[sumo] [spoiler] Asa and Toyonoshima

[Moti]

Asashouryuu's off to a flying keiko - start. He visited Sadogatake-beya 
today for degeiko. 16 bouts, won them all. He did Kotomitsuki, 
Kotooushuu, Kotoshougiku and visiting Ozeki Chiyotaikai, among others, 
in a very convincing fashion, blowing everyone out without a problem and 
smashing his high school junior Kotoshougiku against the wall of the 
keiko-ba in the process. He wasn't even breathing heavily after the 16 
bouts, and was heard telling Osh to "go at it more seriously". The 
keiko-ba was in a jovial mood. "I seem to be in not such a bad shape. 
I'm feeling pretttttty good. Maybe I should pick on (play around with) 
the Sekiwake (Kotoshougiku) again..", said Asa, smiling.

Toyonoshima has been going up and down and all around celebrating his 12 
win basho last time around. This is causing him to be behind in his 
training. "For sure, I've been busy and am out of shape, but I intend to 
get serious from here on. I've got to get a KK to keep up the 
momentum,", he promised. He started training yesterday at home against 
new Komusubi Tokitenkuu and others. 22 bouts, 11-11. As for his 
approaching first bout against Asashouryuu? "Till now, every time our 
eyes met I'd shudder, but I don't want to lose before I even start. I 
will be going all out!!.", he declared.
On another note, his father, who owns a toufu restaurant in Kochi-ken, 
Sukumoshi, will be selling a new dish- "Kachikoshi Toufu" starting May. 
As he cannot use the name Toyonoshima which belongs to the NSK, he is 
using a word that has "good vibes", as he explains. The size will be 
changed as well. The usual size of a toufu dish there is 420 grams, and 
costs 100 yen. This one will be 350 grams and will cost 70 yen. It will 
try to emulate Toyonoshima- a lot of stuff in a compact package. The 
water to be used is from the depth of the ocean nearby and , well, 
frankly, I didn't understand that part as I fell asleep. He plans on 
selling it for a week/ten days after Toyonoshima gets his KK. If 
Toyonoshima goes ballistic and becomes a huge success, his father plans 
to go nationwide.
No mention of what will happen if he goes MK.
-- 
Kintamayama

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