Tomorrow,
June 29, it will be
a double character birthday celebration as it’s
going to be the
birthdays of
Karin Asaka of the
Nijigasaki High School Idol Club from
Love Live! School Idol Project and
Momo Minamoto from
RELEASE THE SPYCE.
Karin is
a third year high school student from the
Nijigasaki High School where
she had
joined the
Nijigasaki High School Idol Club and
formed a sub-group known as
DiverDiva with
Ai Miyashita (CV:
Natsumi Murakami).
Karin had been
aiming to
be a model and
her personality is to
be passionate and
mature, which
she was
able to
have confidence with
her body. On the other hand,
Momo is
a cute and
intelligent girl who had been
working for
Tsukikage to
protect her hometown,
Sorasaki, from
enemies like
Moryo.
Karin is
voiced by
Miyu Kubota, who’s also
a member of
i☆Ris while
Momo is
voiced by
Yukari Anzai. Advanced happy birthday,
Karin and
Momo!:) After the
Innocent Charm, the
Prestigious Charm, the
Family of Angels and
Team Aurora have
formed their own extended groups, the
next mainstream group of
the Bravehearts that will
have their own extended group will be the
Orange and Fuchsia. So, to
cap off the
month of June,
today’s update will be
focused on
them as
Airi and the
members of the
Orange and Fuchsia will be
meeting with
their friends and allies that are
coming from
Rokugō.
This update will be
very long, so,
get ready to
see the new characters out there to
explore!:D It’s
great that you had
some mind and
hustle to
prepare for
you to
read this as this will be
a bigger meeting like in the
previous chapters in the
second part of
Volume 8. In
a coincidence,
not only character birthdays will be
celebrated, but also,
this update will be
dedicated to
Natsuki Hanae,
Konomi Kohara and
Suzuko Mimori.
Natsuki’s birthday was
last June 26 (Friday) while
both Konomi and
Suzuko’s birthdays are on
June 28, which is
today. As for
their hometowns,
Natsuki is from
Kanagawa,
Konomi is from
Chiba while
Suzuko is from
Tokyo.
Natsuki is the
voice actor of
Haruichi Kominato (
Ace of Diamond),
Kakka Arthur (
Million Arthur),
Kōrai Hoshiumi (
Haikyuu!!) and
Tanjirō Kamado (
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba);
Konomi is the
voice actress of
Yūko Yoshida/Shamiko (
The Demon Girl Next Door),
Chika Fujiwara (
Kaguya-sama: Love is War),
Kai Yawara (
Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu),
Hanako Kamado (
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba),
Erena Fujisawa (
Hanebado!) and
Luna ‘Tsukimi’ Kusami (
Oresuki); and on the other hand,
Suzuko is
a member of
both µ’s and
Starlight Kukugumi because
she is the
voice actress of
Umi Sonoda (
Love Live!) and
Hikari Kagura (
Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight). Don’t forget that
Suzuko is also
a member of
lily while alongside
Aina Kusuda and
Riho Iida. Not only
she is
a voice actress, but
Suzuko is also
a singer as well! I
hope that
those three will
continue making progress of
their voice acting careers,
especially to
Suzuko, who had been
a great job in
being a singer!;) Belated happy birthday,
Natsuki, and happy birthday,
Konomi and
Suzuko!:) Now, without further ado, I
bring you Chapter 174 with
the title, “
The Sunflower Shines Over the Sunset”! Enjoy reading
Chapter 174!:)
Airi and her friends from the Orange and Fuchsia have invited their friends and allies in a meeting that will establish their own circle of friends. It was also revealed that Ayame Shionji will be attending the meeting because she was a friend of Kaori Kashii, the older sister of Airi. The reason why the Orange and Fuchsia wanted to have their circle of friends is because after what Asuna shared to the Bravehearts and the members of the Family of Angels and their allies about the plan for her group’s extended group, she wants to begin working on that, so that they’ll have their own set of activities to work with in the future. Other groups such as Team Aida-Tsukada Orange, the Dazzled Hearts, the Radiant Fuchsia and the Purple Delta Nishina have also started working on that as well after they have attended the meeting yesterday. One thing that is bizarre before the meeting had been started is that when they talk about the Youth Division of the Ōmori Invitationals, it wasn’t made to be good because the results of that tournament were null and void and it is expected to be held by next month. This would cause some participants such as the Innocent Charm, the Prestigious Charm and the Pink Nobles have to plan on their future participation in that tournament. The meeting begins when Airi and her friends have introduced their close friends as the Sunflower Wave. When the meeting had been started, they talked about some things to discuss with that may make the meeting more interesting. Their headquarters will be in the Kashii Sports Gym where they’ll treat the customers out there to make them flexible and sexy. They also have some ideas that will make the community more interested on them such as fitness sessions, cosplay event and the preparations for the upcoming Rokugō Invitationals, which will be held in two months. With the Sunflower Wave being formed to represent the circle of friends of Airi and her friends from the Orange and Fuchsia, they’re finally ready to make the community more attention and more enthusic with their activities they’ll be organizing with the future. Of course, the mind and hustle won’t be lost, so Airi and her friends are feeling motivated to make their friends and allies ready for their future.
VOLUME 8: “A NEW ANGELIC AND HARMONIOUS ERA IN ŌTA”
CHAPTER 174: “THE SUNFLOWER SHINES OVER THE SUNSET”
The Misawa Resort Hotel had returned to normal again after the Fuchsia and Celadon Week had been over, but it seems that there are more guests to stay for the training in preparing for the Ikegami Invitationals.
At the Recreational Center, the members of Team Blue and Yellow, the Cerulean Wing, the Sunburst Co. and the Rokugō Yellow Hawks have gathered to hear what Maho, Saki and Natsuhi said. Also, the friends of Maho and Natsuhi were present as well including Yoshimatsu Inada, Konomi Sugamoto, Fumitake Takatsuki, Yumiko Asanuma, Shōsuke Amano, Hiromi Kumanawa, Kenjirō Youichi, Kenshi Nakatsu, Yōko Fukutomi and Haruka Yoshihara.
“Now, everyone, it’s almost 6 in the evening and we should be ready to eat. Right?” said Maho.
