Tonight’s update will be dedicated to KENN, whose birthday was yesterday (March 24). Kenn (whose real name is Ken’ichirō Ōhashi), was a voice actor and a singer. He was the voice actor of Hishida Shunsou (Meiji Tokyo Renka), Carlos Toshiki Kamiya (Ace of Diamond), Kamanue (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba), Masahiro Saki (Ahiru no Sora), Tamaki Yotsuba (IDOLiSH7) and Lev Shimanovski (Piano no Mori). I hope that he will continue making progress of his voice acting and music career! Belated happy birthday, KENN!
It’s
time to
continue the co-habitation between the
two braveheart groups with the
second part of
Chapter 164. So far, after the
first part of
this chapter, there were
fourteen groups have
done the search by
finding the
former members of the
Dragons of Ōta in
separate places around
Ōta. Now,
the main focus of
this update will be
the team of
Megumi Kadokawa and
Miyuki Matsuzaki as they’re
heading to
Higashi Chōfu to
attend the gathering that was
organized by the
Minato clan. So, get ready to
make things shocked to
you as here comes the
second part of the
second chapter of the
second part of
Volume 8! Enjoy reading the
second part of
Chapter 164 with
the title, “
Blooming over the Blue Moon: A Harmonizing Partnership Between the Two Braveheart Groups (Part 2)”!:)
Continuing on the co-habitation between the Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Fukuoka with the next set of groups trying to find more former members of the Dragons of Ōta, so that they’ll continue making progress of the search. Team Matsuzaki-Kadokawa would visit Higashi Chōfu to attend the gathering of the members of the Minato clan in the Matsukawa Residence. They meet the cousin of Tomoka Minato, Sakuya Matsukawa, and her friends from the Fuchsia Samurai of Chōfu. Sakuya and her friends came from the fuchsia group when they were part of the Dragons of Ōta. Team Saeki-Akimoto have stayed in the home of Kōichi Hirakawa, who was a former member of the Dragons of Ōta as he came from the cerulean group. They also meet the friends of Kōichi, who were part of the Shiro-Tama Bluehouds. Team Satō-Aida meet the members of the Yellow Kitsunes of Ikegami in the baseball grounds in Nakaikegami where the latter had their members have formerly part of the yellow group of the Dragons of Ōta. In Haginaka, the Pink and Purple have meet Shinpei Uchimura, the friend of Tarō Tsuchiya, at The Bunker in Haginaka Red Crystal Residence. Shinpei and his friends have stayed at The Bunker occasionally, even they were no longer part of the Dragons of Ōta. And finally, in Nishi Kamata, the Anchor’s Breeze, composed of Yō, Masayo, Seiichi and the members of the Bravehearts that have the same hair color as them, meet Ayumi Aozora, another former member of the Dragons of Ōta, at the latter’s home where they recognized her and her team, the Achromatic League. With co-habitation had strengthened the relationship between the two braveheart groups, the Bravehearts of Ōta and the Bravehearts of Fukuoka have continued making blessings to the former members of the Dragons of Ōta that they have found in different places, but there were a few groups left to go, which means that the other groups that they didn’t find the former members of the Dragons of Ōta must work together to find them in separate places before the deadline had been reached.
Previously on Rooks, Knights and Bravehearts:
Megumi Kadokawa: In the first part of this chapter, there were a lot of former members of the Dragons of Ōta that have been found by Airi, her brother Banri and their team, which includes Naruhisa Yahagi, Natsuko Kurosawa, Junko Tomioka, Yasuhida Yoshida and Norimasa Takasago.
Junichi Kamisaka: And they were all coming from Rokugō.
Anzu Ogi: Then, some others have been found in Nishina and Ōmori Kita.
Kōme Ogi: There were coming from different colors, especially to the yellow group and the orange group.
Miyuki Matsuzaki: Speaking of the yellow group, Maho and Hatsuko Imanishi’s team have found some of them, which are now affiliated by the Golden Stallion’s Horde.
Junichi Kamisaka: Led by Masashi Ōsawa.
Jun Gotō: I see what they’re getting at. It seems that Natsuhi may possibly have a new rival in his hands for the upcoming Ikegami Invitationals.
Miyuki Matsuzaki: I agree, Jun-san!
Katsuko Yoda: But let’s not forget that in our interlude, we have found some of them in Shimomaruko. We saw Fumiko Taneda and her friends.
Hitomi Takao: And Yūtarō Asakawa and his brother too!
Fumiko Taneda: That’s right, girl. It was a great job that you found us, Jun and team.
Yūjirō Shirakawa: Especially to you, Katsuko and Kotoe. I knew that you have counted on us because you wanted us to contribute, right?
Kotoe Kanō and
Hitomi Takao: Yeah, we agree!
Masami Iida: Thanks to you, I’m sure that we’re ready to go on the next road.
Katsuko Yoda,
Kotoe Kanō,
Hitomi Takao and
Jun Gotō: Yeah!
Miyuki Matsuzaki: And now, it will be our turn to contribute because we’re invited to go to the Matsukawa Residence to meet with someone who was familiar. Isn’t that right, Junichi-san?
Junichi Kamisaka: Ah, yes. We’re about to meet my fellow siblings out there, but without Tomoka because she’s onto someone else.
Katsuko Yoda: Yep. They’re with Keiko Kakuma and Hisako Uehara. We should be okay to visit that place.
Junichi Kamisaka: I guess so.
Megumi Kadokawa: With that said, I think that it’s time to continue this chapter, everyone.
Miyuki Matsuzaki: Where we left off, so that you’ll see us meeting with some former members of the Dragons of Ōta in the place that we’re heading to.
