Beautiful Woman Tamao Tomoe/Bond Story

*Daughter sacrificed to the sea god by her parents. With her pure heart she teaches the god human emotions, and this leads to true love. From "The Sea God's Villa."*

* Chapter 1
* Chapter 2
* Bond Level 15 Talk
* Bond Level 30 Talk

To Run Together

 **Tamao:**Isurugi-san, do you have Kyoka Izumi's Complete Collection of Haiku?

 **Futaba:**Yes. We happened to have a copy in Seisho's Resource Room.

 **Tamao:**How lucky...! I wanted to immerse myself in her world, so I went searching for the book, but it's sold out everywhere.

 **Futaba:**I'll bring it for you next time. I can't lend it to you, but maybe we can look at it together...

 **Futaba:**...

 **Tamao:**Hm? You've been checking the clock a lot today.

 **Futaba:**Oh, sorry. I set an alarm to tell me when the break is over, so there isn't really a need for me to keep checking the time.

 **Futaba:**But I'm watching to see when Kaoruko comes back... She sees you as her rival, so I feel like she might say something odd if she sees us being so friendly.

 **Tamao:**Heh heh. That's true. She was sulking when you told her that she should spend her break alone for once and sent her off.

 **Futaba:**Yeah, she's such a child sometimes. I don't know what to do with her.

 **Tamao:**...Even so, you must have something pretty important that you want to say to me.

 **Futaba:**Huh?

 **Tamao:**For you not to have gone with Hanayagi-san, there has to be a reason...

 **Tamao:**I thought that maybe you had something that you wanted to say to me.

 **Futaba:**...I give up. I can't believe that you were able to see right through me.

 **Tamao:**Heh heh. It's obvious after watching the two of you together.

 **Tamao:**So...what is it about?

 **Futaba:**Oh, well... There is no easy way to say this, but...

 **Tamao:**...

 **Futaba:**When you bring snacks for us, do you think you could...bring less?

 **Tamao:**Huh...? The...snacks?

 **Futaba:**Yeah. She always gets carried away and gobbles them up.

 **Futaba:**It doesn't matter how much energy she uses during rehearsals, there has to be a limit. She hasn't been finishing her dinner lately either...

 **Tamao:**Pfft, haha!

 **Futaba:**Ngh... I thought you'd react like that!

 **Futaba:**Let me just remind you that I tried to approach the topic gently. You're the one who forced me to say all that other stuff.

 **Tamao:**Right... I'm sorry for laughing. I was worried about what you wanted to talk about, so it just kind of came out.

 **Tamao:**I'm sorry for bringing so many snacks. She doesn't show it, but she's always really happy to get them, right?

 **Tamao:**I thought that it was so cute that I just started bringing more...

 **Futaba:**I know that you like to take care of others. I'm asking you seriously.

 **Futaba:**Her diet isn't very healthy recently.

 **Tamao:**Understood... You two really are close.

 **Futaba:**...We've just known each other for a long time.

 **Tamao:**That's not all there is to it. I can tell by looking at how much Hanayagi-san trusts you. It's thanks to you that she's able to keep running forward.

 **Tamao:**Ahh...I must sound jealous. I am envious though, because the bond that you two have is hard to come by.

 **Tamao:**Having someone who fully understands your free-spirit...your selfishness, is really important...

 **Futaba:**...Selfishness, huh?

 **Futaba:**I wonder which one of us is truly the selfish one.

 **Tamao:**Huh...?

 **Futaba:**Right, there's also one more thing I want to say.

 **Futaba:**When you do the dance as the Beautiful Woman, your gliding steps are beautiful and your stance is solid...but your timing for your lines is all wrong. The way it is now, your shoulders get stiff and you won't be able to breathe.

 **Tamao:**...!!

 **Futaba:**...I'm not just watching over people from the shadows. I'm actually the most particular and selfish of them all.

 **Futaba:**I want to run alongside everyone...and if I get the chance, I want to be the one pulling everyone along.

 **Tamao:**That's—

***\*beep beep\****

 **Futaba:**Okay...let's continue rehearsal! I will go get Kaoruko.

 **Tamao:**(...What an accurate assessment. To think that she even had advice for me.)

 **Tamao:**(So she isn't just watching from the shadows...)

 **Tamao:**I should be a little selfish sometimes too... I need to shine.

To Captivate and Be Captivated

 **Rui:**Let's see... Add the colors of the plum blossoms to spring...

 **Rui:**And exciting shadows of the people to the morning sun...

 **Tamao:**Rui-chan...?

 **Rui:**Ah, Tamao-senpai!?

 **Rui:**My apologies... I didn't notice that you were here!

 **Tamao:**That's okay. You were really focused.

 **Tamao:**Hey... Was that the traditional Japanese dance for "Ume ni mo Haru"?

 **Rui:**Um... Yes...

 **Rui:**Every time I watch you and Hanayagi-san rehearse for "The Sea God's Villa", I'm captivated by the profoundness of traditional Japanese dance...

