It’s been two days that I will post another update of Rooks, Knights and Bravehearts! Hopefully, there will be some connections between the two rivalries that will be posted this week. In this interlude, you’ll witness the first appearance of a no stranger in Ichirō Fujio, a member of the Keishin Academy Middle School boys’ basketball team. He is the former teammate of Natsuhi Takenaka when they were together in the Keishin Academy Elementary School boys’ basketball team. Ichirō is a year older than Natsuhi and he’s now a second year middle school student. Also, you’ll hear some more information about the Dragons of Ōta. Tonight, February 20, is the birthday of Kagetsu Hakamada, a female character of Ro-Kyu-Bu! and the younger sister of Hinata Hakamada. Kagetsu is a member of the Keishin Academy Elementary School girls’ basketball team and she is very respectful and prestigiously admired by her friends, especially for her younger sister, Hinata. The voice actress of Kagetsu Hakamada is Asami Seto, who is also the voice actress of Asagi Aiba from Strike the Blood, Eri Kumagai from Ongaku Shoujo and Mai Sakurajima from Seishun Buta Yarou Series. Unfortunately, Kagetsu will be appearing in Chapter 104 and instead, Tomoka will be appearing in tonight’s update. So, here comes the fourth interlude of Volume 7! Enjoy reading Interlude 18!:)
The rest of the afternoon activities of the Bravehearts’ busy day without the Charms is more on energizing themselves in future competitions. Himeko Katayama and Team Purple were able to defeat Team Blue and Yellow in a tune-up match for the Fuchsia and Celadon Dragons Tournament while Ichirō Fujio and Natsuhi Takenaka would meet each other for the first time since they were teammates in elementary school two years ago. Despite Ichirō and Natsuhi are friends, they were always competing in outside competitions like the Ōta League. Ichirō Fujio is currently the leader of the Sunburst Co. and the member of the Keishin Academy Middle School boys’ basketball team. Then, the Bravehearts and their allies from different associated groups (without Subaru, Aoi, Hinata, Kagetsu and their friends) would meet with the Music Girls (without Kotoko) at the living room where they talk about how they were doing in their afternoon activities inside and outside the mansion of the Misawa Resort Hotel. They also talk about the Dragons of Ōta. The first thing that they discover is that some of their members, mostly from the violet and wisteria group, are joining the Pink and Plum after the dissolution of the Dragons of Ōta. The other is that the Dragons of Ōta has their own color-coded group system, composed of 15 groups, based on the colors they have. This intrigues Tomoka about finding more members of the Dragons of Ōta and that’s why Tomoka said that the Bravehearts must find some higher-level students who have been part of the group. Finally, Jun announces that she and Haru made their plans for the Fuchsia and Celadon Week. However, Jun says that the discussion for the plans for the Fuchsia and Celadon Week later after everyone will eat their dinner.
This is the fourth part of the interlude where the Bravehearts are having a busy day without Subaru, Aoi, Hinata, Kagetsu and Kentarō due to their participation in separate tournaments: Subaru and Aoi’s Nashiba High School in the Young Players Cup and Hinata’s Innocent Charm, Kagetsu’s Prestigious Charm and Kentarō’s Azure Wind in the Ōmori Invitationals.
In the same hour that Masami and her friends met Roro, Uori and Kiri in the garden, the match between Team Purple and Team Blue and Yellow takes place at the Recreational Center of the Misawa Reosrt Hotel. The match is about to be over as Team Purple are hoping to win the match with only 25 seconds remaining. The scoreboard displays the score of the match where the game has been tied with both teams score 52 points.
Team Purple: Composed of two teams
Team Katayama (girls): Himeko Katayama, Mizuko Fujisaki, Yuka Suehiro, Chiyako Kayama, Hana Mikimoto, Asuka Yokoi and Kana Hanaoka
Others (girls): Miho Nakayama, Hanako Furukawa, Keiko Fukada, Amane Matsunaga and Yumi Arimoto
Team Hosoya (boys): Ichiro Hosoya, Sōichi Maeyama, Toshiya Shimura, Masafumi Mitamura and Hisamitsu Tsuchida
Others (boys): Hiro Asahara, Naganori Kaminaga, Shinobu Mikawa, Yoshihito Sengoku, Shintarō Iwai and Takeshi Kanazawa
Team Blue and Yellow: Composed of three teams
Team Sugisaki: Naoko Sugisaki, Kyōsuke Fumizaki, Asumi Ishida, Haruyo Kusaka, Tarō Matsuba, Saori Minagawa, Kishō Ogata, Nagamasa Miwa, Hirono Yamanaka and Miori Misawa
Team Kikuchi: Daisuke Kikuchi, Tsutomu Fukada, Yoshinori Toshima, Akitsugu Wakui, Hiroto Makara, Hiroshi Arakawa, Shinji Masuda, Ryūichi Kitajō and Hideo Akiyama
Team Minato-Hashimoto: Kanae Hashimoto, Kazumi Tanaka, Yukari Uchida, Daigo Kichise, Karin Toshima, Michio Hatsumi, Nobuaki Hara, Taiichi Hironaka, Shigetoshi Makara, Yasushi Sawano and Aki Uchiyama
Staff: Hijiri Kuina
Team Purple: Mizuko Fujisaki (PG), Yuka Suehiro (SG), Himeko Katayama (SF), Chiyako Kayama (PF), Hana Mikimoto (C)
Team Blue and Yellow: Kanae Hashimoto (PG), Karin Toshima (SG), Hirono Yamanaka (SF), Naoko Sugisaki (PF), Asumi Ishida (C)
Mizuko dribbles the ball before performing the wraparound move on Kanae. Then, Mizuko uses the between the legs move and drives past Kanae with her special move Amaryllis Spectrum. Mizuko passes the ball to Himeko and Hirono tries to stop Himeko.
“You think that you’re going to stop me, Himeko?” asked Hirono.
“Yeah, I’m always stopping at you!” said Himeko.
“Well, then, I’ll take you out with my strength!” said Hirono as she uses the Inclusive Strength, trying to stop Himeko, but Himeko steps back.
“You’re not proving well, Hirono. I’ll win this match right now!” said Himeko as she drives past Himeko before she’s going to shoot the ball with the Violet Star.
“You can’t win the match, Himeko, because I’m going to stop you!” said Naoko as she comes out from the corner and block the shot.
The members of Team Purple and Team Blue and Yellow gasp after Naoko had blocked Himeko’s shot.
“Naoko had blocked the shot!” said Hijiri Kuina.
“Naoko is not struggling every time she stops her opponents with her strength” said Miori.
“With only 5 seconds remaining, either Team Purple will take the ball back for their chance to seal the game or Team Blue and Yellow will get their chance to win the game of their own” said Kishō.
“Yeah, I hope that our players will be able to get it” said Akistsugu.
Suddenly, Mizuko grabs the ball with a haste and prepares to pass the ball to Himeko.
“Nice rebound, Mizuko! Now, pass the ball with your best shot!” said Himeko.
“Okay!” said Mizuko as she uses the Glistening Radiant Pass to pass the ball to Himeko with the ball being sonic boomed that sends the ball to Himeko.
“I’ll finish this match right now because I’m going to win!” said Himeko as she is about to use the Violet Star, however, Naoko doesn’t want to give up and with the haste, she comes out to prepare for another block on Himeko’s shot.
“You may have the time to stop me, but you’re running out of time! So, take this!” said Naoko.
Naoko tries to block the shot, but unfortunately, Himeko would pump fake the shot and steps back. Himeko jumps high to shoot the ball with the Violet Shot and the ball drives to the basket like a shooting star before the time had expired.
The whistle was blown by Tomoka before she announces the result of the match. “Game over! Team Purple wins the match!”
With the match is over, Himeko shows the pride for her team as she gets flanked by her teammates.
