Be Careful, Onee-san ch12

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>Phew!

>Mai-chan sure is fast~
>I know~!
>The truth is,

>I have a secret
>that I can't tell anyone.

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>>Igarashi-sensei's After School Lesson

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>Phew~

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>You can't do the backstroke?

>...
>Yeah.

>So that's what it was...
>You really surprised me when you dove in like that.
>I though you were drowning...
>Sorry...

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>It's been a while since I started going to the pool,
>and I've gained a little stamina, so I thought I could blo blib, blub...

>but my body keeps sinking!!
>Even though I can float just fine doing the crawl!
>Why!?

>Can you do the backstroke, Azuma-san?
>Yeah...
>More or less.

>How do you do it!?
>Hmm...
>I can't really say since I don't sink while doing the backstroke...
>I'm more curious of how you're able to sink.

>Well,
>it's not that big of a deal if you can't do the backstroke, is it?
>I guess not, but...

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>Since I'm at the pool and all,
>I wanted to be able do the strokes that I couldn't do before.
>...And also...
>And also?

>It's totally uncool for an adult to not be able to do the backstroke!!
>That's not true.

>I got enough flack from my friends as is when I couldn't do it as a kid!
>To not be able to do it as an adult is just...

>I don't want her
>to see me like this...

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>In that case,

>how about I teach you?

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>You heard all of that,
>Mai-chan?
>Not all of it, but...
>I could hear you, y'know?

>So, Onee-san,
>you can't do the backstroke, huh?

>...Urk.

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>So embarrassing!!
>Onee-san!?
>Tae-chan!?

>I wanted to be able to do it before she could find out...
>But now,
>my dignity as an adult has been...

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>I'm

>so uncool...

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>We're gonna head home first~

>...First,
>we need to get you floating!
>>Igarashi-sensei's After School Lesson

>R-Right!
>I feel like a teacher!
>Okay, just try it for now!
>For now...

>A-
>Alright!
>No need to swim for now.
>I just gotta float...!

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>Pwah!
>Why!?
>You seem to be tensing up...

>I'll support you this time, so why don't you try it one more time?
>But...

>Trust me.

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>...The other day, there was this girl who couldn't do the backstroke.

>She was scared because she couldn't see the water,
>so Sensei told her "I'll support you, so don't be afraid."
>She kept talking to that girl while holding her face up.

>Before the girl had even realised it, the teacher had already removed her hands
>and she was able to float.

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>The reason she couldn't float
>was because she was tense from being nervous and afraid.
>So you should try to relax too, Onee-san.

>...

>Come to think of it,

>long ago,
>I was incredibly scared of the water.
>I really disliked getting water on my head,

>so I hated being at the pool.

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>I'm not like now, but
>whether it's because I was impatient about not being able to do the backstroke,
>or because I was afraid Mai-chan would laugh at me if she found out,

>I must've gotten nervous without even realising it.

>Just relax.
>Phew~...
>That's all I have to do.

>I think now
>I can do it.

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>Why are you tensing up even more than before!?
>Ah... Ahaha...

>Sorry for keeping you out so late.
>It's fine!
>It was fun.

>But you still couldn't do it in the end...
>I'm a lousy teacher.
>That's not true!

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>You taught me what's important,
>so I should be able to do it next time.
>It's all thanks to you, Mai-chan!

>I see!

>I'll join you for practice any time you want!
>Th-Thank you.

>Wah...

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>It's gotten pretty dark~
>And it's only 6pm too.

>It was still bright around this time until yesterday.
>I can't exactly...
>let you go home on your own.

>Yeah.
>It's dark, so I'll see you home.

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>I'm the one who should be seeing you home!
>Eh~?
>Won't you be in danger by yourself, Onee-san?
>I'll be fine since my house is close by.

>That won't do!
>I'm the adult here!

>...Fufu
>She's laughing...!?

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>You're so cool,
>Onee-san.

>...!!

>Don't make fun of me!
>Let's go home! Geez!
>Okay~