Rooks, Knights and Bravehearts - The Sagu Aoyama Universe Crossover Series

As the series is now reaching its new arc, known as Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya Arc, I’ll be posting the set of profiles of new characters that you’re going to see in this arc featuring the Bravehearts of Nagoya. The first part of the set of profiles of new characters will be the profile of the Bravehearts of Nagoya. It is one of the ‘braveheart’ groups that was formed in the same year as the Bravehearts of Ōta. They have their own set of friends for each member of that group and been known as one of the braveheart groups that are majorly focused on making themselves compassionate with their hopes and dreams. Bravehearts of Nagoya have made their first appearance in my birthday update and was led by Shinobu Miyamoto and Kira Ōgaki. The next part will be the well-known members of the Gotō clan, which will be posted next week when I'm posting Chapter 152 on December 1 (Sunday)!

Bravehearts of Nagoya
Bravehearts of Nagoya: Kira Ōgaki, Megumi Kazama, Yuiko Maeyama, Yūmi Takasaki, Aki Kaneko, Erika Yoshioka, Rumi Saito, Sumire Takeyama, Chiyo Takezono, Reina Nonaka, Shinobu Miyamoto, Eri Toyama and Kazumasa Nonaka


Bravehearts of Nagoya
Kira Ōgaki: January 15 / SG / 1MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Megumi Kazama: October 12 / PF-SF / 1MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Yuiko Maeyama: December 9 / PG / 1MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Yūmi Takasaki: November 7 / C / 1MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Aki Kaneko: February 14 / SF / 1MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Erika Yoshioka: May 25 / SG-SF / 6ES-1 / Todoroki Gakuen ES
Rumi Saito: July 10 / SF / 6ES-1 / Todoroki Gakuen ES
Sumire Takeyama: February 4 / C / 6ES-3 / Todoroki Gakuen ES
Chiyo Takezono: October 3 / PF / 6ES-3 / Todoroki Gakuen ES
Reina Nonaka: March 27 / PG / 6ES-5 / Todoroki Gakuen ES
Shinobu Miyamoto: February 28 / 2HS-6 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Eri Toyama: June 6 / PF / 2HS-6 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Kazumasa Nonaka: November 26 / PG-SG / 1MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Chiya Shinohara: January 29 / Adviser / Todoroki Gakuen ES


UP NEXT: Interlude 33: “The Aurora and Wind Takeover at the Mansion”

It’s nice that I have made this chapter going to be more beautiful and more angelic as this will be the first time that the Bravehearts of Ōta (Tomoka and Subaru’s group) and the Bravehearts of Nagoya (Kira and Shinobu’s group) have met with each other in the series. The Bravehearts of Nagoya are the second ‘braveheart’ group that appeared in the series after the Bravehearts of Ōta and they made their first appearance on my birthday update, which was dated back five months ago. Now that the Bravehearts of Nagoya are giving the guests, the Bravehearts of Ōta and their allies, their stay at the Gotō Clan Ancestral House, also known as the Gotō Residence, this Golden Week vacation will be getting more interesting as we’ll see both ‘braveheart’ groups getting along with each other, so that they’re going to develop their relationship between them. While the Bravehearts of Ōta are in Nagoya, who managed their home at the mansion of the Misawa Resort Hotel? Then, you’ll find out on the next update, which will be posted on November 27 (Wednesday)! I’ll see you there for the next update of Rooks, Knights and Bravehearts!
 
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Tonight’s update will be dedicated to voice actress Kanae Itō, whose birthday was yesterday (November 26). Born in Nagano, Kanae Itō is the voice actress of Aoi Ogiyama from Ro-Kyu-Bu! and Sakura Toriumi from Tenshi no 3P!/Angel's 3Piece! Aside from Aoi and Sakura, she is also the voice actress of Suzuka Kurihara (Fate/Kaleid liner Prisma Illya), Ruiko Saten (A Certain Magical Index/A Certain Scientific Railgun), Elucia de Rux Ima (The World Gold Only Knows), Nana Astar Deviluke (To Love-Ru), Yui (Sword Art Online), Sanae Nagatsuki (Squid Girl/Shinyaku!!), Nobuna Oda (The Ambition of Oda Nobuna), Kanon Kanase (Strike the Blood), Mito Takami (sister of Chika Takami (CV: Anju Inami), Love Live! Sunshine!!) and Ayasa Tachibana (Harukana Receive). I’m glad that she had made her progress in her voice acting career since she is admired with her characters that she voiced for. Hopefully, she’ll continue making her progress of her voice acting career, probably I might watch out for her next year! Belated happy birthday, Kanae!

While the Bravehearts of Ōta went on vacation in Nagoya and the Bravehearts of Fukuoka have left to go back to their hometown in Fukuoka, the mansion of the Misawa Resort Hotel will be managed by any member of the Bravehearts to step up, so that he/she/they will take care of the festivities of the Fuchsia and Celadon Week. Do you know who will take over the mansion while Subaru and the Bravehearts of Ōta are gone for their Golden Week vacation? It was none other than Seijirō Hakamada and Kumi Takamura as they are going to take over the mansion of the Misawa Resort Hotel for two days. Tonight’s update will the first part of the series of interludes with Seijirō and his own circle known as Seijirō’s Bravehearts. Since Seijirō and Kumi will be temporarily taking over the mansion, they are going to run their duties to manage the mansion and take care of the festivities of the Fuchsia and Celadon Week, so that everyone will let them know that the Bravehearts of Ōta are gone for vacation in Nagoya. Without further ado, I give you the fifth interlude of Volume 8 as this interlude had happened between Chapters 151 and 152!:D Enjoy reading Interlude 33!:)

The Bravehearts of Ōta and their allies including the Bravehearts of Fukuoka and the Family of Angels have left the mansion of the Misawa Resort Hotel to go separate ways: Nagoya for the Bravehearts of Ōta and their allies from the Family of Angels and Fukuoka for the Bravehearts of Fukuoka. Prior to his departure for his group’s vacation, Subaru handed the keys to Seijirō Hakamada and Kumi Takamura as the two high schoolers will about to take over the mansion of the Misawa Resort Hotel for two days. An emergency meeting had been made as Seijirō and Kumi are talking to the members of the mainstream groups of the Bravehearts about what happened earlier. Seijirō finally comes up an idea of creating his ‘own’ Bravehearts, so that they’ll be taking care of the mansion as well as the festivities of the Fuchsia and Celadon Week. The members of the mainstream groups of the Bravehearts have been surprised that Seijirō’s Bravehearts will be composed of selected members of the Innocent Charm, the Prestigious Charm and Team Aurora. They start managing the mansion of the Misawa Resort Hotel as well as taking care of the festivities of the Fuchsia and Celadon Week. While different groups have organized their activities for the Fuchsia and Celadon Week, Seijirō’s Bravehearts, also known as the Fire Colored Aurora, are celebrating the birthday of Makoto Matsuda at the hall of the Mansion of the Misawa Resort Hotel. During the birthday party, Makoto had invited her friends from the Chidori Elementary School as well as her neighbors in her hometown in Kamata. Makoto’s friends were representing the Evergreen Crystals, a group based in the Chidori Elementary School, as they are the followers of Makoto, who had a basketball career started in the same school’s girls’ basketball team. As a protégé of Ginga, Makoto had her own desires to do anything for her basketball career to be brighten just like the other members of Ginga’s Pupils. During the meeting between the Evergreen Crystals and Seijirō’s Bravehearts, the members of Team Aurora had started their plan of creating their own extended group, just like what the other groups like the Innocent Charm, the Prestigious Charm and the Family of Angels did. Their goal is to find their allies from different groups that were closed to them before they’ll find their allies from their hometown Kamata and its neighboring areas around it. As the meeting had been adjourned, the members of Team Aurora are finally ready to start working on their extended group, so that they’ll be able to work together with their pride and honor. While the Bravehearts and the Family of Angels are in Nagoya, the other mainstream groups of the Bravehearts have been able to take care of everything for that day, so that they’ll make their guests have their blessings. It will be better to have a secondary braveheart group to be taking over the mansion of the Misawa Resort Hotel, but it’s a matter of time when there will be another vacation for the Bravehearts very soon.

VOLUME 8: “A NEW ANGELIC AND HARMONIOUS ERA IN ŌTA”
INTERLUDE 33: “THE AURORA AND WIND TAKEOVER AT THE MANSION

While the two braveheart groups (Ōta and Fukuoka) have left the mansion to go separate ways, Nagoya (Bravehearts of Ōta) and Fukuoka (Bravehearts of Fukuoka), Seijirō Hakamada and Kumi Takamura are taking over the mansion of the Misawa Resort Hotel for two days. It would be a great day for Seijirō and Takamura to take over the mansion with their allies from the Innocent Charm, the Prestigious Charm and Team Aurora (minus Kazuko and Mizuki).

At the living room, the mainstream groups of the Bravehearts are attending the emergency meeting with Seijirō Hakamada and Kumi Takamura at the living room where they’re having a plan for today while Subaru and the Bravehearts are on vacation.

“So, what should we do today, Seijirō?” asked Erika.

“We’re going to make our very own main group while Tomoka and the others are on vacation. It feels like there are a lot of members in the main group, which is Team Minato” said Seijirō.

“Which means that we’re going to make our very own main group to make sure that we’ll make the guests in the Misawa Resort Hotel blessed” said Kumi Takamura.

“Hey, that’s a good idea, Seijirō and Kumi! I would say that we need our very own group to treat the guests nicely. I mean, the activities for today and tomorrow are different compared to the events that were organized by the Family of Angels and their allies” said Erika.

“We would make sure that we’re going to work together to make sure that we’ll be blessing them by the end of the day” said Rei.

“You got that right, Rei-san!” said Kumi Takamura.

“So, I will think that I’m going to lead while Subaru will be gone for a while” said Seijirō.

“Well, to be honest, if you’re the leader, then what about your teammates?” asked Ai.

“I’ll appoint a few of them to work on the patrolling for the activities today. Chihiro is not here for a while Seiichirō had agreed to stay here to assist Kumi on cooking the dishes later” said Seijirō.

“That’s a nice idea, Seijirō! I believe that those guys are going to take care of the events for today to make sure that there will be no chaos in the Misawa Resort Hotel” said Ai.

“Yeah!” said Seijirō. “On the other hand, Kumi will take place of Aoi while Shinapachi will be taking the place of Banri and Jirō will take Kazunari’s place.”

“But what about Satsuki and Tae?” asked Rei.

“We’ll take place of them!” said Kotori.

“Yeah, we’ll be here to be part of Seijirō’s team!” said Makoto Matsuda. Makoto’s birthday is on May 4, which is today.

“That’s great! I’m glad that we have a birthday girl going to be part of this team!” said Hanako Kotobuki.

“Yep! Happy birthday, Makoto!” said Junichi Morizawa while the members of the Innocent Charm, the Prestigious Charm and Team Aurora are shouting ‘Happy Birthday’ to Makoto.

“Thank you, everyone! I’m so glad that you’re finally going to say happy birthday to me! What a great day for me to start this off with that!” said Makoto.

“Yep. That’s why we want you to be part of Seijirō’s team to make sure that you’re going to take care of the guests in the Misawa Resort Hotel” said Izumi Masuda.

“The events to be held for today will be different as different organizations will organize some events that are going to be held at the compound and the Central Park. Hopefully, you’re going to start developing your friendship with the guests as soon as possible” said Sakiko.

“Yeah, I will!” said Makoto.

“Now that the first batch of members are done, we’re going to move on to another batch. That batch usually consisted of Tomoka and her friends, which means that we’re going to appoint at least 15 members to be part of it” said Seijirō.

“Would it be better to add boys in that team?” asked Kōsuke Minagawa.

“Okay, then. I’ll consider that to make it balance” said Seijirō.

“That’s good” said Kōsuke.

“So, let’s start with the Innocent Charm” said Kōsuke.

“It will be composed of Rei Kanazawa, Kana Uchida, Ai Ohara, Kira Kakimoto, Misaki Nagaoka, Akari Tanigawa, Sora Fukutomi, Kazuya and Sakura Uehara, Seiichi Abe, Shinobu Hirasawa and Hajime Shimizu” said Kumi Takamura.

“You’re now assigned to be part of the second batch” said Shinapachi Hakamada, a first year middle school student from the Keishin Academy Middle School. He is also a new member of the Keishin Academy Middle School boys’ basketball team.

“Okay!” said Rei, Kana Uchida, Ai, Kira, Misaki, Akari, Sora Fukutomi, Kazuya, Sakura Uehara, Seiichi, Shinobu Hirasawa and Hajime.

“Then, for the Prestigious Charm, they are Erika Satō, Miho Hikasa, Chiwa Furukawa, Aoi Kayano, Kazumi Togashi, Asami Miyazaki and Aya Tachibana” said Jirō.

“Naoki Hatano and Shun Hinouchi will also be part of the team alongside Ken Yamamoto, Shinobu Higashimura, Sukehiro Gotō and Takahiro Sugihara” said Kumi Takamura.

“And finally, for Team Aurora, it will be Hanako Kotobuki, Izumi Masuda, Kurumi Sato, Yoko Shimizu, Yurika Hashida, Sakiko Hasegawa, Junichi Morizawa, Saori and Sōichi Aoyama, Jūbei Koga, Kōsuke Minagawa, Mantarō Hishikawa, Shinobu Hatano and Moritaka Ueda” said Seijirō.

“Then, for the extra group, it will be composed of all members of Ginga’s Group and the names I’ll be calling right now” said Kotori before she points at one of the members from different groups. “Saori Aoyama, Yuichi Uchida, Suzuko Hakamada, Kuni Hakamada, Mao Kayano, Meiko Toriumi, Junichi Nakatani, Kana Tamayama, Yuta Saito, Kazushi Nagai and Harumi Shimizu.”

“Uh, one question, Kotori. Will our members of the Prestigious Wind Ōta be part of your team?” said Rina Sugaya.

Makoto whispers to Kotori for a few seconds before Kotori nods her head. Kotori replies to Rina. “Okay, you’re now part of the team, Rina and friends.”

“Alright!” said the members of the Prestigious Wind Ōta.

“I’m so excited for this! I can’t believe that we’re going to be part of Seijirō’s team!” said Ayako Nakajima.

“I can’t wait to see what Seijirō and Kumi’s leadership in the Bravehearts would be like!” said Momo Hanazono.

“Well, you girls are excited for this, huh?” asked Maya Matsui.

“Yeah!” said Ayako and Momo.

“That’s great! I’m sure that you’re in luck because we’re going to take care of the Misawa Resort Hotel for a while after the Bravehearts have went to Nagoya” said Maya.

“Oh! We know about that!” said Ayaka.

“Yeah! I would say that we need to bless them to make sure that they’re not going to lose their trust on us” said Momo.

“You got that right, girls! Now, make sure that you’re going to smile to the guests” said Ryōsuke Nakayama.

“And treat them nicely!” said Maya.

“Okay, we will!” said Ayako and Momo.

The members of the New Camellian Dragons and the temporary leaders of the Sagi-ume, the Verdant Dawn and the Air Covert have arrived lately. The temporary leader of the Sagi-ume is Ruri Shimizu, the temporary of the Verdant Dawn is Akisada Shimoda and the temporary leaders of the Air Covert are Tōru Hosoi and Tsuneko Maeda.

“Guys, you’re later, we’re having a meeting right now. So, hurry up!” said Kumi Takamura.

“Okay!” said the members of the New Camellian Dragons and the temporary leaders from the Sagi-ume, the Verdant Dawn and the Air Covert have arrived lately.

“What are you doing here in this emergency meeting, Kumi-san?” asked Chinami.

Kumi Takamura explains to the the members of the New Camellian Dragons and the temporary leaders from the Sagi-ume, the Verdant Dawn and the Air Covert the summary of the earlier events. “Now, for those who are here, the Bravehearts are on vacation in Nagoya alongside their allies from Tomoka’s own circle. The following groups are not here as follows: the Family of Angels, the Sounds and Maples, the Tama Dragonworks, the Peach Delights Kugahara, the Miracle Two Shiromidai, the Red and Orange, the Black Dragons of Ōta, Team Taniguchi Ōta, the Lavender Hearts, the Blue Angels and the Homewrecking Dragons.”

“Wait, are they on vacation with them too?” asked Toshihiro.

“That’s right, Toshihiro-san. Some of the groups from the Rainbow Angels have taken part of the vacation with the Rainbow Angels and the Family of Angels while others decided not to due to various reasons” said Jirō.

“So, we decided to create a temporary team that not only will be managing the mansion of the Misawa Resort Hotel, but also we’ll take care of the guests they have attended the today’s events of the Fuchsia and Celadon Week” said Kotori.

“Wow! I can’t believe that you have a lot of members going to be part of that team” said Ruri Shimizu.

“They’ll make sure that the guests will be happy to see a group of substitutes going to take care of the Fuchsia and Celadon Week” said Akisada Shimoda.

“You got that right, Akisada! The today’s events will be those from the Yaguchi area and the Kōjiya area. Also, you have organized an event too, Himeko?” said Makoto.

“Yep. We’re going to do tree planting activity at the compound, so that we’re going to grow trees to harvest fruits every month” said Himeko.

“Now that’s an interesting activity that will save our planet” said Kazuya.

“Yeah! Our group had not only focused on making more friends, but also, we’re taking care of the environment in this magnificent hometown” said Himeko.

“Yeah!” said the members of Team Purple.

“By the way, why did you not take part of the vacation?” asked Shinapachi.

“Well, we’re still young to travel around, Shinapachi-chan, but hopefully, we’ll be going to different places very soon” said Himeko.

“Ah, okay. I understand about that, Himeko” said Shinapachi.

“Now, this is going to be our time to shine just like what Subaru and his friends did” said Seijirō.

“So, let’s do the way the Bravehearts did!” said Kumi Takamura.

“Yeah!” said the members of the mainstream groups of the Bravehearts.

The montage shows the members of Seijirō’s temporary ‘Bravehearts’ doing their duties for the events to be held on that day. In the activity that was organized by Himeko Katayama, the members of the Beautification Committee of the Keishin Academy have put the seeds into the ground, covering those in dirt. Himeko puts the lavender flag as a sign of a new year for the trees to grow. On the other hand, the other activities have been organized by different clubs in the schools and community groups in Yaguchi and Kōjiya.

The members of the Yaguchi Middle School Art Club have organized the digital art symposium, spearheaded by Art teacher Masaaki Inami. The Blue Fortune, composed of the students of the Aoyama High School in Yaguchi, organized the shogi competition for the students of the Aoyama High School to compete for survival. Then, another group, the Kōjiya Midddle School Student Council have organized the East Asian Studies Crash Course where the people of Yaguchi and Kōjiya will get their chance to take lessons about East Asian studies, so that they’ll learn how to do things in East Asian studies.

Meanwhile, the members of Team Blue and Yellow would organize the Video Gaming Seminar for the young students who want to compete in national competitions in the future. Headed by Maho’s father, Fūga Misawa, the Video Gaming Seminar focused on the history of it as well as the contemporary era of it where there are a lot of mainstream video games have been released recently.

Another event is the Pixel Matters, an activity made by the Guardians of Yaguchi, where everyone is interested to make pixel buildings using digital art. The friends of Kazuto Fujioka have participated in that activity and so does Kazuto. Kazuto made a large building made of gradient colors of light blue and periwinkle. Musashi Kitagawa was impressed of Kazuto’s technique of drawing large buildings because Kazuto had an ambition to become a civil engineer just like parents.

The next event is the All About Railroad Seminar, which is organized by two organizations, the Kōjiya Midnight Etoile and the Yaguchi Bluerunners. It is an event where the speakers are discussing to the guests about railroad transportation in Japan. Of the guests participated in that event, they were Kentarō Shinozaki, Seiji Asayama, Kenichi Ishihara and Kotaro Yamamoto. They are aspired to become train rides because they love travelling around the country.

Last, but not the least, the Business Mathematics Activity had been held at the function room of the Misawa Resort Hotel. It was organized by the Math Club of different schools in Kōjiya and Yaguchi. Most of the students have been interested in business math because they’re smart and talented in algebra and probability.

Once it reaches 3 in the afternoon, Seijirō’s temporary ‘Bravehearts’, also known as the Five Colored Auroras, are celebrating the birthday of Makoto Matsuda as they throw a birthday party for Makoto at the hall of the mansion of the Misawa Resort Hotel. Everyone knows that Makoto is the daughter of rich parents, who were living in Yaguchi Nishi.

Everyone sings the ‘Happy Birthday’ song on Makoto from the start up to the end. “Happy birthday to you!”

“Now before you blow the candles, please whisper to yourself to make a wish” said Kumi Takamura.

“Okay!” said Makoto before she whispers to herself to make a wish while bowing before the cake. After this, she says to her friends. “I’m done making my wish!”

“Alright, Makoto! That was pretty fast!” said Kahele.

“Blow the candles, Makoto!” said Hiroe Yamagiwa.

Makoto blows the candles on her birthday cake, which was given from her parents. Makoto was delighted after she had been flanked by her friends including Team Aurora.

“Happy birthday, Makoto!” said Kahele, Harumi, Rina Minagawa, Chiyo, Kazue Matsuoka, Kotori, Mika, Hiroe, Noriko and Hanako Kotobuki.

“Thanks, everyone! I know you girls are so excited for this and that’s why my parents have got the job done of making my birthday party really meaningful” said Makoto.

“That’s right, my daughter. I’m sure that you have enjoyed your stay in this beautiful mansion. Who owned this wonderful place?” said Miyako Matsuda, the mother of Makoto Matsuda.

Before Makoto answers, Daisuke Kikuchi asks Miyako. “Oh, you asked for the owner of this one?”

“Yeah” said Miyako Matsuda.

“You see, my father owned this resort hotel, which means that not only he owned this, but this mansion too!” said Miori.

“Oh, I understand about that” said Miyako Matsuda.

“It turns out that this place was wonderful when there are a lot of parties out there” said Hiroshi Matsuda, the father of Makoto Matsuda.

“Yep. This place was used to be the training ground of the Keishin Academy Elementary School girls’ basketball team and now, it’s the home of the Bravehearts and the Family of Angels” said Himeko Katayama.

“This is the place where everyone had been blessed with their own desire” said Ichiro Hosoya.

“Ah, yeah, I understand about this one. I really meant that it was a vacation resort or something, but it’s used for recreational purposes” said Hiroshi Matsuda.

“Maybe, there are a lot of guests used this for extra intense training for the athletes to grow their strength and prowess” said Miyako Matsuda.

“Yeah, I agree! That’s why everyone is delighted and deserved to go to this place where they want to organize trainings while make themselves comfortable” said Kumi Takamura.

“Hopefully, you’ll enjoy your stay in this mansion because it’s your daughter’s birthday” said Seijirō.

“Yeah!” said Miyako and Hiroshi Matsuda.

“Now, let’s eat this cake, everyone!” said Makoto while getting a piece of cake on a plate.

“Yeah!” said the members of the Five Colored Auroras and the other mainstream groups of bravehearts. Makoto lets her friends and allies to get a piece of cake and then, she gives her parents a piece of cake as well.

While the birthday celebration of Makoto Matsuda is ongoing, the guests with the light green shirts, which are the members of the Evergreen Crystals, have been greeted by the members of Team Aurora. The leader of the Evergreen Crystals is Hidetada Kashiwabara, a sixth grade elementary school student from the Chidori Elementary School.

Evergreen Crystals: Hidetada Kashiwabara, Kaoru Ōkawara, Junichirō Kasuya, Haruko Sadatomi, Chiaki Kasahara, Minori Sasaki, Fumiya Takatsuki, Ai Nakagawa, Riko Masamune, Tatsuya Wakasugi, Naomi Okamoto, Mamiko Komiya and Risa Hagihara

“You must be friends with Makoto, right?” asked Shinobu Hatano, the cousin of Atsuko and Naoki.

“Yeah. We came from the Chidori Elementary School and we’re supporting our very own Makoto for her career to be growing” said Hidetada Kashiwabara.

“Wow! I’m so happy that you have supported our friend in making her basketball career started” said Jūbei Koga.

“Of course! When Makoto was trained by her mentor Ginga, she was a good warrior with her own light green aura. She believes that she’s going to make her career brighter as she had performed well in last year’s district tournament” said Hidetaka.

“Although her team got bowed out in the fourth round by Magome Daini, she was able to come out from the bench to do her moves in the court. She is now the new captain replacing Suzuko Funami” said Kaoru Ōkawara.

“Well, that might be her next level to be a great player for Makoto. She’s very helpful to her teammates while she come out to play hard like the other girls Ginga mentored” said Sōichi Aoyama.

“I agree” said Hidetaka while Kaoru nods her face.

“I wonder what her team’s new lineup would be looked like” said Kōsuke.

“We have Miki Taneda on the one” said Junichirō Kasuya.

“Minami Okubo on the two” said Haruko Sadatomi.

“Makoto Matsuda on the three” said Chiaki Kasahara.

“Erika Asano on the four” said Minori Sasaki.

“And Haruka Matsubara on the five” said Fumiya Takatsuki.

“The bench players so far have been rolling. Two of them were the strongest namely Kira Arakaki and Shinobu Takehara” said Ai Nakagawa.

“Is Shinobu a girl or a boy?” asked Moritaka Ueda.

“Shinobu is a girl, Moritaka” said Kaoru.

“She’s a classmate of Makoto because she was the latter’s helping hand” said Hidetada.

“That’s nice for her” said Mantarō Hishikawa.

“I can’t believe that this girl will end up shining her own way because she had been cared about Makoto” said Jūbei.

“Yeah, of course!” said Hidetada.

“It’s great that the basketball program in our school had been growing its chance to contend in the district tournament. I’m sure that it will be a great day for them to survive to the top” said Kaoru.

“Yeah, we agree!” said Sōichi, Jūbei, Kōsuke, Mantarō, Shinobu Hatano and Moritaka.

“Hey, everyone!” said Makoto as she greets her friends.

“Here comes the birthday girl!” said Junichirō.

“She’s now dazzling with her beautiful and petite appearance!” said Haruko.

“That’s right, guys! Now, I need you to come with our friends. They’re talking about a planned extended group for our Team Aurora” said Makoto.

“Okay!” said the members of the Evergreen Crystals.

“We would love to!” said Hidetada.

“Hopefully, it’s going to be great!” said Kaoru.

While the members of the Evergreen Crystals will be meeting with the members of Team Aurora, Saori Aoyama, the elder sister of Sōichi, talked with the son of Masamichi Shirasaka, Ryōsuke Shirasaka, a second year high school student from the Nashiba High School and the brother of Yurika Shirasaka, the cousin of Mimi Balguerie.

“Look at Makoto, Ryōsuke-kun. She’s having a great time to hang out with her friends” said Saori.

“Yeah, Saori. Everyone knows that she had talents, but also, she had been admired by her friends in Chidori. She’s now a senpai in the Chidori Elementary School, hoping to enroll to a different school next year” said Ryōsuke.

“I agree. For now, Makoto hadn’t decided to which school she’ll be going to next year, but she believes that she had been confident about following Mimi’s advice of being expressive because she made her choice to work hard to shine and she had been a good leader with her strength and determination can’t be lost” said Saori.

“So, you’re wondering about Makoto being expressive. That sounds like she’s interested in making her team stronger just like Mimi did” said Ryōsuke.

“Exactly, Ryōsuke-kun. When Mimi and her friends in Ginga’s Basketball Camp have worked together to become stronger, their bonds wouldn’t be lost because of that special relationship between each of it. It means that they wished to be warriors just like the other talented players around Ōta and if you can see them in the court, you know that they’re going to show up to do their play” said Saori.

“I would imagine if she’s growing her potential to be a star player one day when she’s in middle school. Do you think she can do that?” said Ryōsuke.

“Technically, yes. As a protégé of Ginga, she knows that her leadership would be her favorite thing in basketball, but she’s confident that she wants to be stronger just like the others” said Saori.

“I believe that she’s going to have high hopes to grow her potential become a basketball superstar, Saori. It’s great if she’s going to continue her shininess of her special moves. She’s not gonna lose her pride I tell you” said Ryōsuke.

“Yeah, I agree, Ryōsuke-kun. If she wants to follow Mimi’s path of being great, then she’ll have to do that too” said Saori.

“Exactly, Saori!” said Ryōsuke.

The meeting between the members of the Evergreen Crystals and Seijirō’s Bravehearts would be started where Hanako Kotobuki made her first plan for an extended group to be made by Team Aurora.

“So, what the extended group would be looked like?” asked Hidetada.

“It will be composed of our allies in Kamata and its neighboring areas, even those who have their main color of pastel green” said Hanako.

“That’s interesting. I believe that our group is interested in joining with you” said Hidetaka.

“Yeah, we would be glad to be part of that plan!” said Kaoru.

“Of course, we will!” said Junichirō.

“Well, it would be honored to be part of our team, members of the Evergreen Crystals” said Kahele in Kyūshū accent.

“Hooray!” said the members of the Evergreen Crystals.

“Now that we need the other groups that were closed to us, so that we’ll be able to form our own circle” said Junichi Morizawa.

“We should be more like the Rainbow Angels, but with the gradients of light green and blue” said Sakiko.

“That’s right, Sakiko. Our group had some connections with different groups that are coming from different areas such as Shinjuku, Kamata and Tamagawa (both Ōta and Setagaya)” said Kurumi Sato.

“Once we’ll convince them to be part of our planned extended group, we’ll be ready to go on phase 2, which is the groups that are either in our hometown or its neighboring areas” said Izumi.

“Well, there are other friends coming from different schools such as Kamata, Miraku, Chidori, Yaguchi Nishi, Rokugō Nishi, Tokumochi, Kitakōjiya and Iriarai Daigo” said Makoto.

“That’s true, Makoto-san. Any member of Ginga’s pupils have their own friends, which means that they’ll be coming out to be part of our planned extended group” said Hanako.

“But what about Asumi’s group, the Temperate Celadon?” asked Rina Minagawa.

“They’ll have their extended group of their own because Asumi is close to both Tomoka and Mimi” said Yoko Shimizu.

“Oh, okay. I never heard about that, Yoko, but I’m sure that they’ll go for it very soon” said Rina.

“Yeah” said Yoko.

“If I remember correctly, both Rina and I have our own groups in Shin Kamata. We’re not sure if they’ll be joining, but hopefully, they’re interested join an extended group” said Chiyo Masuda.

“Oh, I see. I believe that they’re determined to have their future getting brighter and I’m sure that they’re going to be ready to get along with us” said Haruko.

“When it comes to loyalty, they should keep their trust, so that they’ll be loyal to you and increase their friendship with you” said Chiaki.

“Yeah, we agree!” said Rina and Chiyo.

“Since we’re living in Shin Kamata, we want to be more delighted to have our friends to be part of the circle” said Rina.

“So that they’ll be able to participate in the activities that you’re going to make” said Chiyo.

“Yeah, Chiyo-chan! We’ll be making our own set of activities once this extended group will be created” said Hanako Kotobuki.

“Hopefully, when it reaches the second term, we’ll work on that as soon as possible” said Yurika.

“Yeah, we will, Hanako-chan and Yurika-chan!” said Rina and Chiyo.

“Kahele, what group are you coming from?” asked Fumiya.

“I didn’t have my own group, but I have some friends in my section in my school, the Kamata Elementary School. Then, I also have my other friends in Shinjuku through my cousins. My parents were born in Japan, which is why I was born in Hawaii as my parents adopted a Hawaiian name for me” said Kahele.

“Wow! You’re born in Hawaii, Kahele! I can’t believe about this!” said Fumiya.

“I believe that you have a different bloodline since you and your parents were born in an area that has larger Japanese community” said Minori.

“Yep. My family lived in Hawaii and I had a little sister, who is also a student in the Kamata Elementary School. Her name is Megu” said Kahele.

“What grade is she?” asked Ai.

“She’s a fourth grade elementary school student. Her height is the same as my cousin Natsumi” said Kahele.

“Is she a basketball player?” asked Riko.

“Uh, no. She’s a volleyball player. She started that career a year after I started playing basketball. Megu was not yet being part of the varsity team yet, but she had been trained by my classmate Rina Katagami” said Kahele.

“I’m sure that she’s going to make her moves to spike the ball hard” said Ai.

“Yeah. Megu was also interested in basketball, but she is not good enough to shoot the ball from the outside. She only shoots in the inside” said Kahele.

“Well, that’s good for her. I hope that I will watch out for her if she’s going to make it to the varsity team” said Riko.

“If she had some talent, she’s going to play hard like the way you did last year” said Ai.

“I hope so, but I’m feeling motivated about my sister’s plan to enter to the volleyball team. Hopefully, she’ll work hard without losing her energy” said Kahele.

“Yeah!” said Ai and Riko.

“So, which groups will be planning to join your new extended group, Hanako?” asked Hidetada.

“Good question, Hidetada. There are some groups that are expressed of joining our own circle such as the Nishi Kamata Periwinkles and the Emermellia Fusion” said Hanako.

“What is that Emermellia Fusion group?” asked Tatsuya Wakasugi,

“It’s a group in Kamatahon-chō where their members have their favorite color is emerald and their favorite color is camellia” said Jūbei.

“Their leader is Yukiya Satouchi. He is from the Magome Middle School and he is a first year middle school student” said Mantarō.

“Well, that guy is different compared to Keizō Murakawa, the first year middle school student in the Misuno Middle School” said Fumiya.

“And he’s also a charming guy too!” said Chiaki.

“Yep. The Emermellia Fusion is one of the groups that have been made right after the district tournament. Yukiya is not a member of the Dragons of Ōta, but he is a member of the Midori Group Ōta” said Sōichi.

“Ah, okay, we got it!” said Chiaki, Minori and Fumiya.

“Not only Kamata is our main home of our new extended group, but neighboring areas like Nishi Kamata, Nishina, Shin Kamata and Kamatahon-chō will be its satellite areas” said Jun Akiyama.

“Since we want to make this extended group something different compared to the Family of Angels and the Innocent Charm, we’re going to need more partners to show their pride and honor, in making their partnership with them” said Izumi.

“So far, a few groups have been interested to partner with us such as the Mild Green of Haginaka” said Hanako Kotobuki.

“The Violet Breeze and the Orange Larks of Yaguchi Nishi, which is my very own group” said Kazue Matsuoka.

“Team Cumulus and my group, the Rokugō Nishi Saints” said Kotori.

“And the Aurora Winders Tokumochi” said Mika Mizushima.

“Hopefully, we’re going to make a brighter future to start working together like the way the Bravehearts did!” said Junichi Morizawa.

“Yeah!” said the members of Team Aurora and the Evergreen Crystals.

“Hanako, I have a question to ask” said Ayako Nakajima.

“Okay, go ahead, Ayako-san” said Hanako.

“So, if our group, Team Nakajima, had joined the Prestigious Wind Ōta, then your group will be forming your own extended group? Is that what you’re planning?” asked Ayako.

“Yes, it is, Ayako-san. Since our group had been growing recently, we’re planning to expand our group through our own circle” said Hanako.

“The new circle will be different, compared to the Family of Angels and the Innocent Charm. Kamata is close to Ōmori and Magome and like what Makoto said earlier, there will be allies from different schools in the south” said Sakiko.

“I’m sure that it will be fun to make an influence on the other schools aside from the Keishin Academy. That way, we’ll be able to start working together to find new allies” said Ayako.

“Yeah, Ayako-san. If you remember correctly, the Family of Angels had a close relationship with us, which makes the Temperate Celadon being part of the Family of Angels” said Hanako.

“Another example of it is Team Blue and Yellow and the Dazzled Hearts” said Kurumi.

“Team Blue and Yellow had a relationship with the Family of Angels, which allows Kanae Hashimoto and her team to be part of the former” said Kōsuke.

“While the Dazzled Hearts had a relationship with Team Blue and Yellow, which allows Kyoko Hiraki and her team to be part of the former” said Yoko.

“However, if one group had joined an extended group that was created by another group, that would technically allow that group to be part of the extended group, but they’re still part of the mother group” said Izumi.

“Ah, okay, I understand about that. Maybe, both Prestigious Wind Ōta and your planned extended group would be planning to add some of their new members that would be part of either one of those groups” said Ayako.

“Which means that they’ll allow the partnership to be developed and they must agree to their terms” said Momo.

“You’re exactly right, Momo-san. That’s why it’s going to be more complimented to make our extended group going to be more awesome and more blessed because thanks to the developments being made to add new members to join the Bravehearts, we’ll finally have our chance to add new partners through the extended group system” said Makoto.

“Once the first plan would be completed, we’ll invite the groups that their color is either pastel green or a different one to settle the formation of our extended group” said Kotori.

“We’ll expect to form this right after one color that have a mainstream group being completed from red to violet” said Kazue.

“Right now, it’s on fuchsia, but I would be honest if the next color will be red. After pink, it’s magenta” said Mika.

“And then, fuchsia” said Noriko Toyama.

“I’m sure that the Sagi-ume will be ready to have their own extended group by any means” said Rina.

“Also, Airi’s group, the Orange and Fuchsia, will be planning their own extended group once the red extended group system is now completed” said Chiyo.

“Then, we’ll have to wait until it reaches green, which will be our time to create our own extended group for sure” said Makoto.

“You got it, Makoto!” said Kotori.

“It will be all set once we have the invited groups and allies to be here, so that it’s our time to make our own extended group” said Kazue.

“I hope that we’ll make Mimi proud when we formed this” said Mika.

“Yeah!” said Kotori and Kazue.

“So, what do you think, members of the Evergreen Crystals? Shall we start doing phase 1?” asked Hanako.

“Yeah!” said the members of the Evergreen Crystals.

“Then, let’s work together to have more blessed groups to be part of our new extended group!” said Hanako.

“Yeah!” said the members of Team Aurora and the Evergreen Crystals. While the Bravehearts and the Family of Angels are in Nagoya, the mainstream groups were still able to make the guests have their blessings as the guests were able to participate at the events that are held earlier in the Misawa Resort Hotel. Hopefully, they’ll able to keep the guests being blessed and happy, so that the Fuchsia and Celadon Week would be a success.

UP NEXT: Profile of the Evergreen Crystals
 
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I’ll be making a series of new characters that appeared in the interludes with Seijirō’s Bravehearts as here is the profile of the Evergreen Crystals. They are a group of young students coming from the Chidori Elementary School as they are the friends of Makoto Matsuda, a member of Team Aurora and Ginga’s Pupils. When Makoto started her own basketball career, she had her friends supporting for her basketball career in Chidori. The leader of that group is Hidetada Kashiwabara.

Evergreen Crystals: Hidetada Kashiwabara, Kaoru Ōkawara, Junichirō Kasuya, Haruko Sadatomi, Chiaki Kasahara, Minori Sasaki, Fumiya Takatsuki, Ai Nakagawa, Riko Masamune, Tatsuya Wakasugi, Naomi Okamoto, Mamiko Komiya and Risa Hagihara

Evergreen Crystals
Hidetada Kashiwabara: December 12 / 6ES-5 / Chidori ES
Kaoru Ōkawara: November 26 / 6ES-5 / Chidori ES
Junichirō Kasuya: June 5 / 6ES-5 / Chidori ES
Haruko Sadatomi: April 14 / 6ES-5 / Chidori ES
Chiaki Kasahara: January 7 / 6ES-5 / Chidori ES
Minori Sasaki: August 28 / 6ES-5 / Chidori ES
Fumiya Takatsuki: February 10 / 6ES-5 / Chidori ES
Ai Nakagawa: May 20 / 6ES-5 / Chidori ES
Riko Masamune: October 2 / 6ES-5 / Chidori ES / Cousin of Aya Masamune
Tatsuya Wakasugi: June 18 / 6ES-4 / Chidori ES
Naomi Okamoto: July 8 / 6ES-4 / Chidori ES
Mamiko Komiya: March 22 / 6ES-4 / Chidori ES
Risa Hagihara: December 29 / 6ES-4 / Chidori ES


UP NEXT: Schedule of Updates – December 2019
 
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Here is the schedule of the future updates to be posted in the month of December 2019. I had also announced that I will be posting an omake by Christmas Day while I’m going to add new updates that will be posted after December 11 (Wednesday).

December 1: Chapter 152: “Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya (Part 2)” [Birthday of Sora Kaneshiro (CV: Aoi Koga) (December 1) and Two Birthday Celebrants on December 2: Uori Mukae (CV: Yui Ogura) and Inori Minase]
December 4: Interlude 34: “When the Aurora was Formed, It Shines Through its Beautiful Light” [Two Birthday Celebrants in Two Days: Chino Kafū (CV: Inori Minase) (December 4) and Shizuka Itō (December 5)]
December 8: Chapter 153: “Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya (Part 3)” [Birthday of Miyuri Shimabukuro (December 6)]
December 11: Chapter 154: “Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya (Part 4)” [Birthday of Sagiri Izumi (CV: Akane Fujita) (December 12)]
December 15: Interlude 35: “New Friends for the Prestigious Charm and Team Aurora”
December 18: Chapter 155: “Vacation with the Bravehearts In Nagoya (Part 5): A Marvelous Finish with the Duel Between the Cousins Jun and Kira” [Two Birthday Celebrants in Two Days: Asuka Ōgame (December 18) and Sumire Uesaka (December 19)]
December 22: Interlude 36: “The Cumulus Guardian Storms In”
December 25: Omake 4: “???” [Three Birthday Celebrants in Three Days: Yuri Noguchi (December 24), Aya Suzaki (December 25) and Sora Tokui (December 26)]
December 28: Chapter 156: “The Plan to Find the Former Members of the Dragons of Ōta that are Coming from Both Fuchsia and Lavender Groups” [Birthday of Maaya Uchida (December 27)]

UP NEXT: Chapter 152: “Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya (Part 2): Around the House of Compassionated Angels”

With Seijirō Hakamada and the Fire Colored Aurora have taken over the mansion of the Misawa Resort Hotel, they’re going to make the guests more welcomed to give them their blessings they have as the guests have participated at the festivities of the Fuchsia and Celadon Week at the Misawa Resort Hotel. In the next update, it’s time to go back to Nagoya as the Bravehearts of Ōta are going to explore about the history of the Gotō clan of Nagoya, which is also going to be more interesting to see some new characters out there. I’ll see you on December 1 (Sunday) for the next part of the Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya!
 
As the month of December began today, which is also the first day of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, hosted by my home country, the Philippines (Good luck to all Filipino athletes!), there are three birthday celebrants in the first two days of December, two for anime characters and one for seiyu. Today, it’s the birthday of Sora Kaneshiro, whose birthday is on December 1. Sora Kaneshiro is a female character from Tenshi no 3P!/Angel's 3Piece!, a calm and quiet girl, a member of Lien de Famille and is voiced by Aoi Koga. And tomorrow, it will be a double birthday celebration on December 2 as it will be the birthdays of Uori Mukae (female character from Ongaku Shoujo) and Inori Minase (seiyu). Uori Mukae is a member of Ongaku Shoujo, the sister of Kiri Mukae and is voiced by Yui Ogura. Inori Minase is a singer and a voice actress from Tokyo and the voice actress of Chino Kafū from Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka?/Is the Order a Rabbit?, Shoko Makinohara from Seishun Buta Yarou Series and Itsuki Nakano from Gotobun no Hanayome/The Quintessential Quintuplets. Tonight’s update will be dedicated to Inori Minase as she made a great job in making her voice acting and music careers progressing since she had returned to Gochiusa for its anime’s second OVA. Next year, with Gochiusa will release its third season, I’m going to watch out for Inori as well as the entire cast of Gochiusa as they’ll be back to work together and serve you better with coffee and pastries. Happy birthday, Sora, and advanced happy birthday, Uori and Inori! Now, onto tonight’s update with the second part of Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya!;)

In the previous chapter, the Bravehearts of Ōta have met Kira Ōgaki and the Bravehearts of Nagoya after a wonderful performance by Kira and her band, the Sakuradaki. So, the next chapter, which is also going to be first update for the month of December 2019, will be focused on the tour in the House of Compassionated Angels, also known as the Gotō Clan Ancestral House, and then, the meeting between the members of the Gotō clan. Get ready because there are more new characters going to be appeared in this fantastic chapter as here comes the second part of Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya! Enjoy reading Chapter 152!:)

The Bravehearts of Ōta the Music Girls, the members of the Family of Angels and their allies have been busy hanging out with the Bravehearts of Nagoya when Hisako Uchida shouts at everyone as she calls them that it’s time for dinner, which everyone is excited to eat the traditional dinner. The two ‘braveheart’ groups (Ōta and Nagoya) have ate their dinner that was traditionally served by the members of the Diamonds and Roses. Kaori Ōgaki, the mother of Kira Ōgaki, had appeared to meet the members of the two ‘braveheart’ groups and the other guests. When Kaori welcomed Jun back at the Gotō Clan Ancestral House, the Bravehearts of Ōta were surprised the fact that the Gotō Clan Ancestral House was not only the home of the Bravehearts of Nagoya, but it’s also the ancestral home of the Gotō clan, which was first founded by its patriarch Shunsuke Gotō. The Gotō Clan Ancestral House was owned by the Gotō clan for years before it was donated by Shinobu Miyamoto’s father’s construction company, the ancestral house was converted into a large building where the members of the Gotō clan and the Bravehearts of Nagoya have shared their homes while the historical accounts were safely sealed in a special room where the members of the Gotō have been summoned to honor its first patriarch Shunsuke Gotō. The Bravehearts of Nagoya would take the tour for the Bravehearts of Ōta and their allies to explore their home. Their home has four floors, which is divided into different areas from the ground floor to the fourth floor as well as the compound, which was consisted of a garden and a small house owned by a different member of the Gotō clan. The Bravehearts of Nagoya used to stay in their rooms in the third floor while the guests can stay at their rooms in the fourth floor. After the tour was finished, the two ‘braveheart’ groups (Ōta and Nagoya) and the allies of the former would enjoy their night with each other while they’re preparing themselves for the campfire night at the garden, located outside of the Gotō Clan Ancestral House. The current Shunsuke Gotō had organized a monthly meeting with the current members of the Gotō clan where they have summarized their monthly activities that happened every month. When it was Kaori Ōgaki’s turn to talk, she talks about the progress made by her daughter Kira’s current season with the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School girls’ basketball team. Also, Kaori and her husband Shintarō said that their daughter will be planning to pick one of her new teammates from her varsity team, which is very complicated for Kira to decide on who will be taking with. In the end, Kira had decided to pick her rival from the Horita-tōri Elementary School, Shizue Niwa, to be part of the Bravehearts of Nagoya, which shocks everyone in the Gotō clan. Kaori and her husband Shintarō accepted her daughter’s decision and told Kira that Shizue must accept the invitation to be part of the Bravehearts of Nagoya, which she will do it. Kira’s decision may not be personal, but she believes that Shizue is a special girl with her dazzling and energetic moves. Hopefully, once Kira meets her rival, Shizue must accept the invitation to join the Bravehearts of Nagoya tomorrow.

[OPENING: Tenshi no 3P!/Angel's 3Piece! OP: Habitaki no Birthday「羽ばたきのバースデイ」 by Baby’s breath]

VOLUME 8: “A NEW ANGELIC AND HARMONIOUS ERA IN ŌTA”
CHAPTER 152: “VACATION WITH THE BRAVEHEARTS IN NAGOYA (PART 2): AROUND THE HOUSE OF COMPASSIONATED ANGELS

The Bravehearts, the Music Girls, the members of the Family of Angels and their allies are going to be staying at the Gotō Clan Ancestral House in Mizuho, Nagoya where they’ll spend their vacation for two days, which is on tonight (May 4) and tomorrow (May 5).

Hisayo Uchida shouts at everyone in the living room as her friends from the Diamonds and Roses are finished cooking their dishes for special dinner. “Dinner time, everyone!”

“Okay!” said the Bravehearts (both Ōta and Nagoya), the Music Girls, the members of the Family of Angels and the Gleamed Cherry and their allies.

The Bravehearts (both Ōta and Nagoya), the Music Girls, the members of the Family of Angels and the Gleamed Cherry and their allies are leaving the living to go to the hall of the building. Everyone would eat their dinner at that area while those members of the Gotō clan would eat their dinner at the dining area of the building instead. The rule says that the guests and visitors aren’t allowed to eat at the dining area because it is restricted to the members of the Gotō clan only. The Bravehearts of Nagoya and the members of the Gleamed Cherry would eat their dinner at the hall, so that they’ll get along with the guests.

Tomoka, Jun, Kira and Kazue are sitting with each other while eating their dinner. Ginga, Nayu, Mihoshi, Masayoshi, Sae Aizawa, Shinobu Minato, Kaori Minato and Chiya Shinohara are looking at them as they have shared the food with each other.

“I’m glad that Tomoka had become friends with Kira since they recognized with each other last winter” said Mihoshi.

“Yeah, Mihoshi-san! Tomoka wanted to make friends to those who are away from her hometown. That’s why she had inspired her new friends, who are ambitious and generous” said Kaori Minato.

“I’m sure that my daughter had finally inspired someone like her. It feels like that girl behind Jun was more admired with her own desire. She’s a good singer and a good basketball player” said Shinobu Minato.

“Yeah, I agree, Shinobu-kun! Tomoka had been isolated from her former friends in Shiromidai before she regained her confidence to have her friends when she is in Keishin” said Ginga.

“Now that Tomoka have met another friend who had been wished to be a superstar soon, I’m very motivated about this” said Nayu.

“That’s right, Nayu-san. There are a lot of little girls who have shown their guts to prove themselves to be a basketball superstar in the future” said Kaori Minato.

“And also, she had developed her relationship with anyone else who is more determined to make his/her future brighter” said Shinobu Minato.

“I think that Tomoka and Jun have been friends with the former captain of the Todoroki Gakuen Elementary School girls’ basketball team because they have their separate encounters last year. Now, I’m feeling joyful to see Tomoka and Jun making that girl smile in her face” said Masayoshi Sawatari.

“Yep. Kira had made friends with her teammates when she entered the varsity team during her fifth grade. That’s why Kira had a nickname of her own as ‘the Compassionated Angel’ because of her potential being the same as both Shinobu’s and Eri’s” said Chiya Shinohara.

“Yeah, that’s true. I hope that your girl had prepared herself for her next journey. I believe that she and Tomoka are on the same level” said Ginga.

“Exactly” said Chiya.

When Kira finished eating her last piece of her dinner, she talks to Tomoka, Jun and Kazue.

“Wow! I’m so glad that Shinobu’s specialty was delicious!” said Kira, referring to Shinobu Miyamoto’s specialty, which is a teppan spaghetti with cherry on top.

“Yeah, me too, Kira-chan! I love the way that guy made this!” said Kazue.

“That’s right, my cousin! It’s so sweet that the pasta was organic and Shinobu had worked to make a good and delicious spaghetti” said Kira.

“Well, I like the flavor, Kira-san! That special sauce was so yummy!” said Tomoka.

“And the taste was so good!” said Jun.

“Thanks, girls! I know that you two girls are too kind to me” said Kira.

“You’re welcome!” said Tomoka and Jun.

“By the way, Kira-san, are you the eldest or the youngest?” asked Subaru.

“I’m glad that you asked for it, Subaru-san. I’m the youngest of the four children of Kaori Gotō and Shintarō Ōgaki. My oldest sibling is Shun, a freshman in Nagoya Gakuin University while Suzuko, a second year high school student and Kenshō, a second year middle school student, are still in my school” said Kira.

“I’m sure that you’re the dearest when you have formed your group” said Aoi.

“Yep. That’s why I’m the leading girl in my group, but Shinobu-san is the leader because he had a potential to become the best player in our hometown. He’s great that he had the boys’ basketball team of the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School made it to the semifinals of the prefectural tournament two years ago, but he and his team fell short” said Kira.

“So, I believe that this Shinobu guy must be resembled to me. Isn’t it?” said Subaru.

“Yes, Subaru-san! That’s why you and my Shinobu are identical with each other” said Kira.

“Ah! I get it. It seems that I may have a double of my own just like how I identified with Kazuhiro-kun” said Subaru.

“Uh, who is that Kazuhiro-kun guy?” asked Kira.

“Oh, he’s from Fukuoka, Kira-san. He is the leader of the Bravehearts of Fukuoka and he had been acclaimed as the Ace of Fukuoka due to his relentless strength and playmaking finish” said Subaru.

“Wow! That’s so cool! I never expect to see that guy before, but I only saw him too when his team competed in the Nationals” said Kira.

“Well, what do you know, Subaru?” I’m so glad that not only us watching the Nationals” said Aoi.

“Yeah, that’s true, Aoi-san. I can’t believe that Kazuhiro had been a rising star when he had toppled his opponents without losing his aura” said Subaru.

“Of course, Subaru-san! That Kazuhiro-kun wanted to be the best player in the country because he was connected to your father” said Kira.

“That’s right, Kira-san. I mentored him and his friends when I was working in Fukuoka. That guy Kazuhiro Hatakenaka was a beast of his superiority in making his career prospered” said Ginga.

“You should meet him if you want to, Kira-san. He’s surely a braveheart” said Subaru.

“Yeah, I agree, Subaru-san, but I may have to think about it for a while” said Kira.

“Oh, sure” said Subaru.

“Have you finished eating your food, Kira-san?” asked Naoto Gotō.

“Yes, of course, Naoto-san! I’m glad that this dinner was the best!” said Kira.

“Yep. You said it right, Kira-san! That’s why I want to make sure that you and your friends will no longer be craving again” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

“Yeah, we agree!” said everyone in the hall.

The door opens when Kaori Ōgaki would meet her daughter Kira and her friends in the hall. “Hey, everyone!”

“Okāsan!” said Kira.

“I’m glad that you have getting along with your friends, Kira-san! I’m happy for you!” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“Thanks! It’s great that I have a friend of mine from Tokyo and I’m feeling admired for her impression on my performance” said Kira.

“That’s great, Kira-san! I’m happy to see your friends from Tokyo. It’s great that you recognized them” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“Yep!” said Kira.

Kaori Ōgaki would turn her eyes to Jun. “By the way, are you a friend of my daughter?”

Jun smiles to Kira Ōgaki’s mother before responding to her. “Yeah, you got it right, Kaori-san! My name is Jun Gotō and I’m her cousin.”

Kaori Ōgaki finally recognizes Jun after the latter said the former’s name. “Jun! It was nice to see you again!”

“Yeah! I’m back again since my last time I visited this place was during the summer break” said Jun.

“Well, I’m happy to look forward to see you again, Jun-san! It was a pleasure to welcome back to my clan’s ancestral house” said Kaori Ōgaki.

The Bravehearts of Ōta and their allies are curious about what’s going on. Maho would react first. “Wait a minute, this place is an ancestral house?!”

“Yep. This building was owned by our patriarch Shunsuke Gotō. He was a great ancestor who was able to prosper his community with his own set of friends. I believe in him because he’s very generous” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“So, this means that this place was actually belonged to your clan. Ah, I see it now” said Saki.

“That’s right, Saki-chan! This building was part of the compound where my clan had owned the property for more than two hundred years” said Jun.

“It was great that the infrastructures in this compound have been prospered due to our clan’s principles of being compassionate and keeping their pride in the name of the Gotō clan” said Kira.

“I believe that this compound had been one of the treasures of the Gotō clan due to the relations with the shogun before the abolition of the han system” said Airi.

“That’s why this building had been inhabited by the members of the Gotō clan” said Hinata.

“Yeah, that’s true. This building was said to be constructed as a small traditional house during the Edo period in 1785. Shunsuke Gotō created his own land and hired his servants to care of everything he had. Then, it was passed to the next patriarch until it reaches the present day where Shunsuke Gotō was currently the patriarch based on the lineage as the oldest son of Shinapachi and Yume Gotō” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“So, that’s what it mentioned last night about how this building was known to be a fortress before it was converted into an ancestral home for the Gotō clan” said Megumi.

“I bet that this building had been existed for years due to the ownership of a prospered and ambitious clan” said Miyu Aida.

“Yeah, Miyu-san, I agree” said Megumi.

“When this place was donated to Shinobu’s father’s construction company five years ago, it was converted into an ancestral house where all historical accounts in the clan were safely sealed in the special room where the members of the Gotō have been summoned to honor the great patriarch” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“I believe that this land had been donated and it was renovated to a bigger building, sharing the link between the Gotō clan and the Bravehearts of Nagoya” said Maho.

“It should have been a boarding house, but it is nice to make it a sacred house though” said Natsuhi.

“Yep. This compound had been composed of houses and gardens where they still stood until today” said Kazue.

“Is the patriarch still alive?” asked Kazunari.

“Yes, of course! He had lived with his wife Minami Takamine and he had five children. Of all five children, the eldest is a son named Sadaharu Gotō while the others are composed of another son and three daughters. Generally, my father Sadahiko Gotō is the patriarch’s brother, but he died two years ago. So, my eldest brother Shinichi is currently the pretender in the line of the Gotō-Kameshiro clan” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“Our home is located in Mitsurugi-chō and as a result, the main name of Shunsuke’s family is the Gotō-Mitsurugi clan” said Kira.

“Now I finally realized that there are family names being used to reference their home place. It seems that there are a lot of members from Jun’s clan” said Kagetsu.

“Yeah, Kagetsu-chan! Jun’s grandfather Rintarō was the brother of Shunsuke and Sadahiko. That’s why Rintarō’s family name was called Gotō-Horitatōri clan” said Mimi.

“Oh, okay, Mimi-chan! I finally understand about that” said Kagetsu.

“Jun had been part of the Gotō-Horitatōri clan through her father Yasutoshi and her mother Minami Matsuki” said Rumi Saito.

“Rumi-chan, you know about their parents?” asked Kagetsu.

“Yeah, Kagetsu-chan! I met them when they were alive, and Jun was living in Nagoya during her first summer vacation. However, when they passed away separately, Jun stayed in Yoshihiko’s home” said Rumi.

“By the way, that’s the name of my father, Kagetsu” said Naoto.

“Oh, okay. I understand” said Kagetsu.

“Wow! Jun had been living in Nagoya after the separate deaths of her parents. I didn’t know that she was alone” said Mimi.

“Yeah, Mimi-san. You see, her father died of complications when Jun was four years old. Then, two years later, her mother died of breast cancer” said Mitsuhisa Yamamoto.

“This leaves Jun being alone” said Erika Yoshioka.

“Oh, that’s so sad. I can’t believe that she’s living without her family, but she had been close friends with her relatives in Horita-tōri” said Mimi.

“Yes, she was. Naoto’s father had been a close friend of Jun when her parents were dead. However, after three years, she returned to Tokyo being adopted by Masayoshi” said Rumi.

“I’m very generous to see Jun again and she’s really changed due to her naïve and admired personality” said Naoto.

“It’s so nice that Jun was very generous to her friends in Tokyo when she was there to make them smile and give them peace. It reminds me of my cousin Haruka Okada” said Erika Yoshioka.

“Yeah, she always like to smile to everyone, so that she’s blessed for them” said Kagetsu.

“You will never lose your admiration to her appearance because she’s a nice singer and an admired girl” said Mimi.

“Yeah!” said Rumi, Mitsuhisa, Erika and Naoto.

“Kazue!” said Masami Fujii.

“Yes, Masami-chan, what do you want to ask me for?” asked Kazue.

“I don’t know if your parents are part of the Gotō clan or not” said Masami Fujii.

“Well, my parents are not part of the Gotō clan, but my father Seishirō is the brother of Kira’s father. That’s why I was part of the Ōgaki clan, however, I joined the activities of the Gotō clan due to my relationship with my cousin Kira” said Kazue.

“That’s good for you, Kazue! I believe that you are very generous to your cousin after all” said Masami Fujii.

“You said it, Masami-chan!” said Kazue.

“Now that you have ate all the dinner, I guess that you guys are about to take a glimpse on the tour in this building. Are you ready for this?” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“Yeah!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta, the Music Girls, the members of the Family of Angels and their allies.

“Then, I’ll let my daughter to take care of the tour while I had to meet with my husband about the meeting later on” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“What meeting?” asked Tomoka while Jun doesn’t know about it.

Before Kaori Ōgaki would answer, Chiya Shinohara would take her place. “It is where the members of the Gotō clan will attend the meeting every first Tuesday of the month of what’s going on with their current state right now. You see, that meeting is confidential, which means, no visitors can attend this meeting.”

“Yeah, Chiya-san! However, since I was part of the Ōgaki clan through my husband, I will allow Kazue to attend the meeting. For Kira and Jun, they can attend the meeting because they were part of the Gotō clan” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“Ah, now I understand” said Tomoka.

“So, make yourself at our home, my dear guests, and I will be going now” said Kaori Ōgaki before she leaves the hall. “I’ll see you later!”

“Okay!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta, the Music Girls, the members of the Family of Angels and their allies.

Tsubaki and Hiiragi would stand up excitedly as they’re in hippy mode.

“Alright! We should be waiting for this, everyone!” said Tsubaki.

“Let’s go upstairs and see our room!” said Hiiragi.

Kazumasa was surprised to see the Takenaka twins wanted to see their room because they were excited. So, he talks to the twins sweetly. “Oh, okay, girls. I understand what you’re saying, but we will about to get out of this room, so that Kira will show you the room you’ll sleep for tonight.”

“Okay!” said Tsubaki and Hiiragi.

“We should be going, everyone! I’ll take you to a tour of my humble abode” said Kira.

“Okay!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta, the Music Girls, the members of the Family of Angels and their allies.

Everyone would leave the hall as they’re heading to the living room where the members of the Gleamed Cherry would stay there while the Bravehearts of Nagoya will be joining with Kira for the tour.

Shinobu Miyamoto would start the tour by explaining about the Gotō Clan Ancestral House. “Now, I’ll say it first, Kira-san.” Kira nods her head before Shinobu Miyamoto starts explaining about his home. “So, this building was renovated five years ago when my father’s construction company decided to make a partnership with Shunsuke Gotō to convert the little house into a large building.”

“That’s why we will show you the areas you’ll see around this building” said Kira.

Kira and Shinobu Miyamoto continues to tour as the Bravehearts and their allies are heading to the hallway of the first floor.

“This is the calligraphy room where residents would write their own calligraphy works. My clan members and friends usually visited there to write calligraphy works” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

“For those who are interested in calligraphy, you can visit this place if you want” said Kira.

“Then, this is the video game room where they play video games in different consoles we brought” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

“On the other hand, this is the music room. This is where the musical equipment being placed in that area while there is a studio area where my band usually stay there if we’re going to perform a next few days” said Kira.

“Here is the library for the contemporary literature. This is where my friends and I were using this area as a study area for upcoming examination” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

“Then, before you reach the dining area, this is the playground room. This is where the little kids in my clan as well as their little classmates have played there for fun. The age restriction is between ages 6 and below” said Kira.

When they reach the dining area, it has two rooms of it. Shinobu explains the next part of the tour. “Now this is the dining area and it is divided into two rooms. One room is the dining room for the members of the Gotō clan.”

“While the other room is the dining room for my group. However, as for the guests, they can eat at the second room. In between the two rooms, there is a curtain opener where we will open it when there’s a big party” said Kira.

“You’ll be surprised to see that we’re celebrating a birthday celebrant in a birthday party” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

Then, the far part of the ground floor would be displayed in pictures while Kira and Shinobu Miyamoto continue explaining about the other areas of the ground floor.

“There are two more rooms before you reach the garden. The first one is the pantry where everyone cooks their dishes for any type of meal. Then, the other one is the toilet room for both male and female residents of the house” said Kira.

“When you go out of this area, you’ll see the beautiful garden, which was very large” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

“It is the other half of the compound of the Gotō Residence where a lot of flowers and trees are growing in there. However, since it’s nighttime, it’s closed for now” said Kira.

As everyone are about to head back to the living room, they would stop at the staircase while Shinobu Miyamoto explains the next part of the tour. “So, before we go to the second floor, if you remember earlier, the right-wing area of the building is an extended area where my father built the hall and the movie station room.”

“The hall is where we organized kabuki and musical events for the community while the movie station room is where everyone can get their chance to watch any movie you want” said Kira.

The excitement is in the air for the Bravehearts and their allies. Sayaka Ashihara would ask Kira a question. “Would it be better if we’re going to watch some anime in the movie station room?”

“Yes, of course, Sayaka-san! My clan members and I have collected some BluRay and DVD cases for different anime releases. Most of it are historical while others are in the present year” said Kira.

“I bet that we will watch Oda Nobuna no Yabou to see something historical” said Sayaka Ashihara.

“Or Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san” said Miho Miyamoto.

“That anime is all about a kitsune who helped a guy for all he needs” said Kana.

“That’s right, Kana-san. You can do whatever you want in the movie station room” said Kira.

“Alright!” said Sayaka, Miho and Kana.

“I bet that they’re about to watch some anime” said Masami Nojima.

“Yeah, they’re so excited to watch these episodes in the movie station room. I wonder if they’ll be watching a movie marathon” said Kyōji Nogami.

“I’ll say that they would if they want to watch the episodes of isekai or historical anime releases” said Anzu.

“Well, probably, Anzu-san” said Masami Nojima.

“I think so” said Kyōji Nogami.

“Don’t worry about them, guys. We just have our own priority to do” said Nanako Funatani.

“Right now, Shinobu and Kira are about to tour the second floor” said Hitomi.

“Oh, okay” said Masami, Kyōji and Anzu.

“Shall we go to the second floor?” asked Shinobu Miyamoto.

“Yeah!” said the Bravehearts and their alliles.

“Then, let’s go!” said Kira as everyone will be going to the second floor of the building.

In the second floor, the walls are colored in the shades of pink and lavender while the rooms are occupied by the members of the Gotō clan.

“This is the second floor. It is the area where the members of the Gotō clan like Kira and Naoto have used there to sleep when they have done their day” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

“There are 12 rooms being present in this floor and each room has its personal bed and closet for every member of the clan” said Kira.

“Right now, we’re not sure on what to do with the room assignment system in this floor where the family of Shunsuke used to occupy most of it, but there are other clan members used those rooms for their sake” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

“I’m not sure where those rooms are styled in modern structure” said Yasushi.

“Well, these rooms are in modern-style structure just like those in different apartments in this area. They have their own personal space that they can put on including their personal stuff” said Kira.

“Well, I’ll say that they want to have their own room to stay if they have the desire to live there for long” said Hinata Kiyama.

“I agree, Hinata-san. The rooms in this floor are walled in pale or light colors in the shades of pink. However, there is another room that you have to look on” said Kira.

“I’ll show you the room that is very big” said Shinobu Miyamoto. Everyone would look at the entrance of the large room in the middle part of the floor. “This is the meeting room where the members of the Gotō clan used to organize meetings.”

“This is also known to be sacred place where the historical accounts and the memoirs of the members of the Gotō clan from past to present are there” said Kira.

“Why the door was closed for a while?” asked Hanako Itō.

“Well, it is because the members of the Gotō clan are present right now for the monthly meeting they’ll be starting at 8:30 in the evening” said Kira.

“What does the historical accounts make for?” asked Yūto Iwase.

“These are the historical books where the ancestors used to write their own journeys and it prospered for years” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

“I believe that these historical books are used to see what’s going on in one event or what they have witnessed during the Edo period” said Shimako Tagami.

“That’s right, Shimako-san. Everyone including the visitors and the members of the Bravehearts of Nagoya can enter to this place if they want to know about their secrets” said Kira.

“The other thing that you’ll see is the sacred ground of the building, which is located in the left of the big room” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

“I’ll show it to you” said Kira.

Everyone would go to the other room beside the big room where this is resembled to the throne room of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

“This is the Chamber of the Compassionated Angels” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

“This is where the members of my clan always go there to pray and honor for the ancestors of my clan. This place is sacred and only those members from my clan can enter it” said Kira.

“Do you think that your group may allow to visit that place?” asked Ryōko.

“No, Ryōko-san. However, relatives from the other clans we recognized can allow to visit the sacred place if they have the desire to pray for someone’s ancestors who are part of my clan” said Kira.

“I’m sure that this place was sacred because this is where the antique materials were stored in that area as a sign of preserving the legacy of your clan” said Ryōko.

“Yes, it is” said Kira.

“What should you do next, Shinobu-kun?” asked Subaru.

“Oh, that’s a good question, Subaru-kun. We will go to the third floor where we will show you our room” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

“That’s where everyone in my group had stayed there” said Kira.

“Okay, that’s fine with me, guys. We’re surely ready to see your place” said Subaru.

“Okay, then. Let’s go!” said Kira.

Shinobu Miyamoto and Kira leave the sacred room before the Bravehearts and their allies follow suit. They would reach the third floor where there are a lot of rooms being present in the third floor.

“Unlike the second floor, this floor has many rooms of it. It is inspired from different hotels in our hometown and these were designed by my father and his group of architects” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

“That’s why we call this floor as the Floor of Bravehearts” said Kira.

“Wow! That name was so cool!” said Tomoka.

“I can’t believe that this is their place!” said Jun.

“I’m sure that these room are beautiful and cute!” said Nozomi.

“Hum. I wanna see it!” said Sora.

“Well, you’re in luck, everyone, because this is the place where the Bravehearts of Nagoya and their allies live” said Kira.

“This floor is composed of 16 small rooms and 1 big room. Each room has its own group name based on where they’re residing” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

“One room reserved for the Bravehearts of Nagoya while the other reserved for me and my siblings” said Kira.

“Did you live there?” asked Kyō.

“Of course, Kyō-san! My room is where my siblings and I used to sleep there. My parents sleep in their own room beside the room of Shunsuke’s first daughter Shizue” said Kira.

“I’m sure that this is the room where it has a balcony” said Jun.

“That’s right, Jun-san” said Kira.

“Now, I’ll show you the rooms of our group’s room” said Shinobu Miyamoto. Shinobu opens the room of the Bravehearts of Nagoya where this is different from the big meeting room in the second floor. “This is the room for the Bravehearts of Nagoya. Everyone in our group used to sleep there.”

“It is composed of 6 beds per side, a set of tatamis between it and a closet where my groupmates and I have their own dresses to put in” said Kira.

“I think that this is more resembled to our room, Kira-san” said Tomoka.

“There are working tables and cabinets to put some stuff” said Maho.

“Yeah, everyone will put those things to keep it from being lost” said Kira.

“On the bright side, this is the room that has a large bathroom or sentō for short” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

“When did you take a bath?” asked Aya Miyakoōji.

“Uh, we and our groupmates have taken their bath together twice. One for the morning one for the evening” said Kira.

“What about you, Shinobu-kun? Did you join with Kira and her friends?” asked Aya Miyakoōji.

“Well, I used to join with them if I want to, but as a member of the Bravehearts of Nagoya, I have to be with Kira and her friends” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

“I believe that you have taken a bath with them, Shinobu-kun. I hope that you won’t touch any private parts of them” said Aya Miyakoōji.

“Uh, I guess so except if I see them naked” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

“Shinobu-san, there’s nothing restricted on that. You can see me or my friends naked, but don’t touch me or them” said Kira.

“Oh, sure!” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

“So, what would be looked like for the other rooms?” asked Nami.

“That’s what I’m going to discuss it to you. I’ll take you there” said Kira.

“Okay!” said Megumi, Nami and the members of Team Kadokawa.

Kira opens the room of her own where she and her siblings sleep there. “This is my room where my siblings and I stay there. You can see the shades of pink and lavender because it’s a friendly-oriented room.”

“Wow! That room was awesome!” said Nami.

“It looks like this is more compared to Kyō and Jun’s Angels’ home” said Junichi Kamisaka.

“But its size is bigger than that one” said Megumi Kadokawa.

Kira winks on her left eye before saying to Megumi, Nami and Junichi. “That’s right, guys! This room had four beds, composed of me and my siblings. Also, I had worked on fixing this room because Suzuko and I should keep our own stuff from my brothers if they want to borrow something important.”

“Oh, that’s nice! I think that you have some pictures of you and your teammates when you have won the city tournament” said Airi.

“Yes, I have! Also, I had a picture of me and my siblings when we’re on a summer vacation in Toyama” said Kira.

“I believe that this is a big room, compared to the one for the Bravehearts of Nagoya. I can’t believe that they have the same size of yours and them” said Saki.

“You’re right, Saki-san!” said Kira.

“Can we see the rest of the rooms?” asked Michiko.

“Sure, Michiko-san!” said Kira.

Everyone would leave the room of Kira and her siblings as they’re looking at the other rooms one by one. Kira and Shinobu Miyamoto are standing in the middle of the landscape where the Bravehearts and their allies are seeing the rooms separately.

“These rooms are used by different groups that were part of the Bravhearts of Nagoya. Since then, there are twelve teams being present in the organization” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

“Wow! Those rooms are unique just like ours in the mansion!” said Tomoka.

“That’s right, Tomoka-san! It’s simple to see my allies living in a comfortable room without worrying about it” said Kira.

“I can’t wait to see these rooms if I want to!” said Maho.

“We should check it out to see what’s inside!” said Natsuhi.

“Well, there’s only one more thing we will tour with before you’ll do that, Maho-san and Natsuhi-kun” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

“Really?!” said Maho and Natsuhi.

“Yeah, there is another floor we will be going to. So, you better get ready for this” said Kira.

“Okay!” said Maho and Natsuhi, bringing back their excitement in awe.

Everyone would go to the fourth floor, which is the top of the building, where it is the same as the third floor, but with many rooms are present.

“This is the fourth floor where the guests are going to stay there if they are on either vacation or school festival project making” said Kira.

