deep sea mystery - chapter 4

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Location: Corridor 1F

Kaoru: Time for the after school event I’ve been waiting for. ♪ I might be more than happy to get some hands-on guidance from Anzu-chan. ♪

Souma: You lech. Lay even a finger on Anzu-dono and I’ll run you through.

Kaoru: Whirling your sword around like that all the time's dangerous, Souma-kyun.

And whoa, Kanata-kun. That’s not the way to the gymnasium. Honestly, the second I take my eyes off you, you vanish.

Kanata: The “sea” was calling to me~.

The weather is nice today, which makes “playing in the water” feel really good… ♪

Kaoru: I’m sure it does, but let’s save that for next time.

Right now we’ve got to prioritize the sports festival since Anzu-chan agreed to coach us.

Kanata: Ah, that’s right… it’s a shame we can’t “play with water”, but I suppose nothing can be done.

Kaoru: You’ve got it. Ah, look. Isn’t that Anzu-chan over there?

Heeeey, Anzu-chan!

… hmm. Maybe she didn’t hear me. Anyway, no doubts about it; that was Anzu-chan.

So, with that in mind, Souma-kun, I’m going ahead. Take care of Kanata-kun for me~.

Souma: Ah—halt! What do you plan on doing to Anzu-dono, you fiend… ?!

Kh…. Though I greatly wish I could chase after him, I can't leave President-dono behind... !

Kanata: Puka, puka. ♪ There’s no need to rush. Easy does it~. ♪

Location: Gymnasium

Kaoru: … Anzu-chan’s pretty quick on her feet, but I finally…

Yuta: Ah, Hakaze-senpai. Thanks for having me today.

Kaoru: Uhh. Why’re you with Anzu-chan?

Yuta: Huh? She didn’t tell you?

Anzu-san asked me to coach everyone since the Marine Biology Club’s entering the club competition relay.

Kaoru: She did say something about calling for a helper now that I think about it… uhm … you’re one of the twins, yeah? What was your name again?

Yuta: I’m Aoi Yuuta.

Kaoru: Right, right — Yuuta-kun. Well, not that I'll remember it the next time we meet. There’s no point in memorizing a guy’s name, see.

Yuta: R-Right…

Is this really gonna work out, Anzu-san? Actually, why’d you even agree to coach th… huh? You were reeled in by miniature fish tanks?

Ahahah. You like stuff like that too, huh. That brings back memories; I used to collect tons of miniature toys.

Want to come by my place next time? Everything I collected back then should be in a closet.

I’ll ask Aniki about it later. ♪

Kaoru: Uh, hello? Could you not make a pass at Anzu-chan right in front of me?

Think you can do without getting in the way of my plans? I’m trying to raise her with care over here.

Yuta: You’d really be better off running away from Hakaze-senpai while you can, Anzu-san... he seems incredibly into you.

I’ve never seen him get this serious about someone before, even if you are a girl…

Kaoru: Hey, now. Quit planting unnecessary caution in Anzu-chan’s mind.

She finally started to talk to me recently. If she starts avoiding me again it’s all your fault, Yuuta-kun.

Yuta: S-Sorry. .... I mean, how hated do you have to be for her to dodge you like that…

Souma: Anzu-dono! Are you unharmed… ?!

Yuta: Wh—some guy wielding a sword just burst into the gym?! W-Wah, he’s gonna kill me~!!

Souma: Mh. Forgive me. I went and lost my temper. The color of that “hair-pin”... — Aoi?

Yuta: That’s also my brother, so. I’m Yuuta, the younger one.

Siiigh… still, that surprised me. That fierce look on your face really made me think you were gonna cut me down …

Souma: I had thought her in danger of being caught within Hakaze-dono’s evil clutches and drew my sword in haste.

Yuta: Never fear, then. Anzu-san was with me.

Souma: And what a relief that was. Should I ever fail, I will have to perform seppuku in apology...

Kaoru: I wouldn’t force a reluctant girl into something.

Really, really. ♪

Kanata: That’s because Kaoru’s a good boy… ♪ And good boys are well liked by the “fish”... ♪

Kaoru: Uhm, it’d be great if you’d quit patting me on the head like that… you seriously throw me off, Kanata-kun…

Yuta: Anyway, that means everyone’s here! This is all the time I could schedule for this, since I also need to show up for practice at the Light Music Club.

So keep in mind that I’m gonna be training you really hard to compensate, okay? Let’s start with how to pass the baton.

Kaoru: Passing the baton? Do we seriously need to practice that?

Yuta: The people who say that are always the ones who miss when it’s go time.

It’s not unusual for people to fall out of ranking in an instant if they drop the baton during the pass-off.

Even if you don’t drop it, you’ll suffer from time loss if your handover motion isn’t smooth enough.

It’s possible to reduce your time by making the baton pass as smooth as possible, though.

Kaoru: Telling us to become fast runners right now would be impossible, but practicing how to pass the baton successfully is totally doable.