Not long after leaving the Student Council office, Uesugi Hara heard an urgent call from behind him. "Uesugi... wait!"
Uesugi Hara stopped and turned around, only to see Tachibana Akane chasing after him, panting, fine beads of sweat still clinging to her forehead. She had never been particularly athletic, and after losing some time going back for the documents, Uesugi Hara had already gone down two flights of stairs.
"Is there something else, Tachibana-senpai?" Uesugi Hara asked.
"Why were you walking so fast?" Tachibana Akane braced a hand on her waist and caught her breath before handing him a neatly organized stack of A4 papers from her arms. "These are the documents needed to establish a club—the membership application forms, charter templates, and so on."
Uesugi Hara took them and glanced through them. They were indeed all essential materials, so he hurriedly thanked her. "Thank you, Tachibana-senpai."
"It's nothing." Tachibana Akane smiled and took out her Terminal. "Don't run off so quickly next time. Let's add each other as friends—if there are any procedural issues later, you can just ask me through the Terminal."
"Okay." Uesugi Hara nodded in agreement, quietly thinking that Tachibana Akane really was such a considerate older sister.
After adding each other as friends, they exchanged a brief farewell, and Uesugi Hara turned and left with the documents.
Next, he needed to begin looking for club members—on the faculty adviser's side, he only needed to trouble Mashima-sensei to lend his name, which would not be difficult. With Student Council President Horikita Manabu backing him, there was no need to worry about approval. The most pressing matter was gathering at least five members.
He had already made plans for the candidates.
Uesugi Hara opened his Terminal and pulled up Morishita Ai's location... It showed she was in