Ch. 2 ~ Opening Declaration!
Nikako: We pledge! That all us athletes—
Student: Nikako's so cool~!
Nikako: Thank you! Umm, that we will abide by the spirit of sportsmanship—
Kathrina: She's unexpectedly dignified.
Even though she was so stiff earlier.
Kokona: Nikako-chan's amazing!
Even though it's so nerve-wracking, talking in front of a crowd~!
Kathrina: Performing on stage is also in front of a crowd, isn't it?
It's fine to just do it grandly like usual.
Kokona: That's different~!
All your classmates are watching! And you really stand out at school!
Iruru: Really~ That's how it is. Nikako doesn't get nervous for normal performances,
but she was like that the whole time today~
Iruru: There's also the cheering contest, and she must be restless, being assigned the cheering team leader as a first year.
Iruru: Well, it's good she seems to be the type that does well when it comes down to it.
Shizuka: Is it really something to get so nervous over?
She was referred, so I feel like she shouldn't be so nervous about it...
Iruru: You know how Nikako's from the island? Speaking in front of a large group of people is something she's really only done on stage, and with her Sense being what it is~
Kokona: Nikako-chan's Sense was that people who evaluated performances she was part of couldn't lie, was it?
Iruru: Yeah, yeah. I think it's pre~tty scary, myself.
Kathrina: Really? I would find it more upsetting to be told lies.
Iruru: Ahaha. The children of World Dai Stars are made different, huh?
Shizuka: Me, too. If I'm going to hear an evaluation, I want to hear it straight.
Kokona: Eeh~? I might be a little scared, too...
Shizuka: Kokona.
Kokona: I mean~ ...
Iruru: Now, now.
Iruru: It seems that everyone in class has high expectations for Nikako,
and honestly, being a first year pushing out third years for the role would make you nervous.
Kokona: Nikako-chan's pretty serious, after all.
Iruru: Mhm. She's so surprisingly serious, honest, and pure, she'd be an easy mark if she were to gamble.
Kathrina: You're planning on ripping off your junior in the same troupe...?
Iruru: I won't, I won't.
Iruru: Just, looking at her makes me nervous~ You know?
Shizuka: That's true, that purity can be worrisome...
Iruru: Right? She's an outstanding talent raised on the beautiful ocean and skies of the islands, after all.
Iruru: Of course, that's one of Nikako's good points, though.
Iruru: (... I'm really worried)
Iruru: (Suddenly being given the role that stands out the most, having to practice so much everyday, working hard on top of her normal life)
Iruru: (Receiving expectations from her surroundings, and seriously responding to them, raising expectations in return; if it were me—)
Iruru: (... It'd be a heavy responsibility, I think)
Nikako: — and swear that we will do our very best to the end!
Kokona: Nikako-chan's so cool~!
Kathrina: Well, it was okay, I guess.
Shizuka: Yup, and she projected her voice well.
It makes you look forward to today's athletics festival.
Kokona: Yeah!
Iruru-san, let's do our best! For Nikako-chan's sake, too!
Iruru: Eh? Ah...
Iruru: ... Yeah. Let's do our best, for Nikako, too.