Chapter Forty: Revealing His Identity? / Chapter Forty-One: A New Request for the Service Club

"What's wrong? Is there something you need?" Luo Yu asked with concern.

"Mm, I'm meeting Ayano."

"Meeting your editor? Then be careful if you're going alone."

Once he learned that Mashiro was meeting her manga editor, Luo Yu relaxed and reminded her to be careful.

"Mm."

Mashiro nodded to show that she understood, then left the clubroom.

"Luo Yu, what exactly is your relationship with her?"

After Mashiro left, Ritsu Tainaka rushed straight over to Luo Yu and asked.

Luo Yu looked at the curious gazes of the four girls. No, Tsumugi Kotobuki didn't seem particularly curious?

He said, "That girl just now was Mashiro Shiina. You could say she's my childhood friend. She's living with me now."

"L-L-Living together?!" Mio Akiyama cried out, her face immediately flushing red.

"So, are Luo-Luo and Mashiro Chinana dating?" Yui Hirasawa asked curiously.

Were Mashiro and I dating? Luo Yu didn't know how to describe his relationship with Mashiro, but one thing was certain: they weren't boyfriend and girlfriend yet.

After thinking it through, Luo Yu gave his answer. "Not yet." That was right, only not yet. Even though they only had childhood memories and the time they had spent together recently, he had undoubtedly fallen for the girl named Mashiro Shiina. But Mashiro might not even understand the concept of boyfriend and girlfriend yet.

"Not yet, huh." Ritsu Tainaka's eyes darted around before she continued, "So that means you like Shiina, then?"

"Mm. I like Mashiro," Luo Yu answered frankly.

"Huh?" Ritsu Tainaka froze at his answer, then said, "I didn't expect you to answer so honestly."

"Because it's the truth. There's nothing to hide."

Now that he had understood his feelings, Luo Yu wouldn't run from them.

Chapter Forty: Revealing His Identity?

"Normally, shouldn't people deny it at a time like this?" Ritsu Tainaka found Luo Yu's honesty difficult to understand.

Luo Yu said, "Do I look like a normal person to you?"

"That's true. You're not normal at all," Ritsu Tainaka retorted weakly.

"Still, I never expected Mashiro Shiina to come to Sakura Province," Tsumugi Kotobuki suddenly remarked.

"Hmm? Tsumu-tsumu, you know Mashiro?" Luo Yu asked, then seemed to realize something. "Well, with your family's connections, knowing Mashiro isn't that surprising."

Tsumugi Kotobuki said, "I once attended Shiina's art exhibition with my father."

Hearing Luo Yu and Tsumugi Kotobuki's conversation, Ritsu Tainaka asked curiously, "From the sound of it, is Shiina really famous?"

"Found it!"

Before Luo Yu and Tsumugi Kotobuki could answer, Mio Akiyama shouted.

"Let me see... Mashiro Shiina, a world-class genius beauty... painter? World-class?!" Mio Akiyama widened her eyes and exclaimed.

"Seriously?" Hearing that, Ritsu Tainaka and Yui Hirasawa both leaned over Mio Akiyama's phone to see whether it was true.

Is there any chance—just any chance—that you two have phones of your own and can look it up yourselves?

Watching the scene before him, Luo Yu grumbled inwardly.

But the girls obviously couldn't hear his thoughts. They simply crowded around Mio Akiyama's phone screen, where Mashiro Chinana's personal information appeared before their eyes.

"Amazing! Mashiro Chinana is incredible!" After seeing Mashiro's online profile, the girls were all shocked.

"Luo Yu, you actually know someone that amazing?!" Ritsu Tainaka pointed at Luo Yu with utter disbelief.

"After all, he's the young master of the Luo Family," Tsumugi Kotobuki said with a smile.

"Hmm? Tsumu-tsumu, you know me?" Luo Yu was slightly surprised.

Tsumugi Kotobuki said, "I saw you at a banquet when we were children. Honestly, when I saw you joining the Light Music Club that day, I was shocked for quite a while. After all, you hadn't appeared again since middle school."

"A banquet?!" ×3

"So you really are some rich young master!" Ritsu Tainaka shouted at Luo Yu.

Luo Yu said, "I don't think I ever denied it?"

"Uh! I guess that's true." Ritsu Tainaka laughed awkwardly, then asked, "So the Luo Family is...?"

"It's Luo Corporation," Tsumugi Kotobuki added.

"Luo Corporation?!" ×3

The three girls all cried out.

After all, Luo Corporation was simply too famous.

Ritsu Tainaka and Yui Hirasawa exchanged glances, as though they had made some sort of decision. Then the two of them lunged at Luo Yu, each hugging one of his legs while shouting,

"Boss, support me!"

Luo Yu looked at the two accessories hanging from his legs with indescribable disdain. He tried moving his legs, only to discover that he couldn't move at all. Left with no choice, he turned to Mio Akiyama, whose face had darkened, and said, "Mio, please deal with these two idiots."

Bang! Mio Akiyama, her face dark, gave the two of them a loving iron fist.

After a round of commotion, everyone returned to their seats.

"Mio, you're too violent!" Ritsu Tainaka rubbed her aching head. "Still, Luo Yu, something as important as you being the young master of Luo Corporation, and you never told us."

Luo Yu set down his beloved teacup and said, "Is it really that important whether I'm the young master of Luo Corporation or not? I'm still me. Whether or not I'm Luo Corporation's young master, I'm still the Luo Yu you know, a member of the Light Music Club, and a member of K-ON."

