Chapter 368 Interrogation!
Scratching his head, Kaede looked at the girl in front of him and said, "Colette, how did you get the key?"
"I'm not Colette! I am Ult... Ah!"
Before she could finish speaking, Kaede quickly stepped forward and chopped her on the head.
"Even if you really want to conceal your identity, can't you untie the little ponytail on your head first?" Kaede said, directly taking the mask off Colette's face. "But you chose a pretty good mask, Mebius."
Covering her head, Colette said glumly, "Waaah... I can't believe I exposed my identity like this."
"..."
Everyone else looked at the girl with awkward expressions. With that height, blonde hair, and tiny pigtails sticking up, there was only one possible candidate!
Seeing Colette's teary-eyed look, Kaede shook his head helplessly, reached out, and gently rubbed her head, saying, "Alright, I barely used any force. Besides, we have a guest today, can you behave?"
"Huh?"
Only then did Colette notice Kawashima Ami standing next to Eriri, and she exclaimed in surprise, "Oh!!! Another upperclassman who is about the same height as Utaha-oneesan! Hello, I'm Colette, a student in Class 1-B, and also a member of the Art Club!"
Looking at the interesting Colette, Kawashima Ami smiled and said, "Hello there. I'm Kawashima Ami, a transfer student. I'm currently in class 2-a with Asakura-kun and the others."
After introducing herself, Kawashima Ami began looking at the layout of the Art Club room.
"Aww~~ Your room is a little smaller than I imagined. I thought it would be as big as a regular classroom."
"It couldn't be that big unless we expanded our membership."
Eriri shook her head: "We only have six members in the club right now, so a room this size is completely sufficient. It doesn't feel crowded even when a few people drop by. If it were the size of a regular classroom, it would feel empty, which is boring."
"I want a bigger club room!"
Colette raised her hand and said, "A big classroom would be great for hide-and-seek!"
"It's just one room. Even if I let you play hide-and-seek, where would you hide?" Kaede poked Colette's forehead. "You still haven't told me when you got the key? The President shouldn't have given it to you."
"Hehe, the President was on duty today, so I went to ask for it," Colette said. "If he didn't give it to me, I would just wait at the door, so he had no choice but to give it to me!"
"You really are shameless. Hand over the key first."
Colette didn't mind Kaede's teasing at all. She stuck out her tongue with a smile and then handed the key to Kaede.
After putting the key away, Kaede glanced at Eriri and could tell that Eriri planned to wait until the President arrived before taking action.
Therefore, Kaede was not in a hurry. He first went to his seat and took out his computer and a series of materials.
Seeing Kaede's actions, Kawashima Ami walked over curiously and saw the storyboards on his computer. She asked in surprise, "Asakura-kun, you really use club activity time for work?"
Plugging in his drawing tablet, Kaede said, "Art Club activities are quite free, and it's much quieter here than in other clubs. Isn't this the best place to work?"
"That's true."
Just then, the club room door opened, and the President finally arrived.
"Ah, I'm exhausted, I'm exhausted." He first shouted about how tired he was upon entering, and then the President saw Kawashima Ami. He was aware of the recent transfer student situation. "Oh, this must be the transfer student in your class, Asakura? Hello."
"Hello, thank you for having me today!"
"Oh dear, it seems quite lively."
Not only had the President returned, but Utaha also arrived at the Art Club at this time.
Eriri looked at Utaha as she entered and asked, "Why are you here?"
"I wanted to talk to you about work. Is that alright?"
"That's fine, but wait just a moment. We have something we need to do first. You can join the fun." After replying, Eriri glanced at Kaede.
Kaede understood. He walked straight over and closed the club room door, then grabbed Uchimaki Subaru and Usami by the shoulders and led them to sit on the sofa.
Eriri didn't stop either. She immediately pulled Kawashima Ami and Utaha, arranged several chairs around the two on the sofa, and then had everyone sit down.
Seeing this scene, Utaha sat down and said with a smile, "Hmm~~ It looks like I arrived at exactly the right time. This seems very interesting."
Kawashima Ami, looking confused, followed Eriri's lead, only knowing that the upcoming events concerned the two people on the sofa.
As for the people involved, Usami Mizuki and Uchimaki Subaru, they were already starting to feel wary and began exchanging silent glances.
[What's going on? Usami, did you expose us?]
[Of course not me!]
[It wasn't me either. I haven't said anything.]
Eriri saw through their little trick instantly and said with a smile, "Alright, stop communicating with your eyes. Kaede-kun and I are much more skilled than you in that regard."
Uchimaki Subaru's mouth twitched stiffly as he said, "Um, I don't know what you're talking about, Asakura. Is this a misunderstanding?"
"A misunderstanding? I don't think so, especially since I found evidence yesterday."
As he spoke, Kaede was about to take out his phone when the President next to him patted his shoulder and asked with a smile, "Asakura, you saw it yesterday too?"
"Huh? Too?"
Kaede looked at the President in surprise. The President replied, "I was dragged out by my family to buy things yesterday, and I saw them from a distance."
Well, then he wasn't the only witness.
Eriri crossed her arms and said with a chuckle, "Hehe, Mizuki, Uchimaki, are you going to confess now, or should we reveal the evidence? Confess and be treated leniently, resist and be treated strictly!"
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"..."
The two immediately fell silent. Usami's cheeks were already starting to turn red. They never expected that simply going out on the weekend would lead to them being coincidentally seen by two people.
With the back-and-forth comments from Kaede and the President, Kawashima Ami and Utaha had already understood the whole story. They both wore expressions of spectators enjoying a show, lacking only a handful of sunflower seeds.
Only Colette, looking adorable and confused, glanced from one person to another, still not understanding what was happening.
"Um, what exactly happened?"
This child—it was hard to tell if she was chaotic or just simple-minded. Everyone had made it so obvious, yet she still hadn't grasped it.
Gently patting her head, Utaha chuckled, "Don't worry, Colette-chan will find out soon enough."