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!


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