“Everyone. This is your place for you to sleep tonight. So, hopefully, you’ll make yourself comfortable if you want to sleep there” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

“Okay!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta, the Music Girls, the members of the Family of Angels and their allies.

“Now that we have finished touring this building, I guess that you’re all set for your free time before we’ll all be going to sleep” said Kira.

“Yeah!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta, the Music Girls, the members of the Family of Angels and their allies.

“So, make yourself at our home and be blessed with your compassion and desire!” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

“We will see you later at the living room, everyone!” said Kira before she joins with Shinobu Miyamoto as they’re heading downstairs.

“Okay! We’ll see you later, Kira!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta, the Music Girls, the members of the Family of Angels and their allies.

“Everyone! Let’s go to our rooms and we’ll put all things right there!” said Subaru.

“Okay!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta, the Music Girls, the members of the Family of Angels and their allies as they’re heading to their rooms respectively to put their stuff there. Each room had been assigned by Subaru and Aoi. The first half of the Bravehearts will use Room #401, then, the other half of the Bravehearts, #402, Team Kadokawa and Team Miyazaki of the Family of Angels, #403, Team Takeda and the Sounds and Maples, #404, Team Gotō-Takao and Jun’s Angels, #405, the Music Girls (except Miku), #406, Miku and the Fire Edelweiss, #407, the Tama Dragonworks and the Peach Delights Kugahara, #408, the Miracle Two Shiromidai, #409, the Red and Orange, the Black Dragons of Ōta and Mitsuhiro and Mayumi Nagakura, #410, Team Eromanga and the friends of Kyō and Sakura, #411, Team Taniguchi Ōta, #412, the Lavender Hearts and the Blue Angels, #413, and the Homewrecking Dragons, #414.

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Volume 8: "A New Angelic and Harmonious Era in Ōta" | Chapter 152: "Vacation with The Bravehearts in Nagoya (Part 2): Around the House of Compassionated Angels"

Part 2

When the Bravehearts and their allies have put all their stuff in their respective rooms, they’re ready to go down to the living room. At Room #401, Subaru, Aoi, Banri, Tomoka and their friends are talking with each other.

“What should we do for tonight?” asked Maho.

“I think that we should go out and explore everything in the compound” said Tomoka.

“According to this picture, the compound of this land is divided into two parts: the ancestral house side and the garden side” said Saki.

“Which means, the ancestral house side is currently our destination” said Masami Fujii.

“Yeah, Masami! As you can see, this ancestral house is paying homage to the ancestors of the Gotō clan. Which means, some of you have seen Jun’s cousins yesterday when Jun and her bandmates have prepared for their concert” said Aoi.

“We believe that Jun had a lot of cousins she recognized when she was little. Then, when she left Nagoya to stay in Tokyo, some of her cousins have left too” said Banri.

“When we looked at the lists of guests in yesterday’s event, some of them are from Jun’s paternal side through Jun’s uncle Yoshihiko” said Tomoka.

“It says that Yoshihiko’s children have been living in this area before they left to study in Tokyo” said Maho.

“How many of them?” asked Miyu Aida.

“They are five of them. We recognized two of the five children of Yoshihiko and Mizuki Kitatani. They are Yasutaka Gotō and Miyuki Gotō. Yasutaka is a first year middle schooler in Higashi Chōfu Middle School while Miyuki is a second year middle schooler in Den-en-chōfu Middle School” said Asumi.

“Also, Jun’s cousin from her maternal side, Mayuko Matsuki, was there too!” said Airi.

“That’s right, Airi-san! Mayuko is the daughter of Iemasa Matsuki, the brother of Jun’s mother” said Tomoka.

“Which means, those guys are residing at the Little Wing Orphanage as permanent residents of that building” said Mimi.

“Oh! They’re so angelic when they’re here, Mimi-chan! Especially to Mayuko-chan! She’s so cute!” said Hinata Hakamada.

“Yeah, Hinata! She’s the only daughter while her brothers are staying in Yukigaya” said Mimi.

“I believe that the cousins of Jun from her paternal side are very generous with their wisdom because they have been close friends with her after her parents have passed away” said Miyu Aida.

“You got it right, Miyu-san! This means, Rintarō’s family have two homes: one in this city and one in our hometown” said Tomoka.

“I think that you’re good in knowing the information about Jun’s family in Nagoya, but I don’t know if your home is near Jun’s home” said Saki.

“Well, it’s just a few miles away of it because I lived in Den-en-chōfu with my parents. My parents are traditionally natives in that area because I was born there” said Tomoka.

“Does that mean that you have visited Jun’s home?” asked Saki.

“Uh, yeah, Saki-san! Jun lived in the Little Wing before she and her friends moved to the Nukui Residence recently” said Tomoka.

“Oh, I remember that, Tomoka! I’m glad that Jun had been living in Tokyo since her fourth grade. It’s great that she’s finally home in this city” said Saki.

“Yeah!” said Tomoka.

“I’m sure that you have some a special connection with you and Jun because you have lived in Den-en-chōfu just like Jun” said Kagetsu.

“Of course, Kagetsu-san! Jun and I have been friends when I studied in Shiromidai Elementary School. Even I left Shiromidai for Keishin, Jun still recognized me as a friend. That’s why Jun made her own circle when she created her band Lien de Famille” said Tomoka.

“That’s right, Tomoka! Which means, the Family of Angels was her circle with smiles and peace being present in their hearts” said Asumi.

“Yeah, I agree, Asumi-san!” said Tomoka.

“Everyone! I received a text message from Megumi. She asked us if we’re ready to go down to the ground floor to meet with Kira and her team at the living room” said Saki.

“Of course, Saki-san! All of us are all set!” said Tomoka.

“Then, we should go down to the ground floor and meet with Kira and her friends at the living room” said Subaru.

“She said that she’s going to announce something important” said Saki.

“Okay!” said Aoi, Banri, Maho, Saki, Airi, Hinata, Kagetsu, Mimi, Tsubaki, Hiiragi, Masami, Kazuko, Mizuki, Sayaka, Miyu, Aya, Rena and Asumi. The Bravehearts and their allies would leave their rooms to go down to the ground floor, heading to the living room to meet with Kira and her friends.

At the living room, everyone including the Bravehearts of Nagoya, the Gleamed Cherry and the Diamonds and Roses is present in their respective seats as Kira will announce something important.

“Everyone! I made some announcements to make. The first thing is that we will organize a campfire night at the garden, which means everyone is invited” said Kira.

“Alright!” said the Bravehearts, the Music Girls, the members of the Family of Angels and their allies.

“I’m so excited about this!” said Tsubaki.

“Another campfire night!” said Hiiragi.

“This time, in the home of Jun’s parents!” said Mizuki.

“Well, I’m glad that those members of the Bravehearts of Nagoya are going to do something special about this since two big groups are present in the building” said Kazuko.

“That’s right, Kazuko-chan! I’m feeling happy that they’ll be organizing that event to make sure that we’re watch the moon and stars in the sky” said Sayaka.

“This was a good announcement, Kira-chan! I’m sure that we’re going to join that event!” said Jun.

“Yeah, Kira-chan! It will be just fun!” said Kazue.

“You got it, Jun-san and Kazue-san!” said Kira. Then, she makes another announcement. “Alright, the other thing is that there is a monthly meeting going to start very soon. Which means, those who are part of the Gotō clan will attend this event. For the young members like me, Jun and Mitsuhisa, we can leave the meeting as early as we want.”

“Don’t forget about me, Kira-chan! Your mom told me that I’m allowed to attend that meeting” said Kazue.

“Ah, of course, Kazue-san! After all, I’m your cousin!” said Kira.

“You got it!” said Kazue.

“Right now, everyone, I will let Eri and Shinobu taking over for a while, but I’ll be right back if I want. So, I’ll see you later!” said Kira.

“Okay!” said the Bravehearts (both Ōta and Nagoya), the Music Girls, the members of the Family of Angels and their allies.

As Kira is leaving the living room, Jun and Kazue would also leave too. Jun says to her friends. “We’ll see you later at the garden!”

“Don’t worry about us! We’ll comeback!” said Kazue.

“Okay!” said the Bravehearts (both Ōta and Nagoya), the Music Girls, the members of the Family of Angels and their allies while they are seeing the young members of the Gotō clan go.

Eri would be speaking to the Bravehearts (both Ōta and Nagoya), the Music Girls, the members of the Family of Angels and their allies as she’s so excited for the campfire night.

“Alright, everyone! If you want to join the campfire night, then you can. You can do whatever you want if you don’t want to join the campfire night” said Eri.

“It’s okay for us if you miss it” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

“Okay!” said the Bravehearts (both Ōta and Nagoya), the Music Girls, the members of the Family of Angels and their allies.

“I think that we should go too, Tomoka-san!” said Megumi.

“Yeah, Megumi-san! I’m so excited about that right after we have organized our own campfire night last night” said Tomoka.

“We should be ready to make this night more beautiful and more angelic!” said Hitomi.

“I’m sure that everyone is excited for this event, but I think that it will be thrilling and interesting!” said Nozomi.

“You got it, Nozomi-san!” said Tomoka. “Everyone! Let’s go outside!”

“Okay!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta, the Music Girls, the members of the Family of Angels and their allies.

Meanwhile, Jun, Kira and Kazue are walking on their way to the meeting room where their clan’s gathering will about to begin in a few minutes.

“I wonder what’s going to be looked like in the meeting, Kira-chan” said Jun.

“Well, every month, our patriarch Shunsuke Gotō had organized a meeting for the first- and second-generation members in our clan only. Which means, members from the third generation aren’t allowed to attend that event, but they can be accompanied if they want to” said Kira.

“I believe this meeting is going to be something about the progress of your members in their lives” said Kazue.

“That’s right, Kazue-san! I hope that we will see what’s going on in the meeting. Once the patriarch asked one family to another, we’ll take the action” said Kira.

“Yeah!” said Jun and Kazue.

Kira would open the door of the meeting room where it was occupied by the first- and second-generation members of the Gotō clan. Kira, Jun, Kazue, Mitsuhisa and the other young members of the clan enter to the room together.

“Oh, Kira-san! I knew that you are here for the meeting!” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“Yeah, okāsan! I let my cousins to attend the meeting and they did” said Kira.

“That’s good. You see, even that you are part of the youth section of our clan, you’re not allowed to seat in this big table. You can observe the entire meeting at the audience area if it’s a big meeting, but you can organize a meeting of your own for your section if you want” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“What’s important is that you’ll attend the meeting as an observer, my daughter” said Shintarō Ōgaki.

“Okay, otōsan!” said Kira. Kira and the members from the youth section of the clan would sit down in their seats before Shunsuke Gotō would look at his clan members.

“Isn’t that Shunsuke Gotō?” asked Mayuko Matsuki.

“Yeah, Mayuko-chan! That is our clan’s very own patriarch!” said Jun.

“Isn’t that on the portrait picture?” asked Yūji Yamamoto, the older brother of Mitsuhisa Yamamoto.

“No, brother. That is the current Shunsuke Gotō. The portrait that we saw in the Chamber of the Compassionated Angels was the first patriarch Shunsuke Gotō” said Mitsuhisa.

“Isn’t that the same person or just same name, but different generation?” asked Masato Gotō, the brother of Yasutaka and Miyuki Gotō and a first year high school student from the Den-en-chōfu High School.

“They have the same name, but in a different generation. Our ancestor lived for about 225 years ago while the current patriarch was old just like his siblings” said Takuma Hishida, the grandson of Shuri Hishida, the sister of the patriarch. Takuma Hishida is a third year middle school student from the Mizuhogaoka Middle School.

“Oh, okay, Takuma-san. I understand” said Masato Gotō.

“Wow! I can’t believe that our patriarch is more like our ancestor, but his hair is different though” said Yasutaka.

“Probably, his hair is not all white as some parts of his hair are colored black or gray” said Mitsuhisa.

“Oh, I see it now, my cousin” said Yasutaka.

“When the meeting starts, the members will address their progress including ours” said Kira.

“I’m sure that your mother will talk about what happened in the training” said Jun.

“Well, I hope so. My head coach in the middle school girls’ basketball team Hitomi Fujitani was the classmate of my mother when they were in Harada High School. That’s why she was the one who recommended me to stay in Todoroki Gakuen alongside Megumi, Yuiko, Yūmi and Aki” said Kira.

“What’s the Harada High School?” asked Kazue.

“It is a private co-educational high school based in the borders of Ōta and Mitsurugi. That school was still existed, but it has the girls’ basketball team where Ms. Fujitani-sensei played when she was in high school” said Kira.

“Oh, I get it now, Kira-san” said Kazue.

“I can’t wait to see what the members of our clan will about to say about their progress recently, Kira-chan. I hope that something is important for each member” said Jun.

“Yeah, Jun-san, I agree” said Kira.

The monthly meeting of the Gotō clan would start at 8:34, which is four minutes away from the actual time. Shunsuke Gotō would start the meeting by beginning his introduction.

“Good evening, members of the clan and welcome to another monthly meeting of our clan” said Shunsuke Gotō.

“Good evening, Shunsuke-sama” said the members of the Gotō clan including those from the youth section.

“I’m glad that you are all here to attend this meeting. It’s an honor that all of us are present even from my side. Let’s give everyone a round of applause” said Shunsuke.

Everyone in the meeting room would clap their hands together.

“Now, my eldest son will be addressing some of the progress in the clan” said Shunsuke.

Sadaharu Gotō nods his face before he reads his own report. “So, according to what I have written in this piece of paper, there are four things I have done for the last month. First, the construction of a new school playground in Kōnan, Aichi. It is in the Kochino Kita Elementary School. Second, the renovation of the warehouse of my company. Third, the construction of the proposed track and field grounds in Ōta. And finally, the upcoming track and field prefectural championship organization committee will be opened in a few weeks.”

“So, you have been focused on both athletics and infrastructures, my son” said Shunsuke.

“Yeah, otōsan. I had been working with my colleagues where we want to flourish athletes to make the event successful as well as building more structures to be opened in the following months by fall” said Sadaharu.

“That’s very nice, my son. I believe that you had high hopes on those things. However, you see, I’m currently not feeling well on my health, but I entrust you to make your plans work” said Shunsuke.

“Of course, I will! I’m the eldest son after all” said Sadaharu.

“That’s good. Now, it’s your turn, my other son” said Shunsuke.

The second son of Shunsuke, Shōichi Gotō, would address his progress. “Here, in my report, we were currently seeing some tourists in the port where a lot of them are travelling through south. That’s why I worked to make the tourists happy by taking the boat anywhere in the country. But my main concern is that I have to go out of town for a few weeks because I’m going to attend a seminar to be held in Yamaguchi.”

“So, will you be able to continue your duties in the port?” asked Shunsuke.

“Yeah, I’m certainly wanted to, Shunsuke-sama. I thought that going to travel around the country would be nice, but I want to see how the tourists doing when they travelled away from their homes” said Shōichi.

“I see. When you’re in the part, I believe that you should see the numbers of tourists if there are a lot of it. Aside from that, good luck in your participation at the seminar” said Shunsuke.

“Okay!” said Shōcihi.

A few minutes later, every member of the Gotō clan including those from Shunsuke’s have talked about their progress in their lives. Then, when it reaches to the side of Rintarō’s, Michiko Hayami, the daughter of Rintarō, would talk about her career in the day care.

“In my working place at the Ōta Day Care Center. I had taken care a lot of young boys and girls and I can’t believe that there are 54 children enrolling this year” said Michiko Hayami.

“That’s a great progress, Michiko-san. I couldn’t say how long you have been working in that site, but that’s a lot of improvement out there” said Shunsuke.

“Thanks, Shunsuke-sama! By the way, I want to take my master’s degree if I will be able to get more salary in the day care” said Michiko.

“That’s very nice too, Michiko-san! I mean, you have graduated in Nagoya Gakuin University in college, but you have to do some research in order to become a director of the city’s Department of Education” said Shunsuke.

“Yeah, of course, Shunsuke-sama! I can’t wait to see what my colleagues do when they’re going to take their master’s degree, but at least I am the one who can do it” said Michiko.

“Sounds good to see your future, Michiko-san. Then, keep up the good work in order to become a director someday” said Shunsuke.

“Okay!” said Michiko.

“Now, what about you, Yoshihiko-san? What is your progress?” asked Shunsuke.

“Uh, I have also been good in taking care of the young students, Shunsuke-sama. Also, thanks to a friend of mine named Masayoshi Sawatari, my children will be permanently staying at the Little Wing Orphanage in Den-en-chōfu” said Yoshihiko.

“Oh, that’s very nice, Yoshihiko-san! I knew that you have been part of that project. I’m looking forward to seeing that Masayoshi-guy. I didn’t see him for a while, but he’s such an ambitious man” said Shunsuke.

“Yeah!” said Yoshihiko.

Jun would stand up after she knew about the project in the Little Wing. “Oh! You have to see my guardian down there, Shunsuke-sama!”

When he finally heard Jun’s voice, Shunsuke stands up and smiles at her. “Oh, Jun-san! I knew that you missed me.”

“Yes, I am, Shunsuke-sama! It’s way back last summer when I stayed there for a break but look at me now” said Jun as she leaves her seat before walking to the big table.

“I believe that you have something share about it, Jun-san” said Shunsuke.

“Yeah! My uncle said that Masayoshi had run an orphanage when me, Nozomi and Sora have lived there. It was nice that I had a lot of friends in my side. All my friends are outside for the campfire night” said Jun.

“That’s very nice, Jun-san! I’m glad that you have some friends hanging out in our home. I’m sure that you have used to it to make sure that you have the complete bond of friendship to be growing. I like that even in my youth” said Shunsuke.

“Thanks, Shunsuke-sama!” said Jun.

“So, please, take your seat beside Yoshihiko-san” said Shunsuke.

“Okay!” said Jun as she takes her seat behind Yoshihiko Gotō and Yuriko Miyazumi.

“I’m glad that you have represented your family for the first time, Jun-san! It’s nice that you’re here!” said Yuriko Miyazumi, the younger sister of Michiko Hayami, Yoshihiko Gotō and Yasutoshi Gotō. Yuriko is married to Kōhei Miyazumi.

“Yep. I haven’t done this before after my parents have passed away and usually, I brought a representative from my mother, the Matsuki family, but I wanted to attend the meeting for myself” said Jun.

“I see. You should get used to it if you want to attend the monthly meeting, Jun-san. After all, you’re the only child of Yasutoshi and Minami” said Yuriko.

“Yeah!” said Jun.

“Now, Jun-san, since it’s your first time to attend this meeting, you can say anything about your progress. I know that you are shy when you are a little girl, but you get used to use it right now” said Shunsuke.

“Okay!” said Jun. Jun would start talking about her progress in her life recently. “Well, I had finally become a sixth grader in Shiromidai Elementary School. I also became part of the Bravehearts organization that was run by both Subaru Hasegawa and Tomoka Minato. They are my friends in my home. While I studied at Shiromidai, I also continued my progress in my music career where my band Lien de Famille, now known as Jun’s Angels, have made so much progress starting last winter until now. Of course, yesterday was the first anniversary of my band where we performed a concert in the Misawa Resort Hotel.”

“That’s a wonderful and fantastic performance you have, Jun-san!” said Shunsuke.

“Really?” surprisingly asked Jun.

“Yeah, Jun-san! Our members including your cousins have watched your performance online” said Shunsuke.

“It was so awesome that you have a great voice!” said Sadaharu.

“You have been a phenomenal right now after you have performed in front of the audience in your hometown” said Takumi Gotō, the son of Sadahiko Gotō and Akiko Ozeki.

“We’re so proud of you!” said Shinichi Gotō, the son of Sadahiko Gotō and Akiko Ozeki and the brother of Kaori Ōgaki and Takumi Gotō.

“Jun-san, you rock!” said Yoshihiko.

“Thanks, everyone! I knew that you had supported me on my music career even I am a young girl. I could be more blessed to make me smile!” said Jun.

“That’s right, Jun-san! If your parents didn’t pass away, you could have stayed in our hometown, but I’m glad that you had a new life in Tokyo. I’m proud of you, my niece!” said Yuriko.

“Yeah! Thank you, Yuriko-san!” said Jun.

“Okay, thanks for your progress, Jun-san. I believe that you have high hopes in your progress recently. It seems that you have a lot of fans you have” said Shunsuke.

“I agree, Shunsuke-sama, but that’s how I am delighted right now. Anyway, thank you very much, Shunsuke-sama and everyone else too!” said Jun.

“You’re welcome!” said the members of the Gotō clan.

“Now, it’s time to move on to see the progress of another member of the clan. It’s on you, Yuriko-san” said Shunsuke.

“Okay, Shunsuke-sama!” said Yuriko before talking about her current progress in her life. “For me, I began working on my master’s degree in education while I was appointed as a subject coordinator for the Music and Arts Department.”

“What the good news you have, Yuriko-san! I believe that you have worked in your school’s administration in the Hagiyama Middle School after ten years. That was a nice accomplishment you had! I hope that you’ll be able to act with your plans to propose with then you’re meeting with the other members of the board. Good luck with your new position, Yuriko-san!” said Shunsuke.

“Thank you very much, Shunsuke-sama!” said Yuriko.

Later, the meeting continues with every member of the clan talk about their progress, but then, as it reaches to the side of Sadahiko, which is led by his widow, Akiko Ozeki. Then, it was the turn of Kaori Ōgaki to say the progress of her and her family.

“It’s your turn, my wife” said Shintarō Ōgaki.

“I’m on it, Shintarō-san!” said Kaori Ōgaki as she begins to talk about the progress of her family. “Well, last week, my daughter Kira said to me that she had joined the varsity team for upcoming Interhigh prefectural tournament to be held in July. Then, last Wednesday, during her first meeting in her new team, she looked at her new teammates, who were very talented and cooperative due to their charisma.”

“Hmmm… sounds like her team had been contending in the prefectural tournament in the last five years, but they haven’t achieved yet as they made it to the quarterfinals three times” said Mariko Hayasaka, the daughter of the patriarch’s younger brother Nobuhiro Gotō.

“Ever since the foundation of the Bravehearts of Nagoya, they wanted to get expand their group by recruiting new members that are from Horita-tōri, Kameshiro and Mitsurugi” said Ayane Yamamoto, the mother of Yūji and Mitsuhisa Yamamoto and the daughter of Sadahiko Gotō and Akiko Ozeki. She is married to Hirohisa Yamamoto.

“I agree, guys. Kira had been a decorated player for her team in Todoroki Gakuen last school year when her team led to a prefectural tournament championship against the Hataya Elementary School of Atsuta. My daughter knows that her varsity team had been a great basketball program for both boys and girls in their recent years, but she believes that she wants her team to be dominant just like how the other programs did” said Shintarō Ōgaki.

“That’s why we want to expand the Bravehearts by acquiring one of the new teammates that my daughter met in her first training with the varsity team” said Kira Ōgaki.

Shunsuke Gotō was very delighted after he heard about the statement from Kira’s mother and the reactions from his fellow clan members. Shunsuke would speak to Kira’s parents sympathetically. “Well, I like that proposal of yours, Kaori-san. It seems that your daughter needs a new groupmate to be part of her group. I just think about the other groups that they have joined, and they looked great right now.”

“Yes, of course, Shunsuke-sama. The reason of is because I want to make her group growing with new friends from her middle school because as a former classmate of her head coach, I would be honor to support her future” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“That would be a nice ides, Kaori-san. I would be loved to because it’s great that a lot of our clan members made their success in their own lives and I want to prosper my clan to make them happy and delighted” said Shunsuke.

“Thank you, Shunsuke-sama! I hope that you’ll be able to support my daughter’s future in becoming a best player in the city and in the prefecture” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“Sure, I will!” said Shunsuke.

“Kira-chan, I think that your plans would be fulfilled” said Jun.

“Yeah, Jun-san! I’m very happy about my father’s plan, but I don’t know who I will let one of my new teammates join” said Kira.

“Well, I think that you have to decide on who will be the first new teammate to join your group” said Jun.

“Sure, I will, Jun-san! Thanks for your advice anyway” said Kira.

“You’re welcome!” said Jun.

While Kira is contemplating on who will be picking one of her new teammates to join the Bravehearts of Nagoya, Kaori would still be talking with Shunsuke as the latter asks the former a question.

“So, who are the new teammates on her new team, Kaori-san?” asked Shunsuke.

“Uh, aside from her and her friends, there are five more members who are coming from different schools. They are Akie Morikawa, Shōko Amemiya, Rika Hibino, Kyōko Ninomiya (cousin of Yukari) and Shizue Niwa” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“How many are the kouhais and senpais?” asked Shunsuke.

“They have 4 senpais and 5 kouhais being present after 4 members have been graduated from that school. All of them are still in her school, studying in high school” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“Okay, I get it. Now, Kaori-san, who decides on picking one of her new teammates? Either you or your daughter?” said Shunsuke.

“Of course, my daughter decides on that and my husband and I will confirm my daughter’s decision. With the Bravehearts of Nagoya need a new member, they need to grow their potential by having one of the new teammates of my daughter’s varsity team” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“We’ll make sure that once my daughter had picked one of her new teammates to join the Bravehearts, then we’ll confirm it to you” said Shintarō Ōgaki.

“Okay, I understand that you have something on your daughter’s mind in picking one of her new teammates to join the Bravehearts of Nagoya. Well, I’m going to see one of them if I would” said Shunsuke.

“Sure, you would, Shunsuke-sama!” said Kaori Ōgaki while her husband Shintarō nods his head in agreement.

Then, Kira finally makes her decision after a few minutes of thinking as she stands up to talk to her parents and her granduncle. “Shunsuke-sama! Otōsan! Okāsan! I made a decision!”

“Okay, Kira-san, I believe that you have finally picked one of your new teammates to be part of the Bravehearts of Nagoya” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“But we don’t know who you picking to be part of your group” said Shintarō Ōgaki.

“Just tell us, so that we’ll confirm it to Shunsuke-sama” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“We’ll be hearing with that name, Kira-san! I’ll endorse your parents’ decision” said Jun.

“Okay, I understand!” said Kira as she’s going to say her decision in front of the members of the Gotō clan. “The person I’m going to let her join to my Bravehearts of Nagoya will be… my rival from the Horita-tōri Elementary School, Shizue Niwa.”

The young members of the Gotō clan gasp in shock after hearing the name of Shizue Niwa. Jun was shocked to hear the decision. “What?! You picked Shizue?!”

“No way, Kira-san!” said Mitsuhisa.

“You picked your rival from Horita-tōri!” said Naoto.

“That decision might be shocking, but interesting!” said Natsuko Takashima, the granddaughter of Sadahiko Gotō and Akiko Ozeki through their daughter Yumiko Takashima.

“I never see that coming!” said Yasutaka Gotō.

“Yeah, that decision made us surprised!” said Mayuko Matsuki.

After hearing the reactions from Kira’s cousins, Kaori would respond in an expressive way. “That is an interesting pick, Kira-san. Why do you pick Shizue?”

Kira explains about why she decided to pick Shizue Niwa. “Uh… you see, Shizue Niwa was a former member of the Horita-tōri Elementary School girls’ basketball team and she is a small forward. Despite I’m playing both point guard and shooting guard, I played a one-on-one match against her. When I faced her, she was so strong with her strength while playing like a superstar. I impressed her performance because of it. When my school faced against her school in the fourth round of the city tournament, I battled Shizue in a showdown between the two of us and I proved to her that I’m dazzling with my angelic moves. So, I defeated her in our clash while my team were victorious. That’s why I want to elevate my group’s potential by selecting her to be part of the Bravehearts.”

After hearing the explanation of their daughter’s decision, Kaori and Shintarō Ōgaki reply to her daughter respectively. Kaori replies to her daughter first. “Okay, I will accept that decision, my daughter. That Shizue is different to Hataya’s Chika Ōtsubo because both have their potential, but Shizue is good in being a scrapper instead of being a lockdown defender, which was Chika’s role.”

Then, Shintarō replies to his daughter to decide on whether he will accept his daughter’s decision or not. “That selection was perfect for me because that girl lived a mile away from our home. I’ll accept your decision, Kira-san.”

Shunsuke would finally make a statement on Kira’s decision as he says to Kira. “Well, then, I’ll accept that decision because I like your rivalry against Shizue. I believe that she’s ready to make her new journey in your team and I want to follow her because she had the potential. At the conclusion, I will endorse your parents’ decision.”

Kira was finally delighted that the support of her parents and the entire clan as she’s saying to them. “Wow! That’s so nice to have that decision accepted. I’m happy with your smiles, everyone. Thank you very much.”

“You’re welcome, Kira-san” said Kaori and Shintarō Ōgaki.

“Okay, Kira-san, since you picked Shizue Niwa, I want to meet her tomorrow by 1 in the afternoon. Also, if Shizue accepted your invitation, then I’ll be happy to see her team” said Shunsuke.

“You got it, Shunsuke-sama! I won’t let my dreams down!” said Kira.

“That’s my girl, Kira-chan! I like your determination!” said Jun.

“Yeah, I agree, Jun-san!” said Kaori Ōgaki while her husband Shintarō smile without any word.

“I think that she’s ready to have her new teammate being part of my organization” said Mitsuhisa.

“Yeah! I’m happy to look forward to that girl when I’ll meet her for the first time” said Kazue.

“Me too, Kazue-san! I’m motivated on this!” said Mitsuhisa.

“Yeah, me too!” said the young members of the Gotō clan.

Kira’s cellphone was ringing as she looks at the message made by Megumi. “Oh! I’m sorry about this, but we have to go now.”

“Yeah, our friends are waiting for us at the garden” said Jun.

“Okay, then. I’ll happy to excuse the entire youth section, so that we’ll continue the meeting concurrently” said Shunsuke.

“Is it okay with that, Kira-san?” asked Kaori Ōgaki.

“Okay, okāsan! I will!” said Kira.

“I’m so proud of you my daughter! I’m happy to see your cheerful face brighten up!” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“Thank you very much, okāsan!” said Kira.

“You can go now” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“Okay!” said Kira. Kira finally decides that in order to strengthen the dominance of the Bravehearts of Nagoya, she had to pick one of her teammates in her varsity team in Shizue Niwa, formerly from the Horita-tōri Elementary School. Jun, Kazue and the other members of the Gotō clan knew that Shizue is a rival to Kira, but Kira believes that Shizue is a special girl with her dazzling and energetic moves. With the support of her parents and her fellow members of her clan, Kira hopes that Shizue will be accepting her invitation to join the Bravehearts of Nagoya when they will meet each other tomorrow.

Jun would tell Kira if she’ll tell her decision to the Bravehearts (both Ōta and Nagoya) and their allies. “Shall we tell it to our friends?”

“Yeah!” said Kira.

“Then, let’s tell our friends that you have decided on picking someone’s special, Kira-san!” said Jun.

“You bet, Jun-san!” said Kira.

[ENDING: Tenshi no 3P!/Angel's 3Piece! ED: Kusabi「楔」 by Baby’s breath]​

UP NEXT: Profile of the Well-Known Members of the Gotō Clan
 
Here is the second part of the set of profiles of new characters in the Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya Arc where you’ll meet the well-known members of the Gotō clan of Nagoya. Originated in Nagoya, Gotō clan was founded in 1785, which was 234 years ago from our present year (2019), by Shunsuke Gotō, the first patriarch. When Shunsuke and his wife Kyōko have raised their ten children, the Gotō clan would spread through generations until now with its current generation. The current patriarch is the modern Shunsuke Gotō, the son of Shinapachi and Yume Gotō and the grandfather of Jun Gotō and Kira Ōgaki. I will only name the current generation members of this beautiful clan such as Kira Ōgaki, Kazue Ōgaki (even her father is the brother of Kira’s father), Jun Gotō, Naoto Gotō and Mitsuhisa Yamamoto. They were all present during the monthly meeting between the members of the Gotō clan.

Family of Shunsuke Gotō [Gotō-Mitsurugi Clan] [Eldest Son]
Sadaharu Gotō, Shōichi Gotō, Shizue Inazawa, Sayako Shimamura and Sayuri Kobayashi


Satoshi Gotō: August 6 / College Student / Adult / Son of Sadaharu Gotō
Shima Gotō: November 21 / 2HS-A / Todoroki Gakuen HS / Daughter of Sadaharu Gotō
Shūji Gotō: April 1 / 3MS-2 / Mizuhogaoka MS / Son of Sadaharu Gotō
Shuto Gotō: May 25 / 3MS-4 / Kameshirō MS / Son of Shōichi Gotō
Shun’ichi Gotō: September 3 / 2MS-5 / Kameshirō MS / Son of Shōichi Gotō
Airi Inazawa: February 17 / 3MS-4 / Mizuhogaoka MS / Daughter of Shizue Inazawa
Atsushi Inazawa: April 12 / 1MS-6 / Mizuhogaoka MS / Son of Shizue Inazawa
Tetsuya Shimamura: October 30 / 5ES-3 / Gammachi ES / Son of Sayako Shimamura
Motojiro Kobayashi: January 26 / 2MS-7 / Kameshirō MS / Son of Sayuri Kobayashi


Family of Shuri Hishida [Gotō-Ōta Clan] [Oldest Daughter]
Takeshi Hishida, Shizuka Makiyama, Sukehiro Hishida, Tsurugi Hishida, Tamaki Ōsawa and Shigeko Hashiuchi


Takuma Hishida: June 12 / 3MS-7 / Mizuhogaoka MS / Son of Takeshi Hishida
Tsunehisa Hishida: November 22 / 6ES-1 / Mitsurugi MS / Son of Takeshi Hishida
Shiori Makiyama: August 24 / 1MS-3 / Mizuhogaoka MS / Daughter of Shizuka Makiyama
Shinichiro Makiyama: January 7 / 5ES-2 / Mitsurugi ES / Son of Shizuka Makiyama
Honoka Hishida: March 31 / 5ES-2 / Fukudagyō ES / Daughter of Tsurugi Hishida
Hitomi Hishida: February 28 / 3ES-4 / Fukudagyō ES / Daughter of Tsurugi Hishida
Iori Ōsawa: September 14 / 6ES-5 / Fukudagyō ES / Daughter of Tamaki Ōsawa
Kuriko Ōsawa: January 31 / 4ES-2 / Fukudagyō ES / Daughter of Tamaki Ōsawa


Family of Rintarō Gotō [Gotō-Horita-tōri Clan] [Second Eldest Son]
Michiko Hayami, Yoshihiko Gotō, Yasutoshi Gotō (deceased), Yuriko Miyazumi and Naoya Gotō
Jun’s guardian Masayoshi Sawatari is considered part of the clan as Jun was adopted by him when Jun’s parents have passed away.


Mitsuharu Hayami: June 9 / 1HS-4 / Todoroki Gakuen HS / Son of Michiko Hayami
Mitsuki Hayami: May 17 / 2MS-2 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Daughter of Michiko Hayami

Masato Gotō: March 25 / 1HS-B / Den-en-chōfu HS / Son of Yoshihiko Gotō
Miyuki Gotō: July 26 / 2MS-5 / Den-en-chōfu MS / Daughter of Yoshihiko Gotō
Yasutaka Gotō: September 7 / 1MS-3 / Higashi Chōfu MS / Son of Yoshihiko Gotō
Jun Gotō: August 8 / 6ES-2 / Shiromidai ES / Son of Yasutoshi Gotō

Masahisa Miyazumi: January 1 / 4ES-6 / Todoroki Gakuen ES / Son of Yuriko Miyazumi
Megumi Miyazumi: March 11 / 2ES-5 / Todoroki Gakuen ES / Daughter of Yuriko Miyazumi

Naoto Gotō: December 16 / 2MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Son of Naoya Gotō
Natsuko Gotō: May 11 / 6ES-1 / Todoroki Gakuen ES / Daughter of Naoya Gotō


Family of Sadahiko Gotō [Gotō-Kameshirō Clan] [Third Eldest Son]
Shinichi Gotō, Kaori Ōgaki, Takumi Gotō, Ayame Yamamoto and Yumiko Takashima


Sakurako Gotō: February 23 / 1HS-8 / Todoroki Gakuen HS / Daughter of Shinichi Gotō
Sachio Gotō: June 27 / 1MS-3 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Son of Shinichi Gotō
Sayoko Gotō: November 8 / 6ES-3 / Todoroki Gakuen ES / Daughter of Shinichi Gotō

Shun Ōgaki: September 28 / College Student / Nagoya Gakuin University / Adult / Son of Kaori Ōgaki
Suzuko Ōgaki: March 24 / 2HS-4 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Daughter of Kaori Ōgaki
Kenshō Ōgaki: June 30 / 2MS-3 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Son of Kaori Ōgaki
Kira Ōgaki: January 15 / 1MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Daughter of Kaori Ōgaki

Kazue Ōgaki: January 13 / 6ES-2 / Tsukuba Gakuen ES / Cousin of Kira Ōgaki & Niece of Kaori Ōgaki
Hitoshi Gotō: April 18 / 3MS-2 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Son of Takuma Gotō
Hidemi Gotō: December 20 / 2MS-8 / Todoroki Gakuen HS / Daughter of Shinichi Gotō

Yūji Yamamoto: June 1 / 3MS-7 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Son of Ayane Yamamoto
Mitsuhisa Yamamoto: December 28 / 6ES-1 / Todoroki Gakuen ES / Son of Ayane Yamamoto
Sayaka Yamamoto: May 15 / 5ES-3 / Todoroki Gakuen ES / Daughter of Ayane Yamamoto

Miyoshi Takashima: April 17 / 4ES-3 / Todoroki Gakuen ES / Daughter of Yumiko Takashima

Family of Nobuhiro Gotō [Gotō-Takahata Clan] [Third Youngest Son]
Mariko Hayasaka, Naruhisa Gotō and Shizuko Ōtsuka


Masanori Hayasaka: August 9 / 3MS-3 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Son of Mariko Hayasaka
Mitsuyo Hayasaka: December 30 / 2MS-5 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Son of Mariko Hayasaka
Masahiro Hayasaka: February 13 / 6ES-6 / Todoroki Gakuen ES / Son of Mariko Hayasaka
Maria Hayasaka: May 31 / 4ES-5 / Todoroki Gakuen ES / Daughter of Mariko Hayasaka
Minami Hayasaka: July 4 / 3ES-3 / Todoroki Gakuen ES / Daughter of Mariko Hayasaka
Nao Gotō: April 22 / 1MS-3 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Daughter of Naruhisa Gotō
Reina Gotō: September 1 / 5ES-5 / Todoroki Gakuen ES / Daughter of Naruhisa Gotō
Hisayo Gotō: March 23 / 3ES-3 / Todoroki Gakuen ES / Daughter of Naruhisa Gotō
Chika Ōtsuka: June 17 / 6ES-4 / Todoroki Gakuen ES / Daughter of Shizuko Ōtsuka
Shōichi Ōtsuka: January 29 / 3ES-4 / Todoroki Gakuen ES / Son of Shizuko Ōtsuka


Family of Ayaka Tsukamoto [Gotō-Naorai Clan] [Youngest Daughter]
Shuto Tsukamoto, Chidori Sawada, Chisaki Toyama and Fumio Tsukamoto


Honoka Tsukamoto: February 27 / 2MS-6 / Tsukata MS / Daughter of Shuto Tsukamoto
Shōta Tsukamoto: July 22 / 1MS-4 / Tsukata MS / Son of Shuto Tsukamoto
Daiki Sawada: June 6 / 1MS-3 / Mizuhogaoka MS / Son of Chidori Sawada
Michio Sawada: March 30 / 4ES-3 / Mitsurugi ES / Son of Chidori Sawada
Nagisa Sawada: April 26 / 2ES-1 / Mitsurugi ES / Daughter of Chidori Sawada
Himeko Toyama: October 20 / 3ES-2 / Yatomi ES / Daughter of Chisaki Toyama
Hinako Toyama: September 19 / 1ES-3 / Yatomi ES / Daughter of Chisaki Toyama
Akemi Tsukamoto: December 23 / 6ES-1 / Yatomi ES / Daughter of Fumio Tsukamoto
Genjiro Tsukamoto: May 18 / 4ES-2 / Yatomi ES / Son of Fumio Tsukamoto


Family of Toshinobu Gotō [Gotō-Mameda Clan] [Second Youngest Son]
Kiyoshi Gotō and Kiyonari Gotō


Tamaki Gotō: March 12 / 1MS-A / Nagoya Keizai University Takakura JHS / Daughter of Kiyoshi Gotō
Koharu Gotō: May 4 / 5ES-1 / Mitsurugi ES / Daughter of Kiyoshi Gotō
Nobusuke Gotō: January 10 / 3ES-3 / Mitsurugi ES / Son of Kiyoshi Gotō
Kiyokazu Gotō: October 26 / 5ES-1 / Mizuho ES / Son of Kiyonari Gotō
Kyōsuke Gotō: November 17 / 4ES-2 / Mizuho ES / Son of Kiyonari Gotō


Family of Tatsurō Gotō [Gotō-Hōden Clan] [Youngest Son]
Teruko Hagiwara, Takayuki Gotō, Tomori Okamura and Tsukiko Nagayama


Minori Hagiwara: July 18 / 2MS-1 / Mitsurugi MS / Daughter of Teruko Hagiwara
Toshiyuki Hagiwara: October 3 / 5ES-3 / Mitsurugi ES / Son of Teruko Hagiwara
Shinako Hagiwara: February 9 / 4ES-5 / Mitsurugi ES / Daughter of Teruko Hagiwara
Tomoe Gotō: January 24 / 1MS-1 / Mitsurugi MS / Daughter of Takayuki Gotō
Takako Gotō: December 11 / 5ES-4 / Mitsurugi ES / Son of Takayuki Gotō
Akira Okamura: June 17 / 4ES-2 / Gammachi ES / Son of Tomori Okamura
Rina Okamura: August 29 / 3ES-1 / Gammachi ES / Daughter of Tomori Okamura
Koichi Nagayama: February 14 / 2ES-1 / Gammachi ES / Son of Tsukiko Nagayama
Tsunekazu Nagayama: May 5 / 1ES-2 / Gammachi ES / Son of Tsukiko Nagayama


UP NEXT: Interlude 34: “When the Aurora was Formed, It Shines through its Beautiful Light”

During the meeting of the members of the Gotō clan, Kira had decided to choose Shizue Niwa, one of her rivals and a former member of the Horita-tōri Elementary School girls’ basketball team, to join the Bravehearts of Nagoya over her other new teammates. It was a heartful decision for Kira to invite one of her rivals to join her group of bravehearts, which means that she must meet with Shizue tomorrow, so that she must ask Shizue if the latter had accepted the invitation to join the Bravehearts of Nagoya. Will the members of the two ‘braveheart’ groups react about Kira’s decision to invite her rival to join the Bravehearts of Nagoya? We’ll find out in the next chapter of the ‘Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya’, which will be posted next week on December 8. The next update will be the second part of the Five Colored Auroras’ takeover of the mansion of the Misawa Resort Hotel where Seijirō and his ‘Bravehearts’ are having an evening meeting about the secrets of Mimi Balguerie and Team Aurora. I’ll see you on December 4 (Wednesday) for the next update of Rooks, Knights and Bravehearts!
 
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Tonight, it’s the birthday of Chino Kafū, a female character from the anime Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka?/Is the Order a Rabbit? Chino is one of the two female protagonists of that anime and she is very carefree and admired to her friends like Cocoa Hoto (CV: Ayane Sakura). Chino is voiced by Inori Minase, whose birthday was last Monday (December 2). It was a great coincidence to see their birthdays on the same month, but their length is just two days!:D Belated happy birthday, Inori, and happy birthday, Chino! Also, tonight’s update will be dedicated to Shizuka Itō, whose birthday will be tomorrow (December 5). Born in Tokyo, Shizuka is the voice actress of Mihoshi Takamura (Ro-Kyu-Bu!), Akeno Himejima (High School DxD) and Kurara Tendō (RELEASE THE SPYCE). May wish her a happy birthday and I hope that she will continue making progress on her voice acting career. Advanced happy birthday, Shizuka! Now, onto tonight’s update with the second part of the mini-series of interludes of Seijirō’s Bravehearts!;)

It’s time to continue the mini-series of interludes of Seijirō’s Bravehearts as the next part will be a wonderful meeting between Seijirō’s Bravehearts and their allies as they're going to discuss about some secrets and intriguing things about Mimi Balguerie and Team Aurora. Get ready because this interlude will be more interesting to reveal before our very eyes as here comes the sixth interlude of Volume 8! Enjoy reading Interlude 34!:)

Seijirō had called his friends from his group for a meeting where they’ll be joined by the guests like the members of the Winding Current, Itsuki Okuyama (cousin of Kazue Futagawa), Mako Yamauchi (cousin of Tomoka Minato), Yurika Shirasaka (cousin of Mimi Balguerie and sister of Ryōsuke Shirasaka), Kana Hiramatsu (older sister of Asumi Hiramatsu), Kaguya Katsura (older sister of Kotori and Kimiya Katsura) and Kōhei Ōshiro (brother of Asuka Ōshiro). The members of Team Aurora have said goodbye to the friends of Makoto Matsuda, which their group called as the Evergreen Crystal, before they head to the Room #1 in the second floor to attend the meeting. The Room #1 that was occupied by Subaru and the Bravehearts have been temporarily occupied by Seijirō and his ‘temporary’ Bravehearts where they’ll sleep together in that room for just one day. The meeting starts with everyone talking about the secrets of Mimi Balguerie about her stay in Hawaii and her friends in the past, which includes those little friends from Hawaii and Fukuoka. Then, they also share about the secrets of Team Aurora like how Team Aurora had been formed, which was started after the defeat of the Keishin Academy Elementary School girls’ basketball team to the Suzuridani Girls’ Academy where Kagetsu, Tsubaki, Hiiragi and Masami have helped Mimi to form her own group of friends that came from different sections. Manaka Higuchi would enter to the room to join the conversation before it was followed by Manaka Masuda and Yōko Yamazaki. The meeting continues with more secrets of Team Aurora like the being involved in student politics where they supported Erika Satō and the Prestigious Keishin, interested in any kind of sports like volleyball and basketball, reading English books, participating in outdoor activities with their allies and viewing the sky and stars at night. Seijirō and his circle of friends have seen the sky and stars at night while the buildings and trees were standing below the moon that shines every night. When the meeting had been over, Seijirō and his circle of friends including those from Team Aurora are ready to prepare themselves for another day to make the community more blissful and more compassionate as they’re going to continue making the guests smile and peace as the Fuchsia and Celadon Week continues for another day without the Bravehearts, who were still on vacation in Nagoya.

VOLUME 8: “A NEW ANGELIC AND HARMONIOUS ERA IN ŌTA”
INTERLUDE 34: “WHEN THE AURORA WAS FORMED, IT SHINES THROUGH ITS BEAUTIFUL LIGHT

While the guests are still present at the mansion of the Misawa Resort Hotel, Seijirō’s Bravehearts are looking at the diagram of the Rainbow Angels, the extended group of the Family of Angels. The members of Seijirō’s Bravehearts are thinking about what they’re planning for the future of their groups as well as the Bravehearts.

“So, are those groups have been part of the Rainbow Angels?” asked Rei.

“Yes, Rei-san. This is the structure of the Rainbow Angels where it will be composed of five different groups from the western area of Den-en-chōfu to the eastern area of Kamata” said Seijirō.

“Tomoka and Megumi said that they’re planning to have a lot of groups going to be part of the Rainbow Angels because there are a lot of fuchsia and fuchsia groups in Ōta” said Kumi Takamura.

“The big plan for them is that once they have found the former members of the Dragons of Ōta including the former friends from Tomoka’s team, they’ll create new districts to form with, so that they’ll have a representative from each area. The Family of Angels is the main group while their partners that Tomoka and Megumi called last Sunday” said Saori.

“Which means that it’s more like the red group from the Dragons of Ōta, but it’s going to be revised from the earlier system” said Shinapachi.

“Is there a chance that a former member of the red group may end up joining the Rainbow Angels?” asked Kana Uchida.

“I think so, because the Red Arrows of Kugahara and the Matsui Antlers have their plans to expand their circle through their partnership with Tomoka. I would imagine if some of the friends of Naoto Kuno and Masayuki Ōmiya may be coming with us for the shogi activity” said Jirō.

“Another thing is that Kazusa Kōhata, Ryōsuke Akihara, Sora Akiba and Yōsuke Watanabe are confirming their invitation to join the Family of Angels after they met Tomoka last night during the bonfire night” said Hajime Shimizu.

“Wow! Those residents from Den-en-chōfu are going to be ready to make their difference as they’re going to be with the Rainbow Angels” said Ai.

“It is nice to have Asumi being a good leader to find her lost friends, so that they’ll recognize themselves that they’re formerly part of the Dragons of Ōta” said Kira.

“Yeah, I agree. Asumi was such a good leader for her hometown because she’s a great finder, so that she’ll make her friends’ heart being restored” said Seiichirō.

“For her, she wanted to make the difference, even she had a plan to form her own circle for her group, the Temperate Celadon” said Kenshō Odawara.

“Yeah, we agree!” said Kana Uchida, Ai and Kira.

“If I remember correctly, Seijirō-san, a lot of red group leaders in Ōta have planned on making their own groups since they’re very expressive to their own desire unlike those from the higher batch” said Erika.

“In other words, they’ll make their own extended groups to make sure that they’ll have their own path to progress” said Miho.

“Yes, they are, Erika-san and Miho-san. Red was the former dominant color in Ōta before it was changed to pink and violet. Which means, they have their own desires to form his/her own circle to make sure that their friends will stay loyal to them” said Kumi Takamura.

“Hopefully, we’ll look at their groups when we’ll meet them” said Shinapachi.

“I’m sure that they’re more ambitious and more determined because they want to be more inspired just like the larger community groups in our hometown” said Asuka Ōshiro.

“It will be perfect to have their own formation to lead for the future and hopefully, they’re going to be like us to lead for the change” said Asami Miyazaki.

“Yeah, I agree. That’s why it’s going to be a big trend to see a lot of extended groups being created in Ōta right after the booming of the ‘braveheart’ groups around the country” said Jirō.

“That’s right, Jirō-san. Things are about to be more revolutionizing out there in Ōta” said Ryōsuke Shirasaka.

“It will be more imaginable to make that happen, so that we’ll have stronger prospects to shine” said Seijirō.

“Yeah, we believe so” said Asuka while Asami smiles on her face.

“Now, what we’re going to do right now is that while the Bravehearts are not here for a while, we’ll be talking about the secrets about Mimi and Team Aurora” said Seijirō.

“It will be interesting to see what Mimi’s secrets would be like because the members of Team Aurora are interested in secrets that they haven’t been seen before” said Saori.

“It will be perfect to use those as a secret conversation, so that we’re not going to reveal it to others” said Kenshō.

“That’s right, Kenshō-kun. Now, shall we go to Room #1 for the meeting?” said Seijirō.

“Yeah!” said the members of Seijirō’s Bravehearts.

“Then, let’s go to Room #1 for the secret conversation” said Kumi Takamura.

“Yeah!” said the members of Seijirō’s Bravehearts.

The members of Seijirō’s Bravehearts are going upstairs to go to Room #1 while the members of Team Aurora are about to say goodbye to the friends of Makoto Matsuda.

“Thanks for coming at our birthday party, guys! You are all awesome tonight!” said Makoto.

“Yeah, Makoto!” said the members of the Evergreen Crystals.

“That was the best birthday party ever!” said Hidetada Kashiwabara.

“It was nice to have you getting more blessings after you made the wish” said Kaoru Ōkawara.

“Yeah! I’m feeling happy about the fact that I’m going to be more blissful to continue my basketball career and once I’m improving my skills, I’ll prove myself that I’m going to shine in Chidori” said Makoto.

“Well, we’ll be waiting for your career to continue” said Kaoru.

“But right now, we’re going to start working together with your allies, Makoto. That way, they’ll be giving us blessings from them” said Hidetada.

“You bet!” said Makoto.

“Okay, then, we’ll see you tomorrow!” said Hidetaka.

“We’ll see you next time, Makoto!” said Kaoru. The members of the Evergreen Crystals are waving their hands goodbye as they’re leaving the Misawa Resort Hotel.

“Okay, bye, guys! Have a safe back at home!” said Makoto.

“You got it!” said the members of the Evergreen Crystals.

“See you next time, guys!” said the members of Team Aurora.

Once the members of the Evergreen Crystals are now leaving the Misawa Resort Hotel, the members of Team Aurora are glad that Makoto’s birthday party was successful.

“Wow! I can’t believe that your friends are so cool!” said Kahele in Kyūshū accent.

“They’re very blissful that made you happy!” said Junichi Morizawa.

“You are very compliment to see your friends on your side!” said Sōichi Aoyama.

“Yep! It’s great that I have blessed them for giving me some birthday presents I have!” said Makoto.

“Of course, you’re blessing them, Makoto. I would be glad if you’ll have more friends just like those in the higher level or your neighborhood” said Hanako Kotobuki.

“That way, you’ll be able to attract more fans to show your moves” said Izumi Masuda.

“Yeah, I want to do that, Hanako-san. I mean, being a protégé of Ginga wasn’t meant to do anything to have a fan base, but I will make sure that I’ll be delighted to see them more” said Makoto.

“You’re a good player, Makoto-chan. I know that you have worked well with your moves since you have joined the Chidori Elementary School girls’ basketball team. I just want to say that you need to be strong just like how Mimi did. We’re not sure if we’re ready to play together again as Ginga’s Pupils, but we got Team Aurora. Right?” said Kotori.

“Of course not, Kotori-san. I believe that we need to wait for a time to prepare for our competition very soon and it would be fine for us to shine our moves” said Makoto.

“I’m sure that you’re ready for the district tournament, Makoto, but since we’re all living in Kamata, we might be interested to compete at the Kamata Invitationals” said Kazue Matsuoka.

“Well, we competed in that tournament last year, Kazue-chan, but we lost in the quarterfinals with only just 8 of us. Asumi and Mimi aren’t included in our team because they have their own group” said Kotori.

“Ah, yes! I remember that one, Kotori-san! We should be ready to team up again” said Makoto.

“That’s right, Makoto. We can’t break our team because we’re very strong and formidable to dominate, but since we’re in Team Aurora, we might merge with them” said Noriko Toyama.

“I think that it’s a good idea, Noriko-san. Team Aurora is a group of hopeful and blessed young students in Kamata and we should be more prepared to make the difference to make sure that we’ll give blessings to everyone” said Hanako Kotobuki.

“As a mainstream group of the Bravehearts, we should stand together. Right?” said Junichi Morizawa.

“Yeah, Junichi-san! That’s why being a member of a group of hopeful and blessed young students can make the difference to do his/her desires, so that they’ll enjoy themselves to be blessed. No one know that we’re going to be stronger just like the Bravehearts” said Makoto.

“You said it, Makoto-san! Anyway, we should go back to the mansion now. I believe that Seijirō is calling us” said Hanako.

“Yeah!” said the members of Team Aurora as they’re going back to the mansion by the entrance before they’re heading upstairs to the second floor.

At the second floor, the members of Team Aurora are about to go back to their own room when there is a sign on Room #1.

Hanako reads the sign that was attached on Room #1. “Seijirō’s Bravehearts.” Hanako nods her head after she realized that Room #1 is now occupied by Seijirō and his own Bravehearts. “That’s interesting.”

“Looks like Seijirō is relocating his own room for a while” said Izumi.

“Probably, Izumi-san” said Hanako.

“Maybe he’s going to stay in that room for just a day and then, tomorrow, he’ll be going back to his own room” said Kotori.

“I guess that he does” said Hanako.

“I believe that he wanted to dream about his own group of bravehearts, so that once he’s going to form his own circle, then he’s going to do that for sure” said Jūbei Koga.

“Well, I would be glad to see that, Jūbei-san. Hopefully, he’ll do it” said Makoto.

“You got that right!” said Jūbei.

“By the way, before we could enter to that room, we’ll make sure that the other groups don’t know about this. Right?” said Hanako.

“Yeah!” said the members of Team Aurora and Ginga’s Pupils.

“Then, let’s enter to this room!” said Hanako.

“Okay!” said the members of Team Aurora and Ginga’s Pupils as they enter to the Room #1 where Seijirō’s Bravehearts are present alongside the guests. The guests were the members of the Winding Current, Itsuki Okuyama (cousin of Kazue Futagawa), Mako Yamauchi (cousin of Tomoka Minato), Yurika Shirasaka (cousin of Mimi Balguerie and sister of Ryōsuke Shirasaka), Kana Hiramatsu (older sister of Asumi Hiramatsu), Kaguya Katsura (older sister of Kotori and Kimiya Katsura) and Kōhei Ōshiro (brother of Asuka Ōshiro).

Winding Current: Satoshi Akimoto, Jirō Koganei, Daigo Kuroki, Tarō Kusaka, Kimiya Katsura, Kiyoji Ishizu, Kotaro Manabe, Kojiro Sawaki and Kazuto Fujioka

“I’m glad that you’re all here, Hanako-san! Please, join with us!” said Seijirō.

“This is going to be a secret conversation, which means, no one will hear about the secrets that we’ll be telling everyone” said Kumi.

“Okay!” said the members of Team Aurora and Ginga’s Pupils.

“So, in order to explore something big to make sure that we’re going to know about the things that we’re going to reveal it to you, this one is different from the Family of Angels because the secrets of the Family of Angels are more about the friendship. The secrets of Team Aurora are not known yet” said Seijirō.

“That’s right, Seijirō. We never told these secrets to everyone yet, but we will be more careful what we’re saying to anyone because it may not work if someone knows a secret” said Kumi.

“It could be from different groups, which means it’s impossible to pull the secret out loud” said Jirō.

“Let’s make sure that we’ll only talk about this in a table talk way. Alright?” said Shinapachi.

“Yeah!” said the members of Seijirō’s Bravehearts and the guests.

“Now, let’s start!” said Seijirō.

“I wonder if there’s a difference between Team Aurora and the other groups like the New Camelllian Dragons. We haven’t known about Team Aurora when we were found by Tomoka and her friends” said Chinami.

“Yeah, that group had been different based on their own personality of being expressive and calm like the strong wind” said Akisada.

“Well, you’re right about what you’re saying, Akisada. The first thing about why we’re different to the other groups, even to the other mainstream groups of the Bravehearts, is because we came from Kamata, the place of good harmony. It also reminds of me of the Shining Camellia, that group was once formed when Tomoka left Shiromidai to enroll in Keishin” said Hanako.

“So, what’s the connection about that?” asked Toshihiro.

“Team Aurora is more focused on being determined and being calm with their own desires. It makes the community so peaceful to bring the blessings to the community. The thing is that all of us weren’t part of the Dragons of Ōta because we have our own paths” said Hanako.

“Like when Mimi started playing basketball in Fukuoka before moving to Hawaii with her family?” asked Ruri.

“Yep. You got it!” said Hanako. Hanako would explain about the first secret about Mimi. “While Mimi was born and grew up in Fukuoka, she went to France every summer to compete for the summer tournament for overseas residents. Her father Gaspard was an industrial engineer and a natural science expert because he liked to discuss about the different environment in different countries. On the other hand, her mother is a researcher for the historical archives in Fukuoka. When Mimi left Japan for Hawaii, she enrolled in a school in Hawaii for fifth grade, but she unexpectedly returned to Japan because the environment in Hawaii was not way too good because of potential volcanic activities that happened in that island.”

“It seems that Mimi had been playing overseas during the summer while studying in this country. I’m sure that she’s a different girl that has determination” said Misaki Nagaoka.

“That’s right, Misaki. Her parents have been closed to Mimi, which is why she was determined to make decisions for herself” said Makoto.

“When Mimi returned to Japan, she was flanked by us when she decided to enroll in Keishin after the summer” said Junichi Morizawa.

“If I remember correctly, she had some friends of hers when she was staying in Hawaii” said Ai.

“Unlike her old friends in her first school, she’s always adapting them to be friends” said Kira.

“Yep. Mimi started making friends in Hawaii with only a few of them, but unfortunately, like what Hanako said earlier, Mimi’s father decided to let her transfer back to Japan for a better environment to live. I mean, living in an island with many volcanic activities won’t be too good for her to live for long” said Jūbei.

“There are five of them being closed to Mimi were living in Japan. Aside from me, they were Malia Shirakawa, Anicka Naia, Keiko Yamaoka, Noa Yanaga and Lahela Hatoyama” said Kahele.

“Wow! Their names were different!” said Shun.

“And they’re really cute too!” said Naoki Hatano.

“Yeah, Naoki. These friends have lived separately. While Mimi and I lived in Tokyo, Malia and Keiko lived in Aichi, Noa lived in Shizuoka and Anicka and Lahela lived in Nara” said Kahele.

“They’re very close to Mimi through their hearts when they spent together by playing basketball while they loved to look at the seas every sunset” said Kazue.

“Those good memories are so good for them! They can’t wait to do that again once they’ll be reuniting with each other” said Shinobu Higashimura.

“I believe that not only they were adapted to their own roots, they also love to explore around to have a good life in their place” said Takahiro Sugihara.

“Yes, they were, Takahiro” said Kahele.

“So, would be expected to see those friends from Hawaii very soon?” asked Ken Yamamoto.

“Ooh! We want to see them right before our very eyes!” said Sukehiro Gotō.

Kahele laughs softly while she was thrilled to see the boys’ excitement. “Well, we’ll see about that, Sukehiro. They’re not yet sure about their plans to visit to Tokyo, but I hope that they’ll wait for it for sure.”

“Oh, okay” said Naoki, Shun, Ken, Shinobu, Sukehiro and Takahiro.

“I heard that your maternal grandparents are from Kagoshima” said Erika. Kahele nods her head in agreement before Erika asks her a question. “Did you use your own accent?”

“Yes, I am, Eri. My mother Kuriko Asano had lived in Kagoshima before she was married to Naoki Hiraka, a Japanese male citizen living in Hawaii. When I was young, I started to learn my accent when I was taught by my maternal grandparents. Since then, I always work on my accent when I talked to everyone including you.”

“Ah, I see, Kahele-san. That sounds like you are good in using your accent when you are talking to your friends” said Erika.

“As well as your schoolmates in your school” said Miho.

“Yes, I am. One day, I can ask my friends to visit this place if you want to” said Kahele.

“Sure!” said Erika.

“That would be a pleasure!” said Miho. This makes Kahele smile after Erika and Miho have accepted Kahele’s proposition to let Kahele’s friends visit the mansion of the Misawa Resort Hotel.

“That secret was making me so enthusiastic to know about Mimi’s past, Hanako” said Itsuki Okuyama, the cousin of Kazue Futagawa.

“I would be more exciting if they’re going to be here for the vacation. That way, we’ll see their appearance and how they’re doing” said Mako Yamauchi, the cousin of Tomoka Minato.

“Well, to be honest, I’m glad that you have known about our dear Mimi’s past, but it will take time to wait and see her old friends very soon” said Hanako.

“We’re still in the month of May, but we’ll see if Mimi will decide on what to do for the summer break” said Izumi.

“Okay, we understand” said Itsuki and Mako.

“The second secret about Mimi is that when she was in France, she met some of her friends like Valérie Donnadieu and Martha Couillard, who were living in Bordeaux” said Harumi Shimizu.

“Are they on the same level as her?” asked Ryōhei Suzuki.

“Yes, they were” said Makoto.

“They’re currently on training to be part of a local youth basketball team in their hometown” said Rina Minagawa.

“I hope that we’ll watch out for them” said Asami Miyazaki.

“Yeah! We’ll see how their moves are” said Aoi Kayano.

“I hope so, girls, I hope so” said Rina.

“Another secret about Mimi is that when she lived in Fukuoka, she had her maternal relatives lived in Kasuya District, Fukuoka” said Sōichi.

“Is she related to some of her relatives?” asked Chiwa.

“Yep. There are at least three of her relatives being closed to her. They were Reina Ōgami, Haruka Yara and Kiyohiro Ashikaga” said Mantarō.

“We met them when Ginga and us are on vacation” said Chiyo Masuda.

“Also, we were more familiar to them because they’re also friends with Keiko Kakuma” said Mika Mizushima.

“Wow! That’s very nice! We should have stayed there for vacation, but I believe that they’re living harmoniously” said Kana Hiramatsu, the older sister of Asumi Hiramatsu.

“I would say that they recognized her through their family blood. I’m glad that she had a lot of childhood friends in the past” said Kaguya Katsura, the older sister of Kotori and Kimiya Katsura.

“Yeah!” said Mantarō, Chiyo and Mika.

“I’m also the cousin of Mimi, which means that I have spent the summer vacation in Fukuoka last year. I even recognized the neighbors of my aunt” said Yurika Shirasaka, the cousin of Mimi Balguerie and the sister of Ryōsuke Shirasaka.

“Ah, I see! You even familiarize her, Yurika-chan!” said Erika.

“That was very coincidental that I have ever heard!” said Miho.

“Yep. My father Masamichi lived in Kamata and he was getting along with aunt Naoko in their childhood years before Naoko left to have a job in Fukuoka. That’s why both Masamichi and Naoko have been closed to each other and they occasionally meet with each other during the summer” said Yurika.

“We spend our vacation in Fukuoka every year to meet our other distant relatives and we always get along to live in peace during the summer” said Ryōsuke Shirasaka.

“That’s nice! I think that you have bonded with your relatives when you’re in vacation with them in Fukuoka, but also you have created a relationship with Mimi too” said Asuka.

“Of course, Asuka!” said Yurika and Ryōsuke.

“The Shirasaka family can’t lose their honor after we have lived in for many years and that’s why we want to make the different to keep the bonds of friendship stable” said Ryōsuke.

“Whether we lived in Tokyo or in different places, we live in a harmonious peace” said Yurika.

“Well, that was a great expression for a family that has roots in Fukuoka. I’m sure that you’re going to keep the tradition to bless them” said Asuka.

“Yeah, learn to make your relatives happy to continue bonding with them” said Erika.

“And every family needs a true bond of friendship to grow their love and joy” said Miho.

“Yeah!” said Yurika and Ryōsuke.

“So, the last secret about Mimi is that she had a paternal cousin living in Sawara. Her name is Amélie Balguerie, a lavender-haired girl. She is now a second year middle school student” said Hiroe.

“Is she growing up in Japan?” asked Miyu Higuchi.

“Uh, yeah, but unlike her, she’s not ended up going to Hawaii. She continued her stay in Fukuoka” said Hiroe.

“Amélie is not a basketball player, but she’s a foreign representative in her school, the Sawara International School” said Noriko.

“That’s nice! She must be different because she’s ambitious just like Mimi” said Kanako Ono.

“Her school was so big with a lot of foreign students studying there. She will be delighted to lead the cousin very soon” said Miyu Aida.

“Yep!” said Noriko and Hiroe.

“I believe that she’s very content in making her school more focused on bringing foreign students to study. I’m sure that she’s an exchange student” said Sora Fukutomi.

“Uh, no, she didn’t. Amélie had applied to become a naturalized Japanese citizen just like Mimi and hopefully, she’ll be able to have one” said Makoto.

“Mimi had lived in Japan since she was a young girl before she moved to Hawaii for a year. When she came back to Japan last summer, she applied for permanent residency to become a naturalized Japanese citizen. Right now, she’ll be waiting for her confirmation, so that she’ll be permanently becoming a naturalized Japanese citizen” said Kotori.

“Then, let’s hope that she’s going to have her citizenship to be naturalized as soon as possible” said Kazuya Uehara.

“Yeah, hopefully, she’ll have that, so that she’ll permanently stay in Japan much longer” said Kazue.

“Okay, I understand, Kazue” said Kazuya.

“Now that we’re done talking about the secrets of Mimi, let’s move on to another topic” said Jirō.

“It’s going to be the secrets of Team Aurora” said Shinpachi.

“I’m sure that you guys are good on this” said Suzuko.

“Yeah!” said the members of Team Aurora and Ginga’s Pupils.

“Anyway, we want you to know about how Team Aurora was formed in the first place” said Yuto.

“Yeah! We didn’t know that you came here to make friends with one of the Bravehearts” said Yurika Niekawa.

“Well, you just ask the right question because we’ll explain it to you” said Hanako.

“Okay!” said Yuto and Yurika.

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Volume 8: "A New Angelic and Harmonious Era in Ōta" | Interlude 34: “When the Aurora was Formed, It Shines through its Beautiful Light”

Part 2

“So, it was all started when the campaign at the district tournament was over early with the Keishin Academy losing to the Suzuridani Girls’ Academy. Kagetsu, Tsubaki, Hiiragi and Masami have decided to help Mimi to form a new group for her. The main reason of this is because Tomoka and her friends have formed their own set of friends based on their interests” said Hanako.

“Which is also the fact that Mimi’s teammates have also have their own groups too!” said Izumi.

“Kagetsu was part of the Innocent Charm before she created her own group, the Prestigious Charm” said Sakiko.

“Tsubaki, Hiiragi, Ken, Shinobu, Sukehiro and Takahiro made their group that are very good in making tricks and jokes to their schoolmates” said Yurika Hashida.

“Yeah!” said Shinobu Higashimura.

“That’s right!” said Ken while Sukehiro and Takahiro nod their faces in agreement.

“And finally, Masami created her own group that were composed of her friends who were used to be costumers in her own restaurant” said Kōsuke.

“That’s why they’re going to help Mimi to form her own group, so that they’ll lead the future” said Kurumi.

“Which is also the fact that they’ll join the Bravehearts” said Shinobu Hatano.

“Well, that introduction was really interesting!” said Yuto.

“I can’t believe that they’re very good helpers in forming your own group” said Yurika Niekawa.

“Yeah, not only they’re good to inspire Mimi, but also they want to have her future to be brighter” said Kurumi.

“So, what’s next for that?” asked Eiichi Shimamura.

“On the next part, Kazuko and Mizuki were the first members of Mimi’s group of friends because they’re supporting her career. Then, Mimi had come up an idea that her group of friends will be composed of those who are interested in academics and being conveyed with their feelings” said Junichi Morizawa.

“And this is what we’re talking about, our group” said Hanako while showing her friends on her side. “I was the class president in section 5-E when I joined that group because Mimi said to me that I’m always expressive to the feelings of my friends.”

“Well, that’s a great reason of it” said Satoshi Akimoto.

“You must be proud of your team after Mimi said nice things to you” said Tarō Kusaka.

“Yeah, I agree. Now, the next thing that happened is that Izumi Masuda, Kurumi Sato, Junichi Morizawa and Sōichi Aoyama have joined before they were followed by Yoko Shimizu and her friends” said Hanako.

“Yeah!” said Yoko Shimizu, Jun Akiyama, Eriko Takao, Yurika Hashida and Sakiko Hasegawa.

“Then, Manaka Higuchi, the cousin of Miyu Higuchi, had decided to partner with me, in letting some of her boys to join the group. Manaka had been friends with her boys, but those boys can’t flirt her. Right?” said Izumi.

“Yeah!” said Jūbei, Kōsuke, Issei Uehara, Mantarō, Masanobu, Ryōta, Shinobu Hatano and Moritaka.

“So, is Manaka still here in the mansion?” asked Mitsuyo Sunamori.

“Well, she’s about to go upstairs to meet us. She said that she doesn’t want to wait our moment to reveal” said Hikaru Higuchi, the cousin of Manaka Higuchi.

“Yeah, my sister was said to be energetic when it comes to secrets, but she’s not bothered to be late in conversations” said Miyu Higuchi, the sister of Manaka Higuchi.

Someone opened the door before saying, “I heard that!”

“Oh, Manaka! You’re finally here!” said Jirō.

“I can’t believe that you saved the best for last!” said Suzuko.

“Yeah. Sorry about the assignment I have written, my friends. I should have attended this conversation, so that I want to hear more secrets” said Manaka Higuchi.

“Well, we revealed some secrets in a private matter, so that we want you to learn about those things” said Hanako.

“That’s why you must be intriguing about how formed this group” said Sōichi.

“Oh, of course! I think that those background stories would make me remembered about how we helped you to form your own team for Mimi” said Manaka.

“You got that right, Manaka-chan! So, right now, we’re ready to go to the next part!” said Kurumi.

“You can contribute our story if you want to” said Issei Uehara.

“That way, they’ll be entertaining you” said Jun Akiyama.

“Oh, sure!” said Manaka.

“Now, it’s time to move on to another part!” said Sōichi.

“You got it!” said Hanako before the story about the formation of Team Aurora continues. “And so, once the agreement between me and Manaka, Team Aurora was finally born, composed of the young students who are determined and ambitious with their own desires as we express our feelings in a harmonious way.”

“Ah, I see. That would be more interesting to see a group that has good friends that are calm and blessed” said Kishō Ono.

“I’m glad that you have done some good things to make your group rising like a shooting star” said Seiichi Abe.

“When it comes to the formation of a group, they have to create their bonds once they agree with their terms to form a group. In that way, they’ll finally have their time to work together as a team” said Akiho Kurimoto.

“Yeah, that’s right, Akiho-san. Every group had their own goals to make once the group was formed. For instance, we made our academic grades going up, thanks to an activity known as group activity for one night” said Hanako.

“No one has failed a single subject after the third and final term had been ended a few months ago” said Yurika Hashida.

“It’s awesome that we have moved to the sixth grade in flying colors and hopefully, we’ll continue to progress, so that we’ll make to middle school next year” said Kōsuke.

“Yeah!” said the members of Team Aurora.

