Chapter 1 | I've Been Plotting | Remake our Life!
Part 8
"I
have an unfortunate announcement to make to all of you. Our Art Research Club
is in a crisis."
At the
deepest part of the club room of the art study research, Kiryu-san opened his
mouth in a pose that looked like something out of an anime with that humanoid
battle weapon.
"The
reason for the crisis is!"
Hiyama-san,
who was standing beside him, slapped him on the back of the head.
"Buh!"
While she
looked down with cold eyes at energetic Kiryuu-san, who plopped down on the
desk,
"Needless
to say, the reason for this is that this low ability manager's plan to welcome
new members to the club has failed to produce any results this year, so there
are no new members for this year."
All the
members of the club, except for Kiryuu-san, nodded their heads in agreement
with Hiyama-san's words.
Not only
the Art Research Club, but all university clubs recruit new members during the
new student welcome season in April. The light music club will teach you how to
play the guitar, the film club will give you a ticket to a movie screening, and
other clubs will tell you about their unique charms and try to recruit you with
bait.
In this
respect, our Art Research Club was at a great disadvantage, or rather, it was
rare to find a circle with so little to sell. In spite of the fact that we
claimed to be an art circle, there was no one who could talk or teach about
art. Hiyama-san is relatively near to me in the Department of Crafts, but her
major is ceramics.
On top of
that, there was Kiryuu-san's counterproductive recruitment campaign. In all
honesty, only the most softhearted of people would fall for that.
Still, it
seems that every year one or two people who liked stuff came in somehow. But
this year, that miracle didn't happen, and as expected, today's agenda was to
do something about it without relying on miracles.
"Rather,
it's about time we had at least one person from the art department who deserves
the name Art Research Club."
Hiyama-san
said, a faraway look in her eyes,
"I
thought I was going to learn about art in this circle, but when I joined, some
idiot from the photography department asked me 'do you how to make a shitty
collage?' is all he said, it wasn't supposed to be like this......" (Note:
Internet slang, usually in the form of a absurd photoshop)
"The
reason we don't have a senpai is because you don't have the right
qualities-bufuo!"
It was
King of shitty collage who had paper mache shoved in his mouth and was
having a squirming moment. Or rather, he was talking about such a topic to a
female club member who just joined!
"But
indeed, I'd like to have a member of the art department..."
If that
happens, the circle will be able to hold a proper art exhibition and it will be
easier to apply for the annual budget. Sadly, the current situation is that we
are ridiculed as an art study research that cannot hold a proper art
exhibition.
Besides,
if I had a connection with the art department, I would be able to get in touch
with Saikawa Minori. I am sorry to say that this is a very personal reason, but
I would really like to have her.
However,
it is rare for students from the art department to join the Art Research Club.
"They
have to draw pictures to death in class, and no way they want to join a circle
to draw."
Kakihara-san,
who came here because he wanted to study art while dancing in theater arts.
"If
there's a senior student in the department or something, we would come for the
purpose of getting information about the class..."
Sugimoto-san,
who usually only does things out loud, chose to come here to do art that he
could do in silence.
All of
them joined the club because they wanted to do something different from the
classroom.
That may
be true, or rather, it is true, but there are a certain number of students in
the Department of Film Arts who belong to the Film Study Group, so it shouldn't
be so thrown away...... that's I wanted to think.
Anyway,
the reality was harsh for us.
At this
point, everyone thought it would be fine if something in human form joined
here. Just like the other day, I heard a noise at the entrance and panicked,
"There's a new member!" However, I didn't want to end up with the sad
story that it was a stray dog living in Daigeidai.
As I was
recalling these sad memories, I heard a clatter at the entrance.
"Geez,
another dog? Throw a Frisbee somewhere..."
Kiryu-san
was about to say something when, from the other side of the room,
"Uhm"
Unbelievably,
a girl's voice could be heard.
"Excuse
me, is there Hashiba-san from the Art Research Club?"
I think it
was almost the same time I turned and looked at the door.
"Ah……!"
With
surprise, I froze when I saw her.
I wondered
if people were so helpless when the person they had been gossiping about or
thinking about right up until the moment appeared in front of them.
I was sure
I had thought a lot about how I would react if I bumped into someone on campus,
or how I would apologize for my rudeness the other day, but when the time came,
I couldn't do anything clever at all.
Saikawa
Minori. The person in question also looked at me and remained silent.
Anyway, I
have to talk to her somehow.
Before
trying to explain the other day's misunderstanding or whatever it was, I had to
take a look at her thin, white arms.
"Kya!"
There were
two figures, holding her tightly.
The
president and vice president of the art circle. The two, who had been at odds
with each other earlier in a combination of irresponsibility and abuse, now
faced the target in front of them with a common goal.
And,
"U-Uhm..."
In front
of the new students, who looked scared and confused, the two of them had
devilish smiles all over their faces, and right after that, they bombarded the
new students with words at full speed.
""Well~,
it's nice to meet you, and I'm glad you're coming! Hey, if you speak first,
she'll get nervous so I'm sorry! Hey, Hiyama-chan, let me talk first! You know,
you're really cute, but if your glasses were a little thinner, you'd be
perfect. Next time you come with me, we'll go to-gabogh, I am really sorry!
Just ignore what this idiot has to say! So which Department are you in? I'm
from craft, I'm from photograph, I'm not asking you! Anyway, we're going to
have a newcomer's party today, so come have a drink with us, ah, I'm not going
to force alcohol on you or anything, but rather you are my alcohol, hey, you
really should die, okay! And I still haven't gotten your name, have
I??""
"Ah,
aah, uwaaaa... !!"
Unfortunately,
Saikawa Minori is forced into a situation where there is no cooling-off period,
as she is subjected to intense solicitation at close range by two very
determined seniors.
In this
way, the contact with Saikawa Minori, which I had expected to be very
difficult, was resolved in a very uneventful manner due to a twist of fate.
For her,
it's not solved but rather suffered...
***
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Is Aki's birthday known yet? I've seen some places claiming it's April 19 but I'm not sure where that came from or if that date is even legit.
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