"Uh... Fine Motion, what are you trying to do?"
After tilting her head and thinking for a while, she seemed to realize something. She hit her fist into her palm and said:
"Ah, I'm going to the Food Research Club. Does Asama-sensei know where it is?"
"Uh... Food Research Club?"
Kazuo was taken aback, wondering if there was such a club at the school.
"Yes, the Food Research Club. A fellow exchange student invited me to join this club, so I originally planned to visit during my free time today..."
Most clubs in this club building are established by students who gather enough members, apply for approval, and then receive review and inspection by the Student Council before being approved.
So, bizarre and unusual clubs are constantly emerging.
However, the academy is not solely focused on Horse Racing; to enrich academy life and develop students' comprehensive qualities,
It actually encourages students to participate in various club activities.
And the main body responsible for these aspects is the Student Council, led by Symboli Rudolf.
However, club participation is not mandatory. In Kazuo's impression, he hadn't seen Xiao Hai Wan or Daijin participating in any club activities.
"Food Research Club, did she give you the address?"
Kazuo's question made Fine Motion remember something.
She nodded leisurely and smiled, saying, "Ah, it seems she did. Hmm... let me see, it should be here—"
Taking the card she pulled from her pocket, Kazuo looked closely.
He saw the elegantly written characters in hard pen: "Food Research Club, Club Building, First Floor, Room B-2."
"First floor, B2? Isn't that—"
Kazuo looked around, his gaze finally settling on the classroom diagonally behind Fine Motion.
"Behind you…?"
It could be said that he effortlessly helped the slightly confused Fine Motion.
"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now…"
Kazuo said, intending to leave, but he didn't expect what came next.
"Ah," Fine Motion suddenly clasped her hands together and exclaimed, as if she had made up her mind, looking at Kazuo with a beaming smile, "Since you're already here, Teacher Asama, would you like to take a look around with me?"
Hmm… but with Fine Motion inviting him like that, Kazuo couldn't really refuse.
Thinking that there was still some time before lunch break ended, he nodded in agreement.
Seeing Kazuo agree, Fine Motion turned around and gently knocked on the door.
Soon, a female voice was heard from inside.
"Please come in."
Pulling open the sliding door, Kazuo followed Fine Motion into the room.
The club room wasn't particularly large, but it was fully equipped with everything one could need.
It seemed to have been converted from an old cooking lab. Various snacks were arranged on several large cabinets along one wall, and a refrigerator and other kitchen appliances were fully stocked. The entire classroom seemed to be divided into two sides. One side served as a cooking lab, while the other resembled a lounge or tea room.
It was just that, for some reason, the classroom also had a Japanese-style tatami mat resting area.
However, while Kazuo was still looking around, a girl slowly came forward to greet them.
"Fine Motion, welcome to the Food Research Club."
"I am honored that Miss Rongjin invited me."
Kazuo looked in the direction of the voice and saw a beautiful woman with a model-like figure and exceptional looks and temperament, as if she had stepped out of a painting.
She had lustrous black short hair, delicate and fair skin that seemed as if it could break with a touch, and exquisite facial features that, due to her mixed heritage, gave her both the feeling of a Yamato Nadeshiko and the clear, translucent azure eyes of a Western woman.
Kazuo had some impression of this girl. If he remembered correctly, she was the one from the class simulation race that day—
Eishin Flash.
"This is Teacher Asama, who came to visit with me."
Fine Motion thoughtfully introduced Kazuo, then turned back to Eishin Flash with a smile and said, "This is Eishin Flash, the current president of the Food Research Club."
Their eyes met, and the girl politely offered a professional smile. Kazuo returned a smile as a mutual greeting.
However, hearing Fine Motion's introduction, Kazuo felt a bit strange.
Logically speaking, as an A-class student, Eishin Flash should only be a student who had been newly admitted for less than a month, right? So why… would she become the president of this club? As if she had already guessed what Kazuo was thinking, Eishin Flash explained with a smile:
"The seniors of this department had to prepare for competitions, so this club was essentially put on hold. After I learned about it from my senior, I wanted to re-establish it. Since the venue and facilities are still intact, I am temporarily serving as the president and recruiting members here."
"Oh… so that's how it is."
But if a first-year student is to be president, doesn't that mean Eishin Flash also needs to gather at least five members?
And in the room now… there was another girl wearing a hat sitting in the room.
"Speaking of which, what exactly does the Food Research Club do?"
Although it was food research, Kazuo didn't quite understand what they researched, or what its purpose was.
Even clubs, for someone like him who had perfect attendance in the going-home club for all three years of high school, were a distant concept.
When his classmates were busy with clubs and cram schools, Kazuo was busy taking the ferry back to the island early to take care of household chores.
Therefore, seeing this kind of scene was still very new to him.
"Our main club activity now is to research and appreciate all kinds of delicious food, from dishes to desserts and even cheap snacks. We gather to research various international cultures, and primarily Japanese cuisine. Besides tasting, we also make dishes ourselves and learn how to prepare various specialty foods."
Eishin Flash introduced it in great detail to Kazuo and Fine Motion.
And the latter, needless to say, was an absolute enthusiast of Japanese culinary culture. Commoner foods, such as cheap snacks, were something Fine Motion had absolutely no resistance to.
Just listening to Eishin Flash's introduction, Fine Motion was already in that sparkling state.
This club was absolutely irresistible to a young lady who yearned for commoner culture.
While Kazuo was marveling at this, Eishin Flash took out a roster from the side, took out a pen, and handed it over, saying,
"Because we need to report the situation to the Student Council, we need to register the incoming and outgoing personnel here."
Kazuo took the pen and, without thinking, wrote his name where Eishin Flash pointed.
But just as he finished signing, a thin, light purple piece of paper fell out of the book.
"This is… carbon paper?"
Upon seeing this, Kazuo suddenly noticed something amiss. Eishin Flash took out another document that was folder in it.
She was smiling broadly, but she was like a little devil.
"Well then, this way, Teacher Asama has also agreed to be our club's advisor, hasn't he~"
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PS:
Regarding the subsequent plot development, considering the overall situation, I chose this route.
Becoming an advisor here will be helpful for the development of various subsequent plots.
Additionally, the pattern for the second volume will largely be the same as the first: the early stages will be relatively routine, laying the groundwork and advancing the plot; the middle stages will begin the main storyline; and the later stages will bring everything together for an explosive, continuous climax.
P.S.: Voting is ongoing.
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Lu Xiaoran began to regret it. Why did he choose the full corruption ending back then?
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