コント「ショートオ○ニストを呼んで対談してペンチプレス対決するやつ」ニッキューナナ

☆Synopsis... Speaking of annual Obon events at my parents' house... When I hear that question, something comes to mind. "Akiko, did you change the water in the flowers?" "Yes, I did!" "Okay! Now that we've cleaned the grave, let's have a bench press contest!" After praying in front of the gleaming grave, my father stood up, his knees cracking, and said this loudly. The sound echoed slightly through the cemetery's woods. The annual event my father just mentioned was a bench press contest. "Hey, I got bitten by a mosquito again! That's the worst!" "Oh, but it's just incense." "Oh! I'll drink the protein offering!" My grandfather loved working out, and in the tatami-lined Buddhist altar room, we have the bench and dumbbells he used when he was alive stored. Since he'll probably come home and work out during Obon, it was a thoughtful (???) idea for the whole family to treat him to some workouts. It may seem strange to think about its significance, but I actually quite like bench press competitions. During compulsory education, I was able to visualize my abilities every year through sports skill tests, but once I reached university, such events disappeared. So, one of my secret Obon pleasures was to see how much I'd improved since the previous year through this annual bench press competition. My parents, my sister, my brother, and my grandmother (who doesn't participate in the bench press) returned from visiting the grave and ate some watermelon, then all of us decided to go to the Buddhist altar. We opened the sliding doors and were greeted by the distinctly summery smell of humidity and rush grass. I was thinking that to me, this is the smell of weight training, and before I knew it, the benches had been set up. As expected, they're used to it and are quick. The bulky weight training machines stood out against the tatami mats. Even looking at them now, it's a rather mismatched sight. I've always loved hanging from this bench with my older brother and sister, like it was a jungle gym... (But after seeing my grandfather enter the Buddhist altar with a protein shaker in hand, lifting and lowering dumbbells with a terrifying look on his face, I thought, "Maybe I shouldn't be playing here," and stopped pretending to play jungle gym.) This bench feels like it's stained with my grandfather's sweat... This is the bench where we sometimes sat together watching the TV drama "Shoten"... I feel like I could write lyrics like "The Old Clock in the Sky" just about this bench. Watching my brother bench press brings back fond memories. "Yes! 30kg!" "You're amazing, big brother! I'll give up after 10kg." "You have to try harder." My sister finished early in the competition, and my mother dropped out at 25kg. My dad and brother lifted 30kg, and now it was my turn. (Last year's wall, 30kg! This year I'll definitely lift it!) Hmph! I managed to lift a little. But I just can't straighten my elbows. My arms are trembling. I'm frustrated because I suddenly can't lift the barbell, even though I'd been so strong just a moment ago. I grit my teeth and do my best to keep it from falling. "Do it! Just a little bit more!" my family cheers me on, to no avail. (No way! I've reached my limit!) Just before I'm about to give up, I hear a familiar voice clearly. "Akiko! Tighten your stomach and brace your legs! You can do it!" "!" With a mighty force, I raise the barbell to its maximum height and carefully lower it back down. "Y-You did it!" "Amazing! Akiko, you can do 30kg!" "Oh, that beats last year's record!" "...Yup!" Ah, so grandpa had come back to work out after all. Remembering how he used to look, I chuckled as I imagined my muscular grandpa training hard over Obon before returning to heaven. Nikkyu Nana's signature radio show is now streaming!❣️ On the ABC Radio Podcast "Nikkyu Nana's Treasure Feeling" Streaming every Tuesday from 7 PM https://lnkfi.re/297 YouTube version here: ↓ (Subscribe to the channel!❣️)    / @ニッキューナナの秘宝感   ◎Mine [Twitter]   / 2245mine_jojo   [Shinji File]    / @シンジファイル   [Instagram] https://instagram.com/297_mine?r=nametag ◎Kocchan [Twitter]   / sit03kt   [Meisuika]   / meisuikammm   [Instagram] https://instagram.com/297_saito?r=nam... Songs I often use: musmus 🎉Nikkyuu Nana Merchandise Now on Sale🎉 ▼meisuika (booth shop) https://meisuika.booth.pm/ ▼Maseki Live Circle https://fan.pia.jp/maseki/ #Nikkyuu Nana