Chapter 341: I Want to Join the Club
The three roommates exchanged glances. Seeing that Uchida Yuma was truly fine, the anxiety in their hearts finally eased.
"Phew… let's not play anymore today. How about we head back?"
Yasumoto Hirotaka still felt lingering fear and quickly suggested returning to the university.
"Yeah, let's go."
"Agreed."
The other two roommates readily agreed as well. After what happened, none of them had any interest in continuing.
Fortunately, Uchida Yuma hadn't met with disaster. Otherwise, they would have regretted it for the rest of their lives.
The four of them returned to the sun umbrella, changed clothes, packed their belongings, folded the umbrella, and returned it to the rental stand.
After that, they took the train back.
Twenty minutes later, they got off at Izu University Station.
Less than ten minutes after that, the four entered the campus.
"Finally back! I'm starving. Should we eat first?"
One of them said, rubbing his empty stomach.
Yasumoto Hirotaka thought for a moment.
"How about we go back to the dorm first, put our things down, then go to the cafeteria?"
"Sounds good."
"Okay."
At this moment, Uchiha Fugaku spoke up, "Um… I suddenly have something to take care of. Can you help me bring my backpack back to the dorm?"
Yasumoto Hirotaka immediately took the backpack from his hand.
"Of course. Do you want us to wait for you?"
"No need. I'll eat outside. I might come back a bit late, so don't wait for me."
Yasumoto Hirotaka reminded him, "Yuma, the dorm closes at 11 p.m. You have to be back before then, or you won't be able to get in."
He knew Uchida Yuma was introverted and rarely went out on his own. Even though Yuma probably knew, Hirotaka still reminded him just in case.
Uchiha Fugaku waved his hand and turned to leave.
Watching his figure disappear, one roommate asked worriedly,
"Is Yuma really okay?"
"He's fine. He looks completely normal."
Yasumoto Hirotaka said, "Let's go back to the dorm first, then eat."
Uchiha Fugaku planned to find the Diving Club first, then use them to meet Kitahara Iori.
The moment he stepped onto campus, the game panel issued a quest:
"Talk to the protagonist: Kitahara Iori."
There was no time limit, but Fugaku wanted to meet them immediately.
This was an anime he had watched countless times. He wanted to see what Kitahara Iori looked like in reality.
Following Uchida Yuma's memories, he arrived at the club activity building.
In Japanese universities, nearly everyone joined a club. Some schools even made participation mandatory.
The original Uchida Yuma was a member of the Art Club, located on the second floor. However, the Diving Club wasn't there.
After asking around, Fugaku quickly learned the Diving Club was on the fourth floor.
He went up and followed the signs along the corridor. At the very end, he found the Diving Club activity room.
The door was tightly shut.
It was almost five in the afternoon—normally, there should be people inside.
Fugaku knocked.
"Please come in."
He pushed the door open.
Inside, a burly man with thick eyebrows and a buzz cut sat at a desk, writing something. He wore a tank top and flip-flops.
"Is there something I can help you with, student?"
Uchiha Fugaku looked at him twice.
Tokita Shinji.
President of the Diving Club.
Head of the Diving Circle.
My luck isn't bad, Fugaku thought.
Looks like I'll meet Kitahara Iori today.
"Hello," Fugaku said calmly. "I want to join the club."
Tokita Shinji's eyes instantly lit up. He stood up enthusiastically.
"Come, come! Have a seat! You want to join? You've got great taste!"
He pulled out a club application form, placed it in front of Fugaku along with a pen.
"Fill this out."
Then he walked to the water dispenser, poured a glass, and brought it over.
"Here, drink some water."
"Thank you."
Uchiha Fugaku took the cup and drank.
The moment the liquid touched his tongue, his brow twitched.
…Vodka.
A burning sensation spread through his mouth.
Only then did he remember—
for the Diving Club, vodka was water, and whiskey mixed with vodka was oolong tea.
"Are you okay?"
Tokita Shinji asked with concern.
"I'm fine."
Fugaku smacked his lips.
Not bad quality. Better than Konoha's sake.
He filled out the form. He almost wrote Uchiha Fugaku, but corrected himself in time and wrote:
Uchida Yuma
After filling everything in, he handed it over.
Tokita Shinji glanced at it, nodded in satisfaction, stuffed it into the drawer, and slapped Fugaku on the shoulder.
"Congratulations! You're officially a member of the Diving Club!"
"You joined at the perfect time. We're having a gathering tonight. Want to come?"
Fugaku's eyes flickered.
"Where?"
"At Grand Blue," Tokita Shinji said.
"It's a diving shop. That's where we usually gather."
"Our members are very… interesting. Oh, and there are two other freshmen like you. Different major, though. What's your major?"
Uchiha Fugaku replied calmly, "Electronic Information."
"Ah, yeah, not the same. Those two are Mechanical Engineering—same as me."
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