16 “If that’s the case, then that’s wonderful!” “I really look forward to eating your cooking again, Young Chef.
After all, it’s been a long time since I last had it.” “Once your website page is ready, you can let me know anytime.
I’ll inform the others immediately.” “I’m sure they’re looking forward to it too!” Hearing Fūju agree to the arrangement, Tsumugi Kotobuki immediately spoke up with a face full of joy.
“You won’t need to inform too many people later.
Informing just ten to twenty people will be enough.
If I have to get busy working myself to death like in the past, it would run contrary to my initial goal,” Fūju said, shaking his head.
He could practically envision the past sight of his establishment being swamped by a bustling ocean of people.
Even though that sight was remarkable, he truly wouldn’t be able to handle such frantic busyness all by himself.
“Alright!” “I understand!” Tsumugi Kotobuki nodded after hearing the explanation.
Regarding the major incident when Fūju fled to save himself on that day, Tsumugi Kotobuki still found it hard to forget even now.
Every time she thought about it, she felt an urge to laugh.
“I didn’t expect Akira-kun to be so amazing as to manage a shop.” “Come to think of it, our family also seems to have gone to Chuuka Shochiku once.
However, the shop wasn’t open at that time.
It appears our arrival coincided with the closing time of Akira-kun’s shop.” Right at that moment, Megumi Kato, who was beside them and almost forgotten, began to speak up at the right time.
“Eh?” “There turns out to be another female student here!” “Forgive me, I didn’t notice your presence earlier and ended up ignoring you!” Tsumugi Kotobuki, who had unconsciously stepped inside the Light Music Club room, only just realized there was another female student beside her.
This left her highly startled, causing her to immediately offer a sincere apology.
In terms of manners, Tsumugi Kotobuki, holding the status of a daughter from a wealthy family, had indeed received an excellent upbringing.
“It’s fine!” Megumi Kato shook her head and asked Tsumugi Kotobuki not to dwell on it.
After all, she was already used to conditions like that.
“By the way, did you come here just to ask about this?” Seeing the atmosphere briefly turn a bit awkward, Fūju spoke up at the right time to steer the conversation back to the primary goal.
The actual primary goal was Tsumugi Kotobuki’s purpose for coming to this place.
However, that discussion had unconsciously derailed because Tsumugi Kotobuki kept discussing the Chuuka Shochiku shop.
“Oh, that’s right!” Hearing Fūju’s question, Tsumugi Kotobuki finally remembered her purpose for coming.
“It’s like this: I heard the sound of a piano performance coming from inside this Light Music Club room after school yesterday, during lunch break today, and just moments ago before this.
Those beautiful song melodies caught my attention, making me a bit curious.” “Plus, I haven’t joined any club yet.
Coincidentally, I wanted to see how conditions are here, whether this club is still accepting new members or not.
If possible, I’d like to join.” “I didn’t expect this club to actually turn out to be your Light Music Club, Young Chef.
Was that piano melody heard earlier also played by you?” Tsumugi Kotobuki asked curiously.
Tsumugi Kotobuki herself was a talented piano player.
She had begun learning to play the piano since she was four years old, having pursued it for over ten years up to now.
Although her piano playing capability level couldn’t be said to sit at the absolute apex, her skills fell securely into the upper-tier category.
She had even won awards in several piano competitions.
Therefore, after hearing the piano sounds originating from the Light Music Club, she could judge that the song was not only a highly high-quality composition, but the skill level of the player sat at a very high tier.
That capability sat quite far above her own piano playing skill level.
This left her highly curious, causing her to delay her desire to join the Choir Club in order to visit this Light Music Club.
If the Light Music Club aligned with her wishes and was still accepting new members, then joining this club wasn’t a bad choice.
“Correct, I played it.” “You don’t need to act too formal.
At school, I’m not a shop owner like when at Chuuka Shochiku.
Just call me normally; any form of address is fine by me.” “Regarding my Light Music Club, this club is indeed searching for new members.
If you’re willing, you can directly submit an application to join,” Fūju said.
Then, Fūju drew a club registration form from inside the desk drawer and handed it over to Tsumugi Kotobuki.
