Hanayui no Shou 6-2N

2 - A calm beach

[Shore]

N.W: It's so calm here. What a nice beach. Just the right place for training in preparation for the next full moon.

H: Isn't it nice that you found a nice gathering place, Wakaba-chan?

K: Practicing here really works. Uh, hey...

K: H-how about training together sometime? We'll both be at the vanguard when it's time to attack, anyway.

N.W: By all means. We're going to the enemy's stronghold, after all. I want to be ready.

K: The preparedness of first-generation heroes is amazing... Our club president could really use some more training too.

H: Well, people are all different.

K: Hinata, how about you? Obviously, I'll make you a different regimen.

H: As long as it's not anything harder than just a workout... Please go easy on me.

N.W: We should do group training sometime. People like Chikage will raise a fuss though, probably.

K: I've got to say, this shore is really popular with heroes now. Nothing but familiar faces all around.

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M: *playing around in water*

Se: You sure look like you're in a good mood, lady Miko of Suwa.

M: M-me and Utanon haven't really ever went to the sea much... I ended up getting too excited.

Se: Oh right, there's no sea in Nagano. You have the Suwa lake though.

M: You get used to seeing it...

Se: Ah... I get that. I'd say that it's nice to live in Hokkaido with all of its natural beauty, but...

Se: When you get used to it, you just end up being like "I guess?" Anyway, what are you doing?

M: There were some pretty seashells around, so I was thinking of giving them to Utanon.

Se: Won't Utano end up grinding those seashells into calcium carbonate and using them as fertiliser for her fields?

M: Ahaha, but that's so like Utanon, I wouldn't mind.

Se: ...She really does have a nice partner. I'm jealous. I was alone, you see. Well, I did have a fairy.

M: Didn't you have any people to cheer on you?

Se: There kind of were, but I couldn't shake off the feeling I was just being used by them. I wanted a friend my age I could open my heart too.

M: ...U-uh. I-if you're, well, fine with me...

Se: Oh, you wanna be friends? Man, I'm glad. Go with me when it's time to return to Hokkaido.

M: T-that would be...

Se: Hehe, just kidding. Sorry for teasing you. But I really am glad. This is a nice place.

Se: I don't even really want to return to Hokkaido anymore. It's a cold place, in all sorts of ways.

M: Akihara-san...