Allll right! It's club time! I'll have everyone check out the new training regimen I came up with a while ago. I've got to talk to them about the promo video too.

I have to talk to Mia about songwriting as well. Looks like today's going to be another busy one.

ARRRGGGHHHHHH!

Whoa! L-Lanzhu?!

And I thought I'd finally won today! Why are you always the first one here?! It's not fair!

W-Won? What's not fair?

Getting to the clubroom! I wanted to get here first and greet everyone, but you're always here before me!

I made sure to race over here as fast as I could after homeroom was done! Why can't I beat you?

OH! I know why! You live in the clubroom, don't you?! That would explain everything! NOT FAIR! I want to live in the clubroom too!

Wait. I'm pretty sure Ayumu said that you live in the same apartment complex as her…

No way… Is it teleportation?! That'd seriously be super exciting! Teach me how to teleport too!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait… I don't live in the clubroom, and teleportation isn't a thing!

So, what's your secret then? What tricks are you using to outsmart me?!

There aren't any tricks or anything like that. It really is just a coincidence. Like today, I pretty much got here at the same time you did.

If someone had stopped me on the way here, then I probably would've shown up later than you.

If someone had stopped you… Oh, now that you mention it, I shook hands and took photos with some of my fans on the way here.

You did? There you go, being the popularity queen again. Then, that means you were probably on track to get here earlier than me today.

ARRRGGGHHH! I can't believe I missed my chance to beat you! If anyone tries to stop me from now on, I'll make sure not to st—

No, I can't do that! I can't just ignore my fans! I gotta think of another way!

*Chuckle* You really do get serious about racking your brains, no matter what the problem is, huh?

What are you laughing about? I still don't get you. Like this power you have that brings about these chance victories…

I just explained that… Hmm. Look, I know. How about I let you know when I leave the classroom? That way, you should get to the clubroom earlier than me.

That's even more unfair. But maybe it's the only way…

Then I guess that settles it. Starting tomorrow, I'll—huh?

Come to think of it, have we ever traded contact details?

…We haven't.

Then let's do that now! Give me a sec while I get my phone out.

*Gasp* REALLY?! You'll give me your number?!

Of course I will. We're part of the same club now, so there'll be more opportunities for us to contact each other. I'm sorry that I didn't do this earlier.

Gimme your phone! I'll do it for you! *Giggle* You should be grateful that you get to save my number onto your phone!

Whaaat exactly are you doing, Lanzhu Zhong?!

Oh gosh! Kasumiii! How long has it been since you called me by my full name? I like when you sweetly call me “Lanzhu,” but it's nice to have that throwback every now and then!

Who cares about any of that?! What are you doing with my precious Prez?! You can expect a super-bitter bread roll if there's any funny business!

You'd do that?! For me?! That makes me so happy, Kasumiiiiiiiii! I love you!

UGH! Let go of me! How did this conversation bring you joy?!

Geez, keep it down… Do you have to bark at every little thing?

Hi, Mia.

Hey. You should train that little puppy of yours properly already. I can't bear having her yapping and yelping in the middle of the hallway like this.

I'm not yapping, and I'm not a little puppy!

My, oh my! It looks pretty lively around here.

Hey Karin. Oh, the rest of you guys are here too.

Guys, you just missed it! Kasumi said that she'd make some bread rolls for me!

Bread? Wait, not the super-hot bread rolls that you were talking about before?! The devilish ones with tons of habanero and spicy bean sauce kneaded into them?!

Super-hot bread rolls? That sounds scary. Rina-chan Board says, “Tremble!”

Close. They're apparently super-bitter, not super-hot.

A bitter bread roll? What's in it?

Bitter foods like green peppers and bitter melons?

Bitter melons? I've never eaten those before. Are they really that bitter?

They're bitter, but if you prepare them properly, they're delicious. I'll make some bitter melon dishes for you sometime.

I hear there are bitter wild plants like Japanese ginger, too. These bitter bread rolls sound pretty healthy.

Uggghhh, hurry up and let go of me, Lanzhu! You're suffocating me!

Setsuna, help me! I'll make you some bread rolls if you do!

Hmm, that's quite the pickle… What should I do?

Why are you hesitating?!

Lanzhu, please let go of Kasumi.

Aww, whaaat?!

Yeah, let's hurry up and head into the clubroom. We'll bother the other students if we keep making a ruckus here in the hallway.

R-Right. We need to get a move on with our preparations for the Exhibition as well.

We should be able to pull off something even more impressive now that the Club and Association have united. Let's give it our all!

You don't need to tell me twice! Come on everybody! Here's to another day of you all aiming for the top with me!