bookbashuk Chapter 24 Service Department
Chapter 24 Service Department
Friday, lunch break.
After having dinner, Natsumi parted ways with Miura Yumiko and the others, and went to the club building.
Yukino Yukinoshita sent him a message before dinner, saying that their club activity room was the innermost room on the east side of the second floor.
The club area is quite lively, with loud and excited conversations heard everywhere.
This is a place for like-minded people to connect.
From the entrance to the stairwell, Xia Sheng saw two clubs that interested him—the game club and the manga club.
The door to the activity room was not closed, and Xia Sheng could easily see the club members and equipment setup inside when he passed by.
The facilities are comprehensive and the information is abundant.
However, he didn't see any familiar figures inside.
At this school, the only people he knows are Yukino Yukinoshita and Shiina Mahiru.
I don't know if there are any other people.
Once they reached the second floor, it became much quieter, and Xia Sheng didn't hear any conversations.
The activity rooms on the second floor were all closed.
The clubs were all quiet-looking clubs, such as flower arranging, tea ceremony, and painting... It was obvious that only young ladies would join these clubs.
There will probably be people with ulterior motives who want to join, but it will definitely be difficult for them to get approved.
Upon entering the innermost room, the activity room was found to be closed, and the name of the club was not indicated on the door.
Just in case he went to the wrong place, Xia Sheng stopped at the door and knocked.
"Please come in."
Yukino's familiar, cool voice came from inside, and Natsuo pushed open the door and entered.
A vast, empty view came into view, along with a beautiful figure in a space where there was nothing at all.
The activity room was very spacious, with only a square table in the middle, and on one side of the table sat a beautiful and refined figure.
However, her presence occupied the entire activity room.
Natsumi walked up to Yukino Yukinoshita and tapped on the table, gesturing for her to look over as she was reading a book.
Yukino Yukinoshita remained unmoved. After reading a page, she looked up at him and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
"Where's my chair?" Xia Sheng asked back.
"I just arrived too, and I only brought my own chair. Did you expect a weak woman like me to carry two chairs upstairs?"
"Two chairs aren't heavy." Xia Sheng glanced at her slender arms under her uniform.
"But it will be tiring, and I don't want to sweat." Yukino Yukinoshita gently shook her head.
"...You're the club president, isn't it your job to arrange things for the club members?" Xia Sheng said earnestly.
"Didn't you tell me to apply for a club?"
"...Never mind, a magnanimous person doesn't hold a grudge against a petty person." Xia Sheng turned and walked towards the door.
"Where are some chairs?"
"The warehouse downstairs."
Natsuo went downstairs, brought back a chair from the warehouse, sat down opposite Yukino Yukinoshita, and stared intently at her.
Yukino Yukinoshita didn't care about his gaze and focused intently on her book.
Xia Sheng glanced at the book—"A Wonderful Life Reincarnated in Another World." This rubbish title sounded like a terrible book, and he had absolutely no interest in it.
He was more interested in Yukino Yukinoshita's face.
Fair and translucent skin, long eyelashes, bright eyes, delicate nose, cherry blossom lips... exquisite features that easily captivate.
"Ugh."
At that moment, Yukino Yukinoshita sighed and put down her book.
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
"Could you...stop looking at me so blatantly?" Yukino Yukinoshita pointed out.
"Is there a problem? Being so good-looking is just for people to see, isn't it?"
"How you look is determined by your parents, not by how others see you."
"It's okay, I like watching it." Xia Sheng waved his hand dismissively.
"You... never mind, I've known you don't think before you speak for a long time." Yukino Yukinoshita shook her head, looking resigned.
"...You're the same way," Xia Sheng retorted.
"What exactly are you here for?"
"Didn't you send me?" Xia Sheng was taken aback.
"You know I sent you? Don't you know why I sent you?"
"It's all because you're so self-absorbed, I have no choice but to interfere... What are you doing reading this book? Isn't this some kind of isekai light novel?"
"Yes."
"You like watching this kind of thing?"
"dislike."
"Then why are you still watching?"
"I need to find out about this slime you mentioned," Yukino Yukinoshita explained.
"I see. But there's not much to know about slimes. They're just so-so. Generally speaking, they're the weakest monsters."
"The weakest, huh? Didn't you get slammed into the wall by a slime the other day?" Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at him, her eyes filled with amusement.
"...I was careless." Xia Sheng retorted awkwardly.
"Hehe~"
"You're still laughing at me? I saved you! If I hadn't risked your life for you, your frail body might have fallen apart."
"I'm very grateful to you, so I need to learn more about that slime, and not just slimes, what if... an even stronger monster appears?" Yukino Yukinoshita looked at Natsuo with a serious expression.
"An even stronger monster..." Natsumi frowned.
He hadn't thought about this question before, but Yukino Yukinoshita's reminder made his thoughts start to wander.
If there are slimes, why aren't there other monsters?
It's highly likely.
"So I need to add some information about the settings of these isekai (another world) novels. Even if they are different, they might be similar, right? They all have similar slimes," Yukino Yukinoshita said.
"Well, you've thought of everything." Natsumi nodded, admiring Yukino Yukinoshita's thoughtfulness.
Girls are more sensitive, unlike him, who is just reckless and only knows how to deal with things as they come.
Moreover, according to Yukino Yukinoshita, that place seemed to be an invasion site from another world.
Another world merging with this world?
So, is it just the beginning of the fusion process, and only slimes are appearing?
So, is there any benefit to this intrusion?
For example, those other worlds in the same dimension that he knew of.
Xia Sheng dared not gamble. Even if his guess was true, it would be a devastating blow to the world.
When the world comes into contact with other worlds, peace will never be achieved, not to mention that this world is too ordinary.
The other world is full of magic and superpowers, so all that will be met with oppression in that world.
"Good to know. If there's nothing else, you can go back now," Yukino Yukinoshita replied calmly.
She picked up the novel and continued reading.
"...You're kicking me out like this?" Xia Sheng looked at her with a twitching mouth.
"You're just getting in my way while I'm reading," Yukino Yukinoshita said without looking up.
"Didn't you say yesterday you were going to discuss our strategy for tonight? Where's the strategy?"
"What's there to discuss? Just wear clothes that allow for easy movement."
That day, both of them were wearing pajamas; thankfully, neither of them had the habit of sleeping naked.
It might be a pity for Xia Sheng.
"...So what about this club? What does it do? Don't you have to worry about the student council's scrutiny?" Xia Sheng asked curiously.
"Our club has formal activities, which is what you call helping others," Yukino Yukinoshita replied.
"What's it called?" Xia Sheng asked expectantly.
"Service Department".
really!
"Service Department? Doesn't that sound like slavery?" Xia Sheng asked with a hint of disdain, suppressing a laugh.
Yukino Yukinoshita looked at him with disbelief and patiently explained, "Those who have something give it to those who lack it out of compassion. People call this volunteering. And extending a helping hand to those in need is the activity of this department."