“Alright! We won the match, girls!” said Himeko while her teammates are smiling on their faces. Himeko and her teammates are celebrating the win over Team Blue and Yellow. Tomoka was glad to see Himeko and her teammates getting better with their performance being improved.
“I’m so happy that Himeko had finally prove herself that she’s ready to be part of the Keishin Academy Elementary School girls’ basketball team. It’s great to see Himeko doing great efforts to come out on fire” said Tomoka.
“Yeah, her performance was so amazing that she was able to stop mismatches and groove in with her strategy” said Teruko.
“It seems that Himeko should be part of the Dragons of Ōta, but she’s different from us” said Aya Masamune.
“That’s right, Aya-san. Himeko couldn’t join the Dragons of Ōta because of that group was disbanded, however, she was part of the Pink and Plum, in which she became one of the leading young female members of the group in her class” said Tomoka.
“Himeko had been a great player since you battled her, Tomoka. I bet that she’s ready to help her teammates including Mimi to make her team stronger than last year” said Megumi.
“I should be delighted if she’s able to perform some exotic moves, but I have a feeling that she’s going to rise herself to be one of the future prospects in her class if she’ll be performing like an astonishing star” said Chinami Kasai.
“I agree, Chinami. When the Dragons of Ōta was disbanded, some young students like Mimi and Aya have focused on re-establishing a new force that they’ll be able to prepare themselves, trying to be the best in their class” said Tomoka.
“The strong pressure comes out for Mimi and her friends as they’re hoping to lead Keishin to win their first district tournament. It would be a big goal for them since they found new members with the likes of Himeko and Mizuko” said Hitomi.
“True, Hitomi. Once they’re ready to prepare themselves for the upcoming tournaments, they’re destined to win for their willpower” said Tomoka.
“Yep” said Megumi and Hitomi while Teruko, Aya Masamune and Chinami Kasai nod to agree with Tomoka.
Himeko and Naoko shake each other’s hands as a sign of respect while Naoko feels respectful with her team’s loss.
“Great game, Himeko-san. You’re surprising me” said Naoko.
“Thanks, Naoko-chan. I know that you tried to beat me, but you’re falling short a little. I hope that you’ll be able to energize yourself for the Ikegami Invitationals” said Himeko.
“You got it, Himeko! By the way, if you and your friends are hopefully going to become stronger, then you’ll make Mimi and her friends proud” said Naoko.
“Yes, Naoko. I’ll make Mimi proud when I’m ready to step up and groove with my moves. Right, girls?” said Himeko.
“Yeah, Himeko!” said the members of Team Katayama.
Meanwhile, in Basketball Court #4, located outside of the Recreational Center, Maho, Kaori, Natsuhi, Daisuke and Toshihiro are meeting with Ichirō Fujio and the members of the Sunburst Co. Before meeting Ichirō Fujio, they spend their time playing video games in the game room before going outside and play basketball in the outdoor basketball court. When they’re done doing their hobbies, they saw Ichirō and his team squaring off against a group of boys in the other court, which lead to them going to that court.
Team Misawa: Maho Misawa, Kaori Nishikawa, Natsuhi Takenaka, Daisuke Kikuchi and Toshihiro Kanzaki
“It’s been a long time to see me, Natsuhi. I’m glad that you have been changed” said Ichirō.
Natsuhi smiles to Ichirō. “Yep. The old Natsuhi is no more, Ichirō. I’m the new Natsuhi Takenaka and I’m now a member of the Bravehearts.”
“So, you have joined a new group after the Dragons of Ōta was gone. How interesting. I’m sure that you’re ready to face the new challenge” said Ichirō.
“Yes, I am” said Natsuhi.
“Heh. I’m too kind to respect you, but it’s been a big change for the two of us since I left the elementary school boys’ basketball team and let you to lead the role as the captain of the team” said Ichirō.
“Well, it’s almost perfect, Ichirō. I came out to be bold and serious when it comes to be the captain of this team. Now that I’m ready to take a new challenge, I will be the best basketball player in the entire class!” said Natsuhi.
“Interesting ambition, indeed, Natsuhi. I like that” said Ichirō.
“Well, you should be more courageous, Ichirō. I haven’t seen you for a while, but thankfully, I finally track down you and your group” said Maho.
“Why, yeah. I have formed my own group after the Dragons of Ōta was no more. I created my own group known as the Sunburst Co., also known as the Sun and Thunder of Keishin” said Ichirō.
“What a nice name you got, Ichirō” said Maho.
“It feels like you’re a strong player with your skills in shooting” said Toshihiro.
“Well… not almost I’m good in shooting, but I’m good in defense too” said Ichirō.
“Ah, I understand” said Toshihiro.
“So, what are you doing here in the Misawa Resort Hotel?” asked Natsuhi.
“You see, I have been waiting for you since I was the one who write that letter to someone and I’m glad that you just came in after watching me performing some awesome moves to defeat my opponents with my power” said Ichirō.
“I’m sure that you have the power with your relentless finish, Ichirō, but as you all know, we were common as friends in Keishin, back in fourth grade. I’m very optimistic to see your moves before I decided to do it of my own” said Natsuhi.
“When it comes to moves, Natsuhi had learned some of his moves being taught by you, Ichirō. Natsuhi comes out to rise as the captain of the elementary school boys’ basketball team, but now, since he’s a middle school student, he’s ready to take his next challenge” said Daisuke.
“I’m glad that you have the basketball team, Natsuhi, alongside your best friend” said Ichirō.
“Oh! What a nerve of me. But… did you say that I have joined the middle school boys’ basketball team?” said Natsuhi.
“Yeah” said Ichirō.
“Where did you get that information come from?” asked Natsuhi.
“I heard it from one of my teammates and an assistant to Tsutomu Konishi. His name is Tōru Okazaki. You remember that guy, aren’t you?” said Ichirō.
“Yeah, back when we’re in the booth stand alongside the Coach” said Natsuhi. While he was saying to Ichirō that he remembered about his first encounter with Tōru, the flashback shows how Natsuhi had met Tōru Okazaki.
After the short flashback was faded to the scene of Ichirō. “Ah! So, you met him in the booth stand?”
“Yep” said Natsuhi.
“Oh, that’s good. Now that you are part of the middle school boys’ basketball team, then I’m honoring you to be part of that team” said Ichirō.
“Thanks, Ichirō. It’s been a great time that I have joined that team for days after we’re ready to move on from the old-fashioned ways of rivalries, but I’m ready to meet your teammates in the varsity team” said Natsuhi.
“My teammates, eh? Okay, then, I will introduce you to my team if you’re going to participate at the tryout on Tuesday. There are tons of young players ready to show up to take their strength, but thanks to your direct participation in the elementary school boys’ basketball team, you have been delighted to be part of my team” said Ichirō.
“Yeah, Ichirō!” said Natsuhi.
“I’m sure that you recognized him, but I recognize you as well since you and Natsuhi have been friends together since you two have been part of the Dragons of Ōta” said Maho.
“Yeah. Natsuhi and I were more like companions when it comes using booming moves. Right after Natsuhi had joined the Dragons of Ōta, I began to link a friendship between me and Natsuhi and it’s still growing as of now” said Ichirō.
“Whoa, what a coincidence. I can’t believe that the things running in the yellow group had been booming with sparkles” said Maho.
“Exactly, Maho” said Ichirō.
“If you want to remember me as well, Ichirō, Kaori and I were part of the Dragons of Ōta as members of the blue group” said Toshihiro.
“Oh! I didn’t know you before, Toshihiro, but I’m glad that you have worked hard in being part of the varsity team in Kasuragi” said Ichirō.
“Yeah, but now, like Natsuhi, I’m going to join the Keishin Academy Middle School boys’ basketball team” said Toshihiro.
“Ah! I see. Well, I’m very glad that you have joined to my team and I want to see your moves when you’re in the court soon” said Ichirō.