“I’m so glad that you have done a lot of good grades in your subjects after you have formed your group. I’m sure that Mimi is an honored student too” said Kana Tamayama.

“Almost, Kana-san. Mimi didn’t make it to the citation of being with honors, but she was able to pass the English subject” said Hanako.

“This goes to us too because we were able to learn everything from the teachers last year” said Sōichi.

“Good for you, guys! I like that!” said Kana Tamayama.

“That made us proud of you!” said Yuta Saito.

“Yeah! Great job, Hanako and the team!” said Kazushi Nagai.

“You have the job done!” said Harumi.

“Thank you very much, everyone!” said the members of Team Aurora.

“So, is the story complete yet?” asked Kojiro Sawaki.

“Uh, not yet, Kojiro-san, because there’s another part that we’re going to talk about” said Izumi.

“Which is how the members of Ginga’s Pupils have joined our group” said Sakiko.

“It’s more like a different story because Mimi had a lot of friends aside from our batch” said Junichi Morizawa.

“So, remember what Mimi said about how our group being formed, composed of us from the Keishin Academy and Ginga’s Pupils, thus, it was connected to the two groups that have been formed, composed of those from the Keishin Academy and the other came from the Shiromidai Elementary School” said Kurumi.

The flashback was shown when Mimi talked to the members of the New Camellian Dragons about how the coincidence coming out while forming Team Aurora. “It’s a big coincidence that my group is compared to the Family of Angels and the Orange and Fuchsia. The Family of Angels was formed last January after the merger between Tomoka’s Shining Camellia and three groups from the Shiromidai Elementary School, composed of Team Gotō-Takao (led by Hitomi Takao), Team Takeda (led by Michiko Takeda) and Jun’s Angels (led by Jun Gotō). The Orange and Fuchsia was formed, originally the students from the Keishin Academy, led by Asuna Hayashida and Minami Ogura, before Kurumi’s friends have joined the group after Jun and Kurumi have an agreement with Airi in letting Kurumi’s friends to join the Orange and Fuchsia.”

The flashback ends, which leads the scene changing to Jūbei talking about how the members of Ginga’s Pupils joining Team Aurora. “And with that, Mimi had continued to expand our group when she convinced her friends from Ginga’s Pupils to join our group, which they all accepted.”

“That’s true, Jūbei. Mimi asked Asumi to allow us to join forces with the members of Team Aurora” said Rina.

“And then, Asumi said ‘yes’” said Chiyo.

“That’s how what they have formed another agreement to let Team Aurora growing” said Mika Mizushima.

“It is composed of Team Kotobuki, Team Morizawa and Ginga’s Pupils” said Hiroe.

“Eventually, we have our own associates too such as Chiyo’s younger sister Manaka Masuda, Manaka Higuchi and the members of the Winding Current” said Kotori.

“Yeah! We have partnered with you!” said Kimiya.

“To make sure that we’ll work together to improve our skills and attributes!” said Daigo Kuroki.

“That’s right!” said Kotori.

“That was a long story you have, Hanako! It makes me motivated to see how your group formed from the scratch” said Katusmi Noguchi.

“It really is great to see that story being one of the compacted stories that has been seen in Kamata” said Kōhei Ōshiro, the brother of Asuka Ōshiro.

“I guess so” said Hanako.

“So, Hanako-san, I would be wondering if you have some another set of secrets in your group” said Jirō.

“Of course not, Jirō-san! In our group, we used to support the progressive leaders such as Erika Satō and her ticket, Prestigious Keishin. In the elections last February before the final exam week, the Prestigious Keishin have won the position for president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and public relations officer. The positions of auditor and sergeant-at-arms were won by the independent candidates, Rika Okamura and Tomoyuki Sagawa” said Hanako.

“Erika Satō, Akane Ueno, Rina Sugaya, Kumiko Hashimoto and Yōichirō Inoue were part of the Prestigious Keishin ticket in the last year’s election and they took out the independents and the candidates from the opposition parties in the executive board” said Yoko.

“Since their ticket was a lot of presence, they have elected their allies to the Assembly such as Sachiko Sugai, Minae Kojima and Hirotaka Okuno. In sections 6-D & 6-E, they elect their new officers under one group” said Yurika Hashida.

“In section 6-D, their class president is Kagetsu Hakamada and their class vice president is Mimi Balguerie” said Eriko.

“In section 6-E, their class president is Hanako Kotobuki and their class vice president is Kazuko Kakimoto” said Shinobu Hatano.

“Right now, they’re open plans for a future ticket since vice president Akane Ueno had been considered as the presidential candidate for the next year’s Student Council” said Masanobu Yamada.

“Hopefully, it will happen next year, but for right now, there are still a lot of aspiring candidates who have wished to run for the Council next year” said Kōsuke.

“Well, that reminds me of the Kōsaten-hatsu in our school where Kurumi and Jun have won their positions in a landslide victory” said Harumi.

“It’s been a while that the progressives and moderate liberals are talking over the Children’s Associations in the entire Ōta” said Mieko Toriumi.

“I hope that this will continue to make sure that they’re going to make the difference to progress their schools into the future” said Junichi Nakatani.

“Yeah, we agree” said Hanako, Yoko, Eriko, Kōsuke and Masanobu.

“I believe that there are a lot of student leaders who wished to be different, based on their desires and characteristics, because they want to be good leaders, so that they’ll make their schools more progressing just like how it started last year” said Jirō.

“Yeah, that’s true, Jirō-san. The student leaders in the student councils in Ōta as well as the children’s associations were making some changes to develop their progress in their schools just because they want to act together for a better change” said Sakiko.

“Recently, they used different colors aside from red and pink because they want to be different, just to compete against those who were ambitious and valiant” said Shinobu Hatano.

“I’m going to say that people who used to be determined and blessed want to make the school do the things in a different way, which means that they’re finally have their chance to step up to change the direction of the school” said Kuni Hakamada.

“Yeah, that is the point on how student leaders do their change to execute the plans for the school to go for another direction” said Yoko.

“Ah, okay, now we understand” said Jirō and Kuni Hakamada.

“Aside from student politics, our group had been interested to sports such as basketball, volleyball and badminton. We used to do that during the campaign period of the last school year’s elections” said Junichi Morizawa.

“Well, we used to do that when we’re in the fifth grade” said Toshihiro.

“Yeah, Hanako Itō and Yūto Iwase were running in the Assembly for our school’s Children’s Association” said Chinami.

“They run under the New Kasuragi Party, a center to center-right political party that focused on keeping the moderate policies of our former school” said Ayaka Kutaragi.

“They won their seats as they make it to the Top 8” said Momoe.

“While on the other hand, their party, the New Kasuragi Party, have ranked second for the most elected councilors in the Assembly” said Akisada.

“And electing their public relations officer Shimako Tagami” said Ruri.

“That’s interesting. I never seen that campaigning before” said Kahele.

“Yeah, it looks like your ticket had been rolling when you were active in the Dragons of Ōta” said Makoto.

“Yeah!” said Toshihiro, Chinami, Ayaka, Momoe, Akisada, Ruri, Mika Okazaki, Taketoshi Sawamatsu, Keisuke Sato, Akane Takenaga, Tōru Hosoi and Tsuneko Maeda.

“In the Assembly, there are 30 seats present to convene every year and if you look at the seats for the sixth grade, they are 8 seats to be filled by the elected candidates every year. The presiding speaker of the Assembly is the Representative for the Sixth Grade, which was formerly held by a member of the New Kasuragi, Masaya Ogura” said Ruri.

“Now, it was held by our batchmate Shizuka Furuya of the Kasuragi Democrats” said Keisuke.

“Shizuka is also our classmate in our class” said Akane Takenaga.

“She had been active in the Children’s Association for two years as a councilor before she run for the Representative for the Sixth Grade against two of her opponents, Tokiko’s kouhai Kotoe Nagayama, who run as an independent candidate, and Kazuhisa Kajino of the New Kasuragi” said Tōru.

“She won the position of Representative for the Sixth Grade in a narrow margin against her opponents. Hopefully, she’ll be able to lead the Assembly like the way the predecessor did” said Tsuneko.

“Well, I feel your motivation for your classmate, Keisuke and Akane. I hope that you’ll be able to help her to prove herself that she’s a good leader in the Assembly” said Issei Uehara.

“If you have a good leader in your section, you should respect him or her. That’s a simple advice for me” said Yurika Hashida.

“Yeah!” said Mika Okazaki, Taketoshi Sawamatsu, Keisuke Sato, Akane Takenaga, Tōru Hosoi and Tsuneko Maeda.

“Do you have more secrets about your group?” asked Kazuto Fujioka.

“Yes, we have. We used to read English books that were either fictional or non-fictional” said Kurumi.

“That’s because we’re good in English literature, thanks to the grades that we have moved very quickly” said Izumi.

“That would be also be worked out for us too!” said Kahele.

“Especially to Mimi, Kazuko and Mizuki” said Mika Mizushima.

“That’s very nice, girls. I am so happy that you have excelled in that subject. Some of the students haven’t learned to speak English, but they were able to excel it in the end” said Kazuto.

“It makes them so hard to challenge that subject, so they have to work hard on the lessons of it before they’ll get the job done” said Kiyoji Ishizu.

“Unlike Japanese subject, the English subject is not easy as it gets because you have to learn the adjectives, pronouns and the list goes on” said Kotaro Manabe.

Then, a female voice was heard out of nowhere, which means the members of Team Aurora and the Winding Current get surprised on this. “That’s right, Kotaro. English is not a bad subject to take and it takes a while to learn that language at the same time.”

“Hey, do you think who the voice is?” asked Mizuko Fujisaki.

“Yeah, it must be someone from Mimi’s class” said Himeko.

“Looks like she’s coming from the door!” said Ichiro.

The turquoise-haired girl appears as she nods her face in agreement while replying to Ichiro. “That’s right, guys. I know that you are coming around to hear about the secrets about the group composed of the friends of a friend of mine.”

“There you are, my sister!” said Chiyo.

“Oh, nēchan! I can’t believe that you are having fun with your friends out there! That was very nice!” said Manaka Masuda, a middle school student from section 1-4 in the Miraku Middle School and the sister of Chiyo Masuda. Joining with Manaka Masuda is Yōko Yamazaki, a member of the Orange and Fuchsia and a member of the Keishin Academy Middle School girls’ basketball team.

“Yep! We have a conversation about the secrets of my friend Mimi and Team Aurora. Mimi was not here because she’s on vacation with her friends from the Bravehearts, but we were able to share the secrets to our fellow friends out here” said Chiyo.

“Manaka. Meet Seijirō Hakamada and Kumi Takamura, who are currently in change while Subaru and the Bravehearts are on vacation in Nagoya” said Rina Minagawa.

“You should meet them, onēchan” said Chiyo.

“Oh, sure” said Manaka Masuda while nodding her face. Then, she greets Seijirō and Kumi. “Hi, Seijirō-san! Hi, Kumi-san!”

“Hi!” said Seijirō and Kumi as they greet Manaka Masuda in a warm and respected way.

“Wow! They’re so respectful, nēchan! By the way, they’re also so cute!” said Manaka Masuda.

“Yep! I wanted to share our secrets to everyone on are close to Mimi and not only everyone else will know about this, but you should know about it too!” said Chiyo.

“Well, I agree, but as you all know, I had a meeting with Yōko Yamazaki, my neighbor. She and I said that we’re going to work together to find more former members of the Dragons of Ōta, so that we’ll able to convince them to support the revival of that group” said Manaka Masuda.

“Wow! What a wonderful news, my sister! I can’t believe that the search is growing right now!” said Chiyo.

“It makes me happy that there will be more partners to find the former members of the Dragons of Ōta” said Hanako.

“Yeah! While the progress of finding the former members from the pink and magenta and red groups have continued to grow, we’re finally have a plan to start working on that search” said Manaka Masuda.

“You mean, we’re going to find them one color by one color?” asked Seijirō.

“Even better. We’ll let the mainstream groups of the Bravehearts to find the former members of the Dragons of Ōta based on the main color they have” said Manaka Masuda.

“For example, our group will find the former members that are coming from the orange group” said Yōko Yamazaki.

“While Team Blue and Yellow will find the former members that are coming from the yellow group” said Manaka Masuda.

“It means that we’re going to easily find them in our batch, which is the sixth batch, and then, we’re going to partner with them to find more former members of the Dragons of Ōta” said Yōko.

“Isn’t that great, everyone?” asked Manaka Masuda.

“Yeah!” said the members of Seijirō’s Bravehearts and the guests including Manaka Higuchi and the relatives of the Bravehearts.

“That was wonderful! I can’t believe that they’re going to contribute the search to push the chances of reviving the Dragons of Ōta” said Rei.

“It would be great to make Noboru’s dream going to happen once the search is complete” said Erika.

“That way, there will no more chaos in our community for sure!” said Rina Sugaya.

“Yeah!” said the members of Seijirō’s Bravehearts and the guests including Manaka Higuchi and the relatives of the Bravehearts.

“I’m sure that the good news we hear would be fantastic to make extended groups for our Bravehearts organization. It feels like we need them to support the revival” said Seijirō.

“You got it!” said Manaka Masuda.

“So, if we were able to find the former members of the Dragons of Ōta, then we’ll let them join the Bravehearts through the extended group system” said Kumi.

“That’s right, Kumi-san! Our group, Team Groundwinger, will be teaming up with Airi’s group, the Orange and Fuchsia, to form an extended group. Once we found the former members of the Dragons of Ōta that are coming from the orange group or the brown group, we’ll be planning to form the extended group for sure” said Yōko Yamazaki.

“Well, good for you, Yōko-chan! I hope that you’ll be able to do it, so that you’ll be able to find more members of the Dragons of Ōta” said Kotori.

“It’s great that you have born in Yaguchi and you should be determined to make the great expectations you have” said Kimiya.

“Yeah, I agree!” said Yōko Yamazaki.

“So, would you want to come with us? There are a few secrets we’re going to reveal it for you!” said Hanako.

“Okay!” said Manaka Masuda and Yōko.

Once Manaka Masuda and Yōko have joined the conversation, Hanako and Junichi would continue the conversation as they’re going to continue revealing the secrets of Team Aurora.

“When we’re out of school after the classes were over, we participated at the outdoor activities with the other community groups in Kamata and Nishi-Kamata that their main colors ranging from light green to viridian” said Hanako.

“It’s like a gradient of green” said Junichi Morizawa.

“Oh, we participated at that event, Hanako!” said Manaka Masuda.

“You do, Manaka-san?” asked Hanako.

“Yeah! I came from the Nishi-Kamata Green Archers. The leader of that group was Wataru Kinouchi. He is from the Miraku Middle School, studying in the second year” said Manaka Masuda.

“Oh, that’s very nice, Manaka-san! I guess that I finally found a neighbor taking part of the activities we have” said Hanako.

“That name of your group was very valiant” said Junichi Morizawa.

“Yep. We were able to work together to get the job done and we love to lead for the future of our community in Nishi-Kamata” said Manaka Masuda.

“Have you ever participated at the Easter activities?” asked Izumi.

“Yeah! My team had 6 colored eggs that are so cute!” said Manaka Masuda.

“Ah, I see. For us, we participated at that activity as well, but without Kazuko and Mizuki. We found 8 eggs, which is 2 more than your number of eggs being found” said Izumi.

“Wow! That’s grand! I can’t believe that you have found some more eggs than we have!” said Manaka Masuda.

“Yep! Despite we both didn’t win the competition, we tried out best to grab as many as we could” said Izumi.

“It took an hour to collect those Easter eggs and we want to collect those into our team’s home base” said Jūbei.

“Wow! That’s a nice activity you got, Hanako and Manaka!” said Tarō.

“You were good in picking those eggs to collect!” said Daigo.

“You girls have been doing a lot of fun for that activity in Easter” said Satoshi.

“Yeah, we agree!” said Hanako and Manaka Masuda with their smiles on their faces.

“The other thing that we were interested on is viewing the sky at night. That’s where everyone in our group used to see the dark sky with buildings and trees at night while the moon shines above us” said Junichi Morizawa.

“Before we sleep together in our home in Kamata, we decided to look at the stars” said Kurumi.

“The stars are so bright that shines the brightest. That activity was so interesting for us and hopefully, we’ll be able to see them again every night” said Sōichi.

“Right now, we’re about to go out again to see the moon and stars at the balcony” said Yurika Hashida.

“This time, in the mansion! Would you like to see the view at night?” said Yoko.

“Yeah!” said the members of Seijirō’s Bravehearts and the guests.

“Then, let’s go to the room of the Homewrecking Dragons at the third floor!” said Yurika Hashida.

“That’s where the balcony is located at that place!” said Yoko.

“Okay!” said the members of Seijirō’s Bravehearts and the guests. Everyone would leave the Room #1 in the second floor to go upstairs to reach the third floor. They would all enter to the room of the Homewrecking Dragons and then, reach the door of the balcony.

When the members of Seijirō’s Bravehearts and the guests have entered the balcony, they would see the moon and stars at the sky while the skyscrapers still lighting at night.

“Wow!” said Manaka Masuda.

“That’s so amazing!” said Yurika Shirasaka.

“That was a beautiful and magnificent view!” said Saori.

“The stars are brightly shining all over the place!” said Satoshi.

“It was so cool!” said Kojiro Sawaki.

“I can’t believe that it’s true!” said Kotaro Manabe.

“We should have seen the aurora, everyone, but I’m glad that the sky was pretty beautiful when you look at the moon” said Ayako Nakajima.

“Yeah! This is the activity that we have done in our home base and every night, we made some wishes, so that one day, all dreams will come true” said Yoko.

“The more you wish something beautiful…” said Kōsuke.

“…the better you’ll have a wonderful wish you’ll fulfill” said Yurika Hashida.

“Yeah, it’s more like an angel’s wish!” said Harumi Shimizu.

“I’m sure that a lot of youngsters want to have a good wish to make their dreams come true” said Jirō.

“It feels like this sky has a lot of fresh air. I’m sure that there’s a breeze coming out there” said Mika Okazaki.

“That’s right, everyone!” said Yoko.

“I believe that it was a beautiful night to end this day off with that viewing at the balcony, Hanako-san” said Yōko Yamazaki.

“You got that right, Yōko-san! Since I have revealed all the secrets about my group and my friend Mimi, I believe that we’re going to get ready for some activities for tomorrow before the Bravehearts and their allies will be back home” said Hanako.

“That’s true, Hanako-san. The events for tomorrow will be organized by the groups that are from Nishina, Magome and Kamata” said Seijirō.

“Which means, that would be your activities, Erika and Rina!” said Kumi.

“Yeah, that’s right!” said Rina Sugaya.

“Yeah, of course!” said Erika.

“My group, the Prestigious Wind Ōta, will be organizing the emblem making activity where the community groups in Magome and its neighboring areas we’re partnering will be creating their own emblems, so that they’ll be using those for future competitions such as the Ōta League and the other sporting events” said Rina.

“On the other hand, our group, the Prestigious Charm, will be going to Akihabara for a shopping spree day with the parents of mine and my fellow friends” said Erika.

“We’ll buy some foods and stuff at those shops, so that we’ll use those for a few days” said Miho.

“Then, we’ll have fun visiting the anime and manga store!” said Naoki.

“It will be awesome to take a look at those manga and merchandise recently!” said Shun.

“Wow! That was a nice activity you’ll going to enjoy for a day-off” said Shinapachi.

“That would be amazing to see what your moments have for tomorrow” said Suzuko.

“Yeah!” said the members of the Prestigious Charm.

“As for my group, the Lucky Garnet Pink, we’ll be organizing a berry picking activity for the young students” said Kuni.

“It will be a great time to pick those berries before we’ll be making some fruit shakes for everyone!” said Yasue Waki.

“Oooh! I love fruit shakes! That’s my favorite drink!” said Itsuki Okuyama.

“Yeah, me too! That refreshing drink would make me feel good!” said Mako.

“You got that right, girls!” said Kuni.

“What about you boys from the varsity team? What are you going to do?” asked Seijirō.

“For our group, the Foul Play Crew, we’ll be visiting Ikegami for a photography activity” said Shinobu Higashimura.

“We’ll be doing this while Tsubaki and Hiiragi aren’t here. So that once they’ll be back, we’ll reveal the pictures to them” said Ken.

“For the Wisteria Club, we’ll be going to Haneda to watch a movie in the movie house that was owned by the parents of Yuka Natsuka” said Takahiro.

“Then, we’ll go to the baseball court in the afternoon!” said Sukehiro.

“Well, that’s more awesome to go out outside in your hometown. I’m sure that you’ll be delighted to enjoy your activity in Ikegami and Haneda tomorrow” said Seijirō.

“Make sure that your parents will be getting along with them as well!” said Jirō.

“Sure, we will!” said Ken, Shinobu Higashimura, Sukehiro and Takahiro.

“So, what should we do tomorrow, Seijirō-san and Kumi-san?” asked Hanako.

“Well, I think that we should all go out for a while to go back to our homes, so that we’ll be some leisure activities in Kamata” said Seijirō.

“It will be a great day to spend a staycation outside the mansion for just a day” said Kumi.

“Of course! The members of Team Aurora are ready to make that day more blissful and more beautiful!” said Hanako.

“Yeah!” said the members of Team Aurora and Ginga’s Pupils.

“Alright, then. We’ll be coming with you as well!” said Manaka Masuda while Yurika and Ryōsuke Shirasaka would agree with the planned activity that will be made by Seijirō and Hanako.

“That’s good! So, let’s make another day a more exciting day before the Bravehearts will be back home from their vacation!” said Seijirō.

“Yeah!” said the members of Seijirō’s Bravehearts and the guests. The members of Seijirō’s Bravehearts have learned about the secrets of Mimi and Team Aurora, they believe that the members of Team Aurora have done something that will make their friends and allies more blissful and happier with their smiles. Ever since their formation, Team Aurora had continued to bring the community more blissful with their pride and determination because they want to bless them, so that no issues will be found in their hometown, Kamata. As the end of another day, the members of Seijirō’s Bravehearts are ready to have another day of excitement as they’ll have different activities to do, which will be more thrilling and excited while the Bravehearts and their allies are still in Nagoya for their vacation.

UP NEXT: Profile of the Relatives of the Bravehearts (of Ōta) and the Former Friends of Mimi Balguerie
 
Here is the set of profiles of new characters in this interlude, “When the Aurora was Formed, It Shines Through its Beautiful Light”. While some relatives of the Bravehearts (of Ōta) such as Mako Yamauchi and Kana Hiramatsu, are making their first appearance, the former friends of Mimi Balguerie in Hawaii were mentioned by the members of Team Aurora. I’ll be planning to have a chapter with the former friends of Mimi Balguerie in the future.

Relatives of the Bravehearts (of Ōta)
Itsuki Okuyama, Mako Yamauchi, Ryōsuke Shirasaka, Kana Hiramatsu, Kaguya Katsura, Kōhei Ōshiro, Mayu Higuchi, Manaka Higuchi and Manaka Masuda


Itsuki Okuyama: January 25 / 5ES-C / Keishin Academy ES / Cousin of Kazue Futagawa
Mako Yamauchi: July 10 / 1MS-J / Keishin Academy MS / Cousin of Tomoka Minato

Yurika Shirasaka: December 3 / 6ES-2 / Cousin of Mimi Balguerie and Brother of Ryōsuke Shirasaka / Leader of Team Cumulus
Ryōsuke Shirasaka: April 2 / 2HS-8 / Nashiba HS / Cousin of Mimi Balguerie and Brother of Yurika Shirasaka

Kana Hiramatsu: March 24 / 2HS / Yukigaya HS / Older Sister of Asumi Hiramatsu
Kaguya Katsura: June 21 / 3MS / Rokugō MS / Older Sister of Kotori and Kimiya Katsura
Kōhei Ōshiro: September 12 / 3MS-F / Keishin Academy MS / Brother of Asuka Ōshiro
Mayu Higuchi: July 30 / 2MS-E / Keishin Academy MS / Sister of Miyu and Manaka Higuchi and Cousin of Hikaru Higuchi
Manaka Higuchi: November 11 / 6ES-C / Keishin Academy ES / Sister of Miyu and Mayu Higuchi and Cousin of Hikaru Higuchi
Manaka Masuda: February 21 / 6ES-3 / Miraku ES / Sister of Chiyo Masuda

Former Friends of Mimi Balguerie in Hawaii
Malia Shirakawa, Anicka Naia, Keiko Yamaoka, Noa Yanaga and Lahela Hatoyama

Malia Shirakawa: November 8 / Aichi
Anicka Naia: September 20 / Aichi
Keiko Yamaoka: December 31 / Nara
Noa Yanaga: June 27 / Shizuoka
Lahela Hatoyama: April 14 / Nara


UP NEXT: Chapter 153: “Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya (Part 3): The Compassionating Flares of Lavender and Red”

I love to write this mini-series like this because it looks like Seijirō will finally have a chance of have his own ‘braveheart’ group if he wants to have his friends to be on his side. As a cousin of Hinata and Kagetsu Hakamada, he’s always ready to make everyone happy including his friends. As for the members of Team Aurora, they’re much ready to make things brighter as they’re going to continue their blissful things to make them compassionate and determined. Now, this update will be followed by the next update I’ll be posting on my next schedule (December 8) because this one may be going to be interesting as the Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Nagoya are having a campfire night outside the Gotō Clan Ancestral House where all secrets will about to be revealed before their very eyes. I’ll see you on December 8 (Sunday) for the next part of the 'Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya'!
 
Tonight’s update will be dedicated to Miyuri Shimabukuro, whose birthday was last December 6 (Friday). Born in Okinawa, Miyuri is the voice actress of Shupe Gushiken (Ongaku Shoujo), Yūna Yunohana (Yuragi-sou no Yūna-san) and Mangetsu Kohinata (Granbelm). I hope that she will continue making progress of her voice acting career that she started last year as I will watch out for her once the new year (2020) comes. Belated happy birthday, Miyuri! Since Shupe will be appearing alongside the members of Ongaku Shoujo in tonight’s update, then let’s jump in into the third part of Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya!;)

In the previous chapter of “Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya”, Kira Ōgaki had decided to choose her rival Shizue Niwa to be her first new teammate to join the Bravehearts of Nagoya. Tonight’s update will be very interesting as the Bravehearts of Nagoya are holding their campfire night outside of their home, the Gotō Clan Ancestral House, so that the Bravehearts of Ōta, the Family of Angels, the Music Girls and the Fire Edelweiss will be thrilled to have fun camping outside with Kira and her friends of bravehearts. Now, it’s time to continue the vacation with the Bravehearts of Ōta in Nagoya as here comes the third part of this wonderful and fantastical arc! Enjoy reading Chapter 153!:)

After attending the meeting, Jun Gotō, Kira Ōgaki, Kazue Ōgaki and their fellow young members of the Gotō clan have attended the campfire night with the Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Nagoya. When Kira announced her decision earlier, the members of the Bravehearts of Nagoya and the Bravehearts of Ōta have been shocked about this, which was very motivated for Kira to recruit her former rival from the Horita-tōri Elementary School. Aside from Shizue Niwa, the other new teammates of Kira and her friends were Akie Morikawa, Shōko Amemiya, Rika Hibino and Kyōko Ninomiya. Shizue was a former captain of the Horita-tōri Elementary School girls’ basketball team and she was able to battle against Kira during their elementary school basketball careers, which they share their victory. In their first encounter when they were fifth graders, Shizue defeated Kira, but in their rematch, Kira defeated Shizue when Kira improved her performance by dazzling with her special moves against Shizue. It was also revealed that Shizue was a relative of Erina Miyagi, a member of the Kasuragi Elementary School girls’ basketball team and the New Camellian Dragons. When the moon had been shined while the fire had been crackled, the Bravehearts of Nagoya have shared their secrets to the Bravehearts of Ōta and their allies as well as their future of their mainstream groups starting from the Diamonds and Roses to the Gleamed Cherry. It was a beautiful night to make both sides have known with each other and they believe that their relationship would be developed once they’re going to work together as one family of bravehearts in the future. Right now, both sides would enjoy the campfire night as they have lighted up their memories as they’re all set for another day, which is also going to be the last day for the Bravehearts of Ōta to stay at the Gotō Clan Ancestral House.

[OPENING: Tenshi no 3P!/Angel's 3Piece! OP: Habitaki no Birthday「羽ばたきのバースデイ」 by Baby’s breath]

VOLUME 8: “A NEW ANGELIC AND HARMONIOUS ERA IN ŌTA”
CHAPTER 153: “VACATION WITH THE BRAVEHEARTS IN NAGOYA (PART 3): THE COMPASSIONATING FLARES OF LAVENDER AND RED

Kira Ōgaki made a shocking decision that she’ll recruit her rival from the Horita-tōri Elementary School Shizue Niwa over her four other new teammates to join the Bravehearts of Nagoya. Kira feels like she wanted Shizue to be part of the group because she and Shizue have faced with each other before in the city tournament last year. With the support of her parents and her clan members, Kira is ready to make her group grow their friendship with the acquisition of one of her personal rivals in her basketball career.

Jun, Kira, Kazue and their fellow young members of the Gotō clan leaves the Gotō Clan Ancestral House to meet the Bravehearts of Ōta and Nagoya and their allies where they tell their friends about the meeting earlier. The Bravehearts of Ōta and Nagoya gasp in shock after Kira revealed that she’s going to let her teammate and rival Shizue Niwa to join the Bravehearts of Nagoya.

“WHAT?!” shouted the Bravehearts of Ōta and Nagoya and their allies.

“You mean, you’re going to recruit your rival to your group?!” said Tomoka.

“You’re kidding, Kira!” said Mimi.

“That choice might be interesting for your group, Kira-san” said Subaru.

“I’m having a feeling that you are interested on that person” said Aoi.

“Yeah! I made this decision because it is not different to say that I had a rival who had seen me for a long time, but I like a girl who is always special with her talent” said Kira.

“So, that person you’re going to invite is from Horita-tōri Elementary School?” asked Megumi Kazama.

“Yeah, Megumi-san! She’s a purple-haired girl who had good shooting performance every game. When I met her for the first time, I came out to battle her, but even we showed our moves back and forth, my team lost” said Kira.

“What match was that?” asked Maho.

“That is from the quarterfinals of the city tournament two years ago when my teammates and I were in the bench” said Kira.

“The captain at that time is Tokiko Inahashi. She’s still studying in our school as a second year middle school student” said Megumi Kazama.

“She’s a power forward and a small forward just like me” said Aki.

“I’m sure that girl was very talented with her inside scoring moves while dazzling like a diamond” said Saki.

“Yes, she was, Saki-san. That’s why the reason I picked Shizue is because I’m interested in making friends with my rivals in my two-year stay with the elementary school girls’ basketball team. We had a lot of challenges to take on as we try our best to be on the top of the girls’ basketball team in our hometown” said Kira.

“I believe that your team had been compared to our team, Kira. I didn’t know that you had that principle too” said Airi.

“Yes, it was. When I joined the basketball team for the first time, I’m motivated about their players to meet them. That’s how I met Tokiko-senpai, the captain of the team. Tokiko was a very generous member of the basketball team. Raised in Ōta in our hometown, Tokiko was a young star when she had led my team two years ago. Tokiko helped me to become a leader of her team and that’s how I became the leader of my team last year” said Kira.

“Kira was very interested to become a leader of her team last year because she was excited to make our team stronger. When Kira became the captain, I became the vice captain of the team last year” said Yuiko.

“I would be glad if your team had been contending for a long time since that program was prestigious” said Saki.

“Yes, it is, Saki. The Todoroki Gakuen Elementary School girls’ basketball team had been competing in the city tournament for the last five years, but before we won the city tournament last year, that program had made it to the quarterfinals two years ago after failing to advance beyond the fourth round for a long time” said Megumi Kazama.

“However, when we became part of the starting five last year, we were able to defeat every opponent in the city tournament before defeating Hataya Elementary School in the final. We finally make it to the prefectural tournament for the first time in the history of our school’s basketball program” said Yūmi.

“That is how we made the name of our group known as the Bravehearts of Nagoya. We were compassionate to win for our willpower” said Kira.

“Wow! I can’t believe that your team had been progressing to the prefectural tournament! That was very awesome!” said Tomoka.

“Yeah, Kira-san! I knew that you had been dazzling with your moves, plus you’re always shining every game” said Megumi Kadokawa.

“That’s right, girls. Our team’s dream had come true when we’re in the prefectural tournament. We made it to the quarterfinals of the prefectural tournament where we lost to the Miyata Elementary School from Kōnan” said Megumi Kazama.

“The Miyata Elementary School girls’ basketball team was led by Chisaki Akimoto. Chisaki is now a member of the Miyata Middle School girls’ basketball team alongside Ruri Sugita” said Aki.

“Although we lost to them, we were able keep our blessings until the end of the match” said Yuiko.

“Well, that journey of yours was very long to make it to the quarterfinals of the prefectural tournament last winter. I’m sure that you’ll be able to work hard when you’re now in the middle school girls’ basketball team” said Kōme.

“Yeah, Kōme-san. That journey was the best year for me because I had overcome the challenges from my opponents, even we tried to continue our progress in the prefectural tournament, but I’m okay that making it to the quarterfinals was the best after all” said Kira.

“If I remember correctly, there are two city tournaments in Nagoya, composed of the western Nagoya and the eastern Nagoya. All semifinalists in those tournaments will make it to the prefectural tournament” said Sayako.

“Whoa! That was interesting, Sayako-san! I believe that the prefectural tournament in Aichi is different than in our home because they have their own criteria on how to qualify to that tournament” said Kazuko.

“That’s true, Kazuko. The Aichi Elementary School Basketball Prefectural Tournament has a lot of rules to accommodate. Each city has their own number of teams to enter in that prefectural tournament” said Rumi.

“In the city of Nagoya, there are two tournaments being held, which is composed of the tournament for the teams from the western part of Nagoya and the other is for the teams from the eastern part of Nagoya” said Erika Yoshioka.

“Oh! I believe that your city had a lot of elementary school girls’ basketball teams coming from different wards!” said Hinata.

“I’m sure that some are very strong just like your school and the teams you have faced in the city and prefectural tournaments last year” said Kagetsu.

“Yeah, Kagetsu! That is how we want to try our best to make it to the top by working together to make our plays ready in the game” said Rumi.

“So, how will you classify the number of teams in that prefectural tournament?” asked Mizuki.

“I want to know if there are some neighboring areas around Nagoya have many teams” said Sayaka.

“Well, I’ll explain it you, girls. The prefectural tournament in our prefecture had its own classification of teams to enter, according to the prefectural basketball tournament organizing committee” said Rumi.

“In Nagoya, there are 8 teams to qualify through the two tournaments: four for western Nagoya and four for eastern Nagoya” said Erika Yoshioka.

“For those who were coming from the neighboring cities around our city, there will be only three teams to qualify” said Sumire.

“Then, for those cities near the Mikawa Bay, there will be three teams to qualify while the fourth-placed teams will qualify to the preliminary round to determine the last qualified team to represent for the Mikawa Bay Division” said Chiyo.

“And finally, for the rest of Aichi such as the cities of Okazaki, Toyota, Shinshiro, they will have three teams to represent from each area” said Erika Yoshioka.

“What about the towns and villages within the prefecture? Are they going to have their spots too?” asked Mizuki.

“If the population is greater than 30,000, they will get two teams, but if it’s less than 30,000, only the winner will qualify” said Rumi.

“As a result, the towns of Tōgō and Higashiura are going to get two spots with them having their population more than 40,000. However, the third placed team from Tōgō will qualify to the playoff to determine the last qualifying team to represent for the Nagoya Metropolitan Area” said Erika Yoshioka.

“I’m going to say that every area had represented their teams to compete for the best elementary school girls’ basketball team in the prefecture every year. If they get earned to qualify for the prefectural tournament, they’ll be blessed for sure” said Mizuki.

“That’s right, Mizuki! That’s why it’s a real challenge to qualify for the prefectural tournament, which means they’ll try their best to make it for themselves” said Rumi.

“Yeah, I agree, Rumi! I’m sure that every team had their guts to show up when they’ll face each other until they’ll determine one winner” said Mizuki.

“Yeah!” said Rumi.

“What about the system for the tournaments in Nagoya?” asked Sayaka.

“For the tournaments in Nagoya, the western Nagoya will be composed of the teams coming from Minato, Nakagawa, Nakamura, Naka, Higashi, Nishi, Kita and Moriyama while the eastern Nagoya will be composed of the teams coming from Minami, Atsuta, Mizuho, Shōwa, Chikusa, Meito, Tenpaku and Midori” said Kazumasa.

“Our school came from eastern Nagoya, which means our basketball program had to participate at the Eastern Nagoya Elementary School Basketball Tournament” said Reina.

“Ah! I get it, Reina-chan and Kazumasa-san! I would say those tournaments will be more challenging to beat because you’ll surprised to see which team your opponent for the first match of the tournament will be” said Sayaka.

“It will be depended on the draw day where the organizing committee will make the draw for the tournament to determine the matching pairs for the first round. The top teams will be receiving a bye to the second round” said Reina.

“Ah, okay! I understand about that, Reina-chan!” said Sayaka.

“Yeah, you said it!” said Reina.

“What team Shizue coming from?” asked Tomoka.

“She is from the Violet Division of Horita-tōri where she is the leader of that group” said Kira.

“Wow! That girl was surely a great leader of her own group!” said Tomoka.

“Also, she’s very determined to lead her group to make her friends prospered” said Mimi.

“Yeah, that’s true, girls. Aside from Shizue heading to Todoroki Gakuen, they were Mika Orikasa, Yūta Kudō, Akihisa Horiuchi, Kotori Yamashita and Mariko Ōnishi” said Kira.

“Are they on the same level as Shizue?” asked Nami.

“Yep. They were currently first year middle school students just like Shizue, but their sections are different” said Kira.

“To our surprise, none of the six members have jumped to our section” said Yūmi.

“Shizue is from section 1-5 alongside Mika and Yūta while Akihisa and Kotori join section 1-6 and Mariko joins section 1-7” said Aki.

“I’m sure that they’re good neighbors with each other, Kira-san. It’s nice to have a community group of violet-haired youngsters in your home” said Kotoe.

“I hope that we will see them for sure” said Nami.

“Yeah, Nami-san. My clan’s patriarch Shunsuke-sama said that he wanted to meet Shizue tomorrow afternoon. If we found her, we will ask her if she will meet with Shunsuke, so that he will recognize her as a new member of our group” said Kira.

“That way, we’ll have another violet-haired member to be part of our group. I’m the first violet-haired girl to join the Bravehearts of Nagoya because I’m not very eccentric with my energetic personality” said Rumi.

“I agree, Kira-san and Rumi-san! Hopefully, we’ll make sure that we’ll find her to join your group” said Tomoka.

“You got it, Tomoka-san!” said Kira and Rumi.

Meanwhile, in Tokyo, the members of the New Camellian Dragons and some members of the Bravehearts of Ōta are having a conversation with each other in Room #1 of the second floor.

“Look at this, everyone. This is the roster of my team” said Kana Tamayama as she shows the picture of her and her teammates in her school’s varsity team on her phone.

“Wow! Those guys are really tougher as I’m expecting it” said Toshihiro.

“Also, they’re more like Tomoka and her teammates, but their size are different” said Momoe.

“Yeah, Momoe-san. Their members are composed of 6 senpais, 5 kouhais and 5 first year students” said Kana.

“That’s cool, Kana-san! I like that team! They’re brave like a strong wind” said Ruri.

“They can storm out with their willpower while showing their periwinkle auras” said Mika Okazaki.

“Yeah, you’re right about that” said Kana.

“What are the names of your fellow teammates in the same class as yours?” asked Erina Miyagi.

“They were Miyu Kusunoki, Nodoka Kubota, Masami Asayama and Yōko Owada. The vice captain of the team is Junko Tagawa and the captain of the team is Shizuka Yamagiwa, a member of the Temperate Orange” said Kana.

“Hey, that’s my older sister, Kana-san!” said Hiroe Yamagiwa.

“Oh! I see! So, that’s what the coincidence is all about, Kana-san” said Erina.

“Yep. My team had been improving with the size of our team since both Nodoka and Masami are tall and flexible with their wingspans” said Kana.

“All of Kana’s teammates were not affiliated with the Dragons of Ōta, by the way” said Katsumi Noguchi.

“Oh, that’s also a quick coincidence, Katsumi” said Akane.

“Those teammates of yours are very strong, but I would say that they’re good and talented players, I tell you” said Keisuke.

“Yeah, that’s true, Keisuke-san. Shizuka said that she’s hoping to build her relationship with me because I want to become a leader just like her” said Kana.

“Ah, I see your point, Kana-san. That’s what you’re planning for the next couple of years. It will be challenging for you to become the captain of the team” said Yōko Yamazaki.

“Yep. That’s my goal for this year, Yōko-san. To become a leader, you must work hard and make your teammates as your new friends. That’s what I’m going to do to make sure that I’ll be the team captain someday” said Kana.

“Okay, now I understand. I feel your motivation, Kana-san. That’s what you’re going to need when you’re in the team for the first time” said Yōko Yamazaki.

“Of course, Yōko-san!” said Kana.

“I hope that you’ll help them to progress your team’s performance in the upcoming prefectural tournament” said Ayaka.

“Yeah, I agree, Ayaka-san” said Kana.

“Since then, both Yaguchi and Yasukata are considered powerhouses in middle school basketball for the recent decade due to the production of young players with their potential getting higher” said Jirō.

“Subaru said that he had met a lot of friends in those schools when he was in Kirihara. His team had defeated both Kana’s school and Jirō’s school in warm-up matches long time ago” said Satoshi Akimoto.

“Would it be better if they’re getting their potential higher with their own style of play?” asked Toshihiro.

“I believe so, Toshihiro-kun. That’s why it’s great that those schools in Yaguchi and its neighboring areas have generally developed their basketball programs recently” said Hanako Kotobuki.

“Yeah, I agree!” said Toshihiro.

“So, what about yours, my friends?” asked Hanako Kotobuki.

“Well, we participated at the tryouts last week where we were able to work hard in the obstacles they have” said Toshihiro.

“It was nice to have our stamina and regimen being pumped up after the training for two hours” said Chinami Itagaki.

“How is the system of that school’s basketball program?” asked Sakiko Hasegawa.

“Does it work to you?” asked Kurumi Sato.

“Yeah!” said Toshihiro, Chinami, Ayaka, Momoe and Teruko.

“That’s great! Now, tell about what you remember in your first training in a different school” said Sakiko.

“Okay!” said Toshihiro, Chinami, Ayaka, Momoe and Teruko.

“Well, the first thing that I learned during my first training in Keishin is that I was able to make the three activities as well as I showed my moves to my fellow teammates including Natsuhi” said Toshihiro.

“Have you done something new to you?” asked Jirō.

“Yeah, Jirō! My strengths have been improved as well as my hustle had been increased, thanks to the stretch activity” said Toshihiro.

“Wow! Good for you! I’m sure that you’re very talented with your skills when you have entered to the court. I’ll say that you must keep up the good work, so that you’ll be improving more. That’s how athletes do to get their job done” said Jirō.

“Yeah, I got it, Jirō!” said Toshihiro.

“What about you, girls? Did you have anything done in your first training?” asked Kotori.

“Yeah!” said Chinami, Ayaka, Momoe and Teruko.

“We were great that we have worked hard in their training” said Chinami.

“That training makes me motivate with my potential going up” said Ayaka.

“Tomoka was the one who dazzled her moves like Azumi Ogawa” said Momoe.

“She had been a great player, even her career started rock bottomed in Shiromidai” said Teruko.

“Yeah, that’s true, Teruko-san. Tomoka was a good girl to show her moves against her opponents in the court. She should get her potential getting higher, thanks to her performance in the Fuchsia and Celadon Dragons Tournament” said Yōko Yamazaki.

“Of course, Yōko-san! She’s generous with her willpower won’t be paid off and I’m kind to say that she’s a good player while getting her excitement pumping up for joy” said Ayaka.

“I agree, Ayaka-san. I’m very happy for her in her first training, but I’m sure you’ll be happy in the training too” said Yōko Yamazaki.

“Yeah!” said Ayaka.

“I have a question about you, Chinami-san” said Seijirō.

“What is it, Seijirō?” asked Chinami.

“Well, I’m not curious about the reason why you enrolled in Keishin Academy for middle school. We want to know about that reason” said Seijirō.

“Yeah! Can you explain it to us?” said Kumi Takamura.

“Sure, I can explain it to you, Seijirō and Kumi. You see, the seven of us, Toshihiro, me, Ayaka, Momoe, Shimako, Yūto and Hanako were sixth graders last school year. We made some conversations about our future and then, one day, we saw Tomoka and her friends during the Ōta League Cup. It was great that both sides meeting with each other during that event and Tomoka was the girl who wanted me to transfer to her school in the Keishin Academy” said Chinami.

“Did you make the decision to transfer to Kesihin Academy for middle school?” asked Seijirō.

“Yes, of course, Seijirō! I wanted to transfer to a better school with a better girls’ basketball program because it’s great that Kasuragi had been a well-produced team that had a lot of players like us, but wanting to move on to another level would be nice to make us prepared for this season” said Chinami.

“Well, you have been blessed that you have enrolled in that school where my cousin studied there since first grade” said Seijirō.

“I believe that you’re going to team up with Tomoka and her friends since you have recognized them when you met them for the first time” said Kumi Takamura.

“Yup! Tomoka was a very good friend and she’s also a great leader because she made the right decision for us. Right?” said Chinami.

“Yeah!” said Toshihiro, Ayaka Kutaragi, Momoe, Keisuke Sato, Akane and Erina.

“I’m happy to hear that, Chinami! Helping Tomoka would make you motivated to do good things to bless them. I’m hoping that you and Tomoka will work together in the same team in the basketball program” said Seijirō.

“When it comes to teaming up with the friends you have met for the first time in a new school, you should treat them nicely to make sure that they’ll earn you something good in return” said Kumi Takamura.

“Yeah, I agree!” said Chinami.

“I’m sure that you are generous with that decision, Chinami. I’m very motivated about your encounter with Tomoka. I’m really sure that she had an eye on you” said Sakiko.

“Uh, not really, Sakiko. Shimako was the one that she was eyed by Tomoka during an exhibition match between my team and her team” said Chinami.

“Shimako was adamant when it comes to meeting the aces and captains because she knows about everything including the names of the players from different teams” said Momoe.

“That’s why we called her ‘The Red-Haired Heart Lover’ because she was generous and charismatic” said Ayaka.

“Well, you’re right about her, Ayaka. Our dear leader Shimako was very respectful to every single friend she met, even she’s not naïve and not innocent” said Ruri.

“She’s the youngest sister of Shizuka Tagami and she likes to admire red-haired boys in her hometown” said Mika Okazaki.

“Ōmori has a lot of red-haired and magenta-haired youngsters when it comes to their sassy and spontaneous appearance. Noboru had been known to his spontaneous appearance because he was able to address the concerns of his team within the Dragons of Ōta and the Ōmori High School boys’ basketball team” said Taketoshi.

“Yeah, I agree, Taketoshi. Noboru wasn’t meant to be the top guy in his class, but he’s very ambitious with his own view, thinking that he’s ready for another journey soon” said Toshihiro.

“Of course, Toshihiro-san! Every person in the Dragons of Ōta have their own good characteristics when they appear outside their school. I’m very quirky to those guys when that group was existed, but this may be interesting to see him again” said Kotori.

“Yeah!” said Toshihiro, Chinami, Ayaka, Momoe, Teruko, Ruri, Mika and Taketoshi.

“Erina, did you have any relatives?” asked Kurumi Sato.

“Well, I have a cousin from my maternal side named Tsukasa Yanagi. He’s a second year middle school student in the Ōmori Daisan Middle School” said Erina.

“That person was not cheeky when I met him during the Fuchsia and Celadon Week. He’s smart because he wears eyeglasses” said Kurumi Sato.

“I agree, Kurumi-chan!” said Erina.

“Is he a basketball player?” asked Erika Satō.

“Uh, no, Erika-chan. He’s a member of the Health Committee in his school, but also he’s a top student in his section 2-3” said Erina.

“Oh, that’s nice for him, Erina-san! I’m sure he’s working to be a scholar in the future” said Erika Satō.

“Yeah, I agree. Tsukasa is a member of the Purple Hearts Shinjuku, a group that are coming from Ōmori and Ōmori Honchō” said Erina.

“Ah! I believe they are the groups that aren’t part of the Dragons of Ōta because of their leader not being part of it, but he’s part of the Pink and Plum” said Itsuki.

“That’s true, Itsuki-chan! The leader of the group is Yoshiharu Tsuji, a friend of mine who used to go to my restaurant every week” said Erina.

“I’m sure that he’s interested in the designs of your restaurant, Erina” said Rina Sugaya.

“Yeah, I agree. He’s very good in making some wall designs he made for his home. If he wants to be a designer, then he’s okay with that” said Erina.

“Then, I’m sure that he’ll be make some beautiful designs that may be stupendous and aesthetic” said Rina.

“Of course, he will, Rina-chan” said Erina. “By the way, have you met a relative of mine named Shizue Niwa?”

“I don’t know about her, Erina-san. I believe that person is studying in Todoroki Gakuen Middle School” said Hanako Kotobuki.

“Yeah, that’s right, Hanako-chan. I met Shizue when I was on summer vacation in Nagoya with my family. She had been a great basketball player with her moves she have” said Erina.

“Is she played shooting guard or point guard just like Masami?” asked Miyu Higuchi.

“No, Miyu-chan. She’s a small forward while likely to shoot the ball inside the zone” said Erina.

“I believe that she like post moves to strengthen her moves” said Shinobu Hirasawa.

“Yep. That’s what she played like but being a formidable shooter in the post was nice for her to be playing like a point forward” said Erina.

“Ah, I see. That girl has a lot of talent I tell you” said Shinobu Hirasawa.

“Yep! She had been a player from the Horita-tōri Elementary School girls’ basketball team last year before she moved to Todoroki Gakuen for middle school” said Erina.

“If I remember correctly, the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School girls’ basketball team have produced such great shooters and defenders in Nagoya just like their counterparts, the elementary school and the high school” said Hajime Shimizu.

“That’s where Kira Ōgaki had been part of that team” said Yoko Shimizu.

“That’s right, Yoko-chan! Kira and the Bravehearts of Nagoya have been contributing their performance in the city and prefectural tournament where they have won the city tournament for eastern Nagoya before falling in the quarterfinals of the prefectural tournament” said Kotori.

“Yep. Shizue chose to transfer to Todoroki Gakuen because she wanted to have better competition to team up with one of her rivals. That means, she’s ready to help Kira and her teammates to make their team stronger in their first year. I hope that Kira and Shizue will work together in the same team” said Erina.

“Yeah, hopefully, they will” said Kotori.

“Hopefully, we will see them if they’ll make it to the Nationals, but for right now, it will be their mission to make that happen” said Kana.

“Yeah, I agree!” said Erina.

“You know, Erina, Tomoka said that usually the captains from different schools can have their chance to make it to the roster, which means me, Teruko and Yōko are in the main roster” said Chinami.

“Oh, I see. But what about the others like Ayaka and Momoe? Are they going to be part of the roster?” said Erina.

“Well, since the roster will be over the limit, which the roster must be composed of 15 members, both Ayaka and Momoe won’t be playing in the main roster for a while” said Chinami.

“Wow. That was very unfortunate” said Erina.

“It’s not unfortunate, Erina-san, but Mitani-sensei that she’s putting us to the reserve team alongside Maho, Saki, Airi, Hinata, Nami and Kotoe” said Ayaka.

“However, there are conditions about roster changes before the prefectural tournament. Which means, the reserve team will have 5 practice matches to evaluate us while Tomoka, Chinami, Teruko and Yōko will participate 1 practice match for the reserve team and 3 practice matches for the main roster” said Momoe.

“Ah, I see. I believe that this will be a different challenge for them to see if they’ll be able to work well with their moves before heading to the major competition” said Keisuke Sato.

“I know that this would be a roadblock for the first timers, but there might be high hopes for them, especially to our friends like Chinami, Ayaka and Momoe” said Akane Takenaga.

“That’s right, Akane. That is who the New Camellian Dragons need their willpower to make sure that we’ll work together to improve our attributes and tendencies, so that we’ll get earned. Right, girls?” said Chinami.

“Yeah!” said Ayaka and Momoe.

“Hopefully, we’ll be able to make us blessed and earned if we win those games, so that we’ll be making it to the main roster” said Ayaka.

“Also, we should be more respectful and kinder to Tomoka and her friends. They are the ones who can give blessings to everyone including us” said Momoe.

“Then, you must go for it! I’m sure that we’ll make you proud once you get worked out impressively” said Erina.

“You got it!” said Chinami, Ayaka and Momoe.

“You too, Teruko. I believe that you got this. After all, you and Tomoka were friends, right?” said Chinami Kasai.

“Yeah, Chinami-san. I will do this for you, just to make sure that I’m going to play hard like a pure angel” said Teruko.

“Yeah!” said Chinami Kasai.

“It’s already 9:55 in the evening. We’re not tired yet, but I think that we should make this night beautiful without our friends” said Rei.

“Yeah, Rei-san. I think that we should watch some videos of Subaru and his team in Kasuragi and Kirihara before we’ll all going to sleep” said Jirō.

“Yeah!” said everyone in the Room #1.

“Then, let’s watch some greatest moments of Subaru Hasegawa during his time in Kasuragi and Kirihara!” said Kotori.

“Hopefully, we’ll make our cousin proud for what he had done in his gracious basketball career” said Kana.

“Yeah!” said everyone in the Room #1.

Back in Nagoya, the Bravehearts of Ōta and Nagoya and their allies are chatting with each other about the secrets of the Bravehearts of Nagoya while the fire crackles in a bonfire.

“Now that I have talked all about my rival Shizue Niwa, then I’ll explain to you about my other new teammates in my team” said Kira.

“Okay!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta, the Music Girls, the members of the Family of Angles and their allies.

Kira, Megumi, Yuiko, Yūmi and Aki are going to explain about their other new teammates in their team aside from Shizue Niwa.

“If you remember correctly, the five of us have directly joined the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School girls’ basketball team. Which is composed of me, Kira Ōgaki.”

“Megumi Kazama.”

“Yuiko Maeyama.”

“Yūmi Takasaki.”

“And Aki Kaneko.”

“Now there are five other new teammates that have joined our team. They were Akie Morikawa, Shōko Amemiya, Rika Hibino, Kyōko Ninomiya, who is the cousin of Yukari Ninomiya, and Shizue Niwa. The first one is Akie Morikawa. She came from Gammachi and was studying at the Hachinose Elementary School” said Kira.

“The next one is Shōko Amemiya. She came from Mitsurugi and was studying at the Takada Elementary School” said Megumi Kazama.

“The next one is Rika Hibino. She came from Minamiyama and was studying in Yomei Elementary School” said Yuiko.

“The next one is Kyōko Ninomiya. She came from Takahata and was studying in Fukudagyō Elementary School. She is the cousin of the leader of the Valiant Blaze, Yukari Ninomiya” said Aki.

“And last but not the least is Shizue Niwa. She came from Horita-tōri and was studying in Horita-tōri Elementary School” said Yūmi.

“Our captain Tsuneko Sakata said that a tradition was made, which all members who came from the elementary school girls’ basketball team are directly joining to the middle school girls’ basketball team” said Kira.

“But for those who are not from our school’s elementary school girls’ basketball team, they are required to play either in the main team or the reserve team, depended on the observation of our head coach, which is Hitomi Fujitani” said Megumi Kazama.

“Does anyone in your class have made it to the main team?” asked Kyō.

“That’s all of us, Kyō-san, however, in order to make it to the main roster, they must take the challenge, which is playing in the reserve team for five practice matches” said Kira.

“This will take at least six weeks to determine which newcomers will be officially taking part of the main roster for the prefectural tournament” said Yuiko.

“However, the problem is that due to our roster have been composed of 4 senpais and 5 kouhais, Fujitani-sensei said that she needs at least 5 to 6 first year students to be part of it” said Megumi Kazama.

“So, that’s what Mizutani-sensei said about the requirement of the roster where a team must have 15 members, composed of all first years to third years” said Tomoka.

“True, Tomoka. It’s always in the rules that one team must have 15 players to take part of the prefectural tournament. Those who wanted to be part of the main roster must show their moves in practice matches and then, our head coach will evaluate you with the performance you had” said Yuiko.

“If one person failed to please our sensei, she’ll be removed from the team” said Yūmi.

“But if one person passed the challenge, she’ll be part of the main team” said Aki.

“Well, I’m sure that all of you must work on that challenge, Kira and the team. It will be better to make your bonds growing together by showing off your special moves while helping your other teammates to shine” said Miku.

“Yeah, we agree, Miku-san!” said Kira, Megumi, Yuiko, Yūmi and Aki.

“While the five of us are directly in the main roster, but to take the challenge, in trying to be part of the main team, the other five new teammates have been classified with their previous experience in their respective schools” said Kira.

“Only Shizue being the captain of a basketball team” said Yūmi.

“The rest of it, composed of Akie, Shōko, Rika and Kyōko are just part of the starting five of their respective teams” said Aki.

“We should help them to make them shine in the court just like how we did in our first practice game” said Yuiko.

“Plus, to be the best middle school girls’ basketball team, we must show our willpower to make our moves without losing our mind and hustle” said Megumi Kazama.

“I guess that the goals are on your hands, girls. I might be surprised if you’re going to make all five practice games before the prefectural tournament. My advice is to work together with your plays before stepping in to shine. That’s how my team did when we’re having a practice match” said Aoi.

“Yeah, we got it, Aoi-san!” said Kira, Megumi, Yuiko, Yūmi and Aki.

“Hopefully, you’ll be able to shine in your first practice game because as for us, we’re going to wait our schedule before we’re going to hit the road for our first practice game” said Tomoka.

“Yeah, we will!” said Kira, Megumi, Yuiko, Yūmi and Aki.

“I believe that both of you have high hopes for this season. I should say that a lot of expectations have been made before the season starts. I’m sure that if you’re boosting your chances of winning in the prefectural tournament means getting earned to compete at the Nationals. That is what you’re going to aim for it” said Shinobu Miyamoto.

“Just make sure that you need your willpower to make us proud” said Subaru.

“And the proud of yours would be contained. Be smile all the time, especially for practice matches, girls!” said Eri Toyama.

“Yeah, we got it!” said the first year middle school students of the Bravehearts of Ōta and Nagoya, composed of Tomoka, Maho, Saki, Airi, Hinata, Kira, Megumi, Yuiko, Yūmi and Aki. The determination for Tomoka’s friends and Kira’s friends had been maintained since they have their new challenges to take on this year. Hopefully, they’ll get earned themselves to make it to the main team by showing their moves to please their head coaches in their respective schools.

Part 2 will be on the next post.
 
Volume 8: "A New Angelic and Harmonious Era in Ōta" | Chapter 153: "Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya (Part 3): The Compassionating Flares of Lavender and Red"

Part 2

As the campfire night activity continues, the Bravehearts of Nagoya and Ōta and their allies such as the Music Girls, the Family of Angels, the Gleamed Cherry and the Diamonds and Roses are having fun to talk with each other while symbolizing the event as a partnership between both bravehearts.

“I’m very happy that you have made this campfire night being a good since our team made that event last night” said Tomoka.

“Yeah, it was one of the hobbies that my clan members made and I’m happy that I made this event something special because this is what the relaxing part is all about” said Kira.

“When it comes to our clan’s traditions, we look forward to prosper and dream big. That’s why everyone in our clan has their own dreams to do for the future” said Mitsuhisa Miyamoto.

“The Gotō clan had been living for more than 200 years since our ancestor Shunsuke Gotō lived in a private with his wife Kyōko Nabeshima and his brother Shinji and his wife Akeno Miyazumi. Both brothers would start ruling their own private land, which is the site that you’re seeing right now” said Jun.

“Actually, this land must be sacred because it was to preserve the clan for many years. The historical accounts were sealed in a sacred room where there are some life stories of every member of your clan” said Atsuko Tachibana.

“That’s right, Atsuko. My clan’s patriarch owned this land when he started to rule our clan. He had ten children with Shō is the eldest while Satomi is the youngest. Shinji’s children have seven including Sadatsuna and Shigeko Obata” said Shun Ōgaki.

“Shō’s family was the first descendants of Shunsuke Gotō when he married Setsuna Ikeda” said Suzuko Ōgaki.

“As a result, Shō’s family would be known as Gotō-Mizuho clan. It includes our patriarch and our uncles and aunts that lived in the mansion right now” said Kenshō Ōgaki.

“I see. So, that’s what it preceded from your clan due to the lineage with your ancestors from Shō’s family” said Miku.

“I’m sure that you have many ancestors that they lived long time ago” said Ayako Hishida.

“Yeah, that’s true, Ayako” said Suzuko. “Shō Gotō is a great ancestor of ours who have a lot of family members he developed throughout the years before he passed away at his old age.”

“According to our family tree, the Gotō-Mizuho clan was descended from the family of its first patriarch Shunsuke Gotō, which is the reason why Shō’s descendants, which is us, have been prospered for many years” said Shun.

“While the other children of Shunsuke and Kyōko have been living in different places within the Owari Province, which is now composed of the western part of Aichi Prefecture including our hometown Nagoya” said Kenshō.

“That’s why the Gotō-Mizuho clan had continued to live for many years after the passing of Shō Gotō. Our land was donated to the construction company that was owned by Shōjirō Miyamoto five years ago. As a result, this ancestral house became one of the Gotō Clan residential houses in Aichi where all historical accounts of our ancestors have been kept in sacred rooms while continuing the legacy of our clan” said Kazue.

“I believe that this place had been renovated when your patriarch had donated that land to make a beautiful ancestral house that you have lived right now” said Subaru.

“Yeah!” said Kira, Shun, Suzuko, Kenshō, Jun, Kazue and the other members of the Gotō clan.

“That’s why the Gotō Clan Ancestral House would be the home of the Gotō-Mizuho clan where all historical accounts made by our ancestors would be kept. This also includes some secret books that were made by their servants when the han system was existed” said Kira.

“To make Kira’s clan more prospered, my father had decided to renovate the land of it to put all historical accounts to be kept in one room that would be used by the members of the clan” said Shinobu.

“Which is why every member of the Gotō-Mizuho clan, especially to those from the extended family such as mine, will be able to know the secrets of their ancestors” said Kira.

“We must keep the heritage of our family by protecting these historical accounts from any potential enemies, so that we’ll be able to let them know that we have preserved those treasures as a symbol of the continuing prosperity in our clan” said Kazue.

“It’s great that your clan had been able to protect their historical accounts to make sure that you have them kept for many years” said Tomoka.

“Yeah, Tomoka-san! I’m glad that you have recognized me and the other members of the Gotō clan such as Kazue-san and Jun-san. Hopefully, I’ll be planning to move to Tokyo very soon after graduating from college. It’s nice that I’m a living girl without losing my energetic ways everyday” said Kira.

“Being kind is always tooting you to be a great member of the Gotō clan. Hopefully, you’ll make your future brighter while keeping the honor of your patriarch” said Tomoka.

“Of course, Tomoka-san! I will make sure that I will prosper anything to make them blessed!” said Kira.

“Yeah!” said Tomoka.

“While the Gotō-Mizuho clan continues to live their legacy, the Bravehearts of Nagoya was formed when Kira and her teammates have worked together to create their bond of friendship, which lead their school, the Todoroki Gakuen Elementary School, to their first city championship in the district tournament of eastern Nagoya” said Eri Toyama.

“During the foundation of the Bravehearts of Nagoya, there are twelve groups being existed, which are known as the mainstream groups. Each member of the varsity team has his/her own set of friends through their connections between them” said Rentarō, the vice leader of the Diamonds and Roses and is resembled to Kazunari Uehara.

“I’m sure that your group had been more prospered just like the other bravehearts around the country” said Sasame.

“Yep. The first ‘bravehearts’ group was created in Fukuoka when Kazuhiro Hatakenaka formed his own set of friends, composed of him and his friends from his class in Kashii Gakuen” said Shinobu.

“They were known as the Bravehearts of Fukuoka. Its members include Masayo Hirayama, Keiko Kakuma and Mika Nakano” said Subaru.

“They were respectful to follow their dreams in becoming the best players in the country. Their school, Kashii Gakuen, had their basketball program successful for seven years, winning 15 basketball championships in both prefectural and prefectural competitions from elementary school to high school” said Tomoka.

“The Bravehearts of Fukuoka have their largest hierarchy from Kazuhiro’s class up to Mika’s class. They have also planned to add their new members such as those from the fifth grade, that would be led by Tsubaki Kinouchi and Takumi Ishibashi” said Mimi.

“I think that they are very good in basketball while their future had been brighter since they have their own principles of making their difference to reach their goal” said Erika Yoshioka.

“That’s right, Erika-san. The Bravehearts of Fukuoka have some of their members being mentored by Subaru’s father Ginga” said Tomoka.

“My father had Kazuhiro as his protégé for many years before he moved overseas for a year in Hawaii last year and that’s why he’s known as the Ace of Fukuoka” said Subaru.

“Wow! That’s awesome, Subaru!” said Rumi.

“That guy had been a phenomenal since he started his career at the age of 9” said Erika Yoshioka.

“Yep. Kazuhiro had his group known as the Blue Verdant Fukuoka, composed of his own friends from the Kashii Gakuen High School” said Subaru.

“That group had been competing at the Mizumoto Street Basket Cup where they lost to a community from Niigata, who would eventually win the tournament. Currently, Kazuhiro had trained his juniors every week, so that they’ll be part of the team. He had an ambition to become a trainer someday because he loved to train young students in his hometown” said Asumi.

“Well, that guy had been playing without losing his energy and stamina when he had stepped in the court. He’s hardened because he’s not facing possible injuries throughout his career” said Aki.

“Yep. He can’t be stopped because he’s doing monster performance in every game” said Aoi.

“Ah, I agree, Aoi-chan!” said Aki.

“Tell me about the other ‘braveheart’ groups around the country, Shinobu” said Saki.

“Sure, I will, Saki-san. Now, what happened is that right after Kazuhiro’s school had won the Middle School Basketball National Championship three years ago, different cities from around the country began to have their own ‘braveheart’ groups” said Shinobu.

“Originally, Fukuoka was the only group that have the Bravehearts. Later, areas near Fukuoka have begun to form their own ‘braveheart’ groups, so that they have to follow their dreams in becoming the best players in the country” said Hisayo Uchida, a member of the Diamonds and Roses and is resembled to Satsuki Kakizono.

“The following year, which was last year, different cities around the country such as Kyoto, Osaka, Toyama and Kobe have formed their own ‘braveheart’ groups too. The expansion went from north of Fukuoka such as Yamaguchi and Hiroshima to different cities in the main island” said Eri Toyama.

“Also, large cities in the island of Kyushu such as Kitakyushu, Nagasaki, Kagoshima and Naha have formed their own ‘braveheart’ groups as well” said Morishige Takehara, a member of the Diamonds and Roses and is resembled to Banri Kashii.

“It’s more like a major phenomenon that spanned all over the country!” said Satomi Kurosawa, a member of the Diamonds and Roses and is resembled to Tae Mishōji.

“Now, this year, both us and yours have been established, which strengthen their potential higher” said Megumi Kazama.

“Yeah, that’s right, Megumi-san! We formed our own Bravehearts right after my graduation in the elementary school where we merged with our groups of friends to make our own chapter in Ōta” said Tomoka.

“Since then, there are a lot of groups being part of our family and hopefully, we’ll create extended groups for each of it” said Saki.

“Well, I never heard about the extended group system, but we want to know about that” said Yuiko.

“Yeah! Tell us about that, Saki!” said Yūmi.

“Okay, I’ll explain, girls! You see, in our group, we want to be more connected to those who are coming from different districts and that’s why each group had to create their own extended group” said Saki.

“The extended group was created when one group had partnered with the other groups that have been close to your group’s home base” said Hinata.

“So far, our group, the Prestigious Charm, nēchan’s Innocent Charm and Tomoka’s Family of Angels have their own extended groups while the other groups of bravehearts have planned to follow suit” said Kagetsu.

“Would it be great to have one group in our organization can have their own set of friends?” asked Megumi Kazama.

“Yeah! Each group had their own connections with those groups that are either your allies or rivals. The purpose of that is that they must agree with the agenda of one’s plan” said Maho.

“Of course, you have to let the other leaders to agree to your plans before you can execute it” said Airi.

“Well, I would look forward to have that in our group, but for right now, we’re not sure if we’re ready for it” said Megumi Kazama.

“Then, coordinate with your friends. I know that they have been planning on that since you saw our allies from the Family of Angels” said Maho.

“Yeah, I agree, Maho!” said Megumi Kazama.

“What are the plans for your Bravehearts, Kira?” asked Nozomi.

“That’s a good question, Nozomi-san. You see, there are two things that we’re going to plan for this month. First, to add a new member to be part of the Bravehearts of Nagoya and the other is to have the extended groups for our groups of bravehearts” said Kira.

“I think that your group’s goals have the same goals as Tomoka’s” said Sora.

“Yep. Each group had their own goals to set things up including our own group. The mainstream groups of our Bravehearts of Nagoya have been planning on expanding their sphere where we will convince the other groups from different areas to join the circle” said Kira.

“It would be better to have our group more focused on finding new partners to organize future activities in our hometown” said Sayako.

“I’m sure that Kira and her friends are planning to start the expansion plan. If the Bravehearts will expand, so do the other groups will” said Nozomi.

“You got it right, Nozomi-san!” said Sayako.

“I believe that the Bravehearts of Nagoya will be making their re-organization plan when the expansion plan will be started right away just like how Subaru, Tomoka and her friends have started that” said Kurumi Nukui.

“Yeah, Kurumi-san! The Bravehearts of Nagoya and its mainstream groups will finally make their extended groups, based on their connections with their friends that are not part of the group” said Rika Takayasu.

“The Bravehearts of Nagoya will be adding a new member that would be coming from the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School girls’ basketball team while each mainstream group will create their own circle to find new partners inside and outside our school” said Kōichi Yokosawa.

“Regarding Shizue Niwa, will her group join the Bravehearts of Nagoya?” asked Sakura Toriumi.

“Yeah, Shizue’s group will be joining if she’s going to join. If that happens, Shizue will be attending any activity that her teammates have” said Akane Nakasato.

“I might be more excited to see her in the main group, but I will be honest to say that Shizue may have her own circle too” said Hitomi Takao.

“Of course, she had” said Akane.

“Then, while we’re planning to add another member to be part of the main group, we’ll be expanding our group at the same time” said Shinji Takakura.

“I have some blueprints being made for our group and we’re not yet starting yet. Of course, Kira had to announce it if she’s going to say something for us” said Rika.

“Well, I hope that your plan will be starting very soon. Hopefully, we’re ready to see what your group have changed with your new friends coming to your side” said Nozomi.

“Yeah!” said the members of the Gleamed Cherry.

“If I remember correctly, Eri-san, there are some new members in the elementary school girls’ basketball team” said Eri Kumagai.

“Ah, yeah. Their team have five members which include Asami Kanai and Toshiko Kitamori” said Eri Toyama.

“Are they coming from Nagoya too?” asked Haru.

“Yes, they were. Kanai and Kitamori were living in Mitsurugi while Chinami Aoki in Funabara, Teruko Tateyama in Ōta and Hatusko Takaishi in Heigō-chō” said Eri Toyama.

“Wow! They are living closed to this place and I bet that they are having their own family too” said Haru.

“Yep. Asami and Toshiko are interested to be part of our Bravehearts because they were interested to follow the elementary school girls’ basketball team” said Eri Toyama.

“Well, that should be more focused on becoming great players in Todoroki Gakuen right after what they watched the district and prefectural tournament” said Eri Kumagai.

“True” said Eri Toyama.

“It seems that there will be some potential members going to join the Bravehearts aside from those from the first year middle school. It feels like they have their own groups to settle” said Haru.

“Maybe, but I believe that they have some friends of theirs if I remember correctly” said Eri Toyama.

“I see. I’m sure that you’ll recruit them someday” said Haru.

“And then, train them to become great players like Kira and her team” said Eri Kumagai.

“Yeah!” said Eri Toyama.

“What is the dominant color in Mizuho?” asked Hanako Yamadaki.

“They were lavender and red” said Eri Toyama.

“Ah, I see. So, that’s why many groups in Mizuho have their dominant colors of lavender and red. I believe that it is connected to the symbolism of being compassionate and prospered” said Hanako Yamadaki.

“Yeah, Hanako. Mizuho had produced different groups they have in different colors. When it comes to those lavender-colored and red-colored groups, they are very special because some of their members are coming from a strong clan such as the Gotō clan” said Eri Toyama.

“Or they were coming from the middle-class works, which includes those from the construction companies in this city” said Hisayo Uchida.

“I’m sure that the meaning of prosperity in Nagoya means ‘hoping for an opportunity to prosper it right away’, but I would say that they are very popular due to their support in their respective schools” said Hanako Yamadaki.

“Yeah, we agree, Hanako!” said Eri and Hisayo.

“Aya-sama, why the members of the Gleamed Cherry have been connected to the other groups that are more prospered and more compassionate?” asked Kōme.

“It is because some members have their own connections within his or her neighbors in their hometown. Of course, most of us from my group have been living in Mitsurugi” said Aya Nakada.

