JP 4.45 Swimming Seeds

## Swimming Seeds (English)

The Swimming Seed is an event seed in the English version. It costs 600 stars to unlock. Their explorations are set in the Event Area. As usual, the Korean and English versions have an extra illustration the original, Japanese version does not.

## Notes

It's pretty clear that this seed is loosely inspired by the anime "Free! " and the novel it's based on .
Yuuji's family name in the Japanese version has too many possibilities for me to guess which one is correct. I went with Tachibana, as that one is the most familiar to me. (And works with the Free! theme too, as the character Kaoru is designed upon is Makoto Tachibana .) For Kaoru's family name, only one seemed slightly familiar to me, so I went with that one. (Click the links for more info)

## Stories - ✩ Training Method for Poor Swimming Club

* Requirements
* Story 1
* Story 2
* Story 3
* Story 4
* Story 5
* Story 6
* Story 7
* Story 8

* All versions
**Story 1:** 3 friends, 4 hrs, 2000 coins, Reward: Story, 10 stars, Req: Takeru, Pre-Req: None

**Story 2:** 3 friends, 4 hrs, 2500 coins, Reward: Story, 10 stars, Req: Yuuji, Pre-Req: Swimming Club 1

**Story 3:** 3 friends, 4 hrs, 3000 coins, Reward: Story, 10 stars, Req: Kaoru, Swimming Club 2

**Story 4:** 3 friends, 6 hrs, 5000 coins, Reward: Story, Illustration, 15 stars, Req: None, Pre-Req: Swimming Club 3

**Story 5:** 3 friends, 7 hrs, 5000 coins, Reward: Story, 15 stars, Req: Takeru Rare, Pre-Req: Swimming Club 4

**Story 6:** 3 friends, 7 hrs, 5000 coins, Reward: Story, 15 stars, Req: Yuuji Rare, Pre-Req: Swimming Club 5

**Story 7:** 3 friends, 7 hrs, 5000 coins, Reward: Story, Illustration, 15 stars, Req: Kaoru Rare, Pre-Req: Swimming Club 6

**Story 8:** 3 friends, 7 hrs, 5000 coins, Reward: Story, Illustration, 15 stars, Req: None, Pre-Req: Swimming Club 7

* English
* Japanese
* Korean
**Swimming Club Takeru:** Huh? Who are you? I've never seen you before.. Ah! Are you here for tour?

**Takeru:** Welcome! We always welcome the tours~ Practice is about to begin now! Keep your eyes open and watch~

**Takeru:** My name is Takeru! 3rd grade! I might don't look like one, but I'm one of the main members~ If you have any questions about the swimming club, or need something, just tell me~

**Takeru:** Our swimming club, to redeem our lost in last tournament, this year, we aim to win the National Championship!

**Takeru:** Is the goal too big? It's okay~ It's not a goal if it's not big! You should have that much powerful goal to join our swimming club!

**Takeru:** The National Championship may not be a dream this year. Everyone says that we can win with Yuuji..

**Takeru:** Yuuji is fast.. I've never won him before.. I don't like him!

**Takeru:** Ah, sorry, sorry! I'm telling such things to you even before you join! Our team has a famous manager called Kaoru~ We really can dream of winning the championship!

**Takeru:** Let's work hard together with us!

* English
* Japanese
* Korean
**Takeru:** Urghhhhhh~!! Damn it! I lost again!

**Ace Yuuji:** .. .. .. ..

**Takeru:** I couldn't in today, too.. Why? Why ever!! I thought I could win because I am in a good condition today.. ..

**Yuuji:** Of course. Did you think you could beat me with that level of skill?

**Takeru:** What?!

**Yuuji:** Didn't you make mistake for the turn today?

**Takeru:** Urghhh.. ..

**Yuuji:** If there were no mistakes, the time would have been shortened. And in the second half, the speed slowed down a lot. ..I think I told you before.

**Takeru:** T, that's..

**Yuuji:** Basically you don't have enough turn practice. And lack of endurance. Well, your practice is always like that.

**Yuuji:** It's not a practicing if you swim as you like.

**Takeru:** Oh, come on! Now you're playing a coach because you're a bit fast?! Hearing those words from the winner is only winding me up!

**Yuuji:** I'm not winding you up. It's an advice.

**Takeru:** Errrr! Don't be so nosy! I know even if you don't tell me!!

**Yuuji:** .. .. If you really know, why don't you honestly accept it?

**Takeru:** I don't have any reason to hear that from you?! Huh.. I'm leaving!

**Takeru:** Hmph! He's really bad! But.. As he said, I made mistake on the turn and I was not strong enough in the second half..

**Takeru:** Even if I fix problems like that, I can't win over him. Yuuji already knows that.. Oh, it's really annoying!! I have to see him showing off!

