Chapter 4: Three Requests

Eventually, Shido sent Eriri and Utaha to the classroom. The reason why he didn't chase Umaru-chan away was simply because she was in the same class as him.

The morning class was boring as always, but Shido listened carefully in order to continue to pretend to be a good student. There was an exam in the afternoon, but he was not ready to study seriously, so he took the bento made by Kotori and came to the Service's Club.

But to his dismay, Umaru was following him…

"What are you doing with me?"

Shido asked in confusion.

"Having lunch together, of course!"

Umaru-chan said naturally.

"I'm going to the Service's Club for lunch..."

Shido said softly, intending to politely reject the other party.

"Oh yeah, the service club! I also want to thank Yukino and Mai-senpai!"

Umaru-chan said with a smile.

"You... Forget it, come."

Shido reluctantly accepted as he understood her insistence, for there was nothing he could do. After all, the service club was where Yukino Yukinoshita belonged, so it was not easy for him to drive her away.

So, the two came to the classroom of the Service's Club, but strangely, no one else came yet.

Shido didn't care, he simply found a place and sat down.

"Shido, is this a lunch box made by Kurumi-san?"

Umaru-chan asked curiously.

"No."

Shido shook his head.

"Yoshino?"

She asked again.

"No."

Shido shook his head again.

"Then who made it?"

Umaru asked inexplicably.

"It's Kotori."

Shido replied softly.

"Who is Kotori?"

Umaru tilted her head in confusion as she asked again.

"My little sister..."

Shido thought for a while, and then added:

"And girlfriend."

"Is that your true fetish? Hehe, I like it!"

Umaru-chan looked suspiciously at Shido.

"We are not related by blood, so it's okay."

Shido couldn't help but explain.

"I get it, I get it, it's better to have an adopted sister than a biological sister, isn't it?"

Umaru-chan said with an evil smile.

"Of course not, they are just as important to me!"

Shido shook his head affirmatively.

"Do you have a biological sister as well?"

Umaru-chan looked at Shido in surprise. Although she knew that Shido had two little sisters, she didn't know that one of them was related to him by blood.

"Um."

Shido nodded.

"But they can't be equally important, one is your sister, and the other is your sister and girlfriend!"

Umaru-chan obviously didn't believe what Shido said.

"However, in my mind, they are both really important."

Shido smiled and said. He realized that he hadn't seen Mana for more than a year, and he wondered if she had grown taller...

"Excuse me..."

Three girls opened the door and saw Shido and Umaru chatting.

Yukino Yukinoshita, Mai Sakurajima, and Iroha Isshiki came in together. The three of them were obviously not in the same class, not even in the same grade. Mai Sakurajima was a third year, Yukino was a second year, and Iroha was a first year.

"Shido, I need your help!"

"Shido, are you free this afternoon?"

"Friendzone Senpai, please do me a favor!"

The three of them said in unison. Shido learned that they all happened to be looking for him, so they went to his classroom to look for him, only to find out that he had already left the classroom and came to the service club. When they met there, they just decided to come together.

"Tell me one by one, Mai first!"

Shido looked at them seriously, especially Mai and Yukino. They were not the ones to seek help unless it was a very important matter.

The reason for letting Mai speak first was very simple: She was the senpai here and naturally had priority.

"I want you to be my boyfriend."

Mai said in a surprising tone.

"Impossible!"

Shido shook his head without thinking, how could this be possible?

"Uh...not really dating, but pretending to be my boyfriend in front of my mom."

Mai said softly.

"Why?"

Shido looked at her in confusion. He had the impression that Mai and her mother didn't have a good relationship, but there was no need to deceive her on purpose!

"Because she didn't know who I was dating, she wanted to meet my boyfriend …"

Mai said with a wry smile.

"That's how it is..."

Shido glanced at Iroha. In name, Mai was dating Iroha, so there must be some rumors that spread to her mother, but Mai knew that she couldn't bring Iroha home. After all, she didn't want her mother to think that her daughter was a lesbian.

"You don't have to worry. I probably guessed what she would say. She will definitely give you some money and tell you to leave me. Then you just need to take the money and walk away!"

Mai said with a smile.

"Is this really okay?"

Shido asked in a puzzled tone. Such a typical genre of a soap opera!