“What about you? Are you close with our clan?” asked Kōme.

“Well, I have been connected to your clan, but I’m always living with Kira-san because she had her own serenity to do her best in basketball and music” said Aya Nakada.

“I’m very glad that you have a close friendship with Kira, Aya-sama. She had been taking care of you when she and you have been in the same section” said Kōme.

“Of course not, Kiriyume! Everyone knows that I had been passionate to music because of Kira’s interest in music, but also I like her covers when she’s singing with her melodic voice” said Aya Nakada.

“Kira was a respectful girl to her friends in the varsity team while being carefree to her own choices. Kira had always hanging out with us if she had done something successful” said Fūka.

“Yeah, that’s true, Fūka. I’m feeling delighted to see her smile on her face when she’s playing her music. Hopefully, she’ll be a great singer while keeping her pure heart to make you and your group blessed” said Kōme.

“Yeah, Kōme! We know that she’s respectful to us and hopefully, she’s not going to turn back on us” said Fūka.

“We’ll continue to make her happy as best friends!” said Aya Nakada.

“Yeah!” said Kōme.

“What kind of relationship with Jun, Naoto?” asked Tadaoki Higaki.

“Well, I’m her cousin from my paternal side and she had been staying in our home when her mother passed away” said Naoto.

“Jun had been an admired girl when she was showing her appearance because she always smiles to us” said Mayuko Matsuki.

“I believe that you two were living on the same place just like Jun. I would be glad if you have befriended her” said Yurika Nakaido.

“Yeah!” said Naoto and Mayuko.

“Jun and I were playing together in our home while we were playing some musical instruments at the music room” said Naoto.

“When Jun left to go back to Tokyo on her first grade, I felt sad to see her go, but Masayoshi gave me a blessing that I should live in the Little Wing for a year” said Mayuko.

“Wow! That was nice, Mayuko! I believe that you have a bond between you and Jun since you two have gotten along for a long time” said Mitsuki Nakata.

“I guess so, but it’s great that I have remembered her again when I transfer to Tokyo last year before I moved to another home this year” said Mayuko.

“Did you like to live in boarding house?” asked Yoshitsugu.

“Uh, not certainly” said Mayuko.

“Why?” asked Yoshitsugu.

“I had to pay the bill in that boarding house I lived last year, but I would have lost my money if I can’t pay every month” said Mayuko.

“Oh, thank goodness! You are lucky to survive that for a year before you move to a familiar place that Jun used to live there for a long time” said Takuya Yahagi.

“Yeah, that’s why I decided to live in the Little Wing with my new friends, who were cousin of Jun’s friends” said Mayuko.

“That’s good for you, Mayuko! I know that you are living in a different place after you have been struggled in saving your money” said Katsuhito.

“Yeah, that’s true” said Mayuko.

“My advice for you, Mayuko, is that you have to save the budget every month. You have to buy your food once in the school and then, you shouldn’t waste your money when you’re going to buy something important” said Wakaba.

“If your budget is good enough, then don’t overspend it” said Norio Minase.

“Yeah, I always check the money if I’m going to use for personal purposes, but I have to ask my parents if I will send some money, then I’ll go for it” said Mayuko.

“Where are your parents?” asked Akinori Kusaka.

“Uh, they lived in Setagaya, which is close to my home. I went back to Setagaya every weekend” said Mayuko.

“Then, I’m sure that you need to get your money from your parents, so that you have to keep the budget” said Akinori.

“And importantly, you need to be pay smart if you want to buy cheap things” said Noriko.

“Okay, I understand” said Mayuko.

“I would be gladder if you cousin is a money keeper, Naoto-kun. I hope that she’ll try her best to keep her budget” said Wakaba.

“Of course, Wakaba-san! Mayuko’s parents have lived in Tokyo with her family and that’s why Mayuko had to be home with her parents at some point while spending her time to save her money for another week to spend” said Naoto.

“Yeah! Now that I lived in the Little Wing, Masayoshi-san will give me some money to keep it, so that I’ll get my budget to be settled” said Mayuko.

“Then, good for you, Mayuko-san. I hope that you’ll continue your effort to save your money. By then, you’ll get incentives to do whatever you like” said Wakaba.

“Okay, I will!” said Mayuko.

“What is your favorite genre, Miyazumi-san?” asked Sagiri.

“I like fantasy and supernatural, but the most favorite genre for me though is romance” said Taishi Miyazumi, the son of Yuriko and Kōhei Miyazumi.

“Ah, that’s interesting. How you have written a story?” said Sagiri.

“Uh, yeah. I write some short stories, based on my own imagination. I even like novel-style story, which is equivalent to one-volume book” said Taishi.

“Well, you have seen good in writing, Taishi-kun. I’m sure that you have read some light novels after class” said Masamune.

“Exactly. I read some light novels that are focused on fantasy fiction or supernatural, but the most interesting thing I like is when I looked at the convention center, I found a light novel called ‘Broken World’ by Shōhei Hanamura” said Taishi.

“Ooh! What was that all about?” said Elf.

“It’s a supernatural and mysterious story, which is compared to Persona series, but the male character has to investigate a city that had been in chaos for decades ago” said Taishi.

“How did you rate it? Is it good or bad?” asked Megumi Jinno.

“Uh, if I rate that book for myself, it was 4 out of 5. I mean, that story revolves some mysterious phenomenon known as the Great Mistake where one business organization had invited a brainwashing system, which makes some adults and even young people act weird” said Taishi.

“They were more like zombies?” asked Sagiri.

“Not a bit they were zombies, but they were suffering from psychological emotions” said Taishi.

“That gives me a nightmare to me, Taishi” said Muramasa.

“Especially, when you find it weird about that brainwashing thing” said Amelia Armeria.

“Yeah” said Taishi.

“Well, have you started to follow that novel?” asked Masamune.

“Yeah, it was awesome, but it’s challenging to give the character’s mission to expose that phenomenal thing” said Taishi.

“Good. I’m sure that you’ll have to keep following it once the new volume is out” said Masamune.

“I’m feeling good for you, Taishi-san, but hopefully, you’ll let us know about what’s next” said Sagiri.

“Okay, I will!” said Taishi.

“How’s your basketball career, Keisuke?” asked Ayako Hishida, the leader of the Fire Edelweiss.

“It’s looking for now after I had finished my middle school basketball career. My middle school boys’ basketball team had failed to advance to our expected round, which is the quarterfinals, after we lost our game in the fifth round against the Shinkayama Middle School in Okazaki. The high school boys’ basketball team had made the same thing in their Interhigh prefectural tournament when they lost to the Seirinkan High School in Aisai” said Keisuke.

“Ooh. Tough luck, Keisuke. I supposed that you had been on fire when you’re performing your moves against Shinkayama” said Shun Akimoto, a member of the Fire Edelweiss.

“Yeah, but it’s not a bad match after all” said Keisuke.

“So, have you started a new season in Todoroki Gakuen?” asked Chiwa Katsura, a member of the Fire Edelweiss.

“Yeah!” said Keisuke.

“What did you do in the first training of your new season?” asked Chiwa.

“We have the tryouts for the new members of our team. We have acquired a player from Tatsuta Middle School in Taketoshi Uchida. He’s from Aisai and he’s a different guy that he can shoot dunks in the post” said Keisuke.

“Oh! I recognize him, oniichan! He had been on fire during the last year’s prefectural tournament before his team fall short in the quarterfinals” said Miku.

“Yeah, Miku-san! It’s great that we have him and he’s ready to show up for my team” said Keisuke.

“Good for you, Keisuke. We never seen him after the last time you have faced him last summer, but I’m hyped to see him back!” said Atsuko Tachibana, a member of the Fire Edelweiss.

“Yeah, he’s very different now even we’re in the same year” said Keisuke.

“You should teach him to be a good player, Keisuke. That’s what your teammates do during the training” said Kentarō Ōbari, a member of the Fire Edelweiss.

“Of course not, Kentarō-kun! I’m having a lot of time to train with those first year students ever since my uncle Akinobu taught the young players to play hard” said Keisuke.

“Exactly, Keisuke. I believe that you have a ‘heart of a champion’ vibe to show your prowess and willpower. It seems that you should work with the new members, so that they’ll be able to learn their moves properly” said Chiwa.

“The big thing for you is that you are working to become a starter as a power forward or a center” said Ayako.

“Yeah, I’m doing the process right now, Ayako-san. My head coach Fumitake Ikeda had given me some pointers to work on becoming a starter for this season. I should be more motivated rather than being pressured out” said Keisuke.

“That’s right, oniichan! Since I’m your cousin, you should be more earned if you have worked hard to become the Fissure King. That nickname should make you crazy if you go for dunks” said Miku.

“Ah, yes, I do, Miku-san! Shinobu knew that I am ready to become a starter, but I have to keep an eye on my stamina though” said Keisuke.

“Really? I thought that you are good in the post, but you should have accelerated yourself” said Kaoru Itsuwa, a member of the Fire Edelweiss.

“Yeah, Kaoru’s right! Who cares about that stamina, Keisuke? You have to be cautious with your opponents’ moves when you’re defending the court” said Ichirō Miyake, a member of the Fire Edelweiss.

“Yeah! It’s more usual to watch out for my opponents’ moves because there’s a chance you might be able to control it. In case you know, I’m a rim protector who can block their shots inside the post” said Keisuke.

“I believe that you have compared to the other big guys in different schools, Keisuke. You have the size to take their pressure, in order to prove them that you’re going to stop them” said Miori Itō, a member of the Fire Edelweiss.

Keisuke nods his head to agree with Miori, responding to her. “You’re right, Miori-san. For one’s defense, he needs to break them out do go for a defensive stop. That’s what I do when I am playing in the post.”

“What about doing dunking skills?” asked Masaomi Nosaka, a member of the Fire Edelweiss.

“I only made three times during the last season. It makes me pressured out to rock bottom my opponents with my flexibility” said Keisuke.

“Who do you think who have competed for the position of center?” asked Eiichi Murakami, a member of the Fire Edelweiss.

“There are only me, a kouhai named Ao Kuroyanagi and a senpai named Ryūta Sugino” said Keisuke.

“Ah, I see. I’m sure that you’ll try your best to be a starter this year. Anyone knows that you are in for the defense while trying to become stronger in relentless finish” said Miori.

“Even that you’re a power forward and a center, you still have to do inside shooting. That’s how players with larger wingspan can make the difference all along” said Eiichi.

“Yeah, I agree with that, Eiichi-kun. I can be more flexible to shoot inside the zone” said Keisuke.

“Yep!” said Miori and Eiichi.

“How’s your group, oniichan?” asked Miku.

“You mean, the Fissure Section? Well, we have some adjustments in my family gym in Funabara. Also, I decided to let my group’s vice leader Katsuhiko Nagatomo to work on the blueprints. I have owned my family gym with my older sisters and my father when I was 13 years old. I’m sure people will get used to it if they want to own big” said Keisuke.

“Yeah, that’s true, Keisuke. I’m hoping when I will visit that place tomorrow where we’ll have a family gathering for our clan” said Miku.

“Oh, yes, the family gathering. Well, you’re right about our clan’s traditions, Miku-san. I wonder if your friends will be coming too” said Keisuke.

“I think tomorrow will be our day before I will go back home to Tokyo with my fellow members of Ongaku Shoujo. Maybe, I can join with you for a while” said Miku.

“Sure, Miku-san. I guess that we should do what we celebrate before you’ll go back to Tokyo” said Keisuke.

“Okay!” said Miku.

“You know what, Keisuke. I think that we should all go to that family gathering, so that we’ll fix your gym” said Ayako Hishida.

“Oh, really? Wow! That was great! Okay, then, be my guests, Ayako-san and friends! I’ll be inviting you all!” said Keisuke.

“Alright!” said the members of the Fire Edelweiss.

“Wow! It looks like we’re going to fix the gym together, oniichan! I believe once it’s done, everyone can go to the gym and make us flexible!” said Miku.

“Yeah! I’m very excited about the family gathering and I believe that this is the perfect time to fix the gym to make it beautiful again. Miku-san, whatever we do, we should work together like the way our clan members do!” said Keisuke.

“You got it!” said Miku.

“What your group would be looked like in the future, Kaede-san?” asked Tomori Watanabe, the leader of the Lavender Hearts, who were known as the friends of Jun Gotō and Lien de Famille in Yaguchi and Tamagawa.

“My group, the Wisteria and Celadon, had planned to extend from Reina’s hometown in Heigō through Funabara. I wanted to be more confident when I’m going to make friends in that area because Funabara is my hometown and I want to do something better to my community group live for a better future” said Kaede Okazaki, the leader of the Wisteria and Celadon.

“How will you know if you have neighbors in your home?” asked Takuya Motomura, a member of the Lavender Hearts.

“Well, I had my neighbors going to help me making a large group composed of the groups that their main colors are either lavender, wisteria or celadon. My neighbor Kira Aragaki, a second year middle schooler in Todoroki Gakuen, had settled an agreement with the other leaders, regarding the creation of a new group” said Kaede.

“That’s a good one, Kaede-san. I believe that your group will be developing once the progress will about to start soon” said Tomori.

“Yeah, it will take a few months to make a bigger group for my own circle. Reina told me that I have to survey my hometown for some potential young students to be part of my group” said Kaede.

“I would be honest if you have found one of them who had their potential to be part of your team” said Eriko Tominaga, a member of the Lavender Hearts.

“I think I recognize three persons named Nana Tokuga, Tsuneko Akamatsu and Akihisa Tanabe. They have wanted to become schoolteachers in Mitsurugi Elementary School in the future” said Kaede.

“Oh, that’s very nice, Kaede! I’m sure that you have followed them since you met them in your home” said Takuya.

“It sure is, Takuya-san” said Kaede.

“Hopefully, we’ll see your progress if your group will finally have an extended group” said Tomori.

“Yeah. I will be more delighted to have my group having an extended group after Reina looked at you and your group” said Kaede.

“Exactly, Kaede-san. Once you have your group being expanded, I’ll expect to come to our hometown in Tokyo for fun” said Tomori.

“Sure, Tomori-san!” said Kaede.

“Mikuni, do you have plans for your group while the Bravehearts of Nagoya will be expanding?” asked Noriko Matsuda, the leader of the Blue Angels.

“There are two plans that my group will be planning. First, my friends and I will build a partnership drive with my fellow schoolmates in my class to create an agenda for the future of the community. Then, the other one is that as a resident in Horita-tōri, I will be collaborating with my brothers to find new members to be part of my group” said Mikuni Hirano, the leader of the Viridian Salmon.

“That’s an interesting plan, Mikuni. I never expect to work on that since you have formed that group to follow Chiyo” said Setsuna Sadatomi, a member of the Blue Angels.

“Yep. I have some schoolmates followed Chiyo when Chiyo was playing basketball, but on the other hand, when I worked with my junior workers in Chiyo’s family restaurant” said Mikuni.

“Oooh! Nice! Did you like cooking?” said Chiyako Sakata, a member of the Blue Angels.

“Yep. 100%” said Mikuni.

“Wow! You must be cooler just like Noriko’s older sister, Nagisa” said Chiyako.

“Oh, really?” asked Mikuni.

“Yeah! My older sister had been working in a restaurant run by my uncle in Shimomaruko. She’s hoping to get a degree of culinary arts after high school. She’s recently a second year high school student in Ishikawadai” said Noriko.

“Hey, I like her ambitions, Noriko! I’m sure that your older sister will be able to cook some good dishes and make her customers happy” said Mikuni.

“Yeah! You know what, if my uncle needs some more aspirants to work in his restaurant, I’ll let you know if you want to work there during summer” said Noriko.

“Sure, I will, Noriko! That way, I’ll make sure that I’ll make some delicious dishes as long as I could!” said Mikuni.

“Yeah!” said Noriko.

“Why did you name Yamayuri Sphere, Einosuke?” asked Rie Satouchi, the leader of the Miracle Two Shiromidai.

“It is named after the flower, the mountain lily, while sphere is resembled to a basketball. Then, I made the color of the group, clear blue or periwinkle, for the hair of Sumire” said Einosuke Higa, the leader of the Yamayuri Sphere.

“Those derivations are nice, Einosuke! I’m not sure if you name it or Sumire’s, but I pretty that name fits you and your personality of being sporty” said Kurumi Katsumata, a member of the Miracle Two Shiromidai.

“Well, most of my groupmates are not sporty. Some were interested in fashion while the others have been interested in J-pop” said Einosuke.

“Did you like Morning Musume?” asked Midori Hasegawa, a member of the Miracle Two Shiromidai.

“Uh, yeah, they are a girl group, Midori. I love their songs when I hear it in the radio” said Einosuke.

“Even though you are a boy, you think that you’re going to set up your own boy group?” asked Kurumi Katsumata.

“Well, hopefully, Kurumi. My groupmates and I are interested to music because I like Kira’s musical performance. Her family given her a blessing that she can play basketball while singing through her melody” said Einosuke.

“Wow! I believe that you’re interested to see Kira-san’s music performance since you like music. That’s very interesting” said Kurumi Katsumata.

“Yeah, it’s great that we have seen Kira playing her electronic guitar make herself shine while performing her song” said Einosuke.

“Yeah, me too! I like the way Kira performed earlier, but it feels like she’s very charismatic when she’s singing through her heart. Just like Jun did. When she performed her act, she got an amazing voice while playing her electric guitar” said Nana Momijidani, a member of the Miracle Two Shiromdiai and the cousin of Nozomi Momijidani.

“Yeah, that’s true” said Einosuke.

“So, creating a music group would be one of the plans for your group?” asked Rie.

“Yes, of course! My group will be planning to expand our members because we want to have some of my schoolmates and neighbors who are interested in our hobbies including Sumire’s” said Einosuke.

“That’s very nice, Einosuke! I hope that you’ll be able to look forward to your future when you and Sumire have built your group to shine it out” said Rie.

“Just make sure that you’ll make them smile if they’re welcomed to be part of your group” said Kurumi Katsumata.

“That’s what we usually do to make us blessed with our hearts” said Nana.

“Yeah, I agree!” said Einosuke.

“I’m glad that you have been active in the children’s association just like most of my friends have been part in my school. So, tell me. As a leader of the Fuchsia Moonlight, what have you made for your school?” said Mitsuhisa Katō, a first year middle school student from the Tamagawa Middle School and the leader of the Tama Dragonworks.

“Well, I had been part of the technical committee of the student council where I am a contributor for the school festival last year. Our school festival in our school was held in the fourth week of the month of September where we will organize some bonfire and sports activities for the students in the elementary school” said Nobumasa Hiromitsu, the leader of the Fuchsia Moonlight.

“You did a great job in making the students enjoy their school life. I’m happy for that” said Mitsuhisa Katō.

“Yep! In our school’s children’s association, we worked together to make the students have their right to choose for themselves. I have been in the children’s association for a year since I entered last year” said Nobumasa.

“Did you have any political affiliation?” asked Kaede Fushimi, a first year middle school student from the Niida Nishi Middle School and the leader of the Peach Delights Kugahara.

“Uh, I’m an independent student leader, but I have joined the political organization called Progress Todoroki Gakuen” said Nobumasa.

“Hey, that’s a nice name, Nobumasa! I think that it reminds that of the youth chapter of the Tamagawa Citizens’ Association, a political organization that supported the development and progress of my hometown” said Rina Takeshima, a member of the Tama Dragonworks.

“Yeah, Rina-san! Our school have that chapter where they successfully get five seats in the recent elections. Hopefully, by October, they’ll be resurfacing once more” said Nozomi Wakase, a member of the Tama Dragonworks.

“I agree!” said Rina Takeshima.

“I believe that you are making your school something that the students demanded for progress. I’m very interested on that. My schoolmate Toshiko Uchimura had said to me that our school’s student council had changed the cultural ways of it” said Kaede Fushimi.

“Yeah, I like the other student associations getting their own interests by giving the students their freedom to do and I was able to inspire it because in our school, we have some reforms being implemented and the students liked it” said Nobumasa.

“Ah, I see. I would be glad that you have worked hard in the children’s association without losing your enthusiasm” said Mitsuhisa Katō.

“I’m sure that you’ll get used to it if you are active in the kind of student society” said Kaede Fushimi.

“Yeah” said Nobumasa.

“When did you get elected as Secretary of the Children’s Association, Nobumasa?” asked Chiya Sakuma, a member of the Peach Delights Kugahara.

“I was running for Secretary under Progress Todoroki Gakuen against Reina Nonaka and Yūsuke Takeda. Reina run as an independent candidate with the support of the varsity team and the Marvelous Alliance while Yūsuke run under the Citizens of Nagoya for Reconstruction. Despite I didn’t able to get many votes in my opponents’ classes, I defeated both Rein and Yūsuke to become the Secretary of the Children’s Association” said Nobumasa.

“That’s very nice, Nobumasa! I’m glad that you have been elected to that position over one of Kira’s teammates!” said Chiya.

“That one was kindly motivated for you since you have done something for your batch” said Kōki Nishino, a member of the Tama Dragonworks.

“Yeah, I agree! My group, the Fuchsia Moonlight, had been participated at the student’s association while we were able to do some school posters. I was able to work on digital art like the way Yūmi did” said Nobumasa.

“Wow! That’s awesome! I can’t believe that there is another person who is interested in digital art!” said Rena Asaki, a member of the Peach Delights Kugahara.

“Oh, Rena-san, really?” asked Nobumasa.

“Yeah! I’m a graphic designer for the Ōmori Daijū Anime Aspirants Committee, a club that are good in making arts related to anime” said Rena Asaki.

“I see! You seemed to be interesting in anime, aren’t you?” said Nobumasa.

“Yeah! I inspired that from my aunt Teruko Asaki. She’s an anime designer for a decade and she had been great in making the designs for different anime over the decade” said Rena Asaki.

“Wow! I’m happy for that, Rena-san. I think that you should be inspired to make the world of anime art really imaginable” said Nobumasa.

“Yeah, I agree, Nobumasa! Anyway, you have to keep up the good work with your works you have in school” said Rena Asaki.

“You got it!” said Nobumasa.

“Who were part of this year’s Student’s Association aside from you, Nobumasa?” asked Shōta Wakino, a member of the Tama Dragonworks.

“The president is Kana Kuroda (Independent), the vice president is Haruta Sawano (Independent), the treasurer is Misaki Matsuoka (Independent), the auditor is Takahide Nishiyama (Progress Todoroki Gakuen), the public information officer is Daiki Kamikawa (Progress Todoroki Gakuen) and the sergeant-at-arms is Arisa Tōsaka (Marvelous Alliance)” said Nobumasa.

“There are half of their members being elected as independent candidates, but none of them have returning officers” said Toshiko Yajima, a member of the Peach Delights Kugahara.

“I believe that you’re right, Toshiko. Only Gakuto Iwamura and Yūsuke Takeda have run for another position after they were part of the association last year as both Vice President and P.R.O. Unfortunately, they aren’t successful in getting their new positions” said Nobumasa.

“Gakuto’s ticket have elected only one candidate in the executive board in treasurer Misaki Matsuoka via endorsement” said Mitsuhisa Yamamoto.

“Oh, that’s a shame for them. They aren’t lucky in getting their positions after all” said Shōta.

“Yeah, that’s right, Shōta-kun” said Nobumasa while Mitsuhisa Yamamoto nods his head in agreement.

“What about the council of students? Did your group won?” asked Miwako Takamoto, a member of the Tama Dragonworks.

“Yeah, Miwako! My political group, Progress Todoroki Gakuen, have won 12 seats from third year to sixth grade, but we failed to get the majority, which you need 15 seats to do that” said Nobumasa.

“The ticket includes most from our group, the Fuchsia Moonlight. That’s where me, Yayoi Tsuchida, Kōsuke Shinozuka and Ruri Kataoka” said Mitsuhisa Yamamoto.

“Who had the most seats in your school’s council?” asked Kaguya Nakase, a member of the Tama Dragonworks.

“The most seats were coming from my group before the Reconstruction ticket grabbed 7 and the Marvelous Alliance captured 4 seats. The rest of it were given to the independents” said Nobumasa.

“That’s very nice, Nobumasa! I believe that you’re hoping to hold your group’s stronghold for the upcoming elections next year” said Miwako.

“Yeah, I agree. We want to make sure that we’ll have a lot of progress to make for this year, especially for the upcoming school festival this coming September” said Nobumasa.

“Also, we’ll be holding some events for the sports day to be held on May 29” said Mitsuhisa Yamamoto.

“Those events would be nice, Nobumasa and Mitsuhisa! I’m sure that you’ll be able to make the students happy to enjoy their school life” said Kaguya.

“Yeah, we will!” said Nobumasa and Mitsuhisa Yamamoto.

“I’m happy that my friends there are getting to know about the student politics in your school, Nanako” said Mayumi Nagakura.

“Yep. Nobumasa and the Fuchsia Moonlight have been active in student politics, but also, they have their other interests or hobbies of themselves” said Nanako Sakurano, the leader of the Akamatsu Blazers.

“Maybe, they have been interested in making friends with those who were coming from the fuchsia-colored groups” said Kumi Kaneda.

“That’s right, Kumi-san. The Fuchsia Moonlight’s main color is fuchsia, but also the other colors they used are lavender and bright pink” said Nanako Sakurano.

“I believe that they represent the students who wanted to be prospered with their choice to make” said Yumi Kaneda.

“Yep. They were more indeed prospered due to their accomplishments they made in both academics and student politics. Right now, they’re ready to make the students in my elementary school more supportive to their agendas this year” said Nanako Sakurano.

“I hope that they’ll be able to make their dreams come true with their platforms being able to get in action” said Mitsuhiro Nagakura.

“Yeah” said Nanako Sakurano.

“From what I heard from them, they’re up to making their extended groups” said Miyoshi Suginami.

“Oh, yeah. They have that plan right after their new term have started a few weeks ago with Kana Kuroda being the President of the Children’s Association. Kana didn’t affiliate with us because she had her own group known as the Aioi-ueda Marguerites” said Nanako Sakurano.

“That name was very beautiful, Nanako-san! I’m sure that they’re using a different color instead of fuchsia” said Mayumi.

“True, Mayumi. Their main colors are light lavender, yellow and white” said Nanako Sakurano.

“It’s more like the colors of the sunflower, but with the addition of light lavender, this makes their group brighter like a sunshine” said Yumi Kaneda.

“Exactly. That’s why they named the group the Aioi-ueda Marguerites because it was derived from two mountains, Mt. Aioi and Mt. Ueda. Also, Kana liked marguerite daisies because she lived in Tenpaku” said Nanako Sakurano.

“Oh, we finally understand, Nanako-san” said Mitsuhiro, Mayumi, Kumi, Yumi and Miyoshi.

“Anyway, Nanako-san, what the extended group for Nobumasa’s own group?” asked Mitsuhiro.

“I think that it will be composed of his friends from his school as well as his close friends from both Hōden and Mameda. Also, he’s planning to invite his older sister’s team, the Fairylights” said Nanako Sakurano.

“If I remember correctly, those groups from Hōden and Mameda are very strong in making their life more enjoyed while keeping their good vibes all the time” said Miyuki Itagaki.

“And they should be kind to their friends too!” said Naoko Maeda.

“Yeah, that’s right, girls. It was very nice to see the other colored-groups that are ambitious and prestigious based on their characteristics of their own” said Nanako Sakurano.

“Oh, yeah! I think that it is adopted to our hometown too!” said Miyuki.

“Where everyone had to grow their passion and charisma to make them determined and vigilant” said Seiya Naruse.

“What’s more is that the redheads and violetheads are good in inspiring things to share to everyone. It was nice to see those coincidences being compatible with their lives being well” said Maiko Itō.

“Yep. I agree those too! That’s why it will be Nobumasa’s goal to have his partners on his side, not only from his school, but to the other schools they have such as the Mitsurugi Elementary School, the Gammachi Elementary School and Takada Elementary School” said Nanako Sakurano.

“Well, such ambitious guys like Nobumasa would be giving their friends what they want, and it feels alright that they have committed to show their blessed hearts really to shine” said Atsushi Yūki.

“With the lavender-colored groups have been increased recently, maybe they’re ready to make the difference by choosing their own choices to make sure that there won’t be any mistakes being made” said Eri Minagawa.

“Yeah, they will make them prosper for our hometown!” said Nanako Sakurano.

“Yeah, we agree!” said Mitsuhiro, Mayumi, Kumi, Yumi and the members of the Black Dragons of Ōta.

“What about you, Nanako? What your group will be looked like?” asked Maho Tsukagawa.

“My group, the Akamatsu Blazers, will be planning to create its new extended group, composed of the black-colored and red-colored groups in Takeda and Horita-tōri” said Nanako Sakurano.

“Those places are near Kira’s home, Nana-chan” said Maho Tsukagawa.

“I would say that those youngsters are wished to be valiant and courageous” said Kōhei Eguchi.

“Maybe, they are different with their personalities. Sometimes, they were ambitious, but others have been adamant while those words ‘valiant’ and ‘courageous’ were close to what I said earlier” said Nanako Sakurano.

“I’m having a feeling that you’ll be focusing on finding new members that are ambitious” said Kuni Taniguchi.

“Actually, I will go for it” said Nanako Sakurano.

“I’m going to look forward to it, Nanako-san. It’s going to take a few months to expand your group” said Kumi Kaneda.

“Also, your allies need to make up their minds if they’ll join your group as allies” said Mitsuhiro.

“I’m sure that your plans will be started soon once your groupmates will accept your plans thoroughly” said Mayumi Nagakura.

“If you need anything to make your dreams come true, we’ll help you!” said Yumi Kaneda.

“Yeah, you got it, everyone! I will make sure that my group will be more extravagant and determined!” said Nanako Sakurano.

“Yeah!” said Mitsuhiro, Mayumi, Kumi, Yumi and the members of the Black Dragons of Ōta.

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Volume 8: "A New Angelic and Harmonious Era in Ōta" | Chapter 153: "Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya (Part 3): The Compassionating Flares of Lavender and Red"

Part 3

“Yukari, I heard that you have a cousin going to play for the varsity team in middle school” said Hikaru Maeyama, one half of the co-leaders of the Sounds and Maples.

“You mean, Kyōko? Oh, yes. She had graduated from the Fukudagyō Elementary School in Takahata. I lived with her at the boarding house. My parents are busy, working in Kitanagoya, but they went home every night” said Yukari Ninomiya, the leader of the Valiant Blaze.

“Ah, I see. I’m sure that your family had been getting only for a weekend, but I think that you and your cousin need to work on online chatting with them every night” said Hikaru.

“Yeah, Hikaru-san. My parents lived in Nishi while my cousin’s parents lived in Takahata. When we went home, we chatted with my parents online. My cousin’s parents have run the boarding house” said Yukari.

“Oh, that’s cool! I never expect to live with your cousin’s parents while your parents have stayed on north” said Shinnosuke Nagashima, the other co-leader of the Sounds and Maples.

“Yep. My cousin and I have run our own groups together, but we have different colors. The Valiant Blaze’s main color is orange while the main color of the Takasannō Bullets, my cousin formed that group to represent her friends, is amber” said Yukari.

“Those colors are different, based on their dominant color in one’s area, Yukari-san” said Mitsuaki Ishino, a member of the Sounds and Maples.

“I think that you have chosen the dominant color in your current residence rather than your parents’ home” said Miyaka Katayama, a member of the Sounds and Maples.

“That’s right, guys. Since I lived in Takahata, the color I used for my group is pastel orange, but I also used the color amber for secondary color purposes. By the way, Aki’s hair color is pastel orange because it represents compassion and indulgence” said Yukari.

“Those meanings would make your group something to understand about” said Mitsuaki.

“People who knows about the secrets of someone would not be exposed through their sympathy” said Minami Tsujimoto, a member of the Sounds and Maples.

“True. That’s why Aki was less energetic when it comes to coming to class, but she always wished to be compassionate, saying that she had shown her respect to her friends to make them feel mindful” said Yukari.

“I’m sure that there are some members of the Todoroki Gakuen Elementary School girls’ basketball team have their expression of being innocent and determined. Would it be better to say that they’re heart-minded?” said Tatsunori Fujita, a member of the Sounds and Maples, the younger brother of Noriko Fujita and a second year middle school student from the Kaizuka Middle School.

“I believe that they are heart-minded because they want to be prospered to feel their friends and allies like us happy and marvelous” said Yukari.

“Ah, yeah, we understand about that, Yukari-san” said Shinnosuke and Hikaru while the members of the Sounds and Maples have also understood to what Yukari said.

“Anyway, Kyōko would have joined the Bravehearts of Nagoya if Kira had recruited her to be part of that group, but I believe Kyōko wanted to take her desire to join the Bravehearts of Nagoya. The plan is that the Takasannō Bullets and my group will be making an agreement to form an extended group. That way, we’ll have to work together to organize future activities in my community” said Yukari.

“I believe that you are oriented to the plan your cousin had, but I’m not sure if Aki will coordinate with this” said Rie Kitoaji, a member of the Sounds and Maples.

“Of course, not! Aki is my best friend and she knows about everything. Also, she is mindful when it comes to new faces” said Yukari.

“Is she interested in new students to make friends with?” asked Tatsunori.

“Let’s just say that she likes them” said Miyaka.

“Ah, yeah. She likes the new students she met since the first day of middle school. I also like them. That’s why I want to let them join to my planned extended group, so that they’ll be happy to take part of any activities we will make very soon” said Yukari.

“I would be honest if they’re interested in making their bonds start to grow easily since you and your friends including Aki-san have met them” said Noriko Fujita, a member of the Sounds and Maples, the older sister of Tatsunori Fujita and a third year middle school student from the Kaizuka Middle School.

“You got that right, Noriko. If Aki said that she wants to be friendlier to her new friends she met, then my friends and I will do the same thing! After that, I’ll look forward to finding more friends from my neighborhood to join my proposed extended group, which will be run by both me and my cousin” said Yukari.

“Well, that’s a good dream plan of yours, Yukari-san! I like that!” said Shinnosuke.

“It will be great to make your group energize more!” said Hikaru.

“Yeah, I agree with those statements and I really happy that you have supported my plan!” said Yukari.

“Of course, Yukari-san!” said Shinnosuke and Hikaru.

“Whenever we’re going to have a plan to make our dreams come true, we should dream big” said Shinnosuke.

“Just follow your heart and there can’t be wrong turns to make” said Hikaru.

“Yeah, I will, Shinnosuke-san and Hikaru-san! I will make sure that my group and my cousin’s group to be more bonded with compassion and sympathy” said Yukari.

“Yeah!” said Shinnosuke, Hikaru and the members of the Sounds and Maples.

“Kazue. Are those guys from the Bravehearts of Nagoya too?” said Yūichirō Matsumoto.

“If you don’t know who they are, Yūichirō-chan, they are not from the Bravehearts of Nagoya. They were part of the Sunlight Rose, the friends of Yūmi Takasaki” said Kazue.

“That’s right, Kazue-san! We’ll introduce ourselves again if you want to remember our names again” said Saori Ishiyama.

“Okay!” said Yūichirō, Naoko and Junsei.

“My name is Saori Ishiyama, the cousin of Miku Nishio and a second year middle school student from the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School. I’m the vice president of my class, section 2-7.”

“And I’m Keiko Yasumi. I’m a first year middle school student from the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School, representing section 1-6.”

Saori and Keiko would shout together. “And we are the co-leaders of the Sunlight Rose, a group composed of the friends of Yūmi Takasaki.”

“Wow! They’re so cute!” said Naoko Andō.

“And they were able to sport their hairs pastel yellow and pink!” said Junsei Watanabe.

“I can’t believe that one of the co-leaders of that group is a cousin to Miku!” said Yūichirō.

“That’s right, Yūichirō-san! Miku had been born in Nagoya with her happy and energetic family” said Kotoko.

“They were more prestigious with their prospered lives and they live together as one united family” said Shupe.

“It is great that Miku had a lot of happy and energetic cousins in the Bravehearts of Nagoya. They would be honored to make the Nishio clan happier and united” said Roro.

“Yep. My cousin Miku had been good in singing and voice acting when she was part of the Todoroki Gakuen Voice Acting Guild. She had been a great student in our school before she moved to Tokyo to enroll in Hasekura” said Saori.

“Wow, that’s awesome! That girl was having a nice background of her career since she had been part of that club!” said Yūichirō.

“And also, she’s very elegant to make her appearance grand!” said Naoko Andō.

“Yeah, I agree with that, guys!” said Saori.

“By the way, Kazue, how many siblings that Shunsuke had?” asked Shupe.

“There are five brothers and two sisters. Aside from Rintarō (Horita-tōri) and Sadahiko (Kameshirō), the names of the other brothers were Nobuhiro (Takahata), Toshinobu (Mameda) and Tatsurō (Hōden). On the other hand, the names of his two sisters were Shuri Hishida (Ōta) and Ayaka Tsukamoto (Naorai)” said Kazue.

“Are they all alive?” asked Sasame.

“Almost the entire siblings were alive except for Rintarō, who died two years ago and Tatsurō, who died six years ago” said Kazue.

“I believe that those guys are lived longer ever since they have their own children they have” said Shupe.

“Yep” said Kazue.

“Are any relatives being part of your group, Keiko-san?” asked Roro.

“Yeah! Nobuhiro’s granddaughter Nao Gotō had been part of my group as she’s a first year middle school student. She is the daughter of Nobuhiro’s son Naruhisa” said Keiko.

“I’m glad that she had joined that group, Keiko-san! Any member of the Gotō clan can have their choices to get” said Roro.

“That’s right, Roro! In my group, it composed of both first year and second year middle school students in Todoroki Gakuen, but unlike the other groups, it the only group that there are two leaders leading” said Keiko.

“Which is both of us” said Saori.

“Hey, I have my own group that have two leaders!” said Kotoko.

“You too, Kotoko-san?” asked Keiko.

“Yeah! My friends of mine created the Hasekura Rainbow Squad. They have two groups being formed, composed of Team Takaishi and Team Serizawa” said Kotoko.

“Wow! I can’t believe that you have a lot of fans in your school, Kotoko-san! That might be remarkable to see your fans all day!” said Keiko.

“I’m pretty happy about your fan base and you have been starting it since Miku had been followed by her friends” said Saori.

“Yeah! I’m very admired to my fans in Tokyo and they really liked my songs too!” said Kotoko.

“Each of the members of our group, Ongaku Shoujo, had their own fan base coming from both Tokyo and their respective hometowns. For example, my fan base is the Perfect Periwinkle, composed of my friends mostly in Maibara” said Sasame.

“For me, it is the Southern Winds of Hasekura and Haneda where my childhood friends in Naha and other friends have been loyal to me” said Shupe.

“As a resident in Toshima, I created my fan base known as the Grateful Pink Azalea. This is where my friends in my hometown, especially in my current residence in Kamata” said Roro.

“Wow! Those names are so cool!” said Keiko.

“They have been following you with your careers being on the bright note!” said Saori.

“I’m sure that your fans will get your albums to hear your songs!” said Kazue.

“Yeah, we agree, Kazue!” said Sasame, Shupe, Roro and Kotoko.

“I’m happy for you, girls! Being members of Ongaku Shoujo made all of you fantastic and marvelous because they’re awesome and cute!” said Naoko.

“Yeah!” said Sasame, Shupe, Roro and Kotoko.

“It’s great that we were running together just like the other girl groups or idol groups did!” said Kotoko.

“To be dazzling with the sound of harmony come out in our voices means to make our group more beautiful because we’re always prestigious!” said Roro.

“Yeah, we agree!” said Yūichirō, Naoko and Junsei.

“Speaking of beauty, I want to ask you, Saori-san. What is next for your group, the Sunlight Rose?” said Yūichirō.

“Well, my group will be expanding very soon where we’ll be recruiting some of our friends in our home in Funabara and Heigō, as well as to the allies of Yūmi-san in Daigi-shinchō” said Saori.

“That is where Yūmi was born in that city. Despite our home is just a few miles away from her home, we still became friends with her” said Keiko.

“Ah, I see. I can’t believe that the Nishio clan used to lived there in Funabara, but for the Takasaki clan, which Yūmi originated from, lived in Daigi-shinchō” said Naoko Andō.

“Yep. Yūmi-san had been a graceful daughter to Yūko and Shigeharu Takasaki. She had been good in making designs for her family business alongside her brother Yasuhiro” said Keiko.

“Also, she’s associated with her neighbors that were used to hang out with each other they were little kids” said Saori.

“I would be more delighted if she’s going to join with you two to make the dream plan coming out. How’s that sound?” said Sasame.

“Yeah, Sasame-san!” said Saori and Keiko.

“Since we’re close friends to Yūmi, we’ll do whatever we want to make sure that we’re growing our relationship longer!” said Saori.

“One group with a beautiful rose to bloom means showing our gracious beauty and courage to make us determined” said Keiko.

“I believe that this will be something more like Kotoko’s group or Roro’s group because they want to admire everyone with their hearts” said Shupe.

“It’s going to be more fantastic to have that plan pushed through” said Roro.

“That is, if we’re going to let Yūmi-san working with us for an extended group” said Keiko.

“Then, hopefully, you’ll be able to make that extended group to make sure that you’re going to keep the compassion and prosperity you have” said Kotoko.

“You got it, Kotoko-san!” said Saori and Keiko.

“I believe that the opportunities would be coming to your group, Saori and Keiko! I would be glad that you’ll be making your friends growing their admiration for them to be mindful and blissful” said Yūichirō.

“Yeah, we will!” said Saori and Keiko.

“I’m so happy that both Saori and Keiko are ready to make their dream plan with Yūmi, so that they’re going to have the extended group of their own” said Junsei.

“I’m sure that it will pretty interesting to see them when we’re going to meet them again” said Naoko Andō.

“Yeah, Naoko-chan! Hopefully, when we’re going to have our own extended group, we’ll do the same thing to make them happy to join!” said Kazue.

“You got it right, Kazue!” said Naoko Andō.

Natsumi Yamazaki asks Fumitaka Kishida, the leader of the Colorful Albatross, about the future of the latter’s group. “What kind of plans are you going to do for your group, Fumitaka-san?”

“My group had been home to the young students from Nakayama and Kitahara and I want to continue making friends to those aren’t part of my group yet. That’s why I decided to make a partnership with my fellow neighbor Saburō Takeshita from section 1-2. Saburō is the leader of the Nakayama Kanzan Speardragons” said Fumitaka.

“Oooh! That guy was so nice! I can’t believe that he’s more like a knight, who had saved the day over his enemies from his neighborhood” said Ryōhei Matsuoka.

“More like slaying them bravely” said Minako Asuka.

“Yeah, I really like Saburō-kun. He’s a confident guy, who earned his certificate of being a ‘With Honors’ student. He had a lot of high grades though” said Fumitaka.

“He’s more focused on studying to get a scholarship for a potential high school he will choose” said Mayumi Okada.

“You betcha!” said Fumitaka.

“I wonder what the other things are you going to plan aside from that partnership” said Yūsuke Katsuya.

“There will be some collaborations with the periwinkle-colored groups in Nakayama where we’re going to make an extended group for my group and those who will be involved in my collaborations” said Fumitaka.

“I would be glad if you’re going to bring a lot of your friends to your house before you’ll be initiating the secret ritual to make the extended group” said Makoto Takasaki.

“Yeah, that would be cool if I’ll do that process, but my friends in the other groups said that they’re not interested in those things. They used to make general assemblies because they like to go partying” said Fumitaka.

“Oh, that would be better, Fumitaka! I’m sure that you’re going to get used to it to make sure that there will be no chaos on your team” said Kaoru Murakawa.

“Yep! You got it one right!” said Fumitaka.

“I would be more honest if we’re going to have a partnership between your group and our Homewrecking Dragons” said Natsumi.

“Well, what would be looked like?” asked Fumitaka.

“Usually, we will go on a trip to different cities around the country where we’ll look at the temples and shines that preserved the history and culture of our country” said Ryōhei.

“Ah! I get used to it when I was part of the Explorers Club, Ryōhei! My former club went to Gifu for some exploration” said Fumitaka.

“Yeah, Fumitaka! When I was first time joining that group, Hitomi had been doing a lot of great activities that make us more enjoyable!” said Ryōhei.

“There are different kinds of activities like archery activity, calligraphy making, wood making, research, etc. They are a lot of things you can see in our club” said Minako Izumi.

“Did you have that in your former club?” asked Yōko Shiroma.

“Yep!” said Fumitaka.

“Did you enjoy it?” asked Natsumi.

“Yeah! I like their activities a lot!” said Fumitaka.

“That’s very awesome, Fumitaka!” said Yōko and Natsumi.

“I’m glad that you have participated different activities in your former club. That gives me some motivation out there” said Yōko Shiroma.

“Yes, I am” said Fumitaka.

“You have a lot of memories when you are of it and you have inspired your former club, so that you’re going to make a new group of yours” said Nozomi Hanada, the cousin of Sayako Hanada.

“Well, almost I have inspired them, but they give me some harmonious moments I have never forget” said Fumitaka.

“Of course, there are a lot of endless memories you’ll never gonna lose when you’re moving up to a higher education” said Chinami Hamasaki.

“That’s why everyone who had great honors within the club will make you inspired to see what you have preserved in the history and culture of our country” said Natsumi.

“Yeah, that’s true, Natsumi. It feels great that I have joined the Bravehearts of Nagoya while I had contributed with the Explorers Club” said Fumitaka.

“Then, I hope that you’ll make your future brighter as soon as you’re ready to be smarter, but not geekier” said Minako Asuka.

“Of course, I will!” said Fumitaka.

“Suzue-san, I wonder what you are contemplating about” said Hitomi Takao.

“Well, I was thinking about creating an extended group for my team. I mean, the Luminate Tangerine is in Mizuho-tōri and I want to expand more. That’s why there are a lot of friends of Megumi’s parents from their newspaper company, Chunichi Shimbun” said Suzue Miyaichi, the leader of the Luminate Tangerine.

“Hey, that’s the official newspaper in Tōkai, Suzue-san! I never expect to read that since my group were living in Tokyo” said Yūki Sasaki.

“Ah, yes! Since you’re all from Tokyo, you have read newspapers like the Asahi Shimbun and Yomiuri Shimbun” said Suzue.

“Yeah! My parents used to read that newspaper every day, but I’m not a newspaper reader, but I always read some books” said Hitomi.

“We used to read newspapers when we’re going to have research, but we also explored some articles in the Internet about the history of our country” said Masanobu Uehara.

“There are a lot of those if you ask me” said Masami Nojima.

“Yeah, I really like to read some articles because I like Megumi being a writer and that’s why she’s very generous to read her own short stories” said Suzue.

“Well, you should get used to it when you’re going to make an article or a review to speak it out” said Hitomi Takao.

“Yep. I will do that once if I don’t have to do any assignments to finish with” said Suzue.

“Oh, good for you!” said Hitomi Takao.

“So, if your group’s color is orange or even tangerine, I believe that you’re going to recruit some of Megumi’s close friends that her parents introduced with, especially to the future writers” said Suzue.

“Who are they?” asked Shinsuke Nagatomo.

“They were Hideaki Yoshimura and Nagatoki Hashimoto. They were good writers, working with short stories and reviews” said Suzue.

“They were nice to make their own story, Suzue. I never expect to see how they have done writing about” said Suehiro Yamazaki.

“Yeah, they have developed their writing careers, posting it in their personal blogs. Megumi had been writing a lot of articles she had including her short stories too!” said Suzue.

“Then, what about your neighbors in your home?” asked Dairoku.

“I’m sure that you have a lot of friends just like Megumi” said Nanako Funatani.

“Yes, of course! Once I have my friends and Megumi’s friends will be joining, we’ll finally create our own extended group. That way, we’ll work together to post stories and reviews at the same time” said Suzue.

“Oh, that’s very nice idea, Suzue! I can’t believe that you are more oriented in writing, but I can’t wait to see your progress very soon!” said Hitomi Takao.

“We’ll make sure that we’ll read your stories in the Internet when we have time to access there” said Masanobu Uehara.

“Yeah, I will!” said Suzue.

“Hopefully, you’ll finally have your time to develop your friendship with your allies and then, making an extended group would not be easy to make” said Masami Nojima.

“I’ll be inviting you to my home if you’re going to need for a partnership. We’re happy to see your plans in the future!” said Hitomi Takao.

“Yeah, Hitomi-san! You got it!” said Suzue.

“Sayako-san, I want to let you know if you’re going to make an extended group just like how we did” said Megumi Kadokawa.

“That would be nice to have in our group, Megumi-san. I will be more generous to make our group something special” said Sayako.

“Making an extended group would be a challenge to make. You have to make partnerships with different groups that are related to your group’s main color” said Akiko Miyazaki.

“Yeah, that’s true, Akiko-san. Since the Gleamed Cherry’s main colors are cherry red and Sakura pink, I believe that my group will be expanding once we’ll have our own circle that will be composed of my friends and allies” said Sayako.

“I agree! As for the meaning of colors, cherry red should be more on compassion” said Michiko.

“While the Sakura pink means beautiful and charming” said Sawako Ishihara.

“Yeah, that’s true, girls. I think that some of Kira’s friends from the other cherry red-colored groups may end up partnering with us because I’m very generous to them when Kira met them” said Sayako.

“I’m sure that everyone is obliged to partner with you, Sayako-san. It will be perfect for you to organize future activities in both Todoroki Gakuen and Mitsurugi” said Natsuki Sakura.

“Yeah, hopefully, we’ll be working on it as soon as possible. I’m sure that my groupmates are going to convince their friends to join too” said Sayako.

“Aside from our section 1-1, there are some of our schoolmates who will also be going to partner with us” said Rika.

“That’s right, Rika-san. Different groups such as the Red Leaf, led by Miho Aoyagi, the Essential Star, led by Kotaro Akamatsu, and the Moonshield Hananoki, led by Suzuko Hashida” said Kōichi Yokosawa.

“When it comes to the groups that their main colors are either cherry red or pink, they are very determined to make their difference. It’s been a while since Kira led Todoroki Gakuen with the city championship last winter and a lot of young ones will be hopeful someday” said Shinji Takakura.

“There are a lot of progress coming around in Mitsurugi and its neighboring areas where we’ll be meeting with them during the mid-term examination week. Of course, Kira had been friends with the other leaders such as Miho, Kotaro and Suzuko” said Akane.

“Yep. In Ōta, people are very determined and charismatic when they get along outside school time. That’s why there are a lot of red-colored groups existed in our hometown where the Dragons of Ōta was once a dominant group” said Katsuya Kameda.

“However, after the group was disbanded last year, the red-colored groups began to decline their dominance, thanks to the rise of the Pink and Plum” said Katsuei Kōno.

“Despite of that, the red-colored groups would still enjoy their passionate and charismatic ways to enjoy their lives” said Fujiko Sasaki.

“That way, they’ll never forget their nightmares again” said Kazue Futagawa.

“I would be wondering if they are many of our friends have reminded about being charismatic, but friends like Kira would be able to get used to it” said Fūka.

“I agree! When there are a lot of students in our hometown think that which color the dominant is, they said that red is the best, but nowadays, purple and pink are considered dominant” said Shōzō Takamatsu.

“It was based on what happened during the Ōta League last season where a lot of shocking moments were made including the Iriarai Invitationals where they were upset matches happened” said Junichi Kamisaka.

“On the other hand, red-haired students didn’t give up their charisma like Noboru Takeuchi, who had performed very well in his match in the Interhigh prefectural tournament last year” said Anzu.

“All such things are different when there a lot of challenges coming around for the red-haired students, who were either still part of the red-colored groups or not” said Akiyuki Katsumoto.

“Ah, I see. I believe that there is a trending change happened in your hometown, which young students believed that it would be the end of an era for them if these potential stars have declined further” said Ryūma Kondō.

“However, others said that they’re still keeping their hopes alive if they’ll get their last chance to star out” said Nozomi Tsutsui.

“I believe so, guys. It seems that the other colored-groups in Ōta like fuchsia, pink and violet have been growing due to the production of new players that may change the game of youth basketball in Ōta” said Megumi Kadokawa.

“With only a few months remaining before the upcoming Interhigh prefectural tournament, this is going to be their moment to shine and hopefully, we’ll see a lot of red-haired talented players to shine in the court again” said Akiko.

“Yeah, we agree, Megumi-san and Akiko-san! In Nagoya, there is no love or hate for the young players in different schools because they believe that they’re proving the ground to determine who the best player in the class is” said Sayuko.

“Other than that, Nagoya had still grown their production of best players in the prefecture, but there aren’t any good high school basketball teams who have made it to the top recently” said Rika.

“The Todoroki Gakuen High School basketball team are finally ready for another season and this time, they’re ready to make the change to win the prefectural tournament and qualify to the Nationals” said Shinji.

“I hope that your school will be ready to show their prowess to shine and as for our friends like Tomoka and Subaru, their teams will be ready to do whatever it takes to reach their goals” said Akiko.

“No one knows if they’re weak or not, but they’ll be blessed their names once they win by the end of the match” said Megumi Kadokawa.

“Yeah, we agree!” said the members of the Gleamed Cherry.

“I believe that your group had been adapted with the description of dolphins, Yoshikatsu-kun” said Katsuhito Taniguchi, the leader of the Fuchsia and Blue Soul.

“Yeah, Kazumasa said that he loved dolphins when he had travelled different places in the sea while he’s on vacation with his family. He likes to adapt everyone who are graceful and benevolent. That way, they’ll be blessed while respecting Kazumasa’s charm, which is a pendant that has the dolphin figure on it” said Yoshikatsu Eguchi, the vice leader of the Rose and Periwinkle Dolphins.

“That inspiration reminded me of my former classmates in Izumo. They are very mindful with respect to their friends in Shimomaruko” said Ichika Furuya, a member of the Fuchsia and Blue Soul.

“That’s right, Ichika-san. If there’s one thing that you must remember is that those memories won’t be lose when you grow older. I realize that we have done a lot of moments we got for a few days, even we have met Kazuhiro Hatakenaka last night” said Katsuhito.

“Oh, yeah! I really guess that we have seen him last night with Subaru and his team. I’m totally glad that both Kazuhiro and Subaru have met with each other for the first time” said Ichika.

“Yep. I agree, Ichika-san” said Katsuhito.

“So, why are you currently spending your vacation here?” asked Yoshikatsu.

“It’s because our group is now part of the Rainbow Angels, a group of friends and allies of Tomoka and the Family of Angels. And this is also the first time that I have visited a different place other than Fukuoka and Tokyo for a long time” said Katsuhito.

“We want to explore outside Tokyo and that’s why we decided to join with Subaru and his friends in their Golden Week vacation trip, thanks to the partnership with the Family of Angels!” said Shūzō Odanaka, a member of the Fuchsia and Blue Soul.

“Ah, I finally understand right now, guys. It seems that you have finally get into this central city, right?” said Yoshikatsu.

“Yeah!” said the members of the Fuchsia and Blue Soul.

“We went to the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium to see a lot of fish out there!” said Masayoshi Takamatsu, the older brother of Shōzō Takamatsu and a member of the Fuchsia and Blue Soul.

“Also, we went to the Ōsu Shopping District where we bought some handicrafts as souvenirs for our personal collection” said Aki Ishiyama, a member of the Fuchsia and Blue Soul.

“Then, we visited the Shōnai Gardens where we saw a lot of cherry blossom trees!” said Akisada Noguchi, a member of the Fuchsia and Blue Soul.

“That’s where the best part we have saw!” said Nobumoto Shibata, a member of the Fuchsia and Blue Soul.

“Ah, yeah! That’s because of the hanami season! I went to that place with my friends during our spring break” said Yoshikatsu.

“Yeah! It’s great to make our vacation really imaginable that we expected!” said Ichika.

“That’s right, Ichika-san!” said Katsuhito. “So, it seems that a lot of leaders have their plans for their extended groups, Yoshikatsu-san. Will your group have that?”

“Probably, yeah. I have shared the plans with Nobumasa, regarding the expansion of our group. There are rose-colored and light blue-colored groups in different places in my neighborhood in Heigō such as Kitahara, Kameshiro, Gammachi and Takata. Aside from that, I’ll meet the guys and girls from different levels, who have their hairs sported in either the colors I mentioned above or its near color” said Yoshikatsu.

“Well, that would be a lot of things to work on, Yoshikatsu-san. I hope that you’ll be able to fulfill your dreams in making those plans while you’re on the execution mode” said Katsuhito.

“So, my advice is that you’ll have to come up of a good plan, so that you and your friends will work together. Then, when one goal is done, you’ll go with the next one. I hope that you’ll know your goals this month before you’ll make it big time” said Ichika.

“Yeah, I got this! Thanks for your advice, Ichika-san!” said Yoshikatsu.

“You’re welcome, Yoshikatsu!” said Ichika.

“Now, hopefully, you’ll let me know if you know have done anything for your project, but for right now, study hard and make good grades in flying colors” said Katsuhito.

“Okay, Katsuhito-kun! I’ll be glad to!” said Yoshikatsu.

“What home base of your group is, Rentarō-san?” asked Uori.

“Well, the home base of our Diamonds and Roses is in Kameshiro, however, some were living in Horita-tōri, Funabara and Futano” said Rentarō Shizuma.

“Some of our members have lived in Mitsurugi such as Hisaya Tachikawa and Ayase Maehara. They are living near this place” said Morishige Takehara.

“I’m sure that your group had been in diversity based on Shinobu and Eri’s connection with you” said Hiyo.

“That’s right, Hiyo. The members of the Diamonds and Roses are mostly from our section where Shinobu and Eri have being part of it” said Hisayo Uchida.

“What section you come from?” asked Kiri.

“It was section 2-8 under our adviser Chisaki Seto” said Sayuri Andō, a member of the Diamonds and Roses.

“Our adviser was one of the adorable teachers in our school” said Satomi Kurosawa.

“Are they awesome or cute?” asked Hiyo.

“Yeah!” said Rentarō, Hisayo, Satomi, Sayuri and Morishige.

“That’s good! I’m sure that your friends are getting along with you in your section, but also you have befriended them for a long time” said Uori.

“Yeah, we agree, Uori! As friends of Shinobu and Eri, no one will let us down for sure!” said Hisayo.

“Yeah!” said Rentarō, Satomi, Sayuri and Morishige.

“Well, good for you! I’m sure that you’ll be able to keep your friendship with them, so that they’ll be able to respect you more” said Kiri.

“No matter what will happen with your group, there are always best friends between the four of you and Shinobu and Eri! Just smile to them graciously just like we do!” said Hiyo.

“Okay, you got it!” said Rentarō, Hisayo, Satomi, Sayuri and Morishige.

“I’m glad that our allies have been able to talk with your allies, Kazunari-san. I would be delightful to look at their smiles” said Chiya Shinohara, the adviser of the Bravehearts of Nagoya.

“Yeah, it was a great night that the fire had been crackled for an hour, but I think that they’ll be able to make friends with each other” said Kazunari.

“That is how our Bravehearts in Ōta do their best to be blessed and inspired. They’re respectful to their friends when they meet with each other” said Satsuki Kakizono.

“And aside from that, they’re able to create their bonds in making their friendship between them” said Tae.

“Yeah, that’s true, guys. I was so expected to see your friends talking with each other about their current lives. I’m so motivated about the announcement earlier with a new member of Kira’s varsity team will be part of our family” said Miyuki Shinohara, a member of the Gleamed Cherry and the daughter of Chiya Shinohara.

“Yeah, Chiya-san! It’s great that Kira had made that decision really contesting and I believe that there is a new hope for her team to show their prowess and determination” said Kazunari.

“Yep. I agree!” said Chiya.

“I would be wondering if Kira and Tomoka have been planning on tomorrow. I’m sure if there’s something important about Shizue” said Fumiko Takamine, a member of the Gleamed Cherry.

“Maybe Kira and Shizue want to face each other to determine their potential because they were rivals” said Satsuki.

“It will be better to see the two face off to see the best player is, but I’m sure Kira had her motivation going up” said Banri.

“Yeah, that’s true, Banri. I totally expect to see that tomorrow, but we don’t know if Shizue will accept the offer of joining our Bravehearts of Nagoya” said Morishige Imai, a member of the Gleamed Cherry.

“Of course, only Kira and her teammates know about the confirmations of the invitees if they were able to accept their offer” said Miyuki.

“I’m sure that this is the right decision for Kira, everyone. Kira knows about her opponents’ characteristics, moves and skills. That’s why she is very respectful to her opponents when the game is on” said Tae.

“Yeah, that’s true. Kira had been a basketball player when she was at her young age. At the age of 8, she began playing basketball with her friends in her neighborhood. This time, she vows to keep her faith for our Bravehearts of Nagoya because she and Shinobu are great leaders, who have done everything to make their friends and allies happy with their smiles on their faces” said Chiya.

“As a result, her nickname was ‘the Compassionated Angel’” said Miyuki.

“Which means, she had inspired her friends to show her prowess and compassion” said Fumiko.

“Yeah, we agree!” said Kazunari, Banri, Satsuki and Tae.

“Hopefully, tomorrow, Kira will finally have a new friend to be part of her group after her encounter with Shizue. I bet that the future of the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School girls’ basketball team will be brighter as it is” said Kazunari.

“Yeah, Kazunari!” said Chiya, Miyuki, Fumiko and Morishige.

“Kira-san, I want to propose something” said Jun.

“Oh, a proposal? That would be interesting for me” said Kira.

“Well, I want have a duel between your band and my band” said Jun.

“A duel between the two bands of angels? I think that I’m going for it, Jun-san. After all, we’re cousins, right?” said Kira.

“You got it, Kira-san!” said Jun.

“So, this is it, Kira finally had a match with Jun for a duel in the stage” said Eri Toyama.

“Yep. Kira knows about her cousin’s music career when she saw the video last night. I think that Kira is motivated to have a music duel against her own cousin” said Shinobu.

“Yeah, Shinobu. She’s ready to go for it” said Eri Toyama. Shinobu nods his head in agreement.

“Jun had been a charismatic and angelic girl when she’s talking with her cousin” said Sakura.

“Yeah, I’m totally excited about the duel between each other. This will be a reprise for Jun and the Angels after we have that concert last night” said Kyō.

“We agree, Kyō!” said Nozomi, Sora, Kurumi, Kōme, Yuzuha, Ayame and Miho.

“Great proposal, Jun! Now that we’re ready for tomorrow, let’s show what our compassionated music stands for!” said Ayame Isurugi.

“I’m pretty sure that this is a good duel for tomorrow, Ayame! I can’t wait to sing in front of our opponents’ stage, but I would be glad if we’re going to aim for it” said Miho Mizuno.

“Yeah, Mizuno. I feel for Jun and I’m feeling great too” said Ayame.

“Yeah!” said Miho.

“Jun-chan, I believe that your cousin is ready for you for tomorrow and this is going to be a big duel we’ll ever see in this place” said Kurumi.

“Yep, Kurumi-chan! As I’m a member of the Gotō clan, I can do whatever I want, and I will keep in faith in my clan members. As for my friends, it’s time for us to motivate!” said Jun.

“Yeah!” said Nozomi, Sora, Kurumi, Kōme, Yuzuha, Ayame and Miho.

“Now that the clash will be set, we should be ready to show our harmony and melody, Jun!” said Nozomi.

“Hum. We’re running together as a united band of angels and friends. We’ll not lose this match for sure” said Sora.

“Jun, we trusted you after you have invited us to merge both bands of mine and yours, this time, we’ll be ready to keep our smiles together!” said Kōme.

“With pleasure and determination!” said Yuzuha.

“You got it!” said Jun.

“Remember what we learned from last night, Jun-chan. We’ll smile and give them peace!” said Kurumi.

“Of course, Kurumi-chan! Let’s work together to win this duel!” said Jun.

“Okay!” said Kyō, Sakura, Nozomi, Sora, Kurumi, Kōme, Yuzuha, Ayame and Miho. The Bravehearts of Ōta and Nagoya have shared their conversations with each other while the fire had been crackled at night. Now that Kira will have two challenges to face with, Kira believes that she’s finally ready to handle these challenges for herself and her friends as tomorrow will be the second and last day of the vacation of the Bravehearts of Ōta, the Music Girls, the Family of Angels and their allies where they’ll have their time to spend their entire day in different activities before they’ll part ways in the evening.

The Bravehearts of Ōta and Nagoya are talking to Kira and Jun as they are excited to see the duel between the Sakuradaki and Jun’s Angels right after meeting with Shizue Niwa tomorrow.

“Alright, Kira-san! Looks like you and Jun are going to battle each other for the duel!” said Megumi Kazama.

“Your band had been a great job in performing your songs to us, but now, this is a real challenge for you!” said Yuiko.

“That’s right, Yuiko-san! This is the first time that I will battle my cousin’s band in a duel! Tomorrow will be an important day for all of us!” said Kira.

“You bet, Kira-chan! The duel would be more contested and I’m having a feeling that you’re confident to win this one!” said Yūmi.

“You got this, Kira-chan! You’re a good singer and a good guitarist!” said Aki.

“Yeah, I agree, Aki-san! I’m very confident right now because I have done a lot of things in our team” said Kira.

“Well, we are very respectful to your desires and your charisma had been worked out for your to be more confident often” said Erika Yoshioka.

“A lot of times, there are happiness coming out for our group and it feels great that we’re developing our future, Kira-san” said Rumi.

“We’re worrying about this anymore because we got us to support you!” said Kazumasa.

“Yeah, there’s always a team of bravehearts, Kazumasa-san!” said Kira.

“Not just a team of bravehearts, Kira, but a group of compassionated angels!” said Sumire.

“That is how everyone in our community group knows about our prowess and strength to make the difference in growing our bonds with the friends around us” said Chiyo.

“There are a lot of expectations we will do, Kira. I’m sure that once Shizue will coming to join our team, she wants to know about you” said Reina.

“Ah, yeah, Reina-san! I’m sure that you recognized Shizue in the first training of my middle school’s girls’ basketball team and it would be a great pleasure to let her join. Right, everyone?” said Kira.

“Yeah!” said Megumi, Yuiko, Yūmi, Aki, Erika, Rumi, Sumire, Chiyo, Reina and Kazumasa.

“Jun-san, I know that you’re ready to battle me tomorrow, but I let you get easy on me!” said Kira.

“Yes, I will, Kira-chan!” said Jun.

“I’m sure that you’re going to make it, Jun-san! As a friend, I’ll make sure that you’ll make her happy” said Tomoka.

“Yeah, Tomoka-chan! I’m feeling gratified that I have made my bandmates smile and give our friends some warmest hearts and endless peace” said Jun.

“Of course, you are a good friend, Jun-san. I’m sure that you’ll be delighted to make a nice duel with Kira-san” said Tomoka.

“Yeah, I agree, Tomoka-chan! I will never let her down!” said Jun.

“You got it!” said Tomoka before she talks to Maho and her friends. “I’m pretty sure that tomorrow will be very important to be with Kira and her friends!”

“Yeah, Mokkan! Kira had been friends with her schoolmates in Todoroki Gakuen and she had finally become friends with us” said Maho.

“She gave us a blessing that her group will be making a new bond between our group and them” said Saki.

“Now, Kira had to meet her rival Shizue Niwa, so that the latter will be accepting Kira’s offer to join the Bravehearts of Nagoya” said Airi.

“Ah! Kira’s a nice and cute girl that had compassion through her heart. I would be delighted to see Shizue tomorrow” said Hinata.

“Yes, nēchan! We never have a rival joining to our school’s basketball team, but I’m so happy that the decision of Kira will allow the Bravehearts of Nagoya to form a new group” said Kagetsu.

“True, Kagetsu-chan. Forming a new group will allow Shizue to let her friends to be part of it. I believe that her friends like Mika Orikasa, Yūta Kudō, Akihisa Horiuchi, Kotori Yamashita and Mariko Ōnishi will be taking part of the new group to be formed just because they were allies to Shizue” said Mimi.

“I guess that I’m satisfied with the decision Kira made. It seems that I might be planning to form my own extended group for my Wisteria Club” said Masami.

“Yes, you can, Masami-chan. I believe that you are generous to Mimi ever since you joined the basketball team. I’m sure that your wisdom had been made through your heart” said Kazuko.

“Yeah, Kazuko! Sometimes, there are motivations being made if one makes the decision and everyone knows that they’ll respect it altogether” said Masami.

“Of course, Masami-chan! I’m sure that you’re going to make an extended group for your team once we head back to our home” said Kazuko.

“We’ll make sure that we’ll support you, Masami! No doubt about it!” said Mizuki.

“Yeah, you got it!” said Masami.

“I’m so excited to see that Shizue girl tomorrow, Natsuhi!” said Tsubaki.

“If that girl is a good and talented player, she’s got to be a compassionated braveheart for me” said Hiiragi.

“Yeah, onēsan! She is something special to Kira because of their rivalry just like Miyu and Tomoka. They met each other during the city tournament twice and they have traded their victories against each other” said Natsuhi.

“That’s right, Natushi. Rivalries can’t last forever when one person battles the other in different places such as friendly matches and tournaments. They must be ensured that they’ll find out who the strongest is” said Miyu Aida.

“Rivalries are very important to the captains and aces because these things will make their career more challenging as long as they have stayed in one area for a long time” said Aya Miyakoōji.

“I’m pretty sure that Kira is ready to meet her rival tomorrow, but I don’t know where they’ll meet” said Rena Ashihara.

“I believe that there’s one mention about Shizue’s homeplace and which is located in Horita-tōri where she had formerly studied in Horita-tōri Elementary School” said Asumi.

“Horita-tōri is a close place near Mitsurugi and I think that it will be easy to go there since it’s a few miles away from this place” said Kentarō.

“I’m so excited about tomorrow’s activities, Miho-chan! I’m going to say that Kira and her team are ready to be with us for tomorrow to meet Shizue” said Sayaka.

“Yep. It will be a whole day to get along with those youngsters from this area to meet one of the rivals that have met last year. It seems that there will be some speculations coming up once that rival will be joining the organization” said Miho Miyamoto.

“If we will meet Shizue tomorrow, we’ll be ready to see her moves when she’s going to clash with Kira” said Kana Kawasumi.

“Yeah, that’s right, Kana-san. There are a lot of strong young prospects playing in Nagoya like Kira and Shizue. They have been a great job in making potential getting skyrocketed with their prowess and strength” said Hanako Itō.

“When it comes to the players from different big cities in Japan, there are a lot of talented players going to do their best to show their moves in the court against each other” said Yūto Iwase.

“The more player produced in their city, the better the city had their potential they have” said Shimako Tagami.

“That’s why the special moves of those from different cities outside Tokyo are different to us because they have specialties of their own” said Yasushi.

“For instance, in Nagoya, they are good in three-point shooting and lockdown defense. That’s why this area had produced some young talented players, hoping to rise in the future” said Hinata Kiyama.

“Yeah, I agree. In our city, Tokyo, they have a variety of players who can have their special moves come from different attributes they have, in which they are very special, unlike in those cities outside Tokyo have different specialties of players they developed” said Subaru.

“By the end of the day, there will be some players going to shine their careers and they’ll be blessed through their hearts” said Aoi.

“Yeah, that’s true, Aoi. I hope that we will see a lot of more talented players in this city when the next competitions are approaching, which highlights the prefectural tournaments for middle and high school basketball teams” said Ryōko.

“Yeah, Ryōko! They’re ready to show their strength when they’re going to face each other in the court” said Aoi.

“You got it!” said Ryōko.

“Kira-san. Let’s make our activities for tomorrow will be the best for all of us!” said Tomoka.

“Okay, Tomoka-san, you can count on me!” said Kira.

Then, Tomoka and Kira would shout together to their friends and allies from the Bravehearts of Ōta and Nagoya. “Everyone! Let’s work together to make this relationship grow as one family of bravehearts!”

“Yeah, we will!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta and Nagoya and their allies.

[ENDING: Tenshi no 3P!/Angel's 3Piece! ED: Kusabi「楔」 by Baby’s breath]​

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Like the Bravehearts of Ōta, each member of the Bravehearts of Nagoya had their own set of friends, based on their hometown or any preferred relationship within either their school, the Todoroki Gakuen (English: Todoroki Academy), or their current residence. All members of the Bravehearts of Nagoya are coming from Mizuho, Nagoya. Be warned that this post is a long list as it will be divided into three batches. So, without further ado, here are the allies of the Bravehearts of Nagoya!

The first batch is the Gleamed Cherry, a group composed of the allies of Kira Ōgaki, the leading female member of the Bravehearts of Nagoya. This beautiful and angelic group was divided into four subgroups, composed of the Gleamed Cherry (led by Sayako Hanada), Laventwinkle (led by Naoto Gotō), Team Takamine (led by Fumiko Takamine) and Team Imai (led by Morishige Imai).

