Chapter 370 The Art Club in the Eyes of the New Teacher
Teacher Tachibana Yumeko felt like she was dreaming this day.
She was a new teacher, having just arrived at Toyosaki less than a week ago, and was entrusted by a Senpai, Teacher Koyama, to take over his advisory work for the Art Club.
The Art Club at Toyosaki was a very special club; even Tachibana Yumeko, who had only been there for a week, already had a general idea.
When the school year started in April last year, the club was left with only the President, and then only four members joined, barely reaching the five-person minimum to prevent the club from being disbanded.
And it was this very club that directly won a gold prize and a bronze prize in the city-wide art competition held later, even though these two individuals hadn't undergone much systematic training, and they weren't the ones with better drawing skills, Kaede and Usami Mizuki, but Uchimaki Subaru and Usami Mizuki.
As for Kaede and Eriri, who didn't participate, Tachibana Yumeko had learned about them online before transferring to Toyosaki: one was a best-selling light novel author, and the other was a popular new manga artist, and they were even engaged.
Everything else was fine, but the engagement truly caused Tachibana Yumeko a considerable psychological blow.
She had only recently graduated from university and finally came to her dream school to be a teacher.
Yet, she never expected that there were students here who had reached this stage earlier than she had, with one foot already in the door of marriage.
As a pure and innocent girl, Tachibana Yumeko doubted life itself when she first learned about these things.
Then, not long after she recovered, she was pulled into this Art Club, which, despite having few members, was very famous in the school, to be its advisor.
Fate?
This must be the torment of fate.
The only thing worth being grateful for was that the students in the Art Club were all good children, just as Teacher Koyama said, and she didn't have to worry much about them.
Moreover, besides the Art Club students today, she also saw two visitors: a model transfer student and a third-year light novel author.
One could only say that not just anyone could enter the doors of this Art Club.
Seeing Kaede and Eriri start working, Tachibana Yumeko, who already knew, walked over and curiously asked, "Asakura-kun and Sawamura-san, you both always work during club activities, do you regularly participate in the club's drawing activities?"
"Yes, we do!"
While diligently drawing her manga, Eriri nodded and replied, "Kaede-kun and I both participate, but not like Mizuki and them, drawing every day.
Hmm~~~ at least once every two weeks, and when work goes smoothly, once a week, after all, it's also a form of practice!"
She glanced at the drawing on Eriri's computer screen.
Although Tachibana Yumeko rarely read manga, she could tell Eriri's skill in drawing, with both efficiency and quality.
After looking at Eriri's side, she then looked at Kaede's side, even more curious: "Asakura-kun, you're also a light novel author, why don't you find a couple of assistants for Sawamura-san?
Manga artists usually have assistants, right? Especially for weekly manga."
"I have thought about assistants."
Kaede stopped his work and explained, "However, because Eriri and I are students, the only stable time we have to work at home is on Saturdays and Sundays, and sometimes we go out or have gatherings.
Our work during weekdays is mostly in the evenings, and this schedule is really not suitable for hiring assistants.
Fortunately, if Eriri and I work diligently, our efficiency is quite good, so not hiring is not a big problem.
Perhaps when we go to university, or even after graduating from university, we might consider hiring assistants."
Uchimaki Subaru on the other side also said, "Teacher Tachibana, you don't need to worry about the efficiency of these two.
Their time management is better than many manga artists, and they even have a backlog of work."
"Wow! That's amazing!"
Clapping her hands, Tachibana Yumeko became even more excited about this Art Club.
However, turning around, she saw the President lying on the sofa.
"Harugami-san! It's club activity time, everyone is drawing diligently, how can you, as the President, sleep here?
This is not right!"
The President had clearly forgotten this point, and reluctantly opened her eyes and said, "Well, I'm just a symbolic President, you don't need to pay too much attention to me, really.
And honestly, I have a condition where I get weak if I don't sleep, so I have to spend a lot of time sleeping every day.
I hope the teacher can understand."
"Eh? Really?"
It was obvious it was fake!
Everyone looked incredulously at this somewhat flustered new teacher; she was truly adorably clumsy.
With such a personality as a teacher, would she really not be fooled by students?
Finally, Usami couldn't take it anymore and explained to Teacher Tachibana, also telling her not to worry too much about the President and just let him be.
Although still a bit conflicted, Teacher Tachibana didn't know what to do, so she could only endure it for now and take it slowly.
After staying in the club activity room for a while and confirming that there was nothing she needed to handle, Teacher Tachibana said goodbye and left to return to the teachers' office.
As a new teacher, she still had many things to deal with and learn, such as lesson planning, which she was not yet proficient at.
As soon as the teacher left, except for Uchimaki Subaru and Usami, everyone else stopped in unison and then turned to look at the two of them.
Usami instinctively shivered when she saw them, and said with a bitter face, "Eh? No way, again?"
"At least satisfy our curiosity!"
"Yeah, yeah!"
Kawashima Ami said with a smile, "You two are the second couple I've seen since I transferred here, so you have to let me understand more about it."
Utaha also chimed in, not one to shy away from stirring things up, "I need a lot of material for my new book, to write more different stories, so you two sacrifice a little and reveal something, and I'll treat you to a meal later!"
"Even Senpai is like this!!!"
And Colette, the youngest of them all, pouted persistently and said, "Smooch, the smooching thing hasn't been talked about yet!"
"Don't even think about it!" An exasperated Usami dropped her paintbrush, rushed over and grabbed Colette, saying huffily, "You want to know so badly, do you?
Then experience it yourself!"
"Waaahhh! Eriri-senpai, save me!!!"
But Eriri had already picked up her phone and said expectantly, "Well, you two continue."
"Eh?!?!?!"
In short, the Art Club was exceptionally lively today.