I was aware of the existence of the Photography Club in our school. However, I had yet to visit it during one of my patrols or when Shizu brought along with her. They’re not a problematic club, after all.
And Juri being a part of it definitely makes sense. She loved it even before getting scouted to be a model. Now that she wanted to bring there, she’s probably going to show more of herself that I had yet to see because it’s already in the past.
Anyway, the Photography Club was located on the first floor of the club building. It was further inside, past the abandoned clubroom and the stairs. We had to make a turn and traverse the corridor that leads to more clubrooms.
But given that it’s on the first floor in the first place, three minutes was more than enough to reach it.
“Here we are.” Juri happily exclaid as we stood before the clubroom. Looking up, there’s the sign on the door that reads, ‘Knock before you enter’.
“Huh. First ti I saw soone put out that kind of sign. Not even the Drama or Theater Club has one.” I comnted which further roused the girl’s enjoynt.
“Ah. It’s a sign I put up back then. I’m glad it’s still here. Isn’t it only appropriate to knock and not barge in unannounced?”
Right. She’s the propriety freak. How did I not connect that? Wait. With the way she said... there must be sothing else.
“Hmm. Isn’t that common sense? Sounds like soone had continuously barged in your clubroom back then that spurred you to make that sign.”
It’s a wild guess but Juri’s lips stretched wider into a jubilant grin.
“Heh, as expected of you, Ruki. You guessed it correctly in one try. That’s exactly the reason. A guy kept on trying to ask out. Setsu wasn’t always around back then as she was part of a different club.”
Ah. So because there’s no ward in the form of Setsuna-nee, he thought he could take the opportunity. It’s quite comndable to use that kind of thod... However...
“Where’s that guy now? Can I beat him up for bothering you?”
Yeah. It would never sit well with even if he’s already out of the picture.
“Ruki, your thoughts are leaking. I shot him down brutally and barred him from our club. I even reported him to our Club Advisor. In the end, he almost got suspended. Also, Setsu brought down retribution to him that he almost dropped out.”
How brutal? And what is Setsuna-nee? A wraith that haunts people down?
Anyway, imagining that scenario... it’s laughable, to say the least. But if it was ... he’d be hiding in the infirmary too because of the swollen face that I would be giving him.
Uh. Alright. Let’s stop thinking in the mindset of a violent idiot.
“Good for him, I guess?” I shrugged and that made Juri laugh way harder.
She’s digging my reactions too well. As always, everything I do is sothing praiseworthy for her. I’m so lucky to have caught her eye.
Soon after that, the door finally opened, and soone I didn’t expect reared her head to check on who knocked.
“Eh? Onoda-kun? What are you doing here?” The girl reacted upon seeing . She’s both surprised and delighted as if she just won a lottery. She probably thought I was visiting her. Unfortunately, when she noticed who was standing next to , she pulled back her initial reaction and stared at the familiar woman in front of her, “Oh... You’re Koizumi-san... No, senpai?”
“Aren’t you Imari-chan? You never told you are part of this club.” Juri didn’t focus on her initial reaction but instead on the identity of the girl.
Well, she’s my classmate and like I said, soone who will probably be delighted to see visit her. Shimura.
Compared to how she was in the classroom, the girl appeared more charming than before. Was it because of her different hairstyle? She had her long hair tied, resulting in her ear and neck being exposed. Furthermore, she put on a hair clip to keep her bangs to one side rather than have it fall seamlessly as part of her everyday appearance.
“Uhm... I also only learned recently that you’re a senior mber of our club... Thank you for the tips from before.” Shimura answered.
Thinking back to that practice ga that we watched before, Shimura was among those girls who surrounded Juri to ask for tips regarding fashion or makeup.
Although I had yet to see so improvent regarding that, it’s fully shown to this ti... Mhm, while I wouldn’t call her plain looking, there’s nothing about her that stood out before. Even when I walked alongside her and Misumi recently, I couldn’t recall a mont where I found her very charming. In any case, she’s still among the girls I grew close to.
“Don’t ntion it. I’m here for a visit. And Ruki here is my tour guide. Can he also co in?”
“Oh... Of course, you’re both welco. Please co in.” Shimura stepped aside and slid the door open enough for us to co in.
I don’t know if the girl started suspecting of what I am to Juri but she surely couldn’t help but stare at and still be glad to see visit her club.
She put on a very pleasant smile and guided us in.
I let Juri enter first before following behind her. However, as we walked further into the clubroom, the two girls sandwiched between them.
Juri noticed Shimura’s clear interest in but didn’t comnt on it. Instead, she put on a aningful smile and a playful poke at my side, conveying what she picked up.
Their clubroom was quite neat and almost instantly, we were greeted by fras of photos on the walls. Most of them were scenic photos probably taken by every mber of the club.
There’s a table in the middle of the room surrounded by chairs. One of which was pulled out. Judging from the magazine in front of it and the bag placed at the next seat, it was where Shimura was sitting.
Then further into the room, there were two more people there. A girl and a boy. Possibly seniors. They’re seated next to each other. The girl was wearing so kind of monocle or a loupe as she was busy tinkering on a gadget while the boy was providing her assistance.
From what I could see, it’s probably an old polaroid cara. With my ager knowledge of photography, the new models of that type of instant cara were worth a fortune. As for the value of those old models, I had no idea. I never had one.
But well, they're so concentrated on it that they probably didn’t notice our arrival.
In any case, when Juri’s eyes landed on the girl, a mischievous smile crept on her face as she tottered towards them.
Shimura and I were left standing there. She’s confused while I already kind of figured out the identity of one of them.
The girl is the junior Juri ntioned. I an, it’s impossible for it to be the dude. She would tell about it otherwise.
“Hmm? I see. That cara is still here. You’re always so diligent, Marin.” Juri said in a louder voice as she leaned on the other side of the girl.
Startled at Juri’s sudden appearance, the two of them almost fell over.
The dude managed to balance himself and supported the other girl’s shoulder.
“Juri-senpai! Wow... It’s been a while since I’ve seen you outside of a magazine.”
As soon as she got a good look at the newcor, her hand whipped off the apparatus she was wearing as she excitedly exclaid while sighing in contentnt. The guy behind her was puzzled but the sa as the others, srized by Juri’s overflowing charm.
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