"Oh my, now this is getting interesting."
Sato smiled slightly. If Yukinoshita Haruno found out about this, she would probably feel quite pleased.
"So how's the clubroom now?"
"Yukinoshita called everyone back. A lot of them have complaints, but the work is progressing smoothly."
Hikigaya Hachiman spoke with a somewhat complicated expression. Honestly speaking, Yukinoshita had offended quite a few people with this move, though she probably didn't care about that at all.
"Getting rid of Sagami Minami was like pulling a nail out of a gear. The whole machine suddenly started running properly."
Sato sighed emotionally.
As for Sagami Minami, he only had eight words to describe her.
Fails at success, excels at ruining things!
More importantly, she lacked any self-awareness at all. She couldn't grasp the situation around her, nor could she even understand her own position.
"You really offended her badly this time."
Hikigaya Hachiman looked at him with schadenfreude.
Sato rolled his eyes and sat down in his chair.
"What can she even do? Do I care?"
"That's true..."
After Yukinoshita Yukino became executive committee chairman, preparations for the school festival advanced rapidly. Just as she herself demonstrated, her working style was swift, decisive, and meticulous.
Everything progressed in an orderly fashion, and under the combined operation of the entire executive committee, time smoothly arrived at the day of the school festival.
...
Saturday, a day off.
Outside the private comprehensive high school, banners fluttered and colorful flags waved. Starting from the entrance gate, students handing out flyers could be seen everywhere on both sides.
"Third floor of Building One! Class 2-B café welcomes you!"
"Class 3-D handicraft workshop, exquisite handmade crafts for sale!"
"Starting at 10 AM, there'll be performances in the main auditorium! Interested guests are welcome to come watch!"
"..."
Lively!
That was the atmosphere the entire school festival displayed.
Not only were the students of the private comprehensive high school participating, but many ordinary visitors and students from other schools had also joined in.
Surrounding the private mixed high school were more than a dozen middle schools and elementary schools, along with several university campuses. As the most famous college preparatory high school in the area, the school festival naturally attracted a huge number of people.
Sato carried the final report into the meeting room. At this moment, there were already very few people left inside.
Almost all preparations had been completed yesterday. The executive committee members were all keeping watch over their own classes now, only occasionally returning to report on progress.
"You don't look very well."
After placing the documents in front of Yukinoshita Yukino, Sato suddenly frowned.
Just like her name implied, Yukinoshita Yukino's skin was usually fair and crystal-like as snow itself. But today, her complexion looked paper-white, having lost that clear luster, leaving only pallor behind.
"It's nothing, just a bit of a cold."
Yukinoshita Yukino accepted the report and shook her head.
Sato gave her a deep look.
"Don't push yourself too hard. You've already done everything you needed to do. Just leave the remaining work to the others..."
"I'm fine."
Yukinoshita Yukino calmly stared at the laptop in front of her as she spoke.
Sato twitched his mouth slightly. Sure enough, this girl was unbelievably stubborn too.
"Fine, I can't be bothered with you anymore. Just remember to take your medicine on time, and rest on the desk whenever you don't have anything to do."
Sato sighed, then suddenly remembered something else.
"By the way, do you even have cold medicine?"
The fingers rapidly typing across the keyboard suddenly paused.
Then came Yukinoshita Yukino's barely audible "Mm," after which the sound of typing resumed once more...
...
After submitting the report, Sato returned to his class.
The Light Music Club's performance was scheduled for the afternoon, so it wasn't their turn yet. On top of that, the girls also had class duties in the morning, so there was no time for rehearsal.
"Sato! It's a huge success!"
As soon as Sato arrived at the classroom entrance, Isshiki Iroha, dressed in a maid outfit, excitedly bounced over to him.
Nishimiya Shouko followed closely behind her, carrying a donation box with the same obvious joy shining in her eyes.
Although Nishimiya Shouko's hearing and speech abilities were gradually recovering, it would still take some time before she could fully become like a normal person. At present, she could already say some simple words.
For example...
"Sato!"
The girl called out shyly while hugging the donation box, her pale thighs beneath the short maid skirt pressing tightly together in embarrassment.
Sato turned to look and his eyes immediately lit up.
The girl wore a black-and-white maid outfit, her pink hair falling loosely behind her shoulders. Beneath the black skirt were layers of lace trim, and a red ribbon bow rested on her chest. The fluffy puffed sleeves made her look even more pure and adorable.
He deliberately widened his eyes and looked Nishimiya Shouko up and down several times. Then, under the girl's increasingly embarrassed and annoyed gaze, he smiled and said:
"Shouko looks really pretty in this outfit!"
A classic black-and-white maid outfit paired with pure white thigh-high socks would make any girl look several times more charming, not to mention someone who was already a beautiful girl to begin with. It wouldn't be strange at all for her head-turning rate to jump straight to one hundred percent.
"Hey, hey! Sato, that's way too much! There's clearly another beautiful girl right here too!"
Isshiki Iroha bared her teeth unhappily from the side. With her cheeks puffed up, she looked exactly like a squirrel stuffing its mouth full of nuts.
"Huh? Beautiful girl? Aren't we bros?"
"Peh! Peh! Who's your bro?"
Isshiki Iroha glared at him and said seriously:
"No matter what, we'd still be best sisters instead!"
Sato laughed.
"Business doing well?"
"Very well!"
The moment the topic came up, Isshiki Iroha's eyes lit up like a little money-grubber.
"From opening until now, this is already the seventh customer! Look, there's still such a long line over there!"
"Oh?"
Only then did Sato notice the crowd gathered outside the classroom window.
He poked his head into the classroom and immediately burst out laughing.
Inside the otherwise empty classroom, Kirigaya Kazuto was wearing a wig and a maid outfit while seriously instructing the customer in front of him.
Though...
Brother, you actually look pretty cute like that.
Sato's gaze toward Kirigaya Kazuto flickered strangely.
At the same time, Kirigaya Kazuto suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.