Sesuji wo Pin! to ~Shikakou Kyougi Dance-bu e Youkoso~ 23

Sesuji wo Pin! to ~Shikakou Kyougi Dance-bu e Youkoso~ 23

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Stage: They begin training for their next competition! A center color page for the super popular youth Dancesport story!!
Sesuji wo Pin! to ~Shikakou Kyougi Dance-bu e Youkoso~
Text: ---The third year pair who leads Shika High's Dance Club sometimes needs to relax for a while.
Text: The long awaited JC Volume (1) will finally go on sale November 4th!! Volume (2) will come out on December 4th too!
Asterisk: The cover design may change.
Yokota Takuma
STEP 23 To Each Their Own...!

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Masumi: What are the strengths of your dance!?
Masumi: What can
Masumi: And can't you do!?
Masumi: The next competition
Masumi: Is a competition to get a grasp on those!
Masumi: Shika High-----
Masumi: Fight, oh!
Masumi: Fight, oh!
Star: They begin training for the competition...!!

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Akiko: What's wrong? You're running really fast today.
Akiko: You're the one who never takes running seriously.
Shou: Well, it's nice every once in a while.
Shou: You're slow,
Shou: I'm passing you!
Akiko: Ah, hey!
Akiko: Don't get cocky, Shou!
Eri: I wonder what exactly...
Eri: Are our dance's strengths.
Masaharu: Hmmmmm, if it means what we're good at...
Masaharu: There's nothing we're actually good at...
Hirari: Ugh...Haa haa...
Hirari: This is the usual but...It's hard...!
Rio: Come on, Hirari-chan, do your best.

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Masaharu(thinks): Hmmm, strengths, strengths, strengths, huh...
Masaharu(thinks): I won't understand just thinking about it...!
Masaharu(thinks): Besides, right now...
Masaharu(thinks): We can barely manage learning to dance the four rhythms used in the competition...!
Masaharu(thinks): The first rhythm, Waltz.
Box: Waltz (SFX: *beep*)

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Voice: Slow,
Voice: Quick, quick!
Box: Tango (SFX: *beep*)
Masaharu(thinks): The second rhythm, Tango...!
Hirari's sd: Hnghh Gigih...
Rio's sd: You can do it.
Masaharu(thinks): The third rhythm, Slow Foxtrot...!
Box: Slow Foxtrot (SFX: *beep*)
Masaharu(thinks): Ughh...!
Masaharu(thinks): I'm really bad with Slow Foxtrot...!

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Hirari's sd: Sei...!
Rio's sd: Tweeelve, Thirteeeen
Masaharu(thinks): But the fourth rhythm is...
Masaharu(thinks): Quickstep...!
Box: Quickstep (SFX: *beep*)
Masaharu(thinks): I don't know if we're good or not,
Masaharu(thinks): But quickstep is fun...!!

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Masumi: Ok, they're doing well enough!
Masumi: At this rate,
Masumi: They might dance all four rhythms properly before the competition...! (cd: I have my doubts on the Foxtrot though)
Hirari(thinks): Wow...
Hirari(thinks): So Watari-chan and Tsuchiya-kun are doing well...
Hirari's sd: I can't tell at all...
Hirari: Ah, by the way,
Hirari: Didn't you say both Standard and Latin had five rhythms each?
Hirari: Why are you only dancing four rhythms this time?
Rio: Hm?
Rio: Well...
Rio: The truth is that the last rhythm for Standard and Latin, Viennese Waltz and Jive,
Rio: Are only danced in advanced level competitions and only from the semifinals, with some exceptions here and there.
Rio: Our next competition isn't of such a big scale...So it's only four rhythms.
Rio's sd: It seems there are some professional dancers who've never danced those rhythms in competitions.
Hirari: So there's such circumstances. (cd: Wow)
Thought: Oooooooh, so that was how it was...!

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Masumi: ...So, how was it?
Masumi: Dancing all four rhythms consecutively?
Masumi: If you dance the first and second preliminaries, the semifinals, and the finals
Masumi: You dance 16 songs in a day!
Masumi: We can't have you get so tired from just dancing 4 songs consecutively during practice.
Masaharu: Yeeeees...
Masaharu(thinks): Come to think of it, the senpai danced all the way to the finals during the last match, didn't they...?
Masaharu(thinks): J...Just how big is the difference of stamina between us...!
Masumi: Well, with that said, let's finish here for today!
All: Thank you very much---!!
Shou: Ah, Prez.
Masumi: Hm, what's wrong?
Shou: Can we borrow the clubroom's key?