Anzu Ogi: After that, it’s up to the other groups that they’re going to find them as well.
Kōme Ogi: So, that they’ll either contribute the search or support the revival of the Dragons of Ōta.
All: Yeah!
VOLUME 8: “A NEW ANGELIC AND HARMONIOUS ERA IN ŌTA”
CHAPTER 164: “BLOOMING OVER THE BLUE MOON: A HARMONIZING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO BRAVEHEART GROUPS (PART 2)”
Part 3
In Higashi Chōfu, Miyuki, Megumi and their friends, composed of Anzu, Kōme and Junichi, were heading to the Matsukawa Residence as Junichi was invited to meet his aunt, the sister of Junichi’s mother. Katsuko, Kotoe, Hitomi and Jun were able to find the former members of the Dragons of Ōta earlier. So, they decided to let them join to the team for a while. The other members of the Stormred Higabana and the Family of Angels have their own search in Den-en-chōfu and Kamata to find the former members of the Dragons of Ōta as well.
“So, why are you going to the Matsukawa Residence? Is there anything special?” asked Miyuki.
“Yeah, Miyuki-san. My mother had invited me to visit the Matsukawa Residence to meet my aunt Sanae” said Junichi.
“Who is that Sanae you’re talking about?” asked Fumiko Taneda, a former member of the Dragons of Ōta who was found by the team of Katsuko and her friends. She is studying in the Ōmori Daishi Middle School as a third year middle school student.
“Sanae is the sister of my mother and she’s also the sister of Tomoka’s father” said Junichi.
“Oh, I get it, Junichi-san. I don’t want to confuse with the other person I have befriended with” said Fumiko.
“You mean, Sana Furushima?” asked Junichi.
Sana Furushima surprises Junichi while holding the latter’s shoulders. “Yeah! That’s me, Junichi-san! You should know that we’re living in the same hometown and I thought that you’re going to play with me one day when you’re a little boy.” Sana came from Shimomaruko where she was studying in the Higashi Chōfu Middle School as a second year middle school student. She’s not a member of the Dragons of Ōta, but she is a friend of Fumiko Taneda.
“Uh, I guess so, Sana-san, I really do play with you. But we’re already growing up now” said Junichi.
“Oh, I see. So, what are you doing right now?” said Sana.
“We’re currently searching for the former members of the Dragons of Ōta and we’re going to make sure that we’ll be able to find them at the place we’re going” said Junichi.
“Well, I’m sure that you have found something familiar about your relatives in your family” said Sana.
“That would be great if you’ll be able to know their past if they’re from the Dragons of Ōta or not” said Nobuhiko Kataoka, a former member of the Dragons of Ōta who was found by the team of Katsuko and her friends. He is studying in the Yaguchi Middle School as a second year middle school student.
“Yeah, I guess so, but as you all know, I didn’t join the Dragons of Ōta in the first place because Megumi and I have formed our own group that were composed of our close friends in my class” said Junichi.
“That’s why we formed the Shining Camellia to make us determined with our own future to go with” said Megumi.
“I’m not familiar with that group, Junichi-san and Megumi-san, but I haven’t taken part of any group that is focused on helping the community to grow their friendship with them” said Fumiko.
“Since then, in Shimomaruko, we want to be more involved in helping the community with our family, so that we enrich ourselves to bless everyone through compassion” said Sana.
“Ah, we get it” said Miyuki, Megumi, Anzu, Kōme and Junichi.
“I believe that you have some aspirations to choose with, but in order to bless everyone, they must do the right thing to have the right path to choose” said Anzu.
“That’s why everyone will be blessed through our hearts if they were able to make the difference to make sure that we can’t commit mistakes” said Kōme.
“After what happened between Tomoka’s friends and Michiko’s friends last two years ago, they decided to settle their agreement through their compassion to mend their conflict between them” said Jun.
“Now that the Family of Angels will have new partners from the Rainbow Angels, we’re ready to make the community brighter and more harmonious” said Hitomi.
“Well, we’re interested to be part of it” said Fumiko.
“Yeah, me too!” said Sana.
“That would be great if we want to be with you!” said Nobuhiko. The other former members of the Dragons of Ōta that were found by the team of Katsuko and her friends have also agreed to what Fumiko, Sana and Nobuhiko said.
“I think that they’re interested to be part of our circle, Jun-san. I believe that they’re ready to bless everyone” said Kotoe.
“I believe so, Kotoe-san” said Jun before talking to the former members of the Dragons of Ōta that were found by the team of Katsuko and her friends. “Well, then, I would be glad if you’ll be getting along with us, everyone. You’re welcomed to be part of our circle.”
“Alright!” said the former members of the Dragons of Ōta that were found by the team of Katsuko and her friends.
“I’m so happy that those guys are really interested to partner with you, Jun-chan” said Katsuko.
“You must be confident about them after you and your friends have found them” said Miyuki.
“Yeah! Not only because they were close to my home, but they have their hopes and dreams too” said Jun.
“It will be perfect to make them happy to get along with them” said Megumi.
“Yeah, we agree!” said Miyuki and Katsuko.
“There it is!” said Junichi as he shows the Matsukawa Residence. “The Matsukawa Residence!” The Matsukawa Residence is a three-floor story building that was owned by the Matsukawa family.
“I hope that we’ll be able to meet more former members of the Dragons of Ōta!” said Kotoe.
“It will be better if there will be a surprise out there” said Katsuko.
“We’ll see” said Junichi.
“Now that we’re in that place, we should go inside” said Jun.
“That’s right, Jun-san. Once we enter this place, let’s greet the people who were there before we’ll find out if any guests are former members of the Dragons of Ōta” said Miyuki.
