Volume 32 Chapter 4 (1/2)

It's alraphy club's clubroouchi Mami-san in the clubhouse hallway

”Hey”

Tsutako first called out to Mami-san in a low voice, but then she saw Rei-saenyou' The difference in greeting was due to the fact that Mami-san was her friend and classmate, whereas Rei-sama was in the year above her

”What an unusual combination”

As was her habit, Tsutako instinctively reached for her caht these two together anyway?

Mami-san was a member of the newspaper club, who used the rooht in the clubhouse while Rei-sama, as a member of the Kendo club, was quite obviously outside her territory

”Hehehe”

The two of then, so Tsutako didn't refrain fro the shutter

”Are you doing so after this?”

Tsutako changed the angle and took another shot

”We are”

Rei-sama and Mami-san looked at each and smiled mischievously

”Ahh, but you have to keep this a secret from Minako-san”

Rei-saer over her lips

What 'this' as Rei-sa into the newspaper club's clubroom Minako-sama was Mami-san's onee-sama

In suether to play a prank on Minako-sama No, it probably wasn't limited to just those two people Rei-sama's petit soeur, Yoshi+no-san, and others were probably involved too

”Yeah, I get it”

Once Rei-sa her orders

”I know it's a bit dark, but don't turn on the lights, because you can see inside through that ”

”Okay”

It looked like Mami-san's role was to setup a situation wherein Rei-sama is hidden inside the supposedly empty clubroom

Now that Tsutako had seen thishow it played out Part of her wanted to go back into her clubrooainst the wall and strain to hear as said next door but, unfortunately, she had arranged to do so, but there was nothing she could do about it

”If it goes well, I want to hear about it later”

Tsutako whispered to Mami-san, then left the club house

”Well, I wonder what's co next”

Tsutako headed off to take the 'Graduation Group Photograph' for her seniors in the photography club

The traditional group shot of graduating students froraphy club

To be noraph nized by the third years, so was a singular honor to students in the photography club

- Or, at least, that was the outward appearance In reality, it was an ordeal where you had to listen to the graduating senior's final selfish demands

Those were the rules

The person taking the photograph had to take it in accordance with the orders given by those having their photo taken No matter how unreasonable the de 'You should be able to do that, right?' It wassuch a bloodthirsty affair, every year without fail they produced a good photograph, that was highly valued by the newspaper club

But that just increased the pressure

(Especially because the seniors don't really like me)

So part of her wished they had chosen sorapher No matter how skilled they were, you wouldn't want soht?

But, she was the one who had been selected So she couldn't run away and had to face the music

(Anyway)

What would they ask her to do? Tsutako had no idea, so she wasn't able to come up with any counter-measures

Incidentally, the requireraph had to be taken at an instant when they were all genuinely laughing The photographer started telling a nuhs here and there, but not one hundred percent This kept going for 30 to 45 h Eventually the poor girl broke down in tears At that point, all the seniors si - Or so she'd heard

A ru their photo taken had all graduated, and the one who took the photo didn't want to talk about it

The only thing she was sure of was that the person who took the photograph last year was on the other side of the lens this year It seeimmick as last year, but maybe she should take some eye-drops just in case

The courtyard was the agreed upon location

Other club members weren't permitted to be present So she had kept the time and location secret from everyone else, especially Shouko-chan, who the seniors had dubbed 'Takeshi+ma Tsutako's henchman' If she had been told about it, she definitely would have shown up

The third years had already arrived

Seven people in total

Oooh, there was someone she hadn't seen for about six months

”Right on time”

One of theure

”Hah Arriving late would have been out of the question, but if you wanted me to come earlier you should have said so”

”So it would seem”

Tsutako wasn't interested in being rebuked about things unrelated to the photograph So she had been constantly looking at her watch on the way over She had been adjusting the pace at which she walked so that she would arrive at exactly the arranged upon time of two o'clock That was hoas Cleared up with a single phrase, 'So it would seem'

But at least they weren't accusing her of having forgotten the time If she had deviated even a tiny bit, they probably would have said things like 'Why didn't you coed?' What a pain

”Okay, let's stoparound”

That phrase nal, because all the third years quickly roup photo The three in the front roere crouching dohile the four in the back roere standing in the gaps between them

It looked like they had rehearsed this This is going to be tough, Tsutako thought

”How do you want raph?”

At any rate, Tsutako had no choice but to find out what they wanted done

”It's simple”

The senior in the back row, on the far right from Tsutako's point of vieered

”Stand over there and hold up your camera, then e all say so click the shutter once”

She was the forraphy club

”I stand here, hold up my camera and then when you all say so I click the shutter once”

Tsutako repeated what she had heard in order to confirm it

”Right”

Right, she said