?"
Luo Yu: "Mashiro wants to join the Art Club, and I remembered you're a member, so I called you. We've already spoken with the club advisor, but I'm still a bit worried. Mashiro has been drawing all these years and has no life skills. I hope you can help her out in the club and take care of her more."
Eiri: "Alright, I get it. I'll take care of Mashiro. After all, Mashiro and I are friends."
"Then I'll be counting on you, Eiri. I'll leave Mashiro to you. I'm heading off now."
After handing Mashiro over to Eiri, Luo Yu headed towards the Light Music Club.
Watching Luo Yu's retreating back, Eiri said to Mashiro, "Mashiro, let's go too."
"Mhm."
Receiving Mashiro's reply, Eiri led her towards the Art Club.
But I really can't understand them! Eiri mused inwardly. Mashiro was already a world-class artist, yet she was abandoning her achievements to become a manga artist.
And Luo Yu was even more outrageous. He was evaluated as having even higher artistic talent than Mashiro when he was a child, and his performance at the time certainly reflected that. Yet, he just stopped learning art. To this day, she didn't know what level Luo Yu's drawing skills were at, but given his extraordinary talent, he couldn't be too bad now.
If only I had talent like theirs.
"Luo Yu, what's wrong with you today?" Ritsu Tainaka asked curiously, "You seem distracted."
"Yeah, you've been off-key several times during practice. This isn't a mistake you usually make, Luo Yu," Mio Akiyama also asked with concern.
"I'm sorry for making you worry," Luo Yu apologized, seeing the girls' concerned expressions, but he didn't reveal the reason.
"Knock knock!"
The sound of knocking drew everyone's attention in the club room.
The door opened, and a somewhat stout person in a coat walked in.
"I am Yoshiteru Zaimokuza! I've come to pay a visit!"
The newcomer declared.
"Tsumu-tsumu, he's an oddity," Yui Hirasawa said to Tsumugi Kotobuki.
"He is an oddity. Isn't he hot?"
"Indeed, he's quite the oddity."
The girls commented on the newcomer.
He's just chuunibyou, you guys shouldn't talk about him like that.
Unfortunately, the girls couldn't hear Luo Yu's thoughts.
"Yukino-senpai, looks like you've got a case," Luo Yu said, reminding Yukino Yukinoshita.
Yukino Yukinoshita glared at Luo Yu, then reluctantly said to Hachiman Hikigaya, "Hachiman, go ask him what his purpose is?"
Hikigaya? Yoshiteru Zaimokuza, who was feeling uncomfortable under everyone's gaze, seemed to have found a savior.
"So you were here, Hachiman Hikigaya!" Yoshiteru Zaimokuza said to Hachiman Hikigaya.
Yukino Yukinoshita looked at Hachiman Hikigaya. "You know him? Is he an acquaintance of yours?"
Hachiman Hikigaya averted his gaze.
"No, I don't. Even if I did, I'd still say I don't know this kind of person."
"How could you forget me, your good brother! Don't make me look down on you, Hachiman!" Yoshiteru Zaimokuza struck a pose as if holding a sword.
"He says he's your good brother," Yui Yuigahama also said to Hachiman Hikigaya.
"That's right! You remember, don't you, Hachiman? That hellish time we spent together, those days we walked side-by-side!"
"We just teamed up once during gym class," Hachiman Hikigaya sighed. "What are you doing here, Zaimokuza?"
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