“Yeah!” said the members of Team Blue and Yellow, the Cerulean Wing, the Sunburst Co. and the Rokugō Yellow Hawks.
“Great!” said Maho.
“I looked at the mansion where there are more guests visiting in that area. I believe that they are close friends of Airi and the Orange and Fuchsia” said Saki.
“Are they different than the other friends that the other groups have?” asked Kishō.
“Yeah, Kishō. Airi and the Orange and Fuchsia have their own connections to their friends in Rokugō” said Natsuhi.
“Just like Tomoka and the Family of Angels, they have their own circle that represented as friends of them” said Saki.
“I’m sure that we’re going to watch out to see who they are” said Kaori Nishikawa.
“And we’ll find out what they’re planning” said Toshihiro.
“I believe that they’re going to plan on their extended group” said Ichirō.
“You got that right, Ichirō! Airi and the Orange and Fuchsia have worked on their extended group with their friends, which means that they’re going to build their own circle of friends that will represent as their allies” said Saki.
“Also, not only them present the mansion, but also Miku and her friends will be here too!” said Maho.
“What are they doing?” asked Kanae.
“They’re observing the mansion as they’re planning to make that place being the venue for Miku’s birthday party just like how Sarasa and her friends did for Sarasa’s birthday party” said Maho.
“Well, I’m not sure how that works, but I believe that Miku and her friends are energetic just like you, Maho!” said Naoko.
“Yes, I agree, Naoko-san! Since they were more energetic with their excitement had been paid off, they have their own interests like doing a campfire night and collecting plush bears and toys” said Maho.
“I’m sure that they’re good neighbors, Maho. They have lived in the Lavender Airlite Residence in Haneda” said Toshihiro.
“Of course, they were living in that place, Toshihiro-san. That place had almost been resembled to our home, but thank goodness, there is a swimming pool in between the beachfront and the main area of the resort hotel” said Maho.
“Yeah, I agree” said Toshihiro.
“One more thing about Miku and her friends is that the Fire Edelweiss will not compete at the Ikegami Invitationals, but they’ll be with us for the training for the Ikegami Invitationals as they’ll act as trainers for tomorrow’s event” said Saki.
“That’s right, Saki! Their friends came from Rokugō and Haneda, which means that they’re not going to compete in the Ikegami Invitationals, but they’ll be here to assist the members of the participants of that tournament” said Hiromi Yasui.
“I would say that we’re going to make things run with the partnership we have and hopefully, everyone will be prepared for the tournament for sure” said Kyōsuke Fumizaki.
“Yes, it is, Kyōsuke. That’s why in order to prepare for ourselves for the tournament, we should have everyone ready for the training and then, we’ll start working with what drills would be like. Also, we’ll try our best to have enough assistants to help us for the training” said Natsuhi.
“Well, what about the Yellow Group?” asked Yuichi Satō.
“Are they interested to assist for the training?” asked Kazumi Tanaka.
“Yes, they were. My brother Mitsugi will be deploying his friends to be assistants for the training and then, he’ll be facilitating with the ball boys, composed of our friends” said Maho.
“I hope that he’ll be here for the training because sometimes, he had some friends that he had been interested in video games” said Yuichi.
“His friends were different from us” said Kazumi.
“Of course, they were, Kazumi-san. Team Blue and Yellow had been interested in making good things like in business” said Maho.
“Since we’re the group that we have enough pride to show up, we should be confident and prepared for the Ikegami Invitationals. Right, everyone?” said Natsuhi.
“Yeah!” said the members of Team Blue and Yellow.
“And this should be applied for the rest too!” said Saki.
“Yeah!” said the members of the Cerulean Wing, the Sunburst Co. and the Rokugō Yellow Hawks.
“Now, let’s go out and eat some dinner at the mansion!” said Maho.
“Okay!” said the members of Team Blue and Yellow, Cerulean Wing, the Sunburst Co. and the Rokugō Yellow Hawks as everyone is leaving the Recreational Center to go to the mansion of the Misawa Resort Hotel.
At the mansion, Subaru and his friends are sitting down with Airi, Kaori, Sakura Yasukawa and Michihiko Yoshimura at the sofa in the living room. Ayame Shionji had celebrated her birthday today, which means that her friends would be present as well.
“Are you with Subaru, right?” asked Sakura Yasukawa.
“Yes, I am, Sakura-san. Subaru and I were closed together since we were in Kirihara and he was able to let me join the girls’ basketball team last year while his program was suspended” said Ayame Shionji.
“Good for you, Ayame-san! I’m glad that you had been playing basketball now since you got close to him” said Sakura Yasukawa.
“I’m sure that you’ll be ready to shine to be with your friends out there” said Michihiko Yoshimura, a second year middle school student from the Rokugō Middle School and the leader of the Bluebird’s Flame. Michihiko is also a close friend of Airi Kashii.
“Of course, I will!” said Ayame.
“So, what are you doing right now?” asked Kaori Kashii.
“I had been part of the training for the Nashiba High School girls’ basketball team and I’m hopefully going to work hard to become a good player in that team. It’s all thanks to Aoi, Satsuki and Tae, who have given me the blessing to be part of the team” said Ayame.
“I’m happy to hear about you, Ayame-san. You know, I was the one who trained you to be part of the basketball team one day and I believe that you had outdone anything with your moves you show long time ago. I hope that you’ll be able to contribute your team to win matches, so that you’ll have more potential to increase” said Kaori Kashii.
“Yeah, I’ll do it for my friends, Kaori-san! I promise!” said Ayame, which makes Kaori smile on her face.
“That’s my girl!” said Kaori Kashii.
Later, the door was opened as Maho and her friends have been arrived.
“There they are!” said Ayame as she smiles to see Maho, Saki, Natsuhi and their friends.
“Alright! Maho and Saki are finally here!” said Airi as she stands up to meet with Maho. “Hi, Maho-chan! Hi, Saki-chan!”
“Hi, Airi-san!” said Maho.
“Hi, Airi!” said Saki.
“So, did you call your friends for the dinner tonight?” asked Airi.
“Yeah! They’re all here!” said Saki.
“They have finished their free time right on time” said Maho.
“That’s good! Now, shall we eat the dinner at the hall?” said Airi.
“Yeah!” said Maho, Saki, Natsuhi and their friends.
