Diary Of Service Club, Helping The Elf Princess

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Hayase Saki nervously and softly greeted Komachi.

She had been to the club president's house before, but Komachi wasn't there at the time, so she hadn't met Komachi and Yukino together. Now that they had met, she felt a little uncomfortable.

"President, I want to eat that thing.", Iris, who was holding onto Hachiman's arm, suddenly tugged at him.

"Oh, this is taiyaki. The red bean filling inside is sweet.", Seeing that Iris was pointing at a taiyaki stall on the street, Hachiman grinned and went over to buy a few taiyaki so that Iris, Hayase Saki, and the others could eat together.

Perhaps his happiness was built on someone else's misery—when he thought about Yukinoshita Yukino working hard, he felt even happier playing around.

Ichinose Ayano bit her lip as she watched the overly intimate interaction between Iris and Hachiman, unsure what to do.

Her father wanted her to build a good relationship with the elf princess. She disliked the idea of currying favor with others for a goal, but since she had come, she had already accepted it.

However, she hadn't expected that the elf princess she needed to get close to would be stuck to Hachiman's side all the time, leaving her no chance to squeeze in.

'Why is it like this?'

'Shouldn't their relationship be the other way around?'

'Does this mean… I actually have to curry favor with the Service Club president—Hachiman?'

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Hachiman...

She didn't know why he knew about her recent romantic involvement with Hasegawa-sensei, or even that she had been threatened by Misaki-sensei. However, the direct reason why Hasegawa-sensei and the others had been taken away and disappeared was because of Hachiman's report.

Ichinose Ayano didn't know how to face this Hachiman.

Logically, it was good that her father had dealt with Misaki-sensei, who had threatened her. But Hasegawa-sensei had also been taken away, which left her with complicated feelings.

Now she wasn't even sure what had happened to Hasegawa-sensei. Her father completely ignored her pleas and wouldn't even let her see Hasegawa-sensei once.

In the end, she could only accept her father's orders, join the Service Club, and get close to the elf princess through its members.

However, shortly after joining the Service Club, participating in activities under the pretense of guidance requests, she immediately sensed something was off.

Whether in her assumptions or in the information provided by her father, the Service Club president, Hachiman, was supposed to be the one currying favor with the elf princess.

But why did it look like... the elf princess was the one currying favor with Hachiman instead?

Ichinose Ayano watched as Iris took a small bite of her taiyaki, then immediately held it up to Hachiman's mouth to feed him. Hachiman, who had his hands full with a pile of taiyaki, had no choice but to accept her feeding. Ayano couldn't hold back any longer.

"Um..."

"What's wrong?", Hachiman looked at the hesitant Ichinose Ayano while chewing the sweet and delicious taiyaki in his mouth. At the same time, he handed her a taiyaki from the paper bag he was holding.

Speaking of taiyaki, he thought of the Golden Darkness who loved eating taiyaki. If this world had a disciplinary committee member like Kotegawa Yui, then maybe the space assassin, Golden Darkness, also existed.

Although he hadn't seriously interacted with the prudish Kotegawa Yui, Golden Darkness was different. If she had come to Earth and saw the countless "R-18" things in this world, she would probably go on a rampage.

But since he hadn't encountered Lala, the first princess of Deviluke, who had fled from an arranged marriage, then Golden Darkness probably hadn't arrived on Earth either.

"No, that's not what I meant!", Ichinose Ayano was momentarily stunned as she looked at the taiyaki in her hand. She quickly tried to return it to Hachiman, embarrassed.

Did she really look that greedy?

Just speaking up got her a taiyaki.

"Everyone has a share, don't be shy.", Hachiman casually pushed the taiyaki back to her and continued distributing the remaining taiyaki to Sakurase Shino, Yukinoshita Yukino, and the others.

Sakurase Shino glanced at the taiyaki in her hand, then at Hachiman, before silently taking a bite.

"Trying to bribe me?", Yukinoshita Yukino, on the other hand, looked warily at Hachiman, who was being suspiciously generous.

"How could such a cheap thing bribe the second daughter of the Yukinoshita family? I'm not that stupid.", Hachiman said in an exasperated tone. It wasn't like he had done anything to Yukinoshita Yukino, so why was she always so on guard against him?

