HA2 16.2 – Overcome Miku’s Cramps
As soon as the class ended, Hide immediately left. On the hallway he met with Takeo and Shizuka. The three then went straight to the backyard, and only opened a conversation when they walked in an empty area.
Without turning his gaze to Takeo, Hide asked him, “Any update from Tomoya’s rooftop?”
Takeo slightly nodded. “Paolo put a big green flag over there at noon.”
“Let’s pick up our grocery tonight then.”
“Wait a second,” Shizuka said. “Don’t we supposedly take the grocery from Paolo after we complete Kamui job? I mean, after the shopping in King’s Hardware we barely have operational fund right now.”
“Simmunition take a longer time to manufacture than conventional ammo. I estimate it would take 3-4 weeks to complete our order. However, if Paolo can find ready stock, we should take it immediately,” Hide casually explained. “We can use my money to pay it first.”
“Okay.” Shizuka then took out a small bag with pharmacy logo from her school bag and handed it over to Hide. “Here, I bought it using our operational fund per your request.”
After checking the bag and found that Shizuka bought the correct painkiller spray Hide said, “Thanks.”
Shizuka nodded and then asked, “Are you hurt somewhere?”
“No, this pain killer is for Miku.”
“Are you pretending to be her errand boy,” Shizuka curiously asked, “or Miku truly has a capability to bully you?”
“Neither both. Miku has a condition I can help with, and I want to help.”
“That’s weird,” Shizuka said as she tilted her head. “Other than Aizawa and Hanna, I thought you don’t give a damn about anyone who is not related to our job.”
“In most case that’s true,” Hide honestly admitted his anti-social tendency. “But from the first day I joint Hiking Club, Miku and Nao treat me nicely without any prejudice. Such people are rare and worth to be cherished with.”
“I see.” Shizuka nodded her head before turning her gaze to Hide. “May I know the condition that need a freakily expensive pain killer to treat it?”
“Habitual cramps trauma at particular muscle due excessive training,” Hide calmly explained. “I want to teach Miku how to overcome it.”
Question mark in an instant appeared in Shizuka’s forehead. “Is there a method to overcome it? As far as I know you can heal habitual cramps trauma only by totally stop the training, take a full rest and recover, and then start over slowly without putting too much stress on the muscle that suffered the trauma.
However, for an athlete, stopping their training is no different than a suicide.”
“At least, I’m sure I can make Miku participate in Hakka Outdoor in her best condition. She trains so hard despite her cramp. I don’t have a heart seeing her effort go unrewarded.”
“I see,” Shizuka nodded one more time while a slight smile bloomed in her lips. “The next Hakka Outdoor is also Miku’s last chance to participate, right?”
“Yeah,” Hide calmly replied.
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As the backyard entered their field of view, the three then continued their walk in silence. But even in a glance, anyone who saw them could tell that the three were very close.
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Like any other day, after completing the warm up and stretching, Hide, Nao, and Miku went to Uruba Hill. The only different was that today, as soon as they arrived at the base of Uruba Hill, Hide proposed to Nao and Miku to use today training session to help Miku overcame her cramp.
As the result, big question mark appeared in Miku’s forehead. “Hide, what do you mean you want to teach me how to overcome my cramp so I can go at 100% in Hakka Outdoor?”
“Like I said,” Hide calmly replied. “I will teach you the trick to overcome your cramp. It’s hard to explain the detail, and much easier to experience it directly.”
“Does your method will put my training in temporary pause?”
“No,” Hide firmly replied.
“I see.”
“So, can we start?” Hide calmly asked. “At least, try the first part before you decide?”
Seeing Miku stayed silent, Nao immediately said, “Hide, I don’t doubt your good intension, but even professional physiotherapist that Miku visited had no solution for her situation, other than suggested her to avoid pushing herself too much.”
“I see,” Hide instantly realized that he unconsciously became forceful with his intention to help Miku, so he immediately dialed it down. “How about this, just tells me whenever Big Sis Miku ready to try it.”
Hide then prepared himself to carry his first Hike Run. However, Miku suddenly tucked his sleeved.
“Let’s try it,” Miku said as resolved flashed in her eyes. “But if your method turns out to be some weird shit, we will stop right away and I will beat the shit out of you.”
“Hide, I will break your arm, if turns out it’s a weird shit,” Nao firmly added.
“Certainly,” Hide calmly replied.
