My girlfriend is actually myself.

Chapter 74 My Sister's Friend

On the day we went to the Mercury Opera House, Tsukimiya Miyoko said that Chihaya could ask her for help if she needed anything.

Shiraishi Saku readily accepted this advice, knowing she might as well take advantage of the capitalist's power. She went directly to Asakura Chihaya, and through pressure from the school authorities, won over Nanase Kanade and Morikawa Haruka, allowing the drama club to be rebuilt.

After leaving the principal's office, the group exchanged a few words before returning to their respective classrooms, as afternoon classes were about to begin.

The classrooms for second and third graders were on the third and fourth floors, respectively. On the second floor, only Shiraishi Saku, Yukimiya Natsumi, and Yamashita Asami remained.

Airi Asakura was coming up from downstairs. On the landing between the first and second floors, she saw a familiar face from above and excitedly tried to catch up with her, but then closed her mouth again.

Something's not right, something's very wrong!

She instinctively hid behind the railing, observing the three people at the second-floor stairwell.

It's not surprising that Shiraishi-kun and Yukimiya-chan are together, as the two are always inseparable, but why is Mami with them too!

We're supposed to be a team of four, right? Why am I all alone?

Thinking about it carefully, ever since Yukimiya-chan talked to Mami last time, they have been chatting together a lot, even though they didn't talk much before!

It's a good thing that two of your friends have become friends, and you should feel happy about it, but what if you're left behind?

I was here first, whether it was Shiraishi-kun or Asami-chan.

Airi Asakura covered her head.

After the three left, she climbed the stairs dejectedly and staggered back to the classroom.

She had just sat down when Yamashita Asami walked over.

Compared to the drama club, Asami Yamashita cares more about Airi Asakura. Now that they've both joined the drama club, they can participate in club activities together.

She asked Airi Asakura, "Does Asakura-san go to the drama club after school?"

"Drama Club?" Airi Asakura was completely confused.

"Yukimiya-san has already received the clubroom key, so she should go clean it today, right?" Yamashita Asami assumed that Asakura Airi was simply unaware of what had just happened.

After all, Shiraishi had told her that Asakura had agreed to join.

Seeing the blank look in Asakura Airi's eyes, Yamashita Asami realized something was wrong, and she looked at the boy walking towards her in disbelief.

Shiraishi Saku forgot about this, but fortunately, it can still be remedied.

He told Airi Asakura, "Natsune asked if you wanted to join the drama club, and Yamashita-kun is there too."

This sentence sounded familiar; Asami Yamashita felt like she had just heard something similar.

So that was your plan from the beginning! How cunning! I never knew you were like this, Shiraishi-kun! Yamashita Asami criticized while learning.

"I want to join!" Airi Asakura immediately agreed. "You surprised me. So you guys have been busy with the drama club lately."

She thought that Mami had also been abducted by Yukimiya.

No, they just haven't been kidnapped yet. They've been talking more lately than she's been talking to herself! Especially the taciturn Yukimiya-chan, she has to catch up as soon as possible!

Thinking of this, Airi Asakura took out her phone and quickly typed.

"Riri: Shall we go for a bath this weekend, Yukimiya-chan!"

Snow: Not going.

Yukimiya-chan is still as indifferent as ever.

Airi Asakura copied the message and sent it to another person.

"Riri: Shall we go for a bath this weekend, Asami!"

Mom: No.

Oh no, Mami is just like Yukimiya-chan now!

Airi Asakura was heartbroken for a while, then realized that the profile picture and nickname were wrong; she had sent the message to the wrong person.

"Mom: You don't have time for a bath. This weekend, come clean the villa with me. I haven't had time to clean lately, so be prepared for a tough battle."

It was her mother. Asakura Airi breathed a sigh of relief, then sighed again.

Her free vacation is over; the free-spirited Airi has been arrested.

……

They didn't have to wait until the weekend; after school, they were greeted with the drama club's cleaning duties.

The drama club used to be a large club with many members, a lot of props, and a large club room. The principal only spoke with Haruka Morikawa and Kanade Nanase; they would have to recruit the other members themselves, so there are only six people present now.

The six people worked in pairs, busily cleaning and tidying up.

Shiraishi Saku and Yukimiya Natsune intentionally separated, each forming a group with Morikawa Haruka and Nanase Kanade respectively.

Shiraishi Saku's classmate is Morikawa Haruka, a third-year student.

"Yo, long time no see." Morikawa Haruka raised her hand to greet Shiraishi Saku.

Shiraishi Saku also attended Morinogaoka Middle School. Although he didn't join the drama club, he had seen their performances and met Morikawa Haruka. To be honest, the middle school drama club's performances were pretty bad; he felt embarrassed watching them from the audience.

However, Morikawa Haruka recognized him not because she had seen him in the audience. It's always the audience who remembers the actors; how could actors remember the audience?

Haruka Morikawa knew him because of his older sister.

After his biological parents divorced and remarried, Shiraishi Saku rarely saw his older sister. Although Morikawa Haruka had a good relationship with his sister, he and Morikawa Haruka were just acquaintances.

"The last time we met was the last time," Shiraishi Saku replied perfunctorily. He opened the storage room, and a dusty smell wafted out; the room hadn't been opened for almost a year.

Morikawa Haruka stepped over the cardboard box on the ground, opened the window, and let the fresh breeze in.

She tugged at her collar; the room was too stuffy, and she was already sweating as soon as she started tidying up.

Shiraishi Shuo looked at her. This older sister's best friend, a third-year student, had a mature demeanor, just like her sister, and was excellent in both appearance and temperament.

In his few memories, Morikawa Haruka was always a quiet and serious person, a very traditional obedient girl.

It's hard to imagine that the other party would become the leader of the "lying flat" faction and fight against the "involution" faction.

"How's Shiori doing lately?" Haruka Morikawa raised her hand, unbuttoned a button on her summer uniform shirt, picked up a folder, and fanned herself vigorously.

"It would be more appropriate for me to ask you that," Shiraishi Saku replied.

Shiroishi Shiori, the older sister, is a university student, and Shiroishi Saku hasn't seen her for several months.

"Why did you suddenly join the drama club? You looked disgusted with it during the first year cultural festival, didn't you?" Morikawa Haruka wiped the windowsill clean with a rag and leaned against it, clearly planning to slack off for a long time.

Shiraishi Saku looked at the cardboard boxes on the ground, wondering where to start organizing them. He knew nothing about stage plays and didn't know how to summarize them.

The only person who knows how to summarize is currently slacking off by the window.

The fist hardened.

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Morikawa Haruka pressed.

"I joined because I had nothing better to do." Shiraishi Saku looked up. "You actually knew I was very dismissive of it at first?"

"I was right there on stage!" Morikawa Haruka shook her head. "Back then, I finally landed a lead role, ready to show off my skills in front of my friend's younger brother. But when I saw the look of disgust on his face, I almost gave up and left the stage!"

"So you quit the show last year?" Shiraishi Saku steered the conversation back to the current drama club.

"I kept acting the whole time, it was Nanase who quit and left the stage in the end!" Morikawa Haruka corrected Shiraishi Saku.

Before Shiraishi Shuo could respond, she continued, "You still haven't told me how you joined the drama club. I don't believe it was because you were bored. Was it that blonde girl? But I remember your sister saying you had absolutely no interest in girls."