“Yeah, Natsuhi and I are ready to be dazzling with our own style” said Toshihiro.
“Yep” said Toshiro.
Later, Tsubaki and Hiiragi wave their hands while staying at the entrance of the Basketball Court #3.
“Maho! Niisan!” said Tsubaki and Hiiragi.
“Oh! It’s your sisters!” said Maho.
“Yeah, they’re calling me” said Natsuhi. Natsuhi would ask Ichirō to come around with him and his friends. “Would you mind that you will come to the mansion?”
“Ah, yes, I am, Natsuhi. I’ll go with you and your friends out there” said Ichirō.
“Great! Then, let’s go to the mansion to meet my friends!” said Natsuhi.
“Okay!” said Ichirō.
As Ichirō and his friends join with Maho, Natsuhi, Daisuke, Toshihiro and Kaori, they join alongside Tsubaki, Hiiragi and their friends to head back to the mansion after they finished doing their free time in the Misawa Resort Hotel.
At the mansion, Mimi, Haru, Eri, Sarasa and the members of the Prestigious Wind Ōta and Team Aurora have done cutting the designs for the Fuchsia and Celadon Week.
“And there’s the last of it!” said Sarasa.
“Excellent! Now that all designs are being cut out, we can put all those into this place to make it dazzling and beautiful” said Mimi.
“Yeah! I’m so happy that you have preparations for the Fuchsia and Celadon Week and this going to be a great activity to go with!” said Eri.
“It sure will, Eri!” said Mimi.
“While the other members of the Family of Angels have been busy with their things such as practice for the concert and writing new pieces for the light novel, we were able to create some dazzling and beautiful designs for the Fuchsia and Celadon Week” said Hanako Kotobuki.
“It’s going to be a big celebration that will take place during the Golden Week and everyone will be there to enjoy” said Fūko Shibasaki.
“From the passion activities up to the harmonious enjoyments, this celebration will be more exciting after a lot of changes happened last year” said Atsushi Aiba.
“Yep. Hopefully, our friends will be able to step up and enjoy the celebration with my activities we’re organizing with” said Haruka Fujimora.
“I agree, Haruka. I believe that once the celebration kicks off, we’re ready to witness the activities from day to day and celebrate the new era of different schools” said Junichi Morizawa.
“Yeah, Junichi. I’m so excited to organize the activities we have and it’s going to be a fun celebration while the Golden Week commences” said Mimi.
“There are many activities that they’ll explore and at the end of the day, everyone will have a full of joyous memories to be filled” said Haru.
“I agree, Haru! We should show these designs to everyone after the dinner” said Mimi.
“Okay!” said Haru, Eri, Sarasa and the members of the Prestigious Wind Ōta and Team Aurora.
Mimi, Haru, Eri, Sarasa and the members of the Prestigious Wind Ōta and Team Aurora leave Room #2 and go down to prepare for their dinner. They see Jun opening the door and looks like the Bravehearts and their allies have finished doing their free time outside the mansion.
“Oh! They’re here just in time to prepare for dinner!” said Mimi.
“Yeah, everyone is here including our friends, the Music Girls, and the New Camellian Dragons” said Eri.
“I’m so excited to see what they are doing, Haru. They have just finished their activities in the Recreational Center” said Sarasa.
“Yeah, we’ll find out to see what they have accomplished” said Haru.
“You said, it, Haru. Let’s go” said Mimi as she, Haru, Eri, Sarasa and the members of the Prestigious Wind Ōta and Team Aurora would stop by to sit at the living room while the Bravehearts have been exhausted from their activities earlier.
“So, what have you played in the Recreational Center, Tsubaki and Hiiragi?” asked Mimi.
“We played badminton with the friends from the Music Girls, Miku, Shupe, Hiyo and Sasame” said Tsubaki.
“We organized a badminton tournament where it was won by Ken and Aya” said Hiiragi.
“Wow! That’s an interesting activity you got there!” said Hanako Kotobuki.
“You even let Shupe, Miku, Hiyo and Sasame joining to the tournament as well!” said Eri.
“We tried our best to beat them, but they’re too strong with their invisibility techniques” said Shupe.
“I’m feeling exhausted after having a good fight against them” said Miku.
“It’s great to play badminton, but I’m sure that we have a lot of lessons we explore” said Aya Shimojō.
“Well, good for you. I hope that you’ll be able to feel satisfied after you finished playing badminton” said Mimi,
“Yeah!” said Tsubaki, Hiiragi, Shupe, Miku, Hiyo, Sasame and the members of the Foul Play Crew.
“What about you, Maho? Did you and your friends have met Ichirō?” asked Nozomi.
“Yes, we did!” said Maho.
“He was so busy playing against his opponents in the court, but he was able to remember me through our memories when we are part of the Dragons of Ōta” said Natsuhi.
“Wow! That’s very nice! I can’t wait to see him more about it because I know that you and your friends have recognized him as a member of the Dragons of Ōta” said Nozomi.
“Yep” said Maho, Kaori, Natsuhi, Daisuke and Toshihiro.
“For us, we made a practice match between Team Purple and Team Blue and Yellow where both teams fought back and forth with their dazzling moves” said Tomoka.
“But in the end, it was Himeko and Team Purple, who grabbed the victory over Team Blue and Yellow” said Megumi.
“In the closing moments of the game, Himeko had never gave up after her attempted shot was blocked by Naoko. She had just nailed the game-winning jump shot after dodging the block attempt from Naoko” said Junichi Kamisaki.
“That was an interesting game, Himeko! I’m sure that you’ll be able to shine in our first training and I want to see if you have proved yourself to be part of our team” said Mimi.
“Yeah, Mimi. I’m sure that we should train together and make our synchronization more dazzling and grooving because we should be confident to win the district tournament” said Himeko.
“I agree, Himeko. But I have an idea. Since we’re together right now in the girls’ basketball team, we should be let our teammates to train hard before we’re going to have a possible match against any school like Suzuridani or Shiromidai” said Mimi.
“Yeah, we should. It’s our opportunity to make a bigger change for our team and hopefully, we might accomplish our major goal: to win the district tournament” said Himeko.
“It’s going to be a bigger season for us because we have a lot of things to do for future tournaments and we’re hopefully going to be ready for those” said Masami.
“That’s right, Masami. Everyone in our team should keep their hearts growing and that’s why we must keep our willpower for ourselves to win. Right, girls?” said Mimi.
“Yeah!” said Tsubaki, Hiiragi, Masami, Kazuko, Mizuki, Himeko, Mizuko Fujisaki, Yuka Suehiro, Chiyako Kayama, Hana Mikimoto, Asuka Yokoi and Kana Hanaoka.
“Speaking of willpower, Himeko, I was thinking about your team competing at the Fuchsia and Celadon Dragons Tournament. Would you like to join?” said Megumi.
“Yes, Megumi, I will register my team to participate at the Fuchsia and Celadon Dragons Tournament” said Himeko.
“That’s good. I’m looking forward to see your team getting fit and strong for the tournament, especially for the boys’ team” said Megumi.
“You bet!” said Himeko and the members of Team Purple.
“This is getting interesting, Michiko. It seems that Himeko lets her team to join the tournament next week” said Kozue.
“Ah, they’re hyped up for the tournament and they’re already joining the girls’ basketball team in Keishin. I hope that my team will possible face them soon” said Michiko.
“I’m sure that it’s possibly going to happen, Michiko, but we don’t know what the matchups yet” said Kozue.
“Oh, I guess so” said Michiko.
“For us, we played beach volleyball at the beachfront where most of us have learned the basic techniques of that sport” said Saki.
“Kyoko and her friends are doing great playing beach volleyball, but we believe that some of them are good with their techniques being made” said Risa.