**Yuuji:** Sigh.. .. He does not change..

**Yuuji:** Whatever. Whether he's getting better or not, I only do my training.

* English
* Japanese
* Korean
**Takeru:** Annoying! Annoying!

**Manager Kaoru:** Ahaha~ Are you lost again to Yuuji?

**Takeru:** Are you laughing at me? Kaoru! Whew.. I could have win today..

**Kaoru:** I saw the match. As Yuuji told you, the turn did not work and your strength dropped at the second half~

**Takeru:** .. .. What, are you telling me the same as Yuuji?

**Kaoru:** I'm manager, I can give you an advice~

**Kaoru:** Anyways, Yuuji was watching other club members. The advice he gave to Takeru was accurate.

**Takeru:** Accurate.. He might be happy just to watch others slower than him! It's a bad hobby!

**Kaoru:** I don't think like that about Yuuji~ And Takeru, you should practice your turn and endurance steadily.

**Takeru:** But.. You know that I can't beat him even if I practice those things. If I can't swim faster..

**Kaoru:** You can't ignore basic exercises~ If you supplement those parts a bit more, you'll be able to swim faster.

**Takeru:** .. .. I'll go swim more.

**Kaoru:** Argh, Takeru! You shouldn't practice too much since the match is so close.

**Kaoru:** .. .. Is he going to be okay?

* English
* Japanese
* Korean
**Kaoru:** Yuuji~ Good job!

**Yuuji:** Kaoru? What happened?

**Kaoru:** You won against Takeru again today~ Takeru was very angry~

**Yuuji:** .. He was just a bit slower than me.

**Kaoru:** Yuuji.. You're saying such thing again..

**Yuuji:** It's true. I'm not slow enough to lose against the one who swims on his own way.

**Yuuji:** Why are you here. Did you come here to just talk about this?

**Kaoru:** Addition to that, as a manager I wanted to check your health condition. I also told Takeru, you shouldn't practice too much since the match is so close.

**Kaoru:** Hard training is absolutely prohibited since there's a risk of injury.

**Yuuji:** !! How do you know..

**Kaoru:** What? Somehow I just felt.. You looked exhausted than usual. Practice is important, but rest is also very important, so take it easy.

**Yuuji:** Kaoru.. You.. Huh, right. Thanks for your advice.

**Kaoru:** I'm glad to hear you saying so~ ..Well I think it will be much better if you could get closer to Takeru more~

**Yuuji:** .. Problem is that he's sharpening and lunging at me. Not my problem.

**Kaoru:** Both of you should be honest.. If you two understand each other more, you guys might be good rivals..

* English
* Japanese
* Korean
**Takeru:** ..Bah! Kaoru! Time is?

**Kaoru:** You did it, Takeru! Look at this! Your time is shortened! It's your best record! Good job, it's the result of practice.

**Takeru:** .. But still not better than Yuuji!

**Kaoru:** That's.. Anyways, it's awesome! You picked up speed so much~ If it continues, you will be able to perform in the championship!

**Takeru:** .. It's not enough. It's nothing to me if I can't win against Yuuji..

**Kaoru:** No, it's not! This is enough to aim at the National Championship. So have confidence in yourself!

**Takeru:** That doesn't matter!! I'm.. If I cannot win against Yuuji.. I must be faster than Yuuji..!

**Kaoru:** Takeru..

**Takeru:** Damn.. Why can't I win over this guy?! I can't beat Yuuji even if I practice crazily.. What am I missing?

**Takeru:** Something I don't have but Yuuji has.. What's that!!!

**Takeru:** .. .. Maybe talent? Don't I have talent..?

**Kaoru:** Takeru! Don't be stupid! No one is born with talent!/ Even Yuuji..!

**Takeru:** Everyone says Yuuji is a genius. That's true. That's the reason why I couldn't win over him.. ..

**Kaoru:** No, Takeru!! That's not the difference between you and Yuuji!

**Takeru:** ..I'm sorry, Kaoru. I want to be alone.

**Kaoru:** Takeru.. No.. That's not true. Yuuji is not a genius..

* English
* Japanese
* Korean
**Takeru:** Bah.. Bah..

**Yuuji:** I won again today.

**Takeru:** I lost again.. Practice reduced my record.. But still..

**Yuuji:** You're better than before, but still the turn is poor. And the second half can surely be shortened. And..

**Takeru:** .. .. I can't win even if I practice this much. Maybe I can't beat Yuuji for the rest of my life..

**Yuuji:** You need endurance.. Hey, are you listening?

**Takeru:** .. .. .. .. .. ..

**Yuuji:** Usually you would have bawled.. Whatever. Now you realized your lack of practice.

**Yuuji:** It's good to swim in your own way, but that is the reason why you need organized training.

**Takeru:** .. .. Stop it! Stop showing yourself off!

**Yuuji:** .. .. .. As expected.

**Takeru:** You always look down on people like that.. Well, lucky for you! You are much faster than us even if you don't practice! You can show off!

