Originally, she had been worried that her older sister might not be able to sleep, so she came over to check whether her sister had been dragged into bed by that scumbag Hikigaya.
But after coming here, she realized she could not convince her sister at all.
The Service Club as a school club was something she could still wrestle over with Hachiman. After all, school clubs did not have a lifetime president system, and the Service Club was not Hachiman's personal property.
But once it came to the Service Club outside of school, there was really no one who could restrain Hachiman anymore.
If her sister wanted to make a bet with Hachiman like she did, she would probably be kicked out of the Service Club directly.
Becoming vice president only to be kicked out, a sister who had always been focused on developing the Yukinoshita family definitely would not be able to accept that.
But watching her sister get harmed by that guy Hikigaya all by herself… she could not do that either.
'That guy Hikigaya, you have barely even met my sister a few times, yet you let her be the vice president of the club for no reason? A playboy scumbag who is entangled with so many girls definitely has designs on my sister…'
Yukinoshita Yukino lay on the sofa, hugging the limited edition panda plushie Mr. Pan. Her crystal-clear, pale jade-like feet were curled up inside the blanket as she stared gloomily at the ceiling, not knowing what to do.
Before going to the Service Club just now, she had called her mother to explain the situation. But her mother did not seem to have any intention of stopping her sister. Instead, under her sister's persuasion, she had already begun considering pulling in some allies to join the Service Club, providing the club with some resources and venues free of charge, helping her sister secure her position as vice president
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[The Service Club, Kitchen]
Yukinoshita Haruno did not take to heart what little Yukino had just said about not understanding people's hearts. She stayed in the kitchen for a while longer, watching as the maids carried the prepared late-night snacks one after another to the large bath.
Strictly speaking, such a small matter did not require her supervision. There was nothing she could do here, and these maids all belonged to the Rurikawa family. They might not even listen to her.
But she knew that Touka and Hachiman were bathing in the large bath. If something happened at this time and she went over, would she not be disturbing Touka's good thing?
Choosing to stay in the central grand living room was not great either.
She was not stupid. Naturally, she knew that the Service Club had just been established and did not have many newcomers yet. At present, most of the girls in the Service Club had fairly close relationships with Hachiman.
Many wealthy people kept mistresses, raising y0ung and beautiful girls in secret. It was just that no one could do it to the extent that Hachiman did.
Not only did he gather so many female classmates from school together, even noble demi-human princesses were willing to maintain this kind of relationship with him.
Although she had always wanted to build good relations with the elf princess, right now the living room was full of girls who did not want to leave tonight and wanted to sleep with Hachiman until dawn. She really could not blend in.
It was also a good opportunity for her to properly think about how to handle the Service Club's affairs going forward.
With so many girls in the Service Club, Hachiman had instead entrusted this heavy responsibility to her.
As for Kaede and Rurikawa Tsubaki saying they were students and did not have time, she naturally did not believe that.
Students indeed needed to study and lacked time, but with Hachiman's current situation, would it be difficult to find an obedient, pretty girl who had time to help manage things? Not to mention that there were so many elves around the elf princess. Having just one elf handle the Service Club's affairs would be more than enough.
However, even knowing that the position of vice president of the Service Club was not that simple, she still did not want to let go just like that.
If there were no risks at all, how could such a good thing ever fall to her?
"Miss Haruno, are you still here?"
"Miss Shion?"
Hearing another voice from behind, Yukinoshita Haruno could not help turning her head to look at the person who had arrived, the silver-haired, pure and cute Maid Shion.
"Miss Haruno, you can just call me Shion. I am just a maid, not a young lady from a wealthy family like you."
Seeing how polite Yukinoshita Haruno was toward her, Shion bowed slightly, a faint smile on her face.
"Then Shion, you can just call me Haruno as well. No need to be so formal."
The smile on Yukinoshita Haruno's face grew warmer. Although Shion said she was just a maid, she was Rurikawa Tsubaki's personal maid. She had stayed with the Rurikawa family through its most destitute times, never leaving them. Her status within the Rurikawa family was not low at all.
The current group of maids in the Rurikawa family was probably organized by Shion, this personal maid.
"Miss Haruno, I will not bother with pleasantries. I am here on behalf of my young lady to ask whether the Yukinoshita family has any intention of forming an alliance with us."
Faced with Yukinoshita Haruno's polite words, Shion did not commit either way and directly stated her purpose.
"An alliance?"
Yukinoshita Haruno froze. She had never expected that Rurikawa Tsubaki's personal Maid Shion would come here to seek an alliance with her.
"Yes, an alliance. Join us and fight against the elf princess, Iris," Shion nodded slightly.
Her own young lady had originally been dragged into this by the elf princess. Logically speaking, she should be standing on the elf princess's side.
But her young lady was also Miss Kaede's good friend. If Miss Kaede had not agreed and successfully obtained Miss Kaede's forgiveness, the young lady probably would not have agreed to become Young Master Hikigaya's lover at all.