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Masumi: That's fine...But do you plan to stay late?
Shou's sd: Thanks
Shou: Well, that's about it.
Masumi: Oh, how unusual!
Masumi: Don't go causing mischief just because we're not here, ok?
Shou: Well,
Shou: I wonder about that.
Masaharu: !...
Hirari(thinks): Eh!
Hirari(thinks): That's kinda lewd...! (cd: I mean, they probably are just practicing...)

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Hirari: .........You know...
Hirari: It's, like, everyone's getting serious now...!
Hirari: And I don't mean that they weren't serious until now...Just...
Hirari: It's like they're honing their skills...Before the battle...
Hirari: Was it like this before the last competition?
Eri: Hmmmm...
Masaharu: No...Well, we can't say much since we've only participated in one competition...
Masaharu: But it feels a bit different from last time...
Eri: I think...That just shows how important...
Eri: Next summer Nationals are for our senpai...
Eri: The president and Rio-senpai...Are third years too...

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Rio: Yamaki-kun and Akiko-chan
Rio: Are really motivated lately.
Masumi: You're right......
Masumi: I guess they want to win one competition while they're still in high school.
Rio: Eh? But those two are in second year so they have one more year.
Masumi: I didn't mean them,
Masumi: I mean while Sakimoto-chan is still in high school.
Rio: Ah, I see.
Rio: Yamaki-kun sees Sakimoto-kun as his rival after all.
Masumi: Fufufu.
Masumi: Normally, they wouldn't be able to compare with them just thinking about their years of experience...
Masumi: But those two improved to a surprising degree in a year.
Rio: They've got talent that gets you thinking they might just do it...!
Masumi: The three first years are doing their best too...
Masumi: Fufu.

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Masumi: We can't keep dilly-dallying either...!
Rio: Exactly...!
Masumi: It seems sensei will be a bit late today,
Masumi: So let's practice on our own for now.
Rio: Ok---.

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Masaharu: Aaaaaalright, I'll...
Masaharu: R...
Masaharu: Run home...!!
Both: Eh?
Hirari: What got into you now?
Masaharu: Ah, well...
Masaharu: The second years are doing their best and for the third years it's (probably) their last summer competition...
Masaharu: So I just...Like...Got fired up...
Masaharu: But...We can't practice Foxtrot, Tango, or Quickstep if they aren't watching us...
Masaharu: So...I thought I should run home...! (cd: I want to build up some stamina...)

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Hirari: H...
Hirari: Huhmmm...
Eri: Ah, then...
Eri: I'll...Do that too...
Hirari: Eeeeeeh, even Watari-chan!?
Hirari: Are you ok!? Don't you come to school by train!? Isn't it far!?
Eri: Yeah, but,
Eri: It's only about five stations so it isn't that much...!
Hirari: Kh...! It inevitable then...!
Hirari: This one shall take hold of thine luggage...! Run to thine hearts content...!!
Hirari's sd: This one has a bicycle so running is impossible...!
Eri: Eh!?
Eri: Thank you, Fujita-san......
Masaharu: Alright,
Masaharu: Let's go!

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Voice: Shika High-----
Voice: Fight, oh!
Voice: Fight, oh!
Voice: Fight, oh!
Masaharu: Ah, hey...
Masaharu: Wait a sec...
Masaharu: My sides hurt...
Eri: Do your best---
Hirari: That was fast!
Hirari: You burn out fast, Tsuchiya-kun!
Hirari: And you suggested we did this!
Hirari: A but...
Hirari: This kind of things are fun...!
Hirari: I'm glad I joined the club!

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Hirari: I want a dancing partner now
Hirari: So I can dance Waltz and other things like you guys!
Hirari: Just kidding!
Hirari: Watari-chan...On the competition...!
Hirari: Go break a leg!
Eri: Yeah...!
Eri: We'll do our best...
Eri: For you too, Fujita-san...!
Sesuji wo Pin! to ~Shikakou Kyougi Dance-bu e Youkoso~
STEP 23/End
Next Issue, rivals of their age appear one after another!! Will Tsucchi and Watari's pair be able to go past the first preliminary!?

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Box: And
Box: Half a month went by in a blink.
Box: The time for the local Dancesport competition came.
Text: It's time...!!
Box: We're preparing
Box: For the nationals...!!