"Then I'll pay you.", Looking at everyone else in the Service Club holding taiyaki, Yukinoshita Yukino finally decided to accept hers.

However, to avoid a situation where Hachiman might use this taiyaki against her when she eventually became the Service Club president, she refused to owe him any favors and insisted on paying for it.

"No need, no need. I estimate the club's budget will be allocated soon. I'll just reimburse myself with that.", Hachiman waved his hand dismissively. He didn't care about such a small amount of money—it wasn't even as much as what Yuina and the others spent on ultra-thin balloons for a single night.

But considering he was putting in effort for the Service Club—spending his weekend break helping solve problematic girls' issues instead of hanging out with friends—the school ought to reimburse him.

"... You're blatantly misusing club funds like this. Aren't you afraid of getting reported?", Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't hold back as she looked at Hachiman, who openly admitted to spending club funds on food and entertainment.

"Who says I'm misusing funds? Isn't this a proper club activity? Using some club funds for it is completely reasonable.", Hachiman laughed carelessly.

"As for getting reported?"

"Look at who's in the Service Club—a senator's daughter, another senator's daughter, an elf princess from another world. Even the student council, which directly manages the students, is on my side. Who exactly are they going to report me to?"

Although he hadn't yet won over the Poiman family, and his relationship with Vice President Tsubaki Rurikawa was still at the level of "a friend of a friend," he'd settle that tonight. By tomorrow, he'd be able to negotiate benefits with Tsubaki Rurikawa, ensuring her loyalty.

Soon, the entire school, inside and out, would be under his influence. Anyone who tried to report him would just be digging their own grave.

"... I'm not on your side. I won't help you.", Yukinoshita Yukino remained silent for a moment, then forcibly stuffed the money for the taiyaki into Hachiman's hand. She lowered her head and took a bite of the overly sweet taiyaki.

Although his reasoning was solid, why did he sound so much like a villainous crime boss?

The Service Club's atmosphere was definitely getting strange. It seemed like she had to become its president to set things right.

When she became the president, she would establish rules to correct the club's bad habits.

For now, she had nothing more to say—only that she wouldn't help Hachiman.

After all, the current Service Club is basically full of Hachiman's people. Even Hayase Saki, whom she recruited early on, had somehow sided with Hachiman. No one listens to her at all, and she has no intention of making a fool of herself.

With the current mess in the Service Club, even if she becomes the president in the future, she will probably have to recruit some new members to counter Hachiman's evil influence.

"Hachiman is indeed engaging in club activities. Reporting him wouldn't do any good, right? Yukinoshita-san, you don't need to worry so much.", Gabriel, who was watching from the side, also felt a bit helpless. Was Hachiman teasing Yukinoshita Yukino? Somehow, it felt a little different from how he usually was in class.

However, she felt there was nothing wrong with Hachiman using club funds. After all, the Service Club was genuinely doing good deeds, and even Sakurase Shino and the others were brought over by Shizuka Hiratsuka for the Service Club to help. How could they be expected to contribute both money and effort?

"It's fine. Yukinoshita is just that kind of person. But I believe that one day she will understand me.", Hachiman shook his head indifferently and looked at Ichinose Ayano, who was still holding the taiyaki without taking a bite.

"Ichinose, you should eat too. It won't taste as good once it gets cold."

"This… alright, thank you…", Ichinose Ayano watched as everyone, despite their minor disputes, ate together—including the socially withdrawn Sakurase Shino and even Yukinoshita Yukino, who seemed to be at odds with Hachiman. With that, she could no longer hesitate and went with the flow, taking a bite of the crispy, sweet taiyaki.

Taiyaki's outer layer doesn't have much flavor, but the filling inside is usually sweet red bean paste. While there are other flavors, red bean is the classic choice.

She used to dislike taiyaki a little, finding red bean paste too sweet, but maybe her taste had changed. Eating it together with everyone now, she no longer felt the overwhelming sweetness.

Ichinose Ayano's eyes lingered on Iris and Hachiman, who were walking ahead, chatting and laughing. Her throat moved as she swallowed a bite of taiyaki, unable to hold back the question she hadn't asked earlier.

