This Art Club Has a Problem!

Hi, my name is Usami Mizuki. I’m a second year member of the art club at Tsukumori Junior High, and I need to vent: this club has a problem! Why the heck isn’t anyone besides me taking this seriously?! The club president doesn’t do anything but sleep all the time, Cole-chan never even shows up, and Uchimaki-kun—oh, don’t get me started on him. All he does is draw and obsess over his “2D waifus.” What is this, the manga club?! Hmph, whatever. Not like I care. Sigh. He’s talented enough to win awards with a little effort—but uhm, don’t...don’t tell him I said that, though... Agh! Just how am I supposed to keep this club going?! Help me!

Hey, Usami here! Exciting news! We’re getting a new adviser for the art club! As much as I appreciate Koyama-sensei splitting his time between us and the newspaper club, it’ll be good to finally have our very own adviser. I wonder what she’s like. Koyama-sensei came up with this plan to surprise her on her first day, and it’s so good! I can’t wait to see her face! I just hope none of the other club members ruin the surprise. Speaking of those dummies, Cole-chan and Prez have been on my back ever since Uchimaki received that love letter—and no, it wasn’t from me... Why’s he so popular? Ugh. I feel like if I leave him alone for one second, I’m going to find him with another girl in the clubroom. Just kidding! He’s a 2D freak, so that wouldn’t happen...right? Right???

Hey again, it’s Usami, and, um, if you’re asking about the giant mermaid at the bottom of the school pool... Yeah, that was us. Listen, I know it looks bad, but to make a long story short, it wasn’t my fault, okay? Blame Prez. He’s the president and he takes responsibility for all our actions. Besides that, Cole-chan is still Cole-chan, and Uchimaki-kun is still, well, obsessed. I can only hope his “proclivities” don’t extend to the third dimension. Oh, almost forgot! It’s time for the next art competition already! I wonder what we’re gonna do. After Uchimaki-kun won silver last time, the pressure is on. I’ve really got to kick my butt into gear. There’s no way I’m gonna let him win twice, no matter what!

Hi, Usami here. Currently writing this from the art club’s storage closet. Where I’m locked in. With Uchimaki-kun. Just the two of us. We came in here to find a new plaster cast after Colette ruined the other one, but then the door got stuck, we got locked in, and now it’s past school hours! I should be happy for a night alone with my crush, but things have been weird between us since this new transfer student joined his class. Imari Maria I think was her name. She’s super cute, loves manga, and is a corny chuunibyo at that! Basically Uchimaki-kun’s dream girl. He’s not going to leave me—I mean us—for her, is he? Oh, I wish someone would come find us soon. I don’t want to be here all night! Wait, what’s this? A treasure map left behind by our predecessors? I wonder where this leads?

Uchimaki-kun slept in my bed, Uchimaki-kun slept in my bed, Uchimaki-kun slept in my bed!!! Sorry. Usami here. I swear it isn’t what it sounds like, but at the same time it’s exactly what it sounds like. It’s...pretty hard to explain, so why don’t you just read on and find out for yourself? Besides that, though, the art club’s been good. We did our first big group project: making a sculpture out of aluminum cans (Tachibana-sensei’s idea!), Cole-chan got herself a new master (guess who it is?), and...oh! We got rid of that dirty mag we found in that treasure hunt. It was harder than expected (sorry, Uchimaki-kun), but it’s gone forever now...I hope.