to celebrate Occult Club's 100k reads, here's a very very veeerrryy long chapter AHAHAHA THANK YOU SO MUCH

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ᅟ✞︎ "all club activities and after-school activities are canceled starting today. it is for the preparation for the coming midterms next week."

it has been almost a month since the occult club gained 10 new members. yes, time indeed flies so fast.

and in just a week, midterms are coming.

it's not much of a big deal for y/n. she may not be super smart, but she could pass the exam and that's all that matters. sena and ciro don't need her to get very high grades, what's important is that their daughter is not stressing about it.

"class dismissed."

y/n saw no one after she went out of the classroom with her lunch. she just shrugged it out and just went to the library.

"mrs. kanae~ i'm here~"

mrs. kanae, mysta, and luca were immediately frozen in shock, making shu and ike laugh silently.

"is it still taking long?" vox asked impatiently.

"just a little bit longer." mysta mumbled.

"i think this is the last copy." luca also mumbled.

"luca, you're rich rich. you probably have a printer at home. we already sent this file yesterday." shu said.

"i forgor, okay? i'm sorry."

"it's not like we're recruiting anyone, right? it's only us and the little ones, then shoto and the student council." ike whispered. "and mrs. kanae."

"don't forget oliver-sensei." shu also added.

"mrs. kanae?" y/n called in the library. huh. is she not here?

y/n shrugged. welp. time to visit the boys.

she's not used to eating lunch alone, nor going home alone and going to school alone. y/n has always been accompanied by her friends now that she's so used to it already.

"am i too dependent?" she mumbled to herself while leaving the library.

"i must tell her i'm here—!"

"mrs. kanae, you can't leave us here! we need you to stay strong!" mysta whisper-yelled.

y/n went to the second year's floor, but she immediately backed away when she saw all the second-year students hanging in the hallway. passing by those people is kinda scary, to be honest. let alone asking where her favorite kouhais are.

y/n just gave up and went to the rooftop to eat. she's eating alone for the first time in a month.

"i actually miss this. being alone," she mumbled to herself.

y/n then chuckled. "who am i kidding. i was never alone." she said before glancing at the spirits with her on the rooftop.

"shoto said we can have the classroom next to the home economics class." sonny said, making everyone in the library cheer.

"so far we have five... five... three... eleven... minus mrs. kanae because she's going to be the club adviser..." alban mumbled.

"23 members." fulgur said.

"okay mister smarty pants." 🙄

"what the fuck?"

"i'm making an online website for the club as well." shu said while typing on his laptop. "who knows, maybe someone from outside the school might join the fan club."

"shoto wants to make the latonas an official school club! he's submitting a proposal to the admins!" sonny suddenly exclaimed.

"what?! no! everyone will think of us weird!" mysta defended while standing beside the printer with luca.

"aren't we really weird? it's too late now." ike said while sketching beside shu.

"i'm stopping him!" sonny said while running out of the library.

"take care, onii-chan~!" alban purred.

"so far we have a club name, latonas, 23 club members, and a club adviser." yugo said while checking the documents they made. "all we need now is a mascot and the approval of the president as latonas being an unofficial school fan club."

"and a few cute posters that give us the bragging rights!" mysta exclaimed and showed the printed posters, making everyone cheer.

"hah! beat this, cheerleading club." mysta mumbled evilly.

"have you seen them though? i think their makeup is too thick." uki suddenly said while sketching as well. "i'm just stopping the urge to redo their makeup."

"look at the latona art i made." ike said and showed everyone his art of a pink hitodama light.

"awwww that is so cute."

"10/10, eveland-senpai!"

"i love that!"

"that should be in the hall of fame."

"wow, leonardo da vinci?!"

"what the fuck..." ike mumbled and resumed drawing, making everyone laugh.

"now i don't feel so reluctant in leaving y/n to all of you." kanae said with a smile of relief. "you see, y/n is a very lonely girl. when i first heard about the occult club having new members, i thought you were just there to see when she'll break."

"but seeing you all going through such lengths for her... why did i even doubt you guys?"

the boys laughed and cheered, making kanae laugh a little as well.

"i've lost a daughter of mine years ago. so i've been treating y/n as my own." kanae said. "i... i never gave her the best attention i could. i was cold and shy and... and i really regret it. i was too late to make it up for my past mistakes..."

"i may not be the best when it comes to giving affection, but i really love y/n very much. so take care of her for me, alright?"

kanae glanced at them when she heard no replies, only because everyone was staring at her with watery eyes, trying not to cry, while some of them were already tearing up.

"yes ma'am!" they all said in unison while sobbing.

"w-why are you guys suddenly crying?! a-anyways, you better be quick! lunch is almost ending!"

"yes!"

"oi have we decided for the officers?"

"i wonder how sonny stopped hanamori-senpai."

"i want to be the treasurer!"

"no! you'll just steal the funds!"

"look at this mascot i made! it's a remembrance of nemu."