Gleamed Cherry: Sayako Hanada, Kōichi Yokosawa, Shinji Takakura, Fumi Kashiyama, Rika Takayasu, Aya Nakada, Akane Nakasato, Fūka Hosaka, Izumi Utsugi, Ryūma Kondō, Nozomi Tsutsui, Tetsuma Haruno, Yoshihiko Akutagawa, Katsuo Aoki and Haruya Sakurano
Laventwinkle: Naoto Gotō, Wakaba Ichimaru, Noriko Suzuki, Akinori Kusaka, Norio Minase, Hitoshi Ōbari, Maaya Ishizuka, Nahomi Takenaga, Yūta Kasamatsu, Hiroya Muramatsu, Yui Kawakami, Hideaki Matsuyama, Kayoko Kameda and Koharu Fukushima
Team Takamine: Fumiko Takamine, Rina Fujita, Yūta Kazama, Mayu Maruyama, Shūto Ōhara, Miyuki Shinohara, Tsubaki Ōtsuka, Risako Hiraki, Ayumi Tokizawa, Kotomi Suguri and Ryūtarō Takahashi
Team Imai: Morishige Imai, Shōta Sasajima, Yoshino Nagaoka, Mariya Okayama, Mieko Nagashima, Hatsuo Abe, Toshiko Ōyama, Mitsunori Kanazawa, Yoshitsugu Kumagai, Junichi Miyao and Hideki Yasumoto


Gleamed Cherry
Sayako Hanada: October 22 / 1MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Kōichi Yokosawa: December 20 / 1MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Shinji Takakura: March 21 / 1MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Fumi Kashiyama: November 18 / 1MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Rika Takayasu: August 4 / 1MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Aya Nakada: May 29 / 1MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS (Nagoya) / Cousin of Kōme Ogi
Akane Nakasato: January 24 / 1MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Fūka Hosaka: October 20 / 1MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Izumi Utsugi: June 9 / 1MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Ryūma Kondō: September 2 / 1MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Nozomi Tsutsui: April 13 / 1MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Tetsuma Haruno: February 1 / 1MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Yoshihiko Akutagawa: July 25 / 1MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Katsuo Aoki: June 30 / 1MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Haruya Sakurano: May 26 / 1MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS


Laventwinkle
Naoto Gotō: December 16 / 2MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Son of Naoya Gotō
Wakaba Ichimaru: September 27 / 2MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Noriko Suzuki: March 3 / 2MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Akinori Kusaka: August 22 / 2MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Norio Minase: January 8 / 2MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Hitoshi Ōbari: April 24 / 2MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Maaya Ishizuka: November 9 / 2MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Nahomi Takenaga: December 10 / 2MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Yūta Kasamatsu: February 26 / 2MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Hiroya Muramatsu: July 28 / 2MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Yui Kawakami: May 13 / 2MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Hideaki Matsuyama: June 18 / 2MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Kayoko Kameda: April 7 / 2MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Koharu Fukushima: March 26 / 2MS-1 / Todoroki Gakuen MS


Team Takamine
Fumiko Takamine: September 18 / 1MS-3 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Rina Fujita: October 5 / 1MS-3 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Yūta Kazama: February 8 / 1MS-3 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Mayu Maruyama: May 2 / 1MS-3 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Shūto Ōhara: August 7 / 1MS-3 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Miyuki Shinohara: October 16 / 1MS-3 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Daughter of Chiya Shinohara
Tsubaki Ōtsuka: November 23 / 1MS-3 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Risako Hiraki: September 15 / 1MS-3 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Ayumi Tokizawa: July 17 / 1MS-3 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Kotomi Suguri: April 5 / 1MS-3 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Ryūtarō Takahashi: January 30 / 1MS-3 / Todoroki Gakuen MS


Team Imai
Morishige Imai: February 14 / 1MS-2 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Shōta Sasajima: January 28 / 1MS-2 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Yoshino Nagaoka: April 21 / 1MS-2 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Mariya Okayama: June 3 / 1MS-2 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Mieko Nagashima: July 14 / 1MS-2 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Hatsuo Abe: November 10 / 1MS-2 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Toshiko Ōyama: September 24 / 1MS-2 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Mitsunori Kanazawa: August 6 / 1MS-2 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Yoshitsugu Kumagai: December 8 / 1MS-2 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Junichi Miyao: March 30 / 1MS-2 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Hideki Yasumoto: January 6 / 1MS-2 / Todoroki Gakuen MS


The second batch is the Diamonds and Roses, a group composed of the friends of Shinobu Miyamoto and Eri Toyama in the Todoroki Gakuen High School. Their members include Rentarō Shizuma, Hisayo Uchida and Satomi Kurosawa. Another fact about them is that most of their members are coming from section 2-8, the section that Shinobu and Eri came from.

Diamonds and Roses: Rentarō Shizuma, Hisayo Uchida, Satomi Kurosawa, Morishige Takehara, Sayuri Andō, Kentarō Ishimura, Hisaya Tachikawa, Ayase Maehara, Ai Okasaki, Daisuke Mizuno and Shizuka Hoshide

Diamonds and Roses
Rentarō Shizuma: April 6 / 2HS-8 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Hisayo Uchida: October 1 / 2HS-8 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Satomi Kurosawa: June 30 / 2HS-8 / Todoroki Gakuen HS / Relative of Dia and Ruby Kurosawa
Morishige Takehara: December 18 / 2HS-8 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Sayuri Andō: July 3 / 2HS-8 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Kentarō Ishimura: October 14 / 2HS-9 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Hisaya Tachikawa: February 15 / 2HS-8 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Ayase Maehara: August 28 / 2HS-9 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Ai Okasaki: March 20 / 2HS-8 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Daisuke Mizuno: April 25 / 2HS-8 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Shizuka Hoshide: January 12 / 2HS-9 / Todoroki Gakuen HS


The third and final batch is the leaders of the mainstream groups of the Bravehearts of Nagoya. Each leader represents his/her own group, which is composed of the friends of one member of the Bravehearts of Nagoya. In the future, I’ll be posting the full profile of the mainstream groups of the Bravehearts of Nagoya if I will focus on one of them for a certain side story.

Leaders of the Mainstream Groups of the Bravehearts of Nagoya
Suzue Miyauchi: July 12 / 1MS-3 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Leader of the Luminate Tangerine
Fumitaka Kishida: December 16 / 1MS-8 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Leader of the Colorful Albatross
Keiko Yasumi: February 7 / 1MS-6 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Co-Leader of the Sunlight Rose
Saori Ishiyama: March 18 / 2MS-7 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Cousin of Miku Nishio / Co-Leader of the Sunlight Rose

Yukari Ninomiya: November 30 / 1MS-2 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Leader of the Valiant Blaze
Nanako Sakurano: September 29 / 6ES-1 / Todoroki Gakuen ES / Sister of Haruya Sakurano / Leader of the Akamatsu Blazers
Nobumasa Hiromitsu: May 24 / 6ES-1 / Todoroki Gakuen ES / Leader of the Fuchsia Moonlight
Einosuke Higa: June 2 / 6ES-3 / Todoroki Gakuen ES / Leader of the Yamayuri Sphere
Mikuni Hirano: January 21 / 6ES-2 / Todoroki Gakuen ES / Leader of the Viridian Salmon
Michirō Koike: January 5 / 6ES-2 / Todoroki Gakuen ES / Member of the Viridian Salmon
Chiyoko Kijimuta: May 19 / 6ES-2 / Todoroki Gakuen ES / Member of the Viridian Salmon

Kaede Okazaki: December 31 / 6ES-5 / Todoroki Gakuen ES / Leader of the Wisteria and Celadon
Yoshikatsu Eguchi: March 14 / 1MS-4 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Vice Leader of the Rose and Periwinkle Dolphins

UP NEXT: Chapter 154: “Vacation with The Bravehearts in Nagoya (Part 4): Shizue Niwa”

It’s nice that I have this chapter more harmonizing and more blessing because I want to have two ‘braveheart’ groups getting with each other while seeing the crackling fire in a campfire night. It was more blissful just like Chapter 122 when the Bravehearts of Ōta and the Unbreaking Charisma have their campfire night at the beachfront of the Misawa Resort Hotel. Hopefully, I’ll be planning on another campfire night in the future because this may be more exciting and more enjoyable to do at night for the Bravehearts of Ōta.

Before I'll wrap this up, I had a good news for everyone!:D Rooks, Knights and Bravehearts had reached 49,000 view counts after nearly one month that reached 45,000 view counts! Which means, I had only one step away from reaching the milestone of 50,000 view counts! Isn't that awesome?! So, thank you for reading the recent updates I have made, everyone! Which means that if this series reaches 50,000 view counts in a few weeks, this milestone will be accomplished! So, let's keep this view counts of Rooks, Knights and Bravehearts counting! On top of that, I will make a special announcement on the next update to see what my Christmas omake will be. So, stay tuned for that as the Vacation with the Bravehearts of Nagoya Arc continues into another day! Speaking of another day, the next update will be the first appearance of Shizue Niwa, a former rival and a new teammate of Kira Ōgaki from the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School girls’ basketball team. I’ll see you on December 12 (Thursday) for the next part of “Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya”!
 
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I’m back, everyone! It's perfect that I will post tonight's update after I supposed to do that last night. So, how it happened? This update was supposedly posted last night (December 11), but it was moved to tonight (December 12) because of Internet connection problems that lasted for three days.:( I would have been run into this problem if my Internet wasn’t running for long, but thank goodness! My Internet on my computer is back and I’m going to post tonight’s update, which will be posted right now! Also, tonight (December 12) is the birthday of Sagiri Izumi, the main protagonist of Eromanga Sensei. She is an illustrator with her aesthetic artworks for her stepbrother Masamune Izumi’s light novel installments. She is voiced by Akane Fujita, who is also the voice actress of Fū Sagami of RELEASE THE SPYCE. Happy birthday, Sagiri! With the view count is almost reaching its milestone, I’ll check back on my next schedule once this reaches 50,000! So, get ready to read this update because you’ll witness the first appearance of Shizue Niwa! One last thing is that I’ll make a special announcement, which will be seen later. Now, let’s jump in into tonight’s update to continue the Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya!:D

Tonight’s update is all about a friendly rival encounter as it will be the first appearance of Shizue Niwa, a former captain of the Horita-tōri Elementary School girls’ basketball team and a relative of Erina Miyagi. Kira Ōgaki had made a promise to her clan’s patriarch Shunsuke Gotō that she will convince Shizue if the latter will be joining the Bravehearts of Nagoya. Will Shizue accepted the invitation that was made by her rival to join the Bravehearts of Nagoya? Then, you’ll find out as here comes the fourth part of “Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya”, which is also its penultimate chapter of this arc! Enjoy reading Chapter 154!

The two ‘braveheart’ groups (Ōta and Nagoya) are getting along together to go to Horita-tōri to meet Shizue Niwa, the rival of Kira Ōgaki and a new member of the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School girls’ basketball team. Shizue Niwa is a shooting guard and a small forward, which she’s a scrapper with her athleticism paid off. When Kira clashed against Shizue, they battle with their moves as they go back and forth, trying to shoot the ball to score. During their second encounter, one thing that Kira had a surprise on Shizue was she had accelerated herself while trying to shoot the ball with the cornered three-point shot, which was successful, thus retaking her team’s lead. That move would later be called as the Cherry Heart Shot, a variant of a three-point shot, but it was enhanced with acceleration. When the ‘braveheart’ groups have finally arrived at the home of Shizue, they finally meet Shizue, who had worn her group’s shirt. It was revealed that Shizue Niwa had a group known as the Violet Division of Horita-tōri and she had led that team when she formed it to represent her own set of friends. When Kira asked Shizue if the latter had accepted the invitation, Shizue said she’ll join the Bravehearts of Nagoya, which makes her be a new member of that group, becoming a first girl to join after being a rival to Kira. Then, Shizue challenged Kira a duel, which Kira accepted. Both girls would face each other at Shizue’s personal gym where it was won by Kira, who had blocked Shizue’s fadeaway shot and banked the cornered three-point shot while jumping high over Shizue. Later, Shizue would be allowed to leave her home to join with her new group, the Bravehearts of Nagoya, and was later to be summoned by Shunsuke Gotō, who would bless her as she was welcomed by the Gotō clan. Now that Shizue had joined the Bravehearts of Nagoya, it’s a call for the celebration to make the Bravehearts of Nagoya happier as they expected. Kira would finally get her blessings being made after her rival accepted her invitation and now, she’s ready to have a duel against Jun and her band, Jun’s Angels, as her band Sakuradari is ready to turn up their music to play in front of her friends including her former rival and new friend Shizue Niwa.

[OPENING: Tenshi no 3P!/Angel's 3Piece! OP: Habitaki no Birthday「羽ばたきのバースデイ」 by Baby’s breath]

VOLUME 8: “A NEW ANGELIC AND HARMONIOUS ERA IN ŌTA”
CHAPTER 154: “VACATION WITH THE BRAVEHEARTS IN NAGOYA (PART 4): SHIZUE NIWA

The next day, the Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Nagoya would be heading to Horita-tōri to meet with Shizue Niwa, one of the new members of the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School girls’ basketball team. The Family of Angels and their allies would have their own time to spend along with the other members of the Bravehearts of Nagoya around Mizuho, which in that way, they’ll finally get their bond together just like the two braveheart groups did.

Bravehearts of Ōta: Subaru Hasegawa, Aoi Ogiyama, Tomoka Minato, Saki Nagatsuka, Airi Kashii, Hinata Hakamada, Maho Misawa, Mimi Balguerie, Kagetsu Hakamada, Masami Fujii, Tsubaki Takenaka, Hiiragi Takenaka and Natsuhi Takenaka
Others: Miyu Aida, Aya Miyakoōji, Kentarō Iguchi, Asumi Hiramatsu, Rena Ashihara, Shimako Tagami, Yasushi Shionji, Hinata Kiyama, Yūto Iwase, Hanako Itō, Ryōko Aihara, Sayaka Ashihara and Miho Miyamoto

Bravehearts of Nagoya: Kira Ōgaki, Megumi Kazama, Yuiko Maeyama, Yūmi Takasaki, Aki Kaneko, Erika Yoshioka, Rumi Saito, Sumire Takeyama, Chiyo Takezono, Reina Nonaka, Shinobu Miyamoto, Eri Toyama and Kazumasa Nonaka

As they are walking on their way to the house of Shizue Niwa in Horita-tōri where they will meet Shizue later, Tomoka and Kira are talking with each other while looking at the view of the streets in Mitsurugi.

“Kira-san, have you met some other friends other than your rivals such as Shizue?” asked Tomoka.

“Yes, I have, Tomoka-san. During my first year in playing basketball, I met a lot of childhood friends, who would eventually join their new teams recently, I met a person named Suzuka Yamashina, a first year middle school student from the Takata Middle School. She had battled me one-on-one and I defeated her with just my simple moves I made from my mentor, Ginga Hasegawa. You know, Subaru’s father” said Kira.

“Oh, yeah! I remember the story about Ginga heading to Nagoya after his retirement from basketball. Isn’t that right, Subaru-san?” said Tomoka.

“Yeah, Tomoka-san. I remember that time when my father and his associates travelled around the country. In his part, he had trained some young prospects, so that they’ll get their potential to become best players in the country one day” said Subaru.

“Yeah. I believe that my basketball career had been a great start, now that I have joined my school’s girls’ basketball team in middle school. I’m sure that I have met some more soon to expand my group” said Kira.

“Well, since you have met some other childhood friends in your hometown, I feel motivated about your bond between you and them” said Tomoka.

“I think that I have befriended some from my hometown, but others, I didn’t remember them. Even though I’m from Nagoya, I’m still happy to make friends with my childhood friends because I really want to play with them to make them smile” said Kira.

“Ah, now I understand what you’re saying, Kira-san. I think that you are going to develop your friendship with your childhood friends, so that you’ll convince them to join the Bravehearts of Nagoya in the future. Right?” said Subaru.

“Yeah, Subaru-san! I’m going to make sure that the Bravehearts of Nagoya will be getting stronger just like the other braveheart groups around the country. That is what my group and I will be ready to do our next phase as soon as possible” said Kira.

“Then, good for you, Kira-san! I hope that you’ll be able to make them part of your group and then, one day, we’ll battle with each other soon” said Tomoka.

“You got it, Tomoka-san!” said Kira.

“It’s been a while that both Shinobu and Kira made their plans in our group’s future right after what happened in the Winter Cup last December. It feels like there will some of their childhood friends going to join our group and we would be glad to convince their rivals to join too” said Eri.

“I think that there are a lot of ambitions to set things up for your group, Eri. I would be honest if we’ll make a special relationship between your group and our group. That way, we’ll build our partnership at the same time” said Aoi.

“Well, that would be nice, Aoi. Then, we’ll have to plan on this right after the clash and the duel” said Eri.

“Okay, Eri! Just make up your mind if you’re going to start planning on this” said Aoi.

“Sure” said Eri.

“By the way, Kira, I don’t mind if you’ll describe about Shizue” said Mimi.

“Of course, Mimi-san. I’ll explain it” said Kira.

“Okay!” said Mimi.

“You see, Shizue Niwa came from the Horita-tōri Elementary School. She was born to rich parents, who were working in an automobile company. Then, she had been associated with her childhood friends when she was young. Shizue had to train to become a member of the Horita-tōri Elementary School girls’ basketball team, which started her own career. When it’s the first time that I had faced her, we clashed together in the court where I made the jump shots, she made the post shots in the paint. Even my team lost to her team in our first encounter, she impressed me of my performance at all” said Kira.

“Shizue had been a confident player when she’s shooting the ball in the paint. Post moves are her best moves she made” said Aki.

“Oh! I believe that Shizue-chan must be good in post scoring, Aki-chan and Kira-chan! That girl must be a sharpshooter for sure” said Hinata.

“Yeah, we agree, Hinata-san!” said Kira and Aki.

“So, a lot of sharpshooters are coming from this city where there are good players who can take down shots with his own acceleration. I think that it’s going to be suited for those who are good in outside scoring” said Shimako.

“Yes, there is, Shimako. Kira and Shizue were playing in the backcourt because they’re good in taking outside shots. Although Shizue had the better stamina than Kira, Kira had been good in accelerating her own speed when she’s shooting the ball” said Eri.

“That’s why Shizue became a scrapper with her sharpshooting tactics was her ability” said Kira.

“I think that there are a lot of players who can go for three-point shots or jump shots outside the paint. I would be glad if Shizue can play like a point guard” said Saki.

“Yeah, I hope so, but our head coach Fujitani-sensei said that she’s interested in the point forward play” said Kira.

“Which means, either Kira or Shizue can play in the shooting guard position, even Shizue is also a small forward” said Megumi Kazama.

“Ah, now I remember about the roles when you’re playing as a shooting guard. I would say that Shizue is interested in playing like an athletic scrapper, that’s for sure” said Saki.

“Well, only you have to find out once we’re going to clash with each other soon, Saki-san. You’ll see the answer, of course!” said Kira.

“Yeah!” said Saki.

“I’m sure that you and Shizue are having the same roles when you have battled with each other twice. You must be more energetic about her” said Tomoka.

“Yeah, that’s true, Tomoka-san. But the big thing that I have battled her is that in our second encounter, Shizue began to score inside shots, but not good on dunking” said Kira.

“I’m going to say that Shizue is more relentless when it comes to shooting the ball in the post, but if you can look at her when she’s in the paint, she captures the ball and then, shoots the ball for a layup” said Miyu Aida.

“Ah, yes, I agree. I know that she’s very talented in playing like a scrapper because of her stamina, but I feel motivated when I battled her in the final quarter. That’s where I made the three-point shot over the face of Shizue with 2:13 left in the game” said Kira.

“Was it a fadeaway three-point shot or a cornered three-point shot?” asked Asumi.

“It is a cornered three-point shot, Asumi-san. I made that shot while accelerating myself to score the three points to retake the lead” said Kira.

“Wow! That was wonderful, Kira-san! I really want to know about your secrets in shooting!” said Asumi.

“It would be more interested to see your shot, Asumi-san!” said Ryōko.

“Well, I would be glad to, girls! Hopefully, after my encounter with Shizue, I’ll let you know” said Kira.

“Okay!” said Asumi and Ryōko.

“I think that there are some good players who can create his or her own shots while playing like a shooting guard. Is that correct, Kira-chan?” said Sayaka Ashihara.

“Yeah! Once you have created your own shots, you’ll finally glow your auras in your bodies and that’s how the fun part I have made in our clash against Shizue” said Kira.

“You’re very competitive when it comes to battling her in the city tournament. I’m sure that she had finally recognized your special move you made” said Kira.

“Yeah, I agree, Tomoka-san! It was the special move I have given me some more power to shoot outside shots right from the get-go” said Kira.

“What the name of your special move is, Kira?” asked Yasushi.

“It is called the Cherry Heart Shot. It was named after my group, the Gleamed Cherry. It is a variant of a three-point shot of mine, which it is enhanced with acceleration” said Kira.

“Ah, I see. What about your usual layup move?” said Yasushi.

“For my special layup move, it is the Stargazer Raylight. It is more like a floater, which it gives the aura to glow more while shooting the ball closely to the basket” said Kira.

“It is resembled to my Shiny Gift” said Tomoka.

“Or my special move, the Crimson Lily Floater” said Shimako.

“I believe that it skyrockets the ball to the basket, which create a full of sparkling fireworks” said Maho.

“Yeah, Maho-san! That’s why I’m powering up my moves when I’m going to make some moves in the paint. You’ll see how my acceleration goes when I’m playing like a compassionated angel” said Kira.

“Yep” said Maho.

“So, when we’re going to meet Shizue, then we’ll see what her special moves are” said Airi.

“You got it!” said Kira.

“I’m so excited about your encounter with Shizue, Kira-san! I hope that she will confirm your invitation to join your group once you have a conversation with her” said Tomoka.

“Yeah, I’ll try my best, Tomoka-san! You’ll see the power of a compassionated angel, right, everyone?” said Kira.

“Yeah!” said the Bravehearts of Nagoya.

Later, the Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Nagoya have finally arrived in the house of Shizue Niwa, which is basically modern structure, but with some fancy and clear glasses for the windows.

“Here we are, everyone! This is Shizue’s home!” said Kira.

“Wow!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta as they’re surprised to look at the structure of Shizue’s home.

“Amazing!” said Tomoka.

“That house was so large!” said Mimi.

“Yep. It’s more resembled to my home, but the designs are based on its main color, violet and cerise” said Kira.

“I think that this is one of the modern buildings being made as part of the ‘Peaceful Modernity’ structure, Kira-san” said Shinobu.

“You got that right, Shinobu-san!” said Kira. Kira would press the doorbell to wait for Shizue to call out from her speaker.

Shizue’s voice would come out in a few seconds. “Who is this?”

Kira would press the button to open the speaker, so that she’ll talk to Shizue. “It’s me, Shizue-san.”

“I know your voice, but please state your name” said Shizue.

Kira presses the button again to speak with Shizue. “Okay. I’m Kira Ōgaki of the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School. I’m your teammate from our girls’ basketball team.”

“Okay, I’ll be right back, Kira!” said Shizue before the speaker becomes muted.

“Now, that’s more modern to see when you’re talking to someone in the speaker” said Subaru.

“Yes, it is, Subaru-san. This is usually used to speak with someone in the house. It might be a child or a parent, who would speak to us” said Kira.

“Ah, that’s pretty nifty, Kira-san! I hope that my mansion will work on that one” said Subaru.

“Well, yes, you can” said Kira.

Then, someone opens the door and when the door opens, Shizue Niwa finally appears in the scene. She is wearing a violet-colored shirt while it reads on the shirt ‘バイオレット部門堀田通’, which translated as ‘Violet Division of Horita-tōri’. In Romaji, it is ‘Baioretto bumon Horitatori’. She wears a pair of twintails just like Miyu.

“Oh, it’s you, Kira! It’s nice to see you!” said Shizue.

“Yep. I have made a decision that I’m going to recruit you to join the Bravehearts of Nagoya” said Kira.

“Well, I wouldn’t be sure if I should be the one who can decide on, but since you wanted me to be part of the Bravehearts of Nagoya, then I would want to” said Shizue.

“Well, that’s more I like it with your expressive personality, Shizue-san” said Kira.

“Yeah. Oh, by the way, you’re not alone, Kira. You have some friends on your side” said Shizue.

“That’s right, Shizue-san. These are my teammates and my other friends that have been getting along with me throughout my elementary school days in Torodoki Gakuen. Now that I’m a first year middle school student, I’m ready to continue my basketball career. It’s great that you and I were rivals, right?” said Kira.

“Yep. That’s true, Kira. I’m sure that you’re the only person who can say something special to me, but I’m just a sassy girl if you know what I mean” said Shizue.

“Of course, Shizue-san! You are more high-spirited player when you’re in the court” said Kira.

“You got that right, Kira! Say, want to come to my home? I’m going to give you some special cookies!” said Shizue.

“Okay!” said Kira, the Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Nagoya.

“Come on in!” said Shizue as Kira, the Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Nagoya would enter to the house of Shizue Niwa.

As they’re now entering to the living room, the Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Nagoya are surprised to see the entire area where a lot of wall designs and table clothes were colored in violet and cerise.

“Please sit down, Kira and the team, especially your other friends” said Shizue.

“Okay!” said Kira, the Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Nagoya as they would all sit down in the sofas separately.

Shizue would place the one pitcher of cherry blossom juice and a place of oatmeal cookies. “Here you go! Have some glass of cherry blossom juice and cookies, everyone!”

Kira, the Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Nagoya would get one cookie and pour a glass of cherry blossom juice. When they tasted the juice and the cookie, they love the taste of those.

“Wow! It’s so delicious!” said Kira.

“It’s very nice that it has special flavors on it!” said Rumi.

“That cookie was delicious!” said Tomoka.

“I like the juice too!” said Mimi.

“Who did you make these juice and cookies?” asked Masami.

“Oh, I made all of those, by the way. My mother taught me to bake some cookies after I made the cherry blossom juice. Isn’t that so bloomy?” said Shizue.

“Yeah!” said Masami.

“So, Kira, how did you decide on recruiting me to be part of your group?” asked Shizue.

“Well, I made that decision last night with my fellow members of my clan where I want to start expanding the Bravehearts of Nagoya, starting with my new teammates like you” said Kira.

“It would be great to have you and the other new teammates we have met to be part of our group, but we’re going to get one of you for a while” said Megumi Kazama.

“Ah, I see. I think that you and your friends are planning on that because you want your group to expand more. Now, I understand what you’re saying, Kira and Megumi” said Shizue.

“Yeah!” said Kira and Megumi.

“Remember last Friday, when I talked to you in dismissal time, I gave you the card where you want to be part of my group” said Kira.

“Hmmm… the card. Wait, isn’t that your group card?” said Shizue.

“Yeah!” said Kira.

“Well, I have to check on that” said Shizue as she looks at her sling bag where she finds the card. The card contains the logo of the Bravehearts of Nagoya. “Like this?”

“Oh, yeah. That’s the card where Kira gave it you while the two of you have talked with each other” said Yuiko.

“That’s right, Yuiko-san. I gave her a card as an invitation if she’ll join our group” said Kira. “So, you remember what happened on that day, right?”

“Ah, yeah” said Shizue.

The flashback was shown when Shizue is about to leave the room of her section 1-5. Kira would arrive to meet Shizue.

“Shizue-san!” said Kira.

“Oh, Kira! What are you doing?” said Shizue.

“I want to give this card to you, so that you’ll let me know if you’re going to join our group” said Kira.

“What was that for, Kira?” asked Shizue.

“It’s for the invitation to join the Bravehearts of Nagoya. Since you are my rival, then I believe that you are special to me” said Kira.

“Well, I don’t know what I’m going to say, but I’ll think about it first” said Shizue.

“Okay” said Kira.

“You looked beautiful, Kira. Your hairclip looked nice to your appearance” said Shizue.

“Yep. That’s how I wear every Friday to make sure that it will be my free day with my friends from my Gleamed Cherry. So, I’ll be waiting for your answer, Shizue-san” said Kira.

“Okay, Kira! I’ll make my decision for you as soon as possible!” said Shizue.

“You got it!” said Kira. The flashback ends, which leads to the scene where Shizue speaks to Kira in an expressive way.

“So, you’re giving me this card as an invitation if I’m going to join your team?” asked Shizue.

“Yes, it is, Shizue-san! I give those cards to my new teammates in my basketball team. I’ll have to wait their confirmation if they want to accept their offer to join my group, the Bravehearts of Nagoya” said Kira.

“Okay, I get it now, Kira-san. Well, since you’re here, I’m going to make my decision now, but before that, I want to let you know if you had some friends joining with you” said Shizue.

“Yes, I have” said Kira before introducing Shizue to Tomoka. “Tomoka-san, this is Shizue Niwa. She’s my new teammate from my school’s girls’ basketball team.”

Tomoka shakes her hands with Shizue. “It’s nice to meet you, Shizue-san. My name is Tomoka Minato. I’m from Tokyo, playing for the Keishin Academy Middle School girls’ basketball team. I’m currently a first year middle school student. And these are my friends. My friends and I have created our own group.”

“Known as the Bravehearts of Ōta!” said Maho.

“We’re here to make everyone be blessed and inspired!” said Subaru.

“Wow! That was very coincidental that there are two braveheart groups I have seen!” said Shizue.

“Yep. Our team came from Tokyo and Kira’s team came from Nagoya. There are a lot of braveheart groups existed in different cities around the country and they always want to get along to make them blessed and inspired” said Mimi.

“I’m sure that there are lot of strong players coming out to play for determination and inspiration. I’m used to be one of the strong and potential players in this city. That’s why I came to the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School girls’ basketball team, so that I’ll team up with my former rival that gave me great impressions when we faced each other” said Shizue.

“Well, I hope that you will be able to make your career brighter, Shizue-san. Since our team are here for vacation for two days, we don’t think that we’ll see you again” said Tomoka.

“Ah, I think that I will make up my mind if I will go to your hometown, Tomoka, but we’ll see” said Shizue.

“Okay!” said Tomoka.

“Now, are you going to accept my invitation to join the Bravehearts of Nagoya?” asked Kira.

“I think that I’m going to join your group, Kira. I don’t know why you think that I’m a special girl because I’m your rival, but I should be more delighted if we’re going to team up together” said Shizue.

“Alright! Then, welcome to my team, Shizue-san! You’re now part of the Bravehearts of Nagoya!” said Kira as she and Shizue shake each other’s hands as Shizue would finally join the Bravehearts of Nagoya.

“Well, I would glad to be part of your group, Kira! I’m sure that we’ll be able to make our group more determined to bring more compassion to our hometown” said Shizue.

“You bet, Shizue-san!” said Kira.

“Alright! Shizue is now joining our group!” said Rumi.

“That means, we’ll finally have a former rival, who will be ready to team up with us” said Aki.

“An ambitious person can make up his or her own decision if he or she will join forces with his or her rival. Sometimes, they will, but other they won’t” said Reina.

“Now that Shizue is now part our team…” said Kazumasa.

“…we’ll have to wait for the rest of the new teammates of Kira and her group to join our team” said Eri.

“Yeah!” said the Bravehearts of Nagoya.

“So, Shizue-san, now that you have joined our group, I think that you and I will work together, right?” asked Kira.

“Yes, of course, Kira! But I think that before I’m going to team up with you, I say that…” said Shizue before taking a deep breath and then, finishing her sentence that would make Kira surprised. “…I challenge you in a one-on-one match!”

“Well, it seems that you’re a high-spirited girl, Shizue-san! I like your enthusiasm with your strong words towards me” said Kira.

“Yep. Let’s see if you think that you’re going to beat me in a match, Kira. I’m ready for it!” said Shizue.

“Okay, Shizue-san, I will accept your challenge!” said Kira.

“That’s great, Kira-san! Looks like you’re getting pumped up for a battle against your rival!” said Tomoka.

“I guess that your motivation is now onto you, Kira-chan! I think that you are ready to get rolling for your match against Shizue-chan!” said Mimi.

“Yep. Now that my rival is now part of my team, everyone will be more compassionate to bring my group more blessed!” said Kira.

“You got that right, Kira! I hope that you’ll defeat Shizue one more time, before she’ll be ready work with you” said Kagetsu.

“We’re going to support you, Kira!” said Masami.

“Yeah! We’re to cheer for you!” said Asumi.

“There’s no doubt you can do about, Kira-chan! Make her surprised with your special moves!” said Ryōko.

“Just like what you did at the city tournament!” said Hinata Kiyama.

“You got it!” said Kira.

“Then, let’s head on to my very own personal gym!” said Shizue.

“Okay!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Nagoya as they’re leaving the living to go outside for the one-on-one match between Kira and Shizue, which will be taking place at the gym of Shizue’s house.

Part 2 will be on the next post.
 
Volume 8: "A New Angelic and Harmonious Era in Ōta" | Chapter 153: "Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya (Part 4): Shizue Niwa"

Part 2

Shizue, the Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Nagoya would finally reach the personal gymnasium of Shizue, which is in the back of the garden where its structure is dome-liked mini-stadium.

“Here we are, guys! Welcome to my personal gym!” said Shizue.

Shizue’s personal gym has the basketball court and small rooms for single-player sports such as table tennis, badminton and handball.

“That place was so amazing!” said Kira.

“It’s so beautiful!” said Megumi Kazama.

“Now, that’s more oriented in making this gym like a stadium” said Yuiko.

“But in its miniature version of it” said Yūmi.

“I think that place is cute just like our own home’s gym!” said Aki.

“Yep. This is where my siblings and I were used to play there just for fun. My team, the Violet Division of Horita-tōri, had also used this place for our training before the Mizuho Invitationals” said Shizue.

“I believe that this place had been suited as one of the personal gyms that have been used for trainings, which were coordinated and organized by one family” said Rumi.

“Yep. There are some other families have owned their personal gyms, mostly in Mizuho, because they allowed everyone to visit those, so that they’ll have free time to train well. For me, I usually want to make my flexibility more compact because that will strengthen my stamina while playing in the court” said Shizue.

“I’m sure that you’ll be able to go there if you want to say fit, Shizue-san” said Eri.

“Yeah, I agree!” said Shizue before she holds the basketball on her hands. “By the way, Kira, I believe that you are ready for this.”

“Yep. My energy had pumped me up right now, Shizue-san. I can’t wait to see your special moves once again!” said Kira.

“That’s right, Kira! Now, let’s play this one-on-one match!” said Shizue.

“Okay!” said Kira as she and Shizue would face each other in the court. Instead of a full court, they will face each other in a half-court. “So, what’s the rules?”

“Well, we’ll battle with each other with one of us reach 5 points wins the match” said Shizue.

“Oh, that’s very easy! I can’t think of something hard rules, but I’m ready for it!” said Kira.

“Good. Then, let’s begin our clash!” said Shizue.

“Okay!” said Kira. “Now, who goes first?”

“Oh, yeah, since this gym is owned by my family, I’ll go first” said Shizue.

“Wow, now that’s more I like it!” said Kira.

“You betcha! Now, I’m not going to let you get easy on me!” said Shizue.

“Of course not, Shizue-san!” said Kira.

Kira and Shizue would say together in unison as their clash will begin. “Then, let’s duel!”

The duel begins with Shizue dribbling the ball while Kira is using her defense to guard Shizue.

When Shizue makes her pattern to go for the crossover move, Kira counters it by using her own pattern. Then, Shizue steps back before trying to drive past Kira.

“Whoa! Look at Shizue’s strength!” said Yuiko.

“She’s aiming for the right direction to get past Kira-san” said Megumi Kazama.

Shizue would go for the hop step move before doing the layup shot and the ball drives to the basket.

“Looks like Shizue got her first point, Shinobu” said Eri.

“Yep. When Shizue powers up with that hop step move, she’s going to leverage her way to shoot the ball through the paint. It sure is great to see her playing like a shooting guard, but she’s very optimistic to play like a small forward” said Shinobu.

“I believe so. Kira is a shooting guard, but she knows about Shizue’s stamina. So, her mission is to take down Shizue’s stamina with her defense” said Eri.

“Well, I hope that Kira would do that, but Shizue is content on being a sharpshooter, but she can drain her stamina way too long to make her moves really fast” said Shinobu.

“Yep. I agree with you, Shinobu” said Eri.

Now, it’s Kira’s turn for her possession. Kira would go for the dribble before she performs the behind the back move and then, increasing her acceleration. Kira steps back before doing the crossover escape move.

“Hey, Hinata-chan! Is that an escape move?” said Airi.

“Ah! Yes, it was, Airi-chan! Kira had been playing like Tomoka when she was going for the drive. I think that Kira had some moves to shine when she’s going to accelerate herself” said Hinata.

“I would say that Kira had some of her moves to shine, using her own pattern to make it alive” said Airi.

“Well, it definitely would, Airi, but Kira is strong to do some special moves because she can definitely dazzle her move through her beautiful pattern she worked on” said Kagetsu.

“Ah! That is correct, onēchan! Kira will probably start growing her acceleration, so that she will make her own pattern to dazzle. That way, she’ll be zipping off to shine her moves pretty beautiful!” said Hinata.

“Oh, yeah! I believe that she might be more dazzling just like how Tomoka and Mimi did in the Fuchsia and Celadon Dragons Tournament” said Airi.

“Yeah, Airi-chan” said Hinata and Kagetsu.

Kira would about to shoot the ball with the jump shot, but Shizue would try to block that shot.

“Oh no, you don’t, Kira-san! You won’t going to make it!” said Shizue.

“Oh, yeah. You seemed to be more pressured, Shizue-san. Well, then, like in our last match, I made something different to make a different pattern for it, so…” said Kira before she performs the pump fake on Shizue.

The Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Nagoya gasp in surprise when Kira performed the pump fake on Shizue.

“Oh, looks like Kira had to dodge that block!” said Mimi.

“Yeah, that sounds like she’s too fast to do that fake of her own!” said Tomoka.

“I would say that she’s a lucky girl, Tomoka-san! That girl is really more like you!” said Miyu.

“Yeah, Miyu-san! That’s how I did in the Fuchsia and Celadon Dragons Tournament” said Tomoka.

“Oh, I remember that, Tomoka-san! I bet that you and Kira have the same type of roles you have in the court” said Miyu.

“Yep!” said Tomoka.

Kira would shoot the ball with the jump shot in the free throw line and the ball drives to the basket. [Shizue Niwa 1, Kira Ōgaki 1]

Kira removes her sweat after she made her jump shot. “Whew. That was so close to get that shot on.”

“Yeah, but I think that I’m always targeting with your speed, Kira. Not only that I have some stamina, I can stop you whatever I want” said Shizue.

“Well, it would be pleasure to stop me, but I’m not ready yet to make you shock!” said Kira.

“Oh, okay, then. Let’s see if you have survived my mind games, Kira!” said Shizue.

“Okay!” said Kira.

The match continues with Shizue battling against Kira in the post. Shizue powers up for a double move before she does the behind the back move. Then, Shizue steps back before switching her use of hands in a second. Shizue drives past Kira with the hesitation move before shooting the ball with the floater and the ball drives to the basket. [Shizue Niwa 2, Kira Ōgaki 1]

“That makes 2 to 1 for Shizue-san” said Saki.

“That Shizue is more determined to play mind games of her own” said Natsuhi.

“Yep. I’m sure that Shizue learned to use some accelerating moves without wasting her stamina” said Saki.

“I guess so, Saki” said Natsuhi.

Kira dribbles the ball before doing the between the legs move on Shizue. Shizue uses her Violet Lily Waller to make sure that she’s going to block Kira’s move. As Kira goes for the drive, Shizue blocks it, however, Kira would step back before doing the behind the back move, trying to move away from Shizue.

“You think that you’re going to get past me, Kira?” asked Shizue.

“I’m sure that you’re pulling off some defensive stops on me, but I’m not gonna let you block my shot!” said Kira as she steps back before reaching her way to the paint. Kira jumps high to go for the floater whilst Shizue tries to contest that shot.

“You’re not gonna let that happen, Kira!” said Shizue as she makes her shot contest, trying to make Kira’s shot to be missed, which was successful.

“Ah! She misses that shot!” said Erika.

“That will not tie the game!” said Reina.

The ball would be flying away from the backboard before Kira grabs the ball with her hustle.

“I’m definitely not done yet!” said Kira, getting her hustle pour up over Shizue’s stamina plays.

“Wow! She grabbed the ball!” said Yuiko.

“That will keep her possession!” said Megumi Kazama.

Kira would dribble the ball before she creates her own pattern while Shizue tries to pay attention to stop Kira.

“This is getting intense, Mokkan! Kira had been using her pattern while Shizue is pressuring to defend Kira” said Maho.

“Well, I’m going to say that Kira had to find an opening to get away from Shizue. Shizue must be confident about stopping her rival for a while” said Tomoka.

“That is because Shizue was more focused on stopping Kira from moving to another area. I’m sure that Kira must survive this mind game before it’s too late” said Subaru.

“Yeah, I agree, Subaru-san!” said Tomoka.

“This might be more interesting for the first time we have saw right after our clash against Miyu-san” said Maho.

“Ah, yeah, Maho-san! I remember that one!” said Tomoka.

Kira would go for the crossover move on Shizue before she tries again to drive past Shizue. This time, Kira uses her acceleration, doing her drive to stop Shizue’s defense.

“Ah! I get it! Kira’s acceleration can break down Shizue’s defense! That’s what Kira trying to stop Shizue with her own strategy to pull that off!” said Tomoka.

“I think that Kira was assumed to be using her special ability while doing her acceleration drive” said Asumi.

“That’s right, Asumi-chan. Kira had been known to be the Compassionated Angel where she had to power up her acceleration to score easy shots inside the zone” said Mimi.

“That way, she’ll get more strength to dazzle her moves all the way to score for the shot” said Kagetsu.

“I’m sure that Kira had a lot of moves to dazzle herself and I believe that she’s going to do her best to score inside the paint” said Ryōko.

“Yeah, we agree, Ryōko-san!” said Tomoka, Mimi, Kagetsu and Asumi.

When Kira drives past Shizue with her acceleration drive, she pulls off a cornered jump shot in the perimeter and the ball drives to the basket to tie the game again. [Shizue Niwa 2, Kira Ōgaki 2]

Later, Shizue makes the reverse layup after successfully driving past Kira through her acceleration drive, even the former didn’t emulate the latter. Kira fights back and scores a jump shot in the free throw line. Shizue tries to score for the layup, but it misses, thanks to Kira’s shot contest. Kira would later miss the shot when she’s going for the driving layup. Shizue finally makes the floater after doing her own pattern to move away from Kira. Kira would tie the game for the last time when she increases her acceleration, doing the accelerating drive once again to drive past Shizue and converting the floater of her own.

When the game is tied at 4, Shizue tries to win the game by scoring one more point. Shizue goes for the between the legs move on Kira, but Kira’s acceleration goes up with her pink aura coming out, dodging Shizue’s movements hastily.

“Oh, wow! That Kira girl was so fast!” said Tsubaki.

“She’s not going to deny her loss this time!” said Hiiragi.

Shizue would go for the acceleration drive before draining her stamina, in order to drive past Kira. Kira doesn’t want to give up as she’s still guarding Shizue through her resiliency.

“You’re not gonna win this match, Kira! I’m going to finish it off with my fadeaway shot!” said Shizue as she steps back one foot before doing her special fadeaway shot.

“Then, you’ll not earn it, Shizue-san! Take this!” said Kira as she jumps high and blocks Shizue’s special fadeaway shot.

The Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Nagoya gasp as they were surprised to see Kira blocking Shizue’s special fadeaway shot.

“Kira blocked Shizue’s special move!” said Aki.

“That will allow Kira to get her chance to win that match!” said Rumi.

“Nice block, Kira-san!” said Megumi, Yuiko and Yūmi.

Kira smiles to her teammates before grabbing the ball to prevent a turnover for her. Kira would step back before battling Shizue once again. Shizue uses her defense one more time as she tries to stop Kira from moving. Kira performs the between the legs move before going for the acceleration drive against Shizue.

“I know that you’re going to win that match, Kira, but I’m not gonna let you do that!” said Shizue.

“Well, you are expressive when you are observing me with your pink eyes. I like that. However, I believe that this match is about to end, so this time, I’m going to make sure that I have to win!” said Kira as she steps back before doing her own pattern, creating her own pink aura. Then, Kira is trying to drive past Shizue with her pink aura.

“I want to keep this game alive, Kira! You won’t stop me!” said Shizue as she uses her resiliency to make sure that she’s draining the stamina, in trying to stop the offense of Kira. In the end, Kira steps back once more before jumping high from the ground, shooting the ball with the cornered three-point shot.

When Kira releases the ball for her cornered three-point shot, Shizue tries to block it, but she fails to do so. “What?! It’s too high!”

“Yep. You can’t stop me now, Shizue-san!” said Kira and the scene changes with the ball driving to the basket, which is counted for two points. Kira would win the one-on-one match against Shizue, 6-4.

“Alright! Kira-san made the three-point shot!” said Tomoka.

“That three-point was perfectly released when she took that shot” said Saki.

“What a great way to finish that game, Kira-chan!” said Mimi.

“She had done it!” said Masami.

“Ah! Kira had been dazzling with her own pattern!” said Hinata Hakamada.

“And then, shooting her three-point shot in the corner!” said Kagetsu.

“Now that’s what I called aura-tastic move!” said Ryōko.

“Yep! Kira had defeated Shizue in a close fight” said Megumi Kazama.

“Her pink aura had been shining when she’s doing her own pattern” said Rumi.

“I like her way she performed when she’s on fire, Yuiko-san!” said Aki.

“That’s right, Aki! Her three-point shot really rocks!” said Yuiko.

“Great finish out there, Kira-chan!” said Yūmi.

Exhausted after the match is over, Kira and Shizue are starting with each other while pulling their sweats out of their bodies.

“Well, Kira, you won. I can’t believe that done that shot again” said Shizue.

“Yeah, it was great to be a ‘Compassionated Angel’, Shizue-san. I don’t want to lose my charisma now after I have made that shot” said Kira.

“You said it. I think that I should be honest with you, Kira. I am impressed with your performance including that last shot” said Shizue.

“Eh? Impress me? Well, I’m happy with that, Shizue-san, but I am impressed too! Your defense was so strong, playing like a small forward” said Kira.

“Yeah, that’s true. I am worthy to be compassionate to you, Kira” said Shizue.

“You got that right, Shizue-san” said Kira.

“So, what should we do now?” asked Shizue.

“Well, my team will be going back to the Gotō Clan Ancestral House where I will accompany you to meet with my clan’s patriarch” said Kira.

“A patriarch? I never know that you are part of that clan, Kira” said Shizue.

“Yep. I’m a member of the Gotō clan and I’m always going to be with you no matter it takes to make you a special friend” said Kira.

“Oh, yeah. I believe so, Kira, but you know, as a rival to you, I’m pleased with your performance. That’s how rivals settled their plans to end it mutually” said Shizue.

“You’re right, Shizue-san. After all, you are a great player that I have seen you for a long time” said Kira.

“Yeah” said Shizue before she looks at her watch, realizing the fact that it was 12:04 in the afternoon. “Oh no! I have to eat my lunch first!”

“Oh, that’s okay, Shizue-san. Our team will go with you” said Kira.

“Sure, you’ll be my guests, Kira. I’m happy to be with you” said Shizue.

“Yeah, I agree, Shizue-san!” said Kira. Kira and Shizue would meet with the Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Nagoya. “Everyone! We should eat our lunch in Shizue’s home before we’ll go back to our home. How’s that sound?”

“Yeah, we will!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Nagoya.

“Then, let’s eat together!” said Shizue.

“Okay!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Nagoya as they’re leaving the gymnasium together, so that they’ll eat their lunch.

Later, when it reaches 1:00 in the afternoon, the Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Nagoya are now outside of Shizue’s house while Shizue and her family would meet with each other. Shizue is about to say goodbye to her family before she’ll be joining with her new friends, Bravehearts of Nagoya.

“Shizue-san. Make sure that you’ll be back home before the sun sets” said Miyabi Niwa, the mother of Shizue Niwa.

“We need you in our home with us for the rest of the day” said Shinjirō Niwa, the father of Shizue Niwa.

“You got it, otōsan and okāsan!” said Shizue.

“I hope that you’ll be able to make your new friends happy” said Shigeyuki Niwa, the older brother of Shizue Niwa and a third year middle school student from the Tako Middle School.

“Yeah, oniichan! Now that I’m part of the Bravehearts of Nagoya, I would be honored to be with them for sure” said Shizue.

“Then, make them comfortable with you be with them, onēchan!” said Satomi Niwa, the older sister of Shizue Niwa and a second year high school student from the Nagoya Ōtani High School.
“You got it, Satomi!” said Shizue.

“When are you going to go back to our home, Shizue-chan?” asked Sayoko Niwa, the youngest sister of Shizue Niwa and a third grade elementary school student from the Horita-tōri Elementary School.

“I’ll be back very soon, but don’t worry, Sayoko, I have to be with you later tonight” said Shizue.

“Oh, okay!” said Sayoko.

“I’m sure that you’re going to be back home, Shizue. Now that you have some new friends on your side in your new school, I hope that you’ll be able to develop your friendship with them” said Sumire Niwa, the second youngest sister of Shizue Niwa and a sixth grade elementary school student from the Horita-tōri Elementary School.

“Of course, Sumire! Once they’ll be planning to expand the Bravehearts of Nagoya, I’ll let you welcome to our group!” said Shizue.

“Okay, Shizue!” said Sumire.

“Well, then, I’ll be leaving now, everyone!” said Shizue.

“Okay! Goodbye, Shizue-san!” said Miyabi.

“Have fun hanging out with them!” said Shinjirō.

“We’ll see you later, Shizue!” said Shigeyuki, Satomi, Sayoko and Sumire.

When she leaves her house to hang out with her new friends, Shizue would meet with Kira. “I’m back, Kira!”

“That’s great! So, are you ready to go to our home?” said Shizue.

“Yeah! I’m ready!” said Kira.

“Then, let’s go back home!” said Shizue.

“Yeah!” said the Bravehearts of Nagoya and the Bravehearts of Ōta.

While walking on their way back to the Gotō Clan Ancestral House, Kira and Shizue would walk with each other.

“So, Shizue, now that you are part of our team, what are you expecting for us?” asked Kira.

“Uh, I want to see our new teammates to be part of your team, Kira. It would be expected to see them altogether” said Shizue.

“Well, that would be a great idea, Shizue-san, but as you all know, I decided to pick one person at the time to be part of the Bravehearts of Nagoya after I have observed you and my other new teammates in our first training. Which means, I will make the Bravehearts of Nagoya more expanded and more united” said Kira.

“Oh, I get it. So, you want to convince them to be part of your group? That’s very interesting. I guess that you have been a great leader in your elementary school girls’ basketball team. I believe that you’re more expressive than I am” said Shizue.

“Why, yes, Shizue-san! It’s going to be great to see you and my other teammates getting along with me and my friends all in the same page. Right?” said Kira.

“Ah, yes! I believe that your plan might be worked if other teammates in our team have confirmed their invitation to be part of your team. It will take a while to wait for it” said Shizue.

“Ah, okay, I understand, Shizue-san” said Kira.

“Are you actually going to let your group, the Violet Division of Horita-tōri, joining our group?” asked Erika.

“I haven’t decided on that, Erika. My group had been active in Horita-tōri and while me and my friends have gone to Todoroki Gakuen, the rest of my team were in either in my home or its neighboring areas such as Ōta, Kameshirō and Funabara” said Shizue.

“I believe that your group will be expanding, and then, joining the Bravehearts of Nagoya” said Tomoka.

“Yep. As a leader of the Violet Division of Horita-tōra, I have been planning on this after Kira gave me the card. My groupmates and I have talked with each other about this. My fellow groupmates Mika Orikasa, Yūta Kudō and Akihisa Horiuchi have agreed on my vacation because one of the reasons that they have is that in order to boost my friendship with my new teammates, I have to be very confident when I’m teaming up with them, especially to Kira. My other groupmates have agreed to it and that’s why I decided to start planning on expanding my group, which means, not only those in Horita-tōri will be coming, but new members coming from my other groupmates’ schools will be there too” said Shizue.

“If I’ll summarize this short, Shizue, you’re going to make your group be part of the Bravehearts of Nagoya once you have new members on your team. Isn’t that right?” said Masami.

“Yeah, that’s what it was” said Shizue.

“Oh, I get it! I know that you are an ambitious girl that you have rivalled with Kira, but I believe that you’re going to be ready to participate their activities while your groupmates will try their best to create their bond with the mainstream groups of their Bravehearts of Nagoya” said Masami.

“That’s how the new groups in our Bravehearts in Ōta did, Shizue-chan. You just participate in their activities and then, start making friends with them. That’s going to make your relationship with the Bravehearts of Nagoya so awesome and beautiful” said Mimi.

“Yeah, I agree!” said Shizue.

“Well, Shizue-san, I have been interested in making your group being part of our group and I think that I will consider it. For now, I must wait for my other new teammates to confirm their invitation to be part of my group” said Kira.

“Akie Morikawa, Shōko Amemiya, Rika Hibino and Kyōko Ninomiya are the other new teammates of Kira and her friends. All of them have participated their first training last week” said Erika.

“So, hopefully, they’ll be able to join with us to make our group more united” said Rumi.

“Oh, okay, I understand” said Shizue.

“However, I think that I want to meet your group today, Shizue-san, right after I will accompany you to meet the patriarch of my clan” said Kira.

“Okay, I will, Kira. You know what, I’m so generous that I have a new friend like you. You’re my rival before, but now, you’re my new friend” said Shizue.

“Thanks, Shizue-san! Hopefully, we’ll make our friendship more developed once we’ll be working together in my basketball team” said Kira.

“You got it, Kira!” said Shizue while smiling on her face to Kira.

A few minutes later, the Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Nagoya are finally back home to the Gotō Clan Ancestral House. Kira and Shizue would visit the meeting room to meet with Shunsuke Gotō. Kira’s parents would also be appeared in that room.

“Kira-san!” said Shintarō Ōgaki.

“My daughter, you’re here!” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“Yep. I’m back after my friends and I have gone to Horita-tōri and I was able to visit Shizue’s home where we met Shizue, who happily accepted my invitation to be part of our group” said Kira.

“Wow! That’s great new, Kira-san! I’m so proud of you!” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“Thanks, okāsan!” said Kira.

“It’s nice that you have found Shizue in her home and then, she accepted your invitation to be part of the group. I’m happy for that, Kira-san!” said Shintarō Ōgaki.

“Yeah, otōsan!” said Kira. “Oh, by the way, Shizue-san. These are my parents, Shintarō, my father, and Kaori, my mother. They are very respectful to me when they supported me in my basketball career.”

Shizue would greet Kira’s parents by saying hi to them in an expressive way. “Hi, Kaori-san! Hi, Shintarō-san! My name is Shizue Niwa. I’m Kira’s new teammate from the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School girls’ basketball team. It’s a great pleasure to meet you!”

“Well, you are a nice and beautiful girl, Shizue-san! It’s nice to meet you!” said Shintarō Ōgaki.

“Nice to meet you too, Shizue-san!” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“Are you ready to meet the patriarch of our clan?” asked Shintarō Ōgaki.

“Yeah, I’m ready for this! I can’t wait to see him, but I don’t know if he knows me” said Shizue.

“Then, I will help you, Shizue-san. You should be respectful to our patriarch. He had to be humble and cool. You don’t have to be shy to him. He will know you once he’ll see your face” said Kira.

Shizue finally understands about the advice Kira said earlier as she nods her head. “Okay, Kira. I won’t let you down.”

“Good. Now, let’s meet the patriarch of our clan, Shizue-san” said Kira.

“Okay” said Shizue.

Kira and Shizue walk to the patriarch’s room, which is a few walks away from the meeting room, to meet with Shunsuke Gotō. Kira’s parents would also join to walk with her daughter and her new friend.

“So, you came, Kira. Did you meet her?” said Shunsuke.

“Yes, Shunsuke-sama. My group and I went to Shizue’s house to meet Shizue-san. She had been a generous girl to me and that’s why she decided to join our group” said Kira.

“Very good, Kira-san. I’m so proud of you, my little granddaughter” said Shunsuke.

“Thank you very much, Shunsuke-sama!” said Kira as she smiles to Shunsuke.

“Now, I will let the talking with your new friend, Kira-san” said Shunsuke.

“Okay!” said Kira before she pats the shoulders of Shizue. “It’s onto you now.”

Shizue nods her head before saying to Kira. “Yeah, Kira. I got this.”

Shunsuke walks from his chair to meet with Shizue. Shunsuke starts talking with her. “So, you must be the former captain of the Horita-tōri Elementary School girls’ basketball team.”

Shizue nods her head as she is giving Shunsuke a smile. “Yeah, I am used to be the captain of that team last year, but now, I’m playing for the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School girls’ basketball team.”

Shunsuke replies to Shizue in an old-fashioned way just like how shoguns did in the past. “Ah, I see. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Shunsuke Gotō. I’m the patriarch of the Gotō clan. Now, introduce to me, my little girl.”

Shizue would speak to Shunsuke in an expressive way. “My name is Shizue Niwa. I’m from Horita-tōri and I’m the third child of Shinjirō and Miyabi Niwa. It’s very nice to meet you, Shunsuke-sama.”

“Shizue-san. It’s nice that you are here. I’m glad that my little granddaughter had seen you for a long time” said Shunsuke.

“Yeah! She’s my rival and we played against each other in the city tournament. Although we traded victories in two encounters, she said that I’m a special girl because she knew that I had some great moves to shine” said Shizue.

“Well, I agree to what my little granddaughter said abut you last night. You know, my little granddaughter had been a great basketball player when she was part of Todoroki Gakuen Elementary School girls’ basketball team for two years. Now that you have decided to team up with her for her middle school season, I’m so happy you have developed your friendship with her” said Shunsuke.

“Yes, Shunsuke-sama” said Shizue.

“Now, I’ll give you a condition in order to be welcomed by our clan as a friend of one of my grandchildren. Will you agree to what I’m saying?” said Shunsuke.

“Yes, Shunsuke-sama” said Shizue.

“Good. So, here we go. Do you want to treat Shizue-san nicely and not let her be in trouble?” said Shunsuke.

“Yes, Shunsuke-sama” said Shizue.

“Do you want to make Shizue-san happy with your compassionated heart?” asked Shunsuke.

“Yes, Shunsuke-sama” said Shizue.

“Do you want to bring our clan into happiness in a marvelous and generous living community?” asked Shunsuke.

“Yes, Shunsuke-sama” said Shizue.

“Well, then, I’ll place my right hand onto your head, so that I’ll be honoring you” said Shunsuke.

“Okay, Shunsuke-sama” said Shizue.

Shunsuke would place his right hand onto the head of Shizue as he is making a ritual where he will honor a friend of a member of his clan. “Shizue Niwa-san, I now honor you to be welcomed by our Gotō clan as a friend of one of my grandchildren, Kira Ōgaki. May she bless as she is now part of the Bravehearts of Nagoya.” Then, Shunsuke would give Shizue a pink-beaded bracelet. “With the pride and honor of the Gotō clan, this girl will be wearing this bracelet as she’s going wear it to give respect to my granddaughter, Kira Ōgaki. Will you promise me not to let our down?”

“Yes, Shunsuke-san, I will!” said Shizue. The Bravehearts of Nagoya have finally welcomed Shizue Niwa, a member of the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School girls’ basketball team, to be part of the group. With Shizue joining the Bravehearts of Nagoya, there are some new teammates of Kira’s basketball team waiting their confirmation, so that they’ll be part of that group as well. As for the Bravehearts of Ōta, they’re finally ready to witness Jun and the Angels as Jun’s band will be clashing against Kira’s Sakuradaki for the duel later at the hall.

A few seconds later, Masami Ōgaki, Kazue’s mother, would arrive to meet with Kira, her parents and Shizue. “Well, I’m glad that there is a new member of the Bravehearts of Nagoya, Kira-san.”

“Yeah, Masami-san! Shizue will be with us since she’s my new teammate in my school’s basketball team” said Kira.

“Oh, good for you! I’m sure that she’ll be able to make you happy when she’s getting along with your group after class” said Masami Ōgaki.

“You got it, Masami-san!” said Kira.

“Yeah!” said Shizue.

“By the way, my daughter Kazue told me that you will have a battle duel between your band and another band, led by your cousin Jun” said Masami Ōgaki.

“Oh, yeah, that’s right, Masami-san. I think that I have to meet with my bandmates because we should be ready for that to make that my band will be the best!” said Kira.

“I’m happy for you, Kira-san! Good luck! Your friends will be here soon” said Masami Ōgaki as she leaves the room.

“Okay!” said Kira.

“Well, Kira, I’m sure that you’re ready to make a performance today at the hall” said Shizue.

“Yep. Jun and I will clash with each other because we’re good in singing and playing the electronic guitar” said Kira.

“I’m so excited about this, Kira. Speaking of which, I’ll introduce you to my friends of mine” said Shizue.

“Okay, Shizue-san!” said Kira.

“Let’s go down together to meet my friends!” said Shizue.

“You got it, Shizue-san!” said Kira.

[ENDING: Tenshi no 3P!/Angel's 3Piece! ED: Kusabi「楔」 by Baby’s breath]​

UP NEXT: Profile of Miku Nishio’s Circle of Friends and A Special Announcement
 
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After I had followed Ongaku Shoujo last year, I started creating a group of friends for Miku Nishio when they made their first appearance in Chapter 122. Now, I want to have this supplementary post going to be included in the series of profiles for the Bravehearts of Nagoya because Miku Nishio was born in Nagoya and I’m very confident that I want to represent her hometown by having her own circle of friends coming from both Nagoya and Tokyo. Another reason for that is because Miku was also a friend of Yūmi Takasaki, through the former’s cousin Saori Ishiyama. So, here are the profiles of the friends and allies of Miku Nishio. By the way, Miku Nishio is voiced by a beautiful and cute Miho Okasaki.

Fire Edelweiss-Hasekura: Ayako Hishida, Shun Akimoto, Chiwa Katsura, Atsuko Tachibana, Kentarō Ōbari, Kaoru Itsuwa, Ichirō Miyake, Miori Itō, Masaomi Nosaka, Eiichi Murakami, Atsushi Ogura, Kaiji Natsukawa, Michiya Okubo and Chiaki Masuyama

Fire Edelweiss (Hasekura, Ōta)
Ayako Hishida: January 8 / 1HS-2 / Hasekura HS
Shun Akimoto: August 26 / 1HS-2 / Hasekura HS
Chiwa Katsura: September 1 / 1HS-2 / Hasekura HS
Atsuko Tachibana: December 15 / 1HS-4 / Hasekura HS / Born in Nagoya
Kentarō Ōbari: June 4 / 1HS-2 / Hasekura HS / Born in Nagoya
Kaoru Itsuwa: March 13 / 1HS-2 / Hasekura HS
Ichirō Miyake: November 27 / 1HS-2 / Hasekura HS
Miori Itō: February 28 / 1HS-2 / Hasekura HS / Born in Nagoya
Masaomi Nosaka: July 26 / 1HS-5 / Hasekura HS
Eiichi Murakami: January 29 / 1HS-5 / Hasekura HS / Born in Nagoya
Atsushi Ogura: May 23 / 1HS-4 / Hasekura HS
Kaiji Natsukawa: October 6 / 1HS-4 / Hasekura HS
Michiya Okubo: May 30 / 1HS-4 / Hasekura HS
Chiaki Masuyama: September 15 / 1HS-5 / Hasekura HS / Cousin of Wakana Masuyama


Fire Edelweiss-Todoroki Gakuen: Mika Takashima, Toshiya Ōsaki, Toshimi Morikawa, Kenta Iwashita, Haruki Hatoyama, Megumi Sugimura, Risa Hiratsuka, Kazuo Ōnuki, Rika Koshikawa, Atsushi Mitsuhashi, Keita Takanishi, Kumiko Nagaoka, Kazuma Horita and Eriko Akizuki

Fire Edelweiss (Todoroki Gakuen, Mizuho)
Mika Takashima: January 27 / 1HS-4 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Toshiya Ōsaki: April 2 / 1HS-4 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Toshimi Morikawa: December 18 / 1HS-4 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Kenta Iwashita: July 29 / 1HS-4 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Haruki Hatoyama: February 4 / 1HS-4 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Megumi Sugimura: July 4 / 1HS-8 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Risa Hiratsuka: May 20 / 1HS-8 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Kazuo Ōnuki: September 25 / 1HS-8 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Rika Koshikawa: November 6 / 1HS-8 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Atsushi Mitsuhashi: September 11 / 1HS-8 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Keita Takanishi: December 3 / 1HS-8 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Kumiko Nagaoka: February 22 / 1HS-4 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Kazuma Horita: May 14 / 1HS-4 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Eriko Akizuki: March 17 / 1HS-4 / Todoroki Gakuen HS


Sunlight Rose: Keiko Yasumi, Saori Ishiyama, Chika Ishizaka, Kunihisa Katō, Mashiro Nakayama, Aina Hisakawa, Natsumi Hashiguchi, Nobuo Arimachi, Maika Toyama, Tatsurō Kaminuma, Katsuya Itō, Yōko Yaezawa, Yoshimi Moriwaki, Kotarō Murakami, Keiji Nonaka, Masako Tanioka, Reiko Tsujimoto, Junichi Takahara, Rei Kayama, Yūhei Tatsuno and Rina Yaginuma

Sunlight Rose
Keiko Yasumi: February 7 / 1MS-6 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Saori Ishiyama: March 18 / 2MS-7 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Cousin of Miku Nishio
Chika Ishizaka: November 21 / 2MS-7 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Relative of Aimi Ishizaka of the Bravehearts of Numazu
Kunihisa Katō: June 22 / 1MS-6 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Mashiro Nakayama: October 10 / 1MS-6 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Aina Hisakawa: September 5 / 1MS-6 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Natsumi Hashiguchi: April 23 / 1MS-6 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Nobuo Arimachi: March 1 / 1MS-6 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Maika Toyama: November 29 / 1MS-7 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Sister of Eri Toyama
Tatsurō Kaminuma: July 10 / 1MS-7 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Katsuya Itō: June 3 / 1MS-7 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Yōko Yaezawa: November 14 / 1MS-7 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Yoshimi Moriwaki: May 27 / 1MS-7 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Kotarō Murakami: December 29 / 2MS-7 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Keiji Nonaka: January 16 / 2MS-6 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Cousin of Kazumasa and Reina Nonaka
Masako Tanioka: April 26 / 2MS-7 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Reiko Tsujimoto: August 14 / 2MS-7 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Junichi Takahara: October 15 / 2MS-6 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Rei Kayama: May 31 / 2MS-6 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Yūhei Tatsuno: March 19 / 2MS-6 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Rina Yaginuma: February 27 / 2MS-7 / Todoroki Gakuen MS


Fissure Section: Keisuke Nishio, Katsuhiko Nagatomo, Yukio Saotome, Tsukasa Sakurada, Shunta Satō, Miyuki Hiratsuka, Mariya Koizumi, Yōko Kawamoto, Ryūtarō Takamura, Hiro Mitsumata, Miyoshi Iwase, Tomohiko Matsutani and Shizuka Kumazawa

Fissure Section
Keisuke Nishio: September 1 / 1HS-6 / Todoroki Gakuen HS / Cousin of Keisuke Nishio
Katsuhiko Nagatomo: May 23 / 1HS-6 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Yukio Saotome: April 20 / 1HS-6 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Tsukasa Sakurada: February 16 / 1HS-6 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Shunta Satō: June 2 / 1HS-6 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Miyuki Hiratsuka: November 13 / 1HS-6 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Mariya Koizumi: January 31 / 1HS-6 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Yōko Kawamoto: July 10 / 1HS-6 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Ryūtarō Takamura: September 30 / 1HS-4 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Hiro Mitsumata: March 5 / 1HS-4 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Miyoshi Iwase: December 26 / 1HS-4 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Tomohiko Matsutani: July 28 / 1HS-4 / Todoroki Gakuen HS
Shizuka Kumazawa: November 1 / 1HS-4 / Todoroki Gakuen HS


Family Members of the Nishio Family and its Relatives: Michitaka Nishio, Konomi Nishio, Kanako Nishio and Kazusa Nishio

Family Members of the Nishio Family and its Relatives
Michitaka Nishio: October 2 / Adult / Brother of Miku Nishio
Konomi Nishio: May 27 / Adult / Eldest Sister of Keisuke Nishio
Kanako Nishio: March 14 / Adult / Second Eldest Sister of Keisuke Nishio
Kazusa Nishio: December 22 / Adult / Youngest Sister of Keisuke Nishio


UP NEXT: Interlude 35: “New Friends for the Prestigious Charm and Team Aurora”

Shizue Niwa became a new member of the Bravehearts of Nagoya as she’s going to help Kira Ōgaki and her friends from the Todoroki Gakuen to bless them including their close friends. I really like Shizue’s personality of being close to her rival and a respected person who had impressed someone is special. Hopefully, I’ll be able to focus on her if I want to do something really big for her in the future. There’s only one more chapter to finish the Vacation with Bravehearts in Nagoya Arc, which will be posted next week, but the next update will be focused on the Prestigious Charm and Team Aurora getting their new members while they’re having a day-off, which will be posted on December 15 (Sunday).:)

Now, before I’ll wrap this up, I had a special announcement to make. The fourth omake, which will be posted on Christmas Day (December 25)., will be all about the circle of friends of Miku Nishio, a member of the Music Girls. As you look at the profile of Miku’s circle of friends, these characters (old and new) will be appeared in that planned omake. Also, not only is a character side story for Ongaku Shoujo, but it’s also a crossover between Ongaku Shoujo and Love Live! Sunshine!! Which means, get ready to see the never before seen memories of Miku Nishio and her circle of friends when they were in Nagoya before Miku had joined the Music Girls!:D As I mentioned above where I'll posting the next update, I’ll see you on December 15 (Sunday) for the third part of "Interludes with Seijirō’s Bravehearts"!
 
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Even though I had posted the last update on a Thursday, it turns that my view count isn't reaching 50,000 yet, which I was expecting for that.:( In that case, let's go for that once again, but this time, hopefully, when I'm checking back on December 18 (Wednesday), the milestone that I have been waiting for will be mine! Tonight's update will be an interlude, which will be focused on the expansion of two groups of bravehearts, the Prestigious Charm and Team Aurora. So, let's jump in into tonight's update right now!:D

Tonight’s update will be focused on the new members of two prestigious and determined groups as the Prestigious Charm and Team Aurora are going to find their new members to expand the number of members of their groups. While Team Aurora and Seijirō’s Bravehearts are staying in Ōta, the Prestigious Charm had a day-off to visit Akihabara, Chiyoda where they’ll be buying some stuff for their home. Who are the new members of the Prestigious Charm and Team Aurora? You'll find out as here comes the third part of the Interludes with Seijirō’s Bravehearts! Enjoy reading Interlude 35!:)

The next day. Seijirō’s Bravehearts and their close friends from the Innocent Charm, the Prestigious Charm and Team Aurora have been busy on the activities of their own, which some of them may stay in Ōta while the rest had gone on a day-off vacation. For the Prestigious Charm, they go to Akihabara to buy their groceries for their group’s home base before meeting with Yoshiko Akase, a member of the Pink-Haired Students Club, the assistant of Sachiko Sugai and a classmate of Erika Satō. Yoshiko had her own group of friends that were coming from the Keishin Academy. It was a real coincidence that they’re going to join the Prestigious Charm, so that the friendship between Yoshiko and Erika growing. On the other hand, staying in Ōta, Seijirō’s Bravehearts and Team Aurora have met Asako Miyasaka, a friend of Yurika Shirasaka. Asako is a soccer player and an aspiring talent with her kicks to send the ball to the goal line. Asako’s father was also a soccer player in his past, but of course, he was responsible for training Asako to be a soccer player. Asako is a member of the Kamata Greens Soccer Club and the Keishin Academy Elementary School girls’ soccer club. Aside from that, she’s the leader of the Kamata Tricolore, a group of young students who were charismatic and determined with their pride. Asako would eventually join Team Aurora alongside her friends to make Hanako and her allies their new friends. It was a great day that they have their new members on their side and hopefully, they’ll work with them to make sure that they’re going to bring prestigious hopes and endless dreams to the community.

VOLUME 8: “A NEW ANGELIC AND HARMONIOUS ERA IN ŌTA”
INTERLUDE 35: “NEW FRIENDS FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS CHARM AND TEAM AURORA

The next day, it is the eighth day of the Fuchsia and Celadon Week and it’s also going to mark the end of the second part of that festivity. The members of Seijirō’s Bravehearts would split up to do their activities for that day as they’re trying to make their day more exciting and more thrilling just like how the other community groups have done yesterday.

The Prestigious Charm would go to Akihabara with their parents for their staycation. The Prestigious Wind Ōta would organize the emblem making activity for the pink and magenta community groups in Magome and its neighboring areas, especially to those from the Keishin Academy. The Lucky Garnet Pink and their allies would organize the berry picking activity. And last but not the least, Team Aurora and Seijirō’s Bravehearts would go back to their homes to pay a visit for their parents before they’ll meet each other again for leisure activities at the Haginaka Park.

At Akihabara, the members of the Prestigious Charm are entering to the supermarket to buy their groceries for the food and drinks to be put at the group’s home base. Later, they visit the anime and manga store where they buy their own favorite books. Then, they would go to a department store where Erika and Miho have bought their new dresses. Erika picked the two-colored stripe shirt while Miho selected the blouse with a butterfly and a flower in the middle. Naoki bought a white-colored polo shirt while Shun picked a cream-colored Mobile Suit Gundam shirt with the characters on it.

In a hamburger restaurant called the Mizutani Express, which was owned by Nobuko Mizutani, the aunt of Erika Satō, the members of the Prestigious Charm are eating their hamburgers while their parents have been eating their chicken and rice.

