295 Chapter two, 2017, schism: 7 (2/2)

Ryu rose from his chair and joined Kuri. He'd promised to show how they belonged together whenever he got a chance, but this time he also represented their club, even though it was an unofficial one.

”Two new members? Superb! There are clubs with just two members,” he said and flashed his best smile. That bought them another member. ”Don't be shy. We'd like more members from Irishima High, for balance I say.” Ryu kept his smile glued to his face. The effort got them yet another.

”Two cute girls from Irishima High,” Kuri said and laughed. ”No male takers?” Her voice rang like bells in the café.

'You know, that's outright unfair.'

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Unsurprisingly she hooked two boys. Freshmen both.

And it was unfair. Kuri and him working in tandem was a behemoth when it came to recruiting. It worked just as well this year as it had done a year ago.

'But it wasn't fully a year ago, was it?' Urufu's brainchild. 'Dammit, Urufu, you're usually so full of yourself, so where the hell are you now?'

Jirou shook his head and added the new members. Now, even if another half a dozen left the club, they'd have the numbers needed to continue their activities.

Which mean Urufu was absolutely vital, Ryu noted. Urufu embodied their walking talking sessions. Without the ingenious problems he posited they were worthless.

Ryu saw how Kuri suddenly grabbed her phone. One moment she was happily chatting with their latest members and giving bland answers to what had to be journalists, the next she stared at her phone with a predatory smile in her face.

”Seems he's not abandoned us,” she said. Her voice broke a little, and the subtle tone of sadness took some of the edge away from her cynical comment. ”Ryu, get the tablets. We got some documents from Ulf.

'I can organise the walk as long as the material is here.' ”Yeah, I'll do that,” Ryu said, and his mood rose several degrees. It didn't matter that Urufu was an arse. As long as he delivered he wasn't a total arse.

A hand landed on Ryu's shoulder. Slender fingers digging in and a moment's caress. ”I miss him as well,” Kuri said, ”But you're my boyfriend now, so please bear with him, will you?”

That was one hell of a way to declare both your love as well as your loyalty. Ryu wasn't certain he liked it all that much, but Kuri just said that she wouldn't cheat on him. 'Guess she can't forget she got cheated on herself when she was young. The first time.'

”Sure,” Ryu promised.

A few minutes later he was back from the inner room with an armful of tablets. ”Guys, it's walking talking time!”