“Yeah!” said Megumi, Anzu, Kōme, Junichi, Katsuko, Kotoe, Hitomi, Jun and the former members of the Dragons of Ōta that were found by the team of Katsuko and her friends.
“Now, let’s go!” said Megumi.
“Yeah!” said Miyuki, Anzu, Kōme, Junichi, Katsuko, Kotoe, Hitomi, Jun and the former members of the Dragons of Ōta that were found by the team of Katsuko and her friends as they enter the Matsukawa Residence.
At the living room of the Matsukawa Residence, the members of the Minato clan were present where they have enjoyed their time hanging out with each other. Miyuki, Megumi, Junichi and their friends bowed their heads to greet with Junichi’s parents and Sakuya’s mother. “Good afternoon otōsan. Good afternoon, okāsan. Good afternoon, Sanae-san.”
“Good afternoon, Junichi” said Nobukazu Kamisaka, Sumika Kamisaka and Sanae Matsukawa.
“So, if it wasn’t my son, Junichi. I’m glad that you are here for a gathering” said Nobukazu Kamisaka.
“Yeah, otōsan. I would be wondering if you see my cousin Sakuya” said Junichi.
“My daughter? Well, she was outside in the terrace with her friends” said Sanae Matsukawa.
“Friends from what group?” asked Junichi.
“I believe that she had some of her friends in the Fuchsia Samurais of Chōfu” said Sanae Matsukawa.
“They have played a boardgame about the samurais and shoguns” said Sumika Kamisaka.
“Oh! The War of the Lords! I like that game!” said Megumi.
“Me too, I like that game!” said Junichi.
“Then, go play with them!” said Sanae Matsukawa.
“Okay!” said Miyuki, Megumi, Junichi and their friends as they go to the terrace. Junichi would finally see his cousin Sakuya Matsukawa and her friends from the Fuchsia Samurais of Chōfu.
“There they are!” said Junichi. “It’s my cousin Sakuya and her friends!”
“Hi, Junichi-san! So, glad that you are here!” said Sakuya.
“Yeah, Sakuya-san! I’m sure that you have enjoyed the game of War of the Lords” said Junichi.
“Yeah! That was the game we used to play with our cousins in our clan” said Sakuya.
“Of course!” said Junichi.
“By the way, where’s Tomoka? I supposed that she will see me” said Sakuya.
“Well, she’s busy now. She, Saki, Keiko and Hisako are finding the former members of the Dragons of Ōta” said Junichi.
“Okay, Junichi-san. Then, I’ll look forward to meeting her at her home after you and your friends have a play of game of War of the Lords” said Sakuya.
“Sure, Sakuya-san” said Junichi.
Megumi and Miyuki interrupt the conversation between the cousins. Megumi speaks to Sakuya. “But before we start playing that game, we’ll introduce ourselves.”
“Oh, okay” said Sakuya.
“My name is Megumi Kadokawa. I’m the leader of the Family of Angels and a close friend of Tomoka. I’m a first year middle school student, studying at the Keishin Academy Middle School.”
“My name is Miyuki Matsuzaki. I’m the leader of the Stormred Higabana and a close friend of Keiko Kakuma. I’m a first year middle school student, studying at the Kashii Academy Middle School.”
“My name is Katsuko Yoda. I’m the vice leader of the Stormred Higabana and a close friend of Keiko Kakuma. I’m a first year middle school student, studying at the Kashii Academy Middle School.”
“My name is Anzu Ogi. I’m a first year middle school student, studying at the Keishin Academy Middle School.”
“I’m Kōme Ogi. I’m Anzu’s cousin and I’m a sixth grade elementary school student, studying at the Shiromidai Elementary School.”
“I’m Jun Gotō. I’m the leader of my band Lien de Famille and I’m a sixth grade elementary school student, studying at the Shiromidai Elementary School.”
“I’m Hitomi Takao. I’m a first year middle school student, studying at the Keishin Academy Middle School.”
“I’m Kotoe Kanō. I’m a first year middle school student, studying at the Keishin Academy Middle School.”
“I’m Fumiko Taneda. And here my friends in my hometown. Sana Furushima, Nobuhiko Kataoka, Sakiko Katsuya, Sakura Ōguchi, Takahiro Shiraishi, Toshiharu Yoshihara and Emiri Tajima.”
Sakuya smiles to the friends of Junichi as she shakes hands with them. “It’s nice to meet you, everyone! My name is Sakuya Matsukawa. I’m the youngest child of Hiromichi and Sanae Matsukawa and also a second year middle school student from the Higashi Chōfu Middle School. And these are my friends from the Fuchsia Samurais of Chōfu.”
The members of the Fuchsia Samurais of Chōfu say their names one by one. “Takayuki Ishiguro. Fumika Yonezawa. Anju Futori. Akira Asakura. Tsukiko Tsuda. Yuka Okuma. Satsuki Haraguchi. And Yorishige Komatsu.”
“It’s nice to meet you, guys!” said the members of the Fuchsia Samurais of Chōfu.
“Nice to meet you too!” said Miyuki, Megumi, Anzu, Kōme, Katsuko, Kotoe, Jun, Hitomi and the former members of the Dragons of Ōta that were found by the team of Katsuko and her friends.
“So, now that we get to know with each other, I think that I can finally ask you a question. Why are you here, my dear guests?” said Sakuya.
“Well, you see, we’re trying to find out if any of you are former members of the Dragons of Ōta” said Miyuki.
“Katsuko and her team have found the former members of the Dragons of Ōta that were coming from the two groups: lavender group and pink and magenta group” said Megumi.
“That’s why we’re going to find out you and your friends have coming from that group” said Kōme.
