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S2 - Episode 8

"You're working as an assistant for Coach Sasabe and teaching kids how to dog paddle?" Nagisa asks Makoto.

"Mhmm, yeah. Basically," Makoto answered.

"Did you know about this y/n?" Nagisa asked.

"Yeah, I basically encouraged him to try it out," I smiled.

"What about you, Haru?" Nagisa asked.

"It's news to me," Haru responded.

"I would've said something sooner but I wanted to tell you all at once," Makoto smiled.

"The regionals are around the corner, my friend. Are you sure you'll have time to do both?" Rei asked.

"Yeah, you're not gonna have to miss practice are ya, Mako?!" Nagisa asked.

"I promise, it won't interfere with the team in any way. It's just a couple of times a week. No big deal at all!"

"Kinda outta the blue though. What made you decide to do it?" Nagisa asked.

"Well, I just dropped off some papers yesterday to Coach Sasabe and he seemed like he needed a hand so I helped," Makoto explained.

"So, you gave in to your nature?" Rei asked.

"Coach has done so much for us. I thought it best to return the favor, y'know?" Makoto smiled.

"Makes sense," I laughed.

After practice, I went to Samezuka Academy to drop off some snacks to Sousuke as a thank you for being my companion for a couple of hours. I passed by the pool and I saw through the window, Aii - Nitori - practicing all by himself. I thought it was weird, so I dropped in.

"You should try extending your leg more after the turn," I spoke up after watching him swim a lap.

"BAH!" Aii turned around quickly, "Y/n? You scared me!"

"Haha, sorry! I saw you here by yourself. I figured you could use some company," I smiled.

"Thanks...I think," Aii said.

"Do you want me to give you some pointers, you do know I've mastered all swimming techniques, right?" I doted a bit.

"Wait—really? That would help a lot!" Aii said excitedly.

"Give me a lap, I'll watch for now and I'll give you some advice and then you can try again and see how it works out for you. That sound good?"

"Yeah, sure!" Aii put on his goggles and started swimming. I walked around the side of the pool, watching - analyzing - how he swims, his muscles, thinking of ways that could help him as an individual to be a better him.

Everyone is different, there are so many different ways to get faster...you just need to study your own body and try different things to see what works out for you.

"Lay it on me!" Aii said as he was catching his breath.

"You could try extending your back, legs, and arms a little more. It will help you with more power to gain momentum. You'll be sore from the stretches but—"

"Your form is a mess because you're too tired," Sousuke said as he walked in and we turned to look at the source of where his voice echoed from.

"Sousuke is right. You can't get better by swimming until you tire yourself out and mess up your form. Your form needs to be perfect at all times, everything else comes later," I agreed and explained to Aii why I agreed.

"Right...I'm so sorry... It's just... I'm one of the slowest people in the entire club. So, if I want to compete I have to push myself harder than everybody else." Aii explained.