“While the members of Team Nagasaki and Team Maeyama are focused on cooking and Japanese cuisine, the members of Team Hiraki are good in playing volleyball as well as sightseeing in the view of the ocean” said Ran.
“It’s interested to say that our Dazzled Hearts have mixed interests in their hobbies such as reading books, writing stories, cooking Japanese dishes and playing beach volleyball” said Atsuko.
“Not all members in our group are interested in all hobbies, but each of us has different set of hobbies you can do when you do nothing after you finished doing your assignment” said Yoshitsugu.
“Doing these things will make you happy. Right, Saki?” said Chinami Itagaki.
“Yeah, I agree, Chinami” said Saki.
“For our group, we played kart racing, then work out in the gym and finally play basketball with our flexibility being improved” said Airi.
“When we’re playing basketball, Yōko and Yūko were able to improve their shooting ability while Minami Ogura and her friends have worked on speeding techniques when they’re running in the court” said Asuna.
“When it comes to the combination of flexibility and strength, their bodies would be stronger and sexier when they’re using their moves” said Shizuka.
“We improved our Complete Synchronization Skill after we were working on our new strategy” said Kenshō.
“The new strategy becomes more complex to make new moves as well as new techniques to learn” said Ichirō.
“Wow! That’s a great improvement for you, Airi and friends! I’m very excited to see how the new strategy works for your team’s Complete Synchronization Skill” said Kurumi.
“It’s more like a sonic boom strategy that makes us faster and we improve our moves too!” said Airi.
“I hope that your strategy would be used for your team’s playbook, Airi. I’m sure that you’re going to improve more with your special ability and special moves” said Kurumi.
“Well, I’m going to say that I will keep working on those before I finally master it” said Airi.
“That’s good for you, Airi. Keep up the good work!” said Kurumi.
“Okay!” said Airi.
“Haru-san, I found some information about the Dragons of Ōta” said Roro.
Haru looks at the notes that Roro wrote on her notebook before the former says the latter. “It looks like they’re more focused on being ambivalent and hopefulness, Roro. I believe that you have a friend who joined the Dragons of Ōta before.”
“Yeah, Haru. There are two classmates of mine who have formerly joined the Dragons of Ōta. They are Hiroka Asano and Mitsuyo Yoshimoto” said Roro.
“We saw them earlier at the botanical garden where they observe the cherry blossom flowers” said Kiri.
“Asano-san used to be a flower lover while Yoshimoto-san liked camellias” said Uori.
“I see. I will be delighted if I will meet those two friends of yours about their past and I’ll make sure that they’re recognized as former members of the Dragons of Ōta” said Haru.
“Okay” said Roro, Uori and Kiri.
Masami, Mieko, Michiko Nobutoki and Erina look at Yuzuha, who is looking at the pictures of the members of the Dragons of Ōta.
“Interesting. Those guys are formerly part of the Dragons of Ōta” said Yuzuha.
“Yeah” said Masami and Erina.
“We met some youngsters out there in the garden where they have fun time to take their picnic or look at the flowers” said Masami.
“Also, those guys are now members of the Pink and Plum right after the Dragons of Ōta was disbanded” said Erina.
“Ah, I see! I have a feeling that some former members of the Dragons of Ōta have joined the Pink and Plum, which means that they have changed their personality from being ambivalent and honest into being wishful and desired with their feeling” said Yuzuha.
“Yeah, Yuzuha. It seems that there are many personalities coming out from their appearance and some of them have changed their personality year after year” said Masami.
“I don’t know if we would be able to find more members of the Dragons of Ōta, but all former members we found are coming from the first year middle school and second year middle school” said Mieko.
“Okay, I understand about the problem, Mieko. I think that we should find ask Subaru and his friends to know about the high-ranking members of the Dragons of Ōta. He knows about everything in the group ranging from the first batch until the last batch” said Yuzuha.
“Okay, Yuzuha. I think that we should stick on your idea” said Mieko.
“That’s fine with me, Yuzuha. I should go with that too” said Michiko Nobutoki.
“If we can talk to Subaru, then we will be able to find more members in the Dragons of Ōta that were coming from the violet and wisteria group” said Masami.
“I agree, but unfortunately, Subaru and his friends are at the Shimomaruko Stadium for the Young Players Cup. What should we do, Yuzuha?” said Erina.
“Then, we have to wait for Subaru to know about the high-ranking members because we must look at their hierarchy where they came from. So, right now, we should keep an eye on them until we finally recognize them that they were coming from the Dragons of Ōta” said Yuzuha.
“Okay!” said Masami, Mieko, Michiko Nobutoki and Erina.
“Tomoka, if we would be able to look at the hierarchy, there are many team leaders in the 15 color-coded groups and that’s why we must track them and convince them if they will be planning to support Noboru’s plans” said Asumi.
“That’s correct, Asumi. That’s what we need to search on because we only found some students who were coming from our batch and I believe that we need some higher level students to join with us” said Tomoka.
“Well, there’s one thing that you have to do, in order to track more members of the Dragons of Ōta and this is to find the team leaders in your batch, so that we will let them know if they have interested in joining our team for searching more members of the Dragons of Ōta” said Eri.
“The more you find the team leaders in the 15 groups, the better you will find more members of the Dragons of Ōta” said Sarasa.
“Also, they should be able to ask the other team leaders from their color-coded group to unite themselves and they’ll be able to talk with you” said Haru.
“I agree with your suggestion, Eri. I think that we need to track more members of the Dragons of Ōta and push Noboru’s plans to revive the group soon” said Tomoka.
“Yeah! That’s what missing in our goal to revive the Dragons of Ōta, Tomoka!” said Asumi.
“I know! But I remember correctly, Shimako must be wearing a pink wristband, stating that she’s a high-ranking member of the group” said Tomoka.
“I think that you found an observation about the color-coded groups, Tomoka” said Chinami Itagaki.
“Whatever that is, we should let her know about the high-ranking officials of the group” said Tomoka.
“I agree! In fact, there are some of us have known about the high-ranking officials, but we can’t do that in our group because we were different from them” said Chinami Itagaki.
“I believe that once Shimako is here later tonight, she’ll be able to know about the color-coded group system” said Teruko.
“So, that means, there are many high-ranking officials in the Dragons of Ōta, based on the batch they have coming from” said Toshihiro.
“You got it!” said Teruko.
“I’m sure that we have to learn more about their system, but this would be more challenging to find all members in the Dragons of Ōta organization” said Mimi.
“That’s true, Mimi. We should expect to see if we can get some help from the high-ranking members of the group. That way, they’ll be able to find them as well” said Tomoka.
“I agree!” said Mimi.
“I think that we should save all that information later on, but I’m glad that you’ll be able to get some evidences of the members of the Dragons of Ōta” said Jun.
“Yeah” said the Bravehearts, the New Camellian Dragons and the Music Girls.
“With that set, I will tell you a little announcement” said Jun. “Haru and I are talking about the plans for the Fuchsia and Celadon Week. She said that the Music Girls are planning to join with us in the two-day vacation in Nagoya.”
“Nagoya is the hometown of Miku Nishio and she believes that she’ll be joining with the Bravehearts for the vacation” said Haru.
“I’m so excited that I’ll be part of the vacation in Nagoya where I will meet my family members out there. It’s great I have finally ready to come back home and spend with my family a few days before going back to Tokyo” said Miku.
“Yeah, I hope that the other members of the Music Girls are planning to join the vacation with us, but we’ll talk more about it later after eating our dinner” said Jun.
“So, don’t be surprised that we have planned so many things for the Fuchsia and Celadon Week and you have to wait until we’ll talk about the full details of our plan” said Haru.
“Are we okay with this, Bravehearts and friends?” asked Jun.
“Yeah!” said the Bravehearts, the New Camellian Dragons and the Music Girls.
“Good. Then, we should go the dining area and eat our dinner!” said Jun.
