Chapter 409

"Natsume-kun, remember what I conveyed last night."

Finishing.

Having already changed into indoor shoes, she didn't say more, turned and left the shoe cabinet area directly, her figure soon disappearing at the corridor corner.

"Natsume-kun, what exactly... does the thing Jinwei-san mentioned refer to?"

Yue Dao Lin couldn't help but ask, her gaze carrying concern and a trace of imperceptible scrutiny.

Xuecun Lingyin, although seemingly not caring, was organizing the shoe cabinet, but her ears were clearly paying attention to the movement here.

However, Natsume Chikage also felt a bit tricky about this sudden "reminder" and found it hard to explain in detail, so he had to shake his head, his tone as relaxed as possible:

"It's nothing important, don't worry about it."

The more he downplayed it, the more it aroused the curiosity of the two.

But he clearly didn't want to talk more, and they actually couldn't force him to ask.

As for asking Jinweitong?

That was even more impossible!

If that person didn't want to say, whoever asked would only get silence.

For a time.

Subtle and indescribable emotions flooded the hearts of the two, unable to guess what connection these two had in private.

High 1 Class A.

Xuecun Lingyin walked straight toward her seat, passing Natsume Chikage, who was surrounded by several enthusiastic classmates, without looking sideways.

"Morning, Lingyin." Xiyuanji Qilai was already sitting in her seat, greeting with a smile.

"Morning, Qilai." Xuecun Lingyin put down her schoolbag and responded briefly.

After the two chatted simply for a few sentences.

Natsume Chikage finally managed to "break free" and returned to his seat.

"Morning, Natsume-kun."

Xiyuanji Qilai turned her head, her smile bright, but just as she intended to greet him, looking at Natsume Chikage, she couldn't help but feel her face turn slightly red, and she couldn't help but look a few more times.

"Morning, Xiyuanji-san."

Natsume Chikage responded while stuffing his schoolbag into the desk.

He had just put his things away.

Xiyuanji Qilai beside him couldn't hold back her excitement, lowering her voice but unable to hide her joy:

"Natsume-kun, Lingyin, I just received an email notification from the Student Council; our club's funding application has been officially approved!"

"During lunch break later, I can go to the Student Council office to collect the funds."

"How do you think we should plan to use our first club funding?"

Talking about this topic.

Xuecun Lingyin moved her gaze away from the literary book in her hand, looked back at Xiyuanji Qilai, her expression becoming serious:

"First, we must clarify the principle: absolutely do not spend it randomly!"

"Secondly, every use of funds must be recorded in detail—purpose, amount, time, handler, not one can be missing."

"This is a hard requirement of the Student Council."

"If it is discovered during subsequent audits that the accounts are unclear or the usage is inappropriate, not only will we be held accountable, but the funding amount we can apply for next year will also be significantly reduced—you must keep this in mind!"

Xiyuanji Qilai nodded seriously:

"Mm-hmm, I've noted it, Lingyin."

Natsume Chikage had originally thought that club funding could be used relatively freely.

Now it seems he thought too simply.

Natsume Chikage asked curiously:

"What is the total funding we applied for this time?"

Xiyuanji Qilai clapped her hands gently, happy:

"80,000 yen."

Natsume Chikage was somewhat surprised:

"So much?"

Xiyuanji Qilai explained with a smile:

"This 80,000 yen, averaged out, means we four people have exactly 20,000 yen of disposable quota each."

"Actually, the tuition we pay already includes a portion of club activity funding; it's just not listed separately."

"So the school strictly requires every student to participate in a club, otherwise this part of the money is equivalent to contributing in vain to other clubs, and you can't use any of it yourself."

Natsume Chikage knew that 80,000 yen was indeed not a small amount for a high school club.

He worked himself to the bone for a month at the coffee shop, and his salary was only a little over 50,000 yen.

And many ordinary high school students' monthly pocket money might only be one or two thousand yen.

This is why many high school students like him have to start working as soon as they enter high school.

But this is the situation in ordinary high schools.

Placed in this private Moonlight Academy, the situation is completely different.

Most students here have well-off family backgrounds, and tuition of hundreds of thousands of yen is just a small amount to them.

80,000 yen might not even be enough for their monthly pocket money.

But others are others, and he is he.

For Natsume Chikage, this funding is indeed a considerable "huge sum."

Having easily felt hungry since his Physique increased recently, the thought of "whether he could use the funding to buy some food reserves" did indeed flash through his mind.

But he only thought about it and didn't say it out loud.

Because he knew that even if Xiyuanji Qilai and the others agreed, the Student Council would definitely not pass it.

Japanese high school club funding has strict usage regulations, strictly prohibiting the purchase of snacks and other personal consumption.

Funding must be used for specific purposes, limited only to expenses directly related to club activities, such as purchasing materials, participating in competitions, renting venues, etc.

Once discovered to be used in violation of regulations, reducing funding or even canceling qualifications is possible.

Natsume Chikage's current demand for food is just a personal situation; since it didn't meet the regulations from the beginning, there was no need to propose it.

"Regarding the use of funding, my opinion is basically the same as Xuecun-san's." Natsume Chikage said, "As long as the purpose is reasonable and the records are clear, I have no opinion."

Xuecun Lingyin didn't expect Natsume Chikage to agree with her, her cold eyes blinked, and she glanced at him.

Finally.

The three reached a consensus: the use of funding must be reasonable and compliant, and specific purposes will be discussed according to the actual activity needs.

Although Xuecun Lingyin and Xiyuanji Qilai themselves are not short of money, in this matter, both were unexpectedly serious.

They both believed that this is club funding, which is completely different in nature from personal money, and must be properly planned and cannot be squandered at will.

In the list of potential uses excitedly listed by Xiyuanji Qilai, even "club camp" appeared.

Natsume Chikage saw this option, his expression becoming somewhat strange, but he didn't oppose it.

Because in Japan, clubs organizing camps and training is a very common activity.

However, even for camps, they would strictly enforce the rule of separating men and women for accommodation, just like school trips.

Given the situation of the Collection Force currently having only him as a boy, he would likely be able to occupy a room alone when the time comes.

And the three girls would live together.

Thinking of this, Natsume Chikage felt this proposal was not bad.

If they could go to some pleasant place for a camp to collect material, and he could enjoy a room alone, it sounded quite comfortable.

Noon.

Classmate Classmate Tengyuan Kui came over with a bento, full of energy:

"I'm 'Aoi' here for lunch again!"

However, the moment she saw Natsume Chikage, she couldn't help but be stunned, her wheat-colored face blushing slightly, only feeling that Natsume-kun was getting more and more handsome, and she had to keep a closer eye on him.

Soon.

Natsume Chikage, Classmate Classmate Tengyuan Kui, Xiyuanji Qilai, and Xuecun Lingyin gathered in a corner of the classroom to eat bento together.

The three also told Classmate Classmate Tengyuan Kui the good news that the club funding application was successful.