Prestigious Charm: Composed of two teams
Team Satō: Erika Satō, Miho Hikasa, Chiwa Furukawa, Aoi Kayano, Yuki Hashimoto, Natsume Ishikawa, Kazumi Togashi, Rina Ōtsuka and Asuka Ōshiro
Team Hatano: Naoki Hatano, Shun Hinouchi, Ryōhei Suzuki, Kōji Yamada, Satoshi Miwa, Daisuke Ōhata, Kishō Ono, Michiya Toriumi, Motoichi Miyaji, Akira Miyaji and Shinjō Uchida
Others: Akira Ōkawa, Ryō Nagashima, Asami Miyazaki and Aya Tachibana


“It’s so delicious!” said Akira Ōkawa.

“That hamburger won’t make me hungry anymore” said Ryō Nagashima.

“Yep. I’m so happy that this place was harmonious” said Asami Miyazaki.

“And there are a lot of customers too!” said Aya Tachibana.

“Yeah, Aya-chan. This restaurant was owned by my aunt Nobuko Mizutani. She had been cooking hamburgers that are freshly grilled. Her friends have been a great job in serving those with French fries and soft drink” said Erika.

“I believe that this is more enjoyable to eat hamburgers because there are a lot of flavors to choose from” said Miho.

“Like tomatoes, lettuce and cheese” said Shun.

“And chicken barbeque! Ooh, it’s so nice!” said Naoki.

“Well, I hope that you have enjoyed eating those hamburgers, everyone. It feels good to make you excited and thrilled for a day like this” said Erika.

“Yeah!” said the members of the Prestigious Charm.

“By the way, Erika, what should we do today? Are we going to wait for someone?” asked Asuka.

“Yep. I had contacted one of our classmates and she’s going to be with us for just a day” said Erika.

“You mean, she’s going to be here today?” asked Yuki Hashimoto.

“Yes, of course!” said Erika.

“I wonder who that mysterious person going to be” said Kazumi Togashi.

“I believe that it’s going to be a class officer” said Kōji Yamada.

“Or it’s going to be one of the members from the Pink Friday” said Ryōhei Suzuki.

“I don’t know if you guys are correct, but that person will be revealed once he or she enters the restaurant with her friends” said Erika.

“With her friends?” asked Chiwa.

“Yep” said Miho while Erika nods her face in agreement.

“So, what are you planning about, Erika?” asked Shinjō Uchida.

“You see, I want to continue expanding the Prestigious Charm, so that we’ll make them blessed with their pure hearts” said Erika.

“All for a prestigious blessing would make our group expanding once more” said Miho.

“Well, we’ll see who’s going to be that mysterious person” said Shinjō Uchida.

“I’m sure that this person might be prestigious” said Akira Ōkawa.

“Or gentle” said Ryō.

“Yeah!” said Erika and Miho.

Later, a group of young students wearing their magenta-colored shirts have arrived at the Mizutani Express. Then, one of them would see Erika and her friends.

“Here they come, everyone!” said Erika.

“These group of students will be with us for a day” said Miho.

“Wow! That’s awesome!” said Chiwa.

“I’m sure that they’re going to be with us to make them happy with their smiles” said Aoi Kayano.

“We’re so excited about this!” said Satoshi Miwa.

The magenta-haired girl would ask Erika as the former wasn’t known if she wants to take a seat in the latter’s table. “Uh. Where should I take a seat?”

“It’s in the other table beside us. You can seat there if you want to” said Erika.

“Okay” said the magenta-haired girl as she and her friends would their seats in one table beside the table that was occupied by the Prestigious Charm.

Erika would speak to the members of the Prestigious Charm before introducing them to the group of young students in the other table. “Everyone. Meet Yoshiko Akase. She’s a member of the Pink-Haired Students Club and my classmate. She’s also the assistant of Sachiko Sugai.”

Yoshiko Akase greets the members of the Prestigious Charm by waving her right hand and say ‘hi’ to them. “Hi!”

“Hi!” said the members of the Prestigious Charm.

“Well, it’s been an honor to be with you, Erika-chan. I never expect that you have a group out there, who were close to one of the members of the girls’ basketball team” said Yoshiko.

“Yep. All of us are coming from the Prestigious Charm, the group with prestigious and generous hearts that express good feelings” said Erika.

“Yeah, we want to be gentle and pure, just like our close friend Kagetsu” said Miho.

“We’re not making a fan base for her” said Shun.

“But it’s a group of friends of her!” said Naoki Hatano.

“Well, I’m thrilled about the two words” said Yoshiko.

“Gentle” said Shigeko Akaza, a friend of Yoshiko Akase.

“And pure” said Nao Masuyama, a friend of Yoshiko Akase.

“It makes me so good that I have a friend of mine who was gentle and pure” said Yoshiko.

“Actually, Yoshiko, I’m a gentle and prestigious girl, but I’m appreciated with your compliment” said Erika.

“Oh, really? Thank you, Erika-chan!” said Yoshiko.

“No, I should thank you for your compliment, but I’m good enough to hear your compliment” said Erika.

“Alright, then” said Yoshiko. “May I have to introduce your friends to my friends? We can be compatible, of course!”

“Sure” said Erika.

Yoshiko would speak to the members of the Prestigious Charm as she’s going to introduce them to her friends. “Whenever I had some friends of mine, you’ll believe that they’re so gentle and pure. Also, you don’t mind if you add cute to complete the description of my friends. Now, for those who are not in my section, I’ll say this. I’m a friend of Erika Satō because we were living in Magome, alongside Maya Matsui. That’s why I decided to give myself a chance to join a group that will make myself and my friends delighted with happiness.”

“So, does that mean we’re compatible with each other?” asked Erika.

“Of course, Erika-san!” said Yoshiko before she continues her introduction of her group. “Now, I’ll give you my very own team, Team Akase!”

“I’m Shigeko Akaza and I’m coming from section 6-D.”

“I’m Nao Masuyama and I’m coming from section 6-D.”

“I’m Sachiko Kakizawa and I’m coming from section 6-D.”

“I’m Noriko Fujinaka and I’m coming from section 6-C.”

“I’m Mei Nakatani and I’m coming from section 6-C.”

“I’m Shinya Takatō and I’m coming from section 6-D.”

“I’m Masatada Tanaami and I’m coming from section 6-D.”

“I’m Asahiko Shimomura and I’m coming from section 6-C.”

“And I’m Tsutomu Hosaka and I’m coming from section 6-C.”

The members of Team Akase shout together. “We’re here to make everyone gentle like brave and bold warriors!”

“That was a nice introduction to us, Yoshiko and friends! I love that!” said Natsume Ishikawa.

“I’m glad that they’re brave with their own bravehearts!” said Aoi Kayano.

“It would be great to have another group of friends coming out to show their willpower” said Chiwa.

“That’s right, Chiwa-san. Yoshiko had been a member of the Pink-Haired Students Club, the same group that I joined last year. Despite she’s not a member of the Assembly, she had been appointed by Sachiko as her assistant” said Erika.

“Is she a class officer?” asked Daisuke.

“Yep. She was the second secretary in our class. The first secretary is Akari Hoshino, who is part of the Pinks and Periwinkles” said Erika.

“Wow! I can’t believe that she’s a good leader too!” said Kishō.

“That girl had been ambitious with her desires to support you, Erika” said Daisuke.

“You got that right, Daisuke-san!” said Erika. “So, Yoshiko, I’m glad that you’re here because our group and I have been on vacation right now in this city and since you’re here, I’m going to allow you and your friends to reveal your secrets to us.”

“Yeah, you can talk any topic you want just like how my friends did last night” said Miho.

“Oh, sure, I will” said Yoshiko. “Anyway, in our group, we used to buy hamburgers every Wednesday if we have a better budget to buy.”

“There are a lot of local restaurants in the Suzuran Shopping Street and the Shimomaruko Shopping District where everyone can go there to eat either a buffet or a vast of specialties they have” said Shigeko.

“That’s why we love hamburgers and we love to buy them” said Yoshiko.

“I believe that you had some a favorite food that you always eat when you are hungry” said Miho.

“I would say that you had bought some hamburgers with different flavors you like” said Erika.

“Like cheeseburger” said Asami Miyazaki.

“Or ebi burger” said Ryō Nagashima.

“Yeah, we agree!” said Yoshiko and Shigeko.

“We want to look at the flavors they have when we visited every single burger restaurant in our hometown” said Yoshiko.

“As you can see, there are some burgers that are delicious, but sometimes, it may end up being spicy” said Shigeko.

“Usually, we bought hamburgers in most of the burger restaurants in Ōta like the Supēdo-katsu and the Hot Shot Akaza, which was owned by Sakurako Akaza, the mother of Shigeko and her older sister Hana” said Nao.

“Ah, that’s an interesting secret you got, Nao-san” said Naoki Hatano.

“I believe you have been interested in hamburgers, girls. I used to do that as well before I joined the basketball team. I mean, I only ate hamburgers once in a week” said Shun.

“Well, not only we always eat hamburgers every day, but we only did that if we have a good budget to save” said Yoshiko.

“One of our friends have been eating hamburgers the most is Shinya Takatō” said Nao.

“Yeah, I eat hamburgers every single flavor in different restaurants and it feels so good that I have been obsessed on that one for days” said Shinya.

“Well, you need to be careful on your health, Shinya. I think that you need to drink water to prevent being dehydrated” said Asuka.

“Oh, okay. I understand about that” said Shinya.

“Another secret in our group is that we liked to visit the museum once in a month” said Sachiko Kakizawa.

“We did that, so that we were able have high IQ to answer hard questions easily” said Masatada Tanaami.

“Wow! That was more like an advanced learning, Sachi-chan” said Asami.

“What subject are you using for that museum visit?” asked Aya.

“We used that for Japanese history subject and art subject” said Sachiko Kakizawa.

“I believe that those subjects are not just hard, but it’s on a level of moderate because you need to know about the history of the country and the topics about art like origami and painting” said Aya.

“Yep. I agree. That’s how we need to make good grades, so that we can excel our progress to be on the ‘with honors’ list” said Sachiko Kakizawa.

“If we want to be the best in those subjects, you need to have a higher IQ to know those and you need to be acing with the quizzes and the activities” said Masatada.

“Oh, okay, we got it!” said Asami and Aya.

“The last secret about us is that we love maps!” said Asahiko Shimomura.

“Maps? That’s an interesting thing” said Motoichi.

“Yep. We collected every single map of large cities and every prefecture of the country” said Noriko Fujinaka.

“Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Sapporo. We travelled different places around the country during the summer” said Mei Nakatani.

“Some of us were good in locating places in different cities and that’s why we need to know about different places of one area, so that we can remember them again when we come back for another visit” said Tsutomu Hosaka.

“Ah, I get it. So, you must be interested in travelling around the country. We did that when we’re going out of town to northern Tokyo” said Akira Miyaji.

“The wards in northern Tokyo were far away from our home, but we were able to travel to those areas through a bus ride” said Shinjō.

“One day, we can travel either to Setagaya or western Tokyo, so that we’ll be able to see the shrines and important areas that kept the preservation of the history of the country” said Motoichi.

“Yeah, we will do that very soon” said Asahiko.

“We would be honored if you can invite us” said Noriko.

“Okay!” said Motoichi, Akira Miyaji and Shinjō.

“You know, Erika-chan, it’s nice that your friends have been able to know about our secrets. It looks like they’re more delighted to know about their secrets, but we haven’t that before” said Yoshiko.

“Of course, Yoshiko-san. In our group, we want to be generous without losing their faith. I’m always close to Kagetsu, and so to my friends too. Have you been close to her?” said Erika.

“Why, yes, I am, Erika-chan. Kagetsu was very pretty and cheerful. She always helping me to buy the right materials for the upcoming activities. I was such an idiot if my siblings didn’t pay attention to my errands” said Yoshiko.

“Then, you should join our group. I know that you are a close friend of Kagetsu, and I feel good for you” said Erika.

“You mean, I’m going to join your group?” asked Yoshiko.

“Yes, of course, Yoshiko. It would be a pleasure to help us to buy our materials for the upcoming activities this week” said Miho.

“Especially to the art subject” said Aoi.

“Why, of course! It would be an honor to join your group and I’m ready for that!” said Yoshiko.

“Then, are you interested to join our group?” asked Erika.

“Yes!” said Yoshiko, which makes the members of Team Akase being surprised.

“Huh? What’s going on?” asked Nao.

“Why did you say ‘yes’ to Erika?” asked Shigeko.

“Well, I’m going to be part of the Prestigious Charm, thanks to their sincere gentleness and respect to us” said Yoshiko.

“Wow! That’s awesome news! I want to join that group too!” said Shigeko.

“Yeah, me too!” said Nao.

“Yeah!” said the members of Team Akase.

“Well, it looks like they’re interested to join our group” said Kōji Yamada.

“I bet that those students are wanted to be like us to show our prestigiousness and admiration” said Ryōhei.

“I agree, boys” said Erika before asking the girls if Team Akase will be joining the Prestigious Charm. “What do you think, everyone? Should I let them join to our group?”

“Yeah! We want to have them part of our group, Erika!” said Miho.

“I think that they’re very good in travelling and learning” said Chiwa.

“Those guys are ready to become explorers in the future” said Rina Ōtsuka.

“I would be delighted to see them part of our group!” said Asuka.

“Yeah!” said Aoi, Yuki and Natsume.

“Well, then, welcome to the team, Yoshiko and Team Akase! You’re now part of the Presitigious Charm!” said Erika.

“Alright!” said the members of Team Akase.

“Thank you so much for letting us join to your group! It was a nice day that you give us some good blessings!” said Yoshiko.

“You’re welcome, Yoshiko-san. I’m too kind to my classmates like you, even Kagetsu did that so that you want to be blessed” said Erika.

“Yeah, that’s right, Erika-san. If Kagetsu wanted to make us more prestige, then you need to make us prestige too” said Miho.

“I’m on this one, Erika-chan and Miho-chan! I would be glad to make you more prestige to show your willpower and courage” said Yoshiko.

“Then, that would be a good pleasure to make us smile” said Erika.

“Okay, Erika-san!” said Yoshiko before she smiles to Erika. “How about that?”

“That’s a very nice smile, Yoshiko-san!” said Erika.

“A true leader can make everyone smile” said Miho.

“I feel good for your enthusiasm like Erika and Miho” said Naoki Hatano.

“Now you can make us smile if you want” said Shun.

“Okay!” said Yoshiko before she asks Erika on what’s next for today. “So, what should we do next?”

“I think that we should go out and look around Akihabara before we’ll all go back home” said Erika.

“Okay, Erika-chan! That would be a pleasure to do that for all of us!” said Yoshiko.

“Yeah!” said the members of Team Akase.

“Then, let’s go out and look around Akihabara!” said Erika.

“Okay!” said the members of the Prestigious Charm and Team Akase. Team Akase would finally become delighted as usual as they’re finally become part of the Prestigious Charm due to Yoshiko being a close friend of Kagetsu and Erika.

Meanwhile, in Ōta, Seijirō’s Bravehearts and Team Aurora are staying at their homes first before they meet with each other at the Haginaka Park. Before that, Team Aurora would be meeting with one of Yurika Shirasaka’s neighbors in her home.

Yurika Shirasaka introduces the members of Team Aurora to a blue-haired girl. “Everyone! Meet my neighbor and my friend, Asako Miyasaka!”

“Hi!” said Asako Miyasaka.

“Hi!” said the members of Team Aurora.

“Tell us about you, Asako” said Yurika Shirasaka.

“You got it!” said Asako with a smile on her face before she introduces herself. “I’m a student from the Keishin Academy, coming from section 6-F. I’m good in soccer just like my father Yōsuke did and I want to be part of the football team in Keishin once I’m good enough to play my skills in the field.”

“What position are you?” asked Kurumi Sato.

“I’m playing as a forward like my father” said Asako.

“Ah, okay. That’s very interesting!” said Kurumi.

“So, you must be an aspiring soccer player, right?” asked Izumi.

“Yep!” said Asako.

“Well, I believe you had good hopes to play professional soccer very soon” said Izumi.

“You’re a good soccer player, Asako! At least that you learned how to get a goal in soccer” said Junichi Morizawa.

“Yeah, I agree, you guys. It was nice that I have followed my father’s footsteps in becoming a soccer player and I want to make sure that I’m going to become a great player someday” said Asako.

“Oh, I see. Well, your ambitions have been stupendous since you have played soccer for the first time, but it’s going to be a hustle to get if you want to score” said Hanako.

“Yeah, I agree. Yurika and I were used to play soccer a few times before Yurika switched sports from soccer to basketball. I hope that I want to join the basketball team, but I’m good in kicking the ball though” said Asako.

“Okay, I see the point. Well, then, since you’re a friend of Yurika, then I think that you need to come with us for a fun day” said Hanako.

“Well, I would be glad to, Hanako-san!” said Asako.

“That’s good, Asako! I think that you need to have a bond to form a friendship with Hanako and the members of Team Aurora before you’ll join that group” said Yurika.

“Of course, I will, Yurika-san!” said Asako. “But before we go out, I’ll call the rest of my own ‘eleven’ to be with us and then, we’re all set!”

“You got it!” said Hanako and Yurika Shirasaka.

Later, Asako’s ‘eleven’ would be arrived just in time. It is composed of Kiyoko Ōgame, Masaki Sugimura, Ryūzō Yamagishi, Michitarō Yamanoi, Saori Nakasone, Akiho Ōmiya, Chikako Kushida, Shin’ichi Kaneda, Futaba Hirasawa, Miki Umeda and Asako Miyasaka, herself.

“Now, shall we go hard, everyone?” asked Asako.

“You got it!” said Hanako.

“Then, let’s go to the soccer field at the Haginaka Park to play soccer!” said Asako.

“Yeah!” said the members of Team Aurora and Yurika Shirasaka as they’re going to the soccer field at the Haginaka Park where the members of Seijirō’s Bravehearts are present at the sakura viewing area.

The montage shows Team Aurora battling against Team Miyasaka at the soccer field at the Haginaka Park in a 40-minute exhibition match. The match begins with Team Miyasaka scoring their first goal when Asako pulled the off the trick by kicking the ball in the goal stand. Then, Team Aurora grabbed the goal with Kurumi Sato kicking the ball with her speed, thanks to the pass by Yurika Shirasaka. Then, Team Miyasaka regain the lead with Kiyoko Ōgame tackling her way to score a goal for her team. However, Team Aurora would once again tie the match when Jūbei Koga capitalizes his way to goal after a goal miss by Michitarō Yamanoi. Both teams would battle back and forth as they tried to get the third goal, but it misses. In the end, when Asako tries to score the game-winning goal, Noriko saved the ball, denying a chance for Team Miyasaka to win, which ends the match in a 2-all tie match.

Later, the members of Seijirō’s Bravehearts, Team Aurora and Team Miyasaka eat their afternoon snack with yakitori, takoyaki and kushiyaki, which were all made by Kumi Takamura and Ryōsuke Shirasaka. The following groups that aren’t present were the Prestigious Charm and Prestigious Wind Ōta.

Seijirō’s Bravehearts: Seijirō Hakamada, Kumi Takamura, Shinapachi Hakamada, Saori Aoyama, Chigusa Seto, Mamoru Tachibana, Naoki Nakano, Hisaya Kogawa, Minami Matsubara, Tōru Suzaki, Suzuko Hakamada, Yuichi Uchida and Mao Kayano
Innocent Charm: Rei Kanazawa, Kana Uchida, Ai Ohara, Kira Kakimoto, Misaki Nagaoka, Akari Tanigawa, Sora Fukutomi, Kazuya Uehara, Sakura Uehara, Seiichi Abe, Shinobu Hirasawa and Hajime Shimizu
Others: Ken Yamamoto, Shinobu Higashimura, Sukehiro Gotō, Takahiro Sugihara, Meiko Toriumi, Junichi Nakatani, Kana Tamayama, Katsumi Noguchi, Yuta Saito, Kazushi Nagai, Harumi Shimizu, Itsuki Okuyama, Mako Yamauchi, Kōhei Ōshiro, Yurika Shirasaka, Ryōsuke Shirasaka, Kaguya Katsura, Manaka Matsuda and Kana Hiramatsu

Team Aurora: Composed of three groups
Team Katobuki: Hanako Kotobuki, Izumi Masuda, Kurumi Sato, Yoko Shimizu, Jun Akiyama, Eriko Takao, Yurika Hashida and Sakiko Hasegawa
Team Morizawa: Junichi Morizawa, Sōichi Aoyama, Jūbei Koga, Kōsuke Minagawa, Issei Uehara, Mantarō Hishikawa, Masanobu Yamada, Ryōta Tsujimoto, Shinobu Hatano and Moritaka Ueda
Ginga’s Pupils: Kahele Hiraka, Rina Minagawa, Makoto Matsuda, Kazue Matsuoka, Kotori Katsura, Mika Mizushima, Hiroe Yamagiwa and Noriko Toyama


Winding Current: Satoshi Akimoto, Jirō Koganei, Daigo Kuroki, Tarō Kusaka, Kimiya Katsura, Kiyoji Ishizu, Kotaro Manabe, Kojiro Sawaki and Kazuto Fujioka

Team Miyasaka: Asako Miyasaka, Kiyoko Ōgame, Masaki Sugimura, Ryūzō Yamagishi, Michitarō Yamanoi, Saori Nakasone, Akiho Ōmiya, Chikako Kushida, Shin’ichi Kaneda, Futaba Hirasawa and Miki Umeda

“Are you guys enjoyed our food?” asked Ryōsuke Shirasaka.

“Is it delicious?” asked Kumi Takamura.

“Yeah!” said the members of Seijirō’s Bravehearts, Team Aurora and Team Miyasaka.

“That’s good! I really like it!” said Ryōsuke.

“I’m so happy for all of you that you have eaten our served yakimono! That really make me so proud!” said Kumi.

“Yeah!” said the members of Seijirō’s Bravehearts, Team Aurora and Team Miyasaka.

“Hanako-san, I believe that you have met some of your friends in your home, right?” asked Seijirō.

“Well, yes, of course. Yurika Shirasaka introduced us to Asako Miyasaka, a neighbor in the former’s home. She’s also a student from our batch in the Keishin Academy and an aspiring football player” said Hanako.

“While Hanako and I were not on the same street, we used to get along during the afternoon to meet some friends. Now that Asako had been enjoyed playing soccer with us, we believe that she’s confident about joining Team Aurora” said Yurika.

“Oh, I see! That would be interesting to make Team Aurora more focused on more than one sport” said Saori Aoyama.

“I would say that this girl may be a star player one day when she got the potential” said Yuichi Uchida.

“And she can make it to the professional ranks as early as she can” said Mao Kayano.

“Yeah, I agree with your statements, guys. I’m the daughter of a former soccer player and I want to be more confident to make my soccer career more beautiful” said Asako.

“Well, I’m sure that you’ll have good benefits to make your soccer career getting started” said Suzuko.

“Soccer is different from basketball, the sport that I liked the most. So, you should get used to it to make sure that you want to learn the basic stuff about that sport” said Shinapachi.

“Oh, okay, I get it” said Asako.

“Anyway, we came from our group known as the Bravehearts, which is led by Subaru Hasegawa, but since Subaru is not here due to him on vacation with his girls and his allies, Kumi and I are going to be in charge for a while” said Seijirō.

“It will be our chance to run one group while the leader was on vacation. It would be delighted to make our leadership getting a fresh start to do something new” said Kumi.

“Usually, when the leader was not around, we decided to form a temporary committee to create a set of members that are coming from different groups that are close to one of its close members of the leader. I’m sure that you’ll get used to it one day if you have an opportunity to leader your group just for a day or a week” said Saori Aoyama.

“Oh, okay, I understand about that” said Asako.

“That’s good, I like that” said Saori Aoyama while Seijirō and Kumi give Asako a smile.

“Now, we’ll be staying at the Haginaka Park for just an hour before we’re all going back home later. I can’t believe that it took about a few hours to see you playing soccer, but we’re confident that we have some other awesome things to do in the park” said Satoshi.

“In other words, patience is a virtue to make sure you won’t get frustrated. Right, team?” said Jirō.

“Yeah!” said the members of the Winding Current.

“Since we have some guests from out there, why you don’t show your ideas if you want to make us entertaining” said Rei.

“Well, I think that I want to tell you about my neighborhood” said Asako.

“Good topic, Asako! I want to know about your friends out there!” said Kana Uchida.

“I think that it’s going to be an interesting topic to see what your friends like” said Ai.

“I’m delighted to see your neighborhood because I love to socialize on everybody” said Kira.

“Uh, that would be nice if I have to, girls. So, are you ready for this?” said Asako.

“Yeah!” said the members of Seijirō’s Bravehearts, Team Aurora and Team Miyasaka.

“Now, if you don’t know what my neighborhood would be like, my neighborhood is just located in Kamata and it’s not far away from the border, but it’s just a few miles away from the Kamata Elementary School. In one neighborhood, I had some friends that are either coming from Keishin or Kamata” said Asako.

“So, how did you meet Yurika?” asked Kazuya.

“I met Yurika since I was a small girl. I started to make friends with Yurika, even I didn’t know her family yet. When we’re growing up to elementary school, we’re in different schools. Yurika went to Rokugō Nishi Elementary School while I enrolled in Keishin Academy” said Asako.

“Did you also meet Yurika’s friends such as those from Team Cumulus like Azumi Kakuma, Rika Matsubara, Anju Itō and Emiko Mizuno?” asked Shinobu Hirasawa.

“Yeah, I constantly met them when Yurika had a birthday party every year. They’re very close to Yurika and they have their own expressions of loyalty and friendship” said Asako.

“I believe that it’s true, Asako. I had been making friends with someone who wanted to be more determined and like what Mimi did when she was in Fukuoka, I decided to befriend them through their hearts” said Yurika.

“I say that you and Asako were closed through their hearts because you were living in the same street. Is that right, the two of you?” said Kotori.

“Yeah!” said Yurika and Asako.

“Yurika had been a graceful girl with her being a calm and adamant person I have met in the neighborhood” said Asako.

“Asako had been expressive all the time when she felt about the feelings of me and my friends. She must be brave with her strong expression of hope” said Yurika.

“I feel good for your expressive personality. We used to do that when we’re having a tough activity to do” said Kazuya Uehara.

“It was a good measure to make us strong, so that no one will make a big mistake” said Sakura Uehara.

“So, if things have gone wrong, you need to fix it with your own way to settle it fast” said Shinobu Hirasawa.

“Since the two of you have been closed, I believe that you had a good friendship that you have made back when you two are little girls” said Hajime.

“Yeah, we agree!” said Yurika and Asako.

“So, Asako, I wonder why you have followed your father’s footsteps instead of playing basketball” said Sora Fukutomi.

“Good question. I started to follow my father’s footsteps of being a soccer player when he taught me how to drive the ball in the field. I used to it many times before I started to compete in a local soccer team in Kamata” said Asako.

“The name of her team she joined known as the Kamata Greens” said Kiyoko Ōgame.

“How that team gone when you joined that team?” asked Kazuto.

“I believe that we’re good in the preliminary round, but we fell short in points, which supposedly good enough to qualify in the youth tournament” said Asako.

“In a youth league system in Tokyo, there are a lot of divisions in the boys’ group while a few in the girls’ group. In Ōta, there is only one group with more than 30 teams competing in the girls’ group while the boys’ group had been divided into three districts: Ōmori, Kamata and Den-en-chōfu” said Masaki Sugimura.

“That was a tough road to make it to the top, Asako” said Seiichi.

“I believe that your team had been progressing in the season but failing to qualify at the important tournament” said Mantarō.

“I’m sure that your team had to be on the top to qualify for the tournament of champions in Tokyo” said Kōhei Ōshiro.

“Yeah, I agree” said Asako.

“This season, it will start by June and end in September where there will be at least 16 games to compete for the next round” said Ryūzō Yamagishi.

“We’ll make sure that her team can get more wins to qualify in the next round for a chance to compete in the tournament of champions” said Michitarō Yamanoi.

“Then, I think that you need a practice to play with your teammates, so that you need to energize yourself” said Makoto.

“We used to do that in the basketball camp last year and we made a lot of things we learned, so that we can shine” said Mika Mizushima.

“Hopefully, you’ll be able to let your team improve and make it to the top” said Kazue Matsuoka.

“Yeah, you got it!” said Asako.

“So, what your team, Kamata Greens, would be like?” asked Seiichi Abe.

“It has their own youth league system, composed of under-19, under-17, under-15 and under-13. I played for the under-13 team being one of the new players last season after my birthday on June 8” said Asako.

“Well, you have started your career right after your birthday. Right?” said Katsumi Noguchi.

“Yep!” said Asako.

“Then, good for you. I hope that you’ll be able to propel your team to victories before you’ll make it to the top” said Katsumi Noguchi.

“Even though your age, you still get a great job in making your team scoring goals last season” said Kana Tamayama.

“Yeah, I agree. Also, I had joined the Keishin Academy Elementary School girls’ soccer club last season while preparing to be part of the Kamata Greens” said Asako.

“Oh, good for you, Asako!” said Katsumi.

“I’m sure that you’ll be making it this year!” said Kana.

“Yeah!” said Asako.

“By the way, I have a question for you. When the soccer season in elementary school starts?” said Hanako.

“I think that it happened at the start of the prefectural tournament qualifiers in late May or early June. So, our coach Chusuke Ashikaga had decided to make trainings for one to two months before the start of the season. Right now, my team is ready this year with a lot of fresh faces out there. Hopefully, I will make my team to the prefectural tournament as soon as possible” said Asako.

“Then, you should be ready to have hard work to get wins in the season” said Izumi.

“So, if you want to be proud of our school, then you play like a star” said Kurumi.

“Everyone knows that you’re ready to step up for the future of our community” said Sakiko.

“Yeah, you got it!” said Asako.

“Asako-san, I heard that you have participated in community service. Did you do that?” said Ken Yamamoto.

“Yes, of course! I attended the Beautification Committee where I advocated for the awareness of the environment in our school” said Asako.

“Most of us have joined that committee and we always want to protect the environment in our school, so that no one will destroy our school’s beautification of their garden and their tree farm” said Saori Nakasone.

“Oh! We know about that, Saori-san!” said Kōsuke.

“The garden had been beautiful with a lot of camellias and hydrangeas growing with a bloom” said Jūbei.

“And also, the trees had been growing recently and hopefully, they’ll continue to grow” said Sōichi Aoyama.

“Yeah, I agree, Sōichi-san” said Saori Nakasone.

“It feels great that our school’s Beautification Committee had been changing our lives in making sure that we’re going to save the Earth” said Yoko Shimizu.

“Yep. We’ll continue to make our beautification more beautiful, so that nobody will destroy the properties that we have made” said Asako.

“Yeah, Asako-san, let’s save our school’s beautification for sure!” said the members of Team Aurora, Ken Yamamoto, Shinobu Higashimura, Sukehiro Gotō and Takahiro Sugihara.

“You got it!” said the members of Team Miyasaka.

“Uh, hello, Asako-san. We still don’t know if you had friends in your neighborhood. So, will you go back to your neighborhood topic?” asked Meiko Toriumi.

“Okay, Meiko-san” said Asako.

“Well, you see, we already know about your soccer career of yours, Asako-san, but I want you to let us know about your other neighbors in your home” said Meiko.

“That would be more interesting to see if you have good neighbors in your home” said Junichi Nakatani.

“We haven’t visited your home yet, but we want to take a glimpse of your neighbors, so that we want to meet them in the future” said Yuta Saito.

“I’m sure that you’ll be able to remember their names too” said Kazushi Nagai.

“Okay, I’ll do it for you, everyone” said Asako.

“Sure!” said Meiko, Junichi Nakatani, Yuta and Kazushi.

“In my neighborhood, there are eight young residents who were living in that area aside from me and Yurika. They were Naruhisa Hatsushika, Norihiko Esaka, Yūmi Taira, Arisa Sumematsu, Genjiro Ogasawara, Ai Yoshikawa, Fuyuki Tajima and Ayano Miyagi, who was said to be the cousin of Erina Miyagi” said Asako.

“Are they blue-haired or light green-haired friends of yours?” asked Akari Tanigawa.

“Well, not all of them were either their hairs are blue or light green, but they different colors too. In addition to that, the eight of them including me and Yurika aren’t members of the Dragons of Ōta” said Asako.

“I see. So, you must be from a different community group. Is that what you’re saying?” said Eriko.

“Yes, it is. We came from the Kamata Tricolore, a community group that was engaged in making their future brighter through their hobbies and interests” said Asako.

“Wow! That’s a nice group you got, Asako! Aside from creating your own team, you have been part of those ‘young elites’ for the future of your hometown” said Akari.

“That would be great to make your community service with them being stronger as it is bonded with teamwork” said Misaki Nagaoka.

“Yep. Unlike the other areas in Kamata, my neighborhood had been composed of blue, light green and scarlet-haired residents that were charismatic and determined. My neighbors have been getting along with me and Yurika every day and we always wanted to be closed together at the same time” said Asako.

“Ah, I see. I believe that your neighbors have been respectful to you when you joined with them for hangouts after classes were over” said Manaka Matsuda.

“I’m sure that you have developed your friendship with your neighbors since you know about their secrets” said Kana Hiramatsu.

“Well, not all of my neighbors have told to me about their secrets. I often said my secrets to them if they want to know about my hobbies and interests like playing soccer, managing the garden at my home and buying the clothes that are colored blue, light green, scarlet or combined of it” said Asako.

“Did you tell the secrets about the other things outside you?” asked Mako Yamauchi.

“Uh, no, Mako-san. I don’t want to tell my neighbors about the secrets of someone else’s because it will break my rule of friendship in our group” said Asako.

“Oh, I get it now, Asako-san. I used to follow that rule because I don’t want to tell the others about someone else’s secrets, so that we don’t want to be accused of invading someone’s privacy, just like what happened to my cousin’s classmate two years ago” said Mako.

“If we don’t want to get accused, we should only focus on our friends on our side and we need to be careful with our words” said Itsuki Okuyama.

“Just like what we’re doing right now” said Kaguya Katsura.

“So far, nothing committed that violation when we’re talking with each other” said Kimiya.

“That’s right, Kimiya-san. Now, back to my topic, each of my friends in my neighborhood had their own interests. For example, Yurika’s interest is basketball, Naruhisa’s interest is printing newspapers, and Norihiko’s interest is gardening” said Asako.

“Some were interested in sports, but the others were interested in industrial things like working in the newspaper agency or in the office” said Ryūzō Yamagishi.

“Yurika’s neighborhood had been considered the busiest community in Kamata and while they engaged in interests and hobbies, they always participated in community activities that were organized by different communities in Kamata” said Akiho Ōmiya.

“Well, most of the community groups have been formed to represent the better difference from the Dragons of Ōta while some of them have been created that preserved the legacy of the Dragons of Ōta or they want to be independent from everyone” said Kiyoji Ishizu.

“You got that right, Kiyoji-san. Kamata was considered a bigger district, compared to Den-en-chōfu and Ōmori. Also, Kamata had been divided into community areas, which they have their own set of community groups” said Asako.

“Not only the Kamata Tricolore is a group coming from Kamata, but also it’s an independent community group that represented only one straight street” said Kiyoko.

“Ah, I see. I believe that Kamata had been a stronger community with a lot of groups being made, especially to the adult unions too, because they have been inspired to make the change and they’re going to make the future brighter as soon as possible” said Rina Minagawa.

“And I’m sure that these group may have to work together to get their reputation up high if they have done something big” said Chiyo Masuda.

“Yeah, we agree” said Asako and Kiyoko.

“Now, since the eight of them and the two of us have been friends together since the beginning, we want to continue being together and hopefully, we’ll partner with the other groups to organize activities that will make the residents of Kamata more intriguing and exciting” said Asako.

“Then, that’s why we want you to be part of our group, Team Aurora, so that we’ll be working together to make the community booming like the way a new era had been started” said Hanako.

“We better call that era as the Era of Fuchsia and Celadon” said Junichi Morizawa.

“Oh! I know about that era! It’s an era where new hopefuls will about to take over Ōta with their prowess and strength” said Asako.

“Which means that everyone had been prepared to make the difference, in ending the despairs and struggles to make the community in Ōta bring back their glory again” said Chikako Kushida.

“We haven’t organized an activity yet, but we were able to participate at the activity that was organized by the Kamata Tricolore known as the Three Colors Challenge where the guests must pick one of the three colors before they’ll square off against each other for the day” said Michitarō.

“Wow! That was an awesome activity you out, Michitarō. I believe that it’s a fun activity you need to battle against the guests to find out which team stands tall in the end” said Kojiro.

“Yep. Our group had joined the blue group and we worked hard to defeat our opponents through five stages. In the end, we didn’t win the entire activity though as we fall short of getting the most points, which was won by the scarlet group” said Michitarō.

“When did you attend that event?” asked Kazuto.

“It happened yesterday, but we felt great about that activity after hours of challenge” said Masaki.

“Despite that we lost, we still keep our pride and courage that we have made for the entire challenge” said Ryūzō.

“Then, good for you. We appreciated that event too when we observed the guests out there” said Kazuto.

“There are good guests with the daring things to surprise and it reminds me of a university festival that my older brother did” said Kotaro. Kotaro had 2 older brothers and 1 older sister, which their names are Kazuyoshi (first older brother), Katsuya (second older brother) and Kuriko (older sister).

“Oh, I agree! That’s where my older cousins have been participating at those events to have fun” said Asako.

“Hopefully, when we’re growing up to college, we’ll have more time to enjoy” said Kiyoko.

“Yeah, we agree!” said Asako and Kiyoko.

“Since you have enjoyed that activity yesterday, you guys are blessed and gifted. I’m going to say that you have been so happy that you like the festivity” said Chigusa Seto.

“Right now, there are three more days left to the end of the festivity. So, you need your plan to make an activity for the festivity” said Mamoru Tachibana

“The festival would not only be going to make the guests be grateful to participate” said Naoki Nakano.

“But also, to make the event successful” said Hisaya Kogawa.

“Okay, we got it!” said Asako and the members of Team Miyasaka.

“So, I’m going to ask you right now, Asako and team. Will you be part of Team Aurora?” said Hanako.

“Oh, we would be glad to, Hanako-san!” said Asako.

“Yeah! That will be more grateful to develop our friendship with you guys!” said Kiyoko.

“Okay, then. Welcome to the team, Asako and Team Miyasaka!” said Hanako.

“You’re now part of Team Aurora!” said Izumi, Sakiko, Junichi Morizawa and Kōsuke.

The members of Team Miyasaka would be delighted in joy as they’ll be joining Team Aurora as full members while automatically joining the Bravehearts. “Oh, thank you very much, Hanako-san!”

“You’re an awesome girl with your determination!” said Kiyoko.

“You’re welcome, girls!” said Hanako.

“Alright, Hanako-san! I’m so proud of you! I hope that Mimi will be able to see your group getting new members to join” said Yurika Shirasaka with a smile on her face.

“Yeah, Yurika-san! I’m not sure if my group is ready to expand, but I like your idea of getting a neighbor who’s coming from my school” said Hanako.

“Yep! Like my cousin Mimi, I want to be more friendly to anyone, who is generally expressive and charismatic. I feel happy for her because she blessed you and your friends with the group you have formed as a group of friends for her. I’m sure that you’ll be able to bless her if you want to make her happy” said Yurika Shirasaka.

“Yeah!” said Hanako.

“Well, it’s already 4:32 in the afternoon and I believe that it’s almost time to see the sun setting down for a dusk” said Eriko.

“Yeah! We should leave to go back home, Hanako. I hope that the other members of Seijirō’s Bravehearts have done their activities too” said Yurika Hashida.

“Of course, Hashida-san! It’s great that we have new members in our group and I’m sure that it’s just the beginning of a new chapter for us to be blessed and determined. Right, Seijirō-san?” said Hanako.

“You got it, Hanako-san! Now, we should all go back home before the sun sets. The other groups have been waiting for us” said Seijirō.

“Yeah!” said the members of Seijirō’s Bravehearts and Team Aurora, which now includes Team Miyasaka.

“Everyone! Let’s go back home to the mansion of the Misawa Resort Hotel!” said Kumi.

“Yeah!” said the members of Seijirō’s Bravehearts and Team Aurora. Team Aurora had also welcomed new members too as soccer player Asako Miyasaka and her friends have finally joined that group, thanks to her being a close friend of Yurika Shirasaka and a student from the Keishin Academy. Now that they have new members, the Prestigious Charm and Team Aurora are being blessed with their new members ready to make the difference to make the community more determined and more prestige with the new blessings they have.

UP NEXT: Profile of Team Akase and the Team Miyasaka
 
Here is the profile of the new members of the Prestigious Charm and Team Aurora. For the Prestigious Charm, they were Team Akase, which is led by Yoshiko Akase, a member of the Pink-Haired Students Club and a classmate of Erika Satō. And on the other hand, for Team Aurora, they were Team Miyasaka, which is led by Asako Miyasaka, a soccer player who is playing for the Keishin Academy Elementary School girls’ soccer club and the Kamata Greens Women’s Youth Team.

Team Akase: Yoshiko Akase, Shigeko Akaza, Nao Masuyama, Sachiko Kakizawa, Noriko Fujinaka, Mei Nakatani, Shinya Takajō, Masatada Tanaami, Asahiko Shimomura and Tsutomu Hosaka

Team Akase
Yoshiko Akase: December 1 / 6ES-D / Keishin Academy ES
Shigeko Akaza: July 11 / 6ES-D / Keishin Academy ES
Nao Masuyama: November 10 / 6ES-D / Keishin Academy ES
Sachiko Kakizawa: March 20 / 6ES-D / Keishin Academy ES
Noriko Fujinaka: September 12 / 6ES-C / Keishin Academy ES
Mei Nakatani: October 27 / 6ES-C / Cousin of Junichi Nakatani
Shinya Takajō: May 23 / 6ES-D / Keishin Academy ES
Masatada Tanaami: February 8 / 6ES-D / Keishin Academy ES
Asahiko Shimomura: April 1 / 6ES-C / Keishin Academy ES
Tsutomu Hosaka: December 17 / 6ES-C / Keishin Academy ES


Team Miyasaka: Asako Miyasaka, Kiyoko Ōgame, Masaki Sugimura, Ryūzō Yamagishi, Michitarō Yamanoi, Saori Nakasone, Akiho Ōmiya, Chikako Kushida, Shin’ichi Kaneda, Futaba Hirasawa and Miki Umeda

Team Miyasaka
Asako Miyasaka: June 8 / 6ES-F / Keishin Academy ES
Kiyoko Ōgame: January 23 / 6ES-F / Keishin Academy ES
Masaki Sugimura: February 1 / 6ES-F / Keishin Academy ES
Ryūzō Yamagishi: October 30 / 6ES-F / Keishin Academy ES
Michitarō Yamanoi: August 24 / 6ES-F / Keishin Academy ES
Saori Nakasone: December 16 / 6ES-F / Keishin Academy ES
Akiho Ōmiya: March 3 / 6ES-F / Keishin Academy ES
Chikako Kushida: September 25 / 6ES-F / Keishin Academy ES
Shin’ichi Kaneda: June 29 / 6ES-F / Keishin Academy ES / Cousin of Yumi and Kumi Kaneda
Futaba Hirasawa: November 28 / 6ES-F / Keishin Academy ES
Miki Umeda: July 19 / 6ES-F / Keishin Academy ES


UP NEXT: Chapter 155: “Vacation with the Bravehearts In Nagoya (Part 5): A Marvelous Finish with the Duel Between the Cousins Jun and Kira” [Last Part of the Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya Arc]

Both Prestigious Charm and Team Aurora have welcomed their new members they met separately and these new members were very determined and very prestigious to join their respective teams. Yoshiko Akase is a close friend of Erika Satō while Asako Miyasaka is an aspiring soccer player and a close friend of Yurika Shirasaka, the cousin of Mimi Balguerie. Hopefully, I had a plan on both teams to be featured in a chapter or an interlude someday, but I’m sure that they’re going to follow the dreams of the Bravehearts. Now, we’re in the middle of the month of December and 2019 will be closing in a few weeks. So, the next update will be the final part of “Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya” as the cousins Jun Gotō and Kira Ōgaki squaring off against each other in a battle of the bands and also, both ‘braveheart’ groups are having their plans for the future as they’re about to partner with each other for their friendship to be developed. I’ll see you on December 18 (Wednesday) for the final part of “Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya”!

TRIVIA: The first name of the leader of Team Akase, Yoshiko Akase, was named after Yoshiko Tsushima (CV: Aika Kobayashi), a female character of Love Live! Sunshine!!, representing Aqours. Yoshiko Tsushima's nickname was Yohane-chan because she portrayed herself as the Little Demon. Which means that Yoshiko Akase might end up doing the same thing as Yohane-chan as I'm going to make a future update with her in the future!:)
 
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Hi, everyone! I’m back after a bit of busy for most of the week because I have been on different occasions that I have attended to. So, I supposedly posted tonight’s update last Wednesday (December 18), but I had decided to move it to tonight (December 22), so that I’ll finally have my chance to post this update right now. There are only three more days left before Christmas, which means that everyone is ready to celebrate the joy and happiness as Christmas time is almost approaching this coming December 25 (Wednesday). So, get ready because I’m gonna have to work on what to do for this week before I’ll go busy again.:)

Finally, the milestone of 50,000 view counts had been reached!:D It’s nice that I had finally made that feat for a long time and it seems that I’m very agitating on the view count for a few days. The series, Rooks, Knights and Bravehearts, had been progressing its way to 8 volumes for 2 years and I’m planning to continue working on new arcs soon. On the bright side, the Christmas time will about to be approached and I want to do something special during that time. Since I had announced that the fourth omake will be posted on Christmas Day, I’m sure that you’re gonna love to see this in a few weeks! Now that my accomplishment had been made, it’s time to move on to the new update, which will be last part of the Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya Arc!:D

And before you know it, tonight’s update will be dedicated to both Asuka Ōgame and Sumire Uesaka. Asuka’s birthday was last December 18 (Wednesday) while Sumire’s birthday was last December 19 (Thursday). A Hiroshima native Asuka Ōgame is the voice actress of Satsuki Kakizono (Ro-Kyu-Bu!) and Himeko Tsuruta (Saki) while a Kanagawa native Sumire Uesaka is the voice actress of Kiri Mukae (Ongaku Shoujo) and Kana Kojima (Nande Koko ni Sensei ga!?). Hopefully, they’ll continue their voice acting career with their new progress going to come next year, especially for the music career of Sumire after they have appeared in different anime releases this year. Belated happy birthday, Asuka and Sumire!

After Shizue Niwa had officially joined the Bravehearts of Nagoya, Kira Ōgaki had to do one more thing to make the Bravehearts of Ōta very happy to be with her and her friends for the latter’s Golden Week vacation: the duel between her band Sakuradaki and her cousin Jun Gotō and the Angels. Tonight’s update will be the last part of the “Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya” as cousins Kira and Jun will clash against each other to determine who the best singer is. Aside from watching the harmonious and fantastical duel between Kira and Jun, you’ll also witness the beautiful partnership between the two braveheart groups as both Bravehearts of Ōta and Bravehearts of Nagoya are having an important meeting about their future partnership. Get ready to be hyped for tonight's update as here comes the last part of the “Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya”! So, sit back, relax and enjoy reading Chapter 155!:)

Before the duel of the cousins between Kira Ōgaki and Jun Gotō, Shizue Niwa introduces Kira the member of the former’s group, the Violet Division of Horita-tōri. Tomoka and the Bravehearts of Ōta would later meet Jun Gotō and the Angels at the fourth floor where Tomoka told Jun and the Angels about what happened earlier, which makes Jun and her bandmates very happy to see Kira having a new friend to be part of her group. As for Jun and her bandmates, before they have prepared themselves for the duel, they practiced their performance earlier where she and her bandmates have worked together to make their practice perfect. As a result, Jun and her bandmates have been blessed with their own blessings as they’re all set for the duel against Kira and the Sakuradaki at the hall. As everyone gathered at the hall of the Gotō Clan Ancestral House, Jun’s Angels and Sakuradaki perform their songs in front of the audience as they are clashing with each other to see who the best performance is. After the judges have confirmed the results of the two bands, Masami Ōgaki, Kazue’s mother, announced before the audience that both Jun’s Angels and Sakuradaki are the co-winners of the duel, much to the shock from the audience. Both bands have done their performance with their harmony and melody while both Jun and Kira have shown their prowess while singing in front of the crowd. Jun and Kira have been surprised about this, but they were happy that they have shared the victory with each other. As the sunset had happened in Mizuho, the Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Nagoya are having a dinner before they gather with each other one last time for the meeting between them for their future partnership. Both sides would plan their future activities such as the Bravehearts of Nagoya’s visit to Tokyo on June 5 as well as their potential summer break jamboree where it will be the gathering of all braveheart groups to be held during the summer, which the latter may cost a lot of money to let that happen, but it’s still possible to happen if every braveheart group can have go there if they’re coming from the areas near or not much far away from Tokyo. After the meeting is over, the Bravehearts of Ōta, the Music Girls, the members of the Family of Angels and the Fire Edelweiss and their allies have said goodbyes to the Bravehearts of Nagoya and their allies as they’re finally leaving the Gotō Clan Ancestral House before heading back home to Tokyo via the Shinkansen. It was a harmonious and marvelous ending for the Bravehearts of Ōta and their allies to have their new partnership with the Bravehearts of Nagoya after Subaru, Tomoka and their friends have gotten along with Shinobu, Kira and their friends for two days, and hopefully, they’ll meet with each other again very soon.

[OPENING: Tenshi no 3P!/Angel's 3Piece! OP: Habitaki no Birthday「羽ばたきのバースデイ」 by Baby’s breath]

VOLUME 8: “A NEW ANGELIC AND HARMONIOUS ERA IN ŌTA”
CHAPTER 155: “VACATION WITH THE BRAVEHEARTS IN NAGOYA (PART 5): A MARVELOUS FINISH WITH THE DUEL BETWEEN THE COUSINS JUN AND KIRA

Now that Shizue Niwa being a new member of the Bravehearts of Nagoya, Kira will make sure that her former rival will be happy to get along with her and her teammates in the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School girls’ basketball team. Kira and Shizue would go down to the living room where the Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Nagoya are meeting with the students who are wearing their violet-colored shirts just like Shizue.

Kira askes Shizue as the former had been surprised to see the young students wearing violet-colored shirts. “Are those your friends, Shizue-san?”

“Yep. These are my groupmates from my group known as the Violet Division of Horita-tōri. Say your names, team!” said Shizue while calling her groupmates to say their names.

“Mika Orikasa, section 1-5, Todoroki Gakuen Middle School.”

“Yūta Kudō, section 1-5, Todoroki Gakuen Middle School.”

“Akihisa Horiuchi, section 1-6, Todoroki Gakuen Middle School.”

“Kotori Yamashita, section 1-6, Todoroki Gakuen Middle School.”

“Mariko Ōnishi, section 1-7, Todoroki Gakuen Middle School.”

“Sayaka Katagiri, section 1-7, Todoroki Gakuen Middle School.”

“Katsunori Ōiwa, section 1-7, Todoroki Gakuen Middle School.”

“Seiichirō Hattori, section 1-7, Todoroki Gakuen Middle School.”

“Masaru Fujinaka, section 1-3, Mizuhogaoka Middle School.”

“Kōhei Kawamura, section 1-3, Mizuhogaoka Middle School.”

“Masayo Nakatsuka, section 1-6, Mizuhogaoka Middle School.”

“Ryōko Tadokoro, section 1-6, Mizuhogaoka Middle School.”

“Kuniko Toyama, section 1-7, Mizuhogaoka Middle School.”

“Akie Tosaka, section 1-7, Mizuhogaoka Middle School.”

“Nami Ōtsuka, section 1-7, Mizuhogaoka Middle School.”

“Wow! I can’t believe that they’re more generous than I thought, Shizue-san!” said Kira.

“Yeah! My group had been competing in last year’s Mizuho Invitationals, but we lost in the round of 16. Despite that, we were able to become the strongest violet-colored group in Mizuho” said Shizue.

“Good for your team, Shizue-san! I hope that you’ll be able to get along with us if they have the desire to get along with us” said Kira.

“You bet, Kira!” said Shizue.

“By the way, Shizue, our friends and I will be going to the hall for the practice. Would you like to come?” said Kira.

“Oh, sure! I want to see you singing in the stage because I like your songs too!” said Shizue.

“Okay!” said Kira before she meets with Tomoka. “Tomoka-san, I have to go now.”

“Where?” asked Tomoka.

“My bandmates need me to be complete, so that we’ll have our performance in our duel later. Hopefully, my cousin Jun and her bandmates are ready to challenge us” said Kira.

“Okay. Then, I’ll see you later” said Tomoka.

“Okay!” said Kira as she, Shizue, the Bravehearts of Nagoya and the Violet Division of Horita-tōri are heading to the hall to meet with the members of the Gleamed Cherry.

“I believe that the duel will be more contested since both Jun and Kira are good in singing and playing the electric guitar” said Mimi.

“Yeah, Mimi-san. Kira had been a cute girl when she was singing her song with her voice, but Jun was also a good singer too!” said Tomoka.

“Jun’s electronic guitar was so beautiful when she played it when she performed a song for her band” said Maho.

“Yeah, I agree, Maho-san!” said Tomoka.

“You know what, Tomoka, we should meet Jun and her band right now. I believe that they have done their practice” said Kagetsu.

“Oh, yeah! That’s what we’re going to do before the duel, Kagetsu-san! I’m sure that we’re going to meet with them right after we left this place earlier to go to Horita-tōri” said Tomoka.

“Yeah!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta.

Asumi would make a surprise announcement to the Bravehearts of Ōta. “Look, everyone! It’s a text message from Jun. She said that she had done the practice earlier at the hall. Her band had shared their hours with Sayako and her band while Kira was with the Bravehearts of Nagoya. They’re currently staying at Room #405.”

“That’s their room, Asumi-san!” said Kentarō.

“Yep. We should meet them immediately, everyone” said Asumi.

“That’s right, Asumi-san! Let’s go to the fourth floor to meet Jun and the Angels!” said Tomoka.

“Okay!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta as Tomoka and her friends form the Bravehearts of Ōta are leaving the living room to go upstairs, heading to the fourth floor. The Bravehearts of Ōta would finally enter the room of Jun’s Angels and Team Gotō-Takao where Jun’s Angels are staying there for a break. Jun’s Angels have used the hall for their practice in the morning while the Sakuradaki will use the remaining practice hours of it.

“Tomoka! Everyone! You came!” said Jun as she is joined with her bandmates including the Isurugi sisters and the Mizuno sisters.

“Yeah, Jun-san! We finally met Shizue at her home and then, she finally joined the Bravehearts of Nagoya!” said Tomoka.

“Wow! That’s lovely, Tomoka-san! I can’t believe that Kira will finally have new teammate to be part of her group!” said Jun.

“I’m going to say that Shizue will be ready to team up with Kira and her friends to make sure that they’ll be united as one” said Nozomi.

“Hum. It’s great that you have met that girl, Tomoka-chan. I’m sure that her rivalry with Shizue will be lowered, thanks to both her and Kira being teammates in the same basketball team” said Sora.

“That’s right, Sora-san! It’s great that we have our partnership with them and with Shizue being part of the Bravehearts of Nagoya, I hope that we will watch out for her” said Tomoka.

“You got it, Tomoka!” said Jun, Nozomi and Sora.

“As you all know, we have a practice earlier at the hall where Jun and her bandmates were able to work together after a couple of mistakes” said Kyō.

“Kurumi was able to practice very well alongside Kurumi and Yuzuha. On the other hand, both Aimi and Miyako were able to learn the lyrics for 「ファーストテイク」. This is their first time that they have learned the lyrics of that song other than the three songs like 「STAND UP! 」, 「LOVER SOUL」 and 「Believe In…Myself」” said Sakura.

“Wow! That was very awesome with the practice, Aimi and Miyako! I’m sure that you’ll be ready to sing through the stage again after you have performed well in the concert last Monday” said Mimi.

“Yeah!” said Aimi and Miyako.

“Jun gave me the lyrics to read it before we started practicing on that song” said Aimi.

“We know that we have listened to the songs performed by Jun and the Angels after our sisters began liking that band. That’s why we want to sing together with the Angels” said Miyako.

“That’s good for you, Aimi-san and Miyako-san! I’m sure that you’ll get used to it when you’re performing in the stage” said Aoi.

“It’s more like an inspiration to follow their dreams. I’m happy that you have sung well last Monday, but of course, I would be happier if you’re going to do it again” said Subaru.

“Yeah, we agree, Subaru!” said Aimi and Miyako.

“We’re going to make sure that we’ll beat Kira’s band if we performed angelically” said Kyō.

“Of course, our band had worked hard since we were able to work together starting last year. This time, it will be a perfect time that we’re going to continue our friendship all in one group” said Sakura.

“Well, I hope that you’re all set for the duel against Kira’s band, Jun and the Angels” said Tomoka.

“We’ll make sure that we’ll support you to make sure that you’ll make a great performance to surprise Kira and her band” said Mimi.

“Yeah!” said Jun, Nozomi, Sora, Kurumi, Kōme, Yuzuha, Aimi, Miyako, Ayame and Miho.

“We got it, Tomoka-chan and Mimi-chan! It will be our time to make us blessed and inspired to sing along, but also, we’ll keep our smiles while singing through our hearts” said Jun.

“Since this is just a friendly duel against Kira’s band, no matter what will happen in that event, we’ll accept everything whether we win or lose” said Nozomi.

“Hum. We remember the words that we used to make us blessed before we’ll perform” said Sora.

“Which is ‘we’re awesome because we’re cute!’” said Jun.

“That’s why we’ll not lose our hearts when we lose, but we’ll be giving them something special what we make to make Kira and her fellow bandmates smile” said Kurumi.

“If we’re ready to make us more awesome and cuter, we’ll sing together to make us blessed and inspired!” said Jun.

“Yeah!” said Nozomi, Sora, Kurumi, Kōme, Yuzuha, Aimi, Miyako, Ayame and Miho.

“Well, I would be delighted to see your performance later, Jun and the Angels. Let’s make sure that you’ll win the duel against your cousin’s band if you have performed like the way you did in the first anniversary concert” said Subaru.

“Yeah, we will!” said Jun, Nozomi, Sora, Kurumi, Kōme, Yuzuha, Aimi, Miyako, Ayame and Miho.

“By the way, Jun-san, we’ll make a big plan for our partnership between the two bravehearts groups right after the duel. We have been thinking about some future activities going to be planned soon and we have to make sure that they’ll be blessed to come to our hometown” said Tomoka.

“It will be a great time to meet the Bravehearts of Nagoya again after this vacation, but we’re not sure if they’ll be coming to our hometown” said Mimi.

“As they’re more compassionate to us, they believe that their willpower will be their heart of champions because they have done something expected last year” said Asumi.

“When they won the city tournament to qualify for the prefectural tournament, Kira and her teammates have been greatly blessed with their compassion and determination. It’s great that we have befriended them since they have their hopes too” said Kagetsu.

“Ah! Just like our team, the Keishin Academy Middle School girls’ basketball team!” said Hinata.

“I’m sure that we’re all set for the next set of challenges, but we’re thrilled to have a group of bravehearts going to create their own friendship with us” said Masami.

“We still have a lot of things to make our Bravehearts more developed, so that we’ll be more growing together as one family of angels! Right, everyone?” said Sayaka.

“Yeah!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta.

Jun and her bandmates smile together after Tomoka and her friends have finally started their friendship link with the Bravehearts of Nagoya.

“I’m so happy that you have gotten along with my cousin and her team for the first time. It made me so proud that you have been with them without getting into troubles” said Jun.

“Just like what you have gotten along with the Bravehearts of Fukuoka” said Nozomi.

“Hum. Keiko had been a great friend of you, Tomoka, and she was able to bring some blessings to you when you have starred well in the Fuchsia and Celadon Dragons Tournament” said Sora.

“Yeah, that’s true, Sora-san. It was nice to have my blessings coming for me when I’m going to shine out with determination. One day, I will eventually become the best player in my hometown” said Tomoka.

“Then, you got for it!” said Kurumi.

“I’m sure that you have met a lot of friends in our hometown and other friends from Nagoya and Fukuoka” said Kōme.

“I hope that you’ll be generous to make your basketball career brighter for more” said Yuzuha.

“Just follow your heart to become the best player in Japan” said Ayame.

“And don’t lose your willpower of yours! That’s how special players like you have to keep that in mind to make themselves more blessed then ever” said Miho Mizuno.

“Yeah, I agree, girls! I would be honored to make my basketball career more meaningful and hopefully, I will be strongly prepared to take my talents to professional basketball soon” said Tomoka.

“Yeah!” said Jun and the Angels.

“Oh, everyone! It looks like it’s almost 2:30 in the afternoon” said Natsuhi.

“Everyone else had come back home” said Yasushi.

“I hope that they’re ready to see your performance, Jun and the team” said Kentarō.

“Oh, right, Kentarō-san! I think they’re about to be here at the hall soon” said Jun.

“So, let’s make sure that you’ll be able to sing out through your heart, Jun. We trust you” said Saki.

“Yeah, I agree, Saki-chan!” said Jun before she walks through the door of her room as she’s finally prepared for the duel. “Everyone! Let’s try our best to impress my cousin and her band!”

“Yeah!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta and the members of Jun’s Angels.

Everyone in the hall are present as the duel will about to begin in a few minutes. The allies of Jun’s band and Kira’s band were sitting together by representing their groups and so to the Bravehearts of Ōta and Nagoya.

At the backstage of the hall, Jun and Kira are meeting with each other where they’re planning on who will perform first.

“This is it, Jun-san. I’m very excited about the fact that I’m going to battle you in a music duel” said Kira.

“Yeah. I feel it too, Kira-chan. I will be honest that I should be motivated right after Tomoka and her friends have given me and my band their support” said Jun.

“Well, I would be delighted to see your friendship with Tomoka and her friends going up right now. As for me, I have that too” said Kira.

“Yep. You can’t expect bad things to happen because it’s nice to have your respect being blessed with everyone” said Jun.

“Ah, yeah, that’s true, Jun-san. I’m sure that we’ll get used to it after we have gotten along as cousins” said Kira.

“You got it!” said Jun. “So, who should be first? Is it either you or me?”

“Uh, I believe that you’ll go first, Jun-san” said Kira.

“Well, I’m not sure if I’m fine with this but…” said Jun.

“This is my hometown and I should do last because I’m a special person who had talented on music. You also got your talent on music. That’s why I will entrust you to go first” said Kira.

“Sure, I will, Kira-chan! I would be glad that this is my opportunity to shine out and hopefully, I will be blessed by my friends on my side. You should do that too!” said Jun.

“Yeah! I’ll go for it, Jun-san!” said Kira.

“Great!” said Jun before she shakes her hand with Kira before they’ll be parting ways. “May the best girl win.”

“You bet, Jun-san!” said Kira.

Jun and the Angels would go to the stage as they are going to perform first before Kira’s Sakuradaki. Everyone in the stage give Jun and the Angels their applause while Jun holds the microphone.

“Thank you for waiting, everyone, especially to my allies out there” said Jun, giving her allies from the audience a smile on her face. “As I’m a member of the Gotō clan, I would be honor to give you a performance that you’re gonna like it!”

“Yeah!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta and Nagoya and their allies.

“Here we go, girls!” said Jun as she starts playing her electronic guitar to start the song「ファーストテイク」. Then, Nozomi, Sora, Kurumi, Kōme, Yuzuha, Aimi, Miho, Ayame and Miyako would play their musical instruments together after the introduction of the song was played.

While the song of Jun’s Angels was played, the Bravehearts of Ōta, the members of the Family of Angels and their allies are liking the performance of Jun and her bandmates. They would later sing that song alongside the other cousins of Jun and their allies such as the Lavender Twinkle. The Bravehearts of Nagoya would also sing that song, despite they’re supporting for Kira and the Sakuradaki.

Once the song was finished, everyone claps their hands for Jun and the Angels as they’re impressed of their performance. The Bravehearts of Nagoya have also impressed of the performance of Jun’s Angels.

Kira was glad that her cousin had performed well wither her voice and use of the electric guitar. While clapping her hands, Kira would say something nice to her cousin. “Great job, Jun-san! I’m so happy that you have performed well. It’s very nice that you have a lot of improvements you have made.”

“Yeah, Kira-chan! I know that I’m so motivating when I’m about to perform in front of your friends and I’m so happy that they have liked my song” said Jun.

“Yep. You’re just a lucky girl to see your voice coming out just like how I did yesterday, but it doesn’t mean that you’re going to surprise me for your performance” said Kira.

“Well, not at all, Kira-chan. It’s one of my songs I have composed, and it was nice that I have performed that song way back last year when my band had a duel against Kōme’s band” said Jun.

“I think that song was very remarkable with your dedication to your friends, Jun-san. I’m very happy with that” said Kira.

“Thank you very much, Kira-chan! Now, it’s your turn” said Jun.

“You got it, Jun-san! I’ll try my best to best you!” said Kira.

“Okay, then! We’ll be watching for you!” said Jun.

“Sure thing!” said Kira as she her fellow bandmates from the Sakuradaki are heading to the stage to prepare for their performance. Kira would hold the microphone as she’s speaking to her friends. “Well, I have been here for five years since it was all thanks to the father of my friend Shinobu and hopefully, this hall will continue to be shining once we’re going to have a plan on renovating it. So, that’s why I want to have this performance today going to be magnificent and beautiful. So, that’s why we, the Sakuradaki, proudly give you our performance with the song, With Your Breath.”

The Bravehearts of Nagoya and their allies are clapping their hands very loud as the members of the Sakuradaki are about to play their song in front of them from the audience.

“One, two, three, four!” said Kira as she starts playing the song 「With Your Breath」 as she’s playing the electronic guitar with her beat while singing that song. Then, her fellow bandmates Sayako, Rika, Aya and Fūka have also started to play their musical instruments respectively while Akane and Izumi have focused on the vocals.

As the song continues, the Bravehearts of Nagoya and their allies would sing that song while cheering for Kira and the Sakuradaki. Jun and her bandmates are surprised that Kira and her band have been a great job in making their performance more magnificent and beautiful.

“Wow! Their song was so powerful, Jun!” said Nozomi.

“Yeah, they have tried their best to make their performance so magnificent and beautiful. I’m sure that they’re very attractive to her fans in the audience, which is mostly the Bravehearts of Nagoya and their allies” said Jun.

“Hum. They can’t be stopped to make their performance more blessed with their motivation” said Sora.

“I’m sure that they’ll get used to it when they’re going to perform in front of the audience once they’re about to sing out through their hearts” said Kurumi.

“Yeah” said Jun and Nozomi while Sora nods her face to agree with Kurumi.

Once the song for the Sakuradaki ends, the Bravehearts of Nagoya and their allies would give Kira and the Sakuradaki their applause. Kira and the Sakuradaki were blessed with the applauses from their friends, which they are feeling happy that their performance was very grateful.

About a few minutes later, both bands are on the stage while the judges are chatting indistinctly. The judges are about to find out which band has the best performance in the duel. The judge panel is composed of Shintarō Ōgaki (father of Kira Ōgaki), Chiya Shinohara (adviser of the Bravehearts of Nagoya) and Yoshihiko Gotō (uncle of Jun Gotō and father of Naoto Gotō). Masami Ōgaki is waiting for the decision to determine the winner of the duel.

“What are they doing right now, Kira-chan?” asked Jun.

“Oh! I think that they’re about to decide who has the best performance between the two of us. Also, our friends have taken the poll earlier, which means whose band has the greatest number of votes in that one will be the winner” said Kira.

“Well, I can’t say the differences, Kira-chan. I hope that they’re finally decide on who will win the duel. It’s been ten minutes since everyone had taken the poll” said Jun.

“Yeah, I agree, Jun-san. We’ll see who gets the most votes in this duel” said Kira.

“Yeah” said Jun.

Chiya would give the envelope to Masami Ōgaki as the winner of the duel will be determined. “Here is the envelope, Masami-san.”

“Oh, good! It’s here! Well, then, I’ll announce it right now” said Masami Ōgaki.

“Okay!” said Chiya.

Masami Ōgaki would walk to the stage as she’s going to announce the winner of the duel. “Okay, it looks like the judges have made the decision that we will have a winner in this contest. So, it is an honor that the winner of this duel will be…”

The intense had been coming out for both Jun and Kira as Masami Ōgaki opens the envelope to reveal the winner of the duel.

“Here it comes” said Kira.

“Let’s see” said Jun.

Masami was surprised that the results of the poll was very surprising. “Oh! It looks like we have two winners in that contest! What a surprise!”

The members of Jun’s Angels and the Sakuradaki gasp in surprise after they found out that the winner of the poll was revealed to be both Jun’s Angels and the Sakuradaki.

“You gotta be kidding me!” said Kira.

“What?!” said Jun.

Masami Ōgaki would continue to speak to the audience about the surprising result. “That means, most of the audience have voted for both bands, which is very anti-climactic, but Kira’s votes were higher than Jun’s votes during the first part of the counting. As a result, the Sakuradaki and Jun’s Angels are the co-winners of the duel!”

“Well, Jun-san, that means, we’re going to share the plum, I guess” said Kira.

“Ah, yeah, I believe that my band tried our best, but your band was so great with your performance” said Jun.

“Yeah, I guess that you’re right. I am very good in singing, but your use of the electric guitar was so amazing” said Kira.

“True, Kira-chan. You should have improved your use of electronic guitar, but I believe that you have finally found something special about your electronic guitar” said Jun.

“Of course, Jun-san! That’s why I’m a good singer without losing my pure heart” said Kira.

“Yeah, I agree!” said Jun. The result wasn’t meant to be bad for both Jun’s Angels and Sakuradaki as they have shared their rewards, which is a small glass trophy. They decided not to cut the trophy, but Masami Ōgaki was able to give another trophy to Jun’s Angels because Kira took the trophy first.

Part 2 will be on the next post.
 
Volume 8: "A New Angelic and Harmonious Era in Ōta" | Chapter 155: "Vacation with the Bravehearts In Nagoya (Part 5): A Marvelous Finish with the Duel Between the Cousins Jun and Kira"

Part 2

Later, the Bravehearts of Ōta and Nagoya would play together at the garden where they are playing hide-and-seek. Tomoka, Jun, Kira and Kazue were able to catch with each other when one of them were tagged by the other.

As the time is now 5:50 in the afternoon, which is 10 minutes before 6:00 in the evening, everyone would go back to the Gotō Clan Ancestral House for the dinner, which is also going to be the final hour for the Bravehearts of Ōta as they’re about to head back home soon.

At the hall, the Bravehearts of Ōta and Nagoya and their allies have eaten their dishes during their dinner. They have been happy that they have gotten together for two days, which was very angelic.

Tomoka, Jun, Kira and Kazue would walk with each other after they finished their dinner.

“You know, Kira-san, it’s been a while that we have gotten together for the first time and it’s also nice to make Jun happy when you have battled her in the duel earlier” said Tomoka.

“Yeah, I’m so glad that I have been gratified with the results of the duel, but I should have won that if I have more votes than Jun-san. Despite of this, I’m feeling happy that I have my band performed the best” said Kira.

“You’re right, Kira-chan. I don’t know if there is something happened like that before, but it was a great duel between me and you” said Jun.

“Ah, I agree, Jun-san. We’re both great singers after all” said Kira.

“Yeah” said Jun.

“Speaking of which, Kira-san, me, my friends and your friends have been talking about a big plan for our partnership. I believe that your friends have been grateful with their smiles and it seems that they have trusted us because we were able to create the bonds with them” said Tomoka.

“Well, I’m very confident about this, Tomoka-san. Even we’re not in the same city, you and your friends are really my friends with determination” said Kira.

“Yep. That’s how the Bravehearts can do their best to make them blessed and inspired to everyone” said Tomoka.

“They’re always smile when they are good enough to be brave and bold, but it’s really great that the bonds between the two bravehearts groups have been growing right now” said Kazue.

“I agree, girls. I can’t wait to see you more, but it’s almost the end of the observation of the Golden Week, which means all of us will be back to school for tomorrow” said Kira.

“Yeah” said Tomoka, Jun and Kazue.

“That’s true, Kira-chan. I might be thinking if there will be some free time for next month, which will be nice to have both groups getting along again” said Jun.

“Well, we could, but we might busy for the upcoming middle school prefectural tournament, which may not allow us to go outside Nagoya for a while” said Kira.

“Then, I think that we’ll plan together to make your group a visit to our hometown. My friends have also been interested in meeting you and your group again” said Tomoka.

“Yeah, I guess so. I’m sure that we’re going to meet with each other again, but there are a lot of training to do for our teams, so that we’ll prepare ourselves for the prefectural tournament” said Kira.

“Certainly. I should say that both groups will meet by the time it will be before the National Middle School Basketball Tournament” said Tomoka.

“It will be three months from now” said Kazue.

“Where all prefectural tournament winners will face against each other to determine the national middle school basketball champions every year” said Jun.

“Well, that would be a long route to enter to that tournament because in our school, only the boys’ basketball team have made it to the Nationals two times under Shinobu Miyamoto. For my team, they didn’t make that yet” said Kira.

“Same thing in our school, Kira-san. Neither our girls’ basketball team nor Natsuhi’s team have been making it to the Nationals because we fall short in the fourth round” said Tomoka.

