Sports Festival - Chapter 5

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Arashi: Narukami Arashi from "Knights" here. I need to introduce myself first, but... oh?

Darn, how inopportune. That Oshi-san guy isn't here, after all. And here I was, all encouraged that I'd have a chance to make a complaint I've been having daily, and now all of a sudden he narrowly escaped.

...I wonder if it's because I wanted to speak up against such an unnecessary thing. I guess something I can't get used to won't be done.

But Mika-chan's my friend, after all.

There's nothing confusing about getting upset that a friend is taking the brunt of harsh treatment, and thinking about protesting it, right?

...Nn? Oh, you're here, aren't you. Mademoiselle-chan, who's always with Oshi-san.

Mika: Naru-chaaa~n! Aah, I finally caught up!

Naru-chan's really fast, huh. I ain't got a good condition, so I'm outta breath right away. I kept takin' breaks in between, so a huge gap opened up between us...

Nnah?

Arashi: This is meant for your owner, but don't you think the treatment on Mika-chan is just too harsh?

While listening to Mika-chan talk about "Oshi-san" and what he says, I've been seeing him battered with wounds.

I got upset that, yesterday, he made Mika-chan strain himself, you know?

I'd rather have you be the one talking to me, but... Aah, that's hard for Mademoiselle-chan.

Anyways, I'm so envious that you're wearing such cute clothes today too. I love cutely frilly clothes a lot.

Even though I can't wear them myself, I guess that's what you'd call the cold hard truth¹.

Mika: Naru-chaaa~n♪

Arashi: Mika-chan. I told you to wait, but you chased after me regardless.

Mika: Naru-chan, ya were hyped up about comin' here to raid the place, weren't ya? That's why I came after you in worry.

But I'm glad~. Naru-chan, ya got along well with Mado-nee♪

Arashi: I was just venting out my frustrations. I like beautiful things, but getting along with Mademoiselle-chan is pretty complicated, isn't it?

Mika: Eh? Issat so? But I thought Naru-chan and Mado-nee were gettin' along 'cause ya were chattin' like that.

Arashi: Oh, is that how you saw it? But I was actually making some complaints.

If "Oshi-san" were here, though, I wouldn't have to have been grumbling to Mademoiselle-chan.

Mika: So that's it~. Naru-chan, Oshi-san doesn't seem to be in the club room, so how 'bout we go back to our classroom? I don't wanna see people I love to be fightin', or anythin' like that.

Arashi: Mika-chan...



Arashi: I guess I don't have a choice. Alright? Mika-chan, if something like this ever happens again, talk to me about it.

I don't want to make you sad, so I'll bear it.

If you complain, I'll always go along with you, after all. Even if you don't think you're complaining, okay?

Mika: Thank ya kindly, Naru-chan.

I'll also go along with you, no matter what. 'Cause Naru-chan's my friend, ya can talk to me about anythin'...♪



¹-The original 切ない現実, which literally means "a painful/miserable truth" is close enough to the common saying "cold hard truth," which also rolls off the tongue more easily.