Chapter 319: Yuigahama’s Love Strategy Is Not a Problem
Chapter 319: Yuigahama’s Love Strategy Is Not a Problem
Yukinoshita rubbed her temples, looking very troubled.
Yuigahama rubbed her hands together, eager to get started.
Aoyama Nanami sat straight, maybe even stiffly, like a proper honor student, serious and nervous in front of them.
—When Hikigaya happily returned to the Service Club holding the first prize, the “hot spring inn coupon for two,” this was the scene he saw.
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“Ah! Hikki! You’re back so soon! Wait, I mean, you’re back just in time!”
As soon as Yuigahama saw Hikigaya return, words poured out like beans spilling, as she quickly explained the situation to him.
Hearing this, Hikigaya glanced at Nanami, the client, in surprise.
He thought to himself, Those incredibly embarrassing and bold words I heard before I left really did come out of her mouth.
Hikigaya did remember Aoyama Nanami, since they’d been classmates for two years.
But what he remembered just didn’t match up with the stiff yet shy girl sitting before him now.
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Sitting right in the center of the Service Club room, under the gaze of three very different pairs of eyes, Nanami finally couldn’t take it anymore. Though she had made up her mind, she still buried her flushed face in her chest.
Even as she did this, a voice full of impatience and a bit of pleading leaked out from her lips—
“Ca… can I?”
“Of course! This is the Service Club! Just leave any request to us!”
The first one to respond was Yuigahama.
No wonder—her brain worked the slowest.
Besides, most idiots suffer from the common problem of being too eager to help. Plus, as a girl, Yuigahama seemed born with a hidden interest in matchmaking.
“Wait… that’s not…”
Yukinoshita couldn’t even stop her. Her hand reached out only to drop helplessly.
There was nothing she could do; Yuigahama beside her had already loudly boasted, slapping her obvious chest.
Snowy could only follow Yuigahama’s lead:
“Let me ask you first… you… um…”
“Aoyama. Aoyama Nanami. Class 2-B.”
Only now did Nanami remember she hadn’t even introduced herself.
She’d burst in with the random, confusing line: “Please teach me about love”…
Ah, so embarrassing! Died of shame!
If she could do it over, she absolutely wouldn’t be that reckless.
True, two members of the Service Club were her classmates, but Yukinoshita clearly didn’t know her name.
Even though there was actually a bit of an argument between her and Yukinoshita before…
It happened during a school trip some time ago, at the hospital.
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“Um, so, Aoyama-san, who is the person you are in love with?”
“This… do I really have to say?”
Nanami unconsciously clenched her skirt hem, looking hesitant.
“Not necessarily, but love involves two people. Even if we accept your request and offer help, it’s only natural we’d need to consider both sides.”
Though Yukinoshita said this calmly, her intense stare held a hint of something strange.
“Yeah, yeah! Who is Nanami-chan in love with? Super curious!”
Yuigahama clasped her hands together. While agreeing with Yukinoshita, she shot Nanami an expectant look.
“Eh? Nanami-chan?”
Wanting to avoid answering the question inside, Nanami instead focused on what Yuigahama had called her.
“Annoying, right? She’s like this—super comfortable acting familiar right away.”
Hikigaya cut in right on time.
“Ah, no, no, not at all! Yuigahama-san just feels really kind. It’s just… this name… could you just call me Nanami?”
Nanami gave a dry laugh. Maybe because of this little detour, her blush faded a bit.
“Kind? Hehehe… since Nanami-chan—oh, since Nanami said so, we’ll definitely help you all the way!”
Praised, Yuigahama shook her head, laughing like a happy idiot. In the next moment, as if remembering something, she suddenly pulled out a thick hardcover book from her bag.
“Nanami, coming to the Service Club was perfect! I’m not bragging, but I’m super good at stuff like love!”
“That is bragging, alright…”
Hikigaya muttered under his breath, then leaned over to glance at the book in Yuigahama’s hands. The title was rather long—
My Love Strategy Definitely Can’t Go Wrong.