**Yuuji:** You..

**Takeru:** You know what! Not eveyone gets faster easily by practicing! I don't have any talent like you!

**Takeru:** I can't beat you even if I crazily try.. Do you know how I feel to hear from such an opponent that I'm lacking practice?

**Yuuji:** .. .. .. .. .. ..

**Takeru:** Damn..! I'm sorry! I kept challenging you with boring matches! I won't do that anymore!

**Yuuji:** Wait, Takeru..!

**Yuuji:** .. He's gone. His practicing is not done yet today..

**Yuuji:** ..Huh, talent.. I would like one if there is..

* English
* Japanese
* Korean
**Takeru:** Oh.. I left my towel in the clubroom. I left after I lost my temper and now I have to go back.. Well, no one will be there at this time so it will be fine.

**Takeru:** No, wait. If there's no one, the clubroom might be closed..

**Takeru:** ..Uh, is it still open? Is there someone? Till this late?

**Takeru:** I hear a noise from the pool.. Who's there? Is someone still practicing?

**Yuuji:** Bah.. Bah..!

**Takeru:** Yu, Yuuji?! Why is he?! .. .. Is he practicing? Is.. he practicing? At this hour?

**Yuuji:** Bah.. Damn! Failed again. One more time..!

**Takeru:** He does the club practice and also does self-practice until this late.. Is he practicing everyday till this hour? That's why he is fast.. ..

**Takeru's voice in the past:** Well, lucky for you! You are much faster than us even if you don't practice!

**Takeru:** .. Huh, what the.. I can't really win if it's like this.. What I did was not even practice.. But then I.. ..

**Yuuji:** Not this, I should do a bit more like this.. Whew.. This won't do. I need to plan training again tomorrow.

**Takeru:** ..Urghhhhhh! So annoying! It would be better if he had told me earlier! Damn! Yuuji! I hate you!

* English
* Japanese
* Korean
**Takeru:** Hey! Yuuji!

**Yuuji:** Takeru? Why are you here at this hour..

**Takeru:** That's what I have to tell you! Why are you practicing till this hour?

**Yuuji:** .. .. I'm different from you, so swimming in my own way does not make me faster.

**Takeru:** W, what? Hmph, I'm sorry. I always swim roughly.

**Yuuji:** The talent you talk about, you have it, not me. I will never be able to imitate your comfortable way of swimming for a lifetime.

**Takeru:** What are you talking about! I feel bad to hear you praising someone..

**Yuuji:** Well, whatever. I'm just practicing more than others for that. That's it.

**Takeru:** .. .. You're really annoying! Phew!

**Yuuji:** Hey! Don't get into the pool with your clothes on! What are you doing?

**Takeru:** Why! I'm going to practice! To beat you!!

**Takeru:** ..I'm sorry. I spoke to you in a bad way. Now I know that you could tell such things because you practice more times than others..

**Takeru:** So! I'll practice more and beat you! Watch out~ I'll be much faster than you!

**Yuuji:** Huh. You want to beat me, you won't be able to for few years.

**Takeru:** You can be relaxing only for now! I'll beat you right now! Come on!

**Kaoru:** Stop~!! OMG.. Do both of you know what time it is now!?

**Takeru:** Ka, Kaoru?! Why are you here..?

**Yuuji:** Kaoru.. Why you too..

**Kaoru:** I came to check because the pool was noisy.. You two.. You guys are blowing my patience off.. Can't you understand when I say in fine words..?

**Kaoru:** Gee! Takeru?! Why are you in the pool with your clothes on?!

**Takeru:** Tha.. that's.. To practice..

**Kaoru:** You two know that the championship is close? I've been telling you to avoid hard training..

**Yuuji:** I'm practicing because the championship is near. I don't have enough time..

**Kaoru:** Practice is good, but if your body breaks, game and other things are meaningless! Come on up! Go back and relax~!

**Yuuji:** .. .. I didn't know Kaoru was like this. .. ..He is more scary than I thought.

**Takeru:** Kaoru is scary when he does that.. No matter what I say, he does not listen..

**Takeru:** Beating you is important, but winning at the champion ship comes first! Okay! Let's cheer together~ Yuuji!

**Yuuji:** ..That's right. Winning at the championship is more achievable than beating me.

**Takeru:** Err.. What did you say?

**Kaoru:** Listen to me!!!!!

**Takeru:** Yep! I was going to leave now~!

**Yuuji:** ..Uh, yes! See you t., tomorrow!

**Kaoru:** ..Haha, I think those two will make a good rival. Yuuji, Takeru~ Let's go for it! For the victory of the National Championship!