Ch. 6 ~ I Won't Lose!
Student: Participants for the scavenger hunt race, gather up~!
Kathrina: It's finally here...!
Kokona: Kathrina-chan, you can do it~!
Shizuka: Competing over how long it takes to run, pick up a paper in the middle of the course, borrow whatever's written on the paper from the audience, and bring it to the goal...
Iruru: Depending on what's written, the amount of time would vary a lot.
If it were something like "sand from the school grounds," it'd be pretty fast, though.
Nikako: They write things like that?
Iruru: Nah, nah.
Don't just go believing everything.
Kokona: Kathrina-chan, make sure you get something good~!
Kathrina: It's not like I can choose...
Student: Everyone in position, ready—
Kathrina: (In any case, the only thing to do here is to run fast and grab the paper quickly to buy time to search!)
Kathrina: Haah, haah, anyways, I'm first!
Shizuka: So fast!
Kathrina: I'll choose, ummm, this one!
Kokona: She opened it! What'd she get!?
Kathrina: I got— ... Hah!?
Nikako: Kathrina looks kinda surprised, huh?
Iruru: Looks like she drew a difficult one~?
Kathrina: (It says...... "A Friend"!?)
Kathrina: (Wh, what am I supposed to do here...!)
Nikako: (Ah, she's glancing around. I wonder what she's looking for...)
Iruru: Oi~ Over here~
Kathrina: (Nikako and Iruru-san... Are from a rival troupe, so my pride won't let me just consider them friends!)
Shizuka: If you spend too much time staring, the others will catch up to you, Kathrina...!
Kathrina: (Calling Shizuka a "friend"—)
Kokona: Kathrina-chan~! Over here, over here~!
Kathrina: (Kokona!?)
Kokona: Our eyes met! Oi~!
Kathrina: (Friend, friend—)
Nikako: Ah, she's being overtaken!
Kathrina: (—~!! Like I'm going to lose!)
Kathrina: Kokona!
Kokona: Ah! Kathrina-chan came over here!
Kathrina: Kokona! Come!
Kokona: Eh!? Okay!
Shizuka: Ah, wait, why are you holding hand—
Iruru: ... And off they go, the two of them.
Nikako: So fast! They're passing everyone else!
Shizuka: Just one more! Go catch them!
Kathrina: I can do this!
Kathrina/Kokona: Goal...!
Kokona: Haah, haah. Geez, you surprised me, running like that all of a sudden.
Kathrina: Haah, haah ... The results!?
Kathrina: Yes! First place! Kokona!
Kokona: Eh!? You're right! Yay! We did it, Kathrina-chan!
Kathrina: We did it!
Shizuka: ... Those two, how long do they intend to keep holding hands, I wonder.
Kathrina: ......!!
Kathrina: (I was in a rush, so I grabbed Kokona's hand and ran, but)
Kathrina: (If Kokona learned I had to bring a "friend"—)
Kokona: Kathrina-chan? Your face is all red. Are you okay? Did you run too much?
Kathrina: —~!! Shut up!
Nikako: ... And with this, only the relay is left.
If we win the relay, it'll be a come-from-behind win, huh?
Nikako: I'll be running twice, so I have to do my best...
Nikako: (But right now, more than that...)
Nikako: Irurun!
Iruru: Oh? Ah, Nikako. What's up?
Need something from a health committee member?
Nikako: Nope. Earlier, when we were talking with Ren-san, it looked like you had something to say, Irurun, so I was kinda curious what it was.
Iruru: Aah, that.
Iruru: (... I can't say it now, at this point, something like, "Don't try so hard")
Iruru: (If we win this next one, it'll be a come-from-behind win)
Nikako: Irurun?
Iruru: Ah~ Well, I'm cheering for you. That was all.
Nikako: I see! Ehehe, thank you very much.
Nikako: Nikako will do her best!
Iruru: ... Yeah. Do your best.