Hmm… Huh? It's…morning?

I didn't notice my alarm at all. I must have been sleeping very deeply.

(Chika and the rest threw me a welcome party last night. *Giggle* Everyone at Nijigasaki would be so jealous if I told them.)

I wonder what everyone's doing right about now.

(Whoa, hold it! I can't let myself get homesick on just the second day in Uchiura. Get it together!)

Okay! I should get a breath of fresh air. Maybe I'll go out for a walk, too.

[Fade in/out.]

Hiiii!

Huh? That voice…

Over here! Good morning, Rainbow Student!

Still going with that?

I thought that was you, Mari! Hey Kanan!

Sleep well last night?

Yeah. What are you guys doing?

We're about to go on our morning jog.

I usually go by myself, but Mari said she wanted to go too.

Is this preparation for your live show at the Summer Festival?

Well, there's that too. It's a daily thing for me though. Stamina and strength are only built through training every day, so I always put time aside for it.

Plus, breakfast tastes SO much better after you do a workout in the morning!

Wow. Creating your dream bodies with an iron will. I should have expected as much from Aqours!

It's not like my routine is that special.

Oh, I know! You should come running with us!

Mari, you're inconveniencing her by doing that.

I'd love to!

Wait, you would?

Yeah! I want to get a taste of your special daily routine, Kanan.

Okay, let's go together then!

Try to keep up. Off we go!

[Fade in/out.]

*Huff* *Wheeze*

(An hour of running followed by non-stop runs up that hill to their school? That's not exactly what I would call going for a jog.)

You okay? Here's some water. Don't drink too fast.

Th-Thank you! *Gulp* Ahh! I'm alive again!

That's the spirit. Let me have a sip, too!

Drink your own. You're not even that tired, are you?

Yes I am! I'm exhausted from our morning workout!

You were trying to give up halfway.

I was busy thinking about the choreography for the Bon dance. I couldn't help it.

The Bon dance?

We're doing a Bon dance for a contest at the Summer Festival, and it's going to be an original piece. Mari and I are in charge of it.

When we finish the choreography, we're going to upload a video of it for reference. We're going to open a choreography school, too!

The Bon dance is a staple of summer festivals. It seems tough coming up with new choreography for it. That's amazing!

*Giggle* I'm feeling refreshed thanks to all this sweating, and I've come up with a very nice idea! Want to see it?

Wait, you have the energy to dance right now?

If it's a Numazu festival, we should give the dance some Numazu flavor. Like yummy fish or Mt. Fuji.

Put the twitching fish and dynamic impact of Mt. Fuji into our moves, like BOOM BAM!

That's a little too intense. That feels more like a dance we'd do on stage for a show. Maybe if we made the movements a little smaller…

Are you sure? I thought it was good, but… How about you? What do you think of my dance?

Yeah, I wanted to ask your opinion, too.

What. My opinion? All I can think is how amazing it is that you can dance after such an intense workout.

Don't hold back. I won't get mad, no matter what you really think.

Don't pressure her like that.

U-Umm… I thought the moves were really good. Big movements are easy to understand, so kids and the elderly won't have a tough time remembering it.

Also, my idea of Numazu isn't dynamic or high power. I feel majesty in Numazu much more strongly. Like a solid guard protecting us.

I see. Getting outside opinions is very important. If it were just us, there's too much stuff we're too used to.

Did my opinion actually help?

Of course! Let me give you a big thank you hug!

[Fade in/out.]

Whoa! I can't breathe!

Mari, stop that! You need to learn some self-restraint.

Oh, sorry Kanan! It's unfair to deny my dance partner a hug, too! Gnnn!

That's not what I meant! And it's too hot for hugs!