"I don't dare, if you want the President to stop, you go yourself."
Looking at Ichinose Ayano, who couldn't even straighten her back, Hayase Saki felt a sense of empathy and swallowed her saliva in fear, quickly waving her hand to refuse Ichinose Ayano's request.
Although she couldn't say she disliked being punished or rewarded by the club president, she had just experienced that kind of stimulation not long ago, and now she dared not provoke the president.
What if later the president made her wear a bracelet and cook like Ichinose Ayano? She would definitely make a mess and wouldn't be able to eat for half a day.
"Alright then... I hope the president just punishes Shino simply..."
It's normal for the timid Hayase Saki not to dare to actively make requests to Hachiman, and Ichinose Ayano wasn't surprised, just somewhat difficult and helplessly turned her head to face the ingredients she had brought.
She began to regret bringing so many expensive and delicious ingredients to please Hachiman.
Actually, handling these ingredients alone wasn't a problem for her, even if she were alone, it would just take a bit longer.
But the key point was that she was now wearing a magical bracelet that allowed her to empathize with Sakurase Shino.
While she was handling the ingredients to make lunch, Sakurase Shino, who was pretending to be autistic and unrepentant, was being punished by the president.
She roughly understood why the president proposed a one-week deadline; it was probably to educate Sakurase Shino during this period, making her receive education as well.
'There's still a week left...'
'It's already so hard at the beginning, how will I endure the remaining days...'
'Tomorrow I have to go to school for classes, the president wouldn't... during class...', Ichinose Ayano didn't dare to continue thinking, if she did, she wouldn't even be able to hold the knife steadily.
"Forget it, Miki and I will help you, but our cooking skills aren't that great, at most we can help wash and cut the vegetables," Hayase Saki, watching Ichinose Ayano tremblingly holding a knife to cut vegetables, suddenly felt that Ichinose Ayano was quite pitiful.
When they wore the bracelets, they just had to lie there, and even if they really couldn't get up, they would at most faint, but Ichinose Ayano still had to cook in the kitchen. If it were her, she definitely couldn't hold on and would directly run to kneel and beg the president to calm down and change the method of punishing her.
"Yeah, we can at most help with the side tasks," Narahashi Miki nodded vigorously in agreement, she wasn't confident in her skills either, and many of the ingredients Ichinose Ayano brought she had only seen but never eaten, and might not even know how to handle.
"...Thank you," Looking at Hayase Saki and Narahashi Miki who had come over on their own, Ichinose Ayano looked at them with complex emotions and whispered shyly.
She hadn't expected the two, who were usually so timid and would tremble and not dare to speak when they saw Yukinoshita Yukino, to be so proactive in helping her. It seems there was a reason why President Hachiman brought them into the Service Club. Although they weren't very good at socializing, they were kind-hearted.
She had previously thought these two were being bullied by Hachiman, after all, they were so timid and not good at facing strangers, it was hard to imagine they were the type of girls who liked to actively help others.
"No need to be polite, we are all members of the Service Club, the president said we should help each other," Facing Ichinose Ayano's sincere thanks, Hayase Saki also felt a bit embarrassed and quickly waved her hand, picking up a vegetable she recognized to wash.
Actually, she was called in by the president to help Ichinose Ayano, otherwise why would she have any thoughts of helping Ichinose Ayano, who had thrown herself at the president while she was changing clothes?
'Now it seems the president is really amazing, I just came in to help and received Ayano's gratitude.'
"That... the president said you have to wear this bracelet for a week, and if you can last a week, the president will give you a reward, is that true?", Narahashi Miki also picked up the knife Ichinose Ayano had placed on the cutting board, carefully started cutting the beef on the board, and then asked Ichinose Ayano curiously in a low voice.
When Hachiman and Ichinose Ayano were discussing the one-week challenge earlier, they hadn't come down yet, and only later vaguely learned about the matter between the two, so now she was very curious why a young lady like Ichinose Ayano would choose to wear this bracelet and accept the president's education?
After all, Ichinose Ayano was different from her and Saki, her and Saki's personalities weren't good, and they had poor relationships, for marginal figures like them, receiving the president's favor was actually an honor.
"Right, Ayano, what's the reward for lasting a week? What's the punishment?", Hayase Saki, who had intended to focus on helping, also became interested, her eyes fixed on Ichinose Ayano.
Although she felt she couldn't last a week, if the reward was tempting, maybe she could also beg the president to let her try after Ichinose Ayano finished?
At most, if the challenge failed, she would accept the president's punishment, and the president seemed to like her a lot, so surely nothing would happen.
