Dancing flowers blooming on a summer night 1-5N

Dancing flowers blooming on a summer night 1-5N

[Hero Club room]

Yum: I think we are beginning to grasp the gist of it. I feel like I can do naturally do the correct footwork now.

Nat: Yeah. I can feel my progress as well. Thanks to that, I'm now aware of the more minor movements too.

Fuu: Wow, you two are doing great!

Yum: Fuu-san? I believe you were supposed to have a meeting with the members of the Chamber of Commerce today, no?

Fuu: Well, about that... You see, I've got a little something to ask from the two of you.

Nat: Something for us?

Yum: And what could that be?

[Gym hall]

Girl: Teacher, what's next?

Yum: Your next steps should be like this. And one, and two. And one, and two. And don't forget the steps.

Girl: Okay!

Nat: Picture your centre of mass below your navel. And think of extending your arms beautifully, down to the fingertips.

Boy: Teacher, what's a "centre of mass"?

Nat: That's... hard to explain. I'll show you instead. I'll be slow, so take a good look.

Boy: Yay, teacher's gonna show us!

Yum: Why, I never even imagined that we would be tasked with instructing children.

Nat: But this is a good opportunity for us. If we teach them what we've learned so far, we could revise it ourselves.

Yum: Yes, that is true. I must say though, these children develop at a remarkable rate.

Nat: Yeah. All of them are already moving in sync. They're good kids, obedient and earnest.

Yum: However, now that I take another good look... There does seem to be something amiss here.

Yum: A set of naruko clappers would make this that much livelier...

Girl: Teacher, what's a naruko?

Boy: What, you don't know? It's the twirly thing you see in ramen!

Yum: That would be a naruto. A naruko is an essential item for Kochi dancing.

Yum: They are very fun and pleasant things that you make go clack when you move in time with the rhythm.

Girl: Wow, sounds fun!

Boy: Teacher, we wanna try that too!

Girl: Yeah, me too! Me too!

Yum: E-Even if you say that, the Bon dance does not use clappers...

Nat: No, that might actually be good.

Yum: Eh? Natsume-san?

Nat: I also thought that something was missing. I guess I like my dances to be on the flashy side.

Nat: It'd be hard to prepare a taiko drum like for eisa, but we could probably make some naruko clappers.

Nat: Let's tell Fuu and try to talk it over with the Chamber of Commerce. If this works out, this should be a special kind of Bon dance.

Yum: Natsume-san, if you say so...

Nat: I'll go talk to Fuu. So you, Miroku...

Yum: Yes! I shall take it upon me to come up with a naruko version of the Bon dance!