TRACK 01: Part Of A Normal Day HARUKA: FREE! Drama CD. Iwatobi High School Swim Club’s Activity Log. REI: “Part Of A Normal Day.”
[HARUKA swimming in the pool] GOU: Haruka-senpai! You can do it! MAKOTO: Good job, Haru. Here, grab on. HARUKA: Makoto. [MAKOTO pulls HARUKA out] MAKOTO: You shortened your time again. HARUKA: I told you, I’m not interested in shortening my time. MAKOTO: Same as usual, you are. NAGISA: Haru-chan! Mako-chan! I reached my best time, too! Compliment me! HARUKA: Nagisa, you’re heavy. Don’t hug me from behind. NAGISA: Ehh, why not? MAKOTO: Your best time, huh? That’s great, Nagisa. NAGISA: Hee hee. [NAGISA jumps off] But you reached your best time too, Mako-chan, right? MAKOTO: I’m in pretty good shape lately. GOU: Haruka-senpai, Makoto-senpai, and Nagisa-kun are steadily getting better. NAGISA: Ah, Gou-chan! GOU: You three seem to be doing well but… Rei-kun is… REI: This doesn’t make sense… my time won’t get better… GOU: He’s upset over how to shorten it… MAKOTO: Is that so? GOU: I wonder why? It’s not as if his training menu is lacking. REI: Of course not. Negligence is not in my character. NAGISA: Hmm… HARUKA: So? Are you improving your form? REI: Yes. I watch the DVDs of world competitive swimming and read textbooks to compare them with my form and improve it from all angles, but… MAKOTO: Hey, listen, while you’re improving your form, your time isn’t– NAGISA: I know! You should shave! REI: ………What? NAGISA: I saw on a TV program somewhere that body hair acts as resistance against the water. MAKOTO: Oh, I saw that too. REI: ……So, what exactly are you saying, Nagisa-kun? NAGISA: Like I said, Rei-chan, you just need to shave. REI: No. Objection hands-down, no way Jose! NAGISA: Ehh, why not, Rei-chan? REI: Why did you think I would even agree in the first place?! Haruka-senpai, help! HARUKA: Nagisa, stop. NAGISA: Don’t stop me, Haru-chan! I’m doing this for Rei-chan’s sake! HARUKA: Rei, give it up. REI: Haruka-senpai!!! NAGISA: Rei-chan. You want to shorten your time, don’t you? REI: Urk…… No, but that’s… NAGISA: Rei-chan. I think every athlete should aim with all his heart and soul to the top of the sports world! REI: … NAGISA: So! [NAGISA grabs REI] It’ll be fine! Let me handle it! REI: Eh? …N-Nagisa-kun? Why do you have a hold of me? NAGISA: I’ll shave you all nice and clean. Let’s go! To the locker room! REI: Wai– Nagisa-kun! No! Let me go! NAGISA: You’ll be fine, you’ll be fine! REI: HOW will I be fine?! NAGISA: You’ll be all shiny and smooth like a baby’s bottom! REI: Don’t describe it as if I’m in a soap commercial! I don’t want to be like that! Noooooooo!!!
REI: [defeated] “Part Of A Normal Day” continued…
MAKOTO: Rei and Nagisa are taking a long time… HARUKA: I’m sure they’ll be back after a little more– [REI screams] MAKOTO: D-Do you think Rei’s okay? HARUKA: Dunno… GOU: You do have to admit feeling a little sorry for him… MAKOTO: Shaving off all your body hair to make less resistance against the water is normal among Olympic swimmers, but is there anyone in high school who does that? HARUKA: Who knows… GOU: My brother does. HARUKA/MAKOTO: Eh?!