Well, it was disappointing at the start of this episode because their club application was rejected and they turned into an interest group or an association instead.
Some people say their applications were unsuccessful. The minimum number of members was not reached because five students were needed to form the club, but the lecturer was very skeptical about the young girls building rockets that could harm them.
As for Akane Emihara, she felt sorry for herself when she couldn’t convince the staff to grant them club status, meaning they had no club room nor meeting room. budget to build rockets.
Speaking of club rooms, Haruno Takaragi solved that problem because they didn’t need to find empty classrooms to conduct their activities.
In fact, they will only build missiles at the secret base below the lighthouse. Even Matataki Raimon was surprised to see a secret base with his own eyes when it was time to build some rockets!
But first, it’s time to return to the Konohoshi mansion, where Honami is surprised that her older sister Umika is using the family laptop for her club activities.
Again, Umika isn’t tech-savvy—the savvy sister is confused about what to do with the.pdf file. Looks like Honami will have to help Umika.
Anyway, back to building rockets, which is quite complicated and dangerous. First, they needed to build a rocket case strong enough to hold the black powder engine when it ignited.
In addition, they need to calculate the distance and trajectory when launching the rocket, as well as safely drop the parachute inside the shell if they want to reuse the rocket. This is technology at a higher level than building water rockets.
So, Yuu Akeuchi decided to read Matataki Raimon’s mind to understand the different terms when making solid rockets.
And sadly for Akeuchi, the alien can’t understand a thing because her brain is somewhat fried. It wasn’t necessarily unpleasant, but Yuu didn’t want to experience information overload.
With that said, they had built a solid rocket when it came time to test it…
…but today the weather is not suitable because there is heavy rain. I guess they’ll launch the rocket another day.
Anyway, Fujinomisaki High School’s rocketry hobby group has gone to a local model rocket festival, where Umika and the rest will witness various rockets being launched by hobbyist.
Additionally, it seems Umika Konohoshi ran into an acquaintance famous for collecting soda bottles in Episode 4.
This is Kei Akizuki, a 2nd year student at Tatsuoka Science and Technology High School, who is participating in the upcoming rocket launch competition.
But first, Akizuki-san was a little hungry so she went to buy takoyaki at a stall…
…only to discover that Kei lost her wallet so she had to borrow some money to pay the sales lady. This is really shameful!
Now, it looks like it’s time to launch a solid rocket into the sky as Akizuki’s clubmates are calling her for the main event.
And behold, Kei’s solid rocket successfully launched into the sky. As for Umika Konohoshi, she was fascinated by the rocket flying close to the stratosphere.
With that said, she and the rest are quite motivated in improving their skills to create a better rocket.
Once again, the only member whose motivation is quite high is Matataki Raimon. She challenges Kei Akizuki to a match to see who can make the best solid rocket.
But speaking of Kei Akizuki, she was so surprised by Matataki’s challenge that she forgot to pay Umika for takoyaki. Um Akizuki, I think you should pay Konohoshi before things get complicated.
Anyway, stay tuned for next time when it will be a battle for supremacy between the two clubs, although Fujinomisaki High School’s rocket research enthusiast group will be the underdogs despite even though Raimon is on the team.