Light In Both Body And Soul

Light In Both Body And Soul
身も心も軽やかに
Tatsumi starts feeling physical discomfort after all the work ALKALOID did in the summer. When he comes across Tsumugi and tells him about this, they decide to do some stretches together...
Season
Summer
Chapters
1
Writer
Chitose Umeda
Characters
Translation
Mello
Released
7/10/2021
Light In Both Body And Soul
身も心も軽やかに
Tatsumi starts feeling physical discomfort after all the work ALKALOID did in the summer. When he comes across Tsumugi and tells him about this, they decide to do some stretches together...
Season
Summer
Chapters
1
Writer
Chitose Umeda
Characters
Translation
Mello
Release
7/10/2021
Extra Information
Scout
Sora Feature Scout
Scout Duration
7/10/2021 (15:00 JST) - 7/25/2021 (15:00 JST)
Associated Cards
    Light In Both Body And Soul 1

Light In Both Body And Soul

Season: Summer

Location: Seisoukan Courtyard

The flowers in the courtyard are magnificently in full bloom once again today.

Since the summer heat is likely to continue, let's make sure to give them plenty of water.

...Oh, my. This area seems to be overgrown with weeds. Shall I remove them, too?

(...Hm. I've been working on the flower beds every morning for the last several days since we moved into the main building, as part of Gardenia's activities.)

(But somehow I feel tired this morning, even though it should be the same task as usual...?)

Location: Seisoukan Common Room

("Ullambana" and "MDM"... After a summer of such intense events, I feel that I may have pushed my body to its limits.)

(I have this leg, too, and I try to take good care of it after each lesson, but...)

Is this a divine revelation that I should take better care of my body so as to continue to be of service to others?

Huh... Kazehaya-kun? Good morning~ You're up early.

Tsumugi-san, good morning. I was tending to the courtyard until a few minutes ago.

You have a lot of energy this early in the morning~ Seisoukan's courtyard is very large, so it must be quite the task just to take care of it, right?

And, well, Kazehaya-kun, you seemed to be breathing somewhat heavily.

How embarrassing... You heard that?

Touching the soil, loving and caring for plants and flowers, that's nothing other than soothing. But strangely enough, I felt tired this morning.

I think it's because I still have fatigue from the summer, but I was thinking about how to take better care of myself on top of that.

ALKALOID's been very active this summer, right? I think it's natural that you're still tired.

By the way, which part of your body's feeling tired? Perhaps your fatigue is accumulating in unexpected places.

Unexpected places?

There are many days when I'm at my desk all day...

Working at a desk puts strain on parts of the body different from those in idol lessons, right? Like the shoulders and neck...

I thought you might be tired in those areas, too, Kazehaya-kun.

Aah, now that you mention it... Since I moved into the main building, I have been reading more books in my personal time.

Because the library has a rich collection of books, I think, "if I read this book today, I can read another book tomorrow"... and before I know it, I become absorbed in reading until late at night.

I might be straining my shoulders and neck while being engrossed in reading.

In addition, I usually only pay attention to my legs... I think I haven't been making efforts to recover from fatigue in other parts of my body.

I see... Then, why don't you come stretch with me?

I did a lot of research on how to soothe stiff muscles from desk work~

How about doing pair stretches that allow us to efficiently stretch our muscles together? If Kazehaya-kun is okay with it, that is.

If it's Tsumugi-san's suggestion, with pleasure. Let's get to work on it.

...Let's hold this position for about 40 seconds.

Ohh, I can feel my muscles stretching. I'll relax and keep this posture, too.

Do the members of Switch do anything to take care of themselves during their lessons? Such as stretching, and so on...

Hm~ We spend a lot of time thinking about our stage direction, and Sora-kun's full of energy even after his dance lessons.

We stretch from time to time, but maybe not as thoroughly as we should. How about ALKALOID?

In our case, Mayoi-san takes care of us as a trainer. He sometimes gives us massages after our lessons.

In particular, Mayoi-san, who tries to heal Hiiro-san and Aira-san, seems to be full of vitality to the point where he doesn't seem to get tired from practice.

That's so reliable~ Now then, let's try a different posture. Reach your hand toward me—

...I thought I heard someone talking. But I didn't expect it to be you two. What on earth are you doing?

Eichi-kun, good morning~ As you can see, we're stretching ♪

How healthy. But that response doesn't really tell me the process of how you ended up stretching.

When I told him about my fatigue, Tsumugi-san agreed to teach me some stretching exercises. The stretch I'm doing right now feels very good.

Would you like to join us, Eichi-kun? You also seem to be accumulating fatigue...

I have a special holiday called "Eichi Day". I'll make sure to rest my body there, so you don't need to worry.

It would be fun to do stretches like you guys are doing with everyone in fine, but...

I can't afford to listen to the two of you right now, because work won't wait.

I'm heading towards ES now. See you later.

Ah... He seems to have left in a hurry. He's as busy as ever, which worries me.

It may be strange for me to say this, considering that I'm accompanying you, but I'm sure that you're also very busy, Tsumugi-san. Are you sure you have enough time?

Let's see~ I've just finished my shoulder stretches, so I'll also be heading towards ES.

Talking to you was unexpectedly fun, Kazehaya-kun ♪

No, no, it was my pleasure. Thanks to the stretches, I'm feeling refreshed.

If you had time, I would've liked to thank you with a cup of tea. Please let me invite you again when we can spare some more time.

Yes, please do ♪ At that time, I would be very happy if you could tell me about the books you've read, Kazehaya-kun~

(As they say, the benefit an early bird gets is to catch the worm... As for me, being made aware of my physical ailments and talking with Tsumugi-san became a great "benefit" indeed.)

(My body feels lighter now... It seems like it's going to be another good day today ♪)