"Advisor…?"
Kazuo looked at the document in Eishin Flash's hand with a dazed expression, clearly not understanding what had happened.
"What's going on?"
From the moment he arrived until he entered the clubroom, everything seemed perfectly natural.
However, Eishin Flash's current smile made Kazuo feel a sense of unease.
Eh… could he have been tricked?
Kazuo, somewhat disbelieving, forced a smile and said, "Uh… Eishin Flash? Is this some kind of prank or a joke?"
"No," the girl stared at him with a smile, his name signed in black and white on the document in her hand, "we are serious. We need a teacher willing to serve as our advisor. After all, you should be aware that a school club must have an advisor teacher to be approved."
That's true, but the method used was highly questionable.
Looking at the document in her hand, Kazuo gave a wry smile and shook his head, saying:
"Even if you say that… you must have found the wrong person. I'm not even a formal teacher yet, am I?"
Can a trainee teacher serve as an advisor?
Kazuo wasn't entirely sure, but for a high-level academy like Tracen Academy, with its comprehensive rules and regulations, they should have considered such a situation, right?
From Kazuo's perspective, it should not be allowed—
"Regarding this matter," Eishin Flash put the document away for safekeeping, "we already inquired with the Student Council, and they approved of this action."
"…Uh."
This left Kazuo at a loss for what to do. He instinctively turned his head to look at Fine Motion, who, as usual, maintained her elegant and refined young lady appearance.
Seeing Kazuo look over, she responded with a smile.
A pure, clear, and refreshing smile, completely free of any impurities.
For some reason, Kazuo always felt as if he had inadvertently fallen into a trap. He could feel it, yet he couldn't pinpoint what was wrong—that sense of incongruity… Yes, he had indeed fallen into a trap—
In fact, this was a premeditated persuasion, meticulously planned and executed by the two of them.
First,
As classmates, the two foreign exchange students, Fine Motion and Eishin Flash, quickly became close in class. As friends and classmates, they talked about everything, often dining together, and Eishin Flash would even personally cook dishes and desserts for Fine Motion.
The reason for this was that Eishin Flash herself was very skilled in cooking, and her family had actually been generations of butlers and maids serving the royal family. Although Eishin Flash came to Japan to study, even setting aside her family background, she herself genuinely loved cooking.
So, after arriving at the Academy, she naturally set her sights on the Food Research Club, which was on the verge of being disbanded.
The Food Research Club—she preferred to be in such a place rather than Horse Racing.
After making up her mind, she quickly took action. After communicating with the seniors, she easily obtained the resolution and also passed the preliminary review by the Student Council.
However, according to the Academy's regulations, a club could only be established if at least five members were gathered. For this, Eishin Flash first pulled in her roommate. Although it was just a nominal existence, it at least provided one spot.
Afterward, through persuasion and trickery, she got the "Sun Hat" student from Class B to sign the club application form in a daze.
As for Fine Motion, being a classmate and having a strong interest in Japanese culture, her love for cooking went without saying.
Simply mentioning the matter to her, Fine Motion agreed without hesitation.
Counting herself, she only needed to persuade one more person to join to essentially meet the conditions for establishing a club. However, even so, one more condition still needed to be met.
That was to find a teacher at the Academy willing to become the club's advisor.
While this sounded easy, in reality, there were simply too many clubs at the Academy. Therefore, finding an advisor was actually the most difficult step at this stage.
However, to Eishin Flash's surprise, Fine Motion expressed her own opinion on this matter.
She proposed a candidate she had in mind.
And without a doubt, the person Fine Motion referred to was Asama Kazutomi.
Regarding whether a temporary trainee teacher could serve as an advisor, Eishin Flash even specifically consulted with the Emperor and, after receiving an affirmative reply, the matter of persuading "Asama Kazutomi" was put on the Food Research Club's agenda.
However, despite having asked Fine Motion to bring Kazuo over, it was surprising that Fine Motion returned with Kazuo in less than ten minutes.
When she first heard the knock at the door, she thought it was a student coming to visit the clubroom. But when she saw Fine Motion leading a male student in, Eishin Flash was initially stunned but immediately put on a specially professional, business-like smile.
And everything that followed developed smoothly, just as she had expected.
Kazuo, in a confused state, signed the consent form, and she easily obtained the document.
As for Fine Motion, who played a crucial role in this incident, she was actually one of the initiators.
However, her involvement here truly seemed to be a case of an unintentional act leading to a fortunate outcome.
She had indeed agreed to Eishin Flash's request to bring Kazuo over.
However, as soon as she stepped out, she couldn't help but stand still and space out, as she didn't know where to find Kazuo.
Just as she was wondering whether to go to the office or the teaching building, Kazuo happened to come down from upstairs... and she didn't disappoint Eishin Flash, bringing Kazuo to the club room. (Though it was only a few steps away)
Although sometimes she seemed a bit dazed and carefree, Fine Motion was an extremely intelligent and excellent young lady.
In other words, under their gradual coaxing, Kazuo signed the 'indentured servitude contract' before he even realized what was happening.
Meanwhile, the girl with the sun hat, who had witnessed the entire process from the side, sighed helplessly, resting her chin on her hand.
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