She originally thought that with Hayase Saki's personality, she wouldn't deceive her, and at most, she would take a few days off before returning to continue training.
But she never expected that when she wanted to call Hayase Saki back, Hayase Saki actually didn't want to return?
Especially in the past few days, Hayase Saki has been avoiding her and refusing to come back to the women's swimming club for training.
Having no other choice, she had to personally bring someone to her door.
But even more unexpectedly, Hayase Saki didn't even regard her as the club president anymore.
The first thing she blurted out after meeting was "Senior Tsukahara"?
"Uh… that, President Takamine? What brings you here to see me today…", Hayase Saki, feeling a bit creeped out by Tsukahara Hibiki's stiff smile and intense stare, instinctively shrank her head and resisted the urge to hide behind Hachiman, whispering softly.
Actually, she regretted calling her "Senior Tsukahara" as soon as it came out, but since she had been staying at the Service Club recently, it was natural not to call the president of the women's swimming club "President," so to avoid confusion, it was normal for her to change the address, right…
"What do you think, Hayase? I've been looking for you for several days," Seeing that Hayase Saki was still as timid and cowardly as before, Tsukahara Hibiki put her hands on her hips and gave her a displeased look.
She had looked for Hayase Saki several times, and she didn't believe that Hayase Saki didn't know why she was looking for her.
"Um…", Hayase Saki pursed her lips, unsure of what to say, and looked to Hachiman beside her for help.
She knew that President Takamine wanted her to return to the women's swimming club, but she didn't want to go back.
There were so many talented members in the women's swimming club, so whether she returned or not didn't make much difference.
Her swimming results were good, but in reality, there were several second-year students with similar swimming results, and the new first-year members were also very strong.
"Are you the president of the Service Club? The guy who tricked our Saki away?", Following Hayase Saki's gaze, Tsukahara Hibiki's eyes fell on Hachiman, staring at him with a hostile look.
In the past few days, she had inquired and found out that the president of the Service Club was a boy, and the other members of the Service Club seemed to be girls, so she couldn't help but suspect that her ace member Hayase Saki had been tricked away by this guy.
Hayase Saki's personality was quite insecure and timid, so it was normal for her to be tricked.
"Ahem, I am Hikigaya Hachiman, the president of the Service Club, but I am not the guy who tricked Saki away," Seeing both Tsukahara Hibiki and Hayase Saki looking at him, Hachiman coughed lightly and immediately clarified.
"According to Saki, President Takamine, your women's swimming club has many talented members, so there's no need to insist on Saki returning to the women's swimming club for training, right?", Although Saki wasn't initially willing to leave, it was Yukinoshita who forced her to do so for her own good, so what did it have to do with him, the president of the Service Club?
"What do you know? Saki's strength is so great, she has the chance to participate in national competitions and win honors for the school, which can help her future career. Why would she give up such honors and go to your Service Club to do what?", Tsukahara Hibiki glared at Hachiman. The Service Club didn't sound like a serious club, more like a place to read and chat in the special building, even more idle than literary clubs or classical clubs. Isn't this a waste of Hayase Saki's talent.
"Uh… I can understand your thoughts, but Saki doesn't need to worry about her future career. However, the reasons are quite complex. Since it's lunchtime now, if you haven't eaten, why don't we go in and have lunch together, and talk while we eat?", Seeing that Tsukahara Hibiki's attitude wasn't very friendly, Hachiman felt a bit helpless but also understood her perspective, so he invited them in to continue the conversation.
Although he would take care of Hayase Saki and she didn't need to work, it had to be said that from an ordinary person's perspective, Tsukahara Hibiki's thoughts were indeed correct.
Many people in Japan start working right after high school, and few continue their education, so as long as their grades are good enough to graduate, that's often sufficient. Many companies value high school club experiences more.
For Saki, if she could win honors, she could later work in the women's swimming industry, becoming a coach or something similar, which would be quite popular.
But he didn't need Saki to work part-time. With Saki's personality, she would probably be bullied within a few days if she went to work.
"We don't need to eat. I came after having lunch, I didn't expect you to still be eating at this time," Hearing Hachiman's invitation to eat, Tsukahara Hibiki slightly frowned. She had timed her visit to avoid lunchtime, as it would be impolite and awkward.
But she still ended up running into their mealtime.
"Even if you've eaten, you can still have a bit more. We're having a club activity at Saki's house and have prepared a lot of ingredients, we might not finish them all. If you don't mind, President Takamine, you can join us," Hachiman smiled nonchalantly and continued to invite Tsukahara Hibiki and the girl behind her.
