Chapter 2: Ever-Changing Daily Lives
Translated by BunnyByun
Edited by ArroganceComplex
Episode 30: Mountain Climbing
“I’m so tired!”
It’s October, and the heat has eased up a bit.
We were climbing up a mountain.
Why do we have to walk halfway up? The bus betrayed us when we needed it the most!
Miyamoto was the one who had been whining since a while ago.
Yes, this was the first test of the forest school: mountain climbing.
The training camp, the Shonen Nature House, is located a little higher than the mountainside.
(T/N: I will be using its romanized version as it looks more alright with the text. The shonen means boy/male. It will be weird to call the nature house ‘Boy Nature House’ or ‘Male Nature House’ right?)
We were dropped off from the bus at the foot of the mountain, packed only the necessary items such as drinks and towels in our backpacks, and headed for the camp on foot.
The main luggage, such as a change of clothes, was carried by the bus.
There are a few well-maintained trails, but they were all a bit rough, and you can feel the hardship of climbing.
We were now climbing up a very steep slope, relying on a rope hanging from the top.
It was past ten o’clock.
According to the schedule, we should be able to reach the mountain by eleven o’clock at the latest.
The forest school is also a place to train our physical strength. Looks like they won’t last long though.
Even Takahara’s face showed some signs of fatigue.
He’s not as strong as I think for someone in the athletic department.
I also saw Cheena and Fujita sweating.
Well, I guess the girls can’t be blamed.
Hosoi seemed to be more energetic than Takahara, but his breath was coming in little gasps.
“Hey everyone, do your best, we are approaching our target.”
“You’re too fast! I told you to slow down a little!”
“Eh? Am I still fast?”
I’ve already climbed the hill and am encouraging everyone from the top.
To be honest, I can’t help but wonder if I’m really a teenager for raising my voice at this level.
The group with the fastest time would be given the best ingredients to make curry for lunch.
Hosoi was the one who suggested aiming for that.
“Why are you so energetic, Iori?”
Miyamoto was out of breath, but she still managed to raise her voice loudly.
I mean, don’t give her a nickname like ‘Ino’.(E/N: Idk what the mc is talking about since it’s a common name on anime,manga, etc.)
I understand. If I win, let’s have Miyamoto-san call me onii-sama.
“Yori… becomes energetic when exercising.”
“Sounds like it. I envy you.”
I lent a hand to Cheena and Fujita as they made their way up the hill.
Soon we had all climbed the hill and decided to take a break.
“But how can Kagami move so much when he’s in the homecoming club? Are you actually in an outside club?”
“That’s what I was wondering too. That time of the class match, U.S military people came. Who’s Kagami?”
As we sat there, each of us with a drink in our hand, everyone asked a painful question.
It wasn’t anything to hide, but if they found out we lived on a US military base, they might ask a lot of questions and make things difficult.
After weighing the options a bit, I decided to tell them a little more.
“I work part-time as an interpreter at an American military base, so I get along with the military people and I work out a lot.”
“How can an outsider have a part-time job?”
Miyamoto’s question is legitimate. I’ll answer it honestly.
“My dad used to do it regularly, and I was involved a little, so it was special.”
“Ah, so that’s how it is.”
I’m not going to tell you that I live on a US military base.
After a short break, I got up and started climbing again.
“I’ll carry your luggage if it’s too hard.”
“I beg you.”
“Me, too, okay?”
So I carried the luggage of both Miyamoto and Cheena.
Even though it’s for three people, it’s nothing compared to the march training.
Incidentally, Hosoi carried Fujita’s luggage.
With the women’s luggage lighter, we proceeded at a slightly faster pace than before.
Takahara seemed to be having a hard time, but he seemed to be keeping up with us.
As we were making good progress, we saw another group ahead of us.
Each group had started at a slightly different time, but it seemed that they had caught up with the previous group.
The group in front of us consisted of Soji, Sasaki, Ishida, Akimoto, and two others.
