Blue Archive story ยท Club stories, Story 2

Met You by Chance 2

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1. Part 1

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Akemi

Seven... Eight...!

Sumire

(Her form is still rock-solid even after hundreds of reps. And she's treating it like a light jog.)

Akemi

...Nine... Ten! Okay... Was that forty total?

Sumire

(F-Forty?! Not even close! I was watching VERY intensely!)

Akemi

Mm! Let's just round down to thirty, since I didn't even break a sweat. One! Two!

Sumire

P-Pardon me!

Akemi

Yes, dear? What is it?

Sumire

(Ah! Why am I interrupting? This is a serious breach of gym etiquette!)

I-It's nothing! E-Enjoy your workout, that's all!

Akemi

Heh, you're such a sweetheart.

...

Eight, nine, and that's twenty total!

Sumire

(Didn't she say it was thirty last time?!)

Akemi

And there we have...a hundred! Phew! So refreshing!

Sumire

(That was 785 reps... I almost passed out while following along!)

(She has superhuman stamina...and questionable math skills!)

Akemi

Can't skip leg day. How about a warm-up on the treadmill?

Sumire

(She's already running on the treadmill at a mountain incline!)

Akemi

Let's get rowing!

Sumire

(With that speed, she wouldn't need a motor!)

Akemi

Now, let's get serious on the leg press!

Marvelous! And now...

Sumire

(I can't keep pace with her like this!)

(So, this is what "tired" feels like! It's been so long...)

(Even though my body's about to break, I feel my passion burn like never before!)

Gym Manager

Patrons!

It's almost 11, closing time! Finish strong, and have a healthy night!

Akemi

My my, time flies! I thought it was barely noon!

Sumire

*pant* *pant* Yeah...I...hardly...broke a sweat!

Gym Manager

That means you two! I ache just looking at you! Please, leave!

Akemi

Heh. What a shame to part, but all good things come to an end!

Now then, I must take my leave.

Sumire

Ugh...

My whole body feels like it's been through a spin cycle...

Akemi

Um...

Sumire

What?!

Akemi

I hope this isn't too awkward...

But I appreciated you working out alongside me today.

You see, I've had my eye on you since this morning.

As our gazes locked, I perceived the aura of a kindred spirit.

I recognized a true lady who cultivates strength and elegance in everything she does.

Sumire

I'm sorry I stared at you! I was just so...taken, and I...

Akemi

And so polite! You're a rare find in the cruel, heartless world.

Sumire

Y-You're too kind!

Akemi

Heehee. How cute. How lovely!

Oh my, look at the time!

I need to split a few Helmet Gangsters into 3 pieces. Duty calls!

Please forgive my rudeness, but I must depart.

Sumire

A 3 split... Of course! That's standard training.

I didn't know personal trainers worked this late. How diligent!

Akemi

...?

Sumire

Excuse me. I just wanted to introduce myself...

I'm Otohana Sumire, president of the Millennium Athletics Training Club!

Akemi

...And here I've been so improper! I didn't offer my name!

I'm Akemi, of the Kurihama family. The pleasure was mine, Miss Sumire.

How...rude. Such a rush with these people!

What a shame to part after such a lovely meeting.

That said...thank you for joining me for cardio training. The hours simply flew by!

It's a small world. May fate bring us together once more!

Sumire

She was so...healthy! And not just in her body, but in her positive attitude!

And all this happened because I was forced to switch gyms.

What a blessing to meet someone like this, all by chance.

Wha...?

Akemi

What a shame to part after such a lovely meeting.

Sumire

That's what she said...

Akemi

That said...thank you for joining me for cardio training. The hours simply flew by!

Sumire

We lifted weights for 17 hours, and that was all cardio for her!

...So, that's how the other gym went.

It was...so horrifying yet invigoratingly inspiring all at once...

Rei

Sumire, you're sure this wasn't some nightmare workout hallucination?

She must have been incredible to wear YOU out.

Sumire

I wasn't worn out.

I was simply more...stimulated, Rei.

Rei

...Sure. So, what was her name again? What's her school?

Sumire

"Kurihama Akemi." She's not a student here.

Rei

Kurihama... Ake...mi...

Eh?

I've never seen her on any baseball rosters...

Sumire

I never said she was a player!

Rei

Whatever. You're the one who couldn't even get her number.

Sumire

Rei, we're "kindred spirits." We've surpassed such things...though there's still so much to learn...

No worries. Spirits as kindred as ours are destined to reunite.

I'll call you the next time I find her, Rei. I bet she could mold you into a baseball all-star.

Rei

S-Sumire? But I just got back from training!

Sumire?

Sumire!

Met You by Chance