“Then, let’s go to the hall and eat some dinner!” said Airi.
“Okay!” said Maho, Saki, Natsuhi and their friends.
“We’ll go with that too, Airi-san!” said Sakura Yasukawa.
“Man, I’m so hungry, sister, but I’m feeling ready for this” said Banri.
“It will be a great time to have the visitors coming around to prepare for dinner” said Kaori Kashii.
“It will be awesome to have the dinner to be complex and complete” said Michihiko.
“You got it, Michihiko-san! Mihoshi and Hijiri have worked the impossible to make a complete feat, so that everyone will be ready to eat any food they can eat” said Airi.
“It sure is a great day to see the guests from Rokugō, Airi. I’m sure that once you have the meeting later, they’re ready to partner with you for the formation of your extended group” said Aoi.
“Yeah, Aoi-chan! It will be a marvelous day to have my circle of friends being formed and hopefully, you’ll be ready to see what it looked like” said Airi.
“Yeah!” said Aoi, Satsuki and Tae.
“I’m sure that we’re ready for that!” said Satsuki.
“Hopefully, you and your friends will have your plans to work on for your future” said Tae.
“We would be happy to see your group will work on with some plans as well as some future activities that will make your allies ready to get worked out” said Aoi.
“Yeah, I agree, Aoi-chan!” said Airi.
“We’ll save for that later, girls, because it’s time for dinner!” said Subaru.
“Yeah!” said Maho, Saki, Airi, Aoi, Satsuki, Tae, the close friends of Maho and Saki and the members of Team Blue and Yellow, Cerulean Wing, the Sunburst Co. and the Rokugō Yellow Hawks.
At the hall of the mansion, Kasumi Yamamoto and Shuri Suzuki are picking the food at the table that was served by both Mihoshi and Hijiri. Kasumi and Shuri are the friends of Airi Kashii. Since today is the birthday of Ayame Shionji, the guests are going to get a piece of a birthday cake as for today’s dessert.
“I heard that both Miku and Kotoko have known about Aqours before they become idol girls together” said Kasumi Yamamoto, a first year middle school student from the Minami Rokugō Middle School and the leader of the Yamamoto Yellow Camellia. Kasumi is also a close friend of Airi Kashii.
“Yeah, Kasumi-san. Aqours is a popular idol girl group that is based in Numazu where most of them came from the Shizuma High School. The other three have recently graduated from the Uranohoshi High School” said Shuri Suzuki, a first year middle school student from the Minami Rokugō Middle School and the leader of the Minami Rokugō Breeze. Shuri is also a close friend of Airi Kashii.
“Well, I believe that Miku and Kotoko have close relations with the members of Aqours as they became acquaintances to them because both Miku and Kotoko have impressed them with their performance recently in an idol girl show” said Kasumi.
“I see. I hope that both Miku and Kotoko will be expecting to meet Aqours this week as she’s expecting to work on the extended group of her friends from the Fire Edelweiss” said Shuri.
“Ah, I know about that, Shuri-san” said Kasumi before she sees the Bravehearts and their allies. “Hey, there they are!”
“Hi, Kasumi-chan! Hi, Shuri-chan!” said Airi.
“Hey, everybody!” said Maho.
“It’s nice that you girls are here!” said Ayame.
“Yeah, you came here just in time to eat dinner together” said Shuri.
“It would be awesome to make tonight’s dinner more beautiful” said Kasumi.
“I agree, Kasumi-chan! Let’s eat!” said Airi.
“Okay!” said Kasumi and Shuri.
Everyone would start eating their dinner after thanking the food as the sunset had been shining outside the mansion of the Misawa Resort Hotel. Miku and her friends would also be present in the hall as they are sitting beside the allies of Airi and the members of the Orange and Fuchsia.
“These kinds of foods are so delicious!” said Maho.
“That tastes so good!” said Saki.
“I’m glad that Mihoshi and Hijiri have never lost their expertise of making good dishes” said Atsuko Maeyama.
“Yep. Hijiri had been a maid and a cook for the Misawa family aside from being the guardian of Maho. She had worked hard because she had been cooking some exotic dishes that made the family members of the Misawa family intrigue with excitement” said Natsuhi.
“On the other hand, Mihoshi had been good in cooking while assisting his sister Nayu when the latter needed for better cooking” said Aoi.
“Yeah, I agree!” said Yoshimatsu Inada while the rest of Maho’s friends, composed of Konomi Sugamoto, Fumitake Takatsuki, Yumiko Asanuma, Shōsuke Amano, Hiromi Kumanawa, Kenjirō Youichi, Kenshi Nakatsu, Yōko Fukutomi and Haruka Yoshihara, have nodded their heads in agreement.
“These dishes are awesome!” said Akitoshi Takemoto, a second year middle school student from the Minami Rokugō Middle School and a member of the Rokugō Yellow Hawks.
“I’m so glad that the dishes they made were so good to eat!” said Hiromi Yasui.
“They are a lot of dishes you can eat without seeing the scent of good taste” said Kuniko Sugiyama, a second year middle school student from the Minami Rokugō Middle School and the leader of the Rokugō Yellow Hawks.
“Everyone knows that the dishes were very delicious and very tasty!” said Yoshitake Itsuwa, the younger brother of Kaoru Itsuwa and a second year middle school student from the Hasekura Middle School. Yoshitake is also a member of the Toyohama Thunder.
“That’s right, guys! I made those dishes that are ready to eat, so that everyone will be enjoying dinner” said Hijiri.
“Hopefully, you’ll be good to go once you have done eating the dinner and then, the meeting will begin soon” said Mihoshi.
“Okay!” said the Bravehearts and their allies including the friends of Maho and Airi. Miku and her friends would also agree as well.
“Enjoy, everyone!” said Mihoshi.
“I’ll be right back for the meeting because my cousin and his friends will be here soon!” said Hijiri.
“Okay!” said the Bravehearts and their allies including the friends of Maho and Airi.
As Hijiri and Mihoshi have left the hall, everyone is talking about what they’re going to do for tonight.
“Miku-san, why did you come here? I thought that you and your friends are staying at the Lavender Airlite Residence” said Maho.
