Omnibus Anime: In a Music Anime, Relaxed and Happy

Akiyama Mio reminded her, just in case Ritsu tried to slack off again.

"Alright, alright, I get it."

The funding hadn't been issued? Bai Qiu was only just hearing about this.

"Wait, could it be that you forgot something?"

Suddenly struck by a thought, Bai Qiu asked.

Everyone looked at Bai Qiu in confusion.

Ritsu: "Forgot what?"

"Like the club registration form, or maybe the funding application form?"

Bai Qiu wasn't sure if a funding application form was even a thing; after all, he had never run a club before.

But he remembered that in the original story, Captain Ritsu had forgotten to submit the club registration form.

If the club hadn't even been officially established, then there was no point in even talking about funding!

"Ah! Th-this..."

Tainaka Ritsu suddenly dropped her relaxed hands, growing inexplicably nervous.

"How could that be!"

Ritsu felt like she was starting to break into a cold sweat.

Bai Qiu and Akiyama Mio exchanged a glance.

It seemed they had figured something out.

Yui Hirasawa and Kotobuki Tsumugi were still clueless, looking on with confused expressions.

Akiyama Mio suddenly stood up and walked toward an extra desk in the classroom.

"Wait, Mio, what are you doing?!"

Tainaka Ritsu hugged Akiyama Mio's leg with astonishing speed.

"I'm going to check the desk drawer."

"Dummy Ritsu, let go of me!"

Akiyama Mio struggled; being hugged like this with so many people around made her feel quite embarrassed.

"No, there's nothing to see!"

Ritsu hugged her even tighter.

I absolutely cannot let everyone see this, or where would I put my face!

Once everyone leaves, I'll just sneakily hand them in later and act like nothing ever happened!

Kotobuki Tsumugi's eyes lit up. Girls being with girls is truly wonderful!

"Bai, Bai Qiu-kun, help me out quickly."

Akiyama Mio pointed at the table, seeking help from Bai Qiu, who was the closest.

"No... no!!"

Tainaka Ritsu let go of Akiyama Mio and stepped forward, trying to stop Bai Qiu.

However, this time, it was Akiyama Mio's turn to hold her back, preventing her from moving forward.

In the blink of an eye, Bai Qiu said loudly, "Give up the struggle!"

"Ritsu-san."

As it turned out, Bai Qiu had already fished several sheets of A4 paper out of the desk drawer.

Among them, there was even one that had been torn in half.

He even demoted me from Captain Ritsu to Ritsu-san.

Tainaka Ritsu let her hands drop, her face full of despair as she gave up the struggle.

Back at the tea table.

Several sheets of A4 paper were laid out on the surface.

They were the Light Music Club establishment application and each person's club membership application.

And there was also... Akiyama Mio's Literature Club membership application, which had been torn in two.

This was the "good deed" Ritsu had done back then to stop Mio from joining the Literature Club.

Everyone looked at these brand-new applications, then turned their gazes in unison toward Tainaka Ritsu.

"Ahahahaha! I didn't expect that I really forgot to hand them in... ahahahaha..."

Tainaka Ritsu scratched the back of her head awkwardly and laughed.

"You're really unreliable, idiot Ritsu!"

Akiyama Mio said with a huff, then reminded her, "Remember to hand it in after school today!"

"I know, I know, leave it to me!"

Tainaka Ritsu patted her chest in assurance. Seeing her look so confident, Bai Qiu and Akiyama Mio felt even more worried.

Bai Qiu picked up the club application form to take a look, and the corner of his mouth twitched. As expected...

"Wait, we're still missing a club advisor."

Bai Qiu pointed to a blank space that hadn't been filled in.

"We need a teacher too?"

Tainaka Ritsu asked in confusion. Shouldn't a club be a place for students to have fun and play happily?

Everyone froze, their scrutinizing gazes turning toward Ritsu.

"I was wrong! Waaah!"

Tainaka Ritsu wailed.

Then, after some discussion—primarily guided by Bai Qiu—everyone finally decided to ask the grade-level music teacher, the beautiful and sweet-voiced, gentle Yamanaka Sawako, to serve as the advisor for the Light Music Club.

Originally, Tainaka Ritsu had intended to ask Hiratsuka Shizuka to be the advisor. Her reasoning was that with Hiratsuka Shizuka around, the Light Music Club wouldn't be bullied by other clubs.

Fortunately, Bai Qiu argued strongly that no one would bully the Light Music Club, so the idea was vetoed.

Seeing that everyone had finished most of their food, Akiyama Mio thought for a moment and reminded them, feeling a bit embarrassed, "Everyone, practice..."

"Oh, Mio, there's no rush for practice or anything like that."

Tainaka Ritsu had returned to her lazy demeanor.

"It's rare for Aki-kun to come by, so it's much better for us to drink tea and chat, right?"

Ritsu winked at Bai Qiu.

Akiyama Mio's helpless gaze also turned toward Bai Qiu.

"How about we practice for a bit?"

Bai Qiu hesitated for a moment before speaking; he was actually quite looking forward to the girls' performance.

Besides, Yui had just gotten her guitar, so she must be eager to play.

Wait, no—Yui probably didn't even know how to play guitar yet at this point!

But the words were already out.

"Thank you, Bai Qiu-kun!"

Akiyama Mio's expression brightened with surprise.

She suddenly felt that dragging Bai Qiu into the Light Music Club might have been the most reliable decision Ritsu had ever made!

Tainaka Ritsu's expression shifted; she had been cruelly betrayed!

Everyone stood up one after another to take out their instruments.

Ritsu suddenly noticed something, and a meaningful smile appeared on her face.

"What is it now, you idiot Ritsu?!"

"I'm just saying, Mio, you just called him Bai Qiu-kun, right?"

Akiyama Mio tilted her head, looking a bit confused.

Then, a sense of foreboding arose in her heart. Could it be...

"And Aki-kun, you've also been calling her Akiyama-san the whole time, right?"

"I'm telling you two!"

"Always with the '-kun' and '-san,' back and forth."

"So polite and respectful, just like an old married couple treating each other with formal courtesy."

"We're all good friends in the same club now, wouldn't it be better to just call each other by your first names?"

Tainaka Ritsu shouted, her expression playful.

"Don't you agree? Yui, Tsumugi."

Yui and Kotsumugi also thought that made a lot of sense.

An old married couple?!!

These three words nearly made Akiyama Mio faint on the spot.

"Ri... Ritsu! Wha... wha... what are you saying..."

Akiyama Mio glanced at Bai Qiu. As their eyes met, her face instantly turned beet red, her eyes swirled into spirals, and her speech became incoherent.

"If Mio is too embarrassed, Aki-kun can go first."

"Just like us, you can call her Mio."

Captain Ritsu turned her body slightly and nudged Bai Qiu.

"Ah, this..."

Bai Qiu coughed and looked at Akiyama Mio.

Akiyama Mio seemed to be losing consciousness.

Although he thought Captain Ritsu was providing a good assist, she wouldn't just pass out, would she?!

If she fainted, that would be a real problem.

Off to the side, everyone was already watching with anticipation.

"Hurry up!"

"Yeah, yeah!" ×2

"Mio."

Bai Qiu spoke softly.

Steam was practically rising from the top of Akiyama Mio's head, and her cheeks were flushed all the way to her ears.

Tainaka Ritsu looked at Akiyama Mio with a teasing expression.

"Your turn, Mio-chan~"