Diary Of Service Club, Helping The Elf Princess

"Uh..."

Narahashi Miki looked at her friend Hayase Saki, who was staring at Hikigaya as he left. Only after the two of them were alone in the Service Club room did she muster the courage to raise her voice slightly. After hesitating for a moment, she asked Saki,

"Saki, what about that childhood friend of yours?"

"Uh... Keita? Lately, he's been pretty busy with the swimming club, I guess?"

Hayase Saki froze for a moment and hesitantly recalled.

Recently, she had been chatting with her childhood friend Fukuyama Keita, but ever since Miwa passed away, there was an additional spot available for the main lineup in the swimming club. As a result, training intensity had significantly increased, leaving Keita with little time to chat with her.

Although her mind was preoccupied with the president these days, she wasn't even interested in talking to Captain Shion of the girls' competitive swimming team, let alone about the affairs of the swimming club.

She had no plans to return to the swimming club. If she encountered another person like Miwa and the president had to risk his life again, it wouldn't be worth it.

But she couldn't avoid the girls' swimming team entirely. Captain Shion was practically on the verge of coming to her house to find her.

"What I mean is, do you like that Hikigaya president? Why does it seem like you've been revolving around him lately?"

Seeing that Hayase Saki hadn't grasped her point at all, Narahashi Miki pursed her lips and could only be blunt.

Previously, Saki would only talk about the swimming club or interesting stories from the girls' competitive swimming team. But now, all she mentioned were things related to the Service Club.

Even though she initially said she was just there to fill in the numbers for the Service Club, it now seemed like she was a formal member who wasn't planning to leave anytime soon.

"Li-like the president? Uh... I'm not worthy..."

Suddenly being questioned about this topic by her friend startled Hayase Saki. She instinctively glanced at the Service Club's door. Upon seeing no one there, she let out a long sigh of relief but then felt a bit disappointed.

The elf princess Iris was so outstanding and amazing but hadn't said anything about this. The president also had a childhood friend who was the student council president. How could she dare to hope for such things?

Just being able to be the president's friend was already more than enough for her.

Now that Iris was absent, it seemed like the president didn't even have such intentions towards her. Instead, he seemed more interested in the reclusive girl Sakurase Shino, who hadn't even said a word, or in proposing that the aloof Yukinoshita Yukino wear a white stockings maid outfit.

If the president had asked her to wear it, she wouldn't refuse at all...

The more Saki thought about it, the more dejected she felt. What was going on? Even though it felt like her relationship with the president had improved, the distance between them seemed even greater.

"Uh, Saki, are you okay?"

Narahashi Miki was baffled, seeing Hayase Saki suddenly so downcast. 'Why did she suddenly start saying she was unworthy? I just asked if you liked your president.'

"Oh, right, Miki, would you like to join me in becoming friends with the president?"

Hayase Saki looked at her equally unnoticed classmate and lunch buddy, Narahashi Miki. A thought struck her, and she tightly grabbed Miki's shoulders, staring at her intently.

"Didn't your president already say we're friends?"

Seeing Saki suddenly become serious and look at her with an intensity she'd never seen before, Miki shrank her neck reflexively and muttered in a small voice.

What was going on with Hayase Saki? Although making friends was hard for people like them, it wasn't as serious as heading to a battlefield, right?

"Yes! Exactly! From now on, my president is your president too. Let's go shopping after school to buy maid outfits. You have white stockings, right? Then we only need the maid outfits!"

Hearing Miki's reply, Hayase Saki felt immensely satisfied and immediately dragged her out of the Service Club room with great enthusiasm.

She thought, 'Let Miki also become the president's good friend. Miki has a personality similar to mine and might even feel more self-conscious because of her towering height. She definitely won't compete with me for the president's attention.'

Even though neither of them could compare to others—whether it was Iris, Yukinoshita Yukino, or Sakurase Shino—they were at least two people. Surely the president would like them, right?

Maybe he'd even reward them handsomely. This time, she would have some bold requests ready, or she'd just get reprimanded by the president again... 'Hehe...'

"???"

Narahashi Miki couldn't understand what was going on with her lunch buddy.

Why did it suddenly involve wearing white stockings and maid outfits? And were there really special requirements to befriend Saki's president?

———

Hikigaya returned to the classroom, rested for a while, and soon the bell rang, signaling the start of the afternoon classes.

After attending two more periods, he could finally head home and take care of Asougi Shion's housing issues.

