"Attention! Stand at attention!"
The bell rings, and the class representative stands up to greet everyone.
Here, the class representative is Miss Dahara Ahijyo.
End of class.
If this were Korea, it would be time to go home now.
But this is Gamakita Women's Academy in Japan.
Here, the end of class meant it was time for club activities.
"Well, I need to go for student council work. We're busy preparing for the academic festival."
Dahara-san in the front row stood up first.
It was for student council work.
The student council is busy preparing for the academic festival right now.
"Yes, Dahara-san. Good luck! If there's anything I can help with, please let me know!"
"Oh, Manabe-san, really? Just saying that means a lot to me."
I told Dahara-san to call me anytime if she needed help.
The new year has begun, and I've gotten some free time in my schedule.
Right now, the V-Live headquarters is preparing for their first offline live event in February.
They seem extremely busy because of it.
So shouldn't I be busy too?
No. That's not the case.
February's offline live event will be done in full 3D.
But as you know, the 4th generation hasn't received their 3D models yet.
So we won't be participating in this event.
It's disappointing, but can't be helped.
Instead, we'll be doing simultaneous viewing broadcasts for listeners who can't attend the offline event.
Anyway, thanks to this, I've got some free time.
That means I can focus on school and youth!
The complete opposite of Christmas!
Yes. So shall we go to club activities?
Today is an important day, so I should put in some effort, right?
Before heading to club activities, I stopped by the bathroom to touch up my makeup.
Gamakita Women's Academy prohibits colored makeup, but...
Some is allowed depending on the club activity.
Thanks to my club activity, I'm allowed to wear makeup after classes end.
What kind of club activity would allow makeup?
Yes! You must be curious~
After fixing my makeup, I headed to the annex building.
All club rooms are in the annex.
Club activities are the flower of school life, even more important than academics.
Looking up, I could see the nameplate extending into the corridor.
It read [よしなに (Yoshinani)].
Yes!
The club I chose was the Yoshinani Club!
*clap clap clap clap clap*
"..."
Yoshinani Club? What's that, you weeb?
Ah,
Don't look at me like that!
What's with those contemptuous eyes...!
Eeeeeh...
Sorry sorry sorry sorry!
Hmm...
I guess that's fair?
A "Yoshinani" club.
Just telling you that doesn't explain what kind of club it is!
At Gamakita, there are clubs with intuitive names like the Brass Band Club or Wind Instrument Club, but there are also others that aren't so clear.
The "Yoshinani" Club is one of those.
Yes. I'll explain.
The "Yoshinani" Club is a cheerleading club.
The kind that does "Fighting! Oh!" at sports games.
They also participate in competitive cheerleading competitions.
So what does Yoshinani mean?
It's roughly a Yamato word (pure Japanese) meaning "Wishing you good luck!"
Isn't that a fitting name for a cheerleading club?
For reference, the reason for the unusual club name is because it used to be a nominal friendship circle for "Going Home Club" students, not actually a cheerleading club.
Yes. That's a very old story and has nothing to do with me.
I don't know the details either.
So now you know the Yoshinani Club is a cheerleading club.
You're probably wondering.
Why did I choose the cheerleading club?
The reason was simple.
I'm aspiring to be an idol!
And among all the club activities at Gamakita, cheerleading was the closest to being an idol!
Huh?
Cheerleading is the most similar to being an idol?
There's no School Idol Club?
Of course not, silly!
School Idol Clubs don't exist in reality!
Wait, wait, wait, wait!
Even if there's no School Idol Club, shouldn't there be a regular Dance Club?
Why not join that instead of cheerleading?
Hehehehe.
There's a reason for that.
At Gamakita before the "Uzawa Reika Incident" four years ago, there were only "bright," "clean," and "elegant" clubs.
For example, flower arrangement, tea ceremony, and literary clubs.
Only club activities deemed suitable for elegant ladies existed.
And even now, the majority of clubs are still those "bright," "clean," and "elegant" ones.
Because even after that incident changed the atmosphere, diverse clubs couldn't appear overnight.
But the atmosphere did change.
It's not like no new clubs were created afterward.
One of them was the Dance Club.
What?
So there is a Dance Club after all?
"..."
You need to learn some patience!
I haven't finished the story yet!
The Dance Club that was created operated well until last year.
But then they caused an incident...
They performed "Hip-hop Street Dance" at last year's autumn festival!
For reference, the lyrics of the song they performed went like this:
Ayy, I've been fuckin' hoes and poppin' pillies
Ayy, ayy, all my brothers got that gas
Yes. Even if the school atmosphere had changed, there are still lines you shouldn't cross.
The moment they shouted words like "fucking" and "hoes" at a girls' school, it was completely out!
As a result, the Dance Club received an "expunged record" punishment.
Even the fact that it existed was erased.
That's why there's no Dance Club at Gamakita now.
It'll probably take at least three years before one can be established again.
...or so they say.
Understand?
That explains why I joined the cheerleading club instead of the dance club!
*
When I opened the door to the Yoshinani club room, the captain greeted me.
