Chapter 82: Freedom Club

"...So this is our clubroom?" Zenkichi asked aloud as he and his friends entered their clubroom, a look of surprise in his eyes.

The clubroom was at the size of a classroom, fit for dozens of students, but most of the space was filled with all kinds of gaming equipment; arcade, controllers, computers, even boardgames were neatly packed in the room.

It was a gamer's paradise.

"Oh wow! This is so amazing!" Sayaka exclaimed, her eyes widening with excitement. "I can't believe we have such a fantastic clubroom! We're going to have so much fun here!"

"Yeah..." Nabeshima whistled, looking around in awe. "Damn. They got all of this from just the school's club budget?"

"School's damn rich. And as long as the club you're in makes it to the national's and gets a win, they're willing to invest," Shiranui said, chewing on some spicy flavored chips.

Sayaka stared at her in surprise because this was the first she'd see someone eat 69 bags of chips in less than an hour! Even Aoi Asahina and Akane Owari didn't eat so much so quickly, in her opinion that is.

'How could someone, smaller than me, eat so much...' She thought.

She heard that Hansode Shiranui was a glutton but she didn't think it was this much!

"*Hic*G-Gotta say, even though I don't play much games in my life," Their club advisor, Kirigakure, looked around the room with a flushed face before settling herself down on a beanbag chair with a satisfied look. "I can get used to this..."

"Hehe. So you guys like it?" Medaka smiled, walking into the clubroom alongside Kikaijima. "It was the former Gaming Club's clubroom. Shame that after the previous members graduated there were no other new members that wanted to join."

"And why is that, president?" Sayaka curiously asked.

"Please, call me Medaka, Maizono-san. We're fellow clubmates after all." Medaka waved, smiling warmly at her.

Sayaka shyly nodded. "Okay. Then please, call me Sayaka as well!"

"As for your question, Sayaka, it's quite simple to answer. As you may know, most gamers are introverts and have a small circle of friends. The first Gaming Club was founded by six members and up to their disbandment, there had only been a total of 16 members. And during this school year, the senior Gaming Club members didn't make any junior friends to pass on the legacy to, resulting in the club being left without any new members. Moreover, the other types of Gaming Club in school roped in all the new gamers as well."

"That's a shame..." Zenkichi muttered, feeling a bit sympathetic and sad of the Gaming Club's ending. "But hey, at least now we can make the most of this amazing clubroom!"

"Yeah, let's make some great memories here!" Nabeshima exclaimed, pumping her fist with enthusiasm.

Zenkichi nodded in agreement. "That's the plan. So, as the club captain of Freedom Club, I hereby declare our first club objective to be–"

*Hic*

"H-Hold it right there hottie..." Kirigakure interjected raising her large sake bottle, drunk as ever, while most of her body sunk into the beanbag. "I hate to interrupt your speech and everything but... where's your last member?"

"Huh? What is Kirigakure-sensei talking about?" Sayaka asked.

Zenkichi subconsciously replied, "To create a club, they must have at least one teacher advisor and six students."

"Oh yeah, now that she mentioned it..." Nabeshima muttered, putting her chin on Zenkichi's left shoulder. "Where's our last member?"

"And who is it?" Shiranui asled.

"Actually, there are two members. Their names are Youka Naze and Itami Koga, both 2nd years from Class 13? Huh. How did you manage to meet them? Most of the Class 13 students never show up to school..." Medaka hummed as she looked at the forms and glanced up at Zenkichi.

"Oh they're–" Zenkichi paused, remembering that they were supposed to be laying low for a while after destroying the Flask Plan.

Thinking fast, his mouth just went with it and said, "They're currently on a trip to Paris? Said that they have something important to do and that they'd be back in a few days."

"Hmm. A'ight, as long as they show up in the club once in a while." Kirigakure grumbled, taking another swig from her sake bottle, and sunk herself fully into the beanbag.

Zenkichi let out a breath of relief, glad that his impromptu lie seemed to satisfy the advisor. "Of course, sensei. I'll make sure they know."

He got a thumps up as a reply.

"Hehe. Kirigakure-sensei is, well..." Sayaka hesitated for a moment, searching for the right words. "Unique, to say the least."

"You mean drunk, right?" Nabeshima giggled.

"Eh..." Sayaka tried to say something but she could only look away.

"Hey Medaka, these two members..." Shiranui began to ask, a growing smirk on her face.

"Yes?"

"Are they female?"

"Well, yes. Why do you–"

"Aha!" Shiranui laughed, pointing at Zenkichi who looked away from her amused expression. "Well, well, well. You got anything to say for yourself, mister "I'm not creating a harem"?"

"Oho? Is this true, Zenkichi~?" Nabeshima teasingly grinned at him.

"Awawawawa...." Sayak covered her eyes with her hands but she could still see through between her fingers.

"Medaka-chan..."

Medaka meanwhile looked completely normal while Kikaijima glanced at her.

"..." Zenkichi turned towards Shiranui with narrowed eyes and smirked.

"Well, if you say so Shiranui. Doesn't that mean that you're part of my harem? And since you were the one who brought it up, do you have..."

Shiranui's eyes widened, realizing what he was about to say.