Now that the young lady was going to follow Kaede and the Suzu sisters to challenge the elf princess, Shion felt that the prospects were extremely worrying.
After all, the boundary between the demi-human and human camps was not that clear. Even if the elf princess did not pull over a large group of elf beauties from the elf race, the mermaid princess Melo standing beside the elf princess had an idol agency under her. Hanabishi Haruka, Mizukami Sayo, and Tenkawa Kaoruko, these magical girls of human races, would very likely be drawn over to the demi-human side. And then there were the other idol girls in the agency who lacked fame but still had looks and figures.
That was only considering Sobu High. If the young lady and Miss Kaede recruited people within Sobu High alone, they would definitely be crushed in defeat.
She was even tempted to urge Lady Rurikawa to acquire a few agencies herself. Not just idols, but actors, voice actors, and other entertainers would work as well.
However, the demi-human side could also acquire agencies. Then the number of idols on both sides would likely enter a tug-of-war again, with no clear advantage.
Recruiting maids was one option. Today, she had already contacted and recruited some maids with good qualifications. As long as they underwent maid education and training, they would quickly be ready for work.
But to contend with the powerful demi-humans, they still needed to work hard to find helpers.
The Yukinoshita family before her was insignificant. Even adding Yukinoshita Haruno and Yukinoshita Yukino together, they were only two sisters, not even as many as the three sisters of the Tohsaka family.
But now that Young Master Hikigaya had put Yukinoshita Haruno in charge of managing the Service Club, if they pulled Yukinoshita Haruno over, many future new members of the Service Club could naturally be brought over as well.
"Fight against the elf princess, Iris?"
Looking at the astonishing Shion, Yukinoshita Haruno felt like the other party had lost her mind.
She was not even done trying to cling to the elf princess's leg yet. She had come precisely to get closer to the elf princess. How could she possibly go against the elf princess?
"Miss Haruno, you have misunderstood. We are not truly going to become enemies of the elf princess, but to win against the elf princess and her side in the Service games."
"These are just internal games within the Service Club and will not affect our relationships with one another."
Shion shook her head slightly and explained with a smile.
"I know you want to get closer to the elf princess, but you may not yet know about the special assistance relationship between the elf princess and Young Master Hikigaya."
"If you want the elf princess to value you, the best way is to make Young Master Hikigaya happy."
"Of course, this is on the premise that it does not affect the elf princess's assistance. You cannot fight over jealousy and make everyone unhappy."
"Occasionally winning against the elf princess in one or two Service games will instead make the elf princess very satisfied with you."
As she spoke, Shion leaned close to Yukinoshita Haruno's ear and whispered, explaining the Service assistance, Service activities, and other aspects of the Service Club.
She also revealed the current student groups at Sobu High that had already joined the Service roster, letting Yukinoshita Haruno understand her own situation and develop a sense of crisis.
In any case, as the vice president of the Service Club, Yukinoshita Haruno would definitely learn about the Service activities sooner or later. Letting her know the specific situation earlier would be better.
Although the elf princess had the elf race behind her, with an entire race of elf beauties as backup, Lady Rurikawa had already joined Miss Kaede in stepping forward. As her personal maid, Shion had no choice but to follow along.
At present, the elf princess had not yet brought over that many elves. They still had a chance to win.
"Service games? Daily themed parties? Th-this…"
Listening to Shion's extremely detailed descriptions, Yukinoshita Haruno slowly opened her small mouth, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Even though she had already prepared herself mentally and knew that Hachiman's relationship with so many girls could not possibly be pure, she was still shocked by Shion's words.
The student council, the disciplinary committee, the girls' competitive swimming club, the blonde gyaru group, mermaid idol divas, the Ichinose great family.
Did Hachiman really have to assist so many people every single day? He even had to give full assistance to the mermaid idol divas and the elf princesses before school every day?
In Yukinoshita Haruno's heart, the pure and noble image of the elf princess Iris instantly collapsed.
Was this still the beautiful, proud, pure and flawless elf race that represented beauty and elegance?
'To actually crave Hachiman's assistance every single night…'
'No, wait. Then what did Shion mean by asking the Yukinoshita family to ally with them and fight against the elf princess?'
"We are not lacking one or two people. It is just that since you are now the club's vice president, there are many things you should know."
Seeing that Yukinoshita Haruno understood her meaning, Shion added a few more words.
"This Service Club, like the Service Club at school, helps members when they encounter difficulties, but you also have to make Young Master Hikigaya happy. Everything revolves around Young Master Hikigaya."
"On this point, whether it is our young lady, Miss Kaede, or Her Highness Iris, Princess Lala, they all share the same view."
Play was play, teasing was teasing. No one intended to escalate conflicts or fight to the point of irreconcilability.
