Sesuji wo Pin! to ~Shikakou Kyougi Dance-bu e Youkoso~ 9

Sesuji wo Pin! to ~Shikakou Kyougi Dance-bu e Youkoso~ 9

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STEP 9 On a Sleepless Night
Star: Their first competition draws near---!!
Guy's sd: What's this guy doing...?
Sesuji wo Pin! to ~Shikakou Kyougi Dance-bu e Youkoso~
Voice: Ummm, Now that it's May, I'm sure most of the first years
Voice: Have finally gotten used to their high school lives...
Masaharu(thinks): Fall at one..
Masaharu(thinks): Rise at two and three...
Voice: One, two, three.
Yokota Takuma
Text: ---Ten days before the competition
Voice: One, two, three!

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Masumi: Fall---
Masumi: Rise---
Masumi: Imagine you're a pendulum---
Masumi: Rise---
Masumi: Be careful, Tsucchi, you're lowering your heel too early---!
Masaharu: Yes...!
Masaharu: Ah!
Masaharu(thinks): Waltz...! Is hard...!
Voice: ...Two, three.
Masaharu(thinks): Rise and fall...! Is hard...!
Voice: One, two, three!

p3
Voice: One, two, three!
Voice: One, two, three!
Man: That's youth for you...
Masaharu(thinks): Maybe my ankles still lack strength...
Text: ---Seven days before the competition
Masaharu(thinks): Let's try adding more muscle training to my daily life...
Guy: Tsuchiya, you're going to be laaaaate!
Guy: What's with that way of walking!?
Masaharu: Wa...
Masaharu: Wait a sec...!

p4
Masumi: That's it!
Text: ---Four days before the competition
Masumi: You're looking good, Watari-chaaan!
Masumi: Your shadow rise and fall is already perfect!
Masumi's sd: Well done!
Masaharu: ............
Shou: She's leaving you behind.
Masaharu: I...
Masaharu: I'll do my best...!
Masaharu: One, two, three!
Masaharu(thinks): Watari-san really is amazing...!
Masaharu(thinks): I can't hold her back...!
Masaharu: One, two, three!

p5
Text: ---Two days before the competition
Masaharu(thinks): No matter what.........
Masaharu(thinks): Before the competition...!
Voice: One, two, three!
Voice: One, two, three!
Voice: One, two,
Voice: three!
Masumi: Fufufu, OK...!
Masumi: You barely made it for the competition,
Masumi: But you're looking good...!

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Masumi: For the time being, in terms of Waltz's basic figures and rise and fall,
Masumi: You pass!
Masaharu: I-
Masaharu's sd: We made it in tiiime
Masaharu: I'm glaaad!
Masumi: Some bits still look rough, though.
Masumi: But as long as you keep a tight hold and a straightened-up posture
Masumi: You can put a good fight even with just the basic figures!
Masumi: Here's one last piece of advice,
Masumi: While you're dancing
Masumi: Try to keep smiling!
Masumi: It's your first competition and I'm sure you'll be extremely nervous,
Masumi: You might even stiff up so much you can't move.
Masumi: But, on those times you first have to smile!
Masumi: Even if the smile is forced, you'll eventually start having fun and get less nervous!

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Shou: Fuhehehehe
Masaharu: !
Akiko: Fuhihihihi
Masumi: That's it! A nice smile also wins you points with the judges!
Masumi: If you get in trouble just smile! Everything will solve itself as long as you're smiling!
Masumi: Then, to prepare for the match in two days, for today we're---!
Masumi: Fi-
Masumi: nished!!
All: Thank you very muuuuuuch!!

p8
Text: ---The next day, Saturday, the day before the competition.
Masumi: Ok,
Masumi: With this, all of you have received your costumes.
Akiko: Wah, I'm really looking forward to wearing it.
Masaharu(thinks): This is...
Masaharu(thinks): My tailcoat...It's rented, though.
Masaharu(thinks): Whoa...We're really competing tomorrow...
Masaharu's sd: It's pretty late for that but I'm getting nervous
Masaharu's sd: It suddenly hit me...
Akiko: Well,
Akiko: We're going to the hairdresser to get our hair done
Masaharu: Eh?
Masaharu: H...Hairdresser...?
Masumi's sd: Rio and Yamaki-chan had their hair done for the club introductions, remember?
Masumi: They're going to get their hair done in a special way for the competition.

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Akiko: Well, men's hairstyle is pretty simple so they don't need to go to the hairdresser, though---
Akiko: We girls have it tough in many ways---!
Rio: Well then, let's go, Watari-chan.
Akiko's sd: Hohohoho
Akiko: Excuse us---
Masaharu(thinks): They must go to the hairdresser...I didn't know...
Masaharu: Hm?
Masaharu: So we're not practicing later today?
Masumi: Well, no, of course.
Masumi: But you can do shadow practice if you want, you know?
Masaharu: I...
Masaharu: Is that...so...?
Masumi: Oh, that's it, Tsucchi, let's go to my house now.
Masumi: You don't know how to do your hair, do you? I'll teach you!
Masaharu: Eh, ah...
Masaharu: Yes...! Please do so...!
Masumi: Yamaki-chan, you come with us too.
Shou: Yeah, yeah.

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Mom: I mean, Dad!
Mom: It's on Mishima, you know? Mishima!
Mom: You have to take a Shinkansen to get there!
Mom: Why did you have to tell us the day before!?
Mom: Both your dad and I have things to do so we can't go watch you!
Masaharu: No...You don't have to come!
Masaharu: I don't think anyone's bringing their parents...!
Dad: Dance, huuuh, dance, dance...
Dad: That's why your hair's so tight?
Dad: It looks cool, can I touch it?
Masaharu: Hey, hey, don't do that! If it gets undone I can't fix it by myself!
Mom: Haah, when I thought him asking us to buy a tailcoat was sudden,
Mom: Now she has a competition tomorrow...