“Well, Shupe and Kotoko have granted me and my friends to stay at this place for a few days because we want to inspect this entire place, in preparing for my birthday party. Tonight, we just visit this place to find a better location to organize my birthday party” said Miku.
“Ah, I get it now, Miho-san” said Maho.
“Sounds like you’re going to plan a birthday party in our home” said Saki.
“Yep! When I left Nagoya to stay in Tokyo, I promised to my parents that I want to be more independent, making more friends and live better” said Miku.
“Well, you are more expressive to your parents since you had made that promise” said Rin Takenaka.
“Since you had been in Nagoya, you had blessed them without losing your pure heart” said Airi.
“Yeah, that’s true, Rin-san and Airi-san! My family had been closed to me ever since I was born. I had lived with them for most of the time before I moved to my new home in Ōta” said Miku.
“You know, Miku-san, you have your own pride to show up for your family and your friends and you are more confident with your happiness to them when you show some good things to share” said Subaru.
“It’s great that you have been with us for a month and I hope that you had some plans for the future of you and your friends” said Aoi.
“Especially to Ongaku Shoujo” said Kazunari.
“Yes, I have! However, I had to work on that as soon as I can because I had been compassionated ever since I had returned home to Nagoya” said Miku.
“You’re happy after you had reunited with some of your friends, especially to your cousin” said Satsuki.
“Yeah, I agree! My cousin Keisuke had been with me when I was a little girl before I grow up to make friends with him. It was great that I had missed him, but I believe that he had hopes to become a professional basketball player just like you, Subaru-san” said Miku.
“Oh, yes. I agree, Miku-san. I’m so motivated that I had met some of my friends that are born outside Tokyo such as your cousin and Kazuhiro Hatakenaka. I wonder what’s going to happen if I’m going to team up with them in the future” said Subaru.
“Well, it depends on what’s going to be looked like when you have ended your collegiate career before developing yourself to go pro” said Ayako Hishida, the leader of the Fire Edelweiss.
“Yeah, Ayako-san” said Subaru. “I don’t know if I had some good expectations to make when my career will be heading into a new path, but I’m confident about them.”
“Oh, okay” said Ayako.
“I see the point of what you’re saying, but good luck with your next path once you have done in high school” said Miku.
“Okay, I will, Miku-san!” said Subaru.
“When Hijiri said earlier about her cousin and his team, I believe that you had some plans on them, Maho” said Konomi Sugamoto, a first year middle school student from the Ōmori Daisan Middle School and a close friend of Maho Misawa.
“Maybe, you’re going to merge that group with your team while creating your own extended group for us” said Fumitake Takatsuki, a first year middle school student from the Ōmori Dairoku Middle School and a close friend of Maho Misawa.
“Yep! The Aster Tangent is based in Ikegami where Hijiri’s cousin Yoshimitsu Shimamoto had been leading that team ever since he is a little boy. Hijiri and I have made some plans regarding the merger because we want to have a senior group just like the Innocent Charm, the Prestigious Charm, the Dazzled Hearts and the Family of Angels have” said Maho.
“Uh, Maho, my group had been proposed on that and it’s not sure if my brother and Masami’s sister have agreed to this yet” said Saki.
“Oh, I understand now. Thanks for the clarification, Saki-san” said Maho.
“You’re welcome” said Saki.
“So, wait, you’re going to merge with them?” asked Yoshimatsu Inada, a second year middle school student from the Yaguchi Middle School and a close friend of Maho Misawa.
“Yes, of course!” said Maho.
“Getting a senior group would benefit your group to have close friends to someone is special or more like a relative” said Kenjirō Youichi, a first year middle school student from the Mizunaga Middle School and a close friend of Maho Misawa.
“I say that you’re going to reconstruct your group to make it bigger” said Kenshi Nakatsu, a first year middle school student from the Mizunaga Middle School and a close friend of Maho Misawa.
“In other words, expanding your group before you make your own circle to build” said Yoshimatsu.
“Yeah, I agree, guys! That’s why it’s going to be different than the first formation of my group and hopefully, it will turn things better to have the friendship going” said Maho.
“When Team Blue and Yellow was born, we want to be engaged in blessing them. Although if we need more people to bless them, then we want to create our very own circle of friends for ourselves” said Natsuhi.
“I’m sure that we should do this, Maho-san and Natsuhi-san. I mean, we’re close with each other and you know that you have some ambitious plans to take with” said Yōko Fukutomi, a first year middle school student from the Ōmori Daijū Middle School and a close friend of Maho Misawa. Yōko is also the cousin of Sora Fukutomi.
“Well, we could do that right after the tournament, but it depends if everyone will agree to form a better partnership” said Maho.
“Hopefully, once we have the first batch of groups to join, then we’re all set to form our very own extended group” said Natsuhi.
“You will be our first guests to be part of our group” said Daisuke.
“Yeah!” said the close friends of Maho and Natsuhi.
“If the mainstream groups of the Bravehearts have their own set of plans to create their extended group, then they should do it together. Right, Aya-san?” said Ken Yamamoto.
“Yes, of course! I’m not sure if any group had started working on that, but I remember correctly, the Dazzled Hearts and the Orange and Fuchsia have started working on that, especially to the Radiant Fuchsia and the Purple Delta Nishina” said Aya Shimojō.
“Hey, don’t forget about my team too!” said Miyu Aida.
“We’ll also be working on our extended group!” said Manaka.
“I’m happy to hear it, Manaka-san!” said Tae.
“You’re going to be ready to make your group growing with more blessings when you’re going to form your very own extended group” said Kaori Kashii.
“That way, you’ll have more friends to adapt” said Banri.
“Yeah!” said Miyu and Manaka.
“So, this will take a while to have separate schedule for the creation of extended groups while the complete formations will be held for about 4 to 8 days” said Tsubaki.
“That means, we should continue working on the search to find the former members of the Dragons of Ōta and making new connections to different groups that we haven’t met” said Hiiragi.
“I agree, sisters! The Bravehearts of Ōta have been fast in making extended groups, compared to the other ‘braveheart’ groups, but hopefully, we’ll have complete set of extended groups to be made for this month” said Natsuhi.
“If there’s one thing that we must remember, it has to be the bonds of friendship, meaning one member had the bond to create a friendship with another” said Subaru.