With Young Master Hikigaya's current strength, and with their defenses against him growing weaker and weaker, if it were not for so many people taking turns, being unable to get out of bed for several days would be the least of their worries.
To avoid Yukinoshita Haruno misunderstanding their relationships, she had to give her a warning. Her own young lady was only Young Master Hikigaya's lover. There was absolutely no possibility for the Yukinoshita family to rise above that.
"I understand. Thank you for the reminder."
Looking at the meaningful smile on Shion's face, Yukinoshita Haruno pressed her lips together and slowly nodded.
Shion's meaning was so obvious that there was no way she would not understand.
In fact, when she saw that the Service Club was full of young and beautiful girls, she had already had her suspicions. She knew that any allies who could be brought in to interact with the elf princess would also only be girls.
This was actually nothing special. Many wealthy people played much wilder games than this, even extremely disgusting ones.
Hikigaya's situation, a harem club that was extremely pure but of exceptionally high quality, was instead quite rare.
The Yukinoshita family did indeed want to cling to the elf princess's leg. The Ichinose family and the Rurikawa family had already done so. There was no way the Yukinoshita family would not seize the opportunity if it had one.
At most, before pulling in allies, she would explain the situation to them first. In any case, there was no shortage of people who wanted to enter the Service Club.
However, now she had begun to worry a little about her younger sister, little Yukino.
From what Shion said, it seemed that little Yukino still did not know about the relationships between Hikigaya and the many girls in the Service Club.
If little Yukino knew that Hikigaya had taken all the girls from the Service Club and the Service Club outside of school into his embrace, partying wildly with so many girls every day, there was no way she could have left so calmly just now, showing no extreme reaction to Haruno staying behind at the Service Club.
What was little Yukino usually doing at school? Did she really not have a single friend in the Service Club… How could she be almost completely unaware of the situation inside the Service Club.
Although she did not want little Yukino to serve and please Hikigaya-kun like the Ichinose and Rurikawa families, knowing nothing at all was also a bit absurd.
"Oh right, these are the exclusive benefits for Service Club members. Princess Lala upgraded the wristbands again, adding various auxiliary functions. After you go back, just explore them yourself and you will understand."
Just as Shion was about to leave, she suddenly remembered something. She stopped and handed Yukinoshita Haruno a prepared bag of pink wristbands.
"Can I give these directly to prospective new members?"
Yukinoshita Haruno froze, taking the bag and looking at the bag full of pink wristbands.
She knew that everyone had one of these pink wristbands. Komachi's classmates had been given them too, and she had even seen some maids wearing them. They were likely identity markers of the Service Club.
She had just assumed that these would only be given after she brought people in. She did not expect a mere maid like Shion to have so many on hand, directly giving her an entire bag.
"Of course. This is just a small benefit. There is nothing confidential inside."
Shion did not explain the specific function of these synchronized wristbands, only smiling warmly at Yukinoshita Haruno.
"You can give them to the members you want to bring into the club first. But if you want free teleportation into the Service Club, Miss Haruno, you still need to prepare a list of new members and pass Young Master Hikigaya's approval."
"I have basically said everything that needs to be said. The rest is for Miss Haruno to consider on her own."
After saying this, Shion bowed slightly and took her leave, teleporting back to the Rurikawa residence.
With so many people present tonight, she did not need to help the young lady share the burden. She might as well go back and think about how to conduct Rurikawa family maid education for the newly recruited maids.
Aside from the young female teacher, Ebihara Urara, who had already been confirmed to come to the Rurikawa household as a maid to repay her debts, there was also Mizukoshi Sayaka, who had accumulated massive debts due to her parents' business failure and would have her body organs sold if she could not repay them. There was Minami Aisumi, who had failed her entrance exams and had no choice but to work to earn money for tutoring fees. There was Kushida Kikyo, who had an unknown dark past and concealed her darker side extremely well.
Adding to that the useless maid Akira currently at home and Sayo, who claimed to have a cursed bad-luck constitution, the number of pretty maids with diverse personalities was barely enough to form a maid corps.
After all, there were also the young lady and the Kaede and Suzu sisters occasionally acting as maids. A ten-person maid corps was absolutely something others could not compare to.
However, the prerequisite was that she had to properly educate Ebihara Urara, Mizukoshi Sayaka, and the others, making them sincerely and willingly serve Young Master Hikigaya and help Lady Rurikawa win his favor.
"…"
Watching Shion teleport away, Yukinoshita Haruno pondered for a moment, then lifted the bag of synchronized wristbands and teleported back to the Yukinoshita residence.
At this time, the Yukinoshita house was still brightly lit.
A black-haired woman dressed in a light-colored kimono, with an elegant and noble temperament, was kneeling on the tatami.
"What happened at the club? Why did you come back so late, Haruno?"
Seeing her eldest daughter Haruno reappear before her eyes, Yukinoshita Kiyuki, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately asked.
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