Sports Festival 3 - Chapter 10

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Mika: ~...♪

Nnah, Anzu-chan. I look happy, huh? Wanna know why?

Yeah. Somethin' really good happened~. I'm so happy I feel like jumpin' for joy♪

Eh? Talk about it if I want? But y'know~, I'm not that friendly with Anzu-chan. Ya don't talk about yourself so much.

Nn? I see~, ya wanna hear from people about the good things that happen to 'em.

Well, if you insist. Doesn' look like you're gonna budge a bit on this matter. Is it all right if it's for the two of us?

Ahaha, "hurry up, hurry up"? Jeez, let me finish. You're like a kid, Anzu-chan♪

Nn, uh. Oshi-san did maintenance on me.

I always get maintenance from Oshi-san by askin' him~♪

But this time Oshi-san was the one who asked. Maybe it was 'cuz I helped out in practicing for the cavalry battle.

I shouldn' mind somethin' so small like that, but... Nn?

Aah, Oshi-san's doin' the cavalry battle. He exhausted himself during the borrowing race, though. I gotta help him when the battle rolls around.

Nnah, they announced that the three-legged race's participants have to gather up.

Hmm. You're doin' the three-legged race too. Anzu-chan's a part of the white team, so it's not like you're an enemy.

I'm goin' with Tsumu-chan-senpai~♪

Tsumugi: Mika-kuuun? Where are you~? Answer if you're theeeere?

Mika: Nnah, what a coincidence. Are ya gonna look for your partner now, Anzu-chan? I guess we'll part ways here.

Bye-bye~. Let's both do our best...♪

Scene change: Grounds (Sports Festival)

Tsumugi: Mika-kun, I'm putting on the strap between our legs now~. *tightens*... How is it? If it hurts, I'll loosen it.

Mika: Nn~, it's perfect...

Wah, oops- ah!

Tsumugi: Are you all right? Our feet are tied together, so the balance may be uneven.

It was probably better if we had practiced properly. ...But saying that when it's already here is too late, isn't it?

Mika: Even if we didn' get practice, we got motivation filled to the brim. We're feelin' good, and we might even get first place in this race...♪

Tsumugi: Ahaha, maybe first place would be too difficult. Let's just aim to be able to run the course.

Nn? Hey, that's Anzu-chan, isn't it? She's doing the three-legged race too?

Mika: Looks so. I heard it from her when I met her back then.

Aagh, this ain't the time to be chattin' for fun! Everyone's startin' already! We gotta hurry up!

Tsumugi: Mika-kun, wait a second. Running in a rush will make you tri...

Awawah-

Mika: Ah, ouch!? Uu~... We ended up trippin'. Are ya all right, Tsumu-chan-senpai? Are ya hurt anywhere?

Tsumugi: No, I'm all right. Were you injured?

Mika: Nope! Sorry, Tsumu-chan-senpai. I didn' try to put our paces together and when I ran ahead... It's really my bad.

Tsumugi: Neither of us got hurt, so please don't mind it so much.

While we were standing around, everyone else is heading to the goal. Let's calm down and move forward without panicking.

Mika: You're right. One, two, one, two...♪

Tsumugi: One, two, one, two... awawah-

Mika: Ow~... We tripped again. We're matchin' our paces, but why'd we end up trippin'?

Tsumugi: Hmm~, maybe it's because our strides don't match. My stride's bigger than yours, so I'll try to fit it to yours.

Mika: Sorry, Tsumu-chan-senpai.

Tsumugi: No problem. It'll be smoother if someone with a longer stride matches to a smaller one when running. All right, let's go.

Mika: One, two, one, two...!

Tsumugi: One, two, one, two...

Yup, this is going well. We'll aim for the goal at this rate♪

Mika: One, two, one, two... One, two, one, two...

Tsumugi: One, two, one, two... We did it! Mika-kun, we made the goal♪

Mika: R-really? Where'd we place? Nnah, what a bummer! We got last?

Nnnahh, even though I thought we felt so good we could get first place! It's so embarrassin' with such a huge gap!

Tsumugi: Mika-kun... But, I'm glad we managed to make it at the end. There were times that, if we could have won, we should have really aimed for it.

I'm grateful that we were able to take part in an event as members of the same club. I had fun...♪

Mika: Tsumu-chan-senpai...

Me too. I'm glad I ran the three-legged race with ya. Thanks, Tsumu-chan-senpai♪