“Yeah!” said the members of Team Blue and Yellow and the close friends of Maho and Natsuhi.
“So, what are you going to prepare for your group to form its extended group?” asked Ayame.
“We’re going to have an intense training that my friends and I will organize tomorrow” said Maho.
“It will be our test to make sure that our friends have finally co-exist with each other” said Naoko.
“Even some of them were rivals” said Asumi Ishida.
“Oh, I get it now. So, what you’re planning is that you’re going to let your friends come to the training before the tournament, right?” said Ayame.
“Yeah, Ayame-san! Our group had been focused on both sports and business matters, which means that we’re going to give everyone what they want” said Naoko.
“It will be better to make the teams including us all set for the Ikegami Invitationals and this is our chance to make them co-exist with each other, so that our extended group will be formed in no time” said Daisuke.
“Well, that’s a nice idea that you have, guys! I’m sure that you had been interested in training and as you all know, the Ikegami Invitationals may gonna be end up challenging because a lot of teams have registered themselves to participate” said Miku.
“Which means, not only you’re going to have to face a lot of teams that they’re tough, but also you’ll try your best to make it to the semifinals” said Shun Akimoto, a member of the Fire Edelweiss.
“Making it to the semifinals means that your team will qualify to the Ōta League Cup” said Mitsuki Izawa, a member of the Toyohama Thunder and the cousin of Maho Misawa.
“Yeah, we agree!” said the members of Team Blue and Yellow and the close friends of Maho and Natsuhi.
“What about you, Toshihiro? What are your plans for your group?” asked Kōichirō Akaike.
“We’re going to form our extended group with our very own friends I have in Yaguchi” said Toshihiro.
“We should be ready to have that extended group as soon as possible if Toshihiro’s friends in his neighborhood have agreed to team up with him” said Kaori Nishikawa.
“Wow! That’s a good plan, Toshihiro!” said Rina Fujisaki.
“You must be ambitious with that kind of plan” said Kenshō Aoyagi.
“I’m sure that you’re going to make that plan to happen” said Asuna Hayashida.
“We would love to see your extended group when it’s now created” said Minami Ogura.
“You got it!” said Toshihiro, Kaori and the members of the Cerulean Wing.
“Miku-san, what is the schedule of your group you’re going to visit our place?” asked Aoba Wakayama.
“Well, it will be every day, but sometimes, we can stay for sleepover every Friday. For tonight, we’ll stay here until the meeting is done and then, we’ll go back home to Haneda” said Miku.
“I see. Then, I hope that you’ll find a suitable place to organize your birthday party because the hall of the mansion may be used for other activities that are going to be organized by the other mainstream groups of the Bravehearts” said Aoba Wakayama.
“Once the guests will be coming to your birthday party, it will be a full of blast to meet them, Miku-san!” said Seijirō.
“You got it, guys! I’ll make sure that my friends and I will have enough budget to organize a birthday party, but hopefully, my family will be here to see me” said Miku.
“Okay, then good luck on that, Miku-san! Hopefully, your plan turns out to be a good one!” said Subaru.
“That way, everyone will be happy to see your birthday party!” said Aoi.
“Okay!” said Miku.
“You know, Saki, I was thrilled that Maho and Natsuhi have blessed me to visit this place and I’m so happy that I’m going to be with them for the creation of their group’s own circle of friends” said Hiromi Kumanawa, a second year middle school student from the Ōtsuka Gakuen Middle School and a close friend of Maho Misawa. He’s the cousin of Risa Nagasaki through his mother, who is the sister of Risa’s father.
“Yeah, Hiromi, I agree to what you’re saying, but if you must know, Maho and Natsuhi have been working together as a team when they were little. The sad times happened when they split up due to Natsuhi not focused on dating Maho, but he had been serious when he was representing for the boys’ basketball team. Despite of those things, both Maho and Natsuhi were confident to run their group together” said Saki.
“Oh! That reminds that of my group, Team Altitude South Ōta, where my friends and I have worked hard to become a great team after we made some arguments about not getting their grades pass during the second term” said Hiromi Kumanawa.
“I believe that you had your own charisma to defend for your group, Hiromi-san. I’m going to say that you had brought some good moments when you have run your own team. It’s good that you have kept your friendship with your friends in your side” said Atsuko Maeyama.
“Yeah, I really like the way my group run, and they trusted me. Of course, I wanted to be close to Maho as well because she was my childhood friend too” said Hiromi Kumanawa.
“By the way, are you a member of the Dragons of Ōta?” asked Saki.
“I didn’t join the Dragons of Ōta, Saki. However, I became a member of the Legion of Yellow and Blue Star, a community group based in Yaguchi and Rokugō” said Hiromi Kumanawa.
“Wow. I never heard about that name, but I didn’t expect that you had been part of a different group that is more blessed” said Rin Takenaka.
“Yep. The Legion of Yellow and Blue Star is different compared to the other community groups in Ōta. They have some members coming from Ōtsuka Gakuen and Tamagawa Middle Schools” said Hiromi Kumanawa.
“The yellow groups in Ōta were more prospered to live their own path, but apparently, they want to be charismatic” said Shōsuke Amano, a first year middle school student from the Mizunaga Middle School and a close friend of Maho Misawa.
“Young people who had been part of the yellow groups in Ōta are very compassionate with each other, so that they’ll bring their own bond to make friends with each other” said Yumiko Asanuma, a first year middle school student from the Ōmori Dairoku Middle School and a close friend of Maho Misawa.
“Yeah, I agree with those words, guys. I’m sure that the yellow groups in Ōta have been used to be expressive and if they want to be more blessed, they should step up to make the difference” said Subaru.
“If the yellow groups in Ōta have been confident to have good dreams, they should earn it if they want to be living in a dream” said Aoi.
“Yeah!” said the close friends of Maho and Natsuhi.
“Since we’re friends of Maho and Natsuhi, we’re very confident that we want to have our own hopes and dreams to be fulfilled and hopefully, once the extended group is now formed, we’re ready to bring new ways to excite everyone! Isn’t that right, Maho-san?” said Haruka Yoshihara, a first year middle school student from the Kōjiya Middle School and a close friend of Maho Misawa.
“Yes, it will, Haruka-san! We’re going to prepare everything that we’re going to plan as long as the others are agreed to it” said Maho.
