Art Club
I'm hungry
Amigo!
Ami—
Ugh, I can't concentrate with this thing!
Is something wrong?
Yes, that!
Ah, the one Colette scribbled on.
His gaze is really distracting.
Please, President, let's buy a new one with our club funds.
I used this month's budget on a new pillow, though...
You actually bought it with club funds?
I'm not letting you use my honey as a model.
Oh, sure.
These boys do cause a lot of trouble, huh?
It's your fault.
Take that.
Oh, hey, Usami.
There might be an old one in the storage room next door.
Usami-senpai is mean!
The room next door is our storage?
By the time I joined, it was hardly being used anymore.
Yumeko-sensei might not know where the key is.
Let's ask Koyama-sensei, then.
Yeah, good idea.
Wait, what are you doing?!
This Art Club Has a Problem!
The Secret Room
Staff Room
Here you go.
Thank you.
Art Club
This door's out of alignment...
That was a piece of cake, though.
You're completely out of breath.
What a wimp.
Here we go.
It's about half the size of the club room, huh?
It's so dusty.
I know.
I don't think we can open the window.
Huh? The fluorescent light's dead, too.
Let's just find that thing quick.
This is good!
Usami-san, you should be looking, too.
Sorry.
I used to love this manga!
I remember reading it in elementary school.
How's it going? Did you find it?
Wait...
Hey, President.
We're taking a quick break.
Sure, whatever.
I'm going home now.
Be sure to lock the doors.
Okay.
What the heck?
Crap, it's stuck.
See?
What's with that smug face of yours?
That was a piece of cake, though.
That aside, Usami...
Don't lose control just because you're alone in a room with Uchimaki.
Wha—
I won't!
Lose control?
N-Nothing! Nothing at all!
It's so hot with the door closed, huh?
We should let some air in...
Er, huh?
It's...
Come on, it can't be that stuck.
No good.
I didn't think it was this bad.
Stare...
Fine, fine! I made fun of you! I'm sorry!
I'm sorry I called you a lanky, pasty wimp!
What? You never said all that.
But if you're going to apologize, you need to put more heart into it.
I-I'm sor—
Hey, this box says "plaster figure."
Look, Usami-san...
Come on, Uchimaki-kun, open the door.
Yes, ma'am.
What are you doing?
It's more stuck than it was before.
Ready?
Go ahead.
One, two...
Why?
I think it's because you punched it.
What, so it's my fault now?
I mean...
Is there something on my face?
He...
He's so close.
His... His breath...
on my face...
Huh?
It's locked.
That's Colette-san's voice.
I wonder if those two went home.
Thank goodness!
Let's ask her to call a teacher.
Y-Yeah!
Colette-san, can you hear me?
This door's stuck and won't open.
Huh?
It's getting late.
I should go, too.
Huh? Hey...
Colette-san!
Oh, yeah! Do you have your phone?
Nope, it's in my bag.
School's probably out by now, huh?
Yeah.
Uchimaki-kun, wh-what if
no one ever notices us?
We're stuck here until the door opens.
Worst case, we'd have to spend the night here.
Huh?
Hurr...
Huh?
It's getting chilly.
What are we going to do if it keeps getting colder?
Stay calm.
Wha... Hey...
Don't just suddenly...
Nope.
See? Aren't you feeling warmer?
W-Well...
See?
Yeah.
Hey, what are you mumbling about?
It's getting pretty dark.
Why are you in that corner?
N-No reason.
No, it's totally not nothing!
I'm insanely nervous!
I mean, it's just the two of us
in this tiny, dark room... u-until morning?
Stupid, stupid, stupid!
Please stop. You're kicking up dust.
Are you okay, Usami-san? You've been acting weird.
I'm not okay!
It's a whole night alone in here together!
After that fantasy,
I can't even deny what the president said.
Calm down.
U-Uchimaki-kun...
We'll be okay.
It's okay.
B-But...
It's not just the two of us.
Ears on!
It's the three of us.
Hey! I'm totally serious here.
I'm sorry.
Jeez.
All right, I'll show you what's so awesome about my honey.
What? Show me.
When you press this button, the eyes light up.
Ears on!
Wow, it's bright!
That's the first time I've ever been impressed by one of your figures.
The first time?
Oh, I know.
One of the teachers on patrol might notice us if I keep doing this.
That's true!
It's dark.
It's so dark.
But I need to make my rounds...
Hang in there, Yumeko!
But it's so dark...
Wh-What is that light?
There shouldn't be anyone here.
I think it was this room, wasn't it?
Did you hear something just now?
Yeah. Did you, too?
Hey, is someone there?
Hey! Hey!
They aren't responding.
They aren't.
Maybe was a ghost.
Stop that!
Sorry.
Seriously.
A commemorative photo of the club's old members?
Usami-san, take a look at this.
What, a photo?
Here, in the window.
Don't you see a face?
I told you to stop that!
Do it again and I'll snap her in two.
I'm sorry.
Jeez.
She's scarier than a ghost.
Usami-san, look!
I warned you!
No, I mean, look!
I think this is this room.
Look here.
It's a door, right?
It's a door!
It's on the club room's side.
Uchimaki-kun, can you move that box?
Roger.
Art Club
Wow, these rooms are connected.
Thank goodness.
Colette-san left without locking the door.
Lucky break!
I would get teased so much
if we were in there all night.
Teased about what?
Oh, yeah! I forgot about the plaster figure.
Of course, I guess.
Usami-san?
Wh-What's up?
