"I train with the Archery Club all the time, so I'll be fine, but Honoka and Kotori need the stamina to sing and dance to their hearts' content too."
"Yeah, being an idol is really tough too."
"Right, so..."
--Perspective Cut---
"So you decided to start sticking to morning runs here from now on. But why do I have to join in too?!"
That morning, Senba Gari was on the stairway at Kanda Shrine, holding a stopwatch as he accompanied Honoka Kosaka and the others, who were dressed in their school tracksuits, on their run.
"Hah... hah... hah... Five laps back and forth... This is too hard..."
"Hah... hah... hah... My legs won't move anymore..."
"Really? I don't think so. Besides, Umi isn't as tired as you two."
Then, after Senba Gari and Honoka Kosaka's group ran to the very top of the stairway, Honoka Kosaka and Minami Kotori came up one after another and both collapsed onto the ground, gasping for breath. Umi Sonoda was only breathing lightly, and as for Senba Gari...
"Hah... hah... Wh-why... Senba-sensei, you... aren't even... out of breath... hah..." Honoka Kosaka panted as she looked at him, who wasn't even breathing hard and merely had a bit of sweat on him.
"Want to know? Sure. As long as you can survive ten years of being chased by all kinds of giant-boulder traps, cave-in pit traps, and huge packs of unknown ferocious beasts and still make it out alive."
"Senba-sensei, what exactly did you go through before?! That's way too terrifying?!" Umi Sonoda couldn't help feeling a little scared after hearing Senba Gari's words.
"Well~ you get used to it, you get used to it."
Senba Gari looked calmly at the three girls panting in front of him and thought to himself.
*Well, actually, it's