“We’ll make sure that we’ll have the extended group to be formed with everyone all aboard” said Natsuhi.
“Yeah!” said the members of Team Blue and Yellow and the close friends of Maho and Natsuhi.
“I’m curious about the reason why there are few teams have participated at the Youth Division of the Ōmori Invitationals” said Yōko Yamazaki.
“Good question. There are a lot of teams participated at the Intermediate Division of that tournament, which they have at least 50 teams every year. But if you look at the Youth Division, the number of teams in that tournament had been decreased from last year’s 30 to this year’s 22” said Seijirō.
“As a result, the organizers of the Ōta League are planning to have another Ōmori Invitationals, but this time, only the Youth Division, because I realize that there are a lot of teams being formed in Ōmori and its neighboring areas recently. That’s why there have lack of teams participate in the Youth Division, despite there are good results of it” said Satsuki.
“Wait a minute, Satsuki-san. Does that mean there will be another Ōmori Invitationals, but this time, it will be different than the one that happened last month?” said Maho.
“Well, probably, but it’s not final yet” said Satsuki.
“What a relief” said Maho.
“How did you know about that, Satsuki?” asked Natsuhi.
“And where did you find it?” asked Saki.
“I looked at the articles of the Ōta League on their website where they posted the latest results of different competitions that happened every year” said Satsuki.
“We’re not sure if the recent news about the Ōmori Invitationals is true, but hopefully, this will happen, so that it will be restarted all over again, but only for one division” said Tae.
“Ah, okay” said Natsuhi.
“We understand about that, Satsuki and Tae” said Saki.
“That recent news was interesting. I never thought that there are a few teams participate at the Youth Division of the Ōmori Invitationals, but I’m not pretty sure if there might be a second chance for those that they didn’t compete in that tournament in the first place” said Toshihiro.
“That way, they’ll have their chance to step up for real” said Shō Kitano.
A male voice had been heard coming from the entrance of the hall. “You got that right, boy! There’s something wrong in that tournament.”
Everyone turns around to see Yuichi Uchida, the one of the co-leaders of Team Uchi-yano.
“Yuichi-kun!” said Seijirō.
“You came!” said Aoba.
“I can’t believe that he is here!” said Ayame.
“Yep. I had found some evidence about that issue, guys!” said Yuichi Uchida.
“What do you mean about the issues, Yuichi-kun?” asked Subaru.
“Look at this!” said Yuichi Uchida as he looks at the article about the issues of the Ōmori Invitationals on his phone. “It says that the Ōta League had planned to restart the Youth Division of the Ōmori Invitationals, probably, by a week after the Yaguchi Invitationals.”
“Wait a minute, Yuichi-san. If this one is true, does that mean that the results of the original tournament might be null and void?” said Airi.
“I’m not sure if the organizers will expunge the results of the original tournament, Airi-san, but it is expected to have a second tournament for the Ōmori Invitationals, but this time, they must have more than 30 teams to participate in the second tournament” said Yuichi.
“Oh, not I understand what’s going on, Yuichi-san” said Airi.
“I didn’t know that the Youth Division of the Ōmori Invitationals have less than 30 teams that they have competed last month, compared to the other divisions they have” said Rina.
“Which means that the Youth Division of that tournament will be restarted, but hopefully, they’ll field more than 30 teams” said Asuna.
“This has never happened before because not only there are a few teams coming from Ōmori Minami and Ōmorihonchō” said Shizuka Ōta.
“But there’s something wrong with the other groups that begged off from the tournament” said Mitsuki Kaneshiro.
“That’s right, girls. I believe that these evidences were resulted to the organizers of the Ōta League talking about their plans to organize another Ōmori Invitationals, which will be one of the alternate solutions that they have” said Yuichi Uchida.
“Well, if I remember correctly, the Youth Division was won by the Innocent Charm and the Prestigious Charm. Isn’t that right, Yuichi-san?” said Ichirō Kanehira.
“Yep” said Yuichi Uchida.
“Then, if there will be another Ōmori Invitationals, is there a chance that there will be new qualified teams to compete for the Ōta League?” asked Itsuko Kanehira.
“Yes, it was based on the rules of the Ōta League that if one invitational tournament had less than 30 teams to compete, they’ll schedule a second tournament of it, but this time, it will be different, so that they must follow the protocol of having many teams to compete. If the second tournament had more than 30 teams, it will make the four teams that made it to the Ōta League being null and void and a new set of qualified teams will be determined” said Yuichi Uchida.
“Ah! I didn’t know that you read those rules about the Ōta League, Yuichi-san” said Yōko Yamazaki.
“Yep. My father was one of the members of the Board of Directors of the Ōta League Organizing Committee and he was very expressive to any decision made by the organization” said Yuichi Uchida.
“So, does that mean he had approved some proposals made by his members as in colleagues?” asked Ayame.
“Yeah!” said Yuichi Uchida.
“Well, I hope that there will be some changes in that tournament, but this is one of the issues that made the Ōta League getting lack of teams in one of the invitational tournaments for some reason” said Aoi.
“If that happens, then the Innocent Charm and the Prestigious Charm will try to reclaim it again, but for some other teams that they have qualified will have two choices to pick” said Subaru.
“Either give up the spot and participate again or give the spot, but not to participate” said Kazunari.
“I think that Hinata and Kagetsu will address this, Yuichi-san. I mean, they’re closed to you if I remember correctly” said Airi.
“Yeah, they know about this, but they’re confident about participating again, but this time, it will be different” said Yuichi Uchida.
“So, are any team had given up their spot to qualify for the Ōta League but can’t participate in another version of that tournament?” asked Saki.
“There are two of them giving up their spot, but they won’t participate at the second version of the Youth Division of the Ōmori Invitationals” said Yuichi Uchida.
“What are the names?” asked Atsuko Maeyama.
“They were the Vermillion Family of Ōta in the boys’ tournament and the Azure Wind in the girls’ tournament” said Yuichi Uchida.
“Hey, wait a second! The Azure Wind had participated in that tournament, Yuichi-san! Why they give up their spot?” said Naoko.
“It’s because they came from Yaguchi and they have just practiced themselves for their members to represent their varsity teams in the future competitions this year. However, they should participate at the Yaguchi Invitationals instead of the Ōmori Invitationals” said Yuichi Uchida.