Oh, uh...
I'll carry the plaster figure in.
Okay, thanks.
Whoa, my mom called me a ton.
Of course, huh?
Sensei!
Why are you sleeping here?
Again?
Wh—
What the hell?
There will always be people who doodle on plaster figures, I guess.
Morning!
His name's Bob, so...
Little brother!
Big brother!
Good Bobning!
Let's Have a Treasure Hunt!
Art Club
See? Isn't that hilarious?
Yeah.
Hey, this manga brings back memories!
I know, right?
Hey, I used to read this one, too.
Wasn't this one great?
The one where the heroine has superpowers, right?
Yeah!
Her special moves were awesome!
Like, bam! Pew pew pew!
This secret room is so cool!
There's lots of manga, and it's easy to relax.
It sure is.
Come by whenever you like.
Okay!
You two sure are enjoying yourselves.
Usa-chan.
Sorry to interrupt, but I'm doing my homework.
Could you keep it down a little, you two?
Sorry.
Usami-san, why don't you do homework at home?
What did you say?
Nothing.
We got in trouble.
Let's keep it down a little.
Ugh! You're too quiet!
Make up your mind!
I can't tell what you're doing!
What? We're reading manga. What else?
I know that, but...
When you're this quiet, it's just, like...
Hm?
There was something hidden in the manga.
Location of the Treasure (Secret)
Huh? "Location of the Treasure"?
Huh...
"Dear future Art Club members...
We've buried a secret treasure somewhere in the school.
We hope you will decipher the code and inherit the treasure.
I pray that this finds itself in good hands."
Wow! It's a treasure hunt!
Want to do it,
Imari-san?
I'm in!
That way it'll be quiet for Usami-san, too, so she can focus.
Good point.
Okay, let's get started.
Okay!
Ding dong, ding dong!
It is now break time.
I'm on break right now.
Let's see... "Code 1:
Leave the club room and head to the Little Room for Gentlemen."
What could they mean by "Little Room for Gentlemen"?
It's a puzzle.
And code 2 is, "Head where the 'ko' is
visible from the window of the Little Room for Gentlemen."
So I'm pretty sure the place has a window.
Imari-san?
Oh, I get it. The boys' restroom.
I get it, like, "Gentlemen."
Okay, Uchimaki-kun, you're up.
Ladies like us can't go in there.
Right?
L-Ladies?
I... I are!
"I are"?
"Where the 'ko' is visible from the window"...
This text is kind of odd.
There isn't really anything there.
Well, Uchimaki-kun?
Hey, Uchimaki-kun!
Look at her.
How's a guy supposed to go with her doing that?
Totally.
N-No!
N-N...
So she's like any other girl at times like these.
"Where the 'ko' is..."
The katakana "ko."
I see.
It's literally where the "ko" is.
Good job, Uchimaki-kun.
This is getting fun!
Usami-san, what's next?
Let's see, code 3 is: "Find the letter of the alphabet."
What? That's it?
Yeah.
What could that mean?
Here's the question.
What does "ko" look like from this angle?
It's the letter "U."
Bingo.
Not bad, Imari-san.
Call me the Riddle Lady.
Okay, next, code 4.
It's the last one.
"Take ? steps from the letter of the alphabet you just found."
"Take ? steps"?
The letter "U" ends here, right?
The number of steps is the number
of sunflowers from 1853 to 1890...
I figured it out.
It's—
Wait! Don't say it yet!
Give me a hint! Give me a hint!
She's totally enjoying the quiz.
Okay, your hint: it has to do with Van Gogh.
Van Gogh...
What's Van Gogh again?
Okay, here I go!
One, two,
three, four,
five steps!
How's that, Usa-chan?
I guess I can't blame you, since you aren't in the Art Club.
That was wrong?
Yeah.
Can you tell her the answer, Uchimaki-kun?
Huh?
You don't know?!
Van Gogh was a Dutch painter who was
born in 1853 and passed away in 1890.
A painter?
Yeah.
In other words, the answer to code 4 is
the number of paintings Van Gogh made of sunflowers.
One of them is missing, but there are seven in total,
so we take seven steps.
The secret treasure must be underneath here.
I don't think we'll be able to dig here, though...
It came off!
This has to be it!
Do you have any digging tools?
I've got this!
Ruideyo, Megiso, Vollund, Gundedo...
Come forth, Gungnir Lance!
It's short!
Gungnir's so short!
Sorry, this is the best I can do with my magic.
It's only the tip!
But it's Gungnir!
Does it have the runes written on it?
Yeah, yeah! Because it's Gungnir!
So you can dig with it without aiming?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Okay, enough of that!
Uchimaki-kun, you do the heavy lifting!
Me?
Oh, all right.
I hit something hard.
I'm exhausted.
Good work.
Good work, Gungnir.
All right, let's do the unboxing ceremony.
No matter what we find, let's split it evenly among the three of us.
But I'm not in the Art Club.
So what?
The three of us found it together. Of course we'll share.
This is a precious token
of our adventure.
Amateur Heaven
Ero!
What's up with you two?
Nothing.
Preview
My!
Yay!
My, my!
What are we looking for?
Wow.
Thank you.
Lying around, huh?
Are you putting your all into your drawings, everyone?
Huh?
Where's the president?
Oh, he's over there.
Oh, yeah, there were
lots of books in that room.
May I search for them?
On the next This Art Club Has a Problem!
Episode 9
The Grimoire Stroll Returns
"The Grimoire Stroll Returns."
See you then.