Chapter 84: The First Club Activity (BONUS)

"Kaguya-chan, I was just repeating what the Kaguya in the story said."

"The real issue isn't me."

Kaguya silently stared at Fujiwara, who was still trying to explain herself.

At this moment, she couldn't help but agree with her own assessment of Fujiwara from the story.

She really was a sow with all her nutrition concentrated in her chest.

Kaguya glanced down at herself.

Instantly, she felt her irritation grow.

Jealousy?

Of her?

Absolutely not.

She just found Fujiwara's excessively vulgar figure offensive.

"Fujiwara, let me make something clear."

"I never said that to you in real life, nor do I see you as a sow."

"And I am not jealous."

Even if there were a shred of jealousy, she would never let it show so obviously.

Growing up in the Shinomiya family had taught Kaguya one thing, emotions should never be displayed openly.

She took a slow breath, regaining her composure.

"First of all, I was never alone with President Shirogane."

"Even though he was interested, I always had Hayasaka cover for me."

"Before leaving Shuchi'in, I already rejected him multiple times, politely, of course."

She didn't keep track of how many times, but she knew it had to be dozens.

And yet, the president never noticed.

It gave her such a headache.

She had made her rejection very clear, and yet, somehow, the one being rejected hadn't gotten the message at all.

His complete lack of awareness was infuriating.

Either his ability to pick up on these things was horrendously bad..

Or he never even considered the possibility that her subtle rejections were rejections at all.

"...He never noticed? Not even once?"

Kaguya gave a small nod.

Fujiwara didn't know what to say.

Kaguya had been subtle in her rejections, sure.

But the fact that the president completely missed all of them?

That was just painful to hear.

"The president really is hopeless when it comes to this stuff."

"I was being tactful in the hopes that he'd get the hint and back off, but he never even noticed."

Fujiwara could see why Kaguya was frustrated.

She had been trying to let him down gently, but the person she was rejecting had no idea what was going on.

If she were in Kaguya's shoes, she'd be annoyed too.

Then again, she wouldn't have been as subtle as Kaguya, she would've been far more direct.

Kaguya sighed and shook her head.

"Enough about the president."

"As Amamiya said, he's not coming after us, so this is no longer our problem."

"And Fujiwara, stop bothering Amamiya about the diary."

"We're still in the middle of testing things."

Fujiwara pouted.

But she knew better than to argue with Kaguya right now.

Otherwise, Kaguya would definitely use this moment to settle the earlier argument.

"Oh, right!"

Suddenly remembering something, Fujiwara pulled a small package from her pocket.

"Kaguya, I got you some chocolate!"

"…"

Kaguya stared at the chocolate in silence.

She was aware that today was Valentine's Day.

But wasn't Valentine's supposed to be a day where girls gave chocolate to boys?

Then… why was Fujiwara giving her chocolate?

"…Thanks."

It felt a little strange, but she decided to accept it anyway.

After taking a moment to collect her thoughts, she turned to Hayasaka.

"Hayasaka."

The ever-efficient Hayasaka stepped forward, pulling out a neatly wrapped box.

Kaguya then handed it to Ren, who had been silently observing the exchange.

"Amamiya, this is a small token of appreciation."

"For me?"

Ren who had been enjoying the show from the sidelines, hadn't expected to be included.

Kaguya nodded.

"Yes. It's nothing extravagant, just a small gesture of thanks."

Ren didn't overthink it and simply accepted the gift.

"Thank you."

She was likely thanking him for his help in their previous experiment.

But truthfully, he didn't really care about such formalities.

Before his rebirth, he had been just an ordinary person.

He wasn't someone who put much thought into social formalities, nor was he someone who would reject a simple show of gratitude.

"By the way."

Ren suddenly pulled out an envelope.

"This is an invitation my neighbor gave me after I helped her the other day."

"The destination is Tsukikage Island."

"She originally planned to go there for vacation, but due to some unforeseen circumstances, she's staying home to recover instead."

"It's a two-day, one-night trip, perfect for the weekend."

"I was thinking of checking it out. What about you guys?"

Kaguya glanced at the invitation.

Her life had been pretty stable lately, and she wasn't opposed to a short getaway.

Besides, knowing Ren, he was always drawn to interesting things.

If he was planning to go, then maybe something unusual would happen on Tsukikage Island.

"Amamiya-san," Kaguya said, tapping the envelope against the table, "do you know if something will happen there?"

Ren thought for a moment before shaking his head.

"I forgot."

"Sixteen years is a long time, I've forgotten about 90% of the future."

"But I do have this weird feeling that something will happen."

"A feeling?"

Kaguya wasn't convinced.

But then she paused.

Was this "feeling" related to the power Amamiya had gained?

Realizing this, she nodded in understanding.

"In that case, let's consider this our first club activity."

"I'll handle the boat tickets."

Ren had no objections.

"Thanks, Shinomiya-san."

"Leave it to me."

Kaguya happily took over the preparations.

Meanwhile, Fujiwara blinked in surprise.

She hadn't expected them to so casually decide on a weekend island trip.

"Eh?! We're really going? Just like that?"

"Hmm~ Amamiya, is your 'feeling' really that accurate?"

Ren merely smiled and pulled out a gold coin.

"This weekend's trip will involve a murder case."

He flicked the coin into the air.

It spun—then landed neatly in his palm.

The result: text side up.

He repeated the process.

Once.

Twice.

Three times.

Four times.

Five.

Each time, the coin landed the same way.

The answer was unwavering.

Fujiwara's eyes widened.

Five consecutive times?

That probability was way too low.

And she wasn't the only one taken aback.

Even Kaguya and Hayasaka were startled.

This…

This ability was something else.

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