Ritsu Tainaka said, "Luo Yu... you really are something."

Yui Hirasawa said, "Mm, Luo-Luo is still Luo-Luo."

Mio Akiyama said, "Luo Yu..."

Luo Yu said, "Besides, isn't Tsumu-tsumu also a young lady? Why didn't you all react this strongly to her?"

"How should I put it..." Looking at Tsumugi Kotobuki, who was making tea for everyone, Ritsu Tainaka said, "Even though we know Tsumu-tsumu is a young lady, it doesn't really feel real."

"Mm-hmm."

Mio Akiyama and Yui Hirasawa nodded in agreement.

"Then do you get the feeling that I'm some rich young master?"

The three girls thought about Luo Yu's usual behavior, then all shook their heads.

"There you have it. Tsumu-tsumu and I are just ordinary people. At most, our families have a little money."

"That's not just a little!" Ritsu Tainaka couldn't help retorting. "But you're still the Luo Yu we know."

"Obviously. I'm still me. It's not like learning my identity would suddenly change my personality."

Luo Yu said, "All right, let's end this topic here. It's getting late, so I'll head out first. See you all tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow." ×4

After leaving the club building, Luo Yu checked the time.

At this time? Maybe I can go watch the Service Club's excitement. With that thought, Luo Yu bought several cans of drinks from a vending machine by the roadside, then headed toward the tennis court.

When he arrived at the tennis court, Luo Yu saw Hachiman Hikigaya and Yukino Yukinoshita playing against another pair.

Did I catch the plot? Then those two over there must be Hayato Hayama and Yumiko Miura. Luo Yu looked at the golden-haired boy and girl and confirmed their identities.

"Hayato! Hayato! Hayato!" The cheers from the crowd interrupted Luo Yu's thoughts.

Is it over? Looking at the situation on the court, Luo Yu confirmed it. He hadn't expected the match to end after he had only been distracted for a moment.

With that thought, Luo Yu walked toward Hachiman Hikigaya.

"Ah, I'm exhausted. Why am I even doing this?" Hachiman Hikigaya sat in a chair, lamenting.

A can of soda suddenly appeared before his eyes. Looking up, he saw Luo Yu standing beside him.

"What are you doing here?" Hachiman Hikigaya took the drink and asked.

"If I said I was just passing by, would you believe me?" Luo Yu sat down beside Hachiman Hikigaya.

Hachiman Hikigaya opened the drink, took a sip, and said, "Passing by the tennis court? And conveniently buying drinks on the way?"

"How does it feel? Winning this match?"

"To be honest, not great."

"Yeah. After all, everyone is cheering for the person who lost." Luo Yu looked at the people still cheering on the tennis court.

Then he turned to Hachiman Hikigaya with a smile. "No one cares about you, the winner, at all."

"Don't tell me you came here specifically to make fun of me." Hachiman Hikigaya paused in the middle of drinking.

Seeing Ayaka Totsuka walking over, Luo Yu stood up and patted Hachiman Hikigaya on the shoulder. "Of course not. I just came to take a look. Get some rest."

With that, Luo Yu turned and left.

"What exactly did he come here for?" Hachiman Hikigaya looked at Luo Yu's departing back, thoroughly confused.

"Hikigaya, um... thank you."

God of love, are you kidding me? Looking at Ayaka Totsuka, who was smiling as she thanked him, Hachiman Hikigaya felt that he might have fallen in love.

As for Luo Yu's purpose, who cared about that now?!

Chapter Forty-One: A New Request for the Service Club

"How did it feel, Little Sawako?"

After a performance, the girls asked Sawako Yamanaka.

"How should I put it..." Sawako Yamanaka considered how to evaluate them. "You rushed the beat and dragged the beat. The rhythm was also a little messy. Other than Luo Yu, every one of you had these problems."

"Huh?! How could that be? It sounded pretty good to me." Ritsu Tainaka looked utterly disbelieving.

"Ritsu," Luo Yu said with a headache, "think about what our usual practice sessions are like. Getting an evaluation like that is already pretty good."

"Uh..."

Ritsu Tainaka fell silent.

Seeing that, Sawako Yamanaka continued, "Putting that aside, don't you have a lead singer?"

The girls' bodies stiffened.

"And what about the lyrics?"

The girls' eyes began to wander.

"I mean..." Sawako Yamanaka stood up and said angrily, "You've occupied the Light Music Club for so long. What exactly have you been doing?"

"As you can see, drinking tea?" Luo Yu raised his teacup, took a sip, and gestured toward Sawako Yamanaka.

Setting down the cup, Luo Yu said, "But Little Sawako is right. We need to solve the lead singer and lyrics problems first. I can write songs, but who's going to be the lead singer?"

"You can write songs, Luo Yu?"

The girls all looked at Luo Yu in surprise.

"Since the song problem is solved, the next thing is to solve the lead singer problem," Ritsu Tainaka said.

"Me, me!" Yui Hirasawa raised her hand.

"Yui, have you learned your guitar properly?" Luo Yu said. "Can you play the guitar and sing at the same time?"

"Of course I can!" Yui Hirasawa picked up Jita, preparing to perform for everyone on the spot.

"Looks like I can't," Yui Hirasawa said with a foolish grin, scratching her head.

"I want to be the keyboardist, so I can't be the lead singer either." Tsumugi Kotobuki frowned as well.

Ritsu Tainaka sighed and said, "How about letting Mio be the lead singer?"