As expected, everyone except Soji and Ishida seemed to be pretty tired.
No, Akimoto looks pretty healthy too.
“Oh, kagami-kun, Cheena-chan! You’re so quick!”
“Ah, Yuki… well, yahoo.”
Cheena answered Akimoto’s greeting when she noticed us. Yuki is Akimoto’s first name.
I didn’t teach her how to say yaa-hoo.
Akimoto, did you teach her strange words?
“Oh, oh, Kagami. You’re fast.”
“It’s amazing that you can carry three people’s luggage.”
“?? …… Oh. Is that so?”
Here, for some reason, Ishida and Sasaki approached me.
Their faces were tight, their words awkward.
What is it? Have you eaten something bad?
I thought about it, but it didn’t change the fact that they greeted me, so I replied.
“By the way, Kagami, are you going to watch astronomical observations with Chris?”
Sasaki asked me with that look.
Could it be that this guy is still trying to get Cheena?
I thought he’d become more quiet lately.
“I wonder. I don’t know.”
So I answered vaguely, but chose words that implied ‘yes’.
This way, I wasn’t lying, and it would also serve as a check on Sasaki.
“I see. Have fun.”
But Sasaki’s response, while still awkward, seemed to show a slight hint of relief.
What, isn’t he having regrets now?
I don’t understand.
What’s wrong with these guys?
But there’s no point in even thinking about it.
“Well then, we’re going ahead.”
I tried to keep up with Takahara, who had picked up his pace.
Just then, someone grabbed me by the shoulders and whispered something in my ear.
It was Soji.
“Hey, Iori. Iori, you’ve got that thing you’ve always got, haven’t you?”
“What? Well, yeah.”
It’s true that I always keep that thing with me, but I wonder if there’s anything to it.
I tried to ask him about it, but he pushed me away, as if to avoid a long conversation.
“If that’s the case, fine. Don’t forget it’s forest school. Now go.”
Chapter 2: Ever-Changing Daily Lives
Translated by BunnyByun
Edited by ArroganceComplex
Episode 30: Mountain Climbing
“I’m so tired!”
It’s October, and the heat has eased up a bit.
We were climbing up a mountain.
Why do we have to walk halfway up? The bus betrayed us when we needed it the most!
Miyamoto was the one who had been whining since a while ago.
Yes, this was the first test of the forest school: mountain climbing.
The training camp, the Shonen Nature House, is located a little higher than the mountainside.
(T/N: I will be using its romanized version as it looks more alright with the text. The shonen means boy/male. It will be weird to call the nature house ‘Boy Nature House’ or ‘Male Nature House’ right?)
We were dropped off from the bus at the foot of the mountain, packed only the necessary items such as drinks and towels in our backpacks, and headed for the camp on foot.
The main luggage, such as a change of clothes, was carried by the bus.
There are a few well-maintained trails, but they were all a bit rough, and you can feel the hardship of climbing.
We were now climbing up a very steep slope, relying on a rope hanging from the top.
It was past ten o’clock.
According to the schedule, we should be able to reach the mountain by eleven o’clock at the latest.
The forest school is also a place to train our physical strength. Looks like they won’t last long though.
Even Takahara’s face showed some signs of fatigue.
He’s not as strong as I think for someone in the athletic department.
I also saw Cheena and Fujita sweating.
Well, I guess the girls can’t be blamed.
Hosoi seemed to be more energetic than Takahara, but his breath was coming in little gasps.
“Hey everyone, do your best, we are approaching our target.”
“You’re too fast! I told you to slow down a little!”
“Eh? Am I still fast?”
I’ve already climbed the hill and am encouraging everyone from the top.
To be honest, I can’t help but wonder if I’m really a teenager for raising my voice at this level.
The group with the fastest time would be given the best ingredients to make curry for lunch.
Hosoi was the one who suggested aiming for that.
