The huge cherry tree extended its branches and leaves, covering the moving crowds and fixed stalls underneath. The sound was like a wave, and a few cherry-colored petals were shaken off from time to time, and would be blown higher before falling to the ground.
"If you want to see the other side of the solar system, please join the Astronomy Club! The most advanced observatory on Lake Biwa, you can enjoy it as long as you join the club!"
"This is the Horticulture Department! All handsome men and women who like flowers and plants, please join the Horticulture Department!"
"Literature Club..."
"There are hand-made exquisite snacks here, welcome to try them! We are a snack research association and we make all kinds of delicious snacks every day. Do you want to try it yourself? Join the club and you will receive guaranteed chocolates for Christmas and Valentine's Day!"
Surrounding the cherry trees in the atrium, various cultural clubs in Dangao lined up tables on both sides of the aisle and set up booths of various sizes, dazzling Sogu and the others who had just come downstairs.
Colorful flags and posters, as well as billboards held high, constantly attract new first-year students;
The road that split into two after leaving the corridor seemed to have become a choice between life and death, and it was difficult to give up on either side.
"It's really spectacular, take your time and look over." Zonggu said.
"Uh-huh."
The four people also joined in the carnival, stopping or starting based on their own interests, and soon dispersed among the crowd.
"If Soya joins any club, you must tell us first." Akane Kirino explained before leaving.
"I will."
Not far away, Asagiri Suzu also stopped in front of a deserted stall that no one cared about.
Zongya glanced at the side. There were only three words on the undecorated signboard: Literature Department.
Different from other clubs, the literature club's booth only had one table with a few books on it, and a long-haired girl wearing glasses sat inside.
Holding the book in her hand, her eyes kept wandering back and forth between the book and the two people in front of her. Perhaps because of a misunderstanding when they talked before, she did not dare to speak easily.
It’s weird to be able to recruit new people like this...
Soya looked at Asagiri Suzu, "Is Suzu interested?"
She picked up the book on the table and flipped through it twice, then looked back at the other clubs in the courtyard.
He understood what she meant: she was more interested in the literature club than those clubs.
"Then I'll go look elsewhere."
She nodded.
When Soya looked back for the last time before walking away, Asagiri Suzu had already sat in the booth of the Literature Club and chatted with the reserved second-year senior about the book in her hand.
And he stopped again, in front of the stall of the Cuisine Research Association.
"Is it just photos?"
"After all, fire is not allowed here, and electricity is not very safe."
There was a book on the table that looked like a cookbook and a souvenir photo album. Zonggu flipped through two pages, and the girl sitting inside also moved closer.
"Furthermore, even if you haven't tried it before, you can at least see it at home, so there is no need for a special display, right?"
Zonggu nodded.
"So, are you interested in cooking, classmate?"
"Okay."
He flipped through the photo album and through the corners of different photos, pieced together the appearance of the home economics classroom that he had not been to before. It should also be the activity room of the cooking seminar.
"Teacher Usami is our consultant teacher at the Cooking School. If you want to improve your cooking skills, joining the Cooking School is the best choice."
"Usami-sensei?"
"He's the home economics teacher. He comes quite frequently. Hasn't my junior's class had a home economics class yet?"
"No."
Sotani remembered that at the evening class meeting just now, among the things Shibasaki Cheng explained, there was a part about tomorrow's home economics class.
"Get tomorrow."
"If you join Cooking Research, you can now unlock the home economics teacher in advance."
He smiled and said, "Really?"
"After talking so much, why not visit the club room of Rishikaken."
"OK."
In addition to the senior sister who had been chatting with him, there were two girls sitting in the Cooking Research booth. One of them took him to the home economics classroom in the special building, which was on the first floor.
"Teacher Usami, this classmate also wants to visit the cooking department."
There were quite a few people in the classroom, about seven or eight people, and without exception they were all girls. The home economics teacher surrounded in the middle was a middle-aged woman in her thirties or forties.
"A boy?" She turned around with a gentle smile, "It's really rare."
"I am Zong Gu from Class A of the first year. Please give me your advice."
Zong Gu said hello, and some girls' attention shifted from the cooking to him.
