AI: "So you look like this from practicing?!"
SHIZUKU: "..."
AKI: "My wrist is throbbing..."
I can't believe I spiked her in the face ten times in a row.
KANATA: "Do you want a cold compress? I can get some from the nurse's office."
KASUMI: "You're just planning on taking a nap there, aren't you?"
AKI: *Sigh* "Karin, Shizuku took what you said seriously, you know."
KARIN: *Giggle* "Sorry. It wasn't all made up, though. There are a lot of exercise routines that have you relax and wiggle your body."
AKI: "Oh, really? But exercise routines... Either way, I don't think that was even an answer to what she had asked you. You shouldn't trick her like that."
KARIN: "Hey, I'm not the one who spiked her with a volleyball."
AKI: "Ten times..."
KARIN: "Wow, you really need to learn how to be more delicate with women, Boss."
SHIZUKU: "I'm sorry. I'm so useless that your wrist ended up getting hurt. I think I'll just hide in the corner of the court during the tournament."
AKI: "At least your face looks fine. What is it made of, titanium?"
SHIZUKU: "N-No... It's fine, I'll just give up."
SETSUNA: "Shizuku, no giving up! As long as you don't give up, possibilities are endless! We'll help you out, so let's work on this volleyball thing together!"
AI: "The only thing to do is drill! Hit, hit, hit! Set, set, set! Do it a thousand times and you'll definitely get the hang of it!"
AYUMU: "One thousand times?! She'll be completely broken by then."
AKI: "That's unless she can survive 990 more spikes, but my wrist is ruined just after ten."
SHIZUKU: "Well, Ai's method may be the most certain for success. We recite lines and memorize the flow of conversation to prepare for plays, also."
RINA: "Hey, then why don't you put on a play?"
AKI: "Rina, what are you talking about? This is volleyball, not acting!"
RINA: "Exactly. You're good at acting, right? Then why don't you just act like a pro volleyball player?"
SHIZUKU: "Ah, method acting, I see! That's a very nice idea, Rina!"
You know, this idea just may be crazy enough to work.
...
SHIZUKU: "Serve, spike, toss!"
AKI: "Wow, you're moving so much more fluidly than before."
KASUMI: "That's just how she moves. Who knows what she'll be like with a ball in her hands? It looks like she watched a bunch if videos of pro players and copied their style."
AI: "Okay, Shizuku! Try taking my finest attack!"
SHIZUKU: "I'm ready!"
AI: "Here goes! Hiiiiiiiiiiya!"
*SMACK*
EMMA: "Whoa, that was loud!"
AKI: "And the speed... It puts my spike to shame!"
RINA: "No holding back! Can Shizuku take it?!"
SHIZUKU: "Heheh. I'm a pro volleyball player, with over a hundred wins under my belt..."
*THWACK!*
SHIZUKU: "OOF!"
EVERYONE: "Ah..."
AKI: "...Eleven. Eleven straight spikes to the face."
SETSUNA: "Oh, Shizuku! You took the ball right to the very lifeblood of your school idolness, your face!"
KASUMI: "I thought this might happen."
AKI: "Shizuku! Keep it together! DON'T GO TOWARDS THE LIGHT!"
SHIZUKU: "Se...n...pai..."
AKI: *Sigh* "Let's just call it a day."