No Matter What
Hikari
...
Koyomi
Will Hikari-san be alright...? I don't think competitive situations like this are her strong suit.
Lilja
She's fine. Her atmosphere is different from before.
Koyomi
Huh?
Xue
(Did the provocation work? Her expression is different from before...well, whatever. What matters is whether she can dance.)
Xue
(With how she is now, it seems impossible for her to enjoy dancing like usual. As long as she doesn't make a fool of herself. I'll see it through.)
Ramona
Alright Hikari, are you ready?
Ramona
I'll start the count.
Hikari
Yeah. Please.
Ramona
Here goes-
Passerby C
Hey hey, it looks like there's a street performance over there?
Passerby D
What? That's dancing?
Passerby C
Seems like it. Somehow...it's cool!
Lilja
...
Ramona
As expected, Hikari is impressive.
Koyomi
It was like she switched into character...the number of people-for now, about equal to Xue-san, I'd say.
Xue
Why are you grinning, Germany? The match isn't over yet, you know?
Ramona
T-That wasn't my intention...
Lilja
-Oh.
Lilja
Hikari jumped.
Xue
What...!?
Ramona
What was that move?
Koyomi
I don't know. But...
Ramona
...The audience is overjoyed.
Xue
The ground is concrete, you know? If she fails and hits her head, she could get seriously injured...
Lilja
It is dangerous. But it's very Hikari-like, and beautiful.
Xue
Ha ha, ha ha ha...is that even fair...
Xue
That Hikari...what the hell, making me worry unnecessarily.
Hikari
Haah...haah...
Ramona
Good work, Hikari. That was a tremendous performance!
Koyomi
Yes. Even the people who stopped were captivated.
Hikari
Really...?
Hikari
Thank goodness...!
Lilja
You were beautiful. Xue too, but Hikari especially had power.
Xue
Hey you...
Lilja
Xue was beautiful too.
Ramona
Yeah. I felt your passion.
Xue
...Hmph. Enough with the flattery.
Xue
What's the result?
Koyomi
...
Passerby A
The dynamism of that dance just now was crazy.
Passerby B
When she jumped on the concrete, I was so nervous watching, but when she pulled it off I couldn't help but clap!
Ramona
Hikari wins.
Koyomi
Yes. That was close though, Xue-san.
Xue
...
Xue
I see. I knew the result. Congratulations, Hikari.
Hikari
Sorry, Xue. I really didn't want to give up the MV...
Hikari
What you said made me realise. I absolutely wanted to dance to that person's songs.
Hikari
So...sorry.
Xue
-Ugh, geez! Do that from the start!
Hikari
Sorry...but Xue, you wanted to be in the MV too...
Xue
Don't apologise over every little thing!
Xue
...Wanting to be in it was your will, right?
Xue
What I said earlier was a lie to get you motivated. You rebelled, didn't you?
Hikari
Huh...
Hikari
What...!? That's what it was!?
Ramona
I asked her to. Sorry for deceiving you like that.
Hikari
I see...so that's what it was.
Hikari
Thank you, Xue...it seems I really wanted to dance.
Xue
Hmph. You made me go through all that trouble.
Koyomi
Heh heh. No wonder the match started so suddenly...
Xue
Hikari. ...Dance properly, okay?
Hikari
Yeah...I'm going to dance!
—Later
Ramona
Should be about time, right? It's the scheduled time, but it hasn't started yet...?
Xue
You're fidgeting too much. Calm down a bit.
Lilja
Fuwaa...
Koyomi
Oh, it's starting.
Ramona
Ooh...!
Lilja
Hikari's dancing in a suit.
Koyomi
The concept is 'unconventional'. That's what it says in the description.
Ramona
I see... so she's deliberately dancing in an outfit that seems difficult to dance in.
Lilja
I think it's good. Beautiful.
Ramona
What do you think, Xue?
Xue
...
Ramona
Xue?
Lilja
She seems to be watching intently. Better to leave her be.
Koyomi
Yes, you're right.