Chapter 129: Service Club
"Do you know me, Rokuhara-kun? I believe this is our first time speaking, isn't it?" Yukino stared at him with a cold and slightly condescending gaze. "Or perhaps you're a stalker? Or maybe your brain just memorizes the names of all the pretty girls in school?"
After uttering that string of harsh words, Yukino felt a pang of regret for being too confrontational.
"Slurp..."
Ren didn't seem at all offended by the girl's venomous tongue. Calmly, he took a sip of his strawberry yogurt before replying, "Of course I know you, Yukinoshita. I remember the names of all the students in the top ten of the exams."
He paused for a moment before continuing in a slightly mocking tone, "As a suggestion, you really shouldn't be rude to someone you're speaking to for the first time. It leaves a bad impression, you know? No wonder you're a loner like Hikigaya."
Yukino's eyes narrowed at the comparison to Hachiman. "That's none of your business, Rokuhara-kun. And don't compare me to Hikigaya-kun. I don't need friends."
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Ren shrugged nonchalantly. "With that kind of attitude, it's only a matter of time before you offend the wrong person, Yukinoshita. Remember, this is Tokyo, not Chiba City. Even though Ohananomitsu High School is just a public school, not an elite private school like Shuchi'in Academy, that doesn't mean there aren't students with influential family backgrounds here. So, watch your venomous tongue so you don't provoke someone you shouldn't."
"You might be able to act as you please because of the support of the Yukinoshita Family, but its influence is very limited in Tokyo, unlike Chiba City where the Yukinoshita Family is almost all-powerful."
"..."
Yukino fell silent, unable to refute his words.
Of course, her mother had repeatedly reminded her to try and befriend influential people in Tokyo to expand the Yukinoshita Family's network of connections. Unfortunately, her rigid and unsociable personality wasn't suited for such endeavors.