March On! Christmas, Trudging Through the Snow

March On! Christmas, Trudging Through the Snow (進め！雪中クリスマス, Susume! Setchū Kurisumasu^?) is an event from the mobile game A Sparkling Bouquet.

Summary

Note: Older Sonoko will be referred to as Sonoko and younger Sonoko will be Sonocchi. Yuuki Yuuna will be referred to as Yuuna, and any other characters with the name "Yuuna" will be addressed by their surnames.

Chapter 1

Normal Mode

Christmas is almost upon the heroes, and the Shikoku air has already become colder. This greatly bothers Natsume, who lies on the floor shivering. Sekka, on the other hand, is perfectly comfortable due to being accustomed to Hokkaido's colder climate. The heroes look outside the club room's window to find the ground covered in snow. Fuu suggests that they train together in the snow and Tougou becomes excited at the prospect of building snow forts. However, the heroes soon realize that the colder temperatures are putting them at risk of catching colds. To solve this, Yuuna gets the idea for all of them to huddle together to stay warm.

The plan works until Hinata and Mito inform them that the heavy snowfall is due to the energy stemming from a dispute between a member of the Shinju and a rebelling god. According to the oracle, the heroes must attack the Vertexes while the enemy is distracted. The impending danger of the heroes, especially Natsume, succumbing to the cold forces them to prepare for battle.

Once the heroes enter the Jukai, they find that it is a lot colder than normal, and many of them do not have the strength to fight. In response, Anzu and Tougou volunteer to fight harder in their stead. Sekka and Utano are also able to fight well due to their experience with colder temperatures. After the battle is over and the rebelling gods' influence leaves, there is still snow on the ground and Gin and Sonocchi have a snowball fight.

Hard Mode

Gin wants to go outside to build a snow fort, and Yuuna, Tougou, Sumi, Sonoko, and Sonocchi volunteer to help her. They struggle quite a bit, however, so they ask Utano for help. With Utano's advice and assistance, the snow fort is completed, and they celebrate their heard work with Mito's amazake and red bean soup.

Chapter 2

Normal Mode

The snow and cold weather linger over Shikoku due to some remaining Vertexes in the area, although the mikos are unsure of when they will strike. Instead, the heroes choose to focus on throwing a Christmas party. As they discuss how they are going to procure and decorate the Christmas tree, Forestization occurs and the heroes are transported to the Jukai for battle. Sekka and Utano, who had wondered earlier if they could use the Shinju as their Christmas tree and decorate it with Stardust, are disappointed upon finding that their plan would not work.

Once they return to the club room, Fuu suggests that they repeat their Hero Club tradition from last year's Christmas party, and upon playing a quick round of "Rock, Paper, Scissors", it is decided that the club members who will perform the tradition are Yuuna, Tougou, and Sekka. After donning their fitted Christmas costumes, they gather the stored presents and give them to everyone in town. When they return to the club room, they give presents to the other club members and to each other.

Hard Mode

Itsuki tells Fuu that Natsume is still feeling unwell due to her cold and asks for advice on how she can help. Anzu overhears them and suggests that they try "something other than heating up the club room". While Fuu ponders over what this could be, they find Tamako, who is as lively as ever despite the cold temperatures. Tamako says that she overcame the bitterness of the cold by simply convincing herself that it was not as cold as she thinks it is. This approach proves futile, however, when Tamako begins sneezing and shivering. Fuu tries to warm her up by cooking a bowl of spicy udon, but this causes Tamako to sweat profusely and make her condition worse.

When Natsume's cold causes her to miss school, they decide to visit her. She reveals that she caught a cold after going for a swim in the ocean. Fuu and Itsuki bring her a kotatsu and mandarin oranges to keep warm and stay healthy, and Takashima Yuuna and Koori Chikage bring her manga and video games to occupy herself. Several days later, Natsume is still absent from school, although Fuu says that it is no longer from her cold, but from becoming too comfortable in the kotatsu.