Chapter 303: Presenting the Plan

"You're early. That's a miracle, Onoda-kun. Did the heavens flip?" Ishida-senpai remarked as soon as she entered the room and saw me inside. However, she's certainly pleased upon seeing me in the room that she turned a blind eye to the two girls clinging on my left and right.

"I promised… Ah no. The truth is I got free time so I went straight here."

"You know you shouldn't have corrected yourself. In any case, have you prepared it?" Ishida-senpai shook her head and sat at her seat, away from us.

Perhaps she didn't want to be unnecessarily exposed to seeing us sticking close together. Well, even if she already said not to be too overly affectionate in this clubroom, Kana and Rae couldn't help it.

"Yes. Here it is." Gently plucking myself away from the two girls, I stood up and handed her the plan that I hastily finished when Kana arrived.

Well, it's already complete but I just improved on some parts. My time with Rae shortened that improvisation though, resulting in it still being rough on some corners.

Nonetheless, I don't regret the time I spent with her.

Ishida-senpai took it. While flipping on its pages where most details were written, she signaled for me to sit down and not stand at her side.

Taking the nearest seat, I glanced at the two girls who were also waiting for Ishida-senpai's judgement.

When they saw me looking at them, the two did encouraging gestures. Seeing their cute displays, a smile naturally emerged from my lips.

"You…" Suddenly, Ishida-senpai interrupted that kinda fluffy moment I was having with the two even if we're seats away from each other. Although her tone didn't sound cold, there's an expression of disbelief on her face. "Did you make this by yourself?"

"No. I asked for someone's help. We pooled our ideas together and that's the result."

Ishida-senpai nodded at my answer before putting the folder down and pointed at something written on it. "Come here, look at this."

With that kind of instruction, I moved my chair next to her and leaned over to see what she's trying to show me. "What about this, senpai? Is it wrong?"

"No. What you put here. It's impossible for us to accomplish it."

To clearly see what she's pointing at I lean closer leading for our shoulders to brush against each other. Because of my nature, I also couldn't help but look at her in case that's something that would make her uncomfortable. Luckily, her entire focus was on the plan I handed to her.

This is the first time I got to observe Ishida-senpai this close. Although she's not as cute as Kana or as pretty as Akane, this trait of hers that could keep her focus on important things, as well as her diligence in her role as the Club President, was truly admirable. And I found that attractive.

Although it sounds like a normal trait for others, not everyone can be like her who will not be distracted by things unrelated to the topic at hand.

For example, me. I am already distracted just by being this close to her, staring at her face, inhaling the scent coming from her hair and body.

"Onoda-kun, focus." Upon seeing me lost in my own thoughts, Ishida-senpai reminded me.

Perhaps the two girls watching from their seats will have something to tease me about later… Haa. I'll give it to them. I'll just tease them back if they did.

"Ah. That's… I plan to employ help to accomplish that."

"I see. But Onoda-kun, where will you employ help? Everyone will be busy with their own clubs and class. Besides, it's hard to call it as something the Literature Club prepared if there were hired hands."

"I get you, senpai. But only for preparations, I feel like we will lose a lot of time if we also do it by ourselves. When the Festival starts, only us members of the club will manage it."

It's a plan that will allow for most students to find that the Literature Club isn't just a bookworm club or wannabe-writers club. It will show them that it will feel like they're diving into a whole new world of possibilities. There are various types of literature so… each of those or all those we could prepare will have their own place.

"Alright. I'll take this for now and study this. I'll call you when I'm done. We will talk about this in detail again by then." Ishida-senpai straightened her back and closed the folder before sliding it to the table, passing it to the two girls at the other side of the table. "You two should look at this as well. Perhaps you already did but I also want to hear your opinions."

The two took it and nodded in agreement. Rae only took a glimpse of it earlier and Kana... She was busy being comfortable with me so she also hadn't got the chance to check it.

As soon as they opened it, the two became engrossed at what's written in it.

"Do you think it's possible to be realized, senpai?"

With a rare smile on her lips, Ishida-senpai answered. "It's a great plan but we need to revise a lot of things on it and perhaps, lower the scale of what you wanted to do. We have limited hands. With Kenji not coming to the club, there are only five of us."

"I see. You're right. Well then, I'll be in your care, senpai. Let me learn from you."

"As if you still need to learn, you have Kana, Mirae and that someone who helped you draw that plan."

"Well, everyone has their own specialty. If I am to succeed the Club, I need to learn from the President herself, right?"

"Are you sure this is not you trying to get into my skirt?"

"Do I look that much of a pervert?"

"If you're asking me then yes. You unnecessarily sniffed me three times just now."

"… I couldn't deny that. However, senpai, I'm serious at learning from you."

Before answering, Ishida-senpai stared at me as if sounding my answer out. Because of what I've shown to her, it's now harder for her to believe me. "Well then Onoda-kun. First lesson. Learn to differentiate your personal issue from the club's. In this room, I want you to become the role model for the others."

Ah, she's telling me that I should behave and not be too chummy to Kana and Rae whenever we're in this clubroom. If she found out that we've done more than just kissing in this room, what will be her reaction?

"I want to say yes but senpai… If you're in my shoes, you will want to pamper that cute and shy girl and that knowledge girl who still needed someone to guide her."

"I don't want to hear excuses, Onoda-kun. If you can't do that then there's no point in me teaching you, is there?" Wiping that slight smile off her face, Ishida-senpai's eyes turned into a slit as she waited for my next answer.

"Alright, I will do that. But is it fine to greet them like we always do?"

"If it's only that then it's fine. I want to see progress in a week, Onoda-kun. If it doesn't change...then, don't run to me for learning again."

One week… By then, I have to stop us to be too affectionate when in this clubroom. But if that happens, my quality time with them will be lessened and I might need another room to bring them to.

"I understand, senpai. I'll talk to them about it."

This is for that progress, so I guess I can just mark this place as off-limits whenever Ishida-senpai is here. When she's not, we can sneakily be affectionate towards each other.

"Good, now go. You still have your Secretary Job, right?"

"Can't I stay here for a bit?"

It's still a bit early and it's been a while since I stayed this long in this clubroom anyway.

"What for? They're busy, don't disturb them again."

"But you're not busy, senpai."

"I told you. Don't try to get into my skirt in this room."

She always ends at that conclusion… Getting into her skirt.

Although I'm attracted to her trait, it's still not to the point of wanting to make her mine like with Arisa-senpai.

"Senpai, do you understand what you just said?"

"I do. There's a proper time and place for that. If you really have that kind of intention, don't do it here."

Surprisingly she didn't get flustered or tried to reword it. She's fully aware of what she's saying. This girl... She probably thought that I'm going after every girl I laid my eyes on.

Now that I think about it, back when I first came here, that Kenji was also behaving himself, so was that Ishida-senpai's influence? However, back then, I was already starting to corrupt Kana, I held her hand out of their sight.

"Proper time and place… I admire you, senpai. That's my honest feeling for you right now. So don't worry. If I ever have that intention, I will call you to tell it to you directly."

Upon hearing my words, for the first time, Ishida-senpai finally got flustered as a hint of red streak along her face and ears. "Y-you idiot! I don't need you announcing it like that! I'm not applying for a job to wait for a call from you saying I passed!"

"That's the first time you raised your voice like this, senpai. Anyway, I'm just being honest."

Although she looked flustered back when I caught her in that Love Hotel, she immediately shrunk back in shame at that time but this time... the way she reacted was very different than how she normally carried herself.

In any case, I still don't have that kind of intention with her. I look up to her as a senior and I truly intend to learn from her.

However, now that this happened, she will surely think otherwise.