With his current little savings, he could afford a few months of Asougi Shion's rent without issue, but if he didn't plan ahead to earn more, things would undoubtedly become tight.

In the Hikigaya household, his allowance didn't compare to Komachi's, and his regular expenses often ate into it. Most of his savings came from scholarships he earned at cram school.

Previously, with little to spend on, saving money wasn't an issue. But now, with Asougi Shion to support—and potentially more people in the future, given the task rewards—he had to plan ahead.

Given his current capabilities, earning money wouldn't be too troublesome. In fact, he could even rely on Elf Princess Iris and her group to live off them.

However, there was a difference between being capable of relying on others and being entirely dependent on them.

He just wanted to be a househusband, taking it easy as a salted fish—not to truly live off someone else entirely.

Hikigaya thought for a moment and searched online for information about Ichinose Ayano's family. He wanted to learn about Ayano's father, the politician, his political leanings, and any significant blemishes on his record.

Helping the Ichinose family deal with potential dangers out of the blue seemed like a loss. There was even the possibility that Ayano might hold it against him. It would be better to make the Ichinose family pay to resolve their troubles.

It's said that politicians don't earn very high salaries, but that depends on who you compare them to. Compared to ordinary citizens like himself, they were undoubtedly wealthy.

Moreover, as a politician and Ayano's father, Ichinose likely received political donations from various organizations and individuals. Earning money from such a source felt justified to Hachiman.

After researching Ayano's father, Hachiman found that he was an ambitious politician. There were rumors of him keeping mistresses, but he was currently busy campaigning to become the next governor of Chiba Prefecture.

Hachiman's gaze paused as it landed on a name in Ayano's father's network—a fellow politician with the surname "Yukinoshita."

Hmm... Being fellow politicians in Chiba Prefecture, it was natural for them to have connections, though their relationship didn't seem particularly amicable.

Hachiman glanced at the factions to which the Ichinose and Yukinoshita politicians belonged before opening his email and composing a brief message. He sent it to a relatively public private email address of Ichinose.

The skills in the Hitman 47 template weren't just limited to making sushi or playing drums. It naturally included cybersecurity skills as well.

However, he didn't use any advanced techniques this time. All he did was send a simple message to a politician's not-so-private private email, reminding him to pay attention to his daughter.

As an ambitious politician, neglecting his family due to campaign commitments would create opportunities for ill-intentioned people.

After handling these matters, Hachiman stopped playing on his phone during class because the little angel Gabriel next to him had been persistently passing him notes, asking him to focus on studying.

Hachiman looked at the neatly written notes before writing a couple of lines himself. Taking advantage of the teacher turning around at the podium, he passed the notes back to Gabriel.

Gabriel, seeing that Hachiman finally put away his phone and stopped using it, nodded quietly. She thought her persuasion had worked.

However, upon opening her notebook and reading Hachiman's reply, she couldn't help but bite her neat, pearly-white teeth.

[Though playing on phone during class is indeed bad, passing notes during class isn't good either.]

[Miss Innocent, please focus on the lesson (?ω?)]

'Hachiman...',She was kindly reminding him, yet he had the nerve to lecture her in return...

Still, seeing that Hachiman had finally responded and put down his phone to focus on class, Gabriel felt relieved.

The familiar Hachiman was back. After all, a diligent Hachiman was far more pleasant than a slacking one.

To prevent Hachiman from falling back into his old ways, she decided to find him a petite, golden-haired, kind, and cute girlfriend.

Gabriel glanced at the golden-haired, side-ponytailed beauty Ichiji Nijika in the front row, diligently taking notes, before refocusing on her own studies.

Though she had caught up with the latest coursework, she couldn't afford to slack off now. She needed to constantly consolidate and strengthen her studies.

In truth, Hachiman didn't want to study seriously. Becoming a salted fish househusband didn't require learning so much school knowledge.

But with no one to chat with during class, he had little choice. The class's atmosphere was surprisingly studious.

Hachiman aimlessly surveyed the blonde students around him—Ichiji Nijika, Gabriel Tenma White, Kitagawa Marin, and even Miura Yumiko were all relatively serious during class.

If even these normie groups were like this, let alone others—Ichinose Ayano, Tsubaki Rurikawa, Kotegawa Yui, Yuina, and so on...

Even Minami and Rin, two gyarus, rarely passed notes. They only occasionally got distracted.

He wasn't sure whether to attribute this to Sobu High's excellent academic atmosphere or its strict disciplinary management. Either way, it seemed pretty impressive.