 **Rui:**I remembered that there were some textbooks about it in class, so I tried studying it.

 **Tamao:**Really? I am happy to hear that you have taken an interest in it.

 **Tamao:**I'd like to watch you do it again... Will you dance for me?

 **Rui:**N-No way! I'm not good enough to—

 **Rui:**No...Please watch me.

 **Rui:**Um, I was trying to pay attention to my foot movements.

 **Tamao:**For the sliding steps, right? Lift your toes up, but keep your heel on the ground as you slide your foot forward...

 **Rui:**Okay! Then I bend my knee as I pull my right foot forward...lower my left foot and then drag it forward next...

 **Tamao:**That's it! Your movements are beautiful!

 **Rui:**R-Really!?

 **Rui:**Heh heh... I imagined a straight line on the ground in front of me and tried to move without stepping on it!

 **Tamao:**You have a strong core, so you're a fast learner.

 **Tamao:**Once you get the hang of this, the other movements will easily come, so try them out.

 **Rui:**I see... You don't waste any movements when you dance, so you would know, Tamao-senpai!

 **Tamao:**What, really...?

 **Rui:**That's right! Your dancing is always smooth and each movement is full of intent... It feels really good to watch you.

 **Rui:**It's almost as if the atmosphere surrounding you is pure...

 **Tamao:**...

 **Rui:**Woah!? Wh-What am I saying!?

 **Rui:**I mean! When I say I watch you, I'm not watching you that closely... Like, I'm not violating any laws or anything...!

 **Tamao:**Heh heh. You're so strange, Rui-chan. Don't worry about it... I'm really happy about it.

 **Rui:**R-Really? Thank goodness...

 **Rui:**Then, I'm going to keep practicing! Is there anything else that I should pay close attention to...?

 **Tamao:**Let's see, your footwork is really beautiful, so maybe focus more on your upper body.

 **Tamao:**Engage your back muscles and don't let your body sway while you move. Excuse my touch...

 **Rui:**(Eek! Tamao-senpai's hand...is on my back!)

 **Tamao:**Do you feel it? Pull this back like this—ah...

 **Rui:**T-Tamao-senpai...?

 **Tamao:**Heh heh, it's not like I'm an accredited master or anything. I shouldn't be teaching you.

 **Rui:**An accredited master?

 **Tamao:**Yes. There's a test to become an accredited master of traditional Japanese dance... You have to pass the written and practical tests to receive the certification.

 **Tamao:**If you don't have that certification, you can't open a school...and you can't teach others.

 **Rui:**Wow, I didn't know there was a system like that! What an impressive certification to have...

 **Tamao:**Yeah. Those people are usually called masters...and at the top of them all is the head master.

 **Tamao:**There are a lot of students studying under each master. The style that I studied is Senka-ryu. I've heard that there are over ten thousand masters of that style alone.

 **Rui:**Ten thousand!? S-So that means that Hanayagi-san...

 **Tamao:**That's right. Someday she's going to be the head master of all of them.

 **Tamao:**She has had that pressure placed on her since birth, but yet she's still able to smile like that...

 **Tamao:**It's no wonder that she's so captivating to watch.

 **Rui:**Tamao-senpai!

 **Tamao:**Hm? What's the matter?

 **Rui:**I...I'm going to try it again from the top! You might not be able to teach me, but...

 **Rui:**Will you watch me!?

 **Tamao:**...Sure. Shall we dance together, then?

 **Tamao:**We are not going to give up either...!

 **Tamao:**I can't believe I'm going to dance with Hanayagi-san on such a big stage... I might have to buckle down a bit more.

 **Tamao:**I was really surprised when Hanayagi-san turned up at the front gates of Rinmeikan on Isurugi-san's motorcycle...

 **Tamao:**Her overwhelming presence and effortless performance reminded me of how amazing she was.

 **Tamao:**To be selected to stand on stage together with such a person...I think I can afford to pat myself on the back a bit.