“Hmm… interesting answers out there, girls. You see, I have been a member of the Dragons of Ōta when I was a fourth grade elementary school student. When I found out that the group was no more when I entered first year middle school, I decided to form very own group” said Sakuya.
“So, does that mean you are a member of the Dragons of Ōta?” asked Anzu.
“Yes, of course, Anzu-san! I came from the fuchsia group when I joined that team. Tomoka used to be part of that group too” said Sakuya.
“Aha! I knew it!” said Fumiko while her friends gasp in surprise about Tomoka being a former member of the fuchsia group of the Dragons of Ōta.
“I can’t believe that her cousin was also a member of the Dragons of Ōta too!” said Sana.
“I would say that she had been one of the hopeful basketball prospects when she was trained by Subaru” said Sakiko Katsuya.
“Oh, I know about him, Sakiko-san! He was the manager of the Keishin Academy Elementary School girls’ basketball team” said Sakura Ōguchi.
“That’s right, Sakura-san! I really like his playing style when he was in the court” said Fumiko.
“Oh, me too! He’s a strong shooter with his auras coming out to shine” said Nobuhiko.
“Yeah! I believe that he had been shining his way to show his willpower when he’s on fire” said Sakiko.
“Yeah!” said Fumiko and her friends.
“Interesting. How about your friends? Are they part of that group too?” said Anzu.
“Not almost everyone took part of that group. Only Akira Asakura, Yuka Okuma. Satsuki Haraguchi and Yorishige Komatsu didn’t join that group. As for my friends, they join through the fuchsia group” said Sakuya.
“Well, since you are part of the fuchsia group, I believe that you had been loyal to your cousin. Is that right, Sakuya-san?” said Kōme.
“Yeah, Kōme-san! Even she left Shiromidai to transfer to the Keishin Academy, I still become close to her because she had been respectful and admired to her friends like you” said Sakuya.
“Yes, indeed, Sakuya-san. We were always getting along with her to keep our friendship stable” said Megumi.
“And she was the one who help us to be blessed and determined” said Anzu.
“That’s why we were loyal to her!” said Hitomi.
“That’s good for you, guys! I really appreciate it. Since then, I was not worrying about her not after the Dragons of Ōta was no more” said Sakuya.
“Then, that’s what we’re going to ask you, my cousin. Do you want to see that group again?” said Junichi.
“Yes, I want to, Junichi-san!” said Sakuya.
“Then, would you want to count on us to contribute the search to find the former members of your former group?” asked Junichi.
“You got it, Junichi-san! I would love to!” said Sakuya.
“That’s great! I’m so proud of you, Sakuya-san! You and your friends will be blessed with our blessings” said Jun.
“Yeah, we agree, Jun-san!” said Sakuya and her friends.
“It was very nice that you have supported the revival of the Dragons of Ōta and I like it with your pride and honor” said Miyuki.
“Yeah! I’m feeling good for you, Sakuya-san! Especially to your friends too!” said Katsuko.
“Yeah! We’ll make sure that we’ll contribute the search for us to be blessed and inspired!” said Sakuya and her friends.
“Good for you, Sakuya-san and friends! Hopefully, we’ll finally start working together to make the search complete as soon as possible” said Megumi.
“Once the search is complete, the Dragons of Ōta will be back for sure!” said Jun.
“Yeah!” said Sakuya and her friends.
“I’m so excited about this! We’re going to be ready to contribute the search with you, guys!” said Takayuki Ishiguro.
“It makes me motivate to contribute because we all know that Tomoka was the cousin of our friend” said Fumika Yonezawa.
“We’ll make sure that we’ll be doing this for her!” said Anju Futori
“Yeah!” said Takayuki, Fumika, Akira, Tsukiko, Yuka, Satsuki and Yorishige.
“That’s right, Anju-san! Since Tomoka was my cousin, we should do that to make Tomoka and the other cousins in my clan proud!” said Sakuya.
“Yeah, Sakuya-san!” said Takayuki, Fumika, Anju, Akira, Tsukiko, Yuka, Satsuki and Yorishige.
“Now that Sakuya and her group have finally agreed to the plan we need, we’re going to tell Tomoka and Keiko about this” said Miyuki.
“You got it, Miyuki-san!” said Megumi.
“It was nice knowing you for everyone who is respectful to my clan and hopefully, one day, we’ll visit your home” said Sakuya.
“Okay, we will, Sakuya-san!” said Miyuki, Megumi, Jun and their friends.
“By the way, once we’re done playing that game, my friends and I will be going back home to tell Kazuhiro and Subaru about our progress. Would you want to get along with us, Sakuya-san?” said Junichi.
“You can count on me, Junichi-san, because I’m going with you!” said Sakuya.
“That’s great, Sakuya-san!” said Junichi.
“So, are you ready to play some game of War of the Lords?” asked Sakuya.
“Yeah!” said Miyuki, Megumi, Junichi and their friends.
“Then, let’s play together, everyone!” said Sakuya.
“Okay!” said Miyuki, Megumi, Junichi and their friends as they’re joining the game of War of the Lords with Sakuya and the members of the Fuchsia Samurais of Chōfu.
While Miyuki and her friends have enjoyed playing a boardgame with Sakuya and her group, somewhere in Niida-Shiromi, Kenta Saeki, Suzuka, Yasue, Satoshi and Kiyoji have found the former members of the Dragons of Ōta that were coming from the cerulean group. They are currently staying at the home of Kōichi Hirakawa, a first year high school student of the Den-en-chōfu High School and the section leader of the cerulean group of the Dragons of Ōta.
“Since you are a former member of the Dragons of Ōta, we need you and your friends some help” said Kenta Saeki.
