
Before practice, Mutsumi asks me a question.
“Yes, I couldn’t forget about Mutsu’s cucumber, so I decided to try growing it myself. I will show you that I can make one as big as a bitter melon.”
“Are you prepared to protect it without letting it wither?”
Mutsumi’s atmosphere has changed a little.
“It’s tough to protect the cucumbers.”
“I’ve properly researched both pest control and disease prevention, you know?”
“No, what I mean is the cucumber battle…”
Is it… a cucumber battle?
“Show has already planted the cucumbers… For the next six months… we must fight through the cucumber battle and protect the cucumbers… and also protect ourselves…”
“What is this? A cucumber battle?”
“At a certain time of night, cucumbers become violent… a dangerous battle where you team up with cucumbers to pickle all of your opponent’s cucumbers… cucumber battle.”
“Surely Mutsumi has started growing goya…”
“I… lost the cucumber battle and have become unable to grow cucumbers ever again… I don’t want that to happen to Sho.”
“Therefore, I will teach the basics of combat.”
What I was given when I went out to the garden was a planter filled with soil.
“The basic salt posture is to hold it sideways… When you rotate one hand to the back, it becomes the salt kombu posture.”
I follow the tense atmosphere that is unlike any other.
“If you hold it vertically, it’s the stance of miso… and then, if you move one hand to the back…”
“This is the stance of the moromi miso.”
“That’s correct, Sho has good muscle.”
Though it’s only a challenge to keep up with the changing stances, it’s been a long time since the two of us did something together, and it brings back fond memories.
“In the end, what I was best at… the preparation of chicken breast fillet… I want Sho to master this.”
Saying that, Mutsumi balanced the planter on her head and let go. Her amazing balance is probably a result of her ballet and gardening skills.
“I don’t feel like I can let go.”
“That’s fine for now… I’ll have Shou stand like that to get used to it.”
“This is quite… tough, isn’t it?”
Considering this weight is already just the soil, if there were also writhing cucumbers on top of it, what an incredibly harsh struggle it must have been. Standing here, I ponder the unknown side of Mutsumi.
>>1
“(What is this guy talking about…) ‘That’s correct, Sho has good intuition.'”
>>10
Terrible…
“Good morning, Saki-chan…?”
“What are you doing, Toyokawa-san?”
“Eh, what is that dirty…?”
The remaining members are gathering at the house. By the looks of it, it seems there’s no one who knows about the cucumber battle. I’m a bit relieved that there probably won’t be any fighting among us.
“Shou, it’s time for practice.”
The usual Mutsu, with a calm atmosphere different from just a moment ago. It was before practice, wasn’t it? I will clean up the planters and head to the basement.
“When will the next cucumber battle training be, Mutsu?”
“Shou, there’s no such thing as a cucumber battle… there’s no way cucumbers can become violent…”
“Well, Mutsumi started growing bitter melons…””Because I wanted to try it.””Teaching how to fight…””Shou, you were deceived more easily than I thought… it was fun.”
“I was deceived because it was so serious…”
“You seemed to be having fun earlier, Mr. Cucumber Battler.”
My nickname has been decided.
>>2
Yeah×100
It suddenly turned into a master and padawan situation.
What on earth is this…?
What is this… what have I been made to read…?
It takes a lot of courage to deceive God, doesn’t it, Mutsumi?
Who was it?!
If it comes to this, I will become the god of the cucumber battle…!
What exactly was the stance on moromi miso?
(The recruitment guidelines for the 1st Cucumber Battle Coliseum posted on the RiNG bulletin board)
>>13
Muku? What on earth is this…?
>>16
I don’t know… What is that… Scary…
>>16
Truth comes from a lie…
Is there another cucumber battler besides me…!?
I’m glad… there was no cucumber battle…
I was terrified to think that there might be a cucumber battler strong enough to defeat Mutsumi-chan, but it seems there isn’t one, so I’m glad.
To deceive someone, it first starts with trust…
If you keep doing things like this, you’ll become like Marine.
>>21
I’m sorry, Sho…
>>21
What do you want to say…?
It seems like a line that would be in a Bandori event story.
