I never said I would go in. - The only woman in the baking department

Through the gap between the children in the class surrounding a piece of paper stuck on the classroom bulletin board
I barely managed to stick my face out. On the gray paper it said:
It is written.

'Club list.'

Now it's time to start filling up the club membership.
Of course, most of them are in clubs that are more about interest than the life.
I'll go in though.

"Choose the club you want from the list
“I’ll submit the application by tomorrow, okay?”

Leaving behind my noisy friends, which club should I join?
I thought about it. If possible, I should apply for a place that would be useful for the student record.
Isn't it better?

Watching movies, crafts, playing dodgeball... nothing really catches my interest.

‘Isn’t there a reading club or something?’

Someone taps my back while I am deep in thought.

"Hey, Shin Yeo-ju! Where are you going?"

The face that is smiling and laughing is Choi Beom-gyu.
Ah... he's a bit of a gangster, so the best thing to do is not get involved.
That's that, but why are you suddenly like that when you're not even my friend?
Are you pretending to be close?

“Not yet. There’s no club I want to join.”

“Then come join our club! We’re looking for more members.”

“What club is it?”

"What I mean is..."

Somehow I don't think this is a club I would like.

"Baking Club."

Hmm. As expected.

"No."

I said firmly, bluntly, that I would not join the club.
Something big is going to happen.

"Oh please. Just once."

"I said I wouldn't. But I'm not interested."

The child hanging there with a gloomy expression looked a bit pitiful.
But why bread of all things?
I wonder why you're baking, it doesn't match your usual image. But...

"Well, I'll just take a look around the club."

His face lit up at my words. He was begging like that.
I feel a little uncomfortable ignoring it.

When we opened the simply furnished club room, four young men
He saw a sitting figure. Choi Beom-gyu was momentarily flustered.
He introduced me to them.

"Guys, we have a new member in our club!!"

Wait a minute. You never said you were going in, did you?

"Oh really? What the hell is going on?"

"Now there's one more person."

“Wow, that’s a relief. It was a bit awkward because it was just us the whole time.”

"Anyway, welcome! Did you submit your application?
“Was it until tomorrow?”

My ears were ringing because four people were chatting at the same time.
This is a big problem. It would be a bit much to leave it now, right?

"...I'm planning to apply later."

They cheer as if they were having a party.
If this thing gets messed up, it gets messed up really badly.