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Flap, flap, flap !
“Yes, yes, that’s it, that’s it ! Good job !”
I cheer as I pull Mizuki chan’s hands lightly behind her back as she flaps her legs.
Flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap !
“Mizuki, you’ve got about 5 meters to go.”
Yuka is walking right next to Mizuki chan, cheering for her as well.
It has been an hour and a half since we started practicing in the kiddie pool, which is slightly shallower than the adult pool, with a few breaks in between.
I guess she has a good memory to begin with.
She doesn’t use the board (rented) that she used to use at first, and I just pull her hand along lightly.
Mizuki chan seemed to have already gotten the hang of flapping her legs.
“Here we are at the end. Good job.”
“Phew ! How was it?”
After she finished swimming, Mizuki chan looked up and immediately asked me how she had done.
“Your flaps are perfect now.”
“Really?”
“You’ve improved your breathing, too. With a perfect score of 100, from today onwards, Mizuki chan is a leg-flapping meister.”
“Yay !”
Mizuki chan held her hands up in the air like a cute goo when I said that.
“Thank you for your hard work, Mizuki. You did a great job.”
“Hehehe, yes !”
“Well, I guess we’ve accomplished what we wanted to do today, huh?”
“Sota Onii chan, thank you so much for teaching me ! Thank you, Onee chan !”
“You’re welcome. Then let’s have fun from now.”
I’d really like to take this opportunity to teach some crawling hand movements.
I don’t think it would be a good idea to push Mizuki chan, who is still small, all at once.
“Mizuki wants to go to the flowing pool !”
“That’s fine. Flowing pools are strangely fun, aren’t they?”
“I’m gonna try to go against the current with the flapping motion you taught me.”
“Ahaha, as long as it doesn’t bother the other guests.”
Having said that, I know exactly how you feel, Mizuki chan.
I used to do that when I was little.
There is something about swimming against the current that appeals to our biological instincts, isn’t there?
“Hey, Mizuki. We swam quite a bit, but aren’t you thirsty?”
Yuuka asked.
“I might be a little thirsty.”
“You worked so hard.”
In that case, I’ll buy you some juice–but before I could say that,
“I’ll go to the store stand and get drinks for the three of us. Sota kun, will you stay and play with Mizuki? After we drink, let’s go to the flowing pool.”
“I’ll go get it.”
“It’s fine, it’s fine. Sota kun has been teaching for a while, so you’re tired, right? I’ll go buy some things, so Sota kun can relax with Mizuki.”
“If you insist so much, I’ll leave it to you. Thank you, Yuuka.”
“You’re welcome, what would you two like to drink?”
“Mizuki wants to drink orange juice ! I want something non-carbonated !”
“I’m fine with anything.”
“I’ll take some non-carbonated orange juice and a sports drink. I’ll buy some right away and come back. Let’s take a break on the bench over there and rehydrate.”
“Got it.”
“Onee chan, you can’t run by the pool.”
“Yes, yes, I know.”
I sent Yuuka off with a wry smile, and I played with Mizuki chan, splashing around in the water and reviewing her butterfly moves, until Yuuka came back.
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When I looked at the large clock installed in the facility, 20 minutes had already passed since Yuuka went to buy a drink.
“Yuuka is awfully late getting back, isn’t she?”
Even if she needed time to go to the locker room to get some money, she was a little too late.
“Is the store crowded?”
“There are more people there, but I don’t think it’s that crowded.”
Even though the heated indoor swimming pool is warm enough to wear only a bathing suit, it is not yet the time of the year when you would want to swim.
It’s a huge difference from the crowded swimming pool in summer when there are so many people.
“Is something wrong with onee chan…..?”
Mizuki chan looks anxious at my words.
Shit, I’ve done it.
I’m an idiot.
I’m not going to let Mizuki chan worry about something she doesn’t need to worry about.
“Nothing to worry about, but just to be sure, I’d like to go check on her.”
I said “nothing” with emphasis to reassure Mizuki chan, got out of the pool, and headed for the store area, holding hands with her.
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