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"Therefore, it is necessary to take more photos for reference."

“I see.” Nakano Azusa nodded slightly, looked around, and hesitated. “I understand what the president means, but the activity room for the Light Music Club has changed too much. I don’t know if it can still meet the needs of drawing.”

"Let's just use our imagination to solve this."

Upon noticing that Rinko Ogasawara, the chief animation director for K-On!, had already started taking photos and collecting materials with her phone, Masamune involuntarily withdrew his right hand, which was about to reach for his phone, and instead asked:

"Ms. Ogasawara, how are your paintings?"

"Compared to the original settings, the changes are not significant, and 80% of the parts can be directly adopted."

While taking photos, Rinko Ogasawara said:

"After all, it's only a year, and the school won't change much."

"What I care about more is the character design. Compared to the anime, the real-life light music club has become such a large club. Should we add new characters?"

At that moment, many freshmen in the Light Music Club's activity room number one cast eager glances at Masamune.

"K-On! is a story based on Yui Hirasawa and four others, so it's difficult for this year's freshmen to join in."

"However, adding two or three extra characters as Easter eggs to prepare for the OVA after the third season ends next year would be a good idea."

"President Hayase, what's the ending of the third season?" Hirasawa Yui asked instinctively. "The graduation ceremony?"

"Pretty much. After the ending, I want to make an OVA about the new light music club after the four of you graduate."

Masamune paused for a moment, then continued:

"However, there are too many people in the real light music club, so we don't need that many people when making the anime."

Looking at the hopeful eyes of many first-year students, Nakano Azusa glanced around, stood up, and asked:

"I wonder what the president's criteria are for selecting people? How many people are needed?"

"Besides Hirasawa Yu, Suzuki Jun, and Saito Sumire, let's choose two more."

Upon suddenly hearing her name called, Saito Sumire looked at Kotobuki Tsumugi with a mixture of joy and caution. Only after receiving a nod in response did a smile appear on her face.

"The selection criteria are: those with outstanding potential will be given priority."

In front of so many girls, and not in private, Masamune was too embarrassed to say, like he had done with Midori Imai before, that he chose people based on their looks.

"In that case, would you like to see our light music club perform?" Nakano Azusa said, then added, "If you're not too busy."

"I didn't bring Yoshita today," Hirasawa Yui said hesitantly.

Ritsu Tainaka patted her shoulder lightly and said with a mischievous grin:

"It's obvious that Azusa isn't talking about us. Besides, we're no longer members of the Sakuragaoka Light Music Club."

"Oh...we've already graduated." Hirasawa Yui looked around in a daze, her voice slightly ethereal.

"That's right, you've been in college for half a month now, you should be adjusting to university life by now, right?"

"Because we're together every day, it doesn't really feel real. It turns out we've already graduated."

This time, Hirasawa Yui's voice no longer trembled, but instead carried a hint of a smile.

Nakano Azusa smiled and then said seriously:

"Well then, if you're not in a hurry to leave, please enjoy this year's Light Music Club performance."

“Okay,” Hirasawa Yui replied with a smile.

“If the time can be kept within half an hour, I’m fine with it,” Masamune said thoughtfully.

Afterwards, under Azusa Nakano's arrangement, the group went to the open space in the outdoor courtyard.

"...Actually, the performance would have been better inside the stadium. But because we hadn't communicated beforehand, there were several sports clubs training inside the stadium."

"This place is actually quite nice; it's spacious and the sound travels well. The only problem is that the power cord can't be extended too far; there's only one set of equipment."

"As a result, many people will not be able to perform using their most familiar instruments, which may have some impact on the performance."

After a brief introduction, the performance began, surrounded by 153 people.

"So, first up is the performance in Room 1 of the Light Music Club, and I'll be the lead vocalist..."

Seeing Nakano Azusa standing in the lead vocal position, Hirasawa and the other three exchanged glances, their faces filled with anticipation.

Come to think of it, none of us have ever heard Azusa sing before. The lead vocalists have always been Yui and Mio, with Tsumugi occasionally serving as a sub-vocalist.

The next moment, accompanied by music, Azusa Nakano's singing voice slowly began to play.

Her voice itself wasn't unpleasant, but perhaps because her attention was entirely focused on the guitar, not a single lyric matched the tune, resulting in a chaotic performance.

In terms of performance, her coordination with the other members was somewhat awkward. Even though she was trying her best to cooperate, it still gave the impression that "everyone was doing their own thing."

When the song ended, Nakano Azusa breathed a sigh of relief and bowed in apology.

"I'm very sorry, because I haven't practiced playing and singing at the same time much before, and it also requires coordination with other people's performances, which makes it even more difficult."

