"Spencer, so... is it really impossible to change our position for the Club War?"
Thursday, noon, at the Cafeteria Restaurant.
An Le pursed her lips, looking at Spencer in front of her.
Hearing this, Spencer shifted her gaze away, feeling a bit guilty.
'How should I put this?'
'Should I tell An Le that I was so focused on fighting with that Sakuramiya Hitomi at the Student Council office yesterday that I completely forgot about this?'
She rubbed the back of her head, looking left and right as she changed the subject.
"Is your lunch enough? If not, I can get you so more!"
"..."
An Le did not even reply, rely staring straight at Spencer.
Seeing that she could not avoid it, Spencer finally managed to explain,
"Well, it's like this... Sakuramiya Hitomi said that it was already submitted or sothing, and even Yan Huan cannot adjust it anymore."
"How could this be? What should we do about the Club War then? Should we discuss it with the other mbers?"
"Ugh..."
Spencer crossed her arms, her expression instantly turning troubled.
But just as she was racking her limited brains to figure out what to do, she caught a glimpse of Yan Huan and Ye Shiyu taking a seat not far away.
"..."
Over there, Yan Huan set his plate down and chatted with Ye Shiyu with a smile on his face.
And that previously highly obnoxious Ye Shiyu actually appeared exceptionally quiet in front of Yan Huan.
She simply took out the tableware box she had prepared and silently listened to Yan Huan's words.
"Older Sister Shiyu, are you getting used to the Sewing Club?"
"Mhm, it is alright."
Seeing this, Spencer cupped her chin, suddenly feeling inexplicably annoyed.
In fact, Spencer had seen Yan Huan once yesterday afternoon. She had confird that even if she ntioned Sakuramiya Hitomi in front of him again, Yan Huan would no longer show any particular expression.
He was no longer the boy with light in his eyes like in the past.
But this was also very normal; after all, Sakuramiya Hitomi was such a pervert.
No matter how much Yan Huan deceived himself or how much that Sakuramiya Hitomi tried to make ands, a shattered mirror could never be fully restored.
Spencer had even thought to herself yesterday that she had finally snatched Yan Huan away from Sakuramiya Hitomi, taphorically popping champagne in celebration.
She had even ordered six steaks straight away for lunch today!
However, Spencer seed to have overlooked one crucial thing: there was more than just one Sakuramiya Hitomi around this guy!
Even if she defeated Sakuramiya Hitomi, it only resulted in Yan Huan throwing himself toward another annoying woman, rather than her or An Le.
Admittedly, Spencer simply enjoyed the process of snatching Yan Huan away from that beautiful, hypocritical bird.
But now that this beautiful bird had fallen, he just went to another beautiful bird. What kind of logic was this?
Spencer's gaze locked onto Ye Shiyu, who had a faint smile on her face. No matter how she looked at it, this appearance did not match the terrifying woman who had nearly scared her to death before.
"...Tsk."
'Why is this guy Yan Huan always surrounded by such disgusting and terrifying people?'
Spencer, completely oblivious to her own flaws, bit her thumb's nail and started scheming in her mind once again.
Hearing her click her tongue, An Le curiously followed her gaze and looked behind her, spotting Yan Huan and the aloof, black-haired beauty sitting across from him.
Imdiately, she suddenly recalled the hostility that this Older Sister had shown her last ti at the Shopping Street.
Her face paled slightly as she explained to Spencer,
"That person... seems to be Little Huan's Older Sister. She is the daughter of his mother's forr best friend and only recently ca to the Kirin Gate..."
Spencer glared at An Le and shot back,
"Do you really think that woman is simply Yan Huan's sister? Last weekend, when Yan Huan went to my house to shoot the Music Video, I saw her... that look in her eyes, it was like she was about to eat Yan Huan alive."
"Huh?"
Hearing this, An Le completely froze in shock.
Mainly because she had absolutely no idea about any of this!
She had only heard Little Huan briefly ntion shooting a Music Video. As for where he fild it and who he t, she knew nothing at all.
'Does that an this weekend, Little Huan not only shot a Music Video with the glamorous Bai Yi, but also ran into Spencer and Senior Ye Shiyu?'
'Ah?'
'Why... why does it feel like the ga just updated to a new version, and I missed the bus, leaving
stuck playing the solo retro server?!'