“Well, I’m good at this. Every time there’s a problem, I help that if you have a solution” said Kōichi Hirakawa. Joining with Kōichi are his friends, composed of Kazunori Hosoda, Shigenori Kanda, Ren Oguro and Tomoe Enomoto.
“I agree. So, you see, we want you to find the former members of the Dragons of Ōta that were coming from your group, the cerulean group” said Kenta.
“Well, I would love to do that because I’m the section leader of the second batch of the cerulean group” said Kenta.
“That’s awesome! I’m sure that you need them back to regroup together, so that you’ll be able to lead your group to find more members of the Dragons of Ōta” said Satoshi Akimoto.
“It will be a good idea to befriend them again” said Kiyoji Ishizu.
“Yeah, I agree! But as you all know, I had been thinking about re-joining that group, but since I lived in Nishi-Shiromi, I might not gonna re-join that group when they’re back” said Kōichi.
“But why are you not going to re-join the Dragons of Ōta?” asked Kenta.
“I love my new group I had created ever since the Dragons of Ōta was disbanded” said Kōichi.
“What the name of the group you made?” asked Yasue.
“The Shiro-Tama Bluehounds” said Kōichi.
“It is a group based in Nishi-Shiromi and Tamagawa, which is composed of the high school students that are very good in contributing and helping people who have dealt with problems in our community” said Kazunori Hosoda.
“Since Kōichi was the section leader of the cerulean group when he was part of the Dragons of Ōta, he was able to recruit his allies from his former school to build that team” said Shigenori Kanda.
“That’s all of us are here as well!” said Ren Oguro.
“Yeah!” said Tomoe Enomoto.
“Ah, I see. Since you guys are not interested in re-joining the Dragons of Ōta, then, I think that you should contribute the search to find the former members of the Dragons of Ōta, so that you’ll be able to have your search of your own” said Kenta.
“That way, chances of reviving the Dragons of Ōta will be increased further” said Suzuka.
“Which will bring back the dominance of basketball in Ōta” said Yasue.
“Well, we can do it!” said Kōichi.
“Yeah, we will!” said Kazunori, Shigemori, Ren and Tomoe.
“Great! Now that you’re all set for that, we should do that right away” said Kenta.
“Okay!” said Suzuka, Yasue, Satoshi, Kiyoji, Kōichi, Kazunori, Shigemori, Ren and Tomoe.
Kenta, Kōichi and their friends start finding the former members of the Dragons of Ōta that were coming from the cerulean group. The montage shows that they were able to find them one by one where they have seen them either at the basketball court or at the Fureai Park.
Later, Kenta, Kōichi and their friends are done doing the search where they were able to find the former members of the cerulean group.
“Based on the list we have found, we have more than 10 members being found by each of us” said Kenta. “For me, I have found two members: Mei Takaishi and Shigeo Matsuoka. They were both first year high schoolers in Den-en-chōfu.”
“The two of us have found three of them and they were all first year middle schoolers coming from Tamaagwa” said Yasue.
“Masahiro Fujimura, Rie Tsujinaka and Mashiro Sunada” said Suzuka.
“Then, for my search, I have found four of them that were coming from the third batch: Kentarō Makinohara, Suguru Kayano, Yūsuke Kato and Ryūjirō Mitobe” said Satoshi.
“Hey, I was able to find the members from that batch too!” said Kiyoji.
“Oh, I see what you’re doing!” said Satoshi.
“Yeah, Satoshi-san! I was able to find three of them: Yoshinori Tanigaki, Sachiko Kitazumi and Sayuri Narusawa” said Kiyoji.
“Of course, they were all in the same school in the Ōmori Daisan Middle School” said Satoshi.
“Yeah, I agree!” said Kiyoji.
“And then, for the four of us, we were able to find three of them and these are from different schools in Nishi-Shiromi” said Kōichi.
“They were Atsushi Ōtsuka, Kenichi Kusanagi, Chiwa Toriyabe and Shinako Matsumura” said Kazunori.
“Atsushi and Kenichi came from Niida Nishi and Chiwa and Shinako came from Niida Higashi” said Ren.
“Looks like we have done a lot of things to make the search growing, Kōichi-san” said Kenta.
“Yep. A great effort to get the job done means a great teamwork” said Kōichi.
“You got that right, Kōichi-san!” said Kenta.
“Now, what we’re going to do right now is that we’ll check the progress of the color groups would be like” said Yasue.
“So that we will tell Subaru and Kazuhiro about what to do next” said Suzuka.
“Yeah, I like that idea, you two, but the Bravehearts of Fukuoka won’t be with us after this day” said Satoshi.
“Which means that we’ll be handling those things all by ourselves” said Kiyoji.
“Oh, I get it now, Kiyoji-san” said Yasue.
“Then, we can work together with our friends, so that we’ll be able to finish the search before the end of the month” said Suzuka.
“Then, that’s going to be better” said Kiyoji.
“So, when are you going to end up checking the progress of the color groups?” asked Kōichi.
“We’ll do it right after the rest of it have been able to find the former members of the Dragons of Ōta” said Yasue.
“Hopefully, we’ll be ready to find more former members of the Dragons of Ōta on the other day” said Suzuka.
“Oh, okay, I hope that you’ll continue working on that search, so that you’ll be able to find them all members from the cerulean group” said Kōichi.
“Yeah, we will, Kōichi-san!” said Yasue, Suzuka, Satoshi and Kiyoji.
“So, by the way, Kenta-san, have you befriended someone who is always close to you aside from your friends from the Bravehearts of Fukuoka?” asked Satoshi.
“Yes, I have one. His name is Akio Shinomiya. He is from Hakata and he’s my schoolmate in my school. He’s a second year high school student” said Kenta.
