Shipping the SDRA2 Cast With Each Other

Makukaga/Hajime Makunouchi x Yuri Kagarin

After a couple days of cloudy skies, the weather was finally clear on Utsuroshima again. This meant that they had an opportunity to play on the beach of the first island. Just like on the first day that they arrived here, the students all decided to get into their swimsuits and mess around with each other.

Setsuka seemed to be burying Nikei in sand while joking to him, Kokoro and Emma simply suntanned on the beach since they didn't want to get the covers on Emma's arms wet, Iroha and Yuki made a sand castle together, Mikado was wading in deep water with Hibiki clinging to his shoulders, Kanade, Teruya, Sora, and Yoruko were playing tag in the shallow water, and Syobai and Shinji were talking about the economy while sitting in the shade together.

Hajime did a headcount from where he was. From what he saw in the group chat, Shinji couldn't swim right now because his back was acting up, and Yuri was running late because he was talking with Monocrow about something that Hajime couldn't care to remember. But he didn't seemed like he would be running late for long.

Speak of the devil, Hajime heard the faint sound of his low voice humming a song unknown to him. The boxer turned in the direction of the Monocruise, seeing the spaceman coming down the steps in his swimsuit. He seemed to be carefree as he walked along happily, which wasn't out of the ordinary for him. He has called this trip 'one of the strangest kidnapping I've ever had' before, and frankly, Hajime was concerned for him.

Yuri looked around at everyone enjoying their time in the water, and his eyes landed on Hajime. "Why are you staring? That is impolite." He chastised.

"I was just doing a headcount, Yuri, chill." Hajime replied, snapping himself out of his thoughts before he went too far. "Since you're here now, that makes sixteen of us. Utsuro didn't want to swim though. I think the guy has aquaphobia or something."

"Well, I couldn't care less about a male, he can stay inside and out of my sight." The spaceman huffed. "Well, even if there are a bunch of other males here, it's still quite a beautiful day today. I'm quite impressed that this island seems to have a steady climate, it must be an artificial island."

Hajime pursed his lips in thought. He definitely remembered Mikado steering the boat that  brought Void to the island, but was this place made out of magic after all? That was something he would probably have to ask Mikado about later, or maybe even Monocrow. He wouldn't get a simple answer from the wizard.

"Well, I'm not sure about that. Maybe I can find out later." The boxer shrugged. "But I agree, it's a pretty nice day. I think I should train later today, but I'd be doing it alone in that case. Shinji's back is hurting, and I think Sora's stealing Yuki for the rest of the day. Maybe I can get Nikei to train with me, I think he's making a little bit of progress...maybe."

"Nikei? You actually think that he can keep up with you?" Yuri scoffed. "You truly are a horrible judge of character."

"What? Then, are you offering to train with me?" Hajime refuted. "I mean, you take care of your health really well, so you can't be a bad person."

"Tch, I don't do it for you. I do it to help women with tasks if they need it. One day, the one I marry might say 'Remember when we were dating and you carried me when I broke my leg' or something along those lines." The spaceman explained. "But still, it's rare for a man to notice those details."

"Heh, I may not be a good judge of character, but I can tell if someone leads a healthy lifestyle or not." The blonde chuckled, eyeing the other students playing along the beach. "But with that astronaut training, I guess you have a strict workout routine to maintain your body, right?"

"That's correct. I train every day in private for a number of hours, the duration usually depends on how much food I've eaten that day." Yuri let out a breathy laugh. "Which means that how long I train depends on how much of Mikado's food I eat that day."

"You know, I'm actually curious about how astronauts train. Do you guys have a specific routine?" Hajime started to ask. "If you don't mind, can I train with you? I want to see if your workout routine is better than mine and if I should use it instead."

"Letting a man train with me...?" Yuri was shocked, but he was starting to consider the possibility. "Well, if it's to show that my routine is superior to yours, I suppose that I can allow this." He boasted, and Hajime rolled his eyes behind his sunglasses.