"awwww this is so cute?! b-but the hitodama lights..."

kanae just giggled at the sight. the boys are truly adorable.

"i usually don't allow food and drinks in the library but me and y/n have already eaten here." kanae said and took out a box from her desk.

"here, have some juice pack."

"yay!"

"you're the best mrs. kanae!"

"no wonder y/n likes you hehe."

"pooog! i looove juice packs!"

"you love everything!"

the library was like a camp. the boys were all laughing and busy with their project of their own while chattering like little girls.

"y/n would often be in the library and might invite you guys to study during this time of the school year. it's the midterms, isn't it?" mrs. kanae asked.

a few of the boys groaned.

"midterms unpog..." luca mumbled.

"with y/n taking care of all of you, midterms wouldn't be 'unpog'." mrs. kanae said and chuckled.

they all cheered at the old lady's gen z moment, making her laugh.

"fortunately, y/n can only take care of the third years. you know why." vox smugly said and laughed with his friends.

the second years groaned.

"whatever."

"yeah, we're busy anyways."

"okay."

"you guys are so petty."

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as you guys have heard from your homeroom advisers, there are no club activities this week and next week so there is no need for us to meet in the club room every club time 🥳🎉

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focus on your studies and good luck with the midterms!

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i will continue accepting clients and commissions if there are some. but please do focus on the midterms 😊

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hi!!

everyone was gone earlier lunch idk where you all went

did the aliens get you all

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we were at fulgur's class

eating with the smart people 🤓

made me feel smart ngl

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same

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oh

i didn't have the guts to go to the second years because there were a lot of people in the hallway 😷

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in short, she's saying she was searching for us

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yeah so where were you guys 😊

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oof somebody catch this one

uh

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that's what she said

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shu yamino‼️😠

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CAN WE GO TO THE ARCADE LATER

the poor baby has been begging for a month straight but he has again asked on a bad day

we can't,,, midterms, remember?

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after midterms then? I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE A DRAWING AGAIN PLEASE TELL ME IT'S A FINAL DECISION SO I CAN GET EVERYTHING READY

you guys go after midterms. me and the gang have a plan of our own

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i don't even think you guys are invited in the first place

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WOW

WHAT

WAS ME WRONG THO

ᅟ✞︎ y/n immediately hid her phone when the train's door opened. she went inside and found herself a seat.

she is gonna study for midterms, but there's still a week, and it's not even the finals. she still has a week to study. it's not like she's bad at studying.

y/n glanced at her phone. the third years and the second years are still fighting like children about luca's arcade invite that has been going on for weeks.

@everyone

wanna study at the library?

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great idea

yeah yeah

@ғʟᴜᴛᴛᴇʀsʜʏ ?

study my ass i'll just sleep in the club room

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the club room is locked and i threw the keys away

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what?

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no i'm just kidding sorry 😆

oh okay 😆

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girl was ready to throw hands LMFAO

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let's pick up the darling then we can all go to the library

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yaaaayy

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then we go to the arcade after studying

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ugh

let's just go straight to the arcade

you two should focus on the midterms first like y/n said on the announcements channel >:C

i'm sorry i'm not at school :((

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what

WHAT

WHAT

what

so i also have to

okay

what

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LMAO

how in the monke did you get out of school during club time?

shoto's slip

shoto's excuse slip 🤭

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where are you off to

WHY DIDN'T YOU BRING US

WHYYYY

olivia rodriguez play traitor by alexa

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WHAT???

oh my god here we go again

i'll send my locations

it would be nice to have you guys here too hehe

sorry for not inviting you.

it's fine. we know how much you hate going around with a big crowd like us

YES IT'S ALRIGHT

SEND THE LOCATION QUICK

DO YOU WANT US TO COME IN SUITS AND LIMOUSINES

that would be funny 😆

i'd love to see you guys do that

hehe

HEHE

i don't have a suit suit, mind you

ɪᴋᴇᴀ

let's get a slip and start buying suits.

LET'S GOOOOOOO

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO

i don't know what's happening

am i supposed to like this

wait you guys were serious?

ᅟ✞︎ after a few minutes, y/n left the train. she went straight to the mall near the station and stopped in front of a boutique's entrance.

y/n gulped. she's about to enter a store with annoying saleswomen.

you see, her senpais just called and asked if she'd wanted to hang out since everyone is currently having an after-semester break from their universities. hypes up, y/n couldn't say no and immediately asked shoto for an excuse slip.

shoto who also couldn't say no to her, of course, gave her the slip.

now she's gonna buy herself a new dress. and she's as nervous as if she's taking a colonoscopy or an SAT exam.

y/n's grip tightened on her skirt. here goes nothing! she thought before going inside.

"welcome! how may i help you, ma'am?"

"o-oh uhm i... i don't need—"

"long dresses? the tight ones? what are you looking for, ma'am?"

"i uhm ah..."

"judging from your looks, you must be a high school student! oh—! are you looking for a dress for a romantic date with your boyfriend?!"