"We are making vegetable tempura. If you don't mind, Soya-san, please come and have a look."
"OK."
The girls gathered around Teacher Usami, but Soya didn't squeeze in. He stood on the opposite side and watched.
Fruits and vegetables cut into strips were placed beside them, such as potatoes, eggplants and sweet potatoes. The home economics teacher was preparing to make batter.
"Now add water. Ah, here's something to mention: if you use ice water to knead the noodles, the fried tempura will be crispier..."
...
Temporary membership refers to temporarily joining a certain society, but it is not a formal member of the society, so there is no upper limit.
From the beginning of the semester to the Golden Week, it is common for a student to temporarily join seven or eight clubs.
However, the status of temporary membership can only last until the end of the Golden Week at most, after which a decision must be made whether to stay in the membership.
Because the end of Golden Week is the annual budget meeting of each society, the size of the budget is determined based on the number of official members.
After visiting and experiencing it, Soya was impressed by a dish of vegetable tempura and temporarily joined Ryuken.
The main factor that made him hesitate was the gender ratio within Rishiken:
1 to 11, he is certainly on the minority side.
In addition to whether he can learn cooking techniques, the atmosphere within the club is also an important deciding factor. He decided to observe the Golden Week before making a decision.
When I told Kirino Akane the news, she was not surprised.
Later, she told him that Asagiri Suzu had officially joined the Literature Club, and Yoshikawa Anko had temporarily joined the Horticulture Club, but she had not yet found a club that she was interested in.
Soya: Have you understood everything?
Kirino: No, I plan to go shopping again.
Putting away his mobile phone, Soya met Sugawara Kyoko head-on before leaving the special building.
"..."
Different from usual, now she tied up her long hair into a beautiful and neat ponytail. She was wearing neither a student uniform nor a miko uniform, but a kyudo uniform for training.
After being stunned for half a second, Kyoko said hello first, "Sotani-kun."
"It turns out Sugawara-senpai is a member of the Kyudo Club."
Soya was not too surprised. When he first met Kyoko, she was carrying a bow. Although she only made one shot, it was obvious that she was very skilled.
"Although this is true, I don't usually participate in club activities of the Kyudo Club." Kyoko explained.
"Is it still because you have to go back to the shrine?"
"Yes."
"No objections from the society?"
"I was invited to join the Kyudo Club as a deputy advisor. I only need to come here occasionally to give guidance. There is no requirement to attend."
The two of them stood near the entrance of the special building. She looked at the atrium behind him, "I stayed in school today just to say hello to the new members of the club."
Soya looked to the other side, "Is the Kyudo Club's dojo over there?"
"……Yes."
"Can I go visit?"
Jingzi glanced at him with a lukewarm attitude.
"certainly."
She turned around to lead the way for him, her supple ponytail swaying behind her head, constantly brushing against the white kyudo uniform. The horn belt bound her waist, and underneath was a black hakama.
The leather chest protector fits on the chest without hindrance. Compared with other girls, Sugawara Kyoko has a natural advantage in Kyudo.
After passing through the special building and walking along the corridor on the other side for a while, you will find the dojo of the Kyudo Club.
"Associate Advisor!"
"Sugawara-senpai."
The members of the Kyudo Club who met her greeted Kyoko, and at the same time they did not forget to look at Soya who came with her.
In the dojo, there are not a few first-year students like him who come to visit. Because they are dressed differently, they are easy to distinguish.
Kyudo practice is not just about "bending the bow, setting the arrow, and then loosening the string." It mainly consists of the practice of basic technical movements [Eight Sections of Shooting] and basic etiquette [Basic Body]. It is not simple, and even a bit boring.
In order to attract more people to join the Kyudo club, it is natural to directly demonstrate the actual practice of target shooting in front of the students who come to visit and experience.
Whoosh!
The arrow leaves the string and hits the bull's eye.
Kyoko Sugawara held up the longbow that was taller than her, and put it down after a while.
"A straight shot will hit."
Zonggu clapped his hands.
"Can you let me experience it too? Senior sister, you can rest assured that I will not join the archery club."
"..."
"In order to prevent me from touching the bow, my senior sister has already shot seven arrows in a row."