Campione Scumbag in Mash-up Anime-Chapter 129: Service Club

"Do you know me, Rokuhara-kun? I believe this is our first time speaking, isn't it?" Yukino stared at him with a cold and slightly condescending gaze. "Or perhaps you're a stalker? Or maybe your brain just memorizes the names of all the pretty girls in school?"

After uttering that string of harsh words, Yukino felt a pang of regret for being too confrontational.

"Slurp..."

Ren didn't seem at all offended by the girl's venomous tongue. Calmly, he took a sip of his strawberry yogurt before replying, "Of course I know you, Yukinoshita. I remember the names of all the students in the top ten of the exams."

He paused for a moment before continuing in a slightly mocking tone, "As a suggestion, you really shouldn't be rude to someone you're speaking to for the first time. It leaves a bad impression, you know? No wonder you're a loner like Hikigaya."

Yukino's eyes narrowed at the comparison to Hachiman. "That's none of your business, Rokuhara-kun. And don't compare me to Hikigaya-kun. I don't need friends."

Ren shrugged nonchalantly. "With that kind of attitude, it's only a matter of time before you offend the wrong person, Yukinoshita. Remember, this is Tokyo, not Chiba City. Even though Ohananomitsu High School is just a public school, not an elite private school like Shuchi'in Academy, that doesn't mean there aren't students with influential family backgrounds here. So, watch your venomous tongue so you don't provoke someone you shouldn't."

"You might be able to act as you please because of the support of the Yukinoshita Family, but its influence is very limited in Tokyo, unlike Chiba City where the Yukinoshita Family is almost all-powerful."

"..."

Yukino fell silent, unable to refute his words.

Of course, her mother had repeatedly reminded her to try and befriend influential people in Tokyo to expand the Yukinoshita Family's network of connections. Unfortunately, her rigid and unsociable personality wasn't suited for such endeavors.

Initially, Yukino had even applied to Shuchi'in Academy, confident she would pass with her intelligence, but she failed the entrance exam. Even the Yukinoshita Family's considerable influence in Chiba was useless in helping her get in through the back door.

It was a crushing blow for Yukino, who had always ranked first in elementary and junior high school in Chiba City.

Even at Ohananomitsu High School, which was clearly not an elite school in Tokyo, she could only achieve tenth place. This reality bitterly showed her that her talent was actually just average compared to the students in Tokyo.

Feeling annoyed at being presented with facts she couldn't argue with, Yukino said in a cold tone, "You don't need to concern yourself with my affairs, Rokuhara-kun. I know what I'm doing."

She glared sharply at Ren before continuing, "Follow me to the Service Club's activity room. There's something I want to discuss with you."

Ren raised his eyebrows, feigning ignorance about the club's name.

"Service Club? Does the school allow a club that runs prostitution like that?"

"..."

Although this wasn't the first time someone had misunderstood the name of the Service Club she founded, it was the first time someone had so bluntly voiced their dirty thoughts.

'This guy... in just a short conversation, he managed to annoy me so much. He's truly my natural enemy. Yukino thought to herself irritably.

With a long sigh, she tried to clear up Ren's misunderstanding.

"The Service Club is not some shady club. This club is about those with kind hearts offering their help to those in need. In other words, we are volunteers. Reaching out to help those in difficult situations is the Service Club's goal."

"I see..." Ren nodded nonchalantly, finishing the rest of his yogurt.

His apathetic attitude only made Yukino dislike the man in front of her even more. Without waiting for a response, she turned and walked away, ordering in a cold tone.

"Follow me."

There was no room for refusal in her command.

"Tsk, not cute at all."

Usually, Ren would stay away from women with arrogant and cold personalities like Yukino. However, curiosity piqued him.

'Her goal must be related to a Service Club commission. So, someone asked the Service Club for help and it involves me? Interesting. Let's see what's really going on.' He thought as he followed Yukino.

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The Service Club's room turned out to be an unused classroom in a seemingly secluded special school building. free𝑤ebnovel.com

After walking in silence for a few minutes, Yukino finally led him to the front of the Service Club room door. She slid the wooden door open somewhat roughly, then stepped inside without looking back. Ren followed behind her.

Upon entering the room, Ren saw his classmate, Hikigaya Hachiman, sitting and reading a book in one of the chairs located in the center of the seemingly empty room.

"Huh?"

When Hachiman saw Ren enter the room, he immediately stopped reading. With a stiff movement, he straightened up and sat rigidly in his chair, his gaze avoiding Ren's eyes.

Seeing Hachiman's sudden change in behavior, Yukino, as usual, delivered her sharp mockery.

"Hikigaya-kun. You're such a coward. You were even afraid to simply ask Rokuhara-kun to come here. Even though this was a task I gave you. Utterly useless."

'Yukinoshita, you have no idea what kind of person Rokuhara really is. He's a demon! It's better for me to stay away from him than to look for unnecessary trouble.' Hachiman grumbled inwardly with a sour expression.

Hearing the conversation between Yukino and Hachiman, Ren pulled out an empty chair near them and sat down casually.

"So that's how it is. Is that why you seemed hesitant to say something to me earlier, Hikigaya? We're classmates, there's no need to be afraid of me. I don't eat people."

Hachiman: "😐"

He didn't believe a single word Ren said. Hachiman still clearly remembered the incident some time ago when the other party had threatened his life because he had accidentally overheard a perverse conversation between Ren and Natsuo on the way to school.

Putting on a stiff smile that looked more like a grimace of pain than a genuine smile, Hachiman replied in a forced friendly tone, "Ah, that's right, Rokuhara. I was just a little... nervous earlier. There was no other meaning."

"..."

Yukino sensed something hidden in the brief exchange between Ren and Hachiman, but she chose not to dwell on it too much.

Sitting gracefully in a chair near the window, she immediately got to the point without any preamble.

"Rokuhara-kun. What is your ideal type of woman?"

"Huh?" Ren was surprised and hadn't anticipated the sudden question.

Frowning, he looked at her in confusion.

"Why are you suddenly asking me that, Yukinoshita?"