"A club activity for the Service Club?", Tsukahara Hibiki had initially thought of leaving and coming back tomorrow to block Hayase Saki at her classroom, but upon hearing Hachiman's words, she felt a stir of curiosity and wanted to learn more about the Service Club's activities.
"Saki, what do you think?", Tsukahara Hibiki pondered for a moment, then looked at the girl behind her with long hair and a notebook in her arms.
"If we can find out what the Service Club's activities are, maybe we can understand why Saki joined the Service Club. After all, from the looks of it now, Saki doesn't seem to be coerced," The girl called Saki was not small in stature. Upon hearing her president's question, she knew that her president wanted to stay, so she nodded and gave a brief analysis.
"And who is this behind you?", Hearing a name similar to Saki's, Hachiman also looked at the girl behind Tsukahara Hibiki.
"Hello, President of the Service Club, I am Nagatsuka Saki, a second-year student and the manager of the women's swimming club, assisting everyone. Today, I came with the president to persuade Saki to return to the swimming club. My name and Saki's indeed sound no different," Nagatsuka Saki gave a slight bow and smiled at Hachiman. Her somewhat cold, beautiful face looked incredibly cute when she smiled.
"Nagatsuka Saki… So, being in the same club as Saki, do you often get mistaken for each other?", Hachiman looked at Nagatsuka Saki with some surprise, his gaze shifting between Hayase Saki and her.
Actually, having similar names is quite common, like Saki, Saki, Saki, and so on, they all sound similar, and they can even be translated into each other. You have to write the corresponding kanji to see the difference.
But with Saki and this Saki in the same club, do they often get mistaken for each other? With Saki's personality, if she accidentally responded and then realized it wasn't her being called, her expression would surely be amusing.
"Actually, everyone usually calls Saki by her surname, and occasionally, those who are close to her call her Saki, but they call me little Saki to distinguish us, so we don't get mistaken often."
Nagatsuka Saki slightly shook her head, a faint smile on her face.
At first, calling by surnames avoided confusion, but as they got more familiar and wanted to call each other by first names, it indeed became easy to mix them up.
Fortunately, there isn't a third 'Saki' in the women's swimming club, otherwise, a 'little' wouldn't be enough to distinguish who is who.
"I see… Then can I also call you little Saki? You can call me President Hikigaya, to distinguish from your President Takamine."
Hachiman looked thoughtfully at Nagatsuka Saki, whose chest was prominently outlined by her clothing, and nodded.
Actually, little Saki isn't little at all, even if Yukino fully develops, she might not compare, but compared to Saki, it's indeed appropriate to add a 'little'.
"Little Saki, don't talk too much with this guy, or he might lure you into the Service Club too."
Seeing Hachiman staring intently at Nagatsuka Saki, Tsukahara Hibiki quickly pulled Nagatsuka Saki behind her, blocking Hachiman's seemingly malicious gaze with her own body.
Nagatsuka Saki was someone she had fought hard to get from the swimming club when she found out they were looking for a manager. How could she let Nagatsuka Saki be taken away?
Her losses were already significant enough, with her ace member Saki, who had the potential to win national competitions, being tricked away. Their manager, little Saki, couldn't be lured away too.
"President, don't joke around, the Service Club doesn't need a manager, what would President Hikigaya want with me in the Service Club?", Seeing her president's rude behavior, Nagatsuka Saki blushed slightly and embarrassingly tugged at Tsukahara Hibiki's sleeve.
Because they shared the same name, even though Saki's personality wasn't easy to get along with, they still had a decent relationship. She knew that Saki's departure from the women's swimming club must have its own reasons, not because she was tricked away as the president thought.
Besides, even if the other party really wanted to trick her away, she wouldn't be so foolish as to be directly tricked, right?
Today, they just wanted to see Saki's intentions and understand the real reason why Saki didn't want to return to the women's swimming club. She didn't want to make things awkward for both sides.
"Uh, little Saki, President Takamine, why don't you come in and chat over lunch, or the food will get cold."
Hachiman, noticing someone walking a dog nearby, quickly changed the subject.
"Alright, but don't get any ideas about little Saki, or I won't let you off."
Tsukahara Hibiki also noticed the nearby resident walking their dog and, not wanting to attract attention, immediately agreed to Hachiman's suggestion.
But before entering, she had to warn Hachiman not to have any ideas about her little Saki.
Losing an ace member like Saki could be compensated by other second or
However, before she walked in, she still wanted to warn Hachiman not to have any ideas about her little Saki.
