It's been one week since you began attending this school.
As planned, you'll be visiting and observing the various clubs today.
At this school, students are required to participate in a club,
so make sure to visit a variety of clubs and choose the one that's right for you.
Got it?
Yes, ma'am!
#3 Let's Start a Girls Cycling Club!
Hey, hey, hey!
You won't get past us easily.
What will you do, first-year?
Tomo-chan, please!
That wasn't a pass, that was a shot.
Akizuki-san, rebound!
What?
Tomo-chan?
Akizuki-san, are you okay?
Ouch...
Are you okay, Tomo-chan?
Yeah, I think so.
I don't think the basketball team's right for us.
Basketball Team
Gym A
Yeah.
I'm not very athletic.
I'm especially bad at ball sports.
It's like a cultural festival.
Looks like the cultural clubs mostly meet inside the school.
The art club, the literature club, the woodwinds club...
Huh? What's the adventure club?
Welcome to the Cosplay Club
The cosplay club and rocket club?
Rocket Club
There are a lot of clubs with funny names.
Apparently, our school will accept almost anything as a club,
so long as you can gather enough members.
Really?
But since the number of clubs has increased due to that,
the competition to recruit members is fierce.
Everyone puts a lot of effort into recruiting new members.
Huh...
Hey, want to check out the light swimming club next?
Light Swimming Club
Indoor Pool
What? Another athletic club?
Yeah. We'll have an easier time later if we visit our least favorite clubs first.
I see. Tomo-chan, you're so smart.
Hiromi, I bet you wait until the last minute to do your summer homework.
What? How did you know?
Wow, this is the indoor pool?
They've got everything.
Look, there's a bath.
That's a Jacuzzi.
It looks like there's a sauna over there, too.
A sauna?
It's a room where the temperature is set high, so you can warm yourself up.
Wow, it's kind of gorgeous.
These two lanes are the light swimming club's territory.
Feel free to swim in there.
We can't go on the other side?
It's not that you can't, but those are the swim team's practice lanes.
What's the difference between the light swimming club and the swim team?
Well...
The swim team is a serious athletic team that aims for first place.
But that's not really our thing.
I guess we're just a group of people who want to enjoy swimming.
So even if you're not a good swimmer...
Yeah, no problem.
We have a few members who just like being in the water.
It's so warm.
It's a heated pool.
Tomo-chan, I'm going on ahead.
That's a weird way to swim.
Here I go!
Could it be?
She's just walking!
Maybe I'll join her.
You can't catch me.
Hiromi!
Are you okay, Maiharu-san?
That voice...
Higa-san.
Thanks for the other day.
Hiromi, are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Ow...
Okay, all done.
It's just a little scrape, so it should heal soon.
Thank you.
And thanks, Higa-san.
It's fine. I'm glad it wasn't serious.
I didn't notice at all that you were in the pool, too.
Apparently, she was underwater the whole time.
The whole time?
Yeah, for about two minutes.
Two minutes?
I could've stayed under longer, but I was told not to.
Wow, that's amazing.
I used to go diving all the time in Okinawa, so I'm good at it.
But...
It sucks that the pool's too small to swim around in freely.
And there aren't any fish, and the scenery's always the same.
Higa-san, you're from Okinawa?
What's Okinawa like?
I lived on a remote island, so everyone was laid back.
Were there lots of tasty things to eat?
Yeah. I liked the champloo.
Champloo? Like with goya melon?
Hey.
Keep your voices down in the nurse's office.
Oh, it's Fuyune-san.
So it is you girls.
What are you doing in the nurse's office, Fuyune-san?
Are you not feeling well?
No, I'm not. I'm so unwell, I can't walk.
What?
What are you talking about, Kamikura-san?
Your muscles are just sore.
You're sore?
That's right.
My leg is cramping!
Ouch.
Can't you do something about this?
Try stretching your leg.
Hey, don't touch me!
But this'll make it get better faster.
Here we go.
Ow!
Ouch...
Sorry, but I'm dropping out here.
I didn't think biking to Enoshima would be so hard.