Seeing that action, Tsumugi Kotobuki felt a bit at a loss for words within her heart.
This action was judged too direct.
Although she had indeed expressed an intent to join, being directly handed a registration form like this felt a bit too fast.
Despite thinking so, Tsumugi Kotobuki did not reject the offering.
Moreover, the president of this Light Music Club was someone she already knew, the young owner of the Chuuka Shochiku shop.
This left her with no bad impression or feeling of discomfort at all.
Additionally, if she joined this club, perhaps it would become easier for her to consume delicious dishes made by Fūju in the future.
Thinking about that, a sudden smile appeared on Tsumugi Kotobuki’s face.
“Alright, I’ll just join the Light Music Club.” “Regarding forms of address, since you’re the club president, I’ll just call you President!” Tsumugi Kotobuki said with a smile.
“Fine by me,” Fūju nodded in agreement.
Afterward, Tsumugi Kotobuki walked over to the corner of the Light Music Club room.
She easily picked up a set of desk and chair, moving them beside Fūju’s position.
After gently wiping down the desk and chair with a handkerchief, Tsumugi Kotobuki sat down quietly and pulled out a pen to begin filling out the club registration form.
“By the way, is this female student also a member of our Light Music Club?” Tsumugi Kotobuki asked while filling out the form, glancing curiously toward the female student she had temporarily ignored earlier, Megumi Kato.
Tsumugi Kotobuki recalled Fūju’s words when mentioning the Light Music Club earlier, where Fūju had used the word my instead of our.
“No, currently the only member of the Light Music Club is myself.
If you are added, the members become two people.” “As for her, she merely trespassed to listen to songs for free without offering any contribution,” Fūju said in a flat tone.
The reality was indeed exactly like that.
Hearing Fūju’s words, Tsumugi Kotobuki suddenly felt a bit bewildered.
The choice of words used by Fūju felt a bit excessive to her.
She felt that her club president was making a joke in a rather unbefitting direction with a very fast rhythm.
“Akira-kun, even though the reality is indeed like that, using terms like that still feels very excessive,” Megumi Kato’s flat voice echoed in response.
However, judging from her facial expression or emotional fluctuations, there wasn’t the slightest change in her.
That showed she didn’t actually mind those words too much.
“In that case, how about we ask this female student to join the Light Music Club too?” “For a club, it seems the minimum number of members must reach five people.
Otherwise, this club will face the risk of dissolution.” “The President definitely doesn’t want the Light Music Club to be dissolved simply because it failed to recruit a sufficient number of members, right?” “If that really happens, I’ll have to search for and transfer to another club again later.
That process will be highly troublesome,” Tsumugi Kotobuki delivered the suggestion with an expression showing a bit of a headache.
Feeling that Tsumugi Kotobuki’s words held truth, Fūju thought for a moment before nodding in agreement.
True enough, since this passive Megumi Kato hadn’t joined another club yet, she could be reeled in first to fulfill the member quota.
Fūju had temporarily forgotten this point, making him feel a bit foolish for his oversight.
Perhaps it was caused by the presence of the annoying Tomoya Aki earlier, which caused Fūju to unconsciously forget the existence of Megumi Kato who had been beside that youth.
“I don’t mind it myself.” “As long as the President doesn’t evict me or feel disturbed by my presence, that’s enough,” Megumi Kato’s flat voice was already heard preempting before Fūju even had a chance to speak.
‘If you showed up here together with Tomoya Aki like before, then that wouldn’t necessarily be acceptable.
However, for the current condition, let it pass.’ Fūju didn’t utter a word.
He then drew another club registration form from the bottom of his desk drawer, handing it over to Megumi Kato.
“In that case, you might as well join the Light Music Club just to fill out the member count!” Fūju said while glancing toward Megumi Kato.
Seeing that, Megumi Kato nodded and accepted the registration form from Fūju’s hand without making a sound.
What went unseen by Fūju and Tsumugi Kotobuki was that Megumi Kato’s gaze fluctuated for a brief instant when she accepted that registration form.
That fluctuation was perhaps a sign of a happy feeling.
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