Losing a key member like Saki could still be covered by second and first-year students, but if they were to lose little Saki, their women's competitive swimming club would have no manager to provide psychological counseling and relieve the pressure for the members.
"Uh-huh, I won't actively make a move on little Saki, you guys come in quickly," Hachiman nodded indifferently, urging them to follow.
Although Nagatsuka Saki is indeed quite good-looking, how many times has he been the one to take the initiative?
Not to mention that he had just learned from the system prompt that Nagatsuka Saki and Tsukahara Hibiki were heroines he didn't remember, and there might be tasks related to them, even if he really received a task, he rarely took the initiative, okay.
Hayase Saki, who had been silent all this time, saw that the two sides had finally reached an agreement and were about to enter the house for a peaceful discussion. The big stone in her heart was finally put down, and she quickly fell behind and cautiously approached Nagatsuka Saki to inquire about the situation in a low voice.
"Um, little Saki, is President Takamine really angry…", She wasn't very close to Nagatsuka Saki, but Nagatsuka Saki had a good personality, and she wasn't very afraid of her, so she dared to boldly ask for information now.
"Don't worry, the president came today just to find out the situation from you, not really to force you back to the club," Hearing this, Nagatsuka Saki gently shook her head. President Takamine was actually a very good person, just a bit strict during training, and naturally wouldn't do anything to force Saki.
It was mainly Saki's personality that was worrying, whether she had been coerced into leaving the women's competitive swimming club, which is why the president brought her to Saki's house to block the door.
"Saki, can you tell me why you want to stay in the Service Club and not return to the women's competitive swimming club? Is the training too tiring? Or is the pressure too great?", Nagatsuka Saki followed Hachiman and Tsukahara Hibiki into the house, took off her shoes, and entered the entrance, whispering to Hayase Saki.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention now, it would be best if she could find out the detailed inside story of Saki's club change, so as to avoid the president being too concerned and making things difficult for both sides.
"Um… this…", Hayase Saki's eyes flickered as she looked at Hachiman in front of her. Could she say that she didn't know how to say it?
The pressure in the women's competitive swimming club was a bit high, but the real reason she didn't want to go back was mainly because of the president.
"Oh? I see," Nagatsuka Saki followed Hayase Saki's gaze to Hachiman and smiled knowingly.
Girls in love are all like this, even if she hasn't been in a relationship, she understands.
No wonder the president couldn't call Saki back, it turns out she's in love.
But if it's just because of love, without any other special reasons, she would also suggest that Saki return to the women's competitive swimming club. After all, the school prohibits impure heterosexual relationships, so the matter of dating can be left until after school.
At this time, Tsukahara Hibiki and Hachiman had arrived in the living room. Hachiman waved his hand to signal Ichinose Ayano and Miki to come over and introduced them to each other.
"Ayano, Miki, this is the president of the women's competitive swimming club, Tsukahara Hibiki, and the manager of the swimming club, Nagatsuka Saki, you can call her little Saki. They came to play with Saki today, but didn't expect us to be here too."
"President Takamine, little Saki, this is Ichinose Ayano, Miki, because the other members of the Service Club are not available today, so only a few of us are here for club activities."
Tsukahara Hibiki, who was sniffing the strange smell in the air, narrowed her eyes when she saw Ichinose Ayano and Miki coming over.
"No wonder you have your eyes on our Saki, except for you, the Service Club is all girls, and they are all so beautiful, with such good figures."
"Uh, you might have misunderstood something," Hachiman was stunned and wanted to explain that Saki was actually the third member of the Service Club and had nothing to do with Ichinose Ayano and Miki.
But Tsukahara Hibiki didn't want to listen to his nonsense at all, and suddenly pressed her hands hard on Hachiman's shoulders, staring at him intently, "If you want to keep Saki in the Service Club, you have to serve as the manager of our women's competitive swimming club for a while, helping our excellent members relieve stress."
"As long as you can help them all relieve stress and train normally to improve their performance, I won't pursue the matter of you taking Saki away."
"Ah?", Nagatsuka Saki, who was lagging behind and whispering, was stunned when she heard Tsukahara Hibiki's sudden words.
What's going on, wasn't it about persuading Saki to come back? How come now her manager position is being taken away by the president of the Service Club?
Hayase Saki was also stunned.
If President Takamine couldn't take her away from the president, she was going to take the president to the women's competitive swimming club?
'This, this, this is too outrageous! If the president is taken away, what should I do?'
"Uh…"
Hachiman was also a bit stunned, looking at Tsukahara Hibiki who suddenly wanted him to be the manager of the women's competitive swimming club, and instinctively wanted to refuse.
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