An Le looked at Spencer, who was cupping her chin and scheming about who knows what, and on second thought, suddenly felt quite fortunate.
'My family background is quite average, far inferior compared to Senior Ye of Ye's International, Sakuramiya Hitomi of the Sakuramiya Family, or Bai Yi, who is gradually becoming more popular...'
'Thankfully, I have an expert like Spencer to help . Not only does she constantly treat
to delicious food, but she also selflessly shares information with ...'
'Spencer really is my best friend!'
Thinking like this, her small face flushed slightly, and she grew increasingly worried about Spencer being expelled if they lost the Club War.
"I-I will contact Senior Jiang Yun, Arakawa, and Nino. They should be in the Cafeteria too."
An Le quickly took out her phone, intending to do her part for the future of the club.
Far away, Yan Huan, who was eating with Ye Shiyu, had actually noticed Spencer and An Le over there.
But he decided to leave it unsaid for now. A few sches flashed through his mind as he continued conversing with Ye Shiyu,
"Older Sister Shiyu, are you participating in any competitions at tomorrow's opening ceremony?"
"Probably not. In the club, it seems everyone is already prepared to just be participants along for the ride."
Yan Huan smiled faintly and said,
"What a pity. I was thinking that if you were competing, I could go and cheer you on."
"...Little Huan, do you want
to participate in the competitions?"
Ye Shiyu looked straight at Yan Huan, tilted her head, and suddenly asked this question.
"After all, aside from the finals, we have added a lot of interesting events this ti. The team competitions will allow you to better experience the school life at the Kirin Gate, since it is quite different from the mainland."
"..."
Ye Shiyu nodded and went back to eating.
Yan Huan observed Ye Shiyu and offered a slight smile, but just beneath the table where she could not see—
His left hand was gripping his phone, his fingertips dancing rapidly across the screen, typing out a ssage before hitting send.
The top of the chat box read: "Bai Yi".
Yes, Yan Huan was chatting with Bai Yi at the sa ti.
On his shoulder, Miao-chan materialized with a "ow" and read aloud the ssages Bai Yi was sending him,
"Bai Yi is asking if you need to et up today and have another rehearsal or sothing, ow? I think she just wants to see you, ow..."
Hearing this, Yan Huan didn't even glance at the screen; his left hand was already typing rapidly on the keyboard,
"The opening ceremony won't be very grand or formal. After all, everyone is busy competing in the Club War. It will be broadcasted live to the various screens around the School, so we can be a bit more casual.
"Speaking of which, we put a lot of thought into the activities this ti. I wonder if it will bring our Idol any inspiration or sothing?"
Waiting a second, Yan Huan took a couple of bites of rice with his right hand before Miao-chan's voice echoed again,
"She says: 'It has only been such a short ti and you are already looking forward to a New Song? So greedy...' Then, she sent a Cat Emoji. She is stealing your emojis to use, ow!"
Yan Huan ate so peas, responding without missing a beat,
"Of course. Wait, don't tell
you already have so new inspiration?"
"Hehe, I'm not telling you~"
With the topic concluding a phase, Yan Huan locked his phone screen and shoved it into his pocket, finally beginning to focus wholeheartedly on eating.
Only then did Miao-chan on his shoulder breathe a sigh of relief. All morning, Yan Huan had been busy with Sakuramiya Hitomi preparing for the Club War, at noon he found Ye Shiyu to have lunch with, and he even managed to chat with Bai Yi on the side.
Yan Huan ate his lunch without showing any strain on his face, but he ended up exhausting the little cat to death.
Miao-chan stretched on his shoulder and couldn't help but ask Yan Huan,
"So, what are you planning now, ow?"
Yan Huan took a sip of black tea and replied in his mind,
'Ye Shiyu's problem lies in her excessively strong possessiveness. In fact, she herself is aware of this problem and has the desire to correct it.
'That's why she complies when Auntie Ye teaches her, and why she wanted to help
solve the 'Spencer' problem—which she believed was a hassle—on set last weekend.'
Devouring his portion of rice in two large bites, Yan Huan took a deep breath. Looking up, he saw that Ye Shiyu had barely touched hers.
She glanced at the completely empty plate in front of Yan Huan, tilted her head, and pushed her own food toward him.
Yan Huan offered a helpless smile, politely declining as he stood up, intending to go buy another portion.
'In other words, Ye Shiyu generally knows the correct direction, but her thodology is very blurry. Thus, she can sotis be very clumsy and occasionally take the wrong path.
