Part 1
Morinomiya Music Academy - Courtyard
Tsukasa
Oh...!
Emu
Thanks for waiting, Tsukasa, Rui!
Rui
We didn't expect you two to arrive together, Nene.
Nene
Yeah, we just happened to bump into each other.
Tsukasa
Anyway, now that we're all here, let's all congratulate ourselves for getting through the first day of lessons here at Morinomiya!
Rui, Emu & Nene
Nice work, everyone!
Emu
Oh, what were you guys' lessons like?!
Did you all learn a lot?
Did you all learn a lot?
Tsukasa
Yes, they were very educational!
As expected from the Morinomiya Music Academy!
As expected from the Morinomiya Music Academy!
Emu
Really...?!
What kind of lesson was it?
What kind of lesson was it?
Rui
The boys from Kikyogumi had a ballet lesson.
Nene
Oh, so did we.
The girls from Suzurangumi also had a ballet lesson.
The girls from Suzurangumi also had a ballet lesson.
Rui
Ballet involves learning to move your body in some very specific ways, so it may be a key piece of their program here.
Nene
Yeah. Though, was your lesson as intense as mine was?
Nene
I'm not sure I would've been able to make it through, if we hadn't trained with Mikazukigumi...
Tsukasa
Yes, I feel the same way.
Tsukasa
I mean, even with my deep reservoir of stamina, it ended up being a tough test...
Emu
Is ballet really that hard?
Tsukasa
Yes. Hard may not be the right word, but I had trouble getting my body to move the way I wanted...
Tsukasa
(Raise my leg that's facing the audience, and stretch out the opposite arm...)
Tsukasa
(Pretend that the mirror is the audience so that you can check to see how you're doing... How's this?!)
Tsukasa
Hmm...
Tsukasa
(My knee is fully straightened, but...
I'm having trouble lifting my leg any higher, and my arm isn't going much above my shoulder.)
I'm having trouble lifting my leg any higher, and my arm isn't going much above my shoulder.)
Tsukasa
(Also, it looks like my body is bending forward slightly...)
Tsukasa
Hup! Hmph! Hah!
Tsukasa
Grr! This is far from easy...
Tsukasa
...is how that went.
Emu
Oh, I think I know the pose you guys were doing♪ I've seen the girls on the gymnastics team do it!
Nene
Oh, right. You help a few other clubs out from time to time, right?
Emu
Yup! So, I remember them saying how it's important to turn your pelvis the right way, use your back muscles properly, oh, and flexibility is really important too!
Tsukasa
Flexibility...
Rui
Yes, flexibility...
Nene
We understand in theory, but...
Emu
Oh no! Don't frown like that, you guys!
Emu
You guys are already pretty flexible!
Tsukasa
Yes, we are...
Rui
But we'll need to reach a new level of flexibility if we're going to do ballet. Actually, I'd say two extra levels...
Nene
Yeah. I'm gonna be honest, the stretches we did at the start of our lesson were already really hard.
Tsukasa
Ah, those...
Rui
The way things stand now, my flexibility is going to be my greatest limiting factor when it comes to these ballet lessons.
Tsukasa
The same goes for me...
Tsukasa
However! I am not about to back down from this challenge! There are techniques and forms of expression which you can only learn through doing ballet!
Tsukasa
We only get to train at Morinomiya for three months! So, we must make the absolute most of each day... No, each lesson!
Emu
And I'm gonna do my best to learn lots and lots and lots about how they run things!
Tsukasa
Excellent!
Nene
While we're on the subject, Emu, you still haven't told us about what they've been teaching you.
Tsukasa
Yes, I'd like to know as well!
Rui
Then, why don't we head over to SEKAI to continue our talk?
Len and Rin have been asking us about what this school is like.
Len and Rin have been asking us about what this school is like.
Tsukasa
Right. Then, let's go see them!