Location: Kidouโs house
Kidou: Good morning, mar.
Say, did you use to wake up this early at your old school?
mar: (The time I used to wake up atโฆ)
mar: Yeah, Iโd get up at about the same time.
Kidou: That so. Itโs a good thing we have a similar routine then.
mar: Actually, I used to sleep until a little laterโฆ
Kidou: Your stay here can be an opportunity for you to get into the habit of waking up early then.
Kidou: They say all the top executives are early risers. Youโre part of the Kidou family for as long as youโre staying here, so you have to be mindful of that sort of thing, too.
But itโs not like you need me to tell you this, do you?
Morning practice starts at 8:30, so make sure youโre ready.
Kidou: Breakfast is served at 7:30, and we leave at 8:30. Make sure you remember that, mar.
Kidou: I donโt really have trouble waking up in the morning. I just get up and start my day.
Soccer Minigame! Youโre passing the ball back and forth. Try to get a good combo!
Kidou: Hmm? You want to play soccer? Sure, Iโll play with you.
Kidou: Only 3, huh. mar, letโs try that again.
Kidou: 9! Not bad at all!
Kidou: Amazing, mar! 16! Youโre pretty good!
Kidou: Way to go, mar! 35! Youโre a natural!
Kidou: Some people eat breakfast in the morning, but other people donโt.
I have morning practice every day, so l try to eat foods that are easy to digest.
Kidou: Itโs almost time to go. Make sure you didnโt forget anything.
Kidou: I usually prefer going to school in this sports car we have, but it only has two seats, so it canโt be helped.
Iโd give you a ride in it if I could drive.
Location: morning practice
Kidou: The commander is going to make an announcement this afternoon. Maybe our next opponentโs been decided?
Morning practice ends at 9:30.
Location: classroom (social studies)
Genda: Wow, thatโs Kidou for youโฆ Everyone was struggling with that problem, and he solves it like itโs nothingโฆ
Sakuma: You know, mar? Kidouโs always at the top of the class.
Kidou: Hey, weโre in the middle of class! Keep your comments to yourselves!
mar. This problem isnโt like the ones weโve seen before, and it has some trick questions too, so be careful.
Kidou: This is the top school in the country, so itโs not like my grades are anything special here.
Kidou: Thereโs so much to learn from those who came before us. โWise men learn from historyโ, as they say.
Sakuma: Itโs almost time for the regional qualifiers.
Kidou: Yeah. I looked at the data, but there doesnโt seem to be any standout players this year.
Sakuma: Pfft! Looks like itโll be another boring tournament.
Location: classroom (science)
Kidou: The better you understand the laws of physics, the better you can apply them to soccer.
Itโd be nice if there was a class about the physics of soccer.
Kidou: Teikoku Gakuen is so big because it has a lot of different facilities. Some students even get lost and arrive late to class.
The schoolโs pretty strict. Youโll be punished if you break the rules, so be careful, mar.
Location: classroom (English)
Kidou: Watching live soccer broadcasts from overseas is a good way to learn languages other than English.
โWhat one likes, one will do wellโ, after all.
Genda: Yesterdayโs game just wasnโt enough~ I want to play against stronger opponents!
Kidou: Me too, but the difference in skill between us and the other teams in Kanto is just too big.
โฆWell, letโs just wait for the commanderโs announcement.
Location: shooting range (PE class)
Kidou: We started doing clay pigeon shooting in PE class the other day. Weโll be doing that for a while, so be careful with your gun.
Kidou: Chew your food well. Eating slowly stimulates the brain.
Genda: You canโt bring out your full strength with a weak jaw~
Sakuma: Iโve heard chewing well helps make your face look smaller too~
Narukami: Henmi~ Letโs play street soccer!
Henmi: What theโNarukami, you littleโฆ!
Call me senpai! How many times do I have to tell you?!
Narukami: Why should I~ One yearโs not that much of a difference.
Kidou: Hey. I heard something about street soccer?
Can I join in? Iโd like to work off my lunch.
Narukami: Kidou-san~! Of course you can!
Itโll be my win today, though~!
Henmi: What the hell? So youโll show respect to Kidou-san but not to me!?
Location: classroom (Japanese)
Kidou: Communication is important not only in soccer, but in every other aspect of life as well.
So make sure you study up well on Japanese.
Jimon: Kidou, hereโs the document I borrowed last time. Thanks, it really helped me out.