“Yeah!” said the Bravehearts, the New Camellian Dragons and the Music Girls. The Bravehearts, the New Camellian Dragons and the Music Girls are not sure what Jun and Haru are planning for the Fuchsia and Celadon Week. Jun and Haru said that there are planning something for the two-day vacation in Nagoya, but they said that they will explain the details later. In the meantime, the Bravehearts, the New Camellian Dragons and the Music Girls are ready to eat their dinner together and spend the rest of the night at the mansion.
UP NEXT: Revised Schedule of Updates – Part 1-1 of Volume 7
The rest of the afternoon activities of the Bravehearts’ busy day without the Charms is more on energizing themselves in future competitions. Himeko Katayama and Team Purple were able to defeat Team Blue and Yellow in a tune-up match for the Fuchsia and Celadon Dragons Tournament while Ichirō Fujio and Natsuhi Takenaka would meet each other for the first time since they were teammates in elementary school two years ago. Despite Ichirō and Natsuhi are friends, they were always competing in outside competitions like the Ōta League. Ichirō Fujio is currently the leader of the Sunburst Co. and the member of the Keishin Academy Middle School boys’ basketball team. Then, the Bravehearts and their allies from different associated groups (without Subaru, Aoi, Hinata, Kagetsu and their friends) would meet with the Music Girls (without Kotoko) at the living room where they talk about how they were doing in their afternoon activities inside and outside the mansion of the Misawa Resort Hotel. They also talk about the Dragons of Ōta. The first thing that they discover is that some of their members, mostly from the violet and wisteria group, are joining the Pink and Plum after the dissolution of the Dragons of Ōta. The other is that the Dragons of Ōta has their own color-coded group system, composed of 15 groups, based on the colors they have. This intrigues Tomoka about finding more members of the Dragons of Ōta and that’s why Tomoka said that the Bravehearts must find some higher-level students who have been part of the group. Finally, Jun announces that she and Haru made their plans for the Fuchsia and Celadon Week. However, Jun says that the discussion for the plans for the Fuchsia and Celadon Week later after everyone will eat their dinner.
VOLUME 7: “THE MAGENTA GIRLS AND THE SUN WARRIORS”
INTERLUDE 18: “A BUSY DAY WITHOUT THE CHARMS (PART 4)”
INTERLUDE 18: “A BUSY DAY WITHOUT THE CHARMS (PART 4)”
This is the fourth part of the interlude where the Bravehearts are having a busy day without Subaru, Aoi, Hinata, Kagetsu and Kentarō due to their participation in separate tournaments: Subaru and Aoi’s Nashiba High School in the Young Players Cup and Hinata’s Innocent Charm, Kagetsu’s Prestigious Charm and Kentarō’s Azure Wind in the Ōmori Invitationals.
In the same hour that Masami and her friends met Roro, Uori and Kiri in the garden, the match between Team Purple and Team Blue and Yellow takes place at the Recreational Center of the Misawa Reosrt Hotel. The match is about to be over as Team Purple are hoping to win the match with only 25 seconds remaining. The scoreboard displays the score of the match where the game has been tied with both teams score 52 points.
Team Purple: Composed of two teams
Team Katayama (girls): Himeko Katayama, Mizuko Fujisaki, Yuka Suehiro, Chiyako Kayama, Hana Mikimoto, Asuka Yokoi and Kana Hanaoka
Others (girls): Miho Nakayama, Hanako Furukawa, Keiko Fukada, Amane Matsunaga and Yumi Arimoto
Team Hosoya (boys): Ichiro Hosoya, Sōichi Maeyama, Toshiya Shimura, Masafumi Mitamura and Hisamitsu Tsuchida
Others (boys): Hiro Asahara, Naganori Kaminaga, Shinobu Mikawa, Yoshihito Sengoku, Shintarō Iwai and Takeshi Kanazawa
Team Blue and Yellow: Composed of three teams
Team Sugisaki: Naoko Sugisaki, Kyōsuke Fumizaki, Asumi Ishida, Haruyo Kusaka, Tarō Matsuba, Saori Minagawa, Kishō Ogata, Nagamasa Miwa, Hirono Yamanaka and Miori Misawa
Team Kikuchi: Daisuke Kikuchi, Tsutomu Fukada, Yoshinori Toshima, Akitsugu Wakui, Hiroto Makara, Hiroshi Arakawa, Shinji Masuda, Ryūichi Kitajō and Hideo Akiyama
Team Minato-Hashimoto: Kanae Hashimoto, Kazumi Tanaka, Yukari Uchida, Daigo Kichise, Karin Toshima, Michio Hatsumi, Nobuaki Hara, Taiichi Hironaka, Shigetoshi Makara, Yasushi Sawano and Aki Uchiyama
Staff: Hijiri Kuina
Team Purple: Mizuko Fujisaki (PG), Yuka Suehiro (SG), Himeko Katayama (SF), Chiyako Kayama (PF), Hana Mikimoto (C)
Team Blue and Yellow: Kanae Hashimoto (PG), Karin Toshima (SG), Hirono Yamanaka (SF), Naoko Sugisaki (PF), Asumi Ishida (C)
Mizuko dribbles the ball before performing the wraparound move on Kanae. Then, Mizuko uses the between the legs move and drives past Kanae with her special move Amaryllis Spectrum. Mizuko passes the ball to Himeko and Hirono tries to stop Himeko.
“You think that you’re going to stop me, Himeko?” asked Hirono.
“Yeah, I’m always stopping at you!” said Himeko.
“Well, then, I’ll take you out with my strength!” said Hirono as she uses the Inclusive Strength, trying to stop Himeko, but Himeko steps back.
“You’re not proving well, Hirono. I’ll win this match right now!” said Himeko as she drives past Himeko before she’s going to shoot the ball with the Violet Star.
“You can’t win the match, Himeko, because I’m going to stop you!” said Naoko as she comes out from the corner and block the shot.
The members of Team Purple and Team Blue and Yellow gasp after Naoko had blocked Himeko’s shot.
“Naoko had blocked the shot!” said Hijiri Kuina.
“Naoko is not struggling every time she stops her opponents with her strength” said Miori.
“With only 5 seconds remaining, either Team Purple will take the ball back for their chance to seal the game or Team Blue and Yellow will get their chance to win the game of their own” said Kishō.
“Yeah, I hope that our players will be able to get it” said Akistsugu.
Suddenly, Mizuko grabs the ball with a haste and prepares to pass the ball to Himeko.
“Nice rebound, Mizuko! Now, pass the ball with your best shot!” said Himeko.
“Okay!” said Mizuko as she uses the Glistening Radiant Pass to pass the ball to Himeko with the ball being sonic boomed that sends the ball to Himeko.
“I’ll finish this match right now because I’m going to win!” said Himeko as she is about to use the Violet Star, however, Naoko doesn’t want to give up and with the haste, she comes out to prepare for another block on Himeko’s shot.
“You may have the time to stop me, but you’re running out of time! So, take this!” said Naoko.
Naoko tries to block the shot, but unfortunately, Himeko would pump fake the shot and steps back. Himeko jumps high to shoot the ball with the Violet Shot and the ball drives to the basket like a shooting star before the time had expired.
The whistle was blown by Tomoka before she announces the result of the match. “Game over! Team Purple wins the match!”
With the match is over, Himeko shows the pride for her team as she gets flanked by her teammates.
“Alright! We won the match, girls!” said Himeko while her teammates are smiling on their faces. Himeko and her teammates are celebrating the win over Team Blue and Yellow. Tomoka was glad to see Himeko and her teammates getting better with their performance being improved.
“I’m so happy that Himeko had finally prove herself that she’s ready to be part of the Keishin Academy Elementary School girls’ basketball team. It’s great to see Himeko doing great efforts to come out on fire” said Tomoka.
