iridesenescence

Location: Empty Classroom

Sora: One, two, three, four…

Shisho~, how do you think Sora’s doing?

Natsume: You’re improving a lot with all the practisE, Sora. Keep it uP~

WaH, Sora, don’t suddenly hug me like thaT...

Sora: Shisho~ praised Sora, so Sora has to express his gratitude~ ♪

But Sora mustn’t get overconfident just because he was praised! Sora will work even harder~ ♪

Tsumugi: I think that you’re improving the more you practise too. Do your best, Sora-kun~

Natsume: Senpai, don’t say that so casuallY. For a while noW, all you’ve been doing is restinG. The way you quietly watch others practise and act as if it doesn’t concern you is a terrible habit of yourS.

Tsumugi: The practise from just now already totally exhausted me…

Besides, I’ve only been resting for a little while… I haven’t fully recovered yet, so could you let me rest a little longer, Natsume-kun…?

Perhaps I really am a useless normal person, unlike Sora-kun and Natsume-kun who are full of talent…

I’m sorry, me being like this is really holding back our practise session…
Wah, don’t throw your school bag at me, Natsume-kun! If that had hit my head, it would have caused a serious injury, you know?!

Natsume: Seeing you put yourself down like that is obviously going to tick me oFF!

All the large-scale official DreamFes attract crowds of spectators noW. Since we’ve decided to participate in more of these official DreamFes, it’s only natural that we have to present our audience with performances that are better than beforE.

And of coursE, that means we’ll end up using much more stamina than we do during our practise sessionS.

So, Senpai, your stamina can’t stay the way it is right noW.

If you were to collapse from fatigue on the stage of a major performancE, we’d have to call in an ambulancE, and that would just be awfuL.

Sora: Sora doesn’t want anyone to collapse from fatigue either! Switch’s colour won’t be pretty if that happens!

Tsumugi: Uh? Aren’t you overthinking a little, Natsume-kun?

But wow, it must be nice to be young. Despite practising so much, neither of you are tired at all~

Natsume: Don’t change the subjecT, Senpai.

Like I saiD, this is a matter of staminA. You aren’t that much older than uS, you knoW.

Looks like we’ll have to think of a way to build up your staminA, Senpai~

Tsumugi: You broke into a smile, but why does it feel like you’re going to do something outrageous to me!

I-if it’s just building up stamina, you can let me handle it myself…

You’re always busy with all sorts of work too so I wouldn’t want to trouble you, Natsume-kun…

Natsume: WeLL, you’re always inefficient with your worK, Senpai, so I don’t feel comfortable leaving this to yoU. It’d probably be best to have someone keep an eye on yoU.

Sora: Yup, yup! Members of a “unit” should help each other out, Sora wants to help Senpai too~

Having Senpai train alone would be lonely for him after all~

Do your best, Senpai~

Tsumugi: You’re such a good kid, Sora-kun. Since you’ve said that, I really do have to do my best.

But what is the best way to build stamina? I know there are lots of different methods, but I wonder which ones would suit me best…

Natsume: Just what are you standing there mumbling abouT, Senpai! Can’t you just try out the different methods and choose whatever works for yoU?

We’ve got no time to losE. Helping you build your stamina is more important than our regular practise sessionS.

After aLL, if you end up having problems because of your staminA, Senpai, then we won’t be able to perform anywaY, which will render our practises meaningleSS.

Sora, let’s end our session here for todaY. We’ll go outside and help Senpai train his staminA.

Sora: Okay! Don’t worry Senpai, Sora and Shisho~ will be cheering for you~

Sora and Shisho~ will make sure to find a good training method for Senpai!

Tsumugi: Thank you, Sora-kun. I don’t know if I should feel touched or something…

But I have a feeling that I’m going to be totally exhausted again…

Chapter 2