"It's okay, I just want to give her an explanation, and of course I won't let you do this for free."

Mai nodded affirmatively, it seemed that she really wanted Shido to take the money.

"But why me, can't you find someone else?"

Shido frowned. He didn't want to be someone else's boyfriend, even if it was a fake boyfriend.

"No, I can't stand other boys at school. If it's just you, Shido, I'm willing to use such a plan..."

Mai shook her head. Naturally, she thought about it a lot. In the end, she only thought of such a solution, and she could only ask Shido.

In fact, she was still a little selfish about this matter, but it was inconvenient to express her selfishness, so she didn't say it.

"I... Let me think about it."

Shido shook his head with a wry smile. He really wanted to refuse, but after all, it was Mai Sakurajima, and he was too embarrassed to refuse too firmly, so he decided to buy some time first, though it was very likely that he would still refuse in the end.

"Well, no problem, I'm not in a hurry..."

Mai nodded, and also understood the scruples of Shido. If she was really rejected, she would just find another way. .

"Yukino, how about you? What's your business? "

Shido looked at Yukino, and it was really rare for Yukino to ask him something.

But he was wrong, Yukino had nothing to ask him, just to tell him one thing:

"My sister wants to see you, telling me to ask you if you have time tonight."

Yukino reluctantly said it. She didn't want the two to meet, but her sister said that she had something very important to discuss.

"Why does your sister want to see me?"

Shido frowned and asked.

"I don't know, it's just a very important thing to say, it's related to a girl named Rio."

Yukino said casually.

But her words pulled a string in Shido's heart. He heard the name Rio only yesterday. Although he didn't know who she was, it was definitely very important. Haruno Yukinoshita knew about it, and she took the initiative to ask Yukino to tell her.

Is this a coincidence? Or is it the arrangement of that little girl?

Shido didn't know, but it was obvious that this lead was very important, so he must go!

"When?"

Shido asked directly.

"Around four o'clock in the afternoon, I will explain to her that she will arrange a place."

Yukino nodded, not too surprised. She knew her sister too well. Since her sister said so, she was confident that she could impress Shido, so it was only natural that Shido would agree.

"Okay."

Shido smiled and said. He didn't expect the answer to be knocking at his door.

Since Haruno was able to say the name Rio, she must not be talking nonsense. She may have found something, but even with her ability, it was amazing to find information that even Nia had trouble finding.

Moreover, he planned to bring Kotori with him when he met with Haruno Yukinoshita. After all, Kotori also knew about Rio. She was quite smart and might think of something very important.

So, after talking to Yukino and the others, they came to the corner of the classroom and called Kotori...

"Kotori?"

Shido shouted softly.

"Shido, what's the matter?"

Kotori asked inarticulately, obviously eating a lollipop, and in Black Ribbon state.

"I have news about Rio here!"

Shido said seriously.

"What happened?"

Kotori's expression quickly became serious, and at the same time she picked up the lollipop in her mouth.

"I don't know, that... Haruno Yukinoshita, do you remember?"

Shido asked first.

"Of course, Yukino's sister seems to be the first person you met in this world, what's wrong?"

Kotori nodded and said.

"Haruno Yukinoshita suddenly asked her sister to come meet me, and said there was news about rio."

Shido explained softly.

"Really?"

Kotori asked in surprise.

"Well, do you want to come together?"

Shido said with a smile.

"Certainly..."

Kotori nodded affirmatively.

After chatting with Kotori for a while, he hung up the phone after confirming it. To be honest, this incident was really a bit of a surprise.

But even though he was excited, he controlled his emotions properly. After all, the news of Haruno Yukinoshita was not necessarily important, it might just be unimportant news, and they didn't even know who this Rio was.

After returning, Yukino just hung up the phone, and seemed to have explained the situation to her sister.

"After school, she will pick you up at school and drive to a cafe, so you can just wait for her at the gate."

Yukino said softly.

"Understood."

Shido nodded.

"By the way, Iroha, what's the matter with you?"

Shido turned to Iroha. He didn't really want to agree with Mai, since it wasn't a very important thing, but what Yukino mentioned was quite important, and it probably involved him. To find the answer, he must go.

So, what did Iroha want to ask him about?

"The thing is: I've been nominated to be the Student Council President..."

Iroha said with a wry smile.

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