Are you girls really fine?
Yeah.
That was hardly a workout.
You're all tough, aren't you?
Fuyune-san, I think you're just too dainty.
I've applied a compress,
so now you just need to loosen your muscles by walking around.
You're still in the middle of visiting clubs, right?
Nurse's Office
Thank you.
What should we do now?
I've looked at most of the athletic clubs.
We were thinking of visiting some cultural clubs next.
Fuyune-san, what about you?
I have somewhere to be.
I know. Why don't you join me?
That's odd. They said it was this way.
This school has been remodeling since before the war,
so the layout is pretty complicated.
Hey, isn't that the way?
Ouch...
These stairs are hard on sore muscles.
Are you okay?
I need a break.
Guys, hurry up!
Wow, we're up so high.
It's a house.
Excuse me! Is anybody home?
That's odd. We were supposed to meet here after school.
Are you sure we can go in?
It's fine. We agreed to meet here.
There's someone inside.
Um, hello?
I-Is she dead?
Sorry for scaring you.
You should stop sleeping like you're dead, grandmother.
This little birdbrain was about to call an ambulance.
But she wasn't moving at all!
Anyway, Fuyune-san, I didn't know you were the principal's granddaughter.
That's right. Kamikura Ryuko is my paternal grandmother
and the principal of Minami Kamakura High School.
I think she's...
I'm the third generation.
Have some coffee.
Thank you.
Fuyune, I made tea for you.
Thanks.
I'll leave some for you two, too.
Okay.
Fuyune-san, what is this place?
My grandmother's hideout, I guess.
She promised to show me once I started attending Minami Kamakura High School.
Her hideout?
I'd heard about it, but this place seems nice.
I have a kitchen where I can prepare simple meals.
And more than anything,
it's quiet, so it's the perfect environment for listening to music and reading.
Tomo-chan...
Look! There are lots of pictures of bicycles.
Bicycles?
Cape Erimo?
Trip around Hokkaido?
The Minami Kamakura High School Cycling Club?
This picture looks pretty old.
I wonder when it was taken.
'74?
'74? Like, 1974?
We weren't even born yet.
Does that mean these pictures are more than 40 years old?
40 years? Bicycles have been around that long?
What?
I've seen this face before.
This is Grandmother!
What? It's the principal?
This brings back memories.
This picture was taken when we biked around Hokkaido.
This one's from Hakone.
In the south, we visited Sakurajima in Kagoshima.
In Shikoku, we crossed the mountains from Ehime into Kochi.
In Noto, we saw a festival, and we went to Tohoku, too.
These are all pictures from when I attended this school and
traveled all over with the cycling club.
The cycling club? What's that?
I've never heard of that club.
There was one a long time ago.
And this was our club room.
Here?
When I was in high school, traveling across Japan by bike was all the rage.
Really?
It was a long time ago, so it's no wonder you don't know about it.
This bike's a little different from a road bike.
Yes, that's a randonneur.
It's a touring bike with a rack for lots of luggage, splash guards, and lights.
Back then, some of the roads were still unpaved,
and of course there weren't any convenience stores,
so touring itself felt like an adventure.
But the sights I saw at the end of those long roads were truly beautiful.
The view at the end of a long road...
Hey, Sis. Is there anything I can do for you?
Well...
I want to see a view.
A view of someplace far away.
What?
A view you reached by traveling one step at a time on your own two feet.
Grandmother, did you invite me here to show me this?
Who knows?
Why was the cycling club disbanded?
It seems so fun.
By the time I graduated, this country was entering a period of motorization.
Cars became commonplace, and highways stretched to the corners of the nation.
By the mid-seventies, bullet trains had reached all the way to Kyushu,
and airplanes gradually became a more familiar mode of transportation.
The age of speed had arrived.
There are certainly things gained through speed.
But I think we also lose some things by going fast.
Apparently, not many people agreed.
Over time, the cycling club lost members and eventually, just disappeared.
When I became the principal, this place was a mess.
It made me sad, so I fixed it up.
Now, I come here sometimes to get lost in my memories by myself.
