(A/N Notes: Finally, it's time to give Ichiro some more screen time)
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"Hnnngrrr!… Whew…"
Sakurako was stretching her arms as she was almost finished dealing with the student council paperwork, alongside her was Himari and the other three members also working on their respective paperwork… Or so it was supposed to be, but all of them were slumped on their desks with exhausted faces
"…"
Sakurako looked at them for a moment, before she went back to dealing with the remaining paperwork
"…"
Sakurako thought so to herself as she handled the paperwork without slowing down or making any mistake
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Some time later
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"I'm done with my part and some of your guys' parts, so I'll be taking my leave"
"Sure… Thank you for the help, Sacchan…"
"Nn *Nods*"
After nodding to Himari's weak answer, Sakurako opened the door and left the stucco room, as she walked down the corridor, she texted something on her phone, then she eventually arrived at the shoe lockers and began changing into her outdoor shoes. Just as she was finishing on changing her shoes, a luxurious black car stopped right in front of the school gates, that was her ride home, so Sakurako walked and then entered the car
"Good afternoon, Ojou-sama"
"Nn *nods* Good afternoon, Hikaru-san"
Inside the car, the driver Hikaru greeted her, and soon after the car began moving
"Should I pass by that café that your fiancé works at?"
"No, Ichiro-san is probably busy with his club activities today"
"I see"
Sakurako then began using her phone to pass the time
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Meanwhile
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"…"
"…" (5x)
Ichiro was silent as he sat in a straight position with his eyes closed, while the other club members were seating with their legs folded, their faces showed a hint of nervousness, more because of Ichiro's smile combined with his closed eyes than anything else, since that only made him look even more suspicious than usual
*Tlink*
Then the sound of the teapot ceramic rigging being lightly hit by something could be heard, for them, that was the signal Ichiro always gave that the tea had finished infusing with the hot water. With that everyone opened their eyes, and saw Ichiro pouring the tea into each tea cup set on a tray in front of him. His figure as he poured the tea looked solemn, that they almost forgot that his personality… Was pretty awful
Once he finished pouring the tea, Ichiro got up and picked up the tray, and he went around the table giving each of his club members a teacup. But, none of them touched the cups yet, since they knew they would be karate chopped in the head if they did so right now
After Ichiro finished handing everyone a tea cup, he sat back down and closed his eyes again, then he clapped his hands and kept them in a praying position, with everyone else copying him, they all stayed silent for a few moments until the silence was broken again
"Alright, now let's drink"
In a very elegant manner, they all picked up the cups and took a small sip of the tea. Everyone, aside from Ichiro, was once again surprised at his skills at making tea
"I see that everyone got much better since last time"
"! *shudders*" (5x)
When they all heard Ichiro say that, everyone stopped in their tracks and looked at him, who had intertwined his fingers as they supported his head while his eyes were half open, which only made him look as if he was plotting something evil
"Don't worry, don't worry. It's nothing too big… I mean it"
"… *Trembling intensifies*" (5x)
Ichiro then rummaged through his bag, which only made everyone even more concerned, and then Ichiro took out of his bag a…
"Here for everyone!"
Package of chocolate cookies
"… C-cookies?"
"Yes, cookies. Because it's normal for the host to provide snacks alongside drinks. I thought that this would make our tea ceremony activity more friendly and elegant" (A/N Notes: ELEGANT!!!!)
Ichiro put the cookies on a plate and pushed it to the center of the table, then everyone picked one cookie, but as they were about to take a bite
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot to say, but one of the cookies has a different flavor"
"*Freezes* ?!" (5x)
When they all heard that news, they froze on the spot and robotically turned their heads towards Ichiro, as he appeared to have the smile of someone who was really enjoying their dilemma
"Now, you all aren't thinking of putting the cookies back on the plate after picking it up, are you?"
"…" (5x)
The club members all began to cold sweat a lot at Ichiro's words as they could also see a glimpse of the wooden stick he used to bonk at anyone who broke the rules
"…" (5x)
The five looked at each other's cookies, but they all looked the same. So without any other option, they all accepted their fate and threw the cookies inside their mouths
"!" (5x)
When they all munched and tasted the cookies, they were met with a delicious flavor of dark chocolate, aside from one person
"President… Is this dark chocolate?"
"Yes, it is"
"Dark chocolate?"
"Eh? Yours isn't dark chocolate?"
"No, it tastes like coffee"
"I see that you got the special cookie, so how was it?"
"… it was delicious"
"*Nodding* Humu-humu, that's great. Then it means, I can give it to her"
"Eh? You're going to give that coffee cookie to a girl?"
"Of course, I made that cookie for my fiancée"
"…" (5x)
"HUH?! You have a fiancée when you're li-"
*Bonk*
And Ichiro bonked the club member who had shouted from surprise, as he had a happy smile on his face and his eyes were closed, but for some reason, it didn't appear that happy smile was genuine
"Please don't make a fuss inside the clubroom"
"Y-yes, I'm sorry"
"Then show me you're sorry, by marking a poster that we're accepting new members"
"… That was all an excuse for you to have me draw a poster since I'm a decent artist, wasn't it?"
"Eeeeh? What are you possibly saying?"
Ichiro made a stupid face of someone who didn't know anything at aaaaall
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Some time later
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"I wasn't expecting to find you on my way back like this, dear"
"Me neither, but it was a good surprise, honey"
Hansuke and Emma, Sakurako's parents, were lightly flirting with each other inside one of their cars. They had gone out to deal with some businesses, and as Emma was returning from her own meeting, she ended up passing by Hansuke who has just left from a meeting. When they noticed each other, they decided to return home together
"I can't wait to return home, and see Sacchan"
"Fufu, me too. I can't wait to greet our cute daughter. Hm?"
Then as the car had stopped since the traffic light turned red, Emma had noticed the name of the street on the street signs
"Hey, aren't we pretty close to the cafe, where Ichiro-kun works at?"
"Hmm… I think we are, do you perhaps want to take a look at what our daughter's fiancé is doing?"
"Yes, and I want to see it for myself if his coffee is really all that much that Sacchan says it is"
"Fumu… Yes, I'm also interested in it… Hmpf! Very well, let's go make an unplanned visit to Ichiro-kun"
Then Hansuke asked for the driver to change route and go to Ichiro's mother's cafe