“Is he a basketball player?” asked Satoshi.
“Uh, nope. He was a good musician as he’s a singer” said Kenta.
“Oooh! That’s a nice friend of yours, Kenta-san!” said Yasue.
“That guy must be a music lover” said Suzuka.
“Well, almost. He was a devoted fan of boy groups in his hometown. He also made his own group known as the Seasiders” said Kenta.
“I’m sure that he had been popular for his group, Kenta-san. I’m seeing his potential to become a popular singer in the future” said Kōichi.
“Yep. He made up his own group when he transferred to my school last year” said Kenta.
“I hope that he will try his best to play some music in front of your class because he might become a celebrity, I think” said Kiyoji.
“Not almost a celebrity if you know about him, but he had been seen in musical competitions in our city” said Kenta.
“Oh, boy! I’m sure that he will be going to our hometown during the summer. Usually, people in Tamagawa had been interested in music if you know what I mean” said Satoshi.
“Yeah! That’s what the Music Festival had been held in the Tamaagwa area during the summer break” said Yasue.
“Well, I hope so, but I believe that because the Interhigh Nationals will take place in Tokyo this coming summer, we might be going to that place again if our team will qualify by winning the prefectural tournament” said Kenta.
“Oh! I hope that we’ll watch out for you and your team, Kenta-san!” said Kiyoji.
“I’m always motivating to see your plays in the court, but hopefully, you, alongside Naruhisa and Kazuhiro, will lead together to the Nationals, so that you’ll have a chance to meet with Subaru and the Nashiba High School boys’ basketball team in that tournament very soon” said Satoshi.
“You got it, Satoshi-san! I’ll try my best!” said Kenta.
“Yeah, we will!” said Yasue, Suzuka, Satoshi and Kiyoji.
“I would be wondering if Kazuhiro, Subaru and Aoi have found a former member of the Dragons of Ōta” said Yasue.
“We haven’t called them yet, but I’m sure that they’ll be able to have one” said Suzuka.
“Yeah, I hope so, Suzuka-san. I trust Kazuhiro because he was a hard-working guy who can change the game of basketball. Hopefully, he will be able to make more friends to those who are in Tokyo. That’s the hometown of Ginga and his son Subaru, if I remember correctly” said Kenta.
“Yeah!” said Yasue, Suzuka, Satoshi and Kiyoji.
“Ginga had been a professional basketball player, competing in the regional league in Tokyo, but he hadn’t been tough when it comes to shooting easy layups in the paint” said Suzuka.
“Also, he has been a contender of singing with a team in the Japanese Basketball League, but he decided to sign in the lower league because he had the desire to stay in Tokyo for another path with his new team, the Ōta Blue Wind” said Yasue.
“On the other hand, Subaru had been popular with his layup because he had been the Phantom through the shadows he created” said Kiyoji.
“He also worked hard to be the best player in Ōta because he wanted to aim to be on the top of the ranking list if he gets a big effort to shine his way this year” said Satoshi.
“Hopefully, this will be his time to shine just like what he said in the final against Ryuuichi Suga and the Magome Elites-Team Suga: The only thing we need to win is our willpower. Let our willpower shine to make us blessed and inspired!” said Kiyoji.
“Yeah, I agree with that word, Kiyoji-san. It’s his moment to shine to make his team win for their willpower. I’m sure that he will be ready to shine in the prefectural tournament” said Kenta.
“You got it, Kenta-san!” said Suzuka, Yasue, Satoshi, Kiyoji, Kōichi, Kazunori, Shigemori, Ren and Tomoe.
“By the way, we’ll stay here for a while because we’re going to talk to them about what to do next” said Kōichi.
“Okay, Kōichi-san. Good luck with your next plan of action. Hopefully, you’ll be able to accomplish everything to complete the search” said Kenta.
“Okay, I will, Kenta-san! I promise! Right, guys?” said Kōichi.
“Yeah!” said Kazunori, Shigemori, Ren and Tomoe.
Kenta looks at the time as the watch says that it’s 2:54 in the afternoon. “Oh, great. Only one hour left. Now, shall we go back home?”
“Okay!” said Suzuka, Yasue, Satoshi, and Kiyoji.
“Then, let’s head back home to the mansion!” said Kenta.
“You got it!” said Suzuka, Yasue, Satoshi and Kiyoji as Kenta and his friends have parted ways with Kōichi and his friends.
In Nakaikegami, Toyoko, Shinsuke Nagatomo, Nobumori Morita, Miyu Aida and Rena Ashihara are looking for the former members of the Dragons of Ōta that are coming from the yellow group. Even Miyu and her friends aren’t members of the Dragons of Ōta, they’ll contribute the search, so that they’ll find the former members of the Dragons of Ōta.
“Is this your first time to find the former members of the Dragons of Ōta, Nobumori-san?” asked Miyu.
“Why, yes, it is. This is the first time that I have finally joined the search after I had joined the Bravehearts. Hopefully, I’ll be able to find a former member of the Dragons of Ōta” said Nobumori.
“You got that right, Nobumori-san! It’s nice that you have come aboard to get along with us for this search and if you don’t know what happened, the search had been progressed every day with the former members of the Dragons of Ōta have been found” said Shinsuke.
“Even this is a long-term plan that the Bravehearts of Ōta have, they’ll try their best to complete it before it reaches the end of the month of May” said Toyoko.
“So, hopefully, we’ll be able to accomplish our co-habitation today because I’m so excited this” said Rena Ashihara.
“I’m feeling it too, Rena-san! Don’t you agree, guys?” said Miyu.
“Yeah!” said Toyoko, Shinsuke, Nobumori and Miyu.