“Yeah, her performance was so amazing that she was able to stop mismatches and groove in with her strategy” said Teruko.
“It seems that Himeko should be part of the Dragons of Ōta, but she’s different from us” said Aya Masamune.
“That’s right, Aya-san. Himeko couldn’t join the Dragons of Ōta because of that group was disbanded, however, she was part of the Pink and Plum, in which she became one of the leading young female members of the group in her class” said Tomoka.
“Himeko had been a great player since you battled her, Tomoka. I bet that she’s ready to help her teammates including Mimi to make her team stronger than last year” said Megumi.
“I should be delighted if she’s able to perform some exotic moves, but I have a feeling that she’s going to rise herself to be one of the future prospects in her class if she’ll be performing like an astonishing star” said Chinami Kasai.
“I agree, Chinami. When the Dragons of Ōta was disbanded, some young students like Mimi and Aya have focused on re-establishing a new force that they’ll be able to prepare themselves, trying to be the best in their class” said Tomoka.
“The strong pressure comes out for Mimi and her friends as they’re hoping to lead Keishin to win their first district tournament. It would be a big goal for them since they found new members with the likes of Himeko and Mizuko” said Hitomi.
“True, Hitomi. Once they’re ready to prepare themselves for the upcoming tournaments, they’re destined to win for their willpower” said Tomoka.
“Yep” said Megumi and Hitomi while Teruko, Aya Masamune and Chinami Kasai nod to agree with Tomoka.
Himeko and Naoko shake each other’s hands as a sign of respect while Naoko feels respectful with her team’s loss.
“Great game, Himeko-san. You’re surprising me” said Naoko.
“Thanks, Naoko-chan. I know that you tried to beat me, but you’re falling short a little. I hope that you’ll be able to energize yourself for the Ikegami Invitationals” said Himeko.
“You got it, Himeko! By the way, if you and your friends are hopefully going to become stronger, then you’ll make Mimi and her friends proud” said Naoko.
“Yes, Naoko. I’ll make Mimi proud when I’m ready to step up and groove with my moves. Right, girls?” said Himeko.
“Yeah, Himeko!” said the members of Team Katayama.
Meanwhile, in Basketball Court #4, located outside of the Recreational Center, Maho, Kaori, Natsuhi, Daisuke and Toshihiro are meeting with Ichirō Fujio and the members of the Sunburst Co. Before meeting Ichirō Fujio, they spend their time playing video games in the game room before going outside and play basketball in the outdoor basketball court. When they’re done doing their hobbies, they saw Ichirō and his team squaring off against a group of boys in the other court, which lead to them going to that court.
Team Misawa: Maho Misawa, Kaori Nishikawa, Natsuhi Takenaka, Daisuke Kikuchi and Toshihiro Kanzaki
“It’s been a long time to see me, Natsuhi. I’m glad that you have been changed” said Ichirō.
Natsuhi smiles to Ichirō. “Yep. The old Natsuhi is no more, Ichirō. I’m the new Natsuhi Takenaka and I’m now a member of the Bravehearts.”
“So, you have joined a new group after the Dragons of Ōta was gone. How interesting. I’m sure that you’re ready to face the new challenge” said Ichirō.
“Yes, I am” said Natsuhi.
“Heh. I’m too kind to respect you, but it’s been a big change for the two of us since I left the elementary school boys’ basketball team and let you to lead the role as the captain of the team” said Ichirō.
“Well, it’s almost perfect, Ichirō. I came out to be bold and serious when it comes to be the captain of this team. Now that I’m ready to take a new challenge, I will be the best basketball player in the entire class!” said Natsuhi.
“Interesting ambition, indeed, Natsuhi. I like that” said Ichirō.
“Well, you should be more courageous, Ichirō. I haven’t seen you for a while, but thankfully, I finally track down you and your group” said Maho.
“Why, yeah. I have formed my own group after the Dragons of Ōta was no more. I created my own group known as the Sunburst Co., also known as the Sun and Thunder of Keishin” said Ichirō.
“What a nice name you got, Ichirō” said Maho.
“It feels like you’re a strong player with your skills in shooting” said Toshihiro.
“Well… not almost I’m good in shooting, but I’m good in defense too” said Ichirō.
“Ah, I understand” said Toshihiro.
“So, what are you doing here in the Misawa Resort Hotel?” asked Natsuhi.
“You see, I have been waiting for you since I was the one who write that letter to someone and I’m glad that you just came in after watching me performing some awesome moves to defeat my opponents with my power” said Ichirō.
“I’m sure that you have the power with your relentless finish, Ichirō, but as you all know, we were common as friends in Keishin, back in fourth grade. I’m very optimistic to see your moves before I decided to do it of my own” said Natsuhi.
“When it comes to moves, Natsuhi had learned some of his moves being taught by you, Ichirō. Natsuhi comes out to rise as the captain of the elementary school boys’ basketball team, but now, since he’s a middle school student, he’s ready to take his next challenge” said Daisuke.
“I’m glad that you have the basketball team, Natsuhi, alongside your best friend” said Ichirō.
“Oh! What a nerve of me. But… did you say that I have joined the middle school boys’ basketball team?” said Natsuhi.
“Yeah” said Ichirō.
“Where did you get that information come from?” asked Natsuhi.
“I heard it from one of my teammates and an assistant to Tsutomu Konishi. His name is Tōru Okazaki. You remember that guy, aren’t you?” said Ichirō.
“Yeah, back when we’re in the booth stand alongside the Coach” said Natsuhi. While he was saying to Ichirō that he remembered about his first encounter with Tōru, the flashback shows how Natsuhi had met Tōru Okazaki.
After the short flashback was faded to the scene of Ichirō. “Ah! So, you met him in the booth stand?”
“Yep” said Natsuhi.
“Oh, that’s good. Now that you are part of the middle school boys’ basketball team, then I’m honoring you to be part of that team” said Ichirō.
“Thanks, Ichirō. It’s been a great time that I have joined that team for days after we’re ready to move on from the old-fashioned ways of rivalries, but I’m ready to meet your teammates in the varsity team” said Natsuhi.
“My teammates, eh? Okay, then, I will introduce you to my team if you’re going to participate at the tryout on Tuesday. There are tons of young players ready to show up to take their strength, but thanks to your direct participation in the elementary school boys’ basketball team, you have been delighted to be part of my team” said Ichirō.
“Yeah, Ichirō!” said Natsuhi.
“I’m sure that you recognized him, but I recognize you as well since you and Natsuhi have been friends together since you two have been part of the Dragons of Ōta” said Maho.
“Yeah. Natsuhi and I were more like companions when it comes using booming moves. Right after Natsuhi had joined the Dragons of Ōta, I began to link a friendship between me and Natsuhi and it’s still growing as of now” said Ichirō.
“Whoa, what a coincidence. I can’t believe that the things running in the yellow group had been booming with sparkles” said Maho.
“Exactly, Maho” said Ichirō.
“If you want to remember me as well, Ichirō, Kaori and I were part of the Dragons of Ōta as members of the blue group” said Toshihiro.
“Oh! I didn’t know you before, Toshihiro, but I’m glad that you have worked hard in being part of the varsity team in Kasuragi” said Ichirō.
“Yeah, but now, like Natsuhi, I’m going to join the Keishin Academy Middle School boys’ basketball team” said Toshihiro.
“Ah! I see. Well, I’m very glad that you have joined to my team and I want to see your moves when you’re in the court soon” said Ichirō.
“Yeah, Natsuhi and I are ready to be dazzling with our own style” said Toshihiro.
“Yep” said Toshiro.
Later, Tsubaki and Hiiragi wave their hands while staying at the entrance of the Basketball Court #3.
“Maho! Niisan!” said Tsubaki and Hiiragi.
“Oh! It’s your sisters!” said Maho.
