"Teacher Mizutani, do you need me for something?"
Chiba Shimizu sat in the chair, a hint of curiosity flickering through her serene eyes.
"It's about that matter I brought up last time, have you thought it over?"
Mizutani Nozomi walked up to the girl, looked at her stunning profile, and said with a light laugh, "Shimizu, being so beautiful, you must have already thought it through, right!!\\(^o^)/~"
Chiba Shimizu didn't respond, but instead glanced at the boy behind her out of the corner of her eye.
After seeing this through the reflection in the glass, Tokyo's handsome lad, Haruka Yuzan, turned his body away, completely ignoring the girl and admiring the non-existent scenery.
You can't see me, you can't see me, I don't know anything...
"Ah, Shimizu, don't worry about Haruka Yuzan. Will you just agree to my request, pretty please..."
Upon noticing the girl's gaze, Mizutani Nozomi couldn't help but pull over a wooden chair and sit down beside her, "Please, please, help me out this time..."
"Think about those adorable girls, persevering in training under the scorching sun, only to end up without a chance to realize their dreams. Shimizu, can you really bear to watch? I've always known you to be a kind person..."
Chiba Shimizu sighed lightly, a touch of helplessness in her voice as she said, "Teacher Mizutani, I don't know who sent you to find me."
She paused there for a moment, then turned to glance at Haruka Yuzan, who was pretending to be a corpse behind her, before she continued slowly, "But there's an obvious problem now, I'm not familiar with anything about the Archery Club, including archery itself."
"So, although I really want to help, it's clear that someone who only knows the rules of the competition but doesn't understand any archery skills can't be of any help to you."
Miss Chiba's skill set was clearly focused on the arts, such as music, chess, calligraphy, and painting—she had only learned the rules of archery from books.
However, Mizutani Nozomi clapped her hands, her bright eyes turning into attractive crescents, "I have someone else in mind for the coach's position. I just hope Shimizu will agree to be their manager."
Chiba Shimizu frowned. Every club in the school had the role of a manager, responsible for logistics, and typically they would recruit detail-oriented girls for the job.
However, as this year's Archery Club was entirely girls who weren't performing well, the manager's position had remained vacant.
"What, is there a problem?" Mizutani Nozomi asked, a bit nervously, after seeing the girl's expression.
Chiba Shimizu shook her head. She didn't disdain the position, she just didn't want to waste her precious time on such things. After a brief moment of consideration, she still made a suggestion:
"Actually, I have a more suitable candidate in mind, Teacher Mizutani. You could try persuading her."
"A more suitable person?"
Mizutani Nozomi was taken aback. She had considered many people for the position of manager of the Archery Club, but among the students she had a good relationship with, there seemed to be no more suitable candidate than Chiba-san. The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the novel_fіre.net
"Yes, why not ask Otome Mizuko? She might be more suitable for the position than me."
Chiba Shimizu said indifferently.
"An expert in archery, capable, steady and rational. If possible, even the Otome Family Head might take an interest."
Indeed, given Miss Otome's personality, if she were to manage the Archery Club, not only could they make it to the national competition but if she was willing, she could even arrange for the girls to enter the professional league directly.
And very likely, to save herself trouble and effort, she would certainly hire a bunch of world-class champion coaches to train those dream-chasing girls.
Hearing the girl's words, Mizutani Nozomi displayed a visibly disappointed expression. "Yumeko is so busy, how could she possibly agree to my request?"
She wasn't very familiar with Miss Otome, or to put it more accurately, the only person who had become Miss Otome's friend up to this point was none other than Chiba Shimizu.
How could she possibly agree to her request? So she had no choice but to seek help from Chiba-san, with whom she had a slightly better relationship.
But Chiba Shimizu shook her head: "Just tell Otome Mizuko that Haruka Yuzan will also join the Archery Club, then she will surely agree."
"While that's said... but..."
Mizutani Nozomi hesitated momentarily, seemingly deep in thought.
"When you talk to Otome Mizuko, you could also add that this has been Haruka Yuzan's dream all along."
With those words, the girl's lips curled into a slight smile.
"Surely Otome Mizuko would be delighted to help Classmate Haruka realize his dream."
At this point, Haruka Yuzan, who had been "playing dead" all this time, couldn't keep up the act any longer and couldn't help expressing his opinion.
"I think inviting Yumeko over should be discussed more..."
Where was the calmness and rationality they spoke of? Why couldn't he see any of those traits in Miss Otome?
As long as it involved him, it was already impressive enough whenever Brother Otome communicated normally.
Helping him realize his dream... my dream is to be a carefree, laid-back salted fish every day! Not to revitalize the Archery Club!
Not to mention how busy the young lady was every day, but given her assertive nature towards others, it was likely that if anything displeased her, she'd dismiss all those dream-chasing girls in a heartbeat!