When the two of them walked back to the classroom hand in hand, the room was still a mess of activity. Some students were finishing their homework, others were eating snacks, and a few girls were huddled together looking at a phone, occasionally letting out gasps of “Wow” and giggling.
The moment Su Ruanruan stepped through the classroom door, she saw a flash of glossy, beautiful black hair swaying near her seat.
Chu Youyu!
The Young Lady was currently sitting in Su Ruanruan’s seat, her two short, white legs swinging back and forth.
The sunlight spilled over her smooth black hair, making her eyes sparkle.
“Ruanruan! You’re finally back!”
As soon as she spotted Su Ruanruan, Chu Youyu immediately jumped up from the seat. She ran over excitedly and grabbed Su Ruanruan’s other wrist.
“Where did you just run off to? I’ve been looking for you for forever! Quick, sit down, sit down. I have something super, super fun to show you!”
Like an enthusiastic puppy, Chu Youyu pulled Su Ruanruan toward the corner of the back row.
Su Ruanruan’s small body stumbled from the pull, and she quickly used her other hand to grip Saginomiya Shiori, who was still holding onto her.
Shiori kept her head down, following submissively. As she looked at Su Ruanruan’s hand, a hint of superiority flashed in her eyes, hidden behind her long bangs.
‘A relationship like “friends,” how could it ever compare to being a “dog”?’
‘I am Ruanruan’s exclusive, one-of-a-kind dog…’
The three of them sat down in the back row.
“Look, look!”
Chu Youyu impatiently opened the small pink box. Inside lay three white, chubby, round daifuku.
However, the shape of these daifuku was extremely ridiculous—each one had been molded into a chibi-style little butt, complete with a suspicious “crevice” in the middle.
“This is a limited edition item called ‘Pipi Daifuku’ from that new dessert shop on the Commercial Street outside the school gate!” Chu Youyu looked excited. “Isn’t the shape super hilarious? I laughed until my stomach hurt when I walked past. The clerk said it was an idea from one of the maids in their shop!”
Su Ruanruan stared at the three white, round “little butts,” and her small face instantly turned beet red.
“This… this is way too embarrassing…” Her voice was soft and waxy, and she instinctively covered her burning cheeks with her small hands.
“Embarrassing or whatever… It’s—it’s not like I bought such a weird shape on purpose!” Chu Youyu’s face suddenly turned red as well, and she turned her head away with a huff. “It—it’s only because the clerk said it has a strawberry cream filling, so I thought Ruanruan might like it…”
As she spoke, she picked up a “butt,” blushed, and took a bite.
“Mmph… It’s—it’s okay, I guess…”
As Chu Youyu chewed the daifuku, her cheeks puffed out like a little hamster. She spoke indistinctly, “I—I’ve already decided. I’m adding this to the menu of my Maid Cafe next week! When the maids serve this to the tables, the customers’ expressions will… will definitely be very interesting!”
Su Ruanruan felt a bit shy at first, but after staring at the white, chubby, and seemingly bouncy “butt” shape for a while, she couldn’t help it.
“Pfft—”
Su Ruanruan finally burst out into a “giggle.” Her shoulders shook as she laughed, and her eyes curved into two little crescent moons. “Alright, alright, I know you meant well, Youyu. But… this shape really is quite funny!”
Seeing Su Ruanruan laugh, Chu Youyu’s eyes instantly lit up. She lifted her small chin proudly. “Humph, I told you it was funny! This will definitely be a best-seller!”
“Oh, right, right!”
Chu Youyu suddenly remembered something and pulled her phone out of her bag. “Look at the recent trending searches! Our neighbor, Sacred Heart Girls’ Academy, apparently produced a super powerful e-sports girl. She won the women’s championship in the Fatal Reticle national league!”
” Fatal Reticle ?”
Su Ruanruan’s small eyes lit up. “Is that the shooter game that’s been super popular lately?”
“Ye—yeah!”
Chu Youyu nodded, her black hair swaying along. “I heard that the champion is only 17 years old. Her game ID is ‘ronk,’ and her aim is ridiculously accurate. Her fans call her the ‘Human Aimbot’! Now a bunch of streaming platforms are fighting to sign her!”
Su Ruanruan rubbed her small chin. ‘I could probably do that too, right?’
“What is Ruanruan thinking about?”
Chu Youyu leaned in curiously, her small face almost pressed against Su Ruanruan’s. “You—you don’t want to play this game too, do you? But with Ruanruan’s personality, you’d probably be scared to tears by the opponents. There are a lot of aggressive girls in that game…”
“I—I would not!”
Ring—!
Just as the three of them were chatting, the bell rang for the end of the last afternoon class.
“School’s out!” Chu Youyu grabbed her bag, her black twin-tails swinging excitedly. “Ruanruan, Shiori! Follow me. I’ll take you to my secret base!”
“Eh? Where are we going?” Su Ruanruan blinked in confusion.
“You’ll know when we get there! My very own exclusive club!”
A few minutes later, Chu Youyu pulled the two of them to the top floor of the Teaching Building. She pushed open a luxurious wooden door with a gold-leaf sign hanging on it.
The sign clearly bore three large characters: [Service Club].
“The… Service Club?!”