…Wasn’t it fun?
Mutsuki-chan! You said that if we win the cucumber battle coliseum, Mortis-chan will come back!
It’s truly a weird document…
Just being lovey-dovey.
I thought things suddenly became strange, but it was only Shoko who was strange.
If salt-derived food is salt kombu, then it’s easy to imagine that the food derived from miso is marumi miso!
>>29
Heh… my interesting childhood friend…
This is a strange document.
Mucchan does things like this.
You look good doing strange things with a serious face, Mutsu-chan!
I think Shoko looks like this in Garupapiko.
I can’t believe that a cucumber battler like Mutsu could lose…
Who is your partner!?
>>36
…So.
>>37
(What are you talking about…?)
>>60
(Two people standing in front of a bitter melon)
>>63
It was a scene where they encouraged Mutsumi-chan…
Mutsumi-chan is no longer the person she was back then, unable to deceive or lie.
I really love this…
Sayoko: “Milk kanten battle…?”
Shoko, the cucumber battler, becomes the Japanese champion after all sorts of things.
But it’s proof that the two of us did something together after a long time…
You must not deny that to anyone!
The anime’s Mutsusaki was thrown away, so even the cucumber battle causes an emotional bug.
The new cucumber that was created to fight against what must be fought.
Every single day is for this “battle (time).”
Job change from God to Cucumber Butler.
What is it today…?
I’ve been seeing a lot of people carrying cucumber planters lately…
Watching her do it makes it seem like Haruka is about to have her brain slightly broken, but it looks fun more than anything.
Don’t take cucumbers from me!!
What is this…?
>>49
Kaibunsho
Motsumi-chan is truly a combination of acting and playful mischief.
Moromi salt… no, it’s salt kombu!!!
But it was true when night came.
Saki. You shouldn’t say that in front of people. Don’t you know the horror of the cucumber battle?
It’s really such a strange document that it’s troubling.
Well, when Shoko is relaxed, she can be a fun-loving idiot, so that’s how it turns out.
Yes, yes, this is good… something like this…???
The cucumber, a symbol of gentle breezes, has begun to bloom.
But if Mukuchan whispers with that voice, I probably feel like I have no choice but to do it.
Maybe?
>>58
I think it’s someone who, even if they inwardly think “This is definitely wrong…”, ends up having fun while doing it.
This is a good mutsu saki.
In that case, we’ll start selling cucumber battle kits with TGW group money!
It’s an incomprehensible but charming strange document showcasing Shoko’s appeal.
It’s incomprehensible, but
Indeed, there are unknown enjoyment factors in gardening…
Soyo is…
I was having a cucumber battle…
Shou is easily deceived… I will protect…
I remember that thing from the drink bar.
In other words, Mutsumi-chan is now a Goya Battler.
You don’t know the horror of cucumber battles.
I was moved to tears!
Tomorin’s pickled cucumbers are really strong~
That was good with that girl’s mayonnaise too…
Here it is!
Did you see that just now!?
Every time this thread about… Mucchan appears, there are always stimulating bizarre documents that come out.
The top-ranked player is actually someone within my circle… I can’t say who yet…
>>76
Ta-kun…!?
I want to give you all my cucumbers… I’ll give them to you…
Soyono’s special move is… a counter that thrusts back the cucumber I threw.
I suffered incredible damage…
mygo!!!!!! is 5 cucumbers…
You’re picking a fight with me…
>>80
It seems that one more has been added.
>>81
Receiving Aine’s guitar, I am…essentially a member…
The world is in the great cucumber battle era…
I was reading it, believing it was that kind of worldview up until halfway!
Cucumbers are…
It increases on its own…
You do not know the terrifying nature of the dark cucumber passed down in the Toyokawa family…
>>86
What is this person saying all of a sudden!?
>>86
Sho-ko… With a remarkable cucumber battler like you around, I feel… pathetic!
Please… just disappear…!
cucumber
Mutsuki-chan… if you keep saying strange things, it’ll be “this,” you know.
The Toyokawa family was quite a cheerful clan, wasn’t it…?
Saki-chan…! I will also plant cucumbers…!