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<b>Part 9
</b>\n"I
am... Saikawa Minori"\nShe said,
and bowed her head.\nBefore
her, Hiyama-san bowed her head as well, with a very fearful look on her face.\n"I'm
sorry, I thought you were applying to join the club..."\n"No,
if someone came into the club room with a recruitment flyer, that's what you'd
think."\nSaikawa
answered in an orderly and logical manner. Although she seemed to be quiet, her
answers had a firmness in them.\n"As I
thought, my recruiting sense is right after all!"\n"You
shut up!"\nThe vice
president sent an angry message to the forever president, who began to run amok
without reading any of the air.\nArt
department students are welcome! Especially girls! No boys! How can you think
that a copy written by a man who apparently only wants to worship girls is a
success? Well, I guess I'm not the only one who left such a flyer as my contact
information.\nShe
thought for a moment, then,\n"Is
Hashiba-senpai a member of this circle?"\n"Right,
but"\nReluctantly,
as expected I can't say that.\n"So
it will be easier for me to talk to senpai if I stay here, right."\nSaikawa
stood up abruptly and turned to Hiyama-san and Kiryu-san.\n"I'm
going to join this circle from today. I look forward to working with you."\nShe said
and bowed her head.\n"Eh?! S-Seriously? Saikawa-chan, are you sure, you're really joining?!"\n"Yes,
I am sure."\n"Yatta~
!! Finally, for the first time in years, we have an art student in the
club!!"\nKiryu-san
was so happy that he began to roll around on the tatami.\n"...Saikawa-san,
you see."\nHiyama-san
put her hand on Saikawa's shoulder with a regretful look on her face.\n"If
that idiot says anything you don't like, no matter how small, tell me. I'll
kill him immediately."\n"Y-Yes..."\nSaikawa
nodded anxiously.\n"Well,
we've managed to finish the recruitment phase of new member of the club."\n"Today,
I'll be singing Donguri Koro Koro!" (Note: A Rolling Acorn, a
Japanese Children's song)\nKakihara-san
and Sugimoto-san also looked relieved.\nWhile the
older members of the club were filled with joy, I was,\n"Saikawa,
um... why"\nI tried to
confirm why she joined,\n"I
don't like it when things aren't clear, you know."\n"So I
came here today to get a foothold or a chance to do that."\n"Haa..."\nI wondered
what she wanted to clarify. It was hard to tell from her words, but it seemed
that we were able to get to know each other anyway.\n"All
right, let's have a new cheer! Kakihara, Sugimoto, let's go shopping!!"\n"Whoo!"\n"Understood!"\nThe
seniors seemed to have immediately started preparing for the newcomers' party,
and went out light-footed. They probably went to the supermarket in front of Daigeidai.\n"Ah~,
I'm happy... I'm happy, finally, a student from the art department joined us...
Now we can expect a decent school festival...!"\nHiyama-san's
heart was beating with joy at what a hurdle to overcome. Well, considering what
we have done so far, I can understand why she feels moved by this point.\nIn any
case, we now had all the actors in place. The only thing left to do was to
create the situation.
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