'This matter requires a long-term plan. I need to spend more ti interacting with her and guide her in the right direction.'
While buying food, Yan Huan looked back at the chat box with Bai Yi on his phone and explained to Miao-chan,
'As for Bai Yi, the Major Problem with her mother has yet to be resolved. Moreover, her attention is easily distracted by things like Love and the Opposite Sex...
'So the best thod is to continue to supervise her to focus on her career and strengthen her own capabilities. This will give her more confidence when confronting her mother and keep her from dwelling on trivial fantasies.'
In Yan Huan's eyes, Bai Yi's personality was actually very easy to summarize:
Love wishes it to live, hate wishes it to die.
This ant that she lacked rationality and principles when handling many things, making her highly prone to being emotional and falling into extremism.
When encountering people and things she liked, she could temporarily cast important matters to the back of her mind and pour her emotions into them wholeheartedly.
Therefore, she had been ssaging him to chat every single day recently, and he didn't even know how much ti she had left to continue her creative work.
When encountering people and things she hated, she would unprincipledly launch bottomless retaliations and vent her emotions.
That was why, when she t Ye Shiyu and Spencer who interrupted her Music Video shoot that day, in order to get back at them, Bai Yi was capable of using her indifference to strip off his clothes right in front of them to cop a feel.
To top it off, she was the type who liked to escape and would not get into direct conflicts with others.
If she had a conflict with soone, unless she couldn't bear it anymore, she would never resolve it face-to-face.
But as soon as they were separated, she would viciously retaliate in private, finding all sorts of ways to trip them up...
'No wonder her Modifier is also that kind of Cheap Tactic type.'
"Student Yan, your appetite has grown recently. I'll give you a twenty percent discount for your second al, just scan the QR code."
"Sure thing."
Yan Huan carried the food back and continued speaking to Miao-chan,
'As for Sakuramiya, I haven't even figured out the specific situation with her Modifier yet, so I can hold off on that for a bit.
'I am familiar with An Le. Her heart isn't bad; she is just too timid and cowardly. Helping her interact with more people, make friends, and achieve accomplishnts she could never have imagined before to make her happy will be enough.
'As for Spencer...'
Beside him, Miao-chan, who had been listening to Yan Huan ramble on and on, quickly reached out a pink paw pad to press against his lips.
"?"
"ow~"
When he turned his head in confusion, Miao-chan sighed and said,
"When I asked about your plans, I wasn't asking how you were going to deal with the Modifiers, ow... Although that is also important, you entered your ruthless work mode way too quickly! As expected, Sakuramiya's matter really did affect you, ow..."
In Miao-chan's eyes, Yan Huan currently looked exactly like the sort of person who, after suffering heartbreak in romance, threw themselves wholeheartedly into their work to distract themselves.
Yan Huan shot it a glance and retorted,
"Weren't you the one who said we had to wrestle with the Modifiers and pull them back onto the right path? It's not like I view them as enemies. I am taking all this into consideration for their own good, alright?"
"That is true, ow, but..."
Miao-chan couldn't shake the feeling that there was sothing slightly wrong with Yan Huan's handling of the situation, but it simply couldn't put its paw on what exactly was off.
It tilted its head and pondered for a long ti, yet surprisingly couldn't squeeze out a single word.
Therefore, it could only let out a cute "ow".
"You always start acting cute whenever it cos to this..."
Just as Yan Huan was speaking through gritted teeth, a bit of conversation from the side caught his attention.
He saw a few boys crowding around a plump boy who was sitting at a table with his head down, eating his food. They seed to be talking to him,
"Hey, Arakawa, I heard you joined that... Doujinshi Society?"
"Pfft haha, what kind of ridiculous na is that?"
"It truly sounds like the kind of club a guy like you would join..."
"Well, it's not bad, though. After all, if Arakawa didn't join a club like that, where else would he go?"
The chubby Arakawa Kyoji was sweating slightly on his forehead, looking like he was struggling greatly to handle the situation.
"T-This..."
Even though he appeared to have grown entirely accustod to scenes like this.
"Oh."
Over there, one of the boys seed to notice Yan Huan standing nearby.
His expression shifted slightly as he reached out to sling an arm around Arakawa Kyoji's shoulders, smiling at Yan Huan.
