GJ Club (グッジョぶ)

Where do you want to go?

What about that crepe place?

Good idea.

It seems pretty good.

Exactly.

Do It Right Away Club

Online Game Club

Origami Club

GJ Club

President.

What is it?

Why do you think our club is like this?

What do you mean, "like this"?

Well...

The hierarchy inside our class...

Wasn't decided by anyone in particular.

It was created before we knew it...

First tier, second tier, third tier.

From medium-low to medium-high in all things.

Living it up each day in a fantasy world.

We don't want to be part of the first tier.

We're second tier fantasistas.

Episode 1 "I am the GJ Club!"

What are you doing, President?

Can't you tell?

I'm trying to change this fluorescent light bulb!

Ah, I see.

That's dangerous.

Do you want me to do it for you?

No, this is a job for the president.

But you're not even close to reaching.

I don't care if it's impossible!

If I say I'm doing it, I'm doing it!

Yes, but it's impossible.

Why don't you let her give it a try?

Shion-san.

This is an important moment for Mao.

The previous club president left it up to her.

Hey, Shi! Keep your mouth shut!

But...

P-President!

No! I have to do this!

You can at least let me help you, right?

What do you think you're doing?

I'll lift you up.

You change the bulb.

I don't need your help! Put me down, you idiot!

Let me help you. I want to help.

Wouldn't that be okay?

No!

You can't do this!

Don't lift me up like that!

Ow!

Don't bite me, President!

It hurts, it hurts!

President, ow!

I'm finished.

Hurry up and put me down already.

Okay...

She doesn't mind riding on my shoulders.

This is interesting!

I didn't think boys could enjoy reading manga meant for girls.

Boys must be missing out on about half of what life has to offer.

Hey, President.

This was interesting.

Even I could read it.

Have you read this before?

President?

My sister can't read shoujo manga.

What? Why not?

Why doesn't she read them?

It's not that she doesn't, she can't.

"Can't", not "don't".

She can't read them?

H-How could I read such dangerous material?

They don't have any qualms about kissing each other.

What? Isn't kissing pretty tame?

It's not tame at all!

I prefer manga for boys and light novels!

Those are safe!

They're wholesome!

They never kiss in those.

Um...

So, um... I'll bring some shonen manga next time.

Nothing with kissing.

They hardly ever do.

You said so yourself.

Hardly isn't good enough.

They absolutely, absolutely, absolutely can't!

These are okay, right?

They're fine. They're safe.

Did you make sure?

Well... What about a kiss on the cheek?

A-Acceptable!

This one has a kiss on the forehead.

That's the same as the other one!

Quit talking about kissing so much!

Shame on you!

In this one, someone gets swept off her feet...

That's acceptable!

Are you playing against someone?

Yes.

That's unusual.

It's been a month.

Who are you playing with?

The American chess champion.

What?

Wait, that's not it.

He recently challenged the British champion for the world title,

and became the world's strongest player.

The world's strongest...

I can't believe he's willing to play you over the Internet.

Shion-san, are you incredibly talented or something?

He's the one who asked to play me.

I promised I would.

You promised that champion?

Yes, a long time ago...

In the heat of the moment,

I promised I would play him if he became the world champion.

What?

I was young back then.

I was only eight.

What?

Checkmate.

Um, so... Did you win?

Did you beat the world champion?

As you can see, yes.

Would you like to give it a try?

He seems to want a rematch.

I couldn't!

I wouldn't stand a chance against the world champion!

Besides, I don't even know the rules!

That's not a problem.

I don't know what to do with an introductory book...

Huh? Why do you have this, anyway?

Were you teasing me?

You're cute, aren't you?

Shion-san's amazing, isn't she?

You know, in a lot of ways.

Has Shion-san always been like that?

You're her childhood friend, aren't you?

"Has she always been like that"?

Everyone in her family is a genius.

Really?

Shion-san has a lot of older brothers.

Older Brother

They're all geniuses in their own fields.

Her second brother is a master chef.

Those stacked lunches Shion-san always brings to school...

I wonder what she brought today.

I'm so excited to share her food.

We've been waiting for you, Shi...

Hey, Shi.

What is that?

Oh, this?

My brother is visiting the floor of the northern Atlantic,

gathering ingredients for his "Ultimate Full Course Meal."

Instant noodles?

I've actually been wanting to try this for some time now.

My brothers never let me because it's not good for you.

My sixth brother eats seven of these a day, though...

Wait, wait, wait!

What are you doing, Shion-san?

I'm eating.

You need to add hot water to instant noodles.

It doesn't taste good if you eat it like that.

But I'm sure I've seen Mao eat it this way before...

That was chicken ramen!

It's like a giant bowl of Baby Star crispy noodles!

Baby?

Huh?

What?

Does Shion-san not know much about these kinds of ordinary things?

I'll show you how to make it.

Okay.

First, put the powdered soup in the cup.

Oh, that's it.

Add the other ingredients, too.

That bag must be it.

C-Crush it, k-kill it! Kill it!

I-I can't do that!

It's huge!

What if it's venomous?

Brown huntsman spiders are not venomous.

They are not native to Japan,

rather they are an invasive species introduced during the Tokugawa period.

It is a predatory spider that does not spin webs.

Shion-san, please kill it!

Spiders have been considered useful in Japan since ancient times.

However, due to their unsettling appearance,

they have been considered undesirable in recent years...

Shion-san?

Home improvement stores even sell poison specifically meant for spiders...

Spiders are dangerous.

Spiders are venomous.