“Yeah, they’re calling me” said Natsuhi. Natsuhi would ask Ichirō to come around with him and his friends. “Would you mind that you will come to the mansion?”
“Ah, yes, I am, Natsuhi. I’ll go with you and your friends out there” said Ichirō.
“Great! Then, let’s go to the mansion to meet my friends!” said Natsuhi.
“Okay!” said Ichirō.
As Ichirō and his friends join with Maho, Natsuhi, Daisuke, Toshihiro and Kaori, they join alongside Tsubaki, Hiiragi and their friends to head back to the mansion after they finished doing their free time in the Misawa Resort Hotel.
At the mansion, Mimi, Haru, Eri, Sarasa and the members of the Prestigious Wind Ōta and Team Aurora have done cutting the designs for the Fuchsia and Celadon Week.
“And there’s the last of it!” said Sarasa.
“Excellent! Now that all designs are being cut out, we can put all those into this place to make it dazzling and beautiful” said Mimi.
“Yeah! I’m so happy that you have preparations for the Fuchsia and Celadon Week and this going to be a great activity to go with!” said Eri.
“It sure will, Eri!” said Mimi.
“While the other members of the Family of Angels have been busy with their things such as practice for the concert and writing new pieces for the light novel, we were able to create some dazzling and beautiful designs for the Fuchsia and Celadon Week” said Hanako Kotobuki.
“It’s going to be a big celebration that will take place during the Golden Week and everyone will be there to enjoy” said Fūko Shibasaki.
“From the passion activities up to the harmonious enjoyments, this celebration will be more exciting after a lot of changes happened last year” said Atsushi Aiba.
“Yep. Hopefully, our friends will be able to step up and enjoy the celebration with my activities we’re organizing with” said Haruka Fujimora.
“I agree, Haruka. I believe that once the celebration kicks off, we’re ready to witness the activities from day to day and celebrate the new era of different schools” said Junichi Morizawa.
“Yeah, Junichi. I’m so excited to organize the activities we have and it’s going to be a fun celebration while the Golden Week commences” said Mimi.
“There are many activities that they’ll explore and at the end of the day, everyone will have a full of joyous memories to be filled” said Haru.
“I agree, Haru! We should show these designs to everyone after the dinner” said Mimi.
“Okay!” said Haru, Eri, Sarasa and the members of the Prestigious Wind Ōta and Team Aurora.
Mimi, Haru, Eri, Sarasa and the members of the Prestigious Wind Ōta and Team Aurora leave Room #2 and go down to prepare for their dinner. They see Jun opening the door and looks like the Bravehearts and their allies have finished doing their free time outside the mansion.
“Oh! They’re here just in time to prepare for dinner!” said Mimi.
“Yeah, everyone is here including our friends, the Music Girls, and the New Camellian Dragons” said Eri.
“I’m so excited to see what they are doing, Haru. They have just finished their activities in the Recreational Center” said Sarasa.
“Yeah, we’ll find out to see what they have accomplished” said Haru.
“You said, it, Haru. Let’s go” said Mimi as she, Haru, Eri, Sarasa and the members of the Prestigious Wind Ōta and Team Aurora would stop by to sit at the living room while the Bravehearts have been exhausted from their activities earlier.
“So, what have you played in the Recreational Center, Tsubaki and Hiiragi?” asked Mimi.
“We played badminton with the friends from the Music Girls, Miku, Shupe, Hiyo and Sasame” said Tsubaki.
“We organized a badminton tournament where it was won by Ken and Aya” said Hiiragi.
“Wow! That’s an interesting activity you got there!” said Hanako Kotobuki.
“You even let Shupe, Miku, Hiyo and Sasame joining to the tournament as well!” said Eri.
“We tried our best to beat them, but they’re too strong with their invisibility techniques” said Shupe.
“I’m feeling exhausted after having a good fight against them” said Miku.
“It’s great to play badminton, but I’m sure that we have a lot of lessons we explore” said Aya Shimojō.
“Well, good for you. I hope that you’ll be able to feel satisfied after you finished playing badminton” said Mimi,
“Yeah!” said Tsubaki, Hiiragi, Shupe, Miku, Hiyo, Sasame and the members of the Foul Play Crew.
“What about you, Maho? Did you and your friends have met Ichirō?” asked Nozomi.
“Yes, we did!” said Maho.
“He was so busy playing against his opponents in the court, but he was able to remember me through our memories when we are part of the Dragons of Ōta” said Natsuhi.
“Wow! That’s very nice! I can’t wait to see him more about it because I know that you and your friends have recognized him as a member of the Dragons of Ōta” said Nozomi.
“Yep” said Maho, Kaori, Natsuhi, Daisuke and Toshihiro.
“For us, we made a practice match between Team Purple and Team Blue and Yellow where both teams fought back and forth with their dazzling moves” said Tomoka.
“But in the end, it was Himeko and Team Purple, who grabbed the victory over Team Blue and Yellow” said Megumi.
“In the closing moments of the game, Himeko had never gave up after her attempted shot was blocked by Naoko. She had just nailed the game-winning jump shot after dodging the block attempt from Naoko” said Junichi Kamisaki.
“That was an interesting game, Himeko! I’m sure that you’ll be able to shine in our first training and I want to see if you have proved yourself to be part of our team” said Mimi.
“Yeah, Mimi. I’m sure that we should train together and make our synchronization more dazzling and grooving because we should be confident to win the district tournament” said Himeko.
“I agree, Himeko. But I have an idea. Since we’re together right now in the girls’ basketball team, we should be let our teammates to train hard before we’re going to have a possible match against any school like Suzuridani or Shiromidai” said Mimi.
“Yeah, we should. It’s our opportunity to make a bigger change for our team and hopefully, we might accomplish our major goal: to win the district tournament” said Himeko.
“It’s going to be a bigger season for us because we have a lot of things to do for future tournaments and we’re hopefully going to be ready for those” said Masami.
“That’s right, Masami. Everyone in our team should keep their hearts growing and that’s why we must keep our willpower for ourselves to win. Right, girls?” said Mimi.
“Yeah!” said Tsubaki, Hiiragi, Masami, Kazuko, Mizuki, Himeko, Mizuko Fujisaki, Yuka Suehiro, Chiyako Kayama, Hana Mikimoto, Asuka Yokoi and Kana Hanaoka.
“Speaking of willpower, Himeko, I was thinking about your team competing at the Fuchsia and Celadon Dragons Tournament. Would you like to join?” said Megumi.
“Yes, Megumi, I will register my team to participate at the Fuchsia and Celadon Dragons Tournament” said Himeko.
“That’s good. I’m looking forward to see your team getting fit and strong for the tournament, especially for the boys’ team” said Megumi.
“You bet!” said Himeko and the members of Team Purple.
“This is getting interesting, Michiko. It seems that Himeko lets her team to join the tournament next week” said Kozue.
“Ah, they’re hyped up for the tournament and they’re already joining the girls’ basketball team in Keishin. I hope that my team will possible face them soon” said Michiko.
“I’m sure that it’s possibly going to happen, Michiko, but we don’t know what the matchups yet” said Kozue.
“Oh, I guess so” said Michiko.
“For us, we played beach volleyball at the beachfront where most of us have learned the basic techniques of that sport” said Saki.
“Kyoko and her friends are doing great playing beach volleyball, but we believe that some of them are good with their techniques being made” said Risa.
“While the members of Team Nagasaki and Team Maeyama are focused on cooking and Japanese cuisine, the members of Team Hiraki are good in playing volleyball as well as sightseeing in the view of the ocean” said Ran.
“It’s interested to say that our Dazzled Hearts have mixed interests in their hobbies such as reading books, writing stories, cooking Japanese dishes and playing beach volleyball” said Atsuko.
“Not all members in our group are interested in all hobbies, but each of us has different set of hobbies you can do when you do nothing after you finished doing your assignment” said Yoshitsugu.