"President Yan, don't look at us like that. We are all in the sa class, and we're friends with Arakawa. Isn't that right, Arakawa?"
He nudged Arakawa's chest with his elbow. Arakawa stole a glance at Yan Huan standing not far away, quickly averted his gaze, and nodded with an awkward smile.
"Y-Yes."
Yan Huan looked at them, but then suddenly declared,
"You guys better watch your backs."
"Huh? President... what are you talking about? Watch out for what? We are just bonding normally here."
"He already said it's fine, right?"
"..."
Yan Huan didn't reply, but a second later, the boy who had just spoken caught a vicious kick right on his backside.
"Bam!"
The kick sent the guy stumbling heavily forward until he collapsed to his knees on the ground.
"What the f—"
The boy looked back, only to see Spencer retracting her raised leg as she cursed loudly,
"Fine my foot!! You bully my club mber again and see if I don't send you flying!"
"It's that Spencer!!"
"The female demon!"
As soon as the boys saw Spencer behind them, looking like a ruffled golden-haired lion, they all recoiled in absolute terror.
Although she was followed by An Le, Jiang Yun, and Nino—three mbers of the Doujinshi Society—their presence was clearly completely eclipsed by Spencer's imposing aura.
Helping their fallen companion back to his feet, one of the boys was about to speak when Spencer raised her finger, leveling a dramatic "Great Desolate Imprisoning Heavens Finger" at him, and declared,
"You! What did you want to say?! Spit it out!!"
"I..."
The boy's breath hitched at her scolding, and his face paled slightly as he took a step back.
"D-Don't be too arrogant, Spencer! We all know about it already. Your club is right in the center position! Just you wait, hehe. You'll see!"
Quite a few people gradually gathered around, whispering among themselves as they pointed at Spencer and her Doujinshi Society in the center.
Glances as sharp as knives were thrown their way. An Le pursed her lips, looking sowhat uncomfortable, yet she still took a step forward to stand beside Spencer.
Jiang Yun frowned, occasionally glaring back upon hearing so rather unpleasant words.
As for Nino, who was standing, and Arakawa Kyoji, who was still seated, they simply lowered their heads to avoid the stares, dodging any gaze that might land on their faces.
"..."
Spencer rely glanced at the wooden table she had cracked with a single punch. Feeling the surging Strength and vitality brimming within her body, a hint of surprise crossed her face.
A second later, she planted her hands on her hips, flashing a disdainful sneer as she mocked the boy,
"Fine by ! I will be waiting right there for you. Co if you've got the guts. If you don't show up, you're all useless trash!"
"You!!"
"This Spencer is so arrogant!"
"Damn it, let's gang up on their club when the ti cos!"
Dropping such provocative words instantly provoked public outrage, drawing furious glares from everyone around.
The boy in front of her let out an exasperated laugh, pointing his finger at Spencer as he declared,
"Fine! Whoever doesn't show up is useless trash! You just wait! Let's go!"
The boy at the forefront spun on his heel and stord off. He was clearly going back to gather reinforcents, fully intending to make his move the mont tomorrow morning's opening ceremony was over.
An Le's small face was fraught with anxiety. She hurriedly tugged at Spencer's sleeve and whispered,
"Spencer! What-what are you doing? We're already in trouble as it is, and yet you provoked them even more. When the ti cos, if we get besieged..."
But this ti, Spencer smiled confidently. She reached out and patted the back of An Le's hand to reassure her,
"Relax, The Hermit Has His Own Ingenious Plan."
"Eh? An in... ingenious plan?"
It wasn't that An Le didn't want to believe Spencer, but considering Spencer's past temperant, she really...
"But didn't you say before that you had a weakness in... stamina? If we end up being besieged..."
"Psh, I've already trained enough! I've completely made up for my weakness! Don't worry!"
"Tr-trained enough? But it has only been a single day..."
Spencer's confident expression faltered slightly as her brain spun wildly, desperately trying to cook up an explanation.
Finally, too annoyed to think of one, she turned around and pointed her Thumb at herself,
"I am a Sports Student, I know everything there is to know about physical fitness! Do not doubt . In a re day, I have already settled into top shape!"
"..."
An Le still had her doubts, but seeing Spencer's brimming confidence, she found it hard to say anything else.
Yet Spencer truly wasn't lying.
She really did an it when she said, "The Hermit Has His Own Ingenious Plan."
