Tapey-tapey-tape-tape, tapey-tape♪

Okay, our posters for volunteering to pull weeds are all up!

Hehe.

I hope lots and lots of people decide to sign up... Wait, huh?

...

(The girls outside the classroom are looking at our poster! Does that mean they're interested? If so...)

Hi there!

Do you happen to be interested in volunteering...?

I see...

You could only get one person to sign up?

Yes...

So, combined with the people you got to sign up, that makes three in total...

To be fair, you just put up that poster the day before yesterday.

And feeling bad about ourselves won't solve anything, so why don't we keep trying to come up with new ideas?

Oh, you're right...!

Let's see... Then, what if we...?

Hmm...

(Asahina and I brainstormed a lot together, but we couldn't come up with any ideas that felt just right...)

(Honami helped make our poster really amazing by drawing all those great pictures for us, so anyone who spots it should be able to see how fun it's gonna be...)

Oh...

(What if they aren't...?)

(What if they can't see how making everything nice and squeaky-clean by pulling out all the weeds would be fun and make them feel really happy...?)

(But...)

Emu, do you have a minute?

Oh, Sis?!

Come on in!

Sorry, I know it's late.

I just got back from that trip and brought back some souvenirs for you. Here you go.

Wow...! It's one of those regionally-themed taiyaki keychains! I really love these☆

Thanks, Sis!

Hehe. I wonder what color the paste inside it is♪

Hehe. I'm glad you like it so much.

Oh, what's that on your desk? A poster for something...?

Yeah, that's right...!

I'm doing some volunteer work as a class rep!

I'm in the middle of trying to recruit more people to come pull weeds with me...

And you're running into some trouble?

H-H-H-How did you know?!

Hehe. It was written all over your face.

You seemed a little down.

Also, pulling weeds is usually very hard work. People must be thinking that having to do it in the heat would be incredibly exhausting.

I knew it...!

Another class rep in the year above me said the same thing...

So, how have you been trying to recruit people?

So, I've been putting up posters like this one... And talking to anyone who seems interested!

Whenever someone stops in front of one of our posters, I fly over towards them and tell them about how fun it's gonna be☆

I see. You're trying to invite individual people who spot your posters...

This is just my humble opinion, but I feel that it'd be better to try reaching out to a large group of them all at once.

All at once?

Yes. For example, you could ask the teachers to see if they'll let you make an announcement in the morning or before school gets out.

I know it's easier to get your message across to someone when you talk to them one-on-one, but it's also very time-consuming, no?

Speaking to multiple people all at once should save you quite a lot of time. Plus, any who decide to sign up may try to convince their friends to do the same.

Oh...!

I never would've thought of that...

Hmm... Which means I've still got a lot to learn...

There are many ways to go about an issue like this. And what I just said isn't necessarily the only solution.

However, it's good that you're able to come up with so many ideas on your own. I'm sure you'll learn to see things from different angles as you keep gaining more and more experience.

Okay! I promise to keep trying...!

Thanks for the advice, Sis!

Do your best, class rep! I'll be rooting for you!

Hehe. I really appreciate it!

Alright, I'm gonna get lots and lots of people to volunteer to pull weeds with us!