After the planning was done, the club members began to leave the room one by one.

The atmosphere was still buzzing with a mix of excitement and seriousness from the discussion about Jorogumo.

Naoya stretched his arms lazily, flashing a bright smile as he headed toward the door first, saying casually, "Alright, let’s head out then."

Kitagawa Nagumo followed silently, giving only a small nod as he slipped out without a word, his muscular frame filling the doorway for a moment before disappearing into the hallway.

Shiki adjusted his glasses one last time and left quietly, his expression as detached as ever.

Hinata gathered a few notes from the table and walked toward the exit with light steps.

But Hanako wanted to stay behind with Rin in the club room.

She lingered near the table, pretending to organize some papers while stealing glances at him.

Naoya noticed this and turned back with a knowing grin. He patted Rin’s shoulder lightly and said in a playful tone, "Emm, Rin, wait for us here.

We’ll be back in a bit."

The other guys quickly caught on and joined in.

Nagumo gave another silent nod of agreement, while Shiki simply murmured, "Yeah... we’ll return soon." They all left him behind, their footsteps echoing down the corridor as they made their exit, clearly trying to give Hanako some space.

Rin was like "What? But I wanna go home and play some video games..."

He scratched the back of his head with a genuinely confused and slightly annoyed expression, looking toward the door as the guys disappeared.

His voice carried clear reluctance, wanting nothing more than to head back home instead of staying behind in the club room.

But Akane knew Hanako was up to something, so she also stayed behind.

She crossed her arms and leaned against a desk, refusing to leave with the others, her eyes flicking suspiciously between Hanako and Rin.

Hanako simply shrugged with a small smile and said, "Well... whatever."

Then Hinata also left the room.

As she was leaving, she suddenly reached out and held Dracula’s hand, tugging at him gently but insistently. "Let’s go quickly," she said with a bright, slightly nervous smile, trying to pull the tall, elegant man out of the club room.

Dracula looked mildly confused, his aristocratic eyebrows raising slightly as he allowed himself to be dragged a few steps toward the door.

Hinata struggled visibly — she was much smaller than him, so she had to lean her whole body weight into the pull, using both hands to grip his arm while walking backward.

Her face showed determination mixed with embarrassment as she kept tugging, her feet shuffling quickly while Dracula moved with slow, graceful steps, clearly amused by the situation but playing along. He glanced back at Rin with a faint, questioning smile, as if silently asking what was happening.

Rin was like, "You can go with her.

He will be fine.

I’ll be out shortly when Naoya comes back."

So Dracula finally allowed Hinata to lead him out.

The petite girl continued struggling to drag the much taller vampire lord, her small hands wrapped tightly around his arm as she pulled with noticeable effort, her body leaning forward with each step.

Dracula moved elegantly despite being pulled, his long silver-streaked hair swaying slightly as he gave one last amused glance over his shoulder before disappearing through the doorway with Hinata.

The door clicked shut behind them, leaving only Rin, Hanako, and Akane alone in the now quiet club room.

The silence settled heavily.

The afternoon light filtered through the windows, casting soft shadows across the scattered papers and occult books on the tables.

Then Hanako said to Rin, her voice softer than usual, "Rin... Akane is in love with you."

Akane’s eyes widened instantly.

"What are you saying all of a sudden, Hanako?!" Her face turned bright red with embarrassment as she looked away, her usual confident posture crumbling into a shy, flustered expression.

She fidgeted with the hem of her uniform, clearly caught off guard.

But Hanako continued, her own cheeks flushing with a deep red color as a shy impression settled over her face. She looked directly at Rin, her voice trembling slightly with nervousness but filled with genuine emotion. "Akane really likes you... but I also like you for real." She took a small breath, her fingers twisting together in front of her as she added, "I know what I’m about to ask makes no sense... but I really do love you. So, Rin... would you date the both of us?"

The confession hung in the quiet club room.

Hanako’s face was visibly flushed, her usual bold demeanor replaced by vulnerable shyness. Akane stood frozen beside her, cheeks burning crimso

n, unable to meet Rin’s eyes as she processed what Hanako had just boldly asked.

The two girls waited anxiously for Rin’s response, the air thick with tension and unspoken feelings.