The Special Training by the Sea

"Come on! What's going on?! We even came all the way to Chiba for special training, and we even lost our hotel reservation voucher."

On a sunny day, Kikumaru sat on the ground and complained.

"Training on the beach can enhance the effectiveness of physical training, allowing the same amount of training to achieve twice the results."

I had hoped we could have a special training session before the match against Rokkaku Middle School, but it seems that's impossible now.

Staring blankly at the sea and beach before them, analyzing the original training plan, the others could only stare at the sand in a daze.

"Senpai!"

In the distance, Katsuro and Katsuo ran over, their faces showing some remorse.

Seeing the strange behavior between the two, Oishi felt a sense of unease.

"So, you still couldn't find the reservation tickets, right?"

"I'm so sorry, we really apologize. We didn't expect to lose the reservation ticket either."

"Forget it, don't blame yourselves too much."

Looking at the two first-graders who were blaming themselves, Oishi couldn't bear to scold them.

At that moment, Horio, who was habitually late, finally appeared.

"Everyone, you're all so punctual! You've all arrived."

"You have the nerve to say that? You always make us Senpai wait for you. You really need to learn some manners."

Because Katsuro and Katsuo lost the reservation ticket, Momoshiro kept quiet because Oishi and the other third-year students didn't make a fuss.

Seeing Horio arrive late was like finding an outlet for my frustration.

"Why are you so angry? It's not like I haven't arrived yet. Besides, I just found a free restaurant reservation voucher on the street."

After saying that, Horio took out a palm-sized coupon from his pocket and waved it in front of everyone.

Oishi and Katsuro, Katsuo were standing nearby, widened their eyes instantly when they saw the ticket in Horio's hand.

"This is... this is our lost reservation ticket!"

"Great, I didn't expect Horio to find me."

"Now we can proceed with the special training as planned. Thank you, Horio!"

Horio was puzzled by the three people's somewhat inexplicable words.

"What are you talking about? What do you mean 'lost'? I found this."

"Of course you picked it up. If we hadn't lost it, how could you have found it?"

Alright, everyone come here. Horio found our lost reservation tickets. We'll proceed with training as planned.

Ignoring Oishi's slight confusion, Horio took the reservation ticket directly.

"Hehe, kid, your lateness actually did everyone a good thing this time, so we'll let you off the hook this time."

"Thank you so much, Horio. Otherwise, we would all have had to go back to Tokyo."

"That's right, without the hotel reservation voucher, our special training would have ended early."

"Good job, but don't be late next time."

As each member of Seigaku passed by Horio, they took turns "thanking" him. Hearing these thanks, Horio, who had initially thought he had gotten a good deal, became indescribably upset.

"Haha, Sakuno, look at his expression."

Ryuzaki Sakuno and Osakada Tomoka, who were walking at the back, couldn't help but laugh when they saw Horio's expression.

Horio snapped out of his daze when he saw two girls suddenly appear.

"Katsuro and Katsuo! Aren't we supposed to be doing special training? Why are those two showing up together?"

"Horio, don't be like that. It was Oishi- Senpai who said they always cheer us on during matches, so he asked them to come along."

"So what... it's not like they were the only ones cheering..."

"Oh, Horio, if they come together, they can help with other things too."

"Suit yourself... I need to be alone for a while."

Having lost the reservation ticket he had picked up, and seeing two people who didn't belong to the school team, Horio was already thinking about going back.

"Alright, everyone's settled in now, right?"

Next, we'll begin today's special training.

After putting away their luggage, everyone, including Katsuro and Katsuo two girls, lined up.

"The training content has remained basically unchanged, except that the venue has been changed to the beach."

Because the beach is different from ordinary ground, the training for the feet and waist is more obvious.

Okay, everyone, let's go to the beach now.

Do warm-up exercises first, then begin training.

The other two first-year students and two girls will be in charge of things outside of training. I'm counting on you.

After Oishi finished arranging things, he immediately told everyone to start training, and the group ran towards the beach.

"Wow, there are so many people. It seems like the people of Chiba lead pretty good lives."

At the back of a running column, Horio followed behind Ryoma.

But compared to the exhaustion of the others, Horio seemed completely unaffected.

Following behind, Horio watched the people sunbathing on the beach and swimming in the sea, and couldn't help but Horio.

"The sea, oh the sea, it truly makes one yearn for it."

Looking at the distant sea, and then at the group of people who had trained so hard, Horio just wanted to go swimming in the sea.

"Oishi Senpai, I'll finish my own training now."

Having made up his mind, Horio stopped dawdling and left everyone behind.

"Hey kid, don't you dare abandon us!"

"Horio, what are you doing? Running that fast will exhaust you."

"It seems he might not need to train with us in terms of physical fitness."

"Damn it, even though I knew it all along, he's still so rude."

The Seigaku members, who had been left behind by Horio, were Horio with him.

They all quickened their pace, but the distance between them and Horio continued to grow.

"I'm done practicing, I'm done practicing, here I come, ocean!"

Horio, having quickly completed his training, didn't rest and ran straight to the sea, which shimmered in the sunlight.

"This feels so good. You rarely get to enjoy this kind of treatment in Tokyo."

"Oh no! Someone's drowning over there!"

"Quick... go save them, or it will be too late."

"Hang in there, don't give up!"

After swimming for a while, Horio, who was resting on the sea, heard someone shouting on the shore.

After hearing what they were shouting, Horio turned to look at the sea.

Not far from me, I saw a girl struggling incessantly; she was clearly running out of strength and about to give up.

Seeing that the rescuers who had just set off from the shore were still far away, Horio swam directly towards the drowning girl.

"I'm here to save you. Don't worry, grab my arms with both hands."

After swimming behind the girl, Horio wrapped his arms around her neck and swam towards the shore.

"That boy rescued her! Quick, let's go help!"

The people on the shore saw that Horio had already led the girl to the shore, so they spontaneously went to help.

"He probably just choked on a few mouthfuls of water, probably because his leg cramped up, which caused him to suddenly choke on water."