The next day, in the meeting room of the Youth House.
The members of the Literature Club sat around a long table, the atmosphere somewhat delicately quiet.
Tamaki Shintaro and Tsukinoki Koto sat side by side, with Komari Chika sitting next to Tsukinoki Koto with one seat in between, looking a bit restless.
Although she had already let go of this romance in her heart, thinking about her self-destructing performance last night made Komari Chika feel utterly ashamed, unsure of how to face the President and the Vice President.
Tsukinoki Koto watched Komari Chika out of the corner of her eye, also thinking about how to get Koma to accept their relationship without hurting her.
Komari Chika hesitated for a moment, then looked up and saw the encouraging gaze from Imaizumi Keita opposite her. She stood up and spoke to the awkward pair.
"President, Senior."
"Um, Koma, you..."
"L-last night... I-I'm sorry! I caused you both so much trouble!"
"Koma..."
Tsukinoki Koto was about to offer some comfort but was stopped by the look in Komari Chika's eyes as she looked up.
In those eyes that usually shied away, there was now an unusual clarity and determination.
It was clear that Komari Chika no longer needed simple comfort from the two of them.
"I... I'm okay now."
Komari Chika looked at them, a smile of relief slowly appearing on her face, "So... p-please don't worry about me."
She paused, then as if remembering something, spoke again.
"Um... in the future... c-can I still stay in the Literature Club like before and... and happily participate in club activities with everyone?"
This question caught both Tamaki Shintaro and Tsukinoki Koto off guard.
Immediately, the two looked at each other and smiled, their faces simultaneously lighting up with warm smiles.
"Of course!" Tamaki Shintaro nodded without hesitation. "Koma, you are a very important member of our Literature Club."
"That's right," Tsukinoki Koto chimed in as well.
Tears threatened to spill from her eyes, but she quickly wiped them away. "We all love you the most, Koma."
Hearing these words, Komari Chika's heart finally settled.
Her eyes stung uncontrollably, but this time, she didn't let the tears fall.
She simply nodded and sat back down, exuding a relaxed atmosphere.
Yanami Anna and Shioyaki Lemon couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief at the sight.
"Alright! Now that the misunderstanding is cleared up," Tamaki Shintaro said to the members present, "let's start uploading everyone's finished manuscripts!"
He opened his laptop and connected it to the meeting room's projector, his face filled with excitement and anticipation.
As he operated it, the website's author backend and the written documents were projected onto the screen. The first was Komari Chika's 'The Heartwarming Case Files of the Yokai Cafe.'
"Oh! Koma, this is written really well! It's very vivid!"
Tamaki Shintaro praised her generously as he browsed through it.
Komari Chika scratched her short hair shyly and replied, "Th-thank you, President. I... I don't know much about web novels. Please, teach me more in the future."
"Sure, no problem! Leave it to me."
Next, during Imaizumi Keita's 'My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected,' the expression on Tamaki Shintaro's face became much more serious.
He simply uploaded the manuscript to the Newcomer Award submission area of the 'Great Writer' website before looking at Imaizumi Keita with praise.
"Imaizumi, this piece is truly impressive. Whether it's the story setting or that unique sense of distance between the male and female leads, it makes one very curious about the subsequent development."
"Thank you, President."
Imaizumi Keita's response was flat; he didn't expect the work to be a massive hit just because of the praise.
But seeing the work he had borrowed presented to the readers of this world in this form, he couldn't help but feel a sense of nervousness.
Although he knew very well that given the light novel market environment and reader tastes of this world, the probability of this work's great success was extremely high.
But until the very last moment, no one could be one hundred percent certain of the outcome.
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