“Now, let’s find the former members of the Dragons of Ōta that are coming from the yellow group!” said Toyoko.
“Okay!” said Shinsuke, Nobumori, Miyu and Rena. Toyoko, Miyu and their team have looked for the former members of the Dragons of that are coming from the yellow group. They would see a group of students, who were playing baseball in the Ikegami Baseball Grounds.
“Are they playing baseball?” asked Nobumori.
“Yeah, I guess so, Nobumori-san” said Shinsuke.
“Maybe, they must be doing their practice for the upcoming middle school prefectural baseball tournament” said Rena Ashihara.
“I believe so, Rena-san, but as what our goal for today, we should find the former members of the Dragons of Ōta that are coming from the yellow group” said Miyu.
“That’s right, Miyu-chan! We should find them at that baseball field, so that we’ll be able to have the progress growing” said Toyoko.
“Yeah!” said Shinsuke, Nobumori, Miyu and Rena as them and Toyoko would go to the baseball grounds to meet the baseball players. It was revealed that it’s not a middle school baseball team had been practicing, it was a community team that have their own practice.
“Wait a minute, Miyu-chan. Are they coming from their school’s baseball team?” said Rena Ashihara.
“No, it’s not. It’s a community team known as the Yellow Kitsunes of Ikegami. It was a group that are focused on one sport: baseball” said Miyu.
“That’s interesting. I never heard about that sport before, but if I remember correctly, there are a few middle schools and high schools have their baseball teams active in prefectural competitions every year” said Nobumori.
“That’s right, Nobumori-san. The Yellow Kitsunes of Ikegami came from the Ōmori Daishi Middle School in Nakaikegami. Although it’s a dual-gender team, their manager is a girl” said Miyu.
“Middle school baseball teams in Ōmori and Den-en-chōfu have been strong in the recent days, thanks to the production of baseball prospects that would end up competing in the high school baseball competitions: Spring Season and Summer Season” said Shinsuke.
“Well, I believe that they are indeed good in getting their gears up to play ball” said Nobumori.
“Yeah, I agree, Nobumori-san” said Miyu. “Now, Toyoko-san, let’s meet those guys out there.”
“Sure, Miyu-chan! After all, we’re co-habiting together, right?” said Toyoko.
“You bet!” said Miyu as she and Toyoko would go to meet the members of the Yellow Kitsunes of Ikegami.
“Who are you two?” asked the yellow-haired girl.
“We’re here to find out if there are former members of the Dragons of Ōta in one area” said Miyu.
“That’s interesting. Well, I’m glad that I’m open to that idea because we have ended the practice a few minutes earlier” said the yellow-haired girl before she introduces herself. “Anyway, I’ll introduce myself. My name is Yoshino Kumagai. I’m formerly studying at the Ikegami Elementary School, now a second year middle school student at the Ōmori Daishi Middle School. I’m the leader of the Yellow Kitsunes of Ikegami.”
“Nice to meet you, Yoshino-san” said Miyu before introducing herself. “I’m Miyu Aida from the Suzuridani Girls’ Academy Middle School.”
“And I’m Toyoko Satō from Fukuoka. I’m studying at the Kashii Gakuen Elementary School.”
“Fukuoka. That’s a faraway city in Kyushu” said Yoshino.
“Yep. I came from that city and I’m on vacation right now with my friends in the Bravehearts of Fukuoka” said Toyoko.
“Well, I’m glad that you have a wonderful vacation with your friends to stay in Tokyo. That’s good for you” said Yoshino.
“Thanks, Yoshino-chan!” said Toyoko.
“Anyway, we want you know if you and your friends are part of the Dragons of Ōta” said Miyu.
“I’m glad that you ask for this. Well, I’m not a member of that big organization, but there are five of my friends in my group have formerly been part of it” said Yoshino.
“That sounds like they have their former members of the Dragons of Ōta” said Shinsuke.
“Yeah, Shinsuke-san. It looks like they are very valiant and quiet when they have been part of it, but now they are on a different team, they get along with each other” said Nobumori.
“Of course, they were. They have done a lot of things when they were part of it, but now they have their own group to lead with” said Shinsuke.
“Yeah, that’s true, Shinsuke-san” said Nobumori.
“I agree, Shinsuke. It sounds like they’re interested in a different sport, which means they have their own talents to show up” said Rena Ashihara.
“Oh, I understand about that” said Shinsuke.
“Yeah” said Nobumori.
“So, before you’re going to introduce us the five of your friends that were formerly part of the Dragons of Ōta, we’ll introduce you to my friends” said Toyoko.
“And who are they?” asked Yoshino.
Miyu calls the three members of her team to meet with Yoshino. “Everyone. This is Yoshino Kumagai, the leader of the Yellow Kitsunes of Ikegami. Yoshino, these are my friends. Shinsuke Nagatomo, Nobumori Morita and my former teammate Rena Ashihara.”
“Hi!” said Yoshino.
“Hi, Yoshino!” said Shinsuke, Nobumori and Rena.
“Well, Miyu-chan, I’m glad that you had some good friends of yours. I’m sure that they have been knowing about you” said Yoshino.
“Not really, but they have recognized me as the rival of Tomoka” said Miyu.
“Oh, I get it now. Well, I’m hoping that you’ll be ready for the middle school prefectural basketball tournament this year” said Toyoko.
“Yeah, I will!” said Miyu.
“With that said, shall we meet your friends that were coming from the Dragons of Ōta?” asked Toyoko.
“Okay!” said Yoshino as she calls her groupmates in her group including those who were part of the Dragons of Ōta. “Everyone. These are the five former members of the Dragons of Ōta that are now part of my group: Kazusa Takao, Sōichirō Akaza, Masaharu Inoue, Miyaka Inoue and Tomohiro Tojo.”