"Oh, Manabe-chan is here too?"
"Yes, senior! How do I look? Am I cute? My makeup isn't awkward, is it?"
The first thing I did was have my senior check my makeup.
A middle school girl's makeup needs an objective evaluation from others.
Otherwise, you might end up walking around looking like a ghost.
Think I'm joking?
If you know any middle school girls, check their makeup once.
This is really no joke.
"Yes. You're cute. As expected of an entertainer, you're different."
Fortunately, the captain's evaluation was good.
She's a capital-T person, so her assessment can be trusted.
She's not the type to say something's fine when it's not.
After everyone had gathered, the captain addressed us all.
"Let's change into our uniforms and head to the gym!"
Afterward, we practiced cheerleading hard in the gymnasium.
*
The first thing I did when I got home was wake up the shut-in NEET.
"Zzz~"
This idiot.
Still sleeping soundly at this hour.
The complete opposite of how she woke me up this morning.
Ah.
I just remembered what happened this morning.
She even turned on TwicCast to embarrass me when I wouldn't get up.
Alright.
I'll get my revenge.
Yes. Let me reveal Tsuna's secret to everyone here.
Actually, Tsuna didn't wake up early this morning to wake me up.
She simply had her day and night reversed and had been up all night!
She probably fell asleep after I left for school.
And she's been sleeping ever since!
A truly shut-in NEET-like lifestyle pattern!
And yet she acts like a reliable mama to her listeners...
Isn't that outrageous?
"Wake up, neko!"
I put Tsuna's cat ear headset on her sleeping ear.
With a six-year-old Vocaloid song playing through the connected computer.
Do you know it?
A song called "Howl" from LostONE.
The song itself is good, but it's more famous for its fast tempo and intense beat.
Yes. Enough to startle someone who's sleeping.
"Ugh, uweeee!!!!"
Tsuna jumped up at the ear-piercing sound.
"Hinoka-chan... have mercy..."
"You crossed the line first, Tsuna! I was embarrassed!"
"But you were cute, weren't you? Come here!"
Rubbing her sleepy eyes, Tsuna turned off the music and grabbed my waist.
Then she pulled me onto the bed.
"Kyaa!"
She was trying to hug me like a dakimakura and go back to sleep.
"Eh, e... no! Aah!"
W-wait.
You shouldn't touch there.
Kyaaaa...!!!
.
.
.
In the end, I only managed to escape after biting her modest area in return.
"Ugh... that really hurts..."
It was meant to hurt, idiot.
*
[Watchover] Isn't this Cyberpunk? [V-Live/Suo Hinoka]
"Konmoe everyone~ How have you been? Nothing difficult happened while I was away, right?"
[Comment]
bouji: Konmoe~~!
tuki(14): While Hinoka was away? lol
RONOWE: I had a lot happen to me
FILE: Konmoe~!!!
RAAM: Konmoe!
The listeners greet me warmly.
Yes. It feels good.
Today's broadcast is a continuation of the Watchover stream from last time.
But it's not good to jump straight into the game as soon as the broadcast starts.
For internet broadcasts, it's essential to have a "chatting" time with listeners before getting into the actual game.
In Korean terms, it's what they call "Just Chatting" time.
It was a precious time to build bonds and intimacy with listeners.
"Today, I started club activities! I joined the club before winter break, but there were no activities then because it was exam period!"
[Comment]
DATELIVE: Club activities?
fetamu: What kind of club?
"What kind of club do you think it is?"
[Comment]
FJENNN: For Hinoka, I think it might be a band club.
"Band club? Band clubs are nice~
But I'm already getting music lessons from the company, right?
So I wanted to do something different for club activities!
That's why I didn't join the band club~"
[Comment]
TOPPI: Maybe a manzai club? lol
"Eh, manzai club? Don't be ridiculous! There's no such club!
What school would have..."
[Comment]
FILE: Surprisingly, they seem to exist.
RAAM: There are quite a few schools with manzai clubs
DOROKEN: There's even a TV program called High School Manzai, so...
"Eh? Really? ...It's true. They surprisingly do exist."
"...Even so, that has nothing to do with me, right? I'm an idol, you know? Not a comedian! Even if our school had a manzai club, I wouldn't join it!"
[Comment]
FILE: Says the officially recognized comedian of the 4th generation lol
RAAM: lol
DOROKEN: lol
CHICHI: lol
Huh? The chat is spreading strange news again.
What official recognition?
"Hm? Officially recognized comedian? What does that mean?"
[Comment]
CHOTTO: Watch the replay of the countdown broadcast that Mane-chan hosted
"Hmm... never mind. I think I know what it's about without watching."
It's probably a video of Mane-chan saying something like "Hinoka-chan is so funny! She's definitely the comedian of the 4th generation!"
I can already imagine it.
Hey, hey, Mane-chan.
Interfering with someone else's career...!
I have my own pure intentions as an idol!
But if Mane-chan tramples on my pure intentions like this, you know? That's not right!
Should I become a gangster instead?