“Ah, I see. Then, it’s going to be a tough challenge to make because in our prefecture, their prefectural basketball tournaments, which is both middle school and high school, will be held in the same month. This year, it will be on June 22 (Tuesday) where two teams will get their spots to the Nationals and that’s why my team will aim in the final” said Kira.

“Well, that’s a good goal out there, Kira-san. I believe that your team had been a competitive team since you have your friends like Tokiko in the team. I’m sure that you and Tokiko will work together again just like in your days in the elementary school girls’ basketball team” said Kazue.

“Yeah, I agree, Kazue-san. What about your prefectural tournament? When it will eb scheduled?” said Kira.

“It will be on the third week of July, but it’s not confirmed yet as of now. The National Middle School Basketball Championships will be held from August 15 to 22 in Fukuoka, that’s where the Bravehearts of Fukuoka lived there and it is also the home of Kazuhiro Hatakenaka, who had been the hometown hero for the Kashii Gakuen boys’ basketball team” said Jun.

“Last year, it was in Gifu, where it was won by Wakayama in the boys and Kyoto in the girls” said Kira.

“Have you watched those games, Kira-san?” asked Tomoka.

“Well, only for the matches that featured the participants that represented our prefecture” said Kira.

“So, are they going to be challenging you if they’ll be facing them in the prefectural tournaments?” asked Tomoka.

“Yeah, that’s why it will be a lot of competition to watch out for because this will be my group’s chance to play like bravehearts. Right, everyone?” said Kira.

“Yeah!” said the Bravehearts of Nagoya. For the first time, Shizue had agreed to Kira’s statement about her team’s future participation in the prefectural middle school basketball tournament.

“Well, I’m looking for your future, Kira-san! I hope that you’ll have high hopes to compete in the prefectural tournament, so that you’ll have your chance to play at the Nationals” said Tomoka.

“You got it, Tomoka-san!” said Kira.

“So, that means, the best date to organize another encounter between both braveheart groups will be held right after the athletic meet, which will be on May 29” said Kazue.

“That’s right, Kazue-chan! I think that we might be referring our next encounter between the Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Nagoya will be on the first Saturday of June” said Jun.

“Well, I think that we could have that encounter since a lot of schools have scheduled to organize the sports day between the months of May and June, but others may end up organize that in autumn season” said Kira.

“Yeah, I agree, Kira-san. I think that we will have one final meeting for tonight before our team will about to leave Nagoya for Tokyo” said Tomoka.

“Yeah! That way, we’ll let them know that we’ll have some plans in the future” said Kira.

“What do you say, everyone? Are you interested to have a meeting with Kira and her friends before we’ll all back home?” asked Tomoka.

“Yeah!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta and their allies.

“Great! Now, let’s all go to the living room, so that we’ll have a meeting about our partnership between the Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Nagoya” said Tomoka.

“Yeah!” said Bravehearts of Ōta and Nagoya and their allies.

Everyone would leave the hall as they finished their dinner, so that they’ll have one last meeting between the Bravehearts of Ōta and Nagoya before the Bravehearts of Ōta and their allies are going to leave the Gotō Clan Ancestral House at 7:00 in the evening.

“Now, everyone, it’s been a while that Tomoka and Kira have made their plan about the partnership between our group and the Bravehearts of Nagoya. So, that’s why everyone will be ready to have another encounter between the two bravehearts groups next month” said Subaru.

“That’s right, Subaru-kun. The sports day was usually held in spring. It means that in our city, they organized that on May 22 and 29, depends on the supervision of our school’s P.E. department if our school will be getting along with the other schools within the area” said Shinobu.

“On the other hand, in Tokyo, there are two dates for the sports day, which will be on May 29 and June 5. Northern Tokyo will be holding the sports day on June 5 while the sports day in Southern Tokyo will be on May 29. That means, after the examination week, there will be all excitement and thrills going to be held in the sports day” said Aoi.

“So, in our earlier meeting together with the friends of the Violet Division of Horita-tōri, there are some plans being made by both sides and we also shared with the other groups coming from both Ōta and Nagoya” said Eri.

“On the other hand, we’ll be facilitating the plans for the future, in order to meet up with the other groups to know about the future activities in the Misawa Resort Hotel” said Mihoshi.

“We’ll make sure that we’ll make this partnership more beautiful and more angelic. Right, everyone?” said Chiya.

“Yeah!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta and Nagoya and their allies.

“We must meet with the other braveheart groups from different cities around the country, probably before the Interhigh prefectural tournament, which is going to be more settled for them to know about their future” said Shinobu.

“It will be better to make one braveheart network going to be marginalized as we want to have a lot of partners to build a better relationship with them. Since our Bravehearts of Ōta have met two braveheart groups: Fukuoka and Nagoya, we’re hopefully going to meet more very soon” said Subaru.

“So, without further ado, let’s start this meeting before the Bravehearts of Ōta will be leaving our home to go back to Tokyo” said Eri.

“Hopefully, you’re all set for the future once you have remembered our proposed plans by the end of the meeting” said Aoi.

“Yeah!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta and Nagoya and their allies.

“Let’s start with you, Tomoka and Kira. I know that you have plans for us” said Subaru.

“Yeah!” said Tomoka and Kira.

“Now, if you are wondering what we have planned, we’re planning to have another encounter between the Bravehearts of Ōta and Nagoya” said Kira.

“But this time, it will be in our home in Ōta” said Tomoka.

“Well, that would be more interesting, Tomoka!” said Sayako Hanada.

“Yeah! I think that we haven’t visited that place before since we’re staying in Nagoya for a long time” said Rika Takayasu.

“Going to Tokyo would be a great idea!” said Akane Nakasato.

“It’s more like a school field trip!” said Izumi Utsugi.

“Yep. That’s right, girls! In our Bravehearts of Nagoya, we haven’t gone to different places away from our home, but we were able to visit some near cities such as Gifu and Ōgaki” said Kira.

“With the planned visit of the Bravehearts of Nagoya will be held on a week right after the sports day, they’ll be ready to take action while planning to participate at the activities we’ll be organizing for that day” said Tomoka.

“Yep. My friends from Team Blue and Yellow are hopefully going to allow the Recreational Center to become the training ground for the guests to take on sports” said Maho.

“Yeah! I can’t wait to play with you, Maho! I would glad that if we’re all playing different sports aside from basketball!” said Megumi Kazama.

“I think that we should play badminton, Megumi!” said Yuiko.

“Ah, yeah! That’s what we did during the weekend. I feel motivated that I can play any other sport while increasing our stamina for sure” said Megumi Kazama.

“That’s right, girls! Our team had made the schedule for the Mini Games, which will be composed of five sports where the community teams in Yaguchi, Tamagawa and Ikegami will square off against each other. The idea of that is that one community team must play one sport at the time” said Maho.

“One sport at the time? That might be stricter, Maho-san” said Kazumasa.

“Yeah, Kazumasa-san! I want to make sure that the participants must participate only one sport. I can’t accept any team to have them participated in two or more sports, which would be terrible” said Maho.

“Right now, my group had confirmed our participation to compete at the baseball event” said Saki.

“If you want to have your team compete for the Mini Games, then let me know if you want to participate. We’re open for registration until May 19, which is three days before the first event” said Maho.

“Sure, we will!” said Megumi Kazama, Yuiko and Kazumasa.

“I think that our plan to visit your home would be interesting, which means that we might have a possible practice match between my team and your team” said Yūmi.

“Yeah, Yūmi-chan! That would be more like a warm-up for the upcoming prefectural tournament!” said Airi.

“Ah! A practice match would be more beautiful to have both teams ready for the prefectural tournament!” said Hinata.

“Yep. When the Bravehearts of Nagoya will be staying with us in our home, we’ll have a practice match against them, which is good enough to make our preparations for the prefectural tournament going to be better” said Tomoka.

“Yeah!” said Maho, Saki, Airi and Hinata.

“That’s fine with that, Tomoka-san! I would be glad that we’re going to battle with each other when we’re at your home” said Kira.

“Yeah! I hope that you’re going to have your friends in your basketball team being part of your group and then, we’ll make this match settled” said Tomoka.

“You got it, Tomoka-san!” said Kira before she turns to talk with Jun. “What about you, Jun-san? What are your plans when we’re at your home?”

“I think that we should go outside and check out different places in Ōta” said Jun.

“We can go to the Little Wing Orphanage where it houses orphans and family relatives of our group” said Nozomi.

“Hum. There are a lot of places to visit in Ōta, which is totally going to be awesome if you want to join with us” said Sora.

“Yeah, we should go there, girls!” said Kira.

“Since we’re close with each other, I believe that you should give us the tour” said Sayako.

“Also, we want to see the relatives of yours just like your cousins, Jun-san!” said Rika.

“Okay, then you’ll be my guests to get along with our group! Let’s hope that we should go visit some awesome places to see in my home” said Jun.

“Yeah!” said Kira and the members of the Gleamed Cherry.

“Well, if Kira wants to get along with Jun, then I’ll go with you too, Kōme-san!” said Aya Nakada.

“Sure, Aya! There’s going to be a long ride to see in Ōta, but I’m sure that you’re going to like it if we visited different places around this area. You’ll be surprised to see something awesome and cute” said Kōme.

“Yeah, Kōme-san!” said Aya Nakada.

“What else, Jun? Is there anything interesting to see in your home?” asked Fumi Kashiyama.

“You can visit the Nukui Residence, Fumi-chan” said Jun.

“That’s where me and my sister Kurumi lived there before, but now, it’s the home of Jun’s Angels” said Kyō.

“Our groupmates have been satisfied their stay in our home, which means they’re happy to make their friendship with us grow better” said Kurumi.

“Good for you, Kurumi! Then, can you invite us to your home?” said Fumi.

“Sure, you can, Fumi! We can play together with some plush toys!” said Kurumi.

“Yeah, I like plush toys and I would want to play with you, Kurumi! That way, we’ll make our friendship grow!” said Fumi.

“Yeah, I agree, Fumi-chan!” said Kurumi.

“And while you’re staying, I can serve you some delicious flavored juice” said Kyō.

“How about we can play some board games?” asked Shinji Takakura.

“Yes, you can, Shinji! I have collected a lot of board games from my room” said Kyō.

“You can play with us if you want” said Sakura.

“Okay!” said Shinji.

“Sayako, what about the other groups that have been part of the Bravehearts of Nagoya? Are they going to join?” asked Asumi.

“Unfortunately, they won’t, Asumi-san, but they’ll be coming to Tokyo only if they are allowed to go out outside Nagoya during their summer break” said Sayako.

“Oh, I understand, Sayako, but I’m sure Shinobu’s team may be allowed to go out outside Tokyo to be with your group since they have been interested in going out to explore” said Asumi.

“Yes, they were, Asumi-san. Since Shinobu and Eri were members of the Bravehearts of Nagoya, they can allow their friends to join with them if they want to explore something that they didn’t know about that place before” said Sayako.

“I would say that Shinobu and Eri are very good in making their group united since all of their friends are there to get along with them” said Kentarō.

“Yep. That way, their group will be able to participate at any activities that either Shinobu or Eri made” said Sayako.

“More like a companionship activity to make sure that they’re going on the same page” said Kōichi Yokosawa.

“Yeah, Kōichi, we agree!” said Kentarō and Asumi.

“On the other hand, will Kira ask the rest of her teammates to join the Bravehearts of Nagoya?” asked Kentarō.

“I think that she would, Kentarō-san. Since then, she was the one who was giving the invitation cards to the new teammates of her team if they want to be part of the Bravehearts of Nagoya” said Fumiko Takamine.

“Kira also planned about recruiting the new teammates of Kazumasa in the boys’ basketball team” said Morishige Imai.

“That would be great if Kazumasa had agreed that idea and that will allow him and his teammates from his former elementary school boys’ basketball team to ask them if they join” said Shōta Sasajima.

“I’m sure that it will make the Bravehearts of Nagoya grow their membership by getting the new teammates from the boys’ and girls’ teams as well as their affiliated groups” said Asumi.

“Yeah, Asumi-san! With that plan hopes to be implemented soon, not only the Bravehearts of Nagoya will finally have the new teammates from the girls’ basketball team, but also they’ll finally end up getting new members from the boys’ basketball team” said Rina Fujita.

“They’ll become the strongest community team in Mizuho once those plans are fully accomplished as soon as possible” said Fumiko.

“Good for them and their plans, Fumiko-san! I hope that it will happen to make the Bravehearts of Nagoya more blessed as it is expected” said Kentarō.

“It would be more awesome to bring their friends to be part of that group, so that they’ll allow them to get along with them whatever they want” said Asumi.

“You got that right, Asumi-san!” said Fumiko.

“Hopefully, it will happen to grow their blessings more” said Morishige.

“Yeah!” said Kentarō and Asumi.

“Tomoka, what are the other plans that you and Kira have?” asked Erika.

“Well, the other plan is that both Kira and I will be starting to plan on making new friends with the community groups that the main colors are either red, rose, lavender, violet or fuchsia. Also, as part of our plan to re-organize our Bravehearts, we’ll be planning to add more members who are formerly members of the Dragons of Ōta that are coming from both fuchsia and lavender groups” said Tomoka.

“That’s an interesting idea, Tomoka! I’m sure that you haven’t done that before since you were able make friends in your hometown” said Erika.

“Those colors symbolize the beauty and compassion of Mizuho and this would be great to have more friends in both sides” said Shizue.

“Yeah, Erika-san and Shizue-san! The plan is that there will be a connecting branch between Ōta and Nagoya where pink had been their dominant color” said Tomoka.

“As a result, there’s something special between the two cities when it comes to their pink-colored groups” said Kira.

“Oh! I would say that the dominant color system had been contributed to different projects that have been made in different cities. When one color had been special to a specific area, most of their groups have their own special set of friends through community projects that make them happy and enjoyed” said Hinata.

“I believe that it’s true, Hinata-san. Since pink is a special color in Nagoya, there are a lot of community groups have created their own activities to make sure that they’re blessed through their companionship” said Aki.

“In our group, when the Bravehearts of Nagoya was formed, we started our first activity known as the Appreciation Week, which was taken place last February” said Rumi.

“What that event is all about?” asked Kazue.

“It’s an activity where most of us have given good appreciations by our friends from different groups. The Gleamed Cherry had the greatest number of appreciations given to Kira with 24” said Erika.

“My group had been a great job in thanking me for my active participation at the Todoroki Gakuen Elementary School girls’ basketball team. One of the greatest moments that I read their appreciation letters, Sayako had appreciated me for my great performance during the final against the Hataya Elementary School girls’ basketball team. She said that she liked one of my moments when I had battled against Chika Ōtsubo in the zone. I was able to shoot the three-point shot when we’re on a rally almost the end of the game” said Kira.

“Wow! That Sayako must be admiring your move! I think that she is more trustful just like your teammates do” said Kagetsu.

“That’s right, Kagetsu-san! Sayako and I have been close friends since we were living in the same hometown. Sometimes, best friends can grow their relationship even more if you were able to treat him or her nicely. It’s nice to treat him or her to make sure that he or she will not be mad at you” said Sayako.

“Yeah, I agree, Sayako-san! A lot of my friends have been able to be close to me and that’s why they can’t lose my trust over me” said Tomoka.

“True, Tomoka-san! We’re always here to be with you as always” said Megumi Kadokawa.

“Since you had been a cheerful person as you are, Tomoka, my friends and I will make sure that you’ll not lose your pride for our group” said Nami.

“That’s why you should smile to us very nicely” said Junichi Kamisaka.

“Yes, I will, Junichi-san!” said Tomoka before she speaks to Megumi Kadokawa and Nami. “Megumi-san and Nami-san, I’ll be glad that you’ll continue our friendship with me, but hopefully, you’ll develop more. So, I will not lose the two of you, right?” said Tomoka.

“Yeah, Tomoka!” said Megumi Kadokawa and Nami.

“If I remember correctly, Tomoka and Kira, Subaru and I have made a project known as the Color Friends Project. It is the project that was organized by the members of the Kirihara Middle School boys’ and girls’ basketball team where we decided to scout some young players, who the potential to become future superstars one day” said Aoi.

“Oh! I know about that event, Aoi-san! That’s where those boys and girls born in Nishina, Kamata and Yaguchi have participated at that event. A lot of the players have sported different colors of their hairs” said Kazue.

“Yep. There are a lot of participants in that event including Tomoka, Himeko Katayama, Kensuke, Sayaka Ashihara and Sayuri Kaneda. Aoi and I have given them some training by learning the new moves. Also, we gave them special tutor lessons on different subjects, so that they’ll be able to improve their studies in the second term” said Subaru.

“At the end, many of them were able to improve their grades in different academic subjects while developing their basketball careers during the district tournaments two years ago” said Aoi.

“Well, I would say that a lot of hometown heroes coming out there in your hometown, Subaru-san. I believe that the trend of potential players had been growing around since you made that project” said Kira.

“Yeah, I agree, Kira-san. Also, I decided to remember their names by finding them in my notebook and ask them to find the former members of the Dragons of Ōta” said Subaru.

“One question, Subaru-san. Are the participants being former members of the Dragons of Ōta or not?” said Kazumasa.

“About 30 of them were former members of the Dragons of Ōta while others didn’t. Then, when the Pink and Plum was established last year, there are at least 13 of them being members of that group” said Subaru.

“I’m sure that they’re more like future players when they’re taking on the amateur leagues in Tokyo. That city had been populous due to a lot of people lived there for a beautiful life” said Reina.

“Yeah, I agree, Reina-san” said Subaru.

“So, how’s the progress of your trained participants?” asked Shinobu.

“Well, most of them have been good to show their special moves without any means. Also, I decided to give Tomoka a special move, which is the Shiny Gift. I was able to let her play on her own game during the Fuchsia and Celadon Tournament because she was the one who can give her teammates a beautiful gift. Right, Tomoka-san?” said Subaru.

“Yeah, that’s true, Subaru-san” said Tomoka.

“Subaru-kun, I will be wondering if you’re going to help Tomoka on that plan” said Shinobu.

“What plan?” asked Subaru.

“Tomoka and the Family of Angels are planning to open their search to find the former members of the Dragons of Ōta that were coming from the fuchsia and lavender group. She’s also planning to meet with some of her friends from higher levels in her school tomorrow” said Eri Toyama.

“Well, I will help her, Shinobu-kun and Eri-san. I will make sure that she’s going to help her group to find the former members of the Dragons of Ōta while getting more help to track on the former members of the Dragons of Ōta that are coming from different colored groups. Right now, the search for the members of the pink and magenta group and the red group were still in progress. Hinata and Kagetsu will take care of those from the pink and magenta group through their partnership with their childhood friends, but as for the red group, I let Shimako and Asumi in charge on that search” said Subaru.

“Now that’s a good report about there, Subaru. I believe that your group had been making their progress on that search, but I hope that there will be a big change for you and the former friends of yours when you’re going to let them revive that group very soon” said Eri Toyama.

“You got it, Eri-san!” said Subaru.

“I want to entrust you to continue that pursuit. No matter what will happen in your hometown, we’re hopefully going to see more progress with your Bravehearts” said Shinobu.

“Okay, Shinobu-kun, I will!” said Subaru.

“Speaking of which, those colors appeared to be the dominant colors in your hometown, Masami-san” said Reina.

“Yeah, Reina! In Ōta, the current dominant color is pink while violet, fuchsia and red are constantly second-level dominant colors, based on the performance of the community groups in our hometown. With the Era of Fuchsia and Celadon had begun, there are some speculations that the blue-haired and light green-haired students from Den-en-chōfu have grown their potential due to their charismatic personality” said Masami Fujii.

“After all, the trend may be changed during the prefectural competitions next month, which is going to be a challenge for the blue-haired and light green-haired students coming from Den-en-chōfu and its neighboring areas” said Kazuko.

“Well, I think that it reminds me during the 1990s when lavender and pink groups have produced such good players that they wanted to be strong. As a result of that, pink had overtaken red as the dominant color in Nagoya, which is still standing as of this year” said Reina.

“To be honest, Reina-chan, there has to be some good players when they worked on to become basketball players in your area and it had been flourished recently. One more thing is that the Bravehearts of Nagoya can be connected to those young players who had born to be determined, which is the result of Kira being an outstanding player for the Todoroki Gakuen Elementary School girls’ basketball team” said Mizuki.

“Yeah, that’s true, Mizuki-san. In our program, there is no player who had reached their potential to be great after the foundation of it for 20 years. It was contrast to the boys’ basketball team, who were able to find their new production of players since Shinobu Miyamoto had been the star of that team” said Reina.

“Technically, Shinobu had been taking care of his team by aiming through the top and it was passed to future captains such as Seiya Takamine, Minoru Akaishi, Nobuhisa Komatsu and Kazumasa Nonaka” said Sumire.

“They were able to get three championships in six years. One during Shinobu’s final year before entering middle school and the other two were under the leadership of Minoru Akaishi and Kazumasa Nonaka” said Chiyo.

“I’m sure that they’ll have high hopes to continue their production of players in that program after Kazumasa left to enter middle school” said Tsubaki.

“There are a lot of players going to step into the new season, which they have their confidence to be contenders this year” said Hiiragi.

“Yeah, I agree! Their captain, Tomoyuki Tasaki, had been leading the team since the first training last week. So, hopefully, he’ll be able to propel his program to the prefectural tournament this year” said Reina.

“Then, I hope that it will happen this year, Reina. I wonder what happened about last year” said Masami Fujii.

“Oh, good question, Masami-san. You see, while my brother’s team had made it to the prefectural tournament where they lost to the Nagakute Elementary School from the city of Nagakute in the quarterfinals” said Reina.

“Wow! They have made it just like your team did!” said Tsubaki.

“And it looks like they’re very strong their performance in both city and prefectural tournament without losing their acceleration and stamina” said Hiiragi.

“Yep. Kazumasa and his teammates Yūichirō Ayase, Rintarō Makino, Mamoru Sakurano and Yoshikatsu Eguchi have been a great job in making their season more inevitable as it was expected. The last time it happened was during the senior year of Minoru Akaishi to bag their second city tournament championship against Honjigaoka Elementary School from Moriyama Ward” said Chiyo.

“That team was led by Akihiro Fujioka, who had been studying in the Moritaka Middle School in Shikenya, also in Moriyama Ward” said Sumire.

“Yeah, it was a great run for my team, especially to my buddy Yoshikatsu-san. Hopefully, we will do it again, but on a different level” said Kazumasa.

“Of course, Kazumasa-san! We’re not going to lose our willpower and honor in our first year in the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School boys’ basketball team. We’ll be more blessed if we’re able to work together as a team” said Yoshikatsu Eguchi.

“You got it, Yosahikatsu-san!” said Kazumasa.

“Wow! I’m proud of your older brother, Reina! I’m sure that they’ll be used to it to give their run something inevitable for this year” said Masami Fujii.

“Yeah, I agree, Masami-san! That way, he’ll not lose his energetic smile when he’s playing on the court. Even he used his playing style, this is his moment that he’s going to shine” said Reina.

“Yeah, that’s true, Reina” said Masami Fujii.

“The last thing that we’re planning for our next encounter is that we’ll be coming up a big fantastic plan for the summer break” said Kira.

“Oooh! I think that this might be interesting, Kira! Since we’re all going to Tokyo for a visit next month, then we should be more oriented to your summer plan” said Naoto Gotō.

“Which may be so fantastic!” said Wakaba Ichimaru.

“Yeah, I agree, Naoto-san and Wakaba-san! That’s why it’s been a while that there are braveheart groups near our city and in up north Gifu. I have been thinking about a community week where everyone is expected to visit Tokyo for free time, but I would say that this summer, it will be something magnificent” said Kira.

“With the upcoming Middle School National Basketball Championship will be held in Fukuoka this coming August, there will be some concurrent plans for different groups of bravehearts by having an agreement where all braveheart groups will join together in a weekly jamboree” said Tomoka.

“However, this plan may cost a lot of millions of yen if we pushed this plan through because one of the main problems is that parents can’t accept any member of the braveheart groups to travel outside of their city, which is unfortunate though” said Kira.

“I agree, Kira! There might be more honest if one braveheart group will visit different places to another during the weekend, which will be every month” said Yuiko.

“That’s right, Yuiko-san, but also, according to the deputy adviser of the Bravehearts of Fukuoka, Shuto Furihata, due to the travel costs, any braveheart group can go near places that are close to their city with the exception of some braveheart groups if they have large budget on their hands such as the Bravehearts of Fukuoka due to Kazuhiro’s father Kenjirō Hatakenaka had invested a lot of business shares with different companies in Fukuoka, which allows Kazuhiro to travel to different cities around the country” said Tomoka.

“That’s interesting, but I have a question. Where did you know about that information, Tomoka?” said Natsuhi.

“Well, during last Sunday’s post-tournament party when Kazuhiro talked to me and Subaru about his family business. Kazuhiro’s father had been good in making business, building a lot of aesthetic sporting places in the city. That’s why Kazuhiro had to invest his own money through his father” said Tomoka.

“Wow! That Kazuhiro guy must be dreaming about his aim to become the best player in Japan. I don’t know if you’re up for this, Subaru-san” said Maho.

“Well, I haven’t made up my mind yet, but I’m just trying to be the best player in Ōta before I may end up being the best player in the city if I lead my team to the Nationals” said Subaru.

“I think that you should be more prepared for the upcoming prefectural tournament, Subaru-san. It’s going to be a tough road, trying to qualify for the Nationals” said Shinobu.

“That’s where all schools will compete with each other to determine the best high school basketball team in one prefecture. All prefectural representatives will later face with each other at the Nationals, which will be held by August in three months, before they’ll assemble their All-Star team to represent themselves for the National Games by September in four months” said Kazumasa.

“I’m very confident about this, Shinobu-kun and Kazumasa-san. There’s no way other opponents think that my team is not strong. I’ll make sure that my team will make it to the Nationals” said Subaru.

“Yeah, that’s right, Subaru. That’s what the real champions in Kasuragi have done for!” said Kazunari.

“Enthusiasm means good motivation to make progress of your career” said Banri.

“Yep! You got that one right, Banri-kun!” said Subaru.

“I think that the Summer League Circuit in Ōta will take place during the summer break. It’s where everyone will take their guts to show up” said Mitsuhiro.

“There are a lot of districts in our hometown, which means one district had set up their own circuit. It’s just a friendly competition that allows the high schoolers to play for fun while taking their break from their academic studies in their schools” said Mayumi.

“Then, I would say that since we have just established our group one and a half months ago, then we’ll plan on organizing practice matches for the braveheart groups that are near our hometown to show who the strongest of them all is” said Mimi.

“Yeah, that would allow the braveheart groups in the Kanto region and the areas near to it such as our home to gather together at the same time. That way, it will be more interested to see different groups from different prefectures and this is the best time to create a new bond between them” said Erika.

“Now that’s a good idea, Mimi-san and Erika-san! I think that the practice matches will be perfect for all braveheart groups in Kanto and the areas near to it to get along at the same time, but of course, this will allow them to make new friends that are coming from different areas within Kanto as well as to the areas that are close to it” said Kira.

“I say that we should do it, Kira-san!” said Tomoka.

“Yeah, Tomoka-san, but we’ll have to save it for the summer break unless we’ll have to get more incentives from major basketball competitions this coming next month” said Kira.

“Ah, yeah! I think that you’re right about that, Kira-san. I’m sure that we need some support from the parents” said Tomoka.

“We’ll help you, Tomoka-san!” said Kaori Minato.

“Really, okāsan?” asked Tomoka.

“Yeah!” said Kaori Minato.

“Oh, that’s great, okāsan! I’m sure that you’re going to help us to make our plan getting started soon” said Tomoka.

“That’s right, Tomoka-san. Since your group had been progressing right now with your careers, we should have been planning on the budget, so that we’ll allow the outsiders that are not born in Ōta to be invited to your plans” said Kaori Minato.

“Yeah. We should save the money for our benefits to make sure that we’ll not lose more” said Shinobu Minato.

“Yeah, I agree, otōsan!” said Tomoka.

“What do say, everyone? Shall you support us?” asked Subaru.

“It will be a pleasure to do it!” said Ginga.

“Yeah, if my husband says yes, then I’ll go with that too!” said Nayu.

“I would be surprised to say your reactions makes me motivated. Then, I’ll help you too, Subaru!” said Fūga.

“We got us!” said the parents of the Bravehearts of Ōta.

“We would be honored to make that plan turn into a reality” said Masayoshi.

“We’ll make sure that we’ll accommodate on the budget for that very soon” said Sae Aizawa.

“While the summer break is not started yet, we’ll make a big meeting for the future, so that you’re all going to be surprised” said Sayuri Ogi.

“We will make sure that everyone will be all enjoyed during the summer break if we got enough budget to organize on the future activities for your group” said Keisuke Nukui.

“That way, you’ll be blessed!” said Azusa Nukui.

“Yeah!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta.

“That’s great, everyone, especially to you, Tomoka-san! I hope that your group will finally have time to work on future activities this coming summer” said Kira.

“Yeah, Kira-san!” said Tomoka.

“I think that we’ll support that plan too, Kira-san” said Shintarō Ōgaki.

“I like that plan of Tomoka’s, Kira-san, because it will be better to make accommodations for us to have a good budget that it will be used for your group” said Kaori Ōgaki.

“If they’re going to help their Bravehearts, then we’ll do the same thing for you” said Masami Ōgaki.

“Okay!” said Kira.

“Hopefully, let’s make these plans turn into a reality for sure!” said Tomoka and Kira.

“Yeah!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta and Nagoya and their allies, especially to their parents and the members of the Gotō clan.

Later, the Bravehearts of Ōta, the Music Girls, the members of the Family of Angels and the Fire Edelweiss and their allies from the Rainbow Angels are finally packing up their stuff as they’re going to leave the Gotō Clan Ancestral House as they’re going to leave Nagoya to travel back to Tokyo.

The Bravehearts of Nagoya and their allies are waving their hands goodbye to the Bravehearts of Ōta and their allies.

“We’ll see you soon, Tomoka-san! Hopefully, our plans will work out as soon as possible” said Kira.

“Yeah!” said Tomoka.

“It’s sad that you see us go, but we’ll see you for another encounter, Kira-chan!” said Kazue.

“Okay, Kazue-san! Just don’t forget to chat with me online if you want to” said Kira.

“Sure!” said Kazue.

“Thanks for everything, Kira-chan! You’re my good cousin and let’s meet with each other again!” said Jun.

“Okay, Jun-san! I promise!” said Kira.

“You got it, my cousin!” said Jun.

“Oniichan! We’ll see you soon!” said Miku.

“Okay, Miku-san! Just do whatever it takes to be a good singer!” said Keisuke.

“Okay!” said Miku.

“Good luck with your team, Subaru-kun! We’ll support you!” said Shinobu and Eri.

“Thanks, Shinobu-kun and Eri-kun! I’ll make sure that I’ll make them proud!” said Subaru.

“Yeah!” said Kazunari and Banri.

“We hope that we’ll see you soon!” said Aoi.

“Okay!” said Shinobu and Eri.

“We’ll see you soon, Kira and the Bravehearts!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta.

“Okay!” said Kira and the Bravehearts of Ōta. The vacation of the Bravehearts of Ōta was a success as they finally have their new bonds of friendship with the Bravehearts of Nagoya. Now that they have finally have their plans, hopefully, the Bravehearts of Ōta and Nagoya will look forward in meeting with each other next month as they’ll have another encounter between the two braveheart groups next month, which will be on June 5. It’s great that Tomoka, Jun and Kazue have finally developed their friendship with Kira as they were able to thank her for their blessings that have been bonded through their hearts.

As they’re leaving Nagoya through the Shinkansen, the Bravehearts of Ōta, the Music Girls, the members of the Family of Angels and the Fire Edelweiss and their allies are travelling back to Tokyo via the Tokyo Station. Later, they would all go back to Ōta together before they would part ways in downtown Kamata.

“Oh! It’s already 10:03 in the evening! I think that I don’t want to be late in school tomorrow!” said Hinata.

“Yeah, Hinata-chan! We should have a good night sleep, so that we’ll go to school early” said Mimi.

“That’s right, Mimi-san! Tomorrow will be the first training for the boys’ basketball team in both elementary school and middle school. I’m sure that we’re all going to make it to our respective schools” said Tomoka.

“Yeah! As what we say together to remember our words of wisdom and willpower…” said Jun before the Bravehearts of Ōta, the Music Girls, the members of the Family of Angels and the Fire Edelweiss would shout together. “…once’s a braveheart, always a braveheart!”

“Let’s make sure that we’ll have another great day tomorrow!” said Tomoka.

“Yeah!” said the Bravehearts of Ōta, the Music Girls, the members of the Family of Angels and the Fire Edelweiss.

[ENDING: Tenshi no 3P!/Angel's 3Piece! ED: Kusabi「楔」 by Baby’s breath]​

UP NEXT: Profile of Violet Division of Horita-tōri
 
As this is the end of the Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya Arc, I’ll be posting one more profile that featured a group of young students from Nagoya as here comes the Violet Division of Horita-tōri. This group was once coming from the Horita-tōri Elementary School before most of them went to the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School. It was led by Shizue Niwa, a former captain of the Horita-tōri Elementary School girls’ basketball team and a relative of Erina Miyagi. They made its first appearance in tonight's update, Chapter 155, when Shizue had introduced her friends to Kira Ōgaki.

Violet Division of Horita-tōri: Shizue Niwa, Mika Orikasa, Yūta Kudō, Akihisa Horiuchi, Kotori Yamashita, Mariko Ōnishi, Sayaka Katagiri, Katsunori Ōiwa, Seiichirō Hattori, Masaru Fujinaka, Kōhei Kawamura, Masayo Nakatsuka, Ryōko Tadokoro, Kuniko Toyama, Akie Tosaka and Nami Ōtsuka

Violet Division of Horita-tōri
Shizue Niwa: October 21 / 1MS-5 / Todoroki Gakuen MS / Cousin of Erina Miyagi
Mika Orikasa: June 4 / 1MS-5 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Yūta Kudō: February 12 / 1MS-5 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Akihisa Horiuchi: September 28 / 1MS-6 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Kotori Yamashita: March 25 / 1MS-6 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Mariko Ōnishi: May 9 / 1MS-7 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Sayaka Katagiri: November 1 / 1MS-7 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Katsunori Ōiwa: April 13 / 1MS-7 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Seiichirō Hattori: January 26 / 1MS-7 / Todoroki Gakuen MS
Masaru Fujinaka: August 12 / 1MS-3 / Mizuhogaoka MS
Kōhei Kawamura: December 7 / 1MS-3 / Mizuhogaoka MS
Masayo Nakatsuka: July 10 / 1MS-6 / Mizuhogaoka MS
Ryōko Tadokoro: October 2 / 1MS-6 / Mizuhogaoka MS
Kuniko Toyama: January 23 / 1MS-7 / Mizuhogaoka MS / Cousin of Eri and Maika Toyama
Akie Tosaka: March 26 / 1MS-7 / Mizuhogaoka MS
Nami Ōtsuka: November 30 / 1MS-7 / Mizuhogaoka MS


UP NEXT: The Relationship Between the Bravehearts of Nagoya and the Other Braveheart Groups in Japan
 
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BRAVEHEARTS OF NAGOYA AND THE OTHER BRAVEHEART GROUPS IN JAPAN

Each member of the Bravehearts of Nagoya has their own lines as they’ll explain about how the relationship between the Bravehearts of Nagoya and the other braveheart groups in Japan had been made before and after its formation.

Kira Ōgaki: The Bravehearts of Nagoya had been known as one of the new groups that have been formed in the year 2010. It was led by me, Kira Ōgaki, and Shinobu Miyamoto. When the group had been formed last January 15, during my birthday, we start expanding by recruiting our friends from Todoroki Gakuen to be part of our circle. Based in Mizuho, the Bravehearts of Nagoya have become one of the largest community groups in Mizuho where they have 13 mainstream groups: the Gleamed Cherry, the Luminous Tangerine, the Colorful Albatross, the Sunlight Rose, the Valiant Blaze, the Akamatsu Blazers, the Fuchsia Moonlight, the Yamayuri Sphere, the Viridian Salmon, the Wisteria and Celadon, the Rose and Periwinkle Dolphins, the Diamonds and Roses and the Violet Division of Horita-tōri.

Shinobu Miyamoto: After Kira Ōgaki, Megumi Kazama, Yuiko Maeyama, Yūmi Takasaki and Aki Kaneko have entered the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School and joined the school’s girls’ basketball team, we began working on creating the extended group system for every mainstream group that was part of our Bravehearts of Nagoya. Because our Bravehearts of Nagoya had been closed to different braveheart groups near different cities around Nagoya, which we became a three-star braveheart group since we were the first braveheart group to be formed in Nagoya before we were followed by our neighbors.

Eri Toyama: To start things off, in Nagoya, we have been closed to different ‘braveheart; groups that have the same goals as them. One was in Nakagawa where there is a group known as the Bravehearts of Nakagawa, which was led by Minori Kinoshita and Kenjirō Katsumata. One time before the Bravehearts of Nagoya was formed, Kenjirō had visited our school when the Todoroki Gakuen High School boys’ basketball team took on the Tomita High School boys’ basketball team where Shinobu and his boys have won in a close game.

Rentarō Shizuma: Another one is in Atsuta where they have the Bravehearts of Atsuta, led by Chinatsu Shibazaki and Fumihiro Yanagi. Last spring break, they visited the Gotō Clan Ancestral House where we have a short meeting about the future between both sides. It was nice that Fumihiro had been a good leader because he was able to address the upcoming season of the Atsuta League. Right now, we’re going to work on some plans with the Bravehearts of Atsuta, in preparing for the upcoming Aichi prefectural basketball tournaments next month.

Sayako Hanada: When it comes to relationship with the other braveheart groups outside Nagoya, this is the part where you’ll see some highlights on how one member of our group had been closed to. Let’s start with the neighboring cities around Nagoya. For my friend Kira, aside from being a member of the Gotō clan, she had been friends with the Bravehearts of Inazawa where she had a cousin named Tamako Ishikawa, the leading girl of that group. Another one is that she had been closed with the Bravehearts of Kasugai, led by Chinami Sasajima, because Chinami is the daughter of a member of the Kasugai chapter of the Gotō clan. Other friends of Kira in Inazawa were Hayato Uchiyama, Saori Wakamatsu, Kimiya Okayama and Rina Hayase and while for Kasugai, they were Mika Kiyokawa, Yūdai Kohara, Megumi Natsukawa and Shinsuke Aiba.

Megumi Kazama: I had a close friend from Kasugai named Genjirō Ōiwa, a member of the Bravehearts of Kasugai. He had called me ‘Megu-san’ because we used to live in Kasugai during the summer vacation. On the other hand, I had a relative named Risa Kazama, who is a member of the Bravehearts of Komaki. Risa and I were used to play basketball together every summer when Risa visited my home. It was nice that she was talented without losing her enthusiasm. Other friends I have met were Hisako Tanahashi, Kumiko Tagawa, Kōhei Miyasaka and Naomori Tsuji in Kasugai and Natsumi Esaki, Noriko Yasukawa, Shizuka Watanabe, Minoru Asakawa and Yūji Koyama in Komaki.

Yuiko Maeyama: Ever since I lived in Mizuho for most of the time, I had recognized some of my close friends in the south including in Handa and Higashiura such as Tatsuya Ebihara (Handa), Akie Kaniwa (Handa), Kanako Eguchi (Higashiura) and Yumiko Katsura (Higashiura). Also, my mother’s hometown in Takahama had been supporting the Bravehearts of Takahama where Miki Yoshikawa had been part of it. I visited Takahama during the Christmas vacation because I love to live there to meet with my maternal relatives. Aside from Miki Yoshikawa, I also befriended Kōki Nagaoka, Sakiko Sagara and Nami Kobayashi.

Yūmi Takasaki: When I was born in Mizuho, I had been raised as a little girl in that area before I grew up in the city of Okazaki. Okazaki was my first home where my father lives. Recently, when I was on vacation, I had met some of my friends out there that they were part of the Bravehearts of Okazaki like Fūka Maehara, Fumika Yonezawa, Runa Hashiguchi and Genta Akamine. Also, I had been a friend of Aimi Ishizaka, a member of the Bravehearts of Numazu, because both me and Aimi were fans of Aqours, an idol girl group from Love Live! Sunshine!! I really like that group because they were so admired to perform in front of their fans and followers. One day, I might meet them for sure! Aside from Aimi, I’m also a close friend of Aki Takashima, the leading girl of the Bravhehearts of Numazu, Konomi Hagino, Ayumi Nakazawa, Ai Yoshikawa, Kenjirō Kuritsu and Yoshitaka Itami.

Aki Kaneko: I had been associated with the Bravehearts of Ichinomiya because I had a friend named Sachiko Okamoto, who was originally born in Kitanagoya. Sachiko and I were used to be meeting with each other every school break and we have gathered our friends to join with them for sightseeing at the park. Aside from Sachiko, I became friends with Ako Nishio, Keiko Kurokawa, Keizō Kawaguchi and Yūtarō Sakai. Also, I also befriended Jun Miyaichi, who was the captain of the Suganuma Daiichi Elementary School boys’ basketball team in Kakamigahara before he enrolled in Kakamigahara Chuō Middle School boys’ basketball team. Jun and I were enjoyed playing with each other when we were having a vacation two years ago alongside Jun’s friends such as Shinsuke Hirano, Sōichi Akabane and Musashi Ojima.

Erika Yoshioka: My family roots came from Kawasaki, which means that I had been associated with them, although I had also become friends with one of the members of the Bravehearts of Kawasaki in Ichirō Fujinaka. But when it comes to the Chukyo metropolitan area, I had some from Ōgaki where I had befriended some members of the Bravehearts of Ōgaki such as Sayaka Iwamura, Yoshinori Kitayama and Seiko Komori. Aside from them, I had been friends with the friend of Nanako Sakurano in Michiko Hisamura, a member of the Bravehearts of Shizuoka, and the friend of Yūko Iida in Emiko Ichikawa, a member of the Bravehearts of Nagano.

Rumi Saito: My father’s roots came from Seto, which I had visited that place during the summer and Christmas breaks. During my time when I was spending there last year, I became friends with future members of the Bravehearts of Seto such as Kazuhiro Sakanoue, Yū Tsushima and Hisayo Tosaka. Also, I had visited Owariasahi during the Debate Competition where Nobumasa Hiromatsu had his school compete against different schools in Aichi. I recognized Mariko Sakura, Masatoshi Mizuno, Wataru Ueda and Asami Shinoyama, who were friends of Aina Shimakura, a member of the Bravehearts of Owariasahi.

Sumire Takeyama: Before I took part of the Bravehearts of Nagoya, I had followed the Harayama clan of city of Shizuoka where they have been prospered for many years. I had a cousin named Toshiko Harayama, who was a member of that clan. She is resembled to my teammate Reina Nonaka because of her legitimate three-point shooting skills. On other hand, from the city of Shimada, I had been friends with Momoka Nagaoka, Yūichirō Ōzawa, Keisuke Kajita and Rei Hirano. Rei Hirano was a relative of the leader of the Viridian Salmon, Mikuni Hirano, which means that she was very close to me and my good friend Chiyo Takezono.

Chiyo Takezono: I had recognized some of my friends from both Anjō and Hekinan such as Banri Hayashida, Rikichi Katō, Kiyomi Suguira and Anzu Shiratani in Anjō and Kyōko Taniguchi, Makio Taguchi, Mamoru Ōmora and Kaguya Yuzuki in Hekinan. They were all bravehearts because they have shown their willpower in doing their moves to the test. Aside from that, I had some other friends that are coming from Mizunami, who they were all members of the Bravehearts of Mizumani, like Isao Fujita, Hikari Matsumoto, Mayuko Toyoda and Suzuko Kasamatsu.

Reina Nonaka: When my brother and I grew in Mizuho, we had lived there for a lot because we want to inspire that area as my living place, but of course, we often visit different places if you ask me correctly. In Kariya, I became friends with Riko Yamashiro, Shizuko Hachisuka, Akiko Kondo and Tsutomu Kamiya. They have been part of the Bravehearts of Kariya and they have been interested in marine animals. Another one is in Nishio where Hitomi Matuzaki and Yoshimi Takatsuka have been members of the Bravehearts of Nishio. Then, there is Shōjirō Toyoshima, who had also been part of the Bravehearts of Nishio where he is the leading boy of the group.

Kazumasa Nonaka: On the other hand, I became friends with Kotarō Akamatsu, Ren Hikawa and Eisaku Hirose, who were all teammates of Tsutomu Kamiya, who is also my friend too. He visited my home during last year’s summer break. Like Reina, I had been friends with Hitomi Matuzaki and Yoshimi Takatsuka, who were members of the Bravehearts of Nishio, but aside from that, I became close friends with Toyoko Nomura and her older brother Tatsurō because we used to work on one project two years ago. I also recognized Shōjirō Toyoshima because he is considered a future star player to watch out for this year because he had played as a playmaker to make assists.

Shizue Niwa: Before I had joined the Bravehearts of Nagoya, I made some friends in Gifu and Ōgaki because those friends were often visiting Nagoya during the summer. My father had been assigned as the head coach of the Gifu International High School boys’ basketball team. So, when I was visiting in Gifu and Ōgaki, I started playing basketball with my friends I have befriended with such as Yūko Taguchi (Gifu), Keita Asai (Gifu), Mariya Suda (Ōgaki), Masahiro Moriyama (Gifu) and Genta Horii (Ōgaki). Another one that I had befriended with is Seiko Kitayama, who came from Mizuho. She was the leading girl of the Bravehearts of Mizuho (Gifu), not my hometown in Mizuho, Nagoya. Anyway, Seiko and I have been friends when I let her invite into my home to train during the summer break. Hopefully, I will be inviting her friends to visit my home, now that I have been part of the Bravehearts of Nagoya.

Naoto Gotō: Now that they have discussed about different areas that they have been closed. Let’s move on to outer Chukyo, which you’ll also gonna see how our relationship with the other groups that are not from Chukyo would be like. We currently met with the Bravehearts of Ōta, who came from capital city of Tokyo. Not only they have good players such as Tomoka Minato and Subaru Hasegawa, but also, they have Jun Gotō, who is my cousin from the Gotō clan. If you don’t know what’s going on, Jun’s parents have passed away before she was adopted by Masayoshi Sawatari. By the time, she returned to our hometown recently, she had still honored her clan because she recognized her cousins such as Kira Ōgaki, Yasutaka Gotō and Miyuki Gotō.

Fumiko Takamine: Another area that Kira and her friends have befriended with is the Bravehearts of Kōfu. It is a group that are coming from Kōfu, Yamanashi, led by Masami Ōmori and Hitoshi Miyahara. Both sides have agreed to hold meetings every six months which was happened on the week after the graduation of Kira and her friends in elementary school. Hopefully, we’ll watch out for the Bravehearts of Kōfu very soon because they’re going to organize some future activities that will strengthen their partnership.

Hisayo Uchida: Aside from Ōta and Kōfu, the Bravehearts of Nagoya have also been close friends with the Bravehearts of Kanazawa, led by Saburo Yonezawa and Mieko Yosokawa. This group had the same dream as our Bravehearts of Nagoya since they have been a great job in winning the district and city championships last season. One time, both Shinobu and Saburo have agreed to help each other to train young prospects in Aisai, the hometown of Shinobu’s father, Shōjirō.

Satomi Kurosawa: Eventually, with the expansion of the Bravehearts of Nagoya had been started with the acquisition of the new members of the Todoroki Gakuen basketball teams, we’re finally have some plans to work with in the future such as a visit at the Misawa Resort Hotel, which will be held by next month, and the general assembly of our team, which will be held on the week before the Aichi prefectural basketball tournaments. Hopefully, things will turn out to be better as everyone will be ready to shine themselves as one family of bravehearts.

Kira Ōgaki: With all things said, the future of our Bravehearts is in our hands because…

Bravehearts of Nagoya: …we’ll rise and shine together through the horizon as one family of bravehearts!

Kira Ōgaki: We’ll see you next month in Tokyo because we’re ready to visit the home of the Bravehearts of Ōta at the Misawa Resort Hotel!

Bravehearts of Nagoya: Yeah!

UP NEXT: Omake 4: “Fly High with Miku Nishio and her Circle of Friends” [Christmas Update for the Year 2019]

And thus, the Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya had been completed! It’s nice that this arc was more blooming and more angelic because I had finally completed an arc that focused on the vacation with the Bravehearts of Ōta. I know that it’s very blooming and angelic to see both braveheart groups getting along with each other because I wanted to represent that for the external roots of Jun Gotō, the female protagonist of the anime Tenshi no 3P!/Angel’s 3Piece! One thing about Jun Gotō is that her maternal hometown, Nagoya, is also the birthplace of voice actress Yūko Ōno, who was voicing for Jun! So, this familiar coincidence had been made in this arc, which means that you have seen some of Jun’s cousins from her clan throughout her Golden Week vacation with her band, Jun’s Angels, and their allies, the Bravehearts and the Family of Angels! It’s great that Kira and Jun have developed their friendship since they were cousins and hopefully, they’ll meet each other again once the Bravehearts of Nagoya are planning to meet with the Bravehearts of Ōta in Tokyo in the future. But I know that this night is not over yet as the next update will go back to Tokyo for the last part of the Interludes with Seijirō’s Bravehearts, which will be posted right after I’ll be posting the omake, which will be posted on Christmas Day (December 25).

Now, I believe that I had finally got my time to take a break from writing drafts for a while to spend my Christmas break with my family. However, I might still have to post the omake, which is also going to be the series’ Christmas update for the year 2019. As far as you know what this fourth omake would be like, it’s going to be featuring Miku Nishio of Ongaku Shoujo and Aqours of Love Live! Sunshine!! I’ll be going back to writing new drafts by January in the year 2020, so that I’ll concentrate on completing the drafts of the second part of Volume 8 and then, I’ll let you know when I’m going to post the full details of it. Now that I had done talking about what the Christmas break would be like for me, I’ll see you on December 25 (Wednesday) for the fourth omake of Rooks, Knights and Bravehearts!
 
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It’s the time of the year once again as I’ll be posting a Christmas update of Rooks, Knights and Bravehearts for the second straight year!:D This time, it will be the fourth omake, which will be a crossover of Ongaku Shoujo and Love Live! Sunshine!! This omake will be majorly focused on Miku Nishio and her circle of friends, but you’ll also gonna see how Miku Nishio have met Aqours. Get ready because you’re going to see Miku and her circle of friends meeting with the main cast of Love Live! Sunshine!!, which is led by Chika Takami. But before you’ll read this omake, this special update will be dedicated to Emi Nitta (December 10), Hisako Kanemoto (December 16), Minami Takahashi (December 20), Tomori Kusunoki (December 22), Hinata Satō (December 23), Yuri Noguchi (December 24), Aya Suzaki (December 25) and Sora Tokui (December 26). Emi is the voice actress of Honoka Kōsaka; Hisako is the voice actress of Itsuki and Lisa Highwalker; Minami is the voice actress of Elf Yamada, Kuroka and Lilith; Tomori is the voice actress of Llenn and Setsuna Yūki; Hinata is the voice actress of Leah Kazuno; Yuri is the voice actress of Goe Ishikawa; Aya is the voice actress of Hiiragi Takenaka and Mei Yachiyo; and Sora is the voice actress of Nico Yazawa, Maya Jōga, Ariella Lu and Reina. This will be the first time that this update will be dedicated to more than 4 seiyus, which means that I had missed some seiyus that already have their birthdays being passed before Christmas time.;) Hopefully, I will be wishing them their good luck for their next set of anime releases next year! Happy birthday, Emi, Hisako, Minami, Tomori, Hinata, Yuri, Aya and Sora! Now, without further ado, it's time to fly high as here comes the fourth omake of the series with the title, “Fly High with Miku Nishio and her Circle of Friends”! Enjoy reading the fourth omake of Rooks, Knights and Bravehearts!:)

[OPENING: Ongaku Shoujo Character Song Series: Fly Girl「フライガール」 by Miku Nishio (CV: Miho Okasaki)]

VOLUME 8: “A NEW ANGELIC AND HARMONIOUS ERA IN ŌTA”
OMAKE 4: “FLY HIGH WITH MIKU NISHIO AND HER CIRCLE OF FRIENDS

This omake is a crossover of Ongaku Shoujo and Love Live! Sunshine!! It takes place during the Vacation with the Bravehearts in Nagoya Arc between Chapters 153 & 154.

While enjoying her Golden Week vacation in her hometown, Miku had remembered her memories when she was in the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School. Miku and her close friends, composed of Atsuko Tachibana, Miori Itō, Kentarō Ōbari and Eiichi Murakami, have been together ever since they were in Todoroki Gakuen until they left to enroll in Tokyo for the Hasekura High School, the school that most of the members of the Music Girls have studied there.

At Room #407, Miku and her friends from the Fire Edelweiss have enjoyed the rest of their night after the campfire night was finished by doing the karaoke activity. Miku, Ayako, Atsuko, Chiwa and Miori sing the song 「最強 the サマータイム!!!!!」, which was performed by Miho Okasaki, Azumi Waki, Fūka Izumi, Hikaru Akao and Yurika Kubo.

Once the song was ended, someone had knocked the door, which Miku stands up before saying, “I got this!” When Miku opens the door to see who the person knocking the door, it was revealed to be Yūmi Takasaki, who was with the co-leaders of the Sunlight Rose, Keiko Yasumi and Saori Ishiyama.

Miku was surprised when she sees Yūmi, Keiko and Saori. “Oh, it’s you, girls! I can’t believe that you actually surprised me!”

“Yep. We came here to see you and your friends out there in your comfortable room and I can’t believe that you are good singing. Isn’t that right?” said Yūmi.

“Yeah, Yūmi-san! My friends and I have enjoyed singing in the karaoke!” said Miku.

“Yeah, this one is fun!” said Ayako.

“You should come with us if you want to!” said Chiwa.

“After all, you are part of the Bravehearts of Nagoya, right?” queried Atsuko.

“Just give it a try” said Miori.

“Thanks, girls, but I’m not interested in karaoke” said Yūmi.

“Oh, what a shame. I thought that you’re gonna sing with us” said Atsuko.

“Which is going to be awesome!” said Miori.

“I agree. However, I’m good in animation designing, which my brother had been dreamed of it and so do I” said Yūmi.

“Ah, okay” said Ayako, Atsuko, Chiwa and Miori.

“You’re seemed to be snoozed, Yūmi-san. Maybe you should get to sleep to feel you better” said Shun.

“I’m not yet snoozed yet, but I’m still in a hippy way now” said Yūmi.

“Oh, you surprised me, girl!” said Shun.

“Sounds like you’re still excited about tomorrow’s visit to one of your new teammates’ house” said Kentarō.

“You got that right! As I’m a member of the Bravehearts of Nagoya, I’ll get along with my friends whatever I want” said Yūmi.

“Ah, I get it now, girl” said Shun.

“I believe that you are trustworthy to your friends out there. I see that you’re always smiling when you meet them” said Kentarō.

“It sounds like that you are pretty expressive I tell you” said Kaoru.

“Yeah, I agree. That’s why I had been always getting along with Kira and her other friends, so that we will be able work together as a team of bravehearts” said Yūmi.

“Well, that’s more like an expressive answer to me, Yūmi-san. I like that!” said Miku.

“Thank you, Miku-san! Anyway, there is something you forget when you’re going to leave for Tokyo” said Yūmi.

“What’s that?” asked Miku.

Yūmi eventually shows the edelweiss pendant to Miku before giving it to her. “This is your edelweiss pendant that you leave it on my bag.”

“Oh, isn’t that the one that was precious and beautiful?” asked Miku.

“Yeah! You leave it in the sofa that last time you visited this place” said Keiko.

“I remember that, Keiko-san!” said Miku before the flashback shows Miku and her friends leaving the house but Miku dropped her edelweiss pendant to the ground. Yūmi gets the pendant before keeping it to her pocket. “That’s where we have a sendoff party for me, girls!”

The flashback ends before Yūmi says to Miku. “I forgot to give it to you when you’re about to leave our home, but you’re gone. So, I had to keep it as a reminder of seeing you again.”

“Oh, now I get it, Yūmi-san. I guess that you had finally known about my pendant after all” said Miku.

“Yeah, but don’t you leave this pendant into our home again. Okay?” said Yūmi.

“Okay, Yūmi-san” said Miku.

“So, Miku-san, how’s your schooling in your new home? Isn’t it nice?” asked Saori.

“Yeah, I like my new school and I had found a new set of friends out there!” said Miku.

“Who are they?” asked Keiko.

“They were the Music Girls, the group that I had joined!” said Miku.

“Oh! That’s very nice, cousin! I’m glad that you’re leveling up your career!” said Saori.

“Your idol girl career had been paid off after we helped you to be a good singer, Miku-san! You’re seemed to be happy with your new life in Tokyo” said Keiko.

“Yep! Also, I had formed my own circle of friends!” said Miku as she shows her own group, the Fire Edelweiss.

“Wow! They’re very different, compared to your former friends!” said Keiko.

“Sounds like you are living in a new life to say in the capital, Miku-san! It sure is a good life to live in Tokyo” said Saori.

“Yeah, I agree, girls! I had been studying at the Hasekura High School where I had been worked hard to study well and improve my idol girl career” said Miku.

“Good for you, Miku-san! I’m liking your new school that you entered!” said Yūmi.

“That’s right! That’s where a lot of my new friends studied there including the new Fire Edelweiss” said Miku.

“We thought that we want to form a new group that is resembled to the original one, but this time with new friends coming from Miku’s side, we decided to form a new one” said Atsuko.

“To be honest, our group had been better to express their fortitude just like our former friends, but the difference is that we’re considered determined to get along with each other. Right, guys?” said Ayako.

“Yeah!” said the members of the Fire Edelweiss.

“Wow! I like their attitude, Miku-san!” said Keiko.

“Being energetic and excited for some good things to come, I can’t be surprised to see that!” said Saori.

“Yeah! My Fire Edelweiss had always been on the good mood when it comes to surprises and also, we loved to do campfire nights at night” said Miku.

“Oh! We used to do that too, Miku-san! That’s where our group did that during the night after the final examination week” said Saori.

“Yeah, it was so beautiful to build a campfire night after the final examination” said Miku.

“Of course, Miku-san! Too bad that you and your friends didn’t able to attend that event before you and some of your friends have left for Tokyo” said Yūmi.

“Yeah, I agree, Yūmi-san. Despite that I didn’t join your campfire night, it’s nice that you have worked out with your stuff to make a good activity at night” said Miku.

“Yeah, we agree, Miku-san!” said Yūmi, Keiko and Saori.

“So, what you’re going to do tomorrow? Are you going back to your home?” asked Yūmi.

“In Funabara? Yep. That’s where my family lived and they’re going to hold a gathering party at their home” said Miku.

“Oh, that’s very nice! It seems that your family will see you again after you had bid them goodbye when you’re going to Tokyo for your high school life” said Yūmi.

“You got that right, Yūmi-san! It’s great that I had been independent to live in a big city like in Tokyo, but also, I wanted to have an experience when I’m going to stay in my new home” said Miku.

“Where did you end up going to?” asked Keiko.

“I’m now living in Haneda with my close friends, Shupe Gushiken and Kotoko Kintoki” said Miku.

“Are they on the same girl group as yours?” asked Saori.

“Yeah! They were coming from the Music Girls, just like me! They were very cute too when it comes to their appearance” said Miku.

“Wow! I can’t wait to see them before our very eyes!” said Keiko.

“I hope that I can feel their voices to see them sing when I want to hear their songs” said Saori.

“Well, you should listen to this one! Look!” said Miku as she opens her phone and plays the song 「シャイニング・ピース」, which was performed by Ongaku Shoujo, composed of Kotoko Kintoki (CV: Lynn), Roro Morooka (CV: Nako Eguchi), Sasame Mitsukuri (CV: Karin Takahashi), Miku Nishio (CV: Miho Okasaki), Hiyo Yukino (CV: Yūko Ōno), Shupe Gushiken (CV: Miyuri Shimabukuro), Kiri Mukae (CV: Sumire Uesaka), Uori Mukae (CV: Yui Ogura), Sarasa Ryuō (CV: Mai Fuchigami), Eri Kumagai (CV: Asami Seto), Haru Chitose (CV: Manami Numakura) and Hanako Yamadaki (CV: Seria Fukagawa).

“Wow! That’s totally cool!” said Keiko.

“I like your voice when you’re singing with them, Miku-san!” said Saori.

“It looks like you have high hopes for you since you had been part of that group!” said Yūmi.

“Yeah, you got that right, Yūmi-san! Thanks to your help, I became more confident to sing in front of the crowd! I wish that we could go on a tour, but it might busy for me and my group if you ask me” said Miku.

“Yeah, we know about that, Miku-san!” said Yūmi, Keiko and Saori.

“Did you think that there might be a surprise party for you?” asked Keiko.

“Well, I’m not sure if they’ll throw a surprise party for me, but I feel like they would” said Miku.

“Oh, good! That’s what I’m seeing your enthusiasm all about! I hope that you should say ‘hi’ to your family and say to them that you missed them a lot” said Saori.

“Uh… I can probably do that, Saori-san! I’m sure that it’s going to be a big day for me if there’ll be a surprise party for me. I’ll be happy if I’ll see it” said Miku.

“Then, you should always smile to them when you greet them” said Keiko.

“You got it, Keiko-san!” said Miku.

“Miku-san. Do you remember when you had met Yūmi-san for the first time?” said Saori.

“Oh, that’s what happened during the school festival, Saori-san! I really saw her before my very eyes!” said Miku.

The members of the Fire Edelweiss that are not born in Nagoya gasp in surprise. “WHAT?!”

“You know about her, Miku-san?!” shouted Ayako.

“Is she closed to you?” asked Shun.

“Yep! Yūmi and I were connected to each other because we have the same color of our hair!” said Miku.

“She got the golden yellow hair while I got the blonde hair” said Yūmi.

“Oh, I get it now, Miku-san and Yūmi-san. It seems that you two were connected to each other because of your appearance” said Shun.

“That sounds like you two must be closed all along” said Kaoru.

“I can’t believe that you had a close friendship with her back in your former school” said Ayako.

“Actually, I met her even I was still in the middle school while the latter was in the elementary school. She was surprised when one of my close friends named Mika Takashima had given her a tangerine juice” said Miku.

“Well, you must be good in recalling your past, Miku-san. I know that you had some good memories to show up when you were studying in Todoroki Gakuen” said Miori.

“I believe that your first encounter with her was more memorable if you know what I mean” said Ichirō.

“Can you tell us what happened?” asked Kaoru.

“Sure, I can! I’ll tell you a little story about this” said Miku before she starts telling a story about her first encounter with Yūmi. “It happened during the first day of the school festival, which was happened on October 3. I was assigned by Mika to be the model as I gave flyers to the students in the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School where they should see our section’s school project.”

“What section did you come from?” asked Chiwa.

“I came from section 3-8, which was formerly led by Atsuko Tachibana and Kentarō Ōbari” said Miku.

“That’s right, Miku-san! That’s where the two of us have brought some good ideas to make a good school project” said Atsuko.

“Which is why we decided to go on a creative liberty plan that we made since our former adviser Morikazu Miyamae had given us some research about a fruit called tangerine” said Kentarō.

“Oh, I love tangerines!” said Atsushi Ogura.

“One of the finest citrus fruits you’ll ever see!” said Kaiji Natsukawa.

“Tangerines and persimmons are very popular in Aichi and Shizuoka” said Michiya Okubo.

“Which means that people who lived there have harvested those fruits to grow” said Chiaki Masuyama.

“I agree, guys! Our project had been lasted for two days where middle schoolers enjoyed looking at the paintings and drinking their tangerine juice” said Miku.

“Hey, I remember that one, MIku-san! That’s where we finally get into each other. Oh, the good days have been returned ever since I saw you the first time” said Yūmi.

“That seemed to be a good memory out there, you two. I’m sure that you’ll about to tell us what happened next” said Chiwa.

“Okay!” said Miku and Yūmi.

The flashback was shown where Miku had given flyers to the students of the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School. On the other hand, Yūmi walks on her way to look at Miku before asking her.

“Can I get one?” asked Yūmi.

“Oh, sure” said Miku as she gives Yūmi a flyer. “Hope you like it!”

“Where is your room?” asked Yūmi.

“It’s in the fourth floor in Room #408 where there are tangerine linens being placed on the door” said Miku.

“Okay, if you say so” said Yūmi.

“Have fun in our room!” said Miku before Yūmi follows the directions of going to the Room #408 where the section 3-8 was labeled in the entrance door.

When entering, Yūmi would be met by Atsuko Tachibana and Mika Takashima.

“Oh, if isn’t an elementary schooler” said Atsuko.

“I can’t believe that we’re finally gonna have a satisfied student to look at our project!” said Mika.

“By the way, what is your name?” asked Atsuko.

Yūmi says her full name to Atsuko. “Yūmi Takasaki. I came from section 6-1 from the elementary school.”

“Oh, you’re so cute, Yūmi-san!” said Atsuko.

“Thanks. I can’t believe that I had found this place to look at” said Yūmi.

“Oh, that reminds me, here is the tangerine juice” said Atsuko.

“It’s natural and organic” said Mika.

Yūmi drinks a glass of tangerine juice before she was gleaming at both Atsuko and Mika. “It’s so good! I can’t believe that this drink tasted good!”

“See, I told you that this juice is made of natural and organic tangerine. You should get used to it if you want to taste it good again” said Mika.

“Okay, I will! By the way, I should look at the paintings that you have” said Yūmi.

“Okay!” said Atsuko and Mika.

“It will be appreciated to look at the paintings that our classmates have” said Atsuko.

“Just see their works and give them a credit” said Mika.

“Sure!” said Yūmi.

Later, Miku enters at her section’s room where she greets both Atsuko and Mika. “Hi, Atsuko-chan! Hi, Mika-chan!”

“Oh, Miku-san! Glad that you are here!” said Atsuko.

“Are you done giving the flyers to the people outside?” asked Mika.

“Yeah! There are a lot of students out there outside. So, I decided to give them one student to another” said Miku.

“That’s nice, Miku-san! Say, we saw an elementary schooler earlier where she had liked the tangerine juice” said Atsuko.

“Oh, that girl from earlier. I should talk to her out to see how she impressed the artworks that our classmates have” said Miku.

“Sure” said Atsuko.

“Just don’t get into trouble, Miku-san!” said Mika.

“Okay!” said Miku before she gladly sees Yūmi, who is standing at the artwork of Yūri Shimoyama. “What are you doing here?”

“I’m just looking at the artwork of your classmate. That girl had been good in painting to be exact” said Yūmi.

“Yeah, you’re right, girl. She had been competing for painting competition in our school, but she just fell short of it” said Miku.

“Oh, that’s not bad at all. I guess that she would be able to create an artwork that is something very nice” said Yūmi.

“Yeah, indeed it is. So, let me ask you, girl” said Miku. “Are you the one who saw me earlier?”

Yūmi nods her face in agreement as she says to Miku in her energetic way. “Yes, I am. I’m Yūmi Takasaki, a member of the Todoroki Gakuen Elementary School girls’ basketball team. I’m from section 6-1 and a friend of Kira Ōgaki.”

“Oh! The Elementary School girls’ basketball team. That sounds like you’re an athlete, aren’t you?” said Miku.

“Yeah! I’m already been an athlete since last year, but I’m feeling good with my performance being improved, compared to what happened last year” said Yūmi.

“Ah, okay. So, may I let you know if you want to teach me some moves?” said Miku.

“Oh, sure, Miku-chan. We can become friends by now” said Yūmi.

“Oh, that’s what I’m exactly gonna say, Yūmi-chan! I’m really am exciting to see what your moves are. You must be taller than me” said Miku.

“Eh, it’s just one and a half inch ahead of you” said Yūmi.

“Well, I’m thrilled that you’re taller than me, Yūmi-san. Maybe, is that what you’re growing with your athleticism?” said Miku.

“Not much, but I’m pretty in good shape, Miku-san! I can make some moves that brings hustle into my team” said Yūmi.

“Then, good luck with that, Yūmi-chan. Hopefully, once you have led your team into a championship, will you teach me some moves, please?” said Miku.

“Okay!” said Yūmi before she shakes her hands with Miku.

“That’s nice, Miku-san! I see that you have a new friend of yours wanting to teach you some basketball moves” said Atsuko.

“But you think that you’re gonna prove the ground?” asked Mika.

“Actually, I’m not good in playing in basketball, even I had known about the moves” said Miku.

“Okay, then, hopefully, you’ll finally have a chance to play basketball for the upcoming ball game tournament this coming next month” said Mika.

“You got it!” said Miku.

“I have to leave now, Miku-chan. My friends are trying to look for me” said Yūmi.

“Okay, I’ll see you next time!” said Miku.

“Sure!” said Yūmi before she waves her right hand to say goodbye to Miku. “It’s been nice meeting with you, Miku-san. Let’s meet again!”

“Okay!” said Miku while waving her right hand to say goodbye to Yūmi, thus the flashback had been finished. Miku tells the members of the Fire Edelweiss the summary of what happened in her first meeting with Yūmi. “Even she was precious and cute with her smile, she had been a confident girl that I had met in my life. She’s actually my first friend that is coming from the elementary school.”

“Wow! That was a nice story you have, Miku-san” said Ayako.

“You and Yūmi were looked alike when the two of you have met with each other” said Shun.

“I believe that you had recognized her since you are interested in basketball” said Chiwa.

“I’m sure that you two should have played basketball after you meet each other for the first time” said Kaoru.

“Yes, we did, Kaoru-san! Yūmi had been with the team as she was the starting center of the team and I was able to get new moves from her including her defensive barrier she used against other big girls from different schools” said Miku.

“I told her to practice her moves and she was able to pay it off without losing her enthusiasm” said Yūmi.

“Wow! That was so cool! I can’t wait to see you playing in the court, Miku-san!” said Chiaki.

“Looks like you’re going to be ready to play the ball with us” said Ichirō.

“Even though you might be busy with your other friends from your girl group” said Masaomi.

“We can still play together at some other time” said Atsushi.

“Well, I have to think about it, Atsushi-san. I’m still focused on being an idol girl, but one day, I’m gonna be with you to win for our team” said Miku.

“Okay!” said Chiaki, Ichirō, Masaomi and Atsushi.

“So, how did you start forming your own circle, Miku-san?” asked Kaoru.

Miku smiles to Kaoru before explaining her history of how she formed her own circle of friends. “You see, it was a long story, Kaoru-san. Back when I was in Funabara as a little girl, I had been playing in a beautiful playground in the park. There were two of my closest friends…”

Atsuko and Kentarō say their names. “Atsuko Tachibana.”

“And Kentarō Ōbari.”

Miku winks at both Atsuko And Kentarō, which is more like a beauty mark. “That’s right, you two. We became friends very quickly and that’s how we decided to enroll at the Todoroki Gakuen, starting from the elementary school. Then, when we were in middle school, we decided to join the Drama Club to act as radio drama personalities, which it was not complicated by any means.”

“It’s rather just talking about how you feel when you’re doing your own show” said Atsuko.

“It was not hard if you have done that in the first place, but this was the begining of the original Fire Edelweiss” said Kentarō.

“Composed of the three of us, me, Atsuko and Kentarō” said Miku.

Mio and Eiichi would join in as they were part of the original Fire Edelweiss. “Miori Itō.”

“And Eiichi Murakami.”

“We also let Mika Takashima, my other close friend, join to our team” said Miku.

“And same goes to the rest of our former classmates in our section” said Atsuko.

“This is what we run our group as the people who were always exciting and energetic!” said Kentarō.

“We spend every single activity for a week from thrilling sports…” said Miori.

“…to the musical engagement. Isn’t that right, guys?” said Eiichi.

“Yeah!” said Miku, Atsuko, Kentarō and Miori. The other members of the Fire Edelweiss have agreed as well.

“So, that’s what you have formed the original Fire Edelweiss, Miku-san. I didn’t expect that you and your two closest friends have done the impossible. I might get thrilled to see you for real!” said Kaoru.

“That’s true, Kaoru-san. What happened is that we finally have our own community group, which helped everyone to get exciting and energetic” said Miku.

“This also comes to the part where we finally get more hobbies to go with” said Kentarō.

“Like the favoritism on citrus fruits such as lemons and tangerines” said Atsuko.

“And then, doing a campfire night!” said Eiichi.

“But that’s not all we get interested in following Miku’s idol girl career. She had been competing against different girls in our school’s talent competition during the last year’s school festival” said Miori.

“Wow! That’s so nice!” said Ichirō.

“I didn’t expect that you have some guts to sing in front of your former schoolmates, Miku-san!” said Kaiji.

“That was so fantastic! You made it right that you have done something beautiful!” said Chiaki.

“Which you should be more dazzling like a pop star!” said Michiya.

“Thanks, everyone! I’m very good in singing when I was young. You know, I’m very shy at first when I was facing through the crowd and now, I finally become confident to do anything I want by singing a song through your heart. That’s how I remembered all things, which leads to me leaving my hometown to study in Tokyo” said Miku.

“So, that’s what you’re in Hasekura. Isn’t that right?” said Atsushi.

“Yes, I am!” said Miku.

“I’m so proud of you, Miku-san! In my days as a student, I can’t believe that I might be attracted by you! You’re very good in being a student out there in Hasekura. Don’t you mind if you want to be study-wise because of your effort in getting a scholarship soon?” said Ayako.