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At the peak of Uruba Hill, an old shrine peacefully stood. Hide, Miku, and Nao usually used it as a resting spot after they completed their Hike Run. But today, Hide used it to treat Miku’s habitual cramp.
In the terrace that facing the hiking trail, Miku laid her back on the floor while her barefoot feet lightly pressed the wooden wall. Next to her, Hide and Nao kneeled on each side.
After taking a deep breath Miku turned her gaze to Hide, “Now what?”
“I will manipulate your left toe to get a cramp, and then I will teach you how to handle it by yourself.”
“You can manipulate my toe to get a cramp?” Miku asked as her eyes widened.
“Yep,” Hide calmly replied and then muttered in a flat tone, ‘I can even manipulate your private area to get an intense orgasm. So, manipulate your toe to get a cramp is a child play.’
“And how do I handle my cramp on my own?” Miku curiously asked while a big doubt was clearly visible in her eyes.
“It will be easier to experience it rather than to hear my explanation.”
“Okay.” After taking another deep breath Miku firmly said, “Let’s try it.”
Without delay Hide put the painkiller spray he brought next to him. Then, he started massaging Miku’s left toe. A moment later, Miku could sense that slowly but surely her left toe would get a cramp, until finally the cramp truly arrived.
Wasting no time Hide then taught Miku to handle it. The basic idea was to use the wall to strengthen the leg and toe that got a cramp, while feeling the cramp and try to unknot it gently. Of course, explained it to Miku would get her to nowhere. Therefore, Hide assisted her by showed her the trick.
By using both hands, Hide directed Miku’s left leg touch the wall using the base of her heel, and then slowly put the rest of her left foot from the heel to toe on the wall, while applying a measured pressure to the wall. At first, Miku didn’t get it all how that simple movement could subsiding her cramp. However, Hide didn’t say a word and only repeated the process.
And finally, after repeating the movement for a few times, Miku started to sense that they key was not going to fast, too slow, or too forceful. It was as if she asked the knotted muscle to gently unknot on its own, and she communicated with that knotted muscle by feeling its movement.
That’s why sometime she had to hold her movement for two second while in other time she had to hold it a little longer before pressing the wall using the tip of her toes. In short, she couldn’t force her way, and had to give the knotted muscle enough time before it willing to follow her wish. And when Miku could do it by herself without guidance from Hide’s hand, a smug smile instantly bloomed in her lips.
“Now we go to the hardest part,” Hide said before slightly grinned.
In an instant Miku’s smile was gone. “Hide, don’t scare me.”
“I don’t,” Hide casually said. “The next part is how to overcome a cramp in the calf, and I believe Big Sis Miku know that it far more painful than a cramp in the toe.”
“Well, let’s do it,” Miku said while inwardly she strengthen her resolve.
And as Hide said, the cramp in the calf was several folds more painful than cramp in the toes. Miku had to grit her teeth while trying to unknot it. When she was at her limit, Hide immediately applied the painkiller spray he brought.
Normally, painkiller spray would totally numb the affected area. However, Miku wouldn’t be able to feel the movement of the knotted muscle if Hide used that type of pain killer. Therefore, he asked Shizuka to buy a pain killer spray that would only lessen the pain without totally numbed the muscle.
In short, with the help of painkiller that Hide brought, Miku could continue the treatment while experienced a certain amount of pain, but at least the pain didn’t go above her limit to tolerate it.
And so, after around 30 minutes of painful hard work and tons of sweats, Miku finally could handle a cramp in the calf on her own. After that, it was her right leg to get the treatment. As she already knew the trick to do it, the treatment to her right leg went rather smoothly.
Then, the final menu was to use the trick while standing. In short, Miku had to overcome her cramp with the help of the floor and not the wall. Fortunately, this menu also went smoothly and only took around 45 minutes for both legs.
After taking two big gulps of mineral water Miku turned her gaze to Hide, “Seriously Hide, who teach you the method to handle a cramp by yourself?”
‘She is a sadist nurse at maternity hospital before becoming an instructor for Advance Combat Medic Course,’ Hide muttered the truth, but of course he wouldn’t spill it. “As I said before, I learnt it myself and accidently discovered it when reading an old medical journal.
It’s a method that being developed to help pregnant women, as they will often have a cramp in their toe or calf as their belly become bigger and heavier.”
“I see,” Miku nodded and didn’t pressing further even though her curiosity grew bigger.
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