Ever since she snatched Yan Huan away from Sakuramiya Hitomi yesterday, her physical attributes had taken a massive leap forward.
Although the boost was primarily in Strength, as long as the increase was massive enough, wouldn't that be enough to cover everything else?
Spencer stroked her chin, a wicked smile creeping onto her face as she maliciously scanned the angry crowd gathered around them.
'As long as I keep scouting for other people's things to plunder, won't I be able to just keep getting stronger forever?'
'With the help of that unexplainable thing inside , even if all these guys ca at
together, they still wouldn't be a match for
at all!'
'Well, although roughly snatching away other people's belongings for my own benefit is a little immoral, there's no other way to win right now...'
'At worst, I can just establish a Thanksgiving Day for them every year on the anniversary of the Club War!'
'I really am a genius!'
"..."
Thinking like this, the newly Bloodline Awakening Spencer had thoroughly convinced herself, feeling a massive wave of Cow Craving rushing to her head.
While scoping out the surroundings, Spencer's eyes abruptly collided with the emotionless face of Yan Huan.
"Eek!"
She jumped in fright, hastily retreating and hiding behind An Le.
"Wh-what are you doing?! You scared
to death!"
"...If you don't have a guilty conscience, why would you be scared?"
Yan Huan asked in return, leaving Spencer completely stumped.
Sweating nervously, her eyes—and her entire face—began to dodge Yan Huan's gaze.
She simply turned her head away and retorted,
"Who has a guilty conscience?!"
"..."
Seeing this pure look that completely broadcasted every single ntal activity right on her face, both Yan Huan and An Le instantly realized: she truly was feeling a bit guilty.
'Could it be that this girl is planning so sort of Off-Board Moves?'
Yan Huan pondered over this, deciding to keep a closer eye on her over the next few days of the Club War to prevent her from pulling any more crazy stunts.
"You..."
"Little Huan?"
Just as Yan Huan was about to speak, a cold, clear voice suddenly rang out from behind him, drawing both his and An Le's attention.
Turning back to look, they realized that since Yan Huan hadn't returned from getting more food for quite a while, Ye Shiyu had co over to look for him.
"Ah, Older Sister Shiyu. I was just dealing with a little conflict among classmates."
"..."
Yan Huan explained with a smile, and Ye Shiyu clearly did not doubt him.
She simply looked past Yan Huan, her gaze eting An Le and Spencer who were standing behind him.
An Le—
A weakling. Skipped.
So, her terrifying gaze passed over An Le entirely and landed squarely on Spencer.
Spencer montarily froze, but she t her stare without the slightest bit of fear.
As their gazes clashed in midair, there was the faint, imaginary scent of burning flesh.
It felt like a perfect recreation of their Mid-Lane Sniper Duel from last weekend in the Corridor of the Golden Lion Building.
But this ti, Yan Huan was still present.
He hurriedly stepped over to Ye Shiyu's side with a smile, physically blocking their line of sight.
"Everything is fine now, Older Sister Shiyu. Let's go back and eat, shall we?"
"...Alright, Little Huan."
Nodding in agreent, Ye Shiyu withdrew her gaze without any hesitation, turned around, and left with Yan Huan.
However, the phone gripped in her palm suddenly glowed with an eerie purple light. It was apparent she had thought of sothing else...
'A Mission has been issued in the App to obstruct Spencer.'
Ye Shiyu narrowed her eyes. Her face remained impassive, but a storm was brewing in her heart.
'That girl does nothing but cause trouble for Little Huan all day long, so completing this Mission...'
'Is also for Little Huan's own good, isn't it?'
"..."
anwhile, watching Yan Huan and Ye Shiyu walk away, Spencer licked her Canine Teeth.
'Plundering other people's belongings is necessary, of course, but it just doesn't feel as sweet as plundering Yan Huan.'
'After all, yesterday, when I plundered Yan Huan away from Sakuramiya Hitomi, I felt an unprecedented sense of elation.'
'So...'
'In addition to plundering others, I'm going to plunder that Ye Shiyu, too!'
'It really makes
curious...'
'If I snatch Yan Huan right out of your hands, how wonderfully will your expression break down?'
'You'd probably break down even worse than Sakuramiya Hitomi did, right?'
"..."
The figures of the two won drifted further and further apart, yet they had both silently placed each other at the very top of their "Must-Kill Enemy List".
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