“Yeah! You wanna do it, girl?” said Shun.

“Uh… I don’t know if I can make it” said Miku.

“Pretty, please, Miku-san? You’re my good friend” said Chiwa.

“As in ours, Chiwa-san” said Ayako.

“Well, I will do it, but hopefully, you’re going to surprise me if my groupmates and I are ready to sing for you!” said Miku.

“Sure, we will, Miku-san!” said the members of the Fire Edelweiss.

“Oh, speaking of being an idol girl, Miku-san, I have to ask you something that you should want to know” said Ayako.

“Oh, okay” said Miku.

“Uh… Miku-san, did you ever meet someone’s important?” asked Ayako.

“Yeah, I had recognized Chika Takami and Aqours, who were all coming from Numazu” said Miku.

“Wait, what?!” shockingly said Ayako.

“You know about that group?” asked Shun.

“Yes, I am! I had seen them in the videos I watched on my phone and they were so cute!” said Miku.

“I say that those girls from Numazu were very destined to be good idol girls since they have gotten along with each other in their school in Uranohoshi” said Kaoru.

“Yes, I agree, Kaoru-san!” said Miku.

“How did you know about them?” asked Kaiji.

“I’ll explain it on her behalf, so don’t be surprised that I had explained these things to you” said Yūmi before she explains about how did Miku met with Chika and Aqours. “It happened about Christmas time when Miku and her family went on vacation in Numazu where they want to explore some magnificent places in that area. At that time, she and her family went to a hotel known as the Numazu Grand Luxurious Hotel, which was owned by the father of Chika Ishizaka, one of the Bravehearts of Numazu, by the name of Chihiro Ishizaka.”

“So, that’s the place where you met Aqours?” asked Chiwa.

“Yep. They were staying in that place for about two days while taking their break from school. You should probably know about their stuff like travelling and aspiring to become sailors in the future” said Miku.

“Oh, wow! That was a good and ambitious goal for them!” said Chiwa.

“I believe that those girls have gone prestigious and beautiful when they were singing in front of their crowd” said Ayako.

“They also competed against other girl groups around the country in a contest known as Love Live! School Idol Project” said Miori.

“You got that right, Miori-san! It’s different to say that idol girls, nowadays, have their own good lives to create their future in the music industry of our country. Sales have been increased every single year, which means that nobody had lost their sale numbers at the same time” said Miku.

“Ah, yeah, we know about that!” said Shun.

“Yeah, they are very good working girls if you know what I mean” said Kentarō.

“Then, what did you do to meet with Aqours, Miku-san? We didn’t know how it happened?” asked Atsushi.

“Can you tell that to us, please?” asked Chiaki.

“We want to you know about that Aqours” said Masaomi.

“Okay, I’ll explain it to you, but promise me, you’re gonna meet them in the future. Okay?” said Miku.

“Yes, we will!” said the members of the Fire Edelweiss that are not born in Nagoya.

“Now, when my friends and I have about to eat our lunch on our first day of stay in the Numazu Grand Luxurious Hotel, that’s where the memories of me and Aqours have been filled” said Miku before the flashback had been shown to see Miku, Mika, Atsuko and Kentarō going to take their lunch at the luxurious dining area.

“Maybe, we should eat our lunch first before we’re going out” said Miku.

“Yep. Saori-san had wanted everyone to go outside to perform their number for the family gathering tomorrow” said Mika.

“I’m sure that you had a rich family that prospered your hometown for long” said Atsuko.

“Well, almost all were true, but I’m having a feeling that our family had been in a good mood for many years until now” said Miku.

“Say, you should be ready to have your practice getting grooved, Miku-san. You’re good to be an idol girl, but you should remember the lyrics and steps while performing your number” said Kentarō.

“Of course! I really am good in singing and dancing. That way, I can make my family gone victorious” said Miku.

“That’s my girl, Miku-san!” said Atsuko.

“You’re surely going to be good while you and your family members have practice” said Atsuko.

“You got it!” said Miku.

“Now that we have our lunch on our hands, let’s eat first!” said Kentarō.

“Okay!” said Miku, Atsuko and Mika. The four middle schoolers have started eating their lunch in a table where their lunch is composed of gourmet dishes. Once they’re done, Miku speaks to her friends. “I feel good, guys, after we have finished our lunch.”

“Yeah, Miku-san. I’m sure that you’re about to be set for the practice” said Atsuko.

“Just make sure that you’ll remember anything that you have” said Mika.

“Okay, I got it!” said Miku before standing up to get some refreshment. “Oh, will you excite me for a moment? I got to take another sip of tangerine juice.”

“Sure” said Atsuko and Kentarō.

“Don’t forget to get one for each of us!” said Mika.

“Okay!” said Miku. When Miku goes to the juice stand, Miku had pressed the handler to put the tangerine juice on the empty glass. Then, when she’s about to put the tangerine juice on another empty glass, the orange-haired girl looks at Miku carefully. When the glass was full of tangerine juice, but it looks like it’s overflowing its tangerine juice, the orange-haired girl shouts at Miku.

“Your glass is full!” said the orange-haired girl.

“Oh, sorry!” said Miku before she lets go of the handler while seeing the glass is overflowing the tangerine juice. “I forgot that I had to stop that.”

“It’s okay. You seemed to be wet?” said the orange-haired girl.

“Uh, not a little” said Miku.

The orange-haired girl looks at the blouse of Miku that is wet with tangerine juice. “Your blouse is getting wet; I’ll clean this up.”

“Sure” said Miku as the orange-haired girl had put the wetting part of Miku’s blouse away.

“There you go. You should turn off the handler from the juice stand fast if you don’t want to get your dress wet again” said the orange-haired girl.

“Okay, I understand” said Miku. Before she knew it, Miku sees the word “Aqours” on the orange-haired girl’s shirt. “Are you part of Aqours?”

The orange-haired girl nods her head in agreement. “Yes, I am.”

“Wow! You looked beautiful today just like looking at the view of the aquarium of this magnificent dining area” said Miku.

The orange-haired girl gives Miku a smile before saying to the latter. “Thanks. I’m Chika Takami. I’m the leader of Aqours where my other groupmates and I came from the Uranohoshi High School. What about you? What is your name?”

Miku introduces herself to Chika as the former gracefully smiles to the latter. “My name is Miku Nishio. I came from Nagoya where I studied in the Todoroki Gakuen Middle School.”

“Miku Nishio” said Chika, repeating that name before she finally recognizes Miku. “Oh, good! Nice to meet you!”

“Nice to meet you too, Chika!” said Miku as she shakes hands with Chika. “So, what are you doing here in this place?”

“Uh… my groupmates and I were going to stay at this hotel for our Christmas vacation. It’s a gift of joy and hope that we have ever gotten together in a beautiful world you ever see in this hotel” said Chika.

“Wow! I know that you and your girls are on television, competing against idol girl groups around the country” said Miku.

“You mean, the Love Live! School Idol Project? Oh, yes. That’s where we had competed in that competition. Sounds like you had a girl group to perform in front of the fans, Miku-chan?” said Chika.

“Uh… no, Chika. I don’t have a girl group to compete, but I’m an idol girl who performed in front of my fellow schoolmates in Todoroki Gakuen” said Miku.

“Oh, wow! You’re really an idol girl? That sounds awesome! I can’t wait to see you performing your act to make your fans and followers love!” said Chika.

“Thanks, Chika, but I’m really motivated when it comes to those things. I even like to sing through my pure heart” said Miku.

“Oh, I know that it was so sweet, Miku-chan. Anyway, do you want to meet the rest of my crew?” said Chika.

“Of course!” said Miku.

“Then, follow me to our table!” said Chika.

“Okay!” said Miku as she joins with Chika to go to the latter’s table. But before that, Miku accompanies Chika to meet with the friends of the former. “Oh, I want you to meet my friends of mine! They were Atsuko Tachibana, Mika Takeshima and Kentarō Ōbari.”

“Hi, Chika-chan!” said Atsuko, Mika, Kentarō.

“Hi, everyone!” said Chika.

“Oh, my goodness! Do you think that I’m thinking?” exclaimed Atsuko.

“What is it, Atsuko-san?” asked Mika

“I can’t finally wait to meet Aqours!!” said Atsuko.

“No way! You know about them?!” said Mika.

“Seriously, Atsuko-san?! You didn’t saw that coming?” said Kentarō.

“Yeah! My words can’t be said a lot, but I’m finally thrilled see the leader of that group!” said Atsuko.

“Are you talking about me?” asked Chika.

“Yeah! You must be the one and only Chika Takami, the leader of Aqours!” said Atsuko.

“That’s right! I’m currently having a Christmas vacation with my fellow groupmates from my group Aqours. So, you want to know more about us, then come to our table” said Chika.

“Sure!” said Atsuko.

“Okay, I will!” said Kentarō.

“It will be a pleasure to see your entire group!” said Mika.

“Then, let’s go together!” said Miku.

“Yeah!” said Atsuko, Kentarō and Miori while Chika smiles on her face.

Chika accompanies Miku, Atsuko, Kentarō and Mika to the table of Aqours. The members of Aqours have done eating their lunch just like Chika did earlier.

“Chika-chan!” said Yō.

“Hey, Yō-chan, I’m back!” said Chika.

“What you took so long?” queried Yō.

“And why are you accompanying those guys?” asked Riko.

“These were coming from Nagoya and this girl named Miku Nishio is an idol girl just like us” said Chika.

“That’s interesting, Chika-chan. I never expect to see another idol girl staying in this hotel” said Yō.

“There were some idol girls staying in this hotel during the holidays. I’m sure that you never see that coming” said Riko.

“Yeah, I agree! I started my idol girl career this year after I was competing in a local competition during the school festival. It was so nice that I have started this career after I was trying to work hard in the Drama Club” said Miku.

“Well, you should be ready to get into the next level when you’re going to perform in front of the audience” said Kanan.

“That’s what we usually do to attract followers in our hometown” said Mari.

“Oh, okay. I get it now, but I’m going to say that you girls are awesome!” said Miku.

“Thanks, Miku-chan!” said Yō, Riko, Kanan and Mari while the rest have nodded their faces before saying “Thanks, Miku-chan!”

“Who are those girls anyway?” asked Mika.

“I want to see their names” said Atsuko.

“These girls are coming from Aqours, the group that we formed” said Chika before she introduces herself and so do her fellow groupmates. “Composed of me, Chika Takami.”

“Riko Sakurauchi.”

“Kanan Matsuura.”

“Mari Ohara.”

“Yō Watanabe.”

“Yoshiko Tsushima. Just call me Yohane-chan if you want to make me cuter.”

“Hanamaru Kunikida.”

“Dia Kurosawa. I’m one half of the Kurosawa sisters.”

“And Ruby Kurosawa. I’m the other half of the Kurosawa sisters.”

“Wow! They’re so cute!” said Mika.

“I can’t believe that they have their beautiful voices too!” said Atsuko.

“Just like what we heard from our phones” said Kentarō.

“That’s right! Since we came from Numazu, we have our pride to show our hopes and dreams to become a great idol girl group in the country” said Chika.

“Just like μ's, we want to work together as a team, so that we’ll be able to attract more followers around the country” said Riko.

“You should be fans of us, Miku-chan and friends! I know that you heard about our songs when you listened to your phone. Where did you get that?” said Riko.

“We looked at your videos in the Internet and then, we also bought some single CDs to hear it out” said Miku.

“When we heard your songs, we loved it!” said Atsuko.

“Wow! That’s awesome! I’m so happy that you and your friends have loved our songs, which was very nice!” said Riko.

“Since you have loved our songs, maybe you should jam with us if you want for our performance tonight. You want to join with us?” said Yoshiko.

“Uh… thanks, Yohane-chan, but my family and my other relatives were having a practice for my clan’s reunion tomorrow where every family from my clan will gather with each other once a year. I know that this one had been running every year during Christmas time. I’m sure that you girls can get used to that for your family” said Miku.

“Oh, I understand that, Miku-chan, but you should think about it if you want to jam with us later” said Yoshiko.

“Yeah! We’ll be having our practice before we’re going to perform in the function room on the second floor later tonight” said Hanamaru.

“So, if you want to see us later for our event, you should come with us!” said Dia.

“Uwah, we can make you happy when you see us perform!” said Ruby.

“Okay, we’ll think about it, girls” said Miku.

“Yeah, I hope that this one would be thrilling!” said Mika.

“And it’s going to be nice to jam with you!” said Atsuko.

“Okay, just make sure you’ll be coming to our act!” said Riko.

“Okay, we will!” said Miku, Atsuko, Mika and Kentarō.

“So, what we should do, Miku-chan? Are you gonna perform your act for your family?” asked Chika.

“You bet, Chika-chan! I’m going to share you and your friends my performance that we’ll perform tomorrow!” said Miku.

“Oh, wow! That was nice! I’ll go with you!” said Chika.

“Yeah, it will be a pleasure to see your performance, Miku-chan!” said Yō.

“I hope that you are ready for your practice because we love to see your voice” said Riko.

“We’ll be impressing you if you and your family members are performing very well” said Kanan.

“So, let’s see if you worked things out as an idol girl, Miku-chan!” said Mari.

“Okay!” said Miku.

Later, Miku and her family relatives including her brother Michitaka and her cousins Keisuke, Konomi, Kanako and Kazusa have performed their act, which their song was 「スタートライン」by Miku herself. The members of Aqours have observed Miku on her singing and dancing skills. They also observed Miku’s family relatives as well.

Once the song was ended, Chika and her groupmates have clapped their hands as they impressed Miku and her family relatives.

“Nice job, Miku-san! You really seemed to be good in singing and dancing!” said Chika.

“That performance was awesome!” said Yō.

“Observing what I saw, you and your family relatives have been able to remember their steps and lines, but I had seen some mistakes out there” said Riko.

“But on the bright side, you guys are great!” said Kanan.

“Thanks, girls! I knew that you girls loved our performance, which was very awesome! I’m sure that you are seeing my moves when I sing and dance in front of you” said Miku.

“Well, I guess that you are pretty cute with your pose earlier. That sounds like you are energetic with your smile” said Chika.

“I’m very thrilled that you have the right pose to show in front of us, Miku-chan! That was very nice that you had a great combo of pose and feeling!” said Yō.

“It seems that you had followed our rule of always smile when you performed in front of the audience” said Riko.

“So, we decided to grade that an ‘A+’” said Mari.

“Which stands for outstanding!” said Kanan.

“And wonderful!” said Yoshiko.

“Wow! You really like our act! That was so sweet! Thank you, girls, for commenting our performance! You seemed to be up into observing other idol girls in your hometown” said Miku.

“Yes, we did, Miku-chan. There were other idol girls being produced in Numazu, which some were coming from the main part of the city” said Chika.

“They were different than us because they have their own way of performing, which they have been paid off a little” said Yō.

“We believe that everyone had the chance to shine with our beauty and passion” said Riko.

“Which means that we like to be together with our smiles to show our good performance in front of our followers in our hometown” said Yoshiko.

“No matter what we will do in our act later tonight” said Hanamaru.

“We’re always admiring everyone who is bright and cute” said Ruby.

“So, that’s why it’s great that we have a group of girls wanting to make our future growing as one” said Dia.

“As we sail over the rainbow, we will always see the sun to make it shine and inspire” said Mari.

“And we’ll always gleam to perform through our hearts!” said Kanan.

“Wow! Those things have been literally made me motivate because I didn’t know that you girls have worked hard in being an idol group, unlike in our school, they were some idol girls having their time to shine, but they have only gotten their skill short” said Miku.

“You’re right, Miku-chan. I didn’t know that those idol girls have their own desires to take with it and even though they have initial struggles, they have the change of heart to inspire everyone” said Chika.

“That’s why it’s very important for the idol girls like us to be admired to everyone, so that we’ll always going to be working together as a group” said Riko.

“Without an idol girl group like Aqours, there won’t be hope for everyone to see in the future” said Yō.

“Yeah, I agree, Yō-chan. I really want to perform very well to make sure that I had to admire everyone. Of course, I had a lucky charm, which is my edelweiss hairband” said Miku.

“Wow! You’re so cute!” said Ruby.

“I’m very thrilled to see your appearance, Miku-chan!” said Hanamaru.

“I’m sure that you’re going to wear that charm for your performance tomorrow” said Dia.

“It will be nice to wear that to make sure that you’re going to perform a dazzling act to impress your other relatives” said Mari.

“Okay, I will! Our family members should be ready to shine, so that everyone will inspire about our beauty and admiration. Right, guys?” said Miku.

“Yeah!” said Michitaka, Keisuke, Konomi, Kanako and Kazusa.

“I’m happy for you, Miku-chan! I’m going to say that you’re going to make your best performance tomorrow” said Kanan.

“Yeah! You should keep your motivation forward when you and your relatives will go for another round of practice, so that you need to make a better performance you need for tomorrow” said Yoshiko.

“If you found some mistakes out there, you should fix it to make things right” said Riko.

“Hopefully, you’ll be finding yourself in a good note if you and your relatives will be able to work hard to have a perfect performance for your act tomorrow night” said Yō.

“Yeah, I hope that I can work on this just because as an idol girl myself, I’ll take care of everything. But will you watch and impress me again?” said Miku.

“Don’t worry, Miku-chan. Just trust me as I’m going to say. You have your heart, that’s what you need to remember. The way we observed you earlier, you need to motivate yourself to make sure that you’ll have a better performance you’ll get” said Chika.

“So, are you sure that you’re going to watch our act for tomorrow night?” asked Miku.

“Well, we’ll think about it, but you should be ready to come to our performance later tonight. That way, we can decide on that” said Chika.

“Sure, I will, Chika-chan! I promise!” said Miku.

“That’s the spirit, Miku-chan! We’ll be ready to decide once we’re done with our performance at the function room!” said Chika.

“Okay, you got it, Chika-chan!” said Miku. Once Miku had agreed to follow the advice that Chika did, Miku and her family relatives would eventually practice their performance for about three hours before they master it. Miku would narrate on how the story ends. “And with that, Chika and I were become friends with the agreements have been settled to make sure that we want to have good performance in our respective paths. For Chika and Aqours, they made their great job in performing their act in front of the guests at the function room, which me, Atsuko, Mika and Kentarō have impressed as we gave them five stars. And as for me, I had started to motivate myself with the advice Chika made. So, my family relatives and I were able to win the contest against different families of my clan after we worked hard to make a good performance to impress my fellow relatives including my parents. They are very happy that I had the best performance for my family, which they said that ‘it was beautiful’ and ‘that was stupendous’.”

“So, have you ever learned your lesson after you have performed nicely in front of your relatives during the reunion?” asked Ayako.

“Yeah, Chika told me that you had your heart to sing out to make it beautiful. It’s the beauty of being an idol girl because everyone knows that you’re admiring to anyone who is closed to you. That’s why it’s great to be an idol girl because I like being admired and inspired to anyone” said Miku.

“Yeah, that’s true, Miku-san. I think that you had been a good singer and good performer when you were in our school, but it seems that you have done a lot of things you learned because you were able to get impressed by either us or your other friends of yours” said Miori.

“Being an idol girl is not always important to be admired, but you should always follow your heart and don’t make things gone wrong. That’s how everyone in the Fire Edelweiss do. Right?” said Ayako.

“Yeah!” said the members of the Fire Edelweiss.

“I know that you guys have motivated me when I joined the Music Girls and I can keep my words of trust from Chika, so that I’ll be able to have a successful idol girl career. So, are you with me?” said Miku.

“Yeah, we are, Miku-san!” said the members of the Fire Edelweiss.

“That’s more I like it!” said Miku.

“Say, Miku-san, I think that you’re finally get ready to visit your home for the gathering” said Saori.

“Yeah, you know your family and it’s time for you to make them admire and inspire” said Keiko.

“Of course, I will, Keiko-san! I’ll make sure that tomorrow will be my day to make it beautiful!” said Miku.

“Yeah! That’s my girl, Miku-san!” said Ayako.

“I always trust you for more” said Atsuko.

“I like that attitude of yours, Miku-san! Being energetic is always coming out in your mind” said Shun.

“Now that’s what I call a fantastic motivation!” said Kaoru.

“You always did that every time!” said Kentarō.

“I knew that you can count on your family, Miku-san! Things will be going interesting when you’ll about to them” said Kaoru.

“Make sure that you’ll smile to them” said Miori.

“And be happy with your good life!” said Eiichi.

Miku smiles on her face after hearing the reactions from her friends. “Yes, I will, guys! I’m finally ready show everything that I’m Miku Nishio, a member of the Music Girls and a trustworthy idol girl!”

“That’s the spirit, Miku-san! I knew that you had finally remembered everything back in this place and now, you’re ready to show your beauty and admiration when you’ll meet your family tomorrow in Funabara. I’m counting on you!” said Yūmi.

“Okay, I will!” said Miku as she affirms her ambitions of being an idol girl and she’s ready to meet her family tomorrow in Funabara. “Since you finally know about my past, would I invite you three to sing with us?”

“Sure, we could!” said Keiko.

“Okay, Miku-san!” said Saori.

“It will be a pleasure to be with you, Miku-san! I’m ready for it!” said Yūmi.

“Then, be my guest, you three! You’re all coming with us!” said Miku.

“Alright!” said Yūmi, Keiko and Saori.

“Now, let’s have some karaoke singing, everyone!” said Atsuko.

“This one is going to be a blast!” said Ayako.

“Okay!” said Miku, the members of the Fire Edelweiss, Yūmi, Keiko and Saori as they’re going to sing their songs in the karaoke together.

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Volume 8: "A New Angelic and Harmonious Era in Ōta" | Omake 4: “Fly High with Miku Nishio and her Circle of Friends”

Part 2

The next day, Miku and her friends are walking on their way to Funabara, the hometown of Miku and Keisuke. Saori and Keiko have joined with them, so that they’ll meet with their fellow friends from the Sunlight Rose.

“I can’t wait to see what’s going on in the gathering, Miku-san! It’s great that you came back in this beautiful hometown” said Saori.

“Too bad that this is just for one day because you might go back to Tokyo for another class” said Keiko.

“We should be quicker later on after the duel between Jun and Kira because we should have finished our assignment before it reaches tomorrow” said Ayako.

“Yeah, I agree, but good thing that my cousin Keisuke will be with us for a while, guys! He’s going to make sure that he won’t get lost on seeing the directions on how to go to Funabara” said Miku.

“Yeah, Miku-san! I feel motivated for you because after what we remembered last night; it seems that you’re going to shine to meet your family” said Keiko.

“Honoring your family would be a great way to feel you happy that you’re back at home” said Saori.

“Yeah, I agree, Saori-san! After that, we’ll go back to the Gotō Clan Ancestral House to watch the duel between Jun Gotō and Kira Ōgaki” said Miku.

“Of course, Miku-san! I can’t wait to see both girls getting their guitars ready to play!” said Ayako.

“This is going to be a great day to watch and it’s very important that we should be in a hurry after the gathering” said Shun.

“Once we’re done with the gathering, we should be ready to see the duel right before our very eyes” said Atsuko.

“You got it, Atsuko-san!” said Miku.

“This is going to be awesome, Miku-san! I can’t wait to reunite with your family!” said Keisuke.

“Yeah, cousin! I won’t let them down!” said Miku before she declares that they’re ready for the family gathering in Funabara. “Now, it’s Funabara we go!”

“Yeah!” said Keisuke, Keiko, Saori and the members of the Fire Edelweiss in excitement that shared with Miku.

Meanwhile, at the Gotō Clan Ancestral House, Kira and Yūmi are sitting at the couch in the living room as they take their break to eat their snack.

“That was a good practice, Kira-san! I can’t wait to see your real performance later in the afternoon when you’re taking on your cousin Jun and her band” said Yūmi.

“Yeah, I had been motivated for this because I want to see Jun and her bandmates their melody and rhythm when they’re performing. I might not be worrying about her because she a lot of followers too” said Kira.

“You mean, the Bravehearts of Ōta?” asked Yūmi.

“Yeah, Yūmi-san. They have been together since one and a half months ago and they have started expanding their groups recently. I don’t know if I’m planning to expand the Bravehearts of Nagoya, so that we’ll finally have some new allies to be with us” said Kira.

“I guess so, Kira-san. I mean, since we have formed the Bravehearts of Nagoya three and a half months ago, we should have worked on the next phase, which is expanding the ‘braveheart’ group with new friends that they’re closed to” said Yūmi.

“Well, I think that you’re right about the numbers now. We’re currently have 12 groups, which are the mainstream groups of our organization, and since you’re going to add Shizue Niwa, her group might end up being part of our group now if she accepted the invitation” said Yūmi.

“Yeah, I hope that she would, Yūmi-san. I think that my childhood friends should also join the Bravehearts of Nagoya too because they have been closed to me for a long time. I think that Emiri Tanahashi might end up joining my team because she’s considered my first friend. She had helped our group when we’re organizing our Christmas Party last year” said Kira.

“Oh, yeah! That’s what we did right before forming our very own ‘braveheart’ group, Kira-san! I like Emiri because she’s cute and energetic as always” said Yūmi.

“Yeah, that’s true, Yūmi-san. I believe that Emiri had been a pretty girl when I saw her for the first time. Now, she’s considered cute and energetic, thanks to my friendship with her. I wish that she’s going to join our group because she’ll be planning to make a partnership with us” said Kira.

“Ah, I see! So, you want Emiri and your other childhood friends to be part of our Bravehearts, right?” said Yūmi.

“Yeah!” said Kira.

“Then, we should tell that to our friends about this later. That way, we should start building new partnerships with them, so that they’ll be with us in no time” said Yūmi.

“Yeah, we should, Yūmi-san!” said Kira.

“By the way, when I have a conversation with Miku last night, Miku said that she was meeting with Aqours during her Christmas break” said Yūmi.

“Aqours. I heard about them when I listened to their songs, but…” said Kira before she realizes that she had finally remembered Aqours. “I think that I have finally recognize them.”

“Yeah! They came from Numazu, which their distance within our hometown was too far, and they have been a successful idol girl group too! I wish that if I can only meet Aqours myself, I would be amazed” said Yūmi.

“Your motivation had been stronger, Yūmi-san. As for me, I’m determined to look at your enthusiasm. You’re not skeptical because I got you” said Kira.

“You’re right, Kira-san. But let me say about this. Miku and Aqours were idol girls. That’s why Miku had been able to recognize Aqours, which results to them being friends quickly. I wonder what she’s going to do if she’ll meet them again” said Yūmi.

“Maybe she’s going to share her recent happenings to them, which is not complicated if I mistake correctly” said Kira.

“Well, I guess so, but Miku had been enthusiastic because she’s always coming out to get along with her friends. That means, she’s always motivated to meet everyone including her friends too, which she’s going to be prepared for the family gathering today” said Yūmi.

“A family gathering in Funabara?” asked Kira.

“Yep!” said Yūmi.

“That’s good for her! I’m sure that she’s going to be ready to meet her family at her home. I don’t know if she’s going to be back later for the duel, but let’s see if she’s going to make it later” said Kira.

“Yeah, I agree, Kira-san” said Yūmi. “Oh, that reminds me, will you take a look at one of the songs of Aqours?”

“Sure, go ahead” said Kira.

“Here it goes” said Yūmi as she opens the Music app in her phone before the music in her phone had been played. The song in Yūmi’s phone was 「僕らの走ってきた道は…」, which was the opening song of Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie Over the Rainbow and was performed by Aqours, composed of Anju Inami, Rikako Aida, Nanaka Suwa, Arisa Komiya, Shuka Saito, Aika Kobayashi, Kanako Takatsuki, Aina Suzuki and Ai Furihata.

“Hey, I know that song! That was one of the songs that were heard in their promotional video!” said Kira.

“Oh, me too! I knew that song because it was beautiful, and it seems that they have done a lot of hard work to make their performance the best they have” said Yūmi.

“I agree, Yūmi-san! I hope that once I see them, I might be energetic to meet them. You don’t mind if I will join you to meet them?” said Kira.

“Of course, Kira-san! You’re my friend and trust me, we should be happy that we’ll see them one day” said Yūmi.

“Yeah, Yūmi-san!” said Kira as she giggles in excitement, which Yūmi was thrilled to see Kira’s enthusiasm.

As they reach Funabara, Miku and her friends have finally enter to the street that the Nishio family had been staying.

“There it is! Funabara! It’s my beautiful hometown!” said Miku.

“We made it, guys! I’m glad that the bus trip wasn’t bad after all” said Keisuke.

“Yeah, walking all the way to Funabara was giving me the nerves” said Atsuko.

“Good thing that the directions are right” said Ayako.

“Well, it’s going to be nice that we have reached our destination, guys” said Keiko.

“So, we should be ready to meet your family, Miku-san. They’re waiting for you” said Saori.

“Of course, cousin! I knew that it’s going to be a marvelous day to see my family again. Aren’t you agree?” said Miku.

“Yeah!” said Keisuke, Keiko, Saori and the members of the Fire Edelweiss.

Later, Miku had found a familiar coincidence when a group of girls have been playing basketball at the backyard of her home. “Hey, everyone. Is that Aqours?”

“Yeah, they must be playing basketball with our friends from the Sunlight Rose” said Atsuko.

“I wonder who invited them to the gathering” said Keisuke.

“Yeah, that’s what I want to know” said Miku. Her phone was ringing, which Miku gets it to read a new text message. “Hey, it’s Chika-san!”

“Who is Chika-san, Miku-san?” asked Shun.

“She’s one of the members of the Sunlight Rose” said Miku.

“A relative of one of the members of the Bravehearts of Numazu named Aimi Ishizaka, a sixth grade elementary school student from the Tagata Gakuen Shizūra Elementary School. Aimi is a close friend of Aki Takashima, who is now studying in the Tagata Gakuen Shizūra Middle School” said Saori.

“She’s also the daughter of the Funabara Residents’ Association” said Keiko.

“Oh, I finally get it, guys” said Shun.

“Yeah, me too” said Kaoru.

“Well, I thought that I would be confused on someone’s texting you, Miku-san” said Ichirō.

“That’s because I only identify some of my friends that are closed to either me or you. Since I’m an idol girl, I should look at what’s going on to my friends I have” said Miku.

“That seems to be good to recognize your friends even you have seen some in Shizuoka” said Ichirō.

“I told you last night that my family and I were staying in Numazu for our Christmas vacation, Ichirō-san. You should know that I have befriended some, even I don’t think I have recognized them anymore” said Miku.

“Oh, you’re right. Maybe, I’m not get into your personal lives, Miku-san. I think that you should leave it a secret” said Ichirō.

“Sure, I will, Ichirō-san. You’re a good observer when it comes to observing some things that I have” said Miku.

“Well, it’s just your friendship track by any means” said Ichirō.

“We should meet Aqours, Miku-san! I think that they want to see you again” said Keisuke.

“Oh, right” said Miku before saying to her friends on her side. “Now, let’s go to our home and meet Aqours!”

“Okay!” said Keisuke, Keiko, Saori and the members of the Fire Edelweiss as they’re heading to the backyard of the Nishio Residence.

At the backyard of the Nishio Residence, the members of the Sunlight Rose are competing against Aqours in a 5-on-5 basketball game. The relatives of Miku were also appeared as well to watch that match.

When Yō passed the ball to Chika, Chika shoots the ball with the drop step over the face of Mashiro Nakayama to score the two points of the match.

Chika Ishizaka blows her whistle as she declares the match being over. “Game over! Aqours win!” The final score of the exhibition match was 21 to 15.

From the entrance of the backyard, Miku shouts at Chika. “Hey, Chika-chan! It’s me, Miku-chan!”

“Chika-chan, is that Miku?” asked Yō.

“Yeah, I believe that she finally called me. Shall we go?” said Chika.

“Yeah!” said the members of Aqours as they run to meet Miku and her friends.

“Chika-chan!” said Miku as she hugs Chika in an exciting way. “I’m so glad that you’re here!”

“Did I miss you, Miku-chan?” queried Chika.

“Yeah! I’m just coming back to my hometown for the vacation!” said Miku.

“Wow! That’s very good! I like to see that personality of yours being an energic girl, Miku-chan!” said Chika.

“Yeah! You have been changed, Miku-chan!” said Hanamaru.

“You seemed to be beautiful today!” said Yoshiko.

“I’m so glad that you are coming back home!” said Ruby.

“That’s right, girls! I’m here for just the Golden Week vacation and I’m so happy that you were all present for our family gathering as guests of the day” said Miku.

“Yeah!” said the members of Aqours.

“So, what brings you here?” asked Keisuke.

“You see, we wanted to take a vacation here in Nagoya, the place that we performed for our last performance when we were in Uranohoshi, because after the six of us have been studying in the Shizuma High School, we wanted to spend there for two important things” said Chika.

“For our Golden Week vacation” said Yō.

“And for the second month of our new lives in Shizuma” said Riko.

“What happened was that our school had been closed by the end of last school year, so we have been transferred to the Shizuma High School” said Chika. The Uranohoshi High School, the school that the members of Aqours studied, had been closed after the graduation of Kanan, Dia and Mari.

“However, it’s nice that we have enrolled into our new school, so that’s why we came here to celebrate our joy again” said Yō.

“By reuniting with the three senpais after a month of busy things in college as we’re here as one again! Isn’t that right, girls?” said Riko.

“Yeah, we agree, Riko-chan!” said Kanan, Dia, Mari, Hanamaru, Yoshiko, Ruby, Sarah and Leah.

“Take a look at what we did during our school’s opening day!” said Chika as she shows Miku the picture of her, Yō, Riko, Hanamaru, Yoshiko and Ruby when they became new students of the Shizuma High School. Their ID lace says ‘静真高等学校’, which is stands for the Shizuma High School.

“This one was our first picture in Shizuma, Miku-chan!” said Ruby.

“It’s a special day for us that we have enrolled in our new school” said Hanamaru.

“Which was very awesome!” said Yoshiko.

“Wow! That was a nice school! I thought that you guys are going to transfer to our school if you have desired to get along with my friends, but it seems that you had a change of heart when you decided to go to Shizuma” said Miku.

“Yeah, it’s so sad that our former school had been closed, despite we have worked there so hard” said Chika.

“However, on the bright side, we kept our former IDs as a remembrance of our former school” said Yō. The ID that Yō showed to Miku shows the name of the Uranohoshi High School in both Japanese and English names. The Japanese name of that school is ‘浦の星女学高等学校’.

“It’s a good thing to remember Uranohoshi, but now that we’re in Shizuma, it’s great that we have been together in a new life” said Riko.

“So, our group Aqours won’t be broken again as we’re united again!” said Chika.

“Yeah!” said Kanan, Dia, Mari, Hanamaru, Yoshiko and Ruby.

“I’m so thrilled that you came here for the vacation and I’m sure that you girls will be having fun!” said Ayako.

“I hope that you’ll feel enjoyed being with us for just a day” said Shun.

“Yeah, we will!” said the members of Aqours.

“Keiko-san! Saori-san!” said the members of the Sunlight Rose, which gives both Keiko and Saori their attention.

“Hey, everyone!” said Keiko.

“Looks like everyone is here!” said Saori as the co-leaders have hugged the members of the Sunlight Rose.

“I’m glad that you two came here just in time for this wonderful event” said Chika Ishizaka, a member of the Sunlight Rose.

“We thought that you girls are not showing up, but I’m so happy that you came here on the right place and the right time” said Mashiro Nakagawa, a member of the Sunlight Rose.

“Yep. Miku told us about her memories when she was in our hometown. I’m sure that her family will see her again since she’s here” said Saori.

“You should be ready for today because we’re going to have so much fun to hang out just for one day” said Keiko.

“Yeah, we will!” said the members of the Sunlight Rose.

“Now, where are Mika Takashima and the rest of her team?” asked Keiko.

“They were in the house, helping with the members of the Nishio clan. I think that they’re going to pull a surprise on Miku” said Kunihisa Katō, a member of the Sunlight Rose.

“Oh, I’m so exciting about this! What that could be?” said Saori.

“You’ll find out right now” said Chika Ishizaka before calling Miku. “Hey, Miku-san! Did you miss me?”

“Oh, hi, Ishizaka-chan! You’re growing very well!” said Miku.

“Yep. I’m just getting taller to match with Takami-chan! Hopefully, I’ll be going to become an idol girl one day” said Chika Ishizaka.

“Well, you can do that, Ishizaka-chan! I’m going to be delightful if you can make it. I’m sure that you’re gonna do it” said Miku.

“Okay, I will, Miku-chan! By the way, your family is waiting for you!” said Chika Ishizaka.

“Okay!” said Miku before she and her friends would go to the entrance of the Nishio Residence. While the members of Aqours will be staying outside, Keisuke will be joining with Miku. Miku asks her cousin very politely. “You are coming with me, cousin?”

“Yep. What are relatives for, Miku-san?” said Keisuke.

“Oh, yeah, I agree!” said Miku with a smile on her face before she opens the entrance door of the Nishio Residence and before she knew it, she was surprised by Mika Takashima, the leader of the Fire Edelweiss of the Todoroki Gakuen High School, and Michitaka Nishio, the brother of Miku.

“Welcome back, Miku-san!” said Mika Takashima and Michitaka Nishio.

“Oh, oniichan! It’s you! I missed you!” said Miku as she hugged her brother Michitaka while Mika Takashima hugs both Miku and Michitaka.

“I’m so happy that you came back!” said Mika.

“Yeah, Mika-san! I missed you after I have been getting along with you!” said Miku.

“Of course not! You don’t want to lose your happiness, won’t you?” said Mika.

“Yes, I am!” said Miku.

“Oh! I’m glad that you’re finally back home since you left for Tokyo. How does it feel?” said Michitaka.

“Well, not bad, oniichan! I just came here for the Golden Week vacation. You think that you’re trying to chase me after I had left this home?” said Miku.

“No, I’m not, onēchan! I’m just saying that you missed me a lot. Do you think that I’m joking?” said Michitaka.

“Of course not! I love you, oniichan!” said Miku.

“Thanks, onēchan!” said Michitaka.

“Now, where are my parents?” asked Miku.

“They have just started eating their lunch. You should come with us for a while. I’ll let your friends stay in the living room, so they’ll be having a comfortable time to relax and enjoy” said Michitaka.

“Okay!” said Miku. Miku would talk to her friends. “Everyone! Please, sit down at the living room for a while. I’ll be busy for a while to meet with my parents. I’ll be back soon” said Miku.

“Okay!” said the members of the Fire Edelweiss, the Sunlight Rose and Aqours as they take their seats at the couches of the living room.

At the dining area, the members of the Nishio clan were eating their lunch. Miku’s father Michiya would happily see her for the first time. “My daughter!”

“Otōsan! I missed you!” said Miku.

“Yeah, I missed you too!” said Michiya Nishio.

Then, Miku would meet her mother Mariko. “Okāsan! I missed you too!”

“My Miku had been coming back for her Golden Week vacation. I see that you are very beautiful. What you think?” said Mariko.

“Yes, of course, okāsan! I had been living in a good life since I had transferred to the Hasekura High School! I believe that you have treated me well ever since I video called you every night” said Miku.

“Well, you must be precious and adorable when you called me in a video call, so that I don’t want to worry about you anymore” said Mariko.

“Yeah, okāsan! It feels great to live in Tokyo! I don’t want to miss this hometown because I had a lot of memories that I have made” said Miku.

“Oh! You must be missing us, my daughter! Our clan had been knowing about your present life in Tokyo. You’re sure that you want to be a great idol girl?” said Mariko.

“Yes, of course, okāsan! In fact, I joined the Music Girls! Isn’t that great?” said Miku.

“Yeah, I agree!” said Mariko.

“I agree to what you said, Miku-san” said Michiya Nishio.

“You too, otōsan?” queried Miku.

“Yep. I had been looking for your future when you leave this hometown and I had been so happy that you finally made your footsteps of being a member of an idol girl group. I hope that you’ll be able to keep your heart to make your career worth it to be good” said Michiya Nishio.

“Okay, I will, otōsan!” said Miku.

“Now, eat up! I’ll be encouraged you to get along with your friends while my relatives and I will be having a friendly conversation about the future of our family” said Michiya Nishio.

“Hopefully, you’ll keep this marvelous day alive for you before you’re going back to Tokyo” said Mariko.

“Okay!” said Miku.

A few minutes later, Miku had done eating her lunch and so do Keisuke. Miku and Keisuke would be accompanied their respective siblings: Michitaka (Miku’s brother), Konomi (Keisuke’s eldest sister), Kanako (Keisuke’s second eldest sister) and Kazusa (Keisuke’s youngest sister).

“I’m back, guys!” said Miku.

“We’re done eating our lunch!” said Keisuke.

“That’s good, Miku-san and Keisuke-san! I’m sure that you have been feel good after you have a time of enjoyment with your family. I can’t wait to have our chance to enjoy playing with you!” said Chika Ishizaka.

“Well, be my guest, Ishizaka-chan! I think that this family gathering will be marvelous if everyone is all set for playtime” said Miku.

“You should come with us if you want to” said Keisuke.

“Okay!” said the members of the Fire Edelweiss, the Sunlight Rose and Aqours.

“Now, let’s go outside and play a game of hide and seek!” said Miku and Keisuke.

“Yeah!” said the members of the Fire Edelweiss, the Sunlight Rose and Aqours.

Everyone would go outside to go back to the backyard of the Nishio Residence where they’ll be playing hide and seek. Miku and Keisuke will participate at the hide and seek activity with their relatives. Saori Ishiyama would be given a helping hand by Miku.

“You wanna join? It’s going to be fun!” said Miku.

“Oh, sure, Miku-san! I would love to!” said Saori.

The montage shows Miku and her relatives doing their hide and seek activity while the background song is 「フライガール」, which was performed by Miku herself. Miku, Keisuke and Saori have hid in their respective places before they were found by Michitaka Nishio. They also find their relatives in separate places before they lastly find Kanako, who was hiding between the wall and the large bushes.

Later, they play a game of ‘flag catching’ activity where everyone must collect one flag that was hidden in different places. Saori was able to get the first flag, which is the orange flag. Then, Keisuke captures the green flag and Miku gets the blue flag. Kazusa manages to get the lemon green flag, Kanako gets the red flag, Michitaka climbs up to the branch of the tree to get the peach flag and Konomi captures the yellow flag.

After the second game was finished, everyone would play another game called Battleground Wars where one group must protect their fortress from their rivals. The Nishio clan unite to take on three groups, the Fire Edelweiss of Hasekura, the Fire Edelweiss of Todoroki Gakuen and the Sunlight Rose. Chika and the members of Aqours have acted as referees for that game.

During the battle, everyone uses their fake weapons made in cardboard materials and paint spray guns. They also wear fake armors made in cardboard materials, so that they won’t get hurt in the grassy plains of the backyard. As everyone attacks against each other, some were able defeat one’s group while others have destroyed the fortress of one group. By the of the 30-minute long-standing battle, Miku and her relatives from the Nishio clan have won the battle after they were able to take down the fortress of Team Takashima.

It was now 1:45 in the afternoon and everyone had been exhausted from the series of games at the backyard. They would take their relaxing break as they either sit or lie in the grass.

“So, Miku-chan, I’m so glad that you are back in this place after you have left a few months ago to study in Tokyo” said Mika Takashima, the leader of the Todoroki Gakuen chapter of the Fire Edelweiss. She’s also a relative of Aki Takashima, the leading girl of the Bravehearts of Numazu.

“Yeah, we thought you were gone for about two or more months, but you came back just for this vacation” said Toshiya Ōsaki, a member of the Todoroki Gakuen chapter of the Fire Edelweiss.

“We’re worried about you since you have been studying in Tokyo” said Toshimi Morikawa, a member of the Todoroki Gakuen chapter of the Fire Edelweiss.

“Of course, guys! I missed you all! I don’t want everyone to worry about me because I want to work hard to pass high school with flying colors after three years. After that, I have to either go back to Nagoya for college or forgo college and start my new career while being an idol girl” said Miku.

“Well, that sounds like a good plan, Miku-san” said Mika.

“Yeah, that might be perfect that you’ll become an idol girl permanently after high school” said Toshiya.

“We don’t know if we saw those kinds of things in our city, but I believe there’s something that you are feeling on your mind” said Toshimi.

“I believe that you have a bright future to take on” said Kenta Iwashita, a member of the Todoroki Gakuen chapter of the Fire Edelweiss.

“But going back to Nagoya after graduation would be better if you want to stay in Tokyo for more” said Haruki Hatoyama, a member of the Todoroki Gakuen chapter of the Fire Edelweiss.

“Well, I’m unsure on my future, guys. It’s just the feeling of contemplation because I want to observe some things in Hasekura before I’ll make up my decision soon. Of course, you don’t mind that you have your hopes and dreams too” said Miku.

“Yeah!” said the members of the Todoroki Gakuen chapter of the Fire Edelweiss.

“You guys should worry about your future because you need to brighten up to think positive” said Atsuko.

“That’s what we do, so that we have high hopes for all of us. Isn’t that right, everyone?” said Ayako.

“Yes, we are!” said the members of the Hasekura chapter of the Fire Edelweiss.

“If everyone had their own hopes and dreams, then you should make good things to enjoy, so that you can able to use them in the future” said Shun.

“Earn it if you succeed, guys. Everyone will be all yours by the end of the school year. We should work together, right?” said Chiwa.

“Yeah!” said the members of the Todoroki Gakuen chapter and the Hasekura chapter of the Fire Edelweiss.

“That’s what I’m talking about! Just be positive and you’re all good!” said Chiwa.

“Don’t lose your motivation, of course!” said Kaoru.

“Yeah!” said the members of the Todoroki Gakuen chapter and the Hasekura chapter of the Fire Edelweiss.

“To be honest, everyone, I think everyone deserves to get hopes and dreams, which means that we should all work hard. If we want to have a better future, then we must do anything to make our dreams come true” said Megumi Sugimura, a member of the Todoroki Gakuen chapter of the Fire Edelweiss.

“It’s going to be our goal to make because we should be more inspired just like how Miku did. I mean, even we’re not always coming out first, we should still make it” said Risa Hiratsuka, a member of the Todoroki Gakuen chapter of the Fire Edelweiss.

“I believe so, Risa-san. Everyone in our group had been determined to get their job done. It’s not always making our goals balance because there might be twists and turns that you’ll watch out” said Miori.

“If we’re not aiming to get high grades, we’re not gonna make it to college. Even we’re all first year high schoolers, we should try our best to succeed one term to another” said Eiichi.

“Hopefully, you should all be set for big challenges in our respective schools. How much we need to accomplish? We should make it on the right place and the right time” said Kentarō.

“Kentarō’s right, guys! I know I trust you and if anyone wants to excel and progress with flying colors, then we should work together to pass every subject and make it to college. Right, team?” said Miku.

“Yeah, we will!” the members of the Todoroki Gakuen chapter and the Hasekura chapter of the Fire Edelweiss.

“Now that’s what I call a good leader, Miku-chan” said Chika.

“Chika-chan! How did you know about our conversation?” said Miku.

“We heard about your hopes and dreams for you and your team. It seems that you have high hopes that you’re going to take on” said Chika.

“I’m sure that it’s much challenging when it comes to high school life. Sometimes, you need to pass with any terms, but other things might be difficult” said Yō.

“Such as examinations, quizzes and projects. That’s what we do in Uranohoshi to get high grades” said Riko.

“Now, if you think that you guys are aiming to get an ‘A’, then we’ll support you!” said Mari.

“What does that supposed to mean?” asked Miku.

“It means that you must get focused on your studies to pass one term” said Kanan.

“In one school year, there are three terms that you need to progress, and in one high school life, you need to pass three consecutive school years to graduate and accomplish the requirements you need, so that you’ll have your dreams comes true” said Dia.

“I hope that you’ll follow our advice because it’s not always important to keep this because you should focus on your studies first before you’ll have fun you want” said Sarah.

“Enjoyment is not always every day, but we also try our best overcome the challenges we have faced” said Mari.

“Yeah, we understand, girls. I hope that we can do it without losing our motivation” said Miku.

“Because it’s not always excitement coming in our mind. We should focus on helping with each other to make progress in every subject” said Ayako.

“So that we will all pass together” said Mika.

“Yeah, I agree with your kind words, girls. I believe that you got those things to develop, so that you’re gonna pass all subjects on one term to another” said Kana.

“That’s why we will support you no matter what will happen next” said Mari.

“Just trust us to make your dreams come true” said Dia.

“Yeah!” said the members of the Todoroki Gakuen chapter and the Hasekura chapter of the Fire Edelweiss.

“That means, it will be applied to you, Miku-chan” said Dia.

“Yes, I will, Dia-chan!” said Miku.

“I have a question, Chika-chan” said Keiko.

“Oh, okay, go ahead. We would love to see your answers that you’re going to ask” said Chika.

“Sure!” said Keiko before asking Chika a question. “So, how did you contemplate your future?”

“That’s a good question, Chika-chan” said Hanamaru.

“I think that you have that question from our Morality subject teacher” said Ruby.

“Just answer that question, Chika-chan. We’ll be happy if you remember it” said Yoshiko.

“Well, okay, I’ll answer that question” said Chika.

“Alright!” said Keiko.

“You see, when we faced the future, we want to make progress with our hopes and dreams. Everyone had those things, but in order to make it real, it’s very important for us to enrich ourselves to make good things going to happen. Our group had been working on the same page for a year and we already fulfilled our dreams after what happened in the final days of Uranohoshi” said Chika.

“You mean, you had finally lived up your dreams of becoming a best idol girl group?” asked Kunihisa.

“Is that what you’re saying?” asked Mashiro.

“Yeah, of course! Aqours is a special group of girls from the Uranohoshi High School that we competed at the idol girl competition known as Love Live! However, we faced challenges from time to time until we succeed. And after we have been blessed in our recent performance, we want to be admired to our followers, not just only in our hometown in Numazu, but its neighboring areas such as your hometown” said Chika.

“Ah, I get that point, Chika-chan” said Kunihisa.

“That was a long story about what you have said. I didn’t expect that you had remembered anything about your group” said Mashiro.

“The way you formed an idol girl, you had been a good leader. That’s why we trust you” said Keiko.

“Yeah, I agree. Now, what happened is that I decided to let both Sarah and Leah Kazuno to be part of our team as guest members because we formed Saint Aqours Snow for some occasions, so that they’ll get their performance to sing along with us. In the past before I made Aqours, I wanted to make an idol group to be beautiful, cool and cute, which is why I made Aqours to represent the people of Uchiura and Awashima Island that we ambitioned to become idol girls and future sailors in the future. And so, Aqours had been prospered with our hopes and dreams being fulfilled. Isn’t that right, girls?” said Chika.

“Yeah!” said the members of Aqours. Sarah and Leah Kazuno have nodded their heads while saying “Yeah!” to affirm the statement of what Chika said.

“Wow. I believe that you had brought your friends some hopes and dreams, so that everything will be turned into a reality. That was some good story you have!” said Saori.

“Why, thank you, Saori-chan! Since you and your friends heard about our songs from time to time, I’m so generous that you have followed us all along” said Chika.

“Especially when we have performed our act in your hometown right before Uranohoshi would be closed” said Yō.

“Now that we have new lives in Shizuma, no one can say ‘no’ to us now!” said Riko.

“That’s why we’re admired to sail over the rainbow and make everyone inspired!” said Chika.

“Yeah, I agree, Chika-chan! That’s what I like to inspire on you because you have been worked hard to make a successful idol girl group!” said Keiko.

“It’s great that you have done expected to make your dreams come true!” said Saori.

“Maybe, we will end up working hard to make our dreams come true too! Aren’t we agree, everyone?” said Chika Ishizaka.

“Yeah!” said the members of the Sunlight Rose.

“Then, good for you! I’m so happy that you have admired us after I told you our answer” said Chika.

“Everyone knows that we’re performing like good sailors that sailed over the rainbow. So, that’s what Aqours do to cherish everyone” said Yō.

“It’s nice that you guys have listened to our songs we have and I’m so grateful that this encounter would be meaningful” said Riko.

“Meaningful as in making us beautiful to inspire everyone” said Yoshiko.

“Oh, you’re right, Yohane-chan. Thank you for your correction” said Riko.

“You’re welcome” said Yoshiko.

“Now, what we’re planning right now in the future is that we’re planning to meet with μ's once in a month, which means that if Honoka and her friends from Chiyoda aren’t busy, then we’ll schedule that as soon as possible” said Riko.

“Who are μ's?” asked Aina Hisakawa, a member of the Sunlight Rose.

“They were an idol group that came from the Otonokizaka High School” said Ruby.

“That school had the same situation as mine, which Otonokizaka is facing its closure after music and dance organizations were declining. However, μ's was able to make that school growing with a lot of attractive freshmen wanting to enroll there despite that its numbers have been declining” said Hanamaru.

“So, if we should wait for Honoka’s answer to make sure that they’re not gonna be busy or not” said Leah.

“However, we should be ready to meet them, so that we’ll able to work with them in the near future” said Yoshiko.

“That was a good idea, girls! Good luck with that!” said Chika Ishizaka.

“Going to Tokyo to visit a fellow idol girl group would be a double coincidence to see each other” said Aina.

“It’s nice that one idol girl group have saved a school from being closed, which was supposedly worse for them” said Kotarō Murakami, a member of the Sunlight Rose.

“But fortunately, for them, they have paid it off!” said Keiji Nonaka, a member of the Sunlight Rose. He is also the cousin of Kazumasa and Reina Nonaka.

“Those μ's are cuter as you are, Chika-chan and Aqours!” said Masako Tanioka, a member of the Sunlight Rose.

“I hope that you girls will be ready to make a future idol girl project you’re gonna plan” said Natsumi Hashiguchi, a member of the Sunlight Rose.

“Well, we’re not sure on what our plans will be like, but you should stay tuned for that” said Yō.

“Yeah, you better get ready to see what our plan would be like once things are settled” said Chika.

“Okay!” said the members of the Sunlight Rose.

“Dia-chan and Ruby-chan, are you closed relatives with Satomi-chan?” asked Maika Toyama, a member of the Sunlight Rose. She’s also the younger sister of Eri Toyama.

“Oh, yes, Maika-chan! Satomi was a second year high schooler and she’s our relative through our grandfather’s brother” said Ruby.

“The Kurosawa clan had been living in both Shizuoka and Aichi, which means that we have good lives we spend for generations” said Dia.

“Wow! That was awesome! You had a good bloodline you have, Dia-chan and Ruby-chan!” said Maika.

“I believe that you had a great family that prospered for many years and using that surname would be great to honor with” said Tatsurō Kaminuma, a member of the Sunlight Rose.

“I’m sure that you’ll keep the honor of that group because you have high hopes to take on with” said Masako Tanioka, a member of the Sunlight Rose.

“Yeah, we will!” said Dia and Ruby.

“I have one question. Are you close to Satomi?” said Dia.

“Yeah!” said Maika, Tatsurō and Masako.

“My older sister Eri had recognized Satomi as her classmate. Satomi had been a good visitor when she’s visiting the Gotō Clan Ancestral House” said Maika.

“Yeah! She likes to be a sadist, but she likes to visit aquarium centers in Nagoya” said Tatsurō.

“Satomi was very expressive just like Eri because they have been neighbors at the same time” said Masako.

“When she visited the Gotō Clan Ancestral House, she had been less motivated when it comes to doing some research with her friends” said Keiji.

“And of course, she likes to write her diary that has secrets” said Nobuo.

“Well, I would be looking forward to meeting her, guys. For now, we can’t do that because we’re living in Numazu while her is in your hometown” said Dia.

“But we’ll meet her if she’s going to visit Numazu for a visit” said Ruby.

“Okay!” said the members of the Sunlight Rose.

“By the way, Sarah-chan, belated happy birthday to you!” said Miku.

“Thanks, Miku-chan! It was nice that my sister and I have decided to join with them for the Golden Week vacation this year because after we made a performance with Aqours” said Sarah Kazuno.

“Yeah, my sister was adorable, to be honest. She would have been part of Aqours in the first place, but we formed our very own duo group, which was totally fine at all” said Leah Kazuno.

“That’s good, I’m glad that things would be running pretty nifty even you had been gotten into troubles before with the Kurosawa sisters. I hope that you’ll be able to make them feel good, not to make them feel bad” said Miku.

“Of course, I will!” said Leah.

“Yeah, we’ll go for that one, Miku-chan!” said Sarah before she had her turn to talk with Miku. “I had a question to ask you. What is your family profile, Miku-chan?”

“I had my only brother Michitaka and my parents, Mariko and Michiya Nishio” said Miku.

“From what I’m seeing earlier at your home, your father must have siblings?!” said Sarah.

“Is that true?” asked Leah.

“Yeah! My father Michiya had two siblings named Kazunori, who is the father of Keisuke, and Toshiko, who, on the other hand, is the mother of Saori. My father had been working as an IT specialist in the Chubu Cable Network” said Miku.

“My father had been a good teacher in our school, the Todoroki Gakuen High School” said Keisuke.

“While my mother was working in the Aichi Hino Motors as a clerk and an accountant” said Saori.

“Wow! That’s awesome, you guys! You sure you have your parents taking their dreams come true when they have graduated in college. I hope that you’ll be able to make it too!” said Sarah.

“If you want to work in a major company, just make sure that you don’t cram or stress while trying to get good grades” said Leah.

“Yeah, we will!” said Miku, Keisuke and Saori.

“By the way, you two, why did you two being reluctant when you have joined Aqours as guest members?” asked Atsuko.

“It’s because we have run into a rivalry between us and the Kurosawa sisters, Dia and Ruby” said Leah.

“That’s why it’s difficult that we have run a duo like that, but we just give in to team up with Aqours at any point” said Sarah.

“Ah, I see what you’re saying, Sarah-chan and Leah-chan. I believe that your rivalry with the Kurosawa sisters didn’t quite intentional. Isn’t it?” said Atsuko.

“Yeah” said Sarah and Leah.

“Well, I believe that you had some good terms with them if you would have joined that group in the first place” said Atsuko.

“Despite you had a rivalry with the Kurosawa sisters, you still have worked hard to for a duo for your performance. Isn’t that correct?” said Chiwa.

“Yeah, we agree” said Sarah and Leah.

“I mean, we have hated the strangely tepid behavior of our rivals” said Leah.

“They have been making good terms with Chika and the other girls, unlike us when we’re not in a good position to be part of it in the first place” said Sarah.

“Then, how about this? What about you two should agree on good terms with them, so that you will lower your rivalry with them?” asked Kentarō.

“Yeah, you should learn not to get involved in a sticky situation like this, girls” said Eiichirō.

“You need to make them nice. Okay?” said Kaoru.

“Okay, we understand about that” said Sarah and Leah.

“I think that you’re right about what you said, Chiwa-san. We worked hard to act as a duo, but we should be better if we want to team up with Aqours” said Sarah.

“Since then, we don’t want to get involved with the rivalry with the Kurosawa sisters again. That’s why we want to keep an eye on them if we want to be serious and content” said Leah.

“I think that you girls have a good idea. That was very nice” said Kentarō.

“I’m sure that you’ll be able to work on that, so that you had a good friendship with not only the Kurosawa sisters” said Chiwa.

“But Aqours too” said Kaoru.

“That way, you’ll feel better not to get involved in a rivalry with both Dia and Ruby again” said Atsuko.

“Okay, we’ll make sure that we’ll keep an eye on them for sure!” said Sarah and Leah.

“Now that’s what I’m talking about. They’re better to communicate with us” said Atsuko.

“I agree, Atsuko-san. I believe that both Sarah and Leah will be happy to get along with Aqours, even that they have run into issues with them when they didn’t get admitted being part of that group” said Chiwa.

“I’m sure that they’ll be alright to be with them. Hopefully, they’ll learn their manners to respect their fellow friends” said Atsuko.

“Of course, they will, Atsuko-san” said Chiwa.

“Hanamaru-chan, are your school had some basketball players?” asked Katsuhiko Nagatomo, the vice leader of the Fissure Section and a close friend of Keisuke Nishio.

“Yeah, Katsuhiko-san. Shizuma had some new players being produced even that school was supposedly been participating in the prefectural tournament” said Hanamaru.

“So, the school had decided to revive some programs that will make Shizuma active in both sports and music” said Yoshiko.

“The basketball team would end up acquiring 10 players with 5 being freshmen” said Hanamaru.

“One of the new players was my relative named Ruri Takeshima” said Mari.

“Wow! That’s so cool! I can’t believe that they have been formed just in time to open that school recently” said Katsuhiko.

“Are they good to become potential of being the best basketball team in your home?” asked Yukio Saotome, a member of the Fissure Section.

“We’re not sure yet, but if I remember correctly, they haven’t made it to the top for many years just like in Uranohoshi” said Hanamaru.

“Oh, that’s so sad to hear about that school’s past” said Yukio.

“It feels like that school had been declining just like in Uranohoshi, which they have been focused on music” said Tsukasa Sakurada, a member of the Fissure Section.

“Yeah, I agree. Both Yō and Chika were good in basketball when they were in first year. They often play basketball with us” said Hanamaru.

“Me and Kanan were also interested in basketball while Dia had often played basketball if she gets a helping hand from her sister” said Mari.

“After all, when Uranohoshi was active in music and sports, they have their beauty to show up just like what we did before” said Yoshiko.

“Oh, I guess that the beauty can’t paid off even that your school is most available for girls. Don’t you think?” said Shunta Satō.

“Yeah, Uranohoshi is an all-girls high school, but of course, they have music and sports programs being good enough to have successful accolades before it was closed” said Hanamaru.

“But on the bright side, since our new school had been good enough to bring new life, we finally make the moves to bring everyone their charms and cuteness being preserved” said Yoshiko.

“That’s why everyone knows that Shizuma will be bringing its renaissance after what happened to Uranohoshi. We’ll see how that goes” said Mari.

“I’m sure that it’s going to be a big change to see, girls. I really like that” said Miyuki Hiratsuka, a member of the Fissure Section.

“Ever since that new school might be hopes for the two of you, Hanamaru-chan and Yohane-chan, I believe that you’re going to be ready to make your new schoolmates gleam and shock with your performance. Same goes to you, Mari-chan, even you had already graduated from Uranohoshi” said Mariya Koizumi, a member of the Fissure Section.

“Yeah, we will, Mariya-chan!” said Hanamaru, Yoshiko and Mari.

“You don’t have to worry about us!” said Yoshiko.

“It will be better to make us grow with our performance going to be awesome!” said Mari.

“That’s why we’ll continue working together even the senpais including Mari will go to college” said Hanamaru.

“Okay, good luck with that, girls!” said Katsuhiko.

“Hopefully, things will be going better this time” said Yukio.

“We’ll watch you one day performing in front of us” said Miyuki.

“That way, you’ll make us inspire to see the future” said Mairuya.

“Sure!” said Mari.

“It will be a pleasure to make us admired!” said Hanamaru

“You can’t back down from us now since we’re performing dazzlingly!” said Yoshiko.

“Yeah!” said the members of the Fissure Section.

“What’s good in being an idol girl, Miku-chan?” asked Chika.

“Tell us something nice” said Riko.

“We’ll be happy if you want to share for it” said Yō.

“Well, being an idol girl was my best thing that I have ever made because I wanted to show the country that I’m beautiful and cute. That’s why being an idol girl makes me prestige because you should learn to sing and dance. Of course, everyone in Nagoya knows that I am being beautiful since I had joined the Music Girls. One day, when I’m performing in front of my fans and followers, I should be ready to motivate myself and be a good performer all the time. I wish that one day, I’ll be more adapted to have my friends on my side to perform in front of my fans to make them happy” said Miku.

“Wow! That was a long answer, Miku-chan!” said Chika.

“It’s more like a beauty pageant answer to me” said Riko.

“It seems that you’re more motivated than being a drama club member or a child actress” said Yō.

“Yeah, of course, Yō-chan! That’s what I am right now. It’s better to be motivated than being pressured out. It’s not like to remove the stress that you faced, but you should cherish yourself with some joyful moments just like I did with my friends. Right?” said Miku.

“Yeah!” said the members of the Fire Edelweiss.

“I’m good to see your friends getting on your side, Miku-chan. I know that you had brought them when we’re on a vacation, but I really like what you and your friends have right now” said Chika.

“Yeah, Chika-san! It’s nice that Miku had been giving us the blessings we have when she was in Todoroki Gakuen” said Mika.

“The big thing for Miku-san is that she was very elegant when she had met us in middle school. She had been motivated for us to be admired and inspired” said Toshimi.

“That’s why everyone in Todoroki Gakuen had followed Miku when she made her first performance as an idol girl” said Megumi.

“That’s right, Megumi-san! In Todoroki Gakuen, they were a few idol girls living there such as those in high school, but when it comes to my current school, in Hasekura, they were about more than 30 students believe to be doing their idol girl career” said Miku.

“Seriously, Miku-san?!” screamed Risa.

“Is that true?” asked Kazuo Ōnuki.

“Yeah, it is. And because of that, the Hasekura High School was considered as one of the high schools that produced idol girls in Tokyo. Of course, the hype for that is real when they’ll perform in front of the whole crowd” said Miku.

“Hey, that’s what our competition with the other idol girls have, Miku-chan!” said Chika.

“What does that mean?” asked Miku.

“In the Love Live! School Idol Project competition, they were a lot of idol girl groups competing around the country to determine who the best group is, which is based on four criterions: Appearance…” said Chika.

“Voice…” said Yō.

“Rhythm…” said Riko.

“…and Fan Reaction. We have been competing in that competition last year, which our goal is become the best idol girl group and we did” said Chika.

“That’s why our motivation had been paid off since we have performed well, so that we were able to have good performance, which gives us impressions from the judges” said Riko.

“Ever since we have been competing in that competition, we started to work hard as idol girls and living in a good school like Uranohoshi and Shizuma was very great for us to be idol girls that we wished for” said Yō.

“Hopefully, you could apply on your career, Miku-chan. Since you’re living in Nagoya, which is not a long distance between our hometowns and yours, if you know what I mean, I think that you should step up with your beauty and cuteness when you’re going to perform in front of the crowd. Maybe, your manager can take you with your friends to perform in different places. I hope that it will be great to have a good idol girl career, so that you’ll reach your way to be an idol superstar” said Chika.

“Well, I’m not sure what I’m gonna say, but that’s a good advice, Chika-chan. I mean, it’s nice that you had a nice career with your friends, and you have been closed to them with the true meaning of teamwork. I hope that I can emulate that, so that my group, the Music Girls, will be ready to shine like the way other idol girls did” said Miku.

“That’s good for you, Miku-chan! I really like your enthusiasm when you’re saying that you want to have a good career in music” said Chika.

“You had some high hopes to take on with, Miku-chan” said Yō.

“Hopefully, you’ll be able to make something good to have a good idol girl career while keep studying to get high grades in every subject” said Riko.

“Okay, I will, girls! I won’t let you down to make my dreams come true!” said Miku.

“Yeah, that’s my girl!” said Riko.

“Now, who’s talking sweetly with enthusiasm!” said Yō.

“I’m so happy that you are contemplating your future, Miku-chan! Hopefully, if you want more advice, then let me know if you want to have a chat with either me or us” said Chika.

“Okay, I will!” said Miku.

“By the way, what time is it?” asked Keisuke.

“It’s already 2:02 in the afternoon, Keisuke-san” said Hanamaru.

“Oh no! Is it 2’o clock already?!” exclaimed Miku.

“Yeah! It’s 2’o clock in the afternoon, Miku-chan!” said Dia.

“My goodness! That is not good!” said Miku.

“I think that we have stayed in the backyard for half an hour!” said Saori.

“Yeah, I guess so, Saori-san” said Keiko.

“Me too. Man, I didn’t expect that we have stayed here any longer” said Keisuke.

“It’s just three and a half hours, Keisuke-san” said Chika Ishizaka.

“Oh, sorry about that, Ishizaka-chan” said Keisuke.

“What are you gonna do now?” asked Kanan.

“I have to go back to the Gotō Clan Ancestral House to watch my friends performing in a duel” said Miku.

“A duel? That sounds like there might be an interesting competition you’ll watch, Miku-chan” said Kanan.

“That would be nice to see what’s going on in that place” said Mari.

“Yeah, my friends and I have to go back to Mitsurugi to watch the duel between Jun Gotō and Kira Ōgaki where they’ll have their bands competing with each other” said Miku.

“Wow! I can’t believe that you had your friends having their music careers too! That was very beautiful!” said Ruby.

“I’m sure that you’re going to root on either one of the competing bands, Miku-chan” said Hanamaru.

“Well, I haven’t decided on that yet, Hanamaru-chan, but I’m leaning on Jun Gotō and Lien de Famille because they were a good band who had some good melody and harmony getting synchronized through their hearts” said Miku.

“Oh, that’s a pretty good name, Miku-chan!” said Leah.

“I can’t wait to see them in person!” said Sarah.

“They were coming from Tokyo, Sarah-san and Leah-san. If you want to visit my home, just let me know if you want to” said Miku.

“Okay, Miku-chan!” said Sarah.

“We’ll think about it” said Leah.

“So, Miku-chan, how far will you travel from Funabara to Mitsurugi?” asked Yoshiko.

“It’s just a few miles away to get into Mitsurugi, but my friends and I should be in a hurry, so that we don’t want to miss the big duel” said Miku.

“Okay, then, we should see each other again at some time. What do you think?” said Yoshiko.

“Yeah, Yohane-chan. I’m sure that you and your friends are going to Tokyo if Honoka said that she and her groupmates aren’t busy at school” said Miku.

“Yeah, I hope so, Miku-chan. By the way, when we’re in Tokyo, we should let you inform about μ’s” said Yoshiko.

“Sure, Yohane-chan!” said Miku.

“Where is your home, by the way?” asked Yō.

“It’s in the Lavender Airlite Residence in Haneda near the airport” said Miku.

“Ooh! That’s very nice, Miku-chan! I think that we can take a flight to visit your home, but our better way to get there is taking on a Shinkansen” said Yō.

“Probably, we might gonna be there at 6 in the evening if we leave at 4:30 in the afternoon, but we’ll see how far the Shinkansen goes when we’re leaving Numazu for Tokyo” said Riko.

“Well, you should be there before 6:00 if you finished school early, but I hope that it’s not too late to meet with μ’s” said Miku.

“Yeah, but we’ll see if we can make it on time” said Yō.

“So that we’ll be able to meet with Honoka and μ’s” said Riko.

“Okay, good luck with that, Yō-chan and Riko-chan! I hope that you two and the others will make it to Tokyo on the right place and the right time” said Miku.

“Yeah!” said Yō and Riko.

“Now that we have our plans to visit Tokyo for a visit with μ’s, then I hope that we will meet each other again, Miku-chan” said Chika.

“Yes, of course, Chika-chan! It will be a pleasure to meet with you again when you’ll be coming to Tokyo” said Miku.

“Okay, we will!” said the members of Aqours. Miku and her friends have found their memories when they were in Nagoya, which it was more beautiful and cuter. Now that the Fire Edelweiss have recognized Aqours, Miku will expect to make a developing friendship with Chika and her groupmates once they’ll meet each other again as soon as possible.

“You’re right about what you said, Miku-san. We should go now to meet with the Bravehearts” said Saori.

“Hopefully, we won’t be late for the duel between Jun and Kira” said Keiko.

“Okay, Keiko-san and Saori-san!” said Miku before speaking to the members of the Hasekura chapter of the Fire Edelweiss. “Everyone! We should be back home right now for the duel!”

“Okay, Miku!” said the members of the Hasekura chapter of the Fire Edelweiss.

“Miku-san, whether it’s important or not to attend this fantastic duel, we should all make it back to Mitsurugi!” said Kotarō.

“Yeah, the Bravehearts and their allies are waiting for you, Miku-san!” said Toshiya.

“You don’t want to miss that event!” said Mika.

“Just make sure that you’re all set and ready to go!” said Chika Ishizaka.

“Okay, I will, Mika-san!” said Miku with a smile on her face. Then, she speaks to Chika and the members of Aqours one more time. “I’m so happy to be with you, girls! Let’s see if we’ll meet each other again!”

“Sure, we will, Miku-chan!” said the members of Aqours, which makes Miku being motivated to have another meeting with Aqours on another day.

[ENDING: Ongaku Shoujo ED: Shining Piece「シャイニング・ピース」 by Ongaku Shoujo]

Ongaku Shoujo (音楽少女) is composed of:
Lynn as Kotoko Kintoki (金時 琴子)
Yui Ogura (小倉 唯) as Uori Mukae (迎 羽織)
Sumire Uesaka (上坂 すみれ) as Kiri Mukae (迎 桐)
Manami Numakura (沼倉 愛美) as Haru Chitose (千歳 ハル)
Asami Setō (瀬戸 麻沙美) as Eri Kumagai (熊谷 絵里)
Mai Fuchigami (渕上 舞) as Sarasa Ryuō (竜王 更紗)
Karin Takahashi (高橋 花林) as Sasame Mitsukuri (箕作 沙々芽)
Miho Okasaki (岡咲 美保) as Miku Nishio (西尾 未来)
Yūko Ōno (大野 柚布子) as Hiyo Yukino (雪野 日陽)
Miyuri Shimabukuro (島袋 美由利) as Shupe Gushiken (具志堅 シュープ)
Nako Eguchi (江口 菜子) as Roro Morooka (諸岡 ろろ)
Seria Fukagawa (深川 芹亜) as Hanako Yamadaki (山田木 はなこ)

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