The top-performing girls in the class were diligently studying, and even the boys, though not as strong academically, were influenced by the environment.

After earnestly finishing two classes, Hachiman felt that his energy, which had been drained earlier, had gradually recovered by dismissal time.

Had he not been so busy today, he might have invited Yuina and her gyaru friends to his house to solidify their relationship.

Hachiman glanced at Yuina, Minami, and Rin, who were packing up and looking in his direction, and sighed inwardly.

Yesterday, because Miura Yumiko was present, he hadn't been able to claim the full "reward" from the three gyarus. He had hoped to invite them over again today to complete their request for nurturing a gentleman.

But today, he not only had to discuss rental matters with the landlady but also had to visit Saki's place to check on the airhead.

It seemed he might also encounter the Kaede sisters, who would likely seek him out after finishing student council matters. There was even the possibility of being approached by the busy Elf Princess sisters.

He was truly swamped, day in and day out. Perhaps in the future, task rewards might include time-stopping abilities; otherwise, even with his teleportation ability from the romantic list, he'd struggle to become a true master of time management.

After all, there seemed to be too many beautiful girls in this world who needed his protection...

Were it not for his ever-improving abilities, he might not have made it out of this school alive and would've collapsed in Ms. Hiratsuka's student guidance office...

"Hachiman, are we going straight to the Service Club now?"

"Uh..."

Hachiman was momentarily stunned as Gabriel's voice reached his ears. It took him a moment to recall what she meant.

It seemed he had promised Gabriel at noon that they would visit the Service Club after school. But now, he needed to rush home to deal with the rental issue.

Should he flake on Gabriel? Or the landlady?

"What's wrong? Is there something troubling you? If it's inconvenient, we can go another time."

Gabriel looked at Hachiman in confusion, sensing his hesitation, and offered him an out.

Though she didn't know the specifics, her purpose for visiting the Service Club was to help people. If it inconvenienced Hachiman, she wouldn't insist.

It was a pity, though, as she had wanted to probe Hachiman about his feelings toward Ichiji Nijika and discuss Iris.

An elf princess from another world was likely beyond Hachiman's reach. Choosing someone more understanding, like Ichiji Nijika, seemed more fitting.

"No, it's just that I'm currently working on an off-campus Service Club request. I wonder if you'd like to come along."

After some thought, Hachiman decided to bring Gabriel along to meet the landlady and explain Asougi Shion's situation.

Gabriel would inevitably end up at his house someday, so it would be good to familiarize her with it now. That way, when he skipped classes to laze around, Gabriel would take the initiative to come over and act like a housewife.

Besides, it seemed like Vignette and Gabriel hadn't met yet. He could introduce the two.

Even in the original story, the fallen Gabriel had a great relationship with Vignette. Now that Gabriel wasn't fallen, the two would surely become lifelong friends.

As a witness to their friendship, sleeping in the middle of their bed in the future shouldn't be an issue.

"A Service Club request outside of school? Is everyone going together?"

Gabriel was a bit puzzled. She had thought the Service Club only handled requests within the school, but it turned out there were activities outside as well.

"Just me. It's a request I took on personally. The client is someone I know, and the location is near my house."

Hachiman briefly explained without going into much detail.

"Of course, if you don't want to go off-campus, you can head to the Service Club instead. Yukinoshita is currently handling a request to counsel a reclusive girl. You could help out there."

"I'll go with you. I'd like to see how you handle requests."

Gabriel thought for a moment and chose to follow Hachiman off-campus to experience an out-of-school Service Club activity.

Counseling a reclusive girl didn't seem too difficult, as the issue lay primarily in the girl's own psychological state. Her involvement as a stranger might disrupt Yukinoshita's efforts.

Plus, she wanted to talk more with Hachiman to ensure he didn't continue on his path of self-destruction.

"Hachiman's house, huh?"

Before Hachiman could respond, Yuina and her friends excitedly approached. They had assumed the day's activities weren't over yet since Hachiman hadn't told them otherwise.

Though Hachiman's gaze training seemed to be complete, they hadn't yet received their promised reward for nurturing him. They weren't about to let the matter drop just yet.

"Yes, I'd like to see how Hachiman completes his request," Gabriel replied with a nod. Hachiman was such a consistently kind person. Even if he had decided to let himself go, he still insisted on helping others.

Such a kind and gentle person... She really couldn't turn a blind eye to his self-destruction...

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