Spencer looked at the peacock, red-crowned crane, and falcon around him, and asked in confusion,

"So, what do you guys want, huh?"

"Spencer, we had some disagreements before, but now I don't hold any grudges because we have more important matters at hand..."

"What grudges... don't hold?"

Sakuragi Hitomi gave a fake smile and patiently explained to Spencer,

"It means we've turned the page; I'm not pursuing what you did to me before."

"Huh? You have the nerve to pursue me? You're the one who was caught spying on Yan Huan, not me!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yi looked at Sakuragi Hitomi in disbelief.

Even Ye Shiyu squinted and stared at her back cautiously.

"Sakuragi Hitomi, you're quite shameless..."

"..."

As soon as she heard this, Sakuragi Hitomi's face instantly turned red.

Red from anger.

Her lips twitched, struggling to maintain a smile, feeling extremely uncomfortable like a rat caught in a trap,

"Alright... that was my mistake... but I've already... changed..."

Bai Yi still seemed skeptical while Ye Shiyu felt somewhat familiar hearing her words.

There seemed to be a resonance.

"...Hmph."

Spencer watched as the peacock twisted, knowing she was being honest, and chose not to pursue it further.

Seeing Sakuragi Hitomi rendered speechless by Spencer's rebuttal and face turning red, Ye Shiyu had to answer the previous question,

"We're here to invite you to cooperate."

"You need my help for something?"

"...You could say that."

"Hmm... That's fine. In honor of you being Yan Huan's sister, I'll treat you like a sister too, huh. What do you need help with?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Shiyu's hand trembled on the armrest.

What's with "I'm Xiao Huan's sister," so "you should treat me as a sister too?"

It's as if you have some relation with Xiao Huan and therefore share this with me...

"Pfft!"

Seeing Ye Shiyu's face darken, Bai Yi nearly burst into laughter.

She grabbed Ye Shiyu's trembling hand to console her,

"It's just a careless remark, hoping to make a good relationship with us..."

Bai Yi was right; Spencer was indeed trying to follow Yan Huan's advice to maintain good relations within this study group.

She doesn't want to drop out, so she's working hard in both academics and social interactions.

However, careless remarks or honest words aren't always pleasant.

Seeing Spencer silence two members of the group, leaving Sakuragi Hitomi and Ye Shiyu speechless, Bai Yi, the self-proclaimed core of the alliance, invited her,

"Look at the kid so scared, hugging a stuffed toy by the window... Wait a minute... When did you get this toy? I didn't see it yesterday."

"This one, huh?"

Spencer looked at the toy in her arms, slightly surprised,

"Yan Huan bought it for me last night, though I don't know why he gave me a gift..."

Thunk~

The smile on Bai Yi's face stiffened, and her eyes turned red.

Don't ask, just blame pink-eye.

"Yan... Yan Huan bought it for you?"

"Huh..."

Bai Yi took a deep breath, her mindset shattered,

"Don't cooperate with her anymore! Why bother?! I fear I might die of frustration before meeting An Le!!"

"An Le?!"

Hearing Bai Yi mention this name made Spencer's blushing face change suddenly from the mention of Yan Huan's gift.

Seeing her reaction, Sakuragi Hitomi calmed down and realized something.

She raised her hand, stopping Bai Yi from going into a rage, and asked Spencer,

"Indeed... Spencer, did An Le use superpowers against you as well?"

"..."

...

...

"Ah, indeed, President, many girls are giving you gifts for connections..."

In Class A's bus, Yan Huan sat by the window with several gift bags, beside Yahashiki.

Ashley and Yuanlina from the student council sat nearby.

Everyone from the council was present except for Sakuragi Hitomi.

"Huh, those girls were supposed to be stopped by me; how did they manage to hand over gifts?"

Are you joking? You can't stop those power-packed modifier hosts.

Ashley rested her cheek on her hand out of boredom, looked at Yuanlina snapping photos with both a phone and a Polaroid camera, and stretched her hand towards Yahashiki,

"Hey, Yahashi, got any snacks? Give me some."

"Here, some Pocky sticks. That'll be 200 yen."

Yahashiki, focusing on Yan Huan's gift gathering, handed over a box of snacks without looking, while extending his other hand for coins.

They exchanged a lot of foreign currency before coming.

"Ugh, stingy, just give them to me."

"Hey, didn't I give you cookies last night?"

Amidst the playful banter, Yan Huan carefully folded the shopping bags and collected the gifts.

Bai YI's record, Ye Shiyu's clothes.

But these two remained...

Who gave these?

Yan Huan looked intently at the two black cat-related gifts, pondering deeply.

One was a cultural creation related to black cats, the other an expensive collaborative black cat accessory...

Yan Huan had always liked black cats because the cat he raised in a past life was black.

This was evident from frequently using cat emojis and cuddling a kitty companion every night.

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