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So this is Koyo-kun, the kid living at Miyuki's dorm?

He's so short and adorable!

We'll take good care of you, kiddo.

What have I gotten myself into?

If you don't mind me asking, why are you tagging along?

Huh? Moeko-san told me to come to the training camp.

I thought you knew.

Ah, what's the harm? We'll be super busy on this trip, so we can use the extra help.

Or were you just looking for an excuse to be with Miyuki?

What?

Is that true?

Huh? N-No, it's not!

Relax, it's just a joke.

HANDS OFF: SAWARANAIDE KOTESASHI-KUN

Last year, our team made the semifinals at both the inter-high and the spring tournament.

At this first training camp of the season, our sights are set on becoming champions.

Give it your all, everyone!

Yes, ma'am!

They really are a top volleyball team.

They're perfectly in sync, even when running.

I still want to know why I'm here, though.

K-Kotesashi-kun. Thanks so much for coming.

A-Are you okay? You look like you're dying!

I don't have the stamina for this.

Huh? It's only been five minutes.

So, uh, why'd you invite me here?

I think you can probably tell by now.

See how everyone's basically sprinting?

This is supposed to be a warm-up.

You're right. This pace is too fast, even for a top school.

Miyuki's such a charismatic leader that everyone wants to keep up with her.

This is the final stretch!

You need to push yourselves or we won't be champions!

Yes, ma'am!

I think it's great that she's able to inspire the whole team.

But Miyuki is one of the top athletes in the country.

No one's able to keep up with a physical freak of nature like her.

Last year's training camps were really brutal.

Thankfully, no one got injured, but we were all spent.

This year, everyone's more determined than ever to win the championship.

If this keeps up, people will hurt themselves.

That's why I want you to look after all 30 of us so we don't get injured.

If it comes to it, you'll have to give us all massages.

All 30 of them?

Can my arms cope?

That's the warm-up done. We'll now do some receiving drills.

Yes, ma'am!

Um, excuse me.

I have something to tell all of you.

What is it, Moeko?

I've brought along the caretaker of Miyuki's dorm to this training camp.

I-I'm Koyo Kotesashi. It's nice to meet you all.

A caretaker?

Koyo-kun is a first-year who's an expert in physical care.

This will be a grueling camp, so if something doesn't feel right, go to him immediately.

A first-year doing checkups?

Is she sure about this?

Great idea, Moeko.

Team, I assure you he is gifted.

Koyo-kun's been taking care of my dormmates.

Some girls have even come out of slumps, thanks to him.

Really?

I guess we can trust someone with a track record.

Will you be able to help us, Koyo-kun?

O-Of course! I'll do whatever I can to make sure no one gets injured!

Thanks for helping us.

Excuse me. Could you take a look at her? I think it's a leg cramp.

FIRST-YEAR, MAYUMI SONODA

Certainly. Please lie down here.

It's fine. Just relax. You'll be better in no time.

I think my shoulder's tightened up. Can you check it?

SECOND-YEAR, KYOKO AOYAMA

Let me see your arm.

THIRD-YEAR, ERI YAMAGICHI

My hip doesn't feel right.

I'm tingling!

TANAKA INN

I managed to make it through the first day.

I treated ten people, so of course I'm bushed.

There you are. Please come with me.

People still need your help, Kotesashi-kun.

I don't even get a breather?

They're in here.

S-Six people at once?!

I'm sorry, Kotesashi-kun, for asking so much from you.

I have to do it.

Leave them to me.

I'll begin my treatment.

Scapular release!

Armpit lymph node massage!

Collarbone plus arm stretches!

I just about managed it.

You did great.

Thanks to you, we got through our first day in one piece.

Thanks. You're too kind.

No, I mean every word.

You must be exhausted. You should go relax in the hot springs bath.

Hot springs?

This place has a famous open-air bath.

I told everyone else on the team to be out of the bath by 9 PM.

That means after that time, the bath's all yours.

Feels almost criminal to have this place all to myself.

Treating 16 people in one day sure is tiring.

My arms and shoulders are sputtering.

Koyo-kun?

Miyuki-san?!

S-Sorry! I thought this place would be empty after nine!

Huh? Is it that late already?

I'll leave now!

No, don't go.

I was about to get out, but can we talk first?

I have to apologize. Taking care of my teammates isn't part of your job.

We've made more work for you.

Oh, no. A guy like me almost never gets a chance to join a top team's training camp.

For an aspiring sports doctor like me, it's an honor.

I feel a lot better hearing that.

I'm such a bad captain.

I never knew I was pushing people past their limits until Moeko told me.

I think maybe I should tone down our training a bit.

If I don't, I'll break the entire team before we even reach the championships.

I had the chance to observe a whole day of training today.

I don't think anything's wrong with the regimen itself.

If anything, the program was well thought-out.

But everyone was on the verge of collapsing.

True, there was some extreme exhaustion on display, but that was for another reason.

I think your teammates aren't getting enough post-practice care.

They don't get enough rest before the next day's training,

so they've ended up chronically fatigued.

You need to be aware that you're built differently to the rest of the team, Miyuki-san.

Yes, they're in the best shape physically, but they're still regular high school girls.

On the other hand, your physical prowess rivals any international athlete.

That's on top of your uniquely flexible muscles, which your teammates don't have.

They're not built the same, so your level of training will wear them out quicker.

I treated a girl for leg cramp at the start of the day.

That shows a level of fatigue that was allowed to build up to that point.

A team needs to know that everyone is built differently

and provide physical care individualized to each player.

In other words, you need to eliminate the fatigue the same day it develops.

I believe Moeko-san came to me because she was aware of the issues.

Moeko?

I know you're amazing, Miyuki-san,

but no one can notice everything on a team, not even you.

So you shouldn't call yourself a bad captain.

You have a reliable vice captain, so I think you should depend on her more.

And another thing.

I'm right here if you need me, for what that's worth.

Let me help your team practice as much as they need to.

Uh, sorry for being extra!

Thank you. You're so sweet, Koyo-kun.

No, uh, I wouldn't say that.

Fretting won't get me anywhere.

I should start depending on others.

Yeah.

However, I think you should take care of yourself too, Koyo-kun.

What are you doing, Miyuki-san?!

You must be tired after treating so many people in one day.

I heard you say your arms and shoulders were sputtering.

So...

Teach me how to do massages.

Then I can treat you myself.

W-W-We can't do that! An athlete shouldn't be doing my job!

But you're a student like me, not a paid professional, right?

Besides, I've always wanted to learn how to do massages and stretches.

It'll be better for me if I have that knowledge under my belt.

Well, okay. I guess I can teach you some things.

Thank you, Koyo-kun.

We should get started now.

What? R-Right here?

But we're both still...

In that case, let's do this.

Now I can massage you, worry free.

I, uh, guess this works.

All right. You can go ahead and teach me.

Okay, we'll do the most effective after-practice treatment.

Sure. Do we do a massage first? Or is it stretching?

We'll start off with some stretches that relax the body.

First, we'll stretch my triceps.

If I place my hand on my right shoulder,

can I get you to pull my elbow toward my right side?

Be sure to place your other hand on my free shoulder to help me twist.

Sure.

L-Like this?

This is just the right pressure.

She knows my body's range of motion right off the bat.

Could Miyuki-san be...

a natural at this?!

TRANSLATION: GAD ONYENEHO TIMING: HENRY LIN

EDITING: SMR QUALITY CONTROL: GABRIELLA RAMIREZ

TRANSLATION CHECK: SRIRAM GURUNATHAN