Accompanied by the stamp of her front foot and a strong kiai(shout), the Kendo club's ace delivered the final blow to her opponent's right torso, causing a grunt from the one it hit and signaling her win. Just as the shinai reached its destination, the familiar chime of the bell reverberated throughout the school. The redhead sighed from behind the protective head gear she wore to its sound, deciphering it as the start of summer break. She was glad they let the last hour of the semester be used for extra-curricular activities, though. The girl, Akane, then bowed to her sparring partner, who did the same. 

"Alright, that's enough for now, everyone. Wrap this up and clean the place after this."

The sensei closed the training session with some words of parting and the kendokas bowing to him, before they dispersed to clean themselves and the dojo up.  

After around an hour of cleaning and such, with her repeated checking if everything was in its place and cleaned, Akane found herself to be alone in the Kendo dojo with all the equipments and the key she was entrusted with to lock it up. She looked around the place, observing every detail, feeling its atmosphere formed by consistent training of fellow members... She was going to miss the place. A rare genuine smile formed in place of pursed lips to the thought. 

Akane walked out, then bowed again to the dojo itself as a sign of respect, before sliding the doors close to lock it. Deciding to wander around the school for the last time, she left the locked dojo with the smile still on her face. 

It wasn't surprising that she didn't see anyone in sight. Maybe there were still some, but they were probably at other areas of the school where she hadn't gone to. Most students had gone home early for the summer festival preparations. Right. The summer festival. She hadn't any plans for it, much less found someone to accompany her there with. Though she had many friends, she didn't have close ones.

Not too far off where she was, Akane finally spotted someone. Minase Hideaki, captain of the archery club. She wasn't acquainted with him, but had heard about him and his expertise in archery. The girl decided to approach him, being the friendly person she was. 

"[color=yellow]Senpai? You're still here? Don't you have to prepare for the festival? [/color]"