“So, they’re different with their appearance” said Shinsuke.
“And they are good friends through their compassion” said Nobumori.
“Yes, they were, Shinsuke-san and Nobumori-san. These members have been part of the yellow group as they are coming from the fourth batch, which was led by Sachio Ono” said Yoshino.
“I know him! He is the Vice President of the Ōmori Daishi Middle School Student Council” said Nobumori.
“Yep. And he’s known for his business-related strategy for his organization” said Yoshino.
“Well, he must be focused on being a good businessman in the future as he had been associated with his fellow leaders in the Ikegami area” said Toyoko.
“I’m sure that he’s very interested in working on a large company once he had a degree” said Miyu.
“Yeah, I agree!” said Yoshino.
“Now, we should focus on our plan right now. We want to convince the former members of the Dragons of Ōta to support the revival of that group” said Toyoko.
“It’s been a plan made by my friends from the Bravehearts and if they want to see the Dragons of Ōta again, they must find the former members of the Dragons of Ōta, so that they’ll ask them to support the revival of that group” Miyu.
“Well, we have been thinking about that after Sachio had a meeting with his former friends as they’re going to do their own campaign to bring back the Dragons of Ōta” said Kazusa Takao.
“If we want to see them again, then we want to support the revival of that group!” said Sōichirō Akaza.
“Yeah, we want to!” said Masaharu Inoue, Miyaka Inoue and Tomohiro Tojo.
On the other hand, two members of Yellow Kitsunes of Ikegami named Mitsumori Yoshinaga and Tomiko Imamura are surprised about the response of the former members of the Dragons of Ōta in their group.
“Well, I think that they wanted to support the revival of the Dragons of Ōta because they want to make the community more harmonious with that group that had been run by Noboru Takeuchi and his close friends” said Mitsumori Yoshinaga.
“They are close to Sachio because they were part of the Dragons of Ōta and they must partner with them if they want to” said Tomiko Imamura.
“Yeah, I’m sure that they are interested in finding their former friends, so that they’ll convince them to support the campaign in bringing back the Dragons of Ōta” said Mitsumori.
“Of course, they were, Mitsumori-san! Without the Dragons of Ōta, there will be no glorious dominance of basketball in our hometown” said Tomiko.
“Yeah!” said Mitsumori.
The scene changes to Miyu and the members of the Yellow Kitsunes of Ikegami that are formerly part of the Dragons of Ōta.
“So, you’re trying to support that plan, is that what you’re saying?” asked Miyu.
“Yeah!” said Kazusa, Sōichirō, Masaharu, Miyaka and Tomohiko.
“Well then, you can count on us, you guys! You can start doing your own search if you want to” said Miyu.
“Yeah! That way, you’ll be able to convince them to support the revival of the Dragons of Ōta!” said Toyoko.
“Yeah!” said Kazusa, Sōichirō, Masaharu, Miyaka and Tomohiko.
“Well, I think that it was a fantastical idea that you got, Miyu-chan!” said Yoshino.
“Yeah! It was a great opportunity that we need to focus on” said Misato Umezawa.
“This will be our chance to have a new partnership between both sides” said Yuka Sakakibara.
“Hopefully, we’ll be able to find more former members of the Dragons of Ōta in our home, so that we’ll be able to work together with them to complete our own search” said Yūto Kashima.
“Of course, we will, Yūto-san! I’m going to say this to both Toyoko and Miyu right now. So, come with me” said Yoshino.
“Okay!” said Misato, Yuka and Yūto.
The non-Dragons of Ōta members of the Yellow Kitsunes of Ikegami would join with Yoshino, who would meet with Toyoko, Miyu and their team.
“Well, I’m happy to see that plan, Toyoko-san and Miyu-chan. I’m glad that my friends have been interested to partner with you. Is that right?” said Yoshino.
“Yeah!” said Toyoko and Miyu.
“I believe that you should team with up with to find the former members of the Dragons of Ōta that are coming from your hometown” said Miyu.
“It will be perfect to contribute for the search, so that the Dragons of Ōta will be back for sure” said Toyoko.
“You got it, girls!” said Yoshino with a smile on her face. “Anyway, we’ll start working our own search tomorrow in our school. So, hopefully, we’ll be able to find them.”
“Okay!” said Toyoko and Miyu.
“Well, then, we’ll be going back home. Hopefully, we’ll be working with your partnership very soon” said Yoshino.
“Uh, you know, Yoshino-san, I’m from Fukuoka, which means I might be busy for a while” said Toyoko.
“For me, I’m going to end up busy for some weeks before the preparations for the middle school prefectural tournament, so let’s work together as soon as possible” said Miyu.
“You got it!” said Yoshino. The members of the Yellow Kitsunes of Ikegami would wave their hands to say goodbye to Toyoko, Miyu and their team.
“Well, we worked together, Miyu-chan. I believe that you might handle the search of your own if you want to” said Toyoko.
“Yes, of course, Toyoko-san. Even that I’m not a member of the Dragons of Ōta, I will contribute for the Bravehearts to make sure that I’ll find them as soon as possible. Right, guys?” said Miyu.
“Yeah, I agree!” said Rena Ashihara.
“Yep!” said Shinsuke.
“Of course!” said Nobumori.
“Well, I’m happy for you, Miyu-chan! Now, let’s go back home to the mansion of the Misawa Resort Hotel before I’ll leave Tokyo soon” said Toyoko.
“Okay!” said Miyu, Rena, Shinsuke and Nobumori. Toyoko and Miyu have successfully completed their co-habitation activity, even they have their own paths to go on with.
Part 4 will be on the next post.
