Ch. 8 ~ Closing Declaration!
Nikako: ...
Kokona: Next, it's finally the anchor's turn...!
I wonder if Nikako-chan's okay...
Kathrina: She's the one that decided to run.
Shizuka: Let's believe in her.
Kokona: Okay...
Iruru: (... Go win. I bet everything on you, after all)
Shizuka: ... Here they are! 3rd place!
Kokona: You can do it, Nikako-chan!
Kathrina: Nice pass!
Shizuka: Go! Nikako-chan!
Nikako: (The place I got hurt is still painful. I can't go full speed after all)
Nikako: (But, I can see the back of the 2nd place runner)
Kokona: She passed!
Nikako: (Next, 1st)
Kathrina: There's a bit of distance to the 1st place person...
Nikako: (This is bad, I wonder if I can catch up, at this rate)
Nikako: (At this rate—)
Iruru: ... Alright. I'm going all in on you, Nikako.
Nikako: (— No, I'm going to win!)
Shizuka: She sped up!?
Kokona: In that case...!
Iruru: We can win...!
Nikako: Haah, haah, haah, what's the result!?
Student: The winner is—
Student: The red team!
Nikako: — ...!!
Nikako: We won...!
Kokona: Nikako-chan~!
Shizuka: Nikako-chan! Congratulations!
Kathrina: You did it! Nikako!
Nikako: Thank you! Thanks, everyone!
Nikako: Thank you... U, uugh\~\~...!
Nikako: We won, we won~!
Kokona: Good for you, Nikako-chan!
Nikako: Thanks to everyone's support, I was able to do my best, really, thanks to everyone's support—
Kathrina: Aah, she's crying...
Iruru: ... Really, you're crying too much.
Nikako: Irurun!
Iruru: Nikako.
Nikako: Irurun, I won! I won~!!
Iruru: ... Haha, I know.
Nikako: Because you believed in me, because you bet everything on me,
in the end, I did my best.
Iruru: ... I see. Yeah.
I saw it, your victory.
Nikako: ... I actually was scared because of everyone's expectations.
I kept thinking I couldn't lose.
Nikako: I was anxious, and nervous,
but, I kept thinking I had to do my best.
Iruru: ... Yeah.
Nikako: That's why, when you called out to me like that, it made me happy.
Nikako: Thank you, Irurun.
Iruru: ......
Iruru: ... From me, too. Thanks, Nikako.
Iruru: It was a big win. ... From a gambling perspective, too, see.
Nikako: Hehe...
Nikako: Yes!
Shizuka: It's over, huh? The athletics festival.
Kokona: It went by in the blink of an eye~! I wanna do it again!
Kathrina: I've had enough.
Kokona: Eeeh!? You didn't have fun?
Shizuka: Even though you got so fired up?
Kathrina: ... Shut up.
Doing something this tiring once a year is enough, is all I'm saying.
Iruru: Oh, so you're saying you'll do it if it's once a year, eh?
You really aren't honest, Kathrina.
Kathrina: Shut. Up!
Nikako: Ahaha! Today was fun.
Getting excited together, regardless of whether we were in Eden or Sirius.
Kathrina: Don't get the wrong idea.
Starting tomorrow, we're going back to being rivals in different acting troupes.
Nikako: Of course!
I'll be looking forward to being your rival starting tomorrow!
Kathrina: Next time we meet will be on stage.
Nikako: Yes! On stage!