Today was another peaceful day. Shin spent nearly the entire day studying and chatting with gumi Kato.
Interestingly, Akagi didn't co to bother him today. It seed Akagi was anxious about his date tomorrow; seeing his expression made Shin feel amused.
Such peaceful monts were what Shin needed—a break from the tension he felt in the Dragon Ball and JoJo worlds. The tranquility here allowed him to unwind a bit.
If he were fighting in the Dragon Ball world, then fighting in the JoJo world, and still had to battle in the real world, who could handle that?
"By the way, are you free this weekend, Shin-chan?"
As the school day was ending, gumi Kato turned around to ask Shin.
Since the weekend was just around the corner, many students in the class were already making plans to hang out.
With his enhanced senses from "Ki," Shin's hearing had also significantly improved. Even without trying, he overheard various classmates' plans to go out and have fun over the weekend.
However, what surprised him a bit was that gumi Kato also asked if he was free this weekend—was she planning to invite him out?
Shin stroked his chin, realizing he was getting more chances to interact with girls lately.
That "angel of Healing" in the online ga could also be considered a girl, and she was planning to ask him to play gas over the weekend—even if it's just for gaming, it's still a date, right?
"Well… I do have so things planned for the weekend."
Unfortunately, while gumi rarely invited him, Shin's weekend was already booked with Yukino Yukinoshita.
Although he was closer to gumi than to Yukino, he had already agreed to help Yukino, and he wasn't one to go back on his word. This weekend, he'd let Yukino take the lead.
"Do you need sothing, gumi? If you need help, I might be able to find so ti on Sunday."
Of course, Shin wasn't sure if gumi was asking because she needed his help, so he added the offer.
Saturday would be packed, but on Sunday, he'd only be going to the kendo dojo with Yukino, which shouldn't take too long.
If he wanted, he could still make plenty of ti to spend with gumi on Sunday.
"I see… If you're busy, that's okay. Maybe next ti."
gumi's expression remained calm; it didn't seem like she was too disappointed about not being able to et up with Shin—but what she truly felt was anyone's guess.
Before Shin could exchange more words with her, Shizuka Hiratsuka, who routinely ca to the classroom to make announcents after school, spoke up:
"Shin, co to my office after school."
"Huh?"
Shin was caught off guard. It was his first ti being singled out by Shizuka Hiratsuka.
Normally, he kept a low profile at school, and even if a girl confessed to him occasionally, his responses were always mild.
If he had to define his role, he was a reasonably handso, above-average student—nothing extraordinary.
Although Shizuka Hiratsuka cared about her students, it wasn't enough to ddle in the life of a student who stayed out of trouble. So being called in like this was unexpected.
…
"You're here."
After school, Shin opened the door to the teachers' office, finding Shizuka Hiratsuka waiting for him.
"Yes, I'm here. Is there sothing you need, Ms. Hiratsuka?"
Shin nodded, glancing around the room. Other than Shizuka Hiratsuka, the office was empty. It looked like the other teachers had gone ho.
So teachers also worked as club advisors, so they might have gone to their clubs.
On his way to the office, Shin had tried to recall if he'd done anything recently that warranted being called in, but he couldn't think of anything.
He believed he'd acted normally and hadn't written any overly sentintal essays or anything.
Shizuka Hiratsuka was a caring teacher, but Shin didn't think he was soone she'd need to single out for special attention.
"You and Yukino have been getting along lately?"
With Shizuka's question, Shin imdiately realized why she'd called him in.
It was about Yukino Yukinoshita.
While Yukino was an excellent student, her personality had always been a concern for Shizuka, so she'd kept a close eye on her.
Seeing Yukino's solitary behavior, Shizuka had thought of many ways to help her, but nothing seed to work. Recently, however, she'd heard that Shin and Yukino were spending ti together.
Although she knew the soccer team guys probably exaggerated, they likely hadn't made it up out of thin air.
So, Shizuka had called Shin here to understand what was going on between him and Yukino.
"Oh, so that's what it's about."
Shin understood and, without hiding anything, explained how Akagi had brought him to the Service Club, and how Yukino had roped him into her sche.
After listening to Shin's story, Shizuka understood the situation better.
As she suspected, the soccer guys had exaggerated. Shin and Yukino weren't quite at the "about to start dating" stage they'd hinted at.
To Yukino, Shin was more like a temporary assistant helping her fulfill her club requests.
"While Yukino's intention with the Service Club is to help others, she doesn't an to manipulate everything herself…"
Shizuka understood Yukino's character well. She was perceptive about people, and Yukino's older sister was also soone she had ties with.
"This plan is less about helping Akagi pursue Tamiya, and more about nudging them to change their personalities."
Hearing this, Shin pondered for a mont. It made sense.
Yukino's goal seed to be less about achieving specific outcos for others and more about helping them grow along the way.
The final outco of Akagi and Tamiya's relationship might not matter as much to Yukino. What she truly cared about was whether they could overco their self-limiting behaviors during the process.
"…But Yukino has her owan personality issues to deal with, doesn't she?"
While Shin now understood Yukino's deeper intentions, he couldn't resist making a comnt.
She was trying to help others grow, hoping that Akagi and Tamami would open up more… but wasn't she the sa way?
"That's why I'm concerned about her relationships."
Shizuka nodded, agreeing with Shin's observation.
To others, Yukino's solitary behavior made her look like an aloof beauty. But to Shizuka, it was simply a self-defense chanism for soone with a solitary personality.
"Though, it seems like you and Yukino get along well… nothing like the issues I'd anticipated."
Glancing at Shin, Shizuka's face held a hint of approval.
"If she were paired with soone with a similar temperant, they might argue more often. But you… maybe your personality complents Yukino's."
To be continued…
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