Zongman: Unknowingly trapped in the hatchet

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During lunch break.

"Why are you just staring at it but not buying anything? Is the vending machine broken again?"

Half bent over, Yukino suddenly heard these words in her ears.

"I just haven't figured out what to buy yet... What about you? Want to buy some drinks too?"

Without raising her head, Yukino continued looking at the bottles and jars on the shelves through the glass window.

Even though she didn't see it, she knew who it was.

Don't think about it.

Looking at the entire Sobu High School, the only male who could talk to her so naturally was Su Qing.

"If I remember correctly, you usually bought green tea to drink before." Following the location of his memory, Su Qing looked towards his original location.

As expected, there was no sign of green tea. "So it's sold out?"

"Actually, this is the second vending machine I found. I didn't expect that this one is also sold out..." Xueno sighed lightly and gave up her seat, probably wanting Su Qing to buy first.

"It's getting close to the beginning of winter, and students probably can't stand the double blow of the teacher's nagging and the cold. Once they feel sleepy, they can no longer suppress it. So everyone needs to drink tea to refresh themselves." Su Qing said.

"That's true..." Yukino nodded.

Although winter has not yet completely arrived, the chilly wind of late autumn still makes people shiver.

It’s okay in the morning or at noon. Although there isn’t much, you can still feel some warmth from the sun.

But when school was over in the afternoon, even the breath I exhaled instantly turned into hazy white mist.

It doesn't look real.

But it also left behind some traces of life.

So everyone spontaneously wore thicker clothes, and most girls also wore scarves or gloves.

"What about you, do you need it too?"

"Having someone chattering around can perk you up even when you're sleepy."

Yui's smile and the cheerful chattering voices appeared in his mind, and Su Qing complained to Yukino helplessly.

But there was a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"I wonder how Yui would react if she knew you said that about her behind her back."

Yukino covered her mouth and chuckled.

"Then please don't tell her. If she finds out, I'll come find you. After all, I'm only telling you this."

Su Qing shrugged and said indifferently.

"Is this... a threat to me?"

Yukino tilted her head slightly, and coupled with her cold voice, she somehow looked more adorable.

"Who dares to threaten the minister?"

"If it's you... it's okay." Xueno shrank back and took a few steps back, her clear eyes showing vigilance.

"After all, you've been thinking about becoming a vice-minister since day one. In my mind, your level of danger is several... no, dozens of levels higher than Hikigaya."

[For a moment I didn’t know whether I should sympathize with Hikigaya or myself…]

Su Qing sighed in his heart and retorted:

"Then this is not considered a success?"

"Well...if we talk from the perspective of criminal law, this should be called 'attempted', right?" Xueno pinched her chin and stared at Su Qing with a thoughtful look.

"So on the island, rebellion is such a serious crime? Even the society can be involved in criminal cases." Su Qing said in surprise.

"Promise me that you will never act again. I'm really worried that you won't have food to eat."

Watching Su Qing's clumsy performance, Xueno had a faint smile on her face.

[Compared to the first time we met at the vending machine, I haven’t improved at all.]

[But...no progress may not necessarily be a bad thing...]

"But... Actually, it's not that I couldn't give you the position of vice-chairman before, but I was the only one in the Service Club before, so the existence of the club was not legal in the strict sense." Yukino suddenly said,

"This club won't be officially established until you guys come, so if you want... I'll just register with Hiratsuka-sensei."

"As for this matter, there's no need for that." After thinking for a while, Su Qing declined.

"Really? I understand." Xue No nodded slightly, and then suddenly asked softly,

"It may be a little late, but I'm actually a little curious about why you wanted to join the Service Club at that time. As far as I know, Hikigaya was the only one who was forced to join, right?"

"I am attracted by your words."

Su Qing replied without hesitation.

"no yet?"

Without making any movement, Xueno slowly moved closer to Su Qing.

"What else should there be?"

Su Qing walked towards Xue Noi, who also stopped.

"Being attracted by my beauty is not something that is difficult to talk about." Yukino paused and added, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone, including Yui."

"Why did you focus on Yui?" Su Qingwei frowned, not quite understanding, but continued to explain, "I really just thought what you said that day was very interesting, and I don't have any clubs I'm interested in, so I wanted to join and observe."

After saying that, Su Qing looked Xue No up and down.

After noticing his unabashed gaze, Yukino couldn't help but stiffen.

[Strange... This isn't the first time, why am I so nervous?]

Su Qing's gaze stayed on Xueno for only one or two seconds, but Xueno felt like a very long time had passed.

"But you are indeed very beautiful. The first time you gave me the feeling that you were like... a plum blossom." Su Qing commented with a faint smile on his face.

“What are you saying all of a sudden…?!”

This is obviously not the first time I have been praised like this.

Obviously, I have heard similar words countless times at family banquets.

But why did Su Qing’s words now... give her such a strange feeling?

When she met those black eyes as if she were electrocuted, Yukino couldn't help but look away, whispering with her rosy lips, "Plum blossoms...?"

"I'm just giving an objective evaluation." As if not noticing Yukino's abnormality, Su Qing added, "However, plum blossom is my subjective evaluation."

"Okay... no need to say more, I understand..."

Yukino ended the topic without giving any time for further discussion, but her tone was not forceful and her obviously evasive gaze made her look like a shy girl.

"Um...how's the matter between you and Hikigaya going?"

Turning her face away, Yukino tucked her hair behind her ears and asked.

"Thanks to Yui, it was resolved this morning, so don't worry."

Su Qing fell silent after he finished speaking—he didn't expect Hikigaya to suddenly burst into tears in the morning.

"Did Yui help too?"

Yukino gave her a curious look.

Su Qing said "hmm" softly, and then explained to her what happened in the morning, of course without mentioning the details of Hikigaya crying.

"So that's how it is." Upon hearing this, Yukino fell into silence, which was rare.

[I don’t think I was able to help much…]

Because the two of them had been outside for quite a long time, Yukino was beginning to feel the chill.

The stiffness in her hands forced her to blow hot air on them and then rub them quickly.

next moment.

A bottle of black tea suddenly appeared in her sight.

"Warm your hands."

When she raised her face slightly, Su Qing's reflection appeared in Xueno's clear eyes.

“Although it’s not green tea, black tea is actually not bad.”

"Thank you..."

Xueno thought for a long while before finally uttering these words.

After putting my frozen hands on the bottle, the warmth quickly flowed from the palms of my hands to my heart.

thump--

thump--

Your metabolism determines your heart rate.

Metabolism depends on the temperature.

When it gets cold in winter, your heart rate will slow down moderately.

Now that it's hot, your heart rate will naturally speed up.

This is a matter of course.

Yukino told herself this in her heart.

"It seems like you can't make a choice for a long time, so I took the initiative to help you choose. So just think of it as me treating you." Su Qing said again.

"Then why do you want to help me choose?"

Yukino asked this while lowering her head and rubbing the cup of warm black tea.

"If you're a friend, you still have this right."

"Really?" Xue No nodded, not quite understanding. Suddenly, she raised her face and stared at Su Qing, her eyes seeming to contain thousands of words.

In the end, the girl just smiled.

"Thank you, my...friend~"

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