"eh?! no! it's not like that—!" y/n just sighed.

"ma'am..?" the saleslady blinked.

y/n just looked at the floor while gripping her bag tight. she's trying to swallow the fear but she wants to spit it out too!

"i do.... eed... ance..."

"ma'am?"

"i-i don't ne.... assist..."

"oh! you don't need assistance?"

y/n looked at the saleslady and immediately nodded her head like a child. the lady giggled before leaving her alone and also telling her coworkers not to approach her.

thank god! y/n cried before scurrying to the dress section.

after buying herself a chiffon puffed sleeved dress, she also bought white doll shoes before stuffing her school clothes in the paper bag.

the salesladies were rooting for the shy girl who gathered all courage with her just to choose a simple dress for an unknown occasion. they were so happy when she left prettier than before with a smile on her face.

she didn't forget to send the guys her location before she rode a taxi to the meeting place.

it was just a simple coffee shop.

the coffee shop's bell rang the moment y/n opened the door and took a step in. the smell of coffee beans entered her nose as the aroma immediately calmed down her nerves, even just a bit.

"ah! it's her!"

"omg omg omg!"

"it's y/n!"

"that is not y/n that is an angel."

"y/n!!" seven girls called, causing a little ruckus inside the coffee shop.

"hi." y/n shyly greeted.

"omg! i missed you!" reimu giddily said and threw herself on y/n. millie, rosemi, and petra also didn't hesitate to do the same that they almost lost balance and fell.

"we missed you so much, y/n!"

"omg you've grown... sniff."

"i'm crying omg she's much taller now!"

"ugh y/n i wanna marry you now huhu."

"i missed you guys too." y/n muffled as her lips trembled.

"omg she's crying!"

"and it looks like you like it."

"hey! shh! don't expose me!"

"baby, don't cry. we missed you too, dearly." nina stood up from her seat and opened her arms. "come and give mama nina a hug."

y/n just suppressed her smile before crashing into nina's arms. the others stood up as they all went for a group hug with y/n in between.

"here's tissue, here's a mirror, here's a sanitizer, here's a powder..." reimu continuously said while taking all the said things out of her small bag.

"do you still remember us, y/n?" selen asked with her signature laugh.

which made y/n laugh as well. "of course i still do, selen-senpai."

"wieieieieie she's so cute!" rosemi trembled in her seat while shaking petra.

"no need to call us senpai, just call us by our names." selen said as the others agree.

"i don't mind being called senpai." enna segway'ed and wriggled her eyebrows.

"you do now." millie threatened while pinching enna's side secretly. enna just cried and sulked by the corner.

"okay okay so who's gonna ask her the important question?" reimu excitedly asked.

"let's all ask it!" petra chirped.

"how's the occult club?!" "are you pregnant?"

all the girls glanced at enna with their eyebrows raised.

"how is that an important question?!" rosemi yelled with her thin and cute voice. "oh... yeah that is quite important."

"we didn't agree to ask that question!" millie exclaimed.

"you guys considered asking me that question?" y/n mumbled and blinked.

"looking at y/n... it seems like something has changed in just a few weeks." nina said while examining y/n's looks from head to toe.

y/n tilted her head in confusion, making the girls scream and shout in their minds like crazy maniacs.

"hmm... she grew tall?" petra inquired.

"no, no... something..."

"hmm... she's glowing!" enna said.

"finally, something appropriate—"

"like a pregnant lady!" enna added, cutting millie off.

"stop with the pregnancy!" reimu whined.

"yeah yeah, i can see that too. she's glowing." selen seconded. "something did change. maybe she looks more hmmm... happy? no, less gloomy? more approachable?"

"all we know is that something must've changed her life during her third year." rosemi said and giggled. "come and sit, y/n!"

y/n thanked them before sitting in between rosemi and millie.

a/n: seating arrangement!!

"so how is the occult club?" nina asked and raised her hand to ask for a waiter.

"it's still up!" y/n happily chirped despite being shy, making the ladies cheer.

"s-speaking of pregnancy..."

"told you she's pregnant!" enna whisper-yelled.

"let her finish!" millie whispered as well.

"i-i have 10 kids!" y/n said proudly, with her eyes twinkling and everything.

"yay..." the seven ladies cheered in uncertainty.

"uhm, honey, what was that supposed to mean?" nina asked humbly.

"oh. well, the occult club has 10 new members and a new club adviser." y/n explained. "i actually asked if they could come here after me. i think they'll be here any minute."

"omg! i'd like to meet them!" reimu excitedly said.

"someone who'll take care of the club in the future! i need to meet them and see if we can trust in leaving the club to them!" selen also said, pumped up.

"oh, only the third-year club members are coming. you can meet the other ones once they're not busy." y/n said, making the girls go ooohh.

"hi! we'll get another cup of... sweetie, eggnog?" nina asked.

y/n nodded before she glanced at millie who was poking her shoulder.