"Uh...", Ichinose Ayano looked dumbfounded at the curious Narahashi Miki and Hayase Saki, momentarily not knowing how to explain her deal with the president.
Although her deal with the president wasn't something to talk about, they should know what wearing this bracelet meant, right? She didn't believe Hayase Saki didn't know. Just now this pair of bracelets had fallen on the sofa, indicating that before she arrived, Hayase Saki and Narahashi Miki had already tried the power of this pair of bracelets.
'The people around the president indeed have issues, even envying such things.'
'However, the president indeed only told me that if I pass the challenge, he will help me, but didn't seem to mention the punishment for failing the challenge.'
'Hmm...'
Ichinose Ayano thought about the current situation and suddenly understood.
'The president indeed doesn't need to mention the punishment.'
If she could succeed in the challenge, naturally it would be good, helping her wasn't a difficult thing for the president.
If the challenge failed, then she wouldn't be qualified to make any requests.
Probably... she would become like Hayase Saki and Sakurase Shino.
Ichinose Ayano looked with complex emotions at Hayase Saki and Narahashi Miki who were curiously staring at her.
"What's wrong? Is it a very shameful punishment that's hard to say?", Seeing that Ichinose Ayano didn't explain directly but seemed hesitant and unable to speak, Hayase Saki asked in confusion.
Perhaps Ichinose Ayano had just experienced this and felt ashamed, but if it were like her, she would probably find that just lying down and enjoying it would be fine.
"No, the president hasn't... uh...", Ichinose Ayano came back to her senses and shook her head, about to explain, when suddenly she covered her mouth, her legs went weak, she supported herself with one hand on the stove, and with difficulty turned her head to look at the living room.
'Is president punishing Shino now?'
'Why so sudden!'
"Uh, Ayano, you'd better focus on cooking, finish quickly and take a rest," Seeing Ichinose Ayano almost kneeling again, Hayase Saki almost couldn't help but laugh, but being timid, she tried her best to hold it in and quickly comforted Ichinose Ayano to finish cooking and go outside, so that no matter what the president did, Ichinose Ayano could react and not suddenly have to kneel.
It seems the president's rewards are indeed not easy to get, although the torment Ichinose Ayano is experiencing is different from what they went through, they felt each other's stimulation superimposed, but Ichinose Ayano has to endure while cooking, which is something they can't compare to.
"...", Ichinose Ayano bit her lip, didn't speak, her flushed face staring at the stove's flame, silently turned up the heat.
'A whole week... can I really endure a whole week? Now I already feel a bit unable to hold on...'
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[In The Living Room]
Hachiman looked down at Sakurase Shino, who was lying limp on the sofa panting, reached out to brush aside the hair soaked with sweat sticking to her forehead, squatted down, and kissed her charming, delicate cheek.
'So stubborn, Ayano is about to kneel, but she still stubbornly refused to listen.'
'But probably this is why I need to guide her, Sakurase Shino is indeed a difficult girl.'
Hachiman stood up and looked towards the kitchen, hearing the noises coming from there, decided not to torment Sakurase Shino further, but instead picked her up and placed her on his lap, took a few wet wipes to wipe the fine beads of sweat and the drool that had unconsciously flowed from the corner of her mouth.
'Now, Ayano is still cooking, that's about enough, can't torment any further, otherwise this lunch might have to wait until evening.'
Actually, he now wants a few more empathy bracelets, to wear on different people or have one person wear two different bracelets to empathize with two others, believing that even the most stubborn problem girls could be guided and educated quickly this way.
'But these empathy bracelets were obtained as rewards from Kaede and Suzu's missions, and they are twins, so to get the same empathy bracelets, I probably need to find twins.'
Currently, apart from the Kaede and Suzu sisters, he hasn't met any twins, and can't immediately think of any twins from the anime world that could appear in this world.
'Forget it, no need to dwell on this, compared to empathy bracelets, I'd rather have time-stop abilities, but it's hard to say if such abilities exist in this world.'
Hachiman held the thirsty Sakurase Shino, feeding her drinks while chatting affectionately to build rapport.
Although Sakurase Shino didn't talk much, he knew she was listening, just stubbornly pretending to be autistic and unwilling to speak.
At times like these, it's necessary to talk more with her, leaving his mark on her both physically and mentally, so that in the future she would listen to him and couldn't leave him.
"Hmm...", Sakurase Shino pursed her lips, lying in Hachiman's arms, silently watching the tirelessly chatting Hachiman.
She really didn't understand why Hachiman would do so much for her, even though she didn't resist, whatever Hachiman wanted her to do she wouldn't refuse.