Alright, he could probably guess where Yuigahama’s confidence came from now.
“Yuigahama, why do you have a book like that in your bag?”
“Of course because… Ah, because what, Yukino-chan?”
Close! She almost slipped out there!
Thankfully, she caught herself just in time.
“Don’t throw your problems onto others.”
Yukinoshita had no intention of helping her escape.
Yuigahama had to answer herself:
“Ha… Hikki, your question’s so weird. Why is this book in my bag? Well… because bags are for carrying books, right?”
Not giving Hikigaya a chance to argue back, she immediately skipped to another topic after answering.
“Um, anyway! Let’s properly discuss Nanami’s request now!”
Yuigahama looked at Nanami.
“By the way, Nanami, you still haven’t answered. Who is the one you love?”
“No, no, no! I’m not in love yet! It hasn’t even started!”
Nanami waved her hands, correcting Yuigahama, her face flushed bright red.
“Ohhh, so you’re in the ‘strategy phase’ then?”
Hearing this, Yuigahama grew even more excited.
“Um, you could say that…”
“Ha! Then this book will definitely help!”
Out of the three Service Club members, only Yuigahama was brimming with enthusiasm.
Beside her, Yukinoshita lightly pressed her fingers to her forehead and let out a tiny, almost invisible sigh.
Hikigaya seemed to notice something. He glanced at Yukinoshita. Then, before Yukinoshita could look back, he turned his gaze away.
This reaction of Yukinoshita’s…
As expected, it really was no surprise. Yukinoshita had probably already guessed the answer Nanami didn’t say aloud.
In the whole classroom, the only person who had no clue might have been Yuigahama.
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“The big idea of a strategy is to raise enough affection points!”
“First, good job Nanami-san. You asked the right person! Lately, I just pulled out a few winning strategies from this book!”
“Next, Nanami-san, come do note-taking with me and mark the main bits!”
Yuigahama really got into her role. She talked on and on, like a real teacher.
And Nanami, being a little new girl in love, kept nodding earnestly, though she did not quite get it. It was like a small chick pecking at food.
“Yeah! Yeah!”
Yukinoshita and Hikigaya stood by watching the whole time. They looked like something was off.
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“Okay, let’s stop today’s lesson for now. After you go back, Nanami-chan, make sure to practice a lot! Mix the ideas with doing stuff. And with a good teacher like me, I’m sure, no matter what guy he is, Nanami, you can snag him easily!”
Yuigahama had her fun playing teacher. She patted Nanami’s shoulder and told her carefully.
“Sensei, I got it!”
Nanami was serious about her note-taking.
“Good, off you go! Don’t make me, your teacher, look bad.”
Watching Nanami leave all happy like she got a lot out of it, Yuigahama felt very good.
Really, nothing made someone happier than teaching others!
She honestly hoped that Nanami and the person Nanami liked could get along well with her help.
It would make for a nice thing.
“Hey, by the way, why have you two been staring at me with such weird faces since a while ago? Have flowers grown on my face?”
Yuigahama looked odd and touched her face.
“No, nothing, nothing at all…”
Hikigaya shook his head.
Yukinoshita stayed silent.
“No, something is definitely up!”
Yuigahama’s sharp sense just had to work now.
So, where was this sharp sense earlier?
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“Ah, fine, I’ll say it. What I aimed to say was—”
“Aimed to say what?”
“The big prize at the shop is so wild! There’s more than one of it!”
Hikigaya pulled out the “two-person luxury Hot Spring Inn coupon” hidden in his pocket. He shook it in front of Yuigahama, like he was showing off.
“Well… Hikigaya-san, what about my black tea?”
Yukinoshita suddenly thought of something.
“Huh?”
Hikigaya looked at his two hands without thinking. They were empty except for the coupon. He seemed awkward for a bit.
“Hey! And my MAX coffee!”
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