Times change, huh?
I'm sorry for boring you with stories of the past.
I must sound like an old woman.
Grandmother...
What?
I could resurrect the club.
What?
The cycling club.
What?
Riding a bicycle yesterday felt kind of good.
Besides, I went farther and faster than I thought I would.
Because of that, I'm sore today, though.
I need to travel far on my own two feet and see all kinds of sights.
So I'm going to resurrect the cycling club.
Great! That's a great idea!
Hiromi?
Let's do it, guys.
Tomo-chan, didn't you enjoy riding your bike?
Yeah, I guess.
It's decided, then.
What?
Higa-san, what about you?
What? Sure.
I have a bike.
And traveling all over the place could be fun.
She's in, too.
Now we have four members, Fuyune-san.
Are you sure?
I was going to gather members myself.
Yeah, it's fine.
It's true that I enjoyed riding a bike, and I do still have to choose a club.
I have a feeling we'll have lots of fun with these members.
That's great, Fuyune-san.
The new cycling club has been formed.
Oh, my. I have new juniors.
How delightful.
But I don't think you need to limit yourselves to cycling.
What?
There are all kinds of ways to enjoy bicycles, right?
So...
The bicycle club.
How about the Minami Kamakura High School Girls Bicycle Club?
The Minami Kamakura Girls Bicycle Club...
That's great.
Yeah, it's coming together.
Let's have fun together.
Yeah, let's.
I bet this will be fun.
If you're forming a new club, you'll need a club room.
This is for you.
What? Is this...
The key to this place.
It's yours to inherit.
Are you sure, Grandmother?
Yes. Starting today, this is the Minami Kamakura Girls Bicycle Club's room.
But I do have one condition.
Since you've formed a club,
you should try to have as many unique experiences as possible.
Got it?
Yes, ma'am!
The appeal of road bikes on full display makes you want to start riding tomorrow.
A-O-P: The first cycling club.
Choose the frame
Choose the size
Accidents (Flats)
Accidents (Chain)
Must-have items
Useful items
Maintenance
Proper posture
In this segment, we bring you must-see information for newbies to road bikes
Fukuo Yui
Hirose Yuki
with A-O-P's Hirose Yuki...
And Fukuo Yui.
"We'll need helmets and gloves to ride road bikes."
"But there are lots of different kinds of helmets."
"And all kinds of gloves, too."
"We'll never be able to choose by ourselves..."
Gloom
In order to make sure that doesn't happen to you, this time...
Choosing a Helmet & Gloves
We'll learn how to choose a helmet and gloves.
What's the right way to choose a helmet?
Well, during a fall, you can hit your head,
Wise Road Ochanomizu Manager Yamada Yunosuke-san
so in order to protect your head, you need to wear a helmet.
How cool.
When choosing a helmet, prioritize ones that fit the shape of your head.
Choosing a Helmet Prioritize a helmet that fits the shape of your head
Wear your helmet low, so the beak sits just above your eyebrows
Wear your helmet low, so the beak sits just above your eyebrows.
I would imagine girls want something fashionable to wear.
There are plenty of cycling caps that can be worn under your helmet,
Cycling Cap
How cute.
so you can look fashionable while you ride by wearing them together, like so.
Wear one with your helmet to look fashionable!
It's super cute.
Choosing Gloves
Next up is choosing gloves.
Your hands will touch the ground during a fall,
so you should always wear a pair.
Oh, right.
There are many types of gloves, but summer gloves generally have exposed fingers.
Summer gloves have exposed fingers
How cool.
They're super cool.
Choosing Gloves Match the size of your palm
Choose ones that match the size of your palm.
Winter Gloves
There are also winter gloves.
The material on the inside of winter gloves is wool.
Inner material is wool
How warm.
Winter gloves also come with padding and are coated with a wind-resistant film.
Have padding and coated with wind-resistant film
They feel so nice.
Next Time "Useful Items For Bicycles"
Yeah.
These won't let your body heat escape.
Yeah.
Next Time "I Won't Let You Take Natsumi-chan!"