“Does that mean they confirm their decision?” asked Daisuke.
“Yeah! Kentarō had announced that on his group’s behalf” said Yuichi Uchida.
“Well, he should have protested it, but he had a wise choice to give up their spot to compete at the Ōta League. I’m sure that they’re going to be prepared to compete for a different tournament” said Akitsugu.
“They’re much confident about winning an invitational tournament, but they have their own choice to make” said Kyōsuke Fumizaki.
“Yeah, I agree, Akitsugu-san and Kyōsuke-san, but on the bright side, the Pinkburst and the Lady Archer’s Star have confirmed to compete in that tournament again” said Yuichi Uchida.
“Good grief, Yuichi-kun! I’m sure that the Innocent Charm and the Prestigious Charm will expect to meet them as soon as possible” said Kishō.
“If there’s one thing that they’re going to work on to face the last year’s champions, then it has to be their real challenge because they’re very valiant and courageous to do good thing to respect their friends and their opponents from different teams” said Hirono.
“You got that right, Hirono-san!” said Yuichi.
“Are you going to come with us for the formation of the extended group of Airi’s group Orange and Fuchsia?” asked Ayame.
“Uh, no, Ayame-san. However, I brought my cousin named Yū Wakamatsu from my mother’s side because my mother’s maiden name is Wakamatsu. She’s interested to be part of that extended group” said Yuichi Uchida.
“It would be an honor to be part of that group, Asuna-san. After all, I came from Yaguchi like my cousin and his sister” said Yū Wakamatsu, a second year middle school student from the Tamagawa Middle School and a member of the Tamagawa Quills. Yū is the cousin of Yuichi and Kana Uchida.
“Well, I hope that you had send me a letter on your leader’s behalf, Yū-san” said Asuna.
“Yep! The leader of my team, Kunihisa Hoshino, had sent me a letter to you as I’m representing the Tamagawa Quills. Our leader is not attending in your meeting because he attended a wedding of his cousin, so I came here on his behalf” said Yū.
“Okay, I understand what you’re saying, and I’ll let you come to our meeting” said Asuna.
“Yeah! We’re about to announce the formation of our group’s extended group right now. So, don’t be in a rush right now” said Itsuko.
“You got it!” said Yū before thanking her cousin Yuichi. “Thank you, cousin! I’ll see you later!”
“Okay!” said Yuichi Uchida with a smile on his face before leaving the hall. “I’ll see you later too, Yū-san!”
“That’s interesting” said Yuichi Satō.
“What do you mean ‘interesting’, Yuichi?” asked Tetsuo Akita.
“The Youth Division tournaments of the Ōmori Invitationals will be restarted, which means that there might be a chance that only the Air Covert and the Verdant Dawn will end up participate in that tournament again. I’m don’t know if the Sagi-ume will also be participating in that tournament as well” said Yuichi Satō.
“I’m not sure, Yuichi, but according to their leader Shimako, she said that the Sagi-ume will participate in a different tournament, but they’ll still let her team compete at the Ōta League” said Shizuo Iwase.
“I believe that they’re possibly going to participate at the Iriarai Invitationals because their group came from Ōmori Nishi, but if the New Camellian Dragons will participate at that tournament, the other choice is that they’re going to participate at the Ōmori Invitationals if they want to get their chance of claiming the spot to qualify for the Ōta League” said Hanako Ogawa.
“I think that her team will participate at the Ōmori Invitationals again, which may be a bold chance to do it” said Tetsuo.
“Yeah, but we’re not definitely sure about it if they’ll participate at either of the two invitational tournaments. I believe that they’re going to participate at another invitational tournament, which is the Nishina Invitationals” said Miho Shindō.
“That’s the tournament that they have stronger teams last year” said Shō.
“Yep. The Shining Camellia had won that tournament, but because of the merger with Team Gotō-Takao and Lien de Famille to become the Family of Angels, they’re most likely not going to participate in that tournament this year” said Kira Watanabe.
“That’s right, Kira-san. Since they came from Kamata, but some of their members came from Den-en-chōfu, the place that the Shiromidai Chapter of the New Camellian Dragons lived, they might be competing in the Den-en-chōfu Invitationals” said Kaori Nishikawa.
“So, does that mean it will be depended on the decision of Shimako in participating on what tournament they’ll be going with?” asked Shizuo.
“Yeah, Shizuo-san. The Sagi-ume came from Ōmori Nishi and there are obviously interested in participating in the Ōmori Invitationals again, but it seems that the Nishina Invitationals might be an alternative solution that they’re going to compete. If they compete at the Iriarai Invitationals, that’s going to cause some problems between them and the New Camellian Dragons. I say that it’s going to be a hard choice for Shimako and her friends if they’ll participate at one of the three invitational tournaments after the announcement made by the Ōta League Organizing Committee” said Kaori Nishikawa.
“Well, I’m sure that we should wait for Shimako’s decision if she’s going to whether let her team participate at the Ōmori Invitationals or not. If not, then they might end up participating in different invitational tournaments around Ōta” said Tetsuo.
“If it’s the Nishina Invitationals, that will make some problems because if I remember correctly, some of the groups that joined the Shinkuyajiri will end up competing in both Nishina and Iriarai Invitationals. But on the bright side, some may end up competing at the Ōmori Invitationals” said Shizuo.
“That sounds like they’re not sure about their decision, guys. Shimako said that she’s not sure on which invitational tournament will go with, but I believe that going for the Ōmori Invitationals would be a best bet, but competing at the Nishina or Iriarai Invitationals will make big issues because they might up facing against any of the groups that were part of the Bravehearts” said Toshihiro.
“I agree to your summarization, Toshihiro. I say that the Sagi-ume and its allies are good in decision making, which means that they’re going to work things out for sure” said Kaori Nishikawa.
“That way, they’ll solve their problems to make it right” said Yuichi Satō.
“Yeah, I agree with you, guys! I’m sure that we should be waiting for the announcement to be made by Shimako, but hopefully, it’s going to be a fair deal between her group and her circle of friends” said Toshihiro.
“Yeah!” said the members of the Cerulean Wing.