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Masaharu: I didn't buy the tailcoat, I borrowed it...!
Masaharu's sd: It's rented...!
Mom: Ah, is that so? Well, I don't know about such things.
Mom: I mean, I haven't even heard what you're dancing.
Dad: He's dancing in a tailcoat so...
Dad: Ballroom dancing, huh!
Masaharu: No, it's dancesport...!
Masaharu: It's like ballroom dancing made into a sport...
Mom: Ballroom dancing, wait, Masaharu...You're dancing with a girl!?
Mom: Hey, don't you know that girl's house number!?
Mom: Their entrusting you with their precious daughter so we have to at least introduce ourselves...!
Dad: Not bad, Masaharu.
Dad: Are you getting along well with that girl?
Masaharu: It's fine like this, thanks for the food!
Masaharu: Haaaaah, jeez...
Masaharu: I'm beaten...
Masaharu: Nine o'clock...Huh.
Masaharu: I'm getting up at five tomorrow...So maybe I should sleep now just to be on the safe side...?

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Masaharu's sd: Whoops,
Masaharu's sd: I shouldn't sleep facing up.
Masaharu's sd: Here we go
Masaharu(thinks): ...............The competition...Is tomorrow...Huh...
Masaharu(thinks): I wanted to dance Waltz together...At least once more...
Masaharu(thinks): But it isn't like I skipped practice...
Masaharu(thinks): We had to prepare so it can't be helped...
Masaharu(thinks): It's ok, we practiced a lot these last two weeks...
Masaharu(thinks): Not doing it the day before is totally fine...
Masaharu: Just a little review...!

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Masaharu(thinks): My room is too small for that...!
Masaharu(thinks): And to begin with doing it alone...
Masaharu(thinks): We need to do it together...
Masaharu(thinks): Together...
Masaharu: !
Masaharu: Who's that?
Screen:{
Watari Eri
Sorry!!
I'll be 10 minutes late!
-right!
}
Line:{
Watari Eri
Hi
Watari Eri
Panda's sd: Hey there
Watari Eri
Are you awake?
}
Masaharu's sd: !
Line:{
I was!
Panda's sd: Ah!
}

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Masaharu(thinks): Oh...! It's the first time I get a Line from Watari-san (that's not club-related)...!
Masaharu's sd: "What's wrong?"...
Line:{
Watari Eri
I got my hair done on the afternoon
Watari Eri
I was being careful not to let it get undone
Watari Eri
But doing that I couldn't sleep XD
Watari Eri
Panda's sd: Oh my
}
Line:{
I get that feel XD
I didn't want my hair to get all squished
So I was trying to sleep face down
}
Line: {
Watari Eri
Panda's sd: Fuhehehe
}
Masaharu: .........
Masaharu: If you want...

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Mom: Masaharu, where are you going this late!?
Mom: Don't you have to wake up early tomorrow!?
Masaharu: Ah...
Masaharu: I'm going to the convenience store...! I need some things for tomorrow!
Message: If you want...
Message: Can we practice a bit?
Message: At central park.
Mushroom: Right now?
Line:{
Panda's sd: Ok!
Sure
}
Masaharu: !
Masaharu: Watari-san! (cd: You're fast)
Masaharu: Hi...!

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Eri: Hi
Masaharu: ...Your hair...!
Eri: Yes,
Eri: You too...!
Eri: Is...
Eri: It...Weird...?
Masaharu: No way!

p17
Masaharu: Phew, I'm glad we could practice.
Masaharu: The competition is tomorrow but we didn't practice at all today.
Masaharu: You got really great timing with that Line...!
Eri: Me too...
Eri: I was thinking of inviting you to practice...
Eri: But I didn't want to wake you up...
Masaharu: I see.
Masaharu: Watari-san, you've been all pumped up lately after all...!
Masaharu: Like this we'll make it past the first round(?) or something...
Masaharu: Well, we might really do it!
Asterisk: There's no such thing as a first round
Masaharu: Just kidding!
Eri: ...Right?
Eri: But, really...
Eri: I'm glad you were awake, Tsuchiya-kun...
Eri: I was worried...We might not dance well tomorrow...
Eri: I thought...Maybe I should call Chika-chan...

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Eri: But...
Eri: I really thought...It would be great if I could meet up with you and practice...
Eri: So...
Eri: Thank you...
Eri: I...
Eri: Feel a bit better now...
Box: Somehow...
Box: I may have felt that I was the only one worried...
Box: I mean, Watari-san learns things and gets better faster than me...
Box: But it's Watari-san's first competition too,
Box: So it's only natural she's worried.
Masaharu: Watari-san, Watari-san...!
Masaharu: It's ok...!
Masaharu: Smile, smile...!

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Masaharu: Didn't the president say it...!?
Masaharu: We'll be fine as long as we're smiling...!
Star: After their sleepless night, next issue, their first competition with center color pages!!
Eri: Puhah,
Eri: Tsuchiya-kun...
Eri: Your face...
Box: I must lead her now...
Box: Or I'm not a man,
Box: Right...!?
Masaharu: Eh, you sleep face down on the desk!?
Eri's sd: Rio-senpai and Akiko-senpai are doing it too!
Masaharu: No wonder you can't sleep...!
Sesuji wo Pin! to ~Shikakou Kyougi Dance-bu e Youkoso~
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