"I'm really sorry for the terrible singing, but our light music club has a lot of members now, there are definitely people who sing better than me."

"Now, please enjoy the performance from Room 2 of the Light Music Club."

Hirasawa Yui instinctively covered her mouth, forcing herself not to laugh out loud.

No wonder Azusa didn't want us to come and visit the welcome party before, and tried every means to find excuses to stop Natsumi.

At the time, Musashino needed the four of them to come and help, so they did not come to visit.

I never expected Azusa to sing so badly.

Moreover, it seems that there are no better candidates among the new students, otherwise she wouldn't be the one singing.

Number two, number three... all the way to the final room number thirteen.

Masamune passively endured the noise harassment created by 153 people in turn throughout the entire performance, and only breathed a sigh of relief after the performance in Room 13 of the Light Music Club ended.

"Mr. President, how about it? Do you have a suitable candidate?"

"Hmm... I've roughly selected two people. You can have them practice more later."

Upon hearing the image of two girls whispered in Masamune's ear, Nakano Azusa followed his gaze and looked on in astonishment.

What criteria were used to select them? Both of them are beginners, and their playing was terrible, just passable, but their demeanor was quite good.

Standing there, he gave off the impression of a master.

So that's how it was selected; that's the standard.

Chapter 151 Assigned Essay Topic: Landscape Painting

After completing the location scouting for "K-On!", Masamune parted ways with the others at the entrance of Sakuragaoka Girls' High School and, as always, drove to Tokyo University of the Arts.

Soon after, as usual, he picked up Mashiro and Ema Yasuhara at a coffee shop outside the school.

"President, how's the field trip to the Light Music Club going?" Ema Yasuhara asked with a hint of curiosity after getting into the car.

"The buildings on campus haven't changed much from last year, and some of the background images I drew last year are still usable this year."

As Masamune slowed the car down, he said casually:

"Compared to the background, the biggest change is actually in the Light Music Club itself. This year, including the new students, the Light Music Club has a total of 153 members."

"I just watched the light music club's performance at Sakuragaoka Girls' High School. Several of them were quite good; they were excellent on their own in guitar, piano, and singing."

"But as a band, the coordination was so bad that it was unbearable to watch. It felt like the noise from a construction site."

Ema Yasuhara tried to imagine the scene: 153 people, it certainly couldn't be a large chorus.

If it's a group performance, each group should have about ten people.

"Is Azusa's group not allowed either?"

"Absolutely not. Singing and playing the guitar at the same time is too difficult. She only sang the first few lines of the song correctly. After that, she was completely off-key. She was practically as good as Conan."

"So, I've never heard Azusa sing before."

From this perspective, Yui Hirasawa is indeed a genius.

Yasuhara Ema pondered for a moment, then asked:

"President, will the scene where Azusa sings be included in the anime?"

"The corresponding scenes definitely won't appear in the main series, but we could consider them in the short films included in the Blu-ray. In addition, we will add three new characters as Easter eggs, laying the groundwork for the third season next year."

"Are you a freshman this year?"

Ema Yasuhara seemed to be thinking, "So, K-On! only has three seasons in total."

"That's right. I was watching the light music club's performance at Sakuragaoka Girls' High School just now, which was also for the purpose of selecting members."

Masamune briefly explained his situation, then asked:

"I heard Mashiro say last night that last week's homework would be reviewed in class today. How did it go?"

Upon hearing the word "homework," Ema Yasuhara paused for a moment before snapping out of her daze.

Since we usually talk about works, I haven't heard the word "homework" in a long time.

"My work is generally well-received, neither good nor bad, just average. As for Mashiro, she gets mostly positive reviews."

"The teacher's final words were that if one had to nitpick about Mashiro's work, her weakness was that she was too serious."

"At the time, I felt that Mashiro might not have understood, so I asked on her behalf, 'What does this mean? Could you explain it in detail?'"

"The teacher also said that when Mashiro draws, she pursues perfection. Her figures and backgrounds are all exquisitely detailed, and there is nothing wrong with them. But sometimes, imperfections are also a kind of beauty."

"I see, um... I don't understand." Masamune chuckled speechlessly and asked curiously, "Did you understand? Mashiro."

"don't know."

After Mashiro finished speaking, she thought for a moment and then added:

“My teacher said the same thing when we visited the Venus de Milo statue before.”

"But I don't find anything about Venus beautiful."

I know.

Ema Yasuhara nodded secretly. Although she had never seen the Venus de Milo in person, she had experienced something similar herself.

At the time, people echoed each other's opinions, saying things like "it's so beautiful."