Extra Story: Fiery Pump Area

Tuesday, 29th April, 2020. 12:06.

Meira transferred to the pump area with Koumine Touko and Kanzaki Nao.

“Let me tell you how to use this machine.”

She was just about to train the two of them.

“Meira-san, wasn’t it?”
“What’s it, Nao-chan?”

She is already calling Nao with her first name. Just as expected of her.

“Um… is it okay for you to train us?”
“You didn’t believe me? Cruel!”
“It’s not that but…”
“Don’t worry! I love pumps!”

It’s certainly different from what Nao is going to say.

“What Nao wanted to say is, is it okay to leave the coach with his junior?”

Touko said. Because she knows that Nao can’t talk well with older people.

Meira shuddered and realized. She shouted out for the emergency message system.

-- Send Kujou-san here! She needed some exercise too!

The real meaning is to prevent Ran and Kouta for being together. She realized that Ran is aiming for Kouta too, and she can’t let that happen.

Ran warped there in an instant. Meira already stand up and welcomed her.

“Shitenma-san, don’t get in my way.”
“Hoo~. You just a newcomer, you didn’t know much about him! Compared to me, his childhood friend, you are nothing!”
”Eh~, you just said ‘childhood friend’, right? And I am the one who is going to be his girlfriend.”
“You dare say it didn’t cha…!”

Meira used Kansai dialect? It’s unbelievable though.

“Shitenma-san, so you are from Kansai region?”
“Kyoto to be precise.”
“I never asked such a thing though.”
“Ya did!”

She used her dialect again.

“Well, whatever you do, I will take him first, Shitenma-san.”
“Ya said it, didn’t cha!”
“Well,

It is supposed to be pump area here, where you step and dance for fun. But it became a dessert to these two.

Touko and Nao already played the pump machine. They make it like the quarrel is nothing but just a passing by storm. Well, it is a storm after all, it’s an of course to run away from storm. They don’t want to be caught in the stream of love competition.

“Hey, Nao!”
“What’s it, Touko?”
“No, it’s just…”
“Just?”
“How long they will be fighting? You guess!”
“Around 10 minutes maybe, I will use my stopwatch.”

Nao turned on the stopwatch of her wristwatch.

Another person is warped to the pump area.

“Hello~!”

It’s Riku, although she already greeted them, Meira and Ran didn’t give any care to her. Riku walked to Nao and Touko.

“Um… you two, what are they quarreling about?”
“Coach, maybe?”
“I see, that’s possible.”

Riku decided to just watch. Touko and Nao is already in progress of their training. Meira and Ran, words quarreling. Riku ordered a pop corn from Kouta.

--For what?

Kouta send her a mail.

--Gekijouban: Otome no Taikai.
--They still at it? I didn’t know they are such in bad terms.
--Well, maybe because Koucchi is an idiot after all.
--Is that how you greet the older one? You got nerve there.
--Don’t just talking and send me the pop corn!
--Yes, yes…

In the end, Kouta send a pop corn from the soccer field area to the pump area.

--Thanks. You may continue the coaching.
--At least, thank me a bit won’t you?
--That’s impossible. The show is very amusing here.
--I see.

Kouta took off from the chat.

“Well, Shitenma-san. How about we continue the match to decide who’s going back to Tokyo?”
“Bring it on, ya thief cat!”

It seems like they are beginning to fight in a match again. Riku already tired of it, so she raised her voice.

“Meira-san! Ran-san! About Kou-nii, what’s so attractive of him?”
“…”

She knows that it will make them quiet. Touko and Nao gave her applause.

“Well, that’s of course!”
“Yeah!”

He is kind, that’s what they said. But that still didn’t make a clear answer.

“I see.”

Riku just replied. She also knows how nice Kouta is. She smiled because Kouta now have good friends.

But then, Meiraand Ran started to fight again. They used the pump machine this time.

“Could you two just fight fairly?”

Riku sighed and gave up.