Kamiyama High School - Class 2-A
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An

Morning!

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An

Morning, Akito!

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Akito

Why'd you come over...?

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An

Hehe. You guys have begun training for Shinobi Battle, right? I was wondering how you were doing.

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Akito

Oh, that.

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Akito

Your best friend's nuts.

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Tsukasa

You have everything scheduled down to the minute. Not only that, it says to do “at least” a hundred reps for each of these drills and exercises!

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Haruka

I tried to come up with drills and exercises that you both could do whenever you had a minute, since I know that you're both very busy with rehearsals and singing practice.

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Haruka

Oh, I almost forgot to give you these weights. Please put them on whenever you exercise, to maximize your gains.

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Akito

Weights?!

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Haruka

I also came up with diets for each of you to follow until the day of the event. I wrote down the recipes for everything that you'll be having, along with why I chose them.

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Tsukasa

You went that far?!

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Akito

She's even having us wear vests and stuff that weigh like ten kilograms apiece.

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An

She got her hands on them?! She just told me about them the other day!

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Akito

The other day...?

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Akito

Wait, you already knew that she was putting together some really crazy training schedules?

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An

Knew? She came to ask for my advice!

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An

Even though your goal as a team is to give it everything you have and win, she wasn't sure how hard she'd be allowed to push you and Tenma.

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Akito

Seriously, when did this discussion happen?

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An

Haruka's really kind, and she likes to look out for others.

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An

She's really only just met you guys, so she was worried that she'd take things too far.

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An

But I said it'd be worse for her to hold back, since you guys all agreed to form a team together. I figured she should just push it to the limit.

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Akito

Push it to the limit, huh...

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An

Anyway, she was worried about asking too much of you guys, so I told her...!

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An

“I wouldn't underestimate them, Haruka. You really don't need to hold back for those two!”

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An

I gave her plenty of encouragement♪

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Akito

(What...?!

Just because she isn't the one who has to do all this...!)

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Nene

Morning...

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An

Oh, Kusanagi!

Morning!

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Akito

Hey.

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Akito

Oh, do you guys already know? Tsukasa's going to be in Shinobi Battle with me and this other girl.

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Nene

Yeah, he told us.

He even mentioned something about having to follow a really tough training schedule.

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Nene

Oh, but he didn't really give any details as to what he'd be doing.

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An

You're not gonna believe it.

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An

Right, Akito?

Why don't you show her yours?

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Akito

Take a look.

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Nene

Thanks. Let's see...

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Nene

Wait, what? You're doing something every minute...

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Nene

Run five kilometers in the morning.

Do three sets of a hundred squats and planks?!

And you have to run again at school?!

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An

See? Pretty amazing, right?

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An

And it's not just exercises.

It's even got meals and sleep time included, too!

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Akito

Why do you sound so proud?

Kiritani's the one who came up with this.

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Nene

Umm... A-Are you sure you can handle all this, Shinonome?

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Akito

Probably.

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Nene

W-Wow...

I'd probably be on the floor after just these morning exercises.

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An

That's okay, Kusanagi.

I doubt I'd last more than half a day either!

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Akito

Hey.

Pipe down or else.

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An

Haha. Okay, I'm sorry!

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An

But I know Haruka's taking this really seriously, and you always do your best to stay super fit too, Akito.

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An

You both have the drive to do your best, so I have a feeling that you'll be able to come to a good understanding!

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Haruka

I designed them with winning in mind, so I hope you'll give them a try.

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Akito

(The drive to do our best, huh...)

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Akito

(Come to think of it, Kiritani has to work and practice as an idol. And she goes to Miya Girls, which is a lot more demanding academically.)

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Akito

(But she still took the time to come up with personalized training schedules for us.)

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Akito

(She even asked An for advice...)

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Akito

Yeah, I know that Kiritani's serious about this.

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Akito

Which means I need to work just as hard, and give her the respect she deserves.

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An

That's what I like to hear!

I know you can do it, Akito!

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Nene

G-Good luck!

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Akito

Yeah.