"Um… President, what is your relationship with Her Highness the Princess?"

"What relationship? Iris and I are good friends.", Hachiman smiled as he looked at Ichinose Ayano.

She couldn't hold back this? It seemed Ichinose Ayano really had been sent by Councilman Ichinose to get close to Iris.

But both Iris and he were aware of Ichinose Ayano's background. Most likely, Councilman Ichinose knew that they knew—only Ichinose Ayano was cluelessly walking into the situation.

"Good friends…", Ichinose Ayano muttered under her breath. Right now, Hachiman's relationship with the elven princess didn't seem as simple as just good friends.

At the same time, it was nothing like what they had imagined—that Hachiman was the princess's subordinate or vassal.

"Is that so strange? Other than being an elven princess, I'm not really all that special.", Seeing Ichinose Ayano's confusion, Iris chuckled and explained.

"The president has helped me a lot, so it's only natural that we became good friends."

Being able to receive the president's help was her good fortune. The president was kind and strong—she even wanted to take him back to the Elven Forest.

"The president helped you a lot…", Ichinose Ayano looked at Hachiman and Iris with a complicated expression. She really couldn't understand how the president could help Iris.

This elven princess was a magic user, after all. Otherwise, she wouldn't be so bold—being an elf from another world, yet completely unafraid of being kidnapped, roaming around with just a single bodyguard.

Before she left, her cold and calculating father, who only saw things in terms of profit, repeatedly emphasized that she mustn't try any tricks and should focus solely on pleasing the elven princess.

If she accidentally angered the princess, a single spell could take her life.

Even if the elven princess didn't understand this world very well, she certainly wouldn't need Hachiman's help with daily life.

Though Iris was an otherworldly elven princess without money from this world, as the officially designated goodwill ambassador for human-ajin relations, all her normal expenses during her time as a transfer student were covered.

What could Hachiman, an ordinary student from a regular family, possibly do to help her?

"The president is really amazing~ If you don't leave the Service Club, Ichinose-san, you'll understand just how great he is.", Iris smiled at Ichinose Ayano but didn't directly reveal her special relationship with Hachiman.

She knew about Ichinose Ayano's background and didn't have any particular opinion on her so-called teacher-student romance.

Among elves, such relationships weren't considered unethical at all. As long as both parties were willing and there was no coercion, it was seen as pure and noble.

Elves were quite straightforward in matters of love. They didn't easily seek partners, but once they found the right one, they became very direct and bold.

Unfortunately, things were different in the human world, and she wasn't about to interfere in human affairs.

Of course, she could see that Ichinose Ayano had been sent to the Service Club to get close to her. If it was to win her favor, then perhaps Ichinose Ayano would do anything she asked.

However, for now, she had no particular plans for Ichinose Ayano.

Previously, she had tried to set up Hayase Saki with the president, thinking they had a romantic relationship. Later, she realized she had been mistaken.

Now, while she wouldn't stop the president from getting close to other girls, she wouldn't go out of her way to find partners for him either.

Because she had to consider the future of her elven kin.

Although she wasn't pregnant yet, given the current frequency of the president's "assistance," it would still be some time before she could tell if she was.

In the meantime, she could make preparations so that outstanding young elven girls could take her and Aegis's place, preventing the president from being snatched away by others.

Of course, there were many excellent young elven girls—some of them even high elves—but if it were a princess, that would be ideal. Elven princesses typically had great potential, and with the president's assistance, their offspring would be exceptionally gifted.

'Nina, Lumeria, Cressia…', Several faces flashed through Iris's mind as she quietly considered who would be willing to come and who would be the best choice.

For now, she and Aegis had the president all to themselves, but with the recent days of "assistance," she could feel other ajin paying attention to her frequent absences from class and mysterious disappearances during meals.

In the future, when using magic to block sound, she would have to be mindful of other ajin nearby. She and Aegis couldn't always receive the president's assistance at the same time.

"Your Highness, greetings.", Snapped out of her thoughts, Iris suddenly noticed a strange woman standing before them.

This lively and open-looking woman with short black hair smiled and greeted her.

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