“Now that the dinner is finally over, it’s time to start the meeting right away!” said Asuna.
“That’s right, Asuna-san! I’m pretty sure that everyone is all here because some of them are excited!” said Airi.
“Yeah!” said the members of the Orange and Fucshia and the close friends of Airi.
“Since all of us are ready for the formation of the new extended group for our group, it’s going to be fantastic to see!” said Ichirō.
“Hopefully, the guests will also be thrilled to see this, especially to the friends of Maho and Natsuhi” said Kenshō.
“Yeah!” said Maho, Saki, Natsuhi, the members of Team Blue and Yellow and their allies.
“By the way, Airi-san, just before we’ll start the meeting, which will also be the first meeting of our new extended group, we’ll make sure that Tomoka will be here” said Kasumi.
“You know, Tomoka is one of your friends in your school” said Shuri.
“Yeah, Shuri-san! My friends from the Bravehearts are going to be here to witness the formation of my extended group and I’ll make sure that all of them will be present just like how it happened for the Family of Angels when Tomoka and Subaru have formed the Rainbow Angels, the extended group for the Family of Angels” said Airi.
“I’m sure that it’s going to be a great night that you and your friends will form the extended group in front of your allies like the Bravehearts” said Michihiko.
“It will be awesome that you and your friends have worked hard to create your extended group that will represent us” said Mari Takemoto, a first year middle school student from the Minami Rokugō Middle School and the leader of Team Takemoto Yellow. Mari is also a close friend of Airi Kashii.
“You got it, Mari-san and Michihiko-san! They’ll all be coming!” said Airi.
“Oh, really?” asked Konomi Suda, a first year middle school student from the Shimoda Middle School and the leader of the Shimoda Persimmons. Konomi is also a close friend of Airi Kashii.
“Are they gonna be here?” asked Shiina Nakayama, a first year middle school student from the Kamata Middle School and the leader of the Cursed Orange Leaves Kamata. Shiina is also a close friend of Airi Kashii.
“Yeah! I called them to be with us for the meeting and I believe that they’re about to be here in a few seconds” said Airi.
“I hope that they’re going to be there to see your extended group, Airi-san! I’m so confident that it’s about time to see a new extended group. Maybe, it’s great to have your close friends with you as soon as they keep the bonds between you and your friends in your side” said Miku.
“Yeah, Miku-san! By the way, since you’re here, I hope that you’ll finally have your ideas to create your own extended group of your own after the meeting is over” said Airi.
“Yeah, I will, Airi-san! Since I came from Nagoya, I’m going to let my dreams work to have my own circle of friends!” said Miku.
“Yeah!” said the members of the Fire Edelweiss.
“I’m happy to see your enthusiasm, Miku-san! Just be prepared and enjoy the meeting!” said Airi.
“You got it!” said Miku while her friends smile to agree with Airi.
“Ayame-san, I wonder what the meeting would be like” said Chinami Takao.
“Yeah. Can you tell us about?” said Marina Kamiya.
“Well, this is going to be the first meeting of a new extended group that will be composed of the Orange and Fuchsia and its allies that are coming from Rokugō. Another thing is that they should have the orange-colored groups in their side” said Ayame.
“I believe that they’re going to run their extended group, so that they’ll work on their plans for their future” said Kaori Takeuchi, the cousin of Noboru Takeuchi.
“It will be great if we can let our other friends come to enjoy the activities they’ll be organizing” said Miho Taneda.
“That way, they’re gonna easily make us friends if they’re interested to be close to Asuna and her allies” said Haruka Kajio.
“Yeah, I agree. It’s almost time for the meeting and I hope that you girls are ready for this. The Bravehearts are gonna here in a few seconds, so get ready” said Ayame.
“Yeah!” said Marina, Chinami, Kaori, Miho and Haruka.
Maho turns to look at the entrance of the hall where the members of the Bravehearts have finally arrived to attend the meeting as well. “Here they are, Airi-san!”
“Hi, everyone!” said Tomoka as she greets Maho, Saki, Airi and their allies.
“Hi, Tomoka-san!” said Maho, Saki and Airi.
“It’s nice that you came here just in time for the meeting!” said Saki.
“How’s your assignment?” asked Subaru.
“Not done yet, but we’ll finish it because we need the three of you” said Tomoka.
“You mean ‘us’?” asked Maho as she is pointing at herself, Saki and Airi.
“Yeah!” said Tomoka.
“Then, let’s work together right after this meeting” said Maho.
“Right now, you should come with us because Airi and her friends will about form their own extended group” said Saki.
“Hopefully, you’ll like it, Tomoka-chan and friends!” said Airi.
“Yeah!” said Tomoka and the rest of the Bravehearts as they take their seat beside Subaru and his friends.
Later, Hijiri and the members of the Aster Tangent arrive from the entrance of the hall as they want to witness the formation of the extended group of the Orange and Fuchsia as well. Natsuhi shouts at the members of Team Blue and Yellow. “There they are!”
“Here comes the Aster Tangent, Maho-san!” said Daisuke.
“Looks like they’ll be with us for the meeting as well!” said Naoko.
“It feels like we’re now complete to have our very own extended group” said Yoshinori.
“Well, almost, Yoshinori. We still have our allies from our groups going to be with us, but it will be best to save it for another time” said Yoshimatsu.
“That’s right, Yoshimatsu-san! For now, we’ll be observing on how the extended group of the Orange and Fuchsia would be like and then, we’ll be working on that as soon as we could. Right, guys?” said Maho.
“Yeah!” said the members of Team Blue and Yellow and the close friends of Maho and Natsuhi.
“I’ll observe on what they’re doing too, Maho! That way, I’ll tell the members of the Dazzled Hearts that we’re going to plan on that as well” said Saki.
“That way, they’ll know what they’ll gonna do” said Atsuko Maeyama.
“That would be fine with me, Saki-san and Atsuko-san” said Maho.
“We appreciate that you should sit back and enjoy this meeting. Is that okay?” said Natsuhi.
“Okay!” said Saki and Atsuko.
“Now, let’s start the meeting right now, Airi-san!” said Ayame.
“You got it!” said Airi as the formation of the extended group of the Orange and Fuchsia will about to begin with everyone is ready to witness it.
Part 2 will be on the next post.
