Karin has done some amateur modeling work, so I hear she's quite knowledgeable about maintaining her figure.

But why are you her assistant, Kanan? What exactly will you do?

I've heard from Shizuku and the others that Karin's training regimens tend to be brutal. I decided I might as well take this opportunity to learn something, too.

Karin is really strict, so I'm sure she'll push us all really hard. I'm looking forward to it!

Is that so? Then I would like to partake in this lesson as well. Perhaps we can incorporate it into the training we do for μ's.

Sure, but we're not going to be doing anything all that special. I'll do my best to meet all of your expectations, though!

Karin and Kanan working together hand-in-hand…

Are we gonna make it out of this alive?

Relax, you two. I'll join in too, so we can all work our hardest together. Rina-chan Board says, “All smiles.”

All right, it's high time we got started. Today we'll be using this.

What is that?

Is it…a racket for Japanese badminton?

Right, one of the classic wooden ones. It's New Year's after all, so why not do something for the season?

I'll provide a simple explanation. Come help me out, Kanan.

Roger!

Japanese badminton has really simple rules. You stand on either side of the net and bat the shuttlecock back and forth, like this.

Just avoid dropping the shuttlecock, and serve it back to your opponent's court.

It's essentially the same as the more common badminton.

Oh, that's it? I thought we were in for something more grueling.

That IS simple!

[Fade in/out.]

So now we'll get a bit more serious. Are you ready, Kanan?

I'm ready any time!

Haaaa!

[Fade in/out.]

I-I cannot even see the shuttlecock!

I'm amazed that Kanan and Karin are able to strike those super-fast shots back and forth. Rina-chan Board says, “Shocked!”

…………

…And that's how you play! So let's all have a nice, gentle game of Japanese badminton, just like that.

No way, no way, no way!

There wasn't anything nice OR gentle about that!