“Doing these things will make you happy. Right, Saki?” said Chinami Itagaki.
“Yeah, I agree, Chinami” said Saki.
“For our group, we played kart racing, then work out in the gym and finally play basketball with our flexibility being improved” said Airi.
“When we’re playing basketball, Yōko and Yūko were able to improve their shooting ability while Minami Ogura and her friends have worked on speeding techniques when they’re running in the court” said Asuna.
“When it comes to the combination of flexibility and strength, their bodies would be stronger and sexier when they’re using their moves” said Shizuka.
“We improved our Complete Synchronization Skill after we were working on our new strategy” said Kenshō.
“The new strategy becomes more complex to make new moves as well as new techniques to learn” said Ichirō.
“Wow! That’s a great improvement for you, Airi and friends! I’m very excited to see how the new strategy works for your team’s Complete Synchronization Skill” said Kurumi.
“It’s more like a sonic boom strategy that makes us faster and we improve our moves too!” said Airi.
“I hope that your strategy would be used for your team’s playbook, Airi. I’m sure that you’re going to improve more with your special ability and special moves” said Kurumi.
“Well, I’m going to say that I will keep working on those before I finally master it” said Airi.
“That’s good for you, Airi. Keep up the good work!” said Kurumi.
“Okay!” said Airi.
“Haru-san, I found some information about the Dragons of Ōta” said Roro.
Haru looks at the notes that Roro wrote on her notebook before the former says the latter. “It looks like they’re more focused on being ambivalent and hopefulness, Roro. I believe that you have a friend who joined the Dragons of Ōta before.”
“Yeah, Haru. There are two classmates of mine who have formerly joined the Dragons of Ōta. They are Hiroka Asano and Mitsuyo Yoshimoto” said Roro.
“We saw them earlier at the botanical garden where they observe the cherry blossom flowers” said Kiri.
“Asano-san used to be a flower lover while Yoshimoto-san liked camellias” said Uori.
“I see. I will be delighted if I will meet those two friends of yours about their past and I’ll make sure that they’re recognized as former members of the Dragons of Ōta” said Haru.
“Okay” said Roro, Uori and Kiri.
Masami, Mieko, Michiko Nobutoki and Erina look at Yuzuha, who is looking at the pictures of the members of the Dragons of Ōta.
“Interesting. Those guys are formerly part of the Dragons of Ōta” said Yuzuha.
“Yeah” said Masami and Erina.
“We met some youngsters out there in the garden where they have fun time to take their picnic or look at the flowers” said Masami.
“Also, those guys are now members of the Pink and Plum right after the Dragons of Ōta was disbanded” said Erina.
“Ah, I see! I have a feeling that some former members of the Dragons of Ōta have joined the Pink and Plum, which means that they have changed their personality from being ambivalent and honest into being wishful and desired with their feeling” said Yuzuha.
“Yeah, Yuzuha. It seems that there are many personalities coming out from their appearance and some of them have changed their personality year after year” said Masami.
“I don’t know if we would be able to find more members of the Dragons of Ōta, but all former members we found are coming from the first year middle school and second year middle school” said Mieko.
“Okay, I understand about the problem, Mieko. I think that we should find ask Subaru and his friends to know about the high-ranking members of the Dragons of Ōta. He knows about everything in the group ranging from the first batch until the last batch” said Yuzuha.
“Okay, Yuzuha. I think that we should stick on your idea” said Mieko.
“That’s fine with me, Yuzuha. I should go with that too” said Michiko Nobutoki.
“If we can talk to Subaru, then we will be able to find more members in the Dragons of Ōta that were coming from the violet and wisteria group” said Masami.
“I agree, but unfortunately, Subaru and his friends are at the Shimomaruko Stadium for the Young Players Cup. What should we do, Yuzuha?” said Erina.
“Then, we have to wait for Subaru to know about the high-ranking members because we must look at their hierarchy where they came from. So, right now, we should keep an eye on them until we finally recognize them that they were coming from the Dragons of Ōta” said Yuzuha.
“Okay!” said Masami, Mieko, Michiko Nobutoki and Erina.
“Tomoka, if we would be able to look at the hierarchy, there are many team leaders in the 15 color-coded groups and that’s why we must track them and convince them if they will be planning to support Noboru’s plans” said Asumi.
“That’s correct, Asumi. That’s what we need to search on because we only found some students who were coming from our batch and I believe that we need some higher level students to join with us” said Tomoka.
“Well, there’s one thing that you have to do, in order to track more members of the Dragons of Ōta and this is to find the team leaders in your batch, so that we will let them know if they have interested in joining our team for searching more members of the Dragons of Ōta” said Eri.
“The more you find the team leaders in the 15 groups, the better you will find more members of the Dragons of Ōta” said Sarasa.
“Also, they should be able to ask the other team leaders from their color-coded group to unite themselves and they’ll be able to talk with you” said Haru.
“I agree with your suggestion, Eri. I think that we need to track more members of the Dragons of Ōta and push Noboru’s plans to revive the group soon” said Tomoka.
“Yeah! That’s what missing in our goal to revive the Dragons of Ōta, Tomoka!” said Asumi.
“I know! But I remember correctly, Shimako must be wearing a pink wristband, stating that she’s a high-ranking member of the group” said Tomoka.
“I think that you found an observation about the color-coded groups, Tomoka” said Chinami Itagaki.
“Whatever that is, we should let her know about the high-ranking officials of the group” said Tomoka.
“I agree! In fact, there are some of us have known about the high-ranking officials, but we can’t do that in our group because we were different from them” said Chinami Itagaki.
“I believe that once Shimako is here later tonight, she’ll be able to know about the color-coded group system” said Teruko.
“So, that means, there are many high-ranking officials in the Dragons of Ōta, based on the batch they have coming from” said Toshihiro.
“You got it!” said Teruko.
“I’m sure that we have to learn more about their system, but this would be more challenging to find all members in the Dragons of Ōta organization” said Mimi.
“That’s true, Mimi. We should expect to see if we can get some help from the high-ranking members of the group. That way, they’ll be able to find them as well” said Tomoka.
“I agree!” said Mimi.
“I think that we should save all that information later on, but I’m glad that you’ll be able to get some evidences of the members of the Dragons of Ōta” said Jun.
“Yeah” said the Bravehearts, the New Camellian Dragons and the Music Girls.
“With that set, I will tell you a little announcement” said Jun. “Haru and I are talking about the plans for the Fuchsia and Celadon Week. She said that the Music Girls are planning to join with us in the two-day vacation in Nagoya.”
“Nagoya is the hometown of Miku Nishio and she believes that she’ll be joining with the Bravehearts for the vacation” said Haru.
“I’m so excited that I’ll be part of the vacation in Nagoya where I will meet my family members out there. It’s great I have finally ready to come back home and spend with my family a few days before going back to Tokyo” said Miku.
“Yeah, I hope that the other members of the Music Girls are planning to join the vacation with us, but we’ll talk more about it later after eating our dinner” said Jun.
“So, don’t be surprised that we have planned so many things for the Fuchsia and Celadon Week and you have to wait until we’ll talk about the full details of our plan” said Haru.
“Are we okay with this, Bravehearts and friends?” asked Jun.
“Yeah!” said the Bravehearts, the New Camellian Dragons and the Music Girls.
“Good. Then, we should go the dining area and eat our dinner!” said Jun.
“Yeah!” said the Bravehearts, the New Camellian Dragons and the Music Girls. The Bravehearts, the New Camellian Dragons and the Music Girls are not sure what Jun and Haru are planning for the Fuchsia and Celadon Week. Jun and Haru said that there are planning something for the two-day vacation in Nagoya, but they said that they will explain the details later. In the meantime, the Bravehearts, the New Camellian Dragons and the Music Girls are ready to eat their dinner together and spend the rest of the night at the mansion.
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