"...Eh? Isn't this the Supernatural Research Club?"
At the fourth floor of the school building, at the door of a classroom, Yukinoshita Haruno's eyes widened, seemingly somewhat incredulous.
After discovering that Shin had already left the classroom, she asked about the location of the Supernatural Research Club and came directly over.
However, when she arrived at the Supernatural Research Club, she unexpectedly discovered that there was actually no one in the Supernatural Research Club's room, and the door wasn't open either.
Although she didn't know why Shin and his club members hadn't come yet, Yukinoshita Haruno decided to wait here.
After all, she cared about Yukinoshita Yukino very much, so she absolutely had to learn from Shin whether Yukinoshita Yukino knew something she shouldn't know.
Although she knew her own status was far inferior to Shin's, just asking about something—Shin shouldn't be petty even about such a small matter, right?
However, after she waited here for an entire lunch period, almost waiting through the school's lunch break, only then did a female student arrive late.
Then, from this female student's mouth, Yukinoshita Haruno received news like a bolt from the blue.
—The classroom she had been waiting at wasn't the Supernatural Research Club at all!
"The Supernatural Research Club... I remember it's in this classroom downstairs."
That female student didn't know Yukinoshita Haruno's identity, but Yukinoshita Haruno's appearance still added quite a few points for her, making this female student feel that the other party shouldn't be a bad person.
So she told Yukinoshita Haruno that the Supernatural Research Club was actually on the third floor, right below this classroom.
"This classroom is a storage room. I came as the duty student to get chalk..."
Yukinoshita Haruno immediately felt numb. No wonder when she looked inside through the small window on the door earlier, it looked like many things were piled up inside.
She had originally thought it was just that the people in the Supernatural Research Club didn't like cleaning much, so they had piled up many things inside.
Now it seemed this was just a storage room. No wonder there was no club nameplate posted on the door.
After thanking that female student, Yukinoshita Haruno went downstairs somewhat speechlessly—this time she smoothly found the Supernatural Research Club.
At least the name "Supernatural Research Club" was prominently posted at the classroom door. This kind of strange club probably wouldn't be impersonated by anyone.
Unfortunately, the fact that Yukinoshita Haruno could now approach the Supernatural Research Club meant that "Blackbird Requiem's" effect had ended.
In other words, Shin had already left the Supernatural Research Club now. Yukinoshita Haruno had ultimately come up empty again.
"There's no one... Damn it, how could I make such a careless mistake?"
Seeing that there was already not a single person in the Supernatural Research Club, Yukinoshita Haruno couldn't help but feel somewhat annoyed.
When she asked those students about the location of the Supernatural Research Club earlier, the answer she got was indeed the third floor, but somehow she had walked to the fourth floor.
As a result, she waited on the fourth floor for an entire lunch period and didn't wait for anything.
She didn't know this was "Blackbird Requiem's" effect. She only thought she had been careless, so she could only leave somewhat dejectedly, planning to come again next time.
However, just as she was leaving, a somewhat complex voice suddenly came from behind:
"...Why are you here?"
Hearing this voice, Yukinoshita Haruno's body immediately trembled, then she turned around to look at the person who spoke.
Sure enough, she couldn't have mistaken this voice—she saw Yukinoshita Yukino looking at her with a somewhat complex expression.
When Yukinoshita Haruno came to school, she of course hadn't told Yukinoshita Yukino. She just didn't expect that her unauthorized action would be caught red-handed by Yukinoshita Yukino.
"Yukino..."
For a moment, Yukinoshita Haruno didn't know what to say.
Should she tell her that she felt Yukinoshita Yukino had learned something she shouldn't know from Shin, so she came to investigate?
Because of the Yukinoshita family's strange "internal competition" environment, the relationship between the Yukinoshita sisters wasn't good, so Yukinoshita Haruno didn't know how to begin.
But Yukinoshita Yukino immediately guessed Yukinoshita Haruno's purpose:
"You came to find Shin? Because of what I said before?"
Yukinoshita Haruno had previously asked her if she wanted to attend the dinner party, and she had asked "Will Shin also go?" which made Yukinoshita Haruno notice something.
After all, only someone who knew that Shin wasn't an ordinary student would ask such a thing.
So when she asked that question, Yukinoshita Yukino knew that Yukinoshita Haruno definitely wouldn't remain indifferent.
She just didn't expect Yukinoshita Haruno would directly come to school. She had thought that after being rejected by Shin , Yukinoshita Haruno shouldn't come again.
"Yukino... what exactly is going on?"
Yukinoshita Haruno looked at her younger sister and asked.
She really didn't hope Yukinoshita Yukino would get involved in these complicated matters.
Only she would care so much about Yukinoshita Yukino. If their mother knew about this, she would probably instead make Yukinoshita Yukino proactively approach Shin.
Shin, who didn't know that the Yukinoshita sisters had met near the Supernatural Research Club, had already returned to the classroom.
Eriri and Kita Ikuyo had already gone back with the Black Bird feathers Shin gave them. It probably wouldn't be long before they, like Yukinoshita Yukino, obtained Stand aptitude.
Their wanting to obtain Stand aptitude was reasonable. After all, not everyone was like Katou Megumi, living together with him. Feeling insecure when alone was also very normal.
Although in the future, they would eventually live together with Shin... but at least they hadn't reached that step yet, right?
"Shin is thinking about girls again, right?"
Katou Megumi seemed to have some special sense, keenly perceiving that Shin was thinking about girls, and immediately turned around to look at Shin.
It had to be said, probably because she chatted with Shin too often normally, Katou Megumi's sensitivity to Shin had already reached an astonishing degree.
Sometimes, with just one ofShin's expressions, one action, or one sentence, Katou Megumi could roughly guess what Shin wanted to do.
"I was just thinking about Eriri and Kita's matters..."
Shin didn't hide it either, smiling as he told Megumi.
After all, Katou Megumi had long accepted the fact that there were many girls around Shin. Even if he said it directly, Katou Megumi would at most just feel slightly jealous.
However, just as Shin and Katou Megumi were chatting, a female student at the back door of the classroom suddenly called out to Shin:
"Shin-san, someone's looking for you!"
Shin was momentarily stunned, turned to look, and discovered a person standing at the classroom's back door whom he was seeing for the first time.
Of course, although he was seeing her for the first time, Shin immediately recognized the other party's identity.
Standing at the classroom door was none other than Miyamoto Rei.
After many days of being unable to approach the Supernatural Research Club to find Shin, Miyamoto Rei finally gave up on going to the Supernatural Research Club to find him and simply came directly to the classroom to find Shin.
To be continued…