Chapter 1

Ngh… nnghhhh…

Ahhh, this yuruchara is just so cute… ♪

Nngh, nghhhhh…

Tetora-kun, you’re being too loud… Huh…? What’s going on with you…?

Huh? Did I say something?

You weren’t even aware of it…? You’ve been groaning like “nghh, nghh” for a while now…

I’m trying to read this magazine, so I’d appreciate if you could be just a little quieter… It’s one of those rare, precious days where there’s no club activities or unit practice, so I’m trying to take it easy…

Sorry ‘bout that!

I just kinda feel like I haven’t been able to get any exercise ‘cause of all this dang snow~ I must’ve let all my pent-up frustrations slip out and started groaning.

I can’t believe you’re frustrated because you can’t exercise…

I don’t wanna exercise… Actually, I don’t even wanna move… If I could be born again, I’d wanna be a bed sheet…

A bed sheet? Why that?

Because then I could always be laying out on a bed with a comforter on top… Doesn’t it sound great?

Oh. But I won’t be able to collect yurucharas if I’m lying around like that.

I’d love for someone to buy a bunch of them and line them up on the bed, but that sounds kinda difficult… What do you think, Tetora-kun…?

I guess? Would a sheet even wanna collect yurucharas? I’m not really digging the idea of bed sheets having self-awareness.

Eh~… You’re way too pragmatic…

Oh but, if you want to go exercise, why not go to your club…?

You’re in the karate club, right? You could exercise as much as you want… So why’re you just staying here in the classroom…?

Yeah, I could, but all that dang snow broke the windows in the dojo, so now it’s under repair.

Oh… I guess snow is pretty heavy…

So we’ve been on break for two, three days now. Can’t go running, either, since the snow’s too slick…

Taishou told me to hold off on that, too. And yeah, if you hurt yourself while training, you’ll pretty much lose everything.

So I’ve been thinking about another way to blow off some steam, but I guess it’s taking me a while to figure out, huh.

Hmm, I see… I guess that’s a problem…

But now I’m a little jealous… I wonder if the gym is damaged, too, like maybe a hole in the roof or something… ‘Cause then I could skip out on practice for a while… ♪

What if I make a snowball and stick it up there…?

I’d rather you not try sounding like some god of destruction… We’re allies of justice, Midori-kun.

Hang on a sec, why haven’t you gone home yet?

If I go home now, I’ll definitely be forced to help out my family… So I’m killing time in the classroom…

Tetora-kun, if you don’t have anything else to do, do you wanna look at my magazine with me…?

Oh yeah, you were reading that magazine, right? What’s it about?

A travel magazine? That’s kinda unexpected. You hate moving so much it’s like you have roots growing outta your feet. You going on a trip or something?

Didn’t you say something kinda rude just now…? Well, whatever.

I’m not going on a trip or anything… This magazine has a really cute yuruchara as its mascot, so I buy a copy every month…

It’s the best feeling, like I get to visit tourist spots in every corner of the country with Tra-Belle… ♪¹

Tra-Belle? Oh, that’s the yuruchara’s name.

Well I guess you can save a lot of energy when it feels like you’re traveling by just looking at a magazine. That’s totally your style.

Which of these little guys is it? Oh, prolly this tiger with a bell on its head, right?

Huh, I’m a pretty big fan of this tiger motif.

Soothing, isn’t it…? The magazine itself is called Tra-Belle, and it’s super cheap. It’s pretty much just a bad pun, but it’s so cute ♪

Uumyu~ I don’t really get what you think is so cute about it.

Really? Ahh, I could look at it forever… ♪

I can’t sit still and stare at a magazine, though. ‘Cause it’ll just make me wanna get up and run around so bad.

Right now I’d even go backpacking if it meant I could get up and move! Ughh, my body’s getting all stiff~!

Jeez, you’re still being so noisy, Tetora-kun… Cut it out… All that wonderful warm air is going to go somewhere else…

There’s nothing you can do about your club, but what if you try looking at this feature page to get the feeling of exercising…?

You’re still pushing that magazine… I wanna get up and actually move my body, y’know…

But fine, which page is it? This “Winter Sports” thing…? Hmmm, it’s a feature on stuff like skiing and snowboarding.

Looks like there’s sledding, too… Airboarding…? Hmm~ I’m pretty bad at things that go super fast…

Come to think of it, I’ve never done any kinda winter sports before. You think it’s hard? Like, skiing and snowboarding and stuff.

I dunno, I’ve never done it either… But unlike me, I’m sure you’d be able to pick it up right away…?

You think? Hmm~ Now I kinda wanna try it out. Doesn’t it sound like a blast to ride something that fast?

Uh~… Sounds terrifying, no way…

More like exhilarating~ ♪ Like motorcycles! Those look so cool, too. If Taishou were riding one…

Squeeeee—! That totally fits his image, it’s so so so cool! I wanna be a man who’d look cool riding something like that!

Um. I’m not really following but… Uhh, go for it…?

Gyaaaaaaah?!

Guh?! Wh–what was…?

Did someone just scream?

Y–yeah. Maybe…? I think I heard something from outside…

I’m a little worried about it, so let’s go check it out, Midori-kun!

Huh—?! But what if you end up getting roped into something weird… Ah, he’s already gone!

Aw jeez, why can’t I just spend this afternoon in peace…? I’m so depressed, I wanna die…