Itsuki heads to Ayumi, who is struggling with her Puzzle Hazard.
"Hey Ayumi-chan, which level are you on?" Itsuki asked.
"Argh! I messed up!" Ayumi said as she's frustrated.
"Oh, you even made it this far, not bad at all." Itsuki complimented.
"I feel like I spent too much time trying to clear one level, I'm gonna fall behind in this..." Ayumi sulked.
"Hmm, just watch out for the bombs from the right, they are the most annoying obstacles you need to look out for. Also you need to look out for the combos to score higher. The total score you can get for playing normally cannot actually help you to clear the level, you need a good amount of combos to win." Itsuki said.
"Oh... What do I need to do again?" Ayumi, obviously confused said.
"Well, guess we just have to go at it again." Speechless, Itsuki began explaining what he said step by step.
Keita woke up, and saw both Itsuki and Ayumi together.
"How bad she is in the game honestly, he's literally explaining the entire game controls and mechanics to her..." Keita thought. He looked at his watch, a few minutes more to go. He decided to head to the washroom.
As he passed by class 1-A, the girl he met a while ago walked out from the classroom.
"Oh, it's you." The girl said.
"What do you mean by it's me?" Keita asked.
"I saw your name from middle school, your grades were pretty good, so I thought I should keep that in mind." Kamika said.
"This is going to be a pain..." Keita thought to himself.
"Is there any problems with me knowing you?" Kamika asked.
"No, I need to get going now, goodbye." Keita said as he just walked away from her.
"Ignoring me huh? Don't get cocky, you'll regret it." Kamika said before she returns to her classroom.
"Kamika Fujioka... That girl was in the first place back in middle school, she's good in both sports and studies. The reason I control my grades was to avoid too much attention. It wasn't pleasant when she approached me like that back then. This girl just hate losing, that's all." Keita thought to himself as he walks to the washroom. He washed his face and returned to his classroom.
Classes continued throughout the remaining class hours. Keita leaves the classroom and heads to the art room when classes are finally over.
"Keita-san! Are you heading to the art club?" Natsumi asked.
"Yes, I'll just be there in case anything happens." Keita replies.
"Oh... May I follow you?" Natsumi asked.
"Of course, I think you should go to the teacher as well, the registration forms are on his side anyways." Keita said. Their destination changed, they are now walking to the staffroom.
"Keita-san, do you have any hobbies?" Natsumi asked.
"Guess it would be games." Keita replied. It's undoubtedly games since he owns a lot of video games and consoles. From classic titles to current trending ones, he has them all.
"I see... Why not join the video game club?" Natsumi asked.
"No, I prefer playing on my own." Keita rejected.
"Here we are, Takahashi-sensei, I brought over a new member." Keita said to Takahashi-sensei, the teacher in charge of the art club.
"Good evening! I'm Natsumi Natsuki from class 1-B. I'm here to join the art club." Natsumi said in a bullet train speed.
"Ah, calm down, Natsuki-kun. So you want to join the art club is it? Here, fill in this form and I'll handle it for you." Takahashi-sensei said.
"A-Alright..." Natsumi began filling out the form. Within minutes, she finished filling in the details.
"Hobbies... Drawing manga... So you're interested in drawing manga?" Takahashi-sensei asked. Natsumi nodded.
"Interesting, guess we should welcome you anyways. You can head to the art room upstairs, I'll be there today after I finish processing your registration here." Takahashi-sensei said.
"Sure." Keita said before he leaves the staffroom. Natsumi follows as well.
"I was so nervous..." Natsumi said.
"He looks like a fine guy. It's my first day knowing him as well." Keita said.
"I see... I heard there is a senpai who paints in the room alone... Is she scary?" Natsumi asked.
"Mio-senpai? She's scary at first, but then she's gentle and cute once you get to know her." Keita replied, reminded of the incident that happened on his first day meeting in the school.
"Eeep! How scary?!" Natsumi started getting worried.
"I think she won't do anything scary to you anymore." Keita assures Natsumi.
"Oh, Kei-kun!" Kanade called.
"Huh? Isn't that Kujou-senpai?" Natsumi asked.
"Oh, yeah. She's my neighbour." Keita responded.
"Oh, who is this? Your classmate?" Kanade asked.
"Yes, her name is Natsumi Natsuki, she wants to join the art club." Keita replied.
"Y-Yes! Nice to meet you!" Natsumi said nervously.
"No need to be nervous, Natsumi-chan, we can get along well." Kanade said.
"C-Chan?!" Natsumi gasped.
"Alright, let's get going. See you later Kana-nee." Keita said.
"Why not Kei-kun have a visit in our science club?" Kanade asked.
"We have club activities later, I'll see what I can do." Keita said.
"Alright, see you later!" Kanade said.
"Kana-nee?" Natsumi asked.
"Yeah, that's how she made me call her back then. It became a habit it seems." Keita said.
"Are the two of you close?" Natsumi asked.
"Nope, I don't think so. I just treat her as my big sister, that's all." Keita said.
"I see..." Natsumi muttered, probably being confused of Keita's network of relationships.
Keita slid open the art room door, as expected, Mio is painting there.
"Good evening, Mio-senpai. I have a classmate who wants to join the art club." Keita said.
"I see... Please have a seat..." Mio said. Both Natsumi and Keita sat down. Mio returns to painting, the room became silent after a while.
"Uh... Senpai... Is there anything we can do?" Natsumi asked.
"Oh, right... I don't have any experience in running a club... I think you can just do your work here..." Mio said.
"I see... I will move over there to draw my manga then..." Natsumi stood up and moved over to a few seats over the long table.
"Natsuki-san, what type of manga do you draw?" Keita asked.
"Uh... It's a secret..." Natsumi replied.
"It's alright." Keita said.
"Mio-senpai, since I have nothing to do now, Kana-nee asked to me visit her club, I'll be back after I visit her club." Keita asked.
"It's alright. You should go if Kanade-chan asked." Mio replied. The door slid open and closed as Keita left the room. The room became silent again, with Natsumi became more confused of the relationships these people share.