I shook off the entangled club managers and came to the third floor of the school building again.
West side, Art Department
Looking at the team that was still the same as two days ago, Kato Yusuke couldn't help but sigh.
Just because I expected this to happen, I thought of going to the baseball club to take the assessment first, but in the end, even this goal was not achieved.
Since he didn't expect to be surrounded, in order to avoid trouble, the affairs of the baseball club could only be put on hold temporarily, so he chose to go to the art club first.
But the popularity of this art department is too high, right??
Kato Yusuke was a little speechless. Unlike his previous self who was indifferent to everything except making money, he had now visited all the clubs on campus.
There has never been any club like the Art Club, with an endless stream of people applying to join the club.
Simply baffling
After thinking about it, he walked to the end of the line and started queuing.
Time passed bit by bit, and outside the corridor window, the sun gradually set towards the west.
People kept coming in from the door of the art department, and people kept walking out of it.
Most people had sad faces when they came out. Only a few people had happy smiles on their faces, and they were all girls.
When passing by, Kato Yusuke also heard the content of their conversation.
"That's great! Then you can participate in club activities with Sawamura-san!"
"Really, congratulations~"
Sawamura Spencer Eri
One of the two beautiful girls of the private Toyosaki Academy, a topic that Friend A and Friend B once discussed in class.
Speaking of which, the two of them seemed to have mentioned that this girl was the ace of the art club.
Scanning the crowd in line, a flash of understanding flashed in his eyes.
"Pubescent pig-headed boys are such simple and easy-to-understand creatures."
Sent meaningless thoughts.
"Girls you admire are like the moon in the night sky. No matter where you go, they will follow you, but you can't touch them, and you can't grasp the sense of distance. It wasn't until the end that I finally realized that all this was just a distant dream.
And the dream."
"As long as I say hello, my thoughts will wander. If I send text messages to each other, my heart will still be upset. The whole day when I receive a call from the other party, I will giggle at the call log."
Asking but not getting, giving up but not being able to give up, getting without hesitating, maybe sometimes not getting it is a kind of beauty.
Thinking about these, the queue gradually came to the end.
"Name?"
"Yusuke Kato, first-year Class E."
After looking at his face with scrutinizing eyes for a moment, the girl who seemed to be a member of the club pushed up the glasses on the bridge of her nose.
"Why do you want to join the art club?"
It's more like an interrogation than a question.
"No special reason."
"Ha?!" The girl suddenly became alert and added: "That's what you said, but you must have the idea of "wanting to get close to Sawamura-san", right?"
Kato Yusuke smiled and said, "Blow a pool of spring water (Chinese)?"
"Hey, what are you talking about?" the girl asked in confusion. The boy in front of her suddenly said something incomprehensible, and the syllables were very weird, which was somewhat similar to the ancient poems taught in the Chinese class.
"It's nothing." Kato Yusuke shook his head, "You should have an entrance examination, let me take part in that."
He was also not polite in his words, but his kindness was always reserved for those who deserved it.
"Hey." The girl pointed inside and said somewhat unhappily: "Then go in, the person in charge of the assessment is inside."
So Kato Yusuke walked towards the door. Just when he was about to step into the art room, the girl warned him again as if she had remembered something.
"By the way, remember not to wander around after entering, especially the second art preparation room by the window. You are absolutely not allowed to enter!"
"The second art preparation room?" Kato Yusuke paused, "Isn't that where the teacher prepares teaching materials for class? What's the problem?"
"The teacher used the first art preparation room. The current second art preparation room is Sawamura-san's exclusive studio. Unrelated persons are not allowed to enter. You just need to remember this."
The girl wearing glasses explained impatiently.
"Privilege...?" Kato Yusuke murmured.
At this moment, an emotionless electronic female voice sounded in my ears.
"Ding, trigger a hidden event."
"[There is something wrong with this art club (0/1)] (Status: Locked)"
"Task description: Explore the secret hidden in the second art preparation room (you must first meet the prerequisite - you can unlock this task after joining the art department)."
"Task reward: 5,000 points."
Kato Yusuke couldn't help but smile, and smiled bitterly.
After doing it again and again, I ended up back at the starting point.
I remember that two days ago, the first club I visited was the art club, but I was persuaded to leave by the queue at that time. If I had been more patient at that time, maybe I wouldn't have to go around in such a long circle.
Kato Yusuke took a deep breath and walked into the activity room while thinking silently in his heart.
"System, redeem the [Painting] skill."
"The skill has been redeemed - [Painting (Proficient Level)], and 1,000 points will be deducted."
"Remaining points: 12880."
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Tables and chairs, easels, canvases, sculptures.
What caught my eye was the art room I was used to seeing during class once a week.
There are already people in the room, including Kato Yusuke, a total of four boys and one girl.
On the south wall of the classroom, four easels are arranged in a line, facing the teaching drawing board on the north side.
Seeing Kato Yusuke walk in, the braided girl standing in front of the drawing board coughed slightly, attracting everyone's attention.
"Welcome to the Art Department. Next, I will explain the content of the assessment to you."
After a while of explanation
"...Sketch, still life, color painting, oil painting, no matter the subject matter, everyone just needs to hand in the work within the specified time, which is 30 minutes."
"Um, can I ask a question?" A boy with freckles on his face raised his hand.
"Of course." The braided girl nodded and responded with a smile: "Excuse me, do you have any questions?"
Her attitude was countless times better than that of the girl wearing glasses outside the door, which made the boy who asked the question relax.
He continued: "Excuse me, what are the criteria for judging? What does it mean to pass the assessment?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the other two boys immediately raised their ears.
Seeing this, the girl with braids smiled slightly and then raised three fingers.
"There are three main criteria for judging. First, the picture must be clean and tidy, with clear composition and strong performance and shaping capabilities."
"Secondly, the color contrast and harmony must be clear, so that the overall effect of the picture is good and has a certain aesthetic feeling."
"The last thing is the emotion expressed in the work. It's not just about painting with a pen, but painting with your heart. Whether you can express what you want to depict as much as possible is also a very important consideration."
"Among the three points, as long as you can achieve more than two points, you will be considered qualified."
After he finished speaking, there was a sudden burst of wailing from below.
"No...it's simply impossible to do these things in such a short period of time, right?"
"That's right, don't say 30 minutes...even if it's doubled, it won't be enough."