“Why are you so energetic, Iori?”
Miyamoto was out of breath, but she still managed to raise her voice loudly.
I mean, don’t give her a nickname like ‘Ino’.(E/N: Idk what the mc is talking about since it’s a common name on anime,manga, etc.)
I understand. If I win, let’s have Miyamoto-san call me onii-sama.
“Yori… becomes energetic when exercising.”
“Sounds like it. I envy you.”
I lent a hand to Cheena and Fujita as they made their way up the hill.
Soon we had all climbed the hill and decided to take a break.
“But how can Kagami move so much when he’s in the homecoming club? Are you actually in an outside club?”
“That’s what I was wondering too. That time of the class match, U.S military people came. Who’s Kagami?”
As we sat there, each of us with a drink in our hand, everyone asked a painful question.
It wasn’t anything to hide, but if they found out we lived on a US military base, they might ask a lot of questions and make things difficult.
After weighing the options a bit, I decided to tell them a little more.
“I work part-time as an interpreter at an American military base, so I get along with the military people and I work out a lot.”
“How can an outsider have a part-time job?”
Miyamoto’s question is legitimate. I’ll answer it honestly.
“My dad used to do it regularly, and I was involved a little, so it was special.”
“Ah, so that’s how it is.”
I’m not going to tell you that I live on a US military base.
After a short break, I got up and started climbing again.
“I’ll carry your luggage if it’s too hard.”
“I beg you.”
“Me, too, okay?”
So I carried the luggage of both Miyamoto and Cheena.
Even though it’s for three people, it’s nothing compared to the march training.
Incidentally, Hosoi carried Fujita’s luggage.
With the women’s luggage lighter, we proceeded at a slightly faster pace than before.
Takahara seemed to be having a hard time, but he seemed to be keeping up with us.
As we were making good progress, we saw another group ahead of us.
Each group had started at a slightly different time, but it seemed that they had caught up with the previous group.
The group in front of us consisted of Soji, Sasaki, Ishida, Akimoto, and two others.
As expected, everyone except Soji and Ishida seemed to be pretty tired.
No, Akimoto looks pretty healthy too.
“Oh, kagami-kun, Cheena-chan! You’re so quick!”
“Ah, Yuki… well, yahoo.”
Cheena answered Akimoto’s greeting when she noticed us. Yuki is Akimoto’s first name.
I didn’t teach her how to say yaa-hoo.
Akimoto, did you teach her strange words?
“Oh, oh, Kagami. You’re fast.”
“It’s amazing that you can carry three people’s luggage.”
“?? …… Oh. Is that so?”
Here, for some reason, Ishida and Sasaki approached me.
Their faces were tight, their words awkward.
What is it? Have you eaten something bad?
I thought about it, but it didn’t change the fact that they greeted me, so I replied.
“By the way, Kagami, are you going to watch astronomical observations with Chris?”
Sasaki asked me with that look.
Could it be that this guy is still trying to get Cheena?
I thought he’d become more quiet lately.
“I wonder. I don’t know.”
So I answered vaguely, but chose words that implied ‘yes’.
This way, I wasn’t lying, and it would also serve as a check on Sasaki.
“I see. Have fun.”
But Sasaki’s response, while still awkward, seemed to show a slight hint of relief.
What, isn’t he having regrets now?
I don’t understand.
What’s wrong with these guys?
But there’s no point in even thinking about it.
“Well then, we’re going ahead.”
I tried to keep up with Takahara, who had picked up his pace.
Just then, someone grabbed me by the shoulders and whispered something in my ear.
It was Soji.
“Hey, Iori. Iori, you’ve got that thing you’ve always got, haven’t you?”
“What? Well, yeah.”
It’s true that I always keep that thing with me, but I wonder if there’s anything to it.
I tried to ask him about it, but he pushed me away, as if to avoid a long conversation.
“If that’s the case, fine. Don’t forget it’s forest school. Now go.”
