" Yunyi-kun, is it alright to put you and Tatsuya-kun in the same room?"
In the Student Council room, Mayumi Saegusa was assigning rooms. She grouped Yunyi and Tatsuya Shiba, two classmates, together, but asked Yunyi's opinion before making the decision.
"If I don't want to share a room with him, am I supposed to share a room with you? That's not impossible either." Yunyi sat lazily in Mayumi Saegusa's seat. He had been dragged along by Mayumi Saegusa to keep her company, but now it seemed like he was there to act like a king.
Hearing his words, Mayumi Saegusa and turned to glare fiercely at Yunyi: "Don't even think about it!"
Yunyi chuckled and continued teasingly, "Or, you could arrange for me to have a room to myself. That way, you could launch a night raid."
Mayumi Saegusa blushed even more, and she tightened her grip on the terminal.
"Oh, by the way, you could also arrange for Shiba to be roommates with you. Then you could swap roommates without anyone noticing. I don't think Shiba would refuse, and that way you wouldn't have to worry about others..."
Ouch~
"Don't pull, it hurts!"
Mayumi Saegusa, who had been teased by Yunyi, finally couldn't take it anymore and exploded. She quickly walked to Yunyi's side, stretched out her fingers, grabbed Yunyi's ear and tugged it.
"Listen to what you're saying!" Mayumi Saegusa angrily grabbed Yunyi's ear.
Seeing her like this, Yunyi laughed.
"I don't want to live with you." Looking at Yunyi's smiling face, Mayumi Saegusa muttered irritably. But in the end, she still arranged a private room for him.
After checking the list one last time, Mayumi Saegusa finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Now, all we have to do is wait to set off tomorrow."
"By the way, Yunyi-kun, you can wear whatever clothes you like for the Icicle Destruction, have you prepared anything?"
Suddenly, Mayumi Saegusa remembered the issue of clothing.
For most other events, there are specific clothing requirements, so the school usually prepares accordingly. However, the Icicle Destruction event is not among the regulations. Students participating in this event can wear whatever they like, supposedly to boost morale or something?
"Oh, I know that. I heard that the women's competition is like a beauty pageant every year, right?" Yunyi asked back.
"Yes, that's right." Mayumi Saegusa nodded. " Yunyi-kun is also interested in these?"
Yunyi shrugged; he really wasn't interested in any of that. So, he didn't prepare any special clothing for the Icicle Destruction. When the competition started, he would just pick out a decent-looking outfit from his everyday clothes.
" Yunyi-kun, could it be that you weren't prepared at all?" Mayumi Saegusa leaned against Yunyi's shoulder. This guy took the Student Council's seat and hasn't gotten up since!
Yunyi shook her head decisively. "I'm not going to participate in a beauty pageant, what do I need to prepare? I can just wear my school uniform. Do you think I'll be disqualified just because I don't change my clothes?"
"You really are something, Yunyi-kun! This is a matter of momentum! Icicle Destruction is also a team battle!" Mayumi Saegusa argued forcefully.
"Ugh, this is such a hassle!" Yunyi complained, but still took out her phone to contact the contact person and ask them to help prepare suitable clothing or something.
But just as he took his phone out Mayumi Saegusa snatched it away.
" Yunyi-kun, you can't let others help you."
"Then what do you want me to do?" Yunyi pinched the bridge of his nose helplessly.
"Then let's go buy it!" Mayumi Saegusa suggested.
"I..."
Yunyi opened his mouth to say he wasn't going! But when he saw the excited look on Mayumi Saegusa's face, he couldn't say the words.
"Alright, alright, you've finished your work anyway, there's nothing else to do here. Speaking of which, what's with the 'imposing manner'? You just want to go shopping, right?" Yunyi tapped Mayumi Saegusa an annoyed tone.
Mayumi Saegusa took two steps back, dodging Yunyi's finger, and stuck out her tongue at him.
At Mayumi Saegusa's insistence, the two left the school and went shopping on a nearby commercial street.
Two hours later, Yunyi walked out of a high-end clothing store with a blank expression, carrying a handbag. Mayumi Saegusa followed behind him with a smile, carrying another handbag, seemingly very satisfied with her recent achievement.
" Mayumi, are you sure you really want to wear this?" Yunyi looked helplessly at the girl in front of him. He really wanted to ask her if she had forgotten something.
Mayumi Saegusa adopted a cautious demeanor and looked up at Yunyi, asking, "What's wrong, Yunyi-kun? Don't you like it?"
"Fine, fine." Yunyi waved his hand helplessly. "I give up."
Actually, the clothes the two bought were from a high-end clothing store, but they were the kind of clothes that didn't look very formal when worn; instead, they were more casual.
Seeing Yunyi "give in," Mayumi Saegusa was even happier. A single phone call had plunged her spirits back to rock bottom.
"Ding-a-ling~"
The ringing of her phone interrupted Mayumi Saegusa Nanagusa's words. She took out her phone, glanced at it, and the smile on her face immediately faded.
"Father, is there anything I can help you with?" Mayumi Saegusa asked after answering the phone.
" Mayumi, I'm sorry to say your date has to be canceled. We have guests at home, and we need you to greet them. Nagura is already waiting for you in the parking lot." Koichi Saegusa's voice carried a hint of weariness.
"Yes, Father," Mayumi Saegusa replied, then hung up the phone.
She turned to look at Yunyi beside her, opened her mouth but didn't know how to explain it to him.
Yunyi seemed to have read her mind, and he smiled at Mayumi Saegusa, saying, "Hurry back, I can go back by myself."
"Okay, I understand, Yunyi-kun. Then, please be careful," Mayumi Saegusa reminded him.
Yunyi nodded in agreement, said goodbye to Mayumi Saegusa, and turned to leave.
But he had only taken a few steps when Mayumi Saegusa Nanagusa caught up with him. She hugged Yunyi Yunyi from behind and pressed her cheek against his back.
"I'm sorry, Yunyi-kun, I..."
Actually, she really wanted to say that she didn't want to leave, didn't want to end the date, and didn't want to separate from Yunyi. But after all, she was Saegusa, and as long as she hadn't shed that identity, she had to continue to bear this responsibility.
Yunyi gently pulled away Mayumi Saegusa were wrapped around his abdomen, turned around and looked at Mayumi Saegusa, and said softly, "Don't be so sad. One day, you will be able to break free from the shackles of ' Saegusa.' But until then, just bear with it for now."