Part 2
HAMA House – 2F Hallway
A few days later.
Lately, I’ve been feeling proactive about things outside of work, too. Maybe it’s all the exercise.
…Interesting. I do recognize sweating to boost one’s metabolism, but perhaps it has benefits for both the mind and body.
How about—
HAMA House – Entrance
What’re you doing?
…Muu-chan’s been going outside a lot lately. I got curious.
…Oh, if it’s that, then he’s probably with the chief. They’re often together…
What? What’s a grown-ass adult trying to do by dragging around a high schooler in the middle of the night?
I mean if you’re curious, just open the door and look.
…
*Ushio looks outside*
—SEVEN!!! EIGHT!!!
……
AND ONE!!! TWO!!!
…
*Ushio closes the door*
*pant*... *pant*... I guess dancing also counts as cardio, huh.
This was not a bad change of pace. We should go take a bath before our bodies cool down…
Oh my, I seem to have run out of epsom salts.
What?! Oh no! But that’s such a crucial part of our asekatsu… How about we go buy some together? And we can get some ramen on the way, I’m feeling kind of hungry right now.
A wonderful idea.
Ramen Shop
Mm! I can really feel the heat from this super spicy ramen…! It’s good you can handle your spice, Muneuji-kun.
One must not be picky if one wishes to become an astronaut.
And that’s the part I respect most about you~.
Oh, you’re turning kind of red?
No, you are mistaken. It is simply my sympathetic nervous system reacting to the spiciness of the food… Are you not quite red yourself, Chief?
(Hwooooo! It’s good to be young…!)
Thank you for accompanying me today.
You're welcome. Besides, we were able to have some ramen and buy epsom salts… Oh yeah, what scent did you end up buying?
I chose Dynamic Cosmos… Oh. I seem to have forgotten the salts back at the ramen shop. Could you wait here for me while I go to retrieve them?
Of course, be careful.
*Muneuji runs off*
(Cosmos… I guess… since Muneuji-kun wants to become an astronaut in the future. My dream is to accomplish something as a member of HAMA Tours, but that’s a wonderful goal he’s pursuing.)
(Speaking of which, he said he was training to become an astronaut. But… are our current workouts enough for him?)
Hey cutie, wanna come play with us for a bit~.
Ah… um, no, I’m good.
Aww, c’mon, don’t be like that~.
Apologies for the wait.
Muneuji-kun! That was fast.
*takes off helmet*…
!?
Wow… now aren’t you a pretty little thing…
Hey, you free? C’mon, let’s hang~.
(I-Is this development okay!?)
…It would be best to leave us alone, for your own sake.
Ooooh, you down to get dirty with us, baby?
It looks like you have chosen your fate. Very well then, come.
…Tch, don’t get too full of yourself you bitch!
*smack*
(...They were taken down in a flash.)
I’ve worked up quite a good sweat today.
And I was sweating for a whole different reason…
Did you break out in a cold sweat because of me? My apologies.
…
…Chief? Don’t tell me, did those guys do something to you?
1. They didn’t do anything
Nope! Not at all! You came back right away, so nothing happened! I was just… thinking about some stuff.
Thinking…?
Yeah. Hey…
2. …
…
If they dared to do anything to you…
…Ah sorry, sorry. I was just caught up in my thoughts.
?
Choices end here
Our current workouts revolve around working up a sweat, but isn’t that unrelated to either of our fitness goals…?
…
…Did you know… once upon a time, the stars used to act as guideposts for people who had lost their way.
The stars, as guideposts…?
Indeed. Sometimes when I rush into things, I end up taking a wrong turn. When that happens, I am grateful to the star-like existence that steers me back in the right direction.
But we ended up taking a wrong turn together…
…To be honest, I actually noticed that a while ago. However, I also enjoyed participating in asekatsu with you.
Huh…!
You are my one and only asekatsu partner, and I did not want to risk losing you…
(So Muneuji-kun also noticed. …But I’m happy he had fun sweating with me.)
I hope that we can still make time to asekatsu together from now on.
Muneuji-kun… Of course! I’ll always asekatsu with you, whenever and wherever.
I as well. I am looking forward to our future endeavours.
Speaking of which, I happened upon a video of a light and simple seeming marathon at home the other day…
To directly translate this, it would be “sweat activities.” However, the premise of asekatsu is basically doing activities, whether that be exercising, going to a sauna, etc. in order to promote sweating. This has both health and beauty benefits, and it is a way to detoxify and promote wellness. I would google for more information.