Chapter 173

But all were rejected by Vice Minister Yukinoshita Yukino.

She knew those boys joined the club with impure intentions, so she naturally wouldn't allow them in.

As president, Li An naturally also approved of Yukinoshita Yukino's approach.

In his view, the Divine Servants Club was his own little harem at Sōbu High, its entire membership his women—how could he possibly allow other boys to join?

Divine Servants, servants of the gods!

This was why Li An never opposed Hiratsuka Shizuka's name change.

He was the god, and the girls in the club were all his servants.

Didn't that perfectly match the name "Divine Servants Club"?

Of course, besides the members Yukinoshita Yukino, Yui Hachirō, Kurahashi Kyōko, Suō Yuki, Jundao Ayano, and Xiang Xiang Monan, Hiratsuka Shizuka also became the club's sponsoring teacher and thus belonged to the club as well.

After morning classes, the afternoon lessons were physical education and music—not important subjects.

So Yukinoshita Yukino gathered all club members to begin simple renovations of the club room.

Li An found it troublesome and said, "I'll just use a technique to renovate it."

"No, that way no one will feel a sense of belonging or participation. This will be our headquarters—we must decorate it ourselves!" Yukinoshita Yukino proposed the opposite.

"I also think it's better to do it ourselves," Hiratsuka Shizuka agreed.

"But after renovation, there'll be formaldehyde—we can't move in right away," Kurahashi Kyōko clearly sided with Li An.

"Right, using a technique is faster," Xiang Xiang Monan also unconditionally sided with Li An.

Besides, she didn't want to lift a finger to renovate.

It was tiring, and she'd get paint all over her body.

Soon after, Suō Yuki and Jundao Ayano also supported Li An's use of a technique for renovation.

She joined the Divine Servants Club mainly to build a good relationship with Li An, hoping he'd stop pressuring her and the Suō family.

When the club faced such a disagreement, they'd naturally side with Li An.

But Yui Hachirō said, "After we finish decorating, Li An can use a technique to remove the formaldehyde—then we'll have participated, feel a sense of belonging to our headquarters, and won't have to worry about formaldehyde hazards—we can move in immediately after!"

Xiang Xiang Monan was about to argue, but Li An said, "Do whatever you want—I'm not lifting a finger to decorate."

After speaking, he left the Divine Attendants Department, leaving the women behind.

The girls stared at each other, then Kurahashi Kyōko, Suō Yuki, Jundao Ayano, and Xiang Xiang Monan all left shortly after.

Only Hiratsuka Shizuka, Yukinoshita Yukino, and Yui Hachirō remained in the club room.

Yukinoshita Yukino bit her lip and asked Hiratsuka Shizuka, "I shouldn't have agreed to the club merger—can we split up now?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka looked troubled and said, "You can split, but your club has fewer than three members—it'll be disbanded for sure."

Yukinoshita Yukino then realized: though the Divine Servants Club had seven members, five of them were loyal to Li An.

If they now split the club back into the original Secret Art Studies and Servant Club, Kurahashi Kyōko, Suō Yuki, Jundao Ayano, and Xiang Xiang Monan would all choose to join Secret Art Studies, not Servant Club.

This made Yukinoshita Yukino feel deeply upset.

"Yukino, why don't we just listen to Li An and let him use a technique to renovate?" Yui Hachirō whispered.

"No, even without them, I can renovate the club room myself!" Yukinoshita Yukino stubbornly declared.

"Alright, then I'll help you, Yukino!" Yui Hachirō smiled.

She was an optimist who got along with anyone.

Besides, she had originally been a member of the Servant Club, so she naturally stood with Yukinoshita Yukino.

Li An returned to his classroom and found it empty—everyone must've gone to the playground for PE.

He planned to nap on his desk for a while.

But Kurahashi Kyōko and the other three girls followed him back to the classroom.

"Why are you back?" Li An asked, surprised.

"You came back, so of course we came back too," Kurahashi Kyōko said as if it were obvious.

"Right, since those two insist on doing it themselves, let them do it," Xiang Xiang Monan added with a smile.

Li An frowned at her words: "She helped you solve a supernatural incident yesterday—this is how you repay her?"

"But you solved the supernatural incident," Xiang Xiang Monan said helplessly.

"Idiot, if Yukinoshita Yukino hadn't asked me for help, would I have gone yesterday? Don't forget—you commissioned the Servant Club! I helped Yukinoshita Yukino because it's between her and me; she fulfilled your commission because it's between you and her—can't you tell the difference?" Li An slapped his forehead, thinking Xiang Xiang Monan was truly foolish.

She wasn't bad, but she had many petty schemes, loved to show off, lacked ability, and enjoyed slacking off.

"Then... then what should I... what should I do?" Xiang Xiang Monan asked, eyes welling with tears.

"Of course you go help them renovate!" Li An said, exasperated.

"Oh oh, I get it," Xiang Xiang Monan nodded, wiped her tears, and ran back to the club room.

Li An turned to Kurahashi Kyōko and Suō Yuki: "What about you two?"

As for Jundao Ayano, he didn't bother with her.

That girl was Suō Yuki's little shadow—wherever Suō Yuki went, she followed.

"I'll go help too—I am a member of the Divine Servants Club," Kurahashi Kyōko giggled and ran out.

Suō Yuki took a deep breath and asked, "If Yukinoshita Yukino disagrees with you, why are you helping her?"

"Am I helping her? I'm just too lazy to decorate—I never told you to oppose her. After all, the club belongs to all of us!" Li An replied, exasperated.

"I see—I understand your meaning," Suō Yuki nodded, then took Jundao Ayano back to help with the renovation.

Meanwhile, in the club room.

Yukinoshita Yukino was puzzled to see Kurahashi Kyōko and the others returning to help.

After asking, she learned it was Li An who had ordered them back.

Yukinoshita Yukino fell silent. That man... was so strange.

"You brat, only thinking of slacking off yourself and dumping all the club's work on these girls." Hiratsuka Shizuka also helplessly shook her head, though a smile still lingered on her lips.