Miyauchi Renge First grader, the youngest of the five students at Asahigaoka Branch School. “With a dozen pencils as a prize, the Asahigaoka sports festival’s a big deal...” Koshigaya Natsumi Seventh grader at Asahigaoka Branch School. She’s been waiting for this—the chance to get revenge on the graduates! She has no idea how and no tricks up her sleeve, but she’s definitely going to win!! Ichijo Hotaru Fifth grade transfer student from Tokyo. There aren’t enough people, so she has to be in all the events. The sports festival at Asahigaoka is super hard!! Koshigaya Komari Eighth grader at Asahigaoka Branch School. Of all the events where everyone works together, she likes the tug-of-war best. “My strength’s not useless, right? Right...?”