Su Ruanruan’s mouth hung open slightly in shock. As a hardcore ACG fan in her past life, this name, full of déjà vu, instantly awakened certain memories. ‘Does a black-haired, sharp-tongued beauty live inside?!’
“Yeah! I spent money to apply to the school to start it!” Chu Youyu puffed out her small chest proudly and pushed the door open. “But I’m actually the only one in this club. I usually find classes boring, so I use it as my private Restroom.”
When Su Ruanruan walked inside, she was instantly stunned by the power of capital.
A massive leather sofa, a French-door refrigerator, cashmere carpets covering the entire room… was this really a school club level!?
“Youyu, what is that dark room for?” Su Ruanruan noticed a dark room partitioned off with black frosted glass in the corner.
“Oh! That’s my e-sports room!”
Chu Youyu ran over and slid the glass door open. A cool RGB light in blue and pink poured out. A transparent computer case with top-tier liquid cooling was running quietly. An ultra-wide monitor and a full set of pink Razer peripherals sat on the desk. The gaming chair looked even more comfortable than a bed.
“Didn’t we talk about that *Fatal Reticle* shooter game at noon?” Chu Youyu pushed Su Ruanruan into the gaming chair and said triumphantly, “My account has every skin and weapon! Ruanruan, didn’t you say you wanted to try? Play it here!”
“Eh? Am… am I really allowed?”
Looking at this top-of-the-line equipment, Su Ruanruan’s gaming DNA from her past life instantly flared up.
‘It’s just a simple FPS shooter. How hard could it be? Just move the reticle onto the enemy’s head and left-click, right?! Let me show you what a true god of war looks like!’
“Leave it to me!”
Su Ruanruan gripped the mouse with full confidence. Her small face was full of excitement as she proudly puffed out her flat little chest.
She clicked on the game’s newcomer matchmaking mode and put on the expensive noise-canceling headphones.
The game quickly entered the skydiving screen. The realistic sound effects and the visual of diving from high altitude felt very fresh to Su Ruanruan.
“Go, Ruanruan!” Chu Youyu cheered from the side, clenching her small fists.
Meanwhile, Saginomiya Shiori stood quietly behind Su Ruanruan’s gaming chair like a loyal guard dog, watching her silently.
Su Ruanruan controlled her character to land, skillfully ran into a house, and picked up an assault rifle.
“Hmph, now watch me slaughter everyone…”
However, before she could finish her sentence…
*Bang! Bang bang bang!*
Extremely loud and realistic gunshots suddenly erupted in her headphones! An enemy jumped out from nowhere and opened fire wildly on her character!
“Eek—!”
This Weak Receiver body simply could not handle such a sudden fright. Su Ruanruan’s entire body jerked violently, and she let out a thin, frightened scream.
Even worse, her brain reacted, but her hands couldn’t keep up!
She desperately slid the mouse to turn and return fire, but her hand shook so much that the reticle flew straight toward the sky. She emptied an entire magazine into the air.
“Some—someone is hitting me! Run, run, waah…”
Su Ruanruan’s face turned bright red with panic. She controlled her character like a headless fly, crashing into walls inside the house. Her small hands were trembling from extreme tension.
Bang!
The screen turned gray.
[You have been defeated by “Watermelon Killer”]
“Ugh…”
Su Ruanruan, who had just vowed to slaughter everyone, now stared blankly at the gray screen. Her small mouth pouted in grievance, and tears instantly began to well up in her eyes.
She… she got wrecked!
The coordination of this body was just too poor! Not only did her hands shake, but those loud gunshots just now made her heart race uncontrollably. Even now, her palms were breaking out in a cold sweat.
“Pfft, hahaha!” Chu Youyu’s merciless laughter came from beside her. “Ruanruan, your ‘outline aiming’ just now was way too funny! Were you trying to set off fireworks by shooting the ceiling?”
“Waaa… Youyu, don’t laugh at me!”
Su Ruanruan turned her head in shame and indignation, her small face flushed. “It… it’s because this mouse is too slippery! And those gunshots were so loud, they scared me!”
“You’re clearly just a noob, yet you’re so stubborn.” Chu Youyu gave a proud huff, but seeing Su Ruanruan’s red eyes, she immediately softened. She walked over and patted Su Ruanruan’s slender shoulder. “Fine, fine, I won’t laugh. Every newbie is like this the first time. When I first started… ahem, I was about the same!”
“Um… that…”
Saginomiya Shiori, who had been standing quietly behind Su Ruanruan, suddenly spoke in an extremely soft, somewhat timid voice.
“Ruanruan… if you’re afraid… do you want me to teach you?”
Su Ruanruan turned her head, looking at her with teary eyes. “Eh? Is Shiori very good at this?”
“Mhm… I’ve played it a little bit before. My rank is decent.”
Shiori lowered her eyes slightly. Her hands, which were used to wielding a sword, rubbed nervously against her skirt. Then, she leaned down carefully.
“Can I… can I guide you from behind? If you don’t mind…”
“Ye—yes! Then Shiori, teach me!” Su Ruanruan felt as if she had found a lifeline. She quickly wiggled her little butt, trying to make some space for Shiori.
“Th—thank you, Ruanruan…”