He could just enjoy, but Hachiman cared so much about her pretending to be autistic, wanting her to no longer mind her weak succubus physique and actively make friends with everyone.
'Why is this... isn't Hachiman dating many girls...'
"President, lunch is ready~"
Sakurase Shino was dazedly watching Hachiman, who was closely whispering various Service Club member gossip beside her cheek, when suddenly her thoughts were interrupted by Hayase Saki running out from the kitchen to claim credit.
"Done quite quickly, I thought it would be two o'clock before we could start eating," Hachiman pinched the cheek of the still unyielding Sakurase Shino in his arms, let her go, stood up, and patted Hayase Saki
Although it was said to be quick, it was actually not early anymore. There was a lot of fuss earlier, and with plenty of ingredients, it was already past one o'clock when they started eating.
However, there was still plenty of time in the afternoon, more than enough for the activities of the Service Club.
Even if Sakurase Shino remained stubborn, it didn't matter. After all, Sakurase Shino lived alone, without family to look after her. At worst, he could take Sakurase Shino home and continue the education in the evening.
Hmm... perhaps he should discuss with the little landlord about renting the apartment next door. After all, Sakurase Shino, like Shion before, had no family to rely on. Wouldn't it be more convenient for her to live in the next apartment?
"Hehe~ Actually, I also thought it would take that long, but some ingredients can't be eaten all at once and can be stored in the fridge for a long time, so there's no need to take so long~", Hayase Saki slightly lowered her head, making it easier for Hachiman to stroke her head, while she squinted her eyes in enjoyment.
Although she had enjoyed more comfortable things, she still liked the feeling of the club president stroking her head and smoothing her hair.
Every time the president stroked her head, she couldn't help but recall the scene where she almost cried, holding onto the president's legs and not letting her go.
That dark history was embarrassing, but it was also the beginning of her bond with the president. If she hadn't decisively hugged the president and begged for her forgiveness, the president probably wouldn't have wanted to deal with her anymore.
She also couldn't have shaken off her original timid personality, becoming as bold as she is now, able to act like a big sister in front of Miki, Shino, and Ayano.
Ding! Dong~ Ding! Dong~
"Huh?", The sudden ringing of the doorbell interrupted Hayase Saki's enjoyment.
"Are your parents back?", Hachiman was startled and looked at Hayase Saki.
"No, I told them to come back in the evening, and my parents didn't call to say they were coming back," Hayase Saki also looked in surprise towards the entrance, hurriedly ran to the table to pick up her phone, and found that her parents had neither called nor sent her a message.
"Could it be that someone else from the Service Club suddenly has time to come?", Somewhat hesitantly flipping through the Service Club's chat records, Hayase Saki also found no message from anyone saying they were coming.
"Saki, let's go open the door together. After all, we're just doing club activities, nothing to hide," Hachiman listened to the increasingly urgent doorbell from the entrance, pondered for a moment, smoothed out Sakurase Shino's skirt which he had accidentally wrinkled, then said to Hayase Saki, and also instructed Ichinose Ayano and Miki who had just brought out dishes from the kitchen.
"You sit here for a while, don't be nervous, Saki and I will go see who's here."
"The president is coming with me? Yes! Okay!", Hayase Saki initially thought of going alone, as it might be her parents coming for a surprise visit, and she would have to send them away. But hearing that the president wanted to go with her to open the door, she instantly changed her mind.
Maybe her parents would mistake her and the president for a couple, wouldn't that allow her to be even closer to the president.
Although it was fake, with the president's personality, he might not deny it, and then she could become a fake couple with the president.
Hayase Saki, who had just thought her parents coming back was a bad thing, now felt it was better if her parents came back.
With a mix of excitement and nervousness, Hayase Saki and Hachiman went to the entrance to open the door, but upon seeing the two unexpected figures outside the door, she couldn't help but widen her eyes in surprise, "Senpai Tsukahara?"
Everyone from the Service Club, even her parents, she had guessed, but she never expected the sudden visitors to be her former club president?
"Hayase... you don't even want to call me president anymore?", Hayase Saki's former president, Tsukahara Hibiki, with a single ponytail, looked stiffly at her ace member, and the man beside her ace member.
'It seems that today's matter cannot be resolved peacefully, this guy who stole my ace member must pay the price!'
———
Tsukahara Hibiki has been very troubled recently because of the women's swimming team.
The promising new first-year students, Haruka Morishita and Samachi Sakura, did not perform well in training, only the cold-natured Nanasaki Ai was relatively stable.
The second-year ace member, Hayase Saki, also suddenly said that she was asked to help out at another club, and because of the recent stress, to stay for a few days to relax.
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