Kidou: The autobiographies of foreign soccer players take a long time to get published here, so my fatherโs acquaintance translated the main points of it for me.
Itโs been helpful to me as well.
Location: classroom (math)
Kidou: The curve of this quadratic function makes me want to play soccer so badlyโฆ
I guess itโs because the curve is similar to the trajectory of a ball.
Domon: Kidou-san, have you tried this mineral water yet? It just came out!
Itโs melon-flavored, too! Melon-flavored, Iโm saying~
Kidou: Ohoโฆ melon-flavored, you sayโฆ? Iโll have to try it next time.
Location: classroom (music)
Kidou: I wish theyโd let us play the pro leagueโs team entrance music in class.
โฆI get excited just by listening to it.
Jimon: Kidou, the commanderโs asking for you.
Location: Kageyamaโs office
Kageyama: Your next opponentโs been decided.
Tomorrow, youโll play against Raimon.
Sakuma: Iโve never heard of them.
Kageyama: Gouenji Shuuya just transferred there.
Kidou: Yeah, looks like he did.
Sakuma: Kidokawaโs ace strikerโthat Gouenji Shuuyaโฆ!?
Kageyama: It seems he had some reason to leave Kidokawa.
Kidou: โฆI get it. The purpose of this match is to collect data on Gouenji, isnโt it?
Kageyama: Find out what heโs capable of.
Kidou: Gouenji Shuuyaโฆ I wasnโt able to face him last year.
This time for sure, Iโll get to see just how good he is.
Hehโฆ Tomorrowโs going to be the most fun Iโll have in a while.
Kidou: My tutor is coming today at 8:30. Iโll be studying until 22:00.
Kidou: Gouenji Shuuya, hmmโฆ Now what should I do about this, I wonderโฆ
Kidou: mar, do you think you have good table manners?
Itโs a good thing to know in case you might need it someday.
I had to study really hard to learn when I first came here.[1]
Kidou: mar, let me introduce you to my tutor.
This is Kyougoku-sensei. Iโm learning about kingcraft from him.
Ah, sorry. What I mean by โkingcraftโ is that heโs teaching me about things like leadership and etiquette.[2]
Thatโs whatโs expected of me as the heir to the Kidou Zaibatsu.
Kyougoku: My name is Kyougoku. Itโs a pleasure to meet you.
mar: (Kingcraft, he saidโฆ)
mar: Iโd like to learn about kingcraft as wellโฆ!
Kidou: Sure, I donโt mind. Itโs more fun with a rival to compete with, anyway.
mar: It kind of sounds like a lot of workโฆ
Kidou: Itโs true that itโs difficult, but youโll find itโs also pretty interesting.
Just listen closely if youโre interested.
Well then. If itโs alright with you, Kyougoku-sensei, please continue.
The lesson continues until 22:00, after which Kyougoku leaves.
Kidou: Well, isnโt this surprisingโฆ
Raimonโs soccer club doesnโt have enough membersโฆ?
โฆOh, mar. This is just about Gouenji.
Heโs a player I respect, but for some reason, he stopped playing soccer right before the finals of the national tournament last year.
Itโd be a shame to let his talent go to wasteโฆ And it looks like he didnโt join Raimonโs soccer club.
First, I have to figure out how to get him to playโฆ
mar: (A way to make Gouenji-kun play in the matchโฆ)
mar: Maybe heโll play if you bow to him and ask nicely!
Kidou: โฆThereโs no way Iโd do that.
mar: How about making Gouenji-kun want to play?
Kidou: Make himโฆ want to play?
Ah, I see. Thatโs got to be it.
Kidou: The commander is testing us. Heโs expecting us to come up with a plan based on the kind of person Gouenji is.
Heh. Tomorrowโs match is shaping up to be quite interesting. Iโll make sure Gouenji steps on the fieldโฆ!
Kidou: โฆWith Teikokuโs soccer, that is.
Kidou: Hmmโฆ Letโs go with this strategy.
Iโll think of one more just in case, though.
Kidou: โฆIโll definitelyโฆ drag him outโฆ
For transparencyโs sake, heโs not making any mention of being adopted here. I just thought wording it like that sounded nicer
teiougaku (ๅธ็ๅญฆ), literally โemperor studiesโ. a sort of special education for people of a special status like royalty, heirs to a zaibatsu like kidou or rich/traditional families, etcโฆ people who are destined from birth to inherit a leadership position essentially.
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