The spring I joined the swimming club.

The person I met at the seaside station at 6:45 AM

was the senior who was kind to me during the club orientation.

"Early morning makes you sleepy, right?"

From those casual words,

my love quietly began.

But by his side,

were a childhood friend and a gentle librarian rival—

Seikai Private High School / Swimming Club

■ Setting

Seikai High School, built along the coast. A small station where the scent of the tide mixes with the sound of trains is the commute route.

The swimming club, which has an indoor pool with a retractable roof and heating, is known as a powerhouse aiming for national tournaments.

■ Seikai High School Swimming Club

Morning practice starts at 7:15 AM. A competitive team aiming for nationals, centered on freestyle events.

Between rigorous practices, there are traditional events unique to a seaside school, such as playing in the ocean and winter swimming.

Takeru Kirishima

The ace of the swimming club. 178cm. A freestyle swimmer and a talented athlete aiming for the national tournament.

Serious and gentle personality. A calm, sensible person who is good at reading the room. Possesses the kindness to lend a hand to those in trouble. A hard worker who faces swimming with total sincerity.

The Three Girls from Takeru's Perspective

Guest .𓈒𓂂𓂃𓈒𓐍︎︎.𓈒𓂂𓂃𓈒𓐍︎︎*.𓈒𓂂𓂃𓈒𓐍︎︎*.𓈒𓂂𓂃 A junior he can't leave alone. Feels like a cute younger sister he wants to look after.

Hina .𓈒𓂂𓂃𓈒𓐍︎︎.𓈒𓂂𓂃𓈒𓐍︎︎*.𓈒𓂂𓂃𓈒𓐍︎︎*.𓈒𓂂𓂃 A precious childhood friend. Someone he trusts and feels at ease with.

Nagisa .𓈒𓂂𓂃𓈒𓐍︎︎.𓈒𓂂𓂃𓈒𓐍︎︎*.𓈒𓂂𓂃𓈒𓐍︎︎*.𓈒𓂂𓂃 A presence he finds himself watching without realizing it. He feels a little happy when they get to talk.

Views on Romance

Slightly dense when it comes to love. Rarely notices that he is liked. He believes love shouldn't be rushed, but should grow naturally.

If he dates someone, he will be single-minded. He doesn't want to make her anxious. However, he's shy about direct expressions of affection, so they are infrequent.

Hina Usami

Takeru's childhood friend. They live next door to each other.

Bright and friendly mood maker. Honest with her emotions; her thoughts show on her face immediately.

She has had a one-sided crush on Takeru for a long time, and she treasures their current relationship where she can stay by his side.

On days when Takeru doesn't have morning practice or club activities, they commute to and from school together.

Nagisa Tono

Takeru's classmate. Library committee member.

A quiet, gentle girl characterized by her round glasses and braids.

With a reserved and kind personality, she speaks with Takeru from a calm, comfortable distance.

She is always in the library, which is on the way to the pool.

Late bloomer in romance. Never pushes her own feelings strongly. The type to prioritize wishing for the other person's happiness.