And Zenkichi relished every single moment of Shiranui's face as he continued,

"...feelings for me?"

"What?! No!! That's not what I meant!" Shiranui stammered, her face turning bright red. "I-I was just teasing! Don't get ahead of yourself, Zenkichi!"

"You sure? I mean, with how excited you sounded, it kinda sounded like–"

"Nope! No, no, no nope! Uh-huh! You were just hearing things, you hear me!"

Seeing Shiranui's flustered face, everyone burst into laughter, causing Shiranui to pout and cross her arms. Zenkichi's teasing had successfully diverted the attention away from the topic of his supposed harem.

"Alright, alright, let's get back on track," Zenkichi said, still grinning. "As I was saying before I was ruefully interrupted by our scantily dressed teacher–"

"I look good and I ain't ashamed to show off these knockers~ And I saw you looking at them!" Kirigakure flipped him the bird.

Zenkichi's expression didn't change and everyone ignored the drunkard.

"–our first objective as a club for today is to commemorate it by trying out all the games here and have a party!"

"Yay!" Sayaka applauded, starry eyed.

"Oh yeah! You better have some snacks cause this wouldn't be a party without snacks!"

"Hehe. Is this going to be like our date?" Nabeshima whisperingly said to Zenkichi, who playfully nudges at her and replied.

"Not exactly."

Medaka began to chuckle and said, "Ufufu, I knew you were going to do this. So I already prepared some meals." she then snapped her fingers.

Suddenly, the doors opened up as numerous people came in carrying trays of food, drinks, and snacks. The room was filled with the aroma of delicious food, and everyone's eyes widened in surprise.

"Woah, Medaka, you really thought of everything!" Shiranui exclaimed, her mouth already watering at the sight of the food.

Medaka smiled and said, "I wanted to make sure our first club gathering was special. So please, help yourselves to the food and let's enjoy our time together." she then turned towards Zenkichi, her smile warmer and full of affection.

"Zenkichi, what do you think?"

Zenkichi blinked, glanced at his system inventory filled with all kinds of meals and deserts for a moment before giving a smile in return. "It's wonderful, Medaka-chan! I appreciate it."

"Hehe~"

Kikaijima smiled and patted Medaka's shoulder, "Good job, Medaka-chan!"

The club members, Kikaijima and Kirigakure then eagerly dug into the feast, laughing and chatting as they tried out different games and enjoyed each other's company. The room filled with laughter, cheers, and the sounds of buttons being pressed and controllers being moved.

....

"Hoo~ Those were delicious!" Zenkichi muttered, smiling as he walked down the empty hallways.

He went to get some fresh air after partying with his girls for three hours. The sun had already went down and tiny twinkling stars now covered the night sky.

"Hm. Now this is a life worth fighting for," Zenkichi softly smiled, looking up at the night sky.

Everything was peaceful, just what he wanted.

"....Did the party tire you out as well, Medaka-chan?" Zenkichi muttered, turning to see Medaka walking up to him.

Medaka let out a sigh and stand up next to him, shoulder-to-shoulder. "Yeah. I didn't know Sayaka could be so competitive."

"Anyone would be when they have a 15 streak loss."

"Well, to be honest, she is a bit terrible at the game as well."

"Ooh, that's gotta hurt for Sayaka if she heard you say that." Zenkichi chuckled.

Medaka laughed softly. "I suppose so. But it was all in good fun. I'm glad we were able to bond and enjoy ourselves today."

"Yeah, it was a blast. And I couldn't have asked for a better clubroom or better clubmates," Zenkichi said, one-arm hugging Medaka.

Medaka smiled, blushing at the hug, and nudged him gently with her elbow. "I'm glad to hear that. And just for the record, I don't mind being a part of your so-called harem."

Zenkichi was stunned, his face slightly reddening. "I-Is that so? Well, I'll keep that in mind, Medaka-chan."

He thought she was just joking.

She wasn't.

They stood there for a moment, enjoying the peaceful silence of the night. The sound of their laughter still echoed in their ears, reminding them of the fun they had earlier.

"You know, Zenkichi, I never expected to have a club like this," Medaka said softly, looking at him. "And although we barely just started, I'm glad that we do. And I'm glad that you're a part of it."

Zenkichi smirked. "Feeling is mutual, Medaka-chan."

Then his expression turned serious, and said. "Medaka-chan, there's something important that you need to know."

"What is is–"

"Oh? What is this? A late night date in school? Although school hours is over, we're still in school. A highly inappropriate act." A voice suddenly interrupted, causing both Zenkichi and Medaka to turn their heads.

Their eyes widened and immediately they got into a fighting stance. Zenkichi grimly looked at the shadowy figure coming into their view while Medaka held a shock expression on her face.

Standing before them, unarmed, was Kumagawa. Still wearing his dark uniform with his hands raised and spread apart.

"That is unacceptable behavior, especially from the two of you." He said with a wide smile on his face.

....

AN: This will be the last chapter of the week/month. I'll be back by Dec.12, I'll be undertaking a few days of grief, sooth out